CN1249393C - 具有温度控制室的冰箱 - Google Patents
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Abstract
一种具有温度控制室的冰箱,其用于储存食物,以便于烹饪,而不需要解冻过程。冷空气入口将冷空气从冷冻室引入到温度控制室中。冷空气入口由入口风门打开和关闭。冷却扇和温度传感器安装在温度控制室中。冷空气排放管被设置用于将冷空气从温度控制室引导到冷冻室中。冷空气排放管的入口连接到温度控制室的一部分处。加热器安装到冷空气排放管出口的外表面上,以便进行除霜操作。
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技术领域
本发明总的来说涉及冰箱,本发明尤其涉及一种冰箱,该冰箱设置有冷藏室,所述冷藏室带有温度控制室,该温度控制室利用冷冻室的冷空气维持在预定温度下,从而使物品储存在冷冻室温度和冷藏室温度之间的预定温度下;本发明还涉及冷却这样的冰箱的方法。
背景技术
本领域技术人员所熟知的是,冰箱是用于在较长时期内储存各种食品的器具,它通过将冷空气从蒸发器供应到冷冻室和冷藏室以便在较长时期内保持食品的新鲜度。冷冻室用于储存必须保持在其冷冻温度以下的温度下的食品,例如肉、鱼和冰淇淋。另一方面,冷藏室用于储存必须保持在较低的但高于其冷冻温度的温度下的食品,例如蔬菜、水果和各种各样的饮料。
最近,人们越来越偏爱大容量的冰箱,这是由于大容量冰箱可储存大量的食物,从而为用户提供了方便。大容量冰箱具有并列结构,在其一侧设置有冷冻室,而在其另一侧设置有冷藏室。冷冻室和冷藏室设置有多个架子和抽屉以便容易地将大量的食物储存在冰箱中。
因此,冷藏室在高于蔬菜或水果的冷冻温度以上的较低温度下储存蔬菜或水果,以使它们保持新鲜而不被冷冻。同时,冷冻室冷冻和储存容易腐烂的肉或鱼,从而使肉或鱼保存较长的时间。
当某人想要烹饪储存在冷冻室中的肉或鱼时,由于储存在冷冻室中的肉或鱼被冷冻,所以肉或鱼必须被解冻较长的时间。
因此,在肉或鱼被暂时储存的情况下,它们不应当被完全冷冻以便于容易地和快速地被烹饪。常规的冰箱除了冷冻室外只有保持冷冻温度以上的温度的冷藏室。但是,该冷藏室不够冷因而不适于较长时间地储存肉或鱼。
而且,常规冰箱的问题在于,冷藏室经常被打开和关闭。这样,由于冷藏室的内部温度不合需要地有较大变化,因此冷藏室的内部难以保持适当的温度,从而不能保持储存在其中的肉或鱼的新鲜性。
发明内容
因此,本发明的一个方面是提供一种具有温度控制室的冰箱,所述冰箱使食物如肉或鱼保鲜,并且其储存食物的方式使食物可以立即进行烹饪而不必解冻。
本发明的前述和/或其它方面可通过提供一种冰箱来实现,所述冰箱包括冷藏室和冷冻室、温度控制室、冷空气入口和冷空气排放管。所述冷藏室和冷冻室由垂直分隔壁互相分隔开。温度控制室设置在冷藏室中,并与冷藏室分隔开。冷空气入口位于垂直分隔壁中,以便将冷空气从冷冻室引入温度控制室中。冷空气排放管沿冷藏室和冷冻室的壁设置,以便将冷空气从温度控制室排放到冷冻室中。
冷空气排放管的入口连接到设置在温度控制室中的冷空气排放通道,以便将冷空气从温度控制室经冷空气排放管的入口引导到冷空气排放管。冷空气排放管的出口设置在与冷冻室蒸发器的入口邻近的位置处,以便将冷空气从冷空气排放管引导到安装在冷冻室中的冷冻室蒸发器中。
根据本发明的一方面,冷空气排放管的出口朝向冷冻室蒸发器的入口向下倾斜。加热器安装到冷空气排放管的出口,以便进行除霜操作。
入口风门安装在冷空气入口中温度控制室附近的一侧,以便打开或关闭冷空气入口。
而且,冷却扇安装在温度控制室的后部并邻近于冷空气入口,从而,强制冷空气从冷冻室经温度控制室和冷空气排放管到冷冻室蒸发器进行循环。
入口风门包括薄板,从而,当冷却扇操作时响应于流入到温度控制室中的冷空气而打开空气入口,并且当冷却扇停止时响应于冷空气流动停止而关闭冷空气入口。
而且,在温度控制室中安装温度传感器,以便控制冷却扇的操作,从而使温度控制室的内部保持预定的温度。
