KR20160061000A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator including: a cabinet forming the appearance; a machine chamber formed inside the cabinet; a defrosting water receiver formed inside the machine chamber and storing defrosting water; a high-temperature pipe formed inside the defrosting water receiver to evaporate the defrosting water; a holder for fixating the pipe; and a fixating unit formed on the underside of the defrosting water receiver to fixate the holder inside the defrosting water receiver. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator capable of evaporating the defrosting water by having the defrosting water receiver and the pipe heated at a high temperatures inside the defrosting water receiver.

Description

Refrigerator {Refrigerator}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a structure for evaporating defrost water.

Generally, a refrigerator is a device capable of refrigerating and storing food in a compartment by changing the state of the refrigerant according to the principle of a refrigeration cycle in which a process of compression-condensation-expansion-evaporation is continuously performed.

A general refrigerator includes a cabinet for forming an outer appearance and a storage compartment provided in the cabinet and separated by a partition wall. The storage compartment is provided with a freezer compartment for freezing and storing food at a subzero temperature, And a refrigerator room for storage.

The storage chamber is provided with a cooling chamber which is divided into a rear partition and a discharge port and a suction port are provided at the upper and lower portions of the partition.

The cooling chamber is provided with an evaporator for generating cool air and a blowing fan for supplying cool air to the freezing chamber. The cool air is supplied to the storage chamber through a discharge port by a blowing fan, and air in the storage chamber is returned to the cooling chamber ≪ / RTI >

The evaporator is connected to a compressor, a condenser, and an expansion valve in this order by a refrigerant pipe, thereby completing one refrigeration cycle.

The evaporator evaporates the refrigerant in the refrigerant tube provided therein, absorbing the heat of evaporation from the outside, and lowering the air around the evaporator.

The temperature of the air flowing into the cooling chamber through the inlet port is lowered by the evaporator, and the moisture is condensed, and the condensed moisture is adhered to the evaporator and becomes hot.

In order to reduce the efficiency of the evaporator, the defroster is provided with a defrost heater on the lower side of the evaporator in order to reduce the efficiency of the evaporator.

However, unlike a household electric appliance such as a washing machine, the refrigerator does not have a drainage channel, so that it is a problem to remove the purified water.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a refrigerator which includes a defrost water receiver for storing defrosted water and a pipe heated to a high temperature inside the defrost water receiver to evaporate the defrost water.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator including a holder for fixing the pipe to the dispenser.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator including a holder for preventing a structure of a pipe from being deformed by connecting a pipe fixed to a dispenser to a refrigerant pipe of a compressor.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a structure for preventing noise caused by vibration of a pipe by fixing a high-temperature pipe fixed to a demountable water receiver to prevent position fixing and contact with the pipe.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a cabinet comprising: a cabinet forming an outer appearance; a machine room provided inside the cabinet; a remodeled water receiver provided inside the machine room for storing the remedial water; A refrigerator including a pipe heated to a high temperature provided in the interior of the fresh water receiver, a holder for fixing the pipe, and a fixing part provided on a bottom surface of the purified water receiver for fixing the holder inside the purified water receiver, to provide.

The holder may include a through hole through which the pipe passes, and an insertion portion opened to fit the pipe into the through hole.

And a fitting protrusion protruding from the inner circumferential surface of the through hole.

The insertion portion may be narrowed toward the center of the through hole to prevent the pipe from being detached.

And a lower pipe and an upper pipe provided at the lower part and the upper part of the inside of the remedial water receiver.

And one end of the upper pipe and the lower pipe may be connected to each other.

The other end of the lower pipe may be connected to the compressor, and the other end of the upper pipe may be connected to the condenser.

The upper pipe and the lower pipe are connected to the compressor so that high-temperature refrigerant flows.

The holder may have through holes at upper and lower portions where the upper pipe and the lower pipe can be fixed, respectively.

The insertion portions provided in the upper and lower through holes may be provided in different directions and the insertion portions provided in the upper and lower through holes may be provided in the same direction.

The fixing portion may be provided as a rib protruding at a predetermined height from a bottom surface of the recoater for inserting and fixing the holder.

The holder may be made of a rubber material capable of withstanding high temperatures.

