CN220507404U

CN220507404U - Refrigerator with a refrigerator body

Info

Publication number: CN220507404U
Application number: CN202321638982.8U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 鲍茂增; 吕鹏; 赵振雨; 夏振刚
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd; Qingdao Haier Smart Technology R&D Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd; Qingdao Haier Smart Technology R&D Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-06-26
Filing date: 2023-06-26
Publication date: 2024-02-20
Anticipated expiration: 2033-06-26

Abstract

The utility model provides a refrigerator, which comprises a refrigerator body, a storage chamber formed in the refrigerator body, a storage chamber door for opening and closing the storage chamber, a distributor chamber arranged on the storage chamber door, wherein an opening of the distributor chamber is outwards, the refrigerator further comprises an auxiliary door arranged on the outer side of the storage chamber door, a heat insulation material is arranged in the auxiliary door, the auxiliary door is used for opening and closing the distributor chamber opening, an air inlet and an air return opening are formed in the distributor chamber wall and communicated with cold air in the storage chamber, the cold air in the storage chamber enters the distributor chamber through the air inlet, the cold air in the distributor chamber enters the storage chamber through the air return opening, and the refrigerator further comprises a filter element arranged on the storage chamber door, the filter element is opposite to the air inlet and is used for filtering the cold air entering the distributor chamber. By the arrangement, the temperature of the dispenser chamber can be reduced, the odor of the dispenser chamber and the storage chamber can be effectively prevented, and the utilization degree of the dispenser chamber is improved.

Description

Refrigerator with a refrigerator body

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of household appliances, in particular to a refrigerator.

Background

With the development of technology, the functions of the refrigerator are more and more perfect. There is a refrigerator provided with a dispenser chamber provided on a storage chamber door for opening and closing a storage chamber. The opening of the dispenser chamber is directly opened outwards, an ice outlet or a water outlet is formed in the dispenser chamber, and a user can directly take ice cubes from the ice outlet of the dispenser chamber or take water from the water outlet under the condition that the storage chamber door is not opened. However, this design has the following drawbacks: the dispenser chamber is utilized to a lesser extent.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to provide a refrigerator, which can effectively prevent odor from mixing between a dispenser chamber and a storage chamber and improve the utilization degree of the dispenser chamber by arranging an air inlet and an air return opening which are communicated with the storage chamber in the dispenser chamber and arranging a filter element opposite to the air inlet.

In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present utility model provides a refrigerator, including a refrigerator body, a storage compartment formed in the refrigerator body, a storage compartment door for opening and closing the storage compartment, a dispenser compartment provided in the storage compartment door, and an opening of the dispenser compartment being outward, wherein the refrigerator further includes a sub door provided at an outer side of the storage compartment door, a heat insulation material is provided in the sub door, the sub door is used for opening and closing the dispenser compartment opening, a wall of the dispenser compartment is provided with an air inlet and an air return opening which are communicated with the storage compartment, cold air in the storage compartment enters the dispenser compartment through the air inlet, and cold air in the dispenser compartment enters the storage compartment through the air return opening, and the refrigerator further includes a filter provided at the storage compartment door, the filter is opposite to the air inlet, and is used for filtering cold air entering the dispenser compartment.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present utility model, the air inlet and the air return are provided on the rear wall of the dispenser chamber, and the filter is provided on the rear side of the air inlet.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present utility model, the refrigerator further includes a fan disposed at the storage compartment door, the fan being disposed at the rear side of the filter, and being configured to promote cool air in the storage compartment from the air inlet into the dispenser compartment.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present utility model, the storage room door includes a door shell and a door liner disposed opposite to each other, a thermal insulation material is disposed between the door shell and the door liner, the dispenser room is disposed on the door shell, and a thermal insulation material is disposed between a rear wall of the dispenser room and the door liner.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present utility model, the door liner is concavely formed with a mounting portion toward the air inlet, the mounting portion is provided with an opening corresponding to the air inlet, the blower is disposed at the mounting portion, the refrigerator includes a bracket disposed at the storage chamber door, the filter is disposed in the bracket, the bracket is at least partially disposed inside the opening of the mounting portion, the air inlet is provided with a grille, and the bracket is abutted between the grille of the air inlet and the blower.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present utility model, a cover for shielding the mounting portion is provided on the inner side of the door liner, the blower is connected to the cover, and the cover is connected to the mounting portion.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present utility model, the back wall of the dispenser chamber extends toward the door liner to form a first flange, the first flange is provided with a first sealing member in a closed manner around the air inlet, the first flange is provided with a first sealing member in an open manner around, the front wall of the mounting portion is connected with the first sealing member to prevent heat insulation material between the back wall of the dispenser chamber and the door liner from entering the air inlet or the mounting portion, the bracket is arranged on the inner side of the first flange, the back wall of the dispenser chamber extends toward the door liner to form a second flange, the second flange is provided with a second sealing member in a closed manner around the air return opening, the second flange is provided with a second sealing member in an open manner around, and the front wall of the door liner is connected with the second sealing member to prevent heat insulation material between the back wall of the dispenser chamber and the door liner from entering the air return opening or the inner side of the door liner.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the utility model, a manual water outlet and a braking piece for controlling the water outlet of the manual water outlet are arranged in the distributor chamber, the air inlet is arranged at the rear of the braking piece, and a gap is arranged between at least the left side and the right side of the braking piece and the distributor chamber wall.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present utility model, an automatic water outlet and an automatic water injection kettle which is arranged below the automatic water outlet are arranged in the dispenser chamber, the air return port is arranged behind the automatic water injection kettle, and when the automatic water injection kettle is arranged below the automatic water outlet, a gap is arranged between at least the left side and the right side of the automatic water injection kettle and the wall of the dispenser chamber.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present utility model, the refrigerator further includes a water temperature detecting device and a display device, the water temperature detecting device is used for detecting the water temperature of the automatic water injection kettle, the display device is capable of displaying the water temperature of the automatic water injection kettle detected by the water temperature detecting device, the water temperature detecting device is arranged in the dispenser chamber, the water temperature detecting device is arranged in a non-contact manner with the automatic water injection kettle, and the water temperature detecting device is an infrared temperature sensor.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present utility model, the refrigerator further includes a water amount detecting device for detecting the water amount of the automatic water injection kettle, and a display device capable of displaying the water amount of the automatic water injection kettle detected by the water amount detecting device.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present utility model, the water volume detecting device includes a first liquid level sensor, a second liquid level sensor, and a third liquid level sensor, where the first liquid level sensor is located at an upper portion of the automatic water injection kettle, the first liquid level sensor is located below a water injection port of the automatic water injection kettle, the water injection port is matched with the automatic water outlet, the second liquid level sensor is located at a middle portion of the automatic water injection kettle, the third liquid level sensor is located at a lower portion of the automatic water injection kettle, and the water volume detecting device is disposed in the distribution chamber.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present utility model, the refrigerator further includes a door lock provided to the sub door, the door lock being for locking the sub door in a position to close the dispenser chamber, the door lock being a push type door lock which is opened to enable the sub door to be opened when the door lock is pushed, the refrigerator further includes a pressure detecting device provided in cooperation with the door lock, the pressure detecting device being for detecting whether the door lock is pushed or not, so that the refrigerator can control the automatic water outlet opening and closing according to a signal outputted from the pressure detecting device.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present utility model, a wiring space is formed at an upper portion of the dispenser chamber, a wiring terminal is provided in the wiring space, the air inlet, the air return opening, the automatic water injection kettle and the braking member are all provided below the wiring space, a wire is connected between the wiring terminal and the fan, the wire extends from the wiring terminal to a rear side of the braking member and is connected to the fan through the air inlet, the refrigerator further comprises an ice making chamber provided in the storage chamber door, an ice making door provided in the storage chamber door and used for opening and closing the ice making chamber opening, the ice making chamber opening is outward, a thermal insulation material is provided in the ice making door, the auxiliary door is provided outside the ice making door, when the auxiliary door is in a closed state, the auxiliary door shields the ice making door, the ice making chamber is also provided in the door housing, the ice making chamber is provided with an ice maker, an ice box provided below the ice making machine, and an ice outlet is provided in the ice box, and a channel is provided between the dispenser and the ice box.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that the air inlet and the air return opening communicated with the storage chamber are arranged in the distributor chamber, and the filter element opposite to the air inlet is arranged, so that the utility model has the following beneficial effects: can effectively prevent that dispenser room and storing room from crossing smell when realizing reducing the temperature of dispenser room, improve the degree of utilization of dispenser room.

