JP2012042102A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refrigerator, which includes a gutter to receive defrosted water from a cooler and a water reservoir to pool water impressed by voltage, so that the water dropping from the water reservoir is prevented from connecting with the defrosted water from the gutter side and consequently the cooler is prevented from being impressed by voltage.SOLUTION: The refrigerator includes the cooler; the water reservoir to pool water impressed by voltage; and the gutter provided in contact with the cooler to receive the defrosted water from the cooler. The gutter is provided with a partition part that partitions the water dropping from the water reservoir from the defrosted water from the cooler so that both may not be connected each other.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a refrigerator.

  Some refrigerators for home use include a cooler and a drainage basin that receives defrost water generated from the cooler and drains it (for example, see Patent Document 1). In such a case, for example, when there is a water storage part for storing water to which voltage is applied above the drainage basin, particularly when water continuously falls from the water storage part to the drainage basin, the waterfall is dropped. There is a possibility that water and defrosted water passing through the drainage basin are connected, and a voltage is applied to the cooler via the water to charge the cooler.

JP 2009-030933 A

  Therefore, in the thing equipped with the dredger which receives the defrost water of a cooler, and the water storage part which stores the water to which voltage is impressed, it prevents that the water dripped from a water storage part and the defrost water on the reed side are connected And a refrigerator that can prevent the voltage from being applied to the cooler.

  The refrigerator of this embodiment is provided so that a cooler, a water storage part in which water to which voltage is applied is stored, and the cooler are in contact with each other, and receives defrost water generated by defrosting of the cooler. And a kite. A partition portion for partitioning water so that water dripped from the water storage portion and defrosted water from the cooler are not connected to the trough is provided.

A longitudinal side view showing a schematic configuration of the entire refrigerator according to the first embodiment. Front view of the refrigerator body with doors and shelves removed Schematic perspective view near the chilled chamber Enlarged front view around the mist dedicated duct 4 is a cross-sectional plan view along line X1-X1. In FIG. 4, a longitudinal side view along line X2-X2 In FIG. 4, a longitudinal side view along line X3-X3 In FIG. 4, a longitudinal side view along line X4-X4 Longitudinal front view of the lower part of the refrigerator (chilled room) and the vegetable room In FIG. 9, a longitudinal side view along the line X5-X5 Vertical front view of electrostatic atomizer Top view of refrigeration cooler, water storage container, and drainage basin Perspective view of drainage basin In FIG. 13, an enlarged longitudinal side view along line X6-X6 Perspective view of water storage container In FIG. 15, a longitudinal side view along line X7-X7 In FIG. 15, a longitudinal side view along the line X8-X8 It shows a water channel forming member, (a) is a front view, (b) is a right side view. Longitudinal side view of main part according to second embodiment Longitudinal front view of essential parts according to the third embodiment Longitudinal profile side view FIG. 20 equivalent diagram according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 19 equivalent diagram according to the fifth embodiment.

Hereinafter, refrigerators (refrigerated refrigerators) according to a plurality of embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, in each embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the substantially same component, and description is abbreviate | omitted.
(First embodiment)
First, a first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the refrigerator main body 1 is configured by providing a plurality of storage rooms in a heat insulating box 2 having a vertically long rectangular box shape whose front surface is open. Specifically, in the heat insulation box 2, a refrigeration room 3 and a vegetable room 4 are provided in order from the top, and an ice making room 5 and a small freezer room 6 are provided side by side below, and below these. A freezer compartment 7 is provided. A known automatic ice making device 8 (see FIG. 1) is provided in the ice making chamber 5. The heat insulating box 2 is basically configured by providing a heat insulating material 2c between an outer box 2a made of steel plate and an inner box 2b made of synthetic resin.

  The refrigerator compartment 3 and the vegetable compartment 4 are both storage compartments in a refrigerated temperature zone, and are partitioned vertically by a plastic partition wall 10. Usually, the maintenance temperature of the refrigerator compartment 3 is set to 1 to 5 ° C., and the maintenance temperature of the vegetable compartment 4 is set to 2 to 6 ° C. that is slightly higher than that. A hinged heat insulating door 3 a is provided on the front surface of the refrigerator compartment 3, and a drawer heat insulating door 4 a is provided on the front surface of the vegetable room 4. The lower case 11 which comprises a storage container is connected with the back surface part of this heat insulation door 4a. An upper case 12 smaller than the lower case 11 is provided on the upper portion of the lower case 11.

  The inside of the refrigerator compartment 3 is divided into a plurality of stages by a plurality of shelf boards 13. As shown in FIG. 3, a chilled chamber 14 is provided on the right side and an egg case 15 and an accessory case 16 are provided vertically on the left side in the lowermost part of the refrigerator compartment 3 (upper part of the partition wall 10). Furthermore, a water storage tank 17 is provided on the left side of these. The water storage tank 17 is for storing water to be supplied to the ice tray 8a of the automatic ice making device 8, and is set to be detachable by the user.

  A chilled case 18 is provided in the chilled chamber 14 so that it can be taken in and out. A mounting plate 70 is provided from the upper part of the chilled chamber 14 to the upper part of the part where the water storage tank 17 is installed. As shown in FIG. 9, a partition plate 71a is provided between the chilled chamber 14 and the installation part of the egg case 15 and the accessory case 16, and the installation part of the egg case 15 and the accessory case 16 and the water storage A partition plate 71 b is also provided between the tank 17 and the installation portion. The mounting plate 70 constitutes the ceiling of the chilled chamber 14, and the upper portion of the chilled chamber 14 is closed by the mounting plate 70. The front surface of the chilled chamber 14 is closed by the front wall 18a of the chilled case 18 in the housed state. The maintenance temperature of the chilled chamber 14 is slightly lower than the upper refrigerator compartment 3 and the lower vegetable compartment 4, for example, 0 to 1 ° C. The chilled chamber 14 and the lower vegetable chamber 4 are vertically adjacent to each other through the partition wall 10. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 10, the front wall 18a and the left and right side walls of the chilled case 18 are formed from the rear upper part, specifically, from the rear upper part of the left and right side walls of the chilled case 18 to the upper part of the rear wall. The notch part 18b is formed so that it may become lower than the front part.

  The ice making room 5, the small freezing room 6, and the freezing room 7 are all storage rooms in a freezing temperature zone (for example, about −18 ° C.), and are between the vegetable room 4, the ice making room 5, and the small freezing room 6. Are partitioned vertically by a heat insulating partition wall 19. A drawer-type heat insulating door 5a is provided on the front surface of the ice making chamber 5, and an ice storage container 20 is connected to the back surface of the heat insulating door 5a. Although not shown, a drawer-type heat insulating door connected to a storage container is also provided on the front surface of the small freezer compartment 6. A drawer-type heat insulating door 7 a to which a storage container 22 is connected is also provided on the front surface of the freezer compartment 7.

  The refrigerator body 1 includes a refrigeration cooler 24 for cooling the refrigeration room 3 and the vegetable room 4 and the chilled room 14 that are storage rooms in a refrigeration temperature zone, and the ice making that is a storage room in a refrigeration temperature zone. A refrigeration cycle including two coolers, a refrigeration cooler 25 for cooling the chamber 5, the small freezer compartment 6, and the freezer compartment 7, is incorporated. A machine room 26 is provided on the back side of the lower end of the refrigerator main body 1, and a compressor 27 and a condenser that constitute a refrigeration cycle are disposed in the machine room 26, in order to cool them. A cooling fan, a defrosted water evaporating dish 28, and the like are disposed. A control device 29 in which a microcomputer or the like for controlling the whole is mounted is provided near the lower rear portion of the refrigerator body 1.

