CN211782226U - Refrigerator and air duct structure - Google Patents

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CN211782226U
CN211782226U CN202020241417.8U CN202020241417U CN211782226U CN 211782226 U CN211782226 U CN 211782226U CN 202020241417 U CN202020241417 U CN 202020241417U CN 211782226 U CN211782226 U CN 211782226U
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李宗照
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The utility model relates to a refrigerator and wind channel structure, refrigerator include evaporimeter, wind channel structure and defrosting heater, and the wind channel structure includes air guide and heat-conducting piece. The air channel structure is arranged on one side of the evaporator, the defrosting heater is arranged on the evaporator, the evaporator absorbs heat to achieve a refrigerating effect, and the cold energy produced by the evaporator is conveyed into a refrigerating chamber or a freezing chamber of the refrigerator through the air guide channel of the air guide piece. When the defrosting is needed, the defrosting heater is started, the heat conducting piece of the air channel structure can absorb the heat generated by the defrosting heater, and then the frost generated in the air guide channel can be effectively removed, and the air supply effect of the cold quantity through the air guide channel is ensured. Simultaneously, can also further improve the homogeneity of the thermal transmission that the heater produced of defrosting through setting up the heat-conducting piece, and then can further improve the defrosting effect of refrigerator, guarantee the refrigeration effect of refrigerator.

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Refrigerator and air duct structure
Technical Field
The utility model relates to a refrigerator technical field especially relates to a refrigerator and wind channel structure.
Background
At present, refrigerators have been widely used for refrigerating foods. Refrigerators generally achieve a cooling effect by absorbing heat of the refrigerator through an evaporator. In the process of refrigeration, the frosting phenomenon of the refrigerator occurs because the temperature of the evaporator is low. In the traditional method, a defrosting heater is arranged to realize a defrosting effect. However, the conventional refrigerator has a poor defrosting effect, and thus, a cooling effect of the refrigerator.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a refrigerator and an air duct structure for improving defrosting effect.
An air duct structure comprising:
the air guide piece is provided with an air guide channel, a water outlet is formed in the air guide piece and communicated with the air guide channel, and the air guide piece is arranged on one side of the evaporator; and
and the heat conducting piece is arranged on the air guide piece and is used for transferring the heat of the defrosting heater.
When the air duct structure is used, the air duct structure is arranged on one side of the evaporator, and the cold energy produced by the evaporator is conveyed into a refrigerating chamber or a freezing chamber of the refrigerator through the air guide channel of the air guide piece. When the defrosting is needed, the defrosting heater is started, the heat conducting piece of the air channel structure can absorb the heat generated by the defrosting heater, and then the frost generated in the air guide channel can be effectively removed, and the air supply effect of the cold quantity through the air guide channel is ensured. Simultaneously, can also further improve the homogeneity of the heat transfer that the heater produced of defrosting through setting up the heat-conducting piece, and then can further improve the defrosting effect of refrigerator.
In one embodiment, an air guide groove is formed in the air guide, the heat conducting member is disposed on the air guide and covers the air guide groove, and the heat conducting member and the air guide together enclose the air guide channel.
In one embodiment, a flow guide part is arranged in the air guide groove of the air guide part, and the flow guide part is obliquely arranged along the vertical direction.
In one embodiment, a water chute is formed in the bottom wall of the air guide channel, and the water outlet is communicated with the air guide channel through the water chute.
In one embodiment, the heat conducting member is a heat conducting aluminum plate.
In one embodiment, the air duct structure further includes a water pan, the water pan is disposed below the air guide, and the water outlet is communicated with the water pan.
In one embodiment, the water-receiving tray is positioned below the evaporator, and the opening of the water outlet is arranged towards the water-receiving tray; the air guide piece is further provided with an air outlet, the air outlet is communicated with the air guide channel, and the opening of the air outlet faces away from the water receiving tray.
A refrigerator, comprising:
an evaporator;
the air duct structure is arranged on one side of the evaporator; and
and the defrosting heater is arranged on the evaporator, and the heat generated by the defrosting heater can be transferred to the heat conducting piece.
When the refrigerator is used, the air channel structure is arranged on one side of the evaporator, the defrosting heater is arranged on the evaporator, the evaporator absorbs heat to achieve a refrigerating effect, and the air guide channel of the air guide piece is used for conveying cold energy produced by the evaporator into a refrigerating chamber or a freezing chamber of the refrigerator. When the defrosting is needed, the defrosting heater is started, the heat conducting piece of the air channel structure can absorb the heat generated by the defrosting heater, and then the frost generated in the air guide channel can be effectively removed, and the air supply effect of the cold quantity through the air guide channel is ensured. Simultaneously, can also further improve the homogeneity of the thermal transmission that the heater produced of defrosting through setting up the heat-conducting piece, and then can further improve the defrosting effect of refrigerator, guarantee the refrigeration effect of refrigerator.
