JP2001280788A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a refrigerator in which a switching compartment is formed in a freezing compartment without using any thermal insulation partitioner and an upper container provided in a compartment dedicated for freezing can be taken out while being interlocked with a lower container. SOLUTION: A chill generating compartment 23 equipped with a cooler 22, a fan compartment 25 equipped with a fan 24, a chill distribution compartment 26 having a chill outlet 31a and equipped with a damper 30 in a lower chill outlet passage 28e, and a chill passage 33 opening at the upper part and communicating with a return duct at the lower part, are provided sequentially. A section 34b for supporting a packing 35 and an upper container 15 is provided to be set and removed freely, a frame 34 is secured while abutting against the left and right walls of an inner box and a partitioner 32, a packing 36 is placed between the left and right sides in the center of the back face of a door 12, upper and lower containers 15, 16 are provided at the upper and lower parts of the frame 34 to serve, respectively, as a compartment 9A dedicated for freezing and a switching compartment 9B, and a duct 29d for returning chill in the switching compartment 9B back the chill generating compartment 23 is provided. Furthermore, the upper container 15 is provided with forward supporting legs 15d, 15e and the flange of the lower container 16 is provided with protrusions and recesses Fa-Fg.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a switching room capable of switching between freezing and a temperature zone other than freezing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, an outer box as shown in FIG.
The inside of a heat-insulating box 51 composed of 52, an inner box 53, and a heat-insulating material 54 is partitioned by a heat-insulating partition 55, 56 into a refrigerator compartment 57, a vegetable compartment 58, and a freezing compartment.
59, and the opening of the freezing compartment 59 is divided into upper and lower parts by a heat insulating partition body 60, and dedicated doors 61, 6 are respectively provided.
2, 63, 64 are provided, and the door 61 of the refrigerator compartment 57 is located at the upper part, so that one side is pivotally opened and closed freely, and the door 62 of the vegetable compartment 58 and the door 63, 64 of the freezer compartment 59 are either The drawers are also of a drawer type, and frame-shaped supports 68, 69, and 70 for supporting drawer containers 65, 66, and 67, respectively, are integrally provided behind them.

[0003] Behind the vegetable room 58 is a cold air generation room 71,
A cooler 72 for generating cold air for the refrigerator compartment 57 and the vegetable compartment 58, and a blower 73 for forcibly circulating the generated cool air are arranged, and the generated cool air is passed through a duct 74 to the refrigerator compartment. It is supplied from 57 to a vegetable room 58, and returns to the lower part of the cool air generation room 71. Further, behind the freezing room 59, there is another cool air generating room 75, in which a cooler 76 and a blower 77 dedicated to the freezing room 59 are arranged, and the generated cool air is supplied from a cool air outlet in front of the blower 77. The temperature is supplied to the freezer compartment 59, and the temperature in the freezer compartment 59 is detected by a temperature sensor (not shown), and the compressor 78 is turned on / off so as to reach a predetermined temperature.
It is supposed to.

[0004] As another example, in addition to the above-described refrigerator compartment, vegetable compartment, and freezer compartment, the user can adjust the room temperature (inside temperature) according to the intended use by freezing and other than freezing. Some rooms have a switching room that can be switched to a belt.

[0005]

