JP2011102663A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refrigerator set up with a low center of gravity so as to have enhanced stability when installed, regardless of the refrigerator arranged with a compressor on the upper side of a heat insulation box. <P>SOLUTION: The refrigerator 10 includes: the heat insulation box 11 formed with a heat insulation part 15 between an outer box 12 and an inner box 14; coolers 41, 42 cooling storage compartments set up in the heat insulation box 11; a compressor 45 compressing a refrigerant fed to the coolers 41, 42; and a condenser 46 connected to the discharge side of the compressor 45. The heat insulation part 15 is provided with only a vacuum heat insulation panel 60. The compressor 45 is arranged on the upper side of the heat insulation box 11. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a refrigerator in which a compressor is disposed on an upper portion of a heat insulating box constituting an outer shell of the refrigerator.

  Conventionally, in order to increase the storage capacity of the lowermost storage chamber of the refrigerator, a refrigerator in which a compressor constituting a part of the refrigeration cycle is arranged at the upper part of the heat insulating box has been proposed (for example, the following patent document) 1).

JP 2006-118792 A

  In the refrigerator as described above, a heat insulating box body is configured by arranging a light heat insulating material such as urethane foam in a heat insulating portion provided between the outer box and the inner box. There is a problem that the center of gravity of the entire refrigerator is increased by being disposed at the top of the heat insulating box, and the stability at the time of installation is impaired.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and even when the compressor is disposed on the top of the heat insulating box, the center of gravity of the refrigerator can be provided low, and the stability during installation can be improved. The object is to provide a refrigerator.

  The refrigerator according to the present invention includes a heat insulating box provided with a heat insulating portion between an outer box and an inner box, a cooler for cooling a storage chamber provided inside the heat insulating box, and the cooler. In a refrigerator including a compressor for compressing a refrigerant to be supplied and a condenser connected to a discharge side of the compressor, the heat insulating portion is provided with only a vacuum heat insulating panel, and is provided above the heat insulating box. The compressor is provided.

  In the present invention, with the above configuration, the center of gravity can be provided low even in a refrigerator in which a compressor is disposed on the top of the heat insulating box, and stability during installation can be improved.

It is sectional drawing of the refrigerator which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the refrigerating cycle of the refrigerator shown in FIG. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the refrigerator which concerns on the example of a change of this invention. It is BB sectional drawing of FIG.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerator 10 of the present embodiment has a storage space formed inside a heat insulating box 11 whose front surface is open, and the storage space is divided into an upper refrigeration space 20 and a lower refrigeration space by a heat insulating partition wall 16. It is divided into 30.

  The refrigerated space 20 is further partitioned vertically by a partition wall 21, a refrigerated room 22 having a plurality of stages of mounting shelves 23 is provided in the upper space, and a vegetable room 24 in which a drawer-type storage container 25 is disposed in the lower space. Is provided. The freezing space 30 is provided with an ice making room 32 equipped with a relatively small volume automatic ice making machine and small freezing rooms (not shown) on the left and right sides, and a freezing room 36 is provided below the ice making room 32.

  The front opening of the refrigerator compartment 22 is closed by a refrigerator compartment door 26 pivotally supported by hinges provided on the upper and lower sides of one side of the heat insulating box 11. The front openings of the vegetable room 24, the ice making room 32, the small freezer room and the freezer room 36 are closed by drawer type doors 27, 33 and 37. The storage containers 25, 34, and 38 are held by a pair of left and right support frames fixed to the back side of each pull-out door 27, 33, and 37, and the support frame is disposed on the inner wall of the storage chamber when the door is opened. The storage containers 25, 34, and 38 are configured to be drawn out of the storage by sliding on the slide rails.

  A stepped portion 11a that is recessed downward is provided at the upper back of the heat insulating box 11, and a machine chamber 47 in which a compressor 45 constituting a part of the refrigeration cycle 40 is accommodated above the stepped portion 11a. The condenser 46 is disposed in front of the stepped portion 11 a and on the upper surface of the heat insulating box 11.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the refrigeration cycle 40 has a three-way valve 48 connected to the discharge side of the compressor 45 via a condenser 46 and a dew proof pipe 59. A refrigeration side circuit consisting of a refrigeration capillary tube 49 and a refrigeration cooler 41 is connected to one of the refrigerant flow paths divided from the three-way valve 48, and a refrigeration capillary tube 50 and a refrigeration cooler are connected to the other refrigerant flow path. 42 is connected to the refrigeration side circuit.

  The three-way valve 48 switches and diverts the refrigerant liquefied by the condenser 46 to the refrigeration side circuit and the refrigeration side circuit, and interrupts the supply of the refrigerant to the refrigeration side circuit and the refrigeration side circuit. The refrigeration side circuit and the refrigeration side circuit are connected to the suction side of the compressor 45, and the refrigerant that has flowed through the respective coolers 41 and 42 is taken into the compressor 45 again, so that the refrigerant circulates in the refrigeration cycle 40. To do.

