CN212619544U

CN212619544U - Refrigerator with a door

Info

Publication number: CN212619544U
Application number: CN202020906295.XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 董翔文; 冯秋凤
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-05-26
Filing date: 2020-05-26
Publication date: 2021-02-26
Anticipated expiration: 2030-05-26

Abstract

The utility model relates to a refrigerator, it includes: a box body with a storage compartment defined inside; and the heat pipe refrigerating system is used for providing cold energy for the storage chamber and comprises a condensation end heat exchanger and an evaporation end heat exchanger which are communicated in a fluid circulation mode. The condensation end heat exchanger is arranged at the top of the box body and exposed in the external environment space where the box body is located, so that the condensation end heat exchanger exchanges heat with ambient air; the height of the evaporation end heat exchanger on the box body is lower than that of the condensation end heat exchanger, so that the refrigerant liquefied in the condensation end heat exchanger flows to the evaporation end heat exchanger under the action of self gravity, the self-circulation of the refrigerant in the heat pipe refrigerating system can be realized without additional power drive, a compressor is omitted, the flexibility of the use position of the refrigerator is improved, the structure is very simple, and the energy consumption is very low.

Description

Refrigerator with a door

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a refrigeration plant especially relates to a refrigerator.

Background

The existing refrigerator generally adopts a mechanical refrigeration system with a compressor, which mainly comprises the compressor, an evaporator and a condenser, wherein the compressor needs to provide electric energy to be operated to provide energy, so that the refrigerator is not freely placed, and the use range of the refrigerator is strictly limited. In addition, the compressor consumes a large amount of electricity, and the refrigerator using the mechanical refrigeration system cannot be used in special areas or emergency situations where electric power is insufficient or even absent.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to overcome at least one defect of prior art, provide a need not to insert electricity, simple structure, refrigerator that the energy consumption is low.

A further object of the utility model is to improve the refrigeration effect of refrigerator.

Another further object of the present invention is to improve the refrigeration efficiency of a refrigerator.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a refrigerator, including:

a box body with a storage compartment defined inside; and

the heat pipe refrigeration system is used for providing cold energy for the storage chamber and comprises a condensation end heat exchanger and an evaporation end heat exchanger which are communicated in a fluid circulation mode; wherein

The condensation end heat exchanger is arranged at the top of the box body and exposed in the external environment space where the box body is located, so that the condensation end heat exchanger exchanges heat with ambient air; the height of the evaporation end heat exchanger on the box body is lower than that of the condensation end heat exchanger, so that the liquefied refrigerant in the condensation end heat exchanger flows to the evaporation end heat exchanger under the action of self gravity.

Optionally, the heat pipe refrigeration system further includes a reservoir disposed between the condensation-side heat exchanger and the evaporation-side heat exchanger, so as to adjust an amount of refrigerant circulating in the heat pipe refrigeration system according to an external ambient temperature.

Optionally, the heat pipe refrigeration system further includes a capillary tube disposed between the condensation-side heat exchanger and the evaporation-side heat exchanger to throttle the refrigerant flowing from the condensation-side heat exchanger to the evaporation-side heat exchanger.

Optionally, a refrigerant outlet of the condensation-end heat exchanger is connected with a refrigerant inlet of the evaporation-end heat exchanger through an air inlet pipe, and a refrigerant outlet of the evaporation-end heat exchanger is connected with a refrigerant inlet of the condensation-end heat exchanger through an air return pipe; wherein

The reservoir with the capillary all sets up in on the intake pipe.

Optionally, the evaporation end heat exchanger is arranged on the rear wall of the storage compartment so as to exchange heat with air in the storage compartment.

Optionally, the refrigerator further comprises:

and the fan is arranged at the top of the box body and is opposite to the condensation end heat exchanger so as to be used for driving ambient air to flow to the condensation end heat exchanger.

