KR20210089546A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator. Specifically, the refrigerator comprises a main body including an inner case having a storage space divided into a refrigeration room, a freezing room, and an ice-making room, and an outer case accommodating and enclosing the inner case. An insulator is injected into the main body to be integrated and foamed to simultaneously form the refrigeration room and the ice-making room as independent insulation spaces. The inner case includes a dividing unit coupled to the inner case to divide the storage space into the refrigeration room and the ice-making room. The refrigeration room, the freezing room, and the ice-making room can be simultaneously formed as independent spaces by injecting the insulator to be integrated and foamed while the storage space of the main body is divided into the refrigeration room, the freezing room, and the ice-making room from the beginning. The overall manufacturing man-hours in refrigerator manufacture can be shortened.

Description

refrigerator {REFRIGERATOR}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, from the beginning, in a state in which the storage space of the main body is divided into a refrigerating room, a freezing room, and an ice making room, by injecting an insulating material and foaming it in one piece, so that the refrigerating room, the freezing room and the ice making room are simultaneously independent of each other insulated space. It relates to a refrigerator that can be formed and can shorten the overall manufacturing man-hours in the manufacture of the refrigerator.

BACKGROUND ART In general, a refrigerator is a home appliance for storing food in a refrigerated or frozen state in a storage compartment opened and closed by a door, and typically includes a refrigerator compartment for storing food in a low-temperature refrigerated state and a freezer compartment for freezing food and storing it in a frozen state. be prepared

In addition, the refrigerator may additionally include an ice-making chamber for generating and storing ice for the convenience of the user, and a dispenser may be provided so that the user can take out the ice stored in the ice-making chamber to the outside.

Recently released refrigerators tend to provide a refrigerating compartment, which is used relatively more frequently than the freezer compartment, on the upper part of the main body, and provide a freezer compartment that is used relatively less than the refrigerating chamber on the lower part of the main body. A French door type refrigerator in which the refrigerating compartment is opened and closed by two rotatable doors arranged side by side and the freezer compartment is opened and closed by a slidably installed drawer-type door is in the spotlight.

Such a French door type refrigerator is gradually increasing in size according to the needs of consumers. As a related art, there is one disclosed in Korean Patent No. 10-0674573.

US 10-0674573 B1

The present invention has been devised to solve the above problem, and from the beginning, in a state in which the storage space of the main body is divided into a refrigerating room, a freezing room, and an ice making room, by injecting an insulating material and foaming it in one piece, the refrigerating room, the freezing room and the ice making room are simultaneously insulated independently of each other An object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator that can be formed into a space and can shorten the overall manufacturing man-hours in the refrigerator manufacturing.

The refrigerator of the present invention for solving the above problems includes a main body including an inner case having a storage space divided into a refrigerating chamber, a freezing chamber and an ice making chamber, and an outer case accommodating and enclosing the inner case; Insulation material is injected into the body and integrally foamed, so that the refrigerating chamber and the ice-making chamber are simultaneously formed as independent insulating spaces, and the inner case is coupled to the inner case to partition the storage space into the refrigerating chamber and the ice-making chamber. It is characterized in that it includes a compartment.

In addition, the inner case may further include a partition wall formed to be spaced apart from the partition in the inner case to partition the storage space into the refrigerating compartment, the freezing compartment and the ice making compartment.

In addition, the freezing compartment is characterized in that the refrigerating compartment and the ice-making compartment are formed as independent insulating spaces at the same time through integral foaming of the insulating material.

In addition, a space portion is provided between the inner case and the outer case, and a heat insulating material accommodating space communicating with the space portion is provided in the partition portion, and the heat insulating material injected into the body is divided into the space portion and the heat insulating material receiving space. It is characterized in that the refrigerating chamber and the ice-making chamber are simultaneously formed as an insulating space independent of each other by being injected and foamed.

In addition, the inner case may further include an evaporator case coupled to the rear of the inner case so as to be disposed outside the rear of the ice-making chamber.

In addition, a first bead portion is formed on one inner surface of the inner case, and a second bead portion is formed on the other inner surface of the inner case, and a first concave portion fitted to the first bead portion is formed on one side of the partition portion, and the partition It is characterized in that the second concave portion to be fitted to the second bead portion is formed on the other side of the portion.

