JP2001059674A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To concentrate cold air to a food in a cold storage chamber and to rapidly cool the food by a simple and low-cost constitution by arranging a fan for the chamber to circulate the air of the chamber in a refrigerator body and a wind direction altering means for rotating a discharge port of the circulated air to alter a discharging direction. SOLUTION: Cold air to be cooled by a cooler 16 is circulated from a cooler chamber 18 into the chamber 18 through a cold storage chamber 5 and a vegetable chamber 6 by a fan 17 for a cooler, The air in the chamber 5 is circulated into the chamber 5 through a ventilating duct 25 of a wind direction altering means by a fan 26 for the storage chamber. Then, the duct 25 alters a wind direction of the air discharged from a discharge port into the chamber 5 by rotating the port through a shaft of a vertical direction by a motor 29 arranged above the duct 25. A wind direction plate 30 is arranged in the duct 25 so as to cross a wind passage at a position corresponding to the port of the duct, the direction of the air is altered from below to its side and the air is discharged at a high speed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly to a refrigerator having a fan for circulating cool air in a refrigerator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional refrigerators are disclosed in, for example,
As described in JP-A-240373, in order to provide a refrigerator capable of uniformly cooling each part of a refrigerator compartment, a storage compartment composed of a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment,
An evaporator that is provided in the storage chamber and exchanges heat with the cool air that is blown to the cool air, and a blower fan that is respectively arranged close to the evaporator so as to supply the cool air that has been heat-exchanged by the evaporator to the storage room, Provided on one side of the refrigerating compartment, comprising a refrigerating compartment cold air discharging means for discharging the cold air heat exchanged by the evaporator so as to be dispersed or concentrated in a specific direction,
The cool air discharge means forms a cool air passage by the support member and a heat insulator disposed rearward, and controls a discharge direction of cool air discharged from the discharge port of the support member through the cool air passage by the rotating blade. A known configuration is known (Prior Art 1).

As a conventional refrigerator, for example, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-42820, a refrigerator provided with a blower for circulating indoor cool air in a refrigerating room of a forced ventilation cooling system has a temperature lower than the room temperature. With the aim of realizing the stabilization of food preservation quality by averaging, a cool air circulation duct provided vertically in the back center of the refrigerator compartment, a cool air circulation blower provided at the bottom of the duct, and a cool air circulation It is known to provide a cool air discharge duct vertically provided at both ends at a predetermined distance from a duct, and to operate a cool air circulation blower when the compressor is stopped and for a certain time after opening and closing the door (see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-157572). Conventional technology 2).

[0004]

However, in the prior art 1, a cold air passage is formed by the support member and the heat insulator disposed rearward, and the cold air passage passes through the cool air passage and is discharged from the discharge port of the support member. Since the cool air discharge means is configured to control the discharge direction of the cool air to be discharged by the rotating blades, the structure becomes complicated and expensive.

Further, in the prior art 2, when a door is opened and closed, a high-temperature storage object is carried in, and a non-uniform temperature distribution occurs in the refrigerator compartment, sufficient non-uniformity can be eliminated in a short time. Care was not taken.

An object of the present invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive configuration,
Refrigerator that can change the discharge direction and change the discharge direction of the cool air so that the discharged cool air can be concentrated and directed to the hot food or the like newly stored in the refrigerating room and cooled in a short time. Is to provide.

[0007]

A first feature of the present invention for achieving the above object is that a refrigeration cycle comprising a refrigerator body forming a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment, a compressor, a cooler and the like, A refrigerator compartment fan for circulating cold air in the refrigerator compartment,
There is provided a wind direction changing means for changing a discharge direction by rotating a discharge port of the cool air of the refrigerating room circulated by the refrigerating room fan.

A second feature of the present invention is that a refrigerator main body forming a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment, a refrigeration cycle including a compressor, a cooler, and the like, a refrigerator compartment fan for circulating cool air in the refrigerator compartment, It has a discharge port that extends to guide the cool air in the refrigerator compartment ventilated from the refrigerator compartment fan and discharges the guided cool air to the refrigerator compartment, and rotates to change the discharge direction of the discharge port. And a ventilation duct supported as possible.

A third feature of the present invention is that a refrigerator main body forming a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment, a refrigeration cycle including a compressor, a cooler and the like, a refrigerator compartment fan for circulating cool air in the refrigerator compartment, The refrigerator has a discharge port that extends vertically so as to guide the cool air of the cool room ventilated from the cool room fan, and discharges the guided cool air to the cool room, and changes the discharge direction of the discharge port. A cylindrical ventilation duct rotatably supported, a cylindrical communication member that connects a discharge port of the refrigerator compartment fan and a suction port of the ventilation duct, and rotatably supports the ventilation duct. That you have.

[0010] Preferably, a beam portion bridged at an inlet of the tubular ventilation duct is formed, a beam portion bridged at an opening of the tubular communication member is formed, and a beam portion of the ventilation duct is formed. The invention is characterized in that a bearing projection and a bearing recess are pivotally supported between the communication member and the beam.

A fourth feature of the present invention is that a refrigerator main body forming a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment, a refrigeration cycle including a compressor and a cooler, a refrigerator compartment fan for circulating cool air in the refrigerator compartment, The refrigerator has a discharge port that extends vertically to the rear of the refrigerator compartment to guide cool air ventilated by the refrigerator compartment fan, and discharges the guided cool air to the refrigerator compartment. A cylindrical ventilation duct rotatably supported so as to change the air temperature, a discharge port of the refrigerator compartment fan and a suction port of the ventilation duct are connected to each other, and a portion located below the ventilation duct is exposed. And a tubular communication member provided with a receiving portion.

[0012] Preferably, the dew portion of the communication member is formed integrally with the communication member and has a guide portion to the dew evaporation portion.

A fifth feature of the present invention is that a refrigerator main body forming a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment, a refrigeration cycle including a compressor, a cooler, and the like, and that cool air in the refrigerator compartment is sucked from a lower rear portion of the refrigerator compartment. A refrigerating room centrifugal fan to be circulated, and a vertically extending vertically extending back surface of the refrigerating room so as to squeeze and guide the cool air of the refrigerating room ventilated from the refrigerating room centrifugal fan, and discharge the guided cool air to the refrigerating room. And a cylindrical ventilation duct rotatably supported so as to change the discharge direction of the discharge ports.

Preferably, an opening area of the uppermost discharge port of the ventilation duct is formed smaller than an opening area of a lower discharge port.

A sixth feature of the present invention is that a refrigerator body forming a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment, a refrigerating cycle comprising a compressor, a cooler, and the like, a refrigerator compartment fan for circulating cool air in the refrigerator compartment, The refrigerator has a discharge port that is disposed above the refrigerator compartment fan and extends vertically to guide the cool air of the refrigerator compartment ventilated from the refrigerator compartment fan upward, and discharges the guided cool air to the refrigerator compartment. And, a cylindrical ventilation duct rotatably supported so as to change the discharge direction of the discharge port, and a duct drive motor arranged above the ventilation duct and rotating the ventilation duct are provided. It is in.

