KR101263437B1 - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator having an ice making device.

A refrigerator according to the present invention includes a refrigerator having a main body in which a storage compartment is formed.

An ice outlet comprises an ice making chamber provided in the main body and partitioned from the storage compartment, an ice making apparatus provided in the ice making chamber and having an ice outlet, and a cold air outlet provided on one side of the ice outlet to supply cold air to the outlet side. By discharging the cold air to the side there is an effect that can be prevented from forming dew around the ice outlet.

Description

Refrigerator {Refrigerator}

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the refrigerator compartment door of the refrigerator according to the present invention in an open state.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A 'with the refrigerator door of FIG. 1 closed; FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB ′ in a state in which the refrigerator door of FIG. 1 is closed.

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC ′ of FIG. 1.

5 is a cross-sectional view showing the main parts of a modified embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the Related Art [0002]

10: body 20: refrigerator

23: first evaporator 25: refrigeration duct

26: first blowing fan 30: freezer

33: second evaporator 35: refrigeration duct

36: second blowing fan 40: ice making room

41: bulkhead 50: ice maker

52a: ice outlet 70: cold air duct

71: cold air outlet

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly to a refrigerator having a dike device.

In general, a refrigerator is provided with a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment into which cold air heat exchanged by an evaporator is introduced, and a mechanical compartment in which a compressor and a condenser are installed is provided at a lower portion of the rear surface of the freezer compartment or the refrigerating compartment. The refrigerator of the general refrigerator keeps food and the like freshly at a temperature of about 3 ° C-5 ° C, and the freezer keeps food and the like frozen for a long time at sub-zero temperature.

Recently, for the convenience of the user, a refrigerator for storing drinks and foods, which are frequently used for the purpose of short-term storage, is provided on the upper side, and a refrigerator having a freezer on the lower side has been released. An ice maker provided in the dispenser is provided at the front of the door.

An example of such a conventional refrigerator is disclosed in US Patent Application Publication No. US2006 / 0090496. In the refrigerator disclosed in the above publication, a freezing compartment is provided at a lower portion thereof, a refrigerating compartment is provided at an upper portion thereof, and an ice making region is formed at a corner side of the lower or upper portion of the refrigerating compartment.

The ice maker of the refrigerator of the prior art includes an ice bank having an ice outlet for discharging ice to the dispenser side, and cool air in the ice making area is discharged to the ice outlet side when the refrigerator compartment door is opened.

In this way, when the cold air in the ice-making area flows out through the ice outlet, the temperature around the ice outlet decreases to -5 ~ -10 ° C, while the temperature in the refrigerating compartment is maintained at 3 ~ 5 ° C. Will occur. Due to such a temperature difference, there is a problem that dew forms around the ice outlet.

The present invention is to solve such a problem, it is an object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator having a structure for preventing dew from forming around the ice outlet of the ice making apparatus.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a refrigerator having a main body having a storage compartment formed therein, wherein the main body includes an ice making device having an ice discharge port, and a cold air discharge port opened toward the ice discharge port side. do.

In addition, the cold air outlet is provided adjacent to the ice outlet.

In addition, the main body includes a cold air duct for guiding the heat exchanged cold air to the ice outlet.

In addition, the cold air duct is provided on the side of the storage compartment.

In addition, the main body is an ice making chamber is formed so that the ice making device is mounted, the cold air duct is provided in the ice compartment partition wall.

In addition, the storage compartment is divided into a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment, and the ice making compartment is provided in the refrigerating compartment.

In another aspect, the present invention is a refrigerator having a main body formed with a storage compartment, an ice making chamber provided in the main body and partitioned from the storage compartment, an ice making apparatus provided in the ice making chamber and having an ice outlet, and the ice outlet It is provided on one side characterized in that it comprises a cold air discharge port for supplying cold air to the outlet side.

In addition, the cold air outlet is provided adjacent to the ice outlet.

In addition, the main body includes a cold air duct for guiding the heat exchanged cold air to the ice outlet.

In addition, the cold air duct is provided on the side of the storage compartment, or is provided on the partition wall of the ice making chamber.

In addition, the storage compartment is divided into a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment, and the ice making compartment is provided in the refrigerating compartment.