In addition, a first protrusion having a first through hole is formed in any one of the first bead portion and the first concave portion, and a first inlet into which the first protrusion is inserted is formed in the other one, and the second bead portion and a second protrusion having a second through-hole formed therein is formed in one of the second concave portions, and a second inlet into which the second protrusion is inserted is formed in the other one.

In addition, the heat insulating material is injected into the space from at least one side of the outer case, and is injected into the heat insulating material accommodating space through the first through hole and the second through hole to be integrally foamed.

In addition, the compartment is characterized in that it cannot be separated from the main body.

The refrigerator according to the present invention has the following advantages.

The refrigerator according to the present invention has the advantage that the refrigerator compartment, the freezer compartment and the ice-making compartment can be formed as independent insulating spaces at the same time by injecting an insulating material into a state in which the storage space of the main body is partitioned from the beginning into the refrigerating compartment, the freezing compartment and the ice-making compartment. have.

The refrigerator according to the present invention has the advantage that the refrigerating chamber, the freezing chamber, and the ice-making chamber can be formed as independent heat-insulating spaces at the same time, thereby reducing the overall manufacturing man-hours in the manufacture of the refrigerator.

The refrigerator according to the present invention has the advantage that the insulating material injected into the space portion and the partition portion of the main body is integrally foamed to improve the insulation ability of the ice-making chamber.

The refrigerator according to the present invention has the advantage of preventing the compartment from separating from the main body by an external force because the compartment is formed inseparably from the main body by integrally foaming the insulating material injected into the space of the main body and the insulating material accommodating space of the compartment. .

1 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating a process in which a refrigerating compartment, a freezing compartment, and an ice-making compartment of a refrigerator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention are simultaneously formed as an insulating space;
2 is a perspective view illustrating a refrigerator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating an open state of the rotating door installed in the refrigerating compartment in FIG. 2 ;
4 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating a state in which a compartment is coupled to an inner case of a refrigerator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention (the inner case is in a raised state and the compartment is shown in a lowered state).
5 is an enlarged perspective view of a state in which the evaporator case is coupled in FIG. 4;
6 is an enlarged rear perspective view of the state in which the outer case is coupled in FIG. 5;
7 is a cross-sectional view showing a portion AA of FIG. 2 .
8 is an enlarged rear perspective view illustrating a state in which the evaporator assembly, the guide part, and the heat insulating cover of the refrigerator are separated from the main body according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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

For reference, among the components of the present invention that will be described below, reference will be made to the above-described prior art for the same components as in the prior art, and a separate detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of referring to specific embodiments only, and is not intended to limit the present invention. As used herein, singular forms also include plural forms unless the phrases expressly imply the opposite. The meaning of "comprising," as used herein, specifies a particular characteristic, region, integer, step, operation, element and/or component, and other specific characteristic, region, integer, step, operation, element, component, and/or group. It does not exclude the existence or addition of

When a component is referred to as being “connected” or “contacted” to another component, it may be directly connected or in contact with the other component, but it is understood that other components may exist in between. it should be

In addition, the forward, backward, left, right, up and down directions described in the following description are based on the direction shown in FIG. 2 .

1 to 8 , the main body 10 is formed in a rectangular box shape, and a storage space 110 is provided therein, and the storage space 110 is a heat insulating material 12 for the body 10 . Before injection and integral foaming are made, the freezing compartment 112 provided in the lower part of the main body 10, the refrigerating chamber 111 and the ice making chamber provided in the upper part of the main body 10, that is, the upper part of the freezing chamber 112 ( 113), which will be described later in detail.

The body 10 includes an inner case 100 and an outer case 300 .

1 to 6 , the inner case 100 is a configuration generally called a liner or an inner case, and forms the inside of the main body 10 .

The inner case 100 includes a partition 120 and a partition wall 130 .

The inner case 100 is provided with a storage space 110 having an open front inside, so that various foods can be stored therein.

A first bead portion 114 is formed on one inner surface of the inner case 100 , and a second bead portion 115 is formed on the other inner surface of the inner case 100 .

The first bead part 114 is formed to protrude downward from the inner surface of the upper wall of the inner case 100 and at the same time to extend from the inner surface of the rear wall of the inner case 100 to the front side, and the second bead The portion 115 is formed to protrude convexly from the inner surface of the left wall of the inner case 100 to the right, and is formed to extend from the inner surface of the rear wall of the inner case 100 to the front side.

