CN110822792B - Air duct structure suitable for refrigerator and refrigerator - Google Patents
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Abstract
The air channel structure comprises a plastic air channel assembly and a foam air channel assembly, wherein the plastic air channel assembly and the foam air channel assembly are communicated with each other to form the air channel structure. The air duct structure is a structure combining the foam air duct component and the plastic air duct component, so that the safety problem of the full-foam air duct close to the heater is solved, and the economical problem of the full-plastic air duct is solved. According to the refrigerator, the plastic part is arranged at the position, close to the heater, of the air duct structure, and the foam parts are arranged at the other positions, so that safety and economy are both considered.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to an air duct structure suitable for a refrigerator and the refrigerator, in particular to a mixed air duct structure suitable for the refrigerator and the refrigerator.
Background
In the existing refrigerator, an air duct in the refrigerator is generally formed by combining foam pieces or plastic pieces integrally. The main air duct assembly is generally installed on the back of a refrigerator liner, generally the whole refrigerator liner is formed by assembling foam pieces or plastic pieces, and refrigerating air of the refrigerator circulates in each compartment through an air duct.
The air duct component of the foam piece is easy to supply components and is more economical and practical. The safety of the plastic part air channel is better, and the volume is smaller. Both have advantages and disadvantages. The existing air duct has the following problems:
(1) the safety problem is easily caused at the position of the full-foam air duct close to the heater.
(2) The cost of the air duct made of all plastic parts is high.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, the invention provides an air duct structure (air duct) suitable for a refrigerator and the refrigerator, wherein the air duct structure is a structure combining a foam piece and a plastic piece, so that the safety problem of the air duct of the full foam piece close to a heater is solved; the economical problem of the air duct made of all-plastic parts is solved.
Specifically, the method comprises the following steps: the air channel structure comprises a plastic air channel assembly and a foam air channel assembly, wherein the plastic air channel assembly and the foam air channel assembly are connected together to form a mixed air channel structure.
Preferably, the plastic air duct assembly and the foam air duct assembly are connected together at the connection by means of a plug-in fit.
Preferably, the refrigerator comprises a heater, the air duct structure within a first preset distance range from the heater is formed by a plastic air duct assembly, and the air duct structure within the other ranges is formed by a foam air duct assembly.
Preferably, one end of the plastic air duct assembly is provided with an end interface, an air duct connecting hole which can be communicated with the end interface in a matched mode is formed in the refrigerator container, protruding ribs are formed on the end interface or the air duct connecting hole, and the ribs are used for playing a role in positioning when the end interface and the air duct connecting hole are connected.
Preferably, the end interface is in sealing connection with an air duct connecting hole in the refrigerator liner in a matching manner.
Preferably, the end interface is connected with the air duct connecting hole on the refrigerator liner in a sealing manner: the sealing connection is realized through double-sided foam rubber and/or foam rubber sponge.
Preferably, the refrigerator includes a freezing chamber, the cabinet liner includes a cabinet liner, and the cabinet liner is formed with the connection hole.
Preferably, the foam air duct assembly is formed with a matching structure, and the foam air duct assembly is connected with the refrigerator container in a matching mode through the matching structure.
Preferably, the plastic air duct assembly is assembled from a plurality of plastic pieces and/or the foam air duct assembly is assembled from a plurality of foam pieces.
In addition, the invention provides a refrigerator which is provided with any one of the air duct structures.
Preferably, the refrigerator includes a freezing chamber, a refrigerating chamber and a temperature-changing chamber,
according to the refrigerator, the plastic part is arranged at the position, close to the heater, of the main air duct assembly, and the foam parts are arranged at the other positions, so that safety and economy are both considered.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.
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The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent by describing in detail exemplary embodiments thereof with reference to the attached drawings. The drawings described below are merely some embodiments of the present disclosure, and other drawings may be derived from those drawings by those of ordinary skill in the art without inventive effort.
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a mixing structure duct of a refrigerator according to the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic view of another view of the mixing structure duct of the refrigerator according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the air duct junction of the hybrid structure of the refrigerator according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing the mixing structure duct of the refrigerator according to the present invention installed in the refrigerator.
Fig. 5 is a schematic view of the mixing structure duct of the refrigerator according to the present invention installed in another view of the refrigerator.
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the structure of the refrigerator plastic air duct assembly of the present invention at the location where the refrigerator plastic air duct assembly is engaged with the freezer compartment liner attachment hole.
