JP2013092308A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve such problems that ice blocks kept stored in a large capacity ice storage container stick together and absorb the odor of other foods.SOLUTION: A refrigerator includes: an automatic ice making device 31 installed in an ice making compartment; and the ice storage container 33 provided below the automatic ice making device 31. The refrigerator further includes: a storage space 34 provided sideward the ice storage container 33; and a refrigerating container 51 formed separately from the ice storage container 33. Thus, the storage space 34 is effectively utilized to store foods other than ice and the refrigerator becomes useful for a user.

Description

  The present invention relates to a refrigerator-freezer, and particularly to a side-by-side refrigerator.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a freezer refrigerator (side-by-side refrigerator) in which a freezing space in a freezing temperature zone and a refrigerating space in a freezing temperature zone are separated left and right through a vertical partition wall that is a heat insulating partition wall.

  In the side-by-side refrigerator, an ice making chamber is formed in the vertical center of the freezing space with the same width as the freezing space, and a water supply tank for supplying water to the ice making chamber is provided in the vertical central portion of the refrigeration space. There is a thing (for example, patent document 1).

JP 2001-153525 A

  However, since the ice making chamber forms the same left-right width space as the freezing space, it has a large-capacity ice storage space. For this reason, in winter when the frequency of use of ice is low, there is a problem that the ice stored in the ice storage space is sublimated and the ice tends to adhere to each other. Furthermore, since ice is stored in the ice storage space for a long period of time, there is a problem that it is easy to transfer other foods to the ice.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention provides an ice making chamber that is divided into an ice storage space and a storage space without being affected by the size of the freezing space arranged above and below, and an easy-to-use ice making chamber is provided. An object is to provide a side-by-side refrigerator provided.

  In order to solve the conventional problem, a refrigerator according to the present invention includes a first freezer compartment provided in an upper part of a freezer space, a second freezer room provided in a lower part of the freezer space, and the first freezer room. An ice making chamber provided between the second freezing chamber, an automatic ice making device provided in the ice making chamber, and an ice storage container provided below the automatic ice making device, the ice storage container and the heat insulation A storage space is provided between the box and the box.

  As a result, there is no need to provide an unnecessarily large ice storage space, so that ice that has been stored in the ice storage space does not adhere to each other, and the smell of other foods does not move to the ice. A part of the refrigerator can be used effectively as a freezing room for storing foods other than ice.

  The refrigerator of the present invention can provide an easy-to-use refrigerator for the user while reducing the adhesion of ice in the ice storage space and the transfer of odors from other foods to the ice.

Front view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention The front view inside the refrigerator which concerns on embodiment of this invention The principal part expanded sectional view of the refrigerator which concerns on embodiment of this invention The perspective view of the refrigerator container of the refrigerator which concerns on embodiment of this invention

  1st invention, the heat insulation box which has an opening part in the front, and the division wall which forms the freezing space of a freezing temperature zone, and the refrigerating space of a refrigerating temperature zone by dividing the inside of the heat insulation box into right and left, A hinged freezer compartment door provided in front of the opening of the freezer space, a first freezer compartment provided in the upper part of the freezer space, a second freezer room provided in the lower part of the freezer space, An ice making chamber provided between the first freezing chamber and the second freezing chamber, an automatic ice making device provided in the ice making chamber, and an ice storage container provided below the automatic ice making device, A storage space is provided between the ice storage container and the heat insulating box.

  According to this, since there is no need to have an unnecessarily large ice storage space, ice that has been stored in the ice storage space does not adhere to each other, and the smell of other foods does not move to the ice, A part of the ice storage space can be used as a storage space, and can be effectively used to store foods other than ice, resulting in a user-friendly refrigerator.

  In a second aspect of the invention, in particular, in the first aspect of the invention, a freezing container that is separate from the ice storage container is disposed between the first freezing chamber and the second freezing chamber. Accordingly, an ice storage container of an appropriate size can be provided.

  According to a third aspect of the invention, in particular, in the second aspect of the invention, the ice storage container is provided inside the freezing container, so that an ice storage container of an appropriate size can be provided more easily according to the destination. it can.

