KR20110046405A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A refrigerator is provided to improve convenience when a user uses the refrigerator and to minimize the outflow of cold air. CONSTITUTION: A refrigerator comprises a housing(2), doors(50,60,70), a container, an upper wall member, an insulator, a duct frame, and a thermal conductive panel. The housing is divided into first and second storage units. The first and second storage units are closed by the doors. The second storage unit is divided into upper and lower storage chambers. The lower storage chamber is a crisper. The container is installed in the crisper. The upper wall member constitutes the upper wall of the container. The insulator is installed on the top surface of the upper wall member and forms a passage for cold air exhausted to the crisper. The duct frame is installed on the top of the insulator. The thermal conductive panel is installed on the top of the duct frame.

Description

Refrigerator {REFRIGERATOR}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator.

Conventionally, for example, as disclosed in Patent Literature 1, Patent Literature 2, etc., a refrigerator called a side by side in which a first storage portion and a second storage portion divided by a vertical partition wall provided with a heat insulating material are arranged side by side in the width direction Known. In this refrigerator, the first storage part door that closes the first storage part over the entire vertical direction is provided through the hinge part. Moreover, the 2nd storage part door which occludes the 2nd storage part over the whole up-down direction is provided through the hinge part. Moreover, in this kind of refrigerator, the dispenser part which can provide water outside is provided in the 1st storage part door.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2003-329345 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2007-132644

In the refrigerator, not only the first storage unit door in which the dispenser unit is installed, but also the second storage unit door on the opposite side occludes the second storage unit over the entire vertical direction.

For this reason, when storing or taking out goods in a 2nd storage part, it is necessary to open the 2nd storage part door provided over the whole up-down direction. Therefore, there is a problem that labor is more than necessary to open and close the door.

In the refrigerator, when the second storage part door is opened, the entire vertical direction of the second storage part is opened. Therefore, there also exists a problem that internal cold air will flow out unnecessarily.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator which is easy to use and which can reduce the outflow of cold air.

This invention is made | formed in order to solve the said subject.

That is, the refrigerator which concerns on this invention is divided into the 1st storage part and the 2nd storage part arranged in the width direction by the longitudinal division wall with the heat insulating material in the casing which opened the front, and each storage part is the width direction both ends of the said housing | casing. The door is closed by a door installed through a hinge portion on the side, and the door blocking the first storage part is provided with a dispenser part capable of supplying water from outside, and the door closing the first storage part is in the vertical direction of the first storage part. It is constituted by a single door that is closed over the whole, and the plurality of doors are installed side by side in the vertical direction in the second storage.

In addition, a water supply tank for supplying water provided in the dispenser unit is provided in the second storage unit, and the water supply tank can be handled from an open front side of the second storage unit, and the water supply tank is configured as the first storage unit. It is characterized in that it is disposed in the vertical position corresponding to any one of the plurality of doors of the two storage.

In addition, the water supply tank is characterized in that disposed in the middle portion of the vertical direction of the second storage.

In addition, the water supply tank is characterized in that it is disposed in the vicinity of the vertical partition wall.

The second storage unit may be divided into an upper storage compartment and a lower storage compartment by a horizontal partition wall, and a door is installed corresponding to each storage compartment, and the water supply tank is disposed on the horizontal partition wall.

In addition, a plurality of grooves in the left and right directions are provided on the upper surface of the door of the lower storage compartment.

In addition, an ice making apparatus for producing ice provided by the dispenser unit is also provided, and the water supply tank is characterized in that the water can be supplied to the ice making apparatus.

A water supply pump connected to the water supply tank, an ice making water pipe connected to the water supply pump and the ice making device, and supplying water in the water supply tank to the ice making device, and connected to the water supply pump and the dispenser unit, And a cold water supply pipe for supplying water in the water supply tank to the dispenser unit, wherein the ice making water supply pipe and the cold water supply water pipe are partially installed outside of the refrigerator, and the water supply pipe for ice making installed in the outside of the refrigerator and The cold water supply pipe is characterized in that each covered with an ice making water pipe cover and a cold water supply pipe cover.

In addition, the lower storage chamber is a vegetable chamber, the drawer container is provided in the vegetable chamber, the drawer container upper wall member forming the upper wall of the drawer container, and the cold air is provided on the upper surface of the drawer container upper wall member to pass through the vegetable chamber And a vegetable compartment duct frame provided above the vegetable compartment duct insulation, which forms a cold air passage, and a heat conductive panel provided above the vegetable compartment duct frame.

It is further characterized by having a cooling chamber which is provided at the rear of the first storage part and below, and a machine room which is installed at the rear of the second storage part.

According to the present invention, the usability of the refrigerator can be improved and the outflow of cold air can be reduced.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a refrigerator according to a first embodiment.
2 is a cross-sectional view of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment.
3 is a front view of a state in which each door of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment is opened.
4 is an external perspective view of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment;
5 is an external view of a refrigerator according to the first embodiment;
6 is an external view of a water supply tank according to the first embodiment.
7 is an external view of a water supply tank according to the first embodiment.
8 is an explanatory diagram of a relationship between a water supply tank and a tank base unit according to the first embodiment;
9 is a longitudinal sectional view of the vicinity of a water supply tank and a vegetable chamber according to the first embodiment.
10 is an operation flowchart for explaining a water supply operation to a water supply tank according to the first embodiment.
Fig. 11 is an external view showing a mounting state of a lower storage pocket according to the first embodiment.
12 is an external view of a lower storage pocket according to the first embodiment.
Fig. 13 is a sectional view showing a drawing structure of the top drawing container according to the first embodiment.
Fig. 14 is a contrast diagram of the top takeout container and the other takeout container according to the first embodiment.
Fig. 15 is a rear cross-sectional perspective view of the refrigerator of the first embodiment.
Fig. 16 is a rear perspective view of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment.
Fig. 17 is a schematic view of the refrigerator compartment door of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment in a state where the water supply tank is opened to the extent that the water supply tank can be handled;
Fig. 18 is a partial sectional view of the refrigerator of the first embodiment and a partial perspective view of the vegetable compartment door.
19 is a schematic diagram of a refrigerator according to a second embodiment.
20 is a perspective view of a refrigerator compartment and a vegetable compartment of a refrigerator according to the third embodiment.
Fig. 21 is a perspective view of a vegetable compartment, a top takeout container, an intermediate stage takeout container, and a bottom takeout container of the refrigerator according to the third embodiment.
Fig. 22 is an exploded perspective view of the vegetable chamber duct of the refrigerator according to the third embodiment.
Fig. 23 is a partial sectional view of the refrigerator compartment and the vegetable compartment of the refrigerator according to the third embodiment.
24 is a partially enlarged view of FIG.
25 is a longitudinal sectional view of a freezer compartment of the refrigerator according to the fourth embodiment;
Fig. 26 is a longitudinal sectional view of the refrigerating compartment of the refrigerator according to the fourth embodiment.
Fig. 27 is a plan sectional view of a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment of the refrigerator according to the fourth embodiment.

1 to 27, a refrigerator according to the present invention will be described in detail. In addition, the same site | part, a direction, etc. are shown with the same code | symbol, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted. 1 to 18 are refrigerators according to the first embodiment, Fig. 19 is a refrigerator according to the second embodiment, Figs. 20 to 23 are refrigerators according to the third embodiment, and Figs. The refrigerator which concerns on 4th Embodiment is shown.

[First Embodiment]

First, with reference to FIG. 1, the schematic structure of the refrigerator which concerns on 1st Embodiment is demonstrated. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a refrigerator according to the present embodiment, in which a front view of a state in which FIG. 1A is opened, and FIG. 1B is a sectional view taken along AA in FIG. . In addition, in FIG. 1A, the inside of the tank base body 472 and the inside of the water supply tank 400 are shown for ease of understanding.

In FIG. 1, 1 is the refrigerator which concerns on this embodiment shown collectively. In the refrigerator 1, a first storage part 100 having a storage temperature of 0 ° C. or less and a second storage part 200 having a storage temperature of 0 ° C. or more are disposed left and right.

Specifically, the refrigerator 1 is divided left and right by the vertical partition wall 3 formed with the heat insulating material in the housing 2 which opened the front. Then, the left storage portion divided by the vertical partition wall 3 is used as the first storage portion 100, and the right storage portion is used as the second storage portion 200. In the present embodiment, the first storage part 100 on the left side is referred to as a freezing chamber (hereinafter also referred to as a freezing chamber 100). In addition, the second storage part 200 on the right side is divided up and down through the horizontal partition wall 4 having no foam insulation. The upper storage chamber divided by the horizontal partition wall 4 is used as the refrigerating chamber 210, and the lower storage chamber is used as the vegetable chamber 260. As shown in FIG. That is, the 1st storage part 100 and the 2nd storage part 200 can set an indoor environment (temperature, humidity, etc.) separately by the vertical partition wall 3, respectively.

Here, although the vegetable room 260 is called a vegetable room for convenience, it is not limited to a vegetable storage room. That is, the refrigerator compartment 210 is a storage compartment space in which the storage compartment is opened, whereas the vegetable compartment 260 is a storage compartment space having a pull-out storage container for the purpose of storing food (vegetables or fruits, etc.) that require moisture. As described above, the food stored in the refrigerating compartment 210 may be stored instead of the vegetable storage compartment.

In the present embodiment, the second storage unit 200 is divided up and down by the horizontal partition wall 4, and a three-door refrigerator having a water supply tank 400 detachable to the horizontal partition wall 4 is provided. Explain as. In addition, the water supply tank 400 can be employ | adopted also in the two-door refrigerator which makes the horizontal partition wall 4 into a normal partition shelf. In addition, the arrangement structure of the water supply tank 400 can also be applied to a refrigerator of four doors in which the first storage part 100 is further divided up and down.

The housing | casing 2 is equipped with the structure which filled the heat insulating material between the exterior member made of steel plate which is not shown in figure, and the interior material formed from the resin material. Therefore, in this embodiment, the temperature of the 1st storage part 100 and the 2nd storage part 200 differs significantly. On the other hand, the refrigerator compartment 210 and the vegetable compartment 260 constituting the second storage unit 200 is set to approximately the same temperature.

The first storage unit 100 (ie, the freezer compartment 100) is closed by the freezer compartment door 50, and the second storage unit 200 is arranged in a plurality of doors 60 and 70 (ie, arranged side by side in the vertical direction). , The refrigerator compartment door 60 and the vegetable compartment door 70. The three storage chambers each cover its front face with the freezing chamber door 50, the refrigerating chamber door 60, and the vegetable chamber door 70 to form a closed storage chamber. Each door has a structure with a heat insulating material such as the housing 2, and is installed to be opened at both sides through the hinge portions 5 provided at both sides of the housing 2, thereby allowing food to enter and exit each storage compartment. .

