Refrigerator Evaporator Support Structure for Narrow-Space Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Refrigerators with evaporators located above the storage chamber face challenges in easy mounting due to narrow inner spaces in the cool air generating chamber, leading to increased assembly time and inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
A support portion is variably arranged in the ceiling of the cool air generating chamber, allowing the evaporator to be slid into position and fixed using a fixing member, facilitating easier and quicker installation by bending and inclining the support structure to accommodate the evaporator's mounting portions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the cool air generating chamber is located above the storage chamber, then the refrigerator structure is compact and space-efficient, but the evaporator mounting becomes difficult and time-consuming due to narrow inner space
Solution Approach 1:
The support portion is designed with variable shape that can be deformed in the mounting direction of the evaporator. This dynamic characteristic allows the support portion to adapt its shape during the mounting process, making it easier to install the evaporator in the narrow space above the storage chamber while maintaining structural integrity after mounting.
2Ease of manufacture
If the cool air generating chamber has a fixed support structure, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the evaporator mounting is difficult in narrow spaces
Solution Approach 1:
The support portion incorporates variable shape capability that allows deformation during evaporator mounting. This dynamic feature enables the support structure to adapt to the mounting process requirements while maintaining relative simplicity in the overall structure, resolving the conflict between manufacturing ease and mounting convenience.
3Volume of moving object
If the evaporator is mounted in a narrow cool air generating chamber, then the refrigerator achieves compact design, but assembly time increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The variable shape support portion can be deformed to facilitate easier evaporator insertion into the narrow cool air generating chamber. This dynamic adaptation reduces the complexity and time required for assembly while maintaining the compact design benefits of having the cool air generating chamber positioned above the storage chamber.
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AI summary
A refrigerator is disclosed, which is able to mount an evaporator in a cool air generating chamber more easily for a short time. The refrigerator comprises a main body provided with a storage chamber; a cool air generating chamber provided above the main body and connected with the storage chamber; an evaporator provided inside the cool air generating chamber; and a support portion provided in the ceiling inside the cool air generating chamber and variably provided in a mounting direction of the evaporator to support the evaporator.