KR101401622B1

KR101401622B1 - Refrigerator

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Publication number: KR101401622B1
Application number: KR1020140018477A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 최석동
Original assignee: 대영이앤비 주식회사
Priority date: 2014-02-18
Filing date: 2014-02-18
Publication date: 2014-06-27

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator comprising: a compartment frame dividing left and right sides of a front surface of a refrigerator; A heating pipe disposed along the forming direction of the partition frame and connected to the compressor of the refrigerator to form an internal flow path through which the high temperature and high pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor flows; And a finishing support member coupled to the partition frame to surround the heating pipe, wherein the finishing support member supports a partition member that divides the internal space of the refrigerator into at least two spaces along the forming direction of the partition frame The present invention relates to a refrigerator which can easily perform defrosting while reducing energy consumption by using a heat source of a compressor.

Description

Refrigerator {REFRIGERATOR}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator which can easily perform defrosting while reducing energy consumption by using a heat source of a compressor.

The refrigerator generally includes a refrigeration cycle including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, and a cooler. The refrigerator is divided into a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment to maintain freshness of foods or materials to be stored under various temperature conditions.

During the operation of the refrigerating cycle of the refrigerator, the cold air in the freezing room is circulated, and moisture in the air is frozen in the cooler to remain in the refrigerator.

In order to prevent the occurrence of such a glaze, when the glaze is formed over a certain thickness, a glaze removing device for melting and removing glaze is indispensably required.

Such a defrosting device may use a heat line using a part of the power source necessary for operating the refrigerator. However, in the case of the defrosting device using such a hot line, it takes much time to remove the defrosting, It was.

JP2008-008552A JP1993-001980A KR2009-0013533A

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator which can easily perform defrosting while reducing energy consumption by using a heat source of a compressor.

To achieve these and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the present invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, there is provided a refrigerator comprising: a compartment frame dividing left and right sides of a front surface of a refrigerator; A heating pipe disposed along the forming direction of the partition frame and connected to the compressor of the refrigerator to form an internal flow path through which the high temperature and high pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor flows; And a finishing support member coupled to the partition frame to surround the heating pipe, wherein the finishing support member supports a partition member that divides the internal space of the refrigerator into at least two spaces along the forming direction of the partition frame A refrigerator, and a refrigerator.

Here, the partition frame may include: a first frame that crosses the upper and lower ends of the front surface of the refrigerator, the heating frame being disposed on the first frame; a first frame crossing the left and right ends of the front surface of the refrigerator; A second frame on which the heating pipe is disposed; a first latch piece extending along both side edges of the first frame and facing each other and engaged with the finishing support member; And a second engaging piece which is engaged with the finishing supporting member.

The heating pipe may include a first flow path portion extending from an upper end portion of the first frame to an intersection portion of the first frame and the second frame and a second flow path portion extending from the end portion of the first flow path portion through the second frame, A second flow path extending from an end portion of the second flow path portion to a lower end portion of the first frame and extending from an end portion of the second flow path portion to an intersection portion of the first frame and the second frame Extending from the end of the third flow path portion to the intersection of the first frame and the second frame through the second frame on the side opposite to the side on which the second flow path portion is formed And a fifth flow path portion extending from an end of the fourth flow path portion to an upper end portion of the first frame.

The end support members may include side support pieces that are coupled to each other along opposite side edges of the partition frame and side edges of the side support pieces are coupled to each other to include the partition frame and the side support pieces. Wherein the first end of the partition member is connected to the end of each of the side support pieces, and the other end of the partition member is connected to the rear surface of the refrigerator opposite to the front side of the refrigerator, And is coupled to the inner side.

The finishing support member may include a first engaging groove formed at one end thereof to be engaged with the first engaging piece and a third engaging groove formed at the other end thereof, And a second engaging groove which is engaged with the second engaging piece and is provided with a fourth engaging groove at the other end, Wherein the heating pipe is disposed in a space defined by the first side support and the first frame and a space defined by the second side support and the second frame, Are coupled to the ends of the first and second side support pieces, respectively.

The finishing support member includes a first finishing piece having first finishing pieces extended from both side edges thereof so as to be respectively engaged with the third engaging grooves of the first side supporting pieces, And a second finishing piece extending from both side edges so as to be respectively engaged with the grooves, respectively, wherein the heating pipe comprises a space formed by the first frame, the first side support, and the first finishing piece, Wherein the first frame is disposed in a space defined by the second frame, the second side support, and the second finishing piece, one side edge of the partition member is coupled to an end of each of the first and second side support pieces, And the edge is coupled to the inside of the rear surface facing the front surface of the refrigerator.