In one embodiment, the heat conducting member is disposed on a side of the air guiding member facing the evaporator.
In one embodiment, the refrigerator further comprises an air supply structure, wherein an air supply channel is formed in the air supply structure, the air supply structure is connected to the air guide member so that the air guide channel is communicated with the air supply channel, and one end of the heat guide member can be arranged at the joint of the air guide member and the air supply structure.
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Fig. 1 is a partial structural schematic view of a refrigerator in an embodiment;
FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of the refrigerator shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the air guide and heat transfer member of the air duct structure of FIG. 2;
fig. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion a in fig. 3.
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10. the refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body 100, an evaporator 200, a defrosting heater 300, an air channel structure 310, an air guide member 320, a heat guide member 312, an air guide channel 314, a water outlet 316, an air guide groove 318, a water guide groove 319, a drainage part 330, a water receiving tray 340, a drainage pipe 400, an air supply structure 410 and an air supply channel.
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In order to make the above objects, features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. The present invention can be embodied in many different forms other than those specifically described herein, and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that similar modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and it is therefore not to be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.
It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only embodiments.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in an embodiment, the refrigerator 10 is used for refrigerating or freezing food, and has at least a good defrosting effect, so that at least a refrigerating effect of the refrigerator 10 can be ensured. Specifically, the refrigerator 10 includes an evaporator 100, a defrosting heater 200, and an air duct structure 300.
Referring to fig. 3, the defrosting heater 200 is disposed on the evaporator 100, and the air duct structure 300 is disposed at one side of the evaporator 100. The air duct structure 300 includes an air guide 310 and a heat conduction member 320, the air guide 310 is formed with an air guide channel 312, the air guide 310 is provided with a water outlet 314, the water outlet 314 is communicated with the air guide channel 312, and the air guide 310 is disposed at one side of the evaporator 100; the heat conductive member 320 is disposed on the air guide member 310, and the heat generated by the defrosting heater 200 can be transferred to the heat conductive member 320.
When the refrigerator 10 is used, the air duct structure 300 is disposed at one side of the evaporator 100, the defrosting heater 200 is disposed on the evaporator 100, the evaporator 100 absorbs heat to achieve a cooling effect, and the air guide passage 312 of the air guide member 310 transports cooling energy produced by the evaporator 100 into the refrigerating chamber or the freezing chamber of the refrigerator 10. When the defrosting is needed, the defrosting heater 200 is started, the heat generated by the defrosting heater 200 can be absorbed by the heat conducting piece 320 of the air duct structure 300, the frost generated in the air guide channel 312 can be effectively removed by utilizing the heat conducting performance of the heat conducting piece 320, the circulation effect of the cold in the air guide channel 312 is ensured, and the air supply effect is further ensured. Meanwhile, the uniformity of heat transfer generated by the defrosting heater 200 can be further improved by arranging the heat conducting member 320, so that the defrosting effect of the refrigerator 10 can be further improved, and the refrigerating effect of the refrigerator 10 is ensured.
In one embodiment, the heat conducting member 320 is disposed on a side of the air guiding member 310 facing the evaporator 100. Through the heat conduction member 320, not only the heat of the defrosting heater 200 can be transferred to the air guide channel 312, but also the heat can be further transferred to the evaporator 100, so that the frost on the evaporator 100 can be melted, the refrigeration effect of the evaporator 100 can be ensured, and the refrigeration effect of the refrigerator 10 can be ensured.
In other embodiments, the heat conducting member 320 may be disposed at other positions of the air guiding member 310, as long as heat is conveniently transferred to the air guiding channel 312, so as to prevent frost blockage from forming in the air guiding channel 312.
In the embodiment, the heat conducting member 320 has a plate-shaped structure, so that the heat conducting member 320 effectively avoids occupying the installation space. Specifically, the heat conducting member 320 is a heat conducting aluminum plate, which can reduce the processing cost while ensuring the heat conducting effect. In other embodiments, the heat conducting member 320 may also be a heat conducting copper plate or other structures with a certain heat conducting effect.
In an embodiment, the air guiding member 310 is formed with an air guiding groove 316, the heat conducting member 320 is disposed on the air guiding member 310 and covers the air guiding groove 316, and the heat conducting member 320 and the air guiding member 310 together enclose an air guiding channel 312. Since the air guide channel 312 is formed by covering the heat conducting member 320 on the air guide groove 316, and the heat conducting member 320 is formed as a part of the air guide channel 312, the effect of the heat conducting member 320 in transferring heat into the air guide channel 312 can be further improved, and the defrosting effect in the air guide channel 312 can be further improved. Meanwhile, the air guide passage 312 is formed by covering the heat conducting member 320 on the air guide member 310, so that the structure of the air guide member 310 can be simplified, and the processing cost of the air guide member 310 can be reduced.
