CN219045832U

CN219045832U - Pipeline structure and refrigerator

Info

Publication number: CN219045832U
Application number: CN202222547939.2U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 安雅倩; 唐海洋; 耿周涛; 高雅; 马壮壮
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2022-09-26
Filing date: 2022-09-26
Publication date: 2023-05-19
Anticipated expiration: 2032-09-26

Abstract

The utility model discloses a pipeline structure and a refrigerator, comprising: the heat recovery pipeline is arranged in the heat generating area of the refrigeration storage equipment and can recover heat of the refrigeration storage equipment, the functional area pipeline is arranged in a functional area needing heat supply and is circularly connected with the heat recovery pipeline, and the circulating water pump and the switch valve are arranged on the functional area pipeline or the heat recovery pipeline. The utility model reduces the heat emitted by the condenser when the refrigerator works through the circulating water, can improve the heat dissipation effect of the refrigerator, and improves the working efficiency of the refrigerator. And the heat generated by the condenser when the refrigerator works is utilized to recycle the heat for the thawing layer, so that the thawing of food can be realized under the condition of not consuming electric energy. The refrigerator can also be used for recovering heat generated during working and thawing ice cubes attached to the freezing layer, so that the heat can be efficiently recovered and utilized.

Description

Pipeline structure and refrigerator

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of refrigerators, in particular to a pipeline structure and a refrigerator.

Background

At present, the refrigerator generates heat during working, and the heat is mainly concentrated on the side face of the refrigerator for release, so that the side face of the refrigerator cannot be provided with any object for shielding heat dissipation, the heat can be wasted, and the working efficiency and the heat dissipation effect of the refrigerator can be influenced. The method for thawing food mainly comprises standing in room temperature or hot water, and has slow thawing speed, and if hot water is used for thawing, frequent replacement of the hot water is required to achieve thawing effect, so that time and resources are wasted. When the frozen layer of the refrigerator is defrosted, the refrigerator needs to be powered off, then the refrigerator is kept at room temperature until the frozen layer of the refrigerator is thawed, or the ice is manually scraped by a shovel. Both methods not only waste time, but also cause damage to the refrigerator while removing ice with a shovel. Therefore, it is important to recycle and use the heat in order to achieve the above effects.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model provides a pipeline structure and a refrigerator for solving the technical problem that heat of the refrigerator cannot be recycled in the prior art.

The technical scheme adopted by the utility model is as follows:

the utility model proposes a pipe structure comprising: the heat recovery pipeline is arranged in the refrigerator heating area and can recover heat of the refrigerator, the functional area pipeline is arranged in each functional area needing heat supply and is circularly connected with the heat recovery pipeline, and the circulating water pump and the switch valve are arranged on the functional area pipeline or the heat recovery pipeline.

Furthermore, each functional area needing heat supply corresponds to one set of functional area pipeline, and each set of functional area pipeline is provided with the switch valve or the circulating water pump and the switch valve.

Further, a plurality of sets of the functional area pipelines are connected in parallel.

Further, the height of the inlet section of the functional area pipeline is lower than that of the outlet section, the switch valve is arranged at the inlet section, and the circulating water pump is arranged at the outlet section.

Further, the functional area needing heat supply includes: a freezing zone and/or a thawing zone.

Further, the functional area pipelines are arranged on the inner wall of the top surface, the inner wall of the bottom surface and the inner walls of the two sides of the freezing area.

Further, the functional area pipeline is arranged on the bottom surface of the thawing area.

Further, a water outlet is arranged on the bottom surface of the thawing area.

Furthermore, the heat recovery pipeline is connected with a water supplementing pipe, a water supplementing valve is arranged on the water supplementing pipe, the bottom of the heat recovery pipeline is connected with a drainage pipeline, and a filter and a drainage switch are arranged on the drainage pipeline.

Preferably, the heat recovery duct is provided at one or more sides of the refrigerator.

The utility model also provides a refrigerator comprising the pipeline structure.

