JP2015045451A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to change the shape of a partition plate that closes a gap in a state in which a double door is closed, and to prevent dew formation at low power. In a refrigerator having a double-spread type door, a partition formed to extend vertically along the end of the left door in the storage chamber is installed on the anti-pivot side of the left door Has been. This partition is provided in the peripheral part of the back surface of a left door, and is provided with the partition plate which adsorb | sucks to the gasket which has a magnet inside. A part of the partition plate is formed with a protrusion that is opposed to the gap between the first and right doors and has a height higher than the gasket mounting position. As a result, the outside air temperature can be easily taken into the partition plate from outside through the gap, the temperature of the partition plate can be increased, and the energization rate of the heater installed on the back side of the partition plate can be reduced to save energy. it can. [Selection] Figure 6

Description

  Embodiment of this invention is related with the refrigerator provided with the partition attached to one door inner side of the double door of a refrigerator compartment.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a partition body extending in the vertical direction is installed along one door end of a double-folded refrigerator compartment. The partition body prevents cold air leakage from the gap between the doors that are pivotably attached. When the inside of the refrigerator compartment is cooled, dew may occur on the partition plate on the front surface of the divider due to the temperature difference between the outside air temperature and the inside of the refrigerator compartment. Therefore, the dew prevention heater is energized and heated so as to maintain the temperature of the surface of the partition plate. And the partition plate of the part in which the heater is installed is provided with a projection to make it easy to receive the temperature of the outside air, and the surface temperature of the partition plate is increased to decrease the energization rate.

  However, since the height of the protrusion described above is insignificant, the effect is naturally limited, and there is a problem that a desired reduction in the energization rate cannot be expected.

JP 2011-064428 A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a refrigerator capable of preventing dew formation with low power by changing the shape of the partition that closes the gap when the double door is closed.

  The refrigerator according to the embodiment is pivotally supported on both sides of the front opening of the storage room, and is a double door type left and right door that closes the opening, a gasket provided on a peripheral edge of the back of the left and right doors, A refrigerator that is attached to the anti-pivot side of one of the left and right doors, rotates according to the door opening and closing operation, and abuts against the gasket to seal the gap between the left and right doors. The partition body has a partition plate that is heated by a heater installed therein and is attracted to the gasket, and a part of the partition plate has a height equal to or higher than the mounting surface of the gasket. Protrusions that face the gap between the left and right doors were provided.

  In addition, the refrigerator of the embodiment is pivotally supported on both sides of the front opening of the storage room, and the double door left and right doors closing the opening, and the opposing surfaces of the left and right doors from the inside to the outside An inclined portion formed toward the rear surface, a gasket provided on the periphery of the back surface of the left and right doors including the inclined portion, and attached to the anti-pivot side of one of the left and right doors, and depending on the door opening / closing operation And a partition that contacts the gasket and seals the gap between the left and right doors, wherein the partition is heated by a heater installed therein, and the gasket A projection is formed along the slope of the inclined portion.

It is the external view seen from the front for demonstrating the refrigerator concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the double doors type door of FIG. It is a top view of the principal part of 1st Embodiment. It is a top view which shows the state which opened the double door type one door of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the principal part of the refrigerator concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a top view which expands and shows the principal part of the refrigerator concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a top view which expands and shows the principal part of the refrigerator concerning 2nd Embodiment. It is a top view which expands and shows the principal part of the refrigerator concerning 3rd Embodiment. It is a top view which expands and shows the principal part of the refrigerator concerning 4th Embodiment. It is a top view which expands and shows the principal part of the refrigerator concerning 5th Embodiment. It is a top view which expands and shows the principal part of the refrigerator concerning 6th Embodiment. It is a top view which expands and shows the principal part of the refrigerator concerning 7th Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
Drawing 1 is an outline view seen from the front for explaining the refrigerator concerning a 1st embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the double doors of FIG. 1 are opened.