A seventh feature of the present invention is that a refrigerator main body forming a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment, a refrigeration cycle including a compressor, a cooler, and the like, a refrigerator compartment fan for circulating cool air in the refrigerator compartment, It has a discharge port that extends to guide the cool air in the refrigerator compartment ventilated from the refrigerator compartment fan and discharges the guided cool air to the refrigerator compartment, and rotates to change the discharge direction of the discharge port. A ventilation duct that is supported as possible, and a stepping motor that rotates the ventilation duct, and a duct drive motor that is set using this positioning so as to rotate at a smaller angle than the positioning that regulates the rotation angle of the duct Have prepared.

An eighth feature of the present invention is that a refrigerator main body forming a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment, a refrigeration cycle including a compressor and a cooler, a refrigerator compartment fan for circulating cool air in the refrigerator compartment, The refrigerator has a discharge port that extends vertically so as to guide the cool air of the cool room ventilated from the cool room fan, and discharges the guided cool air to the cool room, and changes the discharge direction of the discharge port. A cylindrical ventilation duct rotatably supported, a recess is provided in the refrigerator body corresponding to the cylindrical ventilation duct, and the ventilation duct is partially accommodated in the recess.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The outline of the structure of the refrigerator according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing the structure of a refrigerator according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing the structure of the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view schematically showing the structure of the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator shown in FIG.

The refrigerator body 1 is formed by an outer box 2, an inner box 3, and a heat insulating material 4 filled therebetween, and has a box-like shape. The refrigerator main body 1 has a plurality of storage rooms that can store and store articles. These storage compartments have a refrigerator compartment 5, a vegetable compartment 6, an upper freezer compartment 7, and a lower freezer compartment 8 from the top. Further, an ice temperature storage room (hereinafter, referred to as an ice temperature room) 9 is provided at the bottom of the refrigerator compartment 4. Instead of the ice greenhouse 9, a storage room for chilling may be used.

Doors 10 to 13 for opening and closing the storage rooms are provided on the front side of the storage rooms 5 to 8. A revolving door 10 is provided on the front of the refrigerator compartment 4 and is rotatably supported by a support provided on at least one of the left and right sides of the refrigerator, and is provided on the front side of the vegetable compartment 5 and the freezing compartments 7 and 8. Are drawer doors 11 and 1 supported so as to be freely drawn by rails or the like
2 and 13 are provided. Further, the revolving door 10 forming the refrigerating compartment 5 is provided with a plurality of pockets 14 projecting toward the refrigerating compartment in the closed state.

The vegetable compartment 6 and the freezing compartments 7 and 8 are partitioned by a heat insulating partition wall 15 having a heat insulating material in order to reduce heat transfer between the two compartments. A cooler room 18 in which a cooler 16 and a cooler fan 17 are arranged is formed behind the vegetable room 6 and the freezing rooms 7 and 8. The heat insulating partition wall 15 is formed to extend vertically in the rear of the vegetable room 6 such that the heat insulating partition wall 15 is interposed between the cooler room 18 and the vegetable room 6. As shown in FIG. 1, the cooler room 18 is disposed across the rear of the vegetable room 6 and the freezer rooms 7 and 8, and the freezer rooms 7 and 8 which are lower drawer-type storage rooms, When the vegetable room 6, which is a drawer type storage room, is disposed between the refrigerator room 6 and the upper refrigerator room 6, the space is formed so as to effectively use an invalid space. The cooler 1
6 constitutes a refrigeration cycle together with the compressor 90, the condenser and the like.

In the cooler chamber 18, a cooler fan 17 is disposed above the cooler 16. Above the cooler room 18, there is formed a cool air passage 19 which communicates the refrigerator room 6 with the cooler room 18 and through which cool air cooled by the cooler 16 flows. The cool air is supplied to the refrigerator compartment 5 through the cool air passage 19 by the fan 17 which is rotated by driving the fan motor 20 provided on the side. The cold air passage 19 is provided with a damper flap 21 for adjusting the amount of cold air supplied to the refrigerator compartment 5 in order to adjust the temperature of the refrigerator compartment 5 to an appropriate range. In addition, this damper flap 21
It is provided in a cool air passage 19 in a heat insulating material which is arranged in a part to be a ceiling above the ceiling 8.

The cool air cooled by the cooler 16 simultaneously flows out of the fan 16 forward, and a cool air passage disposed between the cooler room 18 and the vegetable room 6 or the freezing rooms 7 and 8. 22 descends and flows into the freezing compartments 7 and 8 to cool the freezing compartments 7 and 8.

After passing through the damper flap 21, the cool air passing from the cooler room 18 through the damper flap 21 passes through the damper flap 21 and rises along the wall surface of the inner box 3 on the rear side of the refrigerator compartment 6. 19 are formed. Further, the cold air passage 19 is provided with a plurality of passages 19 a behind the refrigerator compartment 5.
It branches to 19b. This branched cold air passage 19
a and 19b extend vertically on both sides of the rear surface of the refrigerator compartment 5. A plurality of shelves 23 are arranged in the refrigerator compartment 5 at intervals in the vertical direction so that the refrigerator compartment 5 forms a vertically partitioned space. This partitioned space communicates vertically with a gap between the door pocket 14 and the shelf 23. A cool air discharge port 2 through which each space formed by the shelf 23 communicates with the branched cool air passages 19a and 19b so that cool air flows out to the refrigerator compartment 23.
4 are formed in a plurality over the upper and lower sides.

A substantially cylindrical ventilation duct 25 is provided at the center of the rear surface of the refrigerator 5 located between the plurality of cool air passages 19a and 19b, and cool air of the refrigerator 5 is supplied to the ventilation duct 25. And a refrigerating room fan 26. The ventilation duct 25 is vertically long, and the refrigerator compartment fan 26 is arranged below the ventilation duct 25, and these are provided to extend vertically in the center of the rear surface of the refrigerator compartment 5.

The refrigerating compartment fan 26 draws in the refrigerating compartment 5 from the refrigerating compartment cold air inlets 27 provided on both left and right sides thereof, and supplies the blown out cold air to the ventilation duct 25. The ventilation duct 25 is hollow so that cool air flows inside, and a plurality of duct discharge ports 28 are formed up and down at positions corresponding to the upper part of the space defined by each shelf 23 of the refrigerator compartment 5. Cool air supplied by the refrigerator compartment fan 26 is discharged from the duct discharge port 28 into the refrigerator compartment 5 as shown by an arrow. The ventilation duct is configured such that the discharge speed of the cool air from the duct discharge port 28 is higher than the discharge rate of the cool air from the cool air discharge port 24 (preferably 3 times or more, and most preferably about 10 times). 25, a refrigerator compartment fan 26 and other components are set. The cool air sent to the space defined by the respective shelves 23 in the refrigerator compartment 5 flows forward of the refrigerator compartment 5, and after passing the front end of each shelf 23, as shown by an arrow, the shelf 23 and the pocket 14 Descend from the gap. As shown by the arrow, the cold air that has fallen falls above the shelf on the upper surface side of the ice greenhouse 9 in the refrigerator compartment 5.
, And is sucked into the refrigerator compartment fan 26 from the suction port 27. As described above, the refrigerator compartment fan 26 and the ventilation duct 25 are means for circulating cool air in the refrigerator compartment 5. The ventilation path of the cool air in the refrigerator 5 by the refrigerator fan 26 and the ventilation duct 25 is independent of the cooler 16 without passing through the cooler 16. The refrigerating compartment fan 26 is a centrifugal fan that draws in cold air from the refrigerating compartment that has flowed in through the suction ports 27 on the lower rear sides of the refrigerating compartment 5 from the front face and blows out toward the upper ventilation duct 25.

