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JP4178969B2
JP4178969B2 JP2003018472A JP2003018472A JP4178969B2 JP 4178969 B2 JP4178969 B2 JP 4178969B2 JP 2003018472 A JP2003018472 A JP 2003018472A JP 2003018472 A JP2003018472 A JP 2003018472A JP 4178969 B2 JP4178969 B2 JP 4178969B2
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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
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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
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    • F25D2317/068Details 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 characterised by the fans
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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
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Description

【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
この発明は、冷凍冷蔵庫に関し、特に冷凍冷蔵庫の冷却効率の向上に関するものである。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
一般的な冷凍冷蔵庫で、非冷却物を格納する冷却室内に例えば上部ケースと下部ケースを備えているような複雑な構成では、冷却室の上下位置や左右位置で温度差ができ、温度むらが生じやすい。冷蔵庫の品質維持のため、冷却室の1つである例えば冷凍室では、冷凍室内のすべての位置で基準温度(例えば、−18℃程度)以下に冷えるようにしなくてはならない。ところが、温度むらが生じていると、冷凍室内で最も温度の高い部位を基準温度以下にするために、その他の部位では基準よりずっと低い温度に冷却することになり、これが消費電力の悪化を招いている。
また、実際の使用時に、冷却室内に被冷却物を隙間なく詰め込んだ場合、通風性の悪化によって温度むらが生じるが、これは均質な食品保存の点から好ましくないと考えられる。
【0003】
このような、温度むらを改善するため、従来の冷凍冷蔵庫に様々な工夫がなされている。例えば、冷気の吐出により回転する冷気循環ダクトを冷凍室及び冷蔵室にかけて回転自在に設け、冷気の供給を均一にして冷却効率を向上している(例えば、特許文献1参照。)。
また、冷凍室内ケース前面と天井から設けた突条部を当接させて、扉ガスケット付近の熱進入空間と冷凍室ケース内を遮断することで、庫内温度を均一化して冷却効率を向上している(例えば、特許文献2参照。)。
また、冷凍室容器の底面にアルミトレイを設置し、容器底面における温度分布を均一にして冷却効率を向上している(例えば、特許文献3参照。)。
【0004】
【特許文献1】
実開平5−69579号公報(第5−8頁、図1)
【特許文献2】
特開平9−79728号公報(第6−7頁、図4)
【特許文献3】
特開平10−38456号公報(第3−4頁、図2)
【0005】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
従来の冷凍冷蔵庫で、冷気循環ダクトを冷気の吐出によって回転させる構成のものは、冷気循環ダクトを冷凍室及び冷蔵室の中央に設けており、冷凍室及び冷蔵室の格納空間を狭くすると共に格納している被冷却物の出し入れを妨げていた。また、冷凍室内ケース前面と天井から設けた突条部を当接させて、扉ガスケット付近の熱進入空間と冷凍室ケース内を遮断する構成のものは、熱進入空間が、ケース前面と突条部とガスケットの一部で取り囲まれている。このため、冷気は熱進入空間を取り囲むガスケットに接触して熱進入空間の温度が下がる。従って、熱進入空間と冷蔵庫外の温度差が大きくなり、この部分でやはり冷気漏れが起こるという問題点があった。また、冷凍室容器の底面にアルミトレイを設置し、容器底面における温度分布の均一化を図る構成では、底面だけを均一化するものであり、冷却室という3次元的な空間では温度分布が生じ、不十分であった。
【0006】
この発明は、上記のような問題点を解消するためになされたもので、冷却室への被冷却物の出し入れに支障のない構成で、冷却室内の温度分布を改善して均等化することで、エネルギーの損失を低減し、冷却効率の向上を図ることを目的とする。
また、冷却室内における被冷却物格納時の通風性を確保することで、被冷却物の量や冷却室内での配置など、様々な使用状態下でも冷却室内の温度むらを低減し、冷却効率の向上を図ることを目的とする。
また、冷却室壁面や外部から冷却室内への熱漏洩を低減し、冷却効率の向上を図ることを目的とする。
【0007】
【課題を解決するための手段】
この発明に係わる冷凍冷蔵庫は、被冷却物を格納する冷却室と、被冷却物を格納し、冷却器からの冷気を吹出す室内背面側に設けられた背面冷気吹出し口を有する冷却室と、冷却器で生成した冷気を前記背面冷気吹出し口から前記冷却室に送風する送風ファンと、前記冷却室内に設置され、複数の穴を有し、前記冷却室内の前側の穴の径を後側の穴の径より大きくした被冷却物格納内側容器と、前記被冷却物格納内側容器との間に冷気案内通路を介してその外側を包囲する被冷却物格納外側容器と、を備え、前記送風ファンによって送られて前記冷気案内通路を流れる冷気を前記被冷却物格納内側容器に設けた複数の穴から吹出すように構成したものである。
【0008】
また、この発明に係る冷凍冷蔵庫は、被冷却物を格納する冷却室と、冷却器で生成した冷気を冷気風路を通って前記冷却室に送風する送風ファンと、前記冷却室内に設置された被冷却物格納容器と、前記被冷却物格納容器の内壁面に設けた複数の凹みと、前記凹みの間に形成されるへりと、を備え、隣接する前記へりに高低差ができるよう構成し、複数の前記凹みに前記冷却室内の冷気が流れることで前記冷気を流動し得るまたは前記冷気の流れ方向を変化し得るように構成したものである。
【0009】
また、前記冷気風路と前記冷却室とを連通し前記冷却室内に冷気を吹出す複数の冷気吹出し部と、前記複数の冷気吹出し部のうちで前記冷却室内に冷気を吹出す冷気吹出し部を所定時間ごとに切替える制御手段と、を備え、前記冷気吹出し部から吹出す冷気の前記冷却室内での流れを変化させるように構成したことを特徴とするものである。
【0010】
【発明の実施の形態】
実施の形態1.
以下、この発明の実施の形態1について説明する。図1は冷凍冷蔵庫(以下、冷蔵庫と記す)の冷凍サイクルを示す冷媒回路図である。圧縮機32から吐出されたガス冷媒は、まずドレン水の溜まる蒸発板下に位置する凝縮パイプに流入した後、冷蔵庫の側面や背面に配置された凝縮パイプ、正面に配置された防露パイプ21に流入して凝縮される。そして、毛細管で減圧膨張した後、冷却器1で蒸発し、再び圧縮機32に戻る。冷媒が凝縮パイプで凝縮する際、蒸発板に溜まったドレン水を蒸発させ、防露パイプ21では冷蔵庫扉の周囲からの冷気漏れによって温度の低くなる正面キャビネット部の露付きを防止する。また、冷媒が冷却器1で蒸発する際に、冷蔵庫内を循環する空気を冷却して冷気とする。この冷気は送風ファン3によって各冷却室に送風される。
【0011】
図2は防露パイプ21の配置を示す説明図であり、冷蔵庫の正面から見た図である。このように野菜室28、切替室29、冷蔵室30、冷凍室31などの冷却室の扉の周りを囲むように防露パイプ21を設け、防露パイプ21内を流れる冷媒の温熱によって扉周辺の正面キャビネット部に露が付くのを防止している。ところが、凝縮器や防露パイプ21は、例えばウレタンの断熱材によって断熱されているが、この中を流れる冷媒の温度が30℃程度と庫内温度に比べかなり高くなる。このため、この熱が冷却室内に侵入して、防露パイプ21に近い部分で温度が高く、遠い部分で低くなるというように、冷却室内の温度分布を招くことになる。
【0012】
図3は、この実施の形態に係る冷蔵庫の冷凍室とその周囲を示す斜視図であり、図4は冷蔵庫の側面に平行な縦断面図である。冷蔵庫には、野菜室28、切替室29、冷蔵室30、冷凍室31などの複数の冷却室があり、それぞれに設定された冷却温度に保つように制御されている。また、図5は冷凍室付近の冷気の流れを示す説明図であり、側面に平行な縦断面を示している。
以下、図3、図4、図5に基き、この実施の形態に係る冷蔵庫の冷気循環系について説明する。冷却器1で冷却された空気の一部が風路グリル2内に設置された送風ファン3によって送風され、複数に分岐されて各冷却室を循環することで冷凍室31及び冷蔵室等を冷却している。ここで示した冷蔵庫は、野菜室28の背面に冷却器1が配置され、また野菜室28の上下に冷凍室31などの低温に維持されている冷却室を配置しているので、野菜室28に冷気を循環しなくても十分低温に維持できるものである。
【0013】
