WO2015025477A1 - Refrigerator - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
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- the present invention relates to a refrigerator using a vacuum heat insulating material.
- Vacuum insulation is a bag-like gas barrier film that contains a core material with a high gas phase volume ratio and a fine gap, such as glass wool, and the core material storage space is decompressed and sealed. It is a thing.
- Vacuum heat insulating material has a low thermal conductivity and is applied to the wall surface of a refrigerator. In recent years, there is a tendency to increase the thickness of the vacuum heat insulating material to increase its heat insulating effect.
- a heat-dissipating pipe is attached to the inside of the outer box that forms the outer surface of the refrigerator, and this heat-dissipating pipe is covered with a vacuum heat insulating material.
- a heat insulating material is filled between the inner box forming the interior space of the refrigerator and the outer box so that the heat outside the refrigerator is hardly transmitted to the inside of the refrigerator.
- FIG. 12 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of a side wall of a conventional refrigerator heat insulation box disclosed in Patent Document 1
- FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the side wall portion.
- the heat insulating box body 102 includes an outer box 101, an inner box 103, and a foam heat insulating material 104 that is filled and foamed between the outer box 101 and the inner box 103.
- a heat radiating pipe 105 is disposed inside the outer box 101, and the heat radiating pipe 105 is covered with a vacuum heat insulating material 106.
- a concave groove 107 into which the heat radiating pipe 105 is fitted is formed on the heat radiating pipe 105 side of the vacuum heat insulating material 106.
- the heat radiating pipe 105 is positioned in the groove 107 of the vacuum heat insulating material 106, the increase in wall thickness due to the overlapping of the heat radiating pipe 105 and the vacuum heat insulating material 106 is eliminated, and There is an advantage that the heat insulating property of the heat insulating box 102 is improved at the same time as securing is possible.
- the refrigerator of the present invention includes a heat insulating box body filled with a foam heat insulating material between the outer box and the inner box, a heat radiation pipe disposed inside the outer box, and a vacuum heat insulation provided inside the heat sink pipe.
- the vacuum heat insulating material has a concave groove, and a heat radiating pipe is disposed in the groove, and the vacuum heat insulating material provided on the side surface of the heat insulating box forms a chamfered portion at the front and rear.
- the vacuum heat insulating material maximizes the downward dimension while ensuring a wide lateral width, greatly increasing the side coverage. Can be increased.
- the coverage of the vacuum heat insulating material can be increased to further increase the heat insulating property, and a refrigerator having high heat insulating properties can be provided.
- FIG. 1 is a front view of the refrigerator in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional configuration diagram of the refrigerator in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective configuration diagram illustrating the position of the heat radiating pipe of the refrigerator in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a front view showing the side surface of the outer box and the heat radiating pipe of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion D in FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a front view of the vacuum heat insulating material used for the refrigerator in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional side view of the refrigerator in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 8-8 in FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 9-9 of FIG.
- FIG. 10 is a front view of the vacuum heat insulating material of the refrigerator in the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a front view of the vacuum heat insulating material of the refrigerator in the 3rd Embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 12 is a horizontal sectional view of a side wall of a heat-insulating box of a conventional refrigerator.
- FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional heat insulation box of a refrigerator.
- FIG. 1 is a front view of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a sectional side view of the refrigerator in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective configuration diagram illustrating the position of the heat radiating pipe of the refrigerator in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a front view showing the relationship between the side surface of the outer box of the refrigerator and the heat radiating pipe in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion D in FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a front view of a vacuum heat insulating material used for the refrigerator in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic sectional side view of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 8-8 in FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 9-9 of FIG.
- the refrigerator in the present embodiment includes a heat insulating box 1 that opens forward and a door 2 that opens and closes a storage chamber in the heat insulating box 1.
- the heat insulating box 1 includes a metal outer box 3, a hard resin inner box 4, and a foam heat insulating material 5 filled between the outer box 3 and the inner box 4 by foaming.
- a reinforcing member 6 for improving the strength is disposed on the lower side ridge line portion of the outer box 3.
- the reinforcing member 6 is formed to rise from the bottom surface of the outer box 3 to the back surface, and a space 7 communicating with the outside air is provided between the reinforcing member 6 and the outer box 3.
- the storage room formed in the heat insulation box 1 is provided beside the refrigerating room 8 provided in the upper part, the switching room 9 provided under the refrigerating room 8 and capable of switching the temperature zone, and the switching room 9.
- the ice making room 10, the switching room 9, and the freezing room 12 provided between the ice making room 10 and the vegetable room 11.
- cooling chamber 14 on the back of the freezer compartment 12, which has a cooler 15 that generates cool air and a cool air blower fan 16 that supplies the cool air to each chamber, and a temperature detection sensor (not shown) in the cabinet.
- the internal temperature is controlled by a damper (not shown).
- a defrosting means 15 a is installed below the cooler 15.
- the cooler 15 constitutes a refrigeration cycle in which a compressor 17, a condenser (not shown), a heat radiating pipe 18, and a capillary tube 19 are connected in an annular shape, and are compressed by the compressor 17. Cooling is performed by circulation of the cooled refrigerant.
- the heat insulating box 1 is provided with a heat radiating pipe 18, and the side heat radiating pipe 18S disposed on the side surface and the back surface has a heat radiating length by bending one pipe into, for example, a U-shape. Is secured to the outer box 3 using aluminum tape or the like.
- a front heat radiating pipe 18F is also laid in a U-shape on the front surface of the partition plate 20 that partitions each storage chamber of the heat insulating box 1.
- the front heat radiating pipe 18F is connected to the machine room 13 through the partition plate 20 of each storage room.
- the heat insulating box 1 has a vacuum heat insulating material 21 attached to the outer box 3 so as to cover the heat radiating pipe 18 in order to further improve the heat insulating property.
- This vacuum heat insulating material 21 is formed by covering a core material with a gas barrier film and reducing the pressure inside to seal it.
- a vacuum heat insulating material having a structure as described in JP 2011-89740 A is used. ing.
- a concave groove 22 is formed in the vacuum heat insulating material 21, and a heat radiating pipe 18 is installed in the concave groove 22.
- the concave groove 22 provided in the side vacuum heat insulating material 21 includes a vertical groove 22a, a horizontal groove 22b, and an outlet groove 22c, and the side heat radiating pipe 18S is arranged in a meandering manner in the concave groove 22.
- the vertical groove 22a is a groove formed up to the upper and lower end face portions 23 of the vacuum heat insulating material 21 along the longitudinal direction of the vacuum heat insulating material 21 (that is, the vertical direction of the refrigerator), and a plurality of vertical grooves 22a are arranged in parallel to each other. Has been.
- the horizontal grooves 22b are grooves extending along the short direction of the vacuum heat insulating material 21 (that is, the front-rear direction of the refrigerator), and are formed one by one in the vertical direction of the vertical groove 22a and are formed so as to intersect each other. .
- the lower lateral groove 22b is formed wider than the upper lateral groove 22b, and is disposed at least below the upper end of the bottom partition wall (not shown) of the refrigerator.
- the outlet groove 22c is a groove formed from the upper end surface portion 23 of the vacuum heat insulating material 21 to the upper lateral groove 22b, and in this embodiment, a plurality of outlet grooves 22c are formed in line with the vertical groove 22a.
- At least one of the side heat radiation pipe 18S or the front heat radiation pipe 18F is a refrigerant pipe (not shown) from the condenser. It is connected to.
- the side heat radiating pipe 18S passes through the lower horizontal groove 22b of the vacuum heat insulating material 21 as the folded portion 18Sa, the straight portion is arranged in the vertical groove 22a, the bent portion 18Sb is arranged in the upper horizontal groove 22b, and meandering Placed in a state. After that, the side heat radiating pipe 18S is bent toward the outlet groove 22c formed in the upper part of the lateral groove 22b, and passes through the outlet groove 22c to the other surface of the outer box 3, in this embodiment, the outer box 3. Placed on the ceiling.
- the concave groove 22 formed in the vacuum heat insulating material 21 is formed by either a roller method or a press method.
- a roller method In the case of the press method, a die is required, leading to an increase in cost, and the degree of freedom in forming the concave groove is low.
- the roller method can form grooves on a straight line, but it is difficult to form complicated grooves. Therefore, the roller method or the press method may be selected depending on the groove shape.
- the vacuum heat insulating material 21 affixed to the left and right of the outer box 3 is chamfered so as to avoid the reinforcing member 6 shown in FIGS. 25 is formed.
- the horizontal width of the vacuum heat insulating material 21 is formed to the dimension of the full width of the short side direction (namely, the front-back direction of a refrigerator) of the side surface of the outer box 3.
- a reinforcing member chamfered portion 26 is formed on the upper portion of the reinforcing member 6 so as to correspond to the chamfered portion 25 on the vacuum heat insulating material 21 side, and does not overlap with the vacuum heat insulating material 21.
- the reinforcing member chamfered portion 26 reduces the area of the chamfered portion 25 of the vacuum heat insulating material 21, that is, reduces the decrease in the area of the vacuum heat insulating material 21 that is reduced by the chamfered portion 25.
- a communication member 27 is provided in one of the upper and lower horizontal grooves 22b of the vacuum heat insulating material 21 disposed on at least one of the left and right sides of the outer box 3, in the lower horizontal groove 22b in the present embodiment. One end of the is disposed. The other end of the communication member 27 is inserted into a hole 28 of the reinforcing member 6 formed so as to rise from the bottom surface of the outer box 3 to the back surface, and communicates with the space 7 formed between the reinforcing member 6 and the outer box 3. The communication member 27 releases the air in the lateral groove 22b to the outside air.
- the end of the side heat radiating pipe 18S is drawn out from the lower lateral groove 22b.
- the pipe end 18T of the side radiating pipe 18S is a vacuum heat insulating material as shown in FIGS.
- the chamfered portion 25 of 21 is bent at least twice, and the turn portions 18Ta and 18Tb are drawn out at two or more locations.
- the chamfered portions 25 before and after the lower portion of the vacuum heat insulating material 21 are set to have a larger chamfer on the back surface (pipe end portion 18T storage side) than the front surface.
- the height of the rising portion on the back surface from the bottom surface of the reinforcing member 6 is set higher than the height of the rising portion on the front surface.
- the reinforcing member 6 is arranged in a U-shape from the front part of the side surface of the outer box 3 along the bottom part and the rear part, and the upper ends of the front part and the rear part of the reinforcing member 6 located on the side surface of the outer box 3 Forms a reinforcing member chamfer 26.
- the lower lateral groove 22 b provided in the vacuum heat insulating material 21 is formed including the chamfered portion 25.
- the lower lateral groove 22 b provided in the vacuum heat insulating material 21 is formed below the upper ends of the front and rear portions of the reinforcing member 6.
- the groove width of the horizontal groove 22b is set wider than the groove width of the vertical groove 22a.
- the width of the lower horizontal groove 22b is set larger than that of the upper horizontal groove 22b.
- the cooling operation of the refrigerator will be described.
- the compressor 17 is started and cooling is started.
- the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor 17 finally reaches the dryer (not shown) disposed in the machine chamber 13, the outer casing is particularly at the side heat radiating pipe 18S installed in the outer casing 3. 3 is cooled and liquefied by heat exchange with the air outside 3 and the foamed heat insulating material 5 in the cabinet.
- the liquefied refrigerant is decompressed by the capillary tube 19, flows into the cooler 15, and exchanges heat with the internal air around the cooler 15.