  The refrigerator shown in FIG. 1 has shown the state which closed the double doors. The refrigerator 100 includes a plurality of compartments in a refrigerator main body 11 that is a heat insulating box. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the refrigerator body 11 is partitioned from the upper part by a heat insulating partition plate, so that the refrigerator room 13, the ice making room 14, the upper freezer room 15, the vegetable room 16, and the lower freezer are separated from the upper part. A chamber 17 is provided.

  The opening of each chamber is formed of a metal material that is attracted to the magnet. In the opening of each chamber, for example, a heat insulating door filled with a foam heat insulating material such as hard urethane foam is provided. Specifically, the refrigerator compartment 13 is provided with a left door 13a and a right door 13b that close the opening of the heat insulating box so as to be opened and closed. The ice making room 14, the upper freezing room 15, the vegetable room 16, and the lower freezing room 17 are drawer-type rooms, and drawer-type doors 141, 151, 161, and 171 are provided on the front surfaces thereof. ing. Storage containers (not shown) are connected to the rear portions of the doors 141, 151, 161, and 171, respectively.

  At the front opening of the refrigerator compartment 13, the items stored by dividing the opening in the width direction can be taken out by opening the left door 13a and the right door 13b provided on the left and right sides of the refrigerator main body. . The left door 13a and the right door 13b are pivotally supported by hinges 21a and 21b and supported so as to be opened and closed.

  Further, the right door 13b is provided with an operation display means 19 on the surface opposite to the hinge of the right door 13b, and the attachment position thereof is as high as the eyes of general users and workers. It is the position.

  3 and 4 show the left door 13a and the right door 13b as viewed from above. 3 shows a state where both doors are closed, and FIG. 4 shows a state where the left door 13a is open.

  Of the left door 13a and the right door 13b that closes the opening of the refrigerator compartment 13, the left door 13a is provided with a vertically long partition 32 that extends in the vertical direction on the back surface on the anti-pivot side so as to be rotatable by a hinge 33. It has been.

  The partition 32 prevents the cold air from leaking from the gap between the left door 13a and the right door 13b, and has a length slightly shorter than the vertical dimension of the refrigerator compartment 13. As shown in the cross section of FIG. 5, the partition body 32 includes a partition plate 321, a partition cover 322, a dew prevention heater 51, and a heat insulating material 323.

  The partition plate 321 is disposed to face both doors in a state where the left door 13a and the right door 13b are closed. The partition plate 321 is formed of a metal material that is attracted to the magnet. The partition plate 321 is provided on the peripheral edge of the back surface of the left door 13a and the right door 13b, and abuts against the gasket 31 provided with a magnet 30 (see FIG. 6) to seal the inside.

  When the left door 13a is closed, the partition body 32 is in a first position substantially parallel to the surface of the left door 13a as shown in FIG. When the left door 13a is opened, as shown in FIG. 4, the second position is substantially perpendicular to the surface of the left door 13a. The partition 32 is urged in the rotational direction by a torsion coil spring (not shown) inserted into the hinge 33, and holds the first position and the second position. When the partition body 32 rotates more than a predetermined angle against the urging force of the torsion spring, the partition body 32 is urged in the opposite direction to assist the rotation operation of the partition body 32. . That is, the partition body 32 holds the first position or the second position based on the rotation angle of the partition body 32 by a bistable function using a torsion spring.

  Further, the partition 32 is hidden behind the left door 13a when the door is opened, and is attracted to the magnet 30 of the gasket 31 attached to the rear peripheral edges of the left door 13a and the right door 13b when the door is closed.

  On the partition plate 321 of the partition 32 facing the non-pivot-side clearance 34 between the closed gasket 31 of the left door 13a and the right door 13b, a projecting portion 32a having a bullet-shaped cross section is formed. . The protruding portion 32 a is integrally formed along the length direction of the partition body 32. Note that the protrusion 32a has a shape that is close to the position where the gasket 31 is attached or a height that faces a gap 34 that is higher than that, and is shaped to be easily influenced by the outside temperature via the gap 34.