本发明的其它方面和优点部分将在下面的描述中阐述,部分从下面的描述中可明显得出,或通过实施本发明而了解。
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通过以下结合附图对优选实施例的描述,本发明的这些和/或其它方面和优点将变得更加明显和易于理解,其中:
图1为根据本发明实施例的冰箱的视图;
图2为图1所示的冰箱的剖面图;
图3为根据本发明实施例的安装在冰箱冷藏室中的温度控制室的剖面图,其中入口风门为闭合状态;
图4为根据本发明实施例的安装在冰箱冷藏室中的温度控制室的剖面图,其中入口风门为打开状态;
图5示出了根据本发明实施例的冷空气流动的示意剖面图,其中,从冷冻室供给的冷空气在温度控制室中循环,接着从温度控制室中经冷空气排放管引导到冷冻室蒸发器;和
图6示出了用于将冷空气从温度控制室排放到冷冻室蒸发器入口的冷空气排放管的出口的布置的示意剖面图。
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现在将详细说明本发明的优选实施例,其例子在附图中示出,其中,在全文中相同的标号表示相同的部件。
图1为根据本发明实施例的冰箱的透视图。图2为图1中所示的冰箱的剖面图。
如图1所示,根据本发明实施例的冰箱包括柜体1,其限定了冰箱的外形并限定了用于储存食品的空间。垂直分隔壁2设置在柜体1中。冷冻室3和冷藏室4由垂直分隔壁2互相隔开,从而冷冻室3设置在冰箱的一侧,而冷藏室4设置在冰箱的另一侧。冷冻室门5铰接到冷冻室3的前面,以便打开或关闭冷冻室3,及冷藏室门6铰接到冷藏室4的前面,以便打开和关闭冷藏室4。
冷冻室3保持例如-16℃和-21℃之间的温度,以便使诸如肉、鱼和冰淇淋之类的食物保持冷冻。另一方面,冷藏室4保持例如3℃和5℃之间的温度,从而,使食物,如蔬菜、水果和饮料保持新鲜。冷冻室3和冷藏室4设置有多个架子7和抽屉8,以便有效地将食物储存在其中。
而且,根据本发明的一个实施例的冰箱设置有温度控制室20。温度控制室20用于将食物储存在冷冻室3和冷藏室4的温度之间的预定温度下。
如图2所示,压缩机9、冷藏室蒸发器10和冷藏室风扇11安装在例如冷藏室4上部的部分处,用于共同冷却冷藏室4的内部。引导管12设置在冷藏室4例如后部的部分处,以便空气在冷藏室4中循环后被引导到冷藏室蒸发器10。
根据本发明的一个实施例,温度控制室20以与冷藏室4隔开的方式设置在例如冷藏室4下部的部分处。从而,温度控制室20主要由冷冻室3送入的冷空气来冷却,而不是由在冷藏室4中循环的冷空气来冷却,因此,温度控制室20保持在冷冻室3和冷藏室4的温度之间的预定温度下。
图3为安装在根据本发明实施例的冰箱的冷藏室中的温度控制室的剖面图,其中入口风门处于闭合状态。图4为安装在根据本发明实施例的冰箱的冷藏室中的温度控制室的剖面图,其中入口风门处于打开状态。
如图所示,温度控制室20包括上部绝热壁21、下部绝热壁22、侧绝热壁(没有示出)和后绝热壁23,并且具有前部开口的箱形形状。诸如上部、下部、侧部和箱形的说法,本领域易于理解,仅仅是为了帮助示意,并不是为了限制布置。用于储存食品的抽屉24放入温度控制室20中,可以前后移动。冷空气进入通道30和冷空气排放通道31设置在温度控制室20的后绝热壁23和冷藏室4的后壁4a之间,以便使冷空气从冷冻室3循环到温度控制室20。
在冷藏室4中与冷藏室4隔开的温度控制室20由冷冻室3输送的冷空气来冷却。下面将参照图5和图6来描述冷空气的循环,所述冷空气由冷冻室3输送到设置在冷藏室4中的温度控制室20。
冷却扇40安装在冷空气进入通道30中,以便强制冷空气从冷冻室3循环到温度控制室20,并强制冷空气从温度控制室20循环到冷冻室3,所述温度控制室20设置在冷藏室4中。另外,入口风门50安装在冷空气进入通道30中,以便控制冷空气的流动,从而,有选择地使冷空气流入到温度控制室20中和防止冷空气流入到温度控制室20中。
另外,温度传感器70安装在温度控制室20中,以便控制冷却扇40的操作,从而,使温度控制室20的内部保持在预定的温度下。