- the heat-exchanged cold air is blown into the cabinet by the nearby cold air blower fan 16 to cool the inside of the cabinet.
- the refrigerant is heated and gasified to return to the compressor 17.
- the inside of the refrigerator is cooled and the temperature detected by the freezer sensor (not shown) becomes equal to or lower than the stop temperature, the operation of the compressor 17 is stopped.
- the plate-like vacuum heat insulating material 21 is provided with the longitudinal grooves 22a and the transverse grooves 22b in the short direction.
- the straight portion of the side surface heat radiating pipe 18S is positioned in the vertical groove 22a, and the upper and lower folded portions 18Sa and 18Sb of the side surface heat radiating pipe 18S are positioned in the horizontal groove 22b.
- the plate-shaped vacuum heat insulating material 21 has covered the whole side surface heat radiating pipe 18S, it becomes possible to increase the coverage of the vacuum heat insulating material 21 without thickening a refrigerator wall and reducing the volume in a warehouse. .
- the folded portion 18Sa of the side surface heat radiating pipe 18S is covered with the vacuum heat insulating material 21 having only the vertical grooves 22a without the lateral grooves 22b. If it does so, the space for the diameter of the heat radiating pipe 18 will be made between the outer case 3 and the vacuum heat insulating material 21 of the folding
- the folded portion 18Sa of the side surface heat radiating pipe 18S is located in the lateral groove 22b, a space corresponding to the diameter of the heat radiating pipe 18 is formed between the vacuum heat insulating material 21 and the outer box 3.
- the wall thickness does not increase and the internal volume does not decrease.
- channel in the vacuum heat insulating material as described in background art is the structure which does not cover the folding
- a horizontal groove 22b is provided together with the vertical groove 22a, and the folded portion 18Sa of the side surface heat radiating pipe 18S is positioned in the horizontal groove 22b.
- the folded portion 18Sa of the side heat radiating pipe 18S can be covered with the vacuum heat insulating material 21 without increasing the refrigerator wall thickness.
- the vacuum heat insulating material 21 overlaps the upper and lower end edges of the side surface of the outer box 3, specifically, the ceiling wall thickness of the heat insulating box 1 as shown by the broken lines in FIG. Can be up to.
- the heat radiation from the side heat radiating pipe 18S to the inside of the warehouse can be reliably insulated by the vacuum heat insulating material 21, and the coverage of the vacuum heat insulating material 21 can be dramatically increased. And the heat insulation of the heat insulation box 1 improves greatly by these synergistic actions.
- the vacuum heat insulating material 21 of the present embodiment forms chamfered portions 25 at the front and rear lower portions of the vacuum heat insulating material 21 arranged on the side surface of the heat insulating box 1. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, even if the reinforcing member 6 or the like is present in the lower part of the side surface of the outer box 3 of the heat insulating box 1, the horizontal dimension of the vacuum heat insulating material 21 is widened and the downward dimension is maximized. Can be achieved.
- the coverage on the side surface of the vacuum heat insulating material 21 can be significantly increased.
- the vacuum heat insulating material 21 is arranged in the outer box 3 so as not to overlap the reinforcing member 6, the vacuum heat insulating material 21 is present at the lower portion of the side surface of the heat insulating box 1 at the chamfered portion 25. Etc. can be surely avoided.
- the vacuum heat insulating material 21 can maximize the downward dimension while widening the width of the vacuum heat insulating material 21 to a dimension that is almost full of the width of the side surface of the heat insulating box 1.
- the coverage of the side surface by the vacuum heat insulating material 21 can be significantly increased without impairing the strength increasing effect of the heat insulating box 1 by the reinforcing member 6.
- the gas barrier film of the vacuum heat insulating material 21 is damaged by overlapping with the reinforcing member 6, and its heat insulating performance is reduced. The fear of damage can be eliminated, and good thermal insulation performance can be secured over a long period of time.
- the reinforcing member 6 is arranged in a U-shape from the front part of the side surface of the outer box 3 along the bottom part and the rear part, and the upper ends of the front part and the rear part of the reinforcing member 6 located on the side surface of the outer box 3 Has a configuration in which a reinforcing member chamfer 26 is formed. From this, the vacuum heat insulating material 21 can reduce the chamfered portion 25 by the synergistic effect of the chamfered portion 25 of the vacuum heat insulating material 21 and the reinforcing member chamfered portion 26 of the reinforcing member 6. The area is increased, the coverage is improved, and higher heat insulation can be secured.
- the chamfered portion 25 provided in the vacuum heat insulating material 21 is formed in a portion where the lateral groove 22b is provided.
- the lower lateral groove 22 b provided in the vacuum heat insulating material 21 is formed including the chamfered portion 25.
- returning part 18Sa of the side surface heat radiating pipe 18S can be located in the horizontal groove 22b, and the coverage of the vacuum heat insulating material 21 with respect to the side surface heat radiating pipe 18S can also be aimed at, and the heat insulation can be made still higher.
- the lower lateral groove 22 b provided in the vacuum heat insulating material 21 is formed below the upper ends of the front and rear portions of the reinforcing member 6.
- the lateral groove 22 b provided in the vacuum heat insulating material 21 is provided closer to the center than the upper and lower end face portions 23 of the vacuum heat insulating material 21. That is, the upper lateral groove 22 b is formed below the upper end surface portion 23, and the lower lateral groove 22 b is formed above the lower end surface portion 23.
- the vertical groove 22a intersects with the horizontal groove 22b and is formed up to the upper and lower end surface portions 23 of the vacuum heat insulating material 21, thick portions 22d without grooves remain on the upper and lower end surface portions of the vacuum heat insulating material 21. .
- the strength of the upper and lower end surface portions 23 of the vacuum heat insulating material 21 is higher than that in the case where the lateral groove 22b is formed so as to face the end surface portion 23 of the vacuum heat insulating material 21 and the end surface portion 23 remains thin due to the groove. improves. And the curvature and deformation
- the thick heat insulating portions 22d of the upper and lower end surface portions 23 of the vacuum heat insulating material 21 are used as adhesive paste surfaces for attaching to the outer box 3, so that the vacuum heat insulating material 21 and the outer box 3 when filling the foam heat insulating material 5 are used. It becomes possible to prevent the inflow between the outer casings and the outer casing from being deformed by foaming pressure.
- the groove width of the horizontal groove 22b is wider than the groove width of the vertical groove 22a, it is possible to design the turn bending diameters of the upper and lower folded portions 18Sa and 18Sb of the side surface heat radiating pipe 18S passing through the horizontal groove 22b. It becomes.
- the heat radiating pipe 18 and the like can be optimally installed and workability such as pipe connection is also improved. Can be improved. That is, the side surface heat radiating pipe 18S or the front surface heat radiating pipe 18F of the heat radiating pipe 18 needs to be welded to a refrigerant pipe (not shown) from the condenser.
- the side heat radiating pipe 18S is formed with folded portions 18Sa and 18Sb at the upper and lower portions, if the width of the lower lateral groove 22b is increased, a large number of folded portions 18Sa of the side surface heat radiating pipe 18S are arranged in the lower lateral groove 22b. it can.
- the front heat radiating pipe 18F can be provided with many pipes such as piping to the front part of the partition plate 20 through the lateral groove 22b.
- the connection work for welding the side heat radiating pipe 18S or the front heat radiating pipe 18F and the refrigerant pipe (not shown) from the condenser is not the upper side of the outer box 3 but the lower side of the outer box 3 when it exits the lateral groove 22b. Can be performed at a low position. For this reason, the workability can be improved simultaneously with the optimal installation of the heat radiating pipe 18.
- the horizontal grooves 22b are provided in two or more rows according to the required performance of the refrigerator, in that case, it is preferable to maximize the width dimension of the horizontal grooves 22b provided in the lowermost part.
- the pipe end portion 18T which is the connecting portion of the side surface heat radiating pipe 18S and the front surface heat radiating pipe 18F arranged in the lateral groove 22b has two or more turn portions 18Ta and 18Tb as shown in FIGS. It is formed.
- the vacuum heat insulating material 21 attached to the inner surface of the outer box 3 is peeled off or damaged when the side heat radiating pipe 18S or the front heat radiating pipe 18F is connected to the refrigerant pipe (not shown) from the condenser by welding. To prevent. And the heat insulation performance of the vacuum heat insulating material 21 can be maintained satisfactorily, and the outer appearance deformation of the outer box 3 and the heat radiation capability reduction from the side heat radiation pipe 18S can be prevented.
- the pipe end portion 18T of the side heat radiating pipe 18S or the front surface heat radiating pipe 18F is accommodated along the inner surface of the outer box 3 as shown in FIG. 7 so as not to disturb the assembly. Further, when the pipe end 18T is connected by welding or the like, the pipe end 18T is pulled out from the outer box 3. However, there is a concern that an external force in the peeling direction is applied to the vacuum heat insulating material 21 via the pipe end 18T, and the vacuum heat insulating material 21 is peeled off or damaged from the inner surface of the outer box 3. In addition, there is a concern that the outer appearance of the outer box 3 may be deformed or the heat radiation capability of the side heat radiation pipe 18S may be reduced.
- the turn portions 18Ta and 18Tb serve as a buffer (deformation absorption) of external force when the pipe is pulled.
- the vacuum heat insulating material 21 affixed to the outer box 3 can be prevented from being peeled off and damaged, and at the same time, the outer appearance of the outer box 3 can be prevented from being deformed and the heat dissipation capability from the heat radiating pipe 18 can be prevented from being lowered.
- the vacuum heat insulating material 21 in the portion where the pipe end portion 18T is located is a chamfered portion 25
- the turn portions 18Ta and 18Tb can be provided without difficulty using the chamfered portion 25.
- the dimensions from the turn portions 18Ta and 18Tb to the portion X where the pipe end portion 18T shown in FIG. 7 enters the lateral groove 22b can be increased. With this configuration, it is possible to improve the peeling prevention effect and the damage prevention effect by applying external force to the vacuum heat insulating material 21 while improving the coverage of the vacuum heat insulating material 21.
- the air in the vertical groove 22a and the horizontal groove 22b of the vacuum heat insulating material 21 expands due to heat radiation from the side heat radiating pipe 18S or the front heat radiating pipe 18F, and the pressure rises. Accordingly, there is a possibility of causing deformation along the side surface heat radiating pipe 18S on the side surface of the outer box 3, but deformation of the outer box 3 can be prevented by the communication member 27 provided in the lateral groove 22b.
- the communication member 27 that faces the space 7 is provided in the lower lateral groove 22b, so that the outside air and the inside of the vertical groove 22a and the lateral groove 22b are vented through the communication member 27. Can be made. And the pressure change by the temperature change resulting from the heat radiation of the heat radiating pipe 18 can be suppressed, and the external deformation of the outer box 3 can be prevented.
- the groove width of the horizontal groove 22b is set larger than that of the vertical groove 22a, the air staying in the plurality of vertical grooves 22a can easily flow to the side of the horizontal groove 22b. ing. Furthermore, since the communication member 27 is provided in the horizontal groove 22b, the air staying in the plurality of vertical grooves 22a also flows out to the outside in a short time including the air in the horizontal grooves 22b.
- the folded groove 18Sa of the side surface heat radiating pipe 18S and the front surface heat radiating pipe 18F are disposed in the wide groove 22b having a large groove width, the temperature of the air in the horizontal groove 22b itself is high. Therefore, the staying air can be circulated more easily, and smooth air discharge can be realized.
