CN219222995U

CN219222995U - Refrigerator mechanical chamber and refrigerator

Info

Publication number: CN219222995U
Application number: CN202320027131.3U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 文育聪; 赵宇航; 易榕; 姜知武
Original assignee: Hefei Hualing Co Ltd; Midea Group Co Ltd; Hefei Midea Refrigerator Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hefei Hualing Co Ltd; Midea Group Co Ltd; Hefei Midea Refrigerator Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-01-05
Filing date: 2023-01-05
Publication date: 2023-06-20
Anticipated expiration: 2033-01-05

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of refrigerators and provides a refrigerator mechanical chamber and a refrigerator. Wherein, refrigerator machinery room includes: a compressor bin; the water receiving box is arranged at the bottom of the compressor bin and is provided with a containing part; and the condenser is horizontally arranged in the accommodating part, wherein the extending direction of the condenser is the horizontal direction, the thickness direction of the condenser is the vertical direction, and the extending length of the condenser is larger than the thickness of the condenser. Through the technical scheme of this application, can reduce the occupation space of condenser in refrigerator machinery is indoor to can improve the unobstructed nature that refrigerator machinery indoor air current flows, help improving the radiating effect to the interior heating element of refrigerator machinery.

Description

Refrigerator mechanical chamber and refrigerator

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of refrigerators, in particular to a refrigerator mechanical chamber and a refrigerator.

Background

This section provides merely background information related to the present disclosure and is not necessarily prior art.

Currently, refrigerators generally have a refrigerator machinery chamber in which equipment items such as a condenser, a compressor, a blower, etc. are generally provided, and the blower is used to suck ambient air from outside the refrigerator and to cause the air to flow in the refrigerator machinery chamber to dissipate heat from the condenser and the compressor. In the related art, the condenser is generally vertically arranged in the mechanical chamber of the refrigerator, the condenser occupies a larger space in the mechanical chamber of the refrigerator, and the condenser also can block the flow of air flow in the mechanical chamber of the refrigerator, so that the heat dissipation effect of heating parts such as a compressor in the mechanical chamber of the refrigerator can be affected.

Disclosure of Invention

The purpose of this application is at least to solve the technical problem that current elevator refrigerator machinery indoor condenser occupation space is big, obstructs the interior air current flow of refrigerator machinery. The aim is achieved by the following technical scheme:

the first aspect of the present application provides a refrigerator machinery chamber, comprising: a compressor bin; the water receiving box is arranged at the bottom of the compressor bin and is provided with a containing part; a condenser including an upper surface and a lower surface extending in a horizontal direction, the condenser being horizontally mounted to the accommodating portion, and at least the lower surface being located in the accommodating portion; wherein the direction from the lower surface to the upper surface is the thickness direction of the condenser.

This refrigerator machinery room that this first aspect provided sets up the water receiving box through the bottom at the compressor storehouse to set up the holding part on the water receiving box, the condenser includes upper surface and the lower surface that extends the setting along the horizontal direction, by the direction of lower surface to upper surface for the thickness direction of condenser, when the condenser was installed in the holding part, the lower surface of condenser was located the holding part promptly, condenser horizontal installation in the holding part, thereby can reduce the occupation space of condenser along the direction of height of compressor storehouse, thereby help improving the space utilization in the compressor storehouse, simultaneously, because the condenser transversely sets up, consequently, still can reduce the obstruction to the flow of air current in the compressor storehouse, thereby can improve the unobstructed nature that the air current flows in the compressor storehouse, and then improve the radiating effect in the compressor storehouse.

In some embodiments of the present application, the housing includes a housing cavity penetrating the water receiving box in a vertical direction, and the condenser is embedded in the housing cavity.

In some embodiments of the present application, the two opposite sides of the accommodating cavity are provided with a first connecting piece and a second connecting piece; the condenser comprises a condenser body, and is characterized in that a third connecting piece and a fourth connecting piece are arranged on two opposite sides of the condenser body, the third connecting piece is correspondingly arranged with the first connecting piece, the fourth connecting piece is correspondingly arranged with the second connecting piece, the first connecting piece is fixedly connected with the third connecting piece through a first fastening piece, and the second connecting piece is fixedly connected with the fourth connecting piece through a second fastening piece.

