CN101535750A - Refrigeration device having a cold water dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

A recess (13), open to the exterior and containing a tap (40) for chilled water, is defined in a wall of a housing (1, 2) of a refrigeration device. The wall comprises an inner skin (9) delimiting an interior (3), an outer skin (12) and an insulating material filling (10) extending between the inner and the outer skin. A storage container (20) for water to be tapped from the tap (40) is arranged in an inner zone (18) of the recess (13). An insulating partition wall (17) inserted in the recess (13) separates the inner zone (18) of the recess (13) from an outer zone (19) accommodating the tap (40).

Description

Refrigerating appliance with cold water dispenser

Have the degree that the family expenses refrigerating appliance of built-in freezing water tank likes by the consumer and improved, can under the situation of not opening this utensil, from the distributor of this utensil outside, draw water.For the water in this water tank being remained under the temperature that is different from the refrigerating appliance internal temperature, usually be this water tank filling insulating materials, this insulating materials is seated in the solid inner casing and the intermediate space between the shell of wall.Particularly, if the inner temperature that can arrive below 0 ℃, then essential with this water tank from this inside and the surrounding environment insulation.

Be embedded into water tank in the insulating materials and need travel to and fro between the input and output pipeline of this water tank with the filler that extends through insulating materials.Must carefully seal the place place that the input and output pipeline passes the inner and outer wall of shell, to stop humid air to penetrate in the filler of insulating materials and its moisture condenses in filler.If the filler of insulating materials normally by synthetic resin being injected in this intermediate space and making it expand into that foams constitute, then also needs carefully to seal with the resin that prevents to expand and overflows.Therefore, pipeline passway has influenced the production cost of this refrigerating appliance significantly.At the tap place that is provided with consumer, signal projector, switch etc., produced similar problem along with laying its stube cable.

Further problem is in situation about breaking down, and in fact can not replace and repairs the parts that contact with the insulating materials of the synthetic resin form that is in expansion.If (as usual condition) tap is disposed on the door of refrigerating appliance, then in the situation that such fault takes place, only can replace whole door usually, this remarkable cost with the user of this utensil is relevant.

Therefore, the objective of the invention is to make a kind of refrigerating appliance with cold water dispenser, its assembling is simple and save cost and for ease of maintenaince.

Utilization has the refrigerating appliance of housing and reservoir vessel and realizes this purpose, wherein in the wall of described housing, form recess, this recess leads to the outside and comprises the tap that is used for chilled water etc., described wall has the filler of the insulating materials that defines inner inner casing, shell and extend between inner casing and shell, described reservoir vessel is used for extracting water etc. from tap, the insulation partition wall is inserted in the recess, will hold the inner region of the recess of reservoir vessel and separate with the exterior domain that holds tap.Reservoir vessel is positioned at means in the recess and do not need it is embedded in the insulating materials to protect it not by sub-cooled; simultaneously guarantee that still reservoir vessel can also be cooled off fully, because it is protected from its surrounding environment by the insulation partition wall.Can expose reservoir vessel by removing partition wall, thereby allow to keep in repair thereon.

Be accommodated in the raceway groove in the shell that sinks to wall if supply with the water pipeline of reservoir vessel, then significantly simplified assembling.So, no longer need to make supply pipeline to pass through the filler of insulating materials and need in the interior and shell of wall, not carry out complicated hole sealing for reservoir vessel.

The such raceway groove that sinks in the shell of wall can also hold the supply line that is used to be arranged in the consumer on the recess.

Passage by wall allows to rely on the inner region and the air exchange between the inside of recess to cool off fast and efficiently reservoir vessel, and this passage is connected to inside with the inner region of recess.

In order to assist the exchange of air, fan can be attached at least one passage.This can be aforesaid consumer.

Can be close to reservoir vessel is provided with heating unit and can freeze with the content of protection in the water tank.This also can be a consumer.

In order to ensure the transmission of heat efficiently from heating unit to the case content of transmitting to the less heat of inside is only arranged, easily heating unit is arranged on the side of water tank in the face of the insulation partition wall.

Also come in order to allow to take out ice from tap, preferably will ice reservoir vessel and be arranged in the inside of refrigerating appliance, this tap is connected to the exterior domain of recess by the passage by wall.

Can seal described passage easily by means of the baffle plate of electrical control, when not removing ice with box lunch, can not be inner from the hot-air of outside by passage arrival.

Described baffle plate is a part that is inserted into the module in the recess expediently.Therefore, described module is separated by the shell of wall and insulating materials, and therefore can be removed when needs are repaired, and does not also influence insulating materials.

To condense in order preventing to be exposed to form in the outside exterior domain, can on insulation wall is faced the surface of exterior domain of recess, heating unit to be set at recess.