  Further, the partition body 32 is installed so that the door opening guide portion 52 and the door closing guide portion 61 provided on the ceiling surface 13 c (see FIG. 2) of the refrigerator compartment 13 are in contact with the partition body 32. The partition 32 is configured to rotate to the first position or the second position in accordance with the opening / closing operation of the left door 13a.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, a door closing guide portion 61 is disposed behind the left door 13a. Behind the right door 13b, a door opening guide portion 62 is disposed outwardly of the left door 13a in the rotational radial direction (rightward in FIG. 6) from the door closing guide portion 61. The door opening guide portion 62 is installed at the front end portion of the ceiling surface 13 c of the refrigerator compartment 13 and is installed in front of the door closing guide portion 61.

  The partition body 32 is provided with a notch portion 64 that houses the opening guide portion 62 in front of the opening contact surface 63 when the right door 13b is closed. A door opening contact surface 63, a door closing contact surface 65, and a notch 64 are provided on the upper end surface of the partition 32 facing the ceiling surface 13 c of the refrigerator compartment 13. The door opening contact surface 63 contacts the door opening guide portion 62. The closing contact surface 65 is in contact with the closing guide 61. The notch portion 64 accommodates the opening guide portion 62 in front of the opening contact surface 63 when the right door 13b is closed.

  The contact surface 63 for opening the door is counterclockwise opposite to the opening of the left door 13a centering on the hinge 33 while sliding with the guide portion 62 for opening the door from the closing of the left door 13a. It has a curved surface shape for rotating the partition 32.

  Further, the contact surface 65 for closing the door is a curved surface shape that rotates the partition 32 clockwise around the hinge 33 while sliding with the door closing guide 61 in accordance with the closing operation from the opening of the left door 13a. I am doing.

  Thus, the partition 32 is in a second position substantially perpendicular to the door surface when the left door 13a is open. From this state, the left door 13a is closed. Then, the door closing guide portion 61 shown in FIG. 6 contacts the door closing contact surface 65, and the door closing guide portion 61 slides on the door closing contact surface 65 as the door closing operation proceeds. The partition 32 is rotated clockwise about the hinge 33, and when it is rotated to a predetermined angle, it is rotated to the first position shown in FIG.

  On the contrary, the left door 13a is opened from the closed state in which the partition 32 is in the first position substantially parallel to the surface of the left door 13a. Then, the door opening guide portion 62 shown in FIG. 6 contacts the door opening contact surface 63, and the door opening guide portion 62 slides on the door opening contact surface 63 as the door opening operation proceeds. . The partition 32 is rotated counterclockwise about the hinge 33, and when it is rotated to a predetermined angle, it is rotated to a second position substantially perpendicular to the door surface by the action of the torsion coil spring.

  When the right door 13b is opened from a state in which the left door 13a is closed, the right door 13b can be opened by resisting the attracting force of the magnet 30 of the gasket 31 attracted to the opening of the refrigerator compartment 13.

  By the way, in the refrigerator 100, when the inside of the refrigerator compartment 13 is cooled, a dew may generate | occur | produce on the partition plate 321 of the partition 32 by the temperature difference of outside temperature and the refrigerator compartment 13. FIG. For this reason, in order to keep the temperature of the surface of the partition plate 321 at or above the dew point temperature, the heater 51 disposed on the back side of the partition plate 321 is energized to heat the partition plate 321.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the protrusion 32a of the partition 32 is installed up to the vicinity of the gap 34 between the left door 13a and the right door 13b. For this reason, the protrusion 32 a located in the vicinity of the gap 34 is easily affected by the outside temperature of the refrigerator 100. That is, the surface temperature of the partition plate 321 can be raised and the energization rate of the heater 51 can be lowered.

  In this embodiment, the protrusion 32a of the partition plate 321 has a structure that is easily affected by the outside air temperature. Thereby, the surface temperature of the partition plate 321 can be raised, the electric energy of the heater 51 installed in the partition 32 can be reduced, and it contributes to energy saving.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 7 is an enlarged top view showing a main part of the refrigerator according to the second embodiment.