例えば冷凍室31を冷却する場合、冷却器1で冷却された空気が、冷凍室天面26の上部の冷気風路である冷凍室天面風路34を通って冷凍室天面冷気吹出し口5から冷凍室内上部ケース7へと吹出される。吹出された冷気は冷凍室内上部ケース7内を循環してこのケース7に格納されている被冷却物を冷却する。冷却後の空気は通風用スリット24から冷凍室内下部ケース8へ流れ込むか、冷凍室内上部ケース7前面から冷凍室内上部ケース7の外側へと排出される。また、送風ファン3によって送風された冷気の一部は、冷凍室背面冷気吹出し口4から冷凍室内下部ケース8に吹出される。そして、冷凍室内下部ケース8内の被冷却物を冷却し、冷気吐出スリット18から冷凍室内下部ケース8の外側へと排出される。この後、冷凍室内ケース7、8の外側と冷凍室31の内壁との間を通って、冷凍室背面冷気吸込み口6を通って再び冷却器1へと戻っていく。
【0014】
図5に示す様に冷凍室扉20は例えば引き出し式であり、冷凍室扉20を閉じた時に冷凍室31を密閉するために、冷凍室扉20の内側縁部にパッキングとしてガスケット41を設ける。さらに、図2に示したように、冷凍室扉20の周囲から冷気が漏洩することによって冷蔵庫の正面キャビネット部に露がつかないように防露パイプ21を冷凍室扉20の周囲付近に設け、30℃程度の冷媒を循環させている。
【0015】
冷蔵庫の主な冷気循環系は上記の通りであるが、この実施の形態では、冷凍室天面冷気吹出し口5の設けられた吹出し部の壁内側に、冷却室内の空気を撹拌する空気流を生じる撹拌手段を有する。冷却室として例えば冷凍室31を冷却する場合について説明する。冷凍室天面冷気吹出し口5内にプロペラファン9を回転自在に設置し、送風ファン3による冷気の吹出し力によってプロペラファン9を回転させる。プロペラファン9が回転し、送風ファン3によって送られた冷気が冷凍室31に流れ方向を変えて吹出されると、冷凍室31内の空気が撹拌され、冷凍室31内に強い旋回流を発生させる。これにより、冷凍室31内で冷気が到達しにくいために温度が高くなっていた部分にも、冷気を供給することが可能となる。従って、冷凍室31内の温度分布を均等化でき、冷却効率を向上することができる。
【0016】
また、冷凍室内上部ケース7の底面には通風用スリット24を設け、冷凍室内上部ケース7と冷凍室内下部ケース8の通風性を確保している。このため、プロペラファン9による冷気撹拌の効果を冷凍室内下部ケース8の隅々まで行き渡らせることができる。
また、この実施の形態では、送風ファン3によって送られる冷気の吹出し力によってプロペラファン9を回転させているので、特別な電力を必要とせずプロペラファン9を冷凍室天面冷気吹出し口5内に取りつけるという簡単な構成で、冷却室内の温度分布の均等化を実現できる。特に、プロペラファン9をプラスチックのような質量の軽い材質で構成すれば、冷気吹出し時に大きな流動抵抗とならず、冷風の吹出し力で効率よく空気を撹拌できる。
また、図4(b)に示すように、プロペラファン9の回転軸方向の厚みを薄くして、長手方向が冷凍室31の壁面方向に沿うように、冷凍室天面26の内側に埋め込んで設置しているため、冷蔵庫内の有効スペースを狭くすることがなく、冷凍室31内の空気を撹拌できる。さらに、被冷却物を出し入れする際にも、支障がない。
【0017】
また、この実施の形態では、冷凍室31の冷凍室内上部ケース7に冷気を吹出す部分にプロペラファン9を設置したが、これに限るものではない。例えば、冷凍室内下部ケース8の冷気を吹出す部分に設けてもよいし、冷凍室内背面壁や側面壁などに送風ファン3で送風される冷気風路と吹出し部を設け、この吹出し部または吹出し部に隣接する冷気風路に取り付けてもよい。この場合にも、長手方向がその吹出し部を設けた部分の冷却室壁面に沿うように取り付ける。さらにまた、他の冷却室、例えば冷蔵室30や切替室29にも同様のプロペラファン9を設置することにより、冷蔵室30や切替室29の温度分布改善にも有効である。
ここで、図3に示す構成例では、撹拌手段であるプロペラファン9は、冷凍室天面26を構成する壁に埋め込まれた状態であり、冷凍室31の内壁面に突出しないように構成した。冷凍室31に突出しないようにすることにより、冷凍室31内を広く使用でき、格納した被冷却物がプロペラファン9に引っ掛かるのを防止できる。ただし、それほど被冷却物を格納しない冷却室の場合、プロペラファン9の一部がある程度冷却室側に突出していても、被冷却物の出し入れには支障はない。逆にプロペラファン9が突出していることで、プロペラファン9から吹出される旋回流が冷却室に流れやすくなり、撹拌による効果は大きなものとなる。また逆に、冷気吹出し部に隣接する冷気風路である冷凍室天面風路34に、プロペラファン9の一部または全部が設けられていても、送風ファン3で送られた冷気の流れ方向を変えて冷凍室31に吹出すように構成されていれば、同様の効果を奏する。
【0018】
以下、この実施の形態の他の構成例について説明する。図6は、冷蔵室扉35の扉開閉動作の動力を利用してプロペラファン9を回転させる機構を示す説明図である。冷蔵室扉35の回転部とバネ11を連動ギヤ10を介して連結する。バネ11は回転力蓄勢部材で例えばゼンマイであり、冷蔵室扉35を開閉した時にその回転力をゼンマイ11に蓄勢し得る。ゼンマイ11の回転中心とプロペラファン9の回転中心を回転軸で連結し、ゼンマイ11に蓄えられた動力を開放することによってプロペラファン9を回転する。プロペラファン9の回転によって冷凍室31内に強制対流が生じ、冷凍室31内の冷気が撹拌される。即ち、送風ファン3によって送られた冷気の流れ方向を変えて旋回流として冷凍室31に吹出すことにより、冷凍室31内の冷気循環を促進し、温度分布を改善することができる。
【0019】
なお、冷蔵庫を構成する複数の冷却室の扉のうち、回転式の扉が複数ある場合、複数の扉の回転力を蓄え得るように構成してもよい。また、引き出し式扉の移動を回転力に蓄えるようにも構成できる。そして、例えば所定の時間毎に少しづつ開放することで、プロペラファン9を回転させるように制御してもよい。また、プロペラファン9を回転するタイミングは、冷凍室内の温度分布が大きくなったのを検知した時に、回転させてもよい。
また、プロペラファン9を送風ファン3による冷気吹出し力で回転可能とし、かつ冷却室扉の回転動作に応じて回転可能としてもよい。両方の力で回転し得るように構成すれば、冷却室扉の開閉回数が少なくても、また冷気吹出し力が小さくても、どちらかの力でプロペラファン9を回転させることができる。
【0020】
このような構成にすれば、特別な回転駆動力を必要とすることなく、通常冷蔵庫を使用する際の扉の開閉を利用してプロペラファン9を回転させるので、エネルギーの有効利用を図ることができる。
また、図3で示したような冷気の流れを利用したファンを設けると共に、ここで示した扉の回転力を利用したファンを設けるように構成してもよい。例えば、一方を冷凍室天面26、他方を冷凍室背面壁に設ければ、さらに冷凍室31内の温度分布を均等化できる。
【0021】
図7は、送風ファン3によって送られる冷気の送風力を有効に利用してプロペラファン9を回転させる機構を示す説明図である。冷気通路である冷凍室天面通路34内に動力取り出し風車12を設け、連結ギヤ13を介して、冷凍室天面26で構成される断熱部で隔てられたプロペラファン9を回転させるものである。動力取り出し風車12を送風ファン3で送られる冷気流れによって回転させ、連結ギヤ13で回転数を調整してプロペラファン9を回転させる。プロペラファン9の回転によって送風ファン3で送られた冷気の流れ方向を変えて冷凍室31内に吹出すことで、強い旋回流を発生する。この強い旋回流により冷凍室31内の冷気を撹拌することで、冷凍室31内の温度分布を改善できる。
冷気の流れによってプロペラファン9を回転させるので、図3の構成と同様、特別な動力源を用いることなく冷凍室31内の空気を撹拌できる。さらに、この構成では、動力取り出し風車12を冷気の流れに対してほぼ垂直に交差するように設けているので、図3の構成でプロペラファン9を回転するよりも、効率よく回転力を得ることができる。また、プロペラファン9を風路に設ける必要がないので、取り付け位置の自由度が高くなる。また、動力取り出し風車との連結ギヤ13のギヤ比を変えることで、プロペラファン9の回転数を変えることができ、冷凍室31内の冷気撹拌速度を調節することができる。
【0022】
また、図7の構成のように、プロペラファン9の一部を冷凍室31内に突出して設けた場合には、プロペラファン9を覆うようにカバー33を取りつければよい。これによって、プロペラファン9に被冷却物が接触したり、被冷却物を出し入れするときに、手が接触したりすることがなく、信頼性を確保できる。
また、図7の構成で、動力取り出し風車12の回転に対しての回転数を変えなくてもよい場合には、動力取り出し風車12とプロペラファン9の回転軸を同一の軸にしてもよい。この場合にも、動力取り出し風車12によって、冷気の吹出し力をプロペラファン9の回転力に効率よく変えることができ、さらに図7の構成に比べて軸方向の長さを短くでき、冷凍室天面26の内側に配置することができる。
【0023】
以下、この実施の形態のさらに他の構成例について説明する。図8はこの実施の形態に係る冷凍室31付近を示す斜視図である。この実施の形態は、冷凍室31内の空気の撹拌を行う撹拌手段として、例えば回転ダクト14を有する。図9(a)は回転ダクト14を示す斜視図、図9(b)は上面図である。回転ダクト14は図9に示す様に、ダクト14の流入口14aの上方から冷気を流入し、複数、例えば4本の管14bを通って、吹出し口14cから四方に冷気を吹出す。管14bは、流入口14aを中心とする円の径方向に広がる流路を形成している。また、吹出し口14cは図9(b)に示すように、回転方向の後方に冷気を吹出すように方向づけられている。冷気が四方に吹出されることで、冷凍室31内に空気を撹拌する空気流が生じ、温度分布を均等化できる。
【0024】
この回転ダクト14は、図4のプロペラファン9と同様、長手方向が冷凍室天面冷気吹出し口5を設けた壁面方向に沿うように、即ち冷凍室天面26の壁内側に回転自在になるように取り付ける。流入口14aは冷凍室天面風路34に連結して冷気を流入可能とし、4本の管14bと吹出し口14cは冷凍室天面26の壁内側に、周囲とある程度の間隔をあけて回転自在に設ける。また、吹出し口14cの部分はある程度冷凍室31内に突出していてもよい。
