CN114739088A - Refrigerator with a door - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides a refrigerator, which comprises a box body, a first air return channel and a first air door, wherein the box body is provided with a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber, the temperature set value of the first storage chamber is smaller than that of the second storage chamber, the first air return channel is used for communicating the first storage chamber with the second storage chamber through the first air door and conveying return air of the first storage chamber into the second storage chamber, and when the second storage chamber needs refrigeration, the first air door is controlled to be opened so as to communicate the first storage chamber with the second storage chamber and supply refrigeration for the second storage chamber and reduce refrigeration waste.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of refrigeration and freezing storage, in particular to a refrigerator.
Background
The refrigerator generally has a plurality of temperature areas, can provide different food material storage demands for users, and the existing refrigerator has the condition that the cold energy of a cold temperature area is directly returned to an evaporator, so that the cold energy is wasted, particularly for the refrigerator with a deep cooling space, the temperature of the deep cooling space can reach-40 ℃, and if the cold energy is directly returned to the evaporator, the cold energy is wasted more seriously.
Disclosure of Invention
An object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator which solves at least the above problems.
A further object of the present invention is to simplify the duct structure and reduce space usage.
In particular, the present invention provides a refrigerator, comprising:
the refrigerator comprises a box body, a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber, wherein the first storage chamber and the second storage chamber are thermally isolated from the first storage chamber, and the temperature set value of the first storage chamber is smaller than that of the second storage chamber;
the first air return duct is used for communicating the first storage chamber with the second storage chamber through the first air door and is configured to convey return air of the first storage chamber into the second storage chamber;
when the second storage compartment needs to be cooled, the first air door is configured to be controlled to be opened so as to communicate the first storage compartment with the second storage compartment.
Optionally, the refrigerator further comprises:
an evaporator chamber, an evaporator located within the evaporator chamber;
a blower and a supply air duct configured to communicate the evaporator chamber with the first storage compartment to direct an air flow cooled by the evaporator into the first storage compartment;
the air blower is arranged in the air supply duct and is also configured to be controlled to be opened when the first storage chamber needs to be refrigerated, so that air flow cooled by the evaporator enters the first storage chamber through the air supply duct.
Optionally, the refrigerator further comprises:
the second return air duct is used for communicating the first storage compartment with the evaporator chamber through the second air door, so that the return air of the first storage compartment flows back into the evaporator chamber through the second return air duct;
when first storing compartment needs refrigeration just when the second storing compartment does not need refrigeration, the second air door is controlled to be opened, with under the effect of forced draught blower, make the return air of first storing compartment is through the second return air wind channel flows back to in the evaporimeter room by the evaporimeter is recooling.
Optionally, the case comprises:
the air channel plate assembly is arranged on the rear side in the inner container and defines the evaporator chamber, the air supply channel, the first return air channel and the second return air channel;
the heat insulation partition plate is arranged on the front wall of the air duct plate assembly and is configured to divide the space in the inner container, located on the front side of the air duct plate assembly, into the first storage chamber located above and the second storage chamber located below, and the first storage chamber and the second storage chamber are insulated.
Optionally, the duct board assembly comprises:
the air duct rear plate, the heat preservation front plate and the air duct front plate are sequentially distributed from back to front;
the rear wall of the air duct rear plate and the inner container define the evaporator chamber, the heat-insulating rear plate and the heat-insulating front plate define the first return air duct and the second return air duct, the upper ends of the air duct rear plate and the heat-insulating rear plate and the rear wall of the heat-insulating front plate define the air supply duct, and the air supply duct is positioned above the first return air duct and the second return air duct;
the upper portion of the heat preservation front plate is provided with at least one first opening, and the upper portion of the air duct front plate is provided with at least one first air supply opening which is in one-to-one correspondence with the at least one first opening and is communicated with the first storage chamber.
Optionally, the heat-insulating front plate comprises a heat-insulating plate body and two air duct grooves which are protruded backwards from the rear wall of the heat-insulating plate body and distributed transversely, two matching parts distributed transversely are formed on the front wall of the heat-insulating rear plate, the two matching parts and the two air duct grooves are matched to define a first air return duct and a second air return duct which are distributed transversely, and the air supply duct is isolated from the first air return duct and the second air return duct;
the first air return duct is communicated with the second storage compartment through a second opening formed in the insulation board body and a second air supply outlet formed in the duct front plate and communicated with the second opening;
and the insulation board body is provided with a third opening in an area corresponding to the first return air duct or the second return air duct, the air duct front plate is provided with a return air inlet communicated with the third opening, and the first air door and the second air door are both positioned below the third opening and are respectively arranged in the first return air duct and the second return air duct.
