JP2564732Y2 - Refrigerator with automatic ice maker - Google Patents
Refrigerator with automatic ice makerInfo
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Description
【0001】[0001]
【産業上の利用分野】この考案は、冷蔵庫の自動製氷機
に係り、特に給水パイプを配設する構造に関するもので
ある。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic ice maker for a refrigerator, and more particularly to a structure for disposing a water supply pipe.
【0002】[0002]
【従来の技術】図6ないし図8は従来の自動製氷機付冷
蔵庫であり、図において、1は冷蔵庫本体で、外箱2と
内箱3及び両箱2,3間に充填するウレタンフォームな
どの発泡断熱材4により形成され、左上方よりそれぞれ
冷蔵室5、製氷室6、ボトル室7及び右側の上下に冷蔵
室8と野菜室9が区画形成されている。2. Description of the Related Art FIGS. 6 to 8 show a conventional refrigerator with an automatic ice making machine. In the drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a refrigerator body, such as urethane foam filled between an outer box 2, an inner box 3, and both boxes 2, 3. The refrigerator compartment 5, the ice making compartment 6, the bottle compartment 7, and the refrigerating compartment 8 and the vegetable compartment 9 are formed on the upper and lower right sides, respectively, from the upper left.
【0003】10は製氷室6と冷蔵室8とを区画する仕
切壁で、内箱3により一体に突出形成された内部に上記
発泡断熱材4を充填する後部仕切壁11と、この後部仕
切り壁11とは射出成形方法などにより別体に設けら
れ、後部仕切壁11の前部に接着等により固定された前
部仕切壁12とで形成され、この前部仕切壁12は、後
部仕切壁11を突出させすぎると内箱3の肉厚が薄くな
り、また発泡断熱材4の充填が難しくなるために分割さ
せていた。13はこの前部仕切壁12内に設けた断熱材
で、予め成形したものを断面略コ字状に形成された前部
仕切壁12内に装着していた。[0003] Reference numeral 10 denotes a partition wall for partitioning the ice making chamber 6 and the refrigeration chamber 8. The rear partition wall 11, which is formed integrally with the inner box 3, fills the inside with the foamed heat insulating material 4, and the rear partition wall 11. The front partition wall 11 is formed separately from the rear partition wall 11 by an injection molding method or the like, and is formed by a front partition wall 12 fixed to the front of the rear partition wall 11 by bonding or the like. Is excessively protruded, the thickness of the inner box 3 is reduced, and the filling of the foamed heat insulating material 4 becomes difficult. Reference numeral 13 denotes a heat insulating material provided in the front partition wall 12, which has been molded in advance and mounted in the front partition wall 12 having a substantially U-shaped cross section.
【0004】14は製氷室6に配置した自動製氷機で、
モータ(図示せず)によって回転する製氷皿15と、製
氷皿15の下方に離氷された氷を貯める貯氷箱16を備
えている。17は製氷皿15を冷却する冷気吹出口、1
8は製氷皿15に水を供給する給水パイプで、一方の給
水口18aの近傍を吹出口17のとなりに形成した凹部
19に案内され、また他方を後部仕切壁11を貫通する
貫通穴20を介して、製氷室6とは別の室である冷蔵室
8に備えた給水ポンプ21に接続している。22は冷蔵
室8内に配置され、給水ポンプ21を設置した給水皿
で、給水タンク(図示せず)から供給させる水を貯留し
ている。23は上記貫通穴20部分に設けた給水パイプ
18を覆うブッシュで、両端にフランジ23aを設けて
貫通穴20から発泡断熱材4が洩れないようにしてい
た。[0004] Reference numeral 14 denotes an automatic ice maker disposed in the ice maker 6.
