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JP3857964B2 - Cold air passage control device - Google Patents
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JP3857964B2
JP3857964B2 JP2002224276A JP2002224276A JP3857964B2 JP 3857964 B2 JP3857964 B2 JP 3857964B2 JP 2002224276 A JP2002224276 A JP 2002224276A JP 2002224276 A JP2002224276 A JP 2002224276A JP 3857964 B2 JP3857964 B2 JP 3857964B2
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2317/00Details or arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Details or arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2317/06Details or arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Details or arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces, not provided for in other groups of this subclass with forced air circulation
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Description

【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、操作レバーの操作によって冷気通路を通過する冷気量を制御する冷気通路制御装置に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
冷気通路を通過する冷気量を制御する冷気通路制御装置を備えた代表的なものとして冷蔵庫がある。この種の冷蔵庫は、冷却器で冷却した冷気を送風機によって物品貯蔵室へ連通した冷気通路を通って循環する。物品貯蔵室の温度を調節するためには、前記冷気通路を開閉する冷気通路制御装置が設けられる。
【0003】
このような冷蔵庫の冷気通路は、物品貯蔵室の背面側や側面側に縦方向に配置され、冷気を物品貯蔵室へ分配するように構成されている。一般的に、物品貯蔵室の温度を毎日のように変更することは殆んどない。しかし、夏と冬では冷蔵庫の周囲温度が大きく異なる場合が多く、夏は冬に比して周囲温度の影響によって冷蔵庫の冷えが若干悪くなるため、このような場合に、冷気通路制御装置を操作して物品貯蔵室への供給冷気量を増加することによって、物品貯蔵室を良好な冷却温度にすることができる。
【0004】
また、最近、冷蔵庫内に設けた野菜室を低温化することによって、貯蔵野菜等の鮮度維持期間を長くする研究がある。その場合、野菜室の温度を従来の平均5℃よりも更に低い平均3℃程度にすることによって、貯蔵される野菜等の貯蔵期間を長くしようとするものである。しかし、野菜室の温度を低くするということは、冷媒圧縮機を含む冷凍装置の運転時間が長くなり、消費電力の増加を伴うため野菜室を連続してより低い温度に維持することは好ましくない。
【0005】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
本発明は、このような点を考慮して、操作レバーの操作によって冷気通路を通過する冷気量を制御する冷気通路制御装置として、操作が容易であって安定動作が達成され、冷蔵庫への適用に優れたものを提供するものである。また、野菜室の温度を従来の温度状態のように高い温度状態、例えば平均5℃の温度状態と、更に低い温度状態、例えば平均3℃の温度状態に保つことができるように切り換える冷気通路制御装置を備えた冷蔵庫を達成するために適した冷気通路制御装置を提供する。これによって、野菜室の使用状態に合わせて温度を変更できるようにして、使用状況に応じた温度での貯蔵と、冷蔵庫の経済的な運転が可能となる冷蔵庫用冷気通路制御装置を提供するものである。
【0008】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明は、上記の課題解決のために、物品貯蔵室へ連通した冷気通路を通過する冷気量を操作レバーの操作によって制御するものであって、前記操作レバーは前記物品貯蔵室から左右方向にスライド可能に前記冷気通路部材に設けられ、前記冷気通路を開閉又は前記冷気通路を通過する冷気量の増減を行うよう左右方向軸によって回動可能に前記冷気通路部材に支持された制御板と、前記操作レバーの後方に突出した作動棒が嵌り合う斜め溝を一方側に備え他方側が前記制御板に回動可能に軸結合された作動板を備え、前記操作レバーの左右方向のスライドによって作動板が上下動して前記制御板が前記冷気通路内で回動することを特徴とする冷気通路制御装置である。
【0009】
操作レバーを野菜室内に設ける場合には、操作し易くするための空間が必要となり、野菜室の有効貯蔵容積の減少が生じる。また、野菜容器を野菜室扉と共に引き出し式とした場合には、操作レバーを野菜室内に設けることが困難となる等の問題がある。本発明では、野菜室の上に冷蔵室を配置し、冷蔵室から操作レバーを操作する構成とすることが容易となり、この問題も解決する。また、冷蔵室奥の左右何れかの側の下部に設けることによって、冷蔵室に貯蔵する物品の邪魔にならないようにでき、しかも、操作レバーは左右方向へのスライドであるため、上下方向スライドに比して貯蔵する物品に当接して操作レバーの位置が変わる虞も少なく、切り換えが安定する。
【0010】
【発明の実施の形態】
