CN112344616B - Refrigerator with a door - Google Patents

Abstract

A refrigerator, comprising: a box body in which a storage space is formed; a storage room door pivotally connected to the box body for opening or closing the storage space; characterized in that it also includes an ice making room, The ice-making chamber is formed in a concave front surface of the storage chamber door to accommodate an ice maker and an ice storage box; a distributor is provided on the front surface of the storage chamber door for discharging the ice storage box ice in the storage compartment; an ice-making compartment door, which is installed on the front surface of the storage compartment door for opening or closing the ice-making compartment; an auxiliary door, which is pivotally connected to the storage compartment door or the storage compartment door. the ice maker door and completely cover the dispenser.

Description

refrigerator

technical field

The present invention relates to household appliances, in particular to a refrigerator.

Background technique

In order to meet the diversified needs of users, an ice-making compartment in which an ice maker is installed and a dispenser for taking ice are usually provided on the door of the refrigerator. Usually the ice-making compartment has an opening facing the inside of the refrigerator box, and an ice-making door for opening or closing the ice-making compartment is installed at the opening. When the user needs to repair the ice maker or take a large amount of ice, the refrigerator door needs to be opened and then opened. The door of the ice-making chamber is likely to cause a large amount of cold air leakage in the refrigerator box; and the distributor is generally exposed on the outside of the refrigerator, and external dust can easily enter the distributor and cause pollution.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention provides a refrigerator. By arranging an ice-making chamber door and an auxiliary door on the front surface of the refrigerator storage chamber door, the leakage of cold air in the refrigerator box can be reduced, and at the same time, pollutants such as external dust can be prevented from entering the distributor.

The refrigerator provided by the present invention includes:

A box body, which forms a storage space;

a storage room door, pivotally connected to the box body, for opening or closing the storage space;

also includes an ice-making chamber, the ice-making chamber is formed on the front surface of the storage chamber door in a concave shape to accommodate the ice maker and the ice storage box;

a dispenser, disposed on the front surface of the storage compartment door, for discharging ice in the ice storage bin;

an ice-making compartment door installed on a front surface of the storage compartment door for opening or closing the ice-making compartment;

An auxiliary door pivotally connected to the storage compartment door or the ice making compartment door and completely covering the dispenser.

Preferably, the pivot axis of the auxiliary door is parallel to the pivot axis of the storage compartment door.

Preferably, the auxiliary door is pivotally connected to the storage compartment door and completely covers the ice making compartment door and the front surface of the storage compartment door.

Preferably, the ice making compartment door is pivotally mounted on the storage compartment door, and the pivot axis of the ice making compartment door is parallel to the pivot axis of the storage compartment door.

Preferably, the ice making compartment door is pivotally mounted on the storage compartment door, and the pivot axis of the ice making compartment door is perpendicular to the pivot axis of the storage compartment door.

Preferably, the auxiliary door is pivotally connected to the storage compartment door and covers the front surface of the storage compartment door, and an ice compartment opening corresponding to the ice making compartment door is provided on the auxiliary door.

Preferably, the ice making compartment door covers the front surface of the storage compartment door and has an ice taking opening, and the auxiliary door is pivotally connected to the ice making compartment door for opening or closing the ice taking opening.

Preferably, both the storage compartment door and the ice-making compartment door have a thermal insulation layer, and the auxiliary door is configured to limit thermal insulation.

Preferably, the storage space includes a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment located below the refrigerating compartment, an ice making evaporating compartment and a freezing evaporating compartment are arranged in the freezing compartment, and the freezing evaporating compartment can be connected with the The storage space is communicated, and the ice-making evaporation chamber is communicated with the ice-making chamber through an ice-making air duct.

Preferably, the ice-making air duct is placed on the side wall of the box body, and includes an air supply duct and a return air duct, and both the air supply port of the air supply duct and the return air port of the return air duct are arranged in the case. On the side wall of the body, the ice-making chamber is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet corresponding to the air supply port and the air return port respectively, the storage compartment door is closed, and the air supply port and the air return port are respectively connected with the air outlet. The air inlet and the air outlet are connected to supply cool air to the ice making compartment.

In the refrigerator provided by the present invention, by arranging the ice-making chamber door and the auxiliary door on the outer surface of the storage chamber door, the leakage of cold air can be reduced and dust can be prevented from entering the dispenser, and the user experience is better.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a refrigerator in an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic perspective view of a refrigerator in another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a refrigerator in yet another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the refrigerator shown in FIG. 1 .

