CN213747437U

CN213747437U - Horizontal wind-cooling refrigerator

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Publication number: CN213747437U
Application number: CN202021212626.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 曹佳; 杨峰; 马新翠; 范大鹏
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Special Refrigerator Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Special Refrigerator Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-06-28
Filing date: 2020-06-28
Publication date: 2021-07-20
Anticipated expiration: 2030-06-28

Abstract

The utility model discloses a horizontal wind-cooling cabinet. Horizontal forced air cooling cabinet includes: the inner container is provided with a storage cavity and a first connecting part; an evaporator; the modularized circulating fan set comprises an air channel and a fan, wherein a second connecting part is arranged on the air channel, and the fan is arranged on the air channel; the air duct is arranged in the inner container, the first connecting portion is connected with the second connecting portion, an evaporation cavity is formed between the air duct and the inner container, the evaporator is located in the evaporation cavity, and the fan is used for driving air in the storage cavity to enter the evaporation cavity, exchange heat with the evaporator and then convey the air back to the storage cavity through the air duct. The utility model discloses a modularization circulating fan unit design simplifies the equipment degree of difficulty of freezer to reduce manufacturing cost.

Description

Horizontal wind-cooling refrigerator

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of domestic appliance, especially, relate to a horizontal wind freezer.

Background

At present, refrigeration equipment (refrigerators, freezers and the like) is a common electric appliance in daily life of people, and freezers are divided into horizontal freezers and vertical freezers, and the horizontal freezers are widely used due to large storage capacity. The conventional horizontal refrigerator usually adopts a direct cooling mode to refrigerate, but frost is easily formed in the refrigerator body in the using process, and the air-cooled horizontal refrigerator is gradually popularized in order to reduce the frost formed in the refrigerator body.

Chinese patent No. 201820817380.1 discloses a liner assembly for a refrigerator and a horizontal air-cooled refrigerator (publication No. CN208920697U, published 2019-05-31), which mainly discloses that an air duct and a fan are arranged in the liner, an evaporator is arranged in the air duct, and the fan is used to realize air circulation flow inside the refrigerator, thereby realizing air-cooled refrigeration. However, the air supply ducts are required to be arranged on the front side wall and the rear side wall of the refrigerator, so that the whole structure is complex, the assembly difficulty is increased, and the whole manufacturing cost is increased.

In view of this, how to design a refrigeration plant technique that reduces the equipment degree of difficulty and reduce manufacturing cost is the utility model discloses the technical problem that will solve.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model provides a horizontal wind freezer adopts the design of modularization circulating fan unit, simplifies the equipment degree of difficulty of freezer to reduce manufacturing cost.

In order to achieve the technical purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

in one aspect, the utility model provides a horizontal wind freezer, include:

the inner container is provided with a storage cavity and a first connecting part;

an evaporator;

the modularized circulating fan set comprises an air channel and a fan, wherein a second connecting part is arranged on the air channel, and the fan is arranged on the air channel;

the air duct is arranged in the inner container, the first connecting portion is connected with the second connecting portion, an evaporation cavity is formed between the air duct and the inner container, the evaporator is located in the evaporation cavity, and the fan is used for driving air in the storage cavity to enter the evaporation cavity, exchange heat with the evaporator and then convey the air back to the storage cavity through the air duct.

Furthermore, the first connecting portion comprises a threaded hole formed in the inner container, the second connecting portion comprises a screw and a mounting hole formed in the air duct, and the screw penetrates through the mounting hole and is in threaded connection with the threaded hole.

Furthermore, the first connecting portion further comprises a clamping groove formed in the inner container, the second connecting portion further comprises a clamping claw formed in the air duct, and the clamping claw is clamped in the clamping groove.

Furthermore, the threaded hole is formed in the upper portion of the inner container, the clamping groove is formed in the lower portion of the inner container, the mounting hole is formed in the upper portion of the air duct, and the clamping jaw is arranged in the lower portion of the air duct.

Further, the wind channel includes:

the cover plate is provided with an air outlet, and the cover plate is provided with the second connecting part;

the heat preservation body is provided with a mounting groove;

the heat insulator is arranged on the cover plate, the fan is arranged on the mounting groove, and the air output by the fan is conveyed back to the storage cavity through the air outlet.

Further, an air supply channel is formed in the heat insulation body, the air supply channel is located on the air outlet side of the fan, and the air supply channel is communicated with the air outlet.

Further, the cover plate includes:

the heat insulation structure comprises a first plate body, wherein the first plate body is vertically arranged, the air outlet is formed in the first plate body, the heat insulation body is arranged on the first plate body, and the second connecting portion is arranged on the first plate body.