次に、本発明の実施の形態について説明する。各図は本発明の実施形態を示しており、図1は本発明冷気通路制御装置を備えた冷蔵庫の要部縦断面図、図2は図1のY−Y部分の断面図、図3は本発明冷気通路制御装置の分解斜視図、図4は本発明冷気通路制御装置の作動板取り付け部の斜視図、図5は本発明冷気通路制御装置の操作基板取り付け部の斜視図、図6は本発明冷気通路制御装置を適用した冷蔵庫のダクト構成部分の分解斜視図、図7は本発明冷気通路制御装置を適用した冷蔵庫の縦断面図、図8は本発明冷気通路制御装置を適用した冷蔵庫本体の正面図である。
【0011】
本発明冷気通路制御装置を適用した冷却貯蔵庫を図に基づき説明する。ここで、1は本発明冷気通路制御装置を適用した冷却貯蔵庫の代表的である冷蔵庫であり、全面開口の本体2内を区画して複数の貯蔵室を形成し、これら各貯蔵室の前面は扉で開閉できる構成である。冷蔵庫本体2は、外箱(外壁板)2Aと内箱(内壁板)2Bとの間に発泡断熱材2Cを充填した断熱構造である。冷蔵庫本体2内には、上から冷蔵室3、野菜室4、上冷凍室5と製氷室7、下冷凍室6が区画されて設けられ、冷蔵室3内の底部にはその上方の冷蔵室3と区画板(区画壁)8にて区画された特定低温室9が設けられている。上冷凍室5は冷気量調節装置を手動操作して冷蔵室とすることもできるので、切り換え室と称することもできる。
【0012】
冷蔵室3の前面開口は、冷蔵庫本体2の一側部にヒンジ装置にて横方向に回動して開閉される回動式の冷蔵室扉10にて閉塞される。野菜室4の前面開口は、野菜室4内に設けた左右のレール又はローラ装置21によって前後方向へ引き出し可能に支持した野菜容器15と共に前方へ引き出される引き出し式扉11にて閉塞されている。上冷凍室5と下冷凍室6はそれぞれ野菜室4と同様に、冷凍室内に設けた左右のレールに対して、それぞれ前後方向へ引き出し可能に支持した容器16、17と共に前方へ引き出される引き出し式扉12、13にて閉塞されている。
【0013】
製氷室7内には、上部に自動製氷機18を設けその下部に貯氷容器19を配置している。貯氷容器19は、製氷室7内の左右壁に設けた左右のレールに対してそれぞれ前後方向へ引き出し可能に支持されており、製氷室7の前面開口を開閉する引き出し式扉と共に前方へ引き出される仕組みである。20は自動製氷機18へ供給する製氷用水を貯める給水容器であり、冷蔵室3内において特定低温室9の横に形成した小室に配置されており、冷蔵室3の前面扉10を開いて前方へ取り出し自在である。製氷用水は給水容器20からポンプによって吸い上げられて給水パイプを介して自動製氷機18の製氷皿22へ供給される。
【0014】
24は冷凍システムの冷媒の圧縮機、25は冷凍システムの冷媒の凝縮器である。26は凝縮器25の熱によって後述の除霜水を蒸発させるための蒸発皿であり、凝縮器25上に載置して冷蔵庫本体2の前面下部から引き出し自在である。圧縮機24、凝縮器25、蒸発皿26は、冷蔵庫本体2の下部に設けた機械室28に設置されている。29、30は冷凍システムの冷媒の蒸発器(冷却器)である。31は第1蒸発器(冷却器)29で冷却した冷気を上冷凍室5、下冷凍室6及び製氷室7へ循環する第1送風機、32は第2蒸発器(冷却器)30で冷却した冷気を冷蔵室3、野菜室4及び特定低温室9へ循環する第2送風機である。33は第1蒸発器(冷却器)29の除霜用ガラス管ヒータ、34は、第2蒸発器(冷却器)30の除霜用ガラス管ヒータである。第1蒸発器(冷却器)29及び第2蒸発器(冷却器)30の除霜水は排水管を通って蒸発皿26へ導かれてそこで蒸発する。35は第2蒸発器(冷却器)30で冷却された冷気が第2送風機32から導かれる冷気ダクトであり、冷蔵室3の上壁に幅広く配置されその前端は冷蔵室3の前面開口部の上面に形成した冷気吹き出し口36へ連通している。この冷気吹き出し口36から吹き出す冷気は、冷蔵室3の前面開口部を矢印のように上から下へ流れる冷気カーテン37を形成する。第1蒸発器(冷却器)29で冷却した冷気と第2蒸発器(冷却器)30で冷却した冷気は、夫々第1送風機31及び第2送風機32によって矢印のように循環して各室を所定温度に冷却する。
【0015】
このような構成において、各室の温度は、冷蔵室3が約3〜4℃、野菜室4が約4〜6℃に保たれ、上冷凍室5と下冷凍室6と更に製氷室7が約−18℃〜−20℃である。また、冷蔵室扉10の内側に設けた貯蔵棚38上は5〜8℃である。特定低温室9は、0℃よりも高い約1℃のチルド室であったり、0℃よりも低く食品の凍結温度よりも高い約0〜−1℃の氷温室であったり、また、食品の表面に薄い氷の層が形成される程度の約−4℃の部分凍結室であったりする。このように特定低温室9は、食品を特定の温度領域内で冷却保存するためのものであり、他の室に比して厳しい温度制御が要求される。
【0016】
第2蒸発器(冷却器)30で冷却した冷気を第2送風機32によって冷蔵室3と野菜室4とに循環させる冷気循環経路の形成に関し、冷蔵室3の背面部には図6に示すダクト構成を設けている。これにおいて、40は冷蔵室3の背面板、41は冷気通路部材である第1ダクト部材、42は冷気通路部材である第2ダクト部材である。第2ダクト部材42は発泡スチロールにて成形されていて、背面板40の裏側に形成した左右一対のリブ79間に嵌り合って保持されている。このため、背面板40と第1ダクト部材41との組み合わせによって、第1ダクト部材41と第2ダクト部材42との間に冷蔵室3の背面板40の裏側に左右に配置された冷気通路43A、43Bが形成される。背面板40、第1ダクト部材41及び第2ダクト部材42は組み合わせによって冷気通路43A、43Bを形成する冷気通路部材を構成する。44は冷蔵室3の天井板45の上面に配置されて天井板45と共に冷気ダクト35を形成する冷気通路部材としてのダクト部材である。
【0017】
第2蒸発器(冷却器)30で冷却した冷気は、第2送風機32によって冷蔵室3と野菜室4とに循環される。その経路は、第2送風機32を通過した冷気は、一部が前方の供給口46から冷気ダクト35を通って冷気吹き出し口36から吹き出す。また第2送風機32を通過した冷気の他の部分は、冷蔵室3の背面板40の裏側にある左右の冷気通路43A、43Bを通って、冷蔵室3の背面板40に形成した冷気吹き出し口39から冷蔵室3へ吹き出し、冷気通路43A、43Bを更に下方へ流れつつ一部分が冷気吹き出し口39Aから特定低温室9へ吹き出す。
【0018】
左右の冷気通路43A、43Bを更に下方へ流れた冷気は、冷気出口50から冷蔵室3と野菜室4との間に形成した冷気通路51へ供給される。冷気通路51は、冷蔵室3と野菜室4との間の仕切り板52と野菜室4の天井板53との間に形成される。仕切り板52は冷蔵室3の底壁を構成しており、野菜室4の天井板53は、野菜容器15の上面開口を略塞ぐ位置に配置されており、野菜室4の前方へ取り外し可能に野菜室4の左右壁に支持している。
