WO2023280162A1

WO2023280162A1 - Refrigerator

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Publication number: WO2023280162A1
Application number: PCT/CN2022/103924
Authority: WO
Inventors: 岩上荣生; 土田俊之; 大谷贵史
Original assignee: 海尔智家股份有限公司; 青岛海尔电冰箱有限公司; Aqua 株式会社
Priority date: 2021-07-09
Filing date: 2022-07-05
Publication date: 2023-01-12
Also published as: JP2023010147A; CN117616242A

Abstract

A refrigerator, comprising: storage compartments; a partition wall (28) for separating the storage compartments in a width direction; electronic components; and a cable (22) for electrically connecting the electronic components, a part of the cable (22) being received in the partition wall (28).

Description

refrigerator

technical field

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and in particular, the present invention relates to a refrigerator connected to various electric devices through cables.

Background technique

In recent years, the number of electrical devices included in refrigerators has been increasing, and accordingly, the wiring structure of cables supplying electric power or driving signals to the electronic devices has become more and more complicated.

An example of a configuration in which the water supply pump 105 and the like are accommodated in the refrigerator 100 will be described with reference to figures following FIG. 12A .

Fig. 12A is a diagram showing a perspective view showing a water supply tank 104 and its vicinity of a refrigerator 100 according to the background art. The refrigerator 100 has an ice making function. A refrigerating room 101 serving as a storage room is formed inside the refrigerator 100 , and an upper storage container 102 , a lower storage container 103 , and a water supply tank 104 are formed in a lower portion of the refrigerating room 101 . The upper storage container 102 and the lower storage container 103 are, for example, a soft freezer compartment or a vegetable compartment. Water supplied to the ice maker is stored in the feed water tank 104 .

FIG. 12B is a sectional perspective view showing feed water pump 105 and its vicinity. The feed water pump 105 delivers the water stored in the feed water tank 104 to the ice making trays there. The water supply module 108 is composed of a synthetic resin box, and accommodates the water supply pump 105 . A vertical partition wall 106 is disposed between the water supply module 108 and the lower storage container 103 . The vertical partition wall 106 is a plate-shaped member made of synthetic resin, and divides an area where the water supply module 108 and the water supply tank 104 are arranged, and an area where the lower storage container 103 is arranged. A gap 107 is formed between the right end of the water supply module 108 and the longitudinal partition wall 106 .

The process of assembling the water supply module 108 and the vertical partition wall 106 into the inner box 110 of the refrigerator 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 13A to 13C .

FIG. 13A is a perspective view showing the structure of the water supply module 108 and its vicinity. The water supply module 108 is arranged at the left rear end of the refrigerator 100 . Here, the water supply pump 105 built in the water supply module 108 is connected to a cable inside the water supply module 108 .

Referring to FIG. 13B , the upper surface of the water supply module 108 is covered with a cover portion 109 . By doing so, inside the water supply module 108 , the water supply pump 105 and cables are protected from above by the cover portion 109 .

FIG. 13C is a perspective view showing the structure of the water supply module 108 assembled with the vertical partition wall 106 and its vicinity. The longitudinal partition wall 106 is assembled near the right side of the cover portion 109 . The longitudinal partition wall 106 abuts against the cover portion 109 from the right side.

An example of the wiring structure inside such a refrigerator 100 is described in Patent Document 1, for example.

【Background technical literature】

【Patent Literature】

[Patent Document 1] JP-A-2021-076324

Contents of the invention

【Problems to be Solved by the Invention】

However, in the refrigerator 100 according to the aforementioned background art, there is still room for improvement from the viewpoint of waterproofing measures around the water supply pump 105 .

Specifically, referring to FIG. 12B , a gap 107 is formed between the right end of the water supply module 108 and the longitudinal partition wall 106 . This gap 107 is also formed between the feedwater tank 104 and the longitudinal partition wall 106 shown in FIG. 12A . Thus, there is a problem that the capacity of the water supply tank 104 cannot be increased due to the presence of the gap 107 which is a dead space.

In addition, referring to FIG. 13A , in the manufacturing process, the water supply module 108 is transported and stored in a state in which the water supply pump 105 is incorporated and is not covered by the cover portion 109 . Therefore, there is a risk that dust and the like may intrude into the water supply module 108 during the stages of transportation and storage.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the foregoing, and an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator in which waterproofness of cables and the like is improved by a partition wall.