冷却器1から送風ファン3によって送り出された冷気を流入口14aから流入し、吹出し口14cから周囲に吹出す。吹出し口14cを回転ダクト14の回転軌跡が形成する円周の略接線方向に吹出すように構成しており、回転角運動量原理によって、回転ダクト14は図9(b)のように冷気吹出し方向と逆の向きに回転する。冷気が冷凍室31の四方の複数箇所に吹出すことに加え、前述の回転により、吹出し位置が刻々と変化することで、冷気の流れ方向を変化させて吹出す。このため、冷凍室31内の空気はプロペラファンで撹拌するよりもさらに撹拌され、温度分布が均等化される。
【0025】
特に、この構成では、管14bからそのまま径方向に吹出すのではなく、管14bの先端に吹出し口14cを設け、回転方向の後方、即ち周方向成分を有する方向に吹出すので、回転ダクト14の回転動力を得ることができる。
【0026】
ここで述べた構成では、流入口14aを冷凍室天面26の壁内側に設置しているため、庫内有効スペースを狭くすることがなく、被冷却物の出し入れにも支障はない。ただし、回転ダクト14の取り付け位置を冷凍室天面26としているが、冷凍室内背面壁や側面壁に取り付けてもよい。
また、管14b及び吹出し口14cの数は4本及び4つに限るものではなく、2つ以上であれば回転でき、いくつでもよい。
また、吹出し口14cの吹出し方向は、接線方向でなくてもよく、回転方向後方であれば回転動力が得られる。また、吹出し口14cの冷気吹出し方向を、冷凍室31側にある程度傾斜させると、冷気の流れがスムーズに冷凍室31に向かうので、より大きな撹拌力を得ることができる。
【0027】
以下、この実施の形態のさらに他の構成例について説明する。図10はこの実施の形態に係る冷凍室31付近を示す斜視図である。この実施の形態は、冷凍室31内の空気の撹拌を行う撹拌手段として、例えば長手方向が冷凍室天面26の壁面に沿って固定された螺旋ダクト45を有する。図11は冷凍室天面26を冷凍室31側から見た正面図である。この螺旋ダクト45は、流入口45aから流入した冷気を複数に分岐して螺旋状に流す風路45bを有し、それぞれの風路45bの先端部45cから周囲に吹出す構成である。冷凍室天面風路34から冷凍室31への風路の途中に螺旋ダクト45を設け、冷凍室天面風路34に送風された冷気を流入口45aから流入させて、先端部45cから冷凍室31に吹出す。風路45b内で冷気は螺旋状に流れ、先端部45cから冷凍室31内に吹出す冷気は旋回流となる。
【0028】
螺旋ダクト45の先端部45cは図11のように円形状に複数分布していて、先端部45cのそれぞれから吹出す旋回流同士が、冷凍室31内で干渉しあうことによって、冷凍室31内の空気が撹拌される。このため、冷凍室31内の温度分布を均等化することができ、冷却効率を向上できる。
【0029】
なお、螺旋ダクト45の取り付け位置を冷凍室天面26としているが、冷凍室31内の背面壁や側面壁に取り付けてもよい。
また、螺旋ダクト45の先端部45cの吹出し開口面積は、複数の風路45bですべて同一にしてもよいが、多少異なるように構成すれば、異なる風量の冷気が吹出すことになり、冷凍室31内の空気をさまざまな方向に撹拌し、温度分布の均等化を図ることができる。もちろん複数の風路45bの数は、図10、11に限るものではない。
【0030】
螺旋ダクト45は冷気の流れ方向を螺旋状に変えることで旋回流が得られる構成なので、冷凍室天面26に固定されていても冷凍室31内の空気を撹拌する作用がある。ただし、螺旋ダクト45を冷凍室天面26に回転自在に設けると、やはり角運動量原理によって多少回転する。螺旋ダクト45が自由に回転することで、旋回流の吹出し位置を非定常的に変えることができ、より大きな撹拌力が得られる。
また、螺旋ダクト45を回転可能に設け、冷気吹出し向きの変更を冷蔵室扉35の開閉動力を用いるように構成してもよい。冷蔵室扉35の開閉動力を用いる構成例は図6と同様である。この様に構成し、冷蔵室扉35の1回の扉開閉動作に応じて、例えば45度程度だけ向きを回転させる。扉開閉時に冷気吹出し方向を微妙に変えることで、冷凍室31内の空気の流れに非定常性をもたせることができる。このため、冷凍室31内の特定の部分が冷気の流れにくい部分となって他部位よりも温度が高くなるよどみ点の発生を防止できる。
【0031】
以下、この実施の形態のさらに他の構成例について説明する。図12はこの実施の形態に係る冷凍室31付近を示す断面図で、側面に平行な縦断面を示している。この実施の形態は、冷凍室31内の空気の撹拌を行う撹拌手段として、例えば垂直方向に対してさまざまな角度を有する冷気吹出し穴23を冷凍室天面26に複数分散して設ける。この冷気吹出し穴23は、冷気風路である冷凍室天面風路34と冷凍室31とを連通する。図13は冷凍室天面26を冷凍室31側から見た正面図である。
【0032】
複数設けた冷気吹出し穴23の吹出方向及び吹出角度を、互いに異なる吹出方向及び吹出角度となるように設けたので、各冷気吹出し穴23から分散した位置でかつ互いに分散した方向に冷気を吹出す。即ち、旋回する速度成分を持った冷気が冷凍室31内に吹出される。この旋回する速度成分を持った冷気が冷凍室31内で強く干渉しあうことによって、冷凍室31内の空気を撹拌する空気流を生じさせることができる。冷凍室31内の冷気が撹拌され、冷凍室31内の温度分布を均等化することができる。
【0033】
ここで、複数の冷気吹出し穴23の開口面積の合計を、図3の構成における冷凍室天面冷気吹出し口5と同じ程度になる様に構成すれば、同様の冷却能力が得られる。この複数の冷気吹出し穴23は垂直方向に対して角度を有するように、直線形状に設けてもよいし、曲線形状に設けてもよい。また、図10で示した螺旋ダクト45のように、螺旋形状に設けてもよい。ただし、冷気吹出し穴23から吹出した冷気の流れが不規則になるように、互いに隣り合う冷気吹出し穴23の形状を異なるように構成すると、さらに撹拌効果を向上できる。製造方法としては、冷凍室天面26に穴を打ち抜いて製造してもよいし、冷凍室天面26の壁をモールド型によって製造してもよい。
また、図13では、冷気吹出し穴23を冷凍室天面26に多数分散させるものとしているが、冷凍室31内の背面壁や側面壁に分散させてもよい。
【0034】
以下、この実施の形態のさらに他の構成例について説明する。図14はこの実施の形態に係る冷凍室31付近を示す斜視図である。この実施の形態は、冷凍室31内の空気の撹拌を行う撹拌手段として、複数、例えば4個の切替吹出し口15で構成される冷気吹出し部を、冷凍室31の冷凍室内下部ケース8背面位置の風路グリル2に設けており、それらの先端部の冷気配給スリット38を通して冷気を冷凍室31の背面壁から吹出す。図15は冷気の流れを側面に平行な縦断面で示す説明図である。
【0035】
冷凍室内下部ケース8の背面には、各切替吹出し口15の先端部に冷気供給スリット38を備え、例えば冷気供給スリット38の開口面積を上下で異なるようにしている。例えば下側の2つの冷気供給スリット38の開口面積を上側よりも大きくしている。また、切替吹出し口15の冷気流れ方向の上流側にダンパ54を設け、制御手段53によって、4箇所の切替吹出し口15のうち、例えば2箇所から冷気を吹出させる。2箇所の切替吹出し口15の組み合わせは適時ダンパの開閉によって切り替える。制御手段53によって、4箇所の切替吹出し口15のうちで冷気を吹出させる切替吹出し口15を所定時間でさまざまに切替えることで、冷凍室31内での冷気の流れを変化させて、冷凍室31内の空気を撹拌する空気流を生じる。
【0036】
制御手段53は例えば冷蔵庫背面に配置したマイクロコンピュータであり、プログラムを記憶させて運転することで、ダンパ54の動作をさまざまに制御できる。
例えば、図16に示す様に、(期間1)では左上と右下、(期間2)では左上と右上、(期間3)では左下と右上、(期間4)では左下と右下の切替吹出し口15から冷気を吹出させている。このように吹出し位置を時間によって変化させ、冷凍室31内の気流を非定常的な流れとすることで、冷凍室31内の冷気を撹拌する。この撹拌により、冷凍室31内の特定部位がよどみ点となることなく、冷凍室全体の温度分布を均等にすることができる。
【0037】
なお、図3のプロペラファン9や図8の回転ダクト14などと組み合わせることで、冷凍室内上部ケース7と冷凍室内下部ケース8のどの位置においても、温度分布を均等にすることができる。
【0038】
また、ダンパ54の作動は、図6と同様の機構を用いて扉開閉動力により行うようにしてもよい。扉開閉動力を利用することで、ダンパ45の作動に特別な動力を用いることなく、冷凍室31内の温度分布を改善することができるため、省エネルギー対策として非常に有効となる。
【0039】
また、切替吹出し口15の数は4箇所に限るものではなく、いくつでもよい。また、先端部の冷気配給スリット38は、スリットを有する代わりに、吹出し角度を調節できるようなルーバーで構成してもよい。この場合には、吹出し方向を左右又は上下の所定の角度内で決定できるので、さらに吹出し冷気で冷凍室31内の空気を撹拌できる。
【0040】
また、適当な期間で送風ファン3の正回転と逆回転とを順次切替えれば、冷凍室31内での冷気の流れは正方向、逆方向になって、冷気吹出し位置が時間によって変化する。例えば、図15の状態で送風ファン3を逆回転すると、冷凍室背面冷気吸込み口6から冷気が吹出され、切替吹出し口15から冷気が吸い込まれる。この様に定期的に又は非定期的に冷風の流れを逆にすることで、冷凍室31内の空気流を非定常的な流れとする。このことから、冷凍室31内の空気を撹拌し、冷凍室内の特定部位がよどみ点となることなく、冷凍室全体を均等な温度とすることができる。
送風ファン3の正回転と逆回転とを切替える制御手段は、図15の構成の場合と同様、例えばマイクロコンピュータに制御プログラムを記憶させて運転することで、実現できる。
【0041】
実施の形態2.
