CN219531319U

CN219531319U - Refrigerating and freezing device

Info

Publication number: CN219531319U
Application number: CN202320140745.2U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李鹏辉; 翟照阳
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-01-17
Filing date: 2023-01-17
Publication date: 2023-08-15
Anticipated expiration: 2033-01-17

Abstract

The utility model provides a refrigeration and freezing device which comprises a box body, a cover plate and an ice making device. Dividing the box body into a first compartment and a second compartment by a dividing part arranged in the box body; the partition has a first surface facing the first compartment and a second surface facing the second compartment; the cover plate is positioned at one end of the rear part of the first compartment, which is close to the first surface, and an ice-making evaporation space is defined between the cover plate and at least the rear part of the first surface; the ice making device includes an ice making evaporator for making cool air, and the ice making evaporator is disposed in the ice making evaporation space. The refrigerating and freezing device provided by the utility model can increase the volume of the first compartment and enhance the volume competitiveness of the whole refrigerating and freezing device.

Description

Refrigerating and freezing device

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of refrigeration storage, in particular to a refrigeration and freezing device.

Background

Along with the social development and the continuous improvement of the living standard of people, the living rhythm of people is faster and faster, and many foods can be purchased and stored at one time. In order to secure the storage effect of foods, a refrigerator has become one of home appliances indispensable in the daily life of people.

The existing refrigerator is generally provided with an ice making device for making ice cubes, so that the requirements of users for drinking cold drinks and adding ice cubes can be met, and comfortable use experience is brought to people. The ice making chamber, the freezing chamber and the refrigerating chamber of a general refrigerator share one evaporator, and cool air flows back and forth among the ice making chamber, the freezing chamber and the refrigerating chamber, so that ice cubes can be mixed with the taste of other foods, and the quality and the taste of the ice cubes are affected. At present, a refrigerator using an independent ice-making evaporator is commercially available to ensure the taste of ice cubes.

However, in the refrigerator with the independent ice making evaporator, the ice making evaporator is arranged at the rear side of the refrigerating compartment, and the temperature of the ice making evaporator is low, so that the refrigerator needs to be separated from the external environment for heat preservation, and meanwhile, the refrigerator needs to be separated from the refrigerating compartment for heat preservation, so that heat preservation layers at the front side and the rear side of the ice making evaporator are thicker, the occupied space is larger, the space of the refrigerating compartment of the refrigerator is reduced, and the space competitiveness of the whole refrigerator is reduced.

Disclosure of Invention

The present utility model has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present utility model is to provide a refrigerating and freezing apparatus capable of increasing the volume of a first compartment and enhancing the capacity competitiveness of the whole refrigerating and freezing apparatus.

Specifically, the present utility model provides a refrigerating and freezing apparatus comprising:

the box body is divided into a first compartment and a second compartment by a dividing part arranged in the box body; the partition has a first surface facing the first compartment and a second surface facing the second compartment;

a cover plate at one end of the rear portion of the first compartment near the first surface, the cover plate defining an ice-making evaporation space with at least the rear portion of the first surface;

and the ice making device comprises an ice making evaporator for making cool air, and the ice making evaporator is arranged in the ice making evaporation space.

Optionally, a rear portion of the first surface is recessed inwardly to form a mounting recess with an opening toward the first compartment;

the cover plate is arranged at the opening of the mounting groove so as to form the ice making evaporation space with the mounting groove;

part or all of the ice making evaporator is positioned in the mounting groove.

Optionally, the ice making device further comprises an ice making fan for promoting the flow of cool air;

a fan installation space is defined between the cover plate and the rear wall of the first compartment, and the fan installation space is communicated with the ice making evaporation space; the ice making fan is positioned in the fan installation space.

Optionally, the cover plate includes a first plate and a second plate connected, the first plate is used for defining the fan installation space, and the second plate is used for defining the ice making evaporation space;

the rear wall of the first compartment has a first enclosure extending forward, and the edge of the first surface at the mounting groove has a second enclosure extending in the direction of the first compartment;

the first plate is provided with a first groove, and the second plate is provided with a second groove; the first enclosing baffle is inserted into the first groove, and the second enclosing baffle is inserted into the second groove so as to define the fan installation space and the ice making evaporation space.

Optionally, the refrigerating and freezing device further comprises a liquid discharge pipe communicated with the ice making evaporation space, and one end of the liquid discharge pipe far away from the ice making evaporation space is communicated with the outside of the refrigerating and freezing device.