In other embodiments, the air guiding channel 312 may also be directly opened on the air guiding element 310, and the heat conducting element 320 is directly disposed on the air guiding element 310, so that the heat absorbed by the heat conducting element 320 can be directly transferred to the air guiding element 310.
In one embodiment, the water outlet 314 is communicated with the bottom wall of the air guiding channel 312, so that the defrosted water in the air guiding channel 312 can be conveniently discharged from the water outlet 314 through the air guiding channel 312.
Referring to fig. 3 and 4, in an embodiment, a water chute 318 is formed on a bottom wall of the wind guiding channel 312, and the water outlet 314 is communicated with the wind guiding channel 312 through the water chute 318. The water guide groove 318 is arranged to facilitate water collection, so that water can flow into the water guide groove 318, and can be discharged out of the air guide channel 312 through the water outlet 314, and the smoothness of water discharge is improved.
Optionally, the bottom wall of the wind guide channel 312 is inclined downward in a direction toward the water chute 318, and water in the wind guide channel 312 flows onto the bottom wall of the wind guide channel 312, and further facilitates the water flowing into the water chute 318 through the inclined bottom wall.
Alternatively, the bottom wall of the water chute 318 is provided to be inclined downward in a direction toward the drain outlet 314, so that the water flowing into the water chute 318 can be effectively discharged from the drain outlet 314, and the drainage effect is improved.
In an embodiment, a flow guiding portion 319 is disposed in the air guiding groove 316 of the air guiding member 310, and the flow guiding portion 319 is disposed in an inclined manner along a vertical direction. Further, the water flows along the guide part 319 in the air guide passage 312 to the water guide groove 318, passes through the water guide groove 318, and is discharged from the water discharge port 314.
Alternatively, two drainage portions 319 are provided, one ends of the two drainage portions 319 far away from the water outlet 314 are connected with each other, and the two drainage portions 319 are gradually separated from each other toward the water outlet 314. Through setting up two drainage portion 319, can further improve the drainage effect to the interior water of wind-guiding passageway 312, conveniently with the water clean discharge in the wind-guiding passageway 312.
In other embodiments, one of the drainage portions 319 may be provided, and one of the drainage portions 319 has a triangular structure, wherein one corner of the triangular structure is disposed away from the drainage port 314 along the vertical direction, and the side opposite to the corner is disposed opposite to the drainage port 314. Alternatively, the drainage portion 319 may have other structures such as a drainage groove as long as the drainage effect on the water in the air guide passage 312 can be achieved.
Referring to fig. 2 again, in an embodiment, the air duct structure 300 further includes a water receiving tray 330, the water receiving tray 330 is disposed below the air guide 310, and the water outlet 314 is communicated with the water receiving tray 330. The water flowing out of the water outlet 314 can effectively flow into the water receiving tray 330, so that the defrosting water can be conveniently collected and treated.
Specifically, the drip tray 330 is positioned below the evaporator 100. Since the defrosting heater 200 is used to defrost the evaporator 100 by heating, the generated defrosting water can effectively flow into the water receiving tray 330, and the collection of the defrosting water is further achieved. Further, the defrosting heater 200 is located above or below the evaporator 100, further facilitating the defrosting water to flow into the ground water tray 330.
In an embodiment, the air duct structure 300 further includes a water draining pipe 340, the water receiving tray 330 is provided with a water leaking opening, and the water draining pipe 340 is connected to the water leaking opening of the water receiving tray 330. The drain pipe 340 is used to effectively drain the defrosting water collected in the water-receiving tray 330, so as to prevent the water from condensing in the water-receiving tray 330 and affecting the drainage effect.
In one embodiment, the air guiding member 310 further has an air outlet, and the air outlet is communicated with the air guiding channel 312. By using the air outlet, the cold energy in the air guide channel 312 can be conveniently sent to the refrigerating chamber or the freezing chamber of the refrigerator 10 through the air outlet, so that the refrigerating or freezing effect is realized.
Alternatively, the opening of the drain outlet 314 is disposed towards the drip tray 330 and the opening of the drain outlet is disposed away from the drip tray 330. The water in the air guide channel 312 can be effectively discharged from the water outlet 314, so that the water in the air guide channel 312 is prevented from entering the air outlet, and further the cold storage of the refrigerator 10 on food is prevented from being influenced.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in an embodiment, the refrigerator 10 further includes an air blowing structure 400, the air blowing structure 400 forms an air blowing channel 410, the air blowing structure 400 is connected to the air guide 310, so that the air guide channel 312 is communicated with the air blowing channel 410, and one end of the heat conducting element 320 can be disposed at a connection position of the air guide 310 and the air blowing structure 400.