以下、この発明の実施の形態2について説明する。この実施の形態は、冷凍室内に設置された被冷却物格納容器を、冷凍室内の温度分布を改善するように構成し、冷却効率の向上を図るものである。この実施の形態2における主な冷気循環系は、実施の形態1と同様であり、その説明は省略する。
【0042】
図17はこの実施の形態に係る冷凍室の被冷却物格納容器として、例えば冷凍室内下部ケース8を示す斜視図である。例えば銅やアルミニウムのような熱伝導率の良い材質でできた蓄熱部材である蓄熱板16を、複数個、冷凍室内下部ケース8の内壁の少なくとも二面に分散させて固定したものである。蓄熱板16は例えば数cm程度の直径で、ケース8の厚みと同じ程度の厚みを有する円板、またはそれと同様の形状とする。図17では、例えばケース8の両側面と底面の内壁の内側に、複数の蓄熱板16を分散して配置している。複数の蓄熱板16を冷凍室内下部ケース8の内壁に埋め込むことにより、ケース8内に凸凹を生じることなく設置することができる。
【0043】
冷凍室内下部ケース8に貼り付けた蓄熱板16は、ケース8内に供給された冷気によって冷却され、冷熱が蓄熱される。この蓄熱された冷熱の輻射によって、その近傍の雰囲気を局所的に冷却する。冷凍室内下部ケース8の内壁のうちで、温度が高い部分の近傍の内壁の少なくとも二面に蓄熱板16を取り付けて、温度の高い部分の近傍のみ局所的に温度を下げることにより、冷凍室内下部ケース8内の温度を均等にすることができる。
【0044】
冷凍室内下部ケース8内の温度において、冷蔵庫の冷気の循環系、冷気吹出し口の位置や吹出し方向や風量などによって、3次元空間内に温度の高低が生じる。また温熱を有する部分、例えばモータや凝縮パイプや防露パイプの位置などによっても温度の高低が生じる。ガスケットの構成や位置、冷凍室の形状や内部に生じる冷気の流れなどによっても温度の高低が生じる。これらの条件の標準仕様を決めることで、冷凍室内下部ケース8内に生じる温度分布の傾向はある程度分かる。これらの標準仕様をある程度決定して構成された冷蔵庫について、例えば被冷却物を冷凍室に入れない状態で試運転し、冷凍室内下部ケース8内の上中下、前中後の9箇所で温度を測ると、冷凍室内下部ケース8内で温度の高くなる部分を把握できる。そこで、複数の蓄熱板16をその温度の高くなった部分の近傍、即ち温度の高くなった部分の近くに位置する冷凍室内下部ケース8の内壁の少なくとも二面にある程度分散させて固定する。これにより、3次元空間内に生じた温度の高低差を少なくとも二方向から均等化できる。
例えば、図18では、左側前下部周辺の温度が他の部分に比べて高い場合、蓄熱板16を左側前下部及び左側面下部に取り付ければ、左側前下部近傍の空気を局所的に冷却でき、温度分布を均等にできる。もちろん、温度の高くなる部分の近傍の二面以上に蓄熱板16を設けてもよい。
【0045】
蓄熱部材でできた蓄熱板16を貼り付けるという容易な方法により冷凍室内に生じた温度分布を調整できるため、特別な設計基準の変更を行うことなく温度分布の微調整を行うことができる。例えば、冷凍室内下部ケース8の全体に適当に複数のはめ込み可能部を形成しておき、温度の高い部分の近傍に位置するはめ込み可能部には蓄熱板16をはめ込み、温度の低い部分の近傍に位置するはめ込み可能部にはケース8と同様の材質の例えばプラスチック板をはめ込む。このように、蓄熱板16の固定位置を可変にしておくと、微調整しやすい。
【0046】
また、蓄熱部材を厚さが数mm程度の薄い形状とし、ケース8内に簡易的な接着剤で取り付けるようにすれば、蓄熱部材の配置の変更も容易となるなど、ケース8内に生じる温度分布にさらに柔軟に対応でき、便利である。
また、図3のプロペラファン9や図8の回転ダクト14などと組み合わせることで、冷凍室内上部ケース7と冷凍室内下部ケース8のどの位置においても均等な温度とすることができる。もちろん、冷凍室内上部ケース7に蓄熱板を設けてもいいし、他の冷却室に設けてもよい。
蓄熱板16を備えたことで、冷却室扉を開閉により冷気が外へ流出しても、冷却室内の温度は下がりにくくなる。このため、食品などの保存における信頼性を保つことができる。
【0047】
また、図19、図20はこの実施の形態の他の構成例を示す図で、図19は冷凍室付近の縦断面図であり、図20は被冷却物格納容器である冷凍室内下部ケース8を示す斜視図である。図19に示す様に、冷凍室内下部ケース8を被冷却物格納内側容器8aとその外側を包囲する被冷却物格納外側容器8bの2重構造とし、2重にした隙間に送風ファン3によって送られてくる冷気が流れる冷気案内通路17を構成する。2重構造の被冷却物格納内側容器8aは多数の冷気吹出し穴37を備える。図20の冷気配給スリット38から冷気を冷気案内通路17に流通させ、冷気吹出し穴37から被冷却物格納内側容器8a内に冷気を吹出させる。
【0048】
なお、冷気吹出し穴37は、図21に示すように例えば3列設け、前側の穴37bの径を後側の穴37aの径をよりも大きくした。また中央部分では、前側の穴37bと後側の穴37aの径の中間の径とした。冷凍室内下部ケース8の前側の方が後側に比べて冷気が流れにくい場合には、このように後側の穴37aよりも前側の穴37bの径を大きくすることで、前側に冷気を多く流すことができる。このように複数の冷気吹出し穴37の径の大きさを変えることによって、冷気の吹出し風量を調節し、冷凍室内下部ケース8の温度を均等化できる。
また、冷気が所定の箇所から冷凍室内下部ケース8の内部に吹出すのではなく、被冷却物の周囲から均等に冷気が吹出すので、被冷却物は冷却されやすく、冷却効率を向上できる。
【0049】
図21に示した冷気吹出し穴37の配置及び大きさは一例であり、この構成に限るものではない。例えば、分散して設けてもよいし、またケースの左右や上下で径の大きさを変えてもよい。冷蔵庫の構成から生じる冷凍室の温度分布に応じて、冷気吹出し穴37の配置及び大きさを決定すればよい。
【0050】
冷凍室内下部ケース8の2重構造の被冷却物格納外側容器8bには、冷気吐出スリット18を設けており、戻り冷気はこの冷気吐出スリット18を通って、冷凍室内下部ケース8の外側と冷凍室31の内壁の間を通り、冷蔵庫背面側に配置されている冷却器の方へ戻るのは、実施の形態1と同様である。
また、図3のプロペラファン9や図8の回転ダクト14などと組み合わせることで、冷凍室内上部ケース7と冷凍室内下部ケース8のどの位置においても均等な温度とすることができる。
