CN219063867U

CN219063867U - Refrigerator with a refrigerator body

Info

Publication number: CN219063867U
Application number: CN202223321056.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨涛; 孙川川
Original assignee: TCL Home Appliances Hefei Co Ltd
Current assignee: TCL Home Appliances Hefei Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-12-09
Filing date: 2022-12-09
Publication date: 2023-05-23
Anticipated expiration: 2032-12-09

Abstract

The application discloses refrigerator, including box, condenser and wind channel structure, the box is equipped with the compressor storehouse, and the condenser sets up in the compressor storehouse, and wind channel structure sets up in the compressor storehouse, and the condenser is located to the wind channel structure cover, and the wind channel structure is equipped with the condensation wind channel and with air intake and the air outlet of condensation wind channel intercommunication, and the air intake is close to the condenser setting, and the air outlet communicates with the box outside, and along the direction of height of box, the air outlet is located the top of air intake. In this application, the condenser releases heat to the outside for be close to the air temperature near the condenser in the wind channel structure and rise, and the density of hot air is lower, and hot air rises along the condensation wind channel until being discharged from the air outlet, leads to forming the negative pressure district near the condenser, makes the cold air that the temperature outside the wind channel structure is lower relatively inhale in the condensation wind channel from the air intake, and the cold air outside the wind channel structure like this continuously flows in the wind channel structure, realizes the natural convection of air, thereby realizes the heat dissipation to the condenser.

Description

Refrigerator with a refrigerator body

Technical Field

The application belongs to the household electrical appliances field, especially relates to a refrigerator.

Background

The refrigerator is a household appliance which is indispensable for people to meet daily life. In the related art, for some large refrigerators, a condenser is generally externally arranged in a compression bin, so that the existing refrigerator is generally provided with a cooling fan in the compression bin to cool the condenser.

However, noise is inevitably generated in the working process of the fan, and the noise generated by the fan is overlapped with the vibration noise of the working of the compressor, so that a user feels high in noise of the whole machine, and the use experience of the user is affected.

Disclosure of Invention

An embodiment of the present application provides a refrigerator, including:

the box body is provided with a compressor bin;

the condenser is arranged in the compressor bin; and

the air duct structure is arranged in the compressor bin, the air duct structure is covered on the condenser, the air duct structure is provided with a condensation air duct, an air inlet and an air outlet, the air inlet is communicated with the condensation air duct, the air inlet is close to the condenser, the air outlet is communicated with the outside of the box body, the air outlet is located above the air inlet in the height direction of the box body.

Optionally, the wind channel structure is tubular setting, the wind channel structure has relative first end and second end, first end open mask is located the condenser, and forms the air intake, the second end is uncovered to be formed the air outlet.

Optionally, a line passing through the center of the condensation air duct is taken as a reference line, and the cross section of the condensation air duct perpendicular to the reference line is gradually reduced from the first end to the second end.

Optionally, the compressor compartment includes opposite top and bottom walls, and side walls connected to the top and bottom walls, and the condenser is mounted to the bottom wall;

the first end is connected with the condenser and faces the bottom wall, the second end is connected with the side wall and is abutted against the top wall, and the side wall is provided with a through-air hole communicated with the air outlet.

Optionally, the air duct structure is bent from the first end to the second end towards a direction approaching the top wall.

Optionally, the air duct structure further includes a first bellows and a second bellows, the first end is connected with the condenser through the first bellows, and the second end is connected with the side wall through the second bellows.

Optionally, the condenser includes the condenser pipe and with the support that the condenser pipe is connected, first end is through first bellows with the support connection is fixed.

Optionally, the material of the air duct structure is a metal material.

Optionally, the refrigerator further comprises a compressor, wherein the compressor is arranged in the compressor bin and far away from the air inlet.

Optionally, the refrigerator further comprises a compressor, and the input end of the condenser extends out of the air inlet and is connected with the compressor.

The refrigerator that this embodiment provided, in the refrigeration process, the heat is released to the outside to the condenser for near the air temperature that is close to the condenser in the wind channel structure rises, because the density of hot air is lower, hot air rises along the condensation wind channel until being discharged from the air outlet, lead to forming the negative pressure district near the condenser, make the cold air that the temperature outside the wind channel structure is lower relatively inhale the condensation wind channel from the air intake in, get into the cold air in the condensation wind channel and the condenser and continue the heat transfer, be heated the back and follow the condensation wind channel and follow the air outlet and discharge again, so, make the cold air outside the wind channel structure constantly flow in the wind channel structure, realize the natural convection of air, thereby realize the heat dissipation to the condenser.

According to the embodiment of the application, the condensing air duct is arranged in the compressor bin, natural convection of air is realized based on the 'chimney effect' principle, so that heat dissipation of the condenser is realized, a cooling fan is not required to be arranged in the compressor bin, pneumatic noise can not be generated, the noise problem caused by the cooling fan of the existing refrigerator is solved, noise generated in the working process of the refrigerator is reduced, and the use experience of a user is improved.