  A refrigeration cooler chamber 30 is provided behind the freezing chamber 7 in the refrigerator body 1. In the refrigeration cooler chamber 30, the refrigeration cooler 25, a defrosting heater (not shown) and the like are disposed at the lower portion, and the refrigeration blower fan 31 is disposed at the upper portion. Is arranged. A cold air outlet 30a is provided in the middle portion of the front surface of the refrigeration cooler chamber 30, and a return port 30b is provided in the lower end portion.

  In this configuration, when the refrigeration blower fan 31 is driven, the cold air generated by the refrigeration cooler 25 is supplied into the ice making chamber 5, the small freezer compartment 6, and the freezer compartment 7 from the cold air outlet 30a. Thereafter, circulation is performed such that the refrigerant is returned from the return port 30b into the refrigeration cooler chamber 30. Thereby, the ice making room 5, the small freezer room 6, and the freezer room 7 are cooled. A drainage basin 32 that receives defrost water when the refrigeration cooler 25 is defrosted is provided below the refrigeration cooler 25. The defrost water received by the drainage basin 32 is guided to the defrost water evaporating tray 28 provided in the machine chamber 26 outside the warehouse, and evaporates.

  And in the back part of the said refrigerator compartment 3 and the vegetable compartment 4 in the refrigerator main body 1, the said cooler 24 and the cool air produced | generated by this refrigerator for refrigerator 24 are the said refrigerator compartment 3 (and vegetable compartment 4). A cold air duct 34 for supplying the air inside, a refrigeration blower fan 35 for circulating the cold air, and the like are arranged as follows. That is, a refrigeration cooler chamber 36 that constitutes a part of the cold air duct 34 is provided behind the lowermost stage of the refrigeration chamber 3 in the refrigerator main body 1 (behind the chilled chamber 14). A refrigerating cooler 24 is disposed in the inside 36.

  A cold air supply duct 37 extending upward is provided above the refrigerating cooler chamber 36, and the upper end portion of the refrigerating cooler chamber 36 communicates with the lower end portion of the cold air supply duct 37. In this case, the cold air duct 34 is constituted by the refrigeration cooler chamber 36 and the cold air supply duct 37. The front wall 36 a of the refrigeration cooler chamber 36 bulges forward from the cold air supply duct 37. Further, a heat insulating material 38 having heat insulating properties is provided on the back side of the front wall 36a. In front of the cold air supply duct 37, a plurality of cold air supply ports 39 that open into the refrigerator compartment 3 are provided.

  In the lower part of the refrigeration cooler chamber 36, a drainage basin 40 (water receiving part) is provided below the refrigeration cooler 24 and receives defrost water from the refrigeration cooler 24 and discharges it outside the warehouse. Equivalent). As shown in FIG. 13, the drainage basin 40 has a bottom wall portion 40a that is long in the left-right direction, a rear wall portion 40b that is erected on the rear portion of the bottom wall portion 40a, and left and right side portions of the bottom wall portion 40a. The standing side wall part 40c, the front wall part 40d provided obliquely forward at the front part of the bottom wall part 40a, and the overhang part 40e provided so as to project forward to the right front part of the bottom wall part 40a Are formed in a container shape, and a drain outlet 41 is provided on the left side of the bottom wall portion 40a. The bottom wall portion 40 a is inclined downward toward the drain port 41. The left and right length dimensions and the front and rear depth dimensions of the drainage basin 40 are set larger than the left and right length dimensions and the front and rear depth dimensions of the refrigeration cooler 24, and defrosting dripping from the refrigeration cooler 24. It is configured to receive all water. The defrosted water received in the drainage basin 40 is also the defrosted water evaporating dish 28 provided in the machine room 26 outside the warehouse through the drainage port 41, similarly to the defrosted water received in the drainage basin 32. It is led to evaporate.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the refrigeration cooler 24 has a refrigerant pipe 24a provided in a meandering manner and a plurality of heat transfer fins 24b, and the right end of the refrigerant pipe 24a. 24c protrudes from the heat transfer fin 24b to the side. A support portion 40f that supports the refrigerant pipe 24a is integrally provided on the front surface side of the rear wall portion 40b of the drainage basin 40. The rear surface of the lower heat transfer fin 24b in the refrigeration cooler 24 is in contact with the front surface of the rear wall portion 40b of the drainage basin 40 (see FIGS. 5 to 8 and 12). In this case, when the rear surface of the lower heat transfer fin 24b in the refrigeration cooler 24 and the front surface of the rear wall portion 40b of the drainage basin 40 are in contact with each other, the defrost water generated at the time of defrosting the refrigeration cooler 24 is reduced. It includes the case where they contact each other.

  On the upper surface of the bottom wall portion 40a of the drainage basin 40, a rib-shaped partition portion 80 is integrally provided. The partition portion 80 extends in the left-right direction along the rear wall portion 40b at the middle portion in the front-rear direction on the upper surface of the bottom wall portion 40a, and the right end portion 80a is turned rearward behind the overhang portion 40e. The left end 80b is connected to the wall 40b and extends to the drain port 41. As shown in FIG. 14, the partition portion 80 is inclined to the front side.

  The refrigeration blower fan 35 is disposed behind the vegetable compartment 4 below the drainage basin 40, and a blower duct 42 and a suction port 43 are provided. Among them, the air duct 42 communicates with the refrigeration cooler chamber 36 (cold air duct 34) so that the upper end of the air duct 42 circulates the drainage basin 40. The suction port 43 is open in the vegetable compartment 4.

  On the lower surface of the rear portion of the partition wall 10 constituting the bottom of the refrigerator compartment 3 (the bottom of the chilled chamber 14), as shown in FIGS. And a ventilation path 73 extending in the left-right direction is formed between the Chrispa cover 72 and the partition wall 10. As shown in FIG. 9, at the rear part of the partition wall 10, a vent hole 74 a made up of a plurality of openings is provided behind the chilled chamber 14, and behind the installation part of the accessory case 16. Also, a vent hole 74b comprising a plurality of openings is provided. These vent holes 74 a and 74 b communicate between the chilled chamber 14 and the vent path 73 and between the installation portion of the accessory case 16 and the vent path 73. The air passage 73 is open on both the left and right sides, and communicates with the upper part of the vegetable compartment 4.

  Further, at the right corner of the rear part of the partition wall 10, a communication port 75 made up of a plurality of openings is formed at the rear of the chilled chamber 14 as shown in FIG. 5. Below these communication ports 75, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a V duct 76 is provided. The V duct 76 has an upper end communicating with the chilled chamber 14 through the communication port 75, and a lower end connected to the upper portion of the vegetable chamber 4 through a vent 77 (see FIG. 10) formed in the Chrispa cover 72. Communicate.

  In this case, the vent hole 74 a and the communication port 75 in the chilled chamber 14 function as an air outlet serving as an air outlet in the chilled chamber 14. Further, the vent hole 74 a and the communication port 75 are arranged at positions that are not blocked by the chilled case 18 in a state where the chilled case 18 is housed in the chilled chamber 14. The ventilation hole 74b in the installation part of the accessory case 16 functions as an air outlet of the installation part of the accessory case 16, and is disposed at a position where the accessory case 16 is not blocked by the accessory case 16. Yes.