【Means to solve the problem】

The refrigerator of the present invention includes: a storage room; a partition wall for partitioning the storage room in the width direction; electronic parts; and cables for electrically connecting the electronic parts, and a part of the cables is housed in the in the partition wall.

In addition, in the refrigerator of the present invention, which further includes a partition plate for partitioning the storage room in the longitudinal direction, the partition wall has a partition wall lower part integrally erected from the upper surface of the partition plate and constituting the lower part of the partition wall; and the upper part of the partition wall constituting the upper part of the partition wall.

Moreover, in the refrigerator of this invention, the connector for connecting the said cable is arrange|positioned inside the said partition wall lower part.

Furthermore, in the refrigerator of the present invention, the electronic component is a heater or a light emitting element assembled on the partition plate.

In addition, in the refrigerator of the present invention, it also includes: a water supply container for storing water used to make ice; and a water supply module arranged behind the water supply container for accommodating a water supply pump, the water supply container and The water supply module is adjacent to the partition wall.

【Invention effect】

The refrigerator of the present invention includes: a storage room; a partition wall for partitioning the storage room in the width direction; electronic parts; and cables for electrically connecting the electronic parts, and a part of the cables is housed in the in the partition wall. Thus, according to the refrigerator of this invention, the refrigerator which improves the waterproofness of a cable by a partition wall can be provided. Specifically, since a part of the cables is housed in the partition wall, the cables can be protected by the partition wall, and the structure of the refrigerator can be simplified without requiring a cover for protecting the cables.

In addition, in the refrigerator of the present invention, which further includes a partition plate for partitioning the storage room in the longitudinal direction, the partition wall has a partition wall lower part integrally erected from the upper surface of the partition plate and constituting the lower part of the partition wall; and the upper part of the partition wall constituting the upper part of the partition wall. In this way, according to the refrigerator of the present invention, in the assembly process of the refrigerator, the upper part of the partition wall is assembled to the lower part of the partition wall after the cables are arranged and connected to the lower part of the partition wall, and the partition wall can be closed while assembling the partition wall. cables.

Moreover, in the refrigerator of this invention, the connector for connecting the said cable is arrange|positioned inside the said partition wall lower part. Thus, according to the refrigerator of the present invention, the connector can be covered by the partition wall.

Furthermore, in the refrigerator of the present invention, the electronic component is a heater or a light emitting element assembled on the partition plate. Thus, according to the refrigerator of the present invention, the connector connected to the heater or the light emitting element assembled on the partition plate can be protected by the partition wall.

In addition, in the refrigerator of the present invention, it also includes: a water supply container for storing water used to make ice; and a water supply module arranged behind the water supply container for accommodating a water supply pump, the water supply container and The water supply module is adjacent to the partition wall. Thus, according to the refrigerator of the present invention, although the water supply container is adjacent to the cables or the connectors, since the cables and the like are covered by the partition wall, water generated from the water supply container and the like can be prevented from reaching the cables.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1A is a perspective view showing the appearance of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 1B is a side sectional view showing the internal structure of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a side sectional view showing the internal structure of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing a connection structure of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view partially showing the internal structure of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6A is a perspective view illustrating a structure of a partition wall of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6B is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the partition wall of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7A is a perspective view showing a structure of a partition plate of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention.

7B is a perspective view partially showing the structure of the lower part of the partition wall of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7C is a perspective view showing a structure in which a partition plate of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention is assembled into a heat insulating box.

Fig. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing in detail the structure of a partition plate of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9A is a diagram illustrating the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention, and is a diagram illustrating an initial stage of assembling a partition plate into a heat insulating box.

Fig. 9B is a diagram illustrating the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention, and is a diagram illustrating an intermediate stage of assembling the partition plate to the heat insulating box.

9C is a diagram illustrating the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention, and is a diagram illustrating a structure in which a partition plate is assembled in a heat insulating box.

10A is a diagram showing the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention, and is a perspective view showing the inside of the heat insulating box before the partition plate is assembled.

Fig. 10B is a diagram showing the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention, and is a perspective view showing the inside of the heat insulating box after the partition plate is assembled.

