CN1896659A

CN1896659A - Air purifier of refrigerator

Info

Publication number: CN1896659A
Application number: CNA2005100144969A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 金贞贤
Original assignee: LG Electronics Tianjin Appliances Co Ltd
Current assignee: LG Electronics Tianjin Appliances Co Ltd
Priority date: 2005-07-15
Filing date: 2005-07-15
Publication date: 2007-01-17

Abstract

This invention is air cleaner for fridge. The cleaner is composed of air-supplying machine, filter and ion generator. The cleaner is inserted into the display-mounting groove that is sunk at the anterior surface of fridge door for positioning display device. The absorbing passage and discharging passage, which communicate the inner both side faces of display mounting groove, are formed by connecting the absorbing opening and discharging opening at both sides of the cleaner. The air absorbed from the absorbing passage is purified and ionized in the cleaner. The purified air is discharged to the anterior of fridge door through discharging passage.

Description

Air purifier of refrigerator

Technical field

The present invention is the technical field of refrigerator, particularly about, for the air purifier of refrigerator { invention of REFRIGERATOR EQUIPMENT AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY} that is provided with in the display mounting groove that is fixed on display equipments such as the TV that is provided with on the refrigerator doors and forms.

Background technology

Generally, the situation that its frequency of utilization can be enumerated refrigerator, particularly family in the household appliances that family or public place use than high product and washing machine and culinary art machine etc. are compared refrigerator and are used manyly, even all frequently use at whole age level.

Again, general family gathers all that dining limit, limit televiews in kitchen etc., or utilize the situation of network etc. recently in the kitchen be the trend of increase.

Thus, the recent refrigerator lastblock of having developed more than user's utilization is provided with TV or communicates by letter with terminal organ or PC.

Here, general, display equipments such as TV are arranged on the refrigerator and are, form the designated space that display equipment is set on refrigerator front door etc., on this space the mode that is located at refrigerator in display equipment, for this reason the control device are constituted.

And along with the dustiness of recent air improves, the air cleaner that use can purify air in family or the public place etc. is the trend that increases.

Again, air cleaner also is preferably disposed on the kitchen that the user assembles in the family etc. etc. and goes up to well, can not need when thus, air cleaner is arranged on the kitchen for the other requirement that the space is set or possesses air cleaner in addition of air cleaner is set.

Summary of the invention

Of the present invention according to above-mentioned requirements, it is a kind of that purpose is to provide, and is wholely set the air purifier of refrigerator of air cleaner on the refrigerator.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of, utilize established display mounting groove on the refrigerator that the air purifier of refrigerator of cleaner is set.

Another purpose again of the present invention is to provide a kind of, the air purifier of refrigerator of air cleaning even ionized air on the refrigerator.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of, the air purifier of refrigerator of the display equipment that can be provided with selectively on the display mounting groove of refrigerator of cleaner outside the cleaner etc. is installed.

In order to reach the foregoing invention purpose, the present invention adopts following technical scheme: be formed with the display mounting groove that caves in to inside formation box-shape from the front of refrigerator doors.

Of the present invention another is characterised in that the two sides, inside of display mounting groove are formed with suction passage and the passing away to external communications separately.

It is of the present invention that another is characterised in that again, have and comprise, the casing that is inserted in the display mounting groove and forms with box-shape, the pressure fan that is provided with in casing inside with discharging air by passing away from suction passage suction air, with purify the cleaner that constitutes to the ion generator of the air of passing away air-supply from pressure fan to the filter of the inner inhaled air of casing and ionization by suction passage.

Of the present invention another is characterised in that suction passage forms with tube shape in the inside of door to external communications from the side of the inner side of display mounting groove by door.

It is of the present invention that another is characterised in that passing away forms with tube shape in the inside of door to external communications from the side of the inner another side of display mounting groove by door again.

Of the present invention another be characterised in that, the opening of face in front of the door of passing away has the air wind direction that control discharges to the outside by passing away and the grid of air quantity again.

It is of the present invention that another is characterised in that again, casing is removable/and is arranged in the display mounting groove with taking off.