The air supply channel 410 is formed by the air supply structure 400, and the air supply channel 410 is communicated with the air guide channel 312, so that the cold conveying area can be increased, and the cold distribution can be conveniently realized. Because one end of the heat conducting member 320 is disposed at the joint of the air guiding member 310 and the air supply structure 400, in a high-temperature and high-humidity environment, the joint of the air supply channel 410 and the air guiding channel 312 is easy to generate defrosting water during defrosting, and is not easy to drain, so that the defrosting water is frozen at the joint, and the more the defrosting water is accumulated, the more the cold energy in the air guiding channel 312 is influenced to be transferred into the air supply channel 410, the distribution of the cold energy by the air supply channel 410 is influenced, and the refrigerating effect of the refrigerator 10 is influenced. The heat-conducting member 320 can further realize rapid heat-conducting defrosting, and the defrosting water is discharged from the water outlet 314 along the air-guiding channel 312, so that the problem of frosting at the air-supplying channel 410 and the air-guiding channel 312 is effectively solved.
Specifically, the other end of the heat conducting member 320 is disposed on the defrosting heater 200, so that heat of the defrosting heater 200 is further conveniently transferred to the joint of the air supply channel 410 and the air guide channel 312 through the heat conducting member 320, and a defrosting effect of the heat conducting member 320 on the joint of the air supply channel 410 and the air guide channel 312 is achieved.
In the present embodiment, an air supply fan is provided in the air supply passage 410. The circulation and distribution of the cold energy in the air supply channel 410 can be realized by using the air supply fan, and the cold energy is conveniently distributed to the refrigerating chamber and the freezing chamber.
In the present embodiment, the air duct structure 300 is disposed on the evaporator 100, and can seal the evaporator 100. Meanwhile, the air guide channel 312 of the air duct structure 300 is used for conveniently transmitting the cold generated by the evaporator 100 to the air supply channel 410, and the heat generated by the defrosting heater 200 is conveniently transmitted to the joint of the air supply channel 410 and the air guide channel 312 through the heat conducting member 320.
In this embodiment, the air duct structure 300 in any of the above embodiments is a lower air duct of the freezing chamber. The refrigerator 10 in any of the above embodiments is a side by side combination refrigerator. In other embodiments, the refrigerator 10 in any of the above embodiments may also be other types of refrigerators.
The above-mentioned embodiments only represent some embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is specific and detailed, but not to be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the present invention, several variations and modifications can be made, which are within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be subject to the appended claims.

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1. An air duct structure, comprising:
the air guide piece is provided with an air guide channel, a water outlet is formed in the air guide piece and communicated with the air guide channel, and the air guide piece is arranged on one side of the evaporator; and
and the heat conducting piece is arranged on the air guide piece and is used for transferring the heat of the defrosting heater.
2. The air duct structure according to claim 1, wherein an air guide groove is formed in the air guide, the heat conducting member is disposed on the air guide and covers the air guide groove, and the heat conducting member and the air guide together enclose the air guide channel.
3. The air duct structure according to claim 2, wherein a flow guide portion is provided in the air guide groove of the air guide member, and the flow guide portion is inclined in a vertical direction.
4. The air duct structure according to claim 1, wherein a water chute is formed in a bottom wall of the air guide passage, and the water outlet is communicated with the air guide passage through the water chute.
5. The air duct structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the heat-conducting member is a heat-conducting aluminum plate.
6. The air duct structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a water pan, wherein the water pan is disposed below the air guide, and the water outlet is communicated with the water pan.
7. The air duct structure according to claim 6, wherein the water-receiving tray is located below the evaporator, and an opening of the water discharge port is disposed toward the water-receiving tray; the air guide piece is further provided with an air outlet, the air outlet is communicated with the air guide channel, and the opening of the air outlet faces away from the water receiving tray.
8. A refrigerator, characterized by comprising:
an evaporator;
the air duct structure according to any one of claims 1 to 7, provided on one side of the evaporator; and
and the defrosting heater is arranged on the evaporator, and the heat generated by the defrosting heater can be transferred to the heat conducting piece.
9. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 8, wherein the heat conduction member is disposed on a side of the air guide member facing the evaporator.
10. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 8, further comprising an air supply structure, wherein the air supply structure is formed with an air supply passage, the air supply structure is connected to the air guide member so that the air guide passage is communicated with the air supply passage, and one end of the heat conductive member is disposed at a connection position of the air guide member and the air supply structure.
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