JPH11325705A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refrigerator which can efficiently maintain the freshness of vegetables and deodorize the vegetables, by attaching a humidity adjusting cover to a vegetable container housed in the vegetable compartment of the refrigerator, and providing a filter member which exhibits both a freshness maintaining effect and a deodorizing effect against the vegetables through the cover. SOLUTION: A transparent partition body 24 is arranged between the cold storage compartment and vegetable compartment 16 of a refrigerator, so that the inside of the compartment 16 may be seen from the front side of the cold storage compartment. In addition, a vegetable container 28 covered with a transparent crisper cover 29 is integrally arranged with the pulling-out door 16a of the compartment 16 in a state where the container 28 can be pulled out. In addition, a filter member 100 is attached to the cover 29 at an angle αof 30-40 deg. in such a state that the upper section of the member 100 is protruded from the cover 29 and the lower section of the member 100 is housed in the vegetable container 28. Therefore, the vegetables housed in the vegetable compartment 16 can be efficiently maintained in fresh states and deodorized and, at the same time, the filter member 100 and a usable time limit indicating member can be confirmed easily from the front side of the cold storage compartment.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a filter such as an ethylene removal filter is provided in a vegetable compartment of a refrigerator in order to maintain freshness and deodorize vegetables. The location of this filter is
They were installed and used on the inner surface of the vegetable container, that is, on the back of the vegetable container or on the back of the Crispa cover.

[0003]

However, if the above-mentioned filter is provided in the back of the vegetable container or the back of the crisp cover, the filter is provided inside the vegetable container, but the deodorizing effect of the whole vegetable compartment outside the vegetable container is provided. Could not be expected.

Further, since the filter is provided inside the vegetable container or the like, it is difficult to confirm the filter from the outside, and it is possible to sufficiently appeal to the user that the filter is provided. There was a problem that it was not possible.

[0005] In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a refrigerator capable of efficiently exhibiting the effect of maintaining freshness and deodorizing vegetables in a vegetable compartment and also allowing the installation state of a filter to be visually checked.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a refrigerator having a vegetable compartment, wherein a vegetable container for storing vegetables is disposed in the vegetable compartment, and the vegetable container is provided with a humidity controller. A cover for performing is disposed, a filter member having a vegetable freshness retaining effect and a deodorizing effect is disposed through the cover, a lower portion of the filter member is housed inside the vegetable container, and an upper portion thereof protrudes from the cover. Is what it is.

A refrigerator according to a second aspect of the present invention is the refrigerator according to the first aspect, wherein a refrigerator compartment is provided above the vegetable compartment, and a partition member that separates the vegetable compartment from the refrigerator compartment is transparent.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the refrigerator of the first aspect, the filter member is provided on the cover so as to be inclined with respect to the horizontal direction.

A refrigerator according to a fourth aspect is the refrigerator according to the first aspect, wherein the filter member is vertically movable with respect to the cover.

In the refrigerator of the first aspect, since the lower portion of the filter member is housed inside the vegetable container, the freshness of the vegetables inside the vegetable container can be maintained by this portion, and the deodorizing effect can be obtained. it can. In addition, when cool air flows over the filter member protruding from the cover, a deodorizing effect can be obtained for the cool air, and the deodorized cool air can be convected to obtain a deodorizing effect for the entire refrigerator. Can be.

In the refrigerator according to the second aspect, the partition member that separates the vegetable compartment and the refrigerator compartment is transparent, so that the filter member provided on the cover can be viewed from above the refrigerator compartment.

In the refrigerator according to the third aspect, since the filter member is provided on the cover so as to be inclined with respect to the horizontal direction, the amount of protrusion of the filter member protruding from the cover can be reduced, and the vegetable compartment door can be provided. When opened, interference between the vegetable container and the filter member can be reduced. Further, when the partitioning body that separates the vegetable compartment and the refrigerator compartment is a transparent body, by providing the filter member with an inclination, it is easy to visually recognize the filter member from above and diagonally.

According to the refrigerator of the present invention, the filter member can move up and down with respect to the cover. Therefore, when the filter member is used mainly for maintaining the freshness and deodorizing effect of the vegetables inside the vegetable container, it is difficult to remove the inside of the vegetable container. In order to increase the deodorizing effect of the vegetable compartment by increasing the number of parts accommodated in the vegetable compartment, the portion is moved upward to increase the amount of protrusion.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the refrigerator 10 of the present embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a front view of the refrigerator 10 with each door opened.