  In this configuration, when the refrigeration blower fan 35 is driven, the air in the vegetable compartment 4 is sucked into the refrigeration blower fan 35 side from the suction port 43 mainly as shown by the white arrow in FIG. The sucked air is blown out to the air duct 42 side. The air blown to the air duct 42 side passes through the cold air duct 34 (the refrigeration cooler chamber 36 and the cold air supply duct 37), and is blown out from the plurality of cold air supply ports 39 into the refrigerating chamber 3, as will be described later. The chilled chamber 14 is directly blown out. The air blown into the refrigerator compartment 3 and the chilled chamber 14 (including the installation portion of the accessory case 16 and the egg case 15) is ventilated from the vents 74a and 74b mainly as shown by an arrow C1 in FIG. 73, flows through the ventilation path 73 in the left direction and the right direction, and is supplied into the vegetable compartment 4 through the left and right outer surfaces of the upper case 12 of the vegetable compartment 4. Further, as shown by an arrow C2 in FIG. 10, a part of the air in the chilled chamber 14 passes through the V duct 76 from the communication port 75 and is supplied into the vegetable chamber 4 from the vent 77. Circulation is performed in which the air supplied into the vegetable compartment 4 is finally sucked into the refrigeration blower fan 35. In this process, the air passing through the refrigeration cooler chamber 36 is cooled by the refrigeration cooler 24 to become cold air, and the cold air is supplied to the refrigeration chamber 3, the chilled chamber 14, and the vegetable chamber 4, thereby 3. The chilled chamber 14 and the vegetable chamber 4 are cooled to a temperature in the refrigeration temperature zone. In addition, the chilled chamber 14 is set to a temperature (0 to 1 ° C.) lower than the refrigerated chamber 3 and the vegetable chamber 4 by being directly supplied with a part of the cold air that has passed through the refrigeration cooler 24, as will be described later. Maintained.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the cold air duct 34 is located on the front side of the refrigeration cooler chamber 36 on the right side when viewed from the front and behind the chilled chamber 14, and is a dedicated duct for mist. 45 is detachably provided. As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the mist exclusive duct 45 is formed by a front wall 36 a of the refrigeration cooler chamber 36 and a duct component member 46 attached to the front surface of the refrigeration cooler chamber 36. In addition, the duct component member 46 forming the mist dedicated duct 45 is detachable from the front wall 36a. In this case, the mist exclusive duct 45 is formed in a flat rectangular box shape that is long in the left-right direction along the front wall 36a and has a small depth dimension in the front-rear direction. And the main part of the electrostatic atomizer 48 which comprises the mist generator for generating mist is accommodated in this duct 45 for mist. The electrostatic atomizer 48 functions not only as a mist generating means but also as a sterilizing component generating means and a deodorizing component generating means. Hereinafter, the electrostatic atomizer 48 will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the electrostatic atomizer 48 includes a mist generating unit 51 having a mist emitting unit 50 and a power supply device (transformer) 52 for applying a negative high voltage to the mist emitting unit 50. It is prepared for. The mist generating unit 51 includes a water supply unit 53 that supplies moisture to the mist discharge unit 50. The water supply portion 53 has a horizontal portion 53a extending in the left-right direction and a vertical portion 53b extending downward from the right end portion of the horizontal portion 53a. The water supply portion 53 has an inverted L shape as viewed from the front, and has an L shape. A water retaining material 55 is accommodated in the case 54 formed. Therefore, the water supply part 53 has the refracting part 53c between the horizontal part 53a and the vertical part 53b. The horizontal part 53 a and the vertical part 53 b in the water supply part 53 are arranged along the front wall 36 a so as to be parallel to the front wall 36 a of the refrigeration cooler chamber 36 in the cold air duct 34.

  The water-retaining material 55 is, for example, a felt-like material in which fibers are entangled, has excellent water absorption and water retention, and capillarity is used for water (defrosted water) stored in a water storage container 56 (corresponding to a water storage part) described later. Suck up by. The water retaining material 55 may be a continuous foam as long as water can be sucked up by capillary action. The horizontal portion 53a of the water supply portion 53 is arranged slightly to the right in the mist dedicated duct 45, and the lower end portion of the vertical portion 53b is the lower portion of the duct component member 46, as shown in FIG. A hole formed in the front step portion 36 b of 36 is inserted into the lower front portion in the refrigerator compartment 36 for refrigeration. The outer periphery of the water retaining material 55 is covered with a case 54. In the water retaining material 55, the horizontal portion 53a and the vertical portion 53b may be formed of separate members.

  A water storage container 56 (see FIG. 8) that constitutes a water storage section is provided in the front part of the lower part in the refrigerator room 36 for refrigeration. The water storage container 56 is positioned between the refrigeration cooler 24 and the drainage basin 40 below the refrigeration cooler 24 and below the water supply unit 53, and the front part is the front part of the refrigeration cooler chamber 36. By being attached to the lower part 36c of the wall 36a, it is provided in a cantilever state so as to protrude rearward. In this case, the lower portion 36c to which the front portion of the water storage container 56 is attached is below the front wall 36a and bulges (projects) forward from the front wall 36a via the stepped portion 36b. When the front wall 36a is a first bulging portion, the lower portion 36c is a second bulging portion that protrudes further forward. The water storage container 56 is separated from the refrigeration cooler 24, the inner box 2 b that forms the rear surface of the refrigeration cooler chamber 36, and the drainage basin 40 in a state of being attached to the lower portion 36 c. The detailed structure of the water storage container 56 will be described later.

  A lower end portion of the vertical portion 53 b in the water supply portion 53 passes through a hole formed in a lower portion of the duct component member 46 and a step portion 36 b in the front portion of the refrigeration cooler chamber 36, and extends upward into the water storage container 56. Has been inserted from. As shown in FIG. 12, the water storage container 56 is disposed at a position for receiving and storing defrosted water dripped from the right end 24c of the refrigerant pipe 24a of the refrigeration cooler 24 in particular. As described above, the water retaining material 55 of the water supply unit 53 sucks up the water (defrosted water) stored in the water storage container 56 by capillary action and supplies it to the mist discharge unit 50.

  A mist discharge unit 50 is provided in the horizontal portion 53 a of the water supply unit 53. The mist discharge part 50 is comprised by the several mist discharge | release pin 57 which each comprises a protrusion. A plurality of mist discharge pins 57 are arranged upward in the horizontal portion 53a, and four in this case are arranged in a horizontal line in the left-right direction and are spaced apart from each other, and are arranged on the lower side of the horizontal portion 53a. A plurality of, in this case, four in this case are arranged in a horizontal line in the left-right direction and are spaced apart from each other. Therefore, the mist discharge | release part 50 is comprised by the several mist discharge | release pin (projection) 57 which protrudes in a different direction (above and below). Moreover, the mist discharge | release part 50 is arrange | positioned so that the several mist discharge | release pin (projection part) 57 may extend in the up-and-down opposite direction between the horizontal parts 53a in the water supply part 53. The plurality of mist discharge pins (protrusions) 57 are arranged in two upper and lower stages. Each mist discharge pin 57 is arranged so as to be parallel to the front wall 36 a of the refrigeration cooler chamber 36 in the cold air duct 34. The mist discharge part 50 is provided at a position adjacent to the vegetable room 4 in the lower rear part of the refrigeration room 3, and is disposed in the back of the chilled room 14.

  Each mist release pin 57 is formed, for example, by mixing polyester fiber and carbon fiber as a conductive substance and twisting them into a pin shape (bar shape). have. Each mist release pin 57 carries platinum nanocolloid. The platinum nanocolloid can be supported, for example, by immersing the mist release pin 57 in a treatment liquid containing the platinum nanocolloid and baking it. Each mist discharge pin 57 passes through the case 54 in the water supply portion 53 and is in contact with the water retaining material 55 at the base end portion. At the left end portion of the horizontal portion 53a in the water supply portion 53, a power receiving pin 58 constituting a power receiving electrode is provided so as to protrude leftward. A base end portion of the power receiving pin 58 is in contact with the water retaining material 55 in the case 54.