At this time, the first bead part 114 and the second bead part 115 are each integrally formed in the inner case 100 , and the first bead part 114 has a longer length than the second bead part 115 . is formed

The first bead part 114 and the second bead part 115 have a convex shape when viewed from the inside of the inner case 100 , but have a concave shape when viewed from the outside of the inner case 100 .

The front end of the first bead portion 114 is formed to be inclined upward so that the upper end protrudes forward than the lower end, and the front end of the second bead portion 115 has a left end at a front side rather than a right end. It is formed to be inclined in the left direction so as to protrude.

The first bead part 114 forms a part of the insulating wall on the right side of the ice-making chamber 113 together with the right part of the partition part 120 forming an ice-making chamber 113 to be described later in which ice is generated and stored, and the second bead The part 115 forms a part of the heat insulation wall below the ice-making chamber 113 together with the lower part of the partition part 120 which forms the ice-making chamber 113 which will be described later.

One of the first inlet 114a and the first protrusion 121a is formed in the first bead part 114 , and the second bead part 115 has a second inlet 115a and a second protrusion 122a. Any one is formed. In this embodiment, the first inlet 114a is formed in the first bead part 114 , and the second inlet 115a is formed in the second bead part 115 .

The first inlet 114a is a rectangular hole penetrating the first bead part 114 up and down, two of which are spaced apart from the front and back, and the number of the first inlet 114a may vary as needed.

In addition, the second inlet 115a is a rectangular hole penetrating the second bead part 115 from side to side, and two are formed to be spaced apart back and forth, and, like the first inlet 114a, the number of the second inlet 115a may vary according to need.

The first inlet 114a and the second inlet 115a serve to communicate the space 11 to be described later and the heat insulating material accommodating space 124 to be described later.

4 and 5 , a mounting portion 116 is formed on the rear side of the inner case 100 .

The mounting part 116 is a space recessed inwardly over the upper wall, the rear wall, and the left wall of the inner case 100 , and is formed immediately behind the ice-making chamber 113 , which will be described later.

That is, the mounting portion 116 is a space in which the upper rear left corner of the inner case 100 is recessed inwardly.

The mounting part 116 is a space in which the evaporator case 140 to be described later is accommodated and coupled, and a communication hole 116a penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed in the rear wall of the inner case 100 constituting the inner front surface of the mounting part 116 . has been

The communication hole 116a serves to communicate an installation space 141 to be described later and a fan accommodating part 142 to be described later with an ice-making chamber 113 to be described later.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 to 5 , the inner case 100 includes a partition unit 120 .

The compartment 120 is coupled to the inside of the inner case 100 so as to be disposed in the storage space 110 provided in the inner case 100 .

The partition unit 120 is coupled to the inner case 100 to form an ice-making chamber 113 in which ice is generated and stored, and a wall forming an L-shape in which the lower part and the right part are rotated by 90 degrees counterclockwise. The upper part and the left part are formed to be open in the form of , the front part is made in the shape of a square ring, and a heat insulating material accommodating space 124 is provided therein.

In the partition 120, one side and the other side of a separate installation wall 200 covering the open upper part and the left side of the partition 120 are coupled to one side and the other side of the partition 120, and the partition 120 and the installation wall It is preferable that 200 is coupled to the inner case 100 in a rectangular box-type state, and at this time, one side of the installation wall 200 is inserted into the first protruding portion 121a while being inserted into the first bead portion 114 and It is interposed to fit between the first concave portion (not shown), and the other side of the installation wall 200 is sandwiched between the second bead portion 115 and the second concave portion (not shown) while being inserted into the second protruding portion 122a. It becomes a state of being interposed to conform.

The compartment 120 is coupled to the inner case 100 before the outer case 300 to be described later accommodates and wraps the inner case 100, and in this embodiment, the compartment 120 is separate from the inner case 100 . It is formed and coupled to the inner case 100 to partition the storage space 110 , but the partition unit 120 may be integrally formed with the inner case 100 through integral injection to partition the storage space 110 .

Regardless of whether the compartment 120 is formed integrally with the inner case 100 or is separately formed and coupled, the compartment 120 has a space portion to be described later, although the insulating material 12 injected into the body 10 will be described later. It is preferable to be injected into the insulating material accommodating space 124 through (11) and foamed integrally.

The storage space 110 of the inner case 100 is formed as a heat insulating space by the partition unit 120 and the partition wall 130 to be described later, from the beginning to the refrigerating chamber 111, the freezing chamber 112 and the ice making chamber 113. are compartmentalized

The inner case 100 includes a partition wall 130 .