Optionally, the refrigerator further comprises a top cover covering the upper part of the refrigerator body and provided with a top plate extending along the transverse direction; wherein

The top plate of the top cover and the top plate of the box body are arranged at intervals, so that an accommodating space communicated with an external environment space is defined between the top plate and the box body, and the condensation end heat exchanger is arranged in the accommodating space.

Optionally, the top cap still includes two horizontal curb plates that set up along vertical extension and relative at least, two air intake and air outlet have been seted up respectively on the horizontal curb plate, the fan set up in air intake department.

Optionally, the refrigerator further comprises:

and the temperature sensor is used for detecting the temperature of the external environment space so as to adjust the rotating speed of the fan according to the temperature.

The refrigerator of the utility model replaces the mechanical refrigeration system of the traditional refrigerator with a heat pipe refrigeration system with a condensation end heat exchanger and an evaporation end heat exchanger, the condensing end heat exchanger is arranged at the top of the box body, the height of the evaporating end heat exchanger is set to be lower than that of the condensing end heat exchanger, the characteristics of the heat pipe can be utilized to ensure that the liquid refrigerant in the heat exchanger at the condensation end automatically flows to the heat exchanger at the evaporation end under the action of the self gravity, the gaseous refrigerant in the heat exchanger at the evaporation end is evaporated and rises to the heat exchanger at the condensation end, thereby realizing the self-circulation of the refrigerant in the heat pipe refrigerating system without additional power drive and omitting a compressor, on one hand, can make the refrigerator need not to insert the electricity and can use, improve the flexibility of refrigerator use position, on the other hand compares in traditional refrigerator, and the refrigerator structure of this application is very simple, and the energy consumption is very low.

Furthermore, the heat pipe refrigeration system also comprises a liquid storage device arranged between the condensation end heat exchanger and the evaporation end heat exchanger, a certain amount of refrigerant can be stored in the liquid storage device, the quantity of the circulating refrigerant in the heat pipe refrigeration system can be adjusted conveniently according to the external environment temperature, and therefore the refrigerator can obtain a good refrigeration effect under different external environment temperatures.

Further, the refrigerator of this application is still including being located the box top and the fan that sets up relatively with the condensation end heat exchanger, and the accessible fan makes the more environmental air of a large amount flow to the condensation end heat exchanger more fast to the heat exchange efficiency between condensation end heat exchanger and the environmental air has been improved, and then has improved the refrigeration efficiency of refrigerator.

The above and other objects, advantages and features of the present invention will become more apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of specific embodiments thereof, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

Some specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail hereinafter, by way of illustration and not by way of limitation, with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numbers in the drawings identify the same or similar elements or components. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a flow direction of refrigerant when the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention is operated.

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, fig. 2 is a schematic view illustrating a flow direction of a refrigerant when the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention is operated, and a one-way arrow shown in fig. 2 indicates a flow direction of the refrigerant when the refrigerator is cooled. Referring to fig. 1 and 2, a refrigerator 1 according to the present invention includes a cabinet 10 defining a storage compartment 110. The case 10 may have an insulating layer to prevent the leakage of cold. Further, the refrigerator 1 may further include a door 60 movably coupled to a front side of the cabinet 10 to selectively open or close the storage compartment 110 through the door 60.

In particular, the refrigerator 1 further comprises a heat pipe refrigeration system for providing cold energy to the storage compartment 110, wherein the heat pipe refrigeration system comprises a condensation end heat exchanger 21 and an evaporation end heat exchanger 22 which are communicated in a fluid circulation mode, so that a refrigerant can flow between the condensation end heat exchanger 21 and the evaporation end heat exchanger 22 in a circulating mode. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the condensation end heat exchanger 21 in the present invention means a heat exchanger formed by the condensation section of the heat pipe, which may only contain the condensation section of the heat pipe, and may also contain the condensation section of the heat pipe and the heat exchange fins arranged on the condensation section. Accordingly, the evaporation-side heat exchanger 22 means a heat exchanger formed by an evaporation section part of a heat pipe, and may include only the evaporation section of the heat pipe, and may also include the evaporation section of the heat pipe and heat exchange fins and the like disposed on the evaporation section.