- the communication member 27 is only inserted into the hole 28 of the reinforcing member 6 and communicated with the outside air through the space 7 provided in the reinforcing member 6, the number of parts is small, and the communication member 27
- the shape can be simplified.
- the communication member 27 can be produced by extrusion molding into a linear shape using a resin, and material costs and man-hour costs can be suppressed.
- the foam insulating material 5 filled between the outer box 3 and the inner box 4 of the heat insulating box 1 is subjected to the following method in order to improve the filling property. That is, the material of the foam heat insulating material 5 is injected downward from an opening (not shown) provided on the back surface of the heat insulating box 1 with the front opening of the heat insulating box 1 facing the bottom.
- the foam heat insulating material 5 is foam-filled from the lower side (front opening side) toward the upper side (back side of the heat insulating box 1) gradually.
- one end of the communication member 27 is disposed along the horizontal groove 22 b of the vacuum heat insulating material 21, and the other end is communicated with the outside air on the back side of the heat insulating box 1. For this reason, air escapes through the communication member 27 in the same direction as the foam insulation material 5 is foam-filled, and the efficiency of air venting in the groove during foam-filling can be improved.
- the communication member 27 may be composed of a portion parallel to the lateral groove 22b and a portion that is bent and raised. This is because a foaming jig is used to prevent deformation due to foaming pressure when the foam insulation 5 is filled between the outer box 3 and the inner box 4, but the heat radiating pipe 18 fixed to the outer box 3 and the communication are used. The escape effect is exhibited so that the member 27 does not interfere with the foaming jig. And by this structure, after filling the heat insulation box 1 with the foam heat insulating material 5, the thermal radiation pipe 18 and the communication member 27 can be pulled out and the degree of freedom for arranging in a predetermined position can be given.
- FIG. 10 is a front view which shows the vacuum heat insulating material of the refrigerator in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.
- the vacuum heat insulating material 31 of the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the shape of a partial groove 32c that is an upper lateral groove. That is, the partial groove 32c, which is a lateral groove on the upper side of the vacuum heat insulating material 31, is a partial groove only for a portion through which a side heat radiating pipe (not shown) is passed.
- the thick portion 32d is a glue surface for attachment.
- Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.
- the vacuum heat insulating material 31 is formed with a vertical groove 32a and a lower horizontal groove 32b. A portion 35 is formed.
- the strength of the edge portion of the vacuum heat insulating material 31 can be improved, warpage and deformation can be minimized, and attachment to the outer box 3 can be facilitated. Therefore, man-hours can be reduced.
- the positions of the partial groove 32c and the vertical groove 32a, which are the upper horizontal grooves at the time of groove formation, vary. However, this variation can be absorbed and the productivity of groove formation can be improved.
- FIG. 11 is a front view which shows the vacuum heat insulating material of the refrigerator in the 3rd Embodiment of this invention.
- the vacuum heat insulating material 41 of the present embodiment is provided by adding a local groove 42e connected from the upper end surface portion 43 of the vacuum heat insulating material 41 to the upper horizontal groove 42b between the vertical grooves 42a.
- Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.
- the vacuum heat insulating material 41 is formed with vertical grooves 42 a and horizontal grooves 42 b, and chamfered portions 45 are formed before and after the lower portion of the vacuum heat insulating material 41. .
- Side radiating pipes 18S are arranged in the vertical grooves 42a and the horizontal grooves 42b, and the folded portions 18Sa and 18Sb are arranged in the horizontal grooves 42b.
- the local grooves 42e formed between the thick-walled portions 42d are formed so as to be connected between the vertical grooves 42a from the upper end surface portion 43 of the vacuum heat insulating material 41 to the upper lateral grooves 42b. And the other side of the side surface heat radiating pipe 18S, that is, the bent portion 18Sb of the bridging portion to the ceiling surface in the present embodiment is housed.
- an L-shaped bent portion 18Sb serving as a bridging portion from the ceiling surface of the outer box 3 is disposed in the local groove 42e, and the folded portion 18Sa is disposed in the lower lateral groove 42b. Further, the end portion of the side surface heat radiating pipe 18S passes through another local groove 42e and is again arranged to be bridged to the ceiling surface of the outer box 3.
- the vacuum heat insulating material 41 is provided with the lateral grooves 42b and the local grooves 42e so that the upper and lower ends thereof are positioned near the upper and lower ends of the outer casing 3 beyond the upper and lower bent portions of the side heat radiating pipe 18S. . Therefore, the vacuum heat insulating material 41 covers substantially the entire upper and lower sides of the side surface of the outer box 3 as shown by the dotted line in FIG.
- the coverage of the vacuum heat insulating material 41 is increased while maintaining the folding quality of the side surface heat radiating pipe 18S from the side surface of the heat insulating box 1 to the other surface, in this embodiment, the ceiling surface. be able to.
- the outer box 3 of the heat insulating box 1 is formed by bending a flat plate into a U-shape to form a top surface and both side surfaces.
- the bent portion may be deformed such that the pipe diameter becomes thin or the pipe wall thickness becomes thin, and there is a concern about quality deterioration. .
- the bridging pipe portion of the heat radiating pipe forms a bent portion 18Sb in an L shape to absorb the stretching force that acts during bending and stabilize the quality.
- the vacuum heat insulating material is shortened by the size of this portion, and the coverage is reduced.
- the L-shaped bent portion 18Sb of the bridging pipe portion of the heat radiating pipe can be fitted into the lateral groove 42b and the local groove 42e connected to the lateral groove 42b.
- the dimension of the vacuum heat insulating material 41 can be lengthened to the portion that also covers the L-shaped bent portion 18Sb, and the bending quality of the bridge pipe portion is also maintained by providing the L-shaped bent portion 18Sb. It can be done.
- the vertical grooves 22a and the horizontal grooves 22b may be increased or decreased in addition to the number illustrated, and may be appropriately selected according to the required performance of the refrigerator.
- the configuration of the vertical grooves 22a, 32a, 42a and the horizontal grooves 22b of the vacuum heat insulating materials 21, 31, 41 provided on the side surface of the heat insulating box 1 is adopted in the vacuum heat insulating materials 21, 31, 41 provided on the back surface of the heat insulating box.
- the coverage may be improved, and the same effect can be obtained.
- the present invention is provided with a heat insulating box body filled with a foam heat insulating material between the outer box and the inner box, a heat radiating pipe disposed inside the outer box, and an inner side of the heat radiating pipe.
- a vacuum insulation material The vacuum heat insulating material has a concave groove, and a heat radiating pipe is disposed in the groove, and chamfered portions are formed at the front and rear lower portions of the vacuum heat insulating material provided on the side surface of the heat insulating box.
- the vacuum heat insulating material is designed to maximize the downward dimension while ensuring a wide width, and to cover the side of the heat insulating box. Can be greatly increased. Thereby, it is possible to provide a refrigerator having high heat insulating properties.
- the present invention is provided with a reinforcing member at the lower side of the outer box side surface of the heat insulating box, and the vacuum heat insulating material is configured by covering the core material with a gas barrier film and reducing the pressure inside to seal, and does not overlap the reinforcing member. You may arrange in an outer box.
- the vacuum heat insulating material can avoid the reinforcing member existing at the lower part of the side surface of the heat insulating box at the chamfered portion.
- the vacuum insulation material can be maximized in the downward dimension while increasing its lateral width to a dimension that is almost full of the lateral width of the side surface of the thermal insulation box.
- the side coverage can be greatly increased without impairing the effect of reinforcing the box strength by the reinforcing member.
- the lower part of the vacuum heat insulating material does not overlap with the reinforcing member etc. on the lower side of the heat insulating box body, the concern that the gas barrier film of the vacuum heat insulating material is damaged by the overlapping with the reinforcing member and the heat insulating performance is impaired is also eliminated. And good thermal insulation performance can be secured over a long period of time.
- the present invention provides a reinforcing member surface on the upper ends of the front and rear portions of the reinforcing member that is disposed in a U shape from the front portion to the bottom portion and the rear portion of the outer case side surface.
- a catch may be formed.
- the synthesizing effect of the chamfered portion of the vacuum heat insulating material and the reinforcing member chamfered portion of the reinforcing member can reduce the chamfered portion of the vacuum heat insulating material, thereby increasing the area and improving the coverage rate. Thermal insulation can be ensured.
- the present invention may be configured such that the vacuum heat insulating material has a transverse groove that is concave in the front-rear direction, and the bottom transverse groove is formed including the chamfered portion.
- the vacuum insulation material coverage ratio for the heat radiation pipe is improved by maximizing the downward dimension of the vacuum heat insulation material and improving the vacuum heat insulation material coverage ratio at the bottom of the side surface while positioning the bent portion of the heat radiation pipe in the lateral groove. And the heat insulating property can be further increased.
- the vacuum heat insulating material may have a lateral groove that is concave in the front-rear direction, and the lowermost lateral groove may be formed below the front and rear upper ends of the reinforcing member.
- the folded portion of the heat radiating pipe located below the upper ends of the front and rear portions of the reinforcing member can be positioned in the lateral groove, and the heat insulation is further improved by improving the coverage of the vacuum heat insulating material on the heat radiating pipe. be able to.
- the present invention also includes a heat insulating box body filled with a foam heat insulating material between the outer box and the inner box, a heat radiating pipe disposed inside the outer box, and a vacuum heat insulating provided inside the heat radiating pipe.
- the vacuum heat insulating material may have a plurality of concave lateral grooves in the front-rear direction, and the width dimension of the lowermost lateral groove may be maximized.
- the vacuum heat insulating material can be sized so as to cover the folded portion of the heat radiating pipe, and the heat insulation from the heat radiating pipe to the inside of the cabinet is reliably insulated with the vacuum heat insulating material, and the coverage of the vacuum heat insulating material is also improved. It can be increased dramatically, and a refrigerator with high heat insulation can be obtained.
- the pipes can be concentrated and arranged in the lower part where the pipe connection work is easy to perform, so that the heat radiation pipe can be optimally installed and the pipe connection workability is improved. be able to.
- a plurality of heat radiating pipes may be arranged in the bottom horizontal groove. This makes it possible to optimally install a heat radiating pipe.
- the present invention also includes a heat insulating box filled with a foam heat insulating material between the outer box and the inner box, a heat radiating pipe disposed inside the outer box, and a vacuum heat insulating material attached to the inner side of the heat radiating pipe.
- a heat insulating box filled with a foam heat insulating material between the outer box and the inner box, a heat radiating pipe disposed inside the outer box, and a vacuum heat insulating material attached to the inner side of the heat radiating pipe.
- the vacuum heat insulating material may have a concave groove, and a heat radiating pipe may be disposed in the groove, and two or more turn portions may be formed at the end of the heat radiating pipe disposed in the groove.
- the turn part provided at the pipe end of the heat radiating pipe provides a buffer (deformation absorption) when the heat radiating pipe is pulled when the pipe is welded, and prevents the vacuum heat insulating material attached to the outer box from peeling off. Maintain good thermal insulation performance.
- the storage chamfered portion may be formed at the corner of the vacuum heat insulating material, and the pipe end portion may be stored in the storage chamfered portion.
- the vacuum heat insulating material maximizes the downward dimension while ensuring a wide width, and the side coverage ratio It is possible to greatly improve the heat insulation. Furthermore, the peeling prevention effect of the vacuum heat insulating material at the time of pipe drawing can be improved.
- the present invention also includes a heat insulating box body filled with a foam heat insulating material between the outer box and the inner box, a heat radiating pipe disposed inside the outer box, and a vacuum heat insulating provided inside the heat radiating pipe.