10C is a diagram illustrating the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention, and is a perspective view illustrating a structure in which the upper part of the partition wall is assembled to the lower part of the partition wall of the partition plate.

Fig. 11 is a diagram showing a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is a sectional perspective view showing a water supply module, a partition wall, and a storage container.

Fig. 12A is a diagram showing a refrigerator according to the background art, and is a perspective view showing a water supply tank and its vicinity.

12B is a diagram showing a refrigerator according to the background art, and is a sectional perspective view showing a water supply pump and its vicinity.

Fig. 13A is a diagram illustrating a refrigerator according to the background art, and is a perspective view illustrating a water supply module and its vicinity.

13B is a diagram illustrating a refrigerator according to the background art, and is a perspective view illustrating a water supply module with a cover assembled therein and the structure of its vicinity.

13C is a diagram illustrating a refrigerator according to the background art, and is a perspective view illustrating a water supply module and a structure in the vicinity thereof in which a vertical partition wall is incorporated.

detailed description

Next, refrigerator 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings. In the following description, in principle, the same reference numerals are attached to the same components to omit repeated descriptions. Furthermore, in the following description, each direction of up, down, front, back, left and right is used appropriately, but left and right show the left and right when refrigerator 10 is seen from the front.

Fig. 1A is a perspective view of refrigerator 10 of the present embodiment seen from the front. FIG. 1B is a side sectional view of refrigerator 10 of the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1A , the inside of a heat-insulating box 11 of a refrigerator 10 is used as a storage room. This storage room is divided into the refrigerator compartment 12 (refer FIG. 1B) and the freezer compartment 13 (refer FIG. 1B) by the heat insulation partition wall 27 (refer FIG. 1B). The front opening of the refrigerating compartment 12 is closed with an insulated door 18 openable and closed, and the front opening of the freezer compartment 13 is closed with an insulating door 19 openable and closed. The insulation door 18 and the insulation door 19 are revolving doors that can be pivotally supported on the heat insulation box 11 at their right end. In addition, pull-out doors or side-by-side doors can also be used as the insulating door 18 and the insulating door 19 .

As shown in FIG. 1B , a cooling chamber 21 is formed behind the freezing chamber 13 , and an evaporator 20 is disposed in the cooling chamber 21 . A machine room 14 is formed behind the lowermost portion of the heat insulating box 11 , and a compressor 23 and the like are arranged in the machine room 14 . The evaporator 20 and the compressor 23 are connected to the expansion device and the condenser via refrigerant piping to form a vapor compression refrigeration cycle. In addition, a defrosting heater 26 is disposed below the evaporator 20 for melting the frost formed on the evaporator 20 .

A blower 25 is provided on the top of the cooling chamber 21 , and the cold air inside the cooling chamber 21 cooled by the evaporator 20 is blown to the refrigerating chamber 12 and the freezing chamber 13 by the blower 25 . A shock absorber 24 is installed in the middle of the air path to the refrigerator compartment 12 .

Here, control unit 40 (see FIG. 3 ) detects the temperature in refrigerator compartment 12 with temperature sensor 51 (see FIG. 3 ), and controls opening and closing of damper 24 . Then, the flow rate of cold air to the refrigerating room 12 is adjusted and the temperature in the refrigerating room 12 is properly maintained. By the control by the control part 40, the refrigerating room 12 is cooled to the refrigerating temperature range. By the same control, the freezer compartment 13 is cooled to the freezing temperature zone. Moreover, cold air which cooled the refrigerator compartment 12 and the freezer compartment 13 returns to the cooling compartment 21 via a return air path.

The heat insulation box 11 mainly has: an outer box 15 made of steel plate forming the shape of the refrigerator 10; a box-shaped inner box 16 made of a synthetic resin plate formed inside the outer box 15; Insulation material 17 between inner boxes 16 . As the heat insulating material 17, polyurethane foam, for example, can be used.

FIG. 2 shows a state where ice making device 30 is arranged in refrigerator compartment 12 and freezer compartment 13 . The freezer compartment 13 is provided with an ice storage container 33 and a storage container 38, which are divided into three sections along its height direction. For example, frozen foods are stored in the storage container 38 , and the storage container 38 can be slid and moved along the depth direction of the freezer compartment 13 to take out the storage container 38 .

