Refrigeration equipment

Abstract

The utility model provides refrigeration equipment. The refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body, a storage chamber is formed in the refrigerator body, and the refrigerator is characterized in that an ice making chamber is arranged in the storage chamber, a front decoration plate is arranged at a front end opening of the ice making chamber, covers the front end opening and is provided with an ice making chamber opening, and the front decoration plate comprises an upper decoration plate, a left decoration plate and a right decoration plate; the left decoration plate and the right decoration plate are arranged on the left side and the right side of the front end opening respectively, the upper decoration plate is arranged on the upper side of the front end opening, and the upper decoration plate, the left decoration plate and the right decoration plate are mutually independent and jointly define the ice making chamber opening. Through the arrangement, the ice-making chamber can be formed in the storage chamber, the processing and mounting precision of the front decorative plate of the ice-making chamber can be improved, and the front decorative plate can better cover the opening in the front end of the ice-making chamber.

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 can form an ice-making room in the storage room by using an upper decorative panel, a left decorative panel, and a right decorative panel independently of each other to jointly enclose an ice-making room opening in the storage room, and can improve the processing and installation accuracy of the front decorative panel of the ice-making room, so that the front decorative panel can better cover the front end opening of the ice-making room.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose of the utility model, one embodiment of the utility model provides a refrigeration device, the refrigeration device includes a box body, a storage room is formed in the box body, wherein an ice-making room is arranged in the storage room, and a front trim panel is provided at the front opening of the ice-making room, the front trim panel covers the part of the front opening and has an ice-making room opening, the front trim panel includes an upper trim panel, a left trim panel and a right trim panel, the left trim panel and the right trim panel are respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the front opening, the upper trim panel is arranged on the upper side of the front opening, the upper trim panel, the left trim panel and the right trim panel are independent of each other and jointly surround the ice-making room opening.

[0005] As a further improvement of an embodiment of the utility model, the refrigeration equipment includes an ice-making door and a door sealing strip for opening and closing the ice-making chamber opening. When the ice-making door is closed, the door sealing strip is used to seal the gap between the ice-making door and the upper decorative panel, the left decorative panel and the right decorative panel.

[0006] As a further improvement of an embodiment of the utility model, the bottom of the left decorative panel and the right decorative panel are connected to the bottom wall of the ice-making chamber, and the door sealing strip is also used to seal the gap between the ice-making door and the front side of the bottom wall of the ice-making chamber.

[0007] As a further improvement of an embodiment of the utility model, the left decorative panel is fixed to the left wall of the ice-making chamber, the right decorative panel is fixed to the right wall of the ice-making chamber, and the lower end of the upper decorative panel is connected to the upper ends of the left decorative panel and the right decorative panel.

[0008] As a further improvement of an embodiment of the utility model, the left decorative panel and the right decorative panel are respectively fixed to the left wall and the right wall of the ice-making chamber by fasteners, and the lower end of the upper decorative panel is clamped to the upper ends of the left decorative panel and the right decorative panel.

[0009] As a further improvement of one embodiment of the utility model, an evaporator cover is arranged on the top of the ice-making chamber, an evaporator is arranged on the inner side of the evaporator cover, the upper decorative panel covers the front side of the evaporator cover, and the upper decorative panel is connected to the front wall of the evaporator cover.

[0010] As a further improvement of an embodiment of the utility model, wherein the left side of the left decorative panel is connected to the left wall of the ice-making chamber, the right side of the right decorative panel is connected to the right wall of the ice-making chamber, the upper side of the upper decorative panel is connected to the top wall of the ice-making chamber, and the refrigeration equipment also includes a front decorative panel sealing strip, and the front decorative panel sealing strip is used to seal the gap between the upper decorative panel, the left decorative panel, the right decorative panel and the wall of the ice-making chamber.

[0011] As a further improvement of an embodiment of the utility model, the ice-making door is arranged in the storage room, the ice-making room is provided with an ice-making machine and an ice storage box placed below the ice-making machine, and the ice storage box and the ice-making door are fixedly connected.

[0012] As a further improvement of an embodiment of the utility model, the refrigeration equipment includes a heat-insulating partition arranged in the storage room, and the heat-insulating partition and the top wall of the storage room and the left and right side walls of the storage room enclose the ice-making room.

