JP2023115929A - Refrigerator and dryer fixing device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a refrigerator or a dryer fixing device capable of fixing dryers having different diameters.SOLUTION: A refrigerator 100 includes: a dryer 127 provided at a refrigeration cycle; and a dryer fixing device 130 fixed at a structure 119 of the refrigerator, and for fixing the dryer by pinching the periphery of the dryer. At the dryer fixing device, a winding part 130R wound around the periphery of the dryer, a first extension part 130A extending from one end of the winding part; and a second extension part 130B extending from the other end of the winding part are formed. At the first extension part, a long hole 130AH is formed for fixing to the structure. At the second extension part, a single hole 130BH is formed for fixing to the structure.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to the technology of refrigerators, and more particularly to the technology of a dryer fixing device for fixing a dryer.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a dryer fixing device for fixing a cylindrical dryer connected to a refrigerating cycle of a refrigerator. For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2009-92315 discloses that a dryer fixing device includes a winding portion wound around the peripheral surface of the dryer, a protrusion protruding from the winding portion, and extending from both ends of the winding portion. First and second extensions are provided, and holes are formed at the ends of the first and second extensions, respectively.

JP 2009-92315 A

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator or dryer fixing device capable of fixing dryers with different diameters.

In one aspect of the invention, a refrigerator is provided. A refrigerator includes a dryer provided in a refrigerating cycle, and a dryer fixing device fixed to a structure of the refrigerator and fixing the dryer by sandwiching the periphery of the dryer. The dryer fixing device is formed with a winding portion wound around the dryer, a first extension extending from one end of the winding portion, and a second extension extending from the other end of the winding portion. be. A slot is formed in the first extension for fixing to a structure. A single hole is formed in the second extension for fastening to a structure. A bent portion is formed at the boundary between one end of the winding portion and the first extension portion so as to bend away from the periphery of the dryer.

According to the present invention, a refrigerator or dryer fixing device is provided in which dryers with different diameters can be fixed.

It is a front perspective view of a refrigerator concerning this embodiment. It is a side sectional view of the middle part and the lower part of the refrigerator concerning this Embodiment. It is a rear view of the lower part of the refrigerator concerning this Embodiment. It is a back perspective view of the left part of the lower part of the refrigerator concerning this Embodiment. FIG. 2 is a plan cross-sectional view of the periphery of the dryer according to the present embodiment; It is an upper perspective view of the dryer fixing device concerning this Embodiment. be. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the dryer fixing device in which a thin dryer is fixed and a thick dryer is fixed according to the present embodiment.

Hereinafter, each embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts are given the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.
[First embodiment]
<Overall configuration of the refrigerator>

First, referring to FIG. 1, the overall configuration of a refrigerator 100 according to the first embodiment will be described. 1, the front side of the refrigerator 100 is referred to as the front, the rear side of the refrigerator 100 is referred to as the rear, the upper side of the refrigerator 100 is referred to as the upper side, and the lower side of the refrigerator 100 is referred to as the lower side. Also, the left side of refrigerator 100 when viewed from the rear side of refrigerator 100 is referred to as the left side, and the right side of refrigerator 100 in this state is referred to as the right side.

Refrigerator 100 is mainly composed of heat insulating box body 110 . A storage space of the refrigerator 100 is formed by the heat insulation box 110 . The storage space formed by the heat insulating box body 110 is divided into, for example, a refrigerator compartment 111, a vegetable compartment 112, a first freezer area 113, and an ice storage area 114 in order from the top by a plurality of partitions extending in the horizontal direction. , and the second freezing area 115 . Note that the first freezing area 113 , the ice making/storage area 114 , and the second freezing area 115 are hereinafter collectively referred to as a freezer compartment 116 .

Refrigerating chamber 111 is provided with left and right divided double-door refrigerating chamber doors 111L and 111R. The vegetable compartment 112 is provided with a drawer-type vegetable compartment door 112X. The first freezer area 113 is provided with a drawer-type freezer compartment door 113X. The ice making/storage area 114 is provided with a drawer type ice making chamber door 114X. The second freezer area 115 is provided with a drawer-type freezer compartment door 115X.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the refrigerator 1 according to the present embodiment, cooling units such as a compressor 121, an evaporator 122, a fan 123, and a condenser 124 (see FIG. 3) are provided behind the freezer compartment 116 provided in the lower stage. A mechanism is placed. A compressor 121 and a condenser 124 (see FIG. 3) are arranged inside the machine room 120 outside the heat insulating box 110, and an evaporator 122 and a fan 123 are located inside the heat insulating box 110 and above the evaporator cover 117. are also placed behind.
<Configuration inside the machine room>

Next, the configuration inside the machine room 120 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4. FIG.