The hinge portion 5 connecting the freezer compartment door 50 and the housing 2 is installed at the upper left and lower ends of the housing 2. As for the hinge part 5 which connects the freezer compartment door 50 and the housing | casing 2, the space which communicates in the up-down direction is formed in the axial part, and it can pipe in the space formed in this axial part.

In addition, the hinge portion 5 connecting the refrigerating chamber door 60 and the housing 2 is provided at the upper right and center portions of the housing 2. Moreover, the hinge part 5 which connects the vegetable chamber door 70 and the housing 2 is provided in the lower right part and center part of the housing 2.

In addition, the refrigerator 1 includes a dispenser unit 80 that can provide water and ice from outside. Specifically, the automatic ice making device 300 is installed on the top of the freezer compartment 100, and the ice storage unit 320 that stocks the ice generated by the automatic ice making device 300 has an inner wall surface of the freezing chamber door 50. Installing on The ice storage unit 320 is formed to be open at an upper portion thereof, and protrudes into the freezer compartment 100 from the front end of the housing 2 so that the ice storage unit 320 is positioned below the automatic ice maker 300 in a state where the freezer compartment door 50 is closed. It is formed. That is, in this embodiment, when the ice produced by the automatic ice-making apparatus 300 produces | generates, it will fall automatically and will be stocked in the ice accommodating part 320.

On the other hand, in the front surface part of the freezer compartment door 50 which becomes the downward position of the ice accommodating part 320, the ejection opening 350 formed in the concave shape in the door surface 9 is provided. The air outlet 350 and the ice container 320 communicate with each other by a conveying path 380 having the ice crushing mechanism 370. The ice crushing mechanism unit 370 can take out the generated ice as it is or from the ice supply unit 381 formed on the upper surface of the blowout port 350.

In addition, a cold water supply unit 390 capable of supplying cold water is provided on the upper surface of the outlet 350. Therefore, the user can select and take out any one of ice, crushed ice, and cold water from the outlet 350.

And one of the big characteristics of the refrigerator 1 which concerns on this embodiment is the water supply tank 400 which provided the cold water supplied to the automatic ice-making apparatus 300 and the cold water supply part 390 in the 2nd storage part 200. From the point of supply. That is, in this embodiment, the tank base part 470 is provided in the refrigerating chamber 210 which is the 2nd storage part 200, and the water supply tank 400 is detachably provided in this tank base part 470. It is adopted.

In the prior art, it is common to supply water directly to an automatic ice making device. In the cold water device, the tap water is temporarily stored in a storage tank for cooling the tap water. This storage tank is generally fixed and installed in a refrigerator.

The refrigerator 1 which concerns on this embodiment isolate | separates the water storage tank directly connected with water supply, and employ | adopts the structure provided with the independent water supply tank 400. As shown in FIG. The water supply tank 400 is detachably installed in the second storage unit 200, and cold water is supplied from the water supply tank 400 to the automatic ice maker 300 and the cold water supply unit 390. have. In particular, in order to realize both an ice making function and a cold water function, a large capacity water supply tank 400 is required. In consideration of this point, by installing in the lowermost part of the refrigerating chamber 210, which is the upper and lower intermediate end positions of the second storage part 200, it is possible to attach or detach the water supply tank 400 or directly supply cold water to the water supply tank 400. At the time, it is possible to reduce the user's forced posture.

In addition, the tank base part 470 is provided on the side wall 4 side of the bottom surface in the refrigerating chamber 210, The base board 471 which mounts the said water supply tank 400, and this base board ( It consists of a tank base body part 472 formed behind the 471. The tank base body portion 472 incorporates a water supply pump 478 including an ice maker pump 473 and a cold water pump 474.

Here, in this embodiment, the icemaker pump 473 and the cold water pump 474 are arrange | positioned at the same height position as the water supply tank 400. As shown in FIG. Further, the ice maker pump 473 is disposed at a higher position than the cold water pump 474. And the ice-making pump 473 is arrange | positioned in the height position of the upper part of the water supply tank 400, and the cold water pump 474 is arrange | positioned in the height position of the lower part of the water supply tank 400. FIG.

The icemaker's pump 473 is withdrawn from the water supply pipe 6 for ice making, and is connected to the automatic ice maker 300 installed above the freezing chamber 100 by the ice maker's water supply pipe 6. In addition, the cold water feed pipe 7 is drawn out of the cold water pump 474, and is connected to the cold water supply unit 390 by the cold water supply pipe 7.

15 and 16, the ice making water supply pipe 6 and the cold water supply water pipe 7 will be described. The ice-making water supply pipe 6 penetrates the housing 2 of the refrigerator 1 from the pump 473 for the ice-making device toward the depth direction (that is, the front-rear direction) of the refrigerator 1, Extends to the outside and passes from there through the housing 2 of the refrigerator 1 from the midway position of the ceiling to the freezer door 50 side along the rear and ceiling surfaces to the automatic de-icing device 300 inside the housing. It is installed to reach.

On the other hand, the cold water feed pipe 7 penetrates the housing 2 of the refrigerator 1 from the cold water pump 474 toward the depth direction of the refrigerator 1 (that is, the front-rear direction) and the refrigerator 1 Extends to the outside of the freezer and extends therefrom to the freezer compartment door 50 along the rear and bottom surfaces thereof, through the hinge portion 5 of the lower end of the freezer compartment door 50, and ascends the inside of the freezer compartment door 50 to supply the cold water. 390 is provided to reach.

Specifically, the piping connection member is provided in the hinge part 5 of the lower end part of the freezer compartment door 50, and the water supply piping 7 for cold water is comprised by the water supply pipe connected by the pipe connection member. In the freezer compartment door 50, an insertion through portion for inserting the feed pipe is formed.

In addition, the freezer compartment door 50 is piped so as to pass through the heat insulating material. In addition, as a water supply pipe used for the ice-making water supply pipe 6 and the cold water supply water piping 7, the thing whose diameter of an internal diameter is 4 mm is employ | adopted.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the water supply pipe constituting the ice making water supply pipe 6 and the cold water supply water pipe 7 is partially exposed to the outside of the refrigerator 1. In addition, since the water supply pipe is inserted into the insertion through portion formed in the freezer compartment door 50, maintenance property such as replacement of the water supply pipe can be improved. In addition, since the ice maker pump 473 and the cold water pump 474 are provided adjacent to the vertical partition wall 3, the piping of the ice making water supply pipe 6 and the cold water supply water piping 7 is unnecessary. The length can be prevented. Further, by employing a water feed pipe for the ice making water supply pipe 6 and the cold water supply water pipe 7 having a diameter of 4 mm, the water in the pipe can be easily drained when water is to be drained.

By the way, the ice-making water supply pipe 6 is delivered by the ice-making device pump 473 only when water is supplied to the automatic ice-making device 300, and in the other normal state, water will be drained. By doing in this way, the inside of the ice-making water supply pipe 6 freezes and it can prevent that power is impossible. Specifically, when the water supply to the automatic ice maker 300 is completed, the valve of the pump 473 for ice makers is opened. Then, the water in the ice making water supply pipe 6 is returned to the water supply tank 400 by gravity. In addition, since the pump 473 for ice-making apparatus is arrange | positioned in the height position of the upper part of the water supply tank 400, as much as possible the water which can remain in the ice-making water supply pipe 6 for ice removal normally. In addition, as a method of returning the water in the ice-making water supply pipe 6 to the water supply tank 400, water in the ice-making water supply pipe 6 may be drawn in using the ice-making device pump 473. FIG.

On the other hand, the cold water supply pipe 7 is normally filled with water, including when water is supplied to the cold water supply unit 390. In this manner, cold water can be provided immediately upon the user's request.

As shown in Fig. 16, an ice making water supply pipe 6 and a cold water supply water supply pipe 7 are provided on the high outer rear surface of the refrigerator 1. And the ice-making water pipe cover 6a is provided so that the ice-making water supply pipe 6 may be covered. Moreover, the cold water supply pipe cover 7a is provided so that the cold water supply piping 7 may be covered. As a result, the ice making water supply pipe 6 and the cold water supply water pipe 7 are kept from contacting the outside air. That is, since cold water flows inside each of the water supply pipes, if the water supply pipes are in direct contact with the outside air, the outside air cooled near the surface of each water supply pipe reaches the dew point temperature, and condensation may occur on the surface of each water supply pipe. In the configuration of the present embodiment, since the ice making water supply pipe 6 and the cold water supply water pipe 7 are respectively covered with the ice making water pipe cover 6a and the cold water supply pipe cover 7a, condensation can be prevented from occurring. have.

In addition, the tank base portion 470 is provided between the first compartment shelf 211 at the bottom of the refrigerating compartment 210 and the bottom surface of the refrigerating compartment 210, and the water supply is detachably installed in the tank base portion 470. The tank 400 has a columnar shape having a depth larger than the width dimension and having a depth depth longer than the height dimension. Therefore, the storage space between the bottom surface of the refrigerating chamber 210 and the first partition shelf 211 is a storage space of the water supply tank 400 on the side compartment wall 3 side, and the other side is a normal storage space opened. It is.

Moreover, one of the big characteristics of the refrigerator 1 which concerns on this embodiment is that the water supply tank 400 is exposed between the front-end | tip part P1 of the 1st compartment shelf 211, and the front-end | tip part P2 of the housing | casing 2. FIG. It is provided with the protruding portion 401 to be formed, and is provided in this point with the water supply part 403 provided with the opening-closing cover 402 to this protrusion 401. That is, the water supply tank 400 of this embodiment is made into the large capacity provided about 4L of internal volume. This water supply tank 400 can separate and take water to the tap of water supply, and can also supply water. In addition, even if it is installed in the refrigerator 1, water can be supplied from a plastic bottle or the like. In order to realize this direct water supply, in this embodiment, the protrusion part 401 which protrudes ahead rather than the front-end | tip part P1 of the 1st division shelf 211 located in the upper part of the water supply tank 400 is formed, and this protrusion part ( The water supply part 403 provided with the opening-closing cover 402 in 401 is provided. For this reason, a user can feed water to the water supply part 403 arrange | positioned below the foremost part of the refrigerating chamber 210 in a comfortable posture from co-currents, such as a plastic bottle.

In addition, the other big feature of the refrigerator 1 which concerns on this embodiment is that the protrusion part 401 of the water supply tank 400 protrudes forward to the upper part of the front surface of the tank body 404 of a depth with a depth. And the lower portion of the front surface of the tank main body 404, which is the lower portion of the protruding portion 401, is formed deep behind. And the lower inclined surface 405 which inclines below the inner wall surface of the lower surface of this protrusion part 401 toward back is made. According to this shape, the water supplied from the water supply portion 403 of the upper portion of the protrusion 401 hits the lower inclined surface 405 and bounces into the tank main body 404, so that water is supplied from the water supply portion 403. It can alleviate water splashing on the user.