The functional area includes: the refrigerating area, the freezing area and the unfreezing area are sequentially arranged from top to bottom.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model reduces the heat emitted by the condenser when the refrigerator works through circulating water, can improve the heat dissipation effect of the refrigerator, and improves the working efficiency of the refrigerator. And the heat generated by the condenser when the refrigerator works is utilized to recycle the heat for the thawing layer, so that the thawing of food can be realized under the condition of not consuming electric energy. The refrigerator can also be used for recovering heat generated during working and thawing ice cubes attached to the freezing layer, so that the heat can be efficiently recovered and utilized.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model, the drawings that are needed in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described below, it being obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and that other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the arrangement of functional areas of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a heat recovery pipeline according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is a front view of a functional area pipe according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 4 is a top view of a functional area conduit according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a pipeline switch in an embodiment of the present utility model;

1. a refrigerator; 11. a thawing zone; 111. a water outlet; 112. thawing the water filter; 12. a freezing zone; 13. a cooling zone;

2. a heat recovery pipe; 21. a heat recovery water inlet; 22. a heat recovery water outlet; 23. a water supplementing valve; 24. a filter;

3. a functional area conduit; 31. a functional area water inlet; 32. a functional area water outlet; 33. defrosting area pipeline; 331. a defreezing valve; 332. thawing the water pump; 34. a freeze zone conduit; 341. a de-icing valve; 342. deicing water pump.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical problems, technical schemes and beneficial effects to be solved more clear, the utility model is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the utility model.

The principles and structures of the present utility model are described in detail below with reference to the drawings and the examples.

At present, the refrigerator generates heat during working, and the heat is mainly concentrated on the side face of the refrigerator for release, so that the side face of the refrigerator cannot be provided with any object for shielding heat dissipation, the heat can be wasted, and the working efficiency and the heat dissipation effect of the refrigerator can be influenced. The method for thawing food mainly comprises standing in room temperature or hot water, and has slow thawing speed, and if hot water is used for thawing, frequent replacement of the hot water is required to achieve thawing effect, so that time and resources are wasted. When the frozen layer of the refrigerator is defrosted, the refrigerator needs to be powered off, then the refrigerator is kept at room temperature until the frozen layer of the refrigerator is thawed, or the ice is manually scraped by a shovel. Both methods not only waste time, but also cause damage to the refrigerator while removing ice with a shovel. Therefore, it is important to recycle and use the heat in order to achieve the above effects. In contrast, the utility model provides a pipeline structure for a refrigerator, which can recover heat emitted by a condenser of the refrigerator and defrost a deicing and thawing chamber of the refrigerator.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the present utility model proposes a heat recovery pipe, particularly applied to a refrigeration storage apparatus, such as a refrigerator, comprising: the heat recovery duct 2 and the functional area duct 3, the heat recovery duct 2 is disposed at a heating side of the refrigerator 1, if one side of the refrigerator 1 heats, the heat recovery duct 2 is disposed at one side of the refrigerator, and if both sides of the refrigerator 1 heat, the heat recovery duct 2 may be disposed at both sides of the refrigerator. The functional area pipeline 3 is arranged in each functional area with heat supply requirement of the refrigerator, and can be specifically the inner wall of the functional area, the heat recovery pipeline 2 is circularly communicated with the functional area pipeline 3, namely, the heat recovery water inlet 21 of the heat recovery pipeline 2 is communicated with the functional area water outlet 32 of the functional area pipeline, and the heat recovery water outlet 22 of the heat recovery pipeline 2 is communicated with the functional area water inlet 31 of the functional area pipeline. The functional area water inlet 31 of the functional area pipeline is provided with a circulating water pump and a switch valve, the switch valve and the circulating water pump are opened, water can circulate between the heat recovery pipeline and the functional area pipeline to supply heat to the functional area, the functional area needing to supply heat is specifically divided into a freezing area and a defrosting area, when the freezing area needs to be deiced, the corresponding switch valve and the circulating water pump can be opened to deice, when the defrosting area needs to be deiced, the corresponding switch valve and the corresponding circulating water pump can be opened to defrost, and the heat of a refrigerator condenser or other heating components is effectively utilized.