The motor 29 for driving the ventilation duct 25 is
The cylindrical ventilation duct 25 that is arranged above the ventilation duct 25 and extends vertically rotates along the vertical axis. The direction of the duct outlet 28 is changed by the rotation of the ventilation duct 25, and the direction of cool air discharged from the duct outlet 28 to the refrigerator compartment 5 is adjusted.

The wind direction plate 30 provided in the ventilation duct 25
Is formed at a position corresponding to each duct discharge port 28, for example, just above the duct discharge port 28, so as to cross the passage in the ventilation duct 25, and has flowed upward from below in the ventilation duct 25. A part of the cold air in the refrigerating room is turned in the direction of the refrigerating room 5 so as to easily flow out of the duct discharge port 28 at a high speed.

The cool air discharged into the refrigeration room 5 from the discharge port 24 for blowing out the cool air supplied from the cooler room 18 and the duct discharge port 28 for blowing out the cool air sucked from the refrigeration room 5 is as described above. Part of the refrigerator compartment fan 26 and ventilation duct 25
And a portion of the remaining cool air flows into the vegetable compartment 6 from an opening 31 formed below the refrigerator compartment 5 and communicating with the vegetable compartment 6. The cool air that has flowed into the vegetable compartment 6 flows above the container in the vegetable compartment 6 toward the front of the refrigerator, descends the front of the container, and then flows rearward at the lower portion of the container. It returns to the cooler room 18 through a return opening and a cool air return passage formed therein.

As described above, the cool air in the refrigerator is cooled by the cooler 1.
The circulation path in which the cool air cooled by the cooler 6 returns from the cooler room 18 to the cooler room 18 via the cooler room 5 or the vegetable room 6 by the rotation of the cooler fan 17, and the cool air in the cooler room is cooled by the cooler fan 26. And a circulation path which flows into the refrigerating room 5 from the cool air discharge port 28 through the ventilation duct 25 through the ventilation duct 25 and flows into the refrigerating room fan 26 again.

An interior light 32 for illuminating the inside of the refrigerator compartment 5 is disposed between the ventilation duct 25 and the adjacent cold air passages 19a and 19b, and the ventilation duct 25 and the cold air passages 19a and 19b.
The ineffective space between these when b is disposed on the back of the refrigerator compartment 5 is effectively used. In addition, the interior light 32
Is disposed on the front surface of the interior light 32, and at least a front portion of the interior light 32 is formed of a member that transmits illumination light and irregularly reflects the illumination light.

As described above, the centrifugal fan 26 is disposed below the ventilation duct 25, and the cool air intake fan 27 is formed on both left and right sides of the refrigerator compartment fan 26. This suction port 2
An inflow passage 35 is formed between the fan 7 and the refrigerator compartment fan 26. In addition, in the inflow passage 35, a refrigerator temperature sensor 36, which is a temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of the cool air flowing through the passage, is disposed. Cold room temperature sensor 3
The temperature in the refrigerating compartment 5 is determined based on the temperature detected by 6, and the flow of the cool air is adjusted by the damper flap 21. For example, if the determined temperature is higher than a predetermined temperature and it is determined that the refrigerator compartment 5 needs to be cooled,
The damper flap 21 is opened. When the determined temperature is lower than the predetermined temperature and it is determined that cooling is not required, the damper flap 21 is closed.

The ventilation duct 25 is mounted on the back side of a back panel 34 provided on the back of the refrigerator compartment 5. On the front side of the rear panel 34, a cover 33 that covers the panel 34 and the ventilation duct 25 is disposed. The cover 33 also serves as a lamp cover for covering the interior light 32. The ventilation duct 25 is disposed to be inclined forward to the refrigerator compartment 5, and the rear panel 34 and the cover 33 are similarly disposed to be inclined forward to the refrigerator compartment 5.

Further, in order to detect the temperature of the storage space defined by the respective shelves 23 in the refrigerator compartment 5, the shelves 23 and the pockets 14 are located at respective height positions corresponding to the respective storage spaces of the respective shelves 23. Direction determination sensors 37, which are temperature detecting means, are disposed on the left and right side wall surfaces located between them. The direction determination sensor 37 detects the temperature of the cool air flowing forward in the storage space defined by the shelf 23. When the cool air reaches the front end of the shelf 23, it cools the pockets 14 and descends in the space between the pockets 14 toward the lower part of the refrigerator, and cools down to the refrigeration room circulation fan 26 arranged below. It heads toward the opening 31 formed below the air inlet 27 and the ice greenhouse 9.

The direction determining sensor 37 detects the temperature of the cool air flowing through the storage space defined by the shelf 23. Shelf 2
In the case where a storage object is placed on the upper surface of 3, the flowing cool air exchanges heat with the storage object and the temperature changes. Since a plurality of direction determination sensors 37 are vertically arranged on both left and right side walls forming the refrigerator compartment 5, the temperatures of the cold air flowing on the left and right sides above each shelf 23 are detected, and the temperatures on both sides are compared to determine the right and left sides. Which side of the cold air temperature is higher is detected. When the detected temperature on the higher side is higher than the set temperature of the refrigerator compartment 5, the direction of the cool air discharge port 28 of the ventilation duct 25 is determined in advance on the detected higher temperature side. The ventilation duct 25
Is rotated and stopped. And the refrigerating room circulation fan 2
Due to the rotation of 6, the cool air supplied to the ventilation duct 25 is blown out from the discharge port 28 toward the higher temperature side of the refrigerator compartment 5 where the detected temperature is higher.

The cool air from the cooler 16 is supplied to the refrigerator compartment 5
A plurality of cold air passages 1 each having a cool air discharge port 24 flowing into the inside thereof
9 a and 19 b, and a refrigerator compartment fan 26 and a ventilation duct 25 which are arranged between them and inhale the cool air in the refrigerator compartment 5 and blow out and supply it between the respective shelves 23 in the refrigerator compartment 5. In addition, the cool air circulated by the cool room fan 26 and the cooled cool air from the cool air discharge port 24 can be combined to make the temperature of the cool air in the cool room 5 uniform. In particular, circulation is performed in which the cold air, which flows between the shelves 23 in the refrigerator compartment 5 and exchanges heat with the stored material to increase the temperature, is collected at the cool air inlet 27 and blown out again between the shelves 23. For this reason,
Cold air at a temperature close to the temperature of the refrigerator compartment 5 can be provided to the storage;
The storage can be cooled without excessively reducing the temperature of the storage.