The ice tray 15 is rotated by a motor (not shown), and an ice storage box 16 is provided below the ice tray 15 for storing ice separated from the ice tray. 17 is a cool air outlet for cooling the ice tray 15;
Numeral 8 denotes a water supply pipe for supplying water to the ice tray 15, which is guided by a concave portion 19 formed next to the air outlet 17 in the vicinity of one water inlet 18a, and has a through hole 20 penetrating the rear partition wall 11 in the other. It is connected to a water supply pump 21 provided in the refrigerator compartment 8 which is a separate room from the ice making compartment 6. Reference numeral 22 denotes a water supply tray in which the water supply pump 21 is installed, which stores water to be supplied from a water supply tank (not shown). Reference numeral 23 denotes a bush for covering the water supply pipe 18 provided at the through hole 20. Flanges 23a are provided at both ends of the bush 23 so that the foamed heat insulating material 4 does not leak from the through hole 20.
【0005】次に動作について説明する。給水ポンプ2
1によりくみ上げられた水は給水パイプ18を通り、製
氷皿15に注水される。冷気吹出口17から送風された
冷気により出来た氷は自動製氷機14のモータによって
製氷皿15が回転して離氷され、下方にセットされた貯
氷箱16へ落下し貯氷される。また、給水パイプ18は
充填された発泡断熱材4にて形成した後部仕切壁11を
貫通しているが、貫通穴20には発泡断熱材4の洩れ防
止用のブッシュ23が嵌着されていた。Next, the operation will be described. Water supply pump 2
The water pumped by 1 passes through a water supply pipe 18 and is poured into an ice tray 15. The ice produced by the cool air blown from the cool air outlet 17 is separated from the ice by rotating the ice tray 15 by the motor of the automatic ice maker 14, and falls into the ice storage box 16 set below to store the ice. The water supply pipe 18 penetrates the rear partition wall 11 formed of the filled foamed heat insulating material 4, and the bush 23 for preventing the foamed heat insulating material 4 from leaking is fitted in the through hole 20. .
【0006】なお、この種の自動製氷機付冷蔵庫として
は図9に示すように例えば実開平1−172685号公
報に示されたものがあった。図中、図6ないし図8と同
一符号は同一又は相当部分を示している。図において、
24は冷蔵室8に配置された給水タンクである。FIG. 9 shows an example of this type of refrigerator with an automatic ice maker, which is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 1-172685. In the drawings, the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 6 to 8 indicate the same or corresponding parts. In the figure,
Reference numeral 24 denotes a water supply tank arranged in the refrigerator compartment 8.
【0007】[0007]
【考案が解決しようとする課題】従来の自動製氷機付冷
蔵庫は以上のように構成されているので、発泡断熱材の
充填時の洩れ防止として、ブッシュが必要であり、その
部分からの発泡断熱材洩れの不良率が高かった。また、
給水パイプの先端の給水口部分は、冷気吹出口の手前に
あり、給水パイプの氷結が発生したり、さらにまた、給
水パイプの固定もなく、冷気吹出口部分のとなりに形成
した凹部に挿入しているだけのため、給水パイプがふら
つき位置が決まりにくいなどの問題点があった。Since the conventional refrigerator with an automatic ice maker is constructed as described above, a bush is necessary to prevent leakage when filling the foamed heat insulating material. The defect rate of material leakage was high. Also,
The water supply port at the end of the water supply pipe is located in front of the cool air outlet, and freezing of the water supply pipe occurs.In addition, there is no fixation of the water supply pipe, and it is inserted into the recess formed next to the cool air outlet. However, there was a problem that the position of the water supply pipe staggered and it was difficult to determine the position.
【0008】この考案は上記のような問題点を解消する
ためになされたもので、給水パイプが貫通する仕切壁の
貫通穴部分からの発泡断熱材の洩れをなくすとともに、
給水パイプ先端の給水口部の氷結を防止でき、かつ位置
決めの確実性を上げることができる自動製氷機付冷蔵庫
を得ることを目的としている。The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and to prevent leakage of the foamed heat insulating material from a through hole portion of a partition wall through which a water supply pipe penetrates.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator with an automatic ice maker that can prevent icing at a water supply port at a tip of a water supply pipe and can increase the reliability of positioning.
【0009】[0009]
【課題を解決するための手段】この考案に係る自動製氷
機付冷蔵庫は、仕切壁を内箱を突出形成して内部に発泡
断熱材を充填した後部仕切壁と、この後部仕切壁とは別
対に形成した前部仕切壁とで形成するとともに、給水パ
イプの貫通穴をこの前部仕切壁に設けたものである。A refrigerator with an automatic ice maker according to the present invention is characterized in that a partition wall is formed by projecting an inner box and filled with a foamed heat insulating material, and a rear partition wall is provided separately from the rear partition wall. The front partition wall is formed as a pair, and a through hole for a water supply pipe is provided in the front partition wall.