【0019】
冷気通路51へ供給された冷気は、冷気通路51を前方へ流れて前端の出口54から野菜室4へ流下し、野菜容器15と扉11との間に形成された空間から野菜容器15の周囲に形成された空間を通って、野菜室4の背面に形成した冷気吸い込み口55から吸い込まれる。冷蔵室3の冷気の一部は、仕切り板52に形成した吸い込み口56から冷気通路51へ流入する。
【0020】
冷蔵室3の裏側の左右冷気通路43A、43Bの間には、背面板40と本体2との間に冷気帰還通路57が形成されている。冷蔵室3と特定低温室9を冷却した冷気は、背面板40の下部に形成した冷気吸い込み口又は、仕切り板52の後部に形成した冷気吸い込み口から冷気帰還通路57へ流れて、第2蒸発器(冷却器)30の下側へ流入し、再び第2蒸発器(冷却器)30によって冷却される。
【0021】
野菜室4の冷気は、冷気吸い込み口55から吸い込まれて冷気帰還通路57へ流れ、第2蒸発器(冷却器)30の下側へ流入して、再び第2蒸発器(冷却器)30によって冷却される。
【0022】
本発明は、冷蔵庫1の物品貯蔵室へ連通した冷気通路を通過する冷気量を操作レバーの操作によって制御する冷気通路制御装置60を提供する。本発明冷気通路制御装置60の適用の代表例として、冷蔵室3と野菜室4を物品貯蔵室の代表例として説明する。
【0023】
冷気通路制御装置60は、操作基板62Aの表面側に突出形成した操作レバー62と、操作レバー62によって、冷気通路の開閉又は冷気通路を通る供給冷気量の増減を行う制御板63を備えている。操作レバー62の動作は作動板65を介して制御板63に伝達される。その構造は、操作レバー62の後方へ延びた作動棒64が作動板65の一端側に形成した斜め溝66に緩く嵌りあっていて、操作レバー62を左右に動かすことによって作動板65が上下動し、それによって制御板63が左右方向軸67を中心にして上下方向に回動する。この制御板63の回動によって、冷気通路を開閉するか、又は冷気通路の横断面積を可変してそこを通る供給冷気量の増減を行う。
【0024】
以下、冷気通路制御装置60を冷蔵庫1へ適用した具体的構成について説明する。冷気通路制御装置60は、冷気通路部材の一部分を構成する部分に取り付けることによって、ユニットとして冷蔵庫1への組立てが容易な構造としている。このため、背面板40の一部40A、第1ダクト部材41の一部41A及び第2ダクト部材42の一部42Aは組み合わされて冷気通路部材を構成し、背面板40、第1ダクト部材41及び第2ダクト部材42が組み合わされて構成された冷気通路43Bの下部に連通して一連の冷気通路43Bを構成するものである。背面板40、第1ダクト部材41及び第2ダクト部材42の組み合わせと、背面板40の一部40A、第1ダクト部材41の一部41A及び第2ダクト部材42の一部42Aの組み合わせとは、本体2の内側背面に沿って配置される。
【0025】
操作レバー62は冷蔵室3の奥の庫内面、即ち、冷蔵室3の背面板40Aに形成した開口61内に臨み、冷蔵室3から左右方向にスライド操作可能なるように背面板40Aの裏側に配置されている。具体的には、操作基板62Aが背面板40Aの裏側に配置され、操作基板62Aの一部が背面板40Aに左右方向に形成した上下レール部70にスライド可能に嵌り合い、その上方と下方において、背面板40Aに形成した複数の爪部71にスライド可能には嵌り合って支持されている。これによって、操作基板62Aが背面板40Aの裏側に平行にスライド可能に支持される。操作基板62Aには冷気吹き出し口39Aに対応して開口72を形成している。
【0026】
作動板65は、第1ダクト部材41Aから冷気通路43Bへ延びた上下一対の支持部73と爪部74によって、第2ダクト部材42Aに近接した位置において上下動可能に略垂直状態に支持されている。作動板65の一端部である上端部には、作動板65の垂直軸線との間の角度θが、90°よりも大きく開いて斜め上方に傾斜した溝66が形成されている。作動板65の他端部である下端部は、制御板63と回動可能な軸結合をなすように、制御板63から横方向へ延びた軸75が緩く嵌り合う軸孔76が形成されている。
【0027】
制御板63は、その左右両端に左右方向軸67が形成され、左右方向軸67は、第1ダクト部材41Aから冷気通路43Bへ延びた左右一対の軸受け部77によって回動可能に支持されている。背面板40のリブ79と連続するように背面板40Aにリブ79が形成され、第1ダクト部材41Aの左右フランジに形成された係止爪78が、図2のように背面板40のリブ79に形成した孔に係止して、第1ダクト部材41Aと背面板40Aが組み合わされ、第1ダクト部材41Aと第2ダクト部材42Aとの間に冷気通路43Bが形成される。
【0028】
操作レバー62が臨む開口61は、冷蔵室3奥の左右何れかの側の下部に設けることによって、冷蔵室3に貯蔵する物品の邪魔にならない。実施形態では、冷蔵室3の右側において区画板(区画壁)8の上面に近接して背面板40Aに設けている。また、開口61の周囲には、冷蔵室3側へ突出したフランジ69を形成し、操作レバー62は、このフランジ69よりも張り出さないように若干奥まった位置まで冷蔵室3側へ向けて突出配置している。これによって、冷蔵室3に貯蔵する物品が操作レバー62に極力当たらないようにできる。
【0029】
このような構成において、操作レバー62の左右方向のスライド動作によって、作動板65が上下動し、それに伴って制御板63が軸67を中心にして上下方向に回動する。このため、この制御板63の回動によって、冷気可変量供給通路43Bが開閉される。又は、冷気可変量供給通路43Bの横断面積を可変して、そこを通る供給冷気量の増減を行うことができる。操作レバー62と操作基板62A、制御板63及び作動板65を夫々合成樹脂製とすることによって軽量化できるため、操作レバー62を左端又は右端に移動した状態で制御板63及び作動板65をそれに追随する位置に安定的に停止できる。操作レバー62の左右移動幅は、背面板40Aの爪部71が操作基板62Aの開口78の左右縁に当接することによって制限する方法や、レール部70に操作レバー62の左右移動幅を制限するストッパ部を形成する方法や、その他の方法によって達成される。
【0030】