- the vacuum heat insulating material may have a concave groove, and a local groove that is formed at least from the end face of the vacuum heat insulating material and does not cross the vacuum heat insulating material may be provided, and the bridging bent portion of the radiating pipe may be passed through the local groove.
- the heat radiating pipe stored in the local groove may be a heat radiating pipe that is connected from one surface of the heat insulating box to the other surface.
- the coverage of a vacuum heat insulating material can be raised and heat insulation can be improved, maintaining the bending quality of a heat radiating pipe.
- the present invention also includes a heat insulating box body filled with a foam heat insulating material between the outer box and the inner box, a heat radiating pipe disposed inside the outer box, and a vacuum attached to the inner side of the heat radiating pipe. Insulating material.
- the vacuum heat insulating material may have a plurality of concave lateral grooves in the front-rear direction, and may have a partial groove that is not formed at least up to the end face of the vacuum heat insulating material.
- the vacuum heat insulating material can be sized so as to cover the folded portion of the heat radiating pipe, and the heat insulation from the heat radiating pipe to the inside of the cabinet is reliably insulated with the vacuum heat insulating material, and the coverage of the vacuum heat insulating material is also improved. It can be increased dramatically.
- the transverse groove of the vacuum heat insulating material can secure the strength of the edge portion only as a necessary portion, and can minimize warping and deformation of the outer box.
- the present invention may be configured such that the end of the partial groove communicates with a vertical groove formed in the vertical direction. Thereby, even if there is a variation in the communication position of the horizontal groove and the vertical groove, this variation can be absorbed, and the productivity of groove formation can be improved.
- the present invention can increase the coverage of the vacuum heat insulating material and greatly improve the heat insulating property of the refrigerator, and can be applied to various refrigerators including home use and business use.
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本発明は、真空断熱材を用いた冷蔵庫に関するものである。 The present invention relates to a refrigerator using a vacuum heat insulating material.
近年、地球環境問題である温暖化の対策として、省エネルギーを推進する動きが活発になっており、温冷熱利用機器に関しては、熱を有効活用するという観点から、優れた断熱性能を有する真空断熱材が普及しつつある。 In recent years, there has been an active movement to promote energy conservation as a countermeasure against global warming, which is a global environmental problem. With regard to equipment that uses heat and cold energy, a vacuum insulation material with excellent heat insulation performance from the viewpoint of effective use of heat. Is spreading.
真空断熱材とは、袋状に加工したガスバリア性を有するフィルム内へ、グラスウールのように気相容積比率が高く微細な空隙を構成する芯材を収納し、芯材収納空間を減圧して密封したものである。 Vacuum insulation is a bag-like gas barrier film that contains a core material with a high gas phase volume ratio and a fine gap, such as glass wool, and the core material storage space is decompressed and sealed. It is a thing.
真空断熱材はその熱伝導率が低く冷蔵庫の壁面に適用され、近年特にその断熱効果を増大させるため真空断熱材の厚みを増加させる傾向にある。また、冷蔵庫の冷凍サイクルで発生する熱を効率良く放熱するため、冷蔵庫の外面を形成する外箱の内側に放熱パイプを貼り付け、真空断熱材でこの放熱パイプを覆い、さらに発泡ウレタンなどの発泡断熱材を冷蔵庫の庫内空間を形成する内箱と前記外箱との間に充填し、冷蔵庫外部の熱を庫内側に伝わり難くしている。 Vacuum heat insulating material has a low thermal conductivity and is applied to the wall surface of a refrigerator. In recent years, there is a tendency to increase the thickness of the vacuum heat insulating material to increase its heat insulating effect. In addition, in order to efficiently dissipate the heat generated in the refrigerator's refrigeration cycle, a heat-dissipating pipe is attached to the inside of the outer box that forms the outer surface of the refrigerator, and this heat-dissipating pipe is covered with a vacuum heat insulating material. A heat insulating material is filled between the inner box forming the interior space of the refrigerator and the outer box so that the heat outside the refrigerator is hardly transmitted to the inside of the refrigerator.
しかしながら、ただ平板の真空断熱材を放熱パイプの上に配置しただけでは、冷蔵庫の外箱と放熱パイプと真空断熱材とで囲まれた空間が出来てしまい、発泡ウレタンが充填できない。加えて、放熱パイプと真空断熱材を重ねることにより冷蔵庫の内箱と外箱の空間の厚み、つまり冷蔵庫にとっては壁の厚みが増大し、庫内容積を減少させねばならないことになる。 However, simply placing a flat vacuum heat insulating material on the heat radiating pipe creates a space surrounded by the outer box of the refrigerator, the heat radiating pipe, and the vacuum heat insulating material, and foam urethane cannot be filled. In addition, by overlapping the heat radiating pipe and the vacuum heat insulating material, the thickness of the space between the inner box and the outer box of the refrigerator, that is, the thickness of the wall for the refrigerator must be increased, and the internal volume must be reduced.
そこで、上記課題を解決するために、真空断熱材に放熱パイプをはめ込む溝を設けることが提案されている(例えば、特許文献1参照)。 Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, it has been proposed to provide a groove for fitting the heat radiating pipe in the vacuum heat insulating material (for example, see Patent Document 1).
図12は、特許文献1に開示された従来の冷蔵庫の断熱箱体の側壁水平断面図、図13は同側壁部分の分解斜視図である。図12、図13に示すように、断熱箱体102は、外箱101と内箱103と外箱101と内箱103の間に充填発泡させた発泡断熱材104を有する。外箱101の内側には放熱パイプ105が配設され、この放熱パイプ105は真空断熱材106で覆われている。また、真空断熱材106の放熱パイプ105側にはこの放熱パイプ105がはまり込む凹形状の溝107が形成されている。
FIG. 12 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of a side wall of a conventional refrigerator heat insulation box disclosed in
従来の構成によると、真空断熱材106の溝107内に放熱パイプ105が位置することになるので、放熱パイプ105と真空断熱材106を重ねたことによる壁厚増が解消し、庫内容積の確保が可能になると同時に、断熱箱体102の断熱性が向上する利点がある。
According to the conventional configuration, since the
しかしながら従来の真空断熱材106を用いた冷蔵庫においては、その真空断熱材106の用い方、特に真空断熱材の被覆率向上には改善の余地が残っていた。
However, in the refrigerator using the conventional vacuum
また、従来の真空断熱材106を用いた冷蔵庫においては、その真空断熱材106で覆った放熱パイプ105のパイプ端部を引き出して接続するときに真空断熱材106に引き剥がし力が働いて真空断熱材106が剥がれるという課題があった。
Further, in the refrigerator using the conventional vacuum
さらに、上記従来の真空断熱材106を用いた冷蔵庫においては、その真空断熱材106で覆った放熱パイプ105を他の面、例えば天井面に橋渡しする際の折り曲げ部分の被覆をどのように構成するかについて開示がなかった。
Further, in the refrigerator using the conventional vacuum
加えて、上記従来の真空断熱材106を用いた冷蔵庫においては、その真空断熱材106の用い方、特に真空断熱材の被覆率向上には改善の余地が残っていた。
In addition, in the refrigerator using the conventional vacuum
本発明の冷蔵庫は、外箱と内箱との間に発泡断熱材を充填した断熱箱体と、外箱の内側に配設された放熱パイプと、放熱パイプの庫内側に設けられた真空断熱材とを備える。また、真空断熱材は凹形状の溝を有し、溝に放熱パイプを配置するとともに、断熱箱体の側面に設けられた真空断熱材がその前後下部に面取部を形成する。 The refrigerator of the present invention includes a heat insulating box body filled with a foam heat insulating material between the outer box and the inner box, a heat radiation pipe disposed inside the outer box, and a vacuum heat insulation provided inside the heat sink pipe. Material. The vacuum heat insulating material has a concave groove, and a heat radiating pipe is disposed in the groove, and the vacuum heat insulating material provided on the side surface of the heat insulating box forms a chamfered portion at the front and rear.
これにより、真空断熱材は断熱箱体の外箱側面下部に補強部材等が存在していても、その横幅を広く確保しつつ下方向の寸法の最大化を図って側面の被覆率を大幅に高めることができる。 As a result, even if there is a reinforcing member or the like in the lower part of the side of the outer box of the heat insulating box, the vacuum heat insulating material maximizes the downward dimension while ensuring a wide lateral width, greatly increasing the side coverage. Can be increased.
このように、本発明は、真空断熱材の被覆率を高めて断熱性をさらに高めることができ、高い断熱性を有する冷蔵庫を提供することができる。 Thus, according to the present invention, the coverage of the vacuum heat insulating material can be increased to further increase the heat insulating property, and a refrigerator having high heat insulating properties can be provided.
以下、本発明の実施の形態における真空断熱材を用いた冷蔵庫について、図面を参照しながら説明する。なお、この実施の形態によって本発明が限定されるものではない。 Hereinafter, the refrigerator using the vacuum heat insulating material in the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.
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図1は本発明の第1の実施の形態における冷蔵庫の正面図である。図2は本発明の第1の実施の形態における冷蔵庫の側断面構成図である。図3は本発明の第1の実施の形態における冷蔵庫の放熱パイプの位置を説明する斜視構成図である。図4は本発明の第1の実施の形態における冷蔵庫の外箱側面と放熱パイプとの関係を示す正面図である。図5は図4のD部の拡大断面図である。図6は本発明の第1の実施の形態における冷蔵庫に用いる真空断熱材の正面図である。図7は本発明の第1の実施の形態における冷蔵庫概略側断面図である。図8は図6の8-8断面図である。図9は図6の9-9断面図である。
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FIG. 1 is a front view of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a sectional side view of the refrigerator in the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective configuration diagram illustrating the position of the heat radiating pipe of the refrigerator in the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the relationship between the side surface of the outer box of the refrigerator and the heat radiating pipe in the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion D in FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view of a vacuum heat insulating material used for the refrigerator in the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic sectional side view of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 8-8 in FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 9-9 of FIG.
