JP2005291682A - Freezer refrigerator, freezer compartment door and automatic ice maker - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator-freezer capable of taking out ice in one action and making the freezer compartment door a simple door having the same width as that of the refrigerator-freezer, its door and its automatic ice maker. With the goal.
A refrigerator-freezer according to the present invention has an opening on the front surface, the other surface is thermally insulated, and a freezing room in which an ice tray for making ice is arranged, and the opening of the freezing room are closed. Freezing room door that rotates around one vertical side of the opening to open and close the opening, and is detachably provided on the freezing room side of the freezing room door, and ice making with the freezing room door closed An ice storage case for storing ice is provided below the dish.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a refrigerator-freezer with a freezer compartment door. The refrigerator compartment door is provided with an ice storage case so that ice can be taken out with one action by simply opening the door, and its freezer compartment door and its It relates to an automatic ice maker.

  A conventional refrigerator with a rotating freezer compartment door has an ice storage case inside the freezer compartment, an ice tray placed in an insulated freezer compartment with an opening on the front, and an ice storage case under the ice tray. Is arranged. The opening of the freezer compartment is closed by a freezer compartment door that rotates about the vertical side. When using the ice in the ice storage case, it is necessary to pull the ice storage case forward after rotating and opening the freezer compartment door (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In addition, in the case of a conventional refrigerator refrigerator having a single ice compartment door, an ice storage case comes out when the ice compartment door is opened, and the hook shape is on the lower side of the ice compartment door. Yes, when the ice making chamber door is rotated, the hook shape is hooked on the concave portion of the bottom surface of the ice storage case, and the ice storage case comes out forward (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-318637 JP 2003-56777 A

  A conventional refrigerator-freezer equipped with a rotating freezer compartment door needs to pull out an ice storage case after opening the freezer compartment door, so it takes two actions to take out the ice.

  In addition, the conventional refrigerator-freezer with a single ice compartment door is a method in which an ice storage case comes out in conjunction with the operation of opening the ice compartment door, and the door needs to have the same width as the ice storage case. It was difficult to make a simple door with the same width as that of the refrigerator-freezer.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. It is possible to take out ice with one action and to make the freezer compartment door a simple door having the same width as that of the refrigerator-freezer. An object of the present invention is to provide a freezer refrigerator, a freezer compartment door, and an automatic ice maker.

  The refrigerator-freezer according to the present invention has an opening on the front surface and the other surface is thermally insulated, and is provided so as to close the opening of the freezing room in which an ice tray that makes ice is disposed, and the opening of the freezing room, A freezer compartment door that rotates around one vertical side of the opening to open and close the opening, and is detachably provided on the freezer compartment side of the freezer compartment door, with the freezer compartment door closed and below the ice tray And an ice storage case for storing ice.

  With the above configuration, the refrigerator-freezer according to the present invention can take out ice in one action, and the freezer compartment door can be a simple door having the same width as that of the refrigerator-freezer.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
1-4 is a figure which shows Embodiment 1, FIG. 1 is a front view of the refrigerator-freezer provided with the rotary freezer compartment door, FIG. 2 is sectional side view of the refrigerator-freezer provided with the rotary freezer compartment door. FIG. 3 is a front view showing a state in which a door of a refrigerator-freezer provided with a rotary freezer compartment door is opened, and FIG. 4 is a top view of the refrigerator-freezer provided with a rotary freezer compartment door and a view seen from each angle. It is.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerator-freezer has a refrigerator compartment in the upper part, and the rotary refrigerator compartment door 7a is provided so that the opening part may be plugged up. Moreover, there is a freezer compartment in the lower part of the freezer, and a rotary freezer compartment door 2 is provided so as to close the opening.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the opening of the freezer compartment 1 is closed by the freezer compartment door 2, and the freezer compartment door 2 is pivoted on the upper hinge 3 and the lower hinge 4 on the vertical side of the opening of the freezer compartment 1. It has a structure that rotates. An ice tray 5 is disposed in the freezer compartment 1 with the longitudinal direction facing sideways when viewed from the front. When the freezer compartment door 2 is closed, the ice storage case 6 is positioned below the ice tray 5. The ice storage case 6 is detachably engaged with the left and right convex portions 2a and 2b on the surface of the freezer compartment door 2 on the freezer compartment 1 side, and normally rotates together with the freezer compartment door 2 as the freezer compartment door 2 is opened and closed. It has a structure to do.

  The back side of the ice tray 5 is a dead space in which food cannot be stored. By storing the air duct components and the control board of the refrigerator, the other space such as the refrigerator compartment 7 is widely used without storing the dead space. Can do.