From the description of following one exemplary embodiment with reference to accompanying drawing, shown further aspect of the present invention and advantage, wherein:

Fig. 1 has shown the schematic cross sectional view by the refrigerating appliance with cold water dispenser of invention;

Fig. 2 has shown the detail view of the door of refrigerating appliance;

Fig. 3 has shown door and has been installed in the perspective exploded view of the parts in the recess in the door; With

Fig. 4 has shown by being installed in the schematic cross sectional view of the dispenser module in the recess.

Refrigerating appliance shown in the schematic cross sectional view among Fig. 1 has adiabatic body 1 and door 2, and this door has defined inner 3.Inner 3 cool off by evaporimeter, and this evaporimeter is accommodated in the evaporator room that separates 4 in the upper area of body 1.

In inner 3, directly arrange automatic ice maker 5 near evaporator room 4 places.Be gatherer 6 below ice machine 5, it receives the ice cube of being produced by ice machine 5.The auger conveyor 7 that is positioned at gatherer 6 bottoms is used for ice cube is transported to the outlet opening 8 at the door end place that is positioned at gatherer 6.

Form the wall of body 1 and the door 2 of refrigerating appliance by known way respectively by solid (solid) shell, solid inner casing 9 and one deck insulating materials 10 of making by foam of being enclosed between them.The shell (herein being covered by furniture panel 11) of door 2 comes down to be made of two parts, it is for smooth in fact front panel 12 and be inserted in the central opening in the front panel 12 and define the plastic casing 14 of recess 13, and this recess leads to the outside of door 2.The projection 15 of replenishing housing 24 is formed in the inner casing 9 of door.Socket or funnel 16 are formed on the upper surface of this projection 15 below the outlet opening 8 of gatherer 6, and its lower limb is connected on the housing 14 in the mode of sealing, so that the ice of discharging from gatherer 6 can enter in the recess 13 through socket 16.

The insulation partition wall 17 that recess 13 is inserted into is divided into inner region 18 and exterior domain 19.Under present case, inner region 18 is configured to the reservoir vessel of water tank 20 in fact and fills.Water tank 20 is connected on the potable water system by supply line 21.

Supply line 21 extends from the aerial lug (not shown); at first by body 1; be disposed on the pipeline 21 at this place's check-valves 22; this check-valves is not closed when having water to be drawn out of case 20, thereby protects the part supply line 21 in its downstream and case 20 to avoid being present in high pressure in the potable water system.As shown in Figure 2, supply line 21 is guided and is entered from the body 1 of the hinge of adjacent doors 2 in the fluted body raceway groove 23 that extends along the lower limb of door 2.

Fig. 2 has shown the raceway groove 23 of both arms, and each arm of raceway groove extends to from one of two bottom corners of door 2 on the otch 24 on the front end face that is formed on door.According to the side that hinge is positioned, the door among Fig. 2 can optionally be suspended in the right or the left side, and supply line is through one in two arms of raceway groove 23.If the side of overhead door 2 can not be selected thereon, it is just enough then raceway groove 23 to be had a single arm.

Shown in the perspective view among Fig. 3, sink in the shell 9 and the raceway groove 25 that extends to recess 13 vertically originates in otch 24 places.Raceway groove 25 enters raceway groove 26, and it just extends to the back of step 27 towards the back side on the base portion of housing 14.In the situation herein, the supply line 21 in the raceway groove 25 is covered by furniture-plates 11; Yet, for supply line 21 is fixed in the raceway groove 25, supply line 21 can also be set as U-shaped profile (not shown), and fixing (for example locking) is to the side of raceway groove 25.

The second step 28 that with dashed lines shows among Fig. 3 is formed on the top of housing 14 at the degree of depth place identical with step 27.

Can observe two passages 29,30 in the bottom corners of the back of housing 14, it extends through door 2 and enters in inner 3.When passage 29 was sky, only partly viewability channel 30 was provided with fan.

The inner region 18 of the recess 13 of step 27,28 back is provided to hold water tank 20.This in Fig. 3, be shown as with its supply line 21 together, this supply line is shown as the profile that is bent to corresponding to the raceway groove 23,25,26 that holds it.

When assembling during water tank 20, retention gap between the rear wall of its rear wall and housing 14, the cold air that is driven in 3 internally by the fan in the passage 30 can circulate with the content of quick this case of cooling in this gap.

Be arranged in the temperature sensor 31 control fans in the upper area of case 20 and be attached to the work of the film heating unit 32 on the antetheca of case 20.If when temperature sensor 31 detected water temperatures surpass first limiting value, then start the content that fan cools off this case; Be lower than second lower limit if temperature drops to, then make 32 work of film heating unit prevent that the content of this case from freezing.