Of the present invention another is characterised in that suction passage is arranged to the open at its front to door, passing away be arranged to the side of door open make face in front of the door suck and peace and quiet air to the discharge of the side of door.

The effect of invention: effect of the present invention is that the commodity that air cleaner improves refrigerator is installed on the refrigerator together.

Other effect of the present invention is, in the display mounting groove that forms for the installation display equipment on the refrigerator doors cleaner is set, so do not need conveniently to carry out the making and the assembling of cleaner for additional design such as the design alteration of refrigerator that cleaner is set, making etc.

Another effect again of the present invention is, in the display mounting groove cleaner can be set selectively even display equipment improves the display mounting groove property applied flexibly.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the front elevation that the present invention adheres to the refrigerator of cleaner,

Fig. 2 is the oblique view that the present invention adheres to the refrigerator doors of cleaner,

Fig. 3 is the separation of cleaner of the present invention, in conjunction with oblique view,

Fig. 4 is the oblique view of another embodiment of the present invention.

The explanation of accompanying drawing major part symbol:

10: refrigerator 11: door

20: display mounting groove 21: connected entrance

30: cleaner 31: casing

32: suction inlet 33: outlet

34: pressure fan 35: filter

40: ion generator 50: suction passage

51: air entry 60: passing away

61: exhaust outlet 62: grid

The specific embodiment

Below, describe the embodiment feasible in detail with reference to appended illustration figure according to the present invention.Fig. 1 is the front elevation that the present invention adheres to the refrigerator of cleaner.Fig. 2 is the oblique view that the present invention adheres to the refrigerator doors of cleaner, and Fig. 3 is the separation of cleaner of the present invention, in conjunction with oblique view, and Fig. 4 is the oblique view of another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 1 is that expression is according to refrigerator 10 of the present invention, door is provided with cleaner 30 on 11, Fig. 2 is that expression is according to refrigerator 10 of the present invention, cleaner 30 coconnected suction passages 50 and passing away 60 when door is provided with cleaner 30 on 11, Fig. 3 is that expression cleaner 30 casings 31 according to the present invention separate from display mounting groove 20, and Fig. 4 is that other embodiment has the cleaner 30 of the passing away of opening to the side of the suction passage 70 of door 11 open at its front and door 11 80 according to the present invention in expression.

The present invention is a refrigerator 10, and door 11 fronts are formed with display mounting groove 20, and this display mounting groove connection is formed with suction passage 50 and passing away 60, inserts on the display mounting groove 20 and is provided with cleaner 30 casings 31.

Its front constitutes box-shape to the inboard of door 11 and is recessed to form with straight four jiaos of type configured openings display mounting groove 20 for the TV that is provided with or the display of PC etc. are set on the refrigerator 10.

Again, the display mounting groove 20 inner two sides opening suction passage 50 and the passing away 60 that have connected entrance 21 to be communicated with separately.

Connected entrance 21 is being striden display mounting groove 20 inner two sides front openings, and carries out circulation of air smoothly and form.

Cleaner 30 comprises casing 31, suction inlet 32, and outlet 33, pressure fan 34, filter 35 and ion generator 40 constitute.

Casing 31 is removable when being inserted into display mounting groove 20/forms with the identical box-shape of the shape of display mounting groove 20 with taking off, and inner hollow forms for pressure fan 34, filter 35, ion generator 40 are set in its inside.

Suction inlet 32 is that a lateral opening of casing 31 forms, and along with the hinge direction of suction passage 50 described later to door 11 is communicated with, and hinge direction one lateral opening of 31 11 of casings forms and is communicated with suction passage 50 in the present embodiment.

Outlet 33 is that the opposite side casing 31 another side openings of suction inlet 32 form.

Pressure fan 34 sucks air from suction inlet 32, in order to use common pressure fan 34 to constitute to outlet 33 wind pushing airs to direction rotation, be that the pressure fan 34 that has with the front/rear direction amplitude same magnitude of casing 31 constitutes in the present embodiment, constitute in casing 31 central interior settings and the pressure fan 34 that casing 31 inside are divided into both sides formation mutually.