First, a refrigerator 10 will be described with reference to FIGS.
Will be described.

The cabinet 12 which is the main body of the refrigerator 10
Refrigerator room 14, vegetable room 16, temperature switching room 1
8, a freezing room 22 is provided. In addition, temperature switching room 1
An ice making chamber 20 is provided on the left side of 8.

A transparent partition 24 is arranged between the refrigerator compartment 14 and the vegetable compartment 16 so that the inside of the vegetable compartment 16 can be seen from the front of the refrigerator compartment 14. In addition, vegetable room 16
Between the temperature switching chamber 18 and the ice making chamber 20
4 are arranged.

The refrigerator compartment 14 is provided with a refrigerator compartment door 14a which is opened and closed by a hinge. In addition, this refrigerator room 1
In the lower part of 4, a chilled chamber 26 for maintaining the temperature in the refrigerator at about 0 ° C. is provided.

The vegetable compartment 16 is provided with a drawer-type vegetable compartment door 16a, with which the vegetable container 28 can be pulled out. Vegetable container 28 has a transparent Crispa cover 2
9. Further, a small container 31 which is a small container is arranged inside the vegetable container 28.

The temperature switching chamber 18 is provided with a draw-out type temperature switching chamber door 18a.
Can be pulled out.

The freezer compartment 22 also has a drawer-type freezer compartment door 22a.
Is provided, and the freezing container 32 can be pulled out together with the door.

As shown in FIG. 6, the ice making chamber 20 is provided with an ice making device 34 near its ceiling, and an ice storage container 36 is provided below the ice making device 34.

The ice making device 34 includes an ice tray 38, a driving unit 40 for rotating the ice tray 38, and an ice detecting lever 42 for detecting the amount of ice in the ice storage container 36. The tank 44 that supplies water to the ice tray 38 is provided on the left side of the chilled chamber 26.

Next, the refrigerator 10 will be described with reference to FIGS.
The structure and arrangement of the refrigeration cycle will be described.

First, as shown in FIG.
It is provided in the machine room 48 provided at the bottom of the cabinet 12, that is, at the rear lower part of the freezing room 22.

The refrigerator 10 has two evaporators, one for refrigeration and the other for freezing.
The refrigerator evaporator 50 is disposed behind the vegetable compartment 16, and the freezing evaporator 52 is provided at the rear upper portion of the freezer compartment 22. A refrigeration blower 54 is provided above the refrigeration evaporator 50, and a refrigeration blower 56 is provided above the refrigeration evaporator 52. In addition, refrigeration evaporator 5
Below 0, a defrost heater 96 is provided. A defrost heater 98 is provided below the freezing evaporator 52.

The left side wall and the bottom plate of the temperature switching chamber 18 have a heat insulating structure. Thereby, the temperature switching chamber 1
Even if the inside temperature of the refrigerator 8 is set to the same temperature as that of the refrigerator compartment, there is no influence of the temperature from the freezer compartment 22 and the like existing around the refrigerator compartment. Further, since the back plate of the temperature switching chamber 18 also has a heat insulating structure, it is not affected by the temperature from the refrigerating evaporator 52.

FIG. 8 schematically shows the arrangement of the refrigeration cycle apparatus, and FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the refrigerant flow path. Hereinafter, the flow of the refrigerant will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9.

The refrigerant flowing out of the compressor 46 is supplied to the muffler 5
8, through the heat radiating pipe 60, the condenser 62, the dew-proof pipe 64, and the dryer 66 to reach the three-way valve 68. In the three-way valve 68, the refrigerant flow path branches, one of which is directed to the refrigeration capillary tube 70, and the other is directed to the refrigeration capillary tube 72. From the refrigerating capillary tube 70 to the refrigerating evaporator 50, one is provided at the outlet side of the refrigerating capillary tube 72, and then to the refrigerating evaporator 52. Thereafter, the flow returns to the compressor 46 through the accumulator 74 and the suction pipe 76.

