JP4428534B2 - Cooling storage - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a cooling duct in a cooling storage.

As an example of the vertical refrigerator, one described in Patent Document 1 is known. In this case, a window hole is opened in the ceiling wall of the storage body consisting of a heat insulating box with a front opening, a refrigeration device such as a compressor is provided on the upper surface side of the heat insulating unit base, and a cooler is provided on the lower surface side. An attached unit is provided, and the unit base closes the upper surface of the window hole and is placed. On the other hand, on the ceiling part in the storage body, a cooling duct that also serves as a drain pan is stretched so as to cover the lower surface side of the window hole, and a cooler chamber is formed therein. And the internal fan are stored.
During the cooling operation, for example, the inside air is sucked into the cooler chamber from the near side of the duct, and the cool air generated by passing through the cooler is blown out from the back side into the inside of the warehouse, thereby cooling the inside of the warehouse. On the other hand, at the time of defrosting operation performed as appropriate, the duct functions as a drain pan to receive defrost water, and from the drainage channel protruding at the back edge of the duct, the drainage passage formed on the wall surface of the storage body It is designed to drain out of the warehouse.
JP-A-3-274370

By the way, the structure of the part which attaches a duct conventionally hits the peripheral part of a duct to the hole edge part of the window hole in the ceiling surface in a store | warehouse | chamber, and was screwed in multiple places over the perimeter.
In other words, in the conventional structure, in addition to the many screwing locations, the actual screwing operation is performed with one hand with the screw insertion holes provided in the duct aligned with the corresponding screw holes on the ceiling surface. While holding the duct with the other hand, it is necessary to hold the screwdriver with the other hand and turn the screw.
The present invention has been completed based on the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to make it easy to install a duct.

請 Motomeko one aspect of the present invention, the ceiling wall of the storage body consisting of heat-insulating main body of the front opening window hole is opened, heat insulating unit carriage fitted with a condenser on the lower surface side closes the upper surface of the window opening In addition, the ceiling portion in the storage body is formed with a cooler chamber containing the cooler by extending a duct so as to cover the lower surface side of the window hole. In the cooling storage in which the cool air generated in the cooler chamber is circulated and supplied into the storage, a pair of left and right mounting plates are formed upright on the duct, and a pair of front and rear is formed on the upper edge of each mounting plate. with hooking portion is formed in a substantially hook-shaped protruding either before or after both provided, the window frame of the peripheral surface of the synthetic resin wherein the window opening is fitted, the left and right of the window frame on the surface, the hook member the locking portion capable latching of the duct not a pair longitudinal Is this the latched portion projection is integrally formed, and said before and after the projections are latching surface for latching the latching portion corresponding are formed on the inclined surface of the opposite slope to each other in the longitudinal direction In addition , a feature is that a mounting portion that can be screwed to the ceiling surface in the cabinet is provided on the edge side of the duct in front of the duct .
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the hooking surface of the rear protrusion of the front and rear protrusions is inclined upward along the moving direction of the duct during the tensioning operation. On the other hand, it is characterized in that the hooking surface of the front protrusion is formed in a downward slope .

A third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a connector described in claim 1 or claim 2, where at least one of the previous SL front and rear engaging portion, and can sandwich the corresponding projection in the vertical It has the characteristics.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the one according to any one of the first to third aspects, in the state where the duct is stretched, the upper edges of the left and right mounting plates formed on the duct are raised. The window frame is characterized in that it enters the upper side of the lower side edge along the left and right surfaces of the window frame .

<Invention of Claim 1>
Duct, the front and rear retainers are inserted from below with respect to the front or window opening in a state where the rear of the projection is the corresponding the latched portion to move backward or forward after being inserted a predetermined amount Accordingly, Ru is temporarily held hooked with the projection the front and rear retainers correspond respectively. After the duct is temporarily held, it is fixed by screwing a mounting portion provided on the front edge of the duct to the ceiling surface in the cabinet.
Since it temporarily held by positioning the duct, availability of both hands, at best can work clamping screws extent lend lightly one hand duct, Moreover, locations screwed, the end edge of the front of the duct Therefore, the screwing operation itself can be performed easily and in a short time. Therefore, it is easy to install the duct, and furthermore, since the hooked portion for temporarily holding the duct is formed integrally with the window frame, an increase in the number of parts can be suppressed, and it is possible to cope with a low cost.
When temporarily holding the duct, if it is intended to facilitate the operation of hooking the latching portion of the duct to the projection provided on the window frame, the latching surface of the projection is raised along the moving direction of the duct. Although it is effective to use a gradient, it can be said that the duct is likely to slip if both the retaining surfaces have an upward gradient. Therefore, since the hooking surface of one of the protrusions has a reverse downward slope, as long as the front and rear hooking parts are hooked by the corresponding protrusions, they will not slide down even if the hands are released.

