Refrigeration equipment

By installing brackets to support the insulation partition in the refrigerator storage compartment and fixing it with fasteners, combined with structures such as sealing strips and protrusions, the problem of the heavy door of the refrigerator ice maker compartment is solved, achieving a stable fixation and sealing effect, and improving the user's ease of operation.

CN222335738UActive Publication Date: 2025-01-10QINDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO LTD +2
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Application Number
CN202420283438.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-02-06
Publication Date
2025-01-10
Estimated Expiration
2034-02-06

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Technical Problem

The current design of the ice-making compartment in refrigerators results in an excessively thick and heavy door, making it inconvenient for users to open and close.

Method used

By installing brackets to support the insulation partitions inside the storage compartment walls and fixing them to the brackets or storage compartment walls with fasteners, a stable ice-making chamber structure is formed. At the same time, sealing strips and protrusions are used to improve the sealing effect.

Benefits of technology

It achieves a stable fixation and seal for the ice-making chamber, preventing gas from the storage compartment from entering the ice-making chamber, reducing the heaviness of the door, and improving the user's ease of operation.

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Abstract

The utility model provides refrigeration equipment. The ice maker comprises a box body and a storage chamber formed in the box body, a heat preservation partition plate is arranged in the storage chamber, an ice making chamber is defined by the heat preservation partition plate and the wall of the storage chamber, a support used for supporting the heat preservation partition plate is arranged on the inner side of the wall of the storage chamber, and the heat preservation partition plate is connected to the support or the wall of the storage chamber through a fastener. By means of the arrangement, the ice making chamber can be formed in the storage chamber, and the heat preservation partition plate can be stably fixed.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of household appliances, in particular to a refrigeration device. Background Art

[0002] With the continuous improvement of living standards, refrigerators have become a must-have household appliance and have entered thousands of households. Moreover, the functions of refrigerators are becoming more and more complete. In the existing designs, refrigerators equipped with ice-making functions have appeared. Such refrigerators generally have an ice-making chamber and an ice-making door for opening and closing the ice-making chamber on the refrigerator door. The ice-making chamber is equipped with an ice-making machine, an ice storage box and other structures. Users can take ice cubes in the ice storage box by opening the ice-making door. However, this design has the following defects: the refrigerator door with an ice-making chamber is relatively thick and heavy, and it is inconvenient for users to open and close it. Utility Model Content

[0003] The utility model aims to provide a refrigeration device, which forms an ice-making room by means of a heat-insulating partition and a storage room wall, a bracket for supporting the heat-insulating partition is arranged on the inner side of the storage room wall, and the heat-insulating partition is connected to the bracket or the storage room wall by fasteners, so that an ice-making room can be formed in the storage room and the heat-insulating partition can be firmly fixed.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose of the utility model, one embodiment of the utility model provides a refrigeration device, which includes a box body and a storage room formed in the box body, wherein an insulation partition is arranged in the storage room, and the insulation partition and the storage room wall are arranged to form an ice-making room, and a bracket for supporting the insulation partition is arranged on the inner side of the storage room wall, and the insulation partition is connected to the bracket or the storage room wall by fasteners.

[0005] As a further improvement of an embodiment of the utility model, the refrigeration equipment also includes a bracket sealing strip arranged between the bracket and the thermal insulation partition, and the fastener passes through the bracket sealing strip to fix the thermal insulation partition to the bracket and allows the thermal insulation partition and the bracket to squeeze the bracket sealing strip.

[0006] As a further improvement of an embodiment of the utility model, the refrigeration equipment also includes a protrusion arranged relative to the bracket at an interval, the thermal insulation partition is arranged between the protrusion and the bracket, the protrusion abuts against the thermal insulation partition and makes the thermal insulation partition and the bracket squeeze the bracket sealing strip, the fastener passes through the front end of the thermal insulation partition, and the protrusion abuts against the rear end of the thermal insulation partition.

[0007] As a further improvement of an embodiment of the utility model, the thermal insulation partition is provided with a limiting block, the bracket is formed with a limiting groove cooperating with the limiting block, and the limiting block is at least partially placed in the limiting groove.