However, in the two examples described above, the former is inconvenient for the user because there is no switching room capable of switching the room temperature between freezing and a temperature zone other than freezing. In addition, the latter is convenient because it has a switching room, but the switching room is also provided with a dedicated door, so the amount of work required for assembling and installing the door is large, and in terms of productivity, It is disadvantageous, and a gasket is installed around the door inner plate to prevent cold air from leaking.However, the more doors, the more gasket is used and the cost increases. . Therefore, in the present invention, provided with a switching room that can be switched to a temperature zone other than freezing and freezing,
It is another object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator capable of improving productivity and reducing costs.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and has a plurality of heat insulating partitions formed by filling a heat insulating material between an outer box and an inner box. The refrigerator compartment is divided into a refrigerator compartment, a vegetable compartment, and a freezer compartment by a body, a cooler is installed at the rear of the freezer compartment, and a first partition plate is provided in front of the cooler to form a cold air generation chamber having the cooler. A second air outlet provided with a blower for forced air circulation in front of the cold air generation chamber;
And a blower chamber is formed between the first partition plate and the second partition plate. The blower includes the second partition plate and the third partition plate in front of the blower chamber. A cold air distribution chamber for distributing the cool air supplied by the cooling air to the upper and lower cold air outlets, and a damper is provided in a cool air outlet passage below the cold air distribution chamber, and an upper surface is opened in front of the third partition plate. A first return duct for returning cold air in the cold air passage to the cold air generation chamber between the lower portion of the cold air passage and the cold air generation chamber while forming a cold air passage by covering the cover;
An accommodating portion for accommodating a first packing for preventing cold air leakage in a U-shape on the left and right side walls of the inner box at a position higher than the lower cool air outlet and a front surface of the cover, and a support for supporting the upper container so that it can be taken in and out freely. And a frame body having an opening and a bottom, and a second opening is provided between the left and right sides of the rear center of the door that opens and closes the freezing compartment.
Is provided, and the upper part of the frame is a dedicated refrigeration room, the lower part is a switchable room capable of switching between freezing and a temperature range other than freezing. And a second return duct for returning the cool air in the switching chamber to the cold air generation chamber is provided at the rear of the switching chamber. When the container is accommodated in a predetermined position, the distal end portion forms a flange having an inverted L-shaped cross section that presses against the first packing, and a vertical rib is provided in parallel inside the flange, and the second rib is provided on the front surface. Horizontal ribs that press against the packing protrude, a slope is provided at the rear end of the support portion that supports the upper container so that the upper container can be freely taken in and out, and further, a flange of the lower container is provided before and after the lower left and right sides of the upper container. A structure in which a front support leg and a rear support leg to be supported are provided, and irregularities are formed at predetermined positions of a flange of the lower container so that the upper container is simultaneously pulled out when the lower container is pulled out together with a door. And

In addition, a front support surface and a rear support surface for supporting a front support leg and a rear support leg of the upper container are formed at the front and center of the left and right flanges of the lower container, respectively, and the door is pulled. When the lower container moves forward by a predetermined distance, the front support leg starts to ascend.The ascending slope also serves as a stopper, a horizontal supporting surface or a gentle ascending slope following the ascending slope, and the horizontal supporting surface or the gentle ascending slope. A down slope leading to a rear support surface is provided, and further, an up slope where the rear support leg starts rising after the rear support surface, and a down slope following the up slope is provided.

Further, the distance until the front support leg starts to climb on the rear up slope is made larger than the horizontal distance until the rear support leg finishes up on the rear up slope.

[0009] Further, the apex of the upward slope on which the rear support leg rides is made higher than the horizontal support surface on which the front support leg rides.

[0010] The first and second packings are made of a silicon-based foamed rubber.

Further, the first and second packings are hollow.

Further, the first partition plate is provided integrally on the back side of the second partition plate.

[0013] Further, a stopper is provided on the front surface of the third partition plate for regulating the rearward movement of the upper container.

Further, the left and right side walls of the cold air distribution chamber are formed integrally with one or both of the second partition plate and the third partition plate.

Further, the first return duct is provided integrally with the third partition plate, and the second partition plate is provided with an opening through which the first return duct passes.

The second return duct may communicate with a lower portion of the first return duct.

In addition, the first and second return ducts are provided on the left and right of the lower part of the third partition plate, and the left and right sides of the second partition plate are provided with openings for passing the first return duct. Configuration.

The upper end of the third partition plate is bent and extended forward to form a cool air passage between the third partition plate and the upper heat-insulating partition body, and a plurality of cool air blows toward the opening of the upper container. An outlet is provided.

Further, the door for the refrigeration chamber and the door for the switching chamber are integrated into a drawer type, and a support for detachably supporting the lower container is provided at a lower rear portion thereof.