  The ice tray 5 is rotationally driven by the gear box 10 (driving means) when it is deiced, and a part of the ice tray 5 is abutted and twisted into a stopper shape to be described later for deicing. A space (generally called an ice making chamber) in which the ice tray 5 is arranged is partitioned by an adjacent chamber and a partition wall 11.

  In addition, there is a refrigerator compartment 7 in the upper stage of the freezer compartment 1, and the space between the refrigerator compartment 1 and the refrigerator compartment 7 is insulated by a partition 8. A water supply tank 13 for supplying water to the ice tray 5 is provided in the refrigerator compartment 7. Cold air generated by the cooler 22 is sent to each chamber by the blower 23, and a part of the cold air passes through the ice making duct 20 (cold air supply means) in the inner partition 8 and is made from the blowing holes 8 a and 8 b. It is possible to make ice quickly by using a structure that pours on the plate 5.

  In addition, the cold air generated by the cooler 22 is sent to the refrigerator compartment 7 via the damper 21 by the blower 23.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the ice storage case 6 has a sufficiently larger plane area than the ice tray 5, and the ice removed from the ice tray 5 surely falls into the ice storage case 6. As the automatic ice making operation, the ice detecting lever 12 (ice storage amount detecting means) moves downward by the rotation of the lever portion 10b of the gear box 10 (FIG. 4C), and the presence or absence of ice in the ice storage case 6 is confirmed. After that, when there is little ice, the ice tray 5 is rotated by the rotation of the convex portion 10a of the gear box 10, and the ice in the ice tray 5 is dropped (FIG. 4B).

  At the time of ice removal, a part of the ice tray 5 is hooked on the stopper shape 11b on the opposite side (in the left-right direction) of the gear box 10 of the ice tray 5 so that the ice tray 5 is twisted to make it easy to remove ice. Further, when the ice tray 5 rotates, there is a dimension F between the lowest point of the rotation trajectory and the upper surface of the ice storage case 6, so that even if the ice tray 5 rotates 90 degrees when the door is opened and closed, There is no contact.

By comprising in this way, while being able to take out ice by 1 action which opens the freezer compartment door 2, the freezer compartment door 2 can be made into the simple door of the same width as the width | variety of a refrigerator-freezer.
The same effect can be obtained with an automatic ice making type constituted by the water supply tank 13 for supplying water to the ice tray 5, the ice tray 5, the gear box 10, and the ice storage case 6.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a partial sectional side view of a refrigerator-freezer provided with a rotary freezer compartment door according to a second embodiment. As shown in the figure, a packing 9 (cold air inflow restraining member) is attached to the upper edge of the ice storage case 6, and the packing 9 is located on the entire outer periphery of the ice storage case 6 and is in contact with the ice tray. Cold air can be prevented from flowing into the case 6. This makes it difficult for the ice in the ice storage case 6 to sublime (the ice does not become small).

  Further, the packing 9 is made of a soft portion 9a that is soft even at low temperatures using rubber or the like, and since it is the soft portion 9a, it does not hinder the opening and closing of the freezer compartment door 2 and the rotation of the ice tray 5.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
FIG. 6 is a plan view of a refrigerator-freezer having a rotary door type freezer compartment, showing Embodiment 3. In the figure, when the ice tray 5 is attached from the outside (position A) to the regular position (position B), the concave portion 5a of the ice tray 5 is fitted to the convex portion 10a of the gear box 10, and the ice tray 5 The convex portion 5b on the opposite side is fitted into the hole 11a of the partition wall 11 and set at a normal position.

  By making the opening size C of the concave portion 5a of the ice tray smaller than the size D of the convex portion 10a of the gear box 10, the convex portion 10a can be added when fitted. Similarly, by making the opening dimension E of the hole 11a of the partition wall 11 smaller than the outer diameter F of the convex part 5b of the ice tray, the convex part 5b of the ice tray can be added, but each is made of a material such as plastic. Therefore, it can be inserted by being bent moderately.

  On the contrary, when removing the ice tray 5, if the above-mentioned holding dimension is made small, it can be removed from the position B to the position A without difficulty.

  Thus, since the ice tray 5 can be removed from the gear box 10 and the partition wall, it can be washed when the ice tray 5 becomes dirty.

Embodiment 4 FIG.
FIG. 7 shows the fourth embodiment, and is a partial front perspective view of a refrigerator-freezer provided with a rotary freezer compartment door. In the figure, the ice tray 5 is positioned at the upper left portion in the freezer compartment 1, the upper surface of the partition 8 is passed through the lower right portion in the refrigerator compartment 7, and the water supply tank 13 is embedded.