Filter 35 usefulness purify from a plurality of filters of suction inlet 32 inhaled airs and constitute, comprise in the present embodiment and comprise the antibacterial air filter that bactericide comes bacterium class etc. in sterilization and the traps air, for fine dust in the traps air is formed with the dust-collecting filter of trickle blow vent, comprises to take off and get agent captures such as airborne pernicious gases or be transformed to taking off of other material and get filter and constitute.

Again, filter 35 is located in the inboard casing 31 of suction inlet 32 in being, and forms with the plate shape identical with the side end face shape of casing 31.

And, filter 35 by suction inlet 32 removable/form with taking off, filter 35 preferably can be replaced and wash to well.

Again, ion generator 40 usefulness are decomposed into 2 hydrogen atoms and oxygen anion (O to airborne hydrone ₂-) form the oxygen ion of negative ionization, or the conventional ion generator of airborne other gas atoms and molecular ionization is constituted.

Again, ion generator 40 and pressure fan 34 are connected on casing 31 outside wire connecting etc., and are connected on the controller of control refrigerator 10, and control the action of ion generator 40 and pressure fan 34 with controller.

Suction passage 50 is communicated with for the suction inlet 32 with casing 31, and the tube shape with straight four jiaos of type profiles forms till from the connected entrance 21 of display mounting groove 20 inner lateral openings to door 11 hinge side one side.

Again, suction passage 50 is communicated with in a side of door 11 and opening forms air entry 51, and these air entry 51 fronts are provided with the screen pack of filtration bigger dust in suction passage 50 inhaled airs or grid for well.

Again, air entry 51 fronts form a plurality of grids 62, can adjust to suction passage 50 inhaled airs to suck wind direction or suck the air of wishing part.

Passing away 60 is communicated with formation from the connected entrance 21 of display mounting groove 20 inner another side openings till the hinge opposition side direction front of door 11, form according to the tube shape of connected entrance 21 shapes with straight four jiaos of type profile shapes.

Again, passing away 60 connections and opening form suction and exhaust ports 61 in door 11 fronts, and these exhaust outlet 61 fronts are provided with control by the air wind direction of passing away 60 discharges and the grid 62 of air quantity.

The sheet material that grid 62 is arranged a plurality of more microscler one-tenth of direction constitutes, and for the exhaust of the side direction inhaled air that carries out door 11 smoothly, forms and arrange a plurality of sheet materials at door 11 front longitudinal directions in the present embodiment.

Again, grid 62 forms and rotates each sheet material with the driving of user's manual operation or motor etc. and change corresponding incline direction for well.

The following describes the effect of air purifier of refrigerator of the present invention as constituted above.

Give cleaner 30 input power supplys according to the action of refrigerator 10 or user's operation control,, make pressure fan 34 action of blowing then for pressure fan 34 input power supplys according to the pressure fan that the inputs to cleaner 30 34 input power supplys of power supply.

The air that is full of in a side casing 31 inside of pressure fan 34 according to the action of pressure fan 34 is to the direction of pressure fan 34 air-supplies, the direction wind pushing air of passing away 60, and the air-supply of a side air of casing 31 also reduces casing 31 1 sidepiece air pressure and comes to suck extraneous air to casing 31 1 sidepieces.

Suck by the connected entrance 21 that is communicated with at casing 31 1 sidepieces and suction passage 50 and air entry 51 to casing 31 1 sidepiece leaked-in airs.

At this moment, when air entry 51 fronts are provided with screen pack, be filtered net filtration and suck by dust bigger in air entry 51 inhaled airs etc. to the inside of suction passage 50, when air entry 51 fronts are provided with grid, the front/rear direction of air entry 51, be that the parts such as front/rear direction of refrigerator 10 suck air selectively.

By inboard suction passage 50 internal circulations of air entry 51 inhaled airs to air entry 51, and by sucking to casing 31 1 sides inside at the connected entrances 21 of suction passage 50 terminal connections and the suction inlet 32 that is communicated with this connected entrance 21.