In some embodiments of the present application, a flexible seal is provided between the condenser and the receiving chamber.

In some embodiments of the present application, the compressor compartment includes a compressor floor disposed below the water receiving box and extending in a direction parallel to the condenser; the refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body, a refrigerator cavity and a refrigerator door, wherein an air inlet and an air outlet are formed in the bottom plate of the refrigerator body at intervals along the width direction of the refrigerator body, and the air inlet and the accommodating cavity are correspondingly arranged and mutually communicated.

In some embodiments of the present application, the compressor compartment further comprises a box bottom plate, the box bottom plate comprises a front end plate, a vertical connecting plate and a rear end plate which are sequentially connected, the front end plate is arranged on the front side of the compressor bottom plate, one end of the vertical connecting plate is connected with the front end plate, the other end of the vertical connecting plate extends along the vertical direction, and the rear end plate is located above the compressor bottom plate and is connected with the other end of the vertical connecting plate.

In some embodiments of the present application, further comprising: the fan is arranged on the water receiving box and is positioned between the air inlet and the air outlet; the axial direction of the fan is perpendicular to the axial direction of the accommodating cavity.

In some embodiments of the present application, further comprising: the compressor is located at one side of the fan, away from the condenser, and is communicated with the condenser.

In some embodiments of the present application, further comprising: the electric control box is arranged on the side wall of the compressor bin and is positioned on one side of the condenser away from the fan.

A second aspect of the present application provides a refrigerator comprising a refrigerator liner and a refrigerator mechanical chamber as described in the first aspect, the refrigerator mechanical chamber being provided at a bottom rear side of the refrigerator liner.

Drawings

Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments. The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating the preferred embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting the application. Also, like reference numerals are used to designate like parts throughout the figures. In the drawings:

fig. 1 schematically illustrates an exploded structural view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 2 is a schematic view of an assembled structure of the refrigerator shown in fig. 1;

fig. 3 schematically illustrates an exploded structure view of a mechanical compartment of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 4 is a schematic top view of the mechanical compartment of the refrigerator shown in fig. 2;

fig. 5 schematically illustrates a partially exploded structural view of a mechanical compartment of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

The reference numerals are as follows:

a refrigerator 100;

a refrigeration door body 1, a freezing door body 2, a refrigerator liner 3, a refrigerator shell 4, a back plate 5 and a refrigerator mechanical chamber 6;

a housing floor 61, a back cover 63, and a compressor 69;

a front end plate 6101, a vertical connection plate 6102, a rear end plate 6103, a first side plate 6201, a second side plate 6202, a compressor bottom plate 6401, an air inlet 64011, an air outlet 64012, a condenser 6402, a fan 6403, a fan bracket 6404, and a water receiving box 6601;

third connector 64021, fourth connector 64022, flexible seal 64023, receiving cavity 66011, first connector 66012, second connector 66013.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the technical solutions of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following examples are only for more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of the present application, and thus are only examples, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present application.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs; the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application; the terms "comprising" and "having" and any variations thereof in the description and claims of the present application and in the description of the figures above are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the technical terms "first," "second," etc. are used merely to distinguish between different objects and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated, a particular order or a primary or secondary relationship. In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more unless explicitly defined otherwise.

Reference herein to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of the present application. The appearances of such phrases in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. Those of skill in the art will explicitly and implicitly appreciate that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the term "and/or" is merely an association relationship describing an association object, which means that three relationships may exist, for example, a and/or B may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist together, and B exists alone. In addition, the character "/" herein generally indicates that the front and rear associated objects are an "or" relationship.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the term "plurality" refers to two or more (including two), and similarly, "plural sets" refers to two or more (including two), and "plural sheets" refers to two or more (including two).

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the technical terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are merely for convenience of describing the embodiments of the present application and for simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the apparatus or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the embodiments of the present application.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured" and the like are to be construed broadly and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; or may be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communicated with the inside of two elements or the interaction relationship of the two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the embodiments of the present application will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, according to some embodiments of the present application, there is provided a refrigerator 100, the refrigerator 100 including a refrigeration door 1, a freezing door 2, a liner 3, a case 4, a back plate 5, and a refrigerator machinery chamber 6. The refrigerator mechanical chamber 6 is arranged at the bottom rear side of the refrigerator liner 3.