Further, the cover plate further includes: the second plate body is transversely arranged, the air outlet is also formed in the second plate body, and the second plate body is arranged on the upper portion of the first plate body and covers the heat preservation body.

Further, the wind channel still includes: the air inlet structure comprises an inner lining plate, the inner lining plate is provided with an air inlet, the inner lining plate covers the mounting groove, an air inlet cavity is formed between the inner lining plate and the mounting groove, the fan is located in the air inlet cavity, and the air supply channel is communicated with the air inlet cavity.

Further, a first air return opening communicated with the evaporation cavity is formed between the lower end part of the air duct and the inner container; or a second air return inlet communicated with the evaporation cavity is arranged on the air duct.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model discloses an advantage is with positive effect: through carrying out the modularized design with modularization circulating fan group, before the freezer equipment, wind channel and fan among the modularization circulating fan group assemble together in advance, then, place the evaporimeter back in the inner bag, then be connected through the cooperation of the first connecting portion on second connecting portion on the modularization circulating fan group and the inner bag, assemble the inner bag with modularization circulating fan group on with the completion, thus, just need not to assemble wind channel and fan in proper order in the inner bag, utilize first connecting portion and second connecting portion can realize assembling the inner bag with modularization circulating fan convenient and fast on simultaneously, the equipment degree of difficulty of freezer has been simplified, and reduce manufacturing cost.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without inventive labor.

Fig. 1 is an assembly diagram of an inner container and a modular circulating fan set in an embodiment of the horizontal air cooler of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an assembled sectional view of the inner container and the modular circulating fan set in an embodiment of the horizontal air cooler of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged partial view of the area B in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion of the area C in FIG. 3;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a modular circulating fan unit in an embodiment of the horizontal air cooler of the present invention;

fig. 7 is an exploded view of the modular circulating fan assembly in an embodiment of the horizontal air cooler of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that in the description of the present invention, the terms of direction or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are merely for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

As shown in fig. 1 to 7, the present embodiment provides a horizontal wind-cooling cabinet, which includes: an insulation box and a refrigeration loop, wherein the insulation box generally comprises a shell and an inner container 1, and a foaming layer is formed between the shell and the inner container 1 through a foaming technology. The refrigerating circuit comprises a compressor, a condenser, a throttling device and an evaporator 2, wherein the compressor drives a refrigerant to flow in the refrigerating circuit so as to refrigerate the articles in the liner 1 through the evaporator 2. Wherein, a storage cavity 100 is formed in the inner container 1, a first connecting part 11 is further arranged on the inner container 1, and the evaporator 2 is arranged in the inner container 1. The specific structure of the incubator and the refrigeration circuit is not limited herein.

In order to simplify the assembling process and improve the assembling efficiency, the horizontal air cooler further comprises a modular circulating fan set 3, the modular circulating fan set 3 comprises an air duct 31 and a fan 32, a second connecting part 33 is arranged on the air duct 31, and the fan 32 is arranged on the air duct 31.

The air duct 31 is disposed in the inner container 1, the first connecting portion 11 is connected to the second connecting portion 33, an evaporation cavity 200 is formed between the air duct 31 and the inner container 1, the evaporator 2 is located in the evaporation cavity 200, and the fan 32 is configured to drive air in the storage cavity 100 to enter the evaporation cavity 200, exchange heat with the evaporator 2, and then convey the air back to the storage cavity 100 through the air duct 31.

In the actual use process, the articles to be refrigerated or frozen are put into the storage cavity 100 formed in the inner container 1. Under the action of the fan 32, air is directly circulated between the storage cavity 100 and the evaporation cavity 200. The air in the storage cavity 100 enters the evaporation cavity 200 through the air duct 31, the air entering the evaporation cavity 200 exchanges heat with the evaporator 2 and then becomes cold air, and the cold air is conveyed back to the storage cavity 100 from the air duct 31 to refrigerate the articles.

In the factory stage, in the assembling process by an operator, the evaporator 2 is firstly placed in the liner 1 for installation and fixation, meanwhile, the fan 32 is assembled on the air duct 31 in advance by the modularized circulating fan unit 3, and then the air duct 31 is communicated with the fan 32 and is installed in the liner 1 together. In the installation process of the air duct 31, the second connecting portion 33 is correspondingly connected and matched with the first connecting portion 11, so that the modular circulating fan unit 3 can be conveniently and quickly assembled on the inner container 1.