[0013] As a further improvement of an embodiment of the utility model, the refrigeration equipment further comprises a partition sealing strip, which is arranged at the periphery of the thermal insulation partition and is used to seal the gap between the thermal insulation partition and the storage chamber wall.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the utility model uses independent upper, left and right decorative panels to jointly enclose an opening of an ice-making room in the storage room. The beneficial effects of the utility model are that an ice-making room can be formed in the storage room, and the processing and installation accuracy of the front decorative panel of the ice-making room can be improved, so that the front decorative panel can better cover the front opening of the ice-making room. 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 2yes Figure 1 The schematic diagram of the related structure of the refrigerator storage compartment is shown;

[0018] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 The schematic diagram of the structure of the refrigerator shown is a schematic diagram of the structure of the refrigerator after adding an ice-making door;

[0019] Figure 4 yes Figure 1 An exploded view of the bottom wall of the ice-making chamber of the refrigerator and related structures;

[0020] Figure 5 yes Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the structure of the thermal insulation partition and partition sealing strip is shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] 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.

[0022] The refrigeration device in the present invention may be a refrigerator, a freezer or a commercial display cabinet, etc. The specific implementation of the present invention will be described below by taking a refrigerator as an example.

[0023] Reference Figure 1 In one embodiment of the utility model, a refrigerator 100 includes a housing 1, a storage room 11 is formed in the housing 1, and an ice-making room 12 is arranged in the storage room 11. In this embodiment, a storage room such as a refrigerating room, a freezing room, and a temperature-changing room may be formed in the housing 1. The refrigerating room may be arranged above the freezing room and the temperature-changing room. The ice-making room may be arranged in any storage room formed by the housing 1, and preferably, the ice-making room 12 is arranged in the freezing room.

[0024] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 In this embodiment, a front trim panel 2 is provided at the front opening 120 of the ice-making chamber 12, and the front trim panel 2 covers a portion of the front opening 120 of the ice-making chamber 12 and has an ice-making chamber opening 121. The front trim panel 2 may include an upper trim panel 21, a left trim panel 22, and a right trim panel 23. The left trim panel 22 and the right trim panel 23 are respectively provided on the left and right sides of the front opening 120. The upper trim panel 21 is provided on the upper side of the front opening 120, and the upper trim panel 21, the left trim panel 22, and the right trim panel 23 are independent of each other and jointly surround the ice-making chamber opening 121.

[0025] With such an arrangement, it is possible to form an ice-making chamber 12 in the storage chamber 11, and the front trim panel 2 is divided into three independent parts, namely, an upper trim panel 21, a left trim panel 22 and a right trim panel 23, rather than being formed as one piece. This can reduce the processing and installation errors of the front trim panel 2, and can improve the processing and installation accuracy of the front trim panel 2 of the ice-making chamber 12, so that the front trim panel 2 can better cover the front end opening 120 of the ice-making chamber 12.

[0026] Reference Figures 2 to 4 Further, in one embodiment of the present invention, the refrigerator 100 may include an ice-making door 3 and a door sealing strip 4 for opening and closing the ice-making chamber opening 121. When the ice-making door 3 is closed, the door sealing strip 4 is used to seal the gaps between the ice-making door 3 and the upper trim panel 21, the left trim panel 22, and the right trim panel 23. Such an arrangement can prevent the gas in the storage chamber 11 from entering the ice-making chamber 12 through the gap between the front trim panel 2 and the ice-making door 3, thereby better sealing the ice-making chamber 12, preventing the ice-making chamber 12 and the storage chamber 11 from odor mixing, and ensuring the cleanliness of the ice-making chamber 12.

[0027] Reference Figures 2 to 4 Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present invention, the bottom of the left decorative plate 22 and the right decorative plate 23 are connected to the bottom wall 122 of the ice-making chamber 12, and the door sealing strip 4 is also used to seal the gap between the ice-making door 3 and the front side of the bottom wall 122 of the ice-making chamber 12. This arrangement can prevent the gas in the storage chamber 11 from entering the ice-making chamber 12 through the gap between the bottom wall 122 of the ice-making chamber 12 and the ice-making door 3, thereby better sealing the ice-making chamber 12, preventing the ice-making chamber 12 and the storage chamber 11 from odor mixing, and ensuring the cleanliness of the ice-making chamber 12.

[0028] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 4 Further, in one embodiment of the utility model, the door sealing strip 4 is installed on the ice-making door 3. In other embodiments, the door sealing strip 4 can also be installed on the front decorative plate 2 and / or the front end of the bottom wall 122 of the ice-making chamber 12. Preferably, the upper decorative plate 21, the left decorative plate 22, the right decorative plate 23 and the front side of the bottom wall 122 of the ice-making chamber 12 are all flush. The door sealing strip 4 is an integrally formed square-shaped sealing strip, and the inner peripheral edge of the ice-making door 3 is formed with an end-to-end mounting groove, and the door sealing strip 4 is clamped in the mounting groove. When the ice-making door 3 is closed, the door sealing strip 4 abuts against the front sides of the upper trim panel 21, the left trim panel 22, the right trim panel 23 and the bottom wall 122 of the ice-making chamber 12, and the upper trim panel 21, the left trim panel 22, the right trim panel 23 and the bottom wall 122 of the ice-making chamber 12 squeeze the door sealing strip 4, thereby achieving the door sealing strip 4 sealing the gap between the ice-making door 3 and the upper trim panel 21, the left trim panel 22, the right trim panel 23 and the bottom wall 122 of the ice-making chamber 12.