Wherein: the air conditioner comprises a plastic air duct component 1, a foam air duct component 2, a joint 3, a refrigerating chamber 4, a temperature changing chamber 5, a freezing chamber 6, ribs 11, a freezing chamber liner 61, a connecting hole 62, a first matching structure A, a second matching structure B and a third matching structure C.
Detailed Description
Example embodiments will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. Example embodiments may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of example embodiments to those skilled in the art. The same reference numerals denote the same or similar parts in the drawings, and thus, a repetitive description thereof will be omitted.
Furthermore, the described features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. In the following description, numerous specific details are provided to give a thorough understanding of embodiments of the disclosure. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however, that the subject matter of the present disclosure can be practiced without one or more of the specific details, or with other methods, components, devices, steps, and so forth. In other instances, well-known methods, devices, implementations, or operations have not been shown or described in detail to avoid obscuring aspects of the disclosure.
It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various structures, these structures should not be limited by these terms. These terms are used to distinguish one structure from another structure. Thus, a first structure discussed below may be termed a second structure without departing from the teachings of the disclosed concept. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that the drawings are merely schematic representations of exemplary embodiments, and that the blocks or processes shown in the drawings are not necessarily required to practice the present disclosure and are, therefore, not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
The following detailed description of embodiments of the invention is provided in conjunction with the accompanying figures 1-6:
as shown in fig. 1-3, an air duct structure suitable for a refrigerator comprises a plastic air duct assembly 1 and a foam air duct assembly 2, wherein the plastic air duct assembly 1 and the foam air duct assembly 2 are connected together to form a mixed air duct structure.
The plastic air duct component 1 of the invention refers to a section of air duct made of plastic materials, and the foam air duct component 2 refers to a section of air duct made of foam materials. The number of the plastic air duct components 1 and the number of the foam air duct components 2 can be multiple.
Preferably, the plastic air duct assembly 1 and the foam air duct assembly 2 are connected together at a connection 3 by means of a plug-in fit.
Wherein, in order to maintain the sealing performance, the joint 3 between the two can be sealed by a sealant.
Preferably, the refrigerator comprises a heater, the air duct structure within a first preset distance range from the heater is formed by adopting the plastic air duct assembly 1, and the air duct structure within the other ranges is formed by adopting the foam air duct assembly 2. The first predetermined distance may be specifically set according to actual conditions, and if the first predetermined distance is set outside the actual conditions, the heat of the heater does not have a significant influence on the foam air duct assembly 2.
As shown in fig. 4-6, preferably, one end of the plastic air duct assembly 1 has an end interface, an air duct connecting hole 62 capable of being matched and communicated with the end interface is formed on the refrigerator liner, and a protruding rib 11 is formed on the end interface or the air duct connecting hole 62, wherein the rib 11 is used for positioning when the end interface is connected with the air duct connecting hole 62. When the rib 11 is arranged on the end interface, the rib 11 can be inserted into the channel of the air duct connecting hole 62 to complete positioning; when the rib 11 is arranged on the air duct connecting hole 62, the rib 11 can be inserted into the channel of the end interface to complete positioning.
Preferably, the end interface is in sealing connection with the air duct connection hole 62 on the refrigerator liner.
Preferably, the sealing connection between the end interface and the air duct connecting hole 62 on the refrigerator liner is as follows: the sealing connection is realized through double-sided foam rubber and/or foam rubber sponge.
Preferably, the refrigerator includes a freezing chamber 6, and the cabinet liner includes a cabinet liner 61, and the cabinet liner 61 is formed with the coupling hole 62.
Wherein, the container can also comprise a refrigerating container and a temperature changing container.
Preferably, the foam air duct assembly 2 is formed with a matching structure, and the foam air duct assembly 2 is connected with the refrigerator liner in a matching mode through the matching structure.
Wherein, foam wind channel subassembly 2 passes through the cooperation structure be used for with case courage fixed connection, the cooperation structure can be for protruding, recess cooperation, also can be for the cooperation of joint mode, because the easy processing nature of foam, the above-mentioned cooperation of realization that can be convenient is connected.
Preferably, the plastic air duct assembly 1 is assembled from a plurality of plastic parts and/or the foam air duct assembly 2 is assembled from a plurality of foam parts.
In addition, the invention provides a refrigerator which is provided with any one of the air ducts.
Preferably, the refrigerator includes a freezing chamber 6, a refrigerating chamber 4 and a temperature-changing chamber 5.
The principles and processes of the present invention are further described below: the invention provides a refrigerator (main) air duct: the foaming air duct comprises a foam air duct component 2 and a plastic air duct component 1, and a part of a foaming box body is formed by assembling. The structure has more excellent safety and economy.
