Partition plate and refrigerator with same

Abstract

The utility model provides a partition plate and a refrigerator with the partition plate. The partition plate comprises an upper surface, a lower surface and a partition plate, wherein the upper surface is exposed at the bottom of a refrigerating chamber after the partition plate is installed; the water storage part is concavely formed on the upper surface and is used for collecting condensed water formed in the refrigerating chamber; the heater is arranged on the back face, opposite to the water storage part, of the upper surface and used for heating water stored in the water storage part so as to accelerate evaporation of the stored water. Condensate water in the refrigerating chamber is collected and treated through the partition plate with the water storage part. Therefore, the condensate water can be prevented from being scattered in the refrigerating chamber or flowing around without being controlled, the stored water is finally discharged out of the refrigerator, and the dryness and tidiness of the refrigerating chamber are guaranteed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, and particularly relates to a partition board and a refrigerator with the partition board. Background Art

[0002] The partition board is a structural component that separates the refrigerating chamber and the freezing chamber in a refrigerator. Generally, it is arranged on one side of the refrigerating chamber and at the bottom of the refrigerating chamber. The temperature of the refrigerating chamber of the refrigerator is relatively low, but generally above zero degrees Celsius, so there is no ice formation. While achieving the refrigeration and preservation effect, it can avoid the tissue damage of the stored items due to ice formation, so it can better ensure the taste and other characteristics of the stored items.

[0003] Under this condition, the water vapor in the air in the refrigerating chamber or the evaporated water vapor in the stored items will condense into water on the inner wall surface due to being cooled and distribute on the wall surface, deteriorating the storage conditions in the refrigerating chamber and easily breeding bacteria. It is desired to keep the refrigerating chamber dry and the wall surface clean.

[0004] Since the refrigerating chamber in the refrigerator design is not sealed, for the liquid water generated by the above condensation, in the prior art, it is generally allowed to volatilize and re-enter the air circulation in the refrigerator. With the air circulation of the refrigerator, the evaporated water vapor is gradually transported to the surface of the freezing evaporator to condense into ice, and then is turned into water by the heater at the bottom of the evaporator and discharged into the evaporation tray at the bottom of the refrigerator. Under a similar technology, the condensation speed of the condensed water is greater than the natural evaporation speed, and the condensed water will continue to be generated. Under the condition of high humidity, its elimination speed is not as fast as the condensation speed, so the elimination of the condensed water in the refrigerating chamber cannot be completely achieved. Especially when the variable-temperature drawer is above the partition board and the temperature is set relatively low, the condensed water on the partition board will freeze into ice. In this case, the temperature of the variable-temperature drawer needs to be adjusted above zero degrees Celsius or the ice formed by the condensed water needs to be removed manually. Summary of the Utility Model

[0005] Since condensed water will be generated by condensation in the refrigerating chamber of the refrigerator in the prior art, and the condensed water will flow in the refrigerating chamber, deteriorating the refrigeration conditions. To solve this problem, the present application provides a partition board and a refrigerator with the partition board.

[0006] The technical solution of the present application provides a partition board, including

[0007] an upper surface for forming the bottom surface of the refrigerating chamber;

[0008] a water storage part, which is recessed on the upper surface and is used for collecting the condensed water formed in the refrigerating chamber;

[0009] a heater, which is placed on the back surface of the upper surface relative to the water storage part and is used for heating the water stored in the water storage part.

[0010] Preferably, the water storage part includes a bottom wall and a side wall connecting the bottom wall to the upper surface, and the bottom wall covers the entire area of the upper surface.

[0011] Preferably, the water storage part includes a bottom wall and a side wall connecting the bottom wall to the upper surface, and the bottom wall covers a partial area of the upper surface; the side wall is an inclined surface that slopes downward from the upper surface to the bottom wall.

[0012] Preferably, along the direction in which the inclined surface slopes downward, the inclined surface successively has a first inclined part and a second inclined part, and the inclination degree of the first inclined part is greater than that of the second inclined part.