<Invention of Claim 2 >
In order to change the slope of the latching surface in the forward and backward projections, the latching surface on the front projection, that is, the projection located on the side close to the front opening of the storage body, is a downward gradient that is a reverse gradient. In addition, it is possible to perform a relatively difficult latching operation relatively easily, and the latching operation as a whole can be performed relatively easily, and the duct can be kept in a temporary holding state that does not fall even if the hand is released.
<Invention of Claim 3 >
Since at least one of the front and rear latching portions sandwiches the corresponding protrusions from the upper and lower sides, for example, the duct can be prevented from rattling due to the influence of vibration during transportation of the cooling storage, cooling operation, etc. .

<Embodiment>
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
In FIG. 1, the code | symbol 10 is a refrigerator main body, Comprising: It comprises the vertically long heat insulation box body of the front opening filled with the heat insulating material 13 which consists of foamed resin etc. between the inner box 11 and the outer box 12, While being supported by four legs 14, the inside is a storage chamber 15. In the storage chamber 15, a shelf network 17 can be installed in multiple stages via a shelf receiving member 16. A heat insulating door 19 is attached to the opening 18 on the front surface of the storage chamber 15 so as to be swingable.

A machine room 21 having an open top surface is provided on the top surface of the refrigerator body 10, and a refrigeration apparatus 22 is installed therein. The refrigeration apparatus 22 includes a compressor 23, a condenser 24, a condenser fan 24A, and the like, and is mounted on a heat insulating base 25 to be unitized. On the other hand, a rectangular window hole 28 is opened in the ceiling wall 15A of the storage chamber 15, and a unit base 25 is attached so as to close the window hole 28.
As will be described in detail later, a cooling duct 40 is stretched on the lower surface side of the window hole 28 in the ceiling portion of the storage chamber 15, and a cooler chamber 30 is formed above the cooling duct 40. The bottom surface of the cooling duct 40 is formed so as to be inclined downward toward the inner edge (the right side in FIG. 1), the suction port 32 is opened in the front area, and the inner edge and the rear surface of the storage chamber 15. An air outlet 33 is formed between the wall 15B.

  Inside the cooler chamber 30, a cooler 26 (evaporator) is attached to the lower surface of the base 25, and an internal fan 35 is fitted into the suction port 32 and equipped. The cooler 26 is circulated and connected to the above-described refrigeration apparatus 22 by refrigerant piping, and constitutes a well-known refrigeration cycle. When the internal fan 35 is driven while the refrigeration apparatus 22 (the compressor 23) is operated, the indoor air in the storage chamber 15 is sucked into the cooler chamber 30 from the suction port 32 by the internal fan 35, and the air is While flowing through the cooler 26, cold air is generated by heat exchange, the cold air is blown out from the outlet 33 along the inner surface of the storage chamber 15, and the cold air is circulated and supplied into the storage chamber 15. Further, the internal temperature is detected by the internal thermistor 36 (see FIG. 2), and the operation and stop of the refrigeration apparatus 22 are controlled according to the internal temperature, so that the internal temperature is maintained at a substantially constant cooling temperature. It has become so.

  Moreover, in order to remove the frost adhering to the cooler 26 etc., a defrost operation is performed suitably. Therefore, the cooler 26 is equipped with a defrost heater (not shown), and a drain pan 75 is disposed on the lower surface of the cooler 26. The defrosting operation is performed by energizing the defrosting heater and heating the cooler 26. After the defrosting water is received by the drain pan 75, the drainage passage provided in the back wall 15 </ b> B of the refrigerator main body 10. 38 is drained out of the cabinet.

Then, the structure of the drainage part of defrost water is demonstrated in detail.
The cooling duct 40 is made of a synthetic resin such as ABS resin, and is formed in a substantially planar dish shape as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, except that the left and right side walls 41 are on the front side (in FIG. 4). It is formed so as to gradually become taller from the left side to the back side, and as will be described later, the upper edge of the side wall 41 is attached in a horizontal posture, and in the attached state, the bottom surface 42 of the cooling duct 40 is attached. Takes an inclined posture with a downward slope toward the back edge.