【0010】[0010]
【作用】この考案における自動製氷機は、給水パイプを
前部仕切壁へ貫通させたことにより、内箱に充填する発
泡断熱材とは関係がなくなり、貫通穴から発泡断熱材の
洩れを防止するブッシュが不要となる。In the automatic ice maker of the present invention, since the water supply pipe penetrates through the front partition wall, there is no relationship with the foam insulation material to be filled in the inner box, and the leakage of the foam insulation material from the through hole is prevented. Bush is not required.
【0011】[0011]
【実施例】実施例1. 以下、この考案の一実施例を図について説明する。図1
ないし図3において、従来の技術と同一符号は同一、又
は相当部分を示す。図において、25は上記前部仕切壁
12の後部を後方に突出させた突出部で、この突出部2
5に沿って後部仕切壁11は凹設され、また、この前部
仕切壁12の突出部25に上記給水パイプ18を通す上
記貫通穴20を形成している。26はこの貫通穴20を
形成する上記断熱材13に穿設した穴、27は貫通穴2
0の一部を形成し、この穴26の両端に嵌着するフラン
ジで、前部仕切壁12の左右側面壁12a,12bの内
側にそれぞれ突出形成され、このフランジ27は左右側
面壁12a,12bをおし広げた状態で断熱材13を装
着することにより穴24に嵌着させている。[Embodiment 1] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG.
In FIG. 3 to FIG. 3, the same reference numerals as those in the related art indicate the same or corresponding parts. In the drawing, reference numeral 25 denotes a protrusion which projects a rear portion of the front partition wall 12 backward.
The rear partition wall 11 is recessed along 5, and the projection 25 of the front partition wall 12 is formed with the through-hole 20 through which the water supply pipe 18 passes. 26 is a hole formed in the heat insulating material 13 forming the through hole 20, and 27 is a through hole 2
0, and are formed to protrude inside the left and right side walls 12a, 12b of the front partition wall 12, respectively, with flanges fitted to both ends of the hole 26, and the flange 27 is formed with the left and right side walls 12a, 12b. The heat insulating material 13 is attached to the hole 24 in a state where it is spread.
【0012】28は製氷室6の給水パイプ18の後方に
設けた遮蔽板で、前部仕切壁12の左側面壁12aに一
体に形成され、冷気吹出口17からの冷気が直接給水パ
イプ18に当たらないようにしている。18aは給水パ
イプ18の給水口で、先端をラッパ形に拡管させて上記
製氷皿15の上部に位置している。Reference numeral 28 denotes a shielding plate provided behind the water supply pipe 18 of the ice making chamber 6 and is formed integrally with the left side wall 12a of the front partition wall 12, so that the cool air from the cool air outlet 17 directly hits the water supply pipe 18. I try not to. Reference numeral 18a denotes a water supply port of the water supply pipe 18, whose upper end is expanded in a trumpet shape and is located above the ice tray 15.
【0013】次に動作について説明する。自動製氷機1
4の水の給水方法は従来と同じである。給水パイプ18
は射出成形等にて成形された前部仕切壁12に設けられ
た貫通穴20に通されている。前部仕切壁12は左右一
対の左右側面壁12a,12bにて、断熱材13をはさ
み、一つの貫通穴20を形成している。このため、貫通
穴20は発泡断熱材4が充填されない部分に設けられて
いるので、従来使用していた発泡断熱材4の洩れを防止
するブッシュ23を設ける必要がない。Next, the operation will be described. Automatic ice maker 1
The water supply method of No. 4 is the same as the conventional one. Water supply pipe 18
Is passed through a through hole 20 provided in the front partition wall 12 formed by injection molding or the like. The front partition wall 12 has a pair of left and right side walls 12a and 12b sandwiching a heat insulating material 13 to form one through hole 20. For this reason, since the through-hole 20 is provided in a portion where the foamed heat insulating material 4 is not filled, there is no need to provide a bush 23 for preventing leakage of the foamed heat insulating material 4 used conventionally.
