JP2005344966A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refrigerator capable of securing cooling capacity of an ice making chamber even in summer when the cooling load is increased as a door of the refrigeration chamber is often opened and closed. <P>SOLUTION: This refrigerator is constituted to cool the refrigeration chamber 2 by a first cooler 17 and to cool the ice making chamber 4, a switching chamber 3 and a freezing chamber 5 by a second cooler 20. Thus the second cooler 20 for cooling the ice making chamber 4 is free from outside influence, the cooling capacity of the ice making chamber 4 can be secured and a stable ice making function can be kept even when the frequency of opening and closing the door of the refrigeration chamber is increased in summer and the warm damp air flows into the refrigeration chamber 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a plurality of storage rooms and cooling each room with a plurality of coolers.

  In recent years, refrigerators with various layouts have been put on the market in order to improve usability (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

FIG. 4 shows a conventional refrigerator described in Patent Document 1. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the refrigerator main body 101, the refrigerator compartment 102 provided in the upper part of this main body, the switching chamber 103 provided under the refrigerator compartment, and the switching compartment under the refrigerator compartment were provided in parallel with the switching chamber. An ice making chamber 104, a freezing chamber 105 provided at the lower part of the main body, a switching chamber and a vegetable chamber 106 provided between the ice making chamber and the freezing chamber, a cooler 107 for generating cold air, A fan device 108 for supplying each chamber, a freezing chamber air passage 109 for supplying cold air to the freezing chamber, an ice making air passage 110 for supplying cold air to the ice making chamber, and cold air from the ice making chamber A return air path 111 for the ice making room that returns the air to the cooling room, a part of the cool air passing through the air path for the ice making room, and a part of the cool air that is sent to the switching room 112, and the cool air from the switching room to the cooler It passes through the return air passage 113 for switching room for returning and the air passage for switching room. A part of the air is shunted and sent to the refrigerator compartment for the refrigerator compartment 114, the return air passage 115 for returning the cool air sent to the refrigerator compartment to the vegetable compartment, and the cold air sent to the vegetable compartment It is comprised from the return path 116 for vegetable rooms for returning to a cooler.
Japanese Patent No. 3212954

  However, in the above conventional configuration, it is necessary to cover the cooling of the entire refrigerator body with a single cooler, and it is difficult to ensure cooling capacity particularly in an ice making room surrounded by a refrigeration room and a vegetable room with a high set temperature, Furthermore, when the door opening / closing of the refrigeration room increased in the summer, the capacity of the cooler was greatly reduced due to a large amount of warm and humid adhering to the cooler, and the ice making speed was reduced.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator that secures the capacity of an ice making room even in summer when the door opening / closing of the refrigerator compartment increases.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, the refrigerator of the present invention includes a refrigerator compartment for storing refrigerated food and the like in the upper part of the refrigerator body, a first freezer compartment provided in the lower part of the refrigerator compartment, and a lower part of the refrigerator compartment. The ice making chamber arranged in parallel in the first freezer compartment and the ice making chamber for storing ice, the second freezer compartment provided in the lower part of the refrigerator main body, the ice making chamber arranged in parallel, the first freezer compartment and the second The vegetable compartment for storing vegetables, the first cooler installed on the back of the refrigerator compartment, the first cooler and the refrigerator compartment are partitioned between the freezer compartments and cooled by the first cooler Refrigeration room duct having a discharge air passage for refrigerating room for guiding the cooled air to the refrigerating room, a return air passage for refrigerating room for returning the cold air that has cooled the refrigerating room to the first cooler, and vegetables Partitioning the vegetable compartment and the second freezer compartment, storing the refrigerator body before foam filling, A second cooler installed in the back of the second freezing chamber for cooling the chamber, the first freezing chamber and the second freezing chamber, and the cold air cooled by the second cooler, It has a freezer compartment duct installed in front of the second cooler and having a discharge air passage leading to the freezer compartment and the second freezer compartment.