Optionally, the air duct front plate comprises an air duct front body and an air duct front bottom plate which is bent and extended from the lower end of the air duct front body to the front lower side;
the lower wall of the air duct front bottom plate is provided with a plurality of ribs which are arranged at intervals along the transverse direction, and the plurality of ribs are abutted to the bottom wall of the inner container, so that the air duct front bottom plate is spaced from the bottom wall of the inner container, and an air return channel for communicating the second storage compartment with the evaporator compartment is defined.
Optionally, the air duct rear plate comprises an air duct plate rear body and an air duct rear bottom plate, wherein the air duct rear bottom plate extends forwards from the lower end of the air duct plate rear body to the lower end of the air duct plate front body;
an air inducing part which protrudes downwards and forwards and is communicated with the first air return duct is formed in the area, located at the lower end of the first air return duct, of the lower wall of the duct rear bottom plate;
a third air supply outlet is formed in the area of the air duct front bottom plate corresponding to the air inducing part, and the air inducing part is at least partially inserted into the third air supply outlet so as to communicate the first air return duct with the third air supply outlet;
the air channel rear bottom plate is spaced from the bottom wall of the inner container, and a fourth opening is formed in the area, located at the lower end of the second return air channel, of the air channel rear bottom plate so as to communicate the second return air channel with the evaporator chamber.
Optionally, the air duct rear plate is provided with an air inlet for communicating the air supply duct with the evaporator chamber, the blower is arranged in the air supply duct in an area corresponding to the air inlet, and the at least one first opening is located above the blower;
the front wall of the air duct rear plate is provided with a volute air guide part extending around the periphery of the blower so as to guide airflow to flow towards the at least one first opening.
Optionally, a water collecting area is arranged at the bottom of the volute air guide part, and a drain hole is formed in a position of the air duct rear plate corresponding to the water collecting area, so that the defrosting water can be drained conveniently.
Optionally, the air duct rear plate is further formed with a rearwardly protruding flow guide portion, and the flow guide portion has a first flow guide surface extending obliquely downward from the lateral right side to below the drain hole, and a second flow guide surface extending obliquely downward from the first flow guide surface to the lateral right side.
According to the refrigerator, the first air return duct is arranged between the first storage chamber and the second storage chamber, so that the return air of the first storage chamber is introduced into the second storage chamber, the temperature of the second storage chamber is reduced, the cold energy is utilized greatly, and the waste of the cold energy is reduced.
Furthermore, the refrigerator provided by the invention has the advantages that two regions with different temperatures are limited in the inner container by the heat insulation partition plate, convenience is provided for air duct arrangement and cold quantity transmission for supplying cold quantity to a high-temperature region by utilizing return air of a low-temperature region, and the air duct plate assembly is concentrated on the rear side in the inner container, so that the space occupation is reduced.
Furthermore, the heat-preservation rear plate and the heat-preservation front plate are additionally arranged between the air duct rear plate and the air duct front plate, so that the heat insulation of the first storage chamber, the second storage chamber and the evaporator chamber is ensured, the frosting of the air duct front plate is avoided, and the influence of an evaporator with lower evaporation temperature on the temperature of the second storage chamber with higher temperature is avoided. In addition, the special design of the air duct plate component enables the layout of each air duct to be more compact, and the air supply uniformity of the upper space and the lower space of the second storage chamber is improved.
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.
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Some specific embodiments of the invention will be described in detail hereinafter, by way of illustration and not limitation, with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numbers in the drawings identify the same or similar elements or components. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the drawings are not necessarily to scale. In the drawings:
fig. 1 is a schematic view of an overall structure of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the liner and damper panel assembly of the refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an exploded view of a duct board assembly of a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the duct back plate and the insulating back plate of the duct plate assembly of the refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic front view of an air duct plate assembly of a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. 5; and
fig. 7 is a schematic sectional view in the direction B-B in fig. 5.