A switching operation section for switching the temperature of the switching chamber between freezing and a temperature zone other than freezing is provided around the opening of the freezing chamber.

[0021]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a side view showing an internal configuration of a refrigerator of a forced air circulation system. In the figure, 1 is an outer box 2 made of a steel plate, an inner box 3 made of a synthetic resin,
A heat-insulating box made of a heat-insulating material 4 and the like.
And a freezing compartment (not shown). The freezing compartment will be described in detail later.
A, the lower part can be used as a switching room 9B.

The refrigerator compartment 7 has a door 10 pivotally supported so that it can be opened and closed.
A drawer-type door 11 and a door 12 are provided in the vegetable room 8 and the freezing room, respectively, and a support 14 for supporting a drawer container (vegetable case) 13 is provided behind the door 11. The freezing compartment 9A has an upper container 15 and the switching compartment 9B has a lower container 16. The lower container 16 is supported by a support 17 provided behind the door 12.

Behind the vegetable room 8, there is a cold air generating room 18,
A cooler 19 for generating cold air for the refrigerator compartment 7 and the vegetable compartment 8 and a blower 20 for forcibly circulating the generated cool air are arranged therein. The air flows from 7 to the vegetable room 8 and returns to the lower part of the cool air generation room 18.

A cool air generating chamber 23 provided with a cooler 22 is provided behind the freezing chamber. In front of the cool air generating chamber 23, the generated cool air is forcibly circulated to the freezing dedicated room 9A and the switching room 9B. A blower chamber 25 provided with a blower 24 for
In front of the blower chamber 25, a cool air distribution chamber 26 for distributing cool air sent by the blower 24 toward upper and lower cool air outlets.
The cold air flowing toward the upper cool air outlet is supplied to the upper container 15 of the freezing exclusive room 9A, and the cool air flowing toward the lower cool air outlet is supplied to the lower container 17 of the switching room 9B. Is returned to the lower part of the cold air generation chamber 23 via a return duct or the like which will be described in detail later, and the switching chamber 9B has a temperature zone other than freezing and freezing, for example, −3 ° C.
It can be switched to 0 ° C, + 3 ° C, etc.

FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional view showing the relationship between the door 12 of the freezer compartment (the freezing compartment 9A and the switching compartment 9B) and the lower container 16. When the door 12 is pulled, the lower container 16 is attached to the support member 17. The upper container 15 can be pulled out while being supported, and at the same time, the upper container 15 can be pulled out. However, when it is not necessary to pull out the upper container 15, the upper container 15 is immediately pushed back, so that unnecessary temperature rise can be suppressed.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part for explaining the embodiment of the present invention in more detail, and FIG. 4 is a structural member necessary for circulating cool air between the refrigeration chamber 9A and the switching chamber 9B. FIG. In the present invention, the cooler 22 is first provided behind the room originally partitioned as a freezing room, and the first partition plate 27 is provided upright in front of the cooler 22 to provide the cooler 22. A cool air generation chamber 23 is formed.

An air blowing chamber 25 is provided in front of the cold air generating chamber 23,
The blower chamber 25 is formed by erecting a second partition plate 28 having a blower port 28a corresponding to the blower 24 in front of the first partition plate 27. Further, in front of the blower chamber 25, there is a cool air distribution chamber 26 which takes in the cool air generated by the cooler 22 with the blower 24 and distributes (supplies) it to the refrigeration room 9A and the switching room 9B. Reference numeral 26 denotes a second partition plate 28 in front of the blower chamber 25 and a third partition plate 29 erected in front of the second partition plate 28.
It consists of.

The second partition plate 28 is provided with a blower opening 28a corresponding to the blower 24, left and right side walls 28b and 28c for vertically guiding the cool air taken in by the blower 24, and a switch at the lower center. Cold air outlet for room 9B
28d is provided with a cool air outlet passage 28e in which a damper 30 is provided.
Is attached. An opening 28f through which a cool air outlet of a first return duct 29a provided between the rear of the third partition plate 29 and the cool air generating chamber 23 is provided on the lower side of the right side wall 28c.
Is provided.