  As a result, the refrigerator compartment is cooled by the first cooler, and the ice making room, the first freezer compartment, and the second freezer compartment are cooled by the second cooler. Even if the doors are opened and closed and warm moisture flows into the refrigerator compartment, the second cooler that cools the ice compartment is not affected and the capacity of the ice compartment can be secured.

  The refrigerator of the present invention includes a refrigerator main body, a refrigerator room for storing refrigerated food and the like in the upper part of the main body, a specific cold room for storing meat and fish provided in the lower part of the refrigerator room, and a lower part of the refrigerator room. Ice making room arranged in parallel in the specified low temperature room and ice making room for storing ice, freezer room provided in the lower part of the refrigerator body, ice making room arranged in parallel, vegetables provided between the specified low temperature room and freezing room Refrigeration for partitioning the first cooler and the refrigerating room, and guiding the cold air cooled by the first cooler to the refrigerating room A refrigerator compartment duct having a return passage for the refrigerator compartment for returning the cold air that has cooled the discharge air passage and the refrigerator compartment to the first cooler, the vegetable compartment and the freezer compartment, and filling the refrigerator body with foam The partition wall installed in front, the ice making room, the specific low temperature room and the freezing room In front of the second cooler, which has a second cooler installed in the back of the freezer compartment, and a discharge air passage that guides the cool air cooled by the second cooler to the ice making chamber, the specific low temperature chamber, and the freezer compartment And a freezer compartment duct.

  As a result, the refrigeration room is cooled by the first cooler, and the ice making room, the specific low temperature room, and the freezing room are cooled by the second cooler. Even if warm and humid air flows into the refrigerator compartment, the second cooler that cools the ice making chamber is not affected, the ability of the ice making chamber can be secured, and the installation of a specific low temperature chamber allows meat, fish, Can be optimally stored.

  The refrigerator of the present invention includes a refrigerator main body, a refrigeration room for storing refrigerated food and the like in the upper part of the main body, a switching room provided at the lower part of the refrigeration room, which can be switched from refrigeration to chilled, and refrigeration, and the refrigeration An ice making chamber for storing ice making and ice arranged in parallel to the switching chamber at the lower part of the chamber, a freezing chamber provided at the lower part of the refrigerator body, and between the ice making chamber, the switching chamber and the freezing chamber arranged in parallel. The provided vegetable room for storing vegetables, the first cooler installed on the back of the refrigerator room, the first cooler and the refrigerator room are partitioned, and the cold air cooled by the first cooler is A refrigerator compartment duct having a discharge compartment for the refrigerator compartment for leading to the refrigerator compartment, a return passage for the refrigerator compartment for returning the cold air that has cooled the refrigerator compartment to the first cooler, a vegetable compartment and a freezer compartment Partition, partition wall installed before foam filling of refrigerator body, and ice making room And a second cooler installed in the back of the second freezing room for cooling the switching room and the freezing room, and a discharge air for guiding the cold air cooled by the second cooler to the ice making room, the switching room and the freezing room And a freezer compartment duct installed in front of the second cooler with a built-in path.

  As a result, the refrigerator compartment is cooled by the first cooler, and the ice making room, the switching room, and the freezer compartment are cooled by the second cooler. Even if warm and humid air flows into the room, the second cooler that cools the ice making room is not affected, and the ability of the ice making room can be secured. Can be improved.

  The refrigerator of the present invention cools the refrigerator room with the first cooler, and cools the ice making room, the first freezer room, and the second freezer room with the second cooler, so that the refrigerator room in summer. Even if the door opens and closes and warm moisture flows into the refrigerator compartment, the second cooler that cools the ice compartment is not affected, and the capacity of the ice compartment can be secured.