[0013] Preferably, the normal projection range of the water storage part at least partially overlaps with the heating area of the heater; or the normal projection range of the water storage part falls within the heating area of the heater.

[0014] Preferably, the partition board has an upper cover for forming the upper surface and a lower cover disposed below the upper cover and spliced with the upper cover; the heater is placed in the internal space between the upper cover and the lower cover.

[0015] The present utility model further provides a refrigerator, including a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber, and the partition board described in any one of the above is disposed at the bottom of the refrigerating chamber.

[0016] Preferably, corresponding support grooves are formed on the opposite wall surfaces of the refrigerating chamber, and the partition board is removably inserted into the support grooves.

[0017] Preferably, the partition board and the refrigerating chamber are electrically connected through a plug-in member that cooperates when inserted in place.

[0018] Preferably, a variable-temperature drawer located in the refrigerating chamber is further included, and the water storage part of the partition board is located below the projection of the variable-temperature drawer.

[0019] The partition board of the present application realizes the collection and treatment of condensed water inside the refrigerating chamber through the partition board with a water storage part. Thereby, it is possible to avoid the spread of condensed water inside the refrigerating chamber or the uncontrolled flow of condensed water everywhere, ensuring the cleanliness of the refrigerating chamber. The water vapor evaporated from the collected stored water can be sent to the surface of the freezing evaporator through the internal circulation during the air circulation of the refrigerator to condense into ice, and then melted into water by the heater at the bottom of the evaporator and discharged into the evaporation tray at the bottom of the refrigerator. In other words, the stored water is finally discharged outside the refrigerator, ensuring the dryness of the refrigerating chamber.

[0020] The partition of the present application also heats the stored water in the water storage part through a heater arranged on the partition, accelerating the evaporation of the stored water. This ensures rapid evaporation in scenarios with severe condensation phenomena such as high humidity and low temperature, avoiding the increase in the accumulation of stored water. It guarantees the reliable and stable operation of the water storage part and prevents its functional failure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the installation state of the partition of the present utility model;

[0022] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the upper surface of the partition of the present utility model;

[0023] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the partition of the present utility model.

[0024] In the figure:

[0025] 1: Refrigerator; 11: Partition; 111: Water storage part; 112: Heater; 113: Upper cover; 114: Lower cover; 12: Refrigerating chamber; 13: Freezing chamber; 14: Variable temperature drawer. SPECIFIC EMBODIMENTS

[0026] The following will describe this patent type in detail in combination with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. In this specification, the dimensions of the drawings do not represent the actual size ratio. The drawings are only used to reflect the relative positional relationship and connection relationship between components. Components with the same name or the same reference numeral represent similar or the same structures, and are for illustrative purposes only.

[0027] Figure 1 It is a schematic installation diagram of the partition 11 of the present application on the refrigerator 1. The refrigerator 1 has an up-down direction defined by the gravitational direction during use. Generally, the refrigerating chamber 12 and the freezing chamber 13 are arranged up and down. The figure shows the case where the refrigerating chamber 12 is placed above the freezing chamber 13. In the refrigerating chamber 12, the partition 11 refers to the wall surface assembly located at the bottom of the refrigerating chamber 12, which isolates the refrigerating chamber 12 from the freezing chamber 13 or the refrigerating chamber 12 from other components of the refrigerator.

[0028] Figure 2This is a schematic structural diagram of the partition of the present application. An upper surface of the partition 11 that is exposed after installation forms an inwardly concave water storage portion 111 in the refrigerating chamber 12. The water storage portion 111 is used to collect condensed water in the refrigerating chamber 12, preventing the condensed water from flowing in the refrigerating chamber 12 or leaking to the opening. The condensed water usually condenses on the wall surface of the refrigerating chamber 12 or other contents. Since the water storage portion is located at the bottom of the refrigerating chamber 12, the condensed water can naturally fall or flow down, thus converging towards the partition 11 and being temporarily stored in the water storage portion 111, thereby preventing the condensed water from flowing around uncontrollably. The water storage portion 111 can cover all or part of the area of the upper surface exposed by the partition 11.