  According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in particular, in the second aspect of the invention, the ice storage container moves from below the automatic ice making device by providing a rib for restricting the lateral movement of the ice storage container at the bottom of the freezing container. Since the ice can be reliably stored in the ice storage container, it becomes a user-friendly refrigerator.

  According to a fifth aspect of the invention, in particular, in addition to the first aspect of the invention, an automatic ice making device provided in the ice making chamber, a water storage tank provided in the refrigeration space for storing water, and water from the water storage tank to the automatic ice making device. The water storage tank and the automatic ice making device are provided side by side through the partition wall. According to this, since the water storage tank and the automatic ice making device are arranged side by side, the water supply path can be shortened and the refrigerator is easy to use for the user.

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

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a front view of a refrigerator 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the interior of the refrigerator 10.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerator 10 includes a heat insulating box 11, a first door 12, a second door 13, and a third door 14.

  The heat insulation box 11 is a box having an open front, and has a heat insulation performance that blocks heat from entering and exiting the inside and outside of the refrigerator 10.

  The first door 12 is a door that closes the opening on the left side toward the heat insulating box 11 so as to be freely opened and closed. The first door 12 is attached to the heat insulation box 11 by a hinge (not shown) so as to rotate about a rotation axis extending in the vertical direction in front of the left wall of the heat insulation box 11. The first door 12 is rectangular when viewed from the front, and the rotation shaft passes through the left end edge of the first door 12. An inner handle (not shown) for opening the door is provided at the right end edge of the first door 12.

  The second door 13 is a door that closes the opening on the right side toward the heat insulating box 11 so as to be freely opened and closed. The second door 13 is attached to the heat insulation box 11 by a hinge (not shown) so as to rotate about a rotation axis extending in the vertical direction in front of the right wall of the heat insulation box 11. The second door 13 is rectangular when viewed from the front, and the rotation shaft passes through the right end edge of the second door 13. The first door 12 is narrower than the second door 13.

  On the left edge of the second door 13, information in the refrigerator is displayed, a display operation unit 15 that can operate the refrigerator, an inner handle (not shown) for opening the door, A recess 16 is provided for placing a handle on the inner handle of the one door 12 and the second door 13.

  A through hole that penetrates the second door 13 in the thickness direction is provided slightly above the center of the second door 13, and a third door 14 is provided as a door that closes the through hole so that it can be opened and closed. . By opening the third door 14, the stored item stored in the rear of the second door 13 is taken out without opening the second door 13, and the stored item is stored in the rear of the second door 13. Can be inserted.

  The third door 14 is attached to the second door 13 by a hinge (not shown) so as to pivot about a pivot shaft extending in the left-right direction at the lower end edge of the through hole. The third door 14 is substantially square when viewed from the front (the corners are rounded), and the rotation shaft passes through the lower edge of the third door 14.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the interior of the refrigerator 10 is partitioned into a freezing space 21 on the left side and a refrigerated space 22 on the right side by a vertical vertical partition wall 23 that extends in the vertical direction, which is a partition wall having heat insulation performance. ing. Both spaces are independent so that cold air does not circulate with each other.

  The frozen space 21 is set to a freezing temperature zone, and is usually set at −22 ° C. to −15 ° C. for frozen storage. For example, to improve the frozen storage state, for example, −30 ° C. or −25 ° C. It may be set at a low temperature. The refrigerated space 22 is usually set at 1 ° C. to 5 ° C. at the lower limit of the temperature at which it does not freeze for refrigerated storage, and may be set at 2 ° C. to 7 ° C., for example, at a slightly higher temperature setting to improve the freshness of vegetables.

  The vertical partition wall 23 is arranged slightly to the left of the center in the width direction of the refrigerator, whereby the refrigerated space 22 is formed slightly wider than the refrigerated space 21.

  In the freezing space 21, an ice making chamber 24 is provided at the center in the vertical direction, a first freezing chamber 25 is provided above the ice making chamber 24, and a second freezing chamber 26 is provided below. That is, the freezing space 21 is provided with three chambers of a first freezing chamber 25, an ice making chamber 24, and a second freezing chamber 26 in order from the top.

