JPH024379Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to a refrigerator-freezer that generates ice cubes without cracks when separated in a short time, and eliminates practical problems in the ice making unit that generates the ice cubes.

Generally, the interior of a refrigerator-freezer (inside the refrigerator main body) is divided into a freezer compartment for storing frozen foods and a refrigerator compartment for storing fresh foods, using a partition. Furthermore, the freezer compartment is equipped with an ice-making section that forms ice cubes, and cold air is forcedly blown by a blowing fan.

Conventionally, as a refrigerator-freezer equipped with this type of freezer compartment and refrigerator compartment, the ones shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are known. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the freezer compartment with the door open, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal side view showing the configuration of the freezer compartment. In the figure, 1 is the refrigerator main body, 2 and 3 are a freezer compartment and a refrigerator compartment in which the interior (inside the main body) is partitioned by a partition 4.
5 is the door of the freezer compartment 2, 6 is a cooler installed close to the back wall of the freezer compartment 2, 7 is a blower fan installed above the cooler 6, and 8 is an ice maker provided in the freezer compartment 2. The fan grille 9 separates the space from the space in which the cooler 6 is installed. Reference numeral 10 denotes an ice tray disposed above the ice making section 8, and reference numeral 11 denotes an ice storage box disposed below the ice making section 8.

In the refrigerator-freezer having the above configuration, cold air from the cooler 6 is forcibly blown into the freezer compartment 2 by the blowing fan 7 through the blowing portion 9a of the fan grill 9. A part of this cold air flows to the ice making section 8 and passes between the ice making tray 10 and the ice storage box 11, as shown by the arrow in FIG. is being formed. In this way,
While cooling the freezer compartment 2, the ice making section 8 can form ice cubes.

However, in such a conventional refrigerator-freezer, an ice tray 10 is formed above the ice making section 8, and an ice storage box 11 is formed below. When inserting this ice cube tray 10 into the ice tray, the position at which it is inserted is quite high.
There are practical problems such as spillage of water, and as refrigerators become larger, the position of the ice tray 10 becomes higher, so the practical problems are increasing. In addition, since the cold air blown to the ice making section 8 by the ventilation fan 7 passes through the cold air ventilation path between the ice making tray 10 and the ice storage box 11, the water in the ice making tray 10 starts to freeze from the bottom, so the water in the ice making tray 10 starts to freeze from the bottom. The water will freeze from the ice block forming part 10, and the formed ice block will come into close contact with the ice block forming part of the ice tray 10.
There was a drawback that cracks were formed in the ice block when it was removed from the ice tray 10. This idea was made in order to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional technology.The ice making section of the freezer compartment is arranged with an ice storage box above it and an ice tray below it, and the ice storage box and ice making tray are arranged separately. By forming a structure that blows cold air between the
Another object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator-freezer that can form ice cubes in a short time without causing cracks when separated.

An embodiment of this invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that parts that are the same as those in the prior art are given the same reference numerals, and redundant explanations will be omitted.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing the configuration of the refrigerator-freezer according to this invention. In the figure, reference numeral 12 denotes an ice storage box disposed above the ice making section 8, and has a flange portion 12a on its front surface that also serves as a handle and protrudes below the ice storage box main body. 10 is an ice storage box 12
It is an ice tray placed below the.

In the refrigerator-freezer configured as described above, like the conventional example, a part of the cold air forced into the freezer compartment 2 by the blower fan 7 flows to the ice making section 8, and the ice tray 10 and the ice storage It passes between the box 12 and the box 12. At this time, water begins to freeze from the top of the ice tray 10 due to the cold air, so it is possible to suppress the adhesion between the ice block molding part of the ice tray 10 and the ice block, and cracks occur when the ice block is removed from the ice tray 10. Moreover, it can be generated in a short time.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing the ice tray 10 and the ice storage box 12. As described above, since the ice storage box 12 is provided with the flange portion 12a that also serves as a handle and projects downward from the ice storage box main body, the cold air that has passed between the ice tray 10 and the ice storage box 12 is directed as shown by the arrow in FIG. As shown, the flange portion 12a blocks the ice from escaping forward, creating a turbulent flow between the ice tray 10 and the ice storage box 12, thereby increasing the amount of heat exchange per unit air volume.

In addition, since the ice making section 8 has the ice storage box 12 located above and the ice making tray 10 below, the position of the ice making tray 10 into which water is filled and the ice making section 8 is inserted is at an appropriate position for practical use. There is no need to worry about spilling.

As shown in FIG. 4, the flange portion 12a which also serves as the handle of the ice storage box 12 and the handle portion of the ice tray 10 are formed so as to form a sense of unity, thereby obtaining an ice making portion 8 which has a good design. Can be done.

As explained above, according to this invention, there is provided a refrigerator-freezer which is provided with a freezer compartment and a refrigerator compartment in which the interior is divided into partitions, and in which cold air is forcibly blown to the ice-making part of the freezer compartment by a blower fan. The ice making section of the chamber has an ice storage box above it, an ice tray below it, and cold air is blown between the ice storage box and the ice tray, so the ice tray is positioned appropriately and ice can be made. The effect is that the ice block can be easily inserted into the ice block, and ice cubes that do not cause cracks when removed can be produced in a short time.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the freezer compartment door of a conventional refrigerator-freezer with the door open, Fig. 2 is a vertical side view showing the configuration of the freezer compartment of a conventional refrigerator-freezer, and Fig. 3 is a refrigerator according to this invention. A longitudinal side view showing the configuration of the refrigerator,
FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing an ice tray and an ice storage box according to an embodiment of the invention. 1... Refrigerator body, 2... Freezer compartment, 3... Refrigerator compartment, 4... Inner partition section, 8... Ice making section, 10... Ice tray, 11, 12... Ice storage box, 12a... Flange section Note that the same reference numerals in the figures indicate the same parts.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) A refrigerator-freezer, which is equipped with a freezer compartment and a refrigerator compartment, each of which is divided by a partition, and in which cold air is forcedly blown to an ice-making section of the freezer compartment by a blower fan, This refrigerator-freezer is characterized in that the ice-making section of the chamber has an ice storage box above it and an ice-making tray below it, and is configured to blow cold air between the ice storage box and the ice-making tray. (2) The ice storage box of the ice making unit is provided with a flange portion on the front surface that also serves as a handle and protrudes below the ice storage box main body, as set forth in claim 1 of the utility model registration claim. Fridge freezer.