The application requires the korean patent application No.10-2004-0110332 that proposes in Korea S Department of Intellectual Property respectively on December 22nd, 2004 and on August 26th, 2005 and the right of korean patent application No.10-2005-0078963, and wherein the content of Pi Luing is incorporated into here by reference.
The specific embodiment
Below will be in detail with reference to embodiments of the invention, example is wherein described in the accompanying drawings.Wherein from start to finish, identical Reference numeral is represented identical parts.Embodiment is described with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that the present invention will be described.
In Fig. 1-5, comprise: have first storeroom 13 and separate so that the main body cabinet 10 of second storeroom 16 that is freezed respectively with first storeroom 13 according to the refrigerator 1 of the embodiment of the invention; Evaporimeter 23,25 to first and second storerooms, 13,16 supply cooling airs; The cooling air that evaporimeter 23,25 is produced is directed to first and second storerooms 13,16 corresponding with it so that cool off the carrier pipe 30,40 of first and second storerooms 13,16 respectively.
For example, first storeroom 13 can be used in the master repository, and second storeroom 16 can be used in the secondary storeroom.Thereby in this embodiment of the present invention, first storeroom 13 is called as master repository 13, and second storeroom 16 is called as secondary storeroom 16.
Refrigerator 1 comprises and is arranged at main door 60 in the main body cabinet 10 and that be used for switch master repository 13 and secondary storeroom 16 and secondary door 70.
Main body cabinet 10 comprises: inner housing 11, and this inner housing 11 is formed with master repository 13 and secondary storeroom 16; And shell body 12, this shell body 12 is separated by foamed material and inner housing 11, has therefore formed the outward appearance of refrigerator.Back downside at main body cabinet 10 is provided with Machine Room 2, and this Machine Room 2 is equipped with compressor 3 that is used for compressed refrigerant and the condenser 4 that is used for the compressed cold-producing medium of condensation.In Machine Room 2, be provided with defrost water storage compartment 9, be used to store the defrost water of thawing by Defrost heater 52.
Master repository 13 is set at the top of main body cabinet 10, and comprises refrigerating chamber 14 and refrigerating chamber 15 that along continuous straight runs is separated by main demarcation strip 19.
Main demarcation strip 19 forms by foam method (foaming process), and this main demarcation strip 19 has formed heat-insulation layer between the shell body 12 of main body cabinet 10 and inner housing.
Evaporimeter 23,25 comprises: first evaporation component 23 that is used to cool off master repository 13 that is arranged at main body cabinet 10; Second evaporation component 25 that is used to cool off secondary storeroom 16 that separates with first evaporation component 23 that is arranged at main body cabinet 10; And the refrigerant migration pipe 50 that connects first and second evaporation components 23,25.First and second evaporation components 23,25 and refrigerant migration pipe 50 are formed by an evaporation tube that does not have welding joint (welding joint).
Refrigerant migration pipe 50 comprises: be located at the first refrigerant migration pipe 50a between first and second evaporation components 23,25, be sent to second evaporation component 25 so that pass the cold-producing medium in a zone of first evaporation component 23; And be located at the second refrigerant migration pipe 50b between first and second evaporation components 23,25, so that the cold-producing medium that passes second evaporation component 25 from the first refrigerant migration pipe 50a is sent to other zone of first evaporation component 23.
First evaporation component 23 comprises freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 and the refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27 that is respectively applied for cooling refrigerating chamber 14 and refrigerating chamber 15.
Freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 and refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27 are arranged at the Background Region of the inside of refrigerating chamber 14 and refrigerating chamber 15 respectively, and refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 31 and refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 32 are arranged at the front of freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 and refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27 respectively.
In freezing chamber evaporator parts 26, be provided with Defrost heater 52, be formed on frost on the freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 with removal.In refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27, be provided with the Defrost heater (not shown), be formed on frost on the refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27 with removal.
In Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, the defrost water of being thawed by Defrost heater 52 is rushed down pipe 48 by defrost water row and is discharged to defrost water storage compartment 9.
Carrier pipe 30,40 comprises: corresponding to first carrier pipe 30 of first evaporation component 23, and this first carrier pipe 30 is formed with the cooling air passage of first evaporation component 23; And corresponding to second carrier pipe 40 of second evaporation component 25, and this second carrier pipe 40 is formed with the cooling air passage of second evaporation component 25.