  The power supply device 52 is provided in a fixed state so as to be positioned on the left side of the mist generating unit 51 in the mist dedicated duct 45. A power supply terminal 61 composed of a faston terminal to which a lead wire 60 is connected is provided at the right end of the power supply device 52, and the power reception pin 58 of the mist generating unit 51 is connected to the power supply terminal 61. Yes.

  As is well known, the power supply device 52 includes a rectifier circuit including a high-voltage transformer that converts a high-frequency power supply (AC power supply) into direct current, a booster circuit, and the like, and generates a negative high voltage (for example, −6 kV). The power is output to the power receiving pin 58 via the power supply terminal 61.

  As a result, a negative high voltage from the power supply device 52 is applied to each mist discharge pin 57 from the power receiving pin 58 via the moisture of the water retaining material 55, and each mist discharge pin 57 is negatively charged. Yes. In this case, the outer box 2a of the refrigerator main body 1 is grounded via a ground wire (not shown) or the like.

  In the electrostatic atomizer 48 configured as above, the water in the water storage container 56 is sucked up by the water retaining material 55 and supplied to each mist discharge pin 57, and the power supply device 52 is connected to each mist discharge pin 57. A negative high voltage from is applied. At this time, electric charges concentrate on the tip of each mist discharge pin 57, and energy exceeding the surface tension is given to the water contained in the tip. As a result, the water at the tip of each mist discharge pin 57 is split (Rayleigh split) and discharged from the tip into a fine mist (electrostatic atomization phenomenon). Here, the water particles released in the form of mist are negatively charged and contain hydroxy radicals (sanitized components, deodorized components) generated by the energy.

  Accordingly, hydroxy radicals having a strong oxidizing action are released together with the mist from each mist releasing pin 57, and sterilization and deodorization are enabled by the action of the hydroxy radicals. In this case, the counter electrode corresponding to the negatively charged mist discharge pin 57 is not provided. Therefore, the discharge itself from the mist emitting pin 57 becomes very gentle, and no harmful gas (ozone or the ozone oxidizes nitrogen in the air without generating corona discharge between the discharge electrode and the counter electrode). Generation of nitrogen oxides, nitrous acid, nitric acid, etc. generated by the

  Here, the mist releasing pin 57 (mist releasing part 50) can be called a disinfecting component releasing means (also a deodorizing component releasing means) for releasing a disinfecting component (also a deodorizing component) called a hydroxy radical, The atomization device 48 can be referred to as a sterilization component generation means (deodorization component generation means).

  A mist cold air supply port 62 (see FIGS. 4 and 7) is provided in the front wall 36a of the refrigeration cooler chamber 36 that constitutes the rear wall of the mist dedicated duct 45. The mist cold air supply port 62 is disposed above the power supply device 52 at a position not facing the mist discharge pin 57 in the mist discharge section 50, in this case, on the left side of the mist discharge section 50. The mist cold air supply port 62 has a rear portion penetrating the heat insulating material 38 and communicating with the refrigeration cooler chamber 36 in the cold air duct 34, and a front portion communicating with the mist dedicated duct 45. Accordingly, a part of the cold air passing through the cold air duct 34 is supplied from the mist cold air supply port 62 into the mist exclusive duct 45 (see arrow A1 in FIG. 7). The cold air supplied from the mist cold air supply port 62 into the mist dedicated duct 45 is convected in the mist dedicated duct 45.

  Above the mist cold air supply port 62, a mist duct 63 for the refrigeration chamber (see FIGS. 4 and 7) is provided, which is positioned on the back side of the front wall 36 a of the refrigeration cooler chamber 36 and extends upward. ing. The cold room mist duct 63 has a lower end opened in the mist dedicated duct 45 to be a cold room mist outlet 63a, and an upper end communicated with the cold air supply duct 37 in the cold air duct 34. . Accordingly, a part of the mist generated in the mist dedicated duct 45 passes from the refrigeration room mist outlet 63a through the refrigeration room mist duct 63 and the cold air supply duct 37 and into the cold room 3 from the cold air supply port 39. (Refer to arrow B1 in FIGS. 4 and 7).

  A mist chamber mist outlet 65 (see FIGS. 4 and 7) is positioned above the mist cold air supply port 62 at the front surface (a position different from the upper surface) of the duct component member 46 in the mist dedicated duct 45. A portion of the mist is supplied from the chilled chamber mist outlet 65 into the chilled chamber 14 (see arrow B2 in FIGS. 4 and 7). The mist chamber mist outlet 65 has a forward-facing cylindrical shape that projects forward from the front surface of the duct component member 46, and is located above the upper end (notch 18b) of the rear wall of the chilled case 18. 9 (see FIG. 9), most of the air containing the mist blown into the chilled chamber 14 from the chilled chamber mist outlet 65 enters the chilled case 18 from the notch 18b at the upper rear part of the chilled case 18. Will be supplied to. Further, an egg case mist outlet 66 (see FIG. 4) is provided on the front side of the duct component member 46 on the left side of the chilled chamber mist outlet 65, and the egg case mist outlet is provided. A part of the mist is also supplied from 66 into the egg case 15 (see arrow B3 in FIG. 4).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a vegetable room mist outlet 67 is provided at the lower right side of the mist dedicated duct 45. The vegetable room mist outlet 67 communicates with the communication port 75, and a part of the mist in the mist exclusive duct 45 includes a vegetable room mist outlet 67, a communication port 75, a V duct 76, and a vent. It is also supplied into the vegetable compartment 4 through the mouth 77 (see arrow C2 in FIG. 10). In this case, the distance L1 between the mist cold air supply port 62 for blowing cold air into the mist dedicated duct 45 and the vegetable room mist air outlet 67 is equal to the mist cold air supply port 62 and the chilled room mist air outlet 65. Is set to be larger than the distance L2.

  A chilled chamber cold air supply port 68 (see FIGS. 4, 6, and 8) is provided above the mist dedicated duct 45 so as to be positioned above the mist discharge portion 50. As shown in FIGS. 6, 8, and 9, the cold air supply port 68 for the chilled chamber has a forward cylindrical shape that protrudes forward from the front surface portion of the duct component member 46, and It is located above the upper end of the rear wall (see FIG. 9). The chilled chamber cold air supply port 68 has a rear portion passing through the heat insulating material 38 and communicating with the refrigeration cooler chamber 36, and a front portion passing through the mist dedicated duct 45 and communicating with the chilled chamber 14. Accordingly, a part of the cold air in the refrigeration cooler chamber 36 is directly supplied to the chilled chamber 14 through the chilled chamber cold air supply port 68 (see arrow A2 in FIGS. 6 and 8). The chamber 14 is maintained at 0 to 1 ° C. at a temperature lower than that of the refrigerator compartment 3 and the vegetable compartment 4. Further, the heat insulating material 38 also serves as an insulating means between the refrigeration cooler 24 and the mist discharge unit 50.

  Here, the configuration of the water storage container 56 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 15 shows a single perspective view of the water storage container 56 as seen from the upper right of the rear part. The water storage container 56 has a rectangular container shape, and the height of the front wall part 56b of the front part of the bottom wall part 56a, and the upper end part of the left side wall part 56c and the right side wall part 56d of the left and right side parts are set to be the same. Has been. An attachment portion 81 is provided on the upper portion of the front wall portion 56b, and the water storage container 56 is attached to the lower portion 36c at the front portion in the refrigeration cooler chamber 36 via the attachment portion 81 (FIG. 8). reference). The water storage container 56 is arrange | positioned above the overhang | projection part 40e of the front right part in the drain 40 (refer FIG. 12). On the front side of the bottom wall portion 56a, a minimum portion 82 that is lower than the others is provided. The rear side of the bottom wall portion 56a rises obliquely so as to increase toward the rear end (see FIG. 16). A lower end portion of the vertical portion 53b in the water supply portion 53 is inserted from above into the lowest portion 82 of the water storage container 56 (see FIG. 8).