The finishing support member is provided at an intersection of the first frame and the second frame and passes through the heating pipe arranged along the forming direction of the first frame and the second frame, And a center member for bisecting the first and second side support pieces and the first and second finishing pieces.

The finishing support member may include a first auxiliary latching groove formed between the outer surface of the first side support member and the third latching groove and parallel to the third latching groove and having one side edge of the partitioning member fixed, And a second auxiliary latching groove formed between the outer surface of the second side support member and the fourth latching groove and parallel to the fourth latching groove and having one side edge of the partitioning member fixed.

The finishing support member is connected to both end portions of the first frame and both end portions of the second frame and includes a space formed by the first side support piece and the first finishing piece, And a sealing block for finishing a space formed by the second finishing piece, respectively, wherein the heating pipe passes through the sealing block coupled to the upper end of the first frame.

The end support member includes a first extension extending from both ends of the first and second frames and covering a part of an upper surface of the sealing block, and a second extension extending from both ends of the first and second finishing pieces, And a second extending piece covering a part of the upper surface.

The finishing support member may further include a pipe hole penetrating the sealing block coupled to an upper end of the first frame and an insertion guide slot extending from one side edge of the pipe hole to an outer surface of the sealing block .

According to the present invention having the above-described structure, the structure in which the heating pipe connected to the compressor of the refrigerator is disposed in the inner space surrounded by the partition frame and the finishing support member is adopted, and the refrigerant discharged from the compressor, Since the refrigerant is circulated from the compressor to the heating piping when the door is opened and the door is opened and closed, it is possible to achieve a remarkable energy saving effect as compared with the conventional defrosting apparatus using hot wire or the like.

1 is a perspective view showing the overall structure of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a perspective view showing a structure of a partition frame, a heating pipe, and a finishing support member,
3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A '
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B '
5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A 'of FIG. 2,
6 is a partially enlarged perspective view as viewed from a point C of FIG.
FIGS. 7 and 8 are perspective views showing an internal division structure of a refrigerator according to various embodiments of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and how to accomplish them, will become apparent by reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein but may be embodied in other forms.

Rather, the embodiments disclosed herein are provided so that the disclosure can be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

In the drawings, the thicknesses of layers and regions are exaggerated for clarity.

Terms such as top, bottom, top, bottom, or top, bottom, etc. are used to distinguish relative positions in components.

For example, in the case of naming the upper part of the drawing as upper part and the lower part as lower part in the drawings for convenience, the upper part may be named lower part and the lower part may be named upper part without departing from the scope of right of the present invention .

The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention.

The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In this application, the terms "comprises", "having", and the like are used to specify that a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a part or a combination thereof is described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs.

Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the relevant art and are to be construed as ideal or overly formal in meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application Do not.

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

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a general structure of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a structure of a partition frame, a heating pipe, and a finishing support member.

In the drawings of the present invention, the door for opening and closing the front surface of the refrigerator 400 is omitted for the sake of understanding of the drawings.

It can be understood that the present invention is a structure including the partition frame 100, the heating piping 200, and the finishing support member 300.

The partition frame 100 divides the left and right sides of the front surface of the refrigerator 400 into upper and lower sides.

The heating piping 200 is disposed along the forming direction of the partition frame 100 and connected to the compressor 500 of the refrigerator 400 to form an internal flow path through which the high temperature and high pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor 500 flows And to provide a heat source for elimination in the occurrence of sexuality.

The finishing support member 300 is coupled with the partition frame 100 to enclose the heating pipe 200.

5, 7, and 8) that divides the internal space of the refrigerator 400 into at least two spaces along the forming direction of the partition frame 100. The partition member 600 .

It is to be understood that the present invention may be embodied in many other specific forms without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.

The partition frame 100 is a structure for dividing the left and right sides of the front surface of the refrigerator 400 and the upper and lower sides of the refrigerator 400 and includes a first frame 110 and a second frame 120 .

The first frame 110 traverses the upper and lower ends of the front surface of the refrigerator 400 and the heating pipe 200 is disposed.