First carrier pipe 30 comprises corresponding to the refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 31 of freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 and refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27 and refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 32, is used to form the cooling air passage.
Be provided with ventilating fan 35 in the inside of refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 31, the cooling air that is used for producing from freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 is discharged into refrigerating chamber 14 forcibly.Upside at refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 31 is provided with the refrigerating chamber branch carrier pipe 33 that is connected with refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 31, is shunted from the cooling air that freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 produce with permission.
Refrigerating chamber cooling air inlet 31a is formed in the lower surface of refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 31, flows in the freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 thereby cooling air passes refrigerating chamber 14.
A plurality of refrigerating chamber cooling air outlet 33a are located in the refrigerating chamber branch carrier pipe 33, so that cooling air is discharged towards refrigerating chamber 14.Here, cooling air outlet 33a is formed in the refrigerating chamber branch carrier pipe 33.
As selection, refrigerating chamber cooling air outlet 33a can be formed in the refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 31.In addition, refrigerating chamber branch carrier pipe 33 can form with refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 31 integral body.
Be provided with ventilating fan 36 in the inside of refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 32, the cooling air that is used for producing from refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27 is discharged into refrigerating chamber 15 forcibly.The upside of refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 32 is provided with the refrigerating chamber branch carrier pipe 34 that is connected with refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 32, is shunted from the cooling air that refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27 produces with permission.
Refrigerating chamber cooling air inlet 32a is formed in the lower surface of refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 32, flows in the refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27 so that cooling air passes refrigerating chamber 15.
A plurality of refrigerating chamber cooling air outlet 34a are located in the refrigerating chamber branch carrier pipe 34, so that cooling air is discharged towards refrigerating chamber 15.Here, cooling air outlet 34a is formed in the refrigerating chamber branch carrier pipe 34.As selection, cooling air outlet 34a can be formed in the refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 32.In addition, refrigerating chamber branch carrier pipe 34 can form with refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 32 integral body.
Secondary storeroom 16 has predetermined temperature range, and this predetermined temperature range is set at from the chilling temperature to the cryogenic temperature and freezes.For example, the temperature range of secondary storeroom 16 is about 25 degrees centigrade to 10 degrees centigrade.Usually, secondary storeroom 16 is less than master repository 13.Secondary storeroom 16 is arranged on the bottom of main body cabinet 10, and separates up and down by demarcation strip 20 and master repository 13.Secondary storeroom 16 comprises secondary storeroom 17 in left side and right side storeroom 18, is extended downwards by main demarcation strip 19, and secondary storeroom 17 in left side and right side storeroom 18 are separated abreast.
Second evaporation component 25 comprises: the secondary evaporation component 28 in the left side that is connected with freezing chamber evaporator parts 26, with the secondary storeroom 17 in cooling left side; And the secondary evaporation component 29 in the right side that is connected with refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27, with the secondary storeroom 18 in cooling right side.
In Fig. 4, the first refrigerant migration pipe 50a of refrigerant migration pipe 50 is arranged between the secondary evaporation component 28 of freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 and left side, is sent to the secondary evaporation component 28 in left side so that pass the cold-producing medium in a zone of freezing chamber evaporator parts 26.The second refrigerant migration pipe 50b of refrigerant migration pipe 50 is arranged between the secondary evaporation component 28 in freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 and left side, so that the cold-producing medium that passes the secondary evaporation component 28 in left side from the first refrigerant migration pipe 50a is sent to other zone of freezing chamber evaporator parts 26.
The secondary evaporation component 28 in left side is connected with freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 by refrigerant migration pipe 50, therefore integrally is provided with freezing chamber evaporator parts 26.Therefore, by refrigerant migration pipe 50, cold-producing medium can migration between secondary evaporation component 28 in left side and freezing chamber evaporator parts 26.Segmented tray 47 is located at the place, space between the secondary evaporation component 28 of freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 and left side, separates with the cooling air with the secondary evaporation component 28 of freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 and left side.