The third partition plate 29 facing the above-described second partition plate 28 has its upper end bent and extended forward to form a cool air passage 31 between the third partition plate 29 and the upper heat insulating partition 6. Also, a plurality of cold air outlets 31a toward the opening of the upper container 15
On the other hand, an opening 29b and a horizontal surface 29c having a shape similar to a cut-and-raised shape are provided at the lower center, and a second return duct 29d for returning cold air of the switching chamber 9B to the cold air generating chamber 23 is provided on the lower right and left sides. Is provided, and the horizontal surface 29c is provided.
A cold air outlet passage provided in the lower front of the second partition plate 28
The cool air outlet 28d is formed in the lower portion of the cool air distribution chamber 26 by covering the cool air outlet 28e.

A cover 32 having an open upper surface is placed in front of the third partition plate 29, and a cold air passage is formed between the third partition plate 29 and the partition plate 29.
33 are formed. This cold air passage 33 is used for the freezing room 9A.
To guide the cold air inside to the first return duct 29a,
In addition, a stopper 32a for regulating the rearward movement of the upper container 15 is provided on the front surface.

Numeral 34 designates the upper part of the freezing room as a dedicated freezing room 9.
A, a frame which is indispensable for properly using the lower portion as the switching room 9B. The frame 34 has a U-shape when viewed from above, and a first packing 35 for preventing cold air leakage between the upper and lower sides. , And a supporting portion (guide) 34b for supporting the upper container 15 so as to be able to be taken in and out, and the left and right side walls of the inner box at a position higher than the lower cool air outlet 28d and the cover 32. The support portion 34b has a rear end that is cut obliquely. On the other hand, a second packing 36 is attached between the left and right of the rear center of the door 12 that opens and closes the freezing compartment. In addition,
The packings 35 and 36 are made of silicone-based foam rubber that does not cure even at low temperatures, and have a hollow interior.

On the other hand, the upper container 15 has an inverted L section on the outer periphery of the lower part except for the front surface so that when the upper container 15 is housed at a predetermined position, the front end thereof comes into pressure contact with the first packing 35.
A flange 15a is formed in the shape of
a vertical ribs 15b are provided in parallel on the inner side of the upper container 15 and horizontal ribs 15c are provided on the front surface thereof so as to be in pressure contact with the second packing 36 on the door 12 side.
Front support leg 15d and rear support leg supported by 16 flanges
15e, the relationship is as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5 when viewed from the side, and as shown in FIG. 6 when viewed from the front. The shape of the front support leg 15d and the rear support leg 15e on the upper container 15 side and the shape of the flange on the lower container 16 supporting these will be described later in detail.

In the above configuration, when the door 12 is closed (FIG. 3), the upper container 15 descends and the flange 15
The packing 35 is pressed against the leading end of a, and the packing 36 on the door 12 is pressed against the horizontal rib 15c at the same time, thereby preventing cold air leakage between the refrigeration room 9A and the switching room 9B.
When the door 12 is operated and the upper container 15 is further pulled out, the tip of the flange 15a is lifted away from the packing 35 as shown in FIG.
Since the rear end of b is cut obliquely, it rises smoothly.

Although not shown, the refrigeration room 9
A and a switching chamber 9B are provided with a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature in the refrigerator.
Operation unit for switching the temperature of the switching room 9B in front of
37 are provided.

With the above-described configuration, the upper part of the freezing room can be used as a dedicated freezing room 9A, and the lower part becomes a switching room 9B that can be used by switching to a temperature zone other than freezing and freezing. When it is set, the damper 30 provided inside the cool air outlet 28d closes, the supply of cool air to the lower container 16 of the switching room 9B stops, and the temperature in the switching room 9B rises. The temperature in the switching chamber 9B is detected by a temperature sensor (not shown), and the temperature is adjusted by operating the damper 30 as necessary.