In order to prevent the holder from being detached, the holder may be inserted into the fixing part in an interference fit manner.

And the other end of the upper pipe or the lower pipe is horizontally provided, and the other end of the upper pipe or the lower pipe is vertically provided.

The present invention is advantageous in that the discharge channel is provided to remove the dewatering water or the user does not need to remove the dewatering water by attaching / detaching the dewatering water receiver, and the dewatering water is naturally evaporated by the high temperature pipe provided inside the dewatering water receiver have.

In addition, the present invention includes a holder for fixing a pipe to the inside of the water supply receptacle, so that noise is generated by the vibration of the pipe, or the pipe is prevented from being dislodged from the inside of the water removal receptacle.

In addition, the present invention has an effect of preventing the structure of the pipe from being deformed by connecting the pipe fixed to the discharge water receiver to the refrigerant pipe of the compressor.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of holding the height of the pipe so as to fix the position of the pipe to the dehydrated water receiver and to facilitate the evaporation of the dehydrated water.

1 is a rear perspective view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an exploded perspective view of a defrost water receiver, a pipe, and a holder included in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating an assembly of a defrost water receptacle, a pipe, and a holder included in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the details of the embodiments described below, .

1, the overall structure of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The present invention includes a cabinet (100) forming an external appearance and a machine room (200) provided inside the cabinet (1).

The cabinet 100 includes a storage room for storing the stored contents therein.

The machine room 200 is provided under the cabinet 100 and provides a space for accommodating the compressor 330 and the dehydrated water receiver 400 described later.

The refrigerator continuously performs evaporation-compression-condensation-expansion-evaporation processes to generate cold air.

The evaporation process is a process in which the evaporation heat is absorbed from the outside of the evaporator 310 while the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant pipe provided in the evaporator 310 evaporates and the air outside the evaporator 310 is relatively lowered to generate cool air . The compressing process is a process of compressing the refrigerant vaporized in the evaporator 310 using external power or the like by using the compressor 330 connected to the evaporator 310 to convert the refrigerant into high temperature or high pressure refrigerant. The condensing process is a process of making a low-temperature refrigerant through heat exchange with the outside through a refrigerant pipe provided in the condenser 350 connected to the compressor 330. The refrigerant then undergoes an expansion process in an expansion valve (not shown) and then completes the refrigerant cycle through evaporation.

The evaporator 310 is installed inside the cabinet 100 and is generally provided in a cooling chamber defined by a partition wall inside the storage chamber to generate cool air. The partition wall has a discharge port at an upper portion thereof and a suction port at a lower portion thereof, The cool air generated in the cooling chamber is supplied to the storage chamber through the pouring port. The air in the storage chamber is sucked into the cooling chamber through the intake port to circulate the cool air.

In the process of lowering the air in the storage chamber sucked through the suction port, condensation of water vapor occurs in the evaporator, and the efficiency of the evaporator is lowered to prevent generation of cold air.

In order to solve the above problem, a defrost heater 311 may be provided below the evaporator 310 to remove the defrosting, and the defrost heater 311 may be operated at predetermined time intervals previously stored , And can be operated by an input signal of the user, and the melting property of the defrost heater 311 is referred to as defrost water.

A general refrigerator is not provided with a drainage passage communicating with the outside. Therefore, the refrigerator of the present invention has a structure for evaporating the defrost water internally, and a structure for evaporating the defrosting water will be described below.

The refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a defrost water receiver 400 for storing defrost water and a pipe 510, 530 provided in the defrost water receiver 400.

Accordingly, the pipes 510 and 530 are heated to a high temperature to evaporate the defrost water contacting the pipes 510 and 530, thereby removing the defrost water.

As described above, it is preferable that the defrost water receiver 400 is provided inside the machine room 200. Here, since the defrost water is generated in the vicinity of the defrost heater 311 included in the evaporator 310, a structure for moving the defrost water to the defrost water receiver 400 is required.

Hereinafter, a structure for moving the defrost water from the evaporator 310 to the defrost water receiver 400 will be described.

And a defrosting water discharging unit 315 for storing the defrost water dissolved in the evaporator 310. [ Accordingly, the defrost water draining unit 315 provides a space for collecting the defrost water falling from the evaporator.