Further, since the ventilation duct 25 for blowing out the cool air in the refrigerator compartment 5 rotates so as to change the blowing direction, the cool air having a low temperature from the cooler 16 passes between the shelves 23 at the same time. Cold air mixed with cold air that has been collected and blown out again into the refrigerator compartment 5 is supplied to the storage. Further, the speed of the cool air blowout by the refrigerator compartment fan 26 is higher than the speed at which the cool air from the cooler 16 flows out of the cool air outlet hole 24 into the refrigerator compartment 5, so that in addition to the above-described operation, the stored material is also discharged. The movement of the cool air in the refrigerator compartment 5 hampered by being placed between the shelves 23 is promoted by the cool air flowing out of the ventilation duct 25, and increases the heat exchange between the stored material and the cool air in the refrigerator. In addition, when the direction of the outlet 28 of the cool air of the ventilation duct 25 is close to the cool air outlet 24 on one of the left and right sides, the mixing of the cool air flowing out of the cool air outlet 24 and the circulating cool air in the refrigerator compartment becomes more difficult. And the action described above is further promoted.

In this way, compared to the refrigerator according to the prior art, the cold air in the refrigerator and the storage are brought into more active contact with each other, and the mutual heat transfer is promoted. The bias (temperature distribution) of the temperature in the refrigerator compartment 5 due to the plurality of placed refrigerators is reduced, and the cooling efficiency in the refrigerator is improved.

The outlet 24 for the cool air from the cooler 16
When the outlet 28 of the circulating cool air of the refrigeration room of the ventilation duct 25 is located on the side closer to the air outlet 25, the cool air discharged from the cooler 16 is discharged by the cool air discharged from the ventilation duct 25 at a higher speed.
The movement of the cool air in the vicinity of the cooling air 4 is promoted, so that the cool air from the cool air discharge port 24 flows out smoothly from the discharge port 24, passes from the cooler room 18 through the refrigerator room 5 and the vegetable room 6, and becomes cooler room. The efficiency of the circulation of the cold air circulating in the refrigerator 18 is also improved.

A recess 5 formed on the back of the refrigerator compartment of the inner box 3
0 is arranged so that a part of the cylindrical ventilation duct 25 is housed. With this configuration, the size of the protrusion toward the refrigerator compartment due to the arrangement of the ventilation duct 25 in the refrigerator compartment 5 is reduced, and the reduction in the storage volume in the refrigerator compartment 5 is reduced accordingly. In other words, since the ventilation duct 25 can be enlarged, the amount of circulating cold air flowing into the refrigerator compartment 5 can be increased, and the uniformity of the temperature inside the refrigerator compartment 5 and the cooling efficiency can be increased. In addition, the cover 33 can be formed of a planar member, so that the productivity is good and the design is good.

Further, the refrigerating compartment fan 26 is a centrifugal fan that draws in cool air from the front surface and blows out the air upward, and does not require an axial flow path behind the fan unlike an axial flow fan. The space in the front-rear direction of the air flow path can be reduced, the space in the refrigerator compartment 5 can be effectively used, and the refrigerator compartment is easy to use.

As described above, the temperature in the refrigerating compartment 5 is detected by the refrigerating compartment temperature sensor 36 disposed in the inflow passage 35 for the cool air flowing into the refrigerating compartment fan 26. Even if the temperature of the cool air flowing through each part is different, the cool air in each part is mixed when passing through the passage 35 or heat is exchanged between the cool air flowing through the passage 35, so that the cool air in the passage 35 The temperature becomes more uniform. By detecting the temperature of such cold air, the door 10
Due to the temperature of cold air entering from outside by opening and closing
Since the influence of the local level of the temperature of the stored articles placed on the shelf 23 is reduced, the refrigeration room 5 can be more accurately controlled.
Is detected, the efficiency of cooling the refrigerator compartment 5 is improved,
As a result, the efficiency of the entire refrigerator is improved.

Next, the detailed structure of the ventilation duct in the refrigerator according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is a view for explaining the structure of the ventilation duct portion of the refrigerator shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a method of assembling the ventilation duct portion shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a joint between a part of the ventilation duct and the communication member in FIG. 4. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a method of assembling the ventilation duct used in FIG.

4 to 7, the ventilation duct 5 and the refrigerating room centrifugal fan 26 are connected via a communicating member 38. Above the ventilation duct 25, a motor 29 for rotating the ventilation duct 25 is provided with a link portion 39.
Connected through. The motor 29 is preferably a stepping motor so that the rotational position can be freely adjusted.

The communicating member 38 is a member that supports the lower end of the ventilation duct 25 and transfers the cool air blown out from the refrigerator compartment fan 26 to the ventilation duct 25. The fan 26 is formed of another member or another material. The communication member 38 is a member that connects the rotating ventilation duct 25 and the refrigerator compartment fan 26.

The communication member 38 includes a fan 2 for the refrigerator compartment.
6, a recess 40 is formed on the side where the ventilation duct 25 is inclined, that is, at the lower end of the front part, and is recessed downward. A hole 41 is formed on the lower surface of the recess 40. The concave portion 40 is a water reservoir that stores water droplets that have entered the ventilation duct 25 from inside the refrigerator compartment 5 and water droplets formed by condensation of moisture contained in cold air circulated through the refrigerator compartment fan 26. The hole 41 is formed to drain the water accumulated in the water reservoir to the lower evaporator. Since the ventilation duct 25 is inclined toward the front of the refrigerator, water droplets adhering to or entering the inside of the ventilation duct 25 tend to collect at the lower end of the refrigerator front side when flowing down the ventilation duct 25 downward. A water reservoir 40 and a drain hole 41 are provided to efficiently receive and drain the water droplets.

As shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of projections 42 are formed on the outer periphery of the cylinder at the lower end of the ventilation duct 25. Further, at a lower end position corresponding to the cylindrical rotation axis of the ventilation duct 25, a beam portion 44 formed in a cross shape from the cylindrical portion is provided.
A shaft projection 45 supported by the shaft is formed. Further, the communication member 38 is provided on the upper part thereof with the ventilation duct 25.
And a ventilation duct fitting portion 43 into which the lower end portion of the ventilation duct 25 is fitted inside. When the projection 42 is fitted into the ventilation duct 25 in the ventilation duct fitting portion 43, even if the rotation axis is shaken when an impact is applied to the ventilation duct 25,
The rotating shaft is formed so that the rotation shaft does not move more than a certain amount. When the outer periphery of the cylinder of the ventilation duct 25 and the inner periphery of the fitting portion 43 slide in contact with each other, the contact area between them is reduced to reduce the rotation area. Is provided in order to reduce the resistance of the device.

Further, in the substantially central portion of the communication member 38, the bearing recess 4 supported by the cross beam 47 is provided.
6 are formed. When the ventilation duct 25 is fitted into the ventilation duct fitting portion 43, the bearing recess 46 and the bearing projection 45 are fitted, and the bearing projection 45 is supported and supported by the bearing recess 46. In addition, the shaft deviation during rotation of the ventilation duct 25 is suppressed. Thereby, the rotation of the ventilation duct 25 becomes smoother.

At the lower end of the ventilation duct 25, a cross-shaped beam portion 44 for supporting a shaft projection 45 is formed, and at the duct fitting portion 43, a cross-shaped beam portion 47 for supporting a bearing recess 46. Are formed. These beams 44, 47
The cool air blown out from the refrigerator compartment fan 26 passes through the space around the inside and flows into the ventilation duct 25.

FIG. 7 shows that the ventilation duct 25 is substantially
An example is shown in which the air duct 25 is formed from two divided parts 25a and 25b, and the ventilation duct 25 is manufactured by dividing the ventilation duct 25 into two parts in consideration of ease of assembly and reduction in manufacturing cost.