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For convenience of description, the directions of "up", "down", "front", "back", "lateral", "left", "right", and the like referred to in the specification are defined according to the spatial position relationship in the normal operation state of the refrigerator 10, for example, as shown in fig. 1 and 6, the side of the refrigerator 10 facing the user is front, and the side facing away from the user is back. The lateral direction, i.e., the left-right direction, means a direction parallel to the width direction of the refrigerator 10.
The refrigerator 10 of the present embodiment is described in detail below with reference to fig. 1 to 7.
A first storage compartment 102 and a second storage compartment 103 thermally isolated from the first storage compartment 102 are defined in the refrigerator body of the refrigerator 10, and a temperature set value of the first storage compartment 102 is smaller than a temperature set value of the second storage compartment 103. The refrigerator 10 comprises a first return air duct 108 and a first air door 106, wherein the first return air duct 108 communicates the first storage compartment 102 with the second storage compartment 103 through the first air door 106 and is configured to convey return air of the first storage compartment 102 into the second storage compartment 103; when the second storage compartment 103 needs to refrigerate, the first air door 106 is configured to be controlled to be opened so as to communicate the first storage compartment 102 with the second storage compartment 103, cold air flow of the first storage compartment 102 enters the second storage compartment 103, and the temperature of the second storage compartment 103 is reduced, so that the cold energy is utilized more greatly, and the waste of the cold energy is reduced.
In some embodiments, the first storage compartment 102 is a freezing compartment and the second storage compartment 103 is a refrigerating compartment, in preferred embodiments, the first storage compartment 102 is a deep cooling compartment, the second storage compartment 103 is a freezing compartment, the temperature of the deep cooling compartment can reach-40 ℃ or even lower, cold energy is provided for the freezing compartment by using low-temperature air of the deep cooling compartment, return air of the deep cooling compartment can be greatly utilized, and meanwhile, the freezing compartment can quickly reach the refrigerating temperature.
The temperature range of the deep cooling chamber may be-30 to-40 ℃, the temperature range of the freezing chamber may be-15 to-24 ℃, the temperature range of the refrigerating chamber may be 1 to 9 ℃, and the foregoing temperature ranges are merely examples and the present invention is not limited thereto.
The first storage compartment 102 can be directly cooled by direct cooling or air cooling, and in the embodiment shown in the drawings, the first storage compartment 102 is provided with cooling capacity by air cooling, specifically, the refrigerator 10 of the present embodiment further includes an evaporator chamber (not shown), an evaporator (not shown) located in the evaporator chamber, a blower 105 and a supply air duct 115, the supply air duct 115 is configured to communicate the evaporator chamber with the first storage compartment 102 to introduce airflow cooled by the evaporator into the first storage compartment 102, the blower 105 is disposed in the supply air duct 115, and is further configured to be controlled to be turned on when the first storage compartment 102 needs cooling, so as to cause airflow cooled by the evaporator to enter the first storage compartment 102 through the supply air duct 115, thereby satisfying the cooling demand of the first storage compartment 102 and ensuring the temperature of the first storage compartment 102.
The aforesaid opening opportunity of the first damper 106 is conditioned on that the second storage compartment 103 needs to be refrigerated, when the second storage compartment 103 needs to be refrigerated, the first storage compartment 102 may be in a refrigerated state or a non-refrigerated state, when the first storage compartment 102 is in the non-refrigerated state, the opening of the first damper 106 enables the first storage compartment 102 to be communicated with the second storage compartment 103, and the low-temperature air of the first storage compartment 102 enters the second storage compartment 103, thereby gradually reducing the temperature of the second storage compartment 103. Meanwhile, the temperature of the second storage compartment 103 will gradually rise as the cold air is transferred to the second storage compartment 103, when the starting point is reached, the compressor is started, the blower 105 is started, and the cold air flow cooled by the evaporator is promoted to enter the first storage compartment 102 through the air supply duct 115, at this time, if the temperature of the second storage compartment 103 does not reach the shutdown point, the opening state of the first air door 106 is kept, and under the action of the blower 105, the return air of the first storage compartment 102 enters the second storage compartment 103 through the first return air duct 108 and returns to the evaporator chamber through a return air duct described below; if the second storage compartment 103 does not reach the starting point, the first air door 106 is closed, and the return air of the first storage compartment 102 returns to the evaporator chamber through a second return air duct 109 to meet the temperature requirements of the first storage compartment 102 and the second storage compartment 103.