As shown in fig. 3 to 5, according to some embodiments of the present application, there is provided a refrigerator machinery chamber 6 including: a compressor compartment, a water receiving box 6601 and a condenser 6402; the water receiving box 6601 is arranged at the bottom of the compressor bin, and the water receiving box 6601 is provided with a containing part; the condenser 6402 is horizontally installed in the accommodating portion; the extending direction of the condenser 6402 is a horizontal direction, the thickness direction of the condenser 6402 is a vertical direction, and the extending length of the condenser 6402 is greater than the thickness of the condenser.

In the present embodiment, the water receiving box 6601 is used for receiving the defrosting water of the refrigerator, and can be removed by evaporation of heat emitted by the heat generating components such as the condenser 6402 and the compressor 69 in the compressor compartment. Through setting up water receiving box 6601 in the bottom of compressor storehouse to set up the holding part on water receiving box 6601, like this, when condenser 6402 horizontal installation in the holding part, condenser 6402 can reduce the space of direction of height in the compressor storehouse, thereby help improving the space utilization in the compressor storehouse, simultaneously, because condenser 6402 transversely sets up, consequently, still can reduce the hindrance to the flow of air current in the compressor storehouse, thereby can improve the unobstructed nature that the air current flows in the compressor storehouse, and then improve the radiating effect in the compressor storehouse.

Specifically, the accommodating portion includes an accommodating chamber 66011, and the accommodating chamber 66011 penetrates through the water-receiving case 6601 in the thickness direction of the water-receiving case 6601, and the condenser 6402 is embedded in the accommodating chamber 66011. Wherein, hold the chamber 66011 and be the cavity that has upper opening and lower opening, condenser 6402 and hold the size looks adaptation in chamber 66011, therefore through inlaying condenser 6402 and locating in holding chamber 66011, still can guarantee the reliability of condenser 6402 installation.

As shown in fig. 5, according to some embodiments of the present application, opposite sides of the receiving cavity 66011 are provided with a first connector 66012 and a second connector 66013; third and fourth connecting

members

64021 and 64022 are provided on opposite sides of the condenser 6402, and the third connecting member 64021 is provided corresponding to the first connecting member 66012, the fourth connecting member 64022 is provided corresponding to the second connecting member 66013, the first connecting member 66012 is fixedly connected to the third connecting member 64021 by a first fastener, and the second connecting member 66013 is fixedly connected to the fourth connecting member 64022 by a second fastener.

In the present embodiment, the first connecting member 66012 and the second connecting member 66013 are exemplified as first lugs formed by projecting opposite sides of the accommodation chamber 66011 away from the axial direction of the accommodation chamber 66011, and the third connecting member 64021 and the fourth connecting member 64022 are exemplified as second lugs formed by projecting opposite sides of the condenser 6402 away from the axial direction of the condenser 6402.

Specifically, the first connecting member 66012 is provided with a first connecting hole, the second connecting member 66013 is provided with a second connecting hole, the third connecting member 64021 is provided with a third connecting hole communicated with the first connecting hole, the fourth connecting member 64022 is provided with a fourth connecting hole communicated with the second connecting hole, the first fastening member passes through the first connecting hole and the third connecting hole, and the second fastening member passes through the second connecting hole and the fourth connecting hole to fixedly connect the condenser 6402 with the water receiving box 6601, in this way, the first fastening member (such as a bolt or a bolt) is inserted into the first connecting hole and the third connecting hole, and the second fastening member (such as a bolt or a bolt) is inserted into the second connecting hole and the fourth connecting hole, so that the fixed connection of the condenser 6402 and the water receiving box 6601 can be realized, and the reliability and the stability of the installation of the condenser 6402 can be further improved.

As shown in fig. 5, a flexible seal 64023 is provided between the condenser 6402 and the receiving chamber 66011, according to some embodiments of the present application.

In this embodiment, the first flexible sealing member 64023 is, for example, a sealing sponge, and the sealing sponge is disposed along the circumferential direction of the condenser 6402, and when the condenser 6402 is embedded in the accommodating cavity 66011, the sealing sponge is pressed to elastically deform to perform a sealing function, and at the same time, the sealing sponge can also perform a function of protecting the condenser 6402 to prevent damage caused by stress concentration during installation of the condenser 6402.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, according to some embodiments of the present application, the compressor compartment includes a compressor floor 6401, the compressor floor 6401 being disposed below the water receiving box 6601; wherein, along the width direction of the refrigerator 100, an air inlet 64011 and an air outlet 64012 are arranged on the bottom plate 6401 of the compressor at intervals, and the air inlet 64011 is correspondingly arranged with and mutually communicated with the accommodating cavity 66011.