An automatic ice making device 31 is provided on the upper side of the ice making chamber 24 and near the vertical partition wall 23. The automatic ice making device 31 includes an ice making tray 32 serving as an ice making portion, a machine portion (not shown) for operating the ice making tray 32, and an ice storage container 33 for storing the ice made. A storage space 34 is provided on the ice making section of the automatic ice making device 31 in the ice making chamber 24 and on the left side of the ice storage container 33. That is, the automatic ice making device 31 and the ice storage container 33 are provided between the storage space 34 and the vertical partition wall 23.

  The 1st freezer compartment 25 is a storage room provided with a plurality of shelves 27, and the second freezer room 26 is a storage room provided with a plurality of drawer type storage containers.

  In the refrigerated space 22, a water storage tank 35 for storing water supplied to the ice tray 32 is detachably disposed at the center in the vertical direction. A low temperature storage chamber 29 is provided on the side of the water storage tank 35. A first refrigeration chamber 28 is provided above the water storage tank 35 and the low temperature storage chamber 29, and a second refrigeration chamber 30 is provided below the water storage tank 35 and the low temperature storage chamber 29, respectively. Thereby, the refrigeration space 22 is provided with three chambers of a first refrigeration chamber 28, a water storage tank 35, a low temperature storage chamber 29, and a second refrigeration chamber 30 in order from the top.

  The first refrigerator compartment 28 is a storage compartment provided with a plurality of shelves 27, and the second refrigerator compartment 30 is a storage compartment provided with a plurality of drawer-type storage containers. The low temperature storage room 29 is a storage room provided with a drawer-type storage container. The low-temperature storage chamber 29 has a temperature of −1 to 1 ° C. as a so-called chilled chamber, −4.5 ° C. to −1.5 ° C. as a so-called partial chamber, or a temperature equivalent to the first refrigeration chamber 28 or the second refrigeration chamber 30. It is set to one of the temperature zones.

  The water storage tank 35 is provided close to the vertical partition wall 23 side. And the 1st horizontal partition 36 in which the ice storage container 33 is mounted, and the 2nd horizontal partition 37 in which the water storage tank 35 is mounted are provided in the position of substantially the same height. That is, the water storage tank 35 and the automatic ice making device 31 are arranged side by side through the vertical partition wall 23.

  The refrigerator 10 includes a dedicated cooler and a cooling fan in each of the freezing space 21 and the refrigerating space 22.

  The refrigerating space cooler 41 is provided on the back surface of the second freezing chamber 26, and the refrigerating space cooling fan 42 is provided on the back surface below the first freezing chamber 25. The refrigerating space cooler 43 and the refrigerating space cooling fan 44 are provided on the back surface of the second refrigerating chamber 30.

  Specifically, a refrigeration space duct (not shown) that extends in the vertical direction at the entire height of the refrigeration space 21 is provided on the back surface of the refrigeration space 21. In the refrigeration space duct on the back surface of the second freezer compartment 26, a refrigeration space cooler 41 and a refrigeration space cooling fan 42 are arranged vertically so that the refrigeration space cooling fan 42 faces up. As a result, the cold air generated by the refrigeration space cooler 41 is blown upward in the refrigeration space duct by the refrigeration space cooling fan 42, and a plurality of refrigeration space ducts provided in front of the refrigeration space duct. From the blower outlet 45, it blows off in the store | warehouse | chamber.

  Also on the back surface of the refrigerated space 22, a refrigerated space duct extending in the vertical direction is provided at the entire height of the refrigerated space 22. In the refrigeration space duct on the back surface of the second refrigeration chamber 30, a refrigeration space cooler 43 and a refrigeration space cooling fan 44 are arranged in front and rear so that the refrigeration space cooling fan 44 is in front. . The refrigeration space cooler 43 is disposed on the cold air downstream side of the refrigeration space cooling fan 44 disposed forward. As a result, the cold air generated by the refrigeration space cooler 43 is blown upward in the refrigeration space duct by the refrigeration space cooling fan 44, and a plurality of refrigeration space ducts provided in front of the refrigeration space duct. From the blower outlet 46, it blows off in the store | warehouse | chamber.

  The water storage tank 35 and the ice making chamber 24 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part near the ice making chamber 24 of the refrigerator 10.

  The water storage tank 35 is disposed at the uppermost stage of the second refrigerator compartment 30. On the right side surface of the water storage tank 35, a tank partition 38 that partitions the water storage tank 35 from the food storage part of the low temperature storage chamber 29 is detachably attached to a second horizontal partition 37 in which the water storage tank 35 is disposed. .