[0008] As a further improvement of an embodiment of the utility model, the heat-insulating partition is provided with at least one limiting arm, and the limiting arm is arranged on a side of the bracket opposite to the storage chamber, and the limiting arm is arranged around the outer periphery of the bracket.

[0009] As a further improvement of an embodiment of the utility model, the refrigeration equipment also includes a wall sealing strip arranged between the thermal insulation partition and the storage chamber wall, the thermal insulation partition is provided with a mounting plate extending along the storage chamber wall, the mounting plate is provided with a connecting hole, the fastener passes through the connecting hole and the wall sealing strip to fix the thermal insulation partition to the storage chamber wall and makes the thermal insulation partition and the storage chamber wall squeeze the wall sealing strip.

[0010] As a further improvement of an embodiment of the utility model, the mounting plate is arranged on the storage chamber opening side of the bracket and abuts against the bracket.

[0011] As a further improvement of an embodiment of the utility model, the bracket includes a first bracket and a second bracket arranged at a front-to-back interval, the mounting plate is arranged between the first bracket and the second bracket, and the spacing distance between the first bracket and the second bracket matches the mounting plate to limit the front-to-back displacement of the mounting plate.

[0012] As a further improvement of an embodiment of the utility model, the box body includes an inner liner, the storage chamber is formed inside the inner liner, the insulation partition and the top wall and left and right side walls of the inner liner form the ice-making chamber, and the bracket is formed by protruding from the inner liner wall into the storage chamber or the bracket is connected to the inner liner wall by fasteners.

[0013] As a further improvement of an embodiment of the utility model, wherein the box body includes a box shell, an inner liner arranged in the box shell, and a foaming space arranged between the box shell and the inner liner, the refrigeration equipment also includes an embedded frame arranged in the foaming space, the embedded frame is fixed to the inner liner wall through box body foaming, and the embedded frame and the bracket are integrally formed or fixedly connected.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the utility model forms an ice-making room by means of a thermal insulation partition and a storage room wall, a bracket for supporting the thermal insulation partition is arranged on the inner side of the storage room wall, and the thermal insulation partition is connected to the bracket or the storage room wall by fasteners. The beneficial effect of the utility model is that an ice-making room can be formed in the storage room and the thermal insulation partition can be firmly fixed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] The specific implementation of the utility model is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the bracket and related structures of the first embodiment of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of a bracket and related structures of the second embodiment of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of a bracket and related structures of the third embodiment of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of a bracket and related structures of the fourth embodiment of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of a bracket sealing strip and related structures in one embodiment of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of a wall sealing strip and related structures in one embodiment of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of a bracket sealing strip, a wall sealing strip and related structures in another embodiment of the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The following will describe the present invention in detail in conjunction with the specific implementations shown in the accompanying drawings. However, these implementations do not limit the present invention, and any structural, methodological, or functional changes made by a person skilled in the art based on these implementations are all within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0025] The refrigeration device in the present invention may be a refrigerator 100, a freezer or a commercial display cabinet, etc. The specific implementation of the present invention will be described below by taking the refrigerator 100 as an example.

[0026] Reference Figure 1 The refrigerator 100 includes a box body 1 and a storage room 11 formed in the box body 1, wherein a heat preservation partition 2 is provided in the storage room 11, and the heat preservation partition 2 and the wall of the storage room 11 are surrounded to form an ice-making room 12. In this embodiment, the refrigerator 100 may be a T-shaped refrigerator 100, and the storage room 11 formed in the box body 11 may be a refrigerating room, a freezing room and a temperature-changing room, and the freezing room and the temperature-changing room may be arranged side by side below the refrigerating room, and the ice-making room 12 may be arranged in the freezing room. In other embodiments, the ice-making room 12 may also be arranged in the refrigerating room or the temperature-changing room.

[0027] Reference Figures 2 to 5In this embodiment, a bracket 3 for supporting the thermal insulation partition 2 is provided on the inner side of the wall of the storage room 11.

[0028] Reference Figure 2 The thermal insulation partition 2 is connected to the bracket 3 through fasteners.