The left side of machine room 120 is covered by left side surface 110L forming the outer surface of heat insulating box body 110 of refrigerator 100 . The right side of the machine room 120 is covered by a right side 110R forming the outer surface of the heat insulating box 110 of the refrigerator 100 . The front side and the upper side of the machine room 120 are covered with a sheet metal 110F constituting the lower part of the heat insulating box body 110 for forming storage spaces such as the freezing room 116 and the refrigerating room 111. As shown in FIG. The rear side of the machine room 120 is covered with a rear panel (not shown).

Inside the machine room 120, a condenser 124, a condensation fan 125, and a compressor 121 are arranged in order from the left as main components. In this embodiment, a capillary tube 126 and a dryer 127 are arranged to the left of the condenser 124 .

Compressor 121 compresses the refrigerant sent from evaporator 122 and sends it to condenser 124 .

The condenser 124 performs heat exchange of the refrigerant by using the air from the condensation fan 125 . Refrigerant output from condenser 124 is delivered to a heat radiation pipe that extends throughout refrigerator 100 .

The refrigerant that has passed through the heat radiation pipe is input to the dryer 127 . In the dryer 127, moisture and impurities contained in the refrigerant are removed. The dryer 127 is fixed to the angle 119 that is the structural body of the refrigerator 100 via the dryer fixing device 130 . The configuration of the dryer fixing device 130 will be described later.

The capillary tube 126 increases the flow velocity of the coolant and increases the flow resistance, thereby decreasing the pressure and temperature.

The low-temperature refrigerant undergoes heat exchange in the evaporator 122 , passes through the accumulator, and is sent to the compressor 121 .

An evaporating dish 129 for storing drain water collected by the drain pan 118 is arranged above the compressor 121 .
<Dryer fixing device>

The configuration of the dryer fixing device 130 according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6. FIG.

The dryer fixing device 130 according to the present embodiment is wrapped around the peripheral surface of the cylindrical dryer 127, and the ends are fastened to the angles 119 of the main body of the refrigerator 100 by fastening members 131 such as tapping screws and bolts. The dryer 127 is thereby fixed to the angle 119 .

More specifically, the dryer fixing device 130 according to this embodiment is formed by bending a metal plate. The dryer fixing device 130 has a winding portion 130R that is wound around the peripheral surface of the dryer 127 . A first extension portion 130A and a second extension portion 130B, which are separated from the dryer 127 when the dryer fixing device 130 is wound around the dryer 127, extend from both ends of the winding portion 130R.

The wound portion 130R is formed in a shape having substantially the same curvature as the peripheral surface of the standard dryer 127. As shown in FIG. A boundary portion 130RA between one end portion of the winding portion 130R and the first extension portion 130A is formed substantially at a right angle in plan view to form a bent portion. A boundary portion 130RB between the other end portion of the winding portion 130R and the second extension portion 130B smoothly changes from a curved shape to a planar shape.

In particular, in the present embodiment, a long hole 130AH elongated in the left-right direction is formed in the first extension portion 130A, and a single hole 130BH is formed in the second extension portion 130B.

In the present embodiment, in the state where dryer 127 is fixed, dryer fixing device 130 has first extension portion 130A arranged on the front side of refrigerator 100 and second extension portion 130B arranged on the rear side of refrigerator 100. It is used to be placed on the side.

That is, when assembling the refrigerator 100, the operator wraps the dryer 127 with the winding portion 130R, and assembles the first extension portion 130A and the second extension portion 130B at the angle 119 while the first extension portion 130A and the second extension portion 130B are stacked. fixed. More specifically, the worker angled the long hole 130AH of the first extension portion 130A and the single hole 130BH of the second extension portion 130B while tightening the circumference of the dryer 127 with the winding portion 130R. It is tightened by a fastening member 131 in accordance with the position of a single hole 119H formed in 119 .