To suction inlet 32 inhaled airs by at inboard antibacterial air filter and the dust-collecting filters that are provided with of suction inlet 32 and take off and get filter and capture or remove airborne bacterium class, fine dust, pernicious gas etc. and suck to casing 31 1 sides are inner.

The air that purifies by filter 35 is passed through pressure fan 34 to casing 31 opposite side inner blower by the air-supply effect that continues of pressure fan 34.

From filter 35 purify and with pressure fan 34) air of air-supply is by pressure fan 34 air-supply effects, form oxygen anion O2-ion etc. and blow in the ionization of the inner ion generator 40 that is provided with of casing 31 opposite sides.

Blown to the connected entrance 21 of the inboard another side of display mounting groove opening by the outlet 33 of casing 31 opposite side openings by the air-supply effect that continues of pressure fan 34 from the Ionized air of ion generator 40.

To the air of opposite side connected entrance 21 air-supply again to the inner blower of passing away 60 on connected entrance 21, to the air of these passing away 60 air-supplies exhaust outlet 61 by passing away 60 terminal door 11 open at its front to refrigerator 10 outside discharges.

At this moment, in passing away 60 open-ended exhaust outlets 61 fronts a plurality of grids 62 are set, the air of discharging by passing away 60 is discharged to 10 11 the place aheads of refrigerator or side along the inclination angle of grid 62 thereupon, usually the user is positioned at refrigerator 10, the handgrip direction of door 11, so the inclination angle of grid 62 is formed slopely to the handgrip direction of door 11, thereupon the air of discharging by passing away 60 preferably to the handgrip direction air-supply of door 11 for well.

Again,, can from display mounting groove 20, remove casing 31, even from the display mounting groove, remove cleaner 30, and TV or PC etc. is inserted into display mounting groove 20, be connected with controller and use in order to replace or washing filter 35.

When display equipments such as TV or PC are set on the display mounting groove 20, can discharge by suction passage 50 and passing away 60 from the heat that display equipment sends, even obviously can discharge to the outside by suction passage 50 and passing away 60 from the sound that display equipment generates.

Therefore, according to the action of refrigerator 10 or the operation of controller, the air that is positioned at refrigerator 10 1 sidepieces by suction passage 50 after cleaner 30 casings, 31 suctions and purification, ionization again by at the passing away 60 of suction passage 50 opposition sides formation to refrigerator 10, discharge in door 11 the place aheads, and the air even the ionized air that purify the kitchen that refrigerator 10 is set bring the human body favorable influence.

Below, with reference to Fig. 4 another embodiment of air purifier of refrigerator of the present invention as constituted above is described.

In the present embodiment, the air suction inlet of one embodiment of the invention and the inverted configuration of air outlet, from refrigerator 10, the air that door front side, 11 the place ahead sucks air and purified to the discharge of door 11 sides.

As shown in Figure 4, at refrigerator 10, the door 11 display mounting grooves that cave in previously 20 insert the casing 31 of box-shape, and the central portion of this casing 31 is provided with pressure fan 34, makes it suck air, discharge air to passing away 80 from suction passage 70.

Again, a side inside of casing 31 is provided with the filter 35 of purification from suction passage 70 inhaled airs.

And the opposite side inside of casing 31 is provided with the ion generator 40 of ionization from the air of pressure fan 34 air-supplies.

In the present embodiment, suction passage 70 is communicated with on door 11 inboard casing 31 1 sides of inserting, and forms with the tube shape that the air entry 71 with door 11 open at its front is communicated with.

Air entry 71 fronts are provided with grid 62 that control sucks wind direction and suck from air quantity to air entry (71) inhaled air for well.

And, according to the suction passage 70 of present embodiment in order to suck air from refrigerator 10 central portion the place aheads, when being formed with the refrigerator 10 of 2 doors 11 that suction passage 70 and air entry 71 open to door 11 front central portions or both sides, the part that a side that is positioned at the door 11 of refrigerator 10 central portions normally forms door 11 handgrips forms suction passage 70 and air entry 71 for well.