In this embodiment, the compressor compartment includes a compressor bottom plate 6401, through setting up air intake 64011 and air outlet 64012 on compressor bottom plate 6401 at intervals, and correspond and communicate air intake 64011 with the position of holding chamber 66011 each other for the air current of the air intake 64011 department of compressor bottom plate 6401 can flow in holding chamber 66011, like this, when condenser 6402 horizontal installation in holding chamber 66011, the air current can be directly through condenser 6402, thereby realize that the outside air current of compressor compartment carries out the heat exchange to condenser 6402 after, follow air outlet 64012 flows, in order to realize the heat dissipation to condenser 6402.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, according to some embodiments of the present application, the compressor cartridge further includes a box bottom plate 61, where the box bottom plate 61 includes a front end plate 6101, a vertical connection plate 6102, and a rear end plate 6103 that are sequentially connected, the front end plate 6101 is disposed on the front side of the compressor bottom plate 6401, one end of the vertical connection plate 6102 is connected to the front end plate 6101, the other end extends in the vertical direction, and the rear end plate 6103 is located above the compressor bottom plate 6401 and is connected to the other end of the vertical connection plate 6102.

In this embodiment, the box bottom plate 61 includes the front end plate 6101, the vertical connection plate 6102 and the rear end plate 6103 that link to each other in this order, and compared with the scheme that the box bottom plate generally sets up the inclined plane in prior art, this inclined plane has been cancelled to the box bottom plate that this application provided, therefore can further reduce the space volume in compressor storehouse to can be convenient for refrigerator machinery room be applicable to not unidimensional refrigerator, in order to further improve the commonality of refrigerator machinery room.

Further, the compressor compartment further includes a first side plate 6201, a second side plate 6202 and a back cover plate 63, the first side plate 6201 and the second side plate 6202 are symmetrically disposed on two sides of the length direction of the compressor bottom plate 6401, the back cover plate 63 is disposed on the back side of the compressor bottom plate 6401, the back end plate 6103 of the box bottom plate 61 is connected to the back cover plate 63, the top of the first side plate 6201 and the second side plate 6202, and the vertical connection plate 6102 is connected to one side of the first side plate 6201 and the second side plate 6202 away from the back cover plate 63.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, according to some embodiments of the present application, the refrigerator machinery chamber 6 further includes a blower 6403 provided on the water receiving box 6601, and the blower 6403 is located between the air inlet 64011 and the air outlet 64012; the axial direction of the fan 6403 is perpendicular to the axial direction of the accommodating chamber 66011.

In this embodiment, by arranging the fan 6403 on the water receiving box 6601 and arranging the fan 6403 between the air inlet 64011 and the air outlet 64012, the fan 6403 can drive air flow to enter the compressor cabin from the air inlet 64011 on the compressor bottom plate 6401 during operation, and the air is discharged from the air outlet 64012 after heat exchange is performed on the heat generating components in the compressor cabin, so that the circulating heat dissipation of each heat generating component in the compressor cabin is realized, and the structure and principle are simpler and easy to realize. Specifically, the fan 6403 periphery side is equipped with fan support 6404, and fan support 6404 and water receiving box 6601 fixed connection, and the axis direction of fan 6403 is mutually perpendicular with the axis direction that holds chamber 66011, and the space between condenser 6402 and the fan 6403 is great, helps improving condenser 6402 temperature distribution's homogeneity.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, according to some embodiments of the present application, the refrigerator machinery chamber 6 further includes a compressor 69, the compressor 69 is provided in the compressor compartment, and the condenser 6402, the fan 6403, and the compressor 69 are sequentially provided in the width direction of the refrigerator 100. Specifically, the compressor 69 is located on a side of the fan 6403 facing away from the condenser 6402 and is in communication with the condenser 6402.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, according to some embodiments of the present application, the refrigerator machinery chamber 6 further includes an electronic control box disposed on an inner sidewall of the compressor compartment, and the electronic control box is located at a side of the condenser 6402 remote from the fan 6403.