Optionally, the bottom wall of the ice making evaporation space is obliquely arranged backward and downward, so that the rear end of the bottom wall of the ice making evaporation space has at least one lowest position, and the other end of the liquid discharge pipe is communicated with the ice making evaporation space at the lowest position.

Optionally, the ice making device further comprises an ice making chamber for making ice, and an ice making air supply opening and an ice making air return opening which are communicated with the ice making chamber are formed in the wall of the compartment of the ice making chamber;

the fan installation space is communicated with the ice making air supply port through an air supply duct, and the ice making evaporation space is communicated with the ice making air return port through an air return duct;

the ice making fan is configured to promote cold air from the ice making evaporation space to enter the ice making chamber through the fan installation space and the air supply air duct, and return to the ice making evaporation space through the return air duct.

Optionally, the refrigeration and freezing device further comprises a first compartment door body for opening and closing the first compartment;

the ice making chamber is arranged on the inner side of the first compartment door body;

the air supply duct and the return air duct are arranged in a chamber side wall of the first chamber, which is close to the rotating shaft of the first chamber door body, and the chamber side wall is used for defining a fan installation space and an ice making evaporation space, and is provided with two communication ports which are respectively communicated with the air supply duct and the return air duct.

Optionally, the partition is disposed horizontally, and the second compartment is located below the first compartment;

the ice making evaporation space is arranged at the rear end of the bottom of the first compartment;

the first compartment is a refrigerating compartment, and the second compartment is a freezing compartment;

the refrigerating and freezing device comprises a first compartment liner for defining a first compartment, a second compartment liner for defining a second compartment, and a heat preservation interval arranged between the first compartment liner and the second compartment liner;

the partition part comprises an inner container wall of the first chamber inner container, which is close to the second chamber, the heat preservation interval and an inner container wall of the second chamber inner container, which is close to the first chamber.

Optionally, a freezing evaporation space is further arranged at the rear side of the second compartment, a freezing evaporator and a freezing fan are arranged in the freezing evaporation space, the freezing evaporator is used for preparing cold air, and the freezing fan is used for blowing out cold air to the second compartment and the first compartment.

In the refrigeration and freezing device, the temperature in the ice making evaporation space and the temperature in the second compartment are lower, the temperature difference is smaller, the ice making evaporation space is arranged on the first surface, namely, one side of the first compartment, which is close to the second compartment, and the second compartment cannot influence the temperature of the ice making evaporation space, so that the thickness of the separation part is not increased.

The above, as well as additional objectives, advantages, and features of the present utility model will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of a specific embodiment of the present utility model when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

Some specific embodiments of the utility model will be described in detail hereinafter by way of example and not by way of limitation with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts or portions. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. In the accompanying drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a refrigerated chiller according to one embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 2 is a schematic front view of a refrigerated freezer according to one embodiment of the utility model;

FIG. 3 is a schematic partial view of the refrigeration and freezer according to FIG. 1;

fig. 4 is a schematic partial view of the refrigeration and freezer according to fig. 2.

Detailed Description

A refrigerating and freezing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present utility model will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 4. In the description of the present embodiment, it should be understood that the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature, i.e. one or more such features. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "plurality" means at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless specifically defined otherwise. When a feature "comprises or includes" a feature or some of its coverage, this indicates that other features are not excluded and may further include other features, unless expressly stated otherwise.

Unless specifically stated or limited otherwise, the terms "disposed," "mounted," "connected," "secured," "coupled," and the like should be construed broadly, as they may be connected, either permanently or removably, or integrally; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly, through intermediaries, or both, may be in communication with each other or in interaction with each other, unless expressly defined otherwise. Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand the specific meaning of the terms described above in the present utility model as the case may be.

Furthermore, in the description of the present embodiments, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may include the first and second features being in direct contact, or may include the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact through another feature therebetween. That is, in the description of the present embodiment, the first feature being "above", "over" and "upper" the second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature "under", "beneath", or "under" a second feature may be a first feature directly under or diagonally under the second feature, or simply indicate that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

In the description of the present embodiment, a description referring to the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "illustrative embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present utility model. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerating and freezing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 1, and referring to fig. 2 to 4, the embodiment of the present utility model provides a refrigerating and freezing apparatus 100 including a case 110, a cover plate 138, and an ice making apparatus. The case 110 is partitioned into a first compartment 111 and a second compartment 112 by a partition 120 provided inside the case 110. The partition 120 has a first surface facing the first compartment 111 and a second surface facing the second compartment 112. The cover plate 138 is at one end of the rear of the first compartment 111 near the first surface, and an ice-making evaporation space 133 is defined between at least the cover plate 138 and the rear of the first surface. The ice making device includes an ice making evaporator 131 for making cool air, and the ice making evaporator 131 is disposed in the ice making evaporation space 133. In this embodiment, the ice making evaporation space 133 is at the rear of the first surface, and in some alternative embodiments, the ice making evaporation space 133 is at the front, middle, etc. other locations of the first surface.

