Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above problems, the present invention has been made to provide a refrigerator and a duct assembly thereof that overcome or at least partially solve the above problems.
An object of the present invention is to provide an air duct assembly for a refrigerator that facilitates market preemption.
It is a further object of the present invention to enhance the aesthetics and durability of such duct assemblies.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator having the above air duct assembly.
The invention provides an air duct assembly for a refrigerator, the refrigerator comprises a box body liner, a storage compartment is limited in the box body liner, and the air duct assembly comprises: the air duct plate is provided with an assembling part which is matched with the air duct plates to be selected with different specifications to respectively define different air duct plate air supply air ducts for supplying air to the storage compartment; and the selected air duct plate is matched with the assembling part to limit at least one air duct plate air supply air duct.
Optionally, the fitting portion includes: the first air channel groove is provided with a first air channel groove air inlet and at least one first air channel groove air outlet positioned above the first air channel groove air inlet, and the at least one first air channel groove air outlet is communicated with a first storage area of the storage compartment; the second air duct groove is positioned on one transverse side of the first air duct groove, a first air inlet and a second air inlet which are communicated with the first air duct groove are formed on one side, close to the first air duct groove, of the second air duct groove, the first air inlet is positioned below the second air inlet and on an airflow flow path, and the first air inlet is positioned at the downstream of the air inlet of the first air duct groove; a second air duct groove air outlet is formed at the upper end of the second air duct groove and communicated with a second storage area of the storage compartment; the first air channel groove, the second air channel groove and the selected air channel plate are matched to limit the at least one air channel plate air supply air channel.
Optionally, the first air duct groove comprises a lower air duct groove section and an upper air duct groove section which are sequentially distributed from bottom to top, the upper air duct groove section comprises two air duct groove branches which are transversely distributed, and a side part of the upper end of each air duct groove branch, which is far away from the other air duct groove branch, is provided with one first air duct groove air outlet; the air duct plate air supply duct comprises a first air dividing duct, the lower air duct groove section is matched with the selected air duct plate to limit the first air dividing duct, and the upper air duct groove section is used for limiting the inner container air supply duct on the inner wall of the box inner container.
Optionally, the air duct assembly further comprises: first air door, set up in first wind channel inslot, and be located first air intake with between the second air intake, first air door sets up to be adjusted controlledly first wind channel groove air outlet with the air output of second wind channel groove air outlet, perhaps, adjust the air output of first wind channel groove air outlet.
Optionally, a first air duct protrusion is formed on the selected air duct plate, the first air duct protrusion is configured to seal the first air inlet, and the first air duct protrusion is provided with a first channel, the first channel is used for maintaining communication between the second air inlet and the second air duct groove air outlet; the air duct plate air supply duct comprises a second air dividing duct, and the area of the second air duct groove opposite to the first channel is matched with the first channel to form the second air dividing duct.
Optionally, the second air duct groove comprises a second channel, a third channel and a fourth channel which are sequentially distributed from bottom to top; the second channel is bent upwards from the first air inlet and extends, the third channel is extended upwards from the second channel in a gradually expanding manner, and the fourth channel is extended upwards from the third channel to the air outlet of the second air channel groove; the fourth channel is close to one side of first air duct groove is formed with the second air intake, just the fourth channel forms with the cooperation of first channel the second divides the wind channel.
Optionally, a second air duct protrusion is formed on the selected air duct plate, and the second air duct protrusion is configured to close the second air inlet; the air duct plate air supply air duct comprises a third air duct dividing duct, and the selected air duct plate is matched with the second air duct groove to form a third air duct dividing duct communicated with the first air inlet and the second air duct groove air outlet.
Optionally, the air duct assembly further comprises: and the second air door is arranged in the second air channel groove, is positioned on the air path between the first air inlet and the second air channel groove air outlet and is configured to controllably adjust the air output of the second air channel groove air outlet.
Optionally, the second air duct groove comprises a second channel, a third channel and a fourth channel which are sequentially distributed from bottom to top; the second channel is bent upwards from the first air inlet and extends, the third channel is extended upwards from the second channel in a gradually expanding manner, and the fourth channel is extended upwards from the third channel to the air outlet of the second air channel groove; the second air inlet is formed on one side, close to the first air channel groove, of the fourth channel; the selected air duct plate is matched with the second channel, the third channel and the fourth channel to form the third air dividing duct.