The air duct (component structure) is composed of a foam air duct component 2 and a plastic air duct component 1 and is assembled at the back of the refrigerator liner. The refrigerator liner is used as the assembly position of the air duct, and the corresponding stage (the stage for installing the air duct) is carried out according to the assembly process; then, assemble foam wind channel subassembly 2 on the refrigerator courage through the cooperation structure, optionally, the cooperation structure includes first cooperation structure A, second cooperation structure B, third cooperation structure C, and foam wind channel subassembly 2 installs on the refrigerator courage through first cooperation structure A, installs on the alternating temperature box courage through second cooperation structure B, installs on refrigerator courage 61 through third cooperation structure C. The assembly requirement is stable and does not shake, and the assembly effect meets the process requirement; the plastic air duct assembly 1 is then inserted at its upper end into the connection 3 with the foam air duct assembly 2. The end part interface of the lower end of the plastic air duct component 1 is matched and assembled with an air duct connecting hole 62 (a freezing return air inlet punched hole) of a freezing box liner 61, and is connected and positioned through a rib 11 at the end part interface of the plastic air duct component 1 and the box liner punched hole, or is connected and positioned through a rib 11 on the box liner connecting hole 62 (punched hole) and the end part interface.
The foam air duct component 2 can be assembled by a plurality of foam pieces, and the number of the foam pieces is determined by an air duct structure and a mould opening mode. The plastic air duct assembly 1 can be assembled by a plurality of plastic pieces, and the number of the plastic pieces is determined by an air duct structure and a mold opening mode. The foam air duct component 2 is matched and connected with the plastic air duct component 1 in an inserting mode. The end interface of the plastic air duct component 1 and the air duct connecting hole 62 of the freezer container 61 are positioned and assembled by the protruding ribs 11. The connection between the end interface and the air duct connection hole 62 is sealed in a double-faced foam rubber or foam rubber sponge manner, so that foaming leakage is avoided.
Has the advantages that:
the air duct disclosed by the invention is a structure formed by combining the foam air duct component 2 and the plastic air duct component 1, so that the safety problem of the whole foam air duct close to the heater is solved, and the economic problem of the whole plastic air duct is solved. According to the refrigerator provided by the embodiment of the invention, the plastic part is arranged at the position, close to the heater, of the air duct, and the foam parts are arranged at the other positions, so that the safety and the economy are both considered.
Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are specifically illustrated and described above. It is to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements, instrumentalities, or instrumentalities described herein; on the contrary, the disclosure is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
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1. The utility model provides an air duct structure suitable for refrigerator which characterized in that: the air channel structure comprises a plastic air channel assembly (1) and a foam air channel assembly (2), wherein the plastic air channel assembly (1) and the foam air channel assembly (2) are connected together to form a mixed air channel structure;
the refrigerator comprises a heater, an air duct structure within a first preset distance range from the heater is formed by a plastic air duct assembly (1), and air duct structures within other ranges are formed by foam air duct assemblies (2).
2. The air duct structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: the plastic air duct component (1) and the foam air duct component (2) are connected together at the joint (3) in a plug-in fit mode.
3. The air duct structure according to any one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that: one end of the plastic air duct assembly (1) is provided with an end interface, an air duct connecting hole (62) which can be communicated with the end interface in a matched mode is formed in the refrigerator liner, protruding ribs (11) are formed on the end interface or the air duct connecting hole (62), and the ribs (11) play a role in positioning when being used for being connected between the end interface and the air duct connecting hole (62).
4. The air duct structure according to claim 3, characterized in that: the end interface is in sealing connection with an air duct connecting hole (62) on the refrigerator liner in a matching manner.
5. The air duct structure according to claim 4, wherein: the end interface is connected with an air duct connecting hole (62) on the refrigerator liner in a sealing way: the sealing connection is realized through double-sided foam rubber and/or foam rubber sponge.
6. The air duct structure according to claim 3, characterized in that: the refrigerator comprises a freezing chamber (6), the refrigerator container comprises a refrigerator container (61), and the connecting hole (62) is formed in the refrigerator container (61).
7. The air duct structure according to any one of claims 1, 2, 4-6, wherein: the foam air duct assembly (2) is formed with a matching structure, and the foam air duct assembly (2) is connected with the refrigerator container in a matching mode through the matching structure.
8. The air duct structure according to any one of claims 1, 2, 4-6, wherein: the plastic air duct component (1) is formed by assembling a plurality of plastic parts, and/or the foam air duct component (2) is formed by assembling a plurality of foam parts.
9. A refrigerator, characterized in that: the refrigerator has the air duct structure of any one of claims 1 to 8.
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