In the refrigerating and freezing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present utility model, since the temperatures in the ice making evaporation space 133 and the second compartment 112 are both low, and the temperature difference is small, the ice making evaporation space 133 is disposed on the first surface, that is, the side of the first compartment 111 near the second compartment 112, and the second compartment 112 does not affect the temperature of the ice making evaporation space 133, so that the thickness of the partition 120 is not increased, and compared with the prior art in which the ice making evaporator 131 is disposed on the rear side of the refrigerating compartment of the refrigerating and freezing apparatus 100, the refrigerating and freezing apparatus 100 in the present embodiment can increase the volume of the first compartment 111, and enhance the volume competitiveness of the whole refrigerating and freezing apparatus 100. In addition, the ice-making evaporation space 133 is located at the rear of the first compartment 111 in the present embodiment, which does not affect the user's taking and placing of food materials, nor the beauty.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, the cover plate 138 has a heat-insulating function, for example, a heat-insulating layer is provided inside the cover plate 138 or the cover plate 138 is made of a heat-insulating material to separate the ice-making evaporation space 133 from the first compartment 111, preventing conduction of cold. The partition 120 also has a heat-insulating function, for example, a heat-insulating layer is provided inside the partition 120 or the partition 120 is made of a heat-insulating material to separate the first compartment 111 from the second compartment 112, preventing conduction of cold.

Specifically, the refrigeration and freezing device comprises a first chamber liner for defining a first chamber, a second chamber liner for defining a second chamber, and a heat preservation interval arranged between the first chamber liner and the second chamber liner. The partition part comprises an inner container wall of the first chamber inner container, which is close to the second chamber, a heat preservation interval and an inner container wall of the second chamber inner container, which is close to the first chamber, wherein the heat preservation interval can isolate the conduction of cold energy.

In some embodiments of the utility model, as shown in fig. 1-4, the partition is disposed horizontally, and the second compartment is below the first compartment. The ice-making evaporation space is disposed at a rear end of the bottom of the first compartment. The first compartment is a refrigerated compartment and the second compartment is a refrigerated compartment.

In some embodiments, the second compartment 112 may also be located above the first compartment 111, and the ice making evaporator 131 is disposed at the rear end of the top of the first compartment 111. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the partition 120 is disposed vertically, and the second compartment 112 is disposed in a lateral direction with respect to the first compartment 111.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, the rear portion of the first surface is recessed inward to form a mounting groove that opens toward the first compartment 111. The cover plate 138 is disposed at an opening of the mounting groove to form an ice-making evaporation space 133 with the mounting groove. Part or all of the ice making evaporator 131 is in the mounting groove. The ice-making evaporation space 133 is formed by the adsorption of the first compartment liner, so that the forming quality is good.

Since the temperature difference between the ice making evaporation space 133 and the second compartment 112 is small, the thickness of the partition 120 between the ice making evaporator 131 and the second compartment 112 can be further reduced, and the installation groove provided on the partition 120 allows the thickness of the partition 120 between the ice making evaporator 131 and the second compartment 112 to be reduced, further increasing the volume of the first compartment 111, and the installation groove facilitates the installation and fixation of the ice making evaporator 131.

When a portion of the ice making evaporator 131 is in the mounting groove, a wall of the first compartment 111 adjacent to the second compartment 112 has an inwardly protruding portion. When the entirety of the ice making evaporator 131 is in the mounting groove, the compartment walls of the first compartment 111 adjacent to the second compartment 112 are substantially planar.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, the ice making apparatus further includes an ice making fan 132 for inducing a flow of cool air. The cover plate 138 also defines a fan installation space 134 with the rear wall of the first compartment 111, and the fan installation space 134 communicates with the ice-making evaporation space 133. The ice making fan 132 is located in the fan installation space 134.