  Since the water storage tank 35 is disposed at the uppermost stage of the second refrigerating chamber 30, the space of the first refrigerating chamber 28 that is frequently used can be secured with the full width of the first refrigerating chamber 28. Further, by providing a water supply path from the water storage tank 35 to the ice tray 32 through the vertical partition wall 23, the depth dimension of the refrigerator 10 can be reduced as compared with the case where it passes through the freezing space 21 and the refrigeration space 22. Thus, the refrigerator can be made thinner and the water supply path can be shortened.

  Behind the water storage tank 35, a magnet coupling type water supply pump (not shown) that draws water in the water storage tank 35 is disposed. A water supply pipe 39 is provided between the water supply pump and the ice tray 32. The water supply pipe 39 is connected to a refrigeration room side water supply pipe 39 a provided on the refrigeration space 22 side, a freezer compartment side water supply pipe 39 c provided on the refrigeration space 21 side, and a guide pipe 40 provided in the vertical partition wall 23. It is comprised from the accommodated relay pipe 37b. And the refrigerator compartment side water supply pipe 39a and the freezer compartment side water supply pipe 39c are connected via the relay pipe 37b. For this reason, the water supply pipe 39 is protected by the guide tube 40 from the foaming pressure when urethane is foamed in the vertical partition wall 23. In addition, a heater (not shown) is wound around the freezing chamber side water supply pipe 37c to prevent freezing.

  The water drawn from the water storage tank 35 by the water supply pump is supplied to the ice tray 32 through the refrigerating room side water supply pipe 37a, the relay pipe 37b, and the freezing room side water supply pipe 37c.

  The ice making room 24 is disposed on the uppermost stage of the second freezing room 26. Thereby, the user of the refrigerator 10 does not need to bend unnecessarily when taking out the ice, and can easily take out the ice. The ice making chamber 24 is provided with an automatic ice making device 31, an ice storage container 33, an automatic ice making device 31, and a storage space 34 provided on the left side of the ice storage container 33. A freezing container 51 is provided below the storage space 34 and the automatic ice making device 31. The freezing container 51 has substantially the same width as the entire width inside the ice making chamber 24, and the ice storage container 33 is accommodated therein. On the left side of the automatic ice making device 31, a full ice detection lever 52 for detecting that the ice storage container 33 is seen with ice is provided.

  The cryocontainer 51 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the cryocontainer 51 as viewed obliquely from the rear. The freezing container 51 is a substantially cubic container whose upper surface is open. A side convex portion 53 that protrudes outward from the side surface is provided at the lower side of the freezing container 51. The freezing container 51 can be drawn back and forth from the ice making chamber 24 by the side convex portion 53 slidably fitting with the concave portions provided in the heat insulating box 11 and the vertical partition wall 23.

  An ice storage container 33 is detachably provided on the right side when viewed from the front of the freezing container 51. And the bottom face rib 54 which controls the movement of the horizontal direction of the ice storage container 33 is provided in the bottom face of the freezing container 51. As shown in FIG. The bottom ribs 54 prevent the ice storage container 33 from being displaced when the refrigerator 10 is transported or when the freezing container 51 is pulled out.

  In addition, on the back surface of the freezing container 51, a freezing container back surface cutout portion 55 is provided. Furthermore, an ice storage container back notch 56 is also provided at a position corresponding to the frozen container back notch 55 of the ice storage container 33. Thereby, when the full ice detection lever 52 of the automatic ice making device 31 moves downward, it does not come into contact with the back surface of the freezing container 51 or the ice storage container 33.

  Furthermore, the height of the back side of the freezing container 51 on the right side (the side where the ice storage container 33 is provided) from the freezing container back notch 55 is the left side of the freezing container back cutout 55 (the ice storage container 33 is It is configured to be lower than the height of the back surface on the side not provided. Thereby, cold air comes directly into the ice-making tray 32 from the outlet of the air passage behind the freezing container 51, and the ice making time can be shortened.

  In the present embodiment, the ice storage container 33 is provided inside the freezing container 51. However, the ice storage container 33 has a width that extends only below the storage space 34. It may be arranged on the outer side.