When the second storage compartment 103 reaches a shutdown point and the first storage compartment 102 does not reach the shutdown point, the return air of the first storage compartment 102 needs to directly return to the evaporator chamber through the second return air duct 109, specifically, the second return air duct 109 communicates the first storage compartment 102 with the evaporator chamber through the second air door 107, so that the return air of the first storage compartment 102 returns to the evaporator chamber through the second return air duct 109, when the first storage compartment 102 needs to be refrigerated and the second storage compartment 103 does not need to be refrigerated, the second air door 107 is controlled to be opened, under the action of the blower 105, the return air of the first storage compartment 102 returns to the evaporator chamber through the second return air duct 109 and is recooled by the evaporator, so that the refrigeration of the first storage compartment 102 is relatively independent, and the refrigeration requirement of the first storage compartment 102 at a lower temperature is met.
For the refrigerator 10 of the foregoing embodiment, the control process after the refrigerator 10 is turned on may generally include: the compressor is started, the blower 105 is started, the first air door 106 is opened, the second air door 107 is kept closed, cold air enters the first storage compartment 102 through the air supply duct 115 to reduce the temperature of the first storage compartment 102, return air of the first storage compartment 102 enters the second storage compartment 103 through the first return air duct 108 to reduce the temperature of the second storage compartment 103 and returns to the evaporator chamber through a return air duct described below, and air circulation is formed among the evaporator chamber, the first storage compartment 102, the second storage compartment 103 and the evaporator chamber. When the second storage compartment 103 reaches the shutdown point, the first air door 106 is closed, the second air door 107 is opened, the return air of the first storage compartment 102 returns to the evaporator chamber through the second return air duct 109, and when the first storage compartment 102 reaches the shutdown point, the second air door 107 and the blower 105 are closed.
In the later use process of the refrigerator 10, if the temperature of the second storage compartment 103 rises, the first air door 106 is opened, and the cold energy of the first storage compartment 102 is used for refrigerating the second storage compartment 103; when first storing compartment 102 reaches the start point, when second storing compartment 103 does not reach the shutdown point, open forced draught blower 105 and first air door 106, the return air of first storing compartment 102 gets into second storing compartment 103 earlier, treat that second storing compartment 103 reaches the shutdown point after, open second air door 107 again, close first air door 106, the return air of first storing compartment 102 flows back to the evaporimeter.
In an alternative embodiment, during the cooling process of the first storage compartment 102 and the second storage compartment 103, the first damper 106 and the second damper 107 can be kept at a certain opening degree, so that part of the return air of the first storage compartment 102 enters the second storage compartment 103, the other part of the return air directly returns to the evaporator chamber, after the temperature of the first storage compartment 102 reaches the shutdown point, the first damper 106 is closed, and the second damper 107 is completely opened, so that the return air of the first storage compartment 102 directly returns to the evaporator chamber.
The above control process is two optional control modes for the refrigerator 10 in this embodiment, and the control mode of the refrigerator 10 is not specifically limited in the present invention.
The first storage compartment 102 and the second storage compartment 103 may be two compartments defined by two different liners, or two compartments defined by the same liner 101. In the embodiment shown in the figures, one inner container 101 defines a first storage compartment 102 and a second storage compartment 103, which are distributed one above the other. Specifically, the cabinet further comprises an air duct plate assembly 100 and a heat insulation partition 104, wherein the air duct plate assembly 100 is arranged at the rear side in the inner container 101 and defines an evaporator chamber, a supply air duct 115, a first return air duct 108 and a second return air duct 109, and the heat insulation partition 104 is arranged at the front wall of the air duct plate assembly 100 and is configured to divide the space in the inner container 101 at the front side of the air duct plate assembly 100 into a first storage compartment 102 at the upper part and a second storage compartment 103 at the lower part and insulate the first storage compartment 102 from the second storage compartment 103.
A door body 150 for opening and closing the first storage chamber 102 and the second storage chamber 103 is arranged at the front opening of the inner container 101, a sealing strip (not shown) can be arranged in a region of the inner side of the door body 150 opposite to the heat insulation partition plate 104, and when the door body 150 is closed, the front side of the heat insulation partition plate 104 is abutted against the sealing strip to improve the heat insulation tightness between the first storage chamber 102 and the second storage chamber 103.
