JP2014066427A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently flow cooling air of a blower in a machine room to a compressor and improve the efficiency of a refrigeration system.SOLUTION: A refrigerator includes: a machine room 17 which is formed outside a refrigerator body and has a substantially square pole shape; a compressor 10 housed in the machine room 17; and a blower 11 which cools the compressor 10. A protruding part 23 having a substantially triangle pole shape is provided at a position in a corner of the machine room 17 which faces the compressor 10 thereby providing the refrigerator which efficiently cools the compressor 10, increases a heat radiation amount of the compressor 10, and achieves substantial energy savings.

Description

  The present invention relates to a refrigerator provided with a compressor that is forcibly cooled by a blower.

  Conventionally, most of the condensers have been installed in the refrigerator outer box to dissipate heat in the entire outer box, but in recent years, as the demand for larger refrigerators and reduced installation space has increased, the condensation on the inner wall of the outer box has increased. It became a situation where the heat dissipation capacity was insufficient with the unit alone. For this reason, in addition to the condenser described above, a condenser is disposed in a space for storing the compressor secured outside the refrigerator, so-called a machine room, and further, the condenser and the compressor are forcibly ventilated by a blower to improve the heat dissipation capacity. Improvement is aimed at (for example, patent documents 1).

  Hereinafter, the conventional refrigerator will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 4 shows an external view of a conventional heat insulation box of a refrigerator. FIG. 5 shows a front view of a machine room of a conventional refrigerator.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the conventional refrigerator 1 includes an outer box 2 that forms the outer wall of the refrigerator 1, an inner box (not shown) that forms the inner wall of the refrigerator, the outer box 2, and the inner box. A heat insulating box 3 made of urethane heat insulating material (not shown) filled in between and a heat insulating box 3 are partitioned vertically by a partition wall 4 to form a refrigerator compartment 5 and a freezer compartment 6 respectively. Yes.

  The condensation pipe 7 is brought into close contact with the inner surface of the outer box 2 of the refrigerator 1 using, for example, a heat conductive adhesive tape (not shown) such as an aluminum stay, and the outer box 2 also serves as a radiator. Furthermore, the machine room 8 located in the lower rear outside of the refrigerator 1 is surrounded by a ventilation wall 9 and includes cooling cycle components such as a compressor 10, a blower 11, a ventilation condenser 12, a dryer 13, and a capillary 14.

  In the ventilation type condenser 12, fins 15 for promoting heat radiation are fixed to the pipe 16, and the pipe 16 is densely molded. And the air blower 11, the ventilation type condenser 12, and the compressor 10 are arrange | positioned in order from the right side surface of the machine room 8. FIG.

  With the above configuration, the ventilating condenser 12 can receive the ventilation of the blower 11 and can provide the refrigerator 1 in which the heat exchange efficiency is increased and the heat dissipation capability is increased.

JP 2001-255048 A

  However, in the above-described conventional configuration, the machine room is substantially a rectangular parallelepiped, and therefore a space is formed between the round compressor and the ventilation wall forming the machine room. In particular, large spaces are formed at the four corners of the machine room.

  Further, when the ventilation condenser 12 is enlarged in order to improve the energy saving performance, not only the four corner portions but also the distance between the other flat portion and the compressor 10 is increased, and as a result, it is large. Space is created.

  As a result, when the blower is operated, the air volume is increased in the gap between the compressor 10 and the machine room 8 having a small ventilation resistance, the air volume in the vicinity of the compressor surface is decreased, and the heat radiation amount of the compressor is significantly decreased.

  Generally, a compressor has a substantially spherical shape with low air resistance and a structure that improves pressure resistance. In addition, blowers are often used in terms of low cost, low noise, etc., because axial fans are blown in the direction of rotation, so a compressor is placed in front of the blower and the air flow around it. In this case, the flow along the air passage wall surface facing the compressor increases. Therefore, the flow of the wind on the compressor surface becomes a phase flow, the heat conductivity on the compressor surface is low, and the heat exchange amount becomes small.

