JPH01260280A - Cold storage device provided with air-conditioning function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To permit the heat of the refrigerating cycle of a cold storage device to be used effectively for the heat source of air conditioning, by a method wherein the heat of respective heat exchangers for cooling and heat dissipating in the refrigerating cycle is accumulated in a heat accumulating material to effect the air conditioning of a room by utilizing the accumulated heat. CONSTITUTION:The main body of a cold storage device is provided with an air-conditioning device for cool air at the upper end and another air-conditioning device for warm-air at the lower end thereof. The inside of the main body 5 of the air-conditioning device is partitioned by a partitioning wall 6 and one chamber 7 is provided with a heat exchanger 3 for cooling of a refrigerating cycle or a heat exchanger 4 for dissipating heat while heat from the heat exchangers is accumulated in a heat accumulating material 9, provided in the other chamber 8, through an opening and closing window 17 formed on the partitioning wall 6. The heat, accumulated in the heat accumulating material 9, is dissipated into the room by opening the door 10 and driving a fan 15. According to this method, the heat of the refrigerating cycle may be utilized as the heat source for air conditioning.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial applications The present invention relates to a refrigerator with an air conditioning function.

Conventional technology Conventionally known refrigeration equipment (including freezing equipment) has a refrigeration cycle that functions only to keep refrigerated items placed inside the refrigerator at a low temperature (including freezing and ice-making functions). It is composed of

Problems to be Solved by the Invention As mentioned above, conventional refrigeration devices only refrigerate and freeze objects to be refrigerated, and there are no known refrigeration devices that utilize a refrigeration cycle for air conditioning.

The present invention is intended to solve these problems, and aims to provide a refrigerator with an air conditioning function in which the heat exchanger of the refrigeration cycle provided in the refrigerator can be used for air conditioning. be.

Means for Solving the Problem In order to solve this problem, the present invention uses a cooling heat exchanger and a heat radiation heat exchanger provided in the refrigeration cycle as heat sources, and uses the heat of each heat exchanger as a heat source. Each heat storage material is equipped with a fan that releases the heat stored in each heat storage material into the room.

Function: With this configuration, the heat of each heat exchanger for cooling and heat radiation in the refrigeration cycle can be used to extract cold air and hot air from the heat storage material by the fan, thereby air-conditioning the room.

EXAMPLE Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

First, Figure 1 shows the refrigeration cycle of a refrigeration device (refrigerator), where l is a capillary tube, 2 is a compressor,
3 and 4 are heat exchangers for cold air and hot air provided at the upper and lower ends of the refrigerator. The heat exchanger 3 for cold air is a cooling heat exchanger installed at the top of a normal refrigerator, and the heat exchanger 4 for warm air is a heat exchanger installed at the bottom of a normal refrigerator. A heat exchanger is used.

FIG. 6 shows a refrigerating device (refrigerator) equipped with the air conditioners shown in FIGS. 2 to 5 at its upper and lower ends. In FIGS. 2 to 5, the air conditioner has an air conditioner main body 5 made of heat insulating material, with a partition wall 6 dividing the inside of the air conditioner main body 5 into left and right sides, and one of the two rooms 7 and 8 formed thereby. The heat exchanger 3 or 4 is provided in the other room 8, and the heat storage material 9 is provided in the other room 8. The other room 8 has door 1 in front.
It can be opened and closed freely by ゜, and the inside is partitioned left and right by a partition plate 11 except for the rear end, and this partition plate 11
A heat storage material 9 is provided in each of the spaces 12 and 13 on both sides of the partition wall 6, and a fan 15 driven by a motor 14 is provided inside the front end of the space 13 on the side far from the partition wall 6. 16 is a wind direction adjustment blade provided at the front end of the space 13; 17 is an opening/closing window provided in the partition wall 6 so as to allow communication between the two rooms 7 and 8;
It closes when the door IO opens, and opens when the door Ii]0 closes. Note that in FIG. 5, arrows indicate the direction of the wind flowing inside the room 8 due to the rotation of the fan 15.

The above-mentioned air conditioner has a refrigerator main body 1 as shown in Fig. 6.
The air conditioner 1 at the upper end is assembled and incorporated into the upper and lower ends of 8.
9 is used for cold air, and the air conditioning bag g120 at the lower end is used for hot air. Further, the cooling heat exchanger 3 is incorporated in the air conditioner 19 at the upper end, and the heat exchanger 4 for heat radiation is incorporated in the air conditioner 20 at the lower end.

In the above configuration, since the heat exchangers 3 and 4 are always in operation even when the upper and lower air conditioners 19 and 20 are not in use, when the opening/closing window 17 is opened, the heat exchangers 3 and 4 The heat is stored in the heat storage material 9. In this way, heat is stored in the heat storage material 9, and when using either the upper or lower air conditioning bag fi19, 20, please refer to the above! 1llO
By opening the fan 15 and driving the fan 15, wind flows in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 5, and the heat stored in the heat storage material 9 is released into the room. That is, by using the upper air conditioner 19, cold air is obtained, and by using the lower air conditioner 20, warm air is obtained.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, the heat of the cooling heat exchanger and the heat radiation heat exchanger in the refrigeration cycle of the refrigeration system is stored in the heat storage material, and the heat is used to generate cold air. It can also be taken out as warm air to air condition the room.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a refrigeration cycle, FIG. 2 is a front view of the air conditioner with the door removed, FIG. 3 is a vertical side view of the same, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the air conditioner, FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the same essential parts, and FIG. 6 is an external perspective view of the refrigerator. 3.4...Heat exchanger, 5...Air conditioner body, 9...
- Heat storage material, 15...Fan, 18...Refrigerating device body, 19.20...Air conditioner.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. The cooling heat exchanger and heat radiation heat exchanger installed in the refrigeration cycle are used as heat sources, and each heat exchanger is equipped with a heat storage material that stores the heat, and the heat stored in each heat storage material is stored. A refrigerator with an air conditioning function equipped with a fan that releases air into the room.