  In addition, the code | symbol 39 in FIG. 1 is an evaporating dish for receiving and storing and evaporating the defrost water from the refrigeration cooler 41 and the freezing cooler 42, and is disposed below the heat insulating box 11. Yes.

  A duct cover 53 and a back cover 54 are disposed on the back surface of the refrigerated space 20, and a duct 51 is formed between the duct cover 53 and the rear surface of the heat insulation box body 11, and the back cover 54 and the heat insulation box body 11. The cooler 41 for cooling and the ventilation fan 43 are accommodated in the space formed between the rear surface. Further, a back cover 55 is disposed on the back surface of the freezing space 30, and the refrigerating cooler 42 and the blower fan 44 are accommodated in a space formed between the back cover 55 and the rear surface of the heat insulating box 11. Has been.

  And the cold air produced | generated with the cooler 41 for refrigeration is introduce | transduced into the refrigerator compartment 22 and the vegetable compartment 24 via the duct 51 by the rotational drive of the ventilation fan 43, and cools the refrigerator compartment 20 to predetermined temperature. The cold air generated by the refrigeration cooler 42 is introduced into the ice making chamber 32, the small freezer compartment 36, and the freezer compartment 36 from the air outlet 52 provided in the back cover 55 by the rotational drive of the blower fan 44, thereby 30 is cooled to a predetermined temperature. Then, the cold air that has finished cooling the refrigerated space 20 and the frozen space 30 is returned to the coolers 41 and 42 and cooled.

  In the refrigerator 10 having the above-described configuration, the heat insulating box 11 that forms the outline thereof includes an outer box 12 made of a steel plate, an inner box 14 that forms the storage chambers 22, 24, 32, and 36 inside the outer box 12, and a vacuum. Of the space formed between the outer box 12 and the inner box 14, only the vacuum heat insulating panel 60 is disposed at least in the heat insulating portion 15.

  More specifically, the inner box 14 is provided with a concavo-convex portion 56 for arranging structures such as the mounting shelf 23 and the duct cover 53 illustrated in FIG. 3 inside the inside of the heat insulating box 11. ing. As a structure disposed on the inner side of the heat insulating box 11, in addition to the mounting shelf 23 and the duct cover 53, for example, on the back side of the back covers 54 and 55 and the pull-out doors 27, 33 and 37. Examples include a slide rail that slidably holds a pair of left and right support frames that are slidable, and an interior lamp that illuminates the inside of the refrigerating chamber 22. A mounting shelf 23 and a duct cover 53 are used to attach these structures. As in the case of, the inner box 14 is provided with an uneven portion 56.

  The heat insulating part 15 is a space formed between the outer box 12 and the inner box 14, and is an outer surface of the inner box 14 excluding the concavo-convex part 56 (that is, a surface facing the outer box 12 in the inner box 14). 14a is provided in a region covering 14a. In this heat insulation part 15, only the vacuum heat insulation panel 60 is arrange | positioned, and foam insulation materials, such as foaming urethane, are not arrange | positioned.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the lower heat insulating portion 15 b that faces the frozen space 30 through the inner box 14 is thicker than the upper heat insulating portion 15 a that faces the refrigerated space 20 through the inner box 14. The vacuum heat insulation panel 60 disposed in the lower heat insulation portion 15b is thicker than the vacuum heat insulation panel 60 disposed in the upper heat insulation portion 15a.

  The vacuum heat insulation panel 60 includes a core material made of cotton-like glass fiber (glass wool) and a gas barrier container having a thickness of 70 to 120 μm made of aluminum foil and a synthetic resin laminate film, and a gas barrier containing the core material. The end of the gas barrier container is closely attached and sealed in a state where the inside of the container is evacuated to about 0.03 to 30 Pa.

  In addition, although the thickness of the vacuum heat insulation panel 60 arrange | positioned differs between the upper heat insulation part 15a arrange | positioned at the upper part of the refrigerator 10, and the lower heat insulation part 15b arrange | positioned at the lower part of the refrigerator 10, it accommodates in a gas barrier container. The thickness of the vacuum insulation panel 60 disposed in the upper heat insulation part 15a and the lower heat insulation part 15b is changed by changing the thickness of the core material to be performed or by superposing a plurality of vacuum heat insulation panels 60. Also good.

  Further, a space formed between the outer box 12 and the inner box 14, and a region other than the heat insulating portion 15, for example, the concavo-convex portion 56 or the corner portion 57 is filled with foamed urethane, or A foam heat insulation molded body such as a polystyrene foam is disposed (see FIG. 3).

  That is, only the vacuum heat insulation panel 60 is disposed in the thickness direction of the heat insulation box 11 in the region facing each of the storage chambers 22, 24, 32, 36 via the inner box 14 except for the uneven portion 56. The heat insulation performance of the heat insulation box 11 is substantially ensured by the vacuum heat insulation panel 60.