【0051】
また、図22はこの実施の形態のさらに他の構成例を示す図で、冷凍室内上部ケース7、及び冷凍室内下部ケース8を示す斜視図である。冷凍室内上部ケース7と冷凍室内下部ケース8は側面の前部と後部と前面に冷気吐出スリット18、18a〜18eを有する。この冷気吐出スリット18は、各位置の温度によって開口面積を変えるものとする。例えば冷凍室内下部ケース8において、左側前部が一番温度が高く、右側奥が次に温度が高く、左側奥と右側前部は温度が低くなるとする。この場合、左側前部の冷気吐出スリット18aの開口面積を最も大きくし、右側奥の冷気吐出スリット18dを冷気吐出スリット18aの開口面積についで大きいものとし、左側奥の冷気吐出スリット18bと右側前部の冷気吐出スリット18cの開口面積は小さいものとする。冷凍室背面冷気吹出し口4から冷凍室内下部ケース8内に吹出した冷気は、各冷気吐出スリット18a〜18eに流れて行くが、開口面積の大きい冷気吐出スリット18aに流れる冷気の風量は多くなる。このため、冷凍室内下部ケース8において、左側前部、右側奥、左側奥、右側前部の順に冷気が多く流れ、冷凍室内下部ケース8の温度分布を改善することができる。
【0052】
また、図22に示した構成では、冷凍室内上部ケース7においても冷気吐出スリット18を設け、高い温度になる部分の冷気吐出スリット18の開口面積を大きくすることで、冷凍室内上部ケース7内の温度分布の均等化も図っている。
なお、冷気吐出スリット18の設ける位置及びそれぞれの開口面積は、図22に限るものではなく、冷蔵庫の構成に応じ、高い温度になる部分付近に冷気吐出スリット18を設け、冷気の風量が多くなる様に冷気吐出スリット18の開口面積を大きくすればよい。
【0053】
また、図23はこの実施の形態のさらに他の構成例を示す図で、冷凍室内下部ケース8を示す斜視図である。冷凍室内下部ケース8の内側にメッシュ状の金網ケース27を設けたものである。金網ケース27の前面、側面、背面は、冷凍室内下部ケース8の内側との間に数cm程度の隙間が出来るような大きさとする。さらに、金網ケース27の底面に支持足40を備え、冷凍室内下部ケース8の底面から少し浮かせて設置する。メッシュ状の金網の材質は例えばステンレスやアルミニウムである。
【0054】
金網ケース27がない状態で、冷凍室内下部ケース8内に被冷却物を敷き詰めて格納した場合、被冷却物の狭い隙間には冷気は流れにくくなる。これに対し、金網ケース27を設けると、被冷却物の狭い隙間にも周囲から冷気を送ることが可能となる。このため、冷気が流動し得るようになり冷凍室内の温度分布を均等化できる。
さらに、金網ケース27は冷凍室内下部ケース8から簡単に取りはずせるため、被冷却物を一度に取り出すこともでき、便利である。
また、1つだけではなく、複数の金網ケース27を備えてもよい。また、例えばアルミニウムで金網ケース27を形成すれば、通風性を有すると共に、蓄熱材としても機能し、輻射によって被冷却物を冷却する効果も有する。
【0055】
また、冷凍室内上部ケース7内にも金網ケースを備えていてもよい。
また、図3のプロペラファン9や図8の回転ダクト14、図10の螺旋ダクト45などと組み合わせたり、図14の切替吹出し口15を共に設けたりしてもよい。これらによって、冷却室内に吹出す冷気の流れ方向を変えるように構成すれば冷却室内の冷気の流れは非定常的に流れ、冷却室内に生じる温度分布をさらに効果的に均等化できる。
【0056】
また、図24はこの実施の形態のさらに他の構成例を示す図で、冷凍室内の冷凍室内下部ケース8を示す斜視図である。冷凍室内下部ケース8の底面および側面に複数の凹みであるディンプル19を設けた。このディンプル19は、例えば背面側よりも前面側が深い凹部であり、背面から前面に流れる冷気がディンプル19の凹みに沿ってスムーズに流れる形状としている。
【0057】
食品等の被冷却物が冷凍室内下部ケース8に隙間なく格納されている場合でも、ディンプル19のすべてが被冷却物で覆われることはほとんどない。このため、ディンプル19の一部を通って冷気が冷凍室下部ケース8の内壁に沿って流れることが可能となり、通風性が十分に確保される。これによって被冷却物の格納時においても冷凍室内下部ケース8に温度分布が発生するのを防止でき、均等な冷却が可能となる。
【0058】
また、図25は冷凍室内下部ケース8の部分断面拡大図であるが、ディンプルへり39aを高く、ディンプルへり39bを低くするというように、隣接するディンプルへり39に数mm程度の高低差ができるように構成している。これによって被冷却物を壁面に密接して貯蔵した場合においても、ディンプル19の間を冷気がよりスムーズに通り抜けることが可能となる。このため、通風性がよくなり、冷凍室内の温度分布を均等化できる。
【0059】
さらに、ディンプル19の背面側と前面側との深さを変えることで、このディンプル19の底面に沿った気流は渦となって、隣り合うディンプル19による渦とぶつかる。このため、冷凍室内下ケース8の中でさまざまな向きの気流ができ、冷気の流れか変えられ撹拌され、温度分布が均等化される。
また、ディンプル19によって、ディンプル19と被冷却物の隙間に指が挿入できるため、取り出しやすさも向上できる。
【0060】
また、図26のように冷気配給スリット38を冷凍室内下部ケース8の背面下部にも設けることで、冷凍室内下部ケース8の底面に沿って流れる冷気の風量を多くできる。このため、ディンプル19の底面に沿った冷気の流れが多くなり、被冷却物格納時の通風性を更に向上させることができる。
【0061】
なお、複数のディンプル19の配置や個数は図24に限るものではない。例えば、側面に被冷却物をピッタリと格納することが少ない場合には、側面にディンプル19を設けなくてもよい。また、同じ形状のディンプルを設けるのではなく、異なる形状、大きさのディンプルを複数設けてもよい。
また、図3のプロペラファン9や図8の回転ダクト14、図10の螺旋ダクト45などと組み合わせたり、図14の切替吹出し口15を共に設けたりしてもよい。これらによって、冷却室内に吹出す冷気の流れ方向を変えるように構成すれば、冷却室内の冷気の流れは非定常的に流れ、冷却室内に生じる温度分布をさらに効果的に均等化できる。
【0062】
実施の形態3.