Here, the mounting position of each device not described above in the refrigerator 10 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 8, the condenser 62 is bent a plurality of times to form a plate, and is disposed below the bottom of the freezing compartment 22 as shown in FIG. The accumulator 74 is mounted on the right side of the freezing evaporator 52 as shown in FIG.

Next, the flow of cool air in the refrigeration cycle having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, the flow of the cool air cooled by the cooling evaporator 50 will be described.

The cool air cooled by the cooler evaporator 50 is sent from the front side of the cooler blower 54 to the cooler branch space 78 located behind the vegetable compartment 16. The upper portion of the refrigeration branch space 78 is connected to a refrigeration duct 80 provided on the back of the refrigeration compartment 14, and cool air is sent to the refrigeration duct 80. The refrigeration duct 80, as shown in FIG.
It is bifurcated at the lower part of the refrigerator compartment 14 and has a substantially U-shaped shape. Cool air outlets 82 are provided at predetermined intervals on the front surface of the refrigeration duct 80, and cool air is blown into the refrigeration compartment 14 from these outlets 82. The cool air that has cooled the refrigerating compartment 14 passes below the chilled compartment 26 and the tank 44 (see FIG. 6), and flows into return ducts 84 provided on the left and right sides of the refrigerating blower 54 and the refrigerating evaporator 50 (see FIG. 5). ), And is blown below the refrigeration evaporator 50. Then, the cool air is cooled again by the refrigeration evaporator 50 and reaches the position of the refrigeration blower 54.

On the other hand, from the refrigerated branch space 78, the vegetable room 1
6 is blown out along the Chrispa cover 29, and the vegetable room 1
6 is cooled (see FIG. 6). This cold air is
Flows from the front to the back of the
At 8, it circulates through the refrigeration evaporator 50 (see FIGS. 5 and 6).

Next, the flow of the cool air cooled by the freezing evaporator 52 will be described.

The refrigeration blower 56 cooled by the refrigeration evaporator 52 reaches the refrigeration branch space 90. The upper part of the freezing branch space 90 communicates with the ice making device 34, and cool air blows out from the upper part to the ice making device 34. The lower part of the freezing branch space 90 communicates with a hole 33 opened in the back plate of the freezing container 32 of the freezing room 22 and the upper surface of the freezing container 32, and cool air flows from the lower part into the freezing container 32. Blow out.

The cold air that has cooled the ice making chamber 20 flows to the front of the freezing chamber 22, and the cool air that has cooled the inside of the freezing container 32 of the freezing chamber 22 flows to the front of the freezing chamber 22. Then, the cool air flows downward along the front surface of the freezing container 32 and reaches the return duct 92 through the bottom. The cool air flowing into the return duct 92 is circulated to the freezing evaporator 52.

As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG.
On the right side of 0, a damper device 94 for sending cool air to the temperature switching chamber 18 is provided. By opening and closing the damper of the damper device 94, the amount of cool air sent to the temperature switching chamber 18 is adjusted, To adjust. The cool air that has cooled the temperature switching chamber 18 flows from the bottom of the temperature switching chamber 18 to the refrigeration evaporator 52.
Refrigeration evaporator 5 which flows into return duct 95
Cycle to 2.

Next, the crisppa cover 29 of the vegetable container 28
FIGS. 1 and 2 show the filter member 100 provided in FIG.
It will be described based on.

The filter member 100 is provided for the purpose of maintaining the freshness and deodorizing effect of the vegetables. Specifically, the filter member 100 maintains the freshness by removing ethylene generated from the vegetables and also has the deodorizing effect.

As shown in FIG. 2, a granular material 105 provided by mixing palladium as an ethylene removing material and manganese as a deodorizing catalyst is provided inside a cubic case 102 of a filter member 100 as shown in FIG. It is wrapped and stored in a nonwoven fabric 107. Further, the case 102 is provided with a slit 104 for flowing air. In addition,
This is not limited to the slit 104 and may be a hole. In addition, a label member 109 that displays the expiration date in color is provided on the upper surface of the filter member 100.

As shown in FIG. 1, the filter member 100 is attached to the transparent crisp cover 29 at an angle. The inclination angle is α ° with respect to the horizontal direction, for example, 30 ° to 40 °. Then, the upper part of the filter member 100 protrudes from the crispper cover 29,
The lower part is housed inside the vegetable container 28.