The ice making fan 132 may be a centrifugal fan, and an air inlet of the centrifugal fan is communicated with the ice making evaporation space 133. The ice making evaporator 131 is in a flat plate shape, and the ice making evaporator 131 is placed in the ice making evaporation space 133, and the ice making evaporator 131 generates cool air and blows the cool air out through the ice making fan 132 to realize ice making.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 1 and 3, the cover plate 138 includes a first plate for defining a fan installation space and a second plate for defining an ice-making evaporation space, which are connected. For example, the first plate may be disposed parallel to the rear wall of the first compartment 111, and the second plate may be disposed parallel to the first surface. The rear wall of the first compartment has a first rail extending forward, and the edge of the first surface at the mounting recess has a second rail extending in the direction of the first compartment. The first plate is provided with a first groove, and the second plate is provided with a second groove. The first enclosing block is inserted into the first groove, and the second enclosing block is inserted into the second groove to limit the fan installation space and the ice making evaporation space.

In this embodiment, when the cover plate 138 is installed, the first plate may be moved toward the rear wall of the first compartment 111 so that the first rail is inserted into the first recess, and then the second plate may be rotated toward the first surface so that the second plate is slightly deformed until the second rail is inserted into the second recess. Alternatively, the second plate may be moved in the direction of the first surface so that the second rail is inserted into the second groove, and then the first plate may be rotated in the direction of the rear wall of the first compartment 111 so that the first plate is slightly deformed until the first rail is inserted into the first groove.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 1 and 3, the refrigerating and freezing apparatus 100 further includes a drain pipe 140 communicating with the ice-making evaporation space 133, and an end of the drain pipe 140 remote from the ice-making evaporation space 133 communicates with the outside of the refrigerating and freezing apparatus 100.

Those skilled in the art will recognize that the ice making evaporator 131 is liable to frost after a long period of operation, and as the frost grows thicker, the refrigeration efficiency of the ice making evaporator 131 is affected, and thus the ice making evaporator 131 needs to be defrosted. For example, the ice making device further includes a defrosting heating device to defrost the ice making evaporator 131, but frost water is generated at the time of defrosting. In order to discharge the defrost water, a drain pipe 140 is provided, and the defrost water may be discharged to the outside of the refrigerating and freezing apparatus 100 through the drain pipe 140. In some alternative embodiments, the end of the drain pipe 140 remote from the ice-making evaporation space 133 may also be disposed above the drip tray of the refrigeration and freezer 100 such that the defrost water drains into the drip tray through the drain pipe 140.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 1 and 3, the bottom wall of the ice making evaporation space 133 is inclined downward and rearward such that the rear end of the bottom wall of the ice making evaporation space 133 has at least one lowest position, and the other end of the drain pipe 140 communicates with the ice making evaporation space 133 at the lowest position. This arrangement facilitates the discharge of the defrost water in the ice-making evaporation space 133 and enables the complete discharge of the defrost water.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 1, the ice making apparatus further includes an ice making chamber 135 for making ice, and an ice making air supply port and an ice making air return port communicating with the ice making chamber 135 are opened at a compartment wall of the ice making chamber 135. The fan installation space 134 is communicated with the ice making air supply port through an air supply duct 136, and the ice making evaporation space 133 is communicated with the ice making air return port through an air return duct 137. The ice making blower 132 is configured to cause cool air from the ice making evaporation space 133 to enter the ice making chamber 135 through the blower installation space 134, the supply air duct 136, and to return to the ice making evaporation space 133 through the return air duct 137.

For example, an ice maker and an ice storage box below the ice maker are arranged in the ice making chamber 135, an ice making air supply opening is above the ice maker, purified water is contained in the ice maker, cool air from the ice making evaporation space 133 enters the ice making chamber 135 through the fan installation space 134 and the ice making air supply opening and is frozen by the ice maker, so that the purified water in the ice maker forms ice cubes, the ice cubes can fall into the ice storage box, and the cool air returns into the ice making evaporation space 133 through the ice making air return opening. Or the ice making air supply outlet is positioned below the ice maker. The cold air enters from the lower part of the ice maker, the freezing direction in the ice maker is from bottom to top, the volume of water converted into ice increases, the ice is frozen from bottom to top, the ice blocks can adjust the volume change in the ice maker, and compared with the ice frozen from top to bottom, the ice making speed can be slower, but the ice maker can be prevented from being damaged due to volume expansion during frozen ice. Or, in order to accelerate the ice making speed, there are two ice making air outlets.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 1, the refrigerating and freezing apparatus 100 further includes a first compartment door 151 for opening and closing the first compartment 111. The ice making chamber 135 is disposed inside the first compartment door 151 such that the ice making chamber 135 does not occupy the volume of the first compartment 111, so that the volume of the first compartment 111 is greater. As shown in fig. 1, the first compartment door 151 in the present embodiment is located at the front side of the upper portion of the refrigerating and freezing apparatus 100, and is high enough to facilitate the user's taking of ice. Of course, the refrigerating and freezing apparatus 100 further includes a second compartment door 152 for opening and closing the second compartment 112.