Optionally, the second channel comprises: the airflow runner groove is bent and extended upwards from the first air inlet; the matching part is provided with two matching grooves positioned at two sides of the extending direction of the airflow channel groove, and the opening ends of the two matching grooves face the selected air channel plate and protrude out of the airflow channel groove; selected wind channel board orientation the one side in second wind channel groove is formed with the cooperation arch, the cooperation arch with two cooperation groove interference fit, and cover the notch in airflow channel groove, with airflow channel is injectd to the airflow channel groove.
Optionally, the air duct assembly further comprises: and the decorative plate is arranged on one side of the air duct plate, which is away from the selected air duct plate, and is used for decorating and protecting the air duct plate, and a decorative plate hole communicated with the air outlet of the second air duct groove is formed in the decorative plate so as to supply air to the second storage area through the decorative plate hole.
The present invention also provides a refrigerator including: the box body inner container is internally provided with a storage chamber; the air duct assembly is arranged in the inner container of the box body.
Optionally, the air duct assembly is arranged at the rear side of the inner container of the box body, and an air duct plate in the air duct assembly is positioned at the front side of the selected air duct plate; the rear wall of the air duct plate is formed with the fitting portion.
The invention provides an air duct assembly of a refrigerator and the refrigerator, wherein the refrigerator comprises a box body liner, a storage compartment is limited in the box body liner, and the air duct assembly comprises: the assembly part is arranged to be matched with the to-be-selected air duct plates with different specifications to respectively define different air duct plate air supply air ducts for supplying air to the storage compartment; and the selected air duct plate is matched with the assembling part to limit at least one air duct plate air supply air duct. The arrangement mode enables a manufacturer to produce a plurality of air duct plates and a plurality of selected air duct plates in advance before determining the type of the produced refrigerator according to the market condition and other aspects, the air duct plates and the selected air duct plates can be matched to limit the air duct plate air supply duct of the refrigerator required by the market after determining the type of the produced refrigerator, and then the production can be completed by assembling the air duct plates and other parts of the refrigerator, so that the manufacturer can seize the market conveniently and is in a favorable position in the market.
Furthermore, the air duct assembly further comprises a decorative plate, the decorative plate is arranged on one side, away from the selected air duct plate, of the air duct plate and used for decorating and protecting the air duct plate, and a decorative plate hole communicated with the air outlet of the second air duct groove is formed in the decorative plate so as to supply air to the second storage area through the decorative plate hole. The decorative plate can avoid the damage of the air duct plate to improve the durability of the refrigerator, and can also be used for decorating the air duct plate to improve the aesthetic property of the refrigerator.
The above and other objects, advantages and features of the present invention will become more apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of specific embodiments thereof, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
Detailed Description
The present embodiment first provides an air duct assembly 200 of a refrigerator 10, and fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the refrigerator 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the refrigerator 10 includes a cabinet liner 100, and a storage compartment 110 is defined in the cabinet liner 100.
FIG. 2 is a front schematic block diagram of an air duct board 210 of the refrigerator 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a rear schematic structural view of an air duct plate 210 of the refrigerator 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is an enlarged partial view of area A of FIG. 3; fig. 5 is a perspective view of the portion shown in fig. 4. The air duct assembly 200 includes an air duct plate 210 and a selected air duct plate 250, the air duct plate 210 is formed with an assembling portion 220, and the assembling portion 220 is configured to cooperate with to-be-selected air duct plates of different specifications to respectively define different air duct plate air supply air ducts 500 for supplying air to the storage compartment 110.
The selected duct plate 250 cooperates with the mounting portion 220 to define at least one duct plate supply air duct 500. The arrangement mode enables a manufacturer to produce the plurality of air duct plates 210 and the plurality of selected air duct plates 250 in advance before determining the type of the produced refrigerator 10 according to aspects such as market conditions, and after determining the type of the produced refrigerator 10, the air duct plates 210 and the selected air duct plates 250 can be matched to limit the air duct plate air supply duct 500 of the refrigerator 10 required by the market, and then the air duct plate air supply duct 500 and other components of the refrigerator 10 are assembled to complete production, so that the manufacturer can seize the market, and the manufacturer can be in a favorable position in the market.