  Further, if a scoop 57 for scooping ice is stored in front of the ice storage container 33, the ice can be taken out in a sanitary manner, and the user can use the ice storage container 33 conveniently.

  As described above, according to the refrigerator 10 of the present embodiment, since the storage space 34 is provided on the side of the automatic ice making device 31 and the ice storage container 33 in the ice making chamber 24, the ice storage container 33 is unnecessary. It will not grow. For this reason, ice stored in the ice storage container 33 does not adhere to each other, and other foods do not smell. Further, since food other than ice is stored in the storage space 34, the refrigerator becomes easy to use for the user.

  Further, by providing a freezing container 51 separate from the ice storage container 33 in the ice making chamber 24, the size of the ice storage container 33 and the freezing container 51 can be set to the area where the refrigerator 10 is used or the area where it is exported. The ice storage container 33 suitable for the destination can be easily provided by changing the container to an appropriate size according to the so-called destination. As a result, an increase in manufacturing costs is suppressed, and a user-friendly refrigerator is provided in which ice stored in the ice storage container 33 does not adhere to each other and smells of other foods are not transferred to the ice. it can.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, by providing the ice storage container 33 inside the freezing container 51, the size of the ice storage container 33 can be changed only by changing the size of the ice storage container 33 without changing the size of the freezing container 51. Accordingly, an ice storage container 33 of an appropriate size can be provided.

  Further, by providing the bottom rib at the bottom of the freezing container 51, it is possible to prevent the ice storage container 33 from being displaced from below the automatic ice making device, and the ice can be reliably stored in the ice storage container 33. It becomes an easy-to-use refrigerator.

  Further, in the ice making chamber 24, an automatic ice making device 31 and an ice storage container 33 are provided close to the vertical partition wall 23 side, and a water storage tank 35 for storing water is provided close to the vertical partition wall 23 side in the refrigerated space 22. The water storage tank 35 and the automatic ice making device 31 are arranged side by side, and the water supply pipe 39 can be shortened.

  The refrigerator according to the present invention is useful as a refrigerator provided with an easy-to-use ice making room regardless of whether for business use or home use.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Refrigerator 11 Heat insulation box 12 1st door 13 2nd door 14 3rd door 15 Display operation part 16 Recessed part 21 Freezing space 22 Refrigerated space 23 Vertical partition wall 24 Ice making room 25 1st freezing room 26 2nd freezing room 27 Shelf 28 First cold room 29 Low temperature storage room 30 Second cold room 31 Automatic ice making device 32 Ice tray 33 Ice storage container 34 Storage space 35 Water storage tank 36 First horizontal partition 37 Second horizontal partition 38 Tank partition 39 Water supply pipe 40 Guide Pipe 41 Refrigerating space cooler 42 Refrigerating space cooling fan 43 Refrigerating space cooling fan 44 Refrigerating space cooling fan 45 Refrigerating space duct air outlet 46 Refrigerating space duct air outlet 51 Freezing container 52 Full ice detection lever 53 Side convex Section 54 Bottom rib 55 Freezing container back notch 56 Ice storage container back notch 57 Scoop

Claims (5)

A heat insulating box having an opening on the front surface; a partition wall that forms a freezing space in a freezing temperature zone and a refrigerating space in a refrigerating temperature zone by partitioning the inside of the heat insulating box into left and right; and an opening in the freezing space A hinged freezer compartment door provided in front of the first freezer compartment, a first freezer compartment provided above the freezer space, a second freezer compartment provided below the freezer space, and the first freezer compartment, An ice making chamber provided between the second freezing chamber, an automatic ice making device provided in the ice making chamber, and an ice storage container provided below the automatic ice making device, the ice storage container and the heat insulation A refrigerator comprising a storage space between the box and the box. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a freezing container separate from the ice storage container is disposed between the first freezing room and the second freezing room. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the ice storage container is provided inside the freezing container. The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein a rib for restricting lateral movement of the ice storage container is provided at a bottom portion of the third freezing container. A water storage tank provided in the refrigerated space for storing water; and a water supply pump for sending water from the water storage tank to the automatic ice making device, wherein the water storage tank and the automatic ice making device are arranged side by side through the partition wall. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the refrigerator is provided.