The partition wall 130 is a component that partitions the storage space 110 provided in the inner case 100 together with the partition unit 120 , and is formed inside the inner case 100 to be disposed in the storage space 110 , It is formed to be spaced apart from the part 120 .

In this embodiment, the partition wall 130 is formed integrally with the inner case 100 through integral injection to partition the storage space 110 , but the partition wall 130 is formed separately from the inner case 100 to form the inner case 100 . ) by being coupled to the storage space 110 may be partitioned.

The refrigerating compartment 111 and the freezing compartment 112 are partitioned from each other by the partition wall 130 , and the ice-making compartment 113 and the refrigerating compartment 111 are partitioned from each other by the partitioning part 120 , in this case, the refrigerating compartment 111 . , the freezing chamber 112 and the ice making chamber 113 are only in a state in which they are partitioned from each other, and form a state before being formed as independent insulating spaces.

On the other hand, the partition unit 120 is formed with a first concave portion (not shown) mating with the first bead portion 114 on the upper surface of the right portion of one side, and the second bead portion 115 and the second bead portion 115 on the lower left surface of the other side. When a mating second concave portion (not shown) is formed and coupled to the inner case 100 , the first bead portion 114 is fitted into the first concave portion (not shown), and the second bead portion 115 is By being fitted in the second concave portion (not shown), coupling between the inner case 100 and the partition portion 120 is facilitated.

At this time, the compartment 120 is coupled to the inner case 100 with the rear end in close contact with the inner surface of the rear wall of the inner case 100 on the front side of the mounting unit.

One of the first inlet 114a and the first protrusion 121a is formed in the first concave portion (not shown) except for the one formed in the first bead portion 114, and the second concave portion (not shown) is formed in the second concave portion (not shown). Among the two inlet 115a and the second protrusion 122a, the other one is formed except for the one formed in the second bead part 115. In this embodiment, the first protrusion 121a is formed in the first concave part (not shown). formed, and a second protrusion 122a is formed in the second concave portion (not shown).

The first protrusion 121a is formed in a shape protruding upward from the first concave portion (not shown), and two first protrusions 121a are formed to be spaced apart back and forth to correspond to the number of the first inlet 114a. If the number of the first inlet (114a) is different, it is preferable to change correspondingly.

In addition, the second protrusion 122a is formed in a shape protruding from the second concave portion (not shown) to the left, and the second protrusion portion (not shown) is formed to be spaced apart from the front and rear to correspond to the number of the second inlet 115a. If the number of the second inlet (115a) is changed, the number of 122a) is preferably changed correspondingly.

The first protrusion 121a and the second protrusion 122a are formed between the first bead part 114 and the first concave part (not shown) and between the second bead part 115 and the second concave part (not shown). When the compartment 120 is coupled to the inner case 100 through the mold, the compartment 120 is temporarily fixed to the inner case 100 by being inserted into the first inlet 114a and the second inlet 115a, respectively. make it state

The partition unit 120 temporarily fixed to the inner case 100 may be fastened to the inner case 100 through a separate fastening member.

A first through-hole 121b penetrating vertically is formed inside the first protrusion 121a, and a second through-hole 122b penetrating left and right is formed inside the second protrusion 122a.

The first through-hole 121b and the second through-hole 122b allow communication between the space 11 to be described later and the insulator accommodating space 124 to be communicated with the space 11 and the insulator accommodating space 124 to be described later. Insulation material 12 can be injected at the same time.

The compartment 120 is coupled to the inner case 100 to form an ice-making chamber 113 surrounded by the lower portion, the right portion, and the upper and left walls of the inner case 100 by being coupled to the inner case 100 .

An ice outlet 123 communicating with the ice making chamber 113 is formed in the partition unit 120 .

The ice outlet 123 is a hole through which ice generated and stored in the ice-making chamber 113 is discharged to the outside of the ice-making chamber 113 , and is vertically penetrating through the front side of the lower surface of the partition unit 120 .

The front side of the lower surface of the compartment 120 in which the ice outlet 123 is formed has an inclination that decreases from the front side to the rear side. This is for a smooth adhesion with the gasket 512 , which will be described later.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 , the inner case 100 further includes an evaporator case 140 coupled to the rear of the inner case 100 .