図1から図5において、本実施の形態における冷蔵庫は、前方に開口した断熱箱体1と、断熱箱体1内の貯蔵室を開閉する扉2とからなる。断熱箱体1は、金属製の外箱3と、硬質樹脂製の内箱4と、外箱3および内箱4の間に発泡充填された発泡断熱材5とから構成されている。外箱3の側面下部稜線部には図5に示すように強度向上の為の補強部材6を配設している。補強部材6は外箱3の底面から背面に立ち上がって形成され、補強部材6と外箱3との間には外気と連通する空間7を備えている。
1 to 5, the refrigerator in the present embodiment includes a
断熱箱体1内に形成された貯蔵室は、上部に設けられた冷蔵室8と、冷蔵室8の下に設けられた温度帯切り替え可能な切替室9と、切替室9の横に設けられた製氷室10と、切替室9および製氷室10と野菜室11の間に設けられた冷凍室12で構成されている。
The storage room formed in the
冷凍室12の背面には冷却室14があり、冷気を生成する冷却器15と、冷気を各室に供給する冷気送風ファン16とを有し、庫内の温度検知センサー(図示せず)とダンパ(図示せず)により庫内温度が制御されている。また、冷却器15下方には除霜手段15aが設置されている。
There is a
冷却器15は、圧縮機17と、コンデンサ(図示せず)と、放熱用の放熱パイプ18と、キャピラリーチューブ19とを環状に接続してなる冷凍サイクルを構成しており、圧縮機17によって圧縮された冷媒の循環によって冷却を行う。
The
断熱箱体1には図3に示すように放熱パイプ18が配設してあり、側面及び背面に配設した側面放熱パイプ18Sは、一本のパイプを例えばU字に折り曲げることで放熱長さを確保し、外箱3にアルミテープ等を用いて貼り付けられている。また、断熱箱体1の各貯蔵室を仕切る仕切り板20前面にも同様に前面放熱パイプ18FがU字に折り曲げて敷設されている。前面放熱パイプ18Fは各貯蔵室の仕切り板20を経て機械室13へ接続される。
As shown in FIG. 3, the
断熱箱体1にはさらにまた断熱性を向上させるために放熱パイプ18を覆うように外箱3に真空断熱材21が貼り付けてある。この真空断熱材21は、芯材をガスバリア性フィルムで覆いその内部を減圧し密封して形成してあり、例えば特開2011-89740号公報に記載されているような構成の真空断熱材を用いている。
The
真空断熱材21には図6に示すように凹溝22が形成してあり、この凹溝22に放熱パイプ18が設置してある。
As shown in FIG. 6, a concave groove 22 is formed in the vacuum
側面の真空断熱材21に設けた凹溝22は縦溝22aと横溝22bと出口溝22cとからなり、凹溝22には側面放熱パイプ18Sが蛇行状に配置してある。
The concave groove 22 provided in the side vacuum
縦溝22aは真空断熱材21の長手方向(つまり冷蔵庫の上下方向)に沿って真空断熱材21の上下の端面部23まで形成された溝であり、複数の縦溝22aが互いに平行に配設されている。
The
横溝22bは真空断熱材21の短手方向(つまり冷蔵庫の前後方向)に沿って延びる溝であり、縦溝22aの上下方向に1本ずつ形成されており、互いに交差するように形成されている。また、下側の横溝22bは上側の横溝22bより幅広に形成してあり、少なくとも冷蔵庫の底面仕切壁(図示せず)の上端より下部に配置されている。
The
出口溝22cは真空断熱材21の上側の端面部23から上側の横溝22bまで形成した溝であり、この実施の形態では縦溝22aと一直線状に複数形成されている。
The outlet groove 22c is a groove formed from the upper
上下の横溝22bには、側面放熱パイプ18Sの上下端で屈曲形成された折り返し部18Saが配置されている。
In the upper and lower
また、横溝22bの上下のいずれか一方の溝部(本実施の形態では、下側の横溝22b)では側面放熱パイプ18Sまたは前面放熱パイプ18Fの少なくとも一方が凝縮器からの冷媒パイプ(図示せず)に連結されている。
In either one of the upper and lower grooves of the
そして、側面放熱パイプ18Sは、真空断熱材21の下側の横溝22bを折り返し部18Saとして通って、縦溝22aにその直線部が配置され、上側の横溝22bに折り曲げ部18Sbが配置され、蛇行状態に配置される。そして、そののち、側面放熱パイプ18Sは、横溝22bの上部に形成される出口溝22cに向けて屈曲させ、出口溝22cを通って外箱3の他の面、本実施の形態では外箱3の天井面へと配置される。側面放熱パイプ18Sのこの配置により、上下に蛇行する側面放熱パイプ18Sのほぼ全体が、真空断熱材21の上下の端面部23より飛び出ることなく真空断熱材21と外箱側板との間に配置される。換言すると、真空断熱材21は横溝22bを設けたことによってその上下両端部が側面放熱パイプ18Sの上下の屈曲部を越えて外箱3上下の各端部近傍まで位置して図2の点線で示すように外箱3の側面上下ほぼ全域を覆っている。
The side
なお、真空断熱材21に形成する凹溝22は、ローラ方式あるいはプレス方式のいずれかによって形成する。プレス方式の場合は型が必要となり、コストアップにつながり、しかも凹溝形成の際の自由度が低い。一方、ローラ方式は一直線上に溝を形成することは可能であるが、複雑な溝形成は難しい。よって、溝形状によってローラ方式あるいはプレス方式のいずれかを選択して形成すればよい。
The concave groove 22 formed in the vacuum
また、外箱3の左右に貼り付けた真空断熱材21は、その下部前後に、外箱3の底面から背面に立ち上がって形成された図5、図7に示す補強部材6を避ける面取部25が形成されている。また、真空断熱材21の横幅は、外箱3の側面の短手方向(つまり冷蔵庫の前後方向)の幅いっぱいの寸法に形成してある。
Moreover, the vacuum
加えて、補強部材6もその上部に真空断熱材21側の面取部25に対応させて補強部材面取部26が形成されており、真空断熱材21とオーバーラップしない。しかも、補強部材面取部26は真空断熱材21の面取部25の面積を縮小、すなわち、面取部25によって減少する真空断熱材21の面積の減少を少なくするようにしてある。
In addition, a reinforcing member chamfered
また、外箱3の左右少なくともいずれか一方に配設された真空断熱材21の上下の横溝22bの一方、本実施の形態では下側の横溝22bには、図5に示すように連通部材27の一端が配置されている。連通部材27の他端は外箱3の底面から背面に立ち上がって形成された補強部材6の孔28へ嵌挿され、補強部材6と外箱3との間に構成された空間7に連通し、連通部材27は横溝22b内の空気を外気へ放出させている。
Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a
併せて、下側の横溝22bより側面放熱パイプ18Sの端部が引き出されているが、本実施の形態では側面放熱パイプ18Sのパイプ端部18Tは図6、図7に示すように真空断熱材21の面取部25部分において少なくとも2度以上屈曲させ、ターン部18Ta、18Tbが2ヶ所以上になるようにして引き出してある。
In addition, the end of the side
なお、真空断熱材21の下部前後の面取部25は、前面より背面(パイプ端部18T収納側)の面取を大きく設定している。それに対応して、補強部材6の底面から背面の立ち上がり部の高さを、前面の立ち上がり部の高さより背面の立ち上がり部の高さを高く設定している。
Note that the
また、補強部材6は外箱3の側面の前部から底部および後部に沿ってコの字状に配置されていて、かつ外箱3の側面に位置する補強部材6の前部および後部の上端は補強部材面取部26を形成している。
Further, the reinforcing
また、真空断熱材21に設けた下側の横溝22bは面取部25を含んで形成している。
Further, the lower
また、真空断熱材21に設けた下側の横溝22bは補強部材6の前部および後部の上端より下方に形成している。
Further, the lower
また、横溝22bの溝幅は縦溝22aの溝幅より広く設定している。
Moreover, the groove width of the
また、上下に設けた横溝22bのうち下側の横溝22bはその幅寸法を上側の横溝22bよりも大きく設定している。
Further, of the
以上のように構成された冷蔵庫について、以下のその動作、作用を説明する。 About the refrigerator comprised as mentioned above, the operation | movement and effect | action below are demonstrated.
まず冷蔵庫の冷却動作について説明する。庫内温度が上昇して冷凍室センサ(図示せず)が起動温度以上になったことを検知した場合に、圧縮機17が起動し冷却が開始される。圧縮機17から吐出された高温高圧の冷媒は、最終的に機械室13に配置されたドライヤ(図示せず)まで到達する間、特に外箱3に設置された側面放熱パイプ18Sにおいて、外箱3の外側の空気や庫内の発泡断熱材5との熱交換により、冷却されて液化する。
First, the cooling operation of the refrigerator will be described. When it is detected that the internal temperature has risen and the freezer compartment sensor (not shown) has reached the start temperature or higher, the
次に液化した冷媒はキャピラリーチューブ19で減圧されて、冷却器15に流入し冷却器15周辺の庫内空気と熱交換する。熱交換された冷気は、近傍の冷気送風ファン16により庫内に送風されて庫内を冷却する。この後、冷媒は加熱されてガス化して圧縮機17に戻る。庫内が冷却されて冷凍室センサ(図示せず)の検知温度が停止温度以下になった場合に圧縮機17の運転が停止する。
Next, the liquefied refrigerant is decompressed by the
次にこの冷蔵庫及び冷蔵庫に取り付けた真空断熱材21の断熱作用について説明する。
Next, the heat insulating action of the refrigerator and the vacuum
本実施の形態の冷蔵庫においては、板状の真空断熱材21に長手方向の縦溝22aとともに短手方向の横溝22bを設けている。そして、縦溝22aに側面放熱パイプ18Sの直線部を位置させて、横溝22bに側面放熱パイプ18Sの上下の折り返し部18Sa、18Sbを位置させている。そして、板状の真空断熱材21は側面放熱パイプ18S全域を覆っているので、冷蔵庫壁を厚くして庫内容積を低下させることなく真空断熱材21の被覆率を増大させることが可能となる。加えて、側面放熱パイプ18Sから庫内側への放熱を真空断熱材21によって断熱することが可能となる。
In the refrigerator of the present embodiment, the plate-like vacuum
すなわち、横溝22bのない縦溝22aだけの状態の真空断熱材21で側面放熱パイプ18Sの折り返し部18Saを覆うとする。そうすると、側面放熱パイプ18Sの折り返し部18Sa部分の外箱3と真空断熱材21との間に放熱パイプ18の直径分の空間ができて冷蔵庫壁厚が厚くなりその分庫内容積の低下を招く。しかし、本実施の形態によれば横溝22b内に側面放熱パイプ18Sの折り返し部18Saが位置するので、真空断熱材21と外箱3との間に放熱パイプ18の直径分の空間ができて冷蔵庫壁厚が厚くなることがなく、庫内容積を低下させることがない。
That is, it is assumed that the folded portion 18Sa of the side surface
また、背景技術に記載したような真空断熱材に縦溝を設けただけの従来のものは真空断熱材で放熱パイプの折り返し部を覆わない構成となっている。このため、放熱パイプの上下の折り返し部は縦溝から露出した状態となっており、放熱パイプの折り返し部から庫内側への放熱を真空断熱材で断熱できない。さらに、真空断熱材の上下寸法も短いものとなって、真空断熱材の被覆率が低いものとなる。 Moreover, the conventional thing which only provided the vertical groove | channel in the vacuum heat insulating material as described in background art is the structure which does not cover the folding | returning part of a heat radiating pipe with a vacuum heat insulating material. For this reason, the upper and lower folded portions of the heat radiating pipe are exposed from the vertical grooves, and heat radiation from the folded portion of the heat radiating pipe to the inside of the cabinet cannot be insulated with the vacuum heat insulating material. Furthermore, the vertical dimension of the vacuum heat insulating material is also short, and the coverage of the vacuum heat insulating material is low.