The condensation-side heat exchanger 21 is disposed on the top of the box 10 and exposed to the external environment space where the box 10 is located, so that the condensation-side heat exchanger 21 exchanges heat with the ambient air, and heat contained in the refrigerant in the condensation-side heat exchanger 21 is dissipated to the external environment space. The evaporation end heat exchanger 22 is disposed on the box body 10, and is used for exchanging heat with the air in the storage space 110, so as to absorb heat in the air in the storage space 110, that is, to provide cold to the storage compartment 110. The evaporation side heat exchanger 22 is located at a lower height on the tank 10 than the condensation side heat exchanger 21, so that the refrigerant liquefied in the condensation side heat exchanger 21 flows toward the evaporation side heat exchanger 22 under the action of its own weight.

The utility model discloses a refrigerator 1 replaces the mechanical refrigerating system of traditional refrigerator for the heat pipe refrigerating system who has condensation end heat exchanger 21 and evaporation end heat exchanger 22, and set up condensation end heat exchanger 21 at box 10 top, set the height that highly is less than condensation end heat exchanger 21 with evaporation end heat exchanger 22, the characteristic of usable heat pipe makes the liquid refrigerant in condensation end heat exchanger 21 flow to evaporation end heat exchanger 22 automatically under self action of gravity, the gaseous state refrigerant evaporation in evaporation end heat exchanger 22 rises to condensation end heat exchanger 21, thereby do not need extra power drive just can realize the self-loopa of refrigerant among the heat pipe refrigerating system, the compressor has been saved, on the one hand, can make refrigerator 1 need not to insert the electricity and can use, the flexibility of refrigerator 1 position of use has been improved, on the other hand, compared in traditional refrigerator, refrigerator 1 of this application is very simple in structure, And the energy consumption is very low.

In some embodiments, the heat pipe refrigeration system further includes an accumulator 23 disposed between the condensing end heat exchanger 21 and the evaporating end heat exchanger 22 to regulate the amount of refrigerant circulating in the heat pipe refrigeration system according to the external ambient temperature. The liquid storage device 23 can store a certain amount of refrigerant, so that the amount of the refrigerant circulating in the heat pipe refrigeration system can be conveniently adjusted according to the external environment temperature, and the refrigerator 1 can obtain a good refrigeration effect under different external environment temperatures. Specifically, when the outside ambient temperature decreases, the amount of refrigerant participating in the circulation of the heat pipe refrigeration system decreases, and the accumulator 23 can store the excessive amount of refrigerant. When the external environment temperature rises, the heat pipe refrigeration system needs more refrigerant to circulate, and the refrigerant stored in the liquid storage device 23 participates in the refrigeration circulation, so that the refrigerator 1 can obtain better refrigeration effect under different external environment temperatures.

In some embodiments, the heat pipe refrigeration system further includes a capillary tube 24 disposed between the condensing end heat exchanger 21 and the evaporating end heat exchanger 22 to throttle the flow of refrigerant from the condensing end heat exchanger 21 to the evaporating end heat exchanger 22. It is well known to those skilled in the art that the heat pipe itself has a capillary tube capable of throttling and depressurizing, and the capillary tube 24 can further enhance the throttling effect. Since the throttling function of the capillary 24 is readily known to those skilled in the art, it will not be described in detail herein.

In some embodiments, the refrigerant outlet of the condensation side heat exchanger 21 is connected to the refrigerant inlet of the evaporation side heat exchanger 22 through an inlet pipe 25, so that the liquid refrigerant flowing out of the condensation side heat exchanger 21 flows to the evaporation side heat exchanger 22 through the inlet pipe 25. The refrigerant outlet of the evaporation side heat exchanger 22 is connected to the refrigerant inlet of the condensation side heat exchanger 21 through a gas return pipe 26, so that the gaseous refrigerant flowing out of the evaporation side heat exchanger 22 returns to the condensation side heat exchanger 21 through the gas return pipe 26. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the inlet pipe 25 and the return pipe 26 may be connected pipe sections of the heat pipe which do not have a heat exchange function.

