JPH05203334A - Refrigerator with high humidity chamber - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To maintain deodorizing performance at high level by a method wherein a high humidity chamber in which inside of a container is kept at high humidity by vaporization of water contained in food is provided in a refrigerator, and a deodorant is placed in a protruding part in a rear side at a position apart from a discharge port of a cool air duct. CONSTITUTION:A high humidity chamber 11 is placed on a given shelf in a refrigerating chamber 7 of a refrigerator into which cool air cooled while passing through a cooler is blown off through an arched duct 10 which is provided in the vertical direction on a rear side of a refrigerator body. This high humidity chamber 11 is formed to have a depth to reach the cool air duct 10 and houses a flat tray 12. The rear side of the high humidity chamber 11 is partially formed to make a protruding part for housing a deodorant 13. In this instance, the protruding part is positioned apart from the cool air duct 10. By this, as the cool air does not come into direct contact with the deodorant 13, it can be prevented that the deodorant 13 absorbs any moisture.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator with a high humidity chamber having a high humidity chamber in which a deodorant is stored in a refrigerator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional refrigerator, a high humidity chamber that keeps the room humid has a cover on the vegetable container in order to prevent a decrease in freshness and vitamin C, especially when storing vegetables having a large amount of water evaporation. Therefore, a structure for maintaining high humidity is adopted, and a conventional example of this type is disclosed in JP-A-62-299680. Also, for foods stored in the refrigerator, it is almost common practice to wrap them in order to prevent them from drying, such as semi-cooked foods, temporary foods that have already been prepared, or temporary foods due to misalignment of the family meal time. However, because of the uneconomical and troublesome feeling of disposable wraps, refrigerators that keep the entire refrigerator at high humidity have been developed and put on the market.

[0003]

In the conventional structure for keeping the entire refrigerating compartment of a refrigerating compartment at a high humidity, it is necessary to use an indirect cooling structure for the whole refrigerating compartment, which is structurally complicated and costly. .. Therefore, in consideration of cost and temporary storage of semi-cooked foods, it is a good idea to place a high humidity chamber on the shelf to keep high humidity in a part of the refrigerator room. Since different foods are put in some small rooms, the deodorant is stored in the high humidity chamber to prevent odor transfer, but at this time, the volume of the high humidity chamber is reduced at the place where the deodorant is installed. Alternatively, there is a problem that a recess is formed in a part of the tray shape, the food storage property is deteriorated, and the appearance of the tray shape is bad. In addition, activated carbon or a porous material such as manganese is placed as a deodorant.However, when the place where the deodorant is installed is especially cooled, there is a problem that the deodorant absorbs moisture and the deodorizing effect decreases and damage due to freezing occurs. It was

The present invention has been invented to solve the above problems.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a part of the back surface of the high humidity chamber is made to have a convex shape, the deodorant is stored in the convex shape, and the dehumidifying agent is projected from the back surface of the refrigerator. This is achieved by forming the convex portion at a position on the arc which is separated from the discharge port of the cool air duct.

[0006]

In other words, a part of the back surface of the high humidity chamber is made to have a convex shape, and the deodorant is stored in the convex shape portion, and the convex shape is discharged from the cold air discharge port of the arc-shaped cold air duct for cooling the refrigerating chamber. By placing them in a distant position, the tray shape inside the high humidity room can be made flat, and since the deodorant is not installed in the coolest place inside the high humidity room, it absorbs moisture and is damaged by freezing. There is no such thing.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
Will be described.

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view showing the entire refrigerator, FIG.
Shows a sectional view of an essential part of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a freezing room, 2 is a refrigerating room,
3 is a vegetable room, and each room has doors 4, 5, and 6, respectively. Reference numeral 7 denotes a cooler, and 8 denotes a cool air blowing fan, which blows the cool air cooled by the cooler by the operation of the compressor 9 to each chamber and returns it to the cooler again. (Not shown) At that time, the water in the refrigerator becomes frost and adheres to the cooler.
The humidity is as low as -40%, and when the food is stored without wrapping, the food is dried. A cool air duct 10 discharges cool air from each shelf in the refrigerating room to cool it.
Reference numeral 11 forms a closed chamber in a high humidity chamber, which is placed on any shelf in the refrigerating chamber. Tray 12 is placed in the high humidity chamber.
Is placed.

In FIG. 2, the cold air duct 10 is projected in an arc shape in a substantially central portion of the rear portion of the refrigerating chamber so that cold air is radially discharged to each shelf so that the temperature distribution becomes uniform. The high-humidity chamber 11 has a depth up to the cold air duct 10, and the tray 12 in the room has a flat shape. Further, a part of the back surface of the high humidity chamber has a convex shape, and the deodorant 13 is stored in the convex shape portion. Further, the convex shape is installed at a position apart from the cool air duct 10 and is arranged so as not to be directly hit by the cool air.

[0011]

According to the present invention, the deodorant for preventing odor transfer between foods is stored in the high humidity chamber, and the space for installing the deodorant is formed in a convex shape with a part of the rear portion of the high humidity chamber. By storing the tray in the convex portion, the tray in the high humidity chamber can be flattened, and the food can be stored and the appearance can be improved.
In addition, since the convex portion for storing the deodorant is arranged at a position apart from the cool air discharge port of the cool air duct for cooling the inside of the refrigerator, the deodorant does not absorb moisture. It has the effect of not being damaged by freezing. In addition, by installing a high-humidity room with a deodorizing device that can store food without wrapping, such as temporary storage of semi-cooked food, in the refrigerator, we will provide a low-cost refrigerator with a high-humidity room to the market. It is possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a refrigerator with a high humidity chamber showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an essential part showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of Codes] 1 ... Freezer, 2 ... Refrigerator, 3 ... Vegetable room, 7 ... Cooler, 8
... Cold air blower fan, 9 ... Compressor, 10 ... Arc-shaped cold air duct, 11 ... High humidity chamber, 12 ... Tray, 13 ... Back convex portion, 14 ... Deodorant.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A refrigerating chamber having a structure in which an arc-shaped cool air duct for discharging cold air is installed so as to project from the rear surface to cool the refrigerating chamber, and the inside of the refrigerating chamber is highly humid due to evaporation of water from the food itself. In a refrigerator in which a high-humidity chamber to be held is placed, the deodorant is stored in the high-humidity chamber, the storage position of the deodorant is located away from the discharge port of the arc-shaped cold air duct, and A refrigerator with a high humidity chamber, characterized in that a part of the above is housed in a convex portion.