The mounting portion 220 may include a first air duct groove 230 and a second air duct groove 240, the first air duct groove 230 has a first air duct groove inlet 231 and at least one first air duct groove outlet 232 above the first air duct groove inlet 231, and the at least one first air duct groove outlet 232 is communicated with the first storage area of the storage compartment 110.
The second air duct groove 240 may be located at one side of the first air duct groove 230 in the transverse direction (the width direction of the air duct plate 210), a first air inlet 241 and a second air inlet 242 communicated with the first air duct groove 230 are formed at one side of the second air duct groove 240 adjacent to the first air duct groove 230, the first air inlet 241 is located below the second air inlet 242, and the first air inlet 241 is located at the downstream of the first air duct groove air inlet 231 on the airflow flow path. A second air duct slot air outlet 243 is formed at the upper end of the second air duct slot 240, and the second air duct slot air outlet 243 is communicated with the second storage area of the storage compartment 110. The first and second air duct slots 230 and 240 cooperate with the selected air duct plate 250 to define at least one air duct plate supply air duct 500.
Here, the first storage region and the second storage region may be arranged in the width direction of the refrigerator 10, in the height direction of the refrigerator 10, or the like. The first storage region and the second storage region may be communicated with each other or may be independent of each other to avoid cold energy transfer between the first storage region and the second storage region, for example, the refrigerator 10 may include a drawer disposed in a drawer cylinder, the second storage region may be a drawer storage space defined in the drawer, and the first storage region may be another portion other than the drawer storage space in the storage compartment 110.
The airway plate 210, as well as the selected airway plate 250, may be made of a thermally insulating material, such as foam or the like. The air duct assembly 200 may further include a decoration plate 600, the decoration plate 600 is disposed on a side of the air duct plate 210 facing away from the selected air duct plate 250, and is used for decorating and protecting the air duct plate 210, and the decoration plate 600 is formed with a decoration plate hole 610 communicated with the second air duct groove air outlet 243, so as to supply air to the second storage area through the decoration plate hole 610. The finishing plate 600 may prevent the air duct plate 210 from being damaged to improve durability of the refrigerator 10, and the finishing plate 600 may also decorate the air duct plate 210 to improve aesthetic appearance of the refrigerator 10.
The first air duct groove 230 may include a lower air duct groove section 234 and an upper air duct groove section 233 which are sequentially distributed from bottom to top, the upper air duct groove section 233 includes two air duct groove branches which are transversely distributed, and a first air duct groove air outlet 232 is formed on a side portion of an upper end of each air duct groove branch departing from another air duct groove branch. So that the temperature distribution of the first storage area is more uniform, and the user experience is improved.
Duct plate supply duct 500 includes a first air dividing duct 235, a lower duct channel section 234 cooperating with a selected duct plate 250 to define first air dividing duct 235, and an upper duct channel section 233 for cooperating with the inner wall of box liner 100 to define a liner supply duct 236.
The air duct assembly 200 may further include a first damper 300, the first damper 300 is disposed in the first air duct slot 230 and located between the first air inlet 241 and the second air inlet 242, the first damper 300 is configured to controllably adjust the air output of the first air duct slot air outlet 232 and the second air duct slot air outlet 243, or adjust the air output of the first air duct slot air outlet 232 without adjusting the air output of the second air duct slot air outlet 243. The arrangement mode enables the refrigeration states of different storage regions of the storage compartment 110 of the refrigerator 10 to be adjusted through the first damper 300, so that the control program is simple, the cost is low, the refrigeration state of the first storage region can be adjusted only, the refrigeration states of the first storage region and the second storage region are different, and the storage requirements of user diversity are met.
Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a selected air duct plate 250 of a refrigerator 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention, where the selected air duct plate 250 of the first embodiment is formed with a first air duct protrusion 260, the first air duct protrusion 260 is configured to close a first air inlet 241, the first air duct protrusion 260 is provided with a first channel 261, the first channel 261 is used for maintaining communication between a second air inlet 242 and a second air duct groove air outlet 243, the air duct plate air supply duct 500 includes a second air dividing duct 262, and a region of the second air duct groove 240 opposite to the first channel 261 and the first channel 261 cooperate to form the second air dividing duct 262.