制御板63が冷気可変量供給通路43Bを開閉する方式では、操作レバー62の操作によって、制御板63が冷気可変量供給通路43Bを閉じると、野菜室4への冷気供給は、冷気可変量供給通路43Bからの漏れ冷気を無視すれば冷気定量供給通路43Aのみからの供給となり、野菜室4の温度は従来の温度状態のような平均5℃程度の通常の貯蔵温度状態となる。一方、制御板63が冷気可変量供給通路43Bを開いた状態では、野菜室4への冷気供給は、冷気定量供給通路43Aからの供給冷気に加えて冷気可変量供給通路43Bからの冷気供給が行われるため、野菜室4の温度は、更に低い平均3℃程度の比較的低い温度状態となる。
【0031】
制御板63が冷気可変量供給通路43Bを通る供給冷気量を増減する方式では、操作レバー62の操作によって、制御板63が冷気可変量供給通路43Bを通る供給冷気量を減少すると、野菜室4への冷気供給は、冷気可変量供給通路43Bからの冷気量が減少して、主として冷気定量供給通路43Aからの供給となり、野菜室4の温度は従来の温度状態のような平均5℃程度の通常の貯蔵温度状態となる。一方、制御板63が冷気可変量供給通路43Bを通る供給冷気量を増加すると、野菜室4への冷気供給は、冷気定量供給通路43Aからの供給冷気に加えて冷気可変量供給通路43Bからの増加した冷気供給が行われ、野菜室4の温度は更に低い平均3℃程度の比較的低い温度状態となる。
【0032】
野菜室4の温度は、上記のような二通りの切り換えに加えて複数段階に切り換えできる構成とすることも出来るが、実際の使用においては、野菜室4の温度はあまり多くの温度帯の切り換えする必要もないため、上記のような二通りの切り換えで十分である。冷気通路制御装置60の構造は、上記の構造に限定されず、本発明の趣旨を逸脱しない範囲でもって、種々の構造でもって上記同様の作用を達成できるものであればよい。
【0033】
これによって、冷蔵室3に貯蔵する物品の邪魔にならず、しかも冷蔵室3内からの操作が容易である。そして、野菜容器15を野菜室扉11と共に引き出し式とした場合には、操作レバー62を野菜室4内に設けることが困難となるが、その問題も解決する。また、操作レバー62を野菜室4内に設けた場合に生じる野菜室4の有効貯蔵容積の減少がなく、大きな容積の野菜容器15を設けることができる。
【0034】
本発明の冷気通路制御装置60によって、野菜室4の温度を従来の温度状態のような平均5℃程度の比較的高い温度状態と、更に低い平均3℃程度の比較的低い温度状態とに切り換えできる。このため、冷気通路43A、43Bの一方の冷気通路43Aが冷気定量供給通路を構成し、冷気通路43Bが冷気可変量供給通路を構成することによって、野菜室4を二通りの温度に切り換えることができる故、野菜室を連続して又は必要以上に長期間に亘り低温状態に冷却することもなく、冷蔵庫の経済運転が可能となる。
【0035】
また、本発明は、上記実施形態の冷蔵庫に限定されず、種々の形態の冷蔵庫に適用でき、本発明の技術的範囲を逸脱しない限り種種の変更が考えられ、それに係る種種の実施形態を包含するものである。
【0037】
【発明の効果】
本発明によると、冷蔵室から操作レバーを操作する構成とすることが容易となり、冷蔵室奥の左右何れかの側の下部に設けることによって、冷蔵室に貯蔵する物品の邪魔にならないようにできる。しかも、操作レバーは左右方向へのスライドであるため、上下方向スライドに比して貯蔵する物品に当接して操作レバーの位置が変わる虞も少なく、切り換えが安定する。また、冷気通路制御装置は、冷気通路部材の一部分を構成する部分に取り付けることによって、ユニットとして冷蔵庫への組立てが容易な構造となる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明冷気通路制御装置を備えた冷蔵庫の要部縦断面図である。
【図2】図1のY−Y部分の断面図である。
【図3】本発明冷気通路制御装置の分解斜視図である。
【図4】本発明冷気通路制御装置の作動板取り付け部の斜視図である。
【図5】本発明冷気通路制御装置の操作基板取り付け部の斜視図である。
【図6】本発明冷気通路制御装置を適用した冷蔵庫のダクト構成部分の分解斜視図である。
【図7】本発明冷気通路制御装置を適用した冷蔵庫の縦断面図である。
【図8】本発明冷気通路制御装置を適用した冷蔵庫本体の正面図である。
【符号の説明】
1・・・冷蔵庫
2・・・冷蔵庫本体
3・・・冷蔵室
4・・・野菜室
30・・冷却器
32・・送風機
40A・・背面板(冷気通路部材)
41A・・第1ダクト部材(冷気通路部材)
42A・・第2ダクト部材(冷気通路部材)
43A・・冷気定量供給通路
43B・・冷気可変量供給通路
50・・冷気出口
51・・冷気通路
55・・冷気吸い込み口
57・・冷気帰還通路
60・・冷気通路制御装置
62・・操作レバー
63・・制御板
64・・作動棒
65・・作動板
[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cold air passage control device that controls the amount of cold air passing through a cold air passage by operating an operation lever.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A typical example is a refrigerator provided with a cold air passage control device that controls the amount of cold air passing through the cold air passage. This type of refrigerator circulates cold air cooled by a cooler through a cold air passage communicating with an article storage chamber by a blower. In order to adjust the temperature of the article storage chamber, a cold air passage control device that opens and closes the cold air passage is provided.