[0029] The water storage portion 111 includes a bottom wall 1111 and a side wall 1112 connecting the bottom wall 1111 to the upper surface, and the bottom wall 1111 covers the entire area of the upper surface. At this time, the surface area of the stored water in the water storage portion 111 increases, which is beneficial to accelerating the evaporation of the stored water during the air circulation process when the refrigerator runs intermittently, thus improving the circulation efficiency of the stored water in the water storage portion 111 and preventing it from overflowing. Of course, it is also possible to form the water storage portion 111 only at a partial area of the partition 11, that is, the bottom wall 1111 only covers a partial area of the upper surface, and the side wall 1112 is an inclined surface that slopes down from the upper surface to the bottom wall 1111. On the one hand, in order to increase the evaporation of the water in the water storage portion 111, a forced heating method may be adopted. At this time, the limited area of the water storage portion 111 is beneficial to the system design. On the other hand, when storing items in the refrigerating chamber 12 during actual use, if the occupied area of the water storage portion 111 is too large, the user experience will be reduced.

[0030] As Figure 2 shown, when the water storage portion 111 is only formed at a partial area of the surface exposed by the partition 11, an inclined surface 116 that slopes down to the bottom wall of the water storage portion 111 is preferably formed on the upper surface of the partition 11, that is, the side wall 1112 of the water storage portion 111 is the inclined surface 116. Thus, the condensed water reaching the partition 11 gradually flows down along the inclined surface into the water storage portion 111. It is better to achieve the convergence of the condensed water in the refrigerating chamber 12 into one place, preventing the condensation from spreading and reducing the user experience, especially to prevent the condensed water from flowing uncontrollably.

[0031] In a preferred embodiment, as Figure 2 shown, when the side wall of the side wall 1112 of the water storage portion 111 is an inclined surface, along the direction of the slope of the inclined surface, the inclined surface successively has a first inclined portion and a second inclined portion, and the inclination degree of the first inclined portion is greater than that of the second inclined portion, so as to accelerate the condensed water from falling into the water storage portion 111.

[0032] Figure 3This is a schematic structural diagram of the partition board of the present application. The partition board 11 is preferably provided with a heater 112 for heating the stored water in the water storage part 111 to accelerate its volatilization. The heater 112 is usually arranged on the back surface of the water storage part 111. To achieve its function of heating the stored water, the normal projection range of the water storage part and the heating area of the heater at least partially overlap; or the normal projection range of the water storage part falls within the heating area of the heater. Therefore, the heater 112 is generally placed at a position directly opposite to the back surface of the water storage part 111, or the heater 112 is not only placed at the position directly opposite to its back surface, but also placed at the positions around the water storage part 111 to increase the heating area and accelerate the evaporation of the stored water. In some embodiments, the heater 112 is preferably not directly exposed, so the partition board 11 has an upper cover 113 for forming the bottom surface exposed to the refrigerating chamber 12 and a lower cover arranged below the upper cover 113 and spliced with the upper cover 113. The inner space of the partition board 11 is defined by the upper cover 113 and the lower cover 114, and components such as the heater 112 are placed in the inner space between the upper cover 113 and 114. This is mainly for the consideration of equipment protection and integration.

[0033] When the environmental humidity is relatively high, there is more condensate water in the refrigerating chamber 12, and the speed of condensate water convergence is greater than the evaporation speed. Since the heater 112 is turned on, the evaporation speed of the condensate water is accelerated, which can ensure that there is no stored water above the partition board 11 and the normal use of the refrigerator. Similarly, when the temperature at the bottom of the partition board 11 above the partition board 11 is relatively low, the heater 112 can be turned on to increase the surface temperature of the upper cover 113, prevent the condensate water from freezing and can quickly evaporate the condensate water.

[0034] When the partition board 11 is installed in the refrigerator 1, it is optional to be detachably arranged at the bottom of the refrigerating chamber 12. For example, by forming a support groove on the opposite wall surfaces of the refrigerating chamber 12, and then inserting the partition board 11 into the support groove. This is not only for the consideration of maintenance and cleaning, but also for the convenience of repair and replacement. Generally, the partition board 11 is electrically connected through a plug-in part that cooperates with the refrigerating chamber 12 when inserted in place to ensure the normal operation of the heater 112 and the like.