Drawings

The utility model is described in further detail below with reference to the attached drawing figures, wherein:

fig. 1 is a schematic view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the structure of the door of the storage compartment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the auxiliary door, seal strip, ice making door, storage compartment door and related structures of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the mating structure of the sealing strip and ice making door, and storage compartment door of FIG. 3 with the secondary door in a closed position;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the sub-door of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the filter element of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the structure of the bracket shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the mating structure of the blower and shroud of FIG. 3;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the structure of the cover shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of the structure of the door shell of FIG. 3;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of the sub-door of FIG. 1 closed to the storage compartment door;

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the view shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of another angle of the door of the storage compartment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of the construction of the brake member shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 15 is a schematic view of the construction of the door liner of FIG. 3;

FIG. 16 is a schematic view of the mating height of the first, second, third level sensors and automatic water injection kettle shown in FIG. 1.

Detailed Description

The present utility model will be described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments shown in the drawings. However, these embodiments are not intended to limit the present utility model, and structural, methodological, or functional modifications thereof by one of ordinary skill in the art are included within the scope of the present utility model.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in an embodiment of the present utility model, a refrigerator 100 may include a cabinet 1, a storage compartment 2 formed in the cabinet 1, a storage compartment door 3 for opening and closing the storage compartment 2, and a dispenser compartment 6 provided in the storage compartment door 3. The storage chamber 2 may be a refrigerating chamber of a refrigerator, a freezing chamber, a temperature changing chamber, etc., and preferably the storage chamber 2 is a refrigerating chamber of a refrigerator.

The dispenser chamber 6 is provided with a water outlet 62 or an ice outlet 61. The dispenser chamber 6 opens outwards.

In the present embodiment, the vertical direction may refer to the height direction of the case 1, the front-rear direction may refer to the depth direction of the case 1, and the left-right direction may be the width direction of the case 1. With reference to the user, when the user uses the refrigerator, a side close to the user may be a front side and a side far from the user may be a rear side. The refrigerator 100 may also include a refrigeration system, which may include an evaporator, a condenser, a compressor, and the like. The evaporator can be arranged at the back of the storage chamber 2 to cool the storage chamber 2 in a direct cooling mode. Of course, the evaporator may also be disposed in the evaporator chamber, and a refrigerating air inlet duct and a refrigerating air return duct which can circulate cool air may be disposed between the storage chamber 2 and the evaporator chamber, so as to cool the storage chamber 2 by air cooling.

The refrigerator 100 may further include a sub-door 4 provided outside the storage compartment door 3. A thermal insulation material may be provided in the sub-door 4. The sub-door 4 may be used to open and close the dispenser chamber 6 opening. When the sub-door 4 closes the dispenser chamber 6 opening, the dispenser chamber 6 can form a relatively closed space. Closing the dispenser chamber 6 by the sub-door 4 also enables cleaning of the dispenser chamber 6, avoiding contamination of the dispenser chamber 6 by external dust or the like.

Further, in the present embodiment, the refrigerator 100 may further include an ice making compartment 5 provided to the storage compartment door 3, and an ice making door 7 provided to the storage compartment door 3 for opening and closing an opening of the ice making compartment 5. In other embodiments, the ice making door 7 may be attached to the sub-door 4, and the ice making chamber 5 may be opened and closed. The opening of the ice making chamber 5 is outwards, and a heat insulation material is arranged in the ice making door 7. By providing the ice making door 7 with the heat insulating material, the cold energy transmission between the ice making chamber 5 and the external space can be isolated, and the cold air leakage of the ice making chamber 5 can be avoided.

Further, in the present embodiment, the sub-door 4 may be provided outside the ice making door 7. The sub door 4 may shield the ice making door 7 when the sub door 4 is in a closed state. So set up, can guarantee the cleanness of system ice door 7, avoid external environment pollution system ice door 7, and can further isolate the cold energy transmission of system ice room 5 and external space through auxiliary door 4, avoid system ice room 5 internal cooling air to leak, in addition, can make the outward appearance of storing room door 3 more succinct clean and tidy.

Further, in the present embodiment, an ice maker 51 and an ice bank 52 disposed below the ice maker 51 may be provided in the ice making chamber 5, and an ice guide passage 31 may be provided between the ice outlet 61 of the dispenser chamber 6 and the ice bank 52.

Ice stored in the ice bank 52 can be discharged from the ice outlet 61 through the ice guide passage 31, and a user can use the ice through the ice outlet 61 of the dispenser chamber 6 without opening the storage compartment door 3 and the ice making door 7, thereby facilitating the daily use of the ice by the user.

The ice bank 52 may be removably disposed below the ice maker 51, and when a user needs a large amount of ice cubes, the ice making door 7 may be opened to take out the ice bank 52 for use.

Further, in the present embodiment, the storage compartment door 3 may include a door shell 32 and a door liner 33 that are disposed opposite to each other. A thermal insulation material may be provided between the door shell 32 and the door liner 33. By means of the arrangement, cold energy transmission between the storage chamber 2 and the external environment can be isolated through closing the storage chamber door 3, and cold energy leakage in the storage chamber 2 is avoided.

The dispenser chamber 6 may be provided to the door housing 32. The dispenser chamber 6 may be formed by recessing the door shell 32 toward the door liner 33. The ice making compartment 5 may be provided to the door case 32. The ice making compartment 5 may also be formed by the door shell 32 being recessed toward the door liner 33. The dispenser chamber 6 may be disposed below the ice making chamber 5.

Further, in the present embodiment, the refrigerator 100 supplies cold to the distribution chamber 6. Preferably, the temperature of the dispenser chamber 6 is a refrigeration temperature capable of providing a refrigerated environment. For example, the temperature of the dispenser chamber 6 may be maintained between 1-5 degrees celsius.

There are various ways in which the refrigerator 100 supplies cold to the dispenser chamber 6. Preferably, the refrigerator supplies cold to the dispenser chamber 6 through the storage chamber 2, and cools the dispenser chamber 6 by using the cold of the storage chamber 2, thereby lowering the temperature of the dispenser chamber 6.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, preferably, in the present embodiment, the wall of the dispenser chamber 6 may be provided with an air inlet 63 and an air return 64 in cold air communication with the storage chamber 2. Cold air in the storage compartment 2 may enter the dispenser compartment 6 through the air inlet 63. Cool air within the dispenser compartment 6 may enter the storage compartment 2 through the return air inlet 64.

By providing the air inlet 63 and the air return 64 on the wall of the dispenser chamber 6, which are in cold air communication with the storage chamber 2, it is possible to circulate cold air between the storage chamber 2 and the dispenser chamber 6 and to cool the dispenser chamber 6 by using the cold air in the storage chamber 2.

In addition, because the distributor chamber 6 is arranged on the storage chamber door 3 and is closer to the storage chamber 2, the cooling mode of the distributor chamber 6 can ensure the cooling effect of the distributor chamber 6, the air duct arrangement of the distributor chamber 6 is prevented from being too complex, the structure is simpler and the realization is easy while the temperature of the distributor chamber 6 is reduced.