With this filter member 100, the filter member 100 stored in the vegetable container 28
The freshness of the vegetable compartment 16 can be maintained, and a deodorizing effect can be obtained. In addition, the convection cool air for cooling the vegetable compartment 16 can be deodorized by the portion of the filter member 100 protruding from the crisp cover 29, and the deodorized cool air spreads over the entire refrigerator, and the entire refrigerator 10 has a deodorizing effect. be able to.

Further, since the transparent partition 24 for separating the vegetable compartment 16 and the refrigerator compartment 14 is transparent, as shown in FIG.
The filter member 100 can be seen from the front of the refrigerator compartment 14. In particular, since the filter member 100 is provided at an angle, the filter member 100 can be more easily checked. Therefore, it is easy to confirm the label member 109 on the upper surface of the filter member 100 which displays the expiration date in color.
Can be replaced. In addition, this can be appealed to the user, and the merchantability of the refrigerator 10 is improved.

Further, since the filter member 100 is provided inclined, it is possible to reduce the amount of protrusion while increasing the portion protruding from the crispper cover 29, so that when the vegetable compartment door 16a is opened, This has the effect of reducing interference between the vegetable container 28 and the filter member 100.

Next, a modified example of the filter member 100 is shown in FIG.
Description will be made based on 0.

The difference between this modification and the above embodiment lies in that the filter member 100 is provided so as to be able to move up and down by a variable gear 106.

That is, a rack 108 is provided on the front surface of one side of the filter member 100, and the lever 110 provided on the variable gear 106 is moved in the front-rear direction. When the filter member 100 moves, the filter member 100
9 can be moved up and down.

As described above, by vertically moving the filter member 100 with respect to the crisp cover 29, for example,
When the main purpose is to maintain the freshness and deodorization of the vegetables in the vegetable container 28, increase the portion projecting downward from the crispper cover 29, and conversely, to mainly use the deodorizing effect of the vegetable room 16 In this case, the portion protruding from the Chrispa cover 29 may be increased.

As a result, the filter member 100 can be provided with a function suitable for the purpose only by operating the lever 110.

[0053]

As described above, according to the refrigerator of the present invention, by providing a filter member on the crispper cover, it is possible to obtain the deodorizing effect of the cool air inside the vegetable compartment,
The freshness retention and deodorizing effect of the vegetables inside the vegetable container can also be obtained.

Further, a partitioning body for separating the vegetable compartment and the refrigerator compartment is provided by:
Since it is transparent, it is easy to confirm the expiration date of the filter member, whereby the filter member can be replaced when the expiration date approaches.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a mounting structure of a filter member according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a filter member.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the refrigerator showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the cabinet with the door opened.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view at the rear of a refrigerator cabinet.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a layout diagram of each device constituting the refrigeration cycle.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a refrigerant flow path.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a modification.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Refrigerator 12 Cabinet 14 Refrigerating room 16 Vegetable room 18 Temperature switching room 20 Ice making room 22 Freezing room 24 Transparent partition 29 Crispa cover 50 Refrigeration evaporator 52 Refrigeration evaporator 54 Refrigeration blower 56 Refrigeration blower 100 Filter member 102 Case 104 Slit 106 Variable gear 108 Rack 110 Lever

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Taiji Inoue 1-6 Ota Toshiba-cho, Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture Inside the Toshiba Osaka Plant Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yoshichika Ishikawa 1-6 Ota Toshiba-cho, Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture Inside the Toshiba Osaka factory

Claims (4)

[Claims] In a refrigerator having a vegetable compartment, a vegetable container for storing vegetables is disposed in the vegetable compartment, and a cover for adjusting humidity is disposed in the vegetable container, and the effect of maintaining freshness of vegetables is provided. A refrigerator, wherein a filter member having a deodorizing effect is arranged to penetrate the cover, a lower portion of the filter member is housed inside the vegetable container, and an upper portion of the filter member protrudes from the cover. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a refrigerator compartment is provided above the vegetable compartment, and a partition for separating the refrigerator compartment from the vegetable compartment is transparent. 3. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the filter member is provided on the cover so as to be inclined with respect to the horizontal direction. 4. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the filter member is vertically movable with respect to the cover.