The ice making device 30 mainly includes a water supply container 31 , an ice making dish 32 , an ice storage container 33 , a water supply pump 34 , a water supply pipe 35 and an ice maker 37 . The water supply container 31 stores water supplied to the ice tray 32 and is arranged in the refrigerator compartment 12 . The user opens the insulating door 18, takes out the water supply container 31 as appropriate, and feeds water into the water supply container 31.

In addition, the water supply pump 34 is also arranged in the refrigerator compartment 12 near the water supply container 31 and is controlled by the control unit 40 .

The ice maker 37 is arranged in the freezer compartment 13 above the ice storage container 33 . The ice maker 37 has a rotating twist part for automatically dropping the ice made by the ice maker 32 into the ice storage container 33 .

The water supply pipe 35 is connected to the water supply pump 34 , and the water supply pipe 35 is arranged from the refrigerator compartment 12 through the inside of the heat insulating partition wall 27 all the way to the freezer compartment 13 .

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a connection structure of refrigerator 10 .

The control unit 40 includes a CPU, RAM, ROM, etc., and controls the cooling operation and ice making operation of the refrigerator 10 .

A temperature sensor 51 is connected to an input terminal of the control unit 40 . The temperature sensor 51 transmits temperature information showing the aforementioned internal temperatures of the refrigerator compartment 12 and the freezer compartment 13 to the control unit 40 .

In addition, a compressor 52 , a motor 45 , a heater 36 , an ice maker 37 , a light emitting element 39 , and the like are connected to output terminals of the control unit 40 . As mentioned above, the compressor 52 is a device constituting a vapor compression type refrigeration cycle. The motor 45 is a drive source of the feed water pump 34 . The heater 36 is used to prevent the water supplied to the ice maker 37 from freezing and to raise the temperature of the water before being supplied to the ice maker 37 . The ice maker 37 is a machine that automatically produces the aforementioned ice. As will be described later, the light emitting element 39 illuminates the inside of the small refrigerator compartment 123 and also irradiates light to the photocatalyst there.

Based on temperature information input from temperature sensor 51 , controller 40 operates compressor 52 , blower 25 , etc. so that the temperatures inside refrigerator compartment 12 and freezer compartment 13 fall within a certain range. In addition, after the evaporator 20 is frosted, the compressor 52 and the blower 25 are stopped, and the defrosting heater 26 generates heat to perform a defrosting operation.

Furthermore, the control unit 40 supplies water to the ice maker 37 by operating the motor 45 , and the ice maker 37 performs an ice making operation.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating an internal structure of refrigerator 10 . A lower portion of the refrigerating room 12 is formed with a small refrigerating room 121 , a small refrigerating room 122 and a small refrigerating room 123 . The small refrigerator compartment 123 is formed at the bottom of the refrigerator compartment 12 , the small refrigerator compartment 121 is formed above the left side of the small refrigerator compartment 123 , and the small refrigerator compartment 122 is formed above the right side of the small refrigerator compartment 123 . The small cold room 123 is equipped with a storage container 43 , the small cold room 122 is equipped with a storage container 44 , and the small cold room 121 is equipped with a water supply container 31 . The storage container 43, the storage container 44, and the water supply container 31 are arranged so that they can be pulled out forward. The inside of the storage container 43 and the storage container 44 is used as a soft freezer etc., for example. The upper surfaces of the water supply container 31 and the storage container 44 are covered with the partition plate 41 .

FIG. 5 is a perspective view partially showing the internal structure of refrigerator 10 . Here, the interiors of small refrigerator compartment 121 and small refrigerator compartment 122 are shown with a part of partition plate 41 seen through. The small refrigerator compartment 121 , the small refrigerator compartment 122 , and the small refrigerator compartment 123 are divided in the vertical direction by the partition plate 46 . Moreover, the small refrigerator compartment 121 and the small refrigerator compartment 122 are partitioned by the partition wall 28 in the left-right direction. The structure of the partition wall 28 is described later with reference to FIG. 6A and the like.