Moreover, the other one of the big characteristics of the refrigerator which concerns on this embodiment is the handle part for holding this water supply tank 400 in the recessed part 406 below the protrusion part 401 of the water supply tank 400 ( 407) is installed. That is, in this embodiment, the handle part 407 is formed using the downward position of the protrusion part 401 which protrudes in the front part of the water supply tank 400, and is formed. Since the handle portion 407 has a size that fits within the projected area of the protrusion 401, the water supply portion 403 and the handle portion 407 are positioned at the foremost portion of the water supply tank 400 to improve usability. Can be.

In addition, since the handle portion 407 is a vertically long rod-shaped handle, and one end is connected to the lower portion of the protruding portion 401, the handleability of the user is improved while improving the strength of the handle portion 407. Can improve.

Moreover, another one of the big features of the refrigerator which concerns on this embodiment is providing the lower storage pocket 220 in the inner wall surface of the refrigerating chamber door 60 located in the front part of the water supply tank 400, and this lower storage pocket The notch 221 which absorbs the amount of protrusion to the front of the protrusion 401 is formed in 220. This ensures the ease of use of the water supply tank 400 and the lower storage pocket 220.

2 to 16, the refrigerator according to the first embodiment will be described in more detail.

First, referring to Figs. 2 and 3, the basic structure of the refrigerator 1 called side by side will be described. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the refrigerator, in which FIG. 2A is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the first storage unit, FIG. 2B is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the second storage unit, and FIG. to be. 3 is a front view of the state in which each door is opened.

2, in the refrigerator 1 which concerns on this embodiment, the recessed machine room 12 is formed in the lower part of the back surface side of the housing 2, and the compressor 11 is provided in this machine room 12. As shown in FIG. . In addition, the inside of the housing 2 is divided into left and right sides by the vertical partition wall 3, the left side is the first storage part 100 of the freezing temperature zone, and the right side is the second storage part 200 of the refrigerating temperature zone. Setting. For this reason, as shown to Fig.2 (a), the heat exchanger 13 which is a cold air generation source, and the cold air produced | generated by this heat exchanger 13 are located in the back surface side of the freezer compartment 100 which is a 1st storage part. The blowing fan 14 which circulates inside is provided. In addition, the heat generating compressor 11 is disposed in the machine room 12 behind the second storage part 200.

By the way, the blowing fan 14 is arrange | positioned behind the automatic ice-making apparatus 300 in depth direction. Since the automatic ice making apparatus 300 is disposed forward in the depth direction in accordance with the position of the ice storage unit 320, the inner space is more likely to become an invalid space in which the automatic ice making apparatus 300 becomes an obstacle and is inconvenient to use. Therefore, by disposing the blower fan 14 in the space, the invalid space can be effectively used. In addition, it is possible to efficiently feed cold air to the automatic ice making device 300.

As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the machine room 12 is formed to protrude to the lower inner side of the first storage part 100 and the second storage part 200. In the freezing chamber 100 shown in FIG. 2A, a cooling chamber 16 having a heat exchanger 13 is formed above the protrusion 15 protruding inward. The cooling chamber 16 is divided into a freezing chamber 100 and a back wall 102 having no heat insulator, and a defrosting heater 17 is disposed in addition to the heat exchanger 13. The defrost heater 17 is arranged under the heat exchanger 13. In this cooling chamber 16, a cold air return port 19 for injecting cold air from the freezing chamber 100 into the cooling chamber 16 is formed.

The heat exchanger 13 is comprised by the two heat exchange parts arrange | positioned side by side in the front-back direction in the cooling chamber 16 inside. Thereby, the height dimension in which the cooling chamber 16 is provided is made small compared with the conventional thing which installs only one stage of the heat exchanger 13 along an up-down direction. Therefore, the depth direction middle part of a freezer compartment becomes wide. In addition, the defrosting heater 17 is provided corresponding to this heat exchange part arrange | positioned in 2 front and rear stages. Thereby, each heat exchange part which comprises the heat exchanger 13 can be heated, respectively, and frost can be removed.

A blowing fan 14 is disposed above the rear surface of the freezing chamber 100, and the blowing fan 14 and the cooling chamber 16 communicate with each other by the freezing chamber rear passage passage 18. When the blower fan 14 is driven, cold air generated in the cooling chamber 16 is blown into the blower fan 14 through the freezer compartment backside passage 18 to the rear wall 102 that covers the front part of the blower fan. It is supplied into the freezer compartment 100 from the formed upper cold air jet 103. 3, a freezer compartment jet passage 10 is formed on the rear surface of the freezer compartment 100 in parallel with the freezer compartment rear passage 18. As shown in FIG. This freezer compartment blowing passage 10 guides the cold air of the blower fan 14 downward. In the freezer compartment jet passage 10, a plurality of intermediate cold air jet ports 104 are formed in accordance with the plurality of partition shelves 101 for partitioning the freezer compartment 100 up and down, and the cold air is also ejected from the intermediate cold air jet outlet 104. Is supplied into the freezer compartment 100. The cold air supplied from the upper cold air jet 103 and the plurality of intermediate cold air jets 104 flows in the freezing chamber 100 from the upper side to the lower side, and is blown into the cooling chamber 16 from the cold air return port 19. .

On the other hand, as shown in Fig. 2B, the cold air of the refrigerating chamber 210 is supplied from the damper 20 provided above the refrigerating chamber 210. The damper 20 communicates with the blower fan 14 through a communication air passage 21 passing through the vertical compartment wall 3. Accordingly, when the damper 20 is opened by the control of a control device (not shown), cold air is supplied from the blower fan 14, and the cold air is provided on the rear wall 201 that covers the front part of the damper 20. It is supplied into the refrigerating chamber 210 from the cold air blower outlet 213.

In addition, the damper 20 communicates with the refrigerating chamber rear passage 21 formed on the rear surface side of the refrigerating chamber 210. A plurality of intermediate cold air ejection openings 214 are formed in the refrigerating compartment rear passage 21 in accordance with the partition shelves 212 that partition the refrigerating compartment 210 up and down, and the damper 20 is opened to open the damper 20. Cold air is supplied into the refrigerating chamber 210. In addition, the first partition shelf 211 is a partition shelf at the lowermost part of the plurality of partition shelves 212 that partition the refrigerating compartment 210 up and down.

In addition, the cold air supplied to the refrigerating chamber 210 flows through the refrigerating chamber 210 from above and is blown into the horizontal partition wall 4 constituting the bottom surface of the refrigerating chamber 210. Since the horizontal partition wall 4 does not have a heat insulating material, it returns to the inside and a part of the passage | channel 22 is formed. The return passage 22 includes a horizontal return passage 22a formed inside the horizontal partition wall 4, a vertical return passage 22b formed vertically on the rear surface side of the vegetable chamber 260, and a vertical partition wall ( It is comprised by the transversal return passage 22c for returning cold air to the cooling chamber 16 through 3).

The cool air of the refrigerating chamber 210 is blown into the horizontal return passage 22a from the cold air return opening 23 formed in the front face of the horizontal partition wall 4, and the vertical return passage from the horizontal return passage 22a according to the arrow. Via 22b, it returns to the cooling chamber 16 via the transversal return passage 22c which connects the lower end part of the vertical return passage 22b and the cooling chamber 16. As shown in FIG.

Here, in the present embodiment, cooling of the vegetable chamber 260 is basically performed by radiation cooling of the horizontal return passage 22a and the vertical return passage 22b, but the horizontal return passage 22a and the vertical return passage 22b are A part of the cold air passing through is supplied to the vegetable chamber 260 and is also performed by the supplied cold air.

In addition, in this embodiment, although the radiation cooling system which cools from the circumference is adopted without putting cold air into the vegetable chamber 260, the cold chamber of the refrigerator compartment 210 is sent to the vegetable chamber 260 from the cold air return port 23, and the vegetable chamber ( It is good also as a structure which cools the inside 260 and returns to the cooling chamber 16 from the crossing return passage 22c. In this case, since the several drawer container which hold | maintains moisture is provided in the vegetable room 260, it can be set as the storage space suitable for foods, such as a vegetable and a fruit.

In addition, as shown to Fig.2 (a), in this embodiment, the automatic ice-making apparatus 300 is installed in the ceiling surface of the freezer compartment 100. As shown to FIG. The automatic ice making device 300 generates ice and falls downward. The ice container 320 receiving the falling ice is formed to protrude from the inner wall surface of the freezer compartment door 50.

The outlet 350 is provided in a concave shape on the front surface of the freezer compartment door 50 with a sufficient space for placing a container such as a cup receiving ice or cold water. The ceiling surface of the air outlet 350 and the ice storage part 320 communicate with the conveyance path 380 provided with the ice crushing mechanism part 370. In addition, the cold water supply unit 390 is also provided at the outlet 350. And the operation panel 90 is provided in the upper position of the ejection opening 350, When a user operates this operation panel 90, the control apparatus which is not shown in figure will be the ice crushing mechanism part 370 or two pumps 473. , 474 to provide cold water or ice or crushed ice according to the operating instructions.

3 and 2, the freezer compartment 100 is composed of a housing accommodation space 105 in the housing 2 and a door accommodation space 106 formed on the inner wall surface of the door. The housing storage space 105 of the freezer compartment 100 is drawn out of a lower portion including an upper open space 107 partitioned up and down by a plurality of partition shelves 101 and a plurality of draw containers 108 arranged up and down. It consists of a space 109. In this embodiment, the automatic ice-making apparatus 300 is provided in the upper part of the open space 107. As shown in FIG. In addition, the door storage space 106 is formed with a protrusion 109 having an upper portion accommodating the ice storage portion 320 and the air outlet 350, and a plurality of storage pockets 110 are arranged side by side up and down.

In addition, the refrigerating chamber 210 is composed of a housing storage space 215 in the housing 2 and a door storage space 216 formed on the door inner wall surface. The housing storage space 215 is an open space partitioned vertically by the plurality of partition shelves 212. A damper cover 217 having a damper 20 is provided at the top of the housing storage space 215, and a lighting device 218 is provided at a lower surface of the damper cover 217.

In addition, a water supply tank 400 is disposed on one side of the lowermost part of the housing storage space 215. In addition, the back wall 201 of the refrigerating chamber 210 is provided with a radiation plate 222 constituting the front surface of the refrigerating chamber rear passage 21, and radiates and cools the refrigerating chamber 210 through the radiation plate 222. Cold air is blown out through the plurality of intermediate cold air blowers 214 formed on both sides of the radiation plate 222.

The door storage space 216 has a plurality of storage pockets 219 having a small depth dimension and large lower storage pockets 220 having a depth dimension larger than the depth dimension of the storage pocket 219. .