And because the modularization circulating fan unit 3 accomplishes the equipment in inner bag 1 outside, the modularized design of modularization circulating fan unit 3 can realize the integral erection, and then need not operating personnel and install each part in the narrow space of inner bag 1, realizes simplifying the assembling process and improves the packaging efficiency.

However, the following connection structure may be adopted for the expressive entities of the first connection portion 11 and the second connection portion 33.

In some embodiments, the first connecting portion 11 includes a threaded hole 111 formed on the inner container 1, the second connecting portion 33 includes a screw 331 and a mounting hole 332 formed on the air duct 31, and the screw 331 passes through the mounting hole 332 and is threadedly coupled with the threaded hole 111. Specifically, the air duct 31 can be firmly and reliably mounted on the inner container 1 by matching the screw 331 with the threaded hole on the inner container 1.

In other embodiments, the first connecting portion 11 further includes a locking groove 112 disposed on the inner container 1, and the second connecting portion 33 further includes a locking claw 333 disposed on the air duct 31, and the locking claw 333 is locked in the locking groove 112. Specifically, during actual assembly, the air duct 31 can be pre-positioned on the inner container 1 by the engagement of the claws 333 and the notches 112, and then the fastening operation is performed by the screws 331. For the convenience of operation of the operator, the latch 333 is disposed at the bottom of the air duct 31, and the screw 331 is disposed at the top of the air duct 31. Specifically, the threaded hole 111 is disposed at the upper portion of the inner container 1, the locking groove 112 is disposed at the lower portion of the inner container 1, the mounting hole 332 is disposed at the upper portion of the air duct 31, and the locking claw 333 is disposed at the lower portion of the air duct 31. Thus, during assembly, the air duct 31 is matched with the clamping groove 112 at the bottom of the inner container 1 through the clamping jaws 333 at the bottom to support and position the bottom; then, the top of the wind tunnel 31 is fastened by a screw 331.

In some embodiments, for the air duct 31, it may include: a cover 311 and insulation 312. The cover plate 311 is provided with an air outlet 301, and the cover plate 311 is provided with a second connecting part 33; the heat insulator 312 is provided with a mounting groove 3121; the heat insulator 312 is disposed on the cover plate 311, the fan 32 is disposed on the mounting groove 3121, and the wind output by the fan 32 is delivered back to the storage cavity 100 through the wind outlet 301.

Specifically, the air duct 31 is assembled by a cover 311 and a heat insulator 312, the heat insulator 312 is usually made of a material having heat insulating ability such as foam, the heat insulator 312 is disposed on an inner surface of the cover 311, and then is mounted on the liner 1 through a second connecting portion 33 disposed on the cover 311. And for the cold air formed by heat exchange in the evaporation cavity 200, the cold air is output through the air outlet 301 and flows into the storage cavity 100.

In one embodiment, an air supply passage 3122 may be formed in the heat insulation body 312, the air supply passage 3121 is located on the air outlet side of the fan 32, and the air supply passage 3121 is communicated with the air outlet 301. Specifically, under the action of the fan 32, the air in the storage cavity 100 enters the evaporation cavity 200, and the air exchanges heat with the evaporator 2 to form cold air and flows to the air outlet 301 through the air supply passage 3121, so as to ensure that the cold air can be smoothly output to the storage cavity 100.

In another embodiment, the cover 311 includes: first plate body 3111, first plate body 3111 vertical arrangement have the air outlet 301 on first plate body 3111, and the heat-insulating body 312 sets up on first plate body 3111, is provided with second connecting portion 33 on first plate body 3111. Specifically, the first plate 3111 is disposed in the inner container 1 and located at one end of the inner container 1, the heat insulator 312 is mounted on the first plate 3111, and the air duct 31 is mounted in the inner container 1 through the second connecting portion 33 disposed on the first plate 3111. The cross section of the first plate 3111 is U-shaped, the air outlets 301 are respectively disposed on two sides of the first plate 3111, and similarly, the second connecting portions 33 are respectively disposed on two sides of the first plate 3111. Air outlets 301 on two sides of the first plate body 3111 can supply air to two sides of the storage cavity 100, and therefore refrigeration in the storage cavity 100 is uniform.