FIG. 6A is a perspective view showing the structure of the partition wall 28 . Partition wall 28 is a substantially wall-shaped portion formed continuously from the front end to the rear end of refrigerator compartment 12 . A track groove 47 is formed on the right side of the partition wall 28 . The track groove 47 is a portion that slidably supports the storage container 44 and that makes the right side surface of the partition wall 28 recessed in a groove shape along the front-rear direction. Moreover, the water supply module 42 is a container made of synthetic resin, accommodates the said motor 45, and is arrange|positioned at the rear end of the small refrigerator compartment 121. As shown in FIG.

FIG. 6B is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the partition wall 28 . The partition wall 28 is composed of a partition wall lower portion 281 and a partition wall upper portion 282, and has a hollow structure. The partition wall lower part 281 constitutes the lower portion of the partition wall 28 and has an open upper surface. The partition wall upper portion 282 constitutes the upper portion of the partition wall 28 and has an open lower surface. The partition wall 28 is formed by closing the upper surface opening of the partition wall lower portion 281 with the lower surface opening of the partition wall upper portion 282 .

As will be described later, a wall-side connection region 53 is formed at the rear end of the partition wall lower portion 281 , and the rear side of the wall-side connection region 53 is adjacent to the power supply housing portion 50 . The power supply housing portion 50 and the wall-side connecting region 53 are covered from above by a cover portion 284 formed by widening the rear end portion of the partition wall upper portion 282 . In this way, moisture will not reach various cables and connectors contained in the power supply storage part 50 and the wall side connection area 53, preventing a short circuit under usage conditions.

FIG. 7A is a perspective view showing the structure of the partition plate 46 . As described above, partition plate 46 is a substantially plate-shaped member for partitioning refrigerator compartment 12 in the vertical direction. The partition lower portion 281 integrally protrudes upward from the upper surface of the partition plate 46 . The partition wall lower portion 281 is continuously formed from the front end to the rear end of the upper surface of the partition plate 46 .

FIG. 7B is a perspective view showing the structure of the rear end portion of the partition wall lower portion 281 . The vicinity of the rear end portion of the lower partition wall portion 281 widens to the left to form a wall-side connection region 53 . The lower surface of the wall-side connection region 53 is formed with a connector 291 and a connector 292 . By doing so, the area for arranging the

connectors

291 and 292 can be enclosed by the walls constituting the partition wall lower part 281, so that water can be prevented from reaching the

connectors

291 and 292. In the following description, the connector 291 and the connector 292 are also collectively referred to as the connector 29 .

FIG. 7C is a perspective view showing a structure in which the partition plate 46 is assembled to the heat insulation box 11 . Here, the rear end portion of the partition wall lower portion 281 is formed with a low wall portion 283 . The low wall portion 283 is a portion where the wall portions constituting the partition lower portion 281 are partially lowered. The cable 22 connected to the aforementioned connector 291 and connector 292 is routed above the low wall portion 283 .

A power supply housing portion 50 is formed behind the partition wall lower portion 281 . The power supply housing portion 50 is a substantially box-shaped portion with an upper opening, and accommodates cables connected to the motor 45 and the like. The wall-side connecting region 53 and the power supply housing portion 50 are covered by the rear portion of the above-mentioned partition wall upper portion 282 .

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the partition plate 46 in detail. The partition plate 46 has a partition wall upper surface portion 461 and a partition wall lower surface portion 462 . The partition wall upper surface portion 461 constitutes the upper surface portion of the partition plate 46 . The partition wall lower surface portion 462 constitutes the lower surface portion of the partition plate 46. As shown in FIG.

The heater 36 is an electronic component built in the partition plate 46 . As mentioned above, the heater 36 is a device for heating by energization, and heats up water to prevent the water used for ice making from freezing before ice making. The heater 36 and the connector 291 are connected by a cable 481 . As shown in FIG. 7B , the connector 291 faces the lower surface inside the partition wall lower portion 281 .

The light emitting element 39 is an electronic component arranged on the lower surface of the partition wall lower surface portion 462 . As the light emitting element 39, for example, an LED can be employed. The light emitting element 39 is covered from below by a covering portion 49 made of a transparent resin plate. The light emitting element 39 is connected to the connector 292 via the cable 482 built in the partition plate 46 . As shown in FIG. 7B , the connector 292 faces the lower surface inside the partition wall lower portion 281 . Although not shown here, a photocatalyst is disposed near the light emitting element 39 to reduce odor in the refrigerator by receiving light emitted from the light emitting element 39 .