The first storage compartment 102 and the second storage compartment 103 may be respectively provided with a drawer (not shown) having an open upper side and capable of being pushed and pulled, so as to facilitate the access of the articles.
The refrigerator 10 of the present embodiment defines two regions having different temperatures by using the heat insulating partition 104 in one inner container 101, facilitates the duct arrangement for supplying cooling capacity to a high temperature region by using the return air of a low temperature region and the cooling capacity transfer, and provides advantages for a compact structure and a reduction in space occupation by concentrating the evaporator chamber, the supply air duct 115, the first return air duct 108, and the second return air duct 109 on the rear side in the inner container 101.
In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the air duct plate assembly 100 includes an air duct rear plate 140, a heat insulating rear plate 130, a heat insulating front plate 120, and an air duct front plate 110, which are sequentially arranged from back to front. The rear wall of the air duct rear plate 140 and the inner container 101 define an evaporator chamber, the heat-insulating rear plate 130 and the heat-insulating front plate 120 define a first return air duct 108 and a second return air duct 109, the upper ends of the air duct rear plate 140 and the heat-insulating rear plate 130 and the rear wall of the heat-insulating front plate 120 define a supply air duct 115, and the supply air duct 115 is located above the first return air duct 108 and the second return air duct 109. That is, the dimension of the rear heat insulation plate 130 in the vertical direction is smaller than the air duct rear plate 140 and the front heat insulation plate 120, so that the first return air duct 108 and the second return air duct 109 are defined by the rear heat insulation plate 130 and the front heat insulation plate 120, and the air supply duct 115 located above the first return air duct 108 and the second return air duct 109 is defined by the upper end of the rear heat insulation plate 130, the air duct rear plate 140 and the front heat insulation plate 120.
In the embodiment, the heat insulation rear plate 130 and the heat insulation front plate 120 are additionally arranged between the air duct rear plate 140 and the air duct front plate 110, so that the first storage chamber 102 and the second storage chamber 103 are ensured to be thermally isolated from the evaporator chamber, frosting of the air duct front plate 110 is avoided, and the temperature influence of the evaporator with lower evaporation temperature on the second storage chamber 103 with higher temperature is avoided.
The upper portion of the heat-insulating front plate 120 is provided with at least one first opening 120a, and the upper portion of the air duct front plate 110 is provided with at least one first air supply outlet 110a which is in one-to-one correspondence with and is through-connected with the at least one first opening 120a, so as to communicate the air supply duct 115 with the first storage compartment 102. As shown in the drawings, the number of the first openings 120a is two, and the first air blowing openings 110a are correspondingly two, and are distributed along the transverse direction, so as to improve the air blowing uniformity of the first storage compartment 102.
In order to arrange the air ducts reasonably, the heat-insulating front plate 120 and the heat-insulating rear plate 130 are specially designed in the embodiment as follows, specifically, the heat-insulating front plate 120 may include a heat-insulating plate body 121 and two air duct grooves 122 which are protruded from the rear wall of the heat-insulating plate body 121 backward and are distributed along the transverse direction, two matching portions 131 which are distributed along the transverse direction are formed on the front wall of the heat-insulating rear plate 130, the two matching portions 131 and the two air duct grooves 122 are matched to define a first return air duct 108 and a second return air duct 109 which are distributed along the transverse direction, and the air supply duct 115 is set to be isolated from the first return air duct 108 and the second return air duct 109.
The first air return duct 108 is communicated with the second storage compartment 103 through a second opening 120c formed in the heat insulation board body 121 and a second air supply outlet 110c formed in the duct front plate 110 and communicated with the second opening 120c, a third opening 120b is formed in a region of the heat insulation board body 121 corresponding to the first air return duct 108 or the second air return duct 109, and in the embodiment shown in the drawing, the third opening 120b is formed in a region of the heat insulation board body 121 corresponding to the second air return duct 109; the air duct front plate 110 is formed with a return air inlet 110b penetrating the third opening 120b, and the first damper 106 and the second damper 107 are both located below the third opening 120b and are respectively disposed in the first return air duct 108 and the second return air duct 109.