On the bottom surface 42 of the cooling duct 40, a pair of left and right mounting plates 43 are formed so as to rise from the left and right side walls 41 at a position inside a predetermined dimension. Both the mounting plates 43 are formed so as to gradually become taller from the near side to the far side, like the left and right side walls 41, and as a whole, are slightly taller than the side walls 41.
On the upper edge of each mounting plate 43, latching portions 45 are formed at two positions in the front and rear. The front side (left side in FIG. 4) latching portion 45F is formed in a bowl shape facing rearward, and the latching edge 46F has a downward slope toward the rear. A groove 47 opened at the rear edge is cut in the rear hooking portion 45R, and the groove 47 gradually decreases in width toward the back of the groove, and the upper edge of the groove 47 serving as the hooking edge 46R. Contrary to the hooking edge 46F of the hooking portion 45 on the front side, it has a downward slope toward the front. In addition, the predetermined area 48 on the rear side of the mounting plate 43 including the rear part where the groove 47 in the rear hooking part 45R is cut is made thicker than other parts (see FIG. 5). .
Further, the mounting position of the purse lock 49 (see FIG. 3) for holding the lead wire 35B of the internal fan 35 on the lower mounting plate 43 as viewed from the front, on the lower inner side of the position where the front hooking portion 45F is formed. Is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 6, synthetic resin window frames 50 and 51 are fitted in the front, rear, left and right peripheral surfaces of the window hole 28 formed in the ceiling wall 15 </ b> A of the refrigerator body 10. Of these, on the inner surfaces of the left and right window frames 51, protrusions 52 </ b> F and 52 </ b> R are formed integrally with the front and rear engaging portions 45 </ b> F and 45 </ b> R of the cooling duct 40. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, both the protrusions 52F and 52R have a thickness of about three times the thickness of the mounting plate 43 and a length of about twice that of the retaining edge 46. It is formed in a slightly elongated shape in the front-rear direction. The front projection 52F can be latched from above with a front latching portion 45F, and the top surface of the latching surface 53F is inclined downward along the latching edge 46F. It is considered as a surface. The rear protrusion 52R can be fitted from the front with the groove 47 of the rear hook 45R. The rear protrusion 52R follows the shape of the groove 47, and the front end side is formed in a tapered shape. The stop surface 53R is an inclined surface having a downward slope toward the front, contrary to the stop surface 53F of the front projection 52F.

  Accordingly, in the cooling duct 40, the left and right mounting plates 43 are arranged at the left and right windows in the window hole 28 of the ceiling wall 15A at positions where the front and rear latching portions 45F and 45R are disengaged forward from the front and rear projections 52F and 52R, respectively. It is inserted from below along the inner surface of the frame 51. When the front wall 44 of the cooling duct 40 and the upper edges of the left and right side walls 41 are pushed up from the front edge on the lower surface side of the window hole 28 to the left and right side edges, the latching edges 46F of the latching portions 45F and 45R are pushed. 46R reaches above the corresponding protrusions 52F and 52R, and when the cooling duct 40 is subsequently pushed into the rear side, as shown in FIG. 8, the groove 47 of the rear hooking portion 45R is formed on the rear side. The projection 52R is fitted from the front, and the latching edge 46R of the latching portion 45R is latched to the latching surface 53R, and the latching edge 46F of the front latching portion 45F is hooked to the front projection 52F. It is hooked on the stop surface 53F.

  Here, it can be said that the rear latching portion 45R is on the back side in the warehouse and is difficult to latch on the protrusion 52R. However, the rear latching portion 45R has a narrow groove (front). Since the groove 47 is formed and this groove 47 is fitted from the front side to the projecting portion 52R whose front end side is tapered, it can be easily fitted while being guided, that is, easily latched. Can do. However, since the latching surface 53R of the rear projection 52R is forwardly lowered, it can be said that the latching portion 45R is likely to slide forward, but the projection 52F that latches the front latching portion 45F. On the contrary, since the hooking surface 53F is an inclined surface that falls downward, the cooling duct 40 is retained even if the hand is released after the front and rear hooking portions 45F and 45R are hooked on the corresponding protrusions 52F and 52R. Will not fall. Although the guide function cannot be expected for the front protrusion 52F, it is only necessary to hook the hook 45F from above, and the hook 52F is close to the opening 18 on the front surface of the storage chamber 15. The operation of hooking on the protrusion 52F can be performed relatively easily.

In addition, the rear side latching portion 45R is in a state where the upper and lower edges of the groove 47 sandwich the protrusions 52R corresponding to the upper and lower sides, for example, when receiving vibration during transportation of the refrigerator or cooling operation. In addition, rattling of the cooling duct 40 is suppressed.
When the left and right side walls 41 of the cooling duct 40 hit the left and right side edges on the lower surface side of the window hole 28, the latching edge 46 of the latching portion 45 and the latching of the corresponding protrusion 52 are performed. If a clearance c of about 1 mm is opened between the surface 53 and the surface 53, a so-called margin that can secure the latching when the ceiling wall 15A is expanded, for example, is obtained.

In FIGS. 4 and 5 again, mounting seats 55 are formed on the front edge of the cooling duct 40 at two locations near the left and right ends. The mounting seat 55 is formed to be flush with the upper edge of the front wall 44 of the cooling duct 40, and an insertion hole 57 for the screw 56 is opened. On the other hand, a screw hole (not shown) into which the screw 56 is screwed is formed at the front edge of the lower surface side of the window hole 28.
In the area on the near side of the bottom surface of the cooling duct 40, two suction ports 32 described above are formed side by side. Around the suction port 32, mounting seats 59 are provided so as to be positioned at the four corners, and the four corners of the casing 35A of the internal fan 35 are fitted into the mounting seats 59, as shown in FIG. The two positions are fixed by being stopped with a screw 60. In addition, rivet holes 61 are opened at three locations in the side edge portion of the suction port 32 in the figure.