Further, the reservoir 23 and the capillary tube 24 are both provided on the intake pipe 25. That is, the accumulator 23 and the capillary tube 24 are both located in the refrigerant flow path that flows from the condensation-side heat exchanger 21 to the evaporation-side heat exchanger 22. Further, the capillary tube 24 is closer to the evaporation-side heat exchanger 22 than the reservoir 23.

In some embodiments, the evaporation end heat exchanger 22 may be disposed on a rear wall of the storage compartment 110 to facilitate heat exchange with air in the storage compartment 110. Specifically, the evaporation end heat exchanger 22 may be directly exposed in the storage compartment 110, or may be isolated from the storage compartment 110 by a partition, as long as the evaporation end heat exchanger 22 is located inside the insulating layer of the box body 10.

Further, the intake pipe 25 and the return pipe 26 may be both located in a heat insulating layer at the rear side of the cabinet 10, so as to communicate the condensing end heat exchanger 21 located at the top and the evaporating end heat exchanger 22 located at the rear of the cabinet 10. Specifically, the entirety of the inlet pipe 25 may extend vertically to facilitate the flow of liquid refrigerant down the inlet pipe 25. The air inlet pipe section in which the reservoir 23 is located may extend laterally or obliquely downward, and the air inlet pipe section in which the capillary 24 is located may also extend laterally or obliquely downward. The muffler 26 may extend vertically to facilitate the rising of gaseous refrigerant up the muffler 26, reducing refrigerant flow resistance.

In some embodiments, the refrigerator 1 further includes a blower 30, and the blower 30 is disposed at the top of the cabinet 10 and opposite to the condensation side heat exchanger 21 for driving the ambient air to flow toward the condensation side heat exchanger 21. Therefore, a larger amount of ambient air can be caused to flow to the condensation end heat exchanger 21 more quickly by the fan 30, so that the heat exchange efficiency between the condensation end heat exchanger 21 and the ambient air is improved, and the refrigeration efficiency of the refrigerator 1 is improved.

In some embodiments, the refrigerator 1 further includes a top cover 40, the top cover 40 covering the upper side of the cabinet 10 and having a top plate 41 extending in a lateral direction. The top plate 41 of the top cover 40 is disposed spaced apart from the top plate 11 of the cabinet 10 to define therebetween an accommodating space communicating with the external ambient space, in which the condensation-side heat exchanger 21 is disposed. Further, the fan 30 may also be disposed in the accommodating space. Therefore, the function of the condensation end heat exchanger 21 or the fan 30 can be prevented from being influenced by direct falling of impurities such as dust and water.

Specifically, the horizontal periphery of the accommodating space formed between the top cover 40 and the box body 10 can be hollowed out, so that more ambient air can enter the accommodating space to contact with the condensation end heat exchanger 21, and the condensation end heat exchanger 21 is ensured to have a better heat exchange effect. At this time, the top cover 40 may be supported above the cabinet 10 by a plurality of support columns.

In some embodiments, the top cover 40 further includes at least two horizontal side plates 42 extending vertically and disposed opposite to each other, the two horizontal side plates 42 are respectively provided with an air inlet and an air outlet 43, and the fan 30 is disposed at the air inlet. The air inlet and the air outlet 43 can be arranged oppositely, so that the air flow driven by the fan 30 can flow out of the air outlet 43 without changing the direction after flowing through the condensation end heat exchanger 21, the flow resistance of the air flow is reduced, the flow speed of the air flow is improved, and the heat exchange effect of the condensation end heat exchanger 21 is further improved.