  From the above, the condensation temperature of the refrigerator is increased, the compression ratio of the refrigeration cycle is increased, and the cycle efficiency is lowered, resulting in an increase in power consumption of the refrigerator 1.

  Furthermore, in order to ensure the reliability of a compressor, the ventilation volume of a fan is increased. At this time, it has been necessary to increase the number of rotations of the fan or widen the fan diameter, which is disadvantageous in terms of cost, increases noise, and increases the fan storage space.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and allows the air flowing through the space between the compressor and the ventilation wall forming the machine room to be efficiently ventilated to the compressor, so that the air volume and wind speed on the compressor surface are remarkably increased. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator that increases the heat dissipation amount of the compressor and has high energy saving performance.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, a refrigerator according to the present invention includes a substantially square-shaped machine room formed outside the refrigerator body, a compressor housed in the machine room, and a blower that cools the compressor. Is provided with a substantially triangular prism-shaped convex portion at a position facing the compressor at the corner of the machine room.

  Thereby, the cooling air that does not flow on the surface of the conventional compressor can be flowed to the compressor, the air volume and the air speed on the compressor surface are increased, and the heat exchange amount between the compressor and the cooling air can be increased. . As a result, the heat radiation amount of the compressor can be increased.

  Moreover, the refrigerator of this invention is set as the structure which provided the convex part in the position containing an upwind side rather than the center of a compressor with respect to the flow of the wind of an air blower.

  Thereby, the cooling air by an air blower can be sent also to the air blower side of a compressor, and the heat exchange amount of a compressor and cooling air can further be increased. As a result, the amount of heat released from the compressor can be further increased.

  The refrigerator of the present invention has a configuration in which the most upstream side is connected obliquely from the machine room wall surface side of the convex portion to the compressor side with respect to the wind flow of the convex portion.

  Thereby, since the air path of the machine room does not rapidly shrink at the convex portion, the cooling air can be supplied to the compressor without increasing the ventilation resistance of the blower. As a result, the amount of heat released from the compressor can be further increased.

  Moreover, the refrigerator of this invention is set as the structure which protrudes the most downstream side to the compressor side with respect to the flow of the wind of a convex part.

Thereby, the cooling air by a blower can be flowed also to the anti-blower side of the compressor which has not flowed conventionally, and the heat exchange amount of a compressor and cooling air can be increased further. As a result, the amount of heat released from the compressor can be further increased.

  Moreover, the refrigerator of this invention is set as the structure which made the shortest distance of a convex part and a compressor equivalent to or more than the shortest distance of a compressor and a machine room wall surface.

  Thereby, the cooling path can be made to flow through the compressor without abruptly reducing the air passage area by the convex portion and increasing the ventilation resistance of the blower. As a result, the amount of heat released from the compressor can be further increased.

  Moreover, the refrigerator of this invention comprises the machine room by the refrigerator main body and the machine room cover, and makes the convex part integral structure with the refrigerator main body and the machine room cover.

  Thereby, compared with the time of shape | molding a convex part with another component, a number of parts can be reduced. As a result, the heat radiation amount of the compressor can be increased with a simple configuration.

  Since the refrigerator of the present invention can increase the amount of heat dissipated by the compressor in the machine room, a refrigerator with improved cooling efficiency can be provided.

The front view of the machine room of the refrigerator in Embodiment 1 of this invention Sectional drawing of the machine room in the embodiment The perspective view of the convex part in the embodiment Front view of conventional refrigerator machine room Sectional view of the machine room of a conventional refrigerator