以下、この発明の実施の形態3について説明する。この実施の形態は、防露パイプや冷蔵庫側部の凝縮パイプから冷蔵庫内への熱漏洩を防止したり、冷蔵庫内への熱漏洩量を左右で均等にして、冷却室内の温度分布を均等化し、冷却効率の向上を図るものである。この実施の形態3における主な冷気循環系は、実施の形態1と同様であり、その説明は省略する。また、冷却室として、例えば冷凍室を対象に説明する。
【0063】
図27、図28は、一般的な冷凍冷蔵庫の冷凍室31における熱漏洩及び冷気の循環を示す説明図で、図27は冷凍室31付近の縦断面、図28は冷凍室31の横断面を示している。冷凍室31の一面を構成する冷凍室扉20の内側縁部には、通常は冷凍室扉20の全周に渡って室内と室外とをシールするガスケット41が取りつけられている。ただし、ガスケット41でのシールは完全ではなく、ここから冷凍室31内の冷気がある程度外部に漏れる。また、この付近には防露パイプ21を設け、このパイプ21内に30℃程度の冷媒を流通させる場合もある。即ち、ガスケット41の付近での冷気漏れによる温度の低下により、冷蔵庫の外容器に露が付着することがあるが、この露付きを防止するために、ガスケット41が取りつけられている付近の固定側に防露パイプ21を配置する。固定側とは冷凍室扉20の開閉によって動かない部分とする。防露パイプ21は通常はウレタンなどの断熱材によって断熱されているが、温度が30℃程度と庫内温度に比べかなり高くなるため、図27の矢印Aに示す様に熱が庫内に漏洩する。このような熱漏洩や、ガスケット41からの冷気漏れや、冷蔵庫側部の凝縮パイプからの冷蔵庫内への熱漏洩などにより、冷凍室31内の位置によって温度が不均一となる。
【0064】
例えば、防露パイプ21や冷蔵庫側部の凝縮パイプから冷蔵庫内へ熱漏洩する量が左右で不均一であり、冷気の風量バランスによって冷凍室31内の上部ケース7内に図28(a)の矢印Bのような左回りの緩やかな旋回流が発生しているとする。冷蔵庫扉20の外側から見て左側前部に到達した冷気は、右側前部に到達する間に防露パイプ21から漏洩した熱を受け、温度が高くなる。これによってケース7の前部に温度分布が生じる。冷蔵庫側部の凝縮パイプからの冷蔵庫内への熱漏洩によっても同様の現象を引き起こし、ケース7の側部に温度分布が生じる。図28(b)に示した温度分布は、冷凍室31の一番高い温度をー18℃程度になるように冷却した場合の温度分布を示す一例である。矢印Bの冷気の大きな旋回流と矢印Aの熱漏洩によって大きな温度分布が生じるので、希望の温度に保とうとすると、冷凍室天面冷気吹出し口5から温度上昇分だけ低い温度の冷気を吹出す必要があり、冷蔵庫の冷却効率を低下させている。
【0065】
図29、図30は、この実施の形態に係る冷凍室31における熱漏洩及び冷気の循環を示す説明図である。図29は冷凍室31付近の縦断面を示す図、図30は冷凍室31の横断面を示す図である。ここでは冷凍室上部ケース7の中央に、ケース7内の空間を左右に分割する遮蔽板25を備えた。この遮蔽板25は例えばプラスチック板で形成され、ケース7の底部または前部または後部の少なくともいずれかの部分で固定されている。ただし、被冷却物を出し入れする時に上部ケース7及び下部ケース8を引き出すので、この動きを妨げない様に、遮蔽板25の上端部は冷凍室天面26に非接触になるように構成する。
【0066】
冷凍室天面冷気吹出し口5から吹出した冷気は、図30(a)の矢印B1、B2に示す様に遮蔽板25で分割された2つの空間内で旋回する。それぞれの空間内で生じる温度分布の一例を図30(b)に示す。遮蔽板25を設けたことによって、上部ケース7内に発生する旋回流は図28(a)と比較して小さくなる。このため、冷凍室扉20の外側から見て右前部に到達する冷気が防露パイプ21から受ける熱量を左前部の冷気が受ける熱量とほぼ均等にすることができ、図28(b)の場合に比べて生じる温度分布は小さくなる。冷凍室31の一番温度の高い部分をー18℃程度に保とうとする場合、冷凍室天面冷気吹出し口5から吹出す冷気の温度を例えばー19℃程度にすればよく、冷却効率を向上できる。
【0067】
なお、遮蔽板25は図29及び図30の構成に限るものではない。上部ケース7内に大きな旋回流が発生すると、温度分布の差が大きくなるので、遮蔽板25によって大きな旋回流の発生を妨げるように、冷凍室31を複数の空間に分割すればよい。分割された複数の空間のそれぞれは、冷凍室天面冷気吸込み口5からの冷気をほぼ均等に取りこむと共に、前部のガスケット41や防露パイプ21からの熱漏洩や側部の凝縮パイプからの熱漏洩など、各種の熱漏洩を略均等に受けるように形成されればよい。また、遮蔽板25を上部ケース7に1枚設けたが、枚数や設置場所はこれに限るものではなく、下部ケース8や冷蔵室などの他の冷却室に設けてもよく、また複数枚設けてもよい。
【0068】
また、図31(a)に示すように遮蔽板25を構成してもよい。例えば、冷凍室31の壁に埋め込まれている凝縮パイプからの熱漏洩によって、冷凍室扉20の外側から見て左側の温度が高くなる場合、遮蔽板25を右側に偏って設ける。このように遮蔽板25を構成すると、分割した空間内を流れる冷気の風量に差がつき、左側の空間に冷気が多く流れる。このため、例えば図31(b)に示すように温度分布を均等化できる。
ここで、遮蔽板25は図31に示したものに限らず、周囲から冷凍室31への熱漏洩に応じて冷気の風量に差をつけるように、冷凍室31内の空間を分割すればよい。
【0069】
以下、この実施の形態の他の構成例を示す。図32は、この実施の形態に係る冷凍室上部ケース7を示す斜視図であり、図32は冷凍室31付近を示す縦断面図である。例えば冷凍室扉20の内側縁部に設けたガスケット41のうちで、冷却室の被冷却物出し入れ口に設けられているガスケット41と対向する部分に、遮蔽部材として例えば前部ローラ47、断熱材22a、22bを設けている。この遮蔽部材は、冷凍室扉20を閉めた状態でガスケット41と冷凍室31内とを遮蔽し、冷凍室31内の冷気がガスケット41に接触するのを妨げている。この時の冷凍室31とは、冷凍室上部ケース7内のみではなく、冷凍室下部ケース8及びその周囲に形成されている冷気の戻り空間を含む。
【0070】
前部ローラ47は、例えば断熱材で円筒状に形成され、冷凍室上部ケース7のガスケット41と対向する部分に、ガスケット41の伸び方向と同様の方向、即ち被冷却物の出し入れ口の横幅全体をカバーするように長く伸び、回動自在に固定する。また、冷凍室天面26の冷気吹出し口5よりも冷凍室扉20側には断熱材22aを貼り付け、冷凍室扉20の背面には断熱材22bを貼り付けている。前部ローラ47の外周位置の冷蔵庫前面側は、冷凍室上部ケース7及び冷凍室下部ケース8の前面端部よりも突出させ、冷凍室扉20を閉めた状態で扉の背面に設けた断熱材22bが前部ローラ47の外周部に当接して密着するように構成されている。また、前部ローラ47の外周位置の冷凍庫天面26側は、冷凍室扉20を閉めた状態で冷凍室天面26に設けた断熱材22aが前部ローラ47の外周部に当接して密着するように構成されている。
【0071】
さらに、冷凍室内上部ケース7の左右側面の外側に、後部ローラ42が回動自在に設けられている。この後部ローラ42の取りつけ位置は、冷凍室天面冷気吹出し口5よりも冷凍室扉20側とする。また、後部ローラ42の外周位置の冷凍庫天面26側は、前部ローラ47とほぼ同等の位置とし、冷凍室扉20を閉めた状態で冷凍室天面26に設けた断熱材22bが後部ローラ42の外周部に当接して密着するように構成されている。
冷凍室扉20を引き出した時には、前部ローラ47及び後部ローラ42は断熱材22aの表面に沿って扉の開閉方向に回転する。逆に冷凍室扉20を押し込んだ時には、前部ローラ47及び後部ローラ42は断熱材22aの表面に沿って扉の開閉方向に逆に回転する。このため、冷凍室扉20の開閉をスムーズに行うことができる。
【0072】
図34は冷凍室扉20を閉めた状態のガスケット41付近を拡大して示す説明図である。後部ローラ42は省略して示す。前部ローラ47の外周は、冷凍室天面側断熱材22aと冷凍室扉側断熱材22bに当接する。これにより、ガスケット41との間には空間48が構成される。冷凍室天面冷気吹出し口5から冷凍室に供給された冷気は、矢印に示すように前部ローラ47の内側に沿って被冷却物格納空間側を流れる。このように冷気が冷凍室扉ガスケット41に直接当たるのを遮断するので、ガスケット41からの冷気漏れを防止することができる。また、冷凍室側断熱材22aと断熱材による前部ローラ47によって、防露パイプ21からの熱が冷凍室31内に漏洩するのを防止する。従って、冷凍室31内の温度分布を改善することができ、冷却効率を高めることができる。
さらに、冷凍室31内の冷気は前部ローラ47に遮られてが直接当ることがないので、空間48の温度は冷凍室31内の温度ほど低くならず、ガスケット41を介した前後の温度差、即ち外部と空間48との温度差が小さくなる。このため、ガスケット41を介した外気から庫内への熱移動量を小さくすることができると共に、冷蔵庫の外容器に露が付きにくくなる。
【0073】
また、上部ケース7の冷凍室扉20側の位置を前部ローラ47の外周の扉側位置よりも後退させ、冷凍室扉20の背面と冷凍室上部ケース7の間に空間を設け、冷凍室上部ケース7前面の下方に冷気吐出スリット18を備えることで、冷気が冷却器側に戻っていく風路を確保できる。
また、冷凍室扉側断熱材22bは必ずしも必要なく省略してもよいが、冷凍室扉20を閉じた状態で前部ローラ47の外周が冷凍室扉20の背面に当接して密着するように構成する。同様に冷凍室天面側断熱材22aも前部ローラ47を断熱材で構成すれば、必ずしも必要なく省略してもよい。
【0074】
以下、この実施の形態のさらに他の構成例について説明する。図35はこの実施の形態に係る冷凍室31付近を示す縦断面図であり、図36は遮蔽部材、例えば遮蔽板25を示す斜視図である。例えば冷凍室扉20の内側縁部に設けたガスケット41のうちで、冷却室の被冷却物出し入れ口に設けられているガスケット41と対向する部分に遮蔽板25を設けている。この遮蔽板25は、冷凍室扉20を閉めた状態でガスケット41との間に空間48を形成すると共に、この空間48と冷凍室31内とを遮蔽している。遮蔽板25を冷凍室天面26の支持部50で支持し、冷凍室扉20を閉めた状態で冷凍室上部ケース7の前面と扉の間に位置するようにしたものである。
【0075】