In a specific embodiment, the heat recovery pipe 2 is specifically in a serpentine coiled shape, and is arranged on the side surface of the heating side of the refrigerator 1 from top to bottom, the heat recovery water inlet 21 of the heat recovery pipe 2 is arranged at the top, the heat recovery water outlet 22 of the heat recovery pipe is arranged at the bottom, the heat recovery pipe 2 is connected with a water supplementing pipe, the water supplementing pipe is provided with a water supplementing valve 23, and the water supplementing pipe is connected with a municipal pipe network for supplementing circulating water into the heat recovery pipe 2. Simultaneously the bottom of heat recovery pipeline 2 still connects the drain pipe, is equipped with filter 24 and drainage switch on the drain pipe, when not needing the circulation, can open drainage switch and discharge heat recovery pipeline 2 together with the water of functional area pipeline 3, and the hot water of exhaust can be used for kitchen to wash dishes, wash dishes etc. simultaneously avoids the water icing of freezing area pipeline to lead to blockking up.

In other embodiments or specific applications, the layout shape of the heat recovery duct may also be adjusted according to the area and shape of the routable area of the refrigerator.

The refrigerator provided by the utility model specifically comprises three functional areas, namely a refrigerating area 13, a freezing area 12 and a thawing area 11 from top to bottom, wherein the refrigerating area 13 has no heat supply requirement, the freezing area 12 and the thawing area 11 have heat supply requirements, the freezing area has deicing requirements, and the thawing area has thawing requirements.

The functional area pipe 3 comprises two sets: a freeze zone conduit 34 and a defrost zone conduit 33, respectively. The freezing area pipeline 34 and the thawing area pipeline 33 are arranged in parallel, namely, the heat recovery pipeline 2 on one side is simultaneously communicated with the freezing area pipeline 34 and the thawing area pipeline 33, and when deicing of the freezing area is needed, the heat recovery pipeline is circularly communicated with the freezing area pipeline. When the defrosting area is required to be defrosted, the heat recovery pipeline is circularly communicated with the defrosting area pipeline. The specific valve and water pump are set as follows.

The switching valve includes: a deicing valve 341 provided at an inlet section of the freezing zone conduit 34, and a thawing valve 331 provided at an inlet section of the thawing zone conduit 33. The inlet sections of the freeze zone conduit 34 and defrost zone conduit 33 are both located at the bottom, i.e. the de-icing valve 341 and de-icing valve 331 are both located in a position where the conduit is near the bottom or at the bottom.

The circulating water pump includes: deicing water pump 342 provided at the outlet section of freeze zone pipe 34, and defrosting water pump 332 provided at the outlet section of defrosting zone pipe 33. The outlet section of the freezing area pipeline 34 and the thawing area pipeline 33 are arranged at the top, namely, the deicing water pump 342 and the thawing water pump 332 are arranged at the top, and the outlet section is horizontally arranged, so that water can enter the functional area pipeline from the water pump to cause water accumulation under the condition of being communicated with a single functional area pipeline.

In other embodiments, the inlet section and the outlet section of the freezing area pipeline and the defrosting area pipeline are provided with the switch valves, the heat recovery pipeline is provided with the circulating water pump, the switch valves of the inlet section and the outlet section of the defrosting area pipeline are opened when defrosting is needed, the circulating water pump is opened again to defrost, the switch valves of the inlet section and the outlet section of the freezing area pipeline are opened when defrosting is needed, the circulating water pump is opened again to defrost, and only one circulating water pump is needed, so that the utilization rate of parts is improved.

In other embodiments, it is within the scope of the present utility model to provide functional area piping and associated water circulation pumps and on-off valves only in the freezer area, or to provide functional piping and associated water circulation pumps and on-off valves only in the defrost area, for example.

The top surface inner wall, the bottom surface inner wall and the two side inner walls of the freezing zone 12 are provided with the freezing zone pipeline 34, the freezing zone pipeline 34 is particularly bifurcated into two, the freezing zone pipeline 34 is bifurcated from the left lower corner of the freezing zone, one freezing zone pipeline is provided with the freezing zone pipeline along the left side inner wall and the top surface inner wall, the freezing zone pipeline is provided with the freezing zone pipeline along the bottom surface inner wall and the right side inner wall, the freezing zone pipeline is converged from the right upper corner of the freezing zone pipeline, and the four freezing zone pipelines can supply heat stably when deicing is needed.