In this embodiment, the electric control box is disposed on the inner side wall of the compressor compartment, specifically, the electric control box is disposed on the inner wall surface of the first side plate 6201, so that heat dissipation can be performed synchronously with the heat generating components such as the condenser 6402 and the compressor 69 in the compressor compartment, and compared with the scheme that the electric control box is disposed outside the compressor compartment in the prior art, the heat dissipation effect of the electric control box is improved, and the use safety of the electric control box is improved.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, according to some embodiments of the present application, at least one flow guiding member is disposed on a side of the electric control box facing the fan 6403, the flow guiding member extends along a height direction of the refrigerator, and at least a portion of the flow guiding member is located above the air inlet 64011.

In this embodiment, at least a portion of the air guiding member is disposed above the air inlet 64011, the air flow entering the air inlet 64011 can directly blow the air guiding member, so that the air flow can flow along the extending direction of the air guiding member, and further, the electric control box can be quickly cooled.

Illustratively, the flow guide member is a flow guide plate or a flow guide rib, etc. And the number of the flow guide pieces can be one or a plurality of, and when the number of the flow guide pieces is a plurality of, the plurality of flow guide pieces are arranged at intervals, so that air flow can flow between two adjacent flow guide pieces, and the heat dissipation uniformity of the electric control box is improved.

The foregoing is merely a preferred embodiment of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions easily conceivable by those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present application should be covered in the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A refrigerator mechanical compartment, comprising:

a compressor bin;

the water receiving box is arranged at the bottom of the compressor bin and is provided with a containing part;

a condenser horizontally installed in the accommodating part;

the extending direction of the condenser is a horizontal direction, the thickness direction of the condenser is a vertical direction, and the extending length of the condenser is larger than the thickness of the condenser.

2. The refrigerator machinery chamber of claim 1, wherein the receiving part includes a receiving chamber penetrating the water receiving box in a vertical direction, and the condenser is installed in the receiving chamber.

3. The refrigerator machinery chamber of claim 2, wherein the opposite sides of the receiving cavity are provided with a first connection member and a second connection member;

the condenser comprises a condenser body, and is characterized in that a third connecting piece and a fourth connecting piece are arranged on two opposite sides of the condenser body, the third connecting piece is correspondingly arranged with the first connecting piece, the fourth connecting piece is correspondingly arranged with the second connecting piece, the first connecting piece is fixedly connected with the third connecting piece through a first fastening piece, and the second connecting piece is fixedly connected with the fourth connecting piece through a second fastening piece.

4. A refrigerator mechanical compartment according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a flexible seal is provided between the condenser and the receiving chamber.

5. A refrigerator machinery compartment according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the compressor compartment comprises a compressor floor, the compressor floor being provided below the water receiving box;

the refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body, a refrigerator cavity and a refrigerator door, wherein an air inlet and an air outlet are formed in the bottom plate of the refrigerator body at intervals along the width direction of the refrigerator body, and the air inlet and the accommodating cavity are correspondingly arranged and mutually communicated.

6. The refrigerator machinery chamber of claim 5, wherein said compressor compartment further comprises a bottom plate comprising a front end plate, a vertical connecting plate and a rear end plate connected in sequence, said front end plate being provided on the front side of said bottom plate, one end of said vertical connecting plate being connected to said front end plate, the other end extending in the vertical direction, said rear end plate being located above said bottom plate and connected to the other end of said vertical connecting plate.

7. The refrigerator machinery chamber of claim 5, further comprising: the fan is arranged on the water receiving box and is positioned between the air inlet and the air outlet;

the axial direction of the fan is perpendicular to the axial direction of the accommodating cavity.

8. The refrigerator machinery chamber of claim 7, further comprising: the compressor is located at one side of the fan, away from the condenser, and is communicated with the condenser.

9. The refrigerator machinery chamber of claim 7, further comprising: the electric control box is arranged on the inner side wall of the compressor bin and is positioned on one side, away from the fan, of the condenser.

10. A refrigerator, comprising:

a tank liner; and

the refrigerator machinery chamber of any one of claims 1-9, wherein the refrigerator machinery chamber is provided at a bottom rear side of the cabinet liner.