Further, in the present embodiment, a thermal insulating material may be provided between the rear wall of the dispenser chamber 6 and the door liner 33. This arrangement makes it possible to make the temperature distribution in the distributor chamber 6 more uniform. The dispenser chamber 6 is communicated with the storage chamber 2 in cold energy, so that a refrigeration fresh-keeping environment similar to the storage chamber 2 can be formed. The dispenser chamber 6 may be used to house a water kettle for cooling water in the kettle for the user to take cold water on a daily basis. The dispenser chamber 6 may also be used to provide a certain space in which articles can be placed, so that a user can store a certain amount of articles using the dispenser chamber 6 without opening the storage chamber door 3, and the storage space of the refrigerator 100 can be increased, thereby facilitating the daily use of the user.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the refrigerator 100 further includes a sealing strip 8, and when the sub-door 4 is in a closed state, the sealing strip 8 at least closely surrounds the periphery of the ice-making door 7. The sealing strip 8 seals at least a gap between the front wall of the ice making compartment 5 and the sub-door 4 at the periphery of the ice making door 7, and prevents cold air in the dispenser compartment 6 from flowing between the ice making door 7 and the sub-door 4.

The ice making door may include an ice making door case 71 and an ice making door liner 72 disposed opposite to each other, and a thermal insulation space may be formed between the ice making door case 71 and the ice making door liner 72, and an ice making thermal insulation material 73 may be disposed in the thermal insulation space.

The ice making door 7 and the ice making chamber 5 may be provided with a door seal of the ice making door 7. The door seal of the ice making door 7 may be closed to surround the opening of the ice making compartment 5 when the ice making door 7 is in a closed state. The door seal of the ice making door 7 may seal a gap between the ice making door 7 and the ice making compartment 5 to prevent leakage of cool air in the ice making compartment 5.

However, when the ice making door 7 is in the closed state, since the temperature in the ice making chamber 5 is low, typically at about minus ten degrees, it is inevitable that some cold is transferred to the outside of the ice making door 7 through the ice making door 7 or the door seals of the ice making door 7, and the temperature of the ice making door 7, particularly, the upper, lower, left and right side walls of the ice making door 7 is low, thereby causing condensation on the surface of the ice making door. The auxiliary door 4 is used for shielding the outer side of the ice making door 7, the ice making door 7 is arranged in a sealing area formed by the sealing strips 8, which is equivalent to adding a layer of heat preservation and insulation layer on the outer side of the ice making door 7, improving the heat insulation and insulation effect of the ice making chamber 5, reducing the cold air leakage in the ice making chamber 5, reducing the thickness of the ice making door 7, being beneficial to realizing the light and thin design of the ice making door 7, simultaneously, avoiding the direct contact between the ice making door 7 and the external environment, and effectively avoiding the condensation on the surface of the ice making door 7.

Since the temperature of the dispenser chamber 6 is generally far lower than the temperature of the ice making chamber 5 and the humidity of the dispenser chamber 6 is generally large, by arranging the sealing strip 8 so as to prevent cold air in the dispenser chamber 6 from flowing between the ice making door 7 and the auxiliary door 4, the air in the dispenser chamber 6 can be effectively prevented from causing condensation on the ice making door 7, and the condensation on the surface of the ice making door 7 can be effectively avoided.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, further, in the present embodiment, there may be a gap between the ice making door 7 and the sub-door 4.

The front surface of the ice making door 7 and the rear surface of the sub-door 4 are not closely fitted but spaced apart by a certain distance. By the arrangement, the opening and closing of the ice making door 7 and the auxiliary door 4 can be facilitated, and interference between the ice making door 7 and the auxiliary door 4 is avoided.

The sealing strip 8 can be a refrigerator door sealing strip with an air bag in the middle made of the existing PVC and the like. The sealing strip 8 can produce certain degree deformation under the pressure effect of the front wall of the storage chamber door 3 and the two sides of the rear wall of the auxiliary door 4, so that the two sides are closely attached to the front wall of the storage chamber door 3 and the rear wall of the auxiliary door 4 respectively, the sealing of the ice making door 7 and the dispenser chamber 6 in a sealing area is realized, and the ice making door 7 and the dispenser chamber 6 are prevented from contacting the outside in the closed state of the auxiliary door 4.

A certain amount of interval clearance is arranged between the ice making door 7 and the auxiliary door 4, so that the sealing strip 8 can be ensured to have enough deformation space, and the sealing effect of the sealing strip 8 is ensured.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, when the sub-door 4 is in the closed state, the sealing strip 8 simultaneously seals the opening around the dispenser chamber 6, and the sealing strip 8 simultaneously seals the gap between the front wall of the dispenser chamber 6 and the sub-door 4 at the periphery of the opening of the dispenser chamber 6, so as not to directly contact the dispenser chamber 6 with the external environment.

The dispenser chamber 6 is also placed in the sealing area of the sealing strip 8, so that the closing effect of the sub door 4 on the dispenser chamber 6 can be improved, and the cooling capacity of the dispenser chamber 6 can be prevented from being lost.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, further, in the present embodiment, the sealing strip 8 is generally "t" shaped to simultaneously and closely surround the opening of the ice making door 7 and the dispenser chamber 6, respectively.

Specifically, the sealing strip 8 may be configured by a notch-shaped sealing strip 81 connected end to end and a single straight sealing strip 82. A weather strip 81 may surround the opening outsides of the ice making door 7 and the dispenser chamber 6 to prevent the ice making door 7 or the dispenser chamber 6 from contacting the external environment. A straight sealing strip 82 may be provided at the front wall of the ice making door 7 and the partition wall 321 of the dispenser chamber 6 to block the cool air of the dispenser chamber 6 from overflowing from the opening to the front side of the ice making door 7.

By the arrangement, the sealing of the ice making door 7 and the dispenser chamber 6 can be realized at the same time, cold air of the dispenser chamber 6 can be effectively prevented from entering between the ice making door 7 and the auxiliary door 4, the structure and the installation of the sealing strip 8 can be simplified, and the auxiliary door 4 and the storage chamber door 3 are convenient to mutually match.

Referring to fig. 3 and 5, the sub-door 4 may be concavely formed with a mounting groove 44 to be fitted with the sealing strip 8, and the sealing strip 8 is inserted into the mounting groove 44. So set up, simple structure, simple to operate. Of course, in other embodiments of the utility model, the sealing strip 8 may also be mounted to the front wall of the storage compartment door 3.

Referring to fig. 3 and 5, further, in the present embodiment, the thermal insulation material of the sub-door 4 may include a VIP panel 43 and a foamed thermal insulation material. The V IP plate 43 is provided at a position corresponding to the dispenser chamber 6 of the sub door 4. The foamed heat insulating material is foamed and filled around the VIP panel 43 at a position corresponding to the ice making chamber 5 of the sub-door 4.

The auxiliary door may include an auxiliary door shell 41 and an auxiliary door liner 42 which are oppositely disposed, the auxiliary door shell 41 and the auxiliary door liner 42 are formed with a thermal insulation space, the VIP panel 43 may be disposed at a position corresponding to the dispenser chamber 6 in the thermal insulation space, and the foamed thermal insulation material may be foamed and filled in the rest positions of the thermal insulation space.

Specifically, the mounting groove 44 may be recessed from the sub-door liner 42 toward the sub-door shell 41. The mounting groove 44 may be generally in the shape of a Chinese character 'ri'. The mounting groove 44 may include a channel seal groove 441 that mates with the channel seal 81 and may also include a channel seal groove 442 that mates with the channel seal 82. The slot seal 441 and the in-line seal 442 may communicate with each other.

Since the ice making compartment 5 has been insulated by the insulation material in the ice making door 7, the insulation requirement of the sub-door 4 to the area of the ice making door 7 is relatively low. The dispenser chamber 6 is insulated only by the insulation material in the sub-door 4, so that the insulation requirement of the area of the sub-door 4 corresponding to the dispenser chamber 6 is relatively high.