[0029] Reference Figures 3 to 5 In another embodiment, the heat-insulating partition 2 is connected to the wall of the storage room 11 by fasteners. The fasteners can be screws, bolts, etc.

[0030] Preferably, in the present embodiment, the bracket 3 may be in the shape of an elongated strip, the bracket 3 extends from the opening side of the storage chamber 11 to the rear wall of the storage chamber 11 , and the heat-insulating partition 2 is placed on the bracket 3 .

[0031] With such an arrangement, an ice-making chamber 12 can be formed in the storage chamber 11. By providing a long strip bracket 3, a stable support can be provided for the thermal insulation partition 2. By fixing the thermal insulation partition 2 to the bracket 3 or the wall of the storage chamber 11 through fasteners, the thermal insulation partition 2 can be further fixed to prevent the thermal insulation partition 2 from shaking, thereby achieving a stable fixation of the thermal insulation partition 2.

[0032] Reference Figures 3 to 5 Further, in one embodiment of the utility model, the box body 1 includes an inner liner 13, and a storage chamber 11 is formed inside the inner liner 13. The heat-insulating partition 2 and the top wall and the left and right side walls of the inner liner 13 form an ice-making chamber 12. The bracket 3 can be formed by the inner liner 13 wall protruding into the storage chamber 11. In another embodiment of the utility model, the bracket 3 can also be connected to the inner liner 13 wall by a fastener. In other embodiments of the utility model, the box body 1 may include a box shell, an inner liner 13 arranged in the box shell, and a foaming space arranged between the box shell and the inner liner 13. The refrigerator 100 also includes an embedded frame arranged in the foaming space, and the embedded frame is fixed to the inner liner 13 wall through the box body 1 foaming, and the embedded frame and the bracket 3 are integrally formed or fixedly connected.

[0033] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 6 Furthermore, in one embodiment of the utility model, the refrigerator 100 further includes a support sealing strip 4 disposed between the support 3 and the heat-insulating partition 2, and the fastener passes through the support sealing strip 4 to fix the heat-insulating partition 2 to the support 3 and causes the heat-insulating partition 2 and the support 3 to squeeze the support sealing strip 4. In this way, the fastener can be used to enhance the sealing effect of the support sealing strip 4, so as to achieve the sealing of the ice-making chamber 12 and prevent the gas in the storage chamber 11 from entering the ice-making chamber 12 through the gap between the support 3 and the heat-insulating partition 2.

[0034] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 6Furthermore, in one embodiment of the utility model, the refrigerator 100 further includes a protrusion 6 which is arranged opposite to the bracket 3 at an interval, the heat preservation partition 2 is arranged between the protrusion 6 and the bracket 3, the protrusion 6 abuts against the heat preservation partition 2 and makes the heat preservation partition 2 and the bracket 3 squeeze the bracket sealing strip 4, the fastener passes through the front end of the heat preservation partition 2, and the protrusion 6 abuts against the rear end of the heat preservation partition 2. The protrusion 6 can be fixed to the wall of the storage chamber 11 by using a pre-embedded structure, or it can be integrally formed with the wall of the storage chamber 11, or it can be fixed to the wall of the storage chamber 11 by screws or the like. In this way, it is possible to use the protrusion 6 structure to squeeze the bracket sealing strip 4, improve the sealing effect of the bracket sealing strip 4, realize the sealing of the ice-making chamber 12, and prevent the gas in the storage chamber 11 from entering the ice-making chamber 12 from the gap between the bracket 3 and the heat preservation partition 2.

[0035] Reference Figure 5 Further, in one embodiment of the utility model, the thermal insulation partition 2 is provided with a limit block 7, the bracket 3 is formed with a limit groove that cooperates with the limit block 7, and the limit block 7 is at least partially placed in the limit groove. The thermal insulation partition 2 can be provided with a plurality of limit blocks 7 at intervals along the front-to-back direction. The limit block 7 can protrude downward from the bottom of the thermal insulation partition 2. By providing the limit block 7, the thermal insulation partition 2 can be prevented from moving forward and backward.