In addition, the vegetable compartment 260 is comprised from the housing accommodation space 261 in the housing | casing 2, and the door storage space 262 formed in the door inner wall surface. The housing storage space 261 is a drawing space in which the plurality of drawing containers 263 are disposed above and below. The intermediate stage take-out container 267a and the bottom take-out container 267b other than the top take-out container 264 disposed at the top of the housing storage space 261 have a container shape in which only the top is opened, but the top take-out container 264 ) Has an opening / closing cover 265 that opens and closes with the drawing operation.

That is, since the horizontally partitioned wall 4 and the refrigerating chamber door 60 which protrude forward are arrange | positioned adjacent to the upper part of this upper drawing container 264, the structure of the intermediate | middle drawing container 267a and the lower drawing container 267b is located. There is a problem that the space for entering and leaving food is narrowed. So, in this embodiment, when the upper drawing container 264 is pulled forward, the said subject is solved by providing the opening-closing cover 265 accommodated in the lower part of the horizontal partition wall 4, opening with the movement. have. This detailed structure will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14.

In the door storage space 262, a plurality of storage pockets 268 are disposed above and below.

In addition, the arrow in FIG. 3 shows the flow of cold air, and since it overlaps with FIG. 2, it abbreviate | omits description.

However, as shown in FIG. 2A, the refrigerator 1 includes a blower fan 14 and an automatic ice maker 300, an ice storage unit 320, an ice crushing mechanism unit 370, and a cold water supply unit ( 390 and the ejection opening 350, and the cooling chamber 16 have a structure arrange | positioned so that a position may shift | deviate to an up-down direction. That is, the blower fan 14 and the automatic de-icing device 300 are disposed in the upper direction of the height direction of the freezer compartment, and the ice storage unit 320, the ice crushing mechanism unit 370, the cold water supply unit 390, and the outlet 350 are freezer compartments. It is arrange | positioned in the height direction middle part of the, and the cooling chamber 16 is arrange | positioned under the height direction of a freezer compartment. The thinner freezer compartment back passage 18 is located at a height position corresponding to the water storage unit 320, the ice crushing mechanism unit 370, the cold water supply unit 390, and the outlet port 350. Therefore, the depth of the intermediate part in the height direction of the freezing compartment can be widened. In addition, the depth dimension of the partition shelf 101 does not differ greatly according to a height direction. For this reason, the ease of use is very good.

Next, the external appearance of the refrigerator 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. 4 is an external perspective view of the refrigerator. 5 is an external view of the refrigerator, in which FIG. 5A is a plan view, FIG. 5B is a front view, FIG. 5C is a right side view, and FIG. 5D is a partial horizontal view of the door handle part. It is a cross section.

4 and 5, in the present embodiment, the freezer compartment door 50, the refrigerating compartment door 60, and the vegetable compartment door 70 are installed on the front face of the box-shaped housing 2 in which the front is open. It is. The freezer compartment door 50 has a size covering the entire left side of the housing 2 and can be opened by the hinge portion 5 provided at the upper left and lower ends of the housing 2. In addition, the refrigerating chamber door 60 and the vegetable chamber door 70 are disposed up and down on the right side of the housing 2, and can be opened through the hinge part 5 provided at the right upper and lower ends and the right center.

In the present embodiment, the freezer compartment door 50 on the left side, the refrigerating compartment door 60 on the right side, and the vegetable compartment door 70 can be opened by the right and left swing doors on both sides through the central dividing line 8. And the door handle part 40 is provided along this dividing line 8. This door handle part 40 is comprised from the freezer compartment handle part 41, the refrigerator compartment handle part 42, and the vegetable compartment handle part 43. As shown in FIG.

The freezer compartment handle part 41 is comprised of the hand-hold recessed part 51 cut off over the up-and-down corner part of the freezer compartment door 50, and the rod-shaped handle part 52, and this rod-shaped handle part 52 is It consists of the center rod-shaped handle part 53, and the upper mounting part 54 and the lower mounting part 55 which support this rod-shaped handle part 53 up and down. As shown in (c), this rod-shaped handle part 52 is formed in a bow shape so that the upper-lower end may match with the door surface 9 from the side view.

In addition, the refrigerator compartment handle part 42 and the vegetable compartment handle part 43 are formed so that these two handles may be combined up and down, and have the same shape as the freezer compartment handle part 41. That is, the refrigerator compartment handle part 42 is comprised from the hand-hold recessed part 61 cut out over the up-and-down corner part of the refrigerator compartment door 60, and the rod-shaped handle part 62, and this rod-shaped handle part 62 ) Is composed of a central rod-shaped handle portion 63, an upper mounting portion 64 and a central mounting portion 65 supporting the rod-shaped handle portion 63 up and down.

Similarly, the vegetable compartment handle part 43 is comprised with the hand-hold recessed part 71 cut out over the up-and-down corner part of the vegetable compartment door 70, and the rod-shaped handle part 72, and this rod-shaped handle part 72 ) Is composed of a center rod-shaped handle portion 73, a center mount portion 74 and a bottom mount portion 75 supporting the rod-shaped handle portion 73 up and down.

Thus, the refrigerator 1 which concerns on this embodiment is equipped with the ice accommodating part 320, the ice crushing mechanism part 370, etc. in the freezer compartment 50, and also stores the inside of the door of a normal refrigerator in order to accommodate these in a door. Since the thickness (depth of the door) is large, the weight of the entire door becomes large. In particular, in this embodiment, in order to ensure the capacity | capacitance of the refrigerating chamber 210 and the vegetable compartment 260 which are divided | segmented up and down, and small in height, the division line 8 is offset to the freezer compartment 100 side, and the freezer compartment door 50 is carried out. The width of the is reduced. For this reason, great force is required for opening and closing the heavy freezer compartment door 50. Therefore, in this embodiment, the said subject is improved as a rod-shaped handle which can hold each door reliably.

However, this bar-shaped handle also has a problem of protruding largely from the door surface 9. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the hand rests 51, 61, 71 are formed at the end of the door surface 9, and the rod-shaped handles 52, 62, 72 are provided in the lower recesses. The above problem is solved. Moreover, the impression which protruded to the front of the door handle part 40 is reduced by making the upper and lower ends of the rod-shaped handle part 52 harmonize with the door surface 9.

In addition, the concave take-out port 350 provided on the front surface of the freezing compartment door 50 has a size sufficient to accommodate a normal cup or the like. The inner bottom of the concave spout 350 has a removable cup-shaped cup pedestal 351, and the lower portion of the concave spout 350 has a concave shape to receive the overflowed water. In addition, a cold water supply unit 390 is installed at the rear of the top of the outlet 350, and when the cold water switch 391 provided on the rear wall of the outlet 350 is pressed with a cup or the like, the cold water pump 474 operates to cool the water. Cold water can be taken out from the supply part 390.

Moreover, the operation panel 90 is provided in the upper door surface 9 of the blower outlet 350, The operation state display part 91 which displays the operation | movement state of the whole refrigerator 1 in this operation panel 90, The ice selection button 92 which instruct | operates the operation | movement of the ice crushing mechanism part 370 is provided.

Moreover, each door structure, such as the freezer compartment door 50 which concerns on this embodiment, is equipped with the structure which surrounds the circumference | surroundings of the door surface 9 by the frame 43 of resin material. Therefore, the door surface 9 can be formed with a steel plate, or it can be set as the steel plate surface-treated with the transparent plate material. Thereby, since the door surface 9 can be variously changed corresponding to the installation environment of the refrigerator 1, designability can be improved.

18, the groove 70a is provided in the upper surface of the vegetable chamber door 70. As shown in FIG. Specifically, a plurality of grooves 70a are provided on the vegetable chamber 260 side of the upper surface of the vegetable chamber door 70 as a concave shape in the horizontal direction. As a result, the refrigerator compartment door 60 above the vegetable compartment door 70 is opened, and condensation occurs on the inner wall surface of the refrigerator compartment door 60 due to a temperature difference between the interior of the refrigerator compartment 210 and the exterior of the refrigerator compartment 210, thereby causing moisture to condense. Even when dropped, the dropped water is retained in the groove 70a of the vegetable chamber door 70 or flows from side to side. Therefore, moisture can be prevented from flowing to the front surface of the vegetable chamber door 70.

Next, with reference to Figs. 6 and 7, the specific structure of the large-capacity water supply tank 400 will also be described. 6 is an external view of a water supply tank, FIG. 6A is a perspective view, and FIG. 6B is a perspective view of a central longitudinal section. Fig. 7 is an external view of the water supply tank, Fig. 7A is a plan view, Fig. 7B is a left side view, Fig. 7C is a front view, Fig. 7D is a bottom view, Fig. 7 (E) is a right side view, FIG. 7 (f) is a component block diagram showing the conceptual diagram of an opening / closing mechanism. In addition, although FIG. 7 (c) is defined as a front view from FIG. 7, the following description demonstrates FIG.7 (b) as a front view.

6 and 7, the water supply tank 400 according to the present embodiment includes a lower case 410 made of a transparent resin material and an upper case 411 made of an opaque resin material. It consists of. The lower case 410 has a cup shape with an upper portion having a depth, and serves as a main body for receiving water. On the other hand, the upper case 411 has a cap shape that covers the open portion of the upper end of the lower case 410. In addition, the upper case 411 may be detachably attached to the lower case 410, thereby cleaning the inside of the lower case 410.

The tank main body 404 has a box shape with a depth having a height H1 larger than the width W1 and a depth D1 larger than the height H1. In this embodiment, a capacity of about 4L is provided.

The wall surface on the front side of the lower case 410 rises vertically from below, and the upper end portion thereof is gradually inclined to protrude forward to form the lower inclined surface 405. On the other hand, the upper case 411 basically has a thin shape, but the front end portion is raised so that its upper surface rises gradually from the end to form the inclined surface 412, and the rear end of the raised portion 413. The part is provided with the shape connected with the back flat part 414 at the inclined surface which descends.

And the water supply part 403 largely opened in the inclined surface 412 is formed, and the opening-closing cover 402 which can be opened and closed so that this water supply part 403 may be covered is provided.

In this embodiment, the protrusion part 401 is formed in the front end upper part of the lower case 410, and the front end of the upper case 411 which covers this front part upper end part. Therefore, the protruding portion 401 has a shape in which the distal end portion is thin, the upper surface is erected upwardly, and the lower surface is opened in the vertical direction toward the rear so as to be inclined downward. According to this shape, the water supply portion 403 can be easily seen from the user side, and the front end of the water supply portion 403 is made low so that the injection port of the plastic bottle can be easily attached. In addition, the lower surface is inclined downward to reduce the springing of the water supplied.

In addition, the opening / closing cover 402 is provided so that opening is possible centering on the horizontal rotating shaft Q1 formed in the rear end of the inclined surface 412. In addition, the opening / closing button 415 of the opening / closing cover 402 is provided at the front portion of the inclined surface 412 formed of the front portion of the opening / closing cover 402.