  The invention according to claim 1 is a refrigerator including a substantially square column machine room formed outside the refrigerator body, a compressor housed in the machine room, and a blower for cooling the compressor. In the corner of the machine room, a convex portion having a substantially triangular prism shape is provided at a position facing the compressor. Conventionally, cooling air that does not flow on the surface of the compressor can flow to the compressor, and the compressor is released. The amount of heat can be increased, and a highly efficient refrigerator can be obtained.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the convex portion is provided at a position including the windward side from the center of the compressor with respect to the wind flow of the blower, and is cooled by the blower. The air can also flow to the blower side of the compressor, the amount of heat released from the compressor can be further increased, and a more efficient refrigerator can be obtained.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the most upstream side is obliquely connected to the wind flow of the convex portion from the machine chamber wall surface side of the convex portion to the compressor side. The cooling air can be passed through the compressor without increasing the ventilation resistance of the blower, the heat radiation amount of the compressor can be further increased, and a more efficient refrigerator can be obtained.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the most downstream side is pushed out toward the compressor side with respect to the wind flow of the convex portion. Yes, the cooling air from the blower can also flow to the anti-blower side of the compressor, the amount of heat released from the compressor can be further increased, and a more efficient refrigerator can be obtained.

The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the shortest distance between the convex part and the compressor is equal to or longer than the shortest distance between the compressor and the wall surface of the machine room. It is possible to flow the cooling air to the compressor without increasing the ventilation resistance of the blower due to the rapid reduction of the air passage area due to the convex portion, and to further increase the heat radiation amount of the compressor, It can be set as a highly efficient refrigerator.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the refrigerator body and the machine room cover constitute a machine room, and the convex part is integrated with the refrigerator body and the machine room cover. The amount of heat released from the compressor can be increased with a simple configuration, and a more inexpensive refrigerator can be obtained.

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

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a refrigerator in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the machine room of the refrigerator according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a convex portion of the refrigerator according to the embodiment. In addition, about the same structure as the past, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped machine room 17 is configured on the back surface of the refrigerator 1, and is provided with a U-shaped ventilation wall 19 provided with an opening 18 on the back side so as to close the opening 18. An air passage is formed by providing a suction port 21 on the upstream side of the cooling air and a discharge port 22 on the downstream side of the blower 11 housed in the machine chamber 17. ing.

  The compressor 10 is accommodated on the downstream side of the cooling air of the blower 11 in the machine room 17, and the compressor is cooled by the cooling air of the blower 11.

  Convex portions 23 are provided at the four corners of the portion of the machine chamber 17 facing the compressor 10, and serve to flow cooling air from the blower 11 toward the compressor 10.

  The convex portion 23 includes a substantially triangular pyramid-shaped windward portion 24, a substantially triangular prism-shaped intermediate portion 25, and a substantially triangular frustum-shaped windward portion 26, and at least the most windward side of the windward portion 24 of the compressor 10. It is located on the leeward side from the center with respect to the wind flow, and the most leeward side of the leeward portion 26 has such a length as to be located on the leeward side with respect to the wind flow of the compressor 10.

  Further, the most upstream side with respect to the wind flow of the convex portion 23 is connected obliquely from the machine room wall surface side of the convex portion 23 to the compressor side.

  Moreover, the convex part 23 comprises the leeward part 26, and restrict | squeezes an air path inward in the leeward side with respect to the flow of the wind of the compressor 10 (it compresses the most downstream side with respect to the flow of the wind of the convex part 23). (Approaching to the aircraft side).

  The distance between the intermediate portion 25 and the leeward portion 26 and the compressor 10 is set to be equal to or longer than the shortest distance between the compressor 10 and the machine room 17.

  Further, for example, the ventilating wall 19 made of a resin such as ABS is formed in a mold by injection molding, and the machine room cover 20 made of an iron plate is formed in a convex shape in advance by a mold by press molding. Is integrated.

  About the refrigerator comprised as mentioned above, the operation | movement is demonstrated below.

  During the operation of the refrigerator, the compressor 10 is heated by heat generated when a built-in motor (not shown) generates heat and compresses the refrigerant.

  Here, the compressor 10 is cooled by the cooling air of the blower 11, and in the conventional refrigerator, the air is discharged radially by the blower 11, and the four corner spaces of the compressor 10 and the machine room 17 have less resistance. Thus, the cooling air for cooling the compressor 10 is reduced, and the compressor 10 is not efficiently cooled.

  On the other hand, in the refrigerator of the present invention, since the convex portion 23 is provided at a position facing the compressor 10 in the machine room 17, most of the cooling air discharged from the blower 11 cools the compressor 10. Will be used.