[0036] Reference Figure 5 Furthermore, in one embodiment of the utility model, the thermal insulation partition 2 is provided with at least one limit arm 8, and the limit arm 8 is arranged on the side of the bracket 3 opposite to the storage chamber 1. The limit arm 8 can be arranged around the outer periphery of the bracket 3. Specifically, the limit arm 8 can be L-shaped, and the limit arm 8 surrounds the storage chamber 11 side of the bracket 3. The thermal insulation partition 2 can be provided with a plurality of limit arms 8 at intervals along the front-to-back direction. The limit arm 8 can include a first arm extending downward from the bottom of the thermal insulation partition 2 and a second arm extending laterally from the lower end of the first arm, the first arm can be placed on the inner side of the bracket 3, and the second arm can be placed on the lower side of the bracket 3. By providing the L-shaped limit arm 8, the thermal insulation partition 2 can be better stabilized and the up and down shaking and left and right shaking of the thermal insulation partition 2 can be reduced.

[0037] Reference Figure 7 Further, in one embodiment of the present invention, the refrigerator 100 may further include a wall sealing strip 9 disposed between the heat preservation partition 2 and the wall of the storage chamber 11. The wall sealing strip 9 may be adhered to the heat preservation partition 2.

[0038] Reference Figures 3 to 5 as well as Figure 8 The heat preservation partition 2 may be provided with a mounting plate 10 extending along the wall of the storage room 11. The mounting plate 10 may be provided with a connection hole. The fastener passes through the connection hole and the wall sealing strip 9 to fix the heat preservation partition 2 to the wall of the storage room 11 and make the heat preservation partition 2 and the wall of the storage room 11 squeeze the wall sealing strip 9.

[0039] Reference Figure 3 Furthermore, in one embodiment of the utility model, the bracket 3 includes a first bracket 31 and a second bracket 32 ​​which are spaced apart from each other in the front and rear directions, and the mounting plate 10 is disposed between the first bracket 31 and the second bracket 32. The spacing distance between the first bracket 31 and the second bracket 32 ​​matches the mounting plate 10 to limit the front and rear displacement of the mounting plate 10.

[0040] Reference Figures 3 to 5 Further, in one embodiment of the present invention, the mounting plate 10 is disposed on the opening side of the storage chamber 11 of the bracket 3 and abuts against the bracket 3. In this way, the mounting plate 10 and the bracket 3 can be used to limit the position of the thermal insulation partition 2 to prevent the thermal insulation partition 2 from moving backward.

[0041] Reference Figure 3 The bracket 3 may be provided with two mounting plates 10, wherein one mounting plate 10 is placed between the first bracket 31 and the second bracket 32, and the other mounting plate 10 is placed at the front end of the bracket.

[0042] Reference Figure 4 and Figure 5 , the bracket 3 may have only one mounting plate 10 disposed at the front end of the bracket 3 .

[0043] Reference Figure 8 , the bracket sealing strip 4 and the wall sealing strip 9 can be integrally arranged. The bracket sealing strip 4 and the wall sealing strip 9 can be attached to the wall of the storage chamber 11 and the top wall of the bracket 3. The wall sealing strip 9 can cover the storage chamber 11 wall side of the mounting plate 10 to seal the gap between the mounting plate 10 and the storage chamber 11 wall. The fastener passes through the mounting plate 10 and squeezes the wall sealing strip 9 with the mounting plate 10.

[0044] Such a configuration can achieve a firm fixation of the thermal insulation partition 2, and can utilize the fasteners and the mounting plate 10 to enhance the sealing effect of the bracket sealing strip 4, thereby achieving the sealing of the ice-making chamber 12 and preventing the gas in the storage chamber 11 from entering the ice-making chamber 12 through the gap between the bracket 3 and the thermal insulation partition 2.

[0045] In summary, the refrigeration device of the present invention can solve the problem that the door of the refrigerator 100 provided with the ice-making chamber 12 is relatively thick and heavy, which is inconvenient for the user to open and close.