しかしながら、図6に示す本実施の形態のように縦溝22aとともに横溝22bを設けてこの横溝22bに側面放熱パイプ18Sの折り返し部18Saを位置させる。こうすることによって、冷蔵庫壁厚を厚くすることなく側面放熱パイプ18Sの折り返し部18Saも真空断熱材21で覆うことができる。しかも、真空断熱材21はその上下の端面部23を図2の破線で示すように外箱3の側面の上下端縁付近、具体的には断熱箱体1の天井面壁厚とオーバーラップする程度まで大きくすることができる。したがって、側面放熱パイプ18Sからの庫内側への放熱を真空断熱材21で確実に断熱することができるとともに、真空断熱材21の被覆率も飛躍的に増大させることができる。そして、これらの相乗作用によって断熱箱体1の断熱性が大きく向上する。
However, as in the present embodiment shown in FIG. 6, a
加えて本実施の形態の真空断熱材21は、断熱箱体1の側面に配置する真空断熱材21の前後下部に面取部25を形成している。このことから、図7に示すように断熱箱体1の外箱3の側面下部に補強部材6等が存在していても、真空断熱材21の横幅を広くしつつ下方向の寸法の最大化を図ることができる。
In addition, the vacuum
さらに、真空断熱材21の側面における被覆率を大幅に高めることができる。特に真空断熱材21は補強部材6と重ならないように外箱3に配置してあるから、真空断熱材21はその面取部25で断熱箱体1の側面下部に存在している補強部材6等を確実に避けることができる。その結果、真空断熱材21はその横幅を断熱箱体1の側面の横幅ほぼ一杯の寸法まで広くしつつ下方向の寸法の最大化を図ることができる。
Furthermore, the coverage on the side surface of the vacuum
よって、補強部材6による断熱箱体1の強度アップ効果を損なわずに真空断熱材21による側面の被覆率を大幅に高めることができる。しかも真空断熱材21の下部が断熱箱体1の側面下部の補強部材6等と重なることがないので、真空断熱材21のガスバリア性フィルムが補強部材6との重なりにより損傷してその断熱性能を損なうという懸念も払拭でき、長期間にわたって良好な断熱性能が確保できる。
Therefore, the coverage of the side surface by the vacuum
また、補強部材6は外箱3の側面の前部から底部および後部に沿ってコの字状に配置されていて、かつ外箱3の側面に位置する補強部材6の前部および後部の上端は補強部材面取部26を形成した構成としてある。このことから、真空断熱材21の面取部25と補強部材6の補強部材面取部26の相乗効果によって真空断熱材21はその面取部25を縮小でき、その分、真空断熱材21の面積が増大して被覆率が向上し、さらに高い断熱性を確保できる。
Further, the reinforcing
さらに、真空断熱材21に設けた面取部25は横溝22bが設けてある部分に形成してある。換言すると真空断熱材21に設けた下部の横溝22bは面取部25を含んで形成してある。このことにより、真空断熱材21の下方向寸法の最大化を図って断熱箱体1の側面下部の真空断熱材21の被覆率を向上させる。また、側面放熱パイプ18Sの折り返し部18Saを横溝22bに位置させて側面放熱パイプ18Sに対する真空断熱材21の被覆率向上も図ることができ、その断熱性をさらに高いものとすることができる。
Further, the chamfered
また、真空断熱材21に設けた下部の横溝22bは補強部材6の前部および後部の上端より下方に形成してある。これにより、補強部材6の前部および後部の上端より下方に位置する側面放熱パイプ18Sの折り返し部18Saを横溝22bに位置させることができ、側面放熱パイプ18Sに対する真空断熱材21の被覆率向上を図って断熱性を向上させることができる。
Further, the lower
また、図6に示すように、真空断熱材21に設けた横溝22bは、真空断熱材21の上下の端面部23よりも中央寄り部分に設けている。すなわち、上側の横溝22bは上部の端面部23よりも下方に形成し、下側の横溝22bは下部の端面部23より上方に形成している。加えて縦溝22aはこの横溝22bと交差させて真空断熱材21の上下の端面部23まで形成しているので、真空断熱材21の上下端面部分には溝の無い厚肉部分22dが残存する。
Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the
これにより、横溝22bが真空断熱材21の端面部23に臨むように形成されて端面部23が溝によって薄肉になったままの場合に比べ、真空断熱材21の上下の端面部23の強度が向上する。そして、真空断熱材21の反り、変形が最小となり、外箱3への貼り付けが容易となって工数削減、品質向上が可能となる。
Thereby, the strength of the upper and lower
また、真空断熱材21の上下の端面部23の厚肉部分22dを外箱3への貼り付け用糊面とすることにより、発泡断熱材5を充填する際の真空断熱材21と外箱3の間への流入を防ぐことが可能となり、発泡圧力での外箱外観変形を防ぐことが可能となる。
Further, the thick
さらにまた、横溝22bの溝幅は縦溝22aの溝幅より広くしているから、この横溝22bに通す側面放熱パイプ18Sの上下の折り返し部18Sa、18Sbのターン曲げ径を大きく設計することが可能となる。
Furthermore, since the groove width of the
これにより、折り返し部18Sa、18Sbの折り曲げ時にパイプ壁に働く引き伸ばし力を小さくできる。さらに、この折り返し部18Sa、18Sbのパイプ径が細くなったりすることもなく、側面放熱パイプ18S若しくは前面放熱パイプ18Fの信頼性確保が可能となる。
This makes it possible to reduce the stretching force acting on the pipe wall when the folded portions 18Sa and 18Sb are bent. Furthermore, the reliability of the side surface
加えて、上下に設けた横溝22bのうち下側の横溝22bはその幅寸法を上側の横溝22bよりも大きくしてあることから、放熱パイプ18等を最適設置できるとともにパイプ接続等の作業性も向上させることができる。すなわち、放熱パイプ18の側面放熱パイプ18Sあるいは前面放熱パイプ18Fは凝縮器からの冷媒パイプ(図示せず)と溶接接続する必要がある。しかも側面放熱パイプ18Sは上下部分に折り返し部18Sa、18Sbが形成されるため、下部の横溝22bの幅を大きくしておけば、この下部の横溝22bで側面放熱パイプ18Sの折り返し部18Saを多く配置できる。さらに、前面放熱パイプ18Fもこの横溝22bを通して仕切り板20前部へと配管するなど多くのパイプを配設できる。しかもこの横溝22bを出たところで側面放熱パイプ18Sあるいは前面放熱パイプ18Fと凝縮器からの冷媒パイプ(図示せず)とを溶接する接続作業が外箱3の側面上部ではなく外箱3の側面下部の低い位置で行うことができる。このため、放熱パイプ18の最適設置と同時に作業性の向上も図れる。
In addition, since the width of the lower
なお、横溝22bは冷蔵庫の要求性能に応じて2列以上設けることが考えられるが、その場合は最下部に設けた横溝22bの幅寸法を最大とするのが好ましい。
In addition, although it is conceivable that the
また、本実施の形態では横溝22bに配置した側面放熱パイプ18S及び前面放熱パイプ18Fの接続部となるパイプ端部18Tは、図6、図7に示すようにターン部18Ta、18Tbを2ヶ所以上形成してある。この構成により、側面放熱パイプ18Sあるいは前面放熱パイプ18Fと凝縮器からの冷媒パイプ(図示せず)との溶接接続時に外箱3内面へ貼り付けた真空断熱材21を剥がしたり傷つけたりすることを防止する。そして真空断熱材21の断熱性能を良好に維持し、かつ、外箱3の外観変形や側面放熱パイプ18Sからの放熱能力低下を防止することができる。
Further, in the present embodiment, the
すなわち、側面放熱パイプ18Sあるいは前面放熱パイプ18Fのパイプ端部18Tは、組立時の邪魔にならないように、図7に示すように外箱3の内面に沿って収納してある。また、パイプ端部18Tを溶接等で接続する際にはパイプ端部18Tを外箱3内から引っ張り出す。しかし、パイプ端部18Tを介して真空断熱材21に剥がし方向の外力が加わり、真空断熱材21が外箱3内面から剥がれたり傷ついたりすることが懸念される。併せて外箱3の外観が変形したり側面放熱パイプ18Sの放熱能力が低下したりする懸念もある。
That is, the
しかしながら、本実施の形態ではパイプ端部18Tに2ヶ所以上のターン部18Ta、18Tbを形成しているので、このターン部18Ta、18Tbがパイプ引っ張り時の外力の緩衝(変形吸収)となる。そして、外箱3に貼り付けた真空断熱材21の剥がれや傷つきを防止すると同時に外箱3の外観変形や放熱パイプ18からの放熱能力低下を防止することができる。
However, in this embodiment, since two or more turn portions 18Ta and 18Tb are formed in the
また、パイプ端部18Tが位置する部分の真空断熱材21は面取部25となっているので、この面取部25を利用してターン部18Ta、18Tbを無理なく設けることができる。しかも、ターン部18Ta、18Tbから図7に示すパイプ端部18Tが横溝22bに入り込む部分Xまでの寸法も大きくとることができる。この構成により、真空断熱材21の被覆率を向上させつつ真空断熱材21への外力印加による剥がれ予防効果および傷つき予防効果をも向上させることができる。
Further, since the vacuum
また、本実施の形態の冷蔵庫では、真空断熱材21の縦溝22a及び横溝22b内の空気が側面放熱パイプ18Sまたは前面放熱パイプ18Fの放熱によって膨張し圧力上昇する。そのことにより、外箱3側面に側面放熱パイプ18S沿った変形を生じさせる可能性があるが、横溝22bに設けた連通部材27により外箱3の変形を防止することができる。
Further, in the refrigerator of the present embodiment, the air in the
すなわち、本実施の形態では図5に示すように下側の横溝22bに空間7に臨む連通部材27を設けているので、この連通部材27を介して縦溝22a及び横溝22b内を外気と通気させることができる。そして、放熱パイプ18の放熱に起因する温度変化による圧力変化を抑制し、外箱3の外観変形を防止することが可能となる。
That is, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the
また、図8、図9に示すように横溝22bが縦溝22aより溝幅が大きく設定されているので、複数の縦溝22aに滞留している空気が横溝22b側に流通し易い構成となっている。さらにその横溝22bに連通部材27を設けているので、複数の縦溝22aに滞留している空気も横溝22bの空気を含め短時間で外部に流出することになる。
Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, since the groove width of the
しかも、この溝幅の大きい横溝22bは側面放熱パイプ18Sの折り返し部18Saと前面放熱パイプ18Fが配設されているので、横溝22b内空気の温度自体も高くなっている。そのため滞留している空気をより容易に流通させるようになり、スムーズな空気の排出が実現可能となる。
Moreover, since the folded groove 18Sa of the side surface
さらに、連通部材27は補強部材6の孔28へ挿入し、補強部材6に設けられた空間7を介して外気と連通させているだけであるから、部品点数も少なく、かつ、連通部材27の形状を簡素化することができる。例えば、連通部材27は樹脂を用いて直線形状に押し出し成型することによって生産することができ、材料費や工数費を抑制できる。
Furthermore, since the
また、断熱箱体1の外箱3と内箱4との間に充填する発泡断熱材5は、充填性を高めるために以下の方法が取られる。すなわち、断熱箱体1の前面開口部を底面に向けて断熱箱体1の背面に備えた開口部(図示せず)から下方に向けて発泡断熱材5の材料を注入する。
Further, the
そして、下方(前面開口部側)から徐々に上方(断熱箱体1の背面側)に向けて発泡断熱材5が発泡充填される方法がとられる。本実施の形態では、真空断熱材21の横溝22bに沿って連通部材27の一端を配置し、他端を断熱箱体1の背面側の外気に連通している。そのため、発泡断熱材5が発泡充填される方向と同方向に連通部材27を介して空気が抜けることになり、発泡充填時の溝内の空気抜きの効率向上を図ることができる。
Then, a method is adopted in which the foam
なお、連通部材27は直線状のもので説明したが、この連通部材27は横溝22bと平行な部分と折れ曲がって立ち上がった部分とからなる構成としてもよい。これは、外箱3と内箱4との間に発泡断熱材5を充填する際に発泡圧力による変形を防止するために発泡冶具を用いるが、外箱3に固定された放熱パイプ18や連通部材27が発泡冶具の邪魔にならないような逃がし効果を発揮することになる。そしてこの構成により、断熱箱体1に発泡断熱材5を充填した後に、放熱パイプ18や連通部材27を引っ張り出して所定の位置に配置するための自由度を持たせることができる。
Although the
(第2の実施の形態)
図10は本発明の第2の実施の形態における冷蔵庫の真空断熱材を示す正面図である。
(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 10: is a front view which shows the vacuum heat insulating material of the refrigerator in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.