A pair of left and right fixing pieces 63 are formed at right angles from the bottom surface of the cooling duct 40 at the front edge of each air inlet 32, and each left-side fixing piece 63A as viewed from the front is a casing 35A. It can be elastically contacted with the side surface. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the lead wires 35B drawn out from the internal fans 35 are respectively sandwiched between the fixed piece 63A and the outer surface of the casing 35A, and are respectively extended to the right side. As shown in FIG. 4, four of them are aligned and wound around the rightmost fixing piece 63 </ b> B, and then held by the purse lock 49 and led out toward the machine room 21.
By adopting such a structure, there is no possibility that the lead wire 35B is caught in the internal fan 35, and a strain relief function is achieved by winding it around the fixed piece 63B, and the lead wire 35B is pulled from the machine chamber 21 side. In this case, it is possible to avoid applying a load to the connection end on the motor side.

  In other words, the cooling duct 40 has the deepest part on the back edge side, and as shown in FIG. 5, the drainage channel 67 is at a position slightly closer to the left side as viewed from the front than the center in the width direction of the back wall 65. Is formed. In addition, the back wall 65 is formed in the inclination attitude | position which protrudes in the back | inner side a little, although it goes to the formation position of the drainage channel 67 from the right and left edge part. As shown in FIG. 12, the drainage channel 67 is formed in a groove shape with a U-shaped cross section whose bottom side is an arc shape, and is formed in a downwardly-facing posture toward the back side. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the bottom wall of the drainage channel 67 is continuously formed with the same inclination as the bottom surface 42 of the cooling duct 40. On the other hand, the side wall is formed with an upper stopper 69 having the same height as the back wall 65 of the cooling duct 40 on the base side, and is formed so that the tip is lowered one step further. A cut-out relief portion 68 is formed. In addition, two short ribs 70 are provided along the length direction on the front end side of the inner bottom wall of the drainage channel 67, and the leading edge is bent downward at a steep angle. ing. A small lower stopper 71 is formed at a position slightly behind the rib 70 on the outer bottom wall.

  On the bottom surface 42 of the cooling duct 40, a drain pan 75 for receiving defrost water is placed. The drain pan 75 is made of an aluminum plate. As a whole, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 9, the drain pan 75 is located between the left and right mounting plates 43 on the bottom surface 42 of the cooling duct 40 and slightly inward from the front wall 44. It is formed in a substantially rectangular shape that fits in a region extending from a predetermined position to a close position with a predetermined interval from the back wall 65. However, on the front side of the drain pan 75, a notch 76 for releasing the above-described internal fan 35 is formed, and the front side is fastened with rivets 77 or the like at three locations in the drawing (see FIG. 3). It is stretched at a predetermined position.

  Since the drain pan 75 is stretched following the inclination of the cooling duct 40, the inner edge is inevitably the deepest part, and the inner wall 79 is formed at the inner edge, while the inner wall 79 is formed as shown in FIG. A drain port 80 is formed at a position slightly to the left from the center in the width direction in 79, that is, at a position corresponding to the drain channel 67 of the cooling duct 40. Specifically, the back wall 79 is formed to have a substantially same height as the back wall 65 of the cooling duct 40 by raising the back edge of the drain pan 75 at a right angle, and the back wall 79 is short. It is divided into a left back wall 79A and a long right back wall 79B. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the cut ends of the left and right inner walls 79A and 79B are cut by a predetermined dimension at the lower half of the height, thereby forming a drain port 80. The drainage port 80 has substantially the same width as the drainage channel 67 of the cooling duct 40.

The back wall 79 as a whole is formed in an inclined posture that slightly protrudes to the back side as it goes from the left and right ends to the position where the drainage port 80 is formed, following the back wall 65 of the cooling duct 40. . Thereby, a mounting space 82 with a predetermined interval is formed across the entire width between the back wall 79 of the drain pan 75 and the back wall 65 of the cooling duct 40.
At the upper edges of the left and right back walls 79A and 79B, a flange 83 is formed by bending at a right angle from the left end or right end to a position slightly before the split end, and this flange 83 is formed as described above. The upper surface of the mounting space 82 formed between the cooling duct 40 and the back walls 65 and 79 of the drain pan 75 is covered.