The VIP board 43 is thinner and the heat preservation effect is better than foaming material, can set up VIP board 43 in the dispenser room 6 department that corresponds of auxiliary door 4, can improve the heat preservation effect of dispenser room 6, avoid dispenser room 6 air conditioning to leak, set up different heat preservation materials in auxiliary door 4 subregion to fill foaming heat preservation material around VIP board 43 and realize the fixed of VIP board 43, can guarantee the thermal-insulated heat preservation effect of auxiliary door 4, simplify the structural design of auxiliary door 4 and reduce the manufacturing cost of auxiliary door 4, reduce the thickness of auxiliary door 4.

Preferably, in the present embodiment, the air cooling manner may be used to cool the storage chamber 2 and promote the temperature distribution of the storage chamber 2 to be uniform, that is, the cold air in the storage chamber 2 flows by providing a refrigerating fan. The refrigerating fan can be arranged in the air duct between the storage chamber 2 and the evaporator chamber, and also can be arranged in the storage chamber 2.

By providing a refrigerating fan, the air flow in the storage chamber 2 can be promoted, and the cold air circulation and the cold exchange between the storage chamber 2 and the dispenser chamber 6 can be promoted, so that the cooling efficiency of the dispenser chamber 6 can be improved.

Referring to fig. 3 and 6, further, in the present embodiment, the refrigerator 100 may further include a filter 9 provided to the storage compartment door 3. The filter element 9 may be opposite the air inlet 63 and may be used to filter the cold air of the storage compartment 2 into the dispenser compartment 6.

The storage room 2 has a large storage space, and stores a large number of articles, possibly fruits, vegetables, meats, etc., so that the storage room 2 is easy to generate peculiar smell. The dispenser chamber 6 is typically used for taking ice or water, and is typically free of odors. Since the cool air between the storage compartment 2 and the dispenser compartment 6 circulates through the air inlet 63 and the air return 64 of the dispenser compartment 6. The odor in the storage chamber 2 easily flows into the dispenser chamber 6 and the dispenser chamber 6 is tainted with odor, causing the odor to exist in the dispenser chamber 6.

Through set up the filter 9 that is used for filtering the air conditioning that storage room 2 got into dispenser room 6 on storage room door 3, can effectively avoid the peculiar smell in the storage room 2 to flow to dispenser room 6 in, can avoid storage room 2 and dispenser room 6 to cross the smell, when realizing improving dispenser room 6 cooling efficiency, guarantee the cleanness of dispenser room 6 internal environment and smell, improve the user experience to dispenser room 6.

The filter element 9 is arranged opposite the air inlet 63. Specifically, the filter element 9 may be disposed on the front side or the rear side of the air inlet 63, or may be disposed on the inner side of the air inlet 63, so long as the filter element 9 can fully cover the air inlet 63.

So set up, can guarantee the filter effect of filter 9, can improve filtration efficiency, realize fully filtering the air conditioning that storing room 2 got into in the distributor room 6, avoid leading to removing the effect of peculiar smell not good because of partial air conditioning filters, can also make things convenient for the installation and the setting of filter 9, can avoid filter 9 size too big, can reduce the occupation of filter 9 to storing room door 3 space.

Referring to fig. 3 and 8, the refrigerator 100 may further include a blower 11 provided to the storage compartment door 3. The fan 11 may be opposite the air intake 63 and may be configured to facilitate the passage of cool air from the air intake 63 into the dispenser chamber 6 within the storage compartment 2.

The fan 11 and the air inlet 63 are oppositely arranged, and specifically, the fan 11 may be arranged at the front side and the rear side of the air inlet 63, or may be arranged at the inner side of the air inlet 63.

Through setting up fan 11, can promote the air conditioning in the storing room 2 to get into dispenser room 6 from air intake 63, accelerate the air cycle between dispenser room 6 and the storing room 2, make dispenser room 6 can be cooled off as early as possible, can effectively improve the cooling efficiency of dispenser room 6, can make the inside temperature distribution of dispenser room 6 more even simultaneously.

By providing the blower 11, the air conditioning circulation inside the dispenser chamber 6 and the air conditioning circulation between the dispenser chamber 6 and the storage chamber 2 can be promoted, the humidity and temperature in the dispenser chamber 6 can be uniformly distributed, the humidity and temperature in the dispenser chamber 6 can be effectively reduced, and the condensation in the dispenser chamber 6 can be avoided as much as possible.

Referring to fig. 2, 3 and 10, further, in the present embodiment, the air intake port 63 and the air return port 64 are provided at the rear wall of the dispenser chamber 6. The rear wall of the distributor chamber 6 is closer to the storage chamber 2, so that the air inlet 63 and the air return opening 64 can be more conveniently arranged, space can be saved, and the structure of the storage chamber door 3 is more compact and is easy to realize. Of course, in other embodiments, the air inlet 63 and the air return 64 may be provided on the left and right side walls, the upper wall, etc. of the dispenser chamber 6.

Referring to fig. 3, 11 and 12, further, in the present embodiment, the filter 9 may be disposed at the rear side of the air inlet 63. By means of the arrangement, the concealed arrangement of the filter element 9 can be achieved, the cooperation of the filter element 9 and the air inlet 63 can be facilitated, and the filter element 9 can be prevented from occupying the space of the distributor chamber 6.

Referring to fig. 3 and 12, in the present embodiment, the blower 11 is disposed at the rear side of the air intake 63. So set up, can realize the hidden setting of fan 11, the cooperation of fan 11 and air intake 63 of being convenient for can avoid fan 11 to occupy the space of distributor room 6, improves the space utilization of distributor room 6.

Referring to fig. 3 and 12, further, in the present embodiment, a blower 11 may be provided at the rear side of the filter element 9. The fan 11 blows cool air from the rear side of the filter element 9 from the rear to the front, and the cool air is filtered by the filter element 9 and then enters the distributor chamber 6 from the air inlet 63. So set up, can be convenient for fan 11, filter 9, air intake 63's mutually supporting, can improve filtration efficiency, avoid distributor room 6 and storing room 2 to cross the smell, guarantee the cleanness of distributor room 6 environment.

Referring to fig. 2, 4 and 12, further, in the present embodiment, a manual water outlet 621 and a stopper 13 for controlling water outlet of the manual water outlet 621 are provided in the dispenser chamber 6.

The stopper 13 may be swingably provided under the manual water outlet 621, and the stopper 13 may be provided such that the manual water outlet 621 is opened and water flows out from the manual water outlet 621 when the user presses the stopper 13 inward with a cup or by hand.

The manual water outlet 621 may be connected to the water storage cartridge by a water pipe. The water storage box can be arranged in the storage chamber, and drinkable water or beverage and the like can be stored in the water storage box. The cold air in the storage chamber can cool the water in the water storage box.

When a user needs to take a small amount of ice water, the water cup can be placed below the manual water outlet 621, and the brake piece 13 can be pushed backwards by the water cup, so that the manual water outlet 621 is opened and water is injected into the water cup of the user. By the arrangement, manual water taking of a user can be realized, a certain amount of water can flow out according to manual control of the user, and the requirement of using ice water such as daily drinking ice water of the user is met.

Referring to fig. 12 and 13, the air inlet 63 may be provided at the rear of the stopper 13, with a gap provided between at least the left and right sides of the stopper 13 and the wall of the dispenser chamber 6. Cool air entering from the air inlet 63 can be branched from the left side gap and the right side gap of the stopper 13 and the wall of the dispenser chamber 6 to flow into the dispenser chamber 6.

Further, a gap may be provided between the upper and lower sides of the stopper 13 and the wall of the dispenser chamber 6. The cold air introduced from the air inlet 63 can be branched off from the upper gap and the lower gap between the stopper 13 and the wall of the dispenser chamber 6 and can flow into the dispenser chamber 6.

Referring to fig. 2, 12, 13 and 14, the brake 13 may include a brake plate 131 extending longitudinally up and down. The rear wall of the dispenser chamber 6 directly behind the braking plate 131 may be recessed rearward to form the receiving space 601. When the brake plate 131 swings backward, the brake plate 131 may be at least partially disposed in the receiving space 601. The top of the brake plate 131 may be provided with a rotation shaft 132 which makes the brake pivotably provided in the dispenser chamber. The air inlet 63 may be disposed on a rear wall of the accommodating space 601 and may extend to left and right sidewalls of the accommodating space 601 to increase an area of the air inlet 63. The air inlet 63 may be provided with a grille to increase structural strength at the air inlet 63 and to function as a wind guide.