  The water discharged from the water supply tank 13 can be sent to the ice tray 5 through the water supply pipe 14 penetrating the partition 8.

  As described above, since the upper surface of the partition 8 is formed in the lower right part of the refrigerator compartment 7 and the water supply tank 13 is embedded, the storage space of the refrigerator compartment 7 can be widened. Furthermore, by adopting a structure in which the water supply tank and the ice tray are arranged in the left-right direction, the water supply tank and the ice tray can be arranged at an easy-to-use position, and the water supply path can be made simple.

Embodiment 5 FIG.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the fifth embodiment, and is a front view showing a state where a freezer compartment door of a refrigerator-freezer provided with a rotary freezer compartment door is opened. As shown in the figure, the ice tray 5 is held in the freezer compartment 1, and when the ice is removed, the ice tray 5 can be taken out and manually deiced on the ice storage case 6.

  Therefore, even an inexpensive refrigerator not equipped with an automatic ice making machine can be configured in the same manner as in the above embodiment, and if ice removed from the ice tray 5 is stored in the ice storage case 6, the freezer compartment door 2 is opened. Ice can be taken out by action.

Embodiment 6 FIG.
FIGS. 9 and 10 are diagrams showing a sixth embodiment, FIG. 9 is a front view of a freezing refrigerator door provided with a rotating freezer compartment door, and FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an ice tray. . As shown in the figure, two sets of ice trays 5 are accommodated inside the outer peripheral frame 5c, and the shaft on the handle portion 5d side and the shaft of the convex portion 5b are fixed to the outer peripheral frame 5c. The ice tray 5 is held at the top of the ice storage case 6. When the ice is removed, the handle portion 5d (manual rotation portion) is manually rotated to drop the ice into the ice storage case 6, and when the ice is used, the ice making is performed. The ice can be taken out by lifting the whole plate 5.

  In this way, it becomes easier than the case where ice removal is performed only by hand.

Embodiment 7 FIG.
FIG. 11 is a front view of a refrigerator-freezer provided with a rotary freezer compartment door according to a seventh embodiment.
In the first to sixth embodiments, the refrigerator-freezer is shown in which the refrigerator compartment 7 is arranged in the upper stage of the freezer compartment 1. However, the upper stage of the freezer compartment 1 may be a chilled room as shown in FIG. The chilled chamber is provided with a chilled chamber door 24 so as to close the opening. In the figure, the chilled chamber door 24 is also of a rotary type, but the chilled chamber door 24 may be a double door, a drawer type, or the like.

Embodiment 8 FIG.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the eighth embodiment, and is a front view of a refrigerator-freezer provided with a rotary freezer compartment door.
In the said Embodiment 1 thru | or 6, although the refrigerator-freezer which arrange | positioned the refrigerator compartment 7 in the upper stage of the freezer compartment 1 was shown, as shown in FIG. 12, the upper stage of the freezer compartment 1 is switched room (internal temperature 0 degreeC or more). In this case, the switching chamber door 25 is provided so as to close the opening of the switching chamber.

  As described above, any room for storing ice-making water may be used as long as the inside temperature is 0 ° C. or higher, such as a refrigerator room, a chilled room, and a switching room. These are referred to as a storage room having a temperature range different from that of the freezer room 1.