Further, an elongated cover 85 projects from the upper edge of the drain port 80 toward the back side. The cover 85 is also made of an aluminum plate, and has a U-shaped cross section with a width that fits tightly into the drainage channel 67 as shown in FIGS. It is fixed to the upper half by welding.
That is, when the drain pan 75 is stretched at a predetermined position on the bottom surface 42 of the cooling duct 40, the cover 85 projecting from the upper edge of the drainage port 80 fits slightly above the center height position of the drainage channel 67. The upper surface opening of the drainage channel 67 is closed while securing a sufficient cross section between the cover 85 and the bottom surface of the drainage channel 67. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the front end of the cover 85 reaches a position that is less than the front end of the drainage channel 67, for example, a position in front of the escape portion 68 provided on the side wall.

The cord heater 90 is wired from the back wall 79 of the drain pan 75 to the cover 85. The cord heater 90 has a shape in which a heater wire is covered with silicon rubber, and lead wires 92 made of a covered electric wire are drawn out from both ends thereof via connecting portions 91.
An example of the wiring mode of the code heater 90 is as follows. As shown in FIG. 11, first, one end of the cord heater 90 is arranged at a substantially central height position of the right end on the outer surface of the right back wall 79B (left side in the figure), and drains along the outer surface of the right back wall 79B. It is wired toward the mouth 80. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 9, wiring is performed toward the distal end side along the right edge on the upper surface of the cover 85, and a U-turn is made when protruding from the distal end of the cover 85, and the proximal end side is along the opposite left edge. Wired toward Next, as shown in FIG. 11 again, the center height position on the outer surface of the left back wall 79A is wired to the left end (right end in the figure). The lead wire 92 drawn from the other end of the cord heater 90 is U-turned upward at the left end, and then wired along the upper position of the outer surface extending from the left back wall 79A to the right back wall 79B.

  In the state wired as described above, the aluminum foil 94 having an adhesive surface is attached to the outer surfaces of the back walls 79A and 79B and the upper surface of the cover 85. However, the U-shaped folded portion 93 protruding from the tip of the upper surface of the cover 85 is arranged in a floating state above the tip of the drainage channel 67. Moreover, both the lead wires 92 are pulled out from the end portion of the right back wall 79B together.

The drainage passage 67 of the cooling duct 40 described above is connected to a drainage passage 38 formed in the back wall 15B of the refrigerator body 10. The drainage passage 38 is formed in a vertical direction so as to open from the upper position to the lower surface in the back wall 15B. At the upper position, one end of a connection port 95 with a flange 95A is provided at the upper position, as shown in FIG. Connected, the flange 95A is fixed to the inner box 12, and the other end opens to the inner surface of the back wall 15B. Therefore, the front end side of the drainage channel 67 can advance into the drainage passage 38 through the connection port 95.
A drain hose (not shown) is connected to the lower end portion of the drainage passage 38 and led to a drainage location such as a drainage groove.

Further, when the inside of the storage chamber 15 is inclined to a negative pressure due to the opening / closing of the heat insulating door 19 or the cooling operation, the drainage passage 67 is inserted so that the outside air does not flow back into the storage chamber 15 through the drainage passage 38. A packing 97 for closing the part is provided. This packing 97 is made of rubber such as silicone rubber, and as shown in FIGS. 13 and 15, a cylindrical main body that fits on the outer periphery of the proximal end portion of the drainage channel 67 of the cooling duct 40 that covers about 2/3 of the entire length. A portion 98 is provided, and is matched with the cross-sectional shape of the drainage channel 67, and is formed into a U-shaped cross section in which the upper surface portion is a flat surface and the bottom portion side has an arc shape.
From the outer peripheral edge of the front end of the cylindrical main body 98, a tight ring 99 that spreads in a trumpet shape is formed. However, when the axis of the tight ring 99 is inclined with respect to the cylindrical main body 98, and the fitting ring 99 is fitted into the downward drainage channel 67 as shown in FIG. Is supposed to take.
Further, on the base end side, a fin portion 100 protrudes from the outer surface side of the upper surface portion, and an escape groove 101 that allows the lower stopper 71 to escape is formed in the bottom portion.

The posture of the packing 97 is adjusted so that the U-shapes match each other, and the packing 97 is tightly inserted from the base end side with respect to the distal end of the drainage channel 67, and the lower stopper 71 is pushed in while entering the escape groove 101. As shown in FIG. 15, the pushing operation is stopped when the base end surface of the upper surface of the cylindrical main body 98 hits the upper stopper 69 and the inner end of the escape groove 101 hits the lower stopper 71. The opening of the contact ring 99 takes a vertical posture.
When the drainage channel 67 is inserted into the connection port 95 in a normal state with the packing 97 attached, the contact ring 99 is elastically deformed and pressed against the opening edge of the connection port 95 to the inner surface of the back wall 15B. It adheres and the insertion part of the drainage channel 67 is sealed.