As described above, the rotating ventilation duct 25
And the refrigerating compartment fan 26 as a rotating member are communicated by a communicating member 38 as a separate member. The communication member 38 is
A water reservoir 4 provided with a drain hole 41 at the lower end of its front part.
0 is formed, the water dripping from the lower end on the front side of the ventilation duct 25 which is located above and inclined forward and is inclined upward is stored in the water reservoir 40, and the water is drained from the drain hole 41,
Water in the ventilation duct is suppressed from entering the fan. In particular, since the ventilation duct 25 is inclined forward to the front of the refrigerator, moisture easily collects at the front lower end of the ventilation duct 25. With the above-described configuration, moisture is efficiently collected and drained. As a result, the refrigerator 26 fan
It is possible to prevent the occurrence of an accident such as a failure due to the ingress of moisture.

Further, the communication member 38 can be formed of a material different from the ventilation duct 25 and more excellent in wear resistance and impact resistance. To that extent, it can be combined with the ventilation duct 25 formed of a lighter and less costly material.

Further, since the rotary motor 29 for rotating the ventilation duct 25 is disposed above the ventilation duct, water droplets inside the ventilation duct 25 are suppressed from entering the motor 29, and occurrence of failure is suppressed. Can be.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the opening area of the cool air discharge port 28 formed in the ventilation duct 25 becomes smaller toward the upper opening. This is because the cold air flowing inside the ventilation duct 25 easily accumulates on the upper side of the ventilation duct 25, so that with the same opening area, more cool air flows out toward the upper opening, and the upper portion of the upper shelf 23 The amount of cool air flowing out between the lower shelves 23 is smaller than the amount of cool air flowing out. On the other hand, the upper shelf 23 usually has a high height, and the stored articles tend to be placed on the lower shelf 23. For this reason, when the opening area of the discharge port 28 of the ventilation duct 25 is the same, more cool air is supplied to the upper shelf with less storage, and less cool air is supplied to the lower shelf with more storage. And the overall efficiency of storage cooling is reduced.

In order to solve such a problem, the opening area of the discharge port 28 is configured so that the opening area of the discharge port corresponding to the upper shelf is smaller than the opening area corresponding to the lower shelf. Thus, the amount of cool air supplied between the shelves from the ventilation duct 25 is adjusted so as to be as uniform as possible between the shelves or to supply more cool air between the lower shelves.

Further, inside the ventilation duct 25, as described above, a wind direction plate 30 is formed so as to direct the direction of the cool air flowing inside the ventilation duct 25 from upward to the refrigerator compartment 5 side. Cooling room cold air blown upward and flowing from a refrigerator room fan 26 located below in the ventilation duct 25 hits the wind direction plate 30 and easily changes its direction in the direction of the refrigerator room 5 to be discharged from the duct discharge port 28. It becomes easier to flow.

Further, as disclosed in the hatched portion 48 shown in FIG. 7, the ventilation duct 25 has the panel portion 3.
4 or a color different from the color of the inner wall surface inside the refrigerator compartment 5 to clarify the rotational movement and the direction of rotation of the ventilation duct, so that the user can clearly confirm.

Next, a method of detecting the rotation angle position of the ventilation duct in the refrigerator according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a method of detecting the rotation angle position of the ventilation duct in the refrigerator shown in FIG.

In FIG. 8, a link 39 connects the rotating shaft of the rotary motor 29 and the ventilation duct 25 and is joined to the ventilation duct 25. Positioning part 49
Is for positioning the rotating link 39 and the ventilation duct 25, and the rotating motor 29 is connected to the rear panel 34.
Also serves as a screw seat for fixing to.

The positioning of the rotation position of the ventilation duct 25 is as follows.
It is performed as follows.

The angle range in which cool air is blown out by rotating the ventilation duct 25 is set in advance (90 ° in this embodiment). At this time, the positioning section 49 is set such that the rotatable angle range of the link 39 is larger than the rotatable angle range of the ventilation duct 25 (96 ° in this embodiment).

Next, the rotation motor 29 is driven to rotate the ventilation duct 25 in one direction until the link 39 comes into contact with the positioning portion 49. Based on this contact position,
The rotation motor 29 is driven in the opposite direction until the link 39 comes into contact with the positioning portion 49 on the opposite side.
Is rotated in the other direction, and the rotatable angle of the link 39 is detected. Further, by driving the rotation motor 29 in the opposite direction,
The link 39 is rotated to half the rotatable angle and stopped, and this position is set to a 0 ° position. With this 0 ° as the center of rotation, the ventilation duct 25 is rotationally driven in one and the other direction in an angle range of 90 ° for discharging cool air.

Therefore, the link 39 does not contact the positioning member 49 during the normal rotation of the ventilation duct 25.

As described above, a rotation drive angle smaller than the rotatable angle range of the ventilation duct 25 is set in advance, and once the ventilation duct 25 is rotated to the limit of the rotatable angle, the rotational drive is started from this position. Set the angle reference position. At this time, the reference position is set so that the limit position of the rotational drive angle is not set as the limit position of the rotatable angle. By doing so, the link 39 does not come into contact with the positioning portion 49 during the rotation driving of the ventilation duct 25, and the link portion 39 repeatedly contacts the positioning portion 49 to cause fatigue damage of the link portion, Troubles such as abnormal noise at the time of contact can be reduced.

Next, a method of assembling the ventilation duct and the refrigerator compartment fan in the refrigerator according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the upper part of the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator according to the present invention. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the lower part of the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator shown in FIG.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view illustrating a method of assembling the rear panel of the refrigerator shown in FIG. 9 with a ventilation duct and the like.

As shown in FIG. 11, the ventilation duct 25, the communication member 38, and the refrigerator compartment fan 26 are mounted on and connected to the refrigerator compartment rear panel 34 from the rear side thereof. The panel 34 is assembled to the back of the refrigerator compartment 5 together with the ventilation duct 25 and the fan 26 for the refrigerator compartment in a state where they are assembled to the panel 34 to form an integral unit, and constitutes the rear wall surface of the refrigerator compartment 5. I do. As shown in FIG. 2, a cover 33 is disposed on the front side of the rear panel 34. The cover 33 is disposed so as to cover the front surface of the interior light 32 and the front surface of the rear panel 34 disposed between the cool air passages 19 a and 19 b and the ventilation duct 25. After the rear panel 34 is assembled inside, it is connected to the rear panel. The cover 33 may be configured to be assembled into the refrigerator 1 after being joined to the back panel 34.

As shown in FIG. 9, on the back of the inner box 3,
A concave portion 50 is formed at a position opposing the cylindrical ventilation duct 25, and when the rear panel 34 is assembled, the concave portion 5 is formed.
A part of the ventilation duct 25 is accommodated in the inside of the housing. Thus, the ventilation duct 25 does not travel to the refrigerator compartment more than necessary, and a reduction in the storage volume of the refrigerator compartment 5 caused by disposing the ventilation duct 25 on the back side of the refrigerator compartment 5 is reduced or prevented.