The dewatering water drainage part 315 includes a detergent water drainage port 317 through which the detergent water is discharged from the detergent water drainage part 315. The lower part of the detergent water drainage part 315 is connected to the drainage line (317).

And a demolition water drain pipe 313 connected to the demolition water drain hole 317 and capable of moving the demolition water to the demolition water receiver 400 is provided.

One end of the dehydrating water pipe 313 is connected to the defrost water outlet 317 and the other end is connected to the defrost water receiving pipe 400. The other end of the defrost water pipe 313 is connected to the defrost water receiving pipe 400, respectively.

Hereinafter, the remodeling receiver 400 and the pipes 510 and 530 will be described in detail.

The defrost water receiver 400 has a predetermined space therein so that the defrost water can be stored, and the defrost water receiver 400 can be provided with an open top. Therefore, it is possible to evaporate the distilled water at normal temperature.

The pipes 510 and 530 are provided inside the remedial water receiver 400 and can be heated and heated at a high temperature to evaporate the distilled water. Accordingly, it is preferable that the pipes 510 and 530 are made of a material capable of conducting heat.

Although not shown in the drawings, the pipes 510 and 530 may be connected to a separate heater (not shown) to heat the pipes 510 and 530 to a high temperature sufficient to evaporate the defrost water.

1, the pipes 510 and 530 are connected to the refrigerant pipe through which the high-temperature refrigerant passes through the compressor 330 and the other end is connected to the condenser 350 to connect the pipes 510 and 530, And may be provided so that a high-temperature refrigerant can flow therein.

The pipes 510 and 530 include a lower pipe 510 and a lower pipe 510 installed at the lower portion of the lower pipe 510 to allow the dehydrated water receiver 400 to evaporate the distilled water stored in the lower pipe 510, (530).

The upper pipe 530 and the lower pipe 510 are connected at both ends so that one end is connected to the compressor 330 and the other end is connected to the condenser 350, And may be provided to flow through the pipe 510.

One end of the upper pipe 530 and the lower pipe 510 are connected to each other and the other end of the upper pipe 530 or the lower pipe 510 is connected to the compressor 330, And may be connected to the condenser 350.

2, in the refrigerator of the present invention, the other end of the lower pipe 510 is connected to the compressor 330 and the other end of the upper pipe 530 is connected to the condenser 350, 400 can be effectively evaporated.

Accordingly, the relatively high-temperature refrigerant first flows through the lower pipe 510, and the relatively low-temperature refrigerant secondarily flows through the upper pipe 530, so that the defrost water stored in the lower portion of the defrost water receiver 400 To be evaporated by heating with a high-temperature refrigerant.

Furthermore, the other end of the upper pipe (530) or the lower pipe (510) is horizontally provided for facilitating assembly of the operator to facilitate connection to the compressor (330), and the other end So that it can be easily connected to the condenser 350.

It is preferable that the other end of the lower pipe 510 connected to the compressor 330 is provided horizontally and the other end of the upper pipe 530 connected to the condenser 350 is vertically provided Do.

Hereinafter, a structure for fixing the pipes 510 and 530 to the dispenser 400 will be described.

The pipes 510 and 530 may generate noise in relation to the defrost water receiver 400 by receiving the vibration generated in the compressor 330 and may also generate noise between the upper pipe 530 and the lower pipe 510 A structure for fixing the pipes 510 and 530 is required because noise may be generated.

In assembling the refrigerator, the operator welds the pipes 510 and 530 to the refrigerant pipe of the compressor 330. The pipes 510 and 530 may be fixed to the dispenser 400 Structure is needed.

2 and 3, a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a holder 600 for fixing the pipe 500 and a holder 600 for fixing the holder 600 to the interior of the water- (Not shown).

The holder 600 may include a through hole 610 through which the pipes 510 and 530 pass and an inserting part 630 through which the pipes 510 and 530 are inserted into the through hole 610 have.

The pipes 510 and 530 connected to the compressor 330 may further include fitting protrusions 611 protruding from the inner circumferential surface of the through hole 610 to reduce vibration transmitted from the compressor 330.

The fitting protrusions 611 can prevent the pipes 510 and 530 from being vibrated by pressing and fixing the outer circumferential surfaces of the pipes 510 and 530.