Then, the effect | action of this embodiment is demonstrated.
The cooling duct 40 is assembled and attached as follows. First, the cord heater 90 is wired to the drain pan 75. To repeat, the cord heater 90 is routed along the outer surface of the right back wall 79B as viewed from the front, then reaches the upper surface of the cover 85, and after being folded back, is wired along the outer surface of the left back wall 79A. The wire 92 is also pasted with an aluminum foil 94. The folded portion 93 on the upper surface of the cover 85 is in a state of protruding from the front end of the cover 85 and floating. Both lead wires 92 are drawn together from the end of the right back wall 79B.

  In this way, the drain pan 75 to which the cord heater 90 is wired is placed at a predetermined position of the cooling duct 40. At this time, as shown by a chain line in FIG. 3, the caulking material 103 is applied to the back surface of the drain pan 75 in a rectangular shape at a position slightly inward from the peripheral edge and pressed against the bottom surface of the cooling duct 40. After the heat transfer plate 105 is overlaid on the upper surface on the front end side of the drain pan 75, rivets 77 are driven into and fixed to the three positions shown on the front end side. As shown in FIG. 2, the heat transfer plate 105 stores the heat of the cooler 26 heated during the defrosting operation by the contact portion 106 provided on the rear edge side contacting the lower surface of the cooler 26. It conducts to the vicinity of the mounting position of the inner fan 35 and functions to melt frost on the casing 35A and the like.

  As the drain pan 75 is attached, the cover 85 protruding from the drain port 80 of the drain pan 75 fits in a slightly higher position than the central height position of the drainage channel 67 as shown in FIG. The upper surface opening of the drainage channel 67 is closed while ensuring a sufficient distribution cross section. Further, since the tip of the cover 85 stays in a position that is less than the tip of the drainage channel 67, the U-shaped folded portion 93 of the cord heater 90 protruding from the tip of the cover 85 is located above the tip of the drainage channel 67. It is arranged in a floating state. The cord heater 90 wired on the outer surface of the back wall 79 of the drain pan 75 is housed in a mounting space 82 formed between the cooling duct 40 and the back wall 65, and the top surface of the mounting space 82 is the back wall 79. It is closed with a flange 83 formed on the upper edge of the. As shown in FIG. 2, both lead wires 92 of the code heater 90 pass between the right side wall 41 of the cooling duct 40 and the right mounting plate 43 and are led out to the front edge. After that, it is led out to the machine room 21 side.

Further, the packing 97 is tightly fitted on the outer periphery of the base end side (region of about 2/3 of the entire length) in the drainage channel 67 as described above.
At the same time, an internal fan 35 is placed at each of the suction ports 32 of the cooling duct 40, and is fixed with screws 60 at two diagonal positions. After the lead wires 35B of the internal fans 35 are sandwiched between the fixed pieces 63A, the four lead wires 35B are wound around the rightmost fixed piece 63B and held by the purse lock 49 and led out.

Thus, when the drain pan 75, the packing 97, and the internal fan 35 are attached to the cooling duct 40, the cooling duct 40 is connected to the lower surface side of the window hole 28 in the ceiling wall 15A of the storage chamber 15, as shown in FIG. Attached to.
For this purpose, as shown by the arrows in the figure, the front and rear protrusions formed on the left and right window frames 51 are respectively provided with the front and rear latching portions 45F and 45R of the left and right mounting plates 43 standing on the cooling duct 40. The left and right mounting plates 43 are inserted along the inner surfaces of the left and right window frames 51 from below while inserting the drainage channel 67 into the connection port 95 at a position distant from the front of 52F and 52R (left side in FIG. 16). When the front wall 44 of the cooling duct 40 and the upper edges of the left and right side walls 41 are pushed up from the front edge on the lower surface side of the window hole 28 to the left and right side edges, the latching edges 46 of the latching portions 45 are When the cooling duct 40 is continuously pushed into the back side since it reaches the upper side of the corresponding protrusion 52, as shown in FIG. 8, the groove 47 of the rear latching part 45R becomes the rear protrusion 52R. The latching edge 46R is latched on the latching surface 53R, and the latching edge 46F of the front latching portion 45F is latched on the latching surface 53F of the front projection 52F. Retained. Here, since the latching surfaces 53F and 53R of the front and rear projections 52F and 52R are inclined surfaces opposite to each other, the front and rear latching portions 45F and 45R are latched by the corresponding projections 52F and 52R. After that, the cooling duct 40 does not fall even if the hand is released.

As the cooling duct 40 is temporarily held in this manner, the drainage passage 67 is inserted into the drainage passage 38 through the connection port 95 opened in the back wall 15B of the refrigerator body 10, and the packing 97 The close ring 99 is pressed against and closely contacts the opening edge of the connection port 95 to the inner surface of the back wall 15B, and the insertion portion of the drain port 80 is sealed.
Finally, the cooling duct 40 is fixed by passing screws 56 through the insertion holes 57 of the two mounting seats 55 provided on the front edge side of the cooling duct 40 and screwing and tightening the screw holes in the ceiling wall 15A. The installation of the cooling duct 40 is completed.