图5和6示出了冷空气的循环,其中,冷空气从冷冻室输送到与冷藏室分隔开的温度控制室中并接着返回到冷冻室中。图5示出了冷空气流动的示意剖面图,其中,从冷冻室输送的冷空气在温度控制室中循环,接着从温度控制室中经冷空气排放管被引导到冷冻室蒸发器。图6示出了冷空气排放管出口的布置的示意剖面图,所述冷空气排放管用于将冷空气从温度控制室排放到冷冻室蒸发器的入口。
如图5所示,冷空气入口32位于垂直分隔壁2中,所述垂直分隔壁2将柜体1隔分为冷冻室3和冷藏室4,从而,使冷空气从冷冻室3引导到设置在冷藏室4中的温度控制室20中。入口风门50安装在垂直壁2上邻近温度控制室20的一侧,以便打开或关闭冷空气入口32。
由于入口风门50包括柔性薄板并且其上端固定到垂直分隔壁2上,入口风门50的下端在冷空气流的作用下可自由移动,从而,打开或关闭冷空气入口32。
因此,当冷却扇40不操作时,冷空气入口32由入口风门50关闭。当冷空气在冷却扇40的操作下流入温度控制室20中时,入口风门50的下端向上移动,从而打开冷空气入口32。与此同时,当冷却扇40停止而使冷空气流动停止时,由于柔性入口风门50的重力,入口风门50的下端返回到其最初的位置,以便与冷空气入口32紧密接触,从而关闭冷空气入口32。
即,入口风门50在冷空气流的作用下打开或关闭冷空气入口32,而不需要附加的驱动装置,因此,除了防止产生噪声外,没有能量损耗。
冷空气排放管60沿冷藏室4的后壁4a和冷冻室3的后壁3a设置,以便冷空气从冷冻室3经冷空气入口32输送到温度控制室20中,并从温度控制室20返回到冷冻室3。
冷空气排放管60的入口61连接到冷空气排放通道31(参照图4),所述冷空气排放通道31设置在温度控制室20的后绝热壁23和冷藏室4的后壁4a之间。冷空气排放管60的出口62设置在与冷冻室蒸发器13邻近的位置处,所述冷冻室蒸发器13设置在冷冻室3的上部中的后部。即,冷空气排放管60沿冷藏室4的后壁4a和冷冻室3的后壁3a设置,其设置方式为从温度控制室20的后部向上延伸到冷冻室蒸发器13,所述冷冻室蒸发器13设置在冷冻室3的上部。
如图6所示,冷冻室蒸发器13和冷冻室风扇14设置在冷冻室3的上部分中的后部处。冷凝器16设置在冷冻室风扇14的前面。
冷空气排放管60的出口62穿过冷冻室3的后壁3a,并朝向冷冻室蒸发器13向下倾斜,并且出口62的端部设置在与冷冻室蒸发器13的入口邻近的位置处。
另外,包括加热线圈的加热器63围绕出口62的外表面安装到冷空气排放管60的出口62上。加热器63用于除去在出口62上所形成的霜,所述霜是由于从温度控制室20输送到冷空气排放管60出口62的冷空气和从冷冻室3输送到冷冻室蒸发器13入口的冷空气之间的温度差而产生的。在加热器63的作用下由霜融化成的水沿向下倾斜的出口62的外表面流动,并被收集在设置于冷冻室蒸发器13下面的泄水盘15中。收集在泄水盘15中的水经排水管(没有示出)被排放到外面。
下面将描述冷却以这种方式构造的温度控制室20的内部的过程。如图3所示,在图4中所示的冷空气入口32由入口风门50关闭。在这种状态下,当设置在温度控制室20处的冷却扇40操作时,冷空气流入温度控制室20中。这时,如图4所示,入口风门50的下端向上移动,以便打开冷空气入口32。
因此,如图5所示,冷空气由冷冻室3经冷空气入口32输送到冷空气进入通道30中,如图4所示,在温度控制室20中循环。接着,冷空气被输送到冷空气排出通道31中并被输送到冷空气排放管60的入口61中。
进入冷空气排放管60入口61的冷空气沿冷空气排放管60向上流动,并被输送到冷空气排放管60的出口62中。之后,冷空气从出口62向下流动,从而,如图6所示,被导入冷冻室蒸发器13的入口。
因此,在温度控制室20中循环的冷空气在冷冻室蒸发器13的入口处与在冷冻室3中循环的冷空气相混合。混合的冷空气经过冷冻室蒸发器13,从而被再次冷却。