  On the upper surface of the rear end portion side of the bottom wall portion 56a, a left rear wall 83 is provided on the left side so as to be connected to the left side wall portion 56c, and a right rear wall 84 is provided on the right side so as to be connected to the right side wall portion 56d. It has been. The left rear wall 83 reaches the vicinity of the central portion in the left-right width direction of the bottom wall portion 56a. The right rear wall 84 is set to be shorter than the left rear wall 83. A convex portion 83 a that protrudes rearward is integrally provided at the right end portion of the left rear wall 83. As shown in FIG. 16, the convex portion 83a is provided from the front surface to the back surface of the bottom wall portion 56a. Further, a convex portion 84a similar to the convex portion 83a is also provided on the left end portion of the right rear wall 84 from the front surface to the back surface of the bottom wall portion 56a. Here, in the rear part of the water storage container 56, a space between the convex portion 83a and the convex portion 84a is a drainage portion 85 as a portion that is lower than others and easily drained.

  On the left side of the bottom wall portion 56a in the drainage portion 85, a rib-like convex portion 86 is provided so as to face the convex portion 83a so that a slight gap exists between the bottom wall portion 56a and the convex portion 83a. Although this convex part 86 is also provided from the surface of the bottom wall part 56a to the back surface, the height of the upper side is set lower than the convex part 83a. A narrow water passage 87 is formed between the two adjacent convex portions 83 a and the convex portion 86. The water passage 87 is formed in a U-shape that is continuous from the front surface to the back surface of the bottom wall portion 56 a in the drainage portion 85. The width dimension of the water passage 87 is set to about 1 mm so that the capillary action of water occurs.

  Further, on the right side of the bottom wall portion 56a in the drainage portion 85, a rib-like convex portion 88 is provided so as to face the convex portion 84a so that a slight gap exists between the convex portion 84a. Although this convex part 88 is also provided from the surface of the bottom wall part 56a to the back surface, the height of the upper side is set lower than the convex part 84a. A water passage 87 having the same shape as the water passage 87 is formed between the two adjacent convex portions 84 a and the convex portion 88.

  Further, in the drainage part 85, a water passage forming member 90 is attached between the convex part 86 and the convex part 88 so as to be positioned at the rear end part of the bottom wall part 56a. As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the water passage forming member 90 is formed in a U shape when viewed from the side, and has a water passage 91 having a U shape inside, and the rear end of the bottom wall portion 56 a. By attaching to the portion, a U-shaped water passage 91 that is continuous from the front surface to the back surface of the bottom wall portion 56a in the drainage portion 85 is formed. The height (depth) of the water passage 91 is set to about 1 mm so that a water capillary phenomenon occurs. The water passage forming member 90 is secured by a pair of elastic engagement claws 92 provided at the rear end portion of the bottom wall portion 56a.

  In this case, in the drainage part 85 in the water storage container 56, a water passage 87 is provided on both the left and right sides in the width direction, and a water passage 91 is provided in the center in the width direction. A rib-like protrusion 93 is provided on the rear surface of the bottom wall portion 56a on the rear end side so as to be positioned on the front side of the water passages 87 and 91 downward. In a state where the water storage container 56 is disposed above the drainage basin 40, the drainage part 85 of the water storage container 56 is located on the right side of the partition part 80 in the drainage basin 40 as shown in FIG. The right part 80c of the partition 80 is a right end part 24d that is an end part of the heat transfer fin 24b that is in contact with the drainage basin 40 in the refrigeration cooler 24, and the drainage of the water storage container 56. It is located between the part 85.

  Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. As described above, when the refrigerator compartment 3 and the vegetable compartment 4 are cooled, the cold air cooled by the refrigerator refrigerator 24 is mainly indicated by white arrows in FIG. As shown in the figure, it passes through the cold air supply duct 37 and is supplied from the plurality of cold air supply ports 39 into the refrigerating chamber 3, and a part thereof is directly supplied from the chilled chamber cold air supply port 68 into the chilled chamber 14 (see FIG. 6, see arrow A2 in FIG. After the cold air supplied to the refrigerated chamber 3 and the chilled chamber 14 contributes to the cooling of stored items such as foods, as described above, mainly from the vents 74a and 74b as shown by the arrow C1 in FIG. It goes out to the air passage 73, flows in the left and right directions through the air passage 73, is supplied into the vegetable room 4 through the left and right outer surfaces of the upper case 12 of the vegetable room 4, and the cold air in the chilled room 14 As shown by an arrow C <b> 2 in FIG. 10, a part passes through the V duct 76 from the communication port 75 and is supplied from the ventilation port 77 into the vegetable compartment 4. The cold air supplied into the vegetable compartment 4 contributes to the cooling of stored items such as vegetables, and is then sucked into the refrigeration fan 35 side from the suction port 43 and cooled again by the refrigeration cooler 24. repeat.

  Further, when the refrigerator compartment 3 and the vegetable compartment 4 are cooled, a part of the cold air in the refrigerator refrigerator compartment 36 is supplied from the mist cold air supply port 62 through the mist exclusive duct 45 as shown by an arrow A1 in FIG. Supplied in. The cold air supplied into the mist dedicated duct 45 collides with the inner surface of the duct component member 46 and convects and diffuses in the mist dedicated duct 45. At this time, when the electrostatic atomizer 48 is driven, fine mist containing hydroxy radicals is released from each of the plurality of mist release pins 57 in the mist generation unit 51 as described above. As shown by an arrow B1 in FIG. 7, a part of the mist discharged from the mist discharge pin 57 rides on the convection cold air, from the cold room mist outlet 63a to the cold room mist duct 63, the cold air supply duct. 37, and is supplied from the cold air supply port 39 into the refrigerator compartment 3.

  A part of the mist discharged from the mist discharge pin 57 is supplied from the chilled chamber mist outlet 65 into the chilled chamber 14, particularly in the chilled case 18, as indicated by an arrow B 2 in FIGS. 4 and 7. At the same time, as indicated by an arrow B3 in FIG. 4, it is also supplied into the egg case 15 from the egg case mist outlet 66. Further, a part of the mist discharged from the mist discharge pin 57 is also supplied into the vegetable compartment 4 from the lower right vegetable compartment mist outlet 67 through the communication port 75, the V duct 76, and the vent 77.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, the mist generated in the mist dedicated duct 45 can be supplied to a plurality of supply destinations such as the refrigeration chamber 3, the chilled chamber 14, the egg case 15, and the vegetable chamber 4. In addition to expecting the effects of sterilization and deodorization at the supply destination, it can also be expected to maintain moisture and freshness of vegetables.

  On the other hand, the defrosting of the refrigeration cooler 24 is performed by driving the refrigeration blower fan 35 in a state where the supply of the refrigerant to the refrigeration cooler 24 is stopped, so that the storage compartment (refrigeration compartment 3, This is done by circulating the air in the vegetable compartment 4, the chilled compartment 14) through the cold air duct 34. By circulating the air in the storage room in the refrigeration temperature zone through the cold air duct 34, the temperature of the refrigeration cooler 24 becomes a positive temperature, thereby increasing the temperature of the refrigeration cooler 24 and performing defrosting. . A part of the defrost water dripped from the refrigeration cooler 24 during the defrosting of the refrigeration cooler 24 is received and stored in the water storage container 56 of the electrostatic atomizer 48, and most of the remaining is as described above. In addition, after being received by the drainage basin 40, it is led from the drainage port 41 to the defrosting water evaporating dish 28 and evaporates.