The evaporator case 140 is a configuration in which an evaporator assembly 410 to be described later is accommodated and assembled. The evaporator assembly 410 is installed to be disposed outside the rear side of the ice-making chamber 113 through the evaporator case 140 and is installed in the ice-making chamber. (113) is supplied with cold air.

The evaporator case 140 is accommodated in the mounting part 116 of the inner case 100 before the outer case 300 accommodates and wraps the inner case 100 like the compartment 120 , so that the front part is the inner case 100 . By being fastened to the rear end of the partition unit 120 coupled to the inner case 100 is coupled.

Thereafter, the evaporator case 140 is fastened with the rear portion in close contact with the inner surface of the rear wall of the outer case 300 , which will be described later, when the outer case 300 accommodates and wraps the inner case 100 . It is fixed while being disposed between the side wall and the rear wall of the inner case 100 inside the mounting portion 116 .

At this time, the evaporator case 140 is positioned outside the ice-making chamber 113 .

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and 6 , the outer case 300 is coupled to the inner case 100 .

The outer case 300 is a configuration generally called a cabinet or outer case, and forms the exterior of the main body 10 .

The outer case 300 is coupled to the inner case 100 while accommodating and enclosing the inner case 100 in a state in which the partition unit 120 , the partition wall 130 , and the evaporator case 140 are formed or coupled therein.

The outer case 300 is generally formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the rear wall of the outer case 300 is provided so as to be assembled with respect to the rear ends of the upper wall, the left wall and the right wall of the outer case 300 integrally formed with each other.

A space with an open front surface is provided inside the outer case 300 to accommodate the inner case 100 .

Before assembling the inner case 100 and the outer case 300, it is preferable that the partition wall 130 is already formed in the inner case 100, and the partition unit 120 and the evaporator case 140 are coupled to each other. , The storage space 110 of the inner case 100 by the partition wall 130 and the partition unit 120 is divided into a refrigerating compartment 111, a freezing compartment 112 and an ice making compartment 113 from the beginning, After having such a state, the inner case 100 is accommodated inside the outer case 300 so that a space 11 is provided between the outer case 300 and is coupled thereto.

The space 11 is provided between the outer case 300 and the inner case 100 and is a space in which various wirings, hoses, etc. are accommodated or the heat insulator 12 is injected and foamed.

The term between the outer case 300 and the inner case 100 includes the space between the outer case 300 and the partition wall 130 , that is, the inside of the partition wall 130 , and thus, the space 11 is formed between the partition wall 130 . ) is also provided inside. In addition, the space 11 communicates with the insulating material accommodating space 124 through the first inlet 114a and the first through-hole 121b and the second inlet 115a and the second through-hole 122b that communicate with each other. do.

The space 11 is injected with a heat insulating material 12 from at least one side of the outer case 300, and the heat insulating material 12 is injected into the space 11 at the same time as the first through hole 121b and the second through hole ( 122b) is injected into the insulating material accommodating space 124 and is integrally foamed.

At this time, the fact that the heat insulating material 12 is injected into the space 11 and the heat insulating material accommodating space 124 to be integrally foamed means that the heat insulator 12 is injected into the main body 10 and foamed integrally, and the heat insulator 12 is injected into the main body 10 to be integrally foamed. The heat insulating material 12 is a liquid urethane foam and is cured through integral foaming.

As the insulating material 12 is injected into the space 11 and the insulating material accommodating space 124 and foamed integrally, the dividing unit 120 becomes an integral state that cannot be separated from the main body 10, and the refrigerating compartment that has been partitioned from the beginning ( 111), the freezing chamber 112, and the ice-making chamber 113 are formed as a thermal insulation space independent of each other at the same time.

The refrigerating compartment 111, the freezing compartment 112, and the ice making compartment 113 formed as independent insulating spaces through a single thermal insulation foaming process have the refrigerating compartment 111 and the freezing compartment 112, which are independent insulating spaces, a partition wall 130. The ice-making chamber 113 and the refrigerating chamber 111, which are independent insulating spaces, are formed adjacent to each other with the partition 120 as a boundary, and accordingly, the upper-refrigeration and lower-frozen French door type refrigerator provided in the structure.

An opening 301 is formed in one side of the rear outer wall of the main body 10 , that is, the rear wall of the outer case 300 .

The opening 301 is a hole penetrating the rear wall of the outer case 300 in the front-rear direction, and is formed in a substantially rectangular shape.