Especially in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the winding portion 130R widens according to the diameter of the dryer 127, thereby forming the second extension of the first extension 130A. The position of the portion 130B in the horizontal direction can be shifted. That is, by moving the position of the elongated hole 130AH of the first extended portion 130A in the left-right direction with respect to the position of the single hole 130BH of the second extended portion 130B, a plurality of types of dryers 127 having different diameters can be accommodated. can be done. In other words, in this embodiment, the position of the elongated hole 130AH of the first extension portion 130A can be adjusted in the left-right direction with respect to the position of the hole 119H of the angle 119. As shown in FIG.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the first extension portion 130A in which the long hole 130AH is formed and the winding portion 130R are connected at right angles to form a bent portion, and a single hole 130BH is formed. Since the second extension portion 130B and the winding portion 130R are connected by a smooth surface, once the dryer 127 is tightened and fixed, the elongated hole 130AH and the first extension portion 130A are aligned with the angle 119 and the second extension portion 130A. It becomes difficult to move in the horizontal direction with respect to the extension portion 130B.

More specifically, depending on the size of the diameter of the dryer 127, the winding portion 130R expands or contracts. In the present embodiment, the winding portion 130R near the boundary with the first extension portion 130A, that is, the bent portion serves as a starting point for winding around the outer circumference of the dryer 127. The length obtained by subtracting the overlapping distance between the first extension portion 130A and the second extension portion 130B from the length from the portion to the single hole 130BH is wound. In the present embodiment, the length from the bent portion to the single hole 130BH is a fixed length. corresponds to the change in the outer circumference of the When the diameter of the dryer 127 is small, the overlapping distance between the first extension 130A and the second extension 130B is increased, so the first extension 130A is brought closer to the dryer 127 (in FIG. right side). That is, by pushing the bent portion closer to the dryer 127, the circumference of the dryer 127 is tightened by the winding portion 130R, and in this state, the long hole 130AH of the first extension portion 130A and the second extension portion 130B are formed. and the single hole 130BH are tightened by the fastening member 131 and fixed.

When the dryer 127 tries to loosen from the winding portion 130R due to vibration or the like, the winding portion 130R is pulled outward, and the stress is in the direction of pulling the first extension portion 130A toward the dryer 127 side. Therefore, the overlapping distance between the first extension portion 130A and the second extension portion 130B increases, and as a result, the dryer 127 is tightened more. Therefore, the dryer 127 will not come loose from the winding portion 130R due to normal vibrations, etc., and unless a special stress that pulls only the first extension portion 130A away from the dryer 127 (to the left in FIG. 7), it will not be wound. The length of the receiving portion 130R will not be extended. In other words, it is possible to prevent the dryer 127 from loosening from the wound portion 130R with normal vibrations uniformly applied in all directions.

The bent portion does not have to be at a right angle, and may have an obtuse angle or an acute angle, but a right angle or a sharper angle is preferred. In this case, the vibration of the dryer 127 is less likely to be converted into the stress that causes the first extension portion 130A to slide outward, and the first extension portion 130A is less likely to slide in the direction in which the length of the winding portion 130R extends. . Further, by forming the bent portion at a right angle, the wound portion 130R immediately after the bent portion becomes parallel to the front-rear direction of the refrigerator 100, and the direction in which the diameter of the wound portion 130R changes, that is, the left-right direction of the refrigerator 100. , can be configured to be substantially orthogonal. In this case, the boundary portion 130RA between the winding portion 130R and the first extension portion 130A becomes the fulcrum of the diameter change of the winding portion 130R and becomes difficult to move.

Moreover, even if the diameter of the dryer 127 changes, the winding portion 130R is wound around the half circumference of the dryer 127 so that the bent portion is located on the front side of the dryer 127, that is, on the back side (upper side in FIG. 7) of the dryer 127. It is preferable that the winding portion 130R is formed as described above. As a result, it is possible to prevent the bending portion from sliding on the outer circumference of the dryer 127 due to vibration or the like.

As a result, even if a long time has passed since the assembly, or if the capillary tube 126 or the dryer 127 vibrate, the first extension portion 130A may be displaced from the position of the hole 119H of the angle 119, or the winding portion 130R. It is possible to reduce the possibility that the tightening of the dryer 127 is loosened.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the rib 130X protruding in the horizontal direction is formed at the switching portion between the first extension portion 130A in which the long hole 130AH is formed and the winding portion 130R. The right-angled shape of the connecting portion between the extension portion 130A and the winding portion 130R becomes strong and is difficult to deform. This configuration makes it more difficult for the long hole 130AH and the first extension 130A to move relative to the positions of the angle 119 and the second extension 130B.
[Second embodiment]

In the above-described embodiment, the bent portion is formed at the boundary portion where the first extension portion 130A in which the long hole 130AH is formed and the winding portion 130R are switched. A bent portion may be formed at the boundary with the winding portion 130R. In this case, the angle of the bent portion at the boundary between the first extension portion 130A and the winding portion 130R is the bending angle at the boundary between the second extension portion 130B in which the single hole 130BH is formed and the winding portion 130R. It should be closer to a right angle than the angle of the part.