[0035] The refrigerating chamber 12 of the refrigerator 1 may also be provided with a variable-temperature drawer 14. The variable-temperature drawer 14 is generally arranged at the bottom of the refrigerating chamber 12, close to the partition board 11. At this time, when the partition board 11 is installed at the bottom of the refrigerating chamber 12 of the refrigerator 1, it is preferred to hide the water storage part 111 under the variable-temperature drawer 14. Simply put, when the partition board 11 is installed, the water storage part 111 is located within the projection area of the downward projection of the variable-temperature drawer 14. At this time, when the user opens the door, due to the obstruction of the line of sight by the variable-temperature drawer 14, the water storage part 111 is not within the direct viewing range, making the environment of the refrigerating chamber 12 within the user's field of vision clean and tidy. In most cases, the variable-temperature drawer 14 does not occupy the horizontal cross-section of the refrigerating chamber 12, such as Figure 1As shown, it only extends from the inner back surface of the refrigerating chamber 12 towards the door-opening side portion. At this time, preferably, only the water storage portion 111 is partially formed on the upper surface of the partition 11, and preferably formed below the projection of the variable-temperature drawer 14 to achieve an occlusion effect.

[0036] The above content only describes the preferred embodiments of this patent type and does not limit the scope of this patent type. Without departing from the design spirit of this patent type, various deformations and improvements made by those of ordinary skill in the art to the technical solutions of this patent type shall fall within the protection scope determined by the claims of this patent type.

Claims

1. A partition, characterized in that, including an upper surface for forming the bottom surface of the refrigerating chamber (12); a water storage part (111) which is concavely formed in the upper surface and is used for collecting the condensed water formed in the refrigerating chamber (12); a heater (112) which is placed on the back surface of the upper surface relative to the water storage part (111) and is used for heating the water stored in the water storage part (111).

2. The partition according to claim 1, characterized in that, The water storage part (111) includes a bottom wall (1111) and a side wall (1112) connecting the bottom wall and the upper surface, and the bottom wall (1111) covers the entire area of the upper surface.

3. The partition according to claim 1, characterized in that, The water storage part (111) includes a bottom wall (1111) and a side wall (1112) connecting the bottom wall and the upper surface, the bottom wall (1111) covers a partial area of the upper surface; the side wall (1112) is an inclined surface which slopes down from the upper surface to the bottom wall (1111).

4. The partition according to claim 3, wherein, In the direction of sloping down along the inclined surface, the inclined surface successively has a first inclined part and a second inclined part, and the inclination degree of the first inclined part is greater than that of the second inclined part.

5. The partition according to claim 1, characterized in that, The normal projection range of the water storage part (111) at least partially overlaps with the heating area of the heater (112); or the normal projection range of the water storage part (111) falls within the heating area of the heater (112).

6. The partition according to claim 1, wherein The partition plate (11) has an upper cover (113) for forming the upper surface and a lower cover (114) arranged below the upper cover (113) and spliced with the upper cover (113); the heater (112) is placed in the internal space between the upper cover (113) and the lower cover (114).

7. A refrigerator, characterized in that, including a refrigerating chamber (12) and a freezing chamber (13), and the bottom of the refrigerating chamber (12) is provided with the partition plate as described in any one of claims 1-6.

8. The refrigerator according to claim 7, wherein Corresponding support grooves are formed on the opposite wall surfaces of the refrigerating chamber (12), and the partition plate (11) is removably inserted into the support grooves.

9. The refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein, The partition plate (11) and the refrigerating chamber (12) are electrically connected through a plug-in part which is matched when inserted in place.

10. The refrigerator according to claim 7, characterized in that, It further includes a temperature-changing drawer (14) located in the refrigerating chamber (12), and the water storage part (111) of the partition plate is located below the projection of the temperature-changing drawer (14).

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