The opening 301 is accommodated in the evaporator case 140 and serves to assemble and install the evaporator assembly 410 for supplying cold air to the ice-making chamber 113, which will be described later, from the rear side of the rear wall of the outer case 300. do

The opening 301 is preferably formed to communicate with the installation space 141 of the evaporator case 140 to be described later disposed in front of the outer case 300, and the opening 301 and the installation space 141 are the outer case It can be opened and closed by the heat insulating cover 440 that is mounted or removed on the rear wall of the 300 .

On the other hand, as shown in Figures 2, 3 and 7, the front side of the body 10 is provided with doors 500, 600, 801 for opening and closing the storage space 110 formed in the inner case 100. .

The doors 500 , 600 , and 801 are configured to selectively open and close the open front surfaces of the refrigerating compartment 111 , the freezing compartment 112 , and the ice making compartment 113 formed as independent insulating spaces, and the pivoting type door 500 . , a drawer-type door 600 and an ice-making chamber door 801 are provided.

The rotating door 500 is provided as a double-door type opening and closing type to open and close the refrigerating compartment 111 , and the drawer type door 600 is provided as a drawer type slidable in the front-rear direction to open and close the freezer compartment 112 , and the ice-making compartment door 801 ) is provided as a drawer type slidable in the front-rear direction like the drawer-type door 600 to open and close the ice-making chamber 113 .

A dispenser 510 is installed in any one of the rotating door 500 .

The dispenser 510 removes the water stored in the water supply tank (not shown) or the ice stored in the ice-making chamber 113 without opening the rotating door 500 while the rotating door 500 is closed. As a configuration that enables extraction to the outside of the refrigerator through the refrigerator, in this embodiment, the dispenser 510 is provided in the pivoting door 500 installed on the left side of the main body 10 .

The dispenser 510 includes an ice transfer duct 511 formed in the vertical direction on the pivoting door 500 and communicating with the outlet at the lower end, and when the pivoting door 500 is closed, the ice transfer duct 511 The upper end communicates with the ice-making chamber 113 so that the ejection port of the dispenser 510 and the ice-making chamber 113 communicate with each other, so that even when the rotating door 500 is closed, the ice stored in the ice-making chamber 113 is transferred to the outlet of the dispenser 510 . It can be taken out through the

When the ice transport duct 511 and the ice-making chamber 113 communicate with each other around the upper periphery of the ice transport duct 511 , the lower surface of the partition unit 120 to maintain airtightness between the ice-making chamber 113 and the refrigerating chamber 111 . A gasket 512 in contact with the is installed.

The gasket 512 is formed so that the thickness of the front side and the rear side is different, so that the upper surface has an inclination that decreases from the front to the rear in the same way as the inclination formed on the front side of the lower surface of the partition unit 120 .

More specifically, the gasket 512 is formed in an obliquely inclined shape so that the front end of the upper end is positioned higher than the rear end.

In addition, the gasket 512 is formed to be rounded so that it gradually lowers toward the outside of the center of the gasket 512 from the entire circumference of the upper end.

When the rotating door 500 installed in the refrigerating compartment 111 is closed, the slanted upper end formed in the gasket 512 and the round of the upper end of the gasket 512 move while the gasket 512 rides on the inclined portion of the compartment 120 . Smooth opening and closing of the pivot type door 500 by gently adhering to the contact portion 123a formed on the inclined portion of the partition portion 120, more specifically, the inclined portion of the partition portion 120 while surrounding the periphery of the ice outlet 123 This makes it possible, and the sealing force of the gasket 512 can be improved.

The dispenser 510 is provided with a manipulation unit 513 such as a button and a lever, and the user operates the manipulation unit 513 as necessary to dispense water stored in a water supply tank (not shown) or ice stored in the ice-making chamber 113 to the dispenser. It can be taken out through (510).

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 7 , an ice maker 700 and an ice storage bucket 800 are mounted in the ice maker 113 .

The ice maker 700 is configured to generate ice, and is installed above the ice maker 113 , and the ice storage bucket 800 includes an ice maker door 801 that opens and closes the ice maker 113 and an ice maker door ( A configuration including a bucket part 803 coupled to the rear side of the ice maker 700 to store the ice generated by the ice maker 700 , it is disposed below the ice maker 700 and can be drawn out and drawn into the ice maker 113 . is installed

The ice storage bucket 800 can selectively open and close the open front of the ice-making chamber 113 through the ice-making chamber door 801 provided on the front side, and the ice stored in the ice storage bucket 800 can be stored by the user. As the manipulation unit 513 is operated, the ice may be taken out to the outlet of the dispenser 510 through the ice outlet 123 .