[0029] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 4Further, in one embodiment of the present invention, the left decorative plate 22 can be fixed to the left wall 123 of the ice making chamber 12. The right decorative plate 23 can be fixed to the right wall 124 of the ice making chamber 12. The lower end of the upper decorative plate 21 can be connected to the upper ends of the left decorative plate 22 and the right decorative plate 23.

[0030] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 4 Further, in one embodiment of the utility model, the left decorative plate 22 and the right decorative plate 23 can be fixed to the left wall 123 and the right wall 124 of the ice making chamber 12 by fasteners, respectively. The fasteners can be screws. The lower end of the upper decorative plate 21 is clamped to the upper ends of the left decorative plate 22 and the right decorative plate 23. The lower end of the upper decorative plate 21 can be provided with a clamping opening, and the upper ends of the left decorative plate 22 and the right decorative plate 23 can be provided with a buckle, and the buckle and the clamping opening can be clamped to each other.

[0031] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 Further, in one embodiment of the utility model, an evaporator cover plate 5 may be provided on the top of the ice-making chamber 12, and an evaporator may be provided inside the evaporator cover plate 5, and the evaporator may be used to provide cooling to the ice-making chamber 12 separately. The upper decorative plate 21 may cover the front side of the evaporator cover plate 5 to shield the evaporator cover plate 5. The upper decorative plate 21 may be connected to the front wall of the evaporator cover plate 5. Preferably, the upper decorative plate 21 is snap-fitted to the front wall of the evaporator cover plate 5. In other embodiments, the upper decorative plate 21 may also be connected to the evaporator cover plate 5 by fasteners such as screws.

[0032] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 Further, in one embodiment of the present invention, the left side of the left decorative plate 22 is connected to the left wall 123 of the ice-making chamber 12. The right side of the right decorative plate 23 is connected to the right wall 124 of the ice-making chamber 12. The upper side of the upper decorative plate 21 is connected to the top wall 125 of the ice-making chamber 12.

[0033] By dividing the front decorative panel 2 into three parts, namely, left, right and upper parts, and fixing them separately, the matching gap between the front decorative panel 2 and the wall of the ice-making chamber 12 can be reduced, thereby improving the sealing effect of the ice-making chamber 12.

[0034] Reference Figure 4 Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present invention, the refrigerator 100 may further include a front trim sealing strip 6, which may be used to seal the gaps between the upper trim 21, the left trim 22, the right trim 23 and the wall of the ice-making chamber 12. This arrangement can prevent the gas from the outside or the storage chamber 11 from entering the ice-making chamber 12 through the gap between the front trim 2 and the wall of the ice-making chamber 12, thereby better sealing the ice-making chamber 12 and ensuring the cleanliness of the ice-making chamber 12.

[0035] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 4Furthermore, in one embodiment of the utility model, the ice-making door 3 is arranged in the storage room 11. The ice-making room 12 is provided with an ice-making machine and an ice storage box 7 placed under the ice-making machine. Preferably, the ice-making door 3 is a pull-out door. The ice storage box 7 and the ice-making door 3 are fixedly connected. By pulling the ice-making door 3 outward, the ice storage box 7 can be pulled out of the ice-making room 12 while opening the ice-making room opening 121, so that the user can take ice from the ice storage box 7. By pushing the ice-making door 3 inward, the ice storage box 7 can be pushed into the ice-making room 12 while closing the ice-making room opening 121. In other embodiments of the utility model, the ice-making door 3 can also be a revolving door, and the ice storage box 7 can be independent of the ice-making door 3. After the user rotates the ice-making door 3 to open it, the ice storage box 7 can be pushed and pulled independently.

[0036] Reference Figure 2 , Figure 4 Further, in one embodiment of the utility model, the refrigerator 100 may include a heat preservation partition 8 disposed in the storage chamber 11, and the heat preservation partition 8 and the top wall 125 of the storage chamber 11 and the left and right side walls of the storage chamber 11 enclose an ice-making chamber 12. In this embodiment, the heat preservation partition 8 serves as the bottom wall 122 of the ice-making chamber 12. The heat preservation partition 8 may be flush with the front side of the front trim 2.