The rear surface of the brake plate 131 may be provided with a micro switch, and the front surface of the grill of the air inlet 63 may be provided with a protrusion disposed to be matched with the micro switch. The rear surface of the braking plate 131 may be further provided with an elastic member, and the rear surface of the elastic member may abut against the front surface of the rear wall of the accommodating space 601.

When the brake plate 131 swings backwards under external force, the elastic piece is compressed, the micro switch is abutted against the bulge on the front surface of the grid of the air inlet 63, and the manual water outlet 621 is opened; when the external force on the brake plate 131 disappears, the elastic member stretches to reset the brake plate 131, the micro switch does not contact the protrusions on the front surface of the grille of the air inlet 63 any more, and the manual water outlet 621 is closed.

The middle part of the braking plate 131 can be recessed toward the inside of the accommodating space 601, and the left side edge, the right side edge and the lower side edge of the braking plate 131 can incline toward the direction away from the rear wall of the distributor chamber 6, so that the left side gap, the right side gap and the lower side gap of the braking plate 131 and the wall of the distributor chamber 6 are gradually increased along the flowing direction of the cool air entering from the air inlet 63, thereby facilitating the cool air to flow and better playing the role of diversion and guiding of the cool air.

The arrangement can make the braking piece 13 shelter from the air inlet 63 from the front side, realize the hidden setting of the air inlet 63, can also realize the diversion and the direction of the cold air flowing in from the air inlet 63 through the braking piece 13, can make the wind circulation in the whole distributor chamber 6 more reasonable, and make the temperature distribution in the distributor chamber 6 more even.

Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 12, (the dotted rectangular box in fig. 12 is used to illustrate the location of the area where the automatic water injection pot 14 is located), in this embodiment, an automatic water outlet 622 and a removable automatic water injection pot 14 placed below the automatic water outlet 622 are provided in the dispenser chamber 6. The return air opening 64 may be provided behind the automatic water injection kettle 14. When the automatic water injection jug 14 is placed under the automatic water outlet 622, a gap is provided between at least the left and right sides of the automatic water injection jug 14 and the walls of the dispenser chamber 6.

Cool air in the dispenser chamber 6 may be shunted into the return air opening 64 through left and right gaps between the automatic water injection kettle 14 and the walls of the dispenser chamber 6. A gap may be provided between the upper side of the automatic water injection kettle 14 and the wall of the dispenser chamber 6, and cool air in the dispenser chamber 6 may also flow into the return air opening 64 through the upper side gap between the automatic water injection kettle 14 and the wall of the dispenser chamber 6.

The rear wall of the dispenser chamber 6 may be recessed rearwardly to form a placement space 65, and the automatic water injection jug 14 may be at least partially disposed within the placement space 65. The return air port 64 may be provided at a rear wall of the placement space 65. The air return opening 64 may be provided with a grille therein to enhance the structural strength of the air return opening 64 and to serve as an air guide.

The automatic water injection kettle 14 and the rear wall, left and right side walls and upper wall of the placement space 65 may be disposed at intervals. When the sub-door 4 is in the closed state, the front side of the automatic water injection pot 14 may be spaced apart from the sub-door 4 so that cold air in the dispenser chamber 6 can flow through the front side, left and right sides, upper side of the automatic water injection pot 14 and then flow from the rear side of the automatic water injection pot 14 into the return air inlet 64.

So set up, can make automatic water injection kettle 14 shelter from return air inlet 64 from the front side, realize the hidden setting of return air inlet 64, can also realize the air conditioning reposition of redundant personnel and the direction of flowing back return air inlet 64 through automatic water injection kettle 14, can realize that the air conditioning fully cools off automatic water injection kettle 14 simultaneously, can make the wind circulation in the whole distributor room 6 more reasonable, make the temperature distribution in the distributor room 6 more even.

The automatic water outlet 622 may be connected to a water storage box placed in the storage compartment through a water pipe assembly, or may be connected to an external water source of the refrigerator through a water pipe assembly.

Referring to fig. 1 and 4, the dispenser chamber 6 may be provided with a placement groove 66 under the automatic water injection jug 14 that mates with the bottom of the automatic water injection jug 14. The dispenser chamber 6 may be provided with a water jug detection device that may be used to detect whether the automatic water jug 14 is placed in the placement slot 66 and may transmit a signal to the control module of the refrigerator. The water kettle detection device can be a switching device or the like which is triggered by contacting with the automatic water injection kettle.

The top of the automatic water injection kettle 14 is provided with a water injection port matched with the automatic water outlet 622.

Further, in the present embodiment, the refrigerator 100 may further include a water temperature detecting device. The water temperature detection means may be used to detect the water temperature of the automatic water injection kettle 14. The water temperature detection device can be in communication connection with a control module of the refrigerator. The water temperature detecting device can detect the water temperature in the automatic water injection kettle 14 in real time and transmit the water temperature to the control module of the refrigerator.

The water temperature detection means may be provided in the dispenser chamber 6. The water temperature detection device may be provided in a non-contact manner with the automatic water injection kettle 14. The water temperature detection device can be an infrared temperature sensor. Of course, in other embodiments of the present utility model, other types of temperature sensors other than infrared temperature sensors may be used for the water temperature detection device. The water temperature detecting device may also be disposed on the automatic water injection kettle 14, for example, disposed in the automatic water injection kettle 14, or disposed to be attached to the automatic water injection kettle 14, so as to realize detection of the water temperature of the automatic water injection kettle 14.

Further, in the present embodiment, the refrigerator 100 may further include a display device. The display device may be communicatively coupled to the control module. The display device may include a display screen. Under the control of the control module of the refrigerator, the display device can display the water temperature of the automatic water injection kettle 14 detected by the water temperature detection device, so that a user can accurately and timely know the water temperature condition in the automatic water injection kettle 14 under the condition that the user does not need to open a door.

Referring to fig. 16, further, in the present embodiment, the refrigerator 100 may further include a water amount detecting device. The water amount detecting means is for detecting the amount of water of the automatic water injection pot 14. The water quantity detection device can be in communication connection with a control module of the refrigerator and transmits detected water quantity information of the automatic water injection kettle 14 to the control module.

Under the control of the control module, the display device can display the water quantity of the automatic water injection kettle 14 detected by the water quantity detection device, so that a user can accurately and timely know the water quantity condition in the automatic water injection kettle 14 under the condition that the refrigerator door is not opened.

Preferably, in the present embodiment, the water amount detection device may include a first liquid level sensor 121, a second liquid level sensor 122, and a third liquid level sensor 123. The first level sensor 121 may be located at an upper portion of the automatic water injection jug 14, with the first level sensor 121 located below the water injection port 141 of the automatic water injection jug 14. The water filling port 141 is matched with the automatic water outlet 622. The height of the second level sensor 122 may be located in the middle of the automatic water injection kettle 14. The third level sensor 123 may be located at a lower portion of the automatic water injection kettle 14.

In this embodiment, the water amount detection device may be provided in the distribution chamber. The water volume detecting means may be provided in a non-contact manner with the automatic water injection kettle 14. Of course, in other embodiments of the present utility model, the water volume detecting device may also be disposed on the automatic water injection kettle 14, for example, disposed in the automatic water injection kettle 14, or disposed to be attached to the automatic water injection kettle 14, so as to realize the detection of the water volume of the automatic water injection kettle 14.

When the water quantity in the automatic water injection kettle 14 reaches the height of the first liquid level sensor 121, the second liquid level sensor 122 and the third liquid level sensor 123 can all detect water in the automatic water injection kettle 14 and send signals to the control module, and the control module can control the display device to display whether the water quantity in the automatic water injection kettle 14 is large or full according to the signals transmitted by the water quantity detection device.