The second frame 120 intersects with the first frame 110 and traverses the left and right ends of the front surface of the refrigerator 400 and the heating pipe 200 is disposed.

The first frame 110 further includes first latching pieces 111 and 111 which extend along both side edges of the first frame 110 and face each other and are coupled to the finish supporting member 300 .

The second frame 120 may further include second latching pieces 121 and 121 extending along both side edges of the second frame 120 and facing each other and engaged with the closing support member 300.

2 (b), the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth flow paths 210 and 210 are disposed along the direction in which the first and second frames 110 and 120 are formed. 220, 230, 240, 250).

The first flow path unit 210 extends from the upper end of the first frame 110 to the intersection of the first frame 110 and the second frame 120.

The second flow path unit 220 extends from the end of the first flow path unit 210 to the intersection of the first frame 110 and the second frame 120 via the second frame 120.

The third flow path 230 extends from the end of the second flow path 220 to the lower end of the first frame 110 and extends to return to the intersection of the first frame 110 and the second frame 120 will be.

The fourth flow path portion 240 is connected to the first flow path portion 230 through the second frame 120 on the opposite side of the side where the second flow path portion 220 is formed from the end portion of the third flow path portion 230, And extend back to the intersection.

The fifth flow path unit 250 extends from the end of the fourth flow path unit 240 to the upper end of the first frame 110.

Meanwhile, the finishing support member 300 is configured to surround the heating pipe 200 by being coupled with the partition frame 100 as described above, and includes a side support piece and a finishing piece.

The side supporting pieces are respectively coupled to the side edges of the partition frame 100 to face each other and the finishing pieces are joined to both ends of each end of the side supporting pieces so as to include the dividing frame 100 and the side supporting pieces, Thereby forming a space in which the piping 200 is embedded.

The side supporting piece and the finishing piece will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 3 to FIG.

The side support piece includes a first side support piece 310 and a second side support piece 320.

3, the first side support piece 310 is provided with a first engagement groove 311 coupled to the first engagement pieces 111 and 111 at one end thereof and a third engagement groove 313 at the other end thereof, And are coupled to the first frame 110 to face each other.

The first and second closure members 331 and 331 extend from both side edges of the closure support member 300 so as to be respectively engaged with the third engagement grooves 313 of the first side support pieces 310. [ (330).

4, the second side support piece 320 includes a second engagement groove 322 coupled to the second engagement pieces 121 and 121 at one end thereof and a fourth engagement groove 324 formed at the other end thereof, And are coupled to the second frame 120 to face each other.

The finishing support member 300 has a second finishing piece 342 extending from both side edges thereof so as to be respectively engaged with the fourth engaging groove 324 of the second side support piece 320, (340).

Accordingly, the heating pipe 200 is formed by the space formed by the first frame 110, the first side support piece 310 and the first finishing piece 330, the space between the second frame 120 and the second side support piece 320 And the second finishing piece 340. In this case,

5, the other side edge of the partition member 600 is connected to the front surface of the refrigerator 400 and the other side edge of the partition member 600 is connected to the front surface of the refrigerator 400 And is coupled to the inside of the opposite back surface.

The finishing support member 300 is provided at an intersection of the first frame 110 and the second frame 120 and is connected to the heating pipe 200 (See FIG. 2 (a)) for bisecting the first and second side support pieces 310 and 320 and the first and second finishing pieces 330 and 340 on the basis of the intersection The present invention is not limited thereto.

5, the finishing support member 300 is formed between the outer surface of the first side support piece 310 and the third engagement groove 313 and is parallel to the third engagement groove 313 It is also possible to apply an embodiment including the first auxiliary latching groove 315 in which one side edge of the partition member 600 is fixed.

The finishing support member 300 is formed between the outer surface of the second side supporting piece 320 and the fourth engaging groove 324 so as to be parallel to the fourth engaging groove 324, It is needless to say that the present invention may be applied to a structure in which the second auxiliary latching groove 326 (see FIG.

5, one end of each of the first and second side support pieces 310 and 320, that is, the first sub-retaining groove 315 and the second sub-retaining groove 326, And the other edge of the partition member 600 is coupled to the inside of the rear surface facing the front surface of the refrigerator 400. [

The first and second closing latch pieces 331, 331, 342 and 342 are engaged and fixed to the first and second auxiliary latching grooves 315 and 326, respectively, when the partition member 600 is not mounted, It is possible to achieve complete sealing without any portion opened by the first and second side support pieces 310 and 320.