[0003]
Such a cold air passage of the refrigerator is arranged in the vertical direction on the back side or the side surface side of the article storage room, and is configured to distribute the cold air to the article storage room. In general, there is little change in the temperature of the article storage room on a daily basis. However, there are many cases where the ambient temperature of the refrigerator differs greatly between summer and winter, and the cooling of the refrigerator is slightly worse in summer due to the influence of the ambient temperature than in winter. By increasing the amount of cool air supplied to the article storage room, the article storage room can be brought to a good cooling temperature.
[0004]
In addition, recently, there is a study to extend the freshness maintenance period of stored vegetables and the like by lowering the temperature of the vegetable room provided in the refrigerator. In that case, the temperature of the vegetable room is set to about 3 ° C., which is lower than the conventional average of 5 ° C., so that the storage period of stored vegetables and the like is increased. However, lowering the temperature of the vegetable room is not preferable to continuously maintain the vegetable room at a lower temperature because the operation time of the refrigeration apparatus including the refrigerant compressor becomes longer and power consumption increases. .
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In consideration of such points, the present invention is a cold air passage control device that controls the amount of cold air that passes through the cold air passage by operation of the operation lever, is easy to operate and achieves stable operation, and is applied to a refrigerator. It provides something superior to Further, the cold air passage control is performed so that the temperature of the vegetable room can be maintained at a high temperature state as in the conventional temperature state, for example, an average temperature state of 5 ° C., and a lower temperature state, for example, an average temperature state of 3 ° C. A cold air passage control device suitable for achieving a refrigerator including the device is provided. This provides a cold air passage control device for a refrigerator that enables the temperature to be changed according to the usage state of the vegetable room and enables storage at a temperature according to the usage situation and economical operation of the refrigerator. It is.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention controls the amount of cold air passing through a cold air passage communicating with an article storage chamber by operating an operation lever, and the operation lever is moved laterally from the article storage chamber. A control plate that is slidably provided in the cold air passage member and is supported by the cold air passage member so as to be rotatable by a left-right axis so as to open / close the cold air passage or increase / decrease the amount of cold air passing through the cold air passage; An operation groove is provided on one side with an oblique groove into which an operation rod protruding rearward of the operation lever is fitted, and the other side is pivotally coupled to the control plate. The operation plate is slid in the left-right direction of the operation lever. Is a cold air passage control device, wherein the control plate rotates in the cold air passage.
[0009]
When the operation lever is provided in the vegetable compartment, a space for easy operation is required, and the effective storage volume of the vegetable compartment is reduced. In addition, when the vegetable container is a drawer type together with the vegetable compartment door, there is a problem that it becomes difficult to provide the operation lever in the vegetable compartment. In this invention, it becomes easy to set it as the structure which arrange | positions a refrigerator compartment on a vegetable compartment, and operates an operation lever from a refrigerator compartment, This problem is also solved. Also, it can be installed at the lower part of the left or right side of the refrigerating room so that it does not interfere with the goods stored in the refrigerating room. In comparison, the position of the operating lever is less likely to change due to contact with the article to be stored, and switching is stable.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of a refrigerator provided with a cold air passage control device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a YY portion of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the cold air passage control device of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an operation plate mounting portion of the cold air passage control device of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an operation board mounting portion of the cold air passage control device of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a duct component part of a refrigerator to which the cold air passage control device of the present invention is applied, FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of a refrigerator to which the cold air passage control device of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 8 is a refrigerator to which the cold air passage control device of the present invention is applied. It is a front view of a main body.
[0011]
A cooling storage to which the cold air passage control device of the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, 1 is a refrigerator which is a typical cooling storage to which the cold air passage control device of the present invention is applied, and forms a plurality of storage chambers by partitioning the inside of the main body 2 with a full opening, and the front surfaces of these storage chambers are It can be opened and closed with a door. The refrigerator body 2 has a heat insulating structure in which a foam heat insulating material 2C is filled between an outer box (outer wall plate) 2A and an inner box (inner wall plate) 2B. In the refrigerator main body 2, a refrigerator compartment 3, a vegetable compartment 4, an upper freezer compartment 5, an ice making compartment 7, and a lower freezer compartment 6 are partitioned from the top, and the refrigerator compartment 3 is provided at the bottom of the refrigerator compartment 3. 3 and a specific low temperature chamber 9 partitioned by a partition plate (partition wall) 8 is provided. The upper freezer compartment 5 can also be referred to as a switching compartment because it can be manually operated by a cold air amount adjusting device to be a refrigerator compartment.
[0012]
The front opening of the refrigerating room 3 is closed by a revolving refrigerating room door 10 that is opened and closed by being pivoted laterally by a hinge device on one side of the refrigerator body 2. The front opening of the vegetable compartment 4 is closed by a drawer-type door 11 that is drawn forward together with a vegetable container 15 supported so as to be drawn in the front-rear direction by left and right rails or roller devices 21 provided in the vegetable compartment 4. The upper freezer compartment 5 and the lower freezer compartment 6 are each drawn out forward together with the containers 16 and 17 supported so as to be able to be drawn out in the front-rear direction with respect to the left and right rails provided in the freezer compartment. The doors 12 and 13 are closed.
[0013]
In the ice making chamber 7, an automatic ice making machine 18 is provided at the top, and an ice storage container 19 is disposed at the bottom. The ice storage container 19 is supported so that it can be pulled out in the front-rear direction with respect to the left and right rails provided on the left and right walls in the ice making chamber 7, and is drawn forward together with a pull-out door that opens and closes the front opening of the ice making chamber 7. It is a mechanism. 20 is a water supply container for storing ice making water to be supplied to the automatic ice making machine 18. The water supply container 20 is disposed in a small chamber formed beside the specific low temperature chamber 9 in the refrigerating chamber 3. It can be taken out freely. The ice making water is sucked up by a pump from the water supply container 20 and supplied to the ice making tray 22 of the automatic ice making machine 18 through the water supply pipe.