The defrosting area 11 is mainly provided with defrosting area pipes 33 on the bottom surface, so that food can be defrosted, and defrosting efficiency can be improved by arranging pipes on other inner walls according to the need.

The bottom surface of the thawing zone 11 is provided with a drain port 111, and the drain port 111 is communicated with a thawing water drain pipe, and the thawing water drain pipe can be directly used as the drain pipe so that thawing water can be drained through the drain pipe. The defrosting water drain pipe can also be directly connected with a defrosting functional area pipeline, and the defrosting water drain pipe is provided with a defrosting water filter 112 and a water outlet valve, after defrosting circulation is completed, the water outlet valve can be opened to drain the hydrolyzed defrosting functional area through the defrosting water drain pipe, and the defrosting water filter is arranged to prevent dirty water from flowing into the functional area pipeline and the heat recovery pipeline.

As shown in fig. 5, when the refrigerator is operated, the side condenser heat dissipation pipe generates heat, which affects the refrigerating effect of the refrigerator, so that the heat can be recycled for other functions. When food is required to be defrosted, the defrosting valve and the defrosting water pump are opened, when circulating water passes through the heat recovery pipeline with heat on the side, the water temperature can rise, the high-temperature circulating water reaches the defrosting area pipeline in the functional area pipeline from the water inlet of the functional area pipeline through the side heat recovery pipeline, heat is transferred through the defrosting area, heat is used for food defrosting, the water temperature flowing out of the defrosting area circulating passage is reduced, and the defrosting water pump is used for pumping low-temperature circulating water to the functional area circulating water outlet to reach the heat recovery pipeline. And then, the high temperature water flowing through the side heat recovery pipeline is sent to the defrosting area pipeline, so that the circulating water flows through the passage to realize the cooling of the condenser and the defrosting function of food.

When the deicing function is needed, the deicing valve and the deicing water pump are opened, the water temperature can rise when circulating water passes through the side heat recovery pipeline, the high-temperature circulating water enters the freezing area pipeline, heat transfer can be carried out when passing through the freezing area, and ice cubes attached to the freezing area are removed, so that the deicing purpose is achieved. The water temperature flowing out of the circulation passage of the freezing area is reduced, the deicing water pump is used for conveying low-temperature circulating water to the heat recovery pipeline through the water inlet of the side heat recovery pipeline, so that the effects of cooling the heat dissipation pipeline of the condenser and removing ice cubes of the freezing layer are achieved, and internal water circulation is carried out for continuous heat conduction.

The functional areas of the refrigerator 1 specifically include: the refrigerating area 13, the freezing area 12 and the thawing area 11 are arranged in sequence from top to bottom. And the thawing area is arranged on the bottom layer to avoid the influence of heat generated during thawing on the refrigerating effect of the freezing area and the refrigerating area.

In a specific arrangement, if the refrigerator only generates heat on one side, a heat recovery pipeline is arranged on the heating side of the refrigerator, and a group of functional area pipelines are correspondingly arranged, namely, the bottom surface of the thawing area is paved by one thawing area pipeline. And the arrangement mode of the freezing area is identical to that of the thawing area.

As shown in fig. 4, if the two sides of the refrigerator generate heat, heat recovery pipelines can be arranged at the left side and the right side of the refrigerator, and a group of functional area pipelines are arranged corresponding to each group of heat recovery pipelines, namely, the heat recovery pipeline at the left side corresponds to the functional area pipeline near the front side of the refrigerator, the heat recovery pipeline at the right side corresponds to the functional area pipeline near the rear side of the refrigerator, the two groups of functional area pipelines are bounded by the centers of the front side and the rear side of the refrigerator, which corresponds to the arrangement of one thawing area pipeline at half of the bottom surface of one thawing area, the other thawing area pipeline is arranged at the other half of the bottom surface of the one thawing area, and the arrangement mode of the thawing area is consistent with that of the thawing area.

The number of the heat recovery pipes is determined according to the actual requirements of the refrigerator, and the two arrangement modes are within the protection scope of the utility model.