6, the finishing support member 300 is coupled to both ends of the first frame 110 and both ends of the second frame 120. The first side support piece 310 and the first finishing piece 330 And a sealing block 360 closing a space formed by the second side supporting piece 320 and the second closing piece 340, respectively, as shown in FIG.

Here, the heating pipe 200 penetrates the sealing block 360 coupled to the upper end of the first frame 110.

At this time, the finishing support member 300 includes a first extending piece 371 extending from both ends of the first and second frames 110 and 120 and covering a part of the upper surface of the sealing block 360, And a second extension piece 372 extending from both ends of the first and second seal rings 330 and 340 to cover a part of the upper surface of the sealing block 360. [

The first and second extension pieces 371 and 372 are provided to maintain a sealing state of the sealing block 360 and to maintain a firmly fixed state of the sealing block 360.

The finishing support member 300 includes a pipe hole 361 penetrating through a sealing block 360 coupled to an upper end of the first frame 110 in order to neatly store and arrange the heating pipe 200, And an insertion guide slot 362 extending from one side edge of the hole 361 to the outer surface of the sealing block 360. [

Accordingly, the operator simply inserts the first and fifth flow paths 210 and 250 of the heating piping 200 through the insertion guide slot 362 and pushes the first and fifth flow paths 210 and 250 up to the pipe hole 361.

Next, a practical example of the internal structure of the refrigerator according to various embodiments of the present invention will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG.

7 and 8 are perspective views illustrating an internal division structure of a refrigerator according to various embodiments of the present invention. In order to facilitate understanding of the internal structure, .

7, the partition member 600 is mounted in an L shape along the forming direction of the first frame 110 and the second frame 120 of the partition frame 100, 7, it is possible to use only the upper right space as the freezing room and the remaining space as the cold storage room, or vice versa.

8, the first frame 110 and the second frame 120 of the partition frame 100 are formed in an I-shape along the vertical direction of the first frame 110 8, the entire left space may be used as a freezing room, and the entire right space may be used as a refrigerating room, or vice versa.

FIG. 9 is a graph showing a method of controlling a compressor according to the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a graph showing power consumption when a compressor is driven.

The refrigerator according to the present invention includes a refrigerating device including an evaporator, a compressor, a condenser, and an expansion valve in the same manner as a general refrigerator. Most of the domestic refrigerators are composed of one compressor, whereas the commercial refrigerators manufactured and sold domestically have a plurality of small capacity compressors. However, the fan (FAN) provided in the compressor and the compressor is twice as much as the current required in the initial state in the stable state after a certain period of time after the driving. However, since the commercial refrigerators have a plurality of compressors as described above, if the compressors are operated simultaneously, the instantaneous power consumption may rapidly increase, and the fuse may be disconnected. However, if the capacity of the fuse is increased, the fuse will not function if the overcurrent flows due to other problems. Therefore, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when a plurality of compressors are provided in a refrigerator, the plurality of compressors and the fans provided in the compressors are sequentially driven with a predetermined time difference, and different compressors and fans are not simultaneously driven .

Referring to FIG. 10, when the compressor starts to be driven, the amount of consumed current rapidly increases and the consumed electric power enters the stable state after about 4 seconds have elapsed. Therefore, in the present invention, when a plurality of compressors are provided in the commercial refrigerator, it is preferable that each of the compressors and the fans are sequentially operated with a predetermined time difference. More preferably, the operating time difference between the compressors and the fans is 4 seconds or more .

As described above, when a plurality of compressors are provided, the operation of each of the compressors and the fans included in the respective compressors is progressed with a predetermined time difference, thereby preventing an overcurrent from flowing into the refrigerator and damaging the fuse.

As described above, the present invention provides a refrigerator that can easily perform defrosting while reducing energy consumption by using a heat source of a compressor.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many other modifications and applications are possible within the scope of the basic technical idea of the present invention.