As described above, the defrosting operation is appropriately performed during the cooling operation, and the cord heater 90 is energized during the defrosting operation.
The defrosting operation is performed by energizing and heating a defrosting heater (not shown) provided in the cooler 26, and the frost attached to the cooler 26 and the like is melted to become defrosted water, and the drain pan 75. Drops upward, flows down to the back wall 79 along the slope of the bottom surface, flows along the slope of the back wall 79 to the drainage port 80, and passes through the drainage channel 67 of the cooling duct 40 from the drainage port 80 to the back surface. It flows into the drainage passage 38 of the wall 15B. The defrost water that has flowed into the drainage passage 38 flows down through the drainage passage 38 and is then drained to a predetermined drainage location via a drain hose.

  During this defrosting operation, a mass of frost may fall from the cooler 26 and the like, and it may flow down to the back wall 79 of the drain pan 75 and remain on the back. It is melted by the heat of the cord heater 90 disposed on the slab, becomes defrosted water, and is quickly discharged from the drain port 80 to the drain channel 67. In addition, since the back wall 79 of the drain pan 75 is arranged on the cold air outlet 33 side, the back wall 79 itself may be frosted, but the frost is also melted by the heat of the cord heater 90. It is discharged as defrost water.

In addition, after the frost mass is discharged from the drainage port 80 to the drainage channel 67, it may remain in the drainage channel 67, but on the upper surface of the cover 85 attached to cover the upper surface of the drainage channel 67. Since the middle position of the cord heater 90 is folded and wired, thereby substantially two wires are wired, the inside of the drainage channel 67 is heated by the cord heater 90 and the remaining lump is melted and flowed. .
On the other hand, there is a possibility that frost may form on the cover 85 during the cooling operation, but the cover 85 is provided with the tip of the cover 85 being refrained from the tip of the drainage channel 67, while the code heater is provided on the cover 85 as described above. 90 is folded and wired, and the U-shaped folded portion 93 protrudes from the tip of the cover 85 and floats from the bottom surface of the drainage channel 67, so if there is frost on the cover 85, After being melted by the heat of the cord heater 90 and flowing down on the cover 85 following the inclination, it is dropped and discharged from the tip to the drainage channel 67.
In addition, since most of the base end side of the drainage channel 67 including the cover 85 is covered with the cylindrical main body 98 of the packing 97, it is difficult for the heat of the cord heater 90 to escape. It becomes easier to melt.

  When the defrosting operation is completed, the cooling operation is resumed. During the above defrosting operation, a case in which frost blocks remain in the back wall 79 of the drain pan 75 or the drainage channel 67 or the previous cooling operation is performed. Since the frost on the inner wall 79 and the cover 85 formed at the time is melted and discharged by the heat of the cord heater 90, the cooling operation is resumed and the cooling duct 40, that is, the inner edge of the drain pan 75 becomes a low temperature atmosphere. However, there is no risk of freezing.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the cooling duct 40 latches the front and rear latching portions 45F and 45R provided on the left and right mounting plates 43 on the projections 52F and 52R of the window frame 51, respectively. Since it can be temporarily held by, it is easy to work to stop the screw 56. Moreover, the screw 56 is stopped at the mounting seat 55 provided at the front edge of the cooling duct 40 near the opening 18 on the front surface, and only two places are required. Can be done. As a result, the mounting of the cooling duct 40 becomes extremely simple.
Contrary to the above, the cooling duct 40 can be removed by removing the two screws 56 at the front edge and then pulling the cooling duct 40 forward to remove the latch. Accordingly, it is possible to easily perform the removal and reattachment of the cooling duct 40 in maintenance or the like. In addition, since the protrusions 52F and 52R that temporarily hold the cooling duct 40 are formed integrally with the window frame 51, an increase in the number of parts can be suppressed, and the cost can be reduced.

Further, the rear hooking portion 45R is in a state where the corresponding protrusions 52R are sandwiched from both the upper and lower sides, and the vicinity of the hooking portion 45R is formed thick, so that, for example, when the refrigerator is transported, Further, rattling of the cooling duct 40 due to the influence of vibration during cooling operation and the like, and the loosening of the fastening portion of the screw 56 are prevented.
The rear latching portion 45R is intended to sandwich the projection 52R up and down, and therefore has a structure in which the projection 52R is fitted in the groove 47. In such a structure, it can be said that it is difficult to fit, especially since the rear side latching part 45R is in a deep position in the cabinet. Therefore, both the groove 47 and the protrusion 52R are provided with a guide function as a narrowed front shape.