Here, as shown in Fig. 7F, in the present embodiment, a through hole 416 is formed in the rear end of the opening / closing cover 402, and the rotating shaft member is provided with a coil spring in the through hole 416. Insert (417). As for this rotating shaft member 417, the shaft member 417b is provided in the both sides of the coil spring 417a of the center. On the other hand, on both sides of the rear end portion of the water supply portion 403, the shaft fixing portion 418 for fixing one end of the rotary shaft member 417, and the free bearing portion 419 for rotatably supporting the other end of the rotary shaft member 417. ) Are installed in pairs.

The rotary shaft member 417 is inserted such that the shaft member 417b fitting with the free bearing portion 419 is fixed to the through hole 416. The fixed shaft member 417b, the free bearing portion 419, the fixed bearing portion 418, and the other shaft member 417b are installed on the basis of the state in which the opening / closing cover 402 is opened. Then, by the action of the coil spring 417a, the opening / closing cover 402 to be returned to the released state is maintained by the opening / closing button 415.

According to this structure, when the open / close cover 402 is released by operating the open / close button 415, the open / close cover 402 can be opened by the action of the coil spring 417a. Moreover, in this structure, since the spring function can be provided in the rod-shaped rotation shaft member 417, an opening mechanism can be made compact. In addition, according to this structure, when the coil spring 417a is inserted between the free bearing portion 419 and the fixed bearing portion 418, the coil spring 417a is extended to both sides of the coil spring 417a. Since the rotary shaft member 417 is reliably held between the free bearing portion 419 and the fixed bearing portion 418, the assemblability can be improved. In this structure, when an excessive force is applied to the opening / closing cover 402 at the time of opening, the coil spring 417a is further extended so that the rotation shaft member 417 is between the free bearing portion 419 and the fixed bearing portion 418. It can fall out, and damage can be reduced.

Thus, in this embodiment, since the water supply part 403 is provided in the inclined surface 412 which protrudes forward and inclines forward, even if this water supply tank 400 is set in the refrigerating chamber 210, it will be prevented from a plastic bottle etc. Can water. In addition, since the opening / closing cover 402 can be opened toward the rear side by operating the opening / closing button 415 at the time of water supply, the opening / closing cover 402 is not disturbed at the time of water supply.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7C, the water supplied to the water supply unit 403 is introduced into the water supply tank 400 by hitting one end portion and the lower inclined surface 405, so that the introduced water reacts to the user. Can alleviate bouncing.

In addition, the wall surface of the lower case 410 below the protrusion 401 is formed as a recess 406 deepened rearward. In this embodiment, the handle part 407 is provided using the space below this protrusion part 401. As shown in FIG. This handle part 407 is a handle handle which makes the longitudinal direction the up-down direction, installs a lower end part under the recessed part 406, and connects the upper end part to the lower part of the protrusion part 401. As shown in FIG.

According to this structure, since the handle part 407 can be put in the projection area of the protrusion part 401, the water supply tank 400 can be made into the box-shaped compact shape. In addition, since the handle part 407 can be provided in the foremost part of the water supply tank 400 together with the protrusion 401 provided with the water supply part 403, the water supply tank 400 can be easily attached or detached. In addition, since the handle portion 407 is a vertical handle, it is possible to reduce the force on the user when attaching and detaching the handle.

6 (a) and 6 (b), in the water supply tank 400 according to the present embodiment, a stepped portion 420 is formed at the rear end of the upper surface, and the stepped portion 420 is provided. The pair of connecting pipes 421 are provided within the projection area of the lower case 410 from the rear end of the upper case 411 constituting the upper case 411. This connection pipe 421 is for connecting to the icemaker pump 473 and the cold water pump 474, and is provided so as to fit within the projected area of the lower case 410, so that the connection pipe 421 is located above the stepped portion 420. The projecting connection pipe 421 is reduced in contact with another during breakage to prevent damage.

The other end of the connecting pipe 421 extends horizontally along the inner wall surface of the upper case 411, and its tip is bent downward, and a water feed filter 422 is provided at the tip. The water feed filter 422 has a box shape in which a bottom surface thereof is opened in a lattice network, and a water feed filter 423 is embedded therein. The open portion of the feed water filter 422 is provided at the other end of the connection pipe 421 so that a gap is formed between the inner bottom face of the lower case 410.

According to this embodiment, the water blown in from the open part of the water supply filter part 422 is purified by the water supply filter part 422, and the pump 473 for ice-making apparatus or the pump for cold water 474 from the connection pipe 421. Blown into.

In Fig. 7D, a pair of holding recesses 424 are formed on both sides of the lower case 410, and a pair of projection ribs 425 extending in the longitudinal direction are provided on the bottom surface thereof. It is installed. In this embodiment, when taking out the water supply tank 400 from the refrigerating chamber 210, the handle part 407 is hold | maintained with a right hand, for example, and it takes out to the front in that state. At this time, by providing the protrusion rib 425, the contact friction between the water supply tank 400 and the base plate 471 is reduced and can be drawn out with a light force. In addition, when the water supply tank 400 is withdrawn from the refrigerating chamber 210, it is necessary to hold the water supply tank 400 with the left hand, but at this time, the left hand can be added to the holding recess 424 to be supported from below. Therefore, it is possible to reduce slippage of the left hand through the holding recess 424.

Next, the installation state of the refrigerating chamber 210 of the feed water tank 400 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. Here, FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing the relationship between the water supply tank and the tank base portion, FIG. 8A is an exploded view showing the installation configuration, and FIG. 8B is a partial sectional view showing the installation state of the base plate. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view of the vicinity of the water supply tank and the vegetable compartment.

In FIG. 8, in this embodiment, when installing the water supply tank 400 in the refrigerator 1, it is provided through the tank base part 470. As shown in FIG. As mentioned above, this tank base part 470 is comprised from the tank base main body part 472 provided in the back of the refrigerating chamber 210, and the base board 471 extended in front of it.

In this embodiment, the water supply tank 400 is provided on the horizontal partition wall 4 without the heat insulating material which partitions the refrigerator compartment 210 and the vegetable compartment 260. This horizontal partition wall 4 comprises the strength member 450 for close contact of the refrigerator compartment door 60 and the vegetable compartment door 70, and this strength member 450 and the back partition plate 451 are comprised. do. That is, the horizontal partition wall 4 is in close contact with each of the doors 60 and 70 when the refrigerator compartment door 60 and the vegetable compartment door 70 are closed, thereby clearly distinguishing the refrigerator compartment 210 and the vegetable compartment 260. will be. In the present embodiment, the horizontal partition passages 22a of the refrigerating chamber 210 are formed by using the partition plate 451 as a double structure by using the horizontal partition wall 4 having no heat insulating material therein.

That is, the partition plate 451 is configured to include an upper partition plate 452 forming an inner bottom surface of the refrigerating compartment 210 and a lower partition plate 453 constituting the lower part. In addition, the lower partition plate 453 has a radiation function formed of an aluminum material or the like, and a cover function for covering the upper portion of the upper lead-out container 264. In addition, the upper partition plate 452 is a transparent plate 454 and the frame 455 supporting it from the surroundings so that the lower partition plate 453 with a radiation function can be visually recognized even from the refrigerating chamber 210. It consists of.

Thus, the water supply tank 400 which concerns on this embodiment attaches and detaches by moving the upper surface of the horizontal partition wall 4 to front-back direction. For this reason, the damage of the horizontal partition wall 4 accompanying the movement of the water supply tank 400 becomes a big subject. In particular, in this embodiment, since the capacity | capacitance of 4 L is provided, when the about 4 kg heavy thing moves on the horizontal block wall 4, the said subject will become large. As described above, the horizontal partition wall 4 has a horizontal return passage 22a formed therein, and therefore, the strength supporting the water supply tank 400 needs to be strengthened. In addition, in this embodiment, since the horizontal partition wall 4 is comprised by the transparent plate 454, and the upper surface is provided with the uneven | corrugated shape, the said subject becomes larger.

So, in this embodiment, the base board 471 which supports and guides the movement to the front-back direction of the water supply tank 400 is provided. Since the base plate 471 has a length that supports both ends of the strength member 450 and the rear wall of the refrigerating chamber 210, the above problems can be solved. Moreover, since the base board 471 is provided with the guide rib 475 which protruded upwards to one side facing the vertical division wall 3, the water supply tank 400 inserted can be guided to a predetermined position.

In addition, the tank base body part 472 is provided in the upper part of the back of the base board 471. On the upper part of the front surface of the tank base body part 472, the projection part 476 which is fitted with the step part 420 of the water supply tank 400 is formed, and the connection pipe of the water supply tank 400 is provided in this projection part 476. The pipe support part 477 fitting with 421 is provided.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the connecting pipe 421 and the pipe support part 477 can be easily connected by inserting and press-fitting the feed water tank 400 along the base plate 471.

In Fig. 9, the upper surface of the water supply tank 400 according to the present embodiment has a ridge 413 formed at its front portion, and its rear portion formed at a lower level than the ridge 413 (height dimension d1). The flat portion 414 is used. And in the state which set the water supply tank 400, the size of the 1st partition shelf 211 is set so that the 1st partition shelf 211 may enter above this flat part 414. As shown in FIG.

That is, in this embodiment, the 1st partition shelf 211 so that the clearance gap d2 is formed between the uppermost part P3 used as the rear end of the ridge part 413, and the front-end | tip part P1 of the 1st partition shelf 211. FIG. By setting the front and rear lengths of the opening and closing lids 402, the opening and closing cover 402 can be opened large.

In addition, the thickness (up and down height) of the 1st partition shelf 211 and the height of installation set the height dimension d1 so that the upper surface of the 1st partition shelf 211 may substantially correspond with the height of the uppermost part P3. have. As a result, food entering or exiting the first partition shelf 211 touches the tip of the ridge 413 or the first partition shelf 211 to damage the ridge 413 or the first partition shelf 211, Or it reduces the dropping of food, etc., and the spillage of the cup or the like.

In addition, the tip portion P4 of the water supply tank 400 is set in size so as to be located between the tip portion P1 of the first partition shelf 211 and the tip portion P2 of the housing 2.

In addition, in this embodiment, the height H10 from the bottom surface to the upper surface of the lateral compartment wall 4 is set to 830 mm, and the height dimension H1 is 200 mm on the upper surface of the lateral compartment wall 4. The water supply tank 400 is provided. Therefore, in this embodiment, water is supplied to the water supply part 403 arrange | positioned in the position where the height dimension H11 from the bottom surface to the highest part P3 of the water supply tank 400 is about 1000 mm. Since this height is set to the same height as the height of the elbow of a standard adult, the water can be supplied through a plastic bottle or the like without forcing the posture.

In addition, in this embodiment, since the handle part 407 of the water supply tank 400 is also located in the height of about 900 mm, the attachment or detachment of the water supply tank 400 which hold | maintained this handle part 407 is also unreasonable to a user. There is no force.