As shown in FIG. 10, the cooling room fan 26
A passage 35 for cold air flowing into the refrigerator is formed, and inlets 27 through which cool air in the refrigerator compartment flows into the passage 35 are formed on both sides. After the cold air in the refrigerator compartment flows into the refrigerator compartment fan 26 from the inlets 27 on the left and right sides of the refrigerator compartment fan 26,
It flows into the refrigerator compartment fan 26 located behind the passage 35.

As shown in FIG. 1, a substrate 51 on which electric components and the like are mounted is disposed on the upper rear portion of the refrigerator main body 1 located at the upper rear portion of the refrigerator compartment 5. Since the substrate 51 generates heat during operation of the refrigerator, it is necessary to reduce the amount of heat from the substrate 51 entering the refrigerator compartment 5. For this reason,
It has a recess 50 provided in the inner box 3 in accordance with the position of the ventilation duct 25, and when the ventilation duct 25 is assembled,
A gap is formed between the recess 50 and the ventilation duct 25. By the cool air inside the refrigerator compartment 5 in the gap, the influence of the heat from the substrate 51 on the ventilation duct 25 is reduced, and the cool air is blown out from the ventilation duct 25 to the refrigerator compartment 5 so that the movement of the cool air in the refrigerator compartment is reduced. Since it is promoted, the influence of heat on the refrigerator compartment 5 from the substrate 51 behind the cold air passages 19a and 19b is also reduced. For this reason, it is not necessary to provide a bulging portion inside the refrigerating room 5, and the storage capacity in the room is reduced, and the usability can be improved.

Next, the structure of the cool air outlet in the refrigerator according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 12 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the structure of the part A in FIG.
FIG. 13 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the structure of the portion B in FIG. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a structure of a cool air outlet of a conventional refrigerator.

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, a cold air discharge port 24 through which cool air flows out from the cool air passages 19a and 19b to the refrigerator compartment 5 and a heat insulating material 52 forming the cool air passages 19a and 19b.
And a rear panel 34 and a cover 33 engaged with the cold air passages 19a and 19b.
The passage of the cool air reaching 4 is the heat insulating material 52, the back panel 3
4. It is shown that the cover 33 and the cover 33 are connected to each other.

As shown in FIG. 12, the uppermost discharge port 24 of the rear panel 34 is formed by an inclined slit 53 fitted into an opening provided obliquely in the heat insulating material 52, and the direction of the cool air flow is changed. It is inclined so as to be diagonally upward. Also,
The cool air discharge port 24 of the cover 33 is formed by a horizontal slit portion 54 formed so as to match the front surface of the inclined slit 53 of the back panel 34.

With such a configuration, the flow of the cool air in the passages 19a and 19b heading from below to above can be stably supplied into the refrigerator compartment 5. In particular, as shown in FIG. 12, the effect is great at the portion A of the cool air discharge port 24 between the upper shelves having a large flow rate.

As shown in FIG. 13, the lower cool air discharge port 2
In a portion 4, a tubular passage opening 56 of the back panel 34 is provided so as to communicate with an opening 55 provided horizontally in the heat insulating material 52, and a cover is provided so as to communicate with the passage opening 56. Thirty-three cylindrical passage openings 58 are formed. These openings 56 and 58 allow the cool air discharge port 2
4 are configured.

The general structure of the conventional cool air passage is that the cool air discharge port 24 is formed only by the back panel 34 as shown in FIG. The flow of cold air was not smooth.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the refrigerator compartment fan 26 and the ventilation duct 25 are assembled to the panel 34 from behind the panel 34 and are integrally assembled on the rear side of the refrigerator compartment 5. Manufacturing steps are simplified, and manufacturing costs can be reduced.

Next, the attachment of the sensor in the refrigerator according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 15 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an example of an arrangement of the direction determination sensor of the refrigerator according to the present invention. FIG. 16 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another example of the arrangement of the direction determination sensor of the refrigerator according to the present invention. FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view showing the mounting structure of the direction determination sensor of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

In FIG. 15, the direction determination sensor 37 is
According to the height position of the space partitioned by each shelf 23,
Forward of the front end of the shelf 23 and the pocket 14 of the door 10
Are arranged on the inner wall surfaces on both left and right sides of the refrigerator compartment 5 at the rear of the refrigerator compartment 5. By arranging the direction determination sensor 37 in this manner, the temperature of the cold air which has flowed out of the outlets 24 and 28 on the back of the refrigerator compartment 5 and contacted with the storage material placed above the rear shelf is changed. More accurate detection is possible.

In FIG. 16, the direction determination sensor 37 is
It is different from that of FIG. 15 in that it is arranged on the left and right inner wall surfaces of the refrigerator compartment 5 behind the front end of the shelf 23, but behind the pocket 14. By doing so, the influence of the entry of outside air upon opening and closing of the door 10 on the temperature detection of the direction determination sensor 37 can be reduced, and the temperature change of the cold air in the refrigerator compartment 5 can be detected more accurately.

FIG. 17A shows an example of a mounting structure of the direction determination sensor. In this mounting structure, the sensor portion 59 and the sensor cover 60 covering the sensor portion are fitted into the heat insulating member 61 so as not to protrude from the inner box 3 toward the refrigerator compartment. The direction determination sensor 37 is divided into an upper member 62 and a lower member 63. The upper member 62 has a sensor section 59 and a sensor cover 60. The lower member 63 is provided so as to form a concave portion in the heat insulating material 61, and is attached to the heat insulating material side of the inner box 3. The inner box 3 has an opening formed at a position corresponding to the recess of the lower member 63, and the upper member 62
And the cover 60 is fitted together.

FIG. 17B shows another example of the mounting structure of the direction determining sensor 37. In this example, the point that the direction determination sensor 37 is composed of the upper member 62 and the lower
7 (a), except that the sensor portion 59 and the cover 60 are formed so as to protrude toward the refrigerator compartment.

In one embodiment of the refrigerator of the present invention described above, there is provided a wind direction changing means 26 for changing the discharge direction by rotating the discharge port of the cool air of the refrigerator 5 circulated by the refrigerator fan 26. Therefore, the discharge direction can be changed with a simple and inexpensive configuration, and the discharged cold air can be directed to the high-temperature food or the like newly stored in the refrigerator compartment 5 to cool intensively and cool in a short time. In addition to this, the temperature in the refrigerator compartment can be made uniform in a short time by changing the discharge direction of the cool air.

Further, a ventilation duct 25 having a discharge port 28 for guiding the cool air of the refrigerating room 5 ventilated from the refrigerating room fan 26 and discharging the cooled air to the refrigerating room 5 is changed so that the discharge direction of the discharge port is changed. Since it is rotatably supported, it has a very simple configuration that serves both as a guide for the cool air and for changing the discharge direction by the ventilation duct 25 itself, and can be made inexpensive and compact.

Further, since the discharge port of the refrigerator compartment fan 26 and the suction port of the cylindrical ventilation duct 25 are connected by the cylindrical communication member 38 which rotatably supports the ventilation duct 25,
With a simple configuration, it is possible to reliably supply cool air from the refrigerator compartment fan 26 to the tubular ventilation duct 25 while rotatably supporting the ventilation duct 25.