[0046] By adopting the technical solution of the present application, it is possible to form an ice-making chamber 12 in the storage chamber 11 and to achieve a firm fixation of the thermal insulation partition 2. It is also possible to utilize fasteners or structures such as the protrusion 6 or the mounting plate 10 to extrude the sealing strip to enhance the sealing effect of the sealing strip, thereby achieving the sealing of the ice-making chamber 12 and preventing the gas in the storage chamber 11 from entering the ice-making chamber 12 from the gap between the bracket 3 and the thermal insulation partition 2 and between the bracket 3 and the wall of the storage chamber 11.

[0047] It should be understood that although this specification is described according to implementation modes, not every implementation mode contains only one independent technical solution. This description of the specification is only for the sake of clarity. Those skilled in the art should regard the specification as a whole. The technical solutions in each implementation mode may also be appropriately combined to form other implementation modes that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

[0048] The series of detailed descriptions listed above are only specific descriptions of the feasible implementation methods of this patent. They are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this patent. Any equivalent implementation methods or changes that do not deviate from the technical spirit of this patent should be included in the scope of protection of this patent.

Claims

1. A refrigeration device, comprising a box body and a storage room formed in the box body, characterized in that: The storage room is provided with a heat-insulating partition, the heat-insulating partition and the storage room wall are arranged to form an ice-making room, a bracket for supporting the heat-insulating partition is arranged on the inner side of the storage room wall, and the heat-insulating partition is connected to the bracket or the storage room wall by fasteners.

2. The refrigeration device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The refrigeration equipment further comprises a bracket sealing strip arranged between the bracket and the heat-insulating baffle, and the fastener passes through the bracket sealing strip to fix the heat-insulating baffle to the bracket and causes the heat-insulating baffle and the bracket to squeeze the bracket sealing strip.

3. The refrigeration device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The refrigeration equipment also includes a protrusion arranged relative to the bracket at an interval, the thermal insulation partition is arranged between the protrusion and the bracket, the protrusion abuts against the thermal insulation partition and makes the thermal insulation partition and the bracket squeeze the bracket sealing strip, the fastener passes through the front end of the thermal insulation partition, and the protrusion abuts against the rear end of the thermal insulation partition.

4. The refrigeration device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The heat-insulating baffle is provided with a limiting block, the bracket is formed with a limiting groove matched with the limiting block, and the limiting block is at least partially placed in the limiting groove.

5. The refrigeration device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The heat-insulating baffle is provided with at least one limiting arm, and the limiting arm is arranged on a side of the bracket opposite to the storage chamber, and the limiting arm is arranged around the outer periphery of the bracket.

6. The refrigeration device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The refrigeration equipment also includes a wall sealing strip arranged between the thermal insulation partition and the storage chamber wall, the thermal insulation partition is provided with a mounting plate extending along the storage chamber wall, the mounting plate is provided with a connecting hole, the fastener passes through the connecting hole and the wall sealing strip to fix the thermal insulation partition to the storage chamber wall and allows the thermal insulation partition and the storage chamber wall to squeeze the wall sealing strip.

7. The refrigeration device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The mounting plate is disposed on the storage chamber opening side of the bracket and abuts against the bracket.

8. The refrigeration device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The bracket includes a first bracket and a second bracket arranged at a front-to-back interval, the mounting plate is arranged between the first bracket and the second bracket, and the spacing distance between the first bracket and the second bracket matches the mounting plate to limit the front-to-back displacement of the mounting plate.

9. The refrigeration device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The box body includes an inner liner, the storage chamber is formed inside the inner liner, the heat-insulating partition and the top wall and left and right side walls of the inner liner form the ice-making chamber, and the bracket is formed by protruding from the inner liner wall into the storage chamber or the bracket is connected to the inner liner wall by fasteners.

10. The refrigeration device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The box body includes a box shell, an inner liner arranged in the box shell, and a foaming space arranged between the box shell and the inner liner. The refrigeration equipment also includes an embedded frame arranged in the foaming space, and the embedded frame is fixed to the inner liner wall through box body foaming. The embedded frame and the bracket are integrally formed or fixedly connected.