The air supply duct 136 and the air return duct 137 are disposed in a side wall of the first compartment 111 adjacent to the rotation axis of the first compartment door 151, the side wall of the compartment is used for defining a fan installation space 134 and an ice making evaporation space 133, and two communication ports respectively communicating with the air supply duct 136 and the air return duct 137 are formed in the side wall of the compartment.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, a freezing and evaporating space is further provided at the rear side of the second compartment 112, and a freezing evaporator 161 and a freezing fan 162 are provided in the freezing and evaporating space, the freezing evaporator 161 is used for preparing cool air, and the freezing fan 162 is used for blowing cool air to the second compartment 112 and the first compartment 111.

For example, the freezing and evaporating space chamber is communicated with the first compartment 111 through a freezing air supply duct, an intermediate duct 172 and a refrigerating air supply duct 171 to supply air to the first compartment 111, wherein the intermediate duct 172 is defined by an intermediate duct member located between the first compartment 111 and the second compartment 112, and a refrigerating air supply damper 173 is further provided in the refrigerating air supply duct 171 to control the opening and closing of the refrigerating air supply duct 171. The refrigerating and freezing apparatus 100 is further provided therein with a refrigerating return air port 174 communicating the first compartment 111 with the refrigerating and evaporating space, so that cold air is returned from the first compartment 111 to the refrigerating and evaporating space through the refrigerating return air port 174.

The freezing and evaporating space is separated from the second compartment 112 by a freezing air supply duct, air is supplied into the second compartment 112 through an air supply opening formed in the freezing air supply duct, and the air returns into the freezing and evaporating space through a freezing air return opening below the freezing air supply duct.

By now it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that while a number of exemplary embodiments of the utility model have been shown and described herein in detail, many other variations or modifications of the utility model consistent with the principles of the utility model may be directly ascertained or inferred from the present disclosure without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model. Accordingly, the scope of the present utility model should be understood and deemed to cover all such other variations or modifications.

Claims

1. A refrigeration and freezer comprising:

a cover plate defining an ice-making evaporation space between at least the cover plate and the first surface;

2. A refrigerating and freezing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein,

the first surface is recessed inward at a position corresponding to the ice making evaporation space to form a mounting groove with an opening toward the first compartment;

part or all of the ice making evaporator is positioned in the mounting groove.

3. A refrigerating and freezing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein,

the ice making device further includes an ice making fan for inducing a flow of cool air;

4. A refrigerating and freezing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein,

the cover plate is positioned at one end of the rear part of the first compartment, which is close to the first surface, and the cover plate and the rear part of the first surface at least define the ice making evaporation space;

the cover plate comprises a first plate and a second plate which are connected, the first plate is used for defining the fan installation space, and the second plate is used for defining the ice making evaporation space;

5. A refrigerating and freezing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein,

the refrigerating and freezing device further comprises a liquid discharge pipe communicated with the ice making evaporation space, and one end, far away from the ice making evaporation space, of the liquid discharge pipe is communicated with the outside of the refrigerating and freezing device.

6. A refrigerating and freezing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein,

the bottom wall of the ice making evaporation space is obliquely arranged backward and downward, so that the rear end of the bottom wall of the ice making evaporation space has at least one lowest position, and the other end of the liquid discharge pipe is communicated with the ice making evaporation space at the lowest position.

7. A refrigerating and freezing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein,

the ice making device also comprises an ice making chamber for making ice, and an ice making air supply port and an ice making air return port which are communicated with the ice making chamber are formed in the wall of the compartment of the ice making chamber;

8. A refrigerating and freezing apparatus as recited in claim 7, wherein,

the refrigerating and freezing device further comprises a first compartment door body for opening and closing the first compartment;

9. A refrigerating and freezing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein,

the separation part is horizontally arranged, and the second compartment is positioned below the first compartment;

10. A refrigerating and freezing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein,

the back side of the second compartment is also provided with a freezing evaporation space, a freezing evaporator and a freezing fan are arranged in the freezing evaporation space, the freezing evaporator is used for preparing cold air, and the freezing fan is used for blowing out the cold air to the second compartment and the first compartment.