When the ice-making chamber door 801 needs to be opened and closed, the handle 801a protruding forward is coupled to the lower portion of the ice-making chamber door 801, and the ice storage bucket 800 is moved in the front-rear direction while holding the handle 801a. can be slid.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 , the cooling unit 400 for supplying cold air to the ice-making chamber 113 is installed in the evaporator case 140 , and the cooling unit 400 includes the evaporator assembly 410 . and a fan assembly 420 , and an installation space 141 in which the evaporator assembly 410 and the fan assembly 420 are installed and a fan accommodating part 142 are formed in the evaporator case 140 .

At this time, in the state shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 , the insulating material 12 is injected into the space 11 between the inner case 100 and the outer case 300 and the insulator accommodating space 124 of the partition 120 . It is a state in which the refrigerating compartment 111, the freezing compartment 112, and the ice-making compartment 113 are formed as independent insulating spaces at the same time, and the ice maker 700 and the ice storage unit in the ice-making compartment 113 are in a state of being integrally foamed. When mounting the bucket 800 or the like or assembling the evaporator assembly 410 and the fan assembly 420 in the evaporator case 140, it is preferable that such a state is provided in advance.

The installation space 141 is a space in which the evaporator assembly 410 and the guide part 430 are received and installed from the rear to the front side through the opening 301 that can be opened and closed by the heat insulating cover 440 , and the evaporator case 140 . is provided inside of

The installation space 141 has an open rear surface, and the rear opening portion of the installation space 141 is formed in the same shape as the opening 301 of the outer case 300 , and the installation space 141 is located immediately of the opening 301 . It is located in front and communicates with the opening 301 .

The inner front central portion of the installation space 141 is convex due to the fan receiving portion 142 concavely formed from the front side to the rear side.

The guide part 430 is accommodated and installed on the inner front side of the installation space 141 , and the evaporator assembly 410 is accommodated and installed on the inner rear side of the installation space 141 .

More specifically, in the front part of the installation space 141, a guide for guiding the flow of cold air sucked into the installation space 141 from the ice-making chamber 113 through a cold air intake 142a to be described later to the lower end of the evaporator assembly 410. The part 430 is assembled, and an evaporator assembly 410 for providing cold air to the ice-making chamber 113 through heat exchange by a refrigeration cycle is provided on the rear side of the rear part of the installation space 141 , that is, the guide part 430 . is installed

At this time, the evaporator assembly 410 is installed in the installation space 141 through the opening 301 formed in the rear wall of the outer case 300, so that the user can install the evaporator assembly 410 very easily without spatial restrictions. 141) can be assembled and installed, and thus maintenance of the evaporator assembly 410 is very easy.

On the front side of the evaporator case 140, a cold air outlet 141a and a cold air inlet 142a communicating with the ice-making chamber 113 through the communication hole 116a are formed, and the cold air inlet 142a is formed on the side of a fan assembly composed of a centrifugal fan. 420 is provided.

The cold air outlet 141a is formed through the front side upper portion of the evaporator case 140 in the front-rear direction to communicate the installation space 141 and the ice-making chamber 113, and the cold air inlet 142a is the front surface of the evaporator case 140. The side central portion of the inclined surface, that is, the lower surface of the fan accommodating portion 142 to be described later is formed vertically penetrating through the installation space 141 and the ice-making chamber 113 is communicated.

The cold air outlet 141a is connected to the cold air discharge duct 411 so that the cold air heat-exchanged by the evaporator assembly 410 in the installation space 141 flows to the ice machine 700 installed in the upper portion of the ice making chamber 113. and the cold air intake 142a is connected to the cold air exhaust duct 421 so that the cold air that has passed through the ice maker 700 and the ice storage bucket 800 flows into the installation space 141 of the evaporator case 140. to be.

At this time, the cold air sucked into the installation space 141 through the cold air intake 142a is guided to the lower side near the center of the installation space 141 according to the guidance of a guide part 430 to be described later, and the lower end of the evaporator assembly 410 . It will flow from the top to the top.

A fan accommodating portion 142 concave toward the rear is formed in the front central portion of the evaporator case 140 .