In the embodiment, the heat-insulating front plate 120 and the heat-insulating rear plate 130 are used to define the first return air duct 108 and the second return air duct 109 which are transversely distributed, return air in the first storage compartment 102 can be selectively introduced into the first return air duct 108 and/or the second return air duct 109 through one return air inlet 110b, so that the number of the return air inlets is reduced, the structural arrangement is more compact, and the occupied space is reduced.
The air return opening 110b may be located at the bottom of the first storage compartment 102, so that the cold air flow entering the first storage compartment 102 may flow through the entire space of the first storage compartment 102 and then flow downstream through the air return opening 110 b.
The foregoing designs of the first return air duct 108 and the second return air duct 109 facilitate the arrangement of the first damper 106 and the second damper 107, and the first damper 106 and the second damper 107 are distributed in the transverse direction and can share a motor linkage.
The second opening 120c may be opened in an upper section of the corresponding area between the insulation board body 121 and the second storage compartment 103, and correspondingly, the second air supply opening 110c is opened in an upper section of the corresponding area between the air duct front plate 110 and the second storage compartment 103, so that cool air flows through the second air supply opening 110c from an upper space of the second storage compartment 103, the cool air flows through the entire space of the second storage compartment 103 from top to bottom, and the temperature uniformity of the second storage compartment 103 is improved.
The present embodiment is further specifically designed for the front panel 110 of the air duct to return the return air from the second storage compartment 103 to the evaporator compartment. Specifically, the air duct front plate 110 includes an air duct front body 111 and an air duct front bottom plate 112 extending from the lower end of the air duct front body 111 to the front lower side in a bending manner, a plurality of ribs 112a arranged at intervals in the transverse direction are formed on the lower wall of the air duct front bottom plate 112, and the plurality of ribs 112a abut against the bottom wall of the inner container 101, so that the front end of the air duct front bottom plate 112 is spaced from the bottom wall of the inner container 101, thereby defining a return air passage for communicating the second storage compartment 103 with the evaporator compartment.
In the embodiment, the air duct front bottom plate 112 which is bent and extended towards the front lower part is skillfully utilized to form a space between the air duct plate front body 111 and the bottom wall of the inner container 101, so that an air return channel is defined, the unattractive property that an air return opening is formed in the air duct plate front body 111 is avoided, and the cold air flow can fully cool the articles in the second storage compartment 103; the air duct plate front body 111 is suspended from the bottom wall of the inner container 101 by a plurality of ribs 112a, and divides the return air duct into a plurality of air ducts, so that the return air can be guided to flow to the rear evaporator chamber, and the smoothness of the air flow is improved.
Further, in the present embodiment, the duct rear plate 140 is further specially designed, the duct rear plate 140 includes a duct rear body 141 and a duct rear bottom plate 142 extending forward from the lower end of the duct rear body 141 to the lower end of the duct front body 111, an air inducing portion 142a protruding downward and forward and communicating with the first return air duct 108 is formed in a region of the lower wall of the duct rear bottom plate 142 located at the lower end of the first return air duct 108, a third air supply opening 110d is formed in a region of the duct front bottom plate 112 corresponding to the air inducing portion 142a, and the air inducing portion 142a is configured to be at least partially inserted into the third air supply opening 110d to communicate the first return air duct 108 with the third air supply opening 110 d.
In this embodiment, the third air supply opening 110d is formed in the front bottom plate 112 of the air duct, and the air flow of the first air return duct 108 is introduced into the lower space of the second storage compartment 103 through the third air supply opening 110d by the air inducing part 142a skillfully, so that the articles in the lower space of the second storage compartment 103 are sufficiently cooled, and the temperature unevenness of the upper and lower spaces in the second storage compartment 103 is avoided. In addition, the presence of the air inducing portion 142a allows the lower wall of the duct rear bottom plate 142 to form a space with the bottom wall of the inner container 101, except for the air inducing portion 142a, to provide a space for the return air of the second storage compartment 103, and also to provide a space for the return air of the first storage compartment 102, which will be described later.