In some embodiments, the first air channel protrusion 260 also serves to enclose the remaining portion of the second air channel groove 240 corresponding to the first channel 261, that is, the portion of the second air channel groove 240 corresponding to the first channel 261 is not enclosed by the first air channel protrusion 260, and the portion of the second air channel groove 240 not corresponding to the first channel 261 is enclosed by the first air channel protrusion 260. This arrangement can prevent cold from flowing into the remaining portion of the second air duct groove 240 opposite to the first air duct 261 to improve the cooling effect of the refrigerator 10.
The second air duct groove 240 includes a second air duct 244, a third air duct 245 and a fourth air duct 246 which are sequentially distributed from bottom to top, the second air duct 244 is bent and extended upwards from the first air inlet 241, the third air duct 245 is extended upwards from the second air duct 244, the fourth air duct 246 is extended upwards from the third air duct 245 to the second air duct groove air outlet 243, a second air inlet 242 is formed at one side of the fourth air duct 246 adjacent to the first air duct groove 230, and the fourth air duct 246 and the first air duct 261 are matched to form a second air dividing duct 262.
The selected air duct plate 250 enables the cooling states of different storage areas of the storage compartment 110 of the refrigerator 10 to be adjusted through the first air duct 300 at the same time, so that the control procedure is simple and the cost is low.
Fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a selected air duct plate 250 of the refrigerator 10 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The selected duct plate 250 of the second embodiment is formed with the second duct protrusions 270, and the second duct protrusions 270 are disposed to close the second air inlets 242. The air duct plate 500 includes a third air-dividing duct 271, and the selected air duct plate 250 and the second air duct groove 240 cooperate to form the third air-dividing duct 271 communicating the first air inlet 241 and the second air duct groove air outlet 243.
The arrangement mode enables the first damper 300 to only adjust the refrigeration state of the first storage area, so that the refrigeration states of the first storage area and the second storage area are different, and the diversified storage requirements of users are met.
The air duct assembly 200 may further include a second damper 400, wherein the second damper 400 is disposed in the second air duct groove 240 and located on the air path between the first air inlet 241 and the second air duct groove air outlet 243, and is configured to controllably adjust the air output of the second air duct groove air outlet 243. The arrangement mode enables a user to accurately adjust the refrigeration states of the first storage area and the second storage area respectively so as to meet the storage requirements of various specific articles, and improves user experience.
The second air duct groove 240 may include a second duct 244, a third duct 245 and a fourth duct 246 which are sequentially distributed from bottom to top, the second duct 244 is bent and extended upwards from the first air inlet 241, the third duct 245 is extended upwards from the second duct 244, and the fourth duct 246 is extended upwards from the third duct 245 to the second air duct groove air outlet 243. A second air inlet 242 is formed at one side of the fourth channel 246 adjacent to the first channel groove 230, and a selected channel plate 250 cooperates with the second channel 244, the third channel 245 and the fourth channel 246 to form a third air dividing channel 271.
The second passage 244 may include an air flow channel groove 247 and a fitting portion 248, the air flow channel groove 247 is bent and extended upward from the first air inlet 241, the fitting portion 248 has two fitting grooves 249 located at both sides of the extending direction of the air flow channel groove 247, and the opening ends of the two fitting grooves 249 face the selected air channel plate 250 and protrude from the air flow channel groove 247.
The selected air duct plate 250 has a fitting protrusion 280 formed on a surface thereof facing the second air duct groove 240, and the fitting protrusion 280 is interference-fitted with the two fitting grooves 249 and covers the notch of the air flow path groove 247 to define an air flow path with the air flow path groove 247.
The interference fit of the mating protrusion 280 with the two mating grooves 249 may improve the tightness of the connection of the airway plate 210 with the selected airway plate 250.
The embodiment further provides a refrigerator 10, the refrigerator 10 includes a box body liner 100, a storage compartment 110 is defined in the box body liner 100, the refrigerator 10 further includes any one of the air duct assemblies 200, and the air duct assembly 200 is disposed in the box body liner 100.
In some embodiments, the air duct assembly 200 is disposed at the rear side of the cabinet inner 100, and the air duct plate 210 of the air duct assembly 200 is located at the front side of the selected air duct plate 250, and the rear wall of the air duct plate 210 is formed with the fitting portion 220.