Next, with reference to FIG. 10, the ease of use in the state set in the refrigerating chamber 210 of this water supply tank 400 is demonstrated concretely. 10 is an operation flowchart for explaining the water supply operation to the water supply tank.

First, the refrigerator 1 called side by side which concerns on this embodiment is a layout structure of the storage room of a standard style in a excluded country. Therefore, when setting the capacity of the water supply tank 400, it is also necessary to consider the consumption of the excluded countries. For example, if you examine the usage of homogeneous side-by-side refrigerators in the UAE and Saudi Arabia of the Near and Middle East, as a result of 100 households, the number of times you drink cold water is up to 10 times per day, 1 The amount of meetings is 200 kW, and the maximum consumption is 2 L per day. In addition, if the frequency of use of ice is to extract ice up to 11 to 12 times a day, and 100 kPa at a time, there is a maximum consumption of 1.1 L to 1.2 L per day.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the capacity of the water supply tank 400 is set to 3.5 L to 4 L by adding an extra amount of plus alpha to 3.2 L of the total consumption of cold water and ice making. In addition, in this embodiment, the capacity | capacitance of an ice accommodating part is set to 1.7L in consideration of the use frequency of ice. If it is this capacity | capacitance, even if the usage-amount of ice increases, it can respond. And if it is this 4 L water supply tank 400, even if it is sufficient capacity | capacitance of this ice, since 2.3 L of cold water is ensured, even if the consumption amount of the said cold water increases to some extent, it can respond.

The water supply tank 400 according to the present embodiment can be separated from the refrigerating chamber 210 to supply water from the tap water or to allow internal cleaning, but there is a problem in frequently separating the heavy water supply tank 400. Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, even in a state where the water supply tank 400 is set in the refrigerating chamber 210, water can be supplied in a comfortable posture.

That is, in FIG. 10, when the refrigerating compartment door 60 is opened, as shown in FIG. 10A, the water supply tank 400 is set at the lower left side of the refrigerating compartment 210. In this set state, the water supply part 403 closed by the opening / closing cover 402 is exposed in the front part of the 1st partition shelf 211. As shown in FIG. If this water supply part 403 is closed, dust will not mix in the water supply tank 400 when entering and leaving food to the 1st partition shelf 211. FIG. Moreover, since the inclined surface 412 provided with the water supply part 403 is continuous with the 1st partition shelf 211 without a step | step, the container which loaded food hits the water supply tank 400, and reduces food falling. You can. In addition, since the 1st partition shelf 211 is made transparent, the food in the refrigerator compartment 210 can be monitored to every corner.

From the state of FIG. 10A, as shown in FIG. 10B, when the opening / closing button 415 provided in the uppermost part of the upper surface of the feed water tank 400 is operated, FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the opening and closing cover 402 is opened rearward, and as shown in FIG. 10D, the opening and closing cover 402 can be opened. That is, the opening / closing cover 402 can be opened easily by one touch.

In the open state of FIG. 10D, the water supply part 403 is greatly opened, and the opening / closing cover 402 is in a standing position at the rear thereof, so that the first partition shelf 211 and the water supply part 403 are opened. Can be clearly separated. In addition, since the front of the water supply portion 403 is lower than the rear side, as shown in Fig. 10E, water inlet can be easily provided by injecting a plastic bottle inlet in front of the water supply portion 403. have.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7C, the water injected from the water supply unit 403 is reduced by the lower inclined surface 405 to the user side, and the spring to the rear is in the standing position. It is prevented and reduced by the opening / closing cover 402. In addition, at the time of water supply, since the open state of the opening-closing cover 402 is maintained, water can be supplied while holding a plastic bottle with both hands.

Then, as shown in Fig. 10F, when the water supply is finished, the opening / closing cover 402 is closed, and the tip of the opening / closing cover 402 is locked by the opening / closing button 415. The closing operation can be performed.

Next, referring to Figures 11 and 12, the specific structure of the lower storage pocket 220 adjacent to the water supply tank 400 will be described. Here, Fig. 11 is an external view showing the installation state of the lower storage pocket, Fig. 11A is an external perspective view of the refrigerating chamber door in which the lower storage pocket is installed, and Fig. 11B shows the opening and closing state of the refrigerator compartment door. It is a cross-sectional view. 12 is an external view of the lower storage pocket, FIG. 12A is a perspective view from the front, and FIG. 12B is a perspective view from the rear.

11 and 12, in a very general refrigerator having a refrigerating compartment at the top, storage pockets are provided on the inner wall of the refrigerating compartment door to improve storage. In particular, since the storage pocket provided in the lower part of the inner wall of the refrigerating compartment door is at the height which is convenient to use, a large storage pocket is provided by securing a large space in the front part of a partition shelf.

Also in the refrigerator 1 which concerns on this embodiment, the large lower storage pocket 220 is arrange | positioned under the inner wall of the refrigerating chamber door 60. As shown in FIG. However, in this embodiment, since the front-end | tip part (projection part 401) of the water supply tank 400 protrudes in front of the 1st partition shelf 211, it is in the environment where it is difficult to provide a large storage pocket.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the lower storage pocket 220 which cut | disconnected the large storage pocket and the part which the water supply tank 400 wraps, and formed the notch 221 is employ | adopted. The cutout portion 221 has a suitable gap such that the lower storage pocket 220 does not come into contact with the water supply tank 400 even when the refrigerating compartment door 60 is opened or closed, and has a large rounding at the corner portion.

11A and 12 show the appearance of the lower storage pocket 220 having such a feature. The lower storage pocket 220 has a structure in which both sides are fitted and installed in the installation ribs 66 formed on both sides of the inner wall surface of the refrigerating compartment door 60 in the same manner as the other storage pockets 219. For this reason, the width | variety of the lower storage pocket 220 is set to the same length as the width | variety of the other storage pocket 219, and the installation groove | channel 223 which the upper end part is closed and the downward opening is provided in the both side wall is provided.

According to this structure, the lower storage pocket 220 can be installed in the refrigerating compartment door 60 by fitting it from the upper part through the installation groove 223 to the installation protrusion which is not shown in the installation rib 66. . In addition, with this structure, since the lower storage pocket 220 can be replaced with another storage pocket, development to the model which does not employ the water supply tank 400 is possible.

Thus, the lower storage pocket 220 according to the present embodiment employs the cutout portion 221, whereby the first storage portion 426 having a large depth dimension and the depth dimension formed adjacent to the cutout portion 221. Has a small second housing portion 427. For this reason, the large 1st accommodating part 426 can accommodate large foods, such as a plastic bottle and a beer bottle, and the small 2nd accommodating part 427 can accommodate small foods with a frequency of use.

In addition, the lower storage pocket 220 has a structure in which the inner side of the refrigerating chamber door 60 is used as the rear wall by opening the rear surface side. In addition, the lower storage pocket 220 is divided into two vertically, the upper portion is formed of a transparent resin material, and the lower portion is formed of an opaque resin material. This makes it easy to check the inside through the transparent part even when food having a short length is stored while concealing dust collected on the floor.

Next, with reference to FIG. 9, FIG. 13, and FIG. 14, the upper drawing container 264 of the vegetable chamber 260 is demonstrated. Here, FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view showing the withdrawal structure of the top takeout container. 14 is a contrast diagram of the top takeout container and another takeout container.

First, in FIG. 9, in this embodiment, the casing accommodation space 261 of the vegetable compartment 260 is made into the several sealed storage space comprised by the some drawing container 263. As shown in FIG. Specifically, the housing storage space 261 is divided into three parts up and down, and the upper end is made up of the upper drawer container 264 provided with the opening and closing cover 265, and the middle end and the lower end are made up of the container 268a with the upper part open. It is set as the intermediate | middle stage drawing container 267a and the lower stage drawing container 267b. These top and bottom three-stage takeout containers 263 can be moved in and out of the housing storage space 261 by moving in the front-rear direction through support rails (not shown) provided on the inner wall surfaces of both sides of the vegetable chamber 260.

In addition, in this embodiment, in order to form the sealed storage space, the upper drawing container 264 is covered upward by the horizontal partition wall 4 in a storage state. The intermediate stage take-out container 267a and the bottom take-out container 267b are disposed below the top take-out container 264 and include a sealing cover 269 covering the upper portion of the container 268a.

In addition, in this embodiment, in order to ensure the storage capacities of the three drawing containers 263 similarly, the lower end drawing container 267 of the lower end draw container 267 by which the storage capacity is reduced by the presence of the machine room 12 of the housing | casing 2 is carried out. A space 270 is formed in the front portions of the intermediate stage take-out container 267a and the top take-out container 264 by protruding forward to the front end portion P2, and the door storage space ( 262).

In Fig. 13, the upper lead-out container 264 according to the present embodiment is disposed adjacent to the lower side of the horizontal partition wall 4, and the vegetable chamber 260 is provided to secure the door storage space 262 in the front portion thereof. Is placed in the rear of the. In addition, since the refrigerator 1 which concerns on this embodiment is equipped with the automatic ice-making apparatus 300, the ice storage part 320 and the blower outlet 350 are provided in the freezer compartment door 50. As shown in FIG. For this reason, there exists a thickness of the freezer compartment door 50, and the thickness of the refrigerating compartment door 60 also inevitably becomes large. Therefore, in the upper lead-out container 264, the length D10 of the door surface 9 of the refrigerating compartment door 60 and the front end of the upper lead-out container 264 located in the front part of the horizontal partition wall 4 is Since it becomes an obstacle when entering and leaving a food, there exists a subject that food cannot enter and exit from the top taking out container 264 unless it pulls out the top taking out container 264 forward beyond this obstacle.

However, in the case where the top takeout container 264 is pulled forward, the top takeout container 264 cannot be held unless it is partially wrapped with support rails (not shown) formed on both inner wall surfaces of the vegetable chamber 260. Since there exists a subject, there exists a limit to the solution which draws out the top draw container 264 largely forward.

So, in this embodiment, the front surface of the top drawing container 264 is opened with movement to the front of the top drawing container 264, and it opens and closes stored below the horizontal partition wall 4 at the time of opening. The cover 265 is adopted. That is, in this embodiment, the upper side is opened and the front side is obliquely cut, the storage container 271, the opening-closing cover 265, and this opening-closing cover 265 through both sides of the movable guide means 272. It comprises a side plate 273 supported by the.

The movable guide means 272 includes an upper support protrusion 274a and a lower support protrusion 274b formed at upper and lower ends of both sides of the opening and closing cover 265, and a first support rail 275a supporting two protrusions from both sides. And a second support rail 275b. The first support rail 275a is a groove formed toward the rear, and supports the upper support protrusion 274a from both sides, and moves the upper support protrusion 274a in a substantially horizontal direction. On the other hand, the second support rail 275b is a groove formed in the vertical direction, and supports the lower support protrusion 274b from both sides, and moves the lower support protrusion 274b in the approximately vertical direction.

