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Abstract

The present invention provides a refrigerator capable of efficiently discharging heat. Refrigerator 100 provided with door 11 is provided. Refrigerator 100 includes heat generating unit 50 installed with a gap between front panel 51 constituting the front surface of door 11 and a heat insulating material filled inside door 11 . A discharge port 111C is provided on the upper portion of the door 11, and the discharge port 111C communicates with the gap to discharge heat generated in the heat generating portion.

Description

refrigerator

The present invention relates to the technology of refrigerators, and in particular to the technology of refrigerators having a heat-generating part such as a display on the door.

Conventionally, there is known a refrigerator in which a display is mounted on a door. For example, JP 2016-56964 A (Patent Document 1) discloses a refrigerator. According to Patent Document 1, a display device is provided on a door of an openable and closed storage room, and a storage unit forming a storage space for storing the display device is provided inside the door. In the storage section, an outlet for discharging heat generated by the display device and an inlet for taking in external air into the storage space are formed. The discharge port is formed on one side of the door, and the intake port is formed on the other side of the door. The top surface of the storage portion is formed to incline upward toward the side surface having the discharge port.

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2016-56964.

With the increase in size and brightness of displays, the amount of heat generated from the displays tends to increase. In the structure disclosed in Patent Document 1, since the discharge port for discharging the heat generated by the display device is formed on the side of the door, when the user touches the vicinity of the discharge port when opening and closing the door, the user may feel The hot air discharged from the outlet or the hot air causes discomfort on the side of the door. In addition, since the discharge port cannot be too large in terms of the design and usability of the door, there is a possibility that heat cannot be exhausted sufficiently.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator that can efficiently discharge heat.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a refrigerator provided with a door. A refrigerator includes a heat generating unit installed with a gap provided between a front panel constituting the front surface of a door and a heat insulating material filling the inside of the door. A discharge port for discharging heat generated in the heat generating part through the gap is provided at the upper part of the door.

Thus, according to this invention, the refrigerator which can discharge heat efficiently is provided.

1: Refrigerator

11: Refrigerator door

12: Refrigerator door

13: Refrigerator door

14: Freezer door

15:Ice maker door

16: Freezer door

50: Display (heating part)

51: glass panel

70: speaker

90:Touch sensor

100: Refrigerator

101: Box

111: door body

111A: Clearance

111B: access

111C: outlet

160: linking part

161: metal plate (hinge part)

161X: pin department

211: door body

211A: Clearance

211B: Passage

211C: outlet

211D: Inhalation pathway

231: Wiring

231X: U character part

232: Wiring

232X: U character part

Fig. 1 is a front perspective view showing the appearance of a refrigerator 100 according to the first embodiment.

2 is a front perspective view showing the door body 111 of the first embodiment, an enlarged view of the vicinity of the discharge port 111C, and an enlarged view of the vicinity of the suction port 111D.

Fig. 3 is an upper perspective view and an enlarged view of a hinge portion showing an assembly structure of a cabinet 101 constituting the main body of the refrigerator 100 and a refrigerator compartment door 11 according to the first embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the hinge unit after refrigerating compartment door 11 and connection unit 160 are assembled in the first embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a bottom perspective view showing refrigerator compartment door 11 of refrigerator 100 according to the second embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a front perspective view showing refrigerator compartment door 11 according to the second embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a front sectional view showing the vicinity of the suction passage 211D of the door body 211 according to the second embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a front perspective view showing the appearance of refrigerator 100 according to the fourth embodiment.

Fig. 9 is a front view of the door 11 according to the fourth embodiment with the front panel removed.

Fig. 10 is a rear perspective view showing a state before the heat insulating material of the door 11 according to the fourth embodiment is filled.

Hereinafter, each embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same symbols are attached to the same parts. The names and functions of these parts are also the same. Therefore, detailed descriptions about these parts are not repeated.

[First Embodiment]

In this embodiment, a refrigerator in which a display panel is mounted on a refrigerator door (for example, a refrigerator door) will be described as an example.

<The overall structure of the refrigerator>

Fig. 1 shows the configuration of the front side of refrigerator 100 according to the present embodiment. Refrigerator 100 includes a first refrigerator compartment in the upper stage, a second refrigerator compartment (vegetable compartment) in the middle stage, and a first freezer chamber in the lower stage. In addition, the refrigerator 100 is also provided with an ice-making compartment and a second freezer compartment in the middle stage.

In addition, the structure and arrangement|positioning of each store room of the refrigerator 100 are not limited to the above-mentioned one. The configuration and arrangement of each storage room can be appropriately changed according to the capacity, use, and the like of the refrigerator.

Also, in the first refrigerator compartment on the upper stage, there are provided side-by-side (French doors) refrigerator compartment doors 11 (right refrigerator compartment door) and 12 (left refrigerator compartment door) which are divided into left and right sides. In the second refrigerator compartment (vegetable compartment) in the middle stage, a pull-out refrigerator compartment door 13 is provided. In the lower first freezer compartment, a pull-out freezer compartment door 14 is provided. Moreover, the icemaker door 15 or the freezer door 16 of a pull-out type is provided in the icemaker compartment of a middle stage, and the 2nd freezer compartment, respectively.

In addition, the structure of each door in the refrigerator 100 is not limited to the above. The door of each storage room can be suitably adopted, for example, a form that can be opened and closed from both sides, a form that can be opened and closed from either end of the left and right, a form that can be opened and closed from both sides, etc., according to the structure, use, and position of each store room. The way to pull it out etc.

In this embodiment, let the surface provided with the door be the front (front) of a refrigerator. Then, with the previous as a reference, based on the position that exists when the refrigerator 100 is installed in a general state, the Each surface of the refrigerator 100 is defined as an upper surface, a side surface, a rear surface, and a bottom surface. Therefore, in this specification, when "front side" or "rear side" is defined, it means the side where the front or the back is provided with reference to any position, or the direction from an arbitrary position toward the front or the back. In addition, in this specification, the direction from the front to the back of refrigerator 100, and the direction from the back of refrigerator 100 to the front are called front-back directions. In addition, in this specification, the direction from one side surface of refrigerator 100 to the other side surface is called a left-right direction. Furthermore, in this specification, as a principle, the "right side" of a refrigerator or refrigerator door refers to the side located on the right side when viewed from the front of the refrigerator, and the "left side" of the refrigerator or refrigerator door refers to the side located on the right side when viewed from the front of the refrigerator. the left side.

A display 50 is provided on the refrigerator compartment door (door) 11 on the right side. Display 50 is attached to the back of glass panel 51 arranged on the outermost surface of refrigerator compartment door 11 . The display 50 can constitute a display panel member including, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or the like.

The display 50 can display refrigerator operation information, refrigerator control information, storage information, calendar information, recipe information, message information, and the like. Moreover, for example, when a small camera (not shown) is provided inside the refrigerator 100 , it is also possible to display an image of the inside of the refrigerator captured by the small camera on the display 50 . Also, when refrigerator 100 is connected to the Internet, information on various homepages obtained via the Internet can be displayed. In addition, by providing an input device such as a touch sensor on the display surface or edge of the display panel, an input operation according to the displayed content can be performed from the display 50 .

Refrigerating compartment door 11 and refrigerating compartment door 12 are each provided with a touch sensor (contact detection unit) 90 . Touch sensor 90 is arranged on the open end side of each refrigerator compartment door 11 , 12 . The touch sensor 90 detects contact by a human body or the like. Then, for example, when the user's hand or the like touches the touch sensor 90 of the right refrigerator door 11, the refrigerator door 11 is controlled to open. Similarly, when the user When a hand or the like touches the touch sensor 90 of the left refrigerator door 12, the refrigerator door 12 is controlled to open.

Refrigerating compartment door 11 is configured to be rotatable relative to the main body of refrigerator 100 via connecting portion 160 . That is, when the refrigerator compartment door 11 is rotated about the connecting portion 160 as an axis, the storage space which is the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator 100 is opened or closed.

Fig. 2 is a front view showing the inside of glass panel 51 and display 50 of refrigerator compartment door 11 according to the present embodiment, that is, door body 111 . In the present embodiment, glass panel 51 is configured to be detachable from door body 111 serving as a body portion of refrigerator compartment door 11 and is configured to cover substantially the entire front surface of door body 111 . Therefore, the whole surface of the refrigerator compartment door 11 can be made flat, and the appearance of the refrigerator 1 can be improved. The inside of the door body 111 is filled with a heat insulating material such as polyurethane foam, and the door body 111 ensures the heat insulation of the refrigerator compartment door 11 . Therefore, a gap 111A for accommodating the display 50 is formed between the back surface of the display 50 and the door main body 111 on the front surface of the door main body 111 of the present embodiment. Then, from the upper end portion of the gap 111A to the upper end portion of the door body 111 , a passage 111B for heat dissipation is formed.

More specifically, in the present embodiment, the passage 111B is formed from the right end of the upper end of the gap 111A to the right end of the upper end of the door body 111 . The upper end portion of passage 111B serves as discharge port 111C and reaches connection portion 160 of refrigerator compartment door 11 with respect to refrigerator 100 body.

Moreover, in this embodiment, the suction port 111D is provided in the left side surface of the door main body 111. As shown in FIG. The suction port 111D is formed at the bottom of the heat generating part of the display 50, etc., and is more preferably formed below the heat generating part of the display 50 and the like. In FIG. The outside of the door 11 communicates. In addition, the suction port 111D may have a shape other than that shown in FIG. 2 , and a gap with components such as a cover constituting the left side surface of the door body 111 may be used.

Fig. 3 is an upper perspective view showing an assembly structure of box 101 and refrigerator compartment door 11 constituting the main body of refrigerator 100 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the configuration of the hinge portion after refrigerating compartment door 11 and connection portion 160 are assembled. Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4 , in the present embodiment, the discharge port 111C provided at the upper end of the door body 111 is assembled with the metal plate 161 constituting the hinge of the connecting portion 160 . More specifically, in this embodiment, the discharge port 111C is formed at the upper end of the door body 111, and the pin portion 161X of the metal plate 161 is rotatably inserted into the discharge port 111C, and the inside of the pin portion 161X is formed hollow. Therefore, the discharge port 111C communicates with the outside air via the metal plate 161 .

Due to the configuration as described above, the refrigerating compartment door 11 of this embodiment smoothly discharges the heat generated by electrical components such as the display 50 through the discharge port 111C at the upper part of the refrigerating compartment door 11 . Then, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 , the metal plate 161 rotatably assembled to the discharge port 111C has a horizontally wide plate-shaped portion coupled to the pin portion 161X. Therefore, when the pin portion 161X inserted into the discharge port 111C is heated by the heat discharged from the discharge port 111C, the heat is conducted to the wide plate-shaped portion to efficiently discharge heat to the outside air. Also, as shown in FIG. 3 , since the metal plate 161 of the connecting portion 160 is fixed to the case 101 face-to-face by unshown screws or the like, the heat conducted to the metal plate 161 is also diffused into the case 101 . Thereby, the heat discharged from discharge port 111C becomes easy to discharge heat from the upper surface of refrigerator 100 .

Also, by inserting the wiring 131 for electrical components such as the display 50 through the passage 111B and the discharge port 111C, the wiring can be easily replaced without embedding the wiring in polyurethane. That is, in this embodiment, the heat removal efficiency can be improved, and wiring can be easily replaced.

[Second Embodiment]

The configuration for dissipating heat generated in heat generating parts such as the display 50 is not limited to those of the above-mentioned embodiments.

Fig. 5 is a bottom perspective view showing refrigerator compartment door 11 of refrigerator 100 according to the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 5 , in the present embodiment, speaker 70 is mounted on the bottom of refrigerator compartment door 11 . Then, in this embodiment, air is sucked in from the vicinity of the installation position of the speaker 70 .

Fig. 6 is a front view showing the inside of the indicator 50 of the refrigerator compartment door 11 according to the present embodiment, that is, the door main body 211. In addition, for convenience of description, the display 50 mounted on the back surface of the glass panel 51, and the wiring 231,232 connected to the display 50 are described in FIG. Referring to FIG. 6 , in the door body 211 of the present embodiment, a gap 211A is formed between the back surface of the display 50 and the door body 211 .

Then, from the upper end portion of the gap 211A to the upper end portion of the door body 211 , a passage 211B for heat dissipation is formed. More specifically, in the present embodiment, the passage 211B is formed from the right end of the upper end of the gap 211A to the right end of the upper end of the door body 211 . The upper end portion of the passage 211B reaches the connecting portion 160 of the refrigerator compartment door 11 with respect to the main body of the refrigerator 100, and constitutes a discharge port 211C. The assembly structure of the discharge port 211C and the connection part 160 is the same as that of the first embodiment.

Also in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6 , the wiring 231 used for the heat generating part such as the display 50 is inserted through the passage 211B and the discharge port 211C, thereby eliminating the need to embed the wiring 231 in polyurethane. That is, in the present embodiment, the heat removal efficiency can be improved, and wiring can be easily replaced.

Then, the various wiring lines 231 from the discharge port 211C are arranged so as to bend in a U-shape in the vertical direction. Therefore, even if water infiltrates from the upper end of the door body 211, the water can be stopped at the bent portion 231X, and water can be prevented from splashing on electrical components such as the display 50, for example.

In addition, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 , a suction passage 211D is formed from the lower end portion of the gap 211A to the speaker 70 at the lower end portion of the door body 211 . Thereby, there is no need to provide a suction port on the side of the door main body 211, the appearance of the door is improved, and liquids, small objects, etc. can be prevented from entering the gap 211A from the suction port on the side of the door. Furthermore, since the opening of the suction passage 211D Since the speaker 70 is hidden, the cross section of the suction passage 211D can be easily enlarged, and heat generated in electrical components such as the display 50 can be efficiently discharged.

Moreover, by inserting the wiring 232 etc. to the speaker 70 into the suction passage 211D, it is not necessary to embed the wiring 232 in urethane. Furthermore, the wiring 232 to the speaker 70 inserted through the suction passage 211D is also arranged so as to bend in the vertical direction near the suction passage 211D. Accordingly, even if water seeps into the gap 211A, the water can be stopped at the bent portion 232X, and therefore, for example, the possibility of water reaching the speaker 70 along the wiring 232 can be reduced.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7 , since the bottom surface 211X of the gap 211A is formed to be inclined, the possibility of water reaching the speaker 70 can also be reduced by this. More specifically, since the bottom surface 211X of the gap 211A is formed so that the side where the wiring 232 and the bent portion 232X are arranged becomes lower, even if water falls from the wiring 232 and the bent portion 232X, the possibility of water reaching the speaker 70 can be reduced. .

[Third Embodiment]

In the second embodiment, air with a low temperature is sucked in from the space near the speaker 70, and air with a high temperature is discharged from the inside of the pin portion 161X. However, air may be sucked in from the side wall of refrigerating compartment door 11 other than speaker 70, and air may be exhausted from the side wall of refrigerating compartment door 11 other than pin portion 161X. Also in this case, it is preferable that the air inlet is formed below the heat generating part of the display 50 and the like, and the air outlet is formed above the heat generating part of the display 50 and the like.

[Fourth Embodiment]

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10 , a form in which a small display is arranged close to the open end side (left side) of the door may be used.

In the present embodiment, the front panel (glass panel 51 ) is formed integrally with the refrigerator compartment door 11 , and the glass panel 51 cannot be detached from the door 11 . More specifically, in this embodiment, After placing the display housing cover 52 on the back side of the glass panel 51 , the back surface of the glass panel 51 is filled with foamed urethane or the like to form the door 11 . Thereafter, the monitor 50 is inserted into the monitor housing cover 52 from the side surface of the door 11 and fixed. At this time, a gap 111A is formed between the back surface of the display 50 and the display housing cover 52 .

Then, a passage 111B for heat dissipation is connected to the upper end of the display housing cover 52 . The passage 111B is hollow, and one end is connected to the upper end of the display housing cover 52 , and the other end is connected to the discharge port 111C to communicate the display storage cover 52 and the discharge port 111C. After the passage 111B is provided on the back side of the glass panel 51 together with the display housing cover 52 , the back side of the glass panel 51 is filled with foamed urethane or the like to form the door 11 . Thereby, heat from the display 50 can be efficiently dissipated similarly to the first embodiment. In addition, wiring can also be inserted through the passage 111B.

In addition, the passage 111B may be a hollow tube, and the hollow portion may be formed by placing a member having a U-shaped cross section on the back surface of the glass panel 51 similarly to the display housing cover 52 .

[Fifth Embodiment]

In the above-mentioned embodiment, although the display 50 was taken as an example and demonstrated as a heat generating part, the above-mentioned structure can be applied to another member. Moreover, although the refrigerator 100 in which the heating part is provided in the refrigerator compartment door 11 is taken as an example and demonstrated, the structure of the said embodiment can be applied to other doors.

<Summary>

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the refrigerator 100 provided with the door 11 is provided. Refrigerator 100 includes heat generating unit 50 provided with gaps 111A and 211A between a front panel (glass panel 51 ) constituting the front surface of door 11 and a heat insulating material filling the inside of door 11 . Discharge ports 111C and 211C are provided on the upper portion of door 11 , and discharge ports 111C and 211C communicate with gaps 111A and 211A to discharge heat generated in heat generating portion 50 .

Preferably, the refrigerator 100 is further provided with a hinge 161 for rotatably installing the 11 doors on the body of the refrigerator 100 . The discharge port is provided by hollowly forming the hinge 161 .

Preferably, the hinge 161 is formed of metal. The hinge 161 includes a plate-like portion for fixing to the refrigerator 100 .

Preferably, the heat generating unit 50 is a display mounted on the front panel (glass panel 51 ) of the door 11 .

Preferably, a U-shaped portion 231X for a waterproof trap is provided on the wiring 231 arranged above from the heat generating portion 50 .

Preferably, a U-shaped portion 232X for a waterproof trap is provided on the wiring 232 disposed below from the heat generating portion 50 .

Preferably, the lower portion of the door 11 is provided with a suction port 211D for sucking air through the gaps 111A, 211A.

The embodiments disclosed this time are examples in all respects, and should not be considered as restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above description but by the claims, and it is intended that all changes within the meaning and range equivalent to the claims are included. In addition, configurations obtained by combining configurations of different embodiments described in this specification are also included in the scope of the present invention.

11: Refrigerator door

101: Box

111C: outlet

160: linking part

161: metal plate (hinge part)

161X: pin department

Claims (6)

A refrigerator provided with a door, characterized in that it includes a heat generating unit installed in such a manner that a gap is provided between a front panel constituting the front surface of the door and a heat insulating material filled inside the door; The hinge mounted on the main body of the refrigerator is provided with a discharge port on the upper part of the door, and the discharge port communicates with the gap to discharge the heat generated in the heat generating part. The pin part of the hinge is formed in a hollow And it is rotatably inserted into the outlet, so that the gap communicates with the outside air. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the hinge is formed of metal; the hinge includes a plate-shaped portion for fixing to the refrigerator, and the plate-shaped portion is combined with the pin portion. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the heat generating part is a display installed on the front panel of the door. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the wiring arranged above the heat generating part is inserted to the discharge port, and the wiring from the discharge port to the heat generating part is inserted into the refrigerator. U-shaped part for installing waterproof traps. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a U-shaped portion for a waterproof trap is provided on the wiring arranged below from the heat generating portion. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a suction port for sucking air through the gap is provided at a lower portion of the door.

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