The fan accommodating part 142 is provided on the rear side of the ice-making chamber 113 , and the front is opened to communicate with the ice-making chamber 113 .

The fan assembly 420 is accommodated in the fan accommodating part 142 and assembled.

The fan assembly 420 is accommodated in the fan accommodating part 142 from the front to the rear through the ice-making chamber 113 to be assembled and installed.

The cold air inlet 142a is formed on the inclined lower surface of the inside of the fan accommodating part 142, and the fan accommodating part 142 communicates with the cold air inlet 142a.

The fan accommodating part 142 has a fan assembly 420 for circulating cold air provided by heat exchange of the evaporator assembly 410 on the side of the cold air intake 142a, more specifically installed so as to be disposed directly above the cold air intake 142a. do.

Here, the fan assembly 420 is composed of a centrifugal fan and sucks in the cold air from the ice storage bucket 800 side of the ice making chamber 113 and discharges it into the installation space 141 , and the discharged cold air is the evaporator assembly 410 . Heat exchange is performed while passing from the lower end to the upper end of the ice maker, and the heat-exchanged cold air flows from the rear end to the front end of the ice maker 700 and flows to the ice storage bucket 800 below it to the fan assembly 420, which is a centrifugal fan again. It circulates the cold air in a suction way.

As described above, in the evaporator case 140, the installation space 141 in which the evaporator assembly 410 is installed and the fan accommodating part 142 in which the fan assembly 420 is installed are provided together, so the evaporator assembly 410 and It is very easy to assemble the fan assembly 420 , and each of the components can be arranged compactly.

In addition, the evaporator case 140 prevents the evaporator assembly 410 and the fan assembly 420, which are the cooling unit 400, from being located in the ice-making chamber 113, so that the space utilization of the ice-making chamber 113 can be increased. there is this

As described above, although the present invention has been described with reference to limited embodiments and drawings, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the technical spirit of the present invention and the following by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains. It goes without saying that various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of equivalents of the claims to be described.

10: body 11: space part
12: insulation material 100: inner case
110: storage space 111: refrigerator compartment
112: freezer compartment 113: ice-making compartment
120: compartment 124: insulation accommodating space
130: bulkhead 140: evaporator case
200: installation wall 300: outer case

Claims (9)

A main body including an inner case having a storage space divided into a refrigerating compartment, a freezing compartment and an ice making compartment, and an outer case accommodating and enclosing the inner case;
Insulating material is injected into the body and integrally foamed, so that the refrigerating chamber and the ice-making chamber are simultaneously formed as independent insulating spaces;
and the inner case includes a compartment coupled to the inner case to divide the storage space into the refrigerating compartment and the ice making compartment.
The method according to claim 1,
The inner case further comprises a partition wall formed in the inner case to be spaced apart from the compartment to partition the storage space into the refrigerating compartment, the freezing compartment and the ice making compartment.
3. The method according to claim 2,
and the freezing compartment is formed as an insulating space independent of each other at the same time as the refrigerating compartment and the ice-making compartment through integral foaming of the insulating material.
The method according to claim 1,
A space is provided between the inner case and the outer case,
The compartment is provided with a space for accommodating an insulating material communicating with the space,
The insulator injected into the main body is injected into the space portion and the insulator accommodating space and is integrally foamed, so that the refrigerating chamber and the ice-making chamber are simultaneously formed as independent insulating spaces.
The method according to claim 1,
and the inner case further includes an evaporator case coupled to the rear of the inner case so as to be disposed outside the rear of the ice-making chamber.
5. The method according to claim 4,
A first bead portion is formed on one inner surface of the inner case and a second bead portion is formed on the other inner surface of the inner case,
The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a first concave portion fitted to the first bead portion is formed on one side of the partition portion and a second concave portion fitted with the second bead portion is formed on the other side of the partition portion.
7. The method of claim 6,
A first protrusion having a first through hole is formed in any one of the first bead portion and the first concave portion, and a first inlet into which the first protrusion is inserted is formed in the other one,
The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a second protrusion having a second through hole is formed in one of the second bead portion and the second concave portion, and a second inlet through which the second protrusion is inserted is formed in the other one.
8. The method of claim 7,
The heat insulating material is injected into the space from at least one side of the outer case, and is injected into the heat insulating material accommodating space through the first through hole and the second through hole to be integrally foamed.
5. The method according to claim 4,
The compartment is a refrigerator, characterized in that the detachable from the main body.

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