Next, the form of the front support leg 15d and the rear support leg 15e provided on the left and right sides of the lower portion of the upper container 15 and the form of the flange of the lower container 16 for supporting them will be described. As means for pulling out the upper container 15 together with the lower container 16 when opening the door 12, for example, as shown in FIG.
Front support leg 15d of upper container 15 on flange F of lower container 16
However, if the stopper S is too low, the front support leg 15d will climb over the stopper S when opening the door 12, and the upper container 15 will be pulled out together with the lower container 16. If it is too high, the upper container 15 will definitely be pulled out, but it will be difficult to push it back to the freezing compartment 9A.

Therefore, in the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, a front support leg 15d and a rear support leg on the upper container 15 side are provided at the front and center of the left and right flanges of the lower container 16.
The front support surface Fa and the rear support surface F which respectively support the 15e
e, and when the lower container 16 moves forward by a predetermined distance by opening the door 12, the front support leg 15d starts to rise. The upward slope Fb also serves as a stopper, and the upward slope Fb.
A horizontal support surface (or a gentle upward slope) Fc following the
A downward slope Fd extending from the horizontal support surface (or a gentle upward slope) Fc to the rear support surface Fe is provided, and an upward slope Ff where the rear support leg 15e starts to rise after the rear support surface Fe; A downward slope Fg following Ff is provided.

The distance a until the front support leg 15d starts to climb on the rear uphill slope Fb is set to the distance a.
The distance e is longer than the horizontal distance b until the rear e of the rear elevating slope Ff is finished.

The top of the upward slope Ff on which the rear support leg 15e rides is slightly higher than the horizontal support surface Fc on which the front support leg 15d rides.

If the flange of the lower container 16 is shaped as described above, when opening the door 12, first the upper container
When the rear support legs 15e of the upper container 15 start to climb on the upward slope Ff provided in the lower container 16, the rear of the upper container 15 is lifted up, and the rear portion of the upper container 15 is inclined forward, and the rear portion of the upper container 15 is packed.
Because it rises from 35, even if the upward slope Fb also serving as a stopper formed in the lower container 16 is low, this upward slope Fb
The front support leg 15d does not easily get over, and functions as a stopper, so that the upper container 15 can be pulled out together with the lower container 16. Further, since the upward slope Fb is low and the gentle downward slopes Fd, Fg, etc. are formed, the upper container 15 can be easily pushed back.

[0041]

According to the refrigerator as described above, the space between the upper and lower sides of the freezer compartment is thermally insulated, and the upper portion of the freezer compartment is exclusively used.
The lower part is a switching room that can switch between freezing and temperature zones other than freezing, which can be conveniently used depending on the application, and the number of parts is reduced by integrating the door up and down, assembling time In addition, in the present invention, the rear end of the support portion for supporting the upper container is obliquely cut, and the flange of the lower container is formed in a special shape. Thereby, the upper container can be easily taken in and out, and a high quality refrigerator which is easy to use can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a refrigerator according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged side sectional view of a main part of the refrigerator showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a component showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged side view of a main part showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing an example of a lower container and an upper container provided with a stopper S.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged side sectional view of a main part showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of a refrigerator showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Insulated box 5, 6 Insulated partition 9A Refrigeration exclusive room 9B Switching room 12 Door 15 Upper container 15a Flange 15b Vertical rib 15c Horizontal rib 15d Front support leg 15e Rear support leg 16 Lower container 22 Cooler 23 Cold air generation room 24 Blower 25 Blow room 26 Cold air distribution room 27 First partition plate 28 Second partition plate 29 Third partition plate 30 Damper 32 Cover 33 Cold air passage 34 Frame 34a Housing 34b Support (guide) 35 First packing 36 Second packing

Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. An interior of a heat insulating box formed by filling a heat insulating material between an outer box and an inner box is divided into a refrigerator room, a vegetable room, and a freezing room by a plurality of heat insulating partitions. A cooler is installed, a first partition plate is provided in front of the cooler, a cool air generation chamber provided with the cooler is formed, and a cool air forced circulation fan blower is provided in front of the cool air generation chamber. And a blower chamber is formed between the first partition plate and the second partition plate. The blower includes the second partition plate and the third partition plate in front of the blower chamber. A cold air distribution chamber for distributing the cool air supplied by the cooling air to the upper and lower cold air outlets, and a damper is provided in a cool air outlet passage below the cold air distribution chamber, and an upper surface is opened in front of the third partition plate. A cold air passage is formed by covering the cover and the cold air is formed between a lower portion of the cold air passage and the cold air generation chamber. A first return duct for returning cool air in the passage to the cool air generation chamber, and a first packing for preventing cool air from leaking to the left and right side walls of the inner box higher than the lower cool air outlet and to the front of the cover; While holding and fixing a frame body provided with a storage portion for storing the U-shaped and a support portion for supporting the upper container so that the upper container can be freely taken in and out, between the left and right central portions of the rear surface of the door that opens and closes the freezing chamber. Providing a second packing,
The upper part of the frame body is a freezing dedicated room, the lower part is a switching room capable of switching to a temperature zone other than freezing and freezing, the freezing dedicated room is provided with the upper container, and the switching room is taken in and out with the opening and closing of the door. And a second return duct for returning the cool air in the switching chamber to the cold air generation chamber at the rear of the switching chamber. The tip is pressed against the first packing when housed in the section.
A vertical rib is provided in parallel with the inside of the flange, and a horizontal rib for pressing against the second packing is protrudingly provided on the front surface of the flange. A slope is provided at the end, and furthermore, a front support leg and a rear support leg supported by a flange of the lower container are provided before and after the lower left and right of the upper container, and irregularities are provided at predetermined positions of the flange of the lower container. The refrigerator, wherein the upper container is pulled out simultaneously when the lower container is pulled out together with the door. 2. A front support surface and a rear support surface for respectively supporting a front support leg and a rear support leg of the upper container are formed at front and center portions of left and right flanges of the lower container, and the door is pulled. By this means, when the lower container moves forward by a predetermined dimension, the front support leg starts to climb, and the slope also serves as a stopper, a horizontal support surface or a gentle upward slope following the upward slope, and the horizontal support surface or the gentle upward slope. The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising: a downward slope extending to the rear support surface; and an upward slope on which the rear support leg starts rising after the rear support surface; and a downward slope following the upward slope. 3. The horizontal distance until the front support leg starts to climb on the rear uphill slope is longer than the horizontal distance until the rear support leg finishes on the rear uphill slope. Refrigerator. 4. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein an apex of an upward slope on which the rear support leg rides is higher than the horizontal support surface on which the front support leg rides. 5. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein said first and second packings are made of silicone foam rubber. 6. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein said first and second packings are hollow. 7. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the first partition plate is provided integrally on a back side of the second partition plate. 8. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a stopper is provided on a front surface of the third partition plate to restrict backward movement of the upper container. 9. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein left and right side walls of the cold air distribution chamber are formed integrally with one or both of the second partition plate and the third partition plate. 10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first return duct is provided integrally with the third partition plate, and the second partition plate is provided with an opening through which the first return duct passes. refrigerator. 11. The second return duct below the first return duct.
8. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein said return duct is connected to said refrigerator. 12. The first and second return ducts are provided on the lower left and right sides of the third partition plate, and the left and right sides of the second partition plate are provided with openings for passing the first return ducts. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein 13. A plurality of cold air blows toward an opening of an upper container while forming a cool air passage between an upper heat insulating partition and an upper end portion of the third partition plate by bending and extending forward. The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising an outlet. 14. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a door for the freezing dedicated room and a door for the switching room are integrated into a drawer type, and a support for detachably supporting the lower container is provided at a lower rear portion thereof. 15. The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising a switching operation unit that switches the temperature of the switching room between freezing and a temperature range other than freezing around the opening of the freezing room.