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, but not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

1 , which is a preferred embodiment of the refrigerator 100 of the present invention, the refrigerator 100 includes a box body 110 and a storage compartment door 120 , a storage space is formed in the box body 110 , and the storage compartment door 120 is pivotally connected to the box body 110 for Open or close the storage space. Specifically, the box body 110 has a refrigerating compartment 111 and a freezing compartment 112 placed under the refrigerating compartment 111 , and the storage compartment door 120 includes a refrigerating compartment door and a freezing compartment door. An ice making compartment 130 is disposed on the front surface of the storage compartment door 120 . The ice making compartment 130 is concave, that is, the ice making compartment 130 is concave toward the inside of the box body 110 and has an opening facing the outside of the box body 110 . An ice maker and an ice storage box are installed in the ice making chamber 130, and the ice storage box is located below the ice maker for receiving ice produced by the ice maker. The front surface of the storage compartment door 120 is provided with a dispenser 160 for discharging ice in the ice bank. When the storage compartment door 120 is closed, the user may operate the dispenser 160 to take ice.

The refrigerator 100 further includes an ice making compartment door 140 and an auxiliary door 150. Both the ice making compartment door 140 and the auxiliary door 150 are installed on the front surface of the storage compartment door 120. The ice making compartment door 140 is used to open or close the storage compartment door 120, and the auxiliary The door 150 is pivotally connected to the storage compartment door 120 and completely covers the ice making compartment door 140 and the front surface of the storage compartment door 120 . A locking mechanism (not shown) is arranged between the auxiliary door 150 and the storage compartment door 120 to lock the auxiliary door 150 on the storage compartment door 120, so that the user can pull the auxiliary door 150 to drive the storage compartment door 120 to open or close the storage compartment door. When the user uses the dispenser 160 to take out ice, the user needs to open the auxiliary door 150 first, that is, operate the locking mechanism to separate the auxiliary door 150 and the storage compartment door 120. By disposing the ice making compartment door 140 and the auxiliary door 150 completely covering the storage compartment door 120 on the front surface of the storage compartment door 120, the user can selectively use the dispenser 160 to take ice or open the ice making compartment 130 after opening the auxiliary door 150. The door 140 can take out the ice storage box to take out ice, which can reduce the leakage of cold air in the storage space during the ice taking process. Ice cubes are contaminated during ice removal.

Of course, referring to FIG. 2 , it can be implemented that both the auxiliary door 150 and the ice making compartment door 140 are pivotally connected to the storage compartment door 120 , and the auxiliary door 150 and the ice making compartment door 140 are arranged side by side up and down. Of course, the auxiliary door 150 can also completely cover the front surface of the storage compartment, an ice compartment opening corresponding to the ice making compartment door 140 is provided on the storage compartment door 120, and the ice making compartment door 140 is exposed to the outside through the ice compartment opening. Both the auxiliary door 150 and the ice-making compartment door 140 are exposed on the outside, and the user can selectively open the auxiliary door 150 or the ice-making compartment door 140, which is convenient to operate.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the ice making compartment door 140 can also completely cover the front surface of the storage compartment door 120 , and an ice taking port 161 is provided on the ice making compartment door 140 , and the user can keep the ice making compartment door 140 closed. The next operation is to operate the dispenser 160 to take ice through the ice taking port 161 . At the same time, an auxiliary door 150 is provided at the ice taking opening 161 for opening or closing the ice taking opening. The auxiliary door 150 is pivotally connected to the ice making chamber door 140, and a locking mechanism is arranged between the auxiliary door 150 and the ice making chamber door 140 to The auxiliary door 150 is operably and fixedly connected to the ice-making chamber door 140, and the user can open the auxiliary door 150 to take ice through the dispenser 160 by operating the locking mechanism. When the ice-making chamber 130 needs to be opened, only the ice-making chamber door 140 needs to be opened. ,Convenient.

Further, the auxiliary door 150 and the ice-making compartment door 140 are both pivotally connected to the storage compartment door 120, and the pivot axis of the auxiliary door 150 is parallel to the pivot axis of the storage compartment door 120 to facilitate installation and manufacture. The ice-making compartment door 140 The pivot axis of the storage compartment door 120 is parallel to the pivot axis of the storage compartment door 120, and the user can rotate in the same rotation direction of the storage compartment door 120 to open and close the auxiliary door 150 and the ice making compartment door 140, which provides a better experience. Of course, for the convenience of manufacture and installation, the pivot axis of the ice making compartment door 140 may also be perpendicular to the pivot axis of the storage compartment door 120 .