[0014]
Reference numeral 24 is a refrigerant compressor for the refrigeration system, and 25 is a refrigerant condenser for the refrigeration system. Reference numeral 26 denotes an evaporating dish for evaporating defrosted water, which will be described later, by the heat of the condenser 25. The evaporating dish 26 is placed on the condenser 25 and can be pulled out from the lower front of the refrigerator body 2. The compressor 24, the condenser 25, and the evaporating dish 26 are installed in a machine room 28 provided at the lower part of the refrigerator body 2. Reference numerals 29 and 30 denote refrigerant evaporators (coolers) of the refrigeration system. 31 is a first blower that circulates the cold air cooled by the first evaporator (cooler) 29 to the upper freezer compartment 5, the lower freezer compartment 6, and the ice making compartment 7, and 32 is cooled by the second evaporator (cooler) 30. The second blower circulates cold air to the refrigerator compartment 3, the vegetable compartment 4, and the specific low temperature compartment 9. Reference numeral 33 denotes a defrosting glass tube heater of the first evaporator (cooler) 29, and reference numeral 34 denotes a defrosting glass tube heater of the second evaporator (cooler) 30. The defrost water from the first evaporator (cooler) 29 and the second evaporator (cooler) 30 is led to the evaporating dish 26 through the drain pipe and is evaporated there. Reference numeral 35 denotes a cold air duct through which the cold air cooled by the second evaporator (cooler) 30 is guided from the second blower 32, and is widely arranged on the upper wall of the refrigerator compartment 3, and its front end is a front opening of the refrigerator compartment 3. It communicates with the cold air outlet 36 formed on the upper surface. The cold air blown out from the cold air outlet 36 forms a cold air curtain 37 that flows from the top to the bottom as indicated by the arrow in the front opening of the refrigerator compartment 3. The cold air cooled by the first evaporator (cooler) 29 and the cold air cooled by the second evaporator (cooler) 30 are circulated as indicated by arrows by the first blower 31 and the second blower 32, respectively, and each chamber is circulated. Cool to a predetermined temperature.
[0015]
In such a configuration, the temperature of each chamber is maintained at about 3-4 ° C. in the refrigerator compartment 3 and about 4-6 ° C. in the vegetable compartment 4, and the upper freezer compartment 5, the lower freezer compartment 6, and the ice making compartment 7 are further maintained. It is about -18 degreeC--20 degreeC. Moreover, it is 5-8 degreeC on the storage shelf 38 provided inside the refrigerator compartment door 10. FIG. The specific low-temperature chamber 9 is a chilled chamber of about 1 ° C. higher than 0 ° C., an ice greenhouse of about 0 to 1 ° C. lower than 0 ° C. and higher than the freezing temperature of food, It may be a partial freezing chamber at about −4 ° C. so that a thin ice layer is formed on the surface. As described above, the specific low temperature chamber 9 is used for refrigerated storage of food in a specific temperature range, and requires stricter temperature control than other rooms.
[0016]
With respect to the formation of a cold air circulation path in which the cold air cooled by the second evaporator (cooler) 30 is circulated to the refrigerator compartment 3 and the vegetable compartment 4 by the second blower 32, a duct shown in FIG. A configuration is provided. In this, 40 is a back plate of the refrigerator compartment 3, 41 is a first duct member which is a cold air passage member, and 42 is a second duct member which is a cold air passage member. The second duct member 42 is formed of foamed polystyrene, and is fitted and held between a pair of left and right ribs 79 formed on the back side of the back plate 40. For this reason, by the combination of the back plate 40 and the first duct member 41, the cold air passage 43 </ b> A disposed on the left and right sides of the back plate 40 of the refrigerator compartment 3 between the first duct member 41 and the second duct member 42. , 43B are formed. The back plate 40, the first duct member 41, and the second duct member 42 constitute a cold air passage member that forms the cold air passages 43A and 43B by a combination. Reference numeral 44 denotes a duct member serving as a cold air passage member which is disposed on the upper surface of the ceiling plate 45 of the refrigerator compartment 3 and forms the cold air duct 35 together with the ceiling plate 45.
[0017]
The cold air cooled by the second evaporator (cooler) 30 is circulated between the refrigerator compartment 3 and the vegetable compartment 4 by the second blower 32. In the path, a part of the cold air that has passed through the second blower 32 is blown out from the cold air outlet 36 through the cold air duct 35 from the front supply port 46. The other part of the cool air that has passed through the second blower 32 passes through the left and right cool air passages 43A and 43B on the back side of the back plate 40 of the refrigerating chamber 3 and is formed in the back plate 40 of the refrigerating chamber 3 39 is blown out to the refrigerating chamber 3, and a part is blown out from the cold air outlet 39A to the specific low temperature chamber 9 while flowing further down the cold air passages 43A and 43B.
[0018]
The cold air that has flowed further downward in the left and right cold air passages 43 </ b> A and 43 </ b> B is supplied from the cold air outlet 50 to the cold air passage 51 formed between the refrigerator compartment 3 and the vegetable compartment 4. The cold air passage 51 is formed between the partition plate 52 between the refrigerator compartment 3 and the vegetable compartment 4 and the ceiling plate 53 of the vegetable compartment 4. The partition plate 52 constitutes the bottom wall of the refrigerator compartment 3, and the ceiling plate 53 of the vegetable compartment 4 is disposed at a position that substantially closes the top opening of the vegetable container 15, and can be removed forward of the vegetable compartment 4. The left and right walls of the vegetable compartment 4 are supported.
[0019]
The cold air supplied to the cold air passage 51 flows forward through the cold air passage 51, flows down from the front end outlet 54 to the vegetable compartment 4, and surrounds the vegetable container 15 from the space formed between the vegetable container 15 and the door 11. The air is sucked from the cold air suction port 55 formed on the back surface of the vegetable compartment 4 through the space formed in the above. A part of the cool air in the refrigerator compartment 3 flows into the cool air passage 51 from the suction port 56 formed in the partition plate 52.
[0020]
A cold air return passage 57 is formed between the back plate 40 and the main body 2 between the left and right cold air passages 43 </ b> A and 43 </ b> B on the back side of the refrigerator compartment 3. The cold air that has cooled the refrigerator compartment 3 and the specific low temperature chamber 9 flows from the cold air suction port formed in the lower part of the back plate 40 or the cold air suction port formed in the rear part of the partition plate 52 to the cold air return passage 57 to be second evaporated. It flows into the lower side of the vessel (cooler) 30 and is cooled again by the second evaporator (cooler) 30.