The partition wall front surface part 463 is a member arranged between the front edge of the partition wall upper surface part 461 and the front edge of the partition wall lower surface part 462 , and forms the front surface of the partition wall 46 .

The process of assembling the partition plate 46 to the heat insulation box 11 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9A to 9C .

9A and 9B are diagrams sequentially showing the steps of assembling the partition plate 46 to the heat insulating box 11 . Here, the water supply module 42 and the power storage unit 50 are assembled in the heat insulation box 11 in advance. The water supply module 42 is covered with a cover so that dust does not intrude into the water supply module 42 during the transportation process and the like. In the inside of the power source housing part 50, the wiring of the motor 45 accommodated in the water supply module 42 has already been performed. As shown in FIG. 8 , the heater 36 , the light emitting element 39 and the like are assembled to the partition plate 46 . In addition, the connector 29 connected to the heater 36 and the light emitting element 39 is exposed on the lower surface of the partition wall lower portion 281 . The partition plate 46 is inserted rearward along the groove, and is formed on the inner surface of the heat insulating box 11 .

FIG. 9C is a diagram illustrating a structure in which partition plate 46 is assembled to heat insulating box 11 . When the partition board 46 is fully inserted into the rear of the heat insulation box 11 , the wall-side connection area 53 of the partition board 46 is in close contact with the front surface of the power storage portion 50 assembled into the heat insulation box 11 . By doing this, the parts that need to be waterproofed can be gathered in one place. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 6B , the power supply housing 50 and the wall-side connection region 53 are sealed by the cover portion 284 formed at the rear end of the partition upper portion 282 , so that these portions can be easily waterproofed.

FIG. 10A is a perspective view showing the inside of the heat insulating box 11 before the partition plate 46 is assembled. FIG. 10B is a perspective view showing the inside of the heat insulating box 11 in which the partition plate 46 is assembled. As described above, when the partition plate 46 is assembled to the heat insulation box 11 , the power supply housing portion 50 is adjacent to the wall-side connecting region 53 .

FIG. 10C is a perspective view showing a structure in which the partition wall upper portion 282 is assembled to the partition wall lower portion 281 of the partition plate 46 . When the partition wall upper part 282 is assembled to the partition wall lower part 281, the partition wall 28 is formed. In addition, the aforementioned wall-side connecting region 53 and the power supply housing portion 50 are covered by the rear portion of the partition wall upper portion 282 .

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional perspective view showing the water supply module 42 , the partition wall 28 , the storage container 44 , and the like. The rail groove 47 formed on the right side of the partition wall 28 guides the rail portion 441 of the storage container 44 in the front-rear direction. According to the related structure, since the partition wall 28 also serves as the track groove 47, the structure for guiding the storage container 44 can be simplified. In addition, the inside of the partition wall 28 is provided with the connector 292 , and is connected to the aforementioned cable 22 inside the partition wall 28 as described above. That is, the partition wall 28 functions as a wall for dividing a small refrigerator compartment or the like, and also functions as a groove portion for sliding the storage container 44. As shown in FIG. Further, the partition wall 28 houses the connector 292, the cable 22, and the like, and functions as a waterproof means for waterproofing them.

According to this embodiment, the main effects described next can be obtained.

According to the refrigerator 10 of the present invention, referring to FIG. 7C and the like, since a part of the cable 22 is housed in the partition wall 28 , the cable 22 can be protected and waterproofed by the partition wall 28 . That is, waterproofing measures for the cables 22 and the connectors 29 can be achieved by the partition walls 28 . Thereby, a dedicated cover for protecting the cable 22 may not be required. Furthermore, the inside of partition wall 28 , which was conventionally a dead space, can be utilized as an area for routing cables 22 , and the structure of refrigerator 10 can be simplified. Furthermore, since no dead space is formed between the partition wall 28 and the water supply container 31 , the volume of the water supply container 31 is increased, and more water can be stored in the water supply container 31 .

Further, referring to FIG. 7C , etc., in the assembly process of the refrigerator 10 , the upper partition wall 282 is assembled to the lower partition wall 281 after the cables 22 are arranged and connected to the lower partition wall part 281 . Thereby, the process of capping the cable 22 and the process of combining the partition wall 28 can be performed together.