Further, since the beam 44 of the ventilation duct 25 and the beam 47 of the communication member 38 are supported by the bearing projection 45 and the bearing recess 46, the ventilation mechanism allows the ventilation duct to be supported. The centering of the rotation 25 can be ensured, and the communication part between the ventilation duct 25 and the communication member 38 can be made compact without obstructing the ventilation of the cool air.

Further, since the dew receiving portion 40 is provided in the communication member 38 located below the cylindrical ventilation duct 25 extending vertically at the rear of the refrigerator compartment so as to guide the cool air in the refrigerator compartment 5, the ventilation duct is provided. The dew generated in the cooling member 25 can be received by the dew receiving portion 40 of the communication member 38, and can be prevented from flowing down into the refrigerator compartment fan 26.

Further, since the dew portion 40 of the communication member 38 is formed integrally with the communication member 38 and has a guide portion to the dew evaporating portion, the ventilation duct 2 has a very simple configuration.
5 can be treated.

Further, since the opening area of the uppermost discharge port of the ventilation duct 25 is formed smaller than that of the lower one, the cool air discharged from the ventilation duct 25 is concentrated on the uppermost discharge port 28 with a simple configuration. Without discharging, the liquid can be discharged from the plurality of discharge ports 28 on average.

Further, a duct driving motor 29 is provided above the ventilation duct 25 for guiding the cool air of the ventilation duct 25 upward.
, The influence of the cool air in the refrigerator compartment 5 circulating on the duct drive motor 29 can be reduced,
The duct drive motor 29 can be easily prevented from being exposed.

Further, since the rotation is set at a smaller angle by using the positioning that regulates the rotation angle of the stepping motor 29 that rotates the ventilation duct 25, the stepping motor 29 contacts the positioning each time it operates. And high reliability can be achieved.

Further, a concave portion 50 is provided in the refrigerator main body 1 corresponding to the cylindrical ventilation duct 25, and the ventilation duct 25 is partially accommodated in the concave portion 50. And the storage volume of the refrigerator compartment 5 can be secured.

Further, since a cooler fan 17 for cooling the refrigerator compartment 5 with the low-temperature cold air cooled by the cooler 16 is provided, it has a function of surely cooling the refrigerator compartment 5, Further, independently of the cooler 16, the refrigerator 5
The cooling room fan 26 for circulating the cold air and the wind direction changing means 26 for changing the discharge direction of the cold air to the cooling room 5 are provided. Intensively cools high-temperature foods and the like stored in the refrigerator in a short time, and circulates the cool air in the refrigerator and changes the discharge direction of the cool air to reduce the temperature distribution in the refrigerator 5 in a short time. And can be made uniform.

Further, since the cool air from the refrigerator compartment fan 26 is discharged to the refrigerator compartment 5 at a speed higher than the discharge speed of the low-temperature cold air cooled by the cooler 16 to the refrigerator compartment 5, the newly stored high temperature cold air is discharged. Can be cooled in a shorter time, and the cool air can be spread to every corner in the refrigerator compartment 5, so that the temperature distribution in the refrigerator compartment 5 can be further averaged.

[0095] By discharging the cold air from the refrigerator compartment fan 26 to the refrigerator compartment 5 at a speed three times or more higher than the discharge speed of the low-temperature cold air cooled by the cooler 16 to the refrigerator compartment 5, a new cooling air is discharged. The time required for cooling the stored high-temperature food and the like and the time required for equalizing the temperature in the refrigerator compartment 5 can be significantly reduced.

Further, a refrigerator temperature sensor 36 is provided near the suction portion of the refrigerator fan 26, and the operation of the refrigeration cycle is controlled based on the temperature detected by the refrigerator temperature sensor. The temperature of the refrigerated compartment cold air in a state where the refrigerated compartment cooled air and the refrigerated compartment 5 are mixed can be detected by the refrigerated compartment temperature sensor 36, and therefore the refrigerated compartment temperature has partially increased due to opening and closing of the door. Even in such a case, the representative temperature of the refrigerator compartment can be reliably detected, whereby the control of the refrigeration cycle can be reliably performed.

Further, a plurality of cold air discharge ports 24 for discharging the cool air from the cooler 16 are formed vertically on both sides of the rear surface of the refrigerator compartment 5, and a circulation discharge port 28 for discharging the cool air from the wind direction changing means 26 is refrigerated. Since a plurality of upper and lower portions are formed in the center of the rear surface of the chamber 5, the portions near the right and left wall surfaces of the refrigerator compartment 5 where the temperature is likely to be high are cooled vertically by the cool air from the cooler 16 and the inside of the refrigerator compartment 5 is formed. The temperature distribution in the left and right direction and the vertical direction can be further averaged by the cool air from the wind direction changing means 26 in the central part of the refrigerator compartment 5 while maintaining the average of the temperature distribution in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction. 5 can be further averaged.

Further, the plurality of cold air outlets 24 and the plurality of circulation outlets 28 are formed so as to communicate with respective spaces vertically separated by a plurality of shelves arranged in the refrigerator compartment 5. When hot food or the like is newly stored in the space partitioned by the shelf, the cool air from the wind direction changing means 26 is reliably ventilated from the circulation outlet 28 communicating with the space toward the hot food or the like. , And high-temperature foods and the like can be cooled more reliably.

Further, since the rear panel and the wind direction changing means 26 are arranged to be inclined forward, it becomes easy to apply cold air to foods and the like stored in each shelf of the refrigerator compartment 5, and the cooling time of the stored foods and the like becomes longer. It can be further shortened.

Further, since a centrifugal fan is used as the refrigerator compartment fan 26, the cooling air blown from the refrigerator compartment centrifugal fan 26 is throttled, and a plurality of circulation outlets are provided through a ventilation passage extending vertically to the discharge side. The cool air can be discharged from the outlet 28 at a high speed, so that the cooling when the hot food or the like is newly stored can be performed in a shorter time.

Further, a cover 33 is arranged at an interval in front of the refrigerating room centrifugal fan 26 so as to form a closed surface at a portion of the cover 33 located in front of the suction portion of the centrifugal fan 26 and to close the cover. Cool air inlet 27 around the surface
Is formed, it is possible to prevent a food or the like from directly entering the suction portion of the refrigerator compartment centrifugal fan 26 while securing a cool air suction passage to the refrigerator compartment centrifugal fan 26.

In the embodiment of the present invention, an excellent refrigerator having these functions is provided.

[0103]

According to the present invention, it is possible to reliably cool the refrigerator compartment with low-temperature cold air cooled by the cooler, and to excessively store foods already stored and lowered to the storage compartment temperature. Refrigerators that can cool newly stored high-temperature foods and the like with the cold air in the refrigerator compartment in a short period of time without cooling, and can even cool the refrigerator in a short time and have a uniform temperature distribution in the refrigerator compartment. Obtainable.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing the overall structure of a refrigerator according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing the structure of a refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view schematically showing the structure of a refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a ventilation duct portion of the refrigerator shown in FIG.

5 is a diagram illustrating a method of assembling the ventilation duct portion shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a joint between a part of a ventilation duct and a communication member in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a method of assembling the ventilation duct used in FIG.

8 is a diagram illustrating a method of detecting a rotation angle position of a ventilation duct in the refrigerator illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the upper part of the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

10 is a transverse sectional view of a lower part of the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator shown in FIG.