[0021]
The cold air in the vegetable compartment 4 is sucked from the cold air suction port 55 and flows into the cold air return passage 57, flows into the lower side of the second evaporator (cooler) 30, and is again fed by the second evaporator (cooler) 30. To be cooled.
[0022]
The present invention provides a cold air passage control device 60 that controls the amount of cold air passing through the cold air passage communicating with the article storage chamber of the refrigerator 1 by operating an operation lever. As a typical example of application of the cold air passage control device 60 of the present invention, the refrigerator compartment 3 and the vegetable compartment 4 will be described as typical examples of the article storage room.
[0023]
The cool air passage control device 60 includes an operation lever 62 projecting from the surface of the operation board 62A, and a control plate 63 that opens and closes the cool air passage or increases / decreases the amount of supplied cool air through the cool air passage by the operation lever 62. . The operation of the operation lever 62 is transmitted to the control plate 63 via the operation plate 65. The structure is such that the operating rod 64 extending rearward of the operating lever 62 is loosely fitted in an oblique groove 66 formed on one end side of the operating plate 65, and the operating plate 65 moves up and down by moving the operating lever 62 left and right. As a result, the control plate 63 rotates in the vertical direction about the horizontal axis 67. By turning the control plate 63, the cold air passage is opened or closed, or the cross-sectional area of the cold air passage is varied to increase or decrease the amount of supplied cold air.
[0024]
Hereinafter, a specific configuration in which the cold air passage control device 60 is applied to the refrigerator 1 will be described. The cold air passage control device 60 has a structure that can be easily assembled into the refrigerator 1 as a unit by being attached to a portion constituting a part of the cold air passage member. For this reason, a part 40A of the back plate 40, a part 41A of the first duct member 41, and a part 42A of the second duct member 42 are combined to form a cold air passage member, and the back plate 40 and the first duct member 41 are combined. The second duct member 42 communicates with the lower part of the cool air passage 43B configured to constitute a series of cool air passages 43B. The combination of the back plate 40, the first duct member 41 and the second duct member 42 and the combination of the part 40A of the back plate 40, the part 41A of the first duct member 41 and the part 42A of the second duct member 42 , Arranged along the inner back surface of the main body 2.
[0025]
The operation lever 62 faces the inner surface of the back of the refrigerator compartment 3, that is, the opening 61 formed in the rear plate 40A of the refrigerator compartment 3, and is provided on the back side of the rear plate 40A so as to be slidable in the left-right direction from the refrigerator compartment 3. Has been placed. Specifically, the operation board 62A is arranged on the back side of the back plate 40A, and a part of the operation board 62A is slidably fitted to the upper and lower rail portions 70 formed in the left and right directions on the back plate 40A. The plurality of claw portions 71 formed on the back plate 40A are slidably fitted and supported. Thus, the operation substrate 62A is supported so as to be slidable in parallel with the back side of the back plate 40A. An opening 72 is formed in the operation board 62A corresponding to the cold air outlet 39A.
[0026]
The operation plate 65 is supported in a substantially vertical state so as to be movable up and down at a position close to the second duct member 42A by a pair of upper and lower support portions 73 and claw portions 74 extending from the first duct member 41A to the cool air passage 43B. Yes. A groove 66 is formed in the upper end portion, which is one end portion of the operation plate 65, and is inclined obliquely upward with an angle θ with respect to the vertical axis of the operation plate 65 being larger than 90 °. The lower end portion which is the other end portion of the operation plate 65 is formed with a shaft hole 76 in which a shaft 75 extending in the lateral direction from the control plate 63 is loosely fitted so as to form a pivotable shaft connection with the control plate 63. Yes.
[0027]
The control plate 63 is formed with left and right shafts 67 at both left and right ends, and the left and right shafts 67 are rotatably supported by a pair of left and right bearings 77 extending from the first duct member 41A to the cool air passage 43B. . Ribs 79 are formed on the back plate 40A so as to be continuous with the ribs 79 on the back plate 40, and the locking claws 78 formed on the left and right flanges of the first duct member 41A are ribs 79 of the back plate 40 as shown in FIG. The first duct member 41A and the back plate 40A are combined with each other, and a cold air passage 43B is formed between the first duct member 41A and the second duct member 42A.
[0028]
The opening 61 facing the operation lever 62 is provided at the lower part on either the left or right side in the back of the refrigerating room 3, so that it does not interfere with the articles stored in the refrigerating room 3. In the embodiment, the back plate 40 </ b> A is provided in the vicinity of the upper surface of the partition plate (partition wall) 8 on the right side of the refrigerator compartment 3. Further, a flange 69 projecting toward the refrigerator compartment 3 is formed around the opening 61, and the operation lever 62 projects toward the refrigerator compartment 3 to a position slightly recessed so as not to protrude from the flange 69. It is arranged. As a result, the articles stored in the refrigerator compartment 3 can be prevented from hitting the operation lever 62 as much as possible.
[0029]
In such a configuration, the operation plate 65 moves up and down by the left and right slide operation of the operation lever 62, and accordingly, the control plate 63 rotates in the up and down direction around the shaft 67. For this reason, the cool air variable amount supply passage 43B is opened and closed by the rotation of the control plate 63. Alternatively, the cross-sectional area of the cool air variable amount supply passage 43B can be varied, and the amount of supplied cool air passing therethrough can be increased or decreased. Since the operation lever 62, the operation board 62A, the control plate 63, and the operation plate 65 can be reduced in weight by being made of a synthetic resin, the control plate 63 and the operation plate 65 are moved to the left end or the right end of the operation lever 62. It is possible to stably stop at the following position. The lateral movement width of the operation lever 62 is limited by a method in which the claw portion 71 of the back plate 40A is in contact with the left and right edges of the opening 78 of the operation board 62A, or the lateral movement width of the operation lever 62 is limited to the rail portion 70. This is achieved by a method of forming a stopper portion or other methods.