Passing away 80 is communicated with for the exhaust outlet 81 with the door 11 1 side upper sheds of exposing in refrigerator 10 outsides when door 11 inboard casing 31 another sides of inserting are communicated with and forms with tube shape.

Again, exhaust outlet 81 fronts are provided with grid 62 that air that control discharges to exhaust outlet 81 sucks wind direction and suck air quantity for well.

Therefore, cleaner 30 according to present embodiment, control with refrigerator 10 and controller is rotated to pressure fan 34 input power supplys, pressure fan 34 is rotated the air that makes between pressure fan 34 and filter 35 and blows to ion generator 40 directions, according to the effect that pressure fan 34 continues, the air pressure of the suction passage 70 that is communicated with casing 31 1 sides of filter 35 directions reduces to suction passage 70 suction extraneous airs.

Constitute by the air entry 71 of suction passage 70 to suction passage 70 inhaled airs to external opening, and in refrigerator 10 fronts or grid 62 controls that formed previously by air entry 71 of both sides, front air suck to air entry 71.

Again, air entry 71 fronts are formed with netted screen pack, remove the foreign substances in air entry 71 inhaled airs.

One side of the casing 31 that is communicated with to suction passage 70 by suction passage 70 by air entry 71 inhaled airs sucks, and removes and purify foreign substances and bacterium and pernicious gas to a side inhaled air of casing 31 by the filter 35 in casing 31 1 sidepiece settings.

The air-supply effect that the air that purifies by filter 35 is continued by pressure fan 34 is to the opposite side air-supply of casing 31, carried out ionization by the ionization of ion generator (40) and to the opposite side air-supply of casing 31 to the air of the opposite side air-supply of casing 31.

Carry out passing away 80 air-supplies that ionization and the air that purified are communicated with to the opposite side at casing 31 with the ionization of ion generator 40.

Air to passing away 80 air-supplies passes through at passing away 80 ends, refrigerator 10, and the open exhaust outlet 81 in door 11 sides is discharged to refrigerator 10 outsides.

At this moment,, blow to refrigerator 10 front/rear sides or side selectively to the air that exhaust outlet 81 is discharged according to the control action of the grid 62 that forms previously at exhaust outlet 81, and the peace and quiet air discharge rate of control.

Thus, suck air in refrigerator 10 central portion the place aheads, and peace and quiet these inhaled airs, discharge peace and quiet air by refrigerator 10 sides.

As described above, but scope of the present invention not only is confined to as on the specific embodiment, the purport of the present invention that does not break away from the record of patent request scope, in technical field of the present invention, have general knowledge personnel anyone can both carry out a plurality of distortion or enforcement, and such change is in request scope record scope.

Claims

1, a kind of air purifier of refrigerator, it is characterized in that having and comprise, cave in to the inside in the refrigerator doors front and constitute the display mounting groove of box-shape for display equipment is set, the suction passage and the passing away that are communicated with to portion outdoors from the inner two sides of display mounting groove suck and purify air and discharge the air that purified and constitute at the cleaner of display mounting groove setting by passing away by suction passage.

2, according to claim 1 described air purifier of refrigerator, it is characterized in that having and comprise, be inserted on the display mounting groove and the casing that forms with box-shape of inner hollow, with a lateral opening of casing and and the suction inlet of suction passage connection, the another side of casing opening and and the outlet of passing away connection, be provided with and suck air, discharge the pressure fan of air in that casing is inner, at the inboard casing of suction inlet filter a plurality of and that purify to the suction inlet inhaled air is set and constitutes to outlet to suction inlet.

3, according to claim 2 described air purifier of refrigerator, it is characterized in that being provided with between pressure fan and outlet, ionization is at the ion generator of the air of pressure fan air-supply.

4,, it is characterized in that suction passage forms with the tube shape that is communicated with to a lateral outer of door from the inner side of display mounting groove according to claim 1 described air purifier of refrigerator.

5,, it is characterized in that passing away forms with the tube shape that is communicated with to the opposite side front exterior of door from the inner another side of display mounting groove according to claim 1 described air purifier of refrigerator.