遮蔽板25は、ガスケット41の伸び方向と同様の方向、即ち被冷却物の出し入れ口の横幅全体をカバーするように長く伸びた断熱材より成る板である。横方向は、少なくとも冷凍室上部ケース7の横幅よりも長くし、遮蔽板25の横方向両端部は上部ケース7の両側面よりも外側に配置する。図36に示すように、中央部には蝶着部51を有し、冷凍室扉20の開閉に応じて開閉自在である。また、遮蔽板25の冷凍室扉20側の先端は、例えば磁石などで冷凍室扉20の内側に着脱自在に構成している。冷凍室扉20の内側に磁石36を取り付け、遮蔽板25の冷凍室扉側の先端の磁石36に当接する部分に金属を張り付ける。この磁石の吸引力は弱くてもよく、冷凍室扉20を閉じた状態の時に遮蔽板25と冷凍室扉20とを密着できればよい。また冷凍室上部ケース7の両側面は、冷凍室扉20側の上方形状をゆるやかなカーブで構成している。
【0076】
図35に示すように冷凍室扉20を閉じた状態では、遮蔽板25は支持部50によって冷凍室天面26に密着し、冷凍室扉20側では磁石36に吸引されることによって、冷凍室扉20の内側に密着している。そしてガスケット41側には空間48が形成される。支持部50の取付位置を防露パイプ21付近よりも後方にすることで、空間48を図33に示した構成よりも大きくとることができる。冷凍室冷気から遮蔽された空間48を形成することで、冷凍室天面吹出し口5から冷凍室31に供給された冷気が、冷凍室扉ガスケット41に直接当たるのを防ぐ。さらに、空間48及び断熱材の遮蔽板25で防露パイプ21からの熱を冷凍室31内に漏洩することも防止できる。従って、冷凍室31内の温度分布を改善することができる。
【0077】
図37は冷凍室扉20を開けたときの冷凍室付近の状態を示す説明図である。冷凍室扉20を磁石36の吸引力よりも大きな力で引き出すと、冷凍室扉20の内側と遮蔽板25の密着が離れる。さらに冷凍室扉20を引き出すにつれて、遮蔽板25は冷凍室上部ケース7の前面縁49のゆるやかなカーブに沿って上部に摺動していく。遮蔽板25の支持部50は前方にのみ回動できるヒンジを用い、遮蔽板25の中間位置に設けられた蝶着部51は、前後どちらにでも回動できるように方向性を持たないヒンジを用いる。このため、支持部50と前面縁49の相対的な位置に応じて支持部50と蝶着部51とが自ずと最適な方向に回動する。
【0078】
また、冷凍室扉20を閉める時には開ける時と同様、支持部50と蝶着部51とが最適な方向に回動し、前面縁49に沿ってスムーズに元の位置に戻ることができる。また、遮蔽板25の蝶着部51を1つではなく、2つ以上備えてもよい。この蝶着部51を2つ備えれば、1つの蝶着部51の場合よりも、より自然な扉開閉を行うことができる。遮蔽板25は、回動可能な支持部50と蝶着部51により、冷凍室扉20の開閉がスムーズに行われる構成になっている。
【0079】
なお、この構成では、遮蔽板25の大きさ、即ち支持部50から蝶着部51までの長さおよび蝶着部51から冷凍室扉側端部までの長さによって、空間48の大きさを自在に調整することができる。また、この空間48で防露パイプ21から熱漏洩する部分と冷凍室31内とを遮蔽できる。
また、遮蔽部材として全体を蛇腹のような形状として、冷凍室扉20の引き出し方向に収縮自在とし、冷凍室扉20を閉じた時に一方で冷凍室天面26に密着し、他方で冷凍室扉20に密着すると共に、ガスケット41側及び防露パイプ21側と冷凍室31内とを空間48を介して遮蔽するようにしてもよい。
【0080】
以下、この実施の形態のさらに他の構成例について説明する。図38はこの実施の形態に係る冷凍室31付近を示す縦断面図である。例えば冷凍室扉20の内側縁部に設けたガスケット41のうちで、冷却室の被冷却物出し入れ口に設けられているガスケット41と対向する部分に、遮蔽板25(第2遮蔽部材)を設けている。この遮蔽板25は冷凍室扉20の内側に設けられ、形状はガスケット41の伸び方向と同様の横方向に伸びた中空の、例えば三角柱である。断面形状の三角柱の一側面を冷凍室扉20の内側壁面に対向させ、他の側面を冷凍室天面26に対向させて、例えば冷凍室扉20の内側壁面で固定する。中空の遮蔽板25によって、冷凍室扉20のガスケット41付近及び防露パイプ21付近に、空間48が設けられる。
【0081】
そして、冷凍室天面26には、断面形状が三角形の遮蔽板25の後方先端に当接するように、ガスケット41の伸び方向と同様の横方向に伸び、断面がL字形状の断熱材22(第1遮蔽部材)を設ける。冷凍室扉20を閉じた状態で、遮蔽板25の三角形の先端が断熱材22の角の部分に密着して固定され、ガスケット41との間に空間48を形成すると共に、この空間48と冷凍室31内とを遮蔽する。即ちこの構成例では、第1遮蔽部材である断熱材22と第2遮蔽部材である遮蔽板25とで遮蔽部材を構成している。
【0082】
冷凍室31内の冷気から遮蔽された空間48を形成することで、冷凍室天面吹出し口5から冷凍室31に供給された冷気が、冷凍室扉ガスケット41に直接当たるのを防ぐことができる。さらに、断熱材22によって防露パイプ21からの熱が冷凍室31内に漏洩することも防止できる。従って、このように簡単な構成によって冷凍室31内の温度分布を改善し、冷却効率を向上することができる。
【0083】
図39は冷凍室扉20を開けたときの冷凍室付近の状態を示す説明図である。冷凍室扉20を引き出すと、冷凍室天面26に取り付けられている断熱材22と冷凍室扉20に取り付けられている遮蔽板25とが離れ、スムーズに開閉できる。
また、遮蔽板25の断面形状は三角形でなくてもよく、四角形や多角形でもよい。ただし、三角形にすると、冷凍室31側の空間への出っ張りは少なくできるので、冷凍室上方ケース7の前面側端部の形状の自由度は高くなる。
【0084】
図33、図35、図38で説明した構成例では、冷凍室扉20を閉じた状態で、ガスケット41と冷凍室31内の間に空間を介して遮蔽する遮蔽部材と防露パイプ21から冷凍室31への熱漏洩を防止する断熱材とを有する構成で、かつ冷凍室扉20を開け閉めしやすいように工夫した構成について説明した。いずれの構成においても冷気が冷凍室扉ガスケット41に直接当たらないようにすることで、冷凍室扉20の周りからの熱漏洩量を少なくできる。従って冷凍室31内の温度分布を均等にでき、冷却効率を向上でき、さらには冷蔵庫の消費電力量低減を図ることができる。
また、これらの遮蔽部材を備えると共に、例えば図22に示す構成などを組み合わせて、冷凍室上部ケース7前面に到達する冷気の風量を少なくすることで、ガスケット41に冷気が直接当るのを更に妨げることができ、ガスケット41からの冷気漏れを更に少なくすることができる。
【0085】
なお、図33、図35、図38で示した構成例では、冷凍室扉20の被冷却物出し入れ口のガスケット41の周囲に遮蔽部材を設けた構成である。通常、ガスケット41は図2に示すように冷却室扉の周囲に設けられている。そこで、他の部分のガスケットの付近にも遮蔽部材を設けてもよい。
【0086】
以下、この実施の形態のさらに他の構成例について説明する。図40はこの実施の形態に係る冷凍室31付近を示す縦断面図であり、冷凍室31を正面から見た図である。また、図41は冷凍室上部ケース7と冷凍室下部ケース8を取り除いて冷凍室31の一部分を示す説明図である。冷凍室下部ケース8の側面と冷凍室内壁との間には冷凍室冷気戻り風路46が形成されている。この冷凍室冷気戻り風路46のガスケットと対向する部分の一部に、奥行きWが5cm程度の断熱材52a〜52cを設けている。断熱材の材料としては例えばウレタン樹脂などである。断熱材52aは冷凍室天面25の前端部で横方向には全体に設ける。断熱材52bは冷凍室31の側面の上部前端部で、断熱材52aに接続する様に設ける。断熱材52cは断面をU字とし、冷凍室31の下部前端部の両隅と底面に設ける。断熱材52a、52bは別々のものとしたが、一体に構成してもよく、また断熱材52cは断面U字状のものを用いたが、底面側と側面側で別体に構成してもよい。
【0087】
このように断熱材52を配置すると、冷凍室天面冷気吹出し口5から冷凍室31内に供給された冷気、及び被冷却物格納容器である冷凍室内ケース7、8から排出された冷気が、冷凍室扉ガスケット41に直接接触するのを防止できる。このため、冷凍室扉20周りから漏洩する熱量を少なくでき、冷凍室31内の温度分布を改善することができる。
【0088】
なお、実施の形態1〜実施の形態3では、冷却室として例えば冷凍室31を対象として、冷凍室31内の温度分布の均一化を図ったが、これに限るものではない。冷蔵室30や切替室29に適用すれば、冷蔵室30や切替室29の温度分布を改善できる。
【0089】
【発明の効果】
以上説明したように、この発明に係る冷凍冷蔵庫によれば、被冷却物を格納し、冷却器からの冷気を吹出す室内背面側に設けられた背面冷気吹出し口を有する冷却室と、冷却器で生成した冷気を前記背面冷気吹出し口から前記冷却室に送風する送風ファンと、前記冷却室内に設置され、複数の穴を有し、前記冷却室内の前側の穴の径を後側の穴の径より大きくした被冷却物格納内側容器と、前記被冷却物格納内側容器との間に冷気案内通路を介してその外側を包囲する被冷却物格納外側容器と、を備え、前記送風ファンによって送られて前記冷気案内通路を流れる冷気を前記被冷却物格納内側容器に設けた複数の穴から吹出すように構成したことにより、被冷却物の出し入れに支障なく簡単な構成で、冷却室内の温度分布を改善して均等化でき、冷却効率の向上を図ることができる
【0090】
また、この発明に係る冷凍冷蔵庫によれば、被冷却物を格納する冷却室と、冷却器で生成した冷気を冷気風路を通って前記冷却室に送風する送風ファンと、前記冷却室内に設置された被冷却物格納容器と、前記被冷却物格納容器の内壁面に設けた複数の凹みと、前記凹みの間に形成されるへりと、を備え、隣接する前記へりに高低差ができるよう構成し、複数の前記凹みに前記冷却室内の冷気が流れることで前記冷気を流動し得るまたは前記冷気の流れ方向を変化し得るように構成したことにより、冷却室内における被冷却物格納時の通風性を確保することで、被冷却物の量や冷却室内での配置など、様々な使用状態下でも冷却室内の温度むらを低減し、冷却効率の向上を図ることができる。
【0091】