Segmented tray 47 is located at the place, space between the secondary evaporation component 28 of freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 and left side, so that the secondary evaporation component 28 of freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 and left side is separated, therefore prevent to be mixed with each other from the cooling air that the secondary evaporation component 28 of freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 and left side produces.Therefore, segmented tray 47 has prevented that the food odors in the secondary storeroom 17 of refrigerating chamber 14 and left side is mixed.In addition, segmented tray 47 is held the defrost water that is formed by Defrost heater 52.The defrost water of being held by segmented tray 47 is discharged into the defrost water storage compartment 9 that is located in the Machine Room 2 by defrost water excretory duct 48, and the defrost water that is stored in the defrost water storage compartment 9 is removed by modes such as evaporations.
The secondary evaporation component 29 in right side is connected with refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27 by refrigerant migration pipe 50 (see figure 6)s, therefore with refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27 whole settings.Therefore, by refrigerant migration pipe 50, cold-producing medium can migration between secondary evaporation component 29 in right side and refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27.Segmented tray 45 is located between the secondary evaporation component 29 of refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27 and right side, separates with the cooling air with the secondary evaporation component 29 of refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27 and right side.
The same with segmented tray 47, segmented tray 45 separates the secondary evaporation component 29 of refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27 and right side, has prevented that therefore food odors is mixed in the secondary storeroom 18 in refrigerating chamber 15 and right side.In addition, segmented tray 45 is held the defrost water that the Defrost heater by refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27 forms, and the defrost water that is received linked Machine Room 2, therefore is evaporated.
Here, Defrost heater 52 is arranged at respectively on the secondary evaporation component 29 of secondary evaporation component 28 in left side and right side, therefore removes the frost that is formed at freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 and refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27 places.In addition, the defrosting pallet 48,46 that holds defrost water can be separately positioned on the lower area of the secondary evaporation component 29 of secondary evaporation component 28 in left side and right side.Therefore, the defrost water that is contained in the defrosting pallet 48,46 is linked Machine Room 2, so that be evaporated.
Demarcation strip 20 comprises: the refrigerating chamber demarcation strip 21 of vertically separating the secondary storeroom 17 in refrigerating chamber 14 and left side; And the refrigerating chamber demarcation strip 22 of the secondary storeroom 18 in refrigerated chamber 15 and right side vertically.
In Fig. 3, refrigerating chamber demarcation strip 21 removably is connected with the secondary carrier pipe 41 in refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 31 and left side.Here, as selection, refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 31 can form with secondary carrier pipe 41 integral body in left side.The rear end part of refrigerating chamber demarcation strip 21 is connected with the coupling part 77 of integrally formed refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 31 with the secondary carrier pipe 41 in left side.The fore-end of refrigerating chamber demarcation strip 21 is installed on the refrigerating chamber seat part 78, and this refrigerating chamber seat part 78 is formed at the inner housing 11 and main demarcation strip 19 places of main body cabinet 10.Therefore, refrigerating chamber demarcation strip 21 is dismountable with respect to main body cabinet 10, therefore, the secondary evaporation component 28 in integrally formed freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 and left side is installed, and the secondary carrier pipe 41 in integrally formed refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 31 and left side is installed, and next, refrigerating chamber demarcation strip 21 is installed in main body cabinet 10.Here, the sealing gasket (not shown) can be connected with the periphery of refrigerating chamber demarcation strip 21, to separate and the secondary storeroom 17 of sealing refrigerating chamber 14 and left side.
In Fig. 2, refrigerating chamber demarcation strip 22 removably is connected with the secondary carrier pipe 42 in refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 32 and right side.Here, secondary carrier pipe 42 whole formation the in refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 32 and right side.The rear end part of refrigerating chamber demarcation strip 22 is connected with the coupling part 75 of integrally formed refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 32 with the secondary carrier pipe 42 in right side.The fore-end of refrigerating chamber demarcation strip 22 is installed on the refrigerating chamber seat part 76, and this refrigerating chamber seat part 76 is formed at the inner housing 11 and main demarcation strip 19 places of main body cabinet 10.Therefore, refrigerating chamber demarcation strip 22 is dismountable with respect to main body cabinet 10, therefore, the secondary evaporation component 29 in integrally formed refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27 and right side is installed, and the secondary carrier pipe 42 of integrally formed refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 32 and right side is installed, and refrigerating chamber demarcation strip 22 is installed in main body cabinet 10 places.Here, the sealing gasket (not shown) can be connected with the periphery of refrigerating chamber demarcation strip 22, to separate and the secondary storeroom 18 of sealing refrigerating chamber 15 and right side.