本実施の形態の真空断熱材31は上側の横溝である部分溝32cの形状が第1の実施の形態と異なる。すなわち、この真空断熱材31の上側の横溝である部分溝32cは側面放熱パイプ(図示せず)を通す部分のみの部分溝としてあり、必要がない部分は溝を無くして外箱3への貼り付け用糊面となる厚肉部分32dとしてある。その他の構成は第1の実施の形態と同様であり、真空断熱材31には、部分溝32c以外に縦溝32aおよび下側の横溝32bが形成され、真空断熱材の下部前後には面取部35が形成されている。
The vacuum
この実施の形態によれば、真空断熱材31の端縁部分の強度を向上させて、反り、変形をより最小なものとすることができ、かつ、外箱3への貼り付けが容易となって工数削減が可能となる。その上に、側面放熱パイプ(図示せず)を収納する部分溝32cの適正化による真空断熱材31の被覆率向上を図ることができる。
According to this embodiment, the strength of the edge portion of the vacuum
また、部分溝として形成された部分溝32cはその終端が縦溝32aに連通した状態となっているから、溝形成時の上側の横溝である部分溝32c及び縦溝32aの位置にばらつきがあっても、このばらつきを吸収でき、溝形成の生産性を向上させることができる。
Further, since the end of the
(第3の実施の形態)
図11は本発明の第3の実施の形態における冷蔵庫の真空断熱材を示す正面図である。
(Third embodiment)
FIG. 11: is a front view which shows the vacuum heat insulating material of the refrigerator in the 3rd Embodiment of this invention.
本実施の形態の真空断熱材41は縦溝42aの間に真空断熱材41の上側の端面部43から上側の横溝42bまでつながる局所溝42eを追加して設けたものである。その他の構成は第1の実施の形態と同様であり、真空断熱材41には、縦溝42aおよび横溝42bが形成され、真空断熱材41の下部前後には面取部45が形成されている。縦溝42aおよび横溝42bには側面放熱パイプ18Sが配設され、折り返し部18Sa、18Sbが横溝42bに配設されている。
The vacuum
厚肉部分42dの間に形成された局所溝42eは、縦溝42a同士の間に真空断熱材41の上側の端面部43から上側の横溝42bまでつながるように形成されている。そして、側面放熱パイプ18Sの他の面、本実施の形態では天井面への橋渡し部分の折り曲げ部18Sbが収納されている。
The
すなわち、側面放熱パイプ18Sは、外箱3の天井面からの橋渡し部となるL字状の折り曲げ部18Sbが局所溝42eに配置され、折り返し部18Saが下側の横溝42bに配置される。さらに側面放熱パイプ18Sの端部はもう一つの局所溝42eを通って再び外箱3の天井面へと橋渡し配置されている。
That is, in the side surface
そのため、側面放熱パイプ18Sのほぼ全体が、真空断熱材41の上下の端面部43より飛び出ることなく真空断熱材41と外箱3の側板との間に配置されている。換言すると、真空断熱材41は、横溝42b、局所溝42eを設けたことによってその上下両端部が側面放熱パイプ18Sの上下の屈曲部を越えて外箱3の上下の各端部近傍まで位置する。そのため、真空断熱材41は、図2の点線で示すように外箱3の側面上下ほぼ全域を覆う。
Therefore, almost the entire side
本実施の形態によれば、断熱箱体1の側面から他の面、本実施の形態では天井面への側面放熱パイプ18Sの橋渡しの折り曲げ品質を維持しつつ真空断熱材41の被覆率を高めることができる。
According to the present embodiment, the coverage of the vacuum
すなわち、断熱箱体1の外箱3は、平板をコの字状に折り曲げて天面と両側面を形成する。しかし、予め平板に貼り付けた放熱パイプ18は、折り曲げ時に引き伸ばし力が働くため、この折り曲げ部はパイプ径が細くなったりパイプ壁厚が薄くなったりするなどの変形を起こし品質低下が懸念される。
That is, the
これを防止するために、放熱パイプの橋渡しパイプ部分はL字状に折り曲げ部18Sbを形成して折り曲げ時に働く引き伸ばし力を吸収して品質の安定化を図る。しかし、このようなL字状の折り曲げ部18Sbを形成するとこの部分の寸法分だけ真空断熱材を短くすることになって被覆率が低下する。 In order to prevent this, the bridging pipe portion of the heat radiating pipe forms a bent portion 18Sb in an L shape to absorb the stretching force that acts during bending and stabilize the quality. However, when such an L-shaped bent portion 18Sb is formed, the vacuum heat insulating material is shortened by the size of this portion, and the coverage is reduced.
しかしながら、この実施の形態によれば横溝42bとこの横溝42bにつながる局所溝42eに放熱パイプの橋渡しパイプ部分のL字状の折り曲げ部18Sbをはめ込むことができる。このため、このL字状の折り曲げ部18Sbも覆う部分まで真空断熱材41の寸法を長くすることができるとともに、L字状の折り曲げ部18Sbを設けたことによって橋渡しパイプ部分の折り曲げ品質も維持することができるのである。
However, according to this embodiment, the L-shaped bent portion 18Sb of the bridging pipe portion of the heat radiating pipe can be fitted into the
以上、各実施の形態によって本発明の具体構成を説明してきたが、これは本発明を実施する一形態として示したもので、本発明の目的の範囲内で種々変更可能であることは言うまでもない。 The specific configuration of the present invention has been described above with reference to each embodiment. However, this is shown as an embodiment for carrying out the present invention, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made within the scope of the object of the present invention. .
例えば、縦溝22a、横溝22bは例示した本数以外に増減してもよく、冷蔵庫の要求性能に応じて適宜選択すればよい。
For example, the
また、断熱箱体1の側面に設けた真空断熱材21、31、41の縦溝22a、32a、42a及び横溝22bの構成は断熱箱体の背面に設ける真空断熱材21、31、41に採用して被覆率を向上させるようにしてもよく、同様の効果が得られる。
The configuration of the
以上説明したように、本発明は、外箱と内箱との間に発泡断熱材を充填した断熱箱体と、外箱の内側に配設された放熱パイプと、放熱パイプの庫内側に設けられた真空断熱材とを備える。また、真空断熱材は凹形状の溝を有し、溝に放熱パイプを配置するとともに、断熱箱体の側面に設けられた真空断熱材の前後下部に面取部を形成する。 As described above, the present invention is provided with a heat insulating box body filled with a foam heat insulating material between the outer box and the inner box, a heat radiating pipe disposed inside the outer box, and an inner side of the heat radiating pipe. A vacuum insulation material. The vacuum heat insulating material has a concave groove, and a heat radiating pipe is disposed in the groove, and chamfered portions are formed at the front and rear lower portions of the vacuum heat insulating material provided on the side surface of the heat insulating box.
これにより、真空断熱材は断熱箱体の外箱側面下部に補強部材が存在していても、その横幅を広く確保しつつ下方向の寸法の最大化を図って断熱箱体の側面の被覆率を大幅に高めることができる。これにより、高い断熱性を持つ冷蔵庫の提供が可能となる。 As a result, even if there is a reinforcing member in the lower part of the outer side of the outer box of the heat insulating box, the vacuum heat insulating material is designed to maximize the downward dimension while ensuring a wide width, and to cover the side of the heat insulating box. Can be greatly increased. Thereby, it is possible to provide a refrigerator having high heat insulating properties.
また、本発明は、断熱箱体の外箱側面下部に補強部材を備え、真空断熱材はガスバリア性フィルムで芯材を覆ってその内部を減圧し密封して構成するとともに、補強部材と重ならないように外箱に配置してもよい。 In addition, the present invention is provided with a reinforcing member at the lower side of the outer box side surface of the heat insulating box, and the vacuum heat insulating material is configured by covering the core material with a gas barrier film and reducing the pressure inside to seal, and does not overlap the reinforcing member. You may arrange in an outer box.
これにより、真空断熱材はその面取り部で断熱箱体の側面下部に存在している補強部材を避けることができる。その結果、真空断熱材はその横幅を断熱箱体側面の横幅ほぼ一杯の寸法まで広くしつつ下方向の寸法の最大化を図ることができる。 Thereby, the vacuum heat insulating material can avoid the reinforcing member existing at the lower part of the side surface of the heat insulating box at the chamfered portion. As a result, the vacuum insulation material can be maximized in the downward dimension while increasing its lateral width to a dimension that is almost full of the lateral width of the side surface of the thermal insulation box.
そのため、補強部材による箱体強度アップ効果を損なわずに側面の被覆率を大幅に高めることができる。しかも真空断熱材の下部が断熱箱体側面下部の補強部材等と重なることがないので、補強部材との重なりにより真空断熱材のガスバリア性フィルムが損傷してその断熱性能を損なう等の懸念も払拭でき、長期間にわたって良好な断熱性能を確保できる。 Therefore, the side coverage can be greatly increased without impairing the effect of reinforcing the box strength by the reinforcing member. Moreover, since the lower part of the vacuum heat insulating material does not overlap with the reinforcing member etc. on the lower side of the heat insulating box body, the concern that the gas barrier film of the vacuum heat insulating material is damaged by the overlapping with the reinforcing member and the heat insulating performance is impaired is also eliminated. And good thermal insulation performance can be secured over a long period of time.
また、本発明は、補強部材が外箱側面の前部から底部および後部に沿ってコの字状に配置され、かつ外箱側面に位置する補強部材の前部および後部の上端に補強部材面取部を形成してもよい。 Further, the present invention provides a reinforcing member surface on the upper ends of the front and rear portions of the reinforcing member that is disposed in a U shape from the front portion to the bottom portion and the rear portion of the outer case side surface. A catch may be formed.
これにより、真空断熱材の面取部と補強部材の補強部材面取部の相乗効果によって真空断熱材はその面取部を縮小でき、その分面積が増大して被覆率が向上し、さらに高い断熱性を確保することができる。 As a result, the synthesizing effect of the chamfered portion of the vacuum heat insulating material and the reinforcing member chamfered portion of the reinforcing member can reduce the chamfered portion of the vacuum heat insulating material, thereby increasing the area and improving the coverage rate. Thermal insulation can be ensured.
また、本発明は、真空断熱材が前後方向に凹形状の横溝を有し、最下部の横溝を、面取部を含んで形成する構成としてもよい。 Further, the present invention may be configured such that the vacuum heat insulating material has a transverse groove that is concave in the front-rear direction, and the bottom transverse groove is formed including the chamfered portion.
これにより、真空断熱材の下方向寸法の最大化を図って側面下部の真空断熱材被覆率を向上させつつ、放熱パイプの屈曲部を横溝に位置させることによって放熱パイプに対する真空断熱材被覆率向上を図ることができ、その断熱性をさらに高くすることができる。 As a result, the vacuum insulation material coverage ratio for the heat radiation pipe is improved by maximizing the downward dimension of the vacuum heat insulation material and improving the vacuum heat insulation material coverage ratio at the bottom of the side surface while positioning the bent portion of the heat radiation pipe in the lateral groove. And the heat insulating property can be further increased.