When the water quantity in the automatic water injection kettle 14 reaches or is higher than the height of the second liquid level sensor 122 and is lower than the height of the first liquid level sensor 121, the second liquid level sensor 122 and the third liquid level sensor 123 can detect that water exists in the automatic water injection kettle 14 and send signals to the control module, and the control module can control the display device to display that the water quantity in the automatic water injection kettle 14 is medium according to the signals transmitted by the water quantity detection device.

When the water quantity in the automatic water injection kettle 14 is lower than the height of the second liquid level sensor 122, only the third liquid level sensor 123 can detect that water exists in the automatic water injection kettle 14 and send a signal to the control module, and the control module can control the display device to display that the water quantity in the automatic water injection kettle 14 is small according to the signal transmitted by the water quantity detection device.

In addition, when the first liquid level sensor 121 detects that water exists in the automatic water injection kettle 14, the automatic water outlet 622 can be controlled to be closed, so that water in the automatic water injection kettle 14 is prevented from overflowing due to the fact that the automatic water outlet 622 continuously injects water into the automatic water injection kettle 14.

Further, in the present embodiment, a bracket may be provided in the dispenser chamber 6. The stand may extend in the height direction of the automatic water injection jug 14. The bracket can be matched with the side wall of the automatic water injection kettle 14. The first liquid level sensor 121, the second liquid level sensor 122, and the third liquid level sensor 123 may be all disposed on the bracket.

The water temperature detection device can also be arranged on the bracket. In addition, the water quantity detection device can be arranged on the side, far away from the automatic water injection kettle 14, of the support so as to realize hidden arrangement of the water quantity detection device, and meanwhile water inflow of the water quantity detection device is avoided as much as possible.

In other embodiments of the utility model, the water volume detection device may comprise only a liquid level sensor. The water amount detecting device may be disposed at an upper portion of the automatic water injection pot 14 and below the water injection port 141 of the automatic water injection pot 14.

When the water quantity detection device detects that water exists in the automatic water injection kettle 14, the control module can control the display device to display that the water quantity in the automatic water injection kettle 14 is full according to the signal transmitted by the water quantity detection device. When the water quantity detection device detects that water exists in the automatic water injection kettle 14, the automatic water outlet 622 can be controlled to be closed, so that water in the automatic water injection kettle 14 is prevented from overflowing due to the fact that the automatic water outlet 622 continuously injects water into the automatic water injection kettle 14.

The bottom surface of the placement tank 66 may be recessed downwardly to form a sump 67, and if water in the automatic water injection kettle 14 overflows, it can flow downwardly into the placement tank 66 and then flow within the placement tank 66 and accumulate into the sump 67. The dispenser chamber 6 may be provided with a water storage detection means at the water storage tank 67. The water storage detection means may be used to detect whether water is stored in the water storage tank 67. The water storage detection means 67 may be a sensor capable of detecting whether water is present.

When the water kettle detection module detects that the automatic water injection kettle 14 is placed in the placing groove 66, the water storage detection device does not detect that water exists in the water storage groove 67, and the water quantity detection device detects that the water level in the automatic water injection kettle 14 does not reach the preset water level, the control module can control the automatic water outlet 622 to be opened so as to inject water into the automatic water injection kettle 14 until the water level in the automatic water injection kettle 14 reaches the preset water level.

So set up, can realize automatic water injection to automatic water injection kettle 14, the water in the automatic water injection kettle 14 can be cooled off to the air conditioning in the distributor room 6, and the user can directly take out automatic water injection kettle 14 from distributor room 6 and use, can be convenient for the user use frozen water in a large number, saves user's water intaking time, improves user's use experience.

Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 12, further, in the present embodiment, the manual water intake may be disposed near the right side of the dispenser chamber 6, and the automatic water outlet 622 may be disposed near the left side of the dispenser chamber 6.

Part of the cold air entering from the air inlet 63 can flow into the air return opening 64 from the right side gap between the braking member 13 and the rear wall of the distributor chamber 6 along the rear wall of the distributor chamber 6, the right side wall of the distributor chamber 6, the auxiliary door 4, the front side of the automatic water injection kettle 14, the left side of the automatic water injection kettle 14 (the left side wall of the distributor chamber 6 and the left side wall of the placing space 65) and the rear side of the automatic water injection kettle 14 (the rear wall of the distributor chamber 6 and the rear wall of the placing space 65).

The cold air from the air inlet 63 can flow into the air return opening 64 from the left side gap between the braking member 13 and the rear wall of the distributor chamber 6, along the right side of the automatic water injection kettle 14 (the right side wall of the placing space 65), and along the rear side of the automatic water injection kettle 14 (the rear wall of the placing space 65).

By the arrangement, the diversion and the guiding of the cold air flowing in the distributor chamber 6 by the braking piece 13 and the automatic water injection kettle 14 can be realized, so that the air circulation in the whole distributor chamber 6 is more reasonable, and the temperature distribution in the distributor chamber 6 is more uniform.

Further, in an embodiment of the present utility model, the refrigerator 100 further includes a door lock. A door lock may be provided to the secondary door 4, which may be used to lock the secondary door 4 in a closed dispenser compartment 6 position. The door lock may be a push type door lock which is opened when the door lock is pushed so that the sub door 4 can be opened.

The refrigerator 100 may further include a pressure detecting device, which may be disposed in cooperation with the door lock, for detecting whether the door lock is pressed, so that the refrigerator 100 can control the automatic water outlet 622 to be opened and closed according to a signal output from the pressure detecting device.

When the pressure detecting means detects that the door lock is pressed, indicating that the user is opening the sub-door 4, the user wants to use the dispenser chamber 6. The control module of the refrigerator can control the automatic water outlet 622 to be closed according to the signal transmitted by the pressure detection device, so that the automatic water outlet 622 stops injecting water into the automatic water injection kettle 14. By this arrangement, when the sub-door 4 is opened, the automatic water outlet 622 is always closed, so that the water from the automatic water outlet 622 is prevented from splashing, or the automatic water injection kettle 14 is filled with water from the automatic water outlet 622, which affects the use of the dispenser chamber 6 by a user, for example, taking the automatic water injection kettle 14.

Specifically, the pressure detection device may be a pressure sensor, or may be an electrical switch triggered when the door lock is pressed, so that a corresponding signal can be output to the control module of the refrigerator when the door lock is pressed.

Of course, in other embodiments of the utility model, the door lock may be an automatic door lock. The user does not need to manually press the door lock, and a door lock opening instruction can be input to the refrigerator through a display screen or voice and other modes. When the refrigerator receives an instruction of opening the auxiliary door 4 input by a user, the control module of the refrigerator can firstly detect whether the automatic water outlet 622 is closed, and if the automatic water outlet 622 is in an open state, can firstly control the automatic water outlet 622 to be closed, and then control the door lock to be opened, so that the automatic water outlet 622 is closed before the auxiliary door 4 is opened, and the automatic water outlet 622 is in a closed state when the auxiliary door 4 is opened.

Referring to fig. 3, 12 and 15, in the present embodiment, the door liner 33 is recessed toward the air inlet 63 to form the mounting portion 331, the mounting portion 331 may be provided with an opening corresponding to the air inlet 63, and the blower 11 may be disposed in the mounting portion 331.

The blower 11 may be entirely disposed within the mounting portion 331. The mounting portion 331 may be disposed to be opened toward the opening side of the storage chamber 2, and the blower 11 may be mounted into the mounting portion 331 of the door liner 33 from the opening side of the storage chamber 2. The opening of the mounting portion 331 toward the air inlet 63 may be larger than the air inlet 63 so that the fan 11 blows cool air in the storage compartment 2 into the air inlet 63. By means of the arrangement, the fan 11 and the air inlet 63 can be matched with each other, and the fan 11 can be conveniently installed.