Second carrier pipe 40 comprises the secondary carrier pipe 42 of secondary carrier pipe 41 in left side and right side corresponding to secondary evaporation component 28 in left side and the secondary evaporation component 29 in right side, to form the passage of cooling air.
In Fig. 3, the inside of the secondary carrier pipe 41 in left side is provided with ventilating fan 43, with secondary storeroom 17 on the left of will being discharged into forcibly from the cooling air that the secondary evaporation component 28 in left side produces.The upper face of the secondary carrier pipe 41 in left side is formed with the secondary cooling air outlet in left side 41a, with secondary storeroom 17 on the left of will being discharged into from the cooling air that the secondary evaporation component 28 in left side produces, and in the left side lower surface of secondary carrier pipe 41 is formed with left side secondary cooling air inlet 41b, be input in the secondary carrier pipe 41 in left side with the cooling air that is discharged that will pass the secondary storeroom 17 in left side.
In Fig. 2, the inside of the secondary carrier pipe 42 in right side is provided with ventilating fan 44, will be discharged into the secondary storeroom 18 in right side from the cooling air that right side pair evaporation component 29 produces forcibly.In the upper face of the secondary carrier pipe 42 in right side, be formed with the secondary cooling air outlet in right side 42a, will forcibly be discharged into the secondary storeroom 18 in right side from the cooling air that right side pair evaporation component 29 produces, and in the lower surface of the secondary carrier pipe 42 in right side, be formed with right side secondary cooling air inlet 42b, be input in the secondary carrier pipe 42 in right side with the cooling air that is discharged that will pass the secondary storeroom 18 in right side.
In Fig. 5, refrigerator 1 further comprises: compressor 3; Be used for the condenser that be compressed cold-producing medium 4 of condensation from compressor 3; Switching valve 7, it is used for the cold-producing medium from condenser 4 supplies is fed at least one of freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 and refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27; Cold-producing medium tube connector 8, this cold-producing medium tube connector 8 are used to connect the outlet side of refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27 and the entrance side of freezing chamber evaporator parts 26, so that will be supplied to freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 from the cold-producing medium that refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27 is discharged.
Switching valve 7 can be supplied to refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27 or freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 with the cold-producing medium from condenser 4 supplies selectively, as selection, switching valve 7 can be a triple valve, and this triple valve is used for cold-producing medium not only is supplied to refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27 but also be supplied to freezing chamber evaporator parts 26.In addition, the passage that switching valve 7 not only can closing cold room evaporation component 27 but also can close the passage of freezing chamber evaporator parts 26.The first capillary carrier pipe 5 and the second capillary carrier pipe 6 are separately positioned between switching valve 7 and the refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27 and between switching valve 7 and the freezing chamber evaporator parts 26, are used for cold-producing medium is reduced pressure.
Main door 60 comprises: the refrigerating chamber door 61 of switch refrigerating chamber 14 rotationally; And the refrigerating-chamber door 62 of switch refrigerating chamber 15 rotationally.
Secondary door 70 comprises: the left side of the secondary storeroom 17 in switch left side is secondary 71 slidably; And the secondary door 72 in left side of the secondary storeroom 18 in switch right side slidably.
With regard to this structure, be described as follows with reference to Fig. 5 according to the kind of refrigeration cycle of the refrigerator 1 of the embodiment of the invention.