The duct back base 142 is spaced from the bottom wall of the inner container 101, and a fourth opening 142b is formed in the region of the duct back base 142 at the lower end of the second return air duct 109 to communicate the second return air duct 109 with the evaporator compartment, so that the return air path of the first storage compartment 102 through the second return air duct 109 to the evaporator compartment is independent of the return air path of the second storage compartment 103 through the return air duct to the evaporator compartment, thereby preventing air cross-talk.
Further, the air duct rear plate 140 further defines an air inlet 141a communicating the air supply duct 115 with the evaporator chamber, the blower 105 is disposed in the air supply duct 115 in a region corresponding to the air inlet 141a, the at least one first opening 120a may be located above the blower 105, and accordingly, the first air supply outlet 110a corresponding to the first opening 120a is formed at the upper portion of the air duct plate front body 111, so that the cold air flow flows through the entire space of the first storage compartment 102 from top to bottom.
A scroll air guide 141e is formed on the front wall of the duct rear plate 140 to extend around the outer circumference of the blower 105, and guides the air flow to the at least one first opening 120a, thereby reducing the wind loss and increasing the air blowing amount.
Since the temperature around the evaporator is extremely low and there is a risk of frost formation in the evaporator and the blower 105 downstream of the evaporator, the refrigerator 10 needs to be defrosted periodically, and generally, the bottom wall of the evaporator chamber, that is, the bottom wall of the inner container 101, is formed with a water pan having a drain opening in the area corresponding to the evaporator chamber, and the water pan receives the defrosted water and is drained through a drain pipe. The defrosting water of the evaporator may directly fall into the water receiving tray, and the defrosting water of the blower 105 may not directly fall into the water receiving tray, resulting in difficulty in draining water.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, a water collecting area (see fig. 4, which is not numbered) may be formed at the bottom of the volute air guide 141e, and a drain hole 141c is formed at a position of the duct rear plate 140 corresponding to the water collecting area, so that the defrosting water of the blower 105 is collected by the water collecting area, and the defrosting water flows out from the drain hole 141c and flows down to the water pan, thereby facilitating the drainage of the defrosting water of the blower 105.
In order to accelerate the downward flow of the defrosting water, the duct rear plate 140 may further be formed with a guide portion 141d protruding backward, and the guide portion 141d has a first guide surface (shown in fig. 3 and not numbered) extending downward from the lateral right side to the lower side of the drain hole 141c in an inclined manner and a second guide surface (shown in fig. 3 and not numbered) extending downward from the first guide surface from the lateral right side in an inclined manner, so as to guide the defrosting water to directly drop downward into the water receiving tray, thereby preventing the defrosting water from sliding down too slowly along the rear wall of the duct rear plate 140 and accelerating the discharge of the defrosting water.
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.
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1. A refrigerator, comprising:
the refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body, a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber, wherein the first storage chamber and the second storage chamber are defined in the refrigerator body, the second storage chamber is thermally isolated from the first storage chamber, and the temperature set value of the first storage chamber is smaller than that of the second storage chamber;
the first air return duct is used for communicating the first storage chamber with the second storage chamber through the first air door and is configured to convey return air of the first storage chamber into the second storage chamber;
when the second storage compartment needs to be cooled, the first air door is configured to be controlled to be opened so as to communicate the first storage compartment with the second storage compartment.
2. The refrigerator of claim 1, further comprising:
an evaporator chamber, an evaporator located within the evaporator chamber;
a blower and a supply air duct configured to communicate the evaporator chamber with the first storage compartment to direct an air flow cooled by the evaporator into the first storage compartment;
the air blower is arranged in the air supply duct and is also configured to be controlled to be opened when the first storage chamber needs to be refrigerated, so that air flow cooled by the evaporator enters the first storage chamber through the air supply duct.
3. The refrigerator of claim 2, further comprising:
the second return air duct is used for communicating the first storage compartment with the evaporator chamber through the second air door, so that the return air of the first storage compartment flows back into the evaporator chamber through the second return air duct;
when first storing compartment needs refrigeration just when the second storing compartment does not need refrigeration, the second air door is controlled to be opened, with under the effect of forced draught blower, make the return air of first storing compartment is through the second return air wind channel flows back to in the evaporimeter room by the evaporimeter is recooling.