  In this embodiment, the cross section of the first embodiment is changed to a bullet-shaped protrusion 32a, and the protrusion 32b has a triangular cross section. The top part of the projection part 32b is installed according to the clearance 34 between the left door 13a and the right door 13b.

  In this embodiment, when the interval of the gap 34 is the same as that of the first embodiment, the triangular protrusion 32 b can be installed to the outer side of the gap 34. The surface temperature of the partition plate 321 can be expected to increase by the amount approaching the outside of the cabinet. Therefore, it is possible to improve the energy saving effect as much as possible.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 8 is an enlarged top view showing a main part of the refrigerator according to the third embodiment. In this embodiment, a protrusion 32c having a flat portion 71 is integrally formed with the partition plate 321 at the tip of the protrusion 32b of the second embodiment.

  According to this embodiment, while having the effect of the second embodiment, by providing the flat portion 71, the area of the portion that is easily in contact with the outside air temperature is increased. Thereby, it becomes easy to take in outside temperature, it contributes to the fall of the energization amount to the heater 51, and can aim at the improvement of energy saving more.

(Fourth embodiment)
FIG. 9 is an enlarged top view showing the main part of the refrigerator according to the fourth embodiment. In this embodiment, a heater 51 is wired at the tip of the protrusion 32a.

  According to this embodiment, the heater 51 is installed at the tip of the protrusion 32a that is easily affected by the outside air temperature. For this reason, it is easy to raise the surface temperature of the partition plate 321, the energization rate of the heater 51 can be lowered correspondingly, and an energy saving effect is exhibited.

Although the projecting portion of this embodiment is a cannonball-shaped 32a, the heater 51 may be wired at the tip of each of the projecting portions 32a to 32c in the other projecting portions 32a to 32c. The same effect is obtained (fifth embodiment).
FIG. 10 is an enlarged top view showing the main part of the refrigerator according to the fifth embodiment.

  In this embodiment, inclined portions 13a1 and 13b1 are respectively provided from the surface of the refrigerator compartment 13 on the non-pivot side of both the left door 13a and the right door 13b toward the outside of the compartment, and the cross-sectional structure is formed in a V-shaped groove. ing. Gaskets 31 are attached to the inclined portions 13a1 and 13b1, respectively. As for the partition body 32, the partition plates 321a and 321b are integrally formed along the inclination of inclination part 13a1, 13b1. The protrusion 32d is formed by inclined partition plates 321a and 321b.

  When the left door 13a is closed, the gasket 31 attached to the left door 13a is adsorbed to the partition plate 321a. When the right door 13b is closed, the gasket 31 attached to the right door 13b is adsorbed to the partition plate 321b.

  Here, the distance d1 from the interior of the gap 34 to the outside of the warehouse (the surface of the left door 13a) is set to ½ or less as shown in FIG. 10 compared to the distance d2 of the above embodiments. Can do. Further, the distance d3 from the top of the protrusion 32d to the outside of the container is also shorter than the distance to the outside of the storage by the amount of the protrusion 32d entering the inclined parts 13a1 and 13b1 as compared with the above embodiments.

  Moreover, it will be in the state accommodated in the cross-sectional V-shaped groove formed by inclination part 13a1, 13b1 in part of the partition body 32. FIG. Thereby, the distance d4 from the surface of both doors to the back surface of the partition 32 can be shortened. Therefore, it can suppress that the partition body 32 protrudes in the store | warehouse | chamber, and it contributes also to the capacity | capacitance improvement of the refrigerator compartment 13. FIG.

  In this embodiment, since the gap 34 is short and the distance between the protrusions 32d is close to the outside of the warehouse, the partition plates 321a and 321b are further increased by the outside air temperature, the energization rate of the heater 51 can be reduced, and more energy is saved. An effect can be achieved. In addition, it is possible to suppress the protrusion of the partition 32 into the warehouse and increase the capacity in the warehouse.