Further, both the storage compartment door 120 and the ice-making compartment door 140 are provided with an insulating layer to prevent the leakage of cold air in the storage space and the ice-making compartment 130. Specifically, it may be filled with a thermally insulating foam material, or it may be installed Vacuum Insulation Panels, or use a combination of the two. The auxiliary door 150 is configured to limit heat insulation, that is, the auxiliary door 150 is not foamed or filled with other thermal insulation materials. Specifically, the auxiliary door 150 can be made of materials such as plastic, metal, transparent glass, etc., so as to reduce the size of the storage room. The overall thickness of the door 120 and the auxiliary door 150 .

Further, referring to FIG. 4 , the storage space includes a refrigerating compartment 111 and a freezing compartment 112 located below the refrigerating time. The freezing compartment 112 is provided with an ice making evaporating compartment 170 and a freezing evaporating compartment, and the freezing evaporating compartment faces the storage space. The ice-making evaporation chamber 170 and the freezing evaporation chamber are both arranged in the freezer box 110, which can prevent the evaporation chamber from transferring cold energy to the refrigerating chamber and affect the ice-making effect of the refrigerating chamber.

Further, the ice-making air duct arranged on the side wall of the box body 110 includes an air supply duct 180 and a return air duct 190. On the side wall of the box body 110, the ice making air inlet 182 and the ice making air outlet 192 corresponding to the air duct air supply port and the air duct return air port 191 are arranged on the ice making. When the storage room door 120 is closed, the air duct air inlet The air duct return port 191 is respectively connected with the ice making air inlet 182 and the ice making air outlet 192 to supply cold air to the ice making chamber 130 . The ice-making evaporation chamber 170 communicates with the ice-making chamber 130 through the ice-making air duct, and only delivers cold air to the ice-making chamber 130 to prevent the odor of food in the storage space from entering the ice-making chamber 130 .

Although this specification is described in terms of embodiments, not every embodiment only includes an independent technical solution. This description in the specification is only for the sake of clarity. Those skilled in the art should take the specification as a whole. The technical solutions can also be appropriately combined to form other embodiments that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

The series of detailed descriptions listed above are only specific descriptions for the feasible embodiments of the present invention, and they are not used to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Changes should all be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (5)

1. A refrigerator, comprising:

a box body, wherein a storage space is formed in the box body;

a storage compartment door pivotally connected to the cabinet for opening or closing the storage space;

the refrigerator is characterized by further comprising an ice making chamber, wherein the ice making chamber is formed on the front surface of the storage chamber door and is concave inwards to accommodate the ice maker and the ice storage box;

a dispenser provided at a front surface of the storage compartment door to discharge the ice in the ice bank;

an ice making chamber door installed at a front surface of the storage chamber door to open or close the ice making chamber;

an auxiliary door pivotally connected to the storage compartment door and completely covering the dispenser;

the pivot axis of the auxiliary door is parallel to the pivot axis of the storage compartment door;

the auxiliary door is pivotally connected to the storage compartment door and completely covers front surfaces of the ice making compartment door and the storage compartment door; the storage compartment door and the ice making compartment door each having a thermal insulation layer, the auxiliary door being configured to limit thermal insulation; a locking mechanism is provided between the auxiliary door and the storage compartment door.

2. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the ice making chamber door is pivotally mounted to the storage chamber door with a pivot axis of the ice making chamber door being parallel to a pivot axis of the storage chamber door.

3. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the ice making chamber door is pivotally mounted to the storage chamber door with a pivot axis of the ice making chamber door perpendicular to a pivot axis of the storage chamber door.

4. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the storage space includes a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment located below the refrigerating compartment, an ice making evaporation chamber and a freezing evaporation chamber are provided in the freezing compartment, the freezing evaporation chamber is capable of communicating with the storage space, and the ice making evaporation chamber communicates with the ice making chamber through an ice making duct.

5. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 4, wherein the ice making duct is disposed at the side wall of the cabinet and includes an air supply duct and an air return duct, an air duct supply outlet of the air supply duct and an air return inlet of the air return duct are both disposed at the side wall of the cabinet, an ice making air inlet and an ice making air outlet corresponding to the air duct supply outlet and the air return inlet, respectively, are disposed at the ice making compartment, the storage compartment is closed, and the air duct supply outlet and the air return inlet are connected to the ice making air inlet and the ice making air outlet, respectively, to supply cool air to the ice making compartment.

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