For example, the first extension portion 130A formed with the long hole 130AH and the winding portion 130R are bent at an angle of 90 degrees, and the second extension portion formed with the single hole 130BH. The bent portion at the boundary between 130B and winding portion 130R may be formed at an angle of 135 degrees or the like.

Alternatively, a second extension portion formed with a single hole 130BH is formed so that the bent portion at the boundary between the first extension portion 130A formed with the long hole 130AH and the winding portion 130R is bent at an angle of 135 degrees. The angle of the boundary between 130B and winding portion 130R may be 180 degrees, that is, no bent portion may be formed.
[Third embodiment]

Further, in the above embodiment, the dryer fixing device 130 is composed of a single metal plate, but it may be composed of a plurality of metal members, or may be composed of a material other than metal such as resin. may be configured.
[Fourth embodiment]

Moreover, the above-described embodiment can be used not only for a dryer but also for a fixing device for fixing an article by wrapping around cylindrical articles having different diameters.
[summary]

In the above embodiments, refrigerators are provided. A refrigerator includes a dryer provided in a refrigerating cycle, and a dryer fixing device fixed to a structure of the refrigerator and fixing the dryer by sandwiching the periphery of the dryer. The dryer fixing device is formed with a winding portion wound around the dryer, a first extension extending from one end of the winding portion, and a second extension extending from the other end of the winding portion. be. A slot is formed in the first extension for fixing to a structure. A single hole is formed in the second extension for fastening to a structure.

Preferably, a bent portion that bends away from the circumference of the dryer is formed at the boundary between the first extension portion and the winding portion.

Preferably, ribs for reinforcement are formed in the bent portions.

In the above embodiments, a dryer fixing device is provided for fixing the dryer by pinching around the dryer. A wound portion wound around the dryer, a first extension extending from one end of the winding portion, and a second extension extending from the other end of the winding portion are formed. A slot is formed in the first extension for fixing to a structure. A single hole is formed in the second extension for fastening to a structure.

It should be considered that the embodiments disclosed this time are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the scope of the claims rather than the above description, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and range of equivalents of the scope of the claims. Further, configurations obtained by combining configurations of different embodiments described in this specification are also included in the scope of the present invention.

1 : Refrigerator 100 : Refrigerator 110 : Insulating box body 110F : Metal plate 110L : Left side 110R : Right side 111 : Refrigerator compartment 111L : Refrigerator compartment door 112 : Vegetable compartment 112X : Vegetable compartment door 113 : First freezing area 113X : Frozen Chamber door 114: Ice making/storage area 114X: Ice making chamber door 115: Second freezing area 115X: Freezing chamber door 116: Freezing chamber 117: Eva cover 118: Drain pan 119: Angle 119H: Hole 120: Machine chamber 121: Compressor 122: Evaporator 123: Fan 124: Condenser 125: Condensing fan 126: Capillary tube 127: Dryer 129: Evaporation dish 130: Dryer fixing device 130A: First extension 130AH: Long hole 130B: Second extension 130BH: Single hole 130R : Winding portion 130RA : Boundary portion (bending portion)
130RB: Boundary portion 130X: Rib 131: Fastening member

Claims (4)

a refrigerator,
a dryer provided in the refrigeration cycle;
a dryer fixing device fixed to the structure of the refrigerator for fixing the dryer by sandwiching the periphery of the dryer;
The dryer fixing device includes a winding portion wound around the dryer, a first extension portion extending from one end of the winding portion, and a second extension portion extending from the other end of the winding portion. is formed and
an elongated hole for fixing to the structure is formed in the first extension;
A refrigerator, wherein said second extension is formed with a single hole for fixing to said structure. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a boundary portion between said first extension portion and said winding portion is formed with a bent portion that is bent away from the periphery of said dryer. 3. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein ribs for reinforcement are formed in said bent portions. A dryer fixing device for fixing the dryer by pinching around the dryer,
A wound portion wound around the dryer, a first extension extending from one end of the winding portion, and a second extension extending from the other end of the winding portion are formed,
an elongated hole for fixing to the structure is formed in the first extension;
A dryer securing device wherein said second extension is formed with a single hole for securing to said structure.

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