It is a figure which shows Embodiment 1, and is a front view of the refrigerator-freezer provided with the rotation-type freezer compartment door. It is a figure which shows Embodiment 1, and is a sectional side view of the refrigerator-freezer provided with the rotary freezer compartment door. It is a figure which shows Embodiment 1, and is a front view of the state which opened the door of the refrigerator-freezer provided with the rotary freezer compartment door. It is a figure which shows Embodiment 1, and is the top view of the refrigerator-freezer provided with the rotary freezer compartment door, and the figure seen from each angle. It is a figure which shows Embodiment 2, and is a partial sectional side view of the refrigerator-freezer provided with the rotation-type freezer compartment door. It is a figure which shows Embodiment 3, and is a plane sectional view of the freezer refrigerator which has a rotating door type freezer compartment. It is a figure which shows Embodiment 4, and is a partial front perspective view of the refrigerator-freezer provided with the rotation-type freezer compartment door. It is a figure which shows Embodiment 5, and is a front view of the state which opened the freezer compartment door of the refrigerator-freezer provided with the rotary freezer compartment door. It is a figure which shows Embodiment 6, and is a front view of the state which opened the freezer compartment door of the refrigerator-freezer provided with the rotation-type freezer compartment door. It is a figure which shows Embodiment 6, and is a perspective view of an ice tray. It is a figure which shows Embodiment 7, and is a front view of the refrigerator-freezer provided with the rotary freezer compartment door. It is a figure which shows Embodiment 8, and is a front view of the refrigerator-freezer provided with the rotation-type freezer compartment door.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Freezer compartment, 2 Freezer compartment door, 2a, 2b Convex part, 3 Upper hinge, 4 Lower hinge, 5 Ice tray, 5a Concave part, 5b Convex part, 5c Outer frame, 5d Handle part, 6 Ice storage case, 7 Cold room, 7a Refrigeration room door, 8 Partition, 8a, 8b Outlet hole, 9 Packing, 9a Soft part, 10 Gear box, 10a Convex part, 10b Lever part, 11 Partition wall, 11a Hole part, 11b Stopper shape, 12 Ice detection lever , 13 Water supply tank, 14 Water supply pipe, 15 Freezer compartment, 16 Ice tray, 17 Ice storage case, 18 Heat insulation door, 19 Hook shape, 20 Ice making duct, 21 Damper, 22 Cooler, 23 Blower, 24 Chilled chamber door , 25 Switching room door.

Claims (14)

A freezing room having an opening on the front side and the other surface is insulated, and an ice tray that makes ice inside is arranged,
A freezer compartment door that is provided so as to close the opening of the freezer compartment, and that rotates around one longitudinal side of the opening and opens and closes the opening;
An ice storage case that is detachably provided on the freezer compartment side of the freezer compartment door, is positioned below the ice tray with the freezer compartment door closed, and stores ice.
A refrigerator-freezer comprising:   The refrigerator which produces | generates cold air, This cold air is supplied to the upper surface of the said freezer compartment, and cold air is applied to the said ice-making tray from the upper surface of the said freezer compartment, The refrigerator refrigerator of Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned.   An ice making duct for guiding cold air to the upper surface of the freezer compartment is provided in an upper partition of the freezer compartment having a different temperature zone, and a partition partitioning the compartment and the freezer compartment is provided. Item 3. A refrigerator-freezer according to item 2.   2. The refrigerator-freezer according to claim 1, wherein a soft cold air inflow suppressing member for suppressing inflow of cold air is provided on an upper surface of the ice storage case that engages with the freezer compartment door.   The ice making tray includes an ice tray, a driving unit that rotates the ice tray, and an ice storage amount detection unit that detects an ice storage amount of the ice storage case, and ice making is automatically performed in the freezing chamber. The refrigerator-freezer according to claim 1.   6. The refrigerator-freezer according to claim 5, wherein the ice tray is detachably attached to the drive means for driving one end of the ice tray and the refrigerator-freezer main body portion supporting the other end of the ice tray.   6. The refrigerator-freezer according to claim 5, wherein a storage tank having a temperature range of zero degrees or more is provided in an upper stage of the freezer compartment, and a water supply tank for supplying water to the ice tray is disposed in the storage chamber.   8. The refrigerator-freezer according to claim 7, wherein a concave portion is provided in an upper portion of the partition so as to become a part of the storage chamber, and the water supply tank is embedded therein.   9. The refrigerator-freezer according to claim 8, wherein the ice tray in the freezer compartment and the water supply tank in the storage compartment having a temperature range of 0 ° C. or more are arranged side by side in the left-right direction.   The refrigerator-freezer according to claim 1, further comprising an ice tray that is manually rotated in the freezer compartment.   The refrigerator-freezer according to claim 1, wherein the ice tray is placed on the ice storage case that engages with the freezer compartment door.   The refrigerator-freezer according to claim 11, wherein a manual rotation unit for rotating the ice tray is provided at one end of the ice tray.   It is provided so as to close the opening of the freezer compartment that houses the ice tray, and rotates around one vertical side of the opening to open and close the opening, and is detachably provided on the inner surface of the freezer compartment A freezer compartment door comprising an ice storage case that is placed in a closed state and is located below the ice tray and stores ice. In an automatic ice maker for a refrigerator having a freezer compartment, a storage room of a temperature zone of zero or more provided in the upper stage of the freezer compartment, and a freezer compartment door that closes the opening of the freezer compartment,
A water supply tank provided in the storage chamber for storing water;
An ice tray supplied with water from this water supply tank;
Cold air supply means for supplying cold air to the ice tray;
Driving means for driving one end of the ice tray;
An ice storage case that is provided in the freezer compartment door and stores ice removed by the driving means;
An automatic ice making machine characterized by comprising:

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