Further, referring to FIG. 8 , the heater 36 assembled to the partition plate 46 or the connector 291 connected to the light emitting element 39 , etc. may be protected by the partition wall 28 .

Further, even if the water supply container 31 shown in FIG. 4 is adjacent to the cable 22 or the connector 291 shown in FIG. Water generated from the container 31 and the like reaches the cable 22 and the like.

The present invention is not limited to the foregoing embodiments, and besides, various implementation modifications can be implemented within a range not departing from the gist of the present invention. Furthermore, the foregoing embodiments may be combined with each other.

【Symbol Description】

10 refrigerator

11 heat insulation box

12 cold room

121 small refrigerator

122 small cold room

123 small cold room

13 freezer

14 Mechanical Room

15 outer boxes

16 inner boxes

17 Insulation material

18 insulation door

19 insulation door

20 evaporator

21 cooling room

22 cables

23 compressors

24 shock absorbers

25 Blower

26 defrost heater

27 insulation partition wall

28 partition wall

281 The lower part of the partition wall

282 upper part of partition wall

283 lower wall

284 cover

29 connectors

291 connector

292 connector

30 ice making device

31 water supply container

32 ice trays

33 ice storage container

34 Feed water pump

35 water supply pipe

36 heater

37 ice machine

38 storage containers

39 light emitting elements

40 Control Department

41 spacer

42 water supply module

43 storage container

44 storage containers

441 Track Department

45 motor

46 spacers

461 partition wall upper surface

462 The lower surface of the partition wall

463 partition wall front surface

47 track groove

481 cable

482 cable

49 covered department

50 power supply storage

51 temperature sensor

53 wall side connection area

100 refrigerator

101 cold room

102 upper storage container

103 lower storage container

104 Water supply tank

105 Feed water pump

106 longitudinal partition wall

107 clearance

108 water supply module

109 cover

110 inner box

Claims

A refrigerator comprising:

storage room;

a partition wall for partitioning the storage compartment in the width direction;

electronic parts; and

cables for electrically connecting said electronic parts,

A part of the cable is housed in the partition wall.
The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising a partition plate for partitioning the storage compartment in a longitudinal direction,

The partition wall has a partition wall lower portion integrally erected from the upper surface of the partition plate and constituting a lower portion of the partition wall, and a partition wall upper portion constituting an upper portion of the partition wall.
The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein a connector for connecting the cable is arranged inside the lower part of the partition wall.
The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the upper surface of the lower part of the partition wall is open, the lower surface of the upper part of the partition wall is open, and the lower surface opening of the upper part of the partition wall blocks the upper part of the lower part of the partition wall. The surface is opened to form the partition wall, and the partition wall is hollow.
The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein a power storage portion is formed behind the lower part of the partition wall, the upper side of the power storage portion is opened, and the power storage portion is enclosed by the rear portion of the upper part of the partition wall. cover.
The refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein a side wall connection area is formed at the rear end of the lower part of the partition wall, and the rear side of the side wall connection area is adjacent to the power supply storage part, and the power supply storage part The area connected to the side wall is covered from above by a cover portion formed by widening the rear end portion of the upper portion of the partition wall, and a part of the cable is stored in the power supply storage portion and the side wall. Wall connection area.
The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein a track groove is formed on the right side surface of the partition wall, and the track groove is such that the right side surface of the partition wall is recessed in a groove shape along the front-rear direction. position, the track groove guides the track portion of the storage container in the front-rear direction, the storage container is provided in the storage room and its upper surface is covered by the partition plate.
The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the partition plate has a partition wall upper surface portion, a partition wall lower surface portion, and a partition wall front surface portion, and the partition wall upper surface portion constitutes an upper surface of the partition wall. The lower surface portion of the partition wall constitutes the lower surface portion of the partition plate, and the front surface portion of the partition wall is disposed between the front edge of the upper surface portion of the partition wall and the front edge of the lower surface portion of the partition wall. between.
The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the electronic part is a heater or a light emitting element assembled on the partition plate.
The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising:

Feed water containers for storing water used to make ice; and

a water supply module arranged behind the water supply container for accommodating the water supply pump,

The water supply container and the water supply module are adjacent to the partition wall.