Hereinafter, one preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the refrigerator compartment door of the refrigerator according to the present invention in an open state, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the A-A 'direction of the refrigerator compartment door of Figure 1 closed, Figure 3 is It is sectional drawing of B-B 'direction with a refrigerator door closed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the refrigerator according to the present invention has an insulation partition wall 41 disposed above the refrigerator compartment 20 and the refrigerator compartment 20 provided below the refrigerator compartment 20 and the refrigerator compartment 20. A main body 10 having storage compartments 20, 30, and 40 including an ice compartment 40, which is divided into sections, and each door 21, 31 on the front surface of the freezing compartment 30 and the refrigerating compartment 20; And an ice making device 50 provided in the ice making chamber 40 for generating and storing ice.

Of course, the refrigerator according to the present invention is provided with components such as a compressor 12, a condenser (not shown), an expander (not shown), and an evaporator (23, 33) to achieve a refrigeration cycle.

In the machine compartment 11 partitioned on the rear side of the lower part of the main body 10, electrical components such as a compressor 12 are installed, and a freezing compartment 30 is formed above the machine compartment 11, and above the freezing compartment 30. The refrigerating chamber 20 partitioned from the freezing chamber 30 by the horizontal partition wall 13 is provided. In addition, the foam member 14 is filled between the inner and outer wounds of the main body 10 to maintain thermal insulation.

A sliding freezer door 31 of a sliding type is provided on the front surface of the freezing compartment 30, and a pair of refrigerating chamber doors 21 is provided on the front surface of the refrigerating chamber 20.

Door handles 21a and 31a are formed at each door 21 and 31, and an accommodating guard 21b is formed at each inner surface of the refrigerating chamber door 21, and an ice maker 50 is provided on the outer surface of the left refrigerating chamber door 21. Dispensers 22 are formed to discharge the ice generated through the, and the dispenser 22 is provided with a cup lever 22c capable of opening and closing the damper 22b provided at the end of the ice discharge passage 22a. (See Fig. 3)

The refrigerating compartment 20 provided on the upper side of the main body 10 is formed by the first evaporator 23 and the first evaporator 23 on the rear side of the refrigerating compartment 20 to generate cold air supplied into the refrigerating compartment 20. A refrigeration duct 25 for circulating the heat exchanged cold air into the refrigerating chamber 24 and a first blowing fan 26 provided in the refrigerating duct 25 for forced circulation of the cold air.

A first inlet 25a is formed at a lower side of the refrigerating duct 25 to introduce cold air from the refrigerating chamber 20 to the first evaporator 23 side, and the cold air introduced through the first inlet 25a is provided in the first evaporator. The first air vent 25b is provided above the refrigeration duct 25 so as to be heat-exchanged via the 23 and discharged to the refrigerating chamber 20. At this time, the first blower 25b is provided with a first blower fan 26 for forcibly supplying the heat exchanged cold air to the refrigerating chamber 20.

In addition, an appropriate number of first discharge ports 25c are spaced apart from each other on the front surface of the refrigerating duct 25 so that the cold air passing through the first blower holes 25b by the first blower fan 26 is evenly distributed and discharged to the refrigerating chamber 20. It is formed.

Therefore, the cold air in the refrigerating chamber 20 flows into the first evaporator 23 through the first inlet 25a, and the cold air heat exchanged by the first evaporator 23 is discharged by the first blower fan 26. It is discharged to the refrigerating chamber 20 through 25c. Since the cold air circulation of the refrigerating compartment 20 is formed in a closed circulation, the cold air in the refrigerating compartment 20 does not flow into the freezing compartment 30 or the ice making compartment 40, and the cold air of the freezing compartment 30 or the ice making compartment 40 is also a refrigerating compartment. It does not flow into (20).

A freezing compartment 30 is provided below the refrigerating compartment 20, and the freezing compartment 30 includes a second evaporator 33 provided at a rear side of the freezing compartment 30 to generate cold air supplied into the freezing compartment 30. A refrigeration duct 35 for circulating the cold air heat exchanged by the second evaporator 33 to the freezing chamber 30, and a second blowing fan 36 provided in the freezing duct 35 for forced circulation of the cold air. do.