【0014】また、この実施例によれば、冷気吹出口1
7から送風された冷気は、遮蔽板28により給水パイプ
18に冷気が当たらずに製氷皿15に送風されるため、
この部分の給水パイプ18の氷結が防止され、また給水
パイプ18の給水口18a先端をラッパ形に拡管してい
るため、給水終了時の水切れが良く、給水パイプ18に
残水することもなくなり、さらに氷結を防止することが
できる。According to this embodiment, the cold air outlet 1
Since the cool air blown from 7 is blown to the ice tray 15 without the cool air hitting the water supply pipe 18 by the shielding plate 28,
Freezing of the water supply pipe 18 in this part is prevented, and the end of the water supply port 18a of the water supply pipe 18 is expanded in a trumpet shape, so that the drainage at the end of the water supply is good and there is no remaining water in the water supply pipe 18, Further, icing can be prevented.
【0015】実施例2. なお、正気実施例では給水パイプ18を貫通孔20に通
しただけで、従来と同様に確実固定されていないものを
示したが、図4,図5に示すように製氷室6の給水パイ
プ18を覆う保護カバー29を設け前部仕切壁12に固
定するようにしても良い。図において、この保護カバー
29は保護カバー29の部材を薄肉に形成したミラーヒ
ンジ部30により円筒形状を半分割にしたものを一体に
形成し、一方に形成した爪31と、他方に形成した穴3
2とを嵌着させて給水パイプ18の周囲に固定してい
る。33は保護カバー29の前部仕切壁12側に形成し
た取付フランジで、前部仕切壁12に一体に形成した上
下のL字リブ34a,34bの溝内にそれぞれ嵌着させ
ている。35は前部仕切壁12に形成したストッパ部
で、上記取付フランジ33が当接する。Embodiment 2 FIG. In the sanity embodiment, the water supply pipe 18 is merely fixed through the through hole 20 and is not fixed as in the prior art. However, as shown in FIGS. May be provided and fixed to the front partition wall 12. In the figure, a protective cover 29 is formed by integrally forming a half of a cylindrical shape by a mirror hinge portion 30 in which a member of the protective cover 29 is formed thin, and a claw 31 formed on one side and a hole formed on the other side. 3
2 and are fixed around the water supply pipe 18. Reference numeral 33 denotes a mounting flange formed on the front partition wall 12 side of the protective cover 29, and is fitted into grooves of upper and lower L-shaped ribs 34a and 34b formed integrally with the front partition wall 12, respectively. Reference numeral 35 denotes a stopper formed on the front partition wall 12, and the mounting flange 33 comes into contact with the stopper.
【0016】保護カバー29は、前部仕切壁12に設け
たL字リブ34a,34bに取付フランジ33を後方よ
り手前へ引き込みストッパ部35に当接させて取付けら
れ、冷気により給水パイプ18が冷やされないようにす
るとともに、給水パイプ18を前部仕切壁12に固定す
る。この実施例によれば、給水パイプ18を正確な位置
に確実に固定でき、給水時の給水パイプ18の位置のふ
らつきなどによる水はねが防止できる。The protective cover 29 is attached to the L-shaped ribs 34a and 34b provided on the front partition wall 12 by pulling the mounting flange 33 from the rear toward the front and abutting against the stopper portion 35, and the water supply pipe 18 is cooled by cold air. And the water supply pipe 18 is fixed to the front partition wall 12. According to this embodiment, the water supply pipe 18 can be securely fixed at an accurate position, and splashing due to fluctuations in the position of the water supply pipe 18 during water supply can be prevented.
【0017】また、上記実施例では遮蔽板28を前部仕
切壁12に設けたものについて示したが、保護カバー2
9に一体に遮蔽板28を設けてもよく、上記実施例と同
様の効果を奏する。In the above embodiment, the shielding plate 28 is provided on the front partition wall 12.
9 may be integrally provided with a shielding plate 28, and the same effect as in the above embodiment is obtained.