  In the refrigerator of the present invention, the refrigerator compartment is cooled by the first cooler, and the ice making room, the specific low temperature room and the freezer compartment are cooled by the second cooler. The second cooler that cools the ice making chamber is not affected even when warm and humid air flows into the refrigerated room, the ability of the ice making room can be secured, and the installation of the specific low temperature chamber allows meat, Optimum preservation of fish.

  The refrigerator of the present invention cools the refrigerator room with the first cooler and cools the ice making room, the switching room, the vegetable room, and the freezer room with the second cooler. The second cooler that cools the ice-making room is not affected even if warmth and humidity flow into the refrigeration room, and the switching room is provided. Can improve customer convenience.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a refrigerator main body, a refrigerating room for storing refrigerated food and the like in the upper part of the main body, a first freezing room provided in a lower part of the refrigerating room, and a lower part of the refrigerating room The ice making room for storing ice and the ice making arranged in parallel in the freezing room, the second freezing room provided at the lower part of the refrigerator body, the ice making room, the first freezing room and the second freezing room arranged in parallel , A vegetable room for storing vegetables, a first cooler installed on the back of the refrigerator compartment, and the cold air partitioned by the first cooler and the refrigerator compartment and cooled by the first cooler A refrigeration room duct having a cooling room discharge air passage for guiding the refrigeration room to the refrigerating room, a refrigeration room return air passage for returning the cold air that has cooled the refrigeration room to the first cooler, a vegetable room, and a second A freezer compartment, a partition wall installed before foam filling of the refrigerator body, an ice making room, a first freezer room and a second freezer room A second cooler installed in the back of the second freezing room for cooling the freezing room, and a discharge for guiding the cold air cooled by the second cooler to the ice making room, the first freezing room, and the second freezing room A duct for a freezer compartment installed in front of a second cooler with a built-in air passage, the refrigerator cools the refrigerator compartment with the first cooler, the ice making chamber with the second cooler, By cooling the first freezing room and the second freezing room, the opening and closing of the refrigeration room increases in summer, and even if warm moisture flows into the refrigeration room, the second ice cooling room is cooled. The cooler is not affected and the capacity of the ice making chamber can be secured.

  The invention according to claim 2 is a refrigerator main body, a refrigerator room for storing refrigerated foods and the like in the upper part of the main body, a specific cold room for storing meat and fish provided in the lower part of the refrigerator room, and a lower part of the refrigerator room In the ice making room for storing ice making and ice arranged in parallel in the specific low temperature room, the freezing room provided in the lower part of the refrigerator body, the ice making room arranged in parallel and provided between the specific low temperature room and the freezing room, A vegetable room for storing vegetables, a first cooler installed on the back of the cold room, a first cooler and the cold room are partitioned, and the cold air cooled by the first cooler is guided to the cold room A refrigerator compartment duct having a refrigerator compartment return air passage for returning the cold air that has cooled the refrigerator compartment discharge air passage and the refrigerator compartment to the first cooler, the vegetable compartment and the freezer compartment, and foaming the refrigerator body The partition wall installed before filling, the ice making room, the specified low temperature room and the freezing room are cooled. A second cooler installed at the back of the freezer room, and a second cooler with a built-in discharge air passage for guiding the cold air cooled by the second cooler to the ice making room, the specific low temperature room and the freezer room A freezer compartment duct installed before, the first cooler cools the refrigerator compartment, and the second cooler cools the ice making room, the specific cold room, and the freezer compartment. As a result, the door opening and closing of the refrigerator compartment increases in summer, and even if warm moisture flows into the refrigerator compartment, the second cooler that cools the ice compartment is not affected, and the capacity of the ice compartment can be secured. It is possible to preserve meat and fish optimally by installing a specific low temperature chamber.