As shown in Fig. 13A, the opening / closing cover 265 is held in a vertical position so as to prevent the cut front surface portion of the storage container 271 in the stored state. On the other hand, as shown in Fig. 13C, in the state where the upper lead-out container 264 is taken out, it is held in a horizontal position between the lateral compartment wall 4 and the intermediate stage lead-out container 267a.

Next, with reference to FIG. 13, the opening / closing operation | movement of the opening / closing cover 265 accompanying movement of this upper drawing container 264 is demonstrated more concretely.

First, in the state where the upper lead-out container 264 shown in FIG. 13A is housed, the front surface of the upper lead-out container 264 is the front part of the storage container 271 provided with the handle part 276. It is covered by the opening-closing cover 265 in a vertical posture arranged above it. From this state, when the storage container 271 is pulled out through the handle part 274 forward, the guide rail of the upper wall surface which the lower end part of the opening-closing cover 265 of the vertical posture was obliquely cut on both sides of the storage container 271 ( 277) is pressed forward. However, the lower end of the opening / closing cover 265 is prevented from moving forward by fitting the lower support protrusion 274b and the second support rail 275b, and the stress supports the lower support protrusion 274b for the second time. It moves upward along the rail 275.

In connection with this, the upper support protrusion 274a moves rearward along the 1st support rail 275a. As the storage container 271 moves forward by this operation, the lower end of the opening / closing cover 265 moves on the guide rails 277 and moves upwards. As a result, as shown in FIG. As described above, the opening / closing cover 265 is accommodated in a horizontal position between the horizontal partition wall 4 and the moved storage container 271.

Moreover, when the storage container 271 is pushed in like FIG.13 (c) from FIG.13 (b), the opening / closing cover 265 supported by the guide rail 277 also has a guide rail by its own weight. It gradually descends along 277 to (c) in FIG. 13, and returns to the original storage state as shown in FIG.

Fig. 14B shows a prior art having a storage container 271a with an open top. According to this prior art, since the storage container 271a can access the food only from above, the food entrance space D20 formed between the upper end of the front surface of the opening of the storage container 271a and the lower end of the refrigerating compartment door 60. ) There is problem that becomes narrow.

However, as shown in Fig. 14A, in this embodiment, since the wall surface of the front portion of the storage container 271 is cut, the front upper end of the front portion of the opening of the storage container 271 and the refrigerating chamber door 60 The food in / out space D20 formed between the lower end portions can be made larger than that of the prior art in Fig. 14B. In addition, in this embodiment, since the opening-closing cover 265 is concealed below the horizontal partition wall 4, it does not interfere with the food in and out.

The refrigerator 1 having the above-described configuration includes a first storage part 100 and a second storage part 200 in which the housing 2 having an open front is arranged in the width direction by a vertical partition wall 3 having a heat insulating material. Each storage part (100, 200) is closed by the door (50, 60, 70) which is installed through the hinge portion 5 on both sides of the width direction of the housing (2), the first storage part The dispenser unit 80 capable of supplying water to the door 50 to close the 100 is installed, and the door 50 to close the first storage unit moves the first storage unit 100 in the vertical direction. It is constituted by a single door 50 to be closed throughout, and the plurality of doors 60 and 70 are installed side by side in the vertical direction in the second storage part 200. Therefore, when storing or taking out goods in the second storage unit 200, only the corresponding doors 60 or 70 need to be opened.

By the way, the water provided in the dispenser unit 80 is blown from the outside of the door 50, specifically, for cold water from the outside of the door 50 to the dispenser unit 80 through the hinge portion 5 The water supply pipe 7 is formed. However, since the hinge part 5 is a part which becomes an axis | shaft when the door 50 opens and closes, piping to this part is not easy. In this regard, in the refrigerator 1 having the above-described configuration, since the door 50 closes the first storage part 100 over the entire up and down direction (that is, the outer door), the hinge part that needs to be piped ( 5) can be fixed to only one necessary place. Therefore, the structure of the refrigerator 1 can be simplified, and the ease of manufacture and maintainability can be improved.

In addition, a water supply tank 400 for supplying water provided from the dispenser unit 80 is installed in the second storage unit 200, and the water supply tank 400 may include a second storage unit 200. It can be handled from the open front side, and the said water supply tank 400 is arrange | positioned in the up-down position corresponding to any one of the said door 60, 70 among the said 2nd storage part 200. FIG. Therefore, when handling the water supply tank 400, only one of the plurality of doors 60, 70 arranged in the vertical direction may be opened. In addition, as the operation | movement which handles the water supply tank 400, although the various operation | movement which targets the water supply tank 400 can be considered, the operation | movement which draws out the water supply tank 400 as mentioned above out of a ship or water supply specifically, The operation | movement, such as replenishing water, in the state which arrange | positioned the tank 400 to the 2nd storage part 200 is mentioned.

In addition, the water supply tank 400 is disposed in the middle portion of the vertical direction of the second storage unit 200. Here, the vertical direction middle portion of the second storage portion 200 corresponds to the height of the general user's hand, and thus easily extends the hand naturally. Therefore, forcing a user into an unreasonable posture when handling the water supply tank 400 is reduced.

In addition, the water supply tank 400 is disposed in the vicinity of the vertical section wall (3). For this reason, the water supply tank 400 is arrange | positioned in the position on the opposite side to the hinge part 5 in the 2nd storage part 200 in the width direction. Therefore, as shown in Fig. 17, the space required for handling the water supply tank 400 can be obtained only by slightly opening the door 60 or 70, which closes the second storage part 200, without opening it completely. It can be secured. For example, an operation such as opening the door 60 with the right hand and withdrawing the empty water supply tank 400 with the left hand can be performed.

Second Embodiment

Next, with reference to FIG. 19, the refrigerator 1b which concerns on 2nd Embodiment is demonstrated concretely. Here, FIG. 19 is a schematic view of the refrigerator according to the second embodiment, FIG. 19A is a front view of a state in which the door is opened, and FIG. 19B is a vertical partial sectional view of the freezer compartment. In addition, the same part, arrow, etc. as 1st Embodiment are demonstrated with the same code | symbol, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

In the first embodiment described above, the automatic ice maker 300 is installed on the ceiling surface of the housing storage space 105 of the freezer compartment 100, and the ice generated by the automatic ice maker 300 is stored in the freezer compartment door 50. Although it was set as the structure which receives and accumulate | stores in the ice accommodating part 320 provided in the inner wall surface of this, it is not limited to this in this embodiment. For example, as shown in FIG. 19, the structure which installs the automatic ice-making apparatus 300 and the ice accommodating part 320 in the inner wall surface of the freezer compartment door 50 is applicable.

In this case, the connection between the ice maker pump 473 and the automatic ice maker 300 of the tank base 470 is connected to the water supply pipe 6 for ice making through the hinge portion 5 of the upper part of the freezer door 50. Pipe it. In addition, the ice-making water supply pipe 6 in the freezing chamber 100 allows the inside of the heat insulating material of the housing 2 to be piped so that the cold water in the ice-making water supply pipe 6 does not freeze.

In addition, about another structure, since it is common to the said 1st Embodiment, description is abbreviate | omitted.

Third Embodiment

Next, a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 20 to 24. 20 is a sectional perspective view of the refrigerating compartment 210 and the vegetable compartment 260. Fig. 21 is a perspective view of the vegetable chamber duct 280 of the vegetable chamber 260, the upper lead container 264, the intermediate stage lead container 267a, and the lower lead container 267b. 22 is an exploded perspective view of the vegetable chamber duct 280. 23 is a partial sectional view of the refrigerating compartment and the vegetable compartment. FIG. 24 is a partially enlarged view near the vegetable chamber duct of FIG.

20 shows a state in which the vegetable chamber duct 280 of the vegetable chamber 260, the upper end drawing container 264, the middle end drawing container 267a, the lower drawing container 267b, and the like are separated. The rear wall 22d is provided with a vegetable chamber ejection opening 22d1 for ejecting cold air into the vegetable chamber. Specifically, a plurality of vegetable chamber ejection openings 22d1 are provided in the vertical direction of the rear wall 22d. Thereby, the temperature change in the vegetable chamber 260 can be suppressed, and what is called a temperature nonuniformity in which the inside of the vegetable chamber 260 becomes partly high temperature or partly becomes low temperature can be suppressed.

In addition, as shown in Fig. 23, the vegetable chamber ejection opening 22d1 has a height corresponding to the vegetable chamber duct 280, the upper end drawing container 264, the intermediate stage drawing out container 267a, and the lower drawing container 267b, respectively. It is installed.

In addition, the vertical compartment wall 3 is provided with a vegetable compartment and a cold air return port 22d2. Specifically, 22 d2 of vegetable chamber cold air return ports are provided in the position of the height where the intermediate | middle stage drawout container 263 is provided. The vegetable chamber cold air return port 22d2 communicates with the cooling chamber 16 behind the freezing chamber 100. That is, the vegetable chamber cold air return port 22d2 is almost the same height as the height in which the cooling chamber 16 is installed, and is installed in the height which cold air flows below the heat exchanger 13.

As a result, the cold air ejected from the vegetable chamber outlet 22d1 into the vegetable chamber 260 flows from the vegetable chamber cold air return port 22d2 to the cooling chamber 16, flows from the lower side of the heat exchanger 13 upwards, and heat exchanges again. It is a circulation structure ejected at 260.

In the vegetable chamber 260, as shown in FIG. 21, the upper end drawing container 264, the intermediate | middle stage drawing container 267a, and the lower drawing container 267b are provided from the top. In addition, the vegetable chamber duct 280 is provided above the upper drawer 264. Any draw container is adapted to form a closed space in which gas movement is suppressed so that cold air is not blown directly into the storage. And, as shown in Figs. 20, 23, and 24, the vegetable chamber ejection opening 22d1 has a vegetable chamber duct 280, a lower end of the upper lead-out container 264, a lower end of the intermediate stage lead-out container 267a, and a lower lead-out container ( 267b) are provided at the rear, respectively. That is, the vegetable chamber 260 is configured to prevent the storage from being dried by indirect cooling, thereby preventing the humidity of the storage space from lowering.

As shown in Fig. 22, the vegetable chamber duct 280 provided above the upper lead-out container has the upper lead-out container upper wall member 280a, the insulator 280b for the vegetable chamber duct, the vegetable chamber duct frame 280c and the thermoelectric from below. It is the structure which has the conductive panel 280d.