【0018】[0018]
【考案の効果】以上のように、この考案によれば給水パ
イプの貫通穴を内箱を突出形成して内部に発泡断熱材を
充填する後部仕切壁とは別体に形成した前部仕切壁に設
けて構成したので、貫通穴から発泡断熱材の洩れを防止
するブッシュなどの部材を廃止することが出来、安価で
品質の良いものが得られる効果がある。また、給水パイ
プの貫通穴が庫内前部の前部仕切壁に設けられているの
で、作業性が良い。As described above, according to the present invention, the front partition wall is formed separately from the rear partition wall in which the through hole of the water supply pipe is formed so as to protrude the inner box and fill the inside with foam insulation. In this case, a member such as a bush for preventing the leakage of the foamed heat insulating material from the through hole can be eliminated, and there is an effect that an inexpensive and high-quality product can be obtained. Further, since the through hole of the water supply pipe is provided in the front partition wall at the front of the storage, workability is good.
【図1】この考案の実施例1を示す自動製氷機付冷蔵庫
の要部斜視図である。FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a refrigerator with an automatic ice maker, showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
【図2】図1の冷蔵庫を給水パイプ部分で破断した正面
方向から見る要部断面図である。FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part of the refrigerator of FIG.
【図3】図1の冷蔵庫の仕切壁の構成を説明する分解斜
視図である。FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a configuration of a partition wall of the refrigerator in FIG.
【図4】この考案の実施例2を示す自動製氷機付冷蔵庫
の要部斜視図である。FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part of a refrigerator with an automatic ice maker, showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
【図5】図4の保護カバーの取付を説明する要部分解斜
視図である。FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of an essential part for explaining attachment of the protective cover of FIG. 4;
【図6】従来の自動製氷機付冷蔵庫の扉を取り外して示
す正面図である。FIG. 6 is a front view showing a conventional refrigerator with an automatic ice maker with a door removed.
【図7】図6の冷蔵庫の要部斜視図である。FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a main part of the refrigerator of FIG. 6;
【図8】図6の冷蔵庫を給水パイプ部分で破断して示す
図2に相当する断面図である。FIG. 8 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 2, showing the refrigerator of FIG. 6 cut away at a water supply pipe portion.
【図9】従来の他の自動製氷機付冷蔵庫を示す要部側断
面図である。FIG. 9 is a side sectional view showing a main part of another conventional refrigerator with an automatic ice maker.
1 冷蔵庫本体 3 内箱 4 発泡断熱材 10 仕切壁 11 後部仕切壁 12 前部仕切壁 14 自動製氷機 18 給水パイプ 20 貫通穴 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refrigerator main body 3 Inner box 4 Foam insulation 10 Partition wall 11 Rear partition wall 12 Front partition wall 14 Automatic ice machine 18 Water supply pipe 20 Through hole
Claims (1)
箱間に充填する発泡断熱材とにより形成し、製氷皿を配
置した製氷室と、この製氷室と仕切壁により区画された
別の室に配置した水を給水ポンプにより仕切壁を貫通す
る給水パイプを介して製氷皿内に供給する自動製氷機付
冷蔵庫において、上記仕切壁を、上記内箱を突出形成し
て内部に上記発泡断熱材を充填した後部仕切壁と、この
後部仕切壁の前方に後部仕切壁とは別体に形成された前
部仕切壁とで形成し、かつ上記給水パイプの貫通穴をこ
の前部仕切壁に設けたことを特徴とする自動製氷機付冷
蔵庫。A refrigerator body is formed by an outer box, an inner box, and a foam insulating material filled between the two boxes, and is partitioned by an ice-making room in which an ice-making tray is arranged, and the ice-making room and a partition wall. In a refrigerator with an automatic ice maker that supplies water arranged in another chamber into an ice tray through a water supply pipe penetrating the partition wall by a water supply pump, the partition wall is formed by projecting the inner box and forming the inner box therein. A rear partition wall filled with foamed heat insulating material, a front partition wall formed separately from the rear partition wall in front of the rear partition wall, and a through hole of the water supply pipe is formed in the front partition wall. A refrigerator with an automatic ice maker, which is provided on a wall.
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