  Here, the defrost water received and stored in the water storage container 56 is sucked up by the water retaining material 55 of the mist generating unit 51 and supplied to the mist discharge pin 57 as described above. Although it is gradually consumed by being discharged as mist, depending on the amount of defrost water dripped from the refrigeration cooler 24 to the water storage container 56, the water storage capacity of the water storage container 56 may be exceeded. In such a case, in this embodiment, the water stored in the water storage container 56 is dripped into the drain 40 as follows. That is, when the rear end portion of the water surface stored in the water storage container 56 reaches the drainage part 85, the water in the water storage container 56 is caused to flow through the water flow path 87 or the water flow path 91 due to the capillary phenomenon of the water flow path 91. , 91, passes through the water passages 87, 91, wraps around from the front surface of the drainage portion 85, travels along the protrusion 93 on the bottom surface of the bottom wall portion 56 a, and drops into the drainage basin 40 below. At this time, since only a quantity sufficient to cause capillary action enters each of the water passages 87 and 91, water does not flow out continuously, but drops dropwise one by one.

  In this case, in order to make it easy for the water in the water storage container 56 to enter the water passages 87 and 91 due to capillary action, a treatment for reducing the surface tension of the water is performed in the vicinity of the water passages 87 and 91, or a hydrophilic treatment is performed. It is preferable to apply or improve wettability. In order to improve the wettability, the surface of the member may be roughened with, for example, paper.

  By the way, in the case where the water passages 87 and 91 as in the present embodiment are not formed in the drainage part 85 and the rear end part of the bottom wall part 56a is a simple diagonal plate or a vertical wall, As the amount of water stored in the container 56 increases, the surface tension of the water accumulates more than the internal capacity of the water storage container 56, and when the amount exceeds a certain amount, the water flows out at a stretch, and the space between the water storage container 56 and the drainage basin 40 is Even if it is an instant, it may be connected with water. At this time, if a negative high voltage of the power supply device 52 is applied to the mist generating unit 51 via the power supply terminal 61, the water in the water retaining material 55, the water in the water storage container 56, and the water storage container 56 flowed out. The power supply terminal 61 and the refrigeration cooler 24 are electrically connected through water and water attached to the inner surface of the drainage basin 40, and a negative high voltage is applied to the refrigeration cooler 24 so that the refrigeration cooler is applied. 24 may be charged.

  In this respect, in the present embodiment, as described above, when the water in the water storage container 56 is discharged from the drainage portion 85, the water is drained discontinuously through the water passages 87 and 91 by capillary action. Since the water drops are dripped onto the tub 40, it is possible to reliably prevent the water storage container 56 and the drain basin 40 from being connected by water even for a moment, and the negative power supply 52 of the electrostatic atomizer 48 can be prevented. Can be reliably prevented from being applied to the refrigerator 24 for refrigeration.

  In addition, in this case, a rib-like partition 80 is provided on the upper surface of the bottom wall 40a of the drainage basin 40, and the drainage 85 of the water storage container 56 is disposed on the right side of the partition 80, so that the drainage The partition 80 prevents the water discharged from the water 85 from being connected to the water in the drainage basin 40 that contacts the heat transfer fins 24b of the refrigeration cooler 24 and the front wall 40b. it can. This also prevents the negative high voltage of the power supply device 52 from being applied to the refrigeration cooler 24. In this case, in particular, the partition portion 80 is inclined, and it is possible to prevent defrost water from adhering to the side surface 80d (see FIG. 14) on the lower side of the inclined side, and the side surface 80d gets wet with water. Can be prevented. As a result, a portion where the water does not get wet can be formed in the partition portion 80, and the portion is effective for electrical insulation. It can prevent more reliably that the water which passes along the front surface of the rear wall part 40b which contacts the heat fin 24b is connected.

According to the first embodiment described above, the following operational effects can be obtained.
A drainage basin 40 for receiving defrosted water generated by defrosting of the refrigeration cooler 24, a water storage container 56 for storing water to which a negative high voltage is applied from the power supply device 52 of the electrostatic atomizer 48, Is provided with a partition 80 on the upper surface of the bottom wall 40a of the drainage basin 40, and by this partition 80, water dripped from the drain 85 of the water storage container 56 and the refrigerator 24 for cooling. It was set as the structure partitioned off so that it may not connect with defrost water. Thereby, even if the water dripped from the drain part 85 of the water storage container 56 continuously flows down, the partition part 80 prevents the water and the defrost water from the refrigeration cooler 24 from being electrically connected. It is possible to prevent a negative high voltage from being applied to the refrigeration cooler 24.

  The right part 80 c of the partition part 80 includes a right end part 24 d that is an end part of the heat transfer fin 24 b that is a part in contact with the drainage basin 40 in the refrigeration cooler 24, and an end part of the water storage container 56. Since it is located between the drainage part 85, the water dripped from the drainage part 85 and the water that is in front of the rear wall part 40b of the drainage basin 40 and contacts the refrigeration cooler 24 are connected. Can be more reliably prevented. In this case, since the partition part 80 is extended from the right part 80c to the drain port 41, it is partitioned by the partition part 80 in the longitudinal direction from the right part in the drainage basin 40 to the drain port in the lateral direction. The water flowing on the front side in the drainage basin 40 and the water flowing on the rear side do not merge up to the drainage port 41. Therefore, it can prevent more reliably that the water dripped from the drainage part 85 and the water which flows through the rear side of the drainage basin 40 are connected.

  Moreover, the partition part 80 is inclined, and as described above, defrosted water can be prevented from adhering to the side surface 80d on the lower side of the inclined side, and the side surface 80d can be prevented from getting wet with water. . Thereby, since the part which does not wet water can be formed in the partition part 80, the rear wall part 40b which contacts the water discharged from the drainage part 85 and the heat transfer fin 24b of the cooler 24 in the drainage basin 40. It can prevent more reliably that the water which passes along the front of is connected.

  The drainage portion 85 of the water storage container 56 that receives and stores the defrost water generated from the refrigeration cooler 24 is provided with continuous water passages 87 and 91 from the front surface to the back surface of the drainage portion 85, and is stored in the water storage container 56. In this configuration, water is dropped continuously to the drain 40 through the water passages 87 and 91 by capillary action. With this configuration, the water in the water storage container 56 to which a high voltage is applied and the water on the inner surface of the drainage basin 40 that is in contact with the refrigeration cooler 24 via the water can be prevented from being connected even for a moment. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a negative high voltage from being applied to the refrigerating cooler 24.

  In the drainage portion 85, the left water passage 87 is formed by two adjacent convex portions 83a and 86, and the right water passage 87 is formed by two adjacent convex portions 84a and 88. Therefore, the U-shaped water passage 87 can be formed with a simple structure. Further, in the drainage portion 85, the central water passage 91 is formed by attaching a U-shaped water passage forming member 90, so that the U-shaped water passage 91 can also be formed with a simple structure. it can.

  In the drainage part 85, the water passages 87 exist on both the left and right sides in the width direction of the drainage part 85. Therefore, even if the water storage container 56 is attached in an inclined state, at least one of the water passages 87 is effectively used. Can act.

  Since the water used in the electrostatic atomizer 48 uses the defrost water of the refrigeration cooler 24 stored in the water storage container 56, the water supply to the water storage container 56 can be automatically performed and used. A person (user) can save time and labor.

  The refrigerator-freezer of this embodiment employs a two-evaporation refrigeration cycle that includes two coolers, a refrigeration cooler 24 and a refrigeration cooler 25. Here, the ambient temperature of the refrigeration refrigerator 25 of the refrigerator / freezer that employs the two-evaporation refrigeration cycle as in this embodiment and the ambient temperature of the refrigerator of the one-evaporator refrigerator / freezer are excluded during defrosting. Although it becomes a positive temperature by heating with a frost heater, it is always at a temperature of -20 ° C or lower except during defrosting. If the water storage container is installed below these coolers, even if the defrost water is received and stored in the water storage container during defrosting of the cooler, the water in the water storage container is easily frozen and hardly melts. . For this reason, there is a problem that water cannot be stably supplied to the mist discharging unit 50.