In other embodiments, the air duct assembly 200 is disposed on a side wall of the cabinet inner container 100, and the air duct plate 210 of the air duct assembly 200 is located on a side of the selected air duct plate 250 facing the inside of the storage compartment 110, and a mounting portion 220 is formed on a side of the air duct plate 250 facing away from the storage compartment 110.
In some embodiments, the air duct plate 210 and the selected air duct plate 250 may be connected by the interference fit of the fitting portion 220 and the first air duct protrusion 260 or the fitting protrusion 280, and in other embodiments, the air duct plate 210 and the selected air duct plate 250 may be connected by a screw thread, a screw rod, or the like.
The present embodiment provides an air duct assembly 200 of a refrigerator 10 and the refrigerator 10, wherein the refrigerator 10 includes a cabinet inner container 100, and a storage compartment 110 is defined in the cabinet inner container 100. The air duct assembly 200 includes an air duct plate 210 and a selected air duct plate 250, the air duct plate 210 is formed with an assembling portion 220, and the assembling portion 220 is configured to cooperate with to-be-selected air duct plates of different specifications to respectively define different air duct plate air supply air ducts 500 for supplying air to the storage compartment 110. The selected duct plate 250 cooperates with the mounting portion 220 to define at least one duct plate supply air duct 500. The arrangement mode enables a manufacturer to produce the plurality of air duct plates 210 and the plurality of selected air duct plates 250 in advance before determining the type of the produced refrigerator 10 according to aspects such as market conditions, and after determining the type of the produced refrigerator 10, the air duct plates 210 and the selected air duct plates 250 can be matched to limit the air duct plate air supply duct 500 of the refrigerator 10 required by the market, and then the air duct plate air supply duct 500 and other components of the refrigerator 10 are assembled to complete production, so that the manufacturer can seize the market, and the manufacturer can be in a favorable position in the market.
For example, the duct board 210 may be mated to the selected duct board 250 of the first embodiment when the manufacturer is to keep the first and second storage regions refrigerated by the first damper 300 alone, which is less expensive to manufacture. When a manufacturer wants to manufacture a refrigerator 10 that can realize accurate air supply and meet the storage requirements of users in various ways, the air duct plate 210 can be matched with the selected air duct plate 250 of the second embodiment.
In other embodiments, the mounting portion 220 may further include a third air duct groove, the third air duct groove may be located at the other side (the width direction of the air duct plate 210) of the first air duct groove 230, a third air inlet and a fourth air inlet communicated with the first air duct groove 230 are formed at a side of the third air duct groove adjacent to the first air duct groove 230, the third air inlet is located below the fourth air inlet, and the third air inlet is located downstream of the first air duct groove air inlet 231 on the airflow flow path. A third air duct groove air outlet is formed at the upper end of the third air duct groove, and the third air duct groove air outlet is communicated with a third storage area of the storage compartment 110.
And the first damper 300 is also located between the third air inlet and the fourth air inlet. The selected air duct plate 250 may simultaneously close the first air inlet 241 and the third air inlet, so that the air output of the first air duct outlet 232, the second air duct outlet 243, and the third air duct outlet may be simultaneously adjusted by the first air duct 300, so that the refrigeration states of the first storage area, the second storage area, and the third storage area of the storage compartment 110 may be simultaneously adjusted.
The selected air duct rear panel 250 may also simultaneously close the second air inlet 242 and the fourth air inlet, and the refrigerator 10 further includes a third air door for controlling an air outlet amount of an air outlet of the third air duct groove, so that the storage compartment 110 functions to respectively adjust the refrigeration states of the first storage area, the second storage area, and the third storage area.
The air duct assembly 200 may further include a decoration plate 600, the decoration plate 600 is disposed on a side of the air duct plate 210 facing away from the selected air duct plate 250, and is used for decorating and protecting the air duct plate 210, and the decoration plate 600 is formed with a decoration plate hole 610 communicated with the second air duct groove air outlet 243, so as to supply air to the second storage area through the decoration plate hole 610. The finishing plate 600 may prevent the air duct plate 210 from being damaged to improve durability of the refrigerator 10, and the finishing plate 600 may also decorate the air duct plate 210 to improve aesthetic appearance of the refrigerator 10.
Thus, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that while a number of exemplary embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described in detail herein, many other variations or modifications consistent with the principles of the invention may be directly determined or derived from the disclosure of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the invention should be understood and interpreted to cover all such other variations or modifications.