  In the present embodiment described above, the foam heat insulating molded body is disposed in the uneven portion 56 and the corner portion 57, but the vacuum heat insulating panel 60 is disposed in the uneven portion 56 and the corner portion 57 in place of the foam heat insulating formed body. May be.

  Further, between the inner box 14 forming the refrigerated space 20 and the inner box 14 forming the refrigerated space 30, a vacuum heat insulating panel 60 and a foam heat insulating molded body are disposed to form the heat insulating partition wall 16. Yes.

  As described above, in the refrigerator 10 of the present embodiment, only the vacuum heat insulation panel 60 having a larger specific gravity than the foamed urethane or the like is disposed in the heat insulation portion 15, and thus the compressor 45, which is a heavy object, is provided in the heat insulation box 11. Even if it arrange | positions in the upper part of, the gravity center of the refrigerator 10 can be provided in a low position, and the stability at the time of installation can be improved.

  Moreover, the vacuum heat insulation panel 60 disposed in the lower heat insulation portion 15b located in the lower part of the refrigerator 10 is provided thicker than the vacuum heat insulation panel 60 disposed in the upper heat insulation portion 15a located in the upper part of the refrigerator 10. Therefore, the center of gravity of the refrigerator 10 can be further lowered, and the stability at the time of installation can be further improved.

  Moreover, in the refrigerator 10 of this embodiment, since the condenser 46 is arrange | positioned at the upper part of the heat insulation box 11, it becomes easy to pipe the connection pipe which connects the compressor 45 and the condenser 46, and a condenser. Since 46 has a specific gravity smaller than that of the vacuum heat insulating panel 60, the center of gravity of the refrigerator 10 can be further lowered, and the stability at the time of installation can be further improved.

  Moreover, in the refrigerator 10 of this embodiment, since the evaporating dish 39 which stores the defrost water from the freezing cooler 42 is arrange | positioned under the heat insulation box 11, the evaporating dish 39 is provided in a wide area | region. Thus, the height dimension of the evaporating dish 39 can be set small, and heat leakage from the heat insulating box 11 can be suppressed by disposing the vacuum heat insulating panel 60 over a wider range.

  In the above-described embodiment, the step portion 11a that is recessed downward is provided in the upper part of the back surface of the heat insulation box 11, and the machine chamber 47 that houses the compressor 45 is provided above the step portion 11a. As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the upper surface of the heat insulation box 11 may be provided on an inclined surface 11 b that is inclined forward as it goes upward, and a machine chamber 47 may be provided above the inclined surface 11 b.

  In such a case, the bottom plate 47a constituting the bottom surface of the machine room 47 is fixed to the left and right side plates 12a of the outer box 12 above the inclined surface 11b, and the machine room 47 is located in the space surrounded by the bottom plate 47a and the outer box 12. Is provided. Inside the machine room 47, a compressor 45, a condenser 46, and a heat radiating fan 58 for cooling them are arranged side by side in the width direction of the refrigerator.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Refrigerator 11 ... Heat insulation box 11a ... Step part 12 ... Outer box 14 ... Inner box 14a ... Outer side surface 15 ... Heat insulation part 15a ... Upper heat insulation part 15b ... Lower heat insulation part 16 ... Heat insulation partition wall 20 ... Refrigerated space 22 ... Refrigeration Chamber 23 ... Loading shelf 24 ... Vegetable room 30 ... Freezing space 32 ... Ice making chamber 36 ... Freezing chamber 39 ... Evaporating dish 40 ... Refrigeration cycle 41 ... Refrigeration cooler 42 ... Refrigeration cooler 45 ... Compressor 46 ... Condenser 47 ... Machine room 51 ... Duct 52 ... Air outlet 53 ... Duct cover 54 ... Back cover 55 ... Back cover 56 ... Uneven portion 57 ... Corner portion 58 ... Radiation fan 60 ... Vacuum insulation panel

Claims (6)

A heat insulating box having a heat insulating portion formed between the outer box and the inner box; a cooler for cooling the storage chamber provided in the heat insulating box; and a compression for compressing the refrigerant supplied to the cooler. In a refrigerator comprising a compressor and a condenser connected to the discharge side of the compressor,
Only the vacuum heat insulation panel is arrange | positioned at the said heat insulation part, The said compressor is arrange | positioned at the upper part of the said heat insulation box, The refrigerator characterized by the above-mentioned.   2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the vacuum heat insulation panel located at a lower portion of the heat insulation box is provided thicker than a vacuum heat insulation panel located at an upper portion of the heat insulation box.   The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the condenser is disposed on an upper portion of the heat insulating box.   The evaporating dish for storing defrosted water from the cooler is disposed below the vacuum heat insulation panel disposed at the bottom of the heat insulation box. The refrigerator according to one item.   The upper part of the back surface of the heat insulating box has an inclined surface that is inclined forward as it goes upward, and a machine room in which the compressor is disposed is provided above the inclined surface. Item 5. The refrigerator according to any one of Items 1 to 4.   The refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein a bottom plate constituting a bottom surface of the machine room is fixed to left and right side plates of the outer box.

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