当从冷冻到3输送的冷空气在温度控制室20中循环预定的时间时,温度传感器70检测温度控制室20是否达到预定的温度。从而,当如图4所示的温度传感器检测到温度控制室20达到预定的温度时,冷却扇40停止操作。这时,冷空气的流动停止,从而入口风门50关闭冷空气入口32。
通过这样的过程,控制温度控制室20内部的温度使其保持在冷冻室3和冷藏室4的温度之间的预定温度下。
而且,当在冷空气排放管60的出口62上形成霜时,加热器63操作,以便从出口62上除去霜。这时,由霜融化成的水被收集在设置于冷冻室蒸发器13下面的泄水盘15中。
因此,通过控制冷却扇40的操作,肉或鱼可保鲜地储存在例如-3℃至-5℃之间的预定温度下,从而使肉或鱼易于烹饪,而不必进行大范围的解冻。当然,除了肉和鱼外,还可将其它食品储存在温度控制室20中的预定温度下。
根据本发明的实施例的例子,只有入口风门安装在冷空气入口中,从而流入温度控制室的冷空气仅仅由入口风门来控制。然而,不限于本发明的实施例,还可在冷空气排放管的入口处安装排放风门,以便与入口风门协同控制冷空气的流动。从上面的描述中可明显得知,本发明的实施例提供了一种具有温度控制室的冰箱,所述温度控制室被设计为保持在冷冻室和冷藏室温度之间的预定温度,因此,保持食品如肉和鱼的新鲜性,而不冷冻这些食品,从而使食品可被快速烹饪。
尽管在此示出和描述了本发明的优选实施例,但本领域所属技术人员可以理解,在不偏离本发明的原理和实质的情况下,可以对这些实施例进行改变,其范围落入由权利要求和其等同物所限定的范围内。
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1.一种冰箱,包括冷藏室和冷冻室,
其特征在于,所述冰箱还包括:
垂直分隔壁,其垂直地分开冷藏室和冷冻室;
设置在冷藏室中并与冷藏室分隔开的温度控制室;
安装在冷冻室的一部分处的冷冻室蒸发器;
设置在垂直分隔壁处的冷空气入口,用于将冷空气从冷冻室引入到温度控制室中;和
冷空气排放管,其从冷冻室蒸发器连接到温度控制室的后部,用于将冷空气从温度控制室排放到冷冻室中。
2.根据权利要求1所述的冰箱,其特征在于,所述冷空气排放管包括:
连接到设置在温度控制室处的冷空气排放通道的入口,其用于将冷空气从温度控制室引导到冷空气排放管;和
设置在与冷冻室蒸发器的入口邻近的位置处的出口,其用于将冷空气从冷空气排放管引导到冷冻室蒸发器中。
3.根据权利要求2所述的冰箱,其特征在于,冷空气排放管的出口朝向冷冻室蒸发器的入口向下倾斜。
4.根据权利要求3所述的冰箱,其特征在于,所述冰箱还包括安装到向下倾斜的冷空气排放管出口处的加热器,用于除去出口处的霜。
5.根据权利要求2所述的冰箱,其特征在于,所述冰箱还包括安装在冷空气入口中的入口风门,用于打开或关闭冷空气入口。
6.根据权利要求5所述的冰箱,其特征在于,所述冰箱还包括安装在温度控制室的邻近于冷空气入口的部分处的冷却扇,以便强制冷空气从冷冻室经温度控制室和冷空气排放管到冷冻室蒸发器进行循环。
7.根据权利要求6所述的冰箱,其特征在于,所述入口风门包括薄板,从而,当冷却扇操作时响应于流入到温度控制室中的冷空气而打开空气入口,并且当冷却扇停止时响应于冷空气流动停止而关闭冷空气入口。
8.根据权利要求6所述的冰箱,其特征在于,所述冰箱还包括安装在温度控制室中的温度传感器,用于控制冷却扇的操作,从而使温度控制室的内部保持在预定的温度下。
9.根据权利要求1所述的冰箱,其特征在于,所述温度控制室包括后绝热壁、上部和下部绝热壁、侧绝热壁,并且在其前部开口,用于储存物品的抽屉通过温度控制室前部的开口放入温度控制室中。
10.根据权利要求2所述的冰箱,其特征在于,所述冷空气入口只安装有一个入口风门,用于打开或关闭所述冷空气入口。
11.根据权利要求5所述的冰箱,其特征在于,所述冰箱还包括安装在冷空气排放管入口处的排放风门,用于配合入口风门控制冷空气的流动。
12.根据权利要求10所述的冰箱,其特征在于,所述冰箱还包括安装在冷空气排放管入口处的排放风门,用于配合入口风门控制冷空气的流动。
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