In the state that assembles, water tank 20 is hidden in the back of insulation partition wall 17.Nestle up two steps 27,28 with the back side of partition wall 17 and limit its position.By the otch on the top edge of partition wall 17 33 export pipeline 34 of case 20 is drawn out to dispenser module 35 in the exterior domain 19.This dispenser module 35 is configured to be installed in the recess 13 below the top of housing 14, and is displayed in the cross section of Fig. 4.Passage 36 by module 35 extends to socket 16, and baffle plate 38 sealings being draped around the mode that axle 37 pivots.Export pipeline 34 extends in dispenser module 35 by flexible hose 39, and it is opened on the out connector 40 that is installed on baffle plate 38 outsides.Be used to remove when ice when opening baffle plate 38, out connector 40 is pivoted on the side.Therefore, the same place that container can be positioned in the recess 13 receives ice cube or gets rid of water.

Provide so-called water pot (pitcher) baffle plate 41 to be used to be installed to the base portion of housing 14.It is the module of box-like form roughly, can be by the antetheca and the roof 42 of the wall of folding this box of mode shown in Figure 3.In the position of invagination, small container can be positioned on the outside of roof 42 and receive water or ice.Outside in Zhe the position, medium-sized container can be positioned on the base surface 43 of water pot damper modules 40, perhaps can bulk container be positioned on the inboard of roof 42 by an angle, so as its inject opening be positioned in out connector 39 or baffle plate 38 below.

Control module 44 is installed below the top of housing 14, and it covers dispenser module 35 in front, and the switch 45 that this control module will be exposed is bearing on the front end face of utensil.Switch 45 is used for controlling the operation of baffle plate 38, auger conveyor 7, check-valves 22 etc.Control module 44 is connected to controls check-valves 22 on the body 1 and extend along raceway groove 26,25,23 with the holding wire of auger conveyor 8 and supply line 21.Feed cable also extends through these raceway grooves 26,25,23, with the various consumer power supplies in being installed in recess 13, the film heating unit 32 of water tank for example, be attached on the outside of partition wall 17 and be used for preventing on partition wall 17, forming the film heating unit 47 that condenses, the lamp (not shown), be arranged in the fan of passage 30 or be integrated into the heating unit of baffle plate 38, described lamp (for example) for example can be integrated in the dispenser module 35 illuminating the container to be filled in recess 13, and this heating unit prevents to form in the passage 36 of dispenser module 35 and condenses and baffle plate 38 freezing and passage 36 in this position in some cases.

Can be installed to by the water tank 20 that the order of placement among Fig. 3 will have connecting line 21,34, partition wall 17 and a module 35,41,44 on the door 2 that has assembled that is filled with insulating materials, and if necessary can dismantle respectively once more to repair or to replace.For described repairing, needn't open door 2, so not have to be stored in the undesirably risk of heating of the frozen goods of inside in 3 because repairing makes.

Claims (11)

1. one kind has housing (1,2) refrigerating appliance, wherein recess (13) is formed on this housing (1,2) in the wall, this recess leads to the outside and comprises the tap (40) that is used for chilled water etc., this wall has the inner casing (9) that defines inside (3), the filler (10) of shell (12) and the insulating materials that between this inner casing and shell, extends, and has the reservoir vessel (20) that is used for locating to get rid of water etc. at this tap (40), it is characterized in that, insulation partition wall (17) is inserted in this recess (13), will hold the inner region (18) of the recess (13) of this reservoir vessel (20) and separate with the exterior domain that holds this tap (40) (19).

2. refrigerating appliance as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the raceway groove (25) that sinks in the shell (12) of this wall holds the water pipeline (21) of supplying with this reservoir vessel (20).

3. refrigerating appliance as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, sinks to the supply line that the raceway groove (25) in the shell (12) of this wall holds the consumer (32,47) that is used to be arranged on this recess.

4. the described refrigerating appliance of one of claim as described above is characterized in that at least one passage in this partition wall (17) (29,30) is connected to this inside (3) with the inner region (18) of this recess (13).

5. refrigerating appliance as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, fan is attached on this at least one passage (30).

6. the described refrigerating appliance of one of claim as described above is characterized in that, heating unit (32) is arranged to contiguous this reservoir vessel (20).

7. refrigerating appliance as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, arranges this heating unit (32) on the side of this reservoir vessel (20) in the face of this insulation partition wall (17).

8. the described refrigerating appliance of one of claim as described above is characterized in that, arranges ice machine (6) in this inside (3), and by the passage (16) of this wall this ice machine (6) is connected on the exterior domain (19) of this recess (13).

9. refrigerating appliance as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, can seal this passage (16) by means of the baffle plate (38) of electrical control.

10. refrigerating appliance as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, this baffle plate (38) is a part of inserting the module (35) in this recess (13).

11. the described refrigerating appliance of one of claim is characterized in that as described above, arranges heating unit (47) on the surface of this insulation wall (17) in the face of the exterior domain (19) of this recess (13).

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