また、本発明は、真空断熱材が前後方向に凹形状の横溝を有し、最下部の横溝を補強部材の前部および後部の上端より下方に形成してもよい。 Further, in the present invention, the vacuum heat insulating material may have a lateral groove that is concave in the front-rear direction, and the lowermost lateral groove may be formed below the front and rear upper ends of the reinforcing member.
これにより、補強部材の前部および後部の上端より下方に位置する放熱パイプの折り返し部を横溝に位置させることができ、放熱パイプに対する真空断熱材の被覆率向上を図ってさらに断熱性を向上させることができる。 As a result, the folded portion of the heat radiating pipe located below the upper ends of the front and rear portions of the reinforcing member can be positioned in the lateral groove, and the heat insulation is further improved by improving the coverage of the vacuum heat insulating material on the heat radiating pipe. be able to.
また、本発明は、外箱と内箱との間に発泡断熱材を充填した断熱箱体と、外箱の内側に配設された放熱パイプと、放熱パイプの庫内側に設けられた真空断熱材とを備え、真空断熱材は前後方向に凹形状の横溝を複数有し、最下段の横溝の幅寸法を最大としてもよい。 The present invention also includes a heat insulating box body filled with a foam heat insulating material between the outer box and the inner box, a heat radiating pipe disposed inside the outer box, and a vacuum heat insulating provided inside the heat radiating pipe. The vacuum heat insulating material may have a plurality of concave lateral grooves in the front-rear direction, and the width dimension of the lowermost lateral groove may be maximized.
これにより、放熱パイプの折り返し部を横溝にはめ込んで真空断熱材で覆うことにより冷蔵庫壁厚が厚くなるのを抑制できる。しかも、真空断熱材は放熱パイプの折り返し部を覆うだけの大きさにすることができて、放熱パイプから庫内側への放熱を真空断熱材で確実に断熱しつつ、真空断熱材の被覆率も飛躍的に増大させることができ、断熱性の高い冷蔵庫とすることができる。また、最下段の横溝の幅寸法を最大としたことによりパイプ接続の作業がしやすい下部にパイプを集中させて配置することができ、放熱パイプを最適設置できるとともにパイプ接続の作業性も向上させることができる。 This makes it possible to prevent the refrigerator wall from becoming thicker by fitting the folded portion of the heat radiating pipe into the lateral groove and covering it with a vacuum heat insulating material. Moreover, the vacuum heat insulating material can be sized so as to cover the folded portion of the heat radiating pipe, and the heat insulation from the heat radiating pipe to the inside of the cabinet is reliably insulated with the vacuum heat insulating material, and the coverage of the vacuum heat insulating material is also improved. It can be increased dramatically, and a refrigerator with high heat insulation can be obtained. In addition, by maximizing the width dimension of the bottom horizontal groove, the pipes can be concentrated and arranged in the lower part where the pipe connection work is easy to perform, so that the heat radiation pipe can be optimally installed and the pipe connection workability is improved. be able to.
また、本発明は、最下段の横溝に複数の放熱パイプを配置してもよい。これにより放熱パイプの最適設置が可能となる。 Further, in the present invention, a plurality of heat radiating pipes may be arranged in the bottom horizontal groove. This makes it possible to optimally install a heat radiating pipe.
また、本発明は、外箱と内箱との間に発泡断熱材を充填した断熱箱体と、外箱の内側に配設された放熱パイプと、放熱パイプの庫内側に張り付けられた真空断熱材とを備える。また、真空断熱材が凹形状の溝を有し、溝に放熱パイプを配置するとともに、溝に配置する放熱パイプのパイプ端部にターン部を2ヶ所以上形成してもよい。 The present invention also includes a heat insulating box filled with a foam heat insulating material between the outer box and the inner box, a heat radiating pipe disposed inside the outer box, and a vacuum heat insulating material attached to the inner side of the heat radiating pipe. Material. Further, the vacuum heat insulating material may have a concave groove, and a heat radiating pipe may be disposed in the groove, and two or more turn portions may be formed at the end of the heat radiating pipe disposed in the groove.
これにより、放熱パイプを真空断熱材で覆って冷蔵庫壁厚が厚くなるのを抑制できる。また、放熱パイプのパイプ端部に設けたターン部がパイプ溶接接続時における放熱パイプ引っ張り時の緩衝(変形吸収)となり、外箱に貼り付けた真空断熱材の剥がれを防止して真空断熱材の断熱性能を良好に維持する。さらに、外箱の外観変形や放熱パイプからの放熱能力低下を防止することができる。 This makes it possible to prevent the refrigerator wall from becoming thick by covering the heat radiating pipe with the vacuum heat insulating material. In addition, the turn part provided at the pipe end of the heat radiating pipe provides a buffer (deformation absorption) when the heat radiating pipe is pulled when the pipe is welded, and prevents the vacuum heat insulating material attached to the outer box from peeling off. Maintain good thermal insulation performance. In addition, it is possible to prevent external deformation of the outer box and a decrease in heat radiation capacity from the heat radiation pipe.
また、本発明は、真空断熱材の角部に収納面取部を形成し、収納面取部にパイプ端部を収納してもよい。 Further, in the present invention, the storage chamfered portion may be formed at the corner of the vacuum heat insulating material, and the pipe end portion may be stored in the storage chamfered portion.
これにより、真空断熱材は断熱箱体の外箱側面下部に補強部材等の障害物が存在していても、その横幅を広く確保しつつ下方向の寸法の最大化を図って側面の被覆率を大幅に高め断熱性を大きく向上させることができる。さらに、パイプ引出時における真空断熱材の剥がれ予防効果も向上させることができる。 As a result, even if there are obstacles such as reinforcing members on the lower side of the outer box side of the heat insulation box, the vacuum heat insulating material maximizes the downward dimension while ensuring a wide width, and the side coverage ratio It is possible to greatly improve the heat insulation. Furthermore, the peeling prevention effect of the vacuum heat insulating material at the time of pipe drawing can be improved.
また、本発明は、外箱と内箱との間に発泡断熱材を充填した断熱箱体と、外箱の内側に配設された放熱パイプと、放熱パイプの庫内側に設けられた真空断熱材とを備える。また、真空断熱材は凹形状の溝を有し、少なくとも真空断熱材の端面から形成し真空断熱材を横切らない局所溝を設けて局所溝に放熱パイプの橋渡し折り曲げ部を通してもよい。 The present invention also includes a heat insulating box body filled with a foam heat insulating material between the outer box and the inner box, a heat radiating pipe disposed inside the outer box, and a vacuum heat insulating provided inside the heat radiating pipe. Material. Further, the vacuum heat insulating material may have a concave groove, and a local groove that is formed at least from the end face of the vacuum heat insulating material and does not cross the vacuum heat insulating material may be provided, and the bridging bent portion of the radiating pipe may be passed through the local groove.
これにより、放熱パイプの橋渡し折り曲げ部も真空断熱材で覆って真空断熱材の被覆率を向上させることができる。また、断熱箱体の側面から他の面、例えば天井面への放熱パイプの橋渡しの折り曲げも無理なく行え、放熱パイプの折り曲げ品質を維持しつつ真空断熱材の被覆率を高め断熱性を向上させることができる。 This makes it possible to improve the coverage of the vacuum heat insulating material by covering the bridge bent portion of the heat radiating pipe with the vacuum heat insulating material. In addition, it is possible to bend the heat radiation pipe from the side surface of the heat insulation box to the other surface, for example, the ceiling surface without difficulty. be able to.
また、本発明は、局所溝に収納する放熱パイプを断熱箱体の一面から他面へ繋がる放熱パイプとしてもよい。これにより放熱パイプの折り曲げ品質を維持しつつ真空断熱材の被覆率を高め断熱性を向上させることができる。 Further, in the present invention, the heat radiating pipe stored in the local groove may be a heat radiating pipe that is connected from one surface of the heat insulating box to the other surface. Thereby, the coverage of a vacuum heat insulating material can be raised and heat insulation can be improved, maintaining the bending quality of a heat radiating pipe.
また、本発明は、外箱と内箱との間に発泡断熱材を充填した断熱箱体と、外箱の内側に配設された放熱パイプと、放熱パイプの庫内側に貼り付けられた真空断熱材とを備える。また、真空断熱材は前後方向に凹形状の横溝を複数有し、少なくとも真空断熱材の端面まで形成しない部分溝を有してもよい。 The present invention also includes a heat insulating box body filled with a foam heat insulating material between the outer box and the inner box, a heat radiating pipe disposed inside the outer box, and a vacuum attached to the inner side of the heat radiating pipe. Insulating material. The vacuum heat insulating material may have a plurality of concave lateral grooves in the front-rear direction, and may have a partial groove that is not formed at least up to the end face of the vacuum heat insulating material.
これにより、放熱パイプの折り返し部を真空断熱材の横溝にはめ込んで冷蔵庫壁厚が厚くなるのを抑制することができる。しかも、真空断熱材は放熱パイプの折り返し部を覆うだけの大きさにすることができて、放熱パイプから庫内側への放熱を真空断熱材で確実に断熱しつつ、真空断熱材の被覆率も飛躍的に増大させることができる。しかも真空断熱材の横溝は必要な部分のみとして端縁部分の強度を確保し、外箱の反り、変形を最小なものとすることができる。 This makes it possible to suppress the thickness of the refrigerator wall from being increased by fitting the folded portion of the heat radiating pipe into the transverse groove of the vacuum heat insulating material. Moreover, the vacuum heat insulating material can be sized so as to cover the folded portion of the heat radiating pipe, and the heat insulation from the heat radiating pipe to the inside of the cabinet is reliably insulated with the vacuum heat insulating material, and the coverage of the vacuum heat insulating material is also improved. It can be increased dramatically. Moreover, the transverse groove of the vacuum heat insulating material can secure the strength of the edge portion only as a necessary portion, and can minimize warping and deformation of the outer box.
また、本発明は、部分溝の終端を上下方向に形成した縦溝に連通する構成としてもよい。これにより、横溝及び縦溝の連通位置にばらつきがあってもこのばらつきを吸収でき、溝形成の生産性を向上させることができる。 Further, the present invention may be configured such that the end of the partial groove communicates with a vertical groove formed in the vertical direction. Thereby, even if there is a variation in the communication position of the horizontal groove and the vertical groove, this variation can be absorbed, and the productivity of groove formation can be improved.
本発明は、真空断熱材の被覆率を高め、冷蔵庫の断熱性を大きく向上させることができ、家庭用、業務用をはじめとする各種の冷蔵庫に適用することができる。 The present invention can increase the coverage of the vacuum heat insulating material and greatly improve the heat insulating property of the refrigerator, and can be applied to various refrigerators including home use and business use.
1,102 断熱箱体
2 扉
3,101 外箱
4,103 内箱
5,104 発泡断熱材
6 補強部材
7 空間
8 冷蔵室
9 切替室
10 製氷室
11 野菜室
12 冷凍室
13 機械室
14 冷却室
15 冷却器
16 冷気送風ファン
17 圧縮機
18,105 放熱パイプ
18S 側面放熱パイプ
18F 前面放熱パイプ
18T パイプ端部
18Sa 折り返し部
18Sb 折り曲げ部
18Ta,18Tb ターン部
19 キャピラリーチューブ
20 仕切り板
21,31,41,106 真空断熱材
22a,32a,42a 縦溝
22b,32b,42b 横溝
32c 部分溝
22c 出口溝
22d,32d,42d 厚肉部分
23,43 端面部
24 底面仕切壁
25,35,45 面取部
26 補強部材面取部
27 連通部材
28 孔
42e 局所溝
107 溝
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