In addition, as the cooling fan is not required to be arranged, the electric energy required by the operation of the cooling fan can be saved, and the power consumption of the whole refrigerator is reduced, so that the electricity consumption cost of a user is reduced.

Drawings

The technical solution of the present application and the advantageous effects thereof will be made apparent from the following detailed description of the specific embodiments of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a part of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is an assembly schematic of the duct structure of the present application mounted to a compressor compartment.

FIG. 3 is an assembled schematic view of a compressor compartment mounted with another embodiment of the duct structure of the present application.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It will be apparent that the described embodiments are only some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments herein without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the present application.

The embodiment of the application provides a refrigerator to alleviate the noise problem that the radiator fan of current refrigerator brought.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic view of a part of a refrigerator provided in the present application. In the embodiment of the present application, the refrigerator 1 includes a cabinet 10 and a condenser. The case 10 is provided with a compressor compartment 11, and the condenser is provided in the compressor compartment 11.

The cabinet 10 includes a refrigerated compartment that may include a refrigerated and/or a freezer compartment. The compressor compartment 11 is disposed at one side of the refrigerating compartment, wherein the compressor compartment 11 may be disposed at an upper side of the refrigerating compartment or may be disposed at a lower side of the refrigerating compartment, and a specific disposition position of the compressor compartment 11 is not limited herein.

The compressor compartment 11 is configured to accommodate a compressor 40, and the compressor 40 and the condenser 20 are part of the structure of a refrigeration component of the refrigerator 1, and the refrigeration component of the refrigerator 1 further includes a capillary tube and an evaporator. The exhaust pipe of the compressor 40 is connected with the input end of the condenser 20, the output end of the condenser 20 is connected with a capillary, one end of the capillary far away from the condenser 20 is connected with the input end of the evaporator, and the output end of the evaporator is connected with the air suction pipe of the compressor 40.

In the refrigerating process of the refrigerator 1, the compressor 40 operates to compress the refrigerant therein into a high-temperature and high-pressure gaseous refrigerant, the high-temperature and high-pressure gaseous refrigerant is conveyed into the condenser 20 from the exhaust pipe, is subjected to heat exchange and cooling by the condenser 20, becomes a low-temperature and high-pressure liquid refrigerant, enters the evaporator through the throttling effect of the capillary tube to become a low-temperature and low-pressure gaseous refrigerant, and returns to the evaporator through the air suction pipe.

Because the refrigerant exchanges heat and cools in the condenser 20, the refrigerant releases heat to the condenser 20, so that the temperature of the condenser 20 is increased, and in order to dissipate heat of the condenser 20, the existing refrigerator 1 is usually provided with a cooling fan in the compressor bin 11, however, noise is inevitably generated in the working process of the cooling fan, and the noise generated by the cooling fan is superposed with the vibration noise of the compressor 40, so that a user feels that the noise of the whole refrigerator 1 is high, and the use experience of the user is affected.

For this, in the embodiment of the application, please refer to fig. 2, the refrigerator 1 further includes an air duct structure 20, the air duct structure 20 is disposed in the compressor compartment 11, the air duct structure 20 is covered on the condenser 20, the air duct structure 20 is provided with a condensation air duct 31, an air inlet 32 and an air outlet 33 which are communicated with the condensation air duct 31, the air inlet 32 is disposed near the condenser 20, the air outlet 33 is communicated with the outside of the refrigerator 10, and the air outlet 33 is located above the air inlet 32 along the height direction of the refrigerator 10.

Specifically, in the refrigerating process of the refrigerator 1, the condenser 20 releases heat to the outside, so that the temperature of the air near the condenser 20 in the air duct structure 20 is increased, and because the density of the hot air is low, the hot air rises along the condensation air duct 31 until being discharged from the air outlet 33, so that a negative pressure area is formed near the condenser 20, so that the cold air with relatively low temperature outside the air duct structure 20 is sucked into the condensation air duct 31 from the air inlet 32, the cold air entering the condensation air duct 31 and the condenser 20 continue to exchange heat, and is discharged again from the air outlet 33 along the condensation air duct 31 after being heated, so that the cold air outside the air duct structure 20 continuously flows into the air duct structure 20, thereby realizing natural convection of the air, and further realizing heat dissipation of the condenser 20.

According to the embodiment of the application, the condensing air duct 31 is arranged in the compressor bin 11, natural convection of air is realized based on the 'chimney effect' principle, and therefore heat dissipation of the condenser 20 is achieved, a cooling fan is not required to be arranged in the compressor bin 11, pneumatic noise cannot be generated, the noise problem caused by the cooling fan of the existing refrigerator 1 is solved, noise generated in the working process of the refrigerator 1 is reduced, and user experience is improved.