The upper lead-out container upper wall member 280a is a member constituting the upper wall of the upper lead-out container 264. As shown in Fig. 24, a cold air passage is formed in the vegetable chamber duct insulator 280b so that the cold air ejected from the vegetable chamber ejection opening 22d1 flows from the rear of the upper end drawing container upper wall member 280a to the front. Specifically, as shown in Fig. 22D, a plurality of convex portions 280b1 are provided on the lower surface of the heat insulating material 280b for vegetable chamber ducts. And a cold air path is formed by combining the upper drawing container upper wall member 280a and the vegetable compartment duct heat insulating material 280b. That is, the upper surface of the upper drawing container upper wall member 280a forms one surface of the cold air passage, and the vegetable chamber duct heat insulating material 280b forms the upper surface and the side surface of the cold air passage. The vegetable chamber duct frame 280c and the upper lead-out container upper wall member 280a are coupled with screws 280e, and the vegetable chamber duct insulation 280b is installed in the space formed thereby.

As a result, it is possible to suppress the blowing of cold air directly into the stock of the upper lead-out container 264 to indirectly cool it, and to allow the cold air to flow from the rear of the vegetable chamber to the front.

Moreover, the thermally conductive panel 280d is provided above the vegetable chamber duct heat insulating material 280b through the vegetable chamber duct frame 280c. The vegetable chamber duct frame 280c and the upper lead-out container upper wall member 280a are made of resin, while the thermally conductive panel 280d is made of metal (eg, aluminum). In addition, as shown in FIG. 23, a return passage 22 through which cold air blown into the refrigerating compartment 210 passes is provided in the horizontal partition wall 4 that divides the vegetable compartment 260 and the refrigerating compartment 210. As shown in FIG. 24, the thermally conductive panel 280d is provided in the vicinity of the horizontal partition wall 4 below. In other words, the thermally conductive panel 280d is provided near the return passage 22. Thereby, the thermal conductive panel 280d is cooled by cold air passing through the return passage 22. Therefore, even when there is no supply of cold air in the vegetable chamber 260 during the injury prevention operation of the heat exchanger 13, the temperature change in the vegetable chamber 260 can be suppressed by the radiant heat of the low-temperature thermal conductive panel 280d. As a result, the load applied to the storage can be reduced by changing the temperature.

Further, even when there is no supply of cold air in the refrigerating compartment 210 during defrosting operation of the heat exchanger 13, the refrigerating compartment 210 is formed by the radiant heat of the radiation plate 222 and the thermal conductive panel 280d provided on the rear surface of the refrigerating compartment. It is possible to suppress the temperature change in the crest and to reduce the load applied to the storage by the temperature change.

In addition, about another structure, since it is common to the said 1st Embodiment, description is abbreviate | omitted.

(Example 4)

Next, a fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 25 to 27. 25 is a longitudinal sectional view of the freezing compartment 100. 26 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the refrigerating chamber 210. 27 is a plan sectional view of the freezing compartment 100 and the refrigerating compartment 210.

In this embodiment, the cooling chamber 16 is installed behind and behind the freezer compartment 100, and the machine room 12 is installed behind and behind the refrigerator compartment 210. In other words, the cooling chamber 16 and the machine room 12 are installed side by side to the left and right of the rear lower part of the refrigerator 1. In this embodiment, two heat exchangers 13 are provided in the cooling chamber 16 side by side in the front-rear direction, and defrost heaters 17 and 17 are provided below each. That is, the lower part of the freezing chamber 100 becomes a shape which protrudes forward only by the dimension by which the heat exchanger 13 is installed. Therefore, the machine room 12 is provided in the rear of the refrigerating chamber 210 so that the height position and the front-back direction position of the protruding shape of this freezer compartment 100 are matched. Thereby, the storage volume of the freezer compartment 100 and the refrigerating compartment 210 can be balanced and designability can be improved.

In general, since the freezing chamber 100 has a lower temperature than the refrigerating chamber 210, the machine chamber 12 that becomes hot is provided at the rear of the refrigerating chamber 210, and the cooling chamber 16 is located at the rear of the freezing chamber 100. By installing in, the influence of the temperature from the machine room 12 is reduced. Thereby, cooling efficiency can be improved. That is, the energy required for cooling can be reduced.

In the present embodiment, the freezing chamber 100 and the refrigerating chamber 210 are divided left and right by the vertical partition wall 3, but a structure in which the vegetable chamber is further provided below the refrigerating chamber 210 may be used. In this case, the machine room 12 is provided behind the vegetable room and below.

In addition, in this embodiment, although the machine room 12 is provided in the back and below the refrigerating chamber 210, the structure which installs the machine room 12 in the rear and upper direction of the refrigerating chamber 210 may be sufficient. Thereby, while using the upper back of the refrigerating chamber 210 which is a space which is hard to reach, it can improve the ease of use.

Next, the flow of cold air in the freezing chamber 100 will be described. Above the cooling chamber 16, a freezing chamber rear passage 18 is provided over the entire rear of the freezing chamber 100. In addition, a plurality of intermediate cold air ejection openings 104 are provided in the freezer compartment rear passage 18 at positions corresponding to the heights of the plurality of partition shelves 101. In addition, a blower fan 14 is provided above the freezer compartment back passage 18. An upper cold air jet port 103 is provided in the freezer compartment rear passage 18 at the height position of the blower fan 14. In addition, a freezer compartment cold air return port 19a is provided at the lower rear portion of the freezer compartment 100. The freezer compartment cold air return port 19a communicates with the cooling chamber 16 and is provided at a position where cold air flows from below the heat exchanger 13.

As a result, the cold air heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger 13 of the cooling chamber 16 flows upward from the freezing chamber rear passage 18, and the blower fan 14 provides the intermediate cold air jet 104 and the upper cold air jet 103. Is ejected into the freezing chamber 100 from the. The cold air ejected into the freezer compartment 100 is a circulation structure that is returned from the freezer compartment cold air return port 19a to the cooling chamber 16, heat exchanges with the heat exchanger 13, and is ejected back into the freezer compartment 100. In this way, the blower fan 14 is installed at the top of the freezer compartment rear passage 18 and the freezer compartment cold air return port 19a is installed at the bottom of the freezer compartment 100, whereby cold air is circulated in the entire upper and lower portions of the freezer compartment 100. The cooling efficiency in the freezer compartment 100 can be improved.

Next, the flow of cold air in the refrigerating chamber 210 will be described. The communication air path 21 which communicates with the refrigerating chamber 210 is provided in the height position of the blowing fan 14 of the vertical block wall 3. At the rear of the refrigerating chamber 210 and at the upper portion, an upper cold air jet port 213 is connected to the communication air passage 21 and blows cold air into the refrigerating chamber 210. Moreover, the refrigerator compartment cold air return port 22d4 is provided in the lower part of the vertical division wall 3, and the refrigerator compartment 210 side. The refrigerating chamber cold air return port 22d4 is connected to the refrigerating chamber cold air return duct 22d3 provided in the vertical compartment wall 3 and communicates with the cooling chamber 16.

Thereby, the cold air heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger 13 of the cooling chamber 16 flows upwards in the freezer compartment back surface path 18, and communicates with the cold air blown into the freezing chamber 100 by the blower fan 14, 21 Branch into cold air flowing through The cold air flowing through the communication air passage 21 is ejected from the upper cold air jet port 213 to the refrigerating chamber 210, and is returned from the refrigerating chamber cold air return port 22d4 to the cooling chamber 16 after passing through the refrigerating chamber cold air return duct 22d3. And it heat-exchanges with the heat exchanger 13, and is a circulation structure which cool air blows out to the refrigerating chamber 210 again.

In this way, since the upper cold air jet port 213 is provided at the top of the refrigerating compartment 210, and the refrigerating compartment cold air return port 22d4 is provided at the lowermost part of the refrigerating compartment 210, cold air is circulated over the entire upper and lower sides of the refrigerating compartment 210. Thus, the cooling efficiency in the refrigerating chamber 210 can be improved. In addition, in the case where the refrigerating chamber 210 divides the upper part into the refrigerating chamber and the lower part into the vegetable chamber, the same effect can be obtained by providing the cold air return port on the lower side of the vertical partition wall 3 and on the vegetable chamber side.

In addition, about another structure, since it is common to the said 1st Embodiment, description is abbreviate | omitted.

In addition, the refrigerator which concerns on this invention is not limited to the structure of the said embodiment, A various change is possible within the range which does not deviate from the meaning of invention.

For example, in each said embodiment, although the water provided from the dispenser part 80 was supplied from the water supply tank 400, it is not limited to this, You may supply water directly from water supply.

In each of the above embodiments, the doors 60 and 70 correspond to the upper storage chamber 210 and the lower storage chamber 260 which are divided up and down by the horizontal partition wall 4. Although it was provided, it is not limited to this, and rather than dividing the upper storage compartment 210 internally, it may be provided only a plurality of doors.

In addition, the door which closes the 2nd storage part 200 is not limited to two, three or more may be sufficient.

1: refrigerator
2: housing
3: vertical section wall
4: horizontal partition wall
4a: lower compartment shelf
5 hinge part
6: water supply pipe for ice making
7: cold water supply pipe
8: split line
9: door surface
10: freezer compartment blowing passage
11: compressor
12: machine room
13: heat exchanger
14: blowing fan
50: freezer door
60: refrigerator door
70: vegetable room door
80 dispenser unit
90: operation panel
91: operation status display unit
100: first storage unit (freezer)
200: second storage unit
201: back wall
210: refrigerator
211: first compartment shelf
220: lower storage pocket
221: cutout
260: Vegetable Room
300: automatic ice maker
320: ice storage unit
350: outlet
370: ice crushing mechanism
400: water tank
401: protrusion
402: opening and closing cover
403: water supply
404: tank body
405: lower slope
406: recess
407: handle portion
410: lower case
411: Top Case
412: slope
412a: front face
413 ridge
414: flat part
415: opening and closing button
416: through hole
417: rotating shaft member
417a: coil spring
417b: shaft member
418: shaft fixing
419: free bearing part
420: stepped portion
421: connection pipe
422: feed water filter
423: Feedwater Filter
424: holding recess
425: Rib Rib
426: first storage
427: second storage portion
470: tank base portion
471: base plate
472: tank base body
473: Pumps for ice machines
474: Pumps for Cold Water
475: Guide Rib
476: protrusion
477 pipe support
478: water pump
P1: distal end of the first compartment shelf
P2: Tip of housing

Claims (1)

The housing with the front open is divided into a first storage portion and a second storage portion, which are arranged in the width direction by a longitudinal partition wall having a heat insulating material,
Each storage part is closed by the door which is installed through the hinge part in the width direction both ends of the said housing,
The second storage unit is divided into an upper storage compartment and a lower storage compartment,
The lower storage chamber is a vegetable chamber, a draw passage provided in the vegetable chamber, a draw container upper wall member forming an upper wall of the draw container, and a cold air passage provided on an upper surface of the draw container upper wall member to allow cold air to be ejected into the vegetable chamber. And a vegetable compartment duct frame provided above the vegetable compartment duct insulation, and a thermally conductive panel provided above the vegetable compartment duct frame.

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