Referring to fig. 3, 8, 9 and 12, further, in the present embodiment, the door liner 33 may be provided inside with a cover 12 for shielding the mounting portion 331. The inside of the door liner 33, i.e. the side of the door liner 33 that is open towards the storage compartment 2. The cover 12 can shield the mounting portion 331 and the fan 11 from the inside of the door liner 33, thereby realizing the concealed arrangement of the mounting portion 331 and the fan 11.

Further, in the present embodiment, the cover 12 may be connected to the mounting portion 331.

Referring to fig. 9 and 15, the cover 12 may be attached to the attachment portion 331 by a snap-fit connection. The cover 12 may include a cover plate 121 that mates with the open opening of the mounting portion 331 and the cover 12 may further include a connecting arm 122 that extends from the cover plate 121 into the mounting portion 331. The connection arm 122 may have a plurality, and the connection arm 122 may be provided with a card slot 123. The upper and lower sides of the housing 12 may each be provided with a number of connecting arms 122.

The mounting portion 331 may be provided with a catch 3311 that mates with the connecting arm 122. In the mounting process, the cover 12 can be placed at the opening of the mounting portion 331 from the inner side of the door liner 33, and the connecting arm 122 of the cover 12 extends into the mounting portion 331 to be engaged with the buckle 3311 of the mounting portion 331, so that the cover 12 and the mounting portion 331 are engaged with each other.

Referring to fig. 8 and 9, further, in the present embodiment, the blower 11 may be connected to the cover 12.

The housing 12 may further include a snap arm 124 extending from the cover plate 121 into the mounting portion 331. The clamping arm 124 can fix and limit the fan 11. The latch arms 124 of the housing 12 may be provided in several numbers. The left and right sides of the housing 12 may each be provided with a number of snap arms 124. The end of the clamping arm 124 protrudes inwards to form a bump, the fan 11 is arranged between the clamping arms 124 on the left side and the right side, and the bump of the clamping arm 124 is clamped on the front wall of the fan 11, so that the rear wall of the fan 11 is abutted against the cover plate 121. Meanwhile, the fan 11 can be arranged between the connecting arms 122 on the upper side and the lower side of the cover body 12, and the fan 11 can be further limited.

In the mounting process, the fan 11 may be mounted to the housing 12 through the engaging arm 124, and then the housing 12 may be mounted to the mounting portion 331 through the engagement between the catch 3311 of the mounting portion 331 and the engaging groove 123 of the connecting arm 122 of the housing 12.

Further, the cover 12 may be detachably connected to the mounting portion 331. The cover 12 may be made of a plastic material capable of undergoing a certain degree of elastic deformation. When the cover 12 needs to be removed from the mounting portion 331, the cover 12 can be detached from the mounting portion 331 by simply prying the cover 12 with a tool to deform the cover 12. So set up, simple structure, easy dismounting.

Referring to fig. 3, 6, 7 and 12, further, in the present embodiment, the refrigerator 100 may include a bracket 10 provided to the storage compartment door 3. The filter element 9 may be detachably arranged in the holder 10.

Specifically, the rack 10 may include a main board 101, and an upper edge 102, a lower edge 103, a left edge 104, and a right edge 105 protruding from the main board 101 toward the air intake 63 and connected end to end. The upper edge 102 and the lower edge 103, the left edge 104, the right edge 105 of the bracket 10 may all be in contact with the wall of the dispenser chamber 6 around the periphery of the air inlet 63.

The filter element 9 may be detachably mounted in a space formed by the main plate 101, the upper edge 102, the lower edge 103, the left edge 104, and the right edge 105 of the bracket 10. So set up, can realize the firm installation of filter 9, simple structure, easy dismounting.

The main plate 101 of the rack 10 may be provided with an opening through which cold air of the storage compartment 2 can pass, and further, the opening of the main plate 101 of the rack 10 may be provided with a grill to increase structural strength of the rack 10 while conducting the cold air.

Referring to fig. 6, the filter 9 in the present embodiment may preferably be a plate-shaped filter screen having activated carbon particles. Of course, in other embodiments, the filter element 9 may be a filter bag containing activated carbon particles or other filter materials.

Referring to fig. 3, 12 and 15, further, in this embodiment, the bracket 10 may be at least partially disposed between the air intake 63 side opening of the mounting portion 331 and the air intake 63. Further, in the present embodiment, the bracket 10 may be provided so as to be removable from the air intake 63 side opening of the mounting portion 331. The filter element 9 is disposed in the holder 10, and when the holder 10 is taken out from the air inlet 63 side opening of the mounting portion 331, the filter element 9 is simultaneously taken out from the air inlet 63 side opening of the mounting portion 331 along with the holder 10.

In actual use, after the filter element 9 has been used for a period of time, for example, one month or half year, the user can open the storage compartment door 3, insert his hand into the mounting portion 331 from the door liner 33 side, take the bracket 10 out through the filter element 9 from the air intake 63 side opening of the mounting portion 331, replace the new filter element 9, and reload the bracket 10 together with the new filter element 9 from the air intake 63 side opening of the mounting portion 331 from the door liner 33 side, bringing the bracket 10 into contact with the rear wall of the dispenser compartment 6, and bring the new filter element 9 into opposition with the air intake 63. So set up, can be convenient for change filter 9, avoid leading to filter 9's filter effect not good because of live time overlength, simple structure, filter 9's easy dismounting.

Referring to fig. 3 and 12, further, in the present embodiment, the bracket 10 may abut between the grill of the air inlet 63 and the fan 11. By means of the arrangement, the support 10 can be fixed through abutting connection, an additional connecting structure is not required, and the support 10 and the filter element 9 can be conveniently detached.

In practical use, after the cover 12 and the blower 11 are taken down from the mounting portion 331 together from the door liner 33 side, the bracket 10 and the filter 9 are taken out from the opening of the air inlet 63 side of the mounting portion 331, and when the filter 9 is mounted again, the bracket 10 and the filter 9 can be mounted from the opening of the air inlet 63 side of the mounting portion 331, the bracket 10 is abutted to the rear wall of the distributor chamber 6, the cover 12 and the blower 11 which are connected with each other are mounted in the mounting portion 331 together, the blower 11 is abutted to the bracket 10, and the cover 12 and the mounting portion 331 are clamped with each other, so that the cover 12, the blower 11, the bracket 10 and the filter 9 are mutually matched and stably mounted. So set up, simple structure, easy dismounting.

Further, the bracket 10 may extend at least partially into the air intake 63 side opening of the mounting portion 331. So set up, can play location and spacing effect to support 10, the butt cooperation between support 10 and fan 11 of being convenient for can also be convenient for the dismouting of support 10.

Referring to fig. 10, further, in this embodiment, the rear wall of the dispenser chamber 6 may extend toward the door liner 33 to form a first flange 68, the first flange 68 may closely surround the air inlet 63, the first flange 68 may closely surround the first seal, and the front wall of the mounting portion 331 may be connected to the first seal, so as to prevent the thermal insulation material between the rear wall of the dispenser chamber 6 and the door liner 33 from entering the air inlet 63 or the mounting portion 331.

The rear wall of the dispenser chamber 6 may be formed with a second flange 69 extending towards the door liner 33, the second flange 69 may be provided with a second seal in a closed manner around the return air opening 64, the second flange 69 may be provided with a second seal in an open closed manner around the door liner 33, the front wall of the dispenser chamber 6 being in contact with the second seal to prevent insulation between the rear wall of the dispenser chamber 6 and the door liner 33 from entering the return air opening 64 or the inside of the door liner 33.

The first seal and the second seal may each be a sealing sponge. The door liner may be provided with openings corresponding to the return air inlet 64. The return air inlet 64 of the door liner is positioned inside the second flange 69 in correspondence with the opening. By this arrangement, it is possible to prevent the heat insulating material from overflowing from the space between the rear wall of the dispenser chamber 6 and the door liner 33 to the air inlet 63 or the inside of the mounting portion 331 or the inside of the door liner 33 when the heat insulating material is foam-filled.