In addition, as the cooling fan is not required to be arranged, the electric energy required by the operation of the cooling fan can be saved, and the power consumption of the whole refrigerator 1 is reduced, so that the electricity consumption cost of a user is reduced.

In addition, it should be noted that after the cooling fan of the existing refrigerator 1 is used for a period of time, dust is easily attracted to the surface of the fan due to the electrostatic action, so that wind resistance caused by rotation of the fan is increased, and the cooling effect of the condenser 20 is poor, so that cleaning and maintenance of the cooling fan are required regularly.

Referring to fig. 2, in the embodiment of the present application, the air duct structure 20 is disposed in a tubular shape, the air duct structure 20 has a first end 31a and a second end 31b opposite to each other, the first end 31a is open and covered on the condenser 20, and forms an air inlet 32, and the second end 31b is open and forms an air outlet 33.

In this way, the air inlet 32 and the air outlet 33 are formed at opposite ends of the air duct structure 20, so that the air entering from the air inlet 32 can flow along the condensation duct 31 and be directly discharged from the air outlet 33. In addition, the first end 31a is directly covered on the condenser 20, i.e. the cold air exchanges heat with the condenser 20 when entering the air inlet 32, so as to prevent the cold air from being heated by other heat sources and raise the heat exchange efficiency of the condenser 20.

In order to enhance the natural convection effect of the air, in an embodiment, please continue to refer to fig. 2, taking a line passing through the center of the condensation duct 31 as a reference line, the cross-sectional area of the condensation duct 31 perpendicular to the reference line gradually decreases from the first end 31a to the second end 31 b.

As shown in fig. 2, the cross section of the condensation duct 31 perpendicular to the center line of the condensation duct 31 is gradually decreased from the first end 31a to the second end 31b, so that in the process of flowing hot air through the condensation duct 31, the flow speed of the hot air is accelerated in unit time, and the hot air is rapidly discharged from the air outlet 33, so that the flow of the air is promoted, the natural convection of the air can be accelerated, and the heat dissipation effect of the condenser 20 is improved.

Optionally, in an embodiment, referring still to fig. 2, the compressor compartment 11 includes opposed top and

bottom walls

112, 111, and side walls 113 connecting the top and

bottom walls

112, 111, with the condenser 20 mounted to the bottom wall 111. The first end 31a is connected to the condenser 20 and faces the bottom wall 111, the second end 31b is connected to the side wall 113 and abuts against the top wall 112, and the side wall 113 is provided with a through-air hole 114 communicating with the air outlet 33.

The first end 31a is connected to the condenser 20 and faces the bottom wall 111, the second end 31b is connected to the side wall 113 and faces the top wall 112, so that the air inlet 32 is far away from the air outlet 33, and the hot air discharged from the air outlet 33 can flow upwards, so that the discharged hot air is prevented from being sucked into the condensing air duct 31 again through the air inlet 32, the air sucked from the air inlet 32 is relatively low-temperature ambient air, and the heat exchange effect is good.

Optionally, in an embodiment, the air duct structure 20 is bent from the first end 31a to the second end 31b toward a direction approaching the top wall 112.

As shown in fig. 2, by providing the duct structure 20 to bend from the first end 31a to the second end 31b toward the direction approaching the top wall 112, a sufficient space is formed on the side of the duct structure 20 facing away from the top wall 112 to facilitate the installation of other components such as the compressor 40.

During the operation of the refrigerator 1, vibration is generated due to the operation of the compressor 40, and the vibration generated by the compressor 40 is transmitted to the air duct structure 20 through the condenser 20, so that friction abnormal sound is generated at the connection part between the air duct structure 20 and the condenser 20 and between the air duct structure and the side wall 113. To avoid this problem, referring to fig. 3, in an embodiment, the air duct structure 20 further includes a first bellows 50 and a second bellows 60, the first end 31a is connected to the condenser 20 through the first bellows 50, and the second end 31b is connected to the side wall 113 through the second bellows 60.

As shown in fig. 3, the bellows is a flexible tube having corrugated walls, and is elastically deformable when subjected to an external force or vibration.

Specifically, during the operation of the refrigerator 1, part of vibration generated by the operation of the compressor 40 is transmitted to the first bellows 50 through the condenser 20, and most of the vibration is counteracted due to the elastic deformation of the first bellows 50, so that the vibration transmitted to the air duct structure 20 through the condenser 20 is greatly weakened; in the same way, part of the vibration generated by the operation of the compressor 40 is transmitted to the second bellows 60 through the bottom wall 111 and the side wall 113, and most of the vibration is counteracted due to the elastic deformation of the second bellows 60, so that the vibration transmitted to the air duct structure 20 through the side wall 113 is greatly weakened. As such, in this embodiment, the first end 31a is indirectly connected to the condenser 20 by the first bellows 50, and the second end 31b is indirectly connected to the side wall 113 by the second bellows 60, and most of the vibration is absorbed by the elastic deformation of the first bellows 50 and the second bellows 60, so that the vibration that can be transmitted to the air duct structure 20 is weakened, and the friction noise generated at the junction of the air duct structure 20 and the condenser 20 and the side wall 113 is reduced.