Further, the top cover 40 may further include other two opposite side plates to prevent a user from directly seeing the condensing end heat exchanger 21 in the accommodating space, so that the refrigerator 1 is more attractive.

In some embodiments, the refrigerator 1 further includes a temperature sensor 50, and the temperature sensor 50 is configured to detect a temperature of the external environment space, so as to adjust a rotation speed of the fan 30 according to the temperature of the external environment space, so that the rotation speed of the fan 30 matches the temperature of the external environment space, thereby ensuring that the condensing end heat exchanger 21 can obtain a good heat exchange effect in external environments with various temperatures. Specifically, when the temperature sensor 50 detects that the temperature of the external environment space is high, the refrigerator 1 may control the rotation speed of the fan 30 to be adjusted to a high level, so as to promote more ambient air to exchange heat with the condensation-side heat exchanger 21, and thus take away the heat emitted from the condensation-side heat exchanger 21 through more ambient air. When the temperature sensor 50 detects that the temperature of the external environment space is lower, the rotating speed of the controllable fan 30 of the refrigerator 1 is adjusted to a low level, at the moment, heat emitted by the condensing end heat exchanger 21 can be taken away by exchanging heat with the condensing end heat exchanger 21 through a small amount of ambient air, and therefore the environment adaptability of the refrigerator 1 is enhanced while energy is saved through matching and adjusting of fan gears under different ambient temperatures.

Further, temperature sensor 50 may be disposed at a front side of door 60 of refrigerator 1, or may be disposed on cabinet 10, as long as it can accurately detect the temperature of the external environment of refrigerator 1.

It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the refrigerator 1 of the present invention may be a so-called refrigerator, and may also be a refrigerator, a cold storage tank, a wine cabinet, or other devices with a cold storage function.

It should be further understood by those skilled in the art that the terms "upper", "lower", "top", "bottom", "front", "back", etc. used in the embodiments of the present invention are used as terms for indicating the orientation or positional relationship with respect to the actual use state of the refrigerator 1, and these terms are only used for convenience of description and understanding of the technical solution of the present invention, and do not indicate or imply that the device referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Thus, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that while a number of exemplary embodiments of the invention have been shown and described in detail herein, many other variations and modifications can be made, consistent with the principles of the invention, which are directly determined or derived from the disclosure herein, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention should be understood and interpreted to cover all such other variations or modifications.

Claims

1. A refrigerator, characterized by comprising:

a box body with a storage compartment defined inside; and

2. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein the heat pipe refrigeration system further comprises an accumulator disposed between the condenser side heat exchanger and the evaporator side heat exchanger to regulate the amount of refrigerant circulating in the heat pipe refrigeration system based on the outside ambient temperature.

3. The refrigerator of claim 2, wherein the heat pipe refrigeration system further comprises a capillary tube disposed between the condenser side heat exchanger and the evaporator side heat exchanger to throttle refrigerant flowing from the condenser side heat exchanger to the evaporator side heat exchanger.

4. The refrigerator according to claim 3,

a refrigerant outlet of the condensation end heat exchanger is connected with a refrigerant inlet of the evaporation end heat exchanger through an air inlet pipe, and a refrigerant outlet of the evaporation end heat exchanger is connected with a refrigerant inlet of the condensation end heat exchanger through an air return pipe; wherein

The reservoir with the capillary all sets up in on the intake pipe.

5. The refrigerator according to claim 1,

the evaporation end heat exchanger is arranged on the rear wall of the storage chamber so as to exchange heat with air in the storage chamber conveniently.

6. The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising:

7. The refrigerator according to claim 6, further comprising a top cover covering an upper side of the cabinet and having a top plate extending in a lateral direction; wherein

8. The refrigerator according to claim 7,

the top cap still includes two along vertical extension and relative horizontal curb plate that sets up at least, two air intake and air outlet have been seted up respectively on the horizontal curb plate, the fan set up in air intake department.

9. The refrigerator according to claim 6, further comprising: