US20060277934A1 - Refrigerator - Google Patents

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US20060277934A1
US20060277934A1 US11/434,278 US43427806A US2006277934A1 US 20060277934 A1 US20060277934 A1 US 20060277934A1 US 43427806 A US43427806 A US 43427806A US 2006277934 A1 US2006277934 A1 US 2006277934A1
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Byoung-jae Cho
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D21/00—Defrosting; Preventing frosting; Removing condensed or defrost water
    • F25D21/14—Collecting or removing condensed and defrost water; Drip trays
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D17/00—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces
    • F25D17/04—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection
    • F25D17/042—Air treating means within refrigerated spaces
    • F25D17/047—Pressure equalising devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2321/00—Details or arrangements for defrosting; Preventing frosting; Removing condensed or defrost water, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2321/14—Collecting condense or defrost water; Removing condense or defrost water
    • F25D2321/146—Collecting condense or defrost water; Removing condense or defrost water characterised by the pipes or pipe connections

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  • the present invention relates to a refrigerator. More particularly, to a refrigerator with a simplified structure capable of preventing external air from flowing in a storage chamber when pressure of the storage chamber and external pressure are well balanced, and simultaneously discharging defrost water to the outside, and also easily opening a door by flowing external air in the storage chamber when pressure of the storage chamber changes as a result of opening and closing the door.
  • a conventional refrigerator includes a refrigerating compartment, a refrigerator body having a component compartment to receive therein several devices such as a compressor and a condenser, and a door to open and close an opening of the refrigerating compartment.
  • An evaporator to generate cool air, a defrost heater to remove frost deposited on the evaporator, and a drain receiving unit to receive defrost water from the evaporator, generated by defrosting it are provided in the refrigerator body.
  • the defrost water received in the drain receiving unit is discharged to a water collecting tray provided in the component compartment through a discharge pipe.
  • Korean Patent Application No. 1997-0067582 discloses a pressure removing device including an auxiliary absorbing pipe provided in one side of a discharge hose, through which external air is absorbed, and a valve body on which an open/close part is mounted, coupled with an end of the auxiliary absorbing pipe, to thereby open and close an air absorbing port.
  • the air absorbing port is opened by the open/close part, through which external air flows into a refrigerating compartment, and thus, the door is smoothly opened since a difference external pressure and internal pressure of the refrigerating compartment is settled.
  • the open/close part again closes the air absorbing port to thereby prevent external air from flowing into inside the refrigerator.
  • valve body to flow external air and a discharge hose through which defrost water passes should be separately manufactured and assembled, thereby making it uneasy to manufacture them and troublesome to assemble.
  • valve body to flow external air has a complicated structure in that it includes an open/close part to confine flowing of air, a fixed part to fix the open/close part, a coupling hole corresponding to the fixed part, a recess part formed inside the open/close part, a valve cover, a fixed projection, an engaging boss corresponding to the fixed projection, and a fixed recess into which the fixed part is inserted, thereby causing the number of components to increase and making it uneasy to manufacture it.
  • valve body having a complicated structure as described above is mounted projectedly on one side of the discharge hose, and thus, an external appearance thereof is not slim, and it occupies a large space for installation.
  • a refrigerator including a refrigerator body having at least one storage compartment and an evaporator to generate cool air to be supplied into the storage compartment, the refrigerator including a discharge part comprising a drain pipe to receive defrost water from the evaporator and to discharge the defrost water, and a drain valve coupled with a terminal of the drain pipe, to discharge the defrost water and selectively permit or intercept inflow of the external air.
  • the drain valve includes a connection part to connect the discharge part, a valve body having a defrost water flowing hole communicating with the discharge part along a moving direction of the defrost water, and an air flowing port communicating with the defrost water flowing hole traversely to the moving direction of the defrost water, which is coupled with the connection part, a backflow preventing part coupled with the valve body to thereby communicate, to discharge the defrost water to the outside and intercept flowing of external air, and an open/close member having a passing hole communicating with the defrost water flowing hole along the moving direction of the defrost water, provided inside the valve body so as to be elevatable between the connection part and the backflow preventing part.
  • the open/close member includes a main body having the passing hole formed therein, and a flange part formed on at least one terminal region of the main body.
  • the vale body includes a support part, the support part being engaged with the flange part at a closed state wherein the open/close member closes the air flowing port, to thereby support the open/close member.
  • the backflow preventing part includes a cut part, wherein the cut part being opened by the weight of the defrost water flown into the backflow preventing part.
  • the backflow preventing part is shaped with a funnel in section.
  • the air flowing port penetrates along a circumferential direction of the valve body so as to communicate with the defrost water flowing hole.
  • the discharge part includes a drain receiving part to receive the defrost water from the evaporator, and including a drain port, and a drain pipe, one side of which is connected with the discharge part and the other side of which is connected withthe drain valve, to thereby guide the defrost water from the drain receiving part to the drain valve.
  • the drain valve includes a connection part connected with the drain pipe, a valve body coupled with the connection part, and including a defrost water flowing hole communicating with the drain pipe along a moving direction of the defrost water and an air flowing port communicating with the defrost water flowing hole perpendicular to the discharge direction of the defrost water, a backflow preventing part coupled with the valve body to communicate, and to discharge the defrost water to an outside and to intercept external air from flowing thereinto, and an open/close member provided inside the valve body so as to be elevatable between the connection part and the backflow preventing part, and including a passing hole communicating with the defrost water flowing hole along the discharge direction of the defrost water.
  • the open/close member includes a main body including the passing hole therein, and a flange part formed on at least one terminal region of the main body.
  • the valve body including a support part, the support part being engaged with the flange part when the open/close member closes the air flowing port, to thereby support the open/close member.
  • the backflow preventing part including a cut part, the cut part being opened by a weight of the defrost water flown into the backflow preventing part.
  • the open/close member includes a main body having a passing hole through which the defrost water passes, and a flange part formed on at least one terminal region of the main body.
  • the drain valve further includes a valve body elevatably accommodating the open/close member, and including the air flowing port along a circumferential direction thereof, and a defrost water flowing hole communicating with the passing hole internally along the discharge direction of the defrost water so that the defrost water can pass.
  • the backflow preventing part including a cut part, the cut part being opened by a weight of the defrost water flown into the backflow preventing part.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a door-open state of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 schematically illustrates an installation region of a drain valve according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a connection part and an open/close member of the drain valve of FIG. 2 disassembled from a valve body
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a state that the open/close member of the drain valve of FIG. 2 closes an air flow port
  • FIG. 5 is a sectional view of FIG. 4 ;
  • FIG. 6 illustrates a state that the elevated open/close member of the drain valve of FIG. 2 opens an air flow port
  • FIG. 7 is a sectional view of FIG. 6 .
  • a refrigerator according to the present invention comprises storage compartments 3 a and 3 b to provide a refrigerating compartment 3 a and a freezing compartment 3 b by partitioning them vertically with a partition 2 , a refrigerator body 1 having a component compartment to receive therein a variety of components, and doors 7 a and 7 b to open and close the refrigerating compartment 3 a and the freezing compartment 3 b , respectively.
  • an evaporator 9 to generate cool air. Cool air generated by the evaporator 9 flows into the refrigerating and freezing compartments 3 a and 3 b through a cool air discharge port 4 a formed by penetrating a rear plane of each of the refrigerating and freezing compartments 3 a and 3 b , and frost deposited on the evaporator 9 is removed by a defrost heater (not shown).
  • a defrost heater not shown in FIGS.
  • each evaporator 9 and a cool air discharge port 4 a are shown, but each evaporator 9 is positioned in the respective rear sides of the refrigerating compartment 3 a and the freezing compartment 3 b , and each cool air discharge port is formed on the refrigerating compartment 3 a and the freezing compartment 3 b respectively.
  • discharge parts 21 , 22 and 23 are provided below the evaporator 9 , the discharge parts 21 , 22 and 23 receiving defrost water generated from the evaporator 9 when a defrost heater (not shown) operates, and discharging it toward a water collecting tray 6 provided in the component compartment 5 .
  • the discharge parts 21 , 22 and 23 receive the defrost water from the evaporator 9 , and each comprises a drain receiving part 22 formed with the discharge port 21 , and a drain pipe 23 connected with the discharge port 21 , to discharge the defrost water received in the drain receiving part 22 toward the water collecting tray 6 .
  • a terminal of the drain pipe 23 is combined with a drain valve 30 to discharge the defrost water moving downward along the drain pipe 23 , and flow air into and to intercept flowing of the air into the storage compartments.
  • the drain valve 30 comprises a connection part 31 connected with the drain pipe 23 , a valve body 35 coupled with the connection part 31 , and comprising an air flowing port 33 , a backflow preventing part 37 coupled with the valve body 35 to communicate with each other, to discharge the defrost water to the outside and intercept flowing of external air, and an open/close member 40 elevatably provided within the valve body 35 , to open and close the air flowing port 33 .
  • connection part 31 comprises a central region vertically penetrating it, to thereby have a hollow pipe-shaped inner part. Accordingly, a part of the drain pipe 23 may be accommodated in the connection part 31 so as to communicate with an inner space of the valve body 35 .
  • the valve body 35 is internally formed with a defrost water flowing hole 32 (shown in FIG. 5 ) penetrating in a vertical direction along which the defrost water moves, to thereby communicate with the drain pipe 23 .
  • a defrost water flowing hole 32 shown in FIG. 5
  • an air flowing port 33 penetrating laterally, to thereby communicate with the defrost water flowing hole 32 .
  • the open/close member 40 is elevatably installed within the valve body 35 so that it is movable between a close position to close the air flowing port 33 (see FIG. 5 ) and an open position to open the air flowing port 33 (see FIG. 7 ), between the connection part 31 and the backflow preventing part 37 .
  • the open/close member 40 remains at a closed state to close the air flowing port 33 (see FIGS. 5 and 6 ) so as to block external air from being flown into the inside of the drain valve 30 .
  • This open/close member 30 comprises a main body 41 formed with a passing hole 42 penetrating in the vertical direction along which the defrost water moves, and flange parts 43 formed on both end regions of the main body 41 .
  • the defrost water flowing into the defrost water flowing hole 32 of the valve body 35 passes through the passing hole 42 , and the external air flowing into the air flowing port 33 passes through the air flowing port 33 which is open.
  • the pair of flanges 43 is engaged with a support part 34 formed inside the valve body 35 , at the close position (see FIG. 5 ) of the open/close member 40 , to thereby support the close position of the open/close member 40 (see FIG. 5 ).
  • the backflow preventing part 37 is shaped with a funnel having a diameter which gradually narrows from up to down, coupled with a lower side of the valve body 35 .
  • the backflow preventing part 37 is formed of rubber, for example.
  • the material of the backflow preventing part is not limited hereto, and may vary as necessary.
  • the backflow preventing part 37 communicates with the valve body 35 and the open/close member 40 through a upper opening thereof, and thus, the defrost water having passed through the defrost water flowing hole 32 of the valve body 35 and the passing hole 42 of the open/close member 40 is flown.
  • the lower end region of the backflow preventing part 37 comprises a cut part 36 to discharge the defrost water. According to this, the defrost water flown into the backflow preventing part 37 moves downward and is discharged to the water collecting tray 6 through the cut part 36 .
  • the cut part 36 is opened by a weight of the defrost water collected in the lower end region of the backflow preventing part 37 , and is then closed when the defrost water is discharged from the backflow preventing part 37 through the open cut part 36 , whereby external air does not flow into the inside of the backflow preventing part 37 through the cut part 36 .
  • the open/close member 40 closes the air flowing port 33 of the valve body 35 .
  • the open/close member 40 maintains the close position to close the air flowing port 33 of the valve body 35 , and the passing hole 42 of the open/close member 40 communicates with the drain pipe 23 , the defrost water flowing hole 32 and the backflow preventing part 37 .
  • the defrost water generated as a result of defrosting the evaporator 9 first drops to the drain receiving part 22 and moves downward along the drain pipe 23 through the discharge port 21 .
  • the defrost water moving along the drain pipe 23 is discharged to the water collecting tray 6 through the drain valve 30 .
  • the defrost water flown into the drain valve 30 from the drain pipe 23 passes through the defrost water flowing hole 32 of the valve body 35 and the passing hole 42 of the open/close member 40 and drops to the lower region of the backflow preventing part 37 .
  • the cut part 36 of the backflow preventing part 37 is opened by the weight of the defrost water, the defrost water is discharged to the water collecting tray 6 through the open cut part 36 .
  • the cut part 36 which was opened by the weight of the defrost water is again closed after the defrost water has been discharged, and thus, air does not flow into the inside of the drain valve 30 through the cut part 36 .
  • the air which flows inside the valve body 35 flows into the drain pipe 23 through the passing hole 42 and the defrost water flowing hole 32 of the open/close member 40 .
  • the air flown into the drain pipe 23 continuously moves upward and flows inside the refrigerating and freezing compartments 3 a and 3 b , thereby settling the change in pressure of the storage compartments 3 a and 3 b .
  • the doors 7 a and 7 b can be easily opened with a little force.
  • the open/close chamber 40 of the drain valve 30 moves downward by its self weight and is then restored to the closed position as illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5 .
  • the open/close member 40 having the passing hole 42 to flow air into and to intercept flowing of the air into the refrigerating and freezing compartments 3 a and 3 b and to pass the defrost water is elevatably provided inside the valve body 35 of the drain valve 30 .
  • the drain valve 30 performing two functions of discharging the defrost water and flowing air into the refrigerating and freezing compartments 3 a and 3 b with a simplified structure is provided.
  • the drain valve 30 externally appears slim, it can be easily installed even at a narrow space. Also, since inner diameters of the passing hole 42 and the drain pipe 23 are substantially similar, external air can be promptly flown into the drain pipe 23 .
  • the flowing of external air into the storage compartments can be prevented and at the same time the defrost water can be discharged to the outside through the drain valve with a simplified structure when the internal pressure of the storage chambers and external pressure are well balanced. Even when a change occurs in the pressure of the storage compartments generated as the doors are opened and closed, external air can be flown inside the storage compartments so as to facilitate opening of the doors.

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