In a preferred embodiment, the cover plate 311 further includes: the second plate 3112 and the second plate 3112 are arranged in a transverse direction, the second plate 3112 is also provided with an air outlet 301, and the second plate 3112 is disposed on the first plate 3111 and covers the heat retaining member 312. Specifically, the cover plate 311 is further provided with a second plate 3112 arranged on the first plate 3111, and similarly, the second plate 3112 is also provided with an air outlet 301, so that air is supplied from the top of the storage cavity 100 through the air outlet 301 of the second plate 3112, and the distribution of the refrigeration temperature in the storage cavity 100 is more uniform. As for the connection between the second plate 3112 and the first plate 3111, a detachable connection may be adopted, for example: snap connections, or screw connections.

In some embodiments, in order to prevent the screw 331 from being exposed from the storage cavity 100, the second plate 3112 is opened and the screw 331 is inserted into the screw hole of the inner container 1 and tightened during the process of assembling the modular circulation fan set 3 to the inner container 1, and then the second plate 3112 is covered. In this way, the screw 331 is not visible from the storage cavity 100 when the user is using the storage cavity.

In some embodiments, the air duct 31 further includes an inner lining plate 313, the inner lining plate 313 is provided with an air inlet 3131, the inner lining plate 313 covers the installation groove 3121, an air inlet cavity is formed between the inner lining plate 313 and the installation groove 3121, the fan 32 is located in the air inlet cavity, and the air supply passage 3121 is communicated with the air inlet cavity. Specifically, the inner lining plate 313 is disposed on the cover plate 311, the fan 32 in the mounting groove 3121 can be shielded by the inner lining plate 313, and meanwhile, the air inlet 3131 disposed on the inner lining plate 313 can meet the air inlet requirement of the fan 32. Since the air outlets 301 are disposed at two sides and the top of the air duct 31, the fan 32 preferably adopts a centrifugal fan, an air inlet area of the centrifugal fan is aligned with the air inlet 3131, an outer periphery of the centrifugal fan is used for air outlet, and air output by the centrifugal fan is output from each air outlet 301 through the air supply passage 3121 at a corresponding position.

In some embodiments, for the return air setting of the air duct 31, a first return air opening communicating with the evaporation cavity 200 may be formed between the lower end portion of the air duct 31 and the inner container 1, and the air in the storage cavity 100 is returned through the first return air opening formed between the air duct 31 and the inner container 1. Or, a second air return opening communicated with the evaporation cavity 200 may be directly provided on the air duct 31, and the air in the storage cavity 100 directly passes through the second air return opening on the air duct 31 to return air.

In this embodiment, the specific structural form of the horizontal air cooler is not limited herein, but for the modular circulating fan set, it can be built in the housing of the horizontal air cooler to maintain the overall aesthetic appearance of the horizontal air cooler.

The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and not to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the embodiments described in the foregoing embodiments, or that equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention, which is claimed.

Claims

1. A horizontal wind-cooling cabinet is characterized by comprising:

an evaporator;

2. The horizontal wind refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the first connecting portion comprises a threaded hole formed in the inner container, the second connecting portion comprises a screw and a mounting hole formed in the air duct, and the screw penetrates through the mounting hole and is in threaded connection with the threaded hole.

3. The horizontal wind refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the first connecting portion further comprises a clamping groove formed in the inner container, the second connecting portion further comprises a claw formed in the air duct, and the claw is clamped in the clamping groove.

4. The horizontal wind refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the threaded hole is provided at the upper part of the inner container, the clamping groove is provided at the lower part of the inner container, the mounting hole is provided at the upper part of the wind channel, and the clamping jaw is provided at the lower part of the wind channel.

5. The horizontal wind cooler according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein said air duct comprises:

the heat preservation body is provided with a mounting groove;

6. The horizontal air cooler according to claim 5, wherein an air supply channel is formed in the heat insulating body, the air supply channel is located on an air outlet side of the fan, and the air supply channel is communicated with the air outlet.

7. The horizontal wind cooler according to claim 5, wherein said cover plate comprises:

8. The horizontal wind cooler according to claim 7, wherein said cover plate further comprises: the second plate body is transversely arranged, the air outlet is also formed in the second plate body, and the second plate body is arranged on the upper portion of the first plate body and covers the heat preservation body.

9. The horizontal air cooler according to claim 6, wherein said air duct further comprises: the air inlet structure comprises an inner lining plate, the inner lining plate is provided with an air inlet, the inner lining plate covers the mounting groove, an air inlet cavity is formed between the inner lining plate and the mounting groove, the fan is located in the air inlet cavity, and the air supply channel is communicated with the air inlet cavity.

10. The horizontal air cooler according to claim 1, wherein a first air return opening communicating with the evaporation cavity is formed between the lower end of the air duct and the inner container; or a second air return inlet communicated with the evaporation cavity is arranged on the air duct.