[0037] Reference Figure 5 Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present invention, the refrigerator 100 may further include a partition sealing strip 9, which is disposed at the periphery of the heat-insulating partition 8 and is used to seal the gap between the heat-insulating partition 8 and the wall of the storage chamber 11. The partition sealing strip 9 may be foam. The partition sealing strip 9 may be adhered to the periphery of the heat-insulating partition 8.

[0038] Reference Figure 1 Furthermore, in this embodiment, the box body 1 may include a box shell 13 and an inner tank 14, and the refrigerator 100 may also include an air duct cover 15 arranged in the inner tank 14, and the air duct cover 15 separates the storage chamber 11 in the inner tank 14, and the air duct cover 15 forms the rear wall of the storage chamber 11.

[0039] In summary, the refrigerator 100 of the present invention can solve the problem that the door of a refrigerator provided with an ice-making chamber is relatively thick and heavy, which is inconvenient for users to open and close.

[0040] 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 the processing and installation accuracy of the front trim panel 2 of the ice-making chamber 12 can be improved, so that the front trim panel 2 can better cover the front end opening 120 of the ice-making chamber 12, and the gas in the storage chamber 11 can be prevented from entering the ice-making chamber 12 through the gap between the front trim panel 2 and the ice-making door 3, and the gas from the outside or the storage chamber 11 can be prevented from entering the ice-making chamber 12 through the gap between the front trim panel 2 and the wall of the ice-making chamber 12, thereby better sealing the ice-making chamber 12, avoiding odor contamination between the ice-making chamber 12 and the storage chamber 11, and ensuring the cleanliness of the ice-making chamber 12.

[0041] 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.

[0042] 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, a storage room formed in the box body, characterized in that: An ice-making room is arranged in the storage room, and a front trim panel is arranged at the front opening of the ice-making room, the front trim panel covers the front opening and has an ice-making room opening, the front trim panel includes an upper trim panel, a left trim panel and a right trim panel, the left trim panel and the right trim panel are respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the front opening, the upper trim panel is arranged on the upper side of the front opening, the upper trim panel, the left trim panel and the right trim panel are independent of each other and jointly surround the ice-making room opening.

2. The refrigeration device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The refrigeration equipment includes an ice-making door and a door sealing strip for opening and closing the ice-making chamber opening. When the ice-making door is closed, the door sealing strip is used to seal the gaps between the ice-making door and the upper decorative panel, the left decorative panel and the right decorative panel.

3. The refrigeration device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The bottoms of the left decorative panel and the right decorative panel are connected to the bottom wall of the ice-making chamber, and the door sealing strip is also used to seal the gap between the ice-making door and the front side of the bottom wall of the ice-making chamber.

4. The refrigeration device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The left decorative plate is fixed to the left wall of the ice-making chamber, the right decorative plate is fixed to the right wall of the ice-making chamber, and the lower end of the upper decorative plate is connected to the upper ends of the left decorative plate and the right decorative plate.

5. The refrigeration device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The left decorative plate and the right decorative plate are respectively fixed to the left wall and the right wall of the ice-making chamber by fasteners, and the lower end of the upper decorative plate is clamped to the upper ends of the left decorative plate and the right decorative plate.

6. The refrigeration device according to claim 4, characterized in that: An evaporator cover is arranged on the top of the ice making chamber, an evaporator is arranged inside the evaporator cover, the upper decorative plate covers the front side of the evaporator cover, and the upper decorative plate is connected to the front wall of the evaporator cover.

7. The refrigeration device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The left side of the left trim panel is connected to the left wall of the ice-making chamber, the right side of the right trim panel is connected to the right wall of the ice-making chamber, the upper side of the upper trim panel is connected to the top wall of the ice-making chamber, and the refrigeration equipment also includes a front trim panel sealing strip, which is used to seal the gap between the upper trim panel, the left trim panel, the right trim panel and the wall of the ice-making chamber.

8. The refrigeration device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The ice-making door is arranged in the storage room. An ice-making machine and an ice storage box arranged below the ice-making machine are arranged in the ice-making room. The ice storage box and the ice-making door are fixedly connected.

9. The refrigeration device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The refrigeration device comprises a heat-insulating partition plate arranged in the storage room, and the heat-insulating partition plate, the top wall of the storage room, and the left and right side walls of the storage room enclose the ice-making room.

10. The refrigeration device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The refrigeration equipment further comprises a partition sealing strip, which is arranged at the periphery of the heat-insulating partition and is used to seal the gap between the heat-insulating partition and the storage chamber wall.

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