  In this regard, in the present embodiment, in a two-evaporation type refrigerator-freezer provided with two coolers, a refrigeration cooler 24 and a refrigeration cooler 25, a water storage container 56 is installed below the refrigeration cooler 24. It was set as the structure to do. In the two-evaporation type refrigerator-freezer, the ambient temperature of the refrigeration cooler 24 is a negative temperature during the cooling operation of the refrigeration cooler 24, but is considerably higher than the temperature of the refrigeration cooler 25, During defrosting of the refrigeration cooler 24, the temperature rises to near + 3 ° C. close to the temperature of the refrigeration chamber 3 due to the circulation of air by the refrigeration fan 35. For this reason, the water in the water storage container 56 installed below the refrigeration cooler 24 is difficult to freeze, and even if it freezes, it is easy to melt, so that the water supply to the mist discharge unit 50 can be stably performed. Can be done.

  The mist discharge part 50 of the electrostatic atomizer 48 is configured by a plurality of mist discharge pins (protrusions) 57 protruding in different directions. With this configuration, unlike the case where the protruding direction of the projection for generating mist is only one direction, the supply direction of mist can be a plurality of directions, and the supply range of mist can be widened.

The mist discharge part 50 is configured such that the mist discharge pin (projection) 57 extends in the opposite direction up and down with the horizontal part 53a of the water supply part 53 in between, so that the mist can be discharged in the opposite direction above and below. The mist supply range can be widened. Further, the horizontal portion 53a of the water supply portion 53 and each mist discharge pin 57 are arranged along the front wall 36a so as to be parallel to the front wall 36a of the refrigeration cooler chamber 36 in the cold air duct 34. It is possible to reduce the thickness in the front-rear direction. By arranging the mist discharge pins (protrusions) 57 in two upper and lower stages, it is possible to reduce the size.
The mist discharge part 50 has a configuration in which a plurality of the mist discharge pins (projections) 57 are arranged in a line, so that the amount of mist discharge can be increased and the supply range of mist can be further widened. In addition, the thickness can be reduced.

  The water supply part 53 has a refracting part 53c. A water storage container 56 for storing water is provided below the refracting part 53c, and water stored in the water storage container 56 can be supplied to the refracting part 53c. The configuration. Thereby, the water of the water storage container 56 can be supplied to the mist discharge | release pin 57 via the bending part 53c. The power supply device 52 is disposed on the opposite side of the refracting portion 53c with the mist emitting portion 50 in between. Thereby, the power supply device 52 can be further separated from the water storage container 56.

In addition, by arranging the power supply device 52 and the mist generating unit 51 along the front wall 36a so as to be parallel to the front wall 36a of the refrigeration cooler chamber 36 in the cold air duct 34, electrostatic atomization is achieved. The device 48 can be thinned in the depth direction.
A mist discharge pin (projection) 57 in the mist discharge portion 50 of the electrostatic atomizer 48 is arranged along the cold air duct 34. Thereby, it becomes possible to suppress the depth dimension of the electrostatic atomizer 48 in the front-rear direction, and the thickness can be reduced. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the internal volume.

  A mist cold air supply port 62 for supplying cold air into the mist dedicated duct 45 is provided at the front of the cold air duct 34, and the mist discharge portion 50 of the electrostatic atomizer 48 is connected to the front of the cold air duct 34. Arranged. Accordingly, it is possible to fly the mist discharged from the mist discharge unit 50 far using the cooling air supplied from the mist cold air supply port 62 into the mist dedicated duct 45.

  Since the mist cold air supply port 62 and the mist discharge portion 50 (mist discharge pin 57) are arranged at positions shifted left and right so as to be different from the opposed positions, the mist cold air supply port 62 and the mist dedicated duct are disposed. The cooling air supplied into 45 does not directly hit the mist discharge part 50 (mist discharge pin 57). This makes it possible to prevent the mist discharge pin 57 from directly receiving the cooling air from the mist cold air supply port 62 and drying.

  The refrigerator main body 1 is provided with a dedicated mist duct 45 that accommodates the electrostatic atomizer 48 having the mist discharge unit 50, and the supply destination of the mist generated by the mist discharge unit 50 is different to the dedicated mist duct 45. Several mist outlets were installed. More specifically, the plurality of mist outlets are a mist outlet 63a for a refrigerator compartment, a mist outlet 65 for a chilled room, a mist outlet 66 for an egg case, and a mist outlet 67 for a vegetable compartment. Thus, the mist generated in the mist dedicated duct 45 can be supplied to the four supply destinations of the refrigerator compartment 3, the chilled compartment 14, the egg case 15, and the vegetable compartment 4, thereby widening the supply range of the mist. And the mist effect range can be expanded. Among the mist supply destinations, the chilled chamber 14, the egg case 15, and the vegetable chamber 4 have a chilled case 18, an egg case 15, and a vegetable case (lower case 11, upper case 12), respectively. It can be supplied satisfactorily.

  In this case, the plurality of mist outlets (the mist outlet 63a for the refrigerator compartment, the mist outlet 65 for the chilled room, the mist outlet 66 for the egg case, and the mist outlet 67 for the vegetable compartment) are the mist discharge part 50. Therefore, the mist discharged from the mist discharge section 50 can be satisfactorily supplied to each mist outlet.

The mist generating unit 51 has a mist discharge pin (projection) 57, and the plurality of mist outlets (the mist outlet 63a for the refrigerator compartment, the mist outlet 65 for the chilled chamber, the egg), and the egg Since the mist outlet 66 for the case and the mist outlet 67 for the vegetable compartment are arranged at positions different from the positions facing the mist discharge pins 57, the mist outlet ducts should be used by any chance. Even if a finger or a foreign object is inserted into 45, it can be prevented that they touch the mist discharge pin 57 directly, and safety can be ensured.
Further, since the duct component member 46 forming the mist dedicated duct 45 is detachable, maintenance of the mist generating unit 51 and the like can be easily performed.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 19 shows a second embodiment. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment described above in the following points. That is, the partition portion 95 provided in the drainage basin 40 is provided on the upper surface of the bottom wall portion 40a of the drainage basin 40, and is provided below the refrigeration cooler 24 and in the drainage basin 40 so as to be a refrigeration cooler. The rear wall portion 40b is provided integrally with the rear wall portion 40b so as to protrude forward on the front surface of the rear wall portion 40b that is in contact with the wall 24. The partition portion 95 has a bowl shape with a front-down, and extends in the left-right direction when viewed from the front.

  According to such a configuration, when the defrost water of the refrigeration cooler 24 is defrosted, the surface 95a of the partition portion 95 is removed when the defrost water of the refrigeration cooler 24 flows down the front surface of the rear wall portion 40b. Although it gets wet with frost water, defrost water does not adhere to the back surface 95b and the front surface 40g of the rear wall portion 40b facing the back surface 95b, and the back surface 95b and the front surface 40g do not get wet with water. Therefore, the partition 95 is also partitioned so that the water dripping from the drainage portion 85 of the water storage container 56 and the defrost water from the refrigeration cooler 24 are not connected to each other, and is stored in the water storage container 56. Even if a negative high voltage is applied to the water, it is possible to prevent the high voltage from being applied to the refrigeration cooler 24 and to prevent the refrigeration cooler 24 from being negatively charged.