The insertion portion 630 may be narrowed toward the center of the through hole 610 to prevent the pipes 510 and 530 from being detached from the through hole 610.

Meanwhile, the holder 600 may have through holes 610 at upper and lower portions to fix both the upper pipe 530 and the lower pipe 510.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent interference between the upper pipe 530 and the lower pipe 510, thereby preventing the noise generated by contacting the upper and lower pipes.

The insertion portions 630 provided in the upper and lower through holes 610 may be provided in the same direction. It is preferable that the insertion portion 630 is provided in a different direction in order to prevent the pipes 510 and 530 from being separated from the holder 600 according to the vibration of the pipes 510 and 530.

Meanwhile, the fixing part 410 is provided inside the remedial water receiver 400. More specifically, the fixing unit 410 may be provided on the wall surface of the remodeling receiver 400, and preferably on the bottom surface of the remodeling receiver 400. Therefore, the operator can install the holder 600 on the fixing portion 410 from the top to the bottom, thereby improving the working efficiency.

The fixing part 410 may be formed as a rib 410 protruding at a predetermined height from a bottom surface of the remedial water receiver 400.

The rib 410 may have a shape corresponding to the outer circumferential surface of the holder 600, and may include two ribs 410 having opposite U-shapes.

Therefore, the operator can insert the holder 600 by inserting the holder 410 of the rib 410 from top to bottom.

The holder 600 may be made of a rubber material that is insoluble in high temperature heat.

Accordingly, the vibrations of the pipes 510 and 530 can be reduced by the holder 600 made of a rubber material.

In addition, the holder 600 is inserted into the rib 410 in a detent manner so that the holder 600 is not easily detached in the vertical direction.

Therefore, the pipes 510 and 530 fitted in the holder 600 are fixed in the vertical direction and fixed in the horizontal direction. That is, the pipes 510 and 530 are fixed so as not to touch the remotely controlled water receiver 400, thereby preventing noise that may be generated by vibration of the pipes 510 and 530.

The present invention may be embodied in various forms without departing from the scope of the invention. Accordingly, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

100: cabinet 200: machine room
310: Evaporator 311: Defrost heater
313: Discharge water drainage pipe 315: Discharge water drainage part
317; [0031]
350: condenser 400:
410: Fixing portion 500: Pipe
510: lower pipe 530: upper pipe
600: holder 610: through hole
611: insertion protrusion 630: insertion portion

Claims (14)

A cabinet forming an appearance;
A machine room provided inside the cabinet;
A distillation water receiver provided inside the machine room for storing distillation water;
A high temperature pipe provided inside the defrost water receiver for evaporating the defrost water;
A holder for fixing the pipe;
And a fixing part provided on a bottom surface of the defrost water receptacle for fixing the holder inside the defrost water receptacle. The method according to claim 1,
The holder
A through hole through which the pipe passes;
And an insertion portion opened to insert the pipe into the through hole. 3. The method of claim 2,
And a protrusion protruding from an inner circumferential surface of the through hole. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the inserting portion is formed to be narrower toward the center of the through hole to prevent the pipe from being detached. 5. The method of claim 4,
And a lower pipe and an upper pipe provided at the lower part and the upper part of the inside of the remedial water receiver. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein one end of the upper pipe is connected to one end of the lower pipe, the other end of the lower pipe is connected to the compressor, and the other end of the upper pipe is connected to the condenser. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the upper pipe and the lower pipe are connected to a compressor so that high-temperature refrigerant flows. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the holder has through holes at upper and lower portions to which the upper pipe and the lower pipe can be fixed, respectively. The method of claim 8, wherein
And the inserting portions provided in the upper and lower through holes are provided in different directions. 9. The method of claim 8,
And the inserting portions provided in the upper and lower through holes are provided in the same direction. 11. The method according to claim 9 or 10,
Wherein the fixing part is provided as a rib protruding at a predetermined height from the bottom surface of the defrost water receptacle for fixing and inserting the holder. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the holder is made of a rubber material capable of withstanding high temperatures. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the holder is inserted into the fixing portion in an interference fit manner to prevent the holder from being detached. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the other end of the upper pipe or the lower pipe is horizontally disposed and the other end of the upper pipe is vertically provided.

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