  The invention according to claim 3 is a refrigerator main body, a refrigeration room for storing refrigerated food etc. at the upper part of the main body, a switching room provided at the lower part of the refrigeration room, which can be switched from refrigeration to chilled, refrigeration, An ice making room for storing ice making and ice arranged in parallel to the switching room at the lower part of the refrigerating room, a freezing room provided at the lower part of the cabinet body, and between the ice making room, the switching room and the freezing room arranged in parallel. A vegetable room for storing vegetables, a first cooler installed on the back of the refrigerator compartment, and the cold air partitioned by the first cooler and the refrigerator compartment and cooled by the first cooler Refrigeration room duct having a discharge room for refrigerating room for guiding the refrigerating room to the refrigerating room and a return air passage for refrigerating room for returning the cold air that has cooled the refrigerating room to the first cooler, a vegetable room, The freezer compartment is partitioned and the cabinet body is filled with foam. An ice making chamber, a second cooler installed at the back of the second freezing chamber for cooling the freezing chamber, and the cold air cooled by the second cooler. And a freezer compartment duct installed in front of the second cooler, which includes a switching chamber and a discharge air passage leading to the freezer compartment, and cools the refrigerator compartment with the first cooler. Because the ice cooler, switching room, and freezer are cooled by the second cooler, the door opening / closing of the refrigerator compartment is increased in summer, and the ice making chamber is cooled even if warm humidity flows into the refrigerator compartment. The second cooler is not affected, the capacity of the ice making room can be ensured, and the convenience of the customer can be improved by providing the switching room.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, a discharge air passage that guides the cold air cooled by the first cooler to the vegetable compartment is incorporated in the refrigerator compartment duct. In addition, the cooling capacity of the vegetable compartment can be increased and the freshness of the vegetables can be increased.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the door of the ice storage chamber is a rotary mechanism, and the ice in the ice making chamber can be easily taken out, In addition, customer convenience can be improved.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a front view of a refrigerator according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an air path diagram of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a refrigerator main body, which is provided in a refrigerator compartment 2 at the top, a switching chamber 3 below the refrigerator compartment 2, an ice making chamber 4 arranged in parallel for storing ice making and ice, and a lower portion of the main body. The freezing room 5 is provided, and the ice making room 4 and the switching room 3 and the freezing room 5 arranged in parallel are provided with a vegetable room 6 for storing vegetables.

  2 and 3, reference numeral 17 denotes a first cooler, which is installed on the back of the refrigerator compartment. Refrigeration room cooling duct 18 divides the first cooler 17 and the refrigerating room 2, and discharge air for the refrigerating room for guiding the cold air cooled by the first cooler 17 to the refrigerating room 2 and the vegetable room 6. A cold room return air path 18 b for returning the cold air that has cooled the passage 18 a and the cold room 2 to the first cooler 17 is provided. Reference numeral 19 denotes a cooling fan for the refrigerator compartment, which circulates the cold air generated by the first cooler 17. Reference numeral 20 denotes a second cooler, which is installed in the back of the freezing room 5 and cools the ice making room 4, the switching room 3, and the freezing room 5. A partition wall 21 partitions the vegetable compartment 6 and the freezer compartment 5 and is installed before foam filling of the refrigerator body 1. Reference numeral 22 denotes a freezer duct, which includes a freezing system discharge air passage 22a and a freezing system return air passage 22b for guiding the cold air cooled by the second cooler 20 to the ice making chamber 4, the switching chamber 3, and the freezing chamber 5. Installed in front of the second cooler 20. Reference numeral 23 denotes a freezing room cooling fan that circulates the cold air generated by the second cooler 20.

  Further, the door of the ice making chamber 4 is a rotary mechanism provided with an upper rotation support portion 24 and a lower rotation support portion 25.

  The operation in such a configuration will be described. The cold air generated by the first cooler 17 is guided to the refrigerating room discharge air passage 18 a of the refrigerating room duct 18 and supplied to the refrigerating room 2 and the vegetable room 6. The chilled air that has cooled each room is led to the refrigeration room return air passage 18b of the refrigeration room duct 18 and returned to the first cooler 17 to cool the refrigeration room 2 and the vegetable room 6 to a predetermined temperature.