11 is a perspective view illustrating a method of assembling a rear panel of the refrigerator shown in FIG. 9, a ventilation duct, and the like.

FIG. 12 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a structure of a portion A in FIG. 3;

FIG. 13 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a structure of a portion B in FIG. 3;

FIG. 14 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the structure of a cool air outlet of a conventional refrigerator.

FIG. 15 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an example of an arrangement of a direction determination sensor of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another example of the arrangement of the direction determination sensor of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting structure of the direction determination sensor of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Refrigerator main body, 2 ... Outer box, 3 ... Inner box, 4 ... Insulation material, 5
... refrigerator room, 6 ... vegetable room, 7 ... upper freezer room, 8 ... lower freezer room, 9 ... ice temperature storage room, 10-13 ... door, 14 ... pocket, 15 ... insulated partition wall, 16 ... cooler, 17 ... cooler fan, 18 ... cooler room, 19, 19a, 19b ... cool air passage, 20 ... fan motor, 21 ... damper flap,
22 ... cool air passage, 23 ... shelf, 24 ... cool air discharge port, 25 ...
Cylindrical ventilation duct (wind direction changing means), 26 ... Refrigerator compartment fan, 27 ... Cool air inlet, 28 ... Duct cold air outlet, 2
9 motor, 30 wind direction plate, 31 opening, 32 interior light, 33 cover, 34 back panel, 35 inflow passage, 36 refrigerator temperature sensor, 37 direction determination sensor
38 communication member, 39 link part, 40 recess part (dew receiving part), 41 drainage hole, 42 projection part, 43 duct fitting part, 44 beam part, 45 bearing projection part, 46 ... Bearing recessed portion, 47 ... Beam portion, 48 ... Colored portion, 49 ... Positioning portion, 50 ... Depressed portion, 51 ... Substrate, 52 ... Heat insulating material, 53
... Slanted slit part, 54 ... Horizontal slit part, 55 ... Insulation material discharge port, 56 ... Path opening, 58 ... Path opening, 59
... Sensor part, 60 ... Sensor cover, 61 ... Heat insulation member, 6
2. Upper member, 63 lower member.

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Haruko Ashida 800, Tomita, Odai-cho, Ohira-machi, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi Prefecture Inside the Cooling and Heating Division, Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi, Ltd. Digital Media Development Division

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A refrigerator main body forming a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment, a refrigerating cycle comprising a compressor, a cooler and the like, a refrigerator compartment fan for circulating cool air in the refrigerator compartment, and a refrigerating compartment fan circulation. And a wind direction changing means for changing a discharge direction by rotating a discharge port of the cool air in the refrigerator compartment. 2. A refrigerating cycle comprising a refrigerator main body forming a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment, a compressor, a cooler, etc., a refrigerator compartment fan for circulating cool air in the refrigerator compartment, and ventilation from the refrigerator compartment fan. A ventilation duct extending so as to guide the cool air in the refrigerator compartment, and having a discharge port for discharging the guided cool air to the refrigerator compartment, and rotatably supported to change the discharge direction of the discharge port. A refrigerator comprising: 3. A refrigerating cycle comprising a refrigerator body forming a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, a compressor, a cooler, etc., a refrigerating compartment fan for circulating cool air in the refrigerating compartment, and ventilation from the refrigerating compartment fan. The refrigerator has a discharge port extending vertically so as to guide the cool air in the refrigerator compartment, and discharging the guided cool air to the refrigerator compartment, and is rotatably supported so as to change the discharge direction of the discharge port. A tubular ventilation duct, comprising: a tubular communication member that connects a discharge port of the refrigerator compartment fan and a suction port of the ventilation duct and rotatably supports the ventilation duct. Refrigerator. 4. A beam portion bridged at an inlet of the cylindrical ventilation duct, a beam portion bridged at an opening of the cylindrical communication member, and a beam portion of the ventilation duct are formed. 4. The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein a bearing projection and a bearing recess are supported between the beam of the communication member and the bearing. 5. A refrigerating cycle comprising a refrigerator main body forming a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment, a compressor, a cooler, etc., a refrigerator compartment fan for circulating cool air in the refrigerator compartment, and ventilation from the refrigerator compartment fan. The refrigerator has a discharge port extending vertically to the rear of the refrigerator compartment to guide cold air in the refrigerator compartment, and a discharge port for discharging the guided cool air to the refrigerator compartment, and rotating to change the discharge direction of the discharge port. A cylindrical ventilation duct that is supported so as to be connected to a discharge port of the refrigerator compartment fan and a suction port of the ventilation duct, and is provided with a dew receiving portion in a portion located below the ventilation duct. A refrigerator comprising: 6. The refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein the dew portion of the communication member is formed integrally with the communication member and has a guide portion to the dew evaporation portion. 7. A refrigerating cycle comprising a refrigerator body forming a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, a compressor, a cooler, etc., and a centrifugal fan for a refrigerating compartment for sucking and circulating cold air from the refrigerating compartment from a lower rear portion of the refrigerating compartment. A plurality of outlets for vertically extending the back surface of the refrigerator compartment so as to squeeze and guide the cool air of the refrigerator compartment ventilated from the refrigerator compartment centrifugal fan, and discharge the guided cool air to the refrigerator compartment up and down. And a cylindrical ventilation duct rotatably supported so as to change the discharge direction of the discharge port. 8. The refrigerator according to claim 7, wherein the opening area of the uppermost discharge port of the ventilation duct is formed smaller than the opening area of the lower discharge port. 9. A refrigerator main body forming a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment, a refrigerating cycle comprising a compressor, a cooler, etc., a refrigerator compartment fan for circulating cool air in the refrigerator compartment, and ventilation from the refrigerator compartment fan. A discharge port for discharging the guided cool air to the refrigerator compartment, the discharge port being disposed above the refrigerator compartment fan and extending vertically so as to guide the cool air in the refrigerator compartment upward. A refrigerator comprising: a tubular ventilation duct rotatably supported so as to change a direction; and a duct drive motor disposed above the ventilation duct and rotating the ventilation duct. 10. A refrigerating cycle comprising a refrigerator body forming a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, a compressor, a cooler, etc., a refrigerating compartment fan for circulating cool air in the refrigerating compartment, and ventilation from the refrigerating compartment fan. A ventilation duct extending so as to guide the cool air in the refrigerator compartment, and having a discharge port for discharging the guided cool air to the refrigerator compartment, and rotatably supported to change the discharge direction of the discharge port. And a stepping motor configured to rotate the ventilation duct, and a duct drive motor set using this positioning so as to rotate at a narrower angle than the positioning that regulates the rotation angle. refrigerator. 11. A refrigerating cycle comprising a refrigerator main body forming a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment, a compressor, a cooler, etc., a refrigerator compartment fan for circulating cool air in the refrigerator compartment, and ventilation from the refrigerator compartment fan. The refrigerator has a discharge port extending vertically so as to guide the cool air in the refrigerator compartment, and discharging the guided cool air to the refrigerator compartment, and is rotatably supported so as to change the discharge direction of the discharge port. Comprising a cylindrical ventilation duct, providing a recess in the refrigerator body corresponding to the cylindrical ventilation duct,
A refrigerator characterized in that the ventilation duct is partially accommodated in the recess.