A second inlet 35a is formed at a lower side of the freezing duct 35 to introduce cold air from the freezing chamber 30 to the second evaporator 33. A second evaporator of the cold air introduced through the second inlet 35a is formed. A second air vent 35b is provided above the freezing duct 35 so as to be heat-exchanged via 33 and discharged to the freezing chamber 30. At this time, the second blower (35b) is provided with a second blower fan 36 for forcibly supplying the heat exchanged cold air to the freezing chamber (30).

In addition, an appropriate number of second discharge holes 35c are spaced apart from each other on the front surface of the freezing duct 35 so that the cold air passing through the second blower holes 35b by the second blower fan 36 is evenly distributed and discharged to the freezing chamber 30. It is formed.

The refrigerating chamber 20 is provided with an ice making chamber 40 partitioned by a heat insulating wall 41, which is provided with an ice making apparatus 50 for generating and storing ice as shown in FIG. do. In this case, the ice making chamber 40 may be provided at one side of the upper or lower portion of the refrigerating chamber 20. In the embodiment of the present invention, the ice making chamber 40 is provided at the upper edge of the refrigerating chamber 20.

A discharge port 42 for introducing cold air into the ice making chamber 40 is provided at the rear side of the ice making chamber 40, and a second evaporator 33 is provided with the cold air introduced into the ice making chamber 40 at the lower part of the discharge hole 42. A suction port 43 is formed to discharge to the side.

In addition, the main body 10 has a supply passage 61 for guiding the cold air heat exchanged by the second evaporator 33 to the ice making chamber 40 to circulate the cold air on the ice making chamber 40 and the second evaporator 33 side. ) And a return passage 62 for guiding the cold air in the ice making chamber 40 to the inflow side 33a of the second evaporator 33.

The supply passage 61 is connected to the inlet 42 of the ice making chamber 40 at the upper portion of the second evaporator 33, and at the end of the supply passage 61 at the upper side of the second evaporator 33, the second evaporator. A third blowing fan 63 for forcibly supplying the cold air heat exchanged by 33 into the ice making chamber 40 is provided. At this time, preferably, the third blowing fan 63 is provided adjacent to the second evaporator 33.

Therefore, the cold air heat exchanged in the second evaporator 33 flows into the ice making chamber 40 through the supply passage 61 and the discharge port 42 by the third blowing fan 63 and is provided in the ice making chamber 40. Cold air is supplied to 50. As described above, the cold air supplied into the ice making chamber 40 is sucked into the suction port 43 and guided to the inflow side 33a of the second evaporator 33 through the return passage 62 to exchange heat.

An example of an ice maker 50 included in the refrigerator according to the present invention is an ice maker 51 for producing ice, and an ice bank 52 provided under the ice maker 51 to store ice separated from the ice maker 51. And, the auger 53 provided in the ice bank 52 to move the ice stored in the ice bank 52 toward the dispenser 22 side, and is provided at the end of the auger 53 to selectively crush the ice selectively according to the user's request It comprises an ice crushing device 54 that can be.

The ice maker 51 is configured to supply ice from a tray 51c having a water supply pipe 51a for supplying water, a plurality of ice accommodating portions 51b in which water is stored to generate ice, and an ice accommodating portion 51b. And a driving motor 51e for driving the moving member 51d.

An ice bank 52 for storing ice separated from the tray 51c of the ice maker 51 is provided at the lower part of the ice maker 51, and the ice bank 52 is provided with a spiral auger 53. As the 53 is rotated, the ice of the ice bank 52 can be transferred to the dispenser 22 side.

An ice grinding device 54 capable of crushing ice is provided at the end of the auger 53, and ice for discharging the ice transferred by the auger 53 to the dispenser 22 is provided at the lower part of the ice grinding device 54. The outlet 52a is formed.

At this time, in the state in which the left refrigerating chamber door 21 is closed, a gasket (not shown) provided in an annular shape on the upper side of the ice discharge passage 22a seals around the ice discharge port 52a, so that the cold air in the ice discharge port 52a is refrigerated. At the same time as the ice discharge port 52a and the ice discharge passage 22a communicate with each other, the ice stored in the ice bank 52 is dispensed by the ice discharge port 52a and the ice discharge passage 22a. Will be discharged to the side.