  In addition, the cold air generated by the second cooler 20 is guided to the freezing system discharge air passage 22a of the freezer compartment duct 22 and supplied to the ice making room 4, the switching room 3 and the freezing room 5 to cool each room. It is led to the refrigeration system return air path 22b of the freezer compartment duct 22 and returns to the second cooler 20, and the ice making chamber 4, the switching chamber 3, and the freezer compartment 5 are cooled to a predetermined temperature.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the refrigeration chamber 2 at the top, the switching chamber 3 below the refrigeration chamber 2, the ice making chamber 4 for storing ice making and ice arranged in parallel, and the lower part of the main body The freezing room 5 provided, the ice making room 4 and the switching room 3 arranged in parallel, and the vegetable room 6 for storing vegetables provided between the freezing room 5 are provided. In the cooler 17 in which the second cooler 20 is installed at the back of the vegetable room 6, the ice making room 4, and the switching room 3, the refrigerator and the vegetable room are cooled by the first cooler, and the second cooling is performed. By cooling the ice making room, the switching room and the freezing room with the cooler, the door open / close of the refrigerating room increases in summer, and the second cooler cools the ice making room even if warm humidity flows into the refrigerating room Is not affected, and the capacity of the ice making room can be secured.

  In the present embodiment, the storage chamber arranged in parallel with the ice making chamber 4 has been described as the switching chamber 3 that can be switched from freezing to chilled to refrigeration temperature. However, the storage chamber arranged in parallel with the ice making chamber 4 is used as the freezing chamber. Also good. In this case, a member for controlling the temperature of the storage room is not required, so that the cost can be reduced, and the ice making room 4 is cooled even when warm and humid air flows into the refrigerating room 2 because the door opening / closing of the refrigerating room 2 increases in summer. The second cooler 20 is not affected and can secure the cooling capacity of the ice making chamber 4.

  Further, the storage room arranged in parallel with the ice making room 4 may be a specific low temperature room of about 0 ° C. to −3 ° C. for storing meat and fish. In this case, meat and fish can be preserved freshly, energy saving can be achieved without excessive cooling of the storage room, and the ice making room can be opened even when warm and humid air flows into the refrigeration room 2 due to increased door opening and closing of the refrigeration room 2 in summer. The second cooler 20 that cools the ice 4 is not affected and can secure the cooling capacity of the ice making chamber 4.

  In the present embodiment, the mechanism for supporting the rotary door of the ice making chamber 4 at the top and bottom has been described, but the mechanism for supporting at the left and right may be used. In this case, usability can be improved because the door when opened constitutes a flat surface.

  As described above, the refrigerator according to the present invention cools the refrigerator room and the vegetable room with the first cooler, and cools the ice making room, the switching room, and the freezer room with the second cooler. The doors of the refrigeration room increase in summer, and even if warm humidity flows into the refrigeration room, the second cooler that cools the ice making room is not affected, and the capacity of the ice making room can be secured. It can also be applied to uses such as cooling storages.

Refrigerator front view for explaining Embodiment 1 of the refrigerator according to the present invention Front view of refrigerator air passage for explaining the first embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention Refrigerator sectional drawing explaining Embodiment 1 of the refrigerator by this invention Front view of refrigerator air path of conventional refrigerator

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refrigerator main body 2 Refrigerating room 3 Switching room 4 Ice making room 5 Freezing room 6 Vegetable room 17 1st cooler 18 Refrigerating room cooling duct 20 2nd cooler 21 Partition wall 22 Freezing room duct

Claims (5)