When the vapor phase refrigerant by the high temperature and high pressure of compressor 3 compression flows into condenser 4, condenser 4 will be in the cold-producing medium that vapor phase refrigerant under the high temperature and high pressure is condensed into liquid phase.This cold-producing medium that has liquefied is by 5 decompressions of the first capillary carrier pipe, and flows into refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27.Then, cold-producing medium is by 6 decompressions of the second capillary carrier pipe, and inflow freezing chamber evaporator parts 26.Here, switching valve 7 is transformed into coolant channel refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27 or freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 selectively.At this moment, cold-producing medium flows into the secondary evaporation component 28 in left side, because freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 are connected by the secondary evaporation component 28 in refrigerant migration pipe 50 and left side, so the secondary evaporation component 28 of freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 and left side produces cooling air by carrying out heat exchange with the secondary storeroom 17 of refrigerating chamber 14 and left side respectively.Similarly, cold-producing medium flows into the secondary evaporation component 29 in right side, because refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27 is connected by the secondary evaporation component 29 in refrigerant migration pipe 50 and right side, so the secondary evaporation component 29 of refrigerating chamber evaporation component 27 and right side produces cooling air by carrying out heat exchange with the secondary storeroom 18 of refrigerating chamber 15 and right side respectively.Afterwards, the cold-producing medium that cools off each storeroom flows in the compressor 3 once more.
With regard to this structure, the process that evaporimeter and carrier pipe are assembled into the secondary storeroom 17 of refrigerating chamber 14 and left side will be described as follows.
At first, the workman separates refrigerating chamber demarcation strip 21 from main body cabinet 10, so that refrigerating chamber 14 is connected with the secondary storeroom 17 in left side.If at main body cabinet 10 the secondary carrier pipe 41 of refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 31 and left side is installed, the secondary carrier pipe 41 in refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 31 and left side separates with main body cabinet 10.
Then, the workman is installed in the secondary storeroom 17 of refrigerating chamber 14 and left side with the secondary evaporation component 28 of integrally formed freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 and left side.At this moment, the inlet 26a of freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 and outlet 26b wait outlet side and the cold-producing medium tube connector 8 that is connected to switching valve 7 by welding.The secondary evaporation component 28 in freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 and left side is secured to inner housing 11, and this inner housing 11 holds the secondary evaporation component 28 of freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 and left side by screw etc.The secondary carrier pipe 41 in integrally formed refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 31 and left side is connected to the front of the secondary evaporation component 28 of freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 and left side, and then refrigerating chamber branch carrier pipe 33 is assembled in the top of refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 31.At this moment, ventilating fan 35,43 is mounted respectively at the secondary carrier pipe 41 of refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 31 and left side, and respectively near the secondary evaporation component 28 of freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 and left side.As selection, ventilating fan 35,43 is mounted respectively at inner housing 11, and respectively near the secondary evaporation component 28 of freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 and left side.
At last, the workman is connected to an end of refrigerating chamber demarcation strip 21 coupling part 77 of the secondary carrier pipe 41 of integrally formed refrigerating chamber carrier pipe 31 and left side, and its other end is installed on the part 78, this part 78 is formed at the inner housing 11 and main demarcation strip 19 places of main body cabinet 10, and therefore assembling finishes.
Therefore, the secondary evaporation component 28 in freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 and left side forms by a refrigerant pipe is whole, therefore is connected to each other.After the secondary evaporation component 28 of integrally formed freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 and left side is installed in the secondary storeroom 17 of refrigerating chamber 14 and left side, only two points of the inlet 26a of freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 and outlet 26b are soldered, therefore compare with four means of spot welds under the situation of conventional refrigerator, improved operating efficiency.
Similarly, to be assembled into refrigerating chamber 15 identical with aforesaid example with the process of the secondary storeroom 18 in right side for evaporimeter and carrier pipe.
The inlet 26a of freezing chamber evaporator parts 26 and outlet 26b wait outlet side and the cold-producing medium tube connector 8 that is connected to switching valve 7 by welding.
In the foregoing embodiments, the whole formation of the secondary carrier pipe in refrigerating chamber carrier pipe and left side, as selection, they removably connect.
In the foregoing embodiments, the whole formation of the secondary carrier pipe in refrigerating chamber carrier pipe and right side.As selection, the secondary carrier pipe in refrigerating chamber carrier pipe and right side can removably link together.
Although illustrate and described several embodiments of the present invention, yet be appreciated that, the described technical staff in this area can change these embodiments under the situation that does not deviate from principle of the present invention and spirit, and scope of the present invention is limited by claim and equivalent thereof.