(Sixth embodiment)
FIG. 11 is an enlarged top view showing a main part of the refrigerator according to the sixth embodiment.

  In this embodiment, a protrusion 32e formed with a flat portion 111 is integrally formed with the partition plates 321a and 321b at the tip of the protrusion 32d of the fifth embodiment.

  In the case of this embodiment, in addition to the effects of the fifth embodiment, by providing the flat portion 111, the area of the portion that easily contacts the outside air temperature is increased. Thereby, it becomes easy to take in outside temperature, it contributes to the fall of the energization amount to the heater 51, and can aim at energy saving improvement more.

(Seventh embodiment)
FIG. 12 is an enlarged top view showing the main part of the refrigerator according to the seventh embodiment.

  In this embodiment, a heater 51 is wired at the tip portion of the protrusion 32d of the fifth embodiment.

  According to this embodiment, the heater 51 is installed at the tip of the protrusion 32a that is easily affected by the outside air temperature. For this reason, it is easy to raise the surface temperature of the partition plates 321a and 321b, and the energization rate of the heater 51 can be lowered accordingly. As a result, it is possible to achieve more energy saving effect.

Note that the protrusion 32d of this embodiment is not limited to the above-described embodiments that have the same effect as the heater 32 may be wired at the tip of the protrusion 32e of the sixth embodiment. It is not something. For example, in the fifth to seventh embodiments, the gap 34 between the left door 13a and the right door 13b is shortened from the interior to the exterior, and the protrusions 32d and 32e are installed closer to the exterior. It is in a state to be. For this reason, it becomes possible to suppress generation | occurrence | production of frost even if there is no heater in the back surface of the partition plates 321a and 321b. Alternatively, even if a heater is necessary, the maximum amount of power applied to the heater can be suppressed.

  Although several embodiments have been described, these embodiments have been presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, combinations, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Refrigerator 11 Refrigerator main body 13 Refrigeration room 13a Left door 13a1, 13b1 Inclined part 13b Right door 21a, 21b, 33 Hinge 32 Partition body 321,321a, 321b Partition plate 322 Partition cover 323 Heat insulating material 30 Magnet 31 Gasket 34 Clearance 32a-32e Protrusion 51 Dew prevention heater 61 Door closing guide portion 62 Door opening guide portion 63 Door opening contact surface 64 Notch portion 65 Door closing contact surface

Claims (7)

A left-and-right double door that is pivotally supported on both sides of the front opening of the storage room and closes the opening;
A gasket provided on the periphery of the back surface of the left and right doors;
A refrigerator that is attached to an anti-pivot side of one of the left and right doors, rotates according to a door opening and closing operation, and abuts against the gasket to seal a gap between the left and right doors. There,
The partition body has a partition plate that is heated by a heater installed therein and is attracted to the gasket, and a part of the partition plate has a height higher than a mounting surface of the gasket between the left and right doors. Refrigerator provided with a projecting portion facing the gap.   The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a part of the protrusion is installed in the gap. A left-and-right double door that is pivotally supported on both sides of the front opening of the storage room and closes the opening;
An inclined portion formed by facing the opposite surfaces of the left and right doors from the inside to the outside,
A gasket provided on the periphery of the back surface of the left and right doors including the inclined portion;
A refrigerator that is attached to an anti-pivot side of one of the left and right doors, rotates according to a door opening and closing operation, and abuts against the gasket to seal a gap between the left and right doors. There,
The refrigerator has a partition plate that is heated by a heater installed therein and is attracted to the gasket, and the partition plate is formed along a slope of the inclined portion to form a protrusion.   The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein a distance between the inside and outside of the gap between the left and right doors is shorter than the thickness of the left and right doors.   The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein a part of the partition is disposed in a V-shaped groove formed by the inclined portion.   The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 3, wherein the heater is installed at a tip of the protrusion.   The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 3, wherein a tip portion of the protruding portion has a flat shape.

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