(Third embodiment)
20 and 21 show a third embodiment. The third embodiment is different from the above-described second embodiment in the following points. That is, the partition portion 96 is provided in a bowl shape on the front surface of the rear wall portion 40b of the drainage basin 40 so as to be positioned below the refrigeration cooler 24 so as to receive defrost water from the refrigeration cooler 24. It has been. The partition portion 96 is sized in the left-right direction and the front-rear direction so as to receive defrosted water in the range of the portion excluding the right end portion 24c of the refrigerant pipe 24a in the refrigeration cooler 24. . A drainage port 97 is provided on the bottom wall of the partition portion 96, and the drainage port 97 is inserted into the drainage port 41 of the drainage basin 40 from above. In this case, the drain port 41 of the drainage basin 40 and the drain port 97 of the partition part 96 are both formed in a suspended state.

  According to such a configuration, of the defrosted water generated from the refrigeration cooler 24, most of the defrosted water other than the right end 24c of the refrigerant pipe 24a is received by the partition 96 and the drainage port 97 is provided. In addition, the defrost water evaporating tray 28 in the machine room 26 is discharged from the drain port 41. Therefore, the partition 96 is also partitioned so that the water dripping from the water storage container 56 and the defrost water from the refrigeration cooler 24 are not connected to each other, and is negative to the water stored in the water storage container 56. Even if a high voltage is applied, it is possible to prevent the refrigeration cooler 24 from being negatively charged by preventing the high voltage from being applied to the refrigeration cooler 24.

(Fourth embodiment)
FIG. 22 shows a fourth embodiment. The fourth embodiment is different from the above-described first embodiment in the following points. That is, the bottom wall portion 40 a of the drainage basin 40 is provided with a first drainage port 100 located below the refrigeration cooler 24 and a second drainage port 101 located below the water storage container 56. It has been. And on the upper surface of the bottom wall part 40a, a rib-like partition part 102 is provided that is positioned between the right end part 24d of the heat transfer fin 24b of the refrigeration cooler 24 and the water storage container 56 and protrudes upward. Yes. In the bottom wall portion 40 a, the left side of the partition portion 102 is inclined downward toward the first drain port 100, and the right side of the partition portion 102 is inclined downward toward the second drain port 101.

  According to such a configuration, among the defrosted water generated from the refrigeration cooler 24, most of the defrosted water other than the right end 24 c of the refrigerant pipe 24 a is in the drainage basin 40 and the partition 102. It is received on the left side and discharged from the first drain port 100 to the outside. The defrost water dripped from the right end 24c of the refrigerant pipe 24a is mainly received and stored in the water storage container 56, and the rest is in the drain 40 and is received on the right side of the partition 102 to be second. It is discharged out of the warehouse through the drain port 101. Water dripped from the water storage container 56 is received at the right side of the partition 102 in the drain 40 and discharged from the second drain port 101 to the outside of the warehouse. Note that water that has passed through the first drainage port 100 and water that has passed through the second drainage port 101 are discharged to the defrosted water evaporating dish 28 in the machine room 26.

  Accordingly, the partition 102 in this case is also partitioned so that the water dripping from the water storage container 56 and the defrost water from the refrigeration cooler 24 are not connected to each other, and the water stored in the water storage container 56 is separated. Even if a negative high voltage is applied, it is possible to prevent the refrigeration cooler 24 from being negatively charged by preventing the high voltage from being applied to the refrigeration cooler 24.

(Fifth embodiment)
FIG. 23 shows a fifth embodiment. The fifth embodiment is different from the above-described second embodiment in the following points. That is, a recessed portion 105 that is recessed rearward (rightward in FIG. 23) is formed in the lower portion of the rear wall portion 40b of the drainage basin 40, and a partition portion that protrudes forward is formed on the front surface 105a that is the bottom of the recessed portion 105. 106 is provided integrally.

  According to such a configuration, the defrost water of the refrigerating cooler 24 does not adhere to the front surface 105 a that is the bottom of the recess 105 in the rear wall portion 40 b of the drainage basin 40. And since the partition part 106 which protrudes ahead is provided in the front surface 105a, the partition part 106 does not connect the water dripped from the water storage container 56, and the defrost water from the refrigerator 24 for refrigeration. Even if a negative high voltage is applied to the water stored in the water storage container 56, it is possible to prevent the refrigeration cooler 24 from being applied with a high voltage, It is possible to prevent 24 from being negatively charged.

(Other embodiments)
The water storage section is not limited to the water storage container 56 of the electrostatic atomizer 48 as long as there is a situation where a voltage is applied to the stored water. For example, when the water storage section is atomized using an ultrasonic vibrator The water storage container used may be used.
The water passages 87 and 91 of the water storage container 56 may be provided if necessary, and may not be provided.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, in the one provided with the basket that receives the defrosted water generated by the defrosting of the cooler and the water storage unit that stores the water to which the voltage is applied, It was set as the structure which provides the partition part which partitions off so that the water dripped from a water storage part and the defrost water from a cooler may not connect. As a result, even if the water dripping from the water storage part flows continuously down, the partition part can prevent the water and the defrost water from the cooler from being electrically connected, and the voltage is applied to the cooler. Can be prevented.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

  In the drawings, 1 is a refrigerator body, 3 is a refrigerator room, 4 is a vegetable room, 14 is a chilled room, 24 is a refrigerator for cooling (cooler), 24a is a refrigerant pipe, 24b is a heat transfer fin, 24c is an end, 24d is a right end portion (end portion on the water storage portion side of the cooler that is in contact with the basket), 25 is a refrigeration cooler, 29 is a control device, 34 is a cold air duct, 35 is a refrigeration fan, and 40 is drainage樋 (樋), 40a is a bottom wall, 41 is a drain outlet, 45 is a dedicated duct for mist, 48 is an electrostatic atomizer, 50 is a mist discharge unit, 51 is a mist generating unit, 52 is a power supply device, and 53 is water supply , 55 is a water retaining material, 56 is a water storage container (water storage part), 56a is a bottom wall part, 57 is a mist discharge pin, 62 is a cold air supply port for mist, 63 is a duct for mist for a refrigeration room, and 63a is for a refrigeration room Mist outlet, 65 is mist outlet for chilled room, 66 is egg case Mist outlet, 67 is a mist outlet for vegetables, 80 is a partition, 85 is a drain, 87 is a water passage, 90 is a water passage forming member, 91 is a water passage, 95 is a partition, 96 is a partition, Reference numeral 97 denotes a drain outlet, 100 denotes a first drain outlet, 101 denotes a second drain outlet, 103 denotes a partition portion, 105 denotes a recess, and 106 denotes a partition portion.

Claims (8)

A cooler,
A reservoir for storing water to which voltage is applied;
The cooler is provided so as to come into contact, and receives a defrost water generated by defrosting of the cooler.
The refrigerator characterized by providing the partition part which partitions off so that the water dripped from the said water storage part and the defrost water from the said cooler may not be connected with the said basket.   The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the partition portion is provided on an upper surface of a bottom portion of the basket. The water storage part has a drainage part for discharging water stored in the water storage part,
3. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the partition portion is disposed between an end portion on the water storage portion side of the portion of the cooler that is in contact with the basket and the drainage portion. The trough is provided with a drain outlet,
The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the partition portion extends to the drain port.   The said partition part is inclined, The refrigerator as described in any one of Claims 1-4 characterized by the above-mentioned.   2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the partition is provided on a wall below the cooler and in contact with the cooler in the basket. The trough has a drain outlet;
The refrigerator according to claim 6, wherein the partition portion is configured in a bowl shape that receives defrosted water from the cooler and guides it to the drain port.   The dredger has a first drainage port for discharging defrosted water from the cooler, and has a second drainage port for discharging water dripping from the water storage unit located below the water storage unit. The refrigerator as described in any one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned.

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