On the other hand, it can be said that since the latching surface 53R of the rear projection 52R is forwardly lowered, the rear latching portion 45R is likely to slide forward. Therefore, in the present embodiment, in the front protrusion 52F, the hooking surface 53F is an inclined surface that is rearwardly lowered. For this reason, after the front and rear hooking portions 45F and 45R are hooked on the corresponding protrusions 52F and 52R, the cooling duct 40 does not fall even if the hands are released. A guide function cannot be expected for the front protrusion 52F, but it is only necessary to hook the hook 45F from above, and since it is located close to the opening 18 on the front surface, the hook 45F protrudes. The operation of hanging on the portion 52F can also be performed relatively easily.
Therefore, as a whole, the latching operation can be relatively easily performed to temporarily hold the cooling duct 40, and the cooling duct 40 can be securely held in a temporarily holding state that does not fall even if the hand is released. .

<Other embodiments>
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described with reference to the above description and drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and further, within the scope not departing from the gist of the invention other than the following. Various modifications can be made.
(1) In the above-described embodiment, the structure is such that the protrusions corresponding to the rear latching portions are vertically clamped. However, both the front and rear may be latched from above, and such a configuration is also included in this embodiment. included.
(2) If priority is given to the simplicity of the cooling duct latching operation, the latching surfaces of the front and rear projections may be inclined forward and downward so that they can be guided.

(3) The front and rear latching parts are formed in a generally bowl-like shape facing forward, and the cooling duct is inserted from below in a posture in which both latching parts are disengaged behind the corresponding protrusions, and then the cooling duct is in front It is good also as a structure which moves to the side and latches both latching | locking parts to a protrusion.
(4) The right and left latching portions may be provided one by one on the rear edge side of the cooling duct. Even in this case, the cooling duct can be positioned and hooked, so that the screw can be tightened by simply holding the cooling duct with one hand and holding it. As a result, the cooling duct can be easily attached.
(5) The latched portion provided on the window frame to latch the duct latching portion may be a recess such as a groove.
(6) The present invention is not limited to refrigerators, but can be widely applied to all types of cooling storages such as freezers, quick freezers, etc., in which a duct is provided in the ceiling of the storage body to define a cooler room. it can.

The longitudinal cross-sectional view of the refrigerator which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention Expanded cross section near the cooler room Top view of cooling duct assembly Exploded sectional view Top view of cooling duct Top view of the top of the refrigerator body Cross-sectional view showing cooling duct mounting structure The longitudinal section Top view of drain pan Perspective view near the drain pan drain Drain pan rear view Cross section of drainage channel Partially cut away exploded perspective view showing the packing mounting structure Longitudinal section of cooling duct assembly Enlarged view near the drainage channel Partial longitudinal sectional view showing the mounting operation of the cooling duct assembly

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Refrigerator main body (storage main body) 15A ... Ceiling wall 18 ... Opening part 25 ... Base (unit stand) 26 ... Cooler 28 ... Window hole 30 ... Cooler room 40 ... Cooling duct (duct) 43 ... Mounting plate 44 ... Front wall (of cooling duct 40) 45F, 45R ... Hooking portion 47 ... Groove 51 ... Window frame 52F, 52R ... Projection (Hooked portion) 53F, 53R ... Hooking surface 55 ... Mounting seat (Mounting portion) 56 …screw

Claims (4)

A window hole is opened in the ceiling wall of the storage body consisting of a heat insulating box with a front opening, and a heat insulating unit base with a cooler attached to the lower surface side is placed so as to block the upper surface of the window hole, and A cooler chamber containing the cooler is formed by extending a duct so as to cover the lower surface side of the window hole on the ceiling in the storage body, and the cool air generated in the cooler chamber is formed. In a cold storage that is circulated in the storage,
A pair of left and right mounting plates are formed upright on the duct, and a pair of front and rear hooking portions are provided on the upper edge of each mounting plate, both of which are formed in a generally bowl-like shape projecting to either the front or rear . With
Wherein the circumferential surface of the window opening is fitted is made of synthetic resin window frame, on the left and right side of the window frame, the engagement portion the engagement portion capable latching of the duct by a pair longitudinal It is integrally formed and this hooked part is a protrusion,
And, in the front and rear projections, the latching surfaces for latching the corresponding latching portions are formed in inclined surfaces having mutually opposite slopes in the front-rear direction,
A cooling storehouse, characterized in that a mounting portion that can be screwed to the ceiling surface in the cabinet is provided on the edge side in front of the duct . The latching surface of the rear projection of the front and rear projections is formed in an upward gradient along the direction of movement of the duct during the tensioning operation, while the latching surface of the front projection is lowered. The cooling storage according to claim 1, wherein the cooling storage is formed in a gradient . The cooling storage according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one of the front and rear hooking portions can hold the corresponding protrusions vertically. In the state in which the duct is stretched, the upper edges of the left and right mounting plates formed on the duct are inserted above the lower edges along the left and right surfaces of the window frame. cold storage according to any one of claims 1 to claim 3.

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