The utility model reduces the heat emitted by the condenser when the refrigerator works through the circulating water, can improve the heat dissipation effect of the refrigerator and improves the working efficiency of the refrigerator. And the heat generated by the condenser when the refrigerator works is utilized to recycle the heat for the thawing layer, so that the thawing of food can be realized under the condition of not consuming electric energy. The refrigerator can also be used for recovering heat generated during working and thawing ice cubes attached to the freezing layer, so that the heat can be efficiently recovered and utilized.

It is noted that the above-mentioned terms are used merely to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit exemplary embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, the singular is also intended to include the plural unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, and furthermore, it is to be understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" when used in this specification are taken to specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, devices, components, and/or combinations thereof.

The relative arrangement of the components and steps, numerical expressions and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present application unless it is specifically stated otherwise. Meanwhile, it should be understood that the sizes of the respective parts shown in the drawings are not drawn in actual scale for convenience of description. Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to one of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but should be considered part of the specification where appropriate. In all examples shown and discussed herein, any specific values should be construed as merely illustrative, and not a limitation. Thus, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that: like reference numerals and letters denote like items in the following figures, and thus once an item is defined in one figure, no further discussion thereof is necessary in subsequent figures.

In the description of the present application, it should be understood that, where azimuth terms such as "front, rear, upper, lower, left, right", "transverse, vertical, horizontal", and "top, bottom", etc., indicate azimuth or positional relationships generally based on those shown in the drawings, only for convenience of description and simplification of the description, these azimuth terms do not indicate and imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a specific azimuth or be constructed and operated in a specific azimuth, and thus should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the present application; the orientation word "inner and outer" refers to inner and outer relative to the contour of the respective component itself.

Spatially relative terms, such as "above … …," "above … …," "upper surface at … …," "above," and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one device or feature's spatial location relative to another device or feature as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "above" or "over" other devices or structures would then be oriented "below" or "beneath" the other devices or structures. Thus, the exemplary term "above … …" may include both orientations of "above … …" and "below … …". The device may also be positioned in other different ways (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

In addition, the terms "first", "second", etc. are used to define the components, and are merely for convenience of distinguishing the corresponding components, and unless otherwise stated, the terms have no special meaning, and thus should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present application.

The above description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model, but various modifications and variations can be made to the present utility model by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present utility model should be included in the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A pipe structure, comprising: the heat recovery pipeline is arranged in the heat generating area of the refrigeration storage equipment and can recover heat of the refrigeration storage equipment, the functional area pipeline is arranged in a functional area needing heat supply and is circularly connected with the heat recovery pipeline, and the circulating water pump and the switch valve are arranged on the functional area pipeline or the heat recovery pipeline.

2. A pipeline structure according to claim 1, wherein each functional area to be heated corresponds to a set of the functional area pipelines, and the on-off valve or the circulating water pump and the on-off valve are arranged on each set of the functional area pipelines.

3. The piping structure of claim 2, wherein a plurality of said sets of functional area pipes are connected in parallel.

4. The piping structure according to claim 1, wherein the height of an inlet section of said functional area piping is lower than the height of an outlet section, said on-off valve is provided at said inlet section, and said circulating water pump is provided at said outlet section.

5. The piping structure of claim 1, wherein said functional area requiring heat supply comprises: a freezing zone and/or a thawing zone.

6. The piping structure according to claim 5, wherein said functional area piping is laid on the top side inner wall, the bottom side inner wall and both side inner walls of said freezing area.

7. The piping structure of claim 5, wherein said functional area piping is disposed on a bottom surface of said defrosting area.

8. The piping structure of claim 5, wherein a bottom surface of said defrosting zone is provided with a drain opening.

9. The pipe structure of claim 1, wherein the heat recovery pipe is connected with a water supplementing pipe, a water supplementing valve is arranged on the water supplementing pipe, the bottom of the heat recovery pipe is connected with a drainage pipe, and a filter and a drainage switch are arranged on the drainage pipe.

10. The duct structure of claim 1, wherein the heat recovery duct is provided at one or more sides of the refrigerator.

11. A refrigerator comprising a duct structure as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 10.

12. The refrigerator of claim 11, wherein the functional area includes: the refrigerating area, the freezing area and the unfreezing area are sequentially arranged from top to bottom.