In addition, when the left refrigerating chamber door 21 is opened, the connection state between the ice discharge passage 22a and the ice discharge port 52a is released so that the cold air of the ice making chamber 40 flows into the refrigerating compartment 20 through the ice discharge port 52a. do. Due to the cold air of the ice making chamber 40, the temperature around the ice outlet 52a is lowered, and dew condensation may occur around the ice outlet 52a due to a temperature difference with the internal temperature of the refrigerating chamber 20.

In the refrigerator according to the present invention, in order to prevent dew from forming around the ice outlet 52a, the cold air outlet 71 toward the ice outlet 52a side continuously blows the cold air to the ice outlet 52a side of the refrigerator compartment 20. It is formed on the side wall of the. At this time, the cold air discharge port 71 is provided adjacent to the ice discharge port 52a to allow the cold air of the cold air discharge port 71 to directly reach the ice discharge port 52a.

In the cold air outlet 71, the dry cold air heat-exchanged in the first evaporator 23 is discharged. For this purpose, a cold air inlet 72 is provided on the side surface of the refrigeration duct 25, and the cold air inlet 72 and the cold air are provided. The cold air duct 70 is provided between the discharge ports 71 to communicate the first evaporator 23 side with the cold air discharge port 71.

The cold air duct 70 is inserted into the side wall of the refrigerating chamber 20 and then foamed so that the cold air duct 70 is fixed in the foam material.

Therefore, the dry cold air heat-exchanged through the first evaporator 23 is forcedly circulated by the first blowing fan 26 and discharged to the cold air discharge port 71 through the cold air duct 70, so that it may occur at the ice discharge port 52a side. Dew condensation can be prevented.

Such cold air duct may be embedded in the insulating partition wall 41 forming the ice making chamber 40, as shown in FIG. That is, the cold air inlet 82 is formed on the front surface of the refrigeration duct 25 and the cold air duct 80 is buried in the lower heat insulation partition wall 41 forming the ice making chamber 40 and the front surface of the heat insulation partition wall 41. By providing the cold air discharge port 81, the dry cold air heat-exchanged by the first evaporator 23 can be discharged directly to the ice discharge port 52a to prevent dew formation around the ice discharge port 52a.

In the above detailed description, a refrigerator having an evaporator in each of the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment has been described as an example. However, the refrigerator may be applied to a refrigerator having a single evaporator in the refrigerating compartment or the freezing compartment, and a refrigerating compartment is provided at the upper portion as described above. And a bottom freezer type refrigerator having a freezer compartment at a lower portion thereof, as well as a top freezer type refrigerator having a freezer compartment at an upper portion thereof and a refrigerating chamber at a lower portion thereof, and a side-by-side side in which a freezer compartment is provided on either side and a freezer compartment on the other side thereof. Of course, it can be applied to the refrigerator of the other type.

As described in detail above, the present invention has the effect of preventing dew from forming around the ice outlet by providing a cold air outlet on the ice outlet side to discharge cold air to the ice outlet side.

Claims (12)

A refrigerator having a main body having a storage compartment formed therein, The main body is a refrigerator, characterized in that the ice discharge port formed with an ice making device, and the cold air outlet opening toward the ice discharge port side. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the cold air outlet is provided adjacent to the ice outlet. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the main body includes a cold air duct for guiding heat exchanged cold air to the ice outlet. The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the cold air duct is provided at a side of the storage compartment. The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the main body has an ice making chamber so that the ice making device is mounted, and the cold air duct is provided in the ice making compartment partition wall. The refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein the storage compartment is divided into a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment, and the ice making compartment is provided in the refrigerating compartment. In the refrigerator provided with a main body in which a storage compartment is formed, An ice making chamber provided in the main body and partitioned from the storage compartment; An ice making apparatus provided in the ice making chamber and having an ice outlet; And a cold air discharge port provided at one side of the ice discharge port and supplying cold air to the discharge outlet side. The refrigerator of claim 7, wherein the cold air outlet is provided adjacent to the ice outlet. The refrigerator of claim 7, wherein the main body includes a cold air duct for guiding heat exchanged cold air to the ice outlet. The refrigerator of claim 9, wherein the cold air duct is provided at a side of the storage compartment. The refrigerator of claim 9, wherein the cold air duct is provided in a partition wall of the ice making chamber. The refrigerator according to claim 7, wherein the storage compartment is divided into a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment, and the ice making compartment is provided in the refrigerating compartment.

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