To facilitate connection of the air duct structure 20 to the condenser 20, in one embodiment, referring to fig. 3, the condenser 20 includes a condenser tube and a bracket 22 connected to the condenser tube, and the first end 31a is connected and fixed to the bracket 22 through a first bellows 50.

The bracket 22 has a mounting surface facing the first bellows 50, and the first bellows 50 may be fixedly connected to the bracket 22 by screws, thereby facilitating the connection of the air duct structure 20 to the condenser 20, and simultaneously ensuring the connection stability of the air duct structure 20 to the condenser 20.

The bracket 22 may be a separately produced mounting fitting, or may directly use a fin structure on the condenser 20 as the bracket 22.

In the embodiment of the present application, the material of the air duct structure 20 is a metal material.

Because the coefficient of heat conductivity of metal material is higher than that of plastics, has good heat conduction ability, this application embodiment is through adopting the metal material preparation with wind channel structure 20 for wind channel structure 20 not only can be through the heat dissipation of air convection with condenser 20, can also outwards transmit a part of heat through wind channel structure 20 itself, further promotes the radiating effect to condenser 20.

In an embodiment, referring to fig. 2, the refrigerator 1 further includes a compressor 40, and the compressor 40 is disposed in the compressor compartment 11 and is disposed away from the air inlet 32.

It will be appreciated that, since a certain amount of heat is generated during the operation of the compressor 40, the heat transferred from the compressor 40 to the air near the air inlet 32 is reduced by disposing the compressor 40 away from the air inlet 32, so as to avoid the high temperature of the air sucked from the air inlet 32 and reduce the heat exchange effect on the condenser 20.

In one embodiment, the refrigerator 1 further includes a compressor 40, and the input end of the condenser 20 extends out of the air inlet 32 and is connected to the compressor 40.

It can be understood that the input end of the condenser extends out from the air inlet to be connected with the compressor instead of directly punching on the air duct structure, so that on one hand, the processing and the production of large wind processing are facilitated, and the assembly of the air duct structure and the condenser is facilitated; on the one hand, the air in the condensation air duct is prevented from directly flowing out of the hole structure on the air duct structure, and the natural convection effect of the air is prevented from being influenced.

In the foregoing embodiments, the descriptions of the embodiments are emphasized, and for parts of one embodiment that are not described in detail, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.

The refrigerator provided by the embodiment of the present application has been described in detail, and specific examples are applied herein to illustrate the principles and embodiments of the present application, and the description of the above examples is only for helping to understand the method and core ideas of the present application; meanwhile, as those skilled in the art will vary in the specific embodiments and application scope according to the ideas of the present application, the contents of the present specification should not be construed as limiting the present application in summary.

Claims

1. A refrigerator, comprising:

the box body is provided with a compressor bin;

the condenser is arranged in the compressor bin; and

the air duct structure is arranged in the compressor bin, the air duct structure is provided with a condensation air duct, an air inlet and an air outlet, wherein the air inlet and the air outlet are communicated with the condensation air duct, the air inlet is close to the condenser, the air outlet is communicated with the outside of the box body, the air outlet is located above the air inlet in the height direction of the box body.

2. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the air duct structure is tubular, the air duct structure has opposite first and second ends, the first end open cover is disposed on the condenser and forms the air inlet, and the second end open forms the air outlet.

3. The refrigerator of claim 2, wherein a line passing through a center of the condensing duct is taken as a reference line, and a cross-sectional area of the condensing duct perpendicular to the reference line is gradually reduced from the first end to the second end.

4. The refrigerator of claim 2 wherein the compressor compartment includes opposed top and bottom walls and side walls connected to the top and bottom walls, the condenser being mounted to the bottom wall;

5. The refrigerator of claim 4, wherein the duct structure is folded from the first end to the second end in a direction toward the top wall.

6. The refrigerator of claim 5, wherein the air duct structure further comprises a first bellows and a second bellows, the first end being connected to the condenser by the first bellows, the second end being connected to the side wall by the second bellows.

7. The refrigerator of claim 6, wherein the condenser comprises a condenser tube and a bracket connected to the condenser tube, and the first end is connected and fixed to the bracket through the first bellows.

8. The refrigerator of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the material of the duct structure is a metal material.

9. The refrigerator of any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a compressor disposed within the compressor compartment and remote from the air intake.

10. The refrigerator of any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a compressor, wherein an input end of the condenser extends beyond the air inlet and is connected to the compressor.