[0030]
In the system in which the control plate 63 opens and closes the cold air variable amount supply passage 43B, when the control plate 63 closes the cold air variable amount supply passage 43B by the operation of the operation lever 62, the cold air supply to the vegetable compartment 4 is the cold air variable amount supply. If the leaked cold air from the passage 43B is ignored, the supply is made only from the cold air constant supply passage 43A, and the temperature of the vegetable compartment 4 is in a normal storage temperature state of about 5 ° C. on average as in the conventional temperature state. On the other hand, in the state where the control plate 63 opens the cold air variable amount supply passage 43B, the cold air supply to the vegetable compartment 4 is not only the cold air supplied from the cold air fixed amount supply passage 43A but also the cold air supply from the cold variable amount supply passage 43B. Since it is performed, the temperature of the vegetable compartment 4 becomes a relatively low temperature state of about 3 ° C., which is a lower average.
[0031]
In the method in which the control plate 63 increases or decreases the amount of supplied cold air passing through the cold air variable amount supply passage 43B, when the control plate 63 decreases the amount of supplied cold air passing through the cold air variable amount supply passage 43B by the operation of the operation lever 62, the vegetable compartment 4 The cold air supply to the chilled air is mainly supplied from the cold air fixed amount supply passage 43A as the amount of cold air from the cold air variable amount supply passage 43B decreases, and the temperature of the vegetable compartment 4 is about 5 ° C. on average as in the conventional temperature state. A normal storage temperature state is obtained. On the other hand, when the control plate 63 increases the supply cold air amount passing through the cold air variable amount supply passage 43B, the cold air supply to the vegetable compartment 4 is supplied from the cold air variable amount supply passage 43B in addition to the supply cold air from the cold air fixed amount supply passage 43A. Increased cold air supply is performed, and the temperature of the vegetable room 4 becomes a relatively low temperature state of about 3 ° C. which is a lower average.
[0032]
The temperature of the vegetable room 4 can be switched to a plurality of stages in addition to the above two types of switching. However, in actual use, the temperature of the vegetable room 4 can be switched between many temperature ranges. Since there is no need to do this, the above two types of switching are sufficient. The structure of the cool air passage control device 60 is not limited to the above-described structure, and may be any structure that can achieve the same effect as described above with various structures without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
[0033]
Thus, the articles stored in the refrigerator compartment 3 are not disturbed, and the operation from the refrigerator compartment 3 is easy. And when the vegetable container 15 is made into a drawer type with the vegetable compartment door 11, it becomes difficult to provide the operation lever 62 in the vegetable compartment 4, but the problem is also solved. Moreover, there is no reduction in the effective storage volume of the vegetable compartment 4 which occurs when the operation lever 62 is provided in the vegetable compartment 4, and a large-capacity vegetable container 15 can be provided.
[0034]
By the cold air passage control device 60 of the present invention, the temperature of the vegetable compartment 4 is switched between a relatively high temperature state of about 5 ° C. as in the conventional temperature state and a relatively low temperature state of about 3 ° C. on the lower average. it can. For this reason, one cold air passage 43A of the cold air passages 43A and 43B constitutes a cold air constant supply passage, and the cold air passage 43B constitutes a cold air variable amount supply passage, whereby the vegetable compartment 4 can be switched to two temperatures. Therefore, it is possible to economically operate the refrigerator without continuously cooling the vegetable room to a low temperature state for a longer time than necessary.
[0035]
Further, the present invention is not limited to the refrigerator of the above embodiment, but can be applied to various forms of refrigerators, and various modifications can be considered without departing from the technical scope of the present invention, and includes various embodiments related thereto. To do.
[0037]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, it is easy to operate the operation lever from the refrigerator compartment , and it can be provided at the lower part on either the left or right side of the refrigerator compartment so as not to obstruct the articles stored in the refrigerator compartment. . In addition, since the operation lever is a slide in the left-right direction, the position of the operation lever is less likely to change by contacting the article to be stored compared to the slide in the up-down direction, and switching is stable. In addition, the cold air passage control device is attached to a portion constituting a part of the cold air passage member, so that it can be easily assembled into a refrigerator as a unit.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of an essential part of a refrigerator provided with a cold air passage control device of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along a line YY in FIG.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the cold air passage control device of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an operation plate mounting portion of the cold air passage control device of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an operation board mounting portion of the cold air passage control device of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a duct component part of a refrigerator to which the cold air passage control device of the present invention is applied.
FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of a refrigerator to which the cold air passage control device of the present invention is applied.
FIG. 8 is a front view of a refrigerator main body to which the cold air passage control device of the present invention is applied.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Refrigerator 2 ... Refrigerator main body 3 ... Refrigeration room 4 ... Vegetable room 30 ... Cooler 32 ... Blower 40A ... Back plate (cold air passage member)
41A ··· First duct member (cold air passage member)
42A ... Second duct member (cold air passage member)
43A ······································································································································································································· ..Control plate 64 ..Operating bar 65 ..Operating plate

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物品貯蔵室へ連通した冷気通路を通過する冷気量を操作レバーの操作によって制御するものであって、前記操作レバーは前記物品貯蔵室から左右方向にスライド可能に前記冷気通路部材に設けられ、前記冷気通路を開閉又は前記冷気通路を通過する冷気量の増減を行うよう左右方向軸によって回動可能に前記冷気通路部材に支持された制御板と、前記操作レバーの後方に突出した作動棒が嵌り合う斜め溝を一方側に備え他方側が前記制御板に回動可能に軸結合された作動板を備え、前記操作レバーの左右方向のスライドによって作動板が上下動して前記制御板が前記冷気通路内で回動することを特徴とする冷気通路制御装置。  The amount of cool air passing through the cool air passage communicating with the article storage chamber is controlled by operation of an operation lever, and the operation lever is provided in the cold air passage member so as to be slidable in the left-right direction from the article storage chamber, A control plate supported by the cold air passage member so as to be pivotable by a left-right axis so as to open / close the cold air passage or increase / decrease the amount of cold air passing through the cold air passage, and an operating rod protruding rearward of the operation lever are fitted. A diagonal groove is provided on one side and the other side is provided with an operating plate pivotally coupled to the control plate. A cool air passage control device characterized by rotating inside.
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