Referring to fig. 10 and 12, further, in this embodiment, the bracket 10 may be disposed inside the first flange 68. The upper edge 102, lower edge 103, left edge 104, right edge 105 and first flange 68 of bracket 10 may all be cooperatively disposed. By the arrangement, the support 10 can be limited and positioned, the support 10 is prevented from being shifted after being installed, and the filter element 9 and the air inlet 63 in the support 10 are matched with each other.

Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 4, further, in the present embodiment, a wiring space 60 is formed at an upper portion of the dispenser chamber 6, wiring terminals are provided in the wiring space 60, an air inlet 63, an air return 64, an automatic water injection pot 14 and a stopper 13 may be provided below the wiring space 60, and a wire may be connected between the wiring terminals and the blower 11, extend from the wiring terminals to a rear side of the stopper 13, and are connected to the blower 11 through the air inlet 63. By such arrangement, centralized hidden arrangement of the wiring terminals and the wires in the distributor chamber 6 can be realized, and wiring and control of the fan 11 can be facilitated.

In summary, the refrigerator 100 of the present utility model can solve the technical problems of the prior art that the temperature in the dispenser chamber 6 is high, condensation is easily generated on the surface of the ice making door 7, and the odor is easily mixed between the dispenser chamber 6 and the storage chamber 2. Adopt the technical scheme in this application, can realize utilizing the cold volume of storing room 2 to realize cooling dispenser room 6, can realize reducing the temperature of dispenser room, improve the degree of utilization of dispenser room, reduce the humidity of dispenser room 6, can avoid producing the condensation in the dispenser room 6 as far as possible, can effectively avoid the peculiar smell in the storing room 2 to flow to dispenser room 6 in, can avoid storing room 2 and dispenser room 6 to cross the smell, when realizing improving dispenser room 6 cooling efficiency, guarantee the cleanness of dispenser room 6 internal environment and smell, improve the user experience to dispenser room 6, can avoid making ice door 7 and external environment contact, can avoid cold air in the dispenser room 6 to flow to between ice door 7 and the auxiliary door 4, can effectively avoid making ice door 7 surface to appear the condensation.

It should be understood that although the present disclosure describes embodiments, not every embodiment is provided with a separate embodiment, and that this description is for clarity only, and that the skilled artisan should recognize that the embodiments may be combined as appropriate to form other embodiments that will be understood by those skilled in the art.

The above list of detailed descriptions is only specific to practical embodiments of the present utility model, and they are not intended to limit the scope of the present utility model, and all equivalent embodiments or modifications that do not depart from the spirit of the present utility model should be included in the scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. The refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body, a storage chamber formed in the refrigerator body, a storage chamber door for opening and closing the storage chamber, and a distributor chamber arranged in the storage chamber door, wherein an opening of the distributor chamber is outwards.

2. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the air inlet and the air return are provided at a rear wall of the dispenser chamber, and the filter is provided at a rear side of the air inlet.

3. The refrigerator of claim 2, further comprising a fan disposed at the storage compartment door, the fan being disposed at the rear side of the filter and configured to promote cool air in the storage compartment from the air inlet into the dispenser compartment.

4. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 3, wherein the storage compartment door includes a door shell and a door liner disposed opposite to each other, a thermal insulation material is disposed between the door shell and the door liner, the dispenser compartment is disposed in the door shell, and a thermal insulation material is disposed between a rear wall of the dispenser compartment and the door liner.

5. The refrigerator of claim 4, wherein the door liner is recessed toward the air inlet to form a mounting portion, the mounting portion is provided with an opening corresponding to the air inlet, the blower is disposed at the mounting portion, the refrigerator includes a bracket disposed at the storage compartment door, the filter is disposed in the bracket, the bracket is disposed at least partially between the air inlet side opening of the mounting portion and the air inlet, and the bracket is disposed so as to be removable from the air inlet side opening of the mounting portion, the air inlet is provided with a grille, and the bracket is abutted between the air inlet grille and the blower.

6. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 5, wherein a cover for shielding the mounting portion is provided at an inner side of the door liner, the blower is connected to the cover, and the cover is connected to the mounting portion.

7. A refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein the dispenser chamber rear wall is formed with a first flange extending toward the door liner, the first flange being hermetically surrounding the air intake opening, the first flange being externally hermetically surrounding a first seal, the mounting portion front wall and the first seal meeting to prevent insulation between the dispenser chamber rear wall and the door liner from entering the air intake opening or the mounting portion,

the bracket is arranged on the inner side of the first flange,

the distributor chamber back wall extends to the door liner to form a second flange, the second flange surrounds the air return opening in a closed mode, a second sealing piece is arranged on the second flange in an outer closed mode in a surrounding mode, and the door liner front wall is connected with the second sealing piece so as to prevent heat insulation materials between the distributor chamber back wall and the door liner from entering the air return opening or the inner side of the door liner.

8. The refrigerator of claim 4, wherein a manual water outlet and a braking member for controlling the water outlet of the manual water outlet are provided in the dispenser chamber, the air inlet is provided at the rear of the braking member, and a gap is provided between at least the left and right sides of the braking member and the wall of the dispenser chamber.

9. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 8, wherein the dispenser chamber is provided therein with an automatic water outlet and an automatic water injection pot removably placed under the automatic water outlet, the return air inlet is provided behind the automatic water injection pot, and when the automatic water injection pot is placed under the automatic water outlet, a gap is provided between at least left and right sides of the automatic water injection pot and a wall of the dispenser chamber.

10. The refrigerator of claim 9, further comprising a water temperature detecting device for detecting a water temperature of the automatic water injection pot, and a display device capable of displaying the water temperature of the automatic water injection pot detected by the water temperature detecting device, the water temperature detecting device being provided in the dispenser chamber, the water temperature detecting device being provided in a non-contact manner with the automatic water injection pot, the water temperature detecting device being an infrared temperature sensor.

11. The refrigerator of claim 9, further comprising a water amount detecting means for detecting the amount of water in the automatic water injection pot and a display means capable of displaying the amount of water in the automatic water injection pot detected by the water amount detecting means.

12. The refrigerator of claim 11, wherein the water amount detecting means includes a first liquid level sensor, a second liquid level sensor, and a third liquid level sensor, the first liquid level sensor is located at an upper portion of the automatic water injection pot, and the first liquid level sensor is located below a water injection port of the automatic water injection pot, the water injection port is matched with the automatic water outlet, the second liquid level sensor is located at a middle portion of the automatic water injection pot, the third liquid level sensor is located at a lower portion of the automatic water injection pot, and the water amount detecting means is provided in the dispenser chamber.

13. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 9, further comprising a door lock provided to the sub door for locking the sub door at a position to close the dispenser chamber, the door lock being a push type door lock which is opened to enable the sub door to be opened when the door lock is pushed, the refrigerator further comprising a pressure detecting device provided in cooperation with the door lock for detecting whether the door lock is pushed or not to enable the refrigerator to control the automatic water outlet opening and closing according to a signal outputted from the pressure detecting device.

14. The refrigerator according to claim 9, wherein a wiring space is formed at an upper portion of the dispenser chamber, wiring terminals are provided in the wiring space, the air inlet, the air return port, the automatic water injection kettle and the stopper are all disposed below the wiring space, a wire is connected between the wiring terminals and the blower fan, extends from the wiring terminals to a rear side of the stopper and is connected to the blower fan through the air inlet,

the refrigerator is characterized by further comprising an ice making chamber arranged on the storage chamber door, and an ice making door arranged on the storage chamber door and used for opening and closing the ice making chamber opening, wherein the ice making chamber opening is outward, a heat insulation material is arranged in the ice making door, an auxiliary door is arranged on the outer side of the ice making door, when the auxiliary door is in a closed state, the auxiliary door shields the ice making door, the ice making chamber is also arranged on the door shell, an ice maker and an ice storage box arranged below the ice maker are arranged in the ice making chamber, and an ice guide channel is arranged between an ice outlet in the dispenser chamber and the ice storage box.