また、前記冷気風路と前記冷却室とを連通し前記冷却室内に冷気を吹出す複数の冷気吹出し部と、前記複数の冷気吹出し部のうちで前記冷却室内に冷気を吹出す冷気吹出し部を所定時間ごとに切替える制御手段と、を備え、前記冷気吹出し部から吹出す冷気の前記冷却室内での流れを変化させるように構成したことを特徴とすることにより、冷却室内における被冷却物格納時の通風性を確保し、さらに冷却室内の冷気を撹拌することができ、被冷却物の量や冷却室内での配置など、様々な使用状態下でも冷却室内の温度むらを低減し、冷却効率の大幅な向上を図ることができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】 この発明の実施の形態1に係る冷凍冷蔵庫の冷凍サイクルを示す冷媒回路図である。
【図2】 実施の形態1に係る防露パイプの配置を示す説明図である。
【図3】 実施の形態1に係る冷凍室とその周囲を示す斜視図である。
【図4】 実施の形態1に係る冷蔵庫の側面に平行な縦断面図および部分拡大図である。
【図5】 実施の形態1に係る冷凍室付近の冷気の流れを示す説明図である。
【図6】 実施の形態1に係るプロペラファンを回転させる機構を示す説明図である。
【図7】 実施の形態1に係るプロペラファンを回転させる他の機構を示す説明図である。
【図8】 実施の形態1に係る冷凍室付近を示す斜視図である。
【図9】 実施の形態1に係る回転ダクトを示す斜視図及び上面図である。
【図10】 実施の形態1に係る冷凍室付近を示す斜視図である。
【図11】 実施の形態1に係る冷凍室天面を冷凍室側から見た正面図である。
【図12】 実施の形態1に係る冷凍室付近を示す断面図である。
【図13】 実施の形態1に係る冷凍室天面を冷凍室側から見た正面図である。
【図14】 実施の形態1に係る冷凍室付近を示す斜視図である。
【図15】 実施の形態1に係る冷気の流れを側面に平行な縦断面で示す説明図である。
【図16】 実施の形態1に係る切替吹出し口の切替制御の一例を示す説明図である。
【図17】 この発明の実施の形態2に係る冷凍室内下部ケースを示す斜視図である。
【図18】 実施の形態2に係る冷凍室内下部ケースを示す斜視図である。
【図19】 実施の形態2の他の構成例に係る冷凍室付近の縦断面図である。
【図20】 実施の形態2の他の構成例に係る冷凍室内下部ケースを示す斜視図である。
【図21】 実施の形態2の他の構成例に係る冷気吹出し穴を示す説明図である。
【図22】 実施の形態2のさらに他の構成例に係る冷凍室内ケースを示す斜視図である。
【図23】 実施の形態2のさらに他の構成例に係る冷凍室内下部ケースを示す斜視図である。
【図24】 実施の形態2のさらに他の構成例に係る冷凍室内下部ケースを示す斜視図である。
【図25】 実施の形態2のさらに他の構成例に係る冷凍室内下部ケースの部分断面拡大図である。
【図26】 実施の形態2のさらに他の構成例に係る冷凍室内下部ケースを示す斜視図である。
【図27】 この発明の実施の形態3に係り、一般的な構成の冷凍冷蔵庫の冷凍室における熱漏洩及び冷気の循環を示す説明図である。
【図28】 実施の形態3に係り、一般的な構成の冷凍冷蔵庫の冷凍室における熱漏洩及び冷気の循環を示す説明図である。
【図29】 実施の形態3に係る冷凍室における熱漏洩及び冷気の循環を示す説明図である。
【図30】 実施の形態3に係る冷凍室における熱漏洩及び冷気の循環を示す説明図である。
【図31】 実施の形態3の他の構成例に係る冷凍室における熱漏洩及び冷気の循環を示す説明図である。
【図32】 実施の形態3の他の構成例に係る冷凍室上部ケースを示す斜視図である。
【図33】 実施の形態3の他の構成例に係る冷凍室付近を示す縦断面図である。
【図34】 実施の形態3の他の構成例に係る要部を拡大して示す説明図である。
【図35】 実施の形態3の他の構成例に係る冷凍室付近を示す縦断面図である。
【図36】 実施の形態3の他の構成例に係る遮蔽部材を示す斜視図である。
【図37】 実施の形態3の他の構成例に係る冷凍室扉を開けたときの冷凍室付近の状態を示す説明図である。
【図38】 実施の形態3の他の構成例に係る冷凍室付近を示す縦断面図である。
【図39】 実施の形態3の他の構成例に係る冷凍室扉を開けたときの冷凍室付近の状態を示す説明図である。
【図40】 実施の形態3の他の構成例に係る冷凍室付近を示す縦断面図である。
【図41】 実施の形態3の他の構成例に係る冷凍室の一部分を示す説明図である。
【符号の説明】
1 冷却器、2 風路グリル、3 送風ファン、4 冷凍室背面冷気吹出し口、5 冷凍室天面冷気吹出し口、6 冷凍室冷気吸込み口、7 冷凍室内上部ケース、8 冷凍室内下部ケース、8a 被冷却物格納内側容器、8b 被冷却物格納外側容器、9 プロペラファン、10 連動ギヤ、11ゼンマイ、12 動力取り出し風車、13 連結ギヤ、14 回転ダクト、14a 流入口、14b 風路、14c 吹出し口、15 冷気吹出し部、16 蓄熱部材、17 冷気案内通路、18 冷気吐出スリット、19 凹み、20 冷凍室扉、21 防露パイプ、22、22a、22b 断熱材、23 冷気吹出し穴、24 通風用スリット、25 遮蔽板、26 冷凍室天面、28〜31 冷却室、32 圧縮機、33 カバー、34 冷凍室冷気風路、35 冷蔵室扉、36 磁石、37 冷気吹出し穴、38 冷気配給スリット、41 ガスケット、43 支持部、45 螺旋ダクト、46 冷凍室冷気戻り風路、47 ローラ、48 空間、50 支持部、51 蝶着部、52a〜52c 断熱材、53 制御手段、54 ダンパ。
[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  The present invention relates to a refrigerator-freezer, and particularly relates to improving the cooling efficiency of a refrigerator-freezer.
[0002]
[Prior art]
  In a general refrigerator-freezer, in a complicated configuration in which an upper case and a lower case are provided in a cooling chamber for storing non-cooled objects, for example, temperature differences can occur between the upper and lower positions and the left and right positions of the cooling chamber. Prone to occur. In order to maintain the quality of the refrigerator, for example, in the freezing room, which is one of the cooling rooms, it must be cooled to a reference temperature (for example, about −18 ° C.) or less at all positions in the freezing room. However, if there is uneven temperature, the hottest part in the freezer compartment will be below the reference temperature, and the other parts will be cooled to a temperature much lower than the reference, leading to a deterioration in power consumption. It is.
  Further, when the object to be cooled is packed in the cooling chamber without any gap during actual use, temperature unevenness occurs due to the deterioration of the air permeability, which is considered undesirable from the viewpoint of uniform food preservation.
[0003]
  In order to improve such temperature unevenness, various devices have been made in the conventional refrigerator-freezer. For example, a cold air circulation duct that rotates by discharging cold air is provided rotatably in the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment, and the cooling efficiency is improved by making the supply of cold air uniform (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
  In addition, the ridges provided from the front of the freezer compartment case and the ceiling are brought into contact with each other to shut off the heat entry space near the door gasket and the inside of the freezer compartment case, thereby making the inside temperature uniform and improving the cooling efficiency. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2).
  In addition, an aluminum tray is installed on the bottom surface of the freezer compartment to improve the cooling efficiency by making the temperature