4. The refrigerator of claim 3, wherein the cabinet comprises:
the air channel plate assembly is arranged on the rear side in the inner container and defines the evaporator chamber, the air supply channel, the first return air channel and the second return air channel;
the heat insulation partition plate is arranged on the front wall of the air duct plate assembly and is configured to divide a space in the inner container, which is positioned on the front side of the air duct plate assembly, into a first storage chamber positioned above and a second storage chamber positioned below, and the first storage chamber and the second storage chamber are heat-insulated.
5. The refrigerator of claim 4, wherein the duct board assembly comprises:
the air duct rear plate, the heat preservation front plate and the air duct front plate are sequentially distributed from back to front;
the rear wall of the air duct rear plate and the inner container define the evaporator chamber, the heat-insulating rear plate and the heat-insulating front plate define the first return air duct and the second return air duct, the upper ends of the air duct rear plate and the heat-insulating rear plate and the rear wall of the heat-insulating front plate define the air supply duct, and the air supply duct is positioned above the first return air duct and the second return air duct;
the upper portion of the heat preservation front plate is provided with at least one first opening, and the upper portion of the air duct front plate is provided with at least one first air supply opening which is in one-to-one correspondence with the at least one first opening and is communicated with the first storage chamber.
6. The refrigerator according to claim 5,
the heat-insulation front plate comprises a heat-insulation plate body and two air channel grooves which are protruded backwards from the rear wall of the heat-insulation plate body and distributed transversely, two matching parts distributed transversely are formed on the front wall of the heat-insulation rear plate, the two matching parts and the two air channel grooves are matched to limit the first air return channel and the second air return channel which are distributed transversely, and the air supply channel, the first air return channel and the second air return channel are isolated;
the first air return duct is communicated with the second storage compartment through a second opening formed in the insulation board body and a second air supply outlet formed in the duct front plate and communicated with the second opening;
and the insulation board body is provided with a third opening in an area corresponding to the first return air duct or the second return air duct, the air duct front plate is provided with a return air inlet communicated with the third opening, and the first air door and the second air door are both positioned below the third opening and are respectively arranged in the first return air duct and the second return air duct.
7. The refrigerator of claim 6, wherein,
the air duct front plate comprises an air duct front body and an air duct front bottom plate which is bent and extended towards the front lower part from the lower end of the air duct front body;
the lower wall of the air duct front bottom plate is provided with a plurality of ribs which are arranged at intervals in the transverse direction, and the plurality of ribs are abutted to the bottom wall of the inner container, so that the air duct front bottom plate is spaced from the bottom wall of the inner container, and an air return channel for communicating the second storage compartment with the evaporator compartment is defined.
8. The refrigerator according to claim 7,
the air duct rear plate comprises an air duct plate rear body and an air duct rear bottom plate, wherein the air duct rear bottom plate extends forwards from the lower end of the air duct plate rear body to the lower end of the air duct plate front body;
an air inducing part which protrudes downwards and forwards and is communicated with the first air return duct is formed in the area, located at the lower end of the first air return duct, of the lower wall of the duct rear bottom plate;
a third air supply outlet is formed in the area of the air duct front bottom plate corresponding to the air inducing part, and the air inducing part is at least partially inserted into the third air supply outlet so as to communicate the first air return duct with the third air supply outlet;
the air channel rear bottom plate is spaced from the bottom wall of the inner container, and a fourth opening is formed in the area, located at the lower end of the second return air channel, of the air channel rear bottom plate so as to communicate the second return air channel with the evaporator chamber.
9. The refrigerator of claim 5, wherein,
the air duct rear plate is provided with an air inlet which is used for communicating the air supply air duct with the evaporator chamber, the air blower is arranged in the air supply air duct in an area corresponding to the air inlet, and the at least one first opening is positioned above the air blower;
the front wall of the air duct rear plate is provided with a volute air guide part extending around the periphery of the blower so as to guide the airflow to flow towards the at least one first opening.
10. The refrigerator of claim 9, wherein,
the bottom of the volute air guide part is provided with a water collecting area, and a drain hole is formed in the position of the air duct rear plate corresponding to the water collecting area so as to facilitate the drainage of defrosting water.
11. The refrigerator of claim 10,
the air duct rear plate is also provided with a guide part which protrudes backwards, and the guide part is provided with a first guide surface which extends downwards from the transverse right side to the lower part of the drain hole in an inclined way and a second guide surface which extends downwards from the first guide surface to the transverse right side in an inclined way.
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