  A refrigerator main body, a refrigeration room for storing refrigerated food and the like in the upper part of the main body, a first freezing room provided in the lower part of the refrigerated room, and a lower part of the refrigeration room arranged in parallel with the first freezing room An ice making room for storing the ice and the ice made, a second freezing room provided in the lower part of the refrigerator main body, the ice making room, the first freezing room and the second freezing room arranged in parallel. A vegetable room for storing vegetables, a first cooler installed on the back of the refrigerator compartment, the first cooler and the refrigerator compartment are partitioned, and cooled by the first cooler. A refrigerating room duct having a refrigerating room discharge air passage for guiding the cooled air to the refrigerating room and a refrigerating room return air passage for returning the cold air that has cooled the refrigerating room to the first cooler; and A partition that separates the vegetable compartment from the second freezer compartment and is installed before foam filling of the refrigerator body And a second cooler installed at the back of the second freezing chamber for cooling the ice making chamber, the first freezing chamber, and the second freezing chamber, and the second cooler. A freezer compartment duct installed in front of the second cooler and including a discharge air passage for guiding cold air to the ice making chamber, the first freezer compartment, and the second freezer compartment; The refrigerator is characterized in that the refrigerator compartment is cooled by the first cooler, and the ice making chamber, the first freezer compartment, and the second freezer compartment are cooled by the second cooler.   A refrigerator main body, a refrigerator compartment for storing refrigerated food and the like in the upper part of the main body, a specific cold room for storing meat and fish provided in the lower part of the refrigerator compartment, and the specific cold room in the lower part of the refrigerator compartment Ice making room for storing ice making and ice arranged in parallel, freezing room provided in the lower part of the refrigerator body, provided in parallel between the ice making room and the specific low temperature room and the freezing room, A vegetable room for storing vegetables, a first cooler installed on the back of the refrigerating room, the first cooler and the refrigerating room are partitioned, and the cold air cooled by the first cooler is refrigerated. A refrigerator compartment duct having a discharge compartment for the refrigerator compartment and a return passage for the refrigerator compartment for returning the cold air that has cooled the refrigerator compartment to the first cooler, the vegetable compartment, and the freezer compartment Partition wall installed before foam filling of the refrigerator body, and A second cooler installed at the back of the second freezing chamber for cooling the ice chamber, the specific low temperature chamber and the freezing chamber; and the cold air cooled by the second cooler is converted into the ice making chamber and the specific low temperature A freezer compartment duct that is installed in front of the second cooler and that has a discharge air passage leading to the freezer compartment and the freezer compartment, cools the refrigerator compartment with the first cooler, and A refrigerator characterized by cooling the ice making room, the specific low temperature room, and the freezing room with two coolers.   Refrigerator main body, refrigerated room for storing refrigerated food etc. in the upper part of the main body, switching room provided at the lower part of the refrigerated room for switching from freezing to chilled, refrigerated, and the switching room at the lower part of the refrigerated room Ice making room arranged in parallel and ice storage room for storing ice, freezing room provided in the lower part of the refrigerator body, vegetables provided in parallel between the ice making room and switching room and freezing room A vegetable room for storing food, a first cooler installed on the back of the refrigerator room, the first cooler and the refrigerator room are partitioned, and the cold air cooled by the first cooler is guided to the refrigerator room A refrigerator compartment duct having a discharge chamber for the refrigerator compartment and a return passage for the refrigerator compartment for returning the cold air that has cooled the refrigerator compartment to the first cooler, and the vegetable compartment and the freezer compartment A partition wall installed before foam filling of the refrigerator body, A second cooler installed in the back of the second freezing chamber that cools the ice making chamber, the switching chamber, and the freezing chamber, and cool air cooled by the second cooler is converted into the ice making chamber and the switching chamber. And a freezer compartment duct installed in front of the second cooler, which has a discharge air passage leading to the freezer compartment, cools the refrigerating compartment with the first cooler, and A refrigerator characterized in that the ice making room, the switching room, and the freezing room are cooled by a cooler.   The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a discharge air passage that guides the cold air cooled by the first cooler to the vegetable compartment is incorporated in the refrigerator compartment duct.   The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a door of the ice making chamber is a rotary mechanism.

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