  Therefore, the cooling efficiency of the compressor 10 can be increased, and the efficiency of the refrigeration cycle can be increased, whereby a refrigerator with high energy saving performance can be obtained.

  Moreover, the convex part 23 comprises the windward part 24, can prevent the loss by rapid contraction of an air path, and can increase the cooling air volume of the air blower 11. FIG.

  Therefore, the cooling efficiency of the compressor 10 can be increased, and the efficiency of the refrigeration cycle can be increased, whereby a refrigerator with higher energy savings can be obtained.

  In addition, since the most upstream side of the flow of the wind of the convex portion 23 is connected obliquely from the machine room wall surface side of the convex portion 23 to the compressor side, the cooling air can be supplied without increasing the ventilation resistance of the blower. It is possible to flow through the compressor, and the amount of heat released from the compressor can be further increased.

  Moreover, the convex part 23 makes the distance with the compressor 10 larger than the shortest distance between the compressor 10 and the machine room 17. Thereby, the loss by the rapid shrinkage | contraction of an air path between the convex part 23 and the compressor 10 can be prevented, and the cooling air volume of the air blower 11 can be increased.

  Therefore, the cooling efficiency of the compressor 10 can be increased, and the efficiency of the refrigeration cycle can be increased, whereby a refrigerator with higher energy savings can be obtained.

  Moreover, the convex part 23 comprises the leeward part 26, and it is set as the structure which restrict | squeezes an air path inward in the leeward side with respect to the flow of the compressor 10, and the cooling air of the air blower 11 is set to the compressor 10 side. Has the effect of flowing. Thereby, the leeward side can be cooled with respect to the flow of the wind of the compressor 10 which has not been cooled so far.

  Therefore, the cooling efficiency of the compressor 10 can be increased, and the efficiency of the refrigeration cycle can be increased, whereby a refrigerator with higher energy savings can be obtained.

  Further, since the convex portion 23 and the ventilation wall 19 and the convex portion 23 and the machine room cover 20 are integrally configured, man-hours for attaching or bonding another component can be omitted, and an effect can be obtained with a simple configuration.

  Accordingly, the refrigerator can be made inexpensive and energy-saving.

  In the present embodiment, the convex portions 23 are configured at the four corners of the machine room 17, but an effect can be obtained by configuring them at at least one corner.

Further, in the present embodiment, the intermediate portion 25 has been described as having a substantially triangular prism shape for a simple configuration, but for example, the compressor 10 side of the convex portion 23 is centered around the center of the compressor 10. By using the fan shape, the air passage clearance around the compressor 10 can be made substantially constant, and the shape becomes complicated, but a greater energy saving effect can be obtained.

  In the present embodiment, the compressor 10 has been described as being downstream of the blower 11 with respect to the flow of wind. However, even if the positions of the blower 11 and the compressor 10 are reversed, substantially the same effect can be obtained. .

  The present invention is a refrigerator having a machine room for storing a blower and a compressor, and can provide a refrigerator with high cooling efficiency of the compressor by the blower. This is useful as a refrigerator.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refrigerator 10 Compressor 11 Blower 17 Machine room 20 Machine room cover 23 Convex part 24 Wind upper part 25 Middle part 26 Wind lower part

Claims (6)

  In a refrigerator including a substantially rectangular column machine room formed outside the refrigerator body, a compressor housed in the machine room, and a blower for cooling the compressor, the compression is performed at a corner of the machine room. A refrigerator provided with a substantially triangular prism-shaped convex portion at a position facing the machine.   The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the convex portion is provided at a position including an upwind side with respect to a wind flow of the blower from a center of the compressor.   The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the most upstream side of the flow of the convex portion is obliquely connected from the machine room wall surface side to the compressor side of the convex portion.   The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the most downstream side of the convex portion is configured to protrude toward the compressor side.   The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a shortest distance between the convex portion and the compressor is equal to or longer than a shortest distance between the compressor and the wall surface of the machine room.   The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a machine room is configured by the refrigerator body and a machine room cover, and the convex portion is integrally configured with the refrigerator body and the machine room cover.