100 ... compartment frame
110 ... 1st frame
111, 111 ... first latching pieces
121, 121 ... second latching pieces
120 ... second frame
200 ... Heating piping
210 ... first flow path portion
220 ... second flow portion
230 ... third flow portion
240 ... fourth channel portion
250 ... fifth channel portion
300 ... finishing supporting member
310 ... first side supporting piece
311 ... first engaging groove
313 ... third hook groove
315 ... first auxiliary locking groove
320 ... second side supporting piece
322 ... second engaging groove
324 ... fourth engaging groove
326 ... second auxiliary locking groove
330 ... first finishing piece
331, 331 ... first finishing piece
340 ... 2nd finishing piece
342, 342 ... 2nd closing latching piece
350 ... center member
360 ... Sealing block
361 ... piping hole
362 ... insertion guide slot
371 ... first extension
372 ... second extension
400 ... Refrigerator
500 ... compressor
600: partition wall member

Claims

A compartment frame dividing left and right sides of the front surface of the refrigerator into upper and lower sides;
A heating pipe disposed along the forming direction of the partition frame and connected to the compressor of the refrigerator to form an internal flow path through which the high temperature and high pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor flows; And
And a finishing support member coupled to the partition frame to surround the heating pipe,
Wherein the finishing support member supports a partition member that divides the internal space of the refrigerator into at least two spaces along the forming direction of the partition frame,
The partition frame includes:
A first frame disposed on the front and the rear of the refrigerator,
A second frame intersecting with the first frame and traversing the left and right ends of the front surface of the refrigerator,
A first engaging piece extending along both side edges of the first frame and facing each other and engaged with the finishing supporting member,
And second engaging pieces extending along both side edges of the second frame and facing each other and engaged with the finishing supporting member,
The finishing support member
A first side holding piece coupled to the first frame and facing each other, and a second side holding piece coupled to the first side holding piece,
A second latching groove formed at one end of the first latching member and coupled to the second latching member and having a fourth latching groove at the other end thereof,
Wherein the heating pipe is disposed in a space defined between the first side support and the first frame and a space defined between the second side support and the second frame,
And one side edge of the partition member is coupled to an end of each of the first and second side support pieces.

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The method according to claim 1,
The heating pipe includes:
A first flow path extending from an upper end of the first frame to an intersection of the first frame and the second frame,
A second flow path extending from the end of the first flow path portion to the intersection of the first frame and the second frame through the second frame,
A third flow path portion extending from an end of the second flow path portion to a lower end portion of the first frame and extending back to an intersection of the first frame and the second frame,
A fourth flow path portion extending from the end of the third flow path portion to the intersection of the first frame and the second frame through the second frame opposite to the side where the second flow path portion is formed,
And a fifth flow path portion extending from an end of the fourth flow path portion to an upper end portion of the first frame.

The method according to claim 1,
The finishing support member
A side support piece coupled to the partition frame,
And a finishing piece, which is coupled to both ends of each of the side support pieces to form a space including the partitioning frame and the side support pieces to house the heating pipe,
Wherein one side edge of the partition wall member is coupled to an end of each of the side support pieces, and the other side edge of the partition wall member is coupled to the inside of the backside facing the front surface of the refrigerator.

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The method according to claim 1,
The finishing support member
A first finishing piece extending from both side edges of the first side support piece so as to be respectively engaged with the third retaining groove,
Further comprising a second finishing piece from which the second finishing engaging pieces are respectively extended from both side edges so as to be respectively engaged with the fourth engaging grooves of the second side support pieces,
Wherein the heating pipe is disposed in a space defined by the first frame, the first side support, and the first finishing piece, and a space formed by the second frame, the second side support, and the second finishing piece,
Wherein one side edge of the partition member is coupled to an end of each of the first and second side support pieces and the other side edge of the partition member is coupled to an inner side of a rear surface facing the front surface of the refrigerator.

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The method of claim 6,
The finishing support member
A first auxiliary latching groove formed between an outer surface of the first side support member and the third latching groove and parallel to the third latching groove and having one side edge of the partitioning member fixed;
Further comprising a second auxiliary latching groove formed between an outer surface of the second side support member and the fourth latching groove and parallel to the fourth latching groove, the one side edge of the partitioning member being fixed.

The method of claim 6,
The finishing support member
A space formed by the first side support piece and the first finishing piece and a space formed by the second side support piece and the second finishing piece, And a sealing block,
Wherein the heating pipe passes through the sealing block coupled to an upper end of the first frame.

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The method of claim 9,
The finishing support member
A pipe hole penetrating the sealing block coupled to an upper end of the first frame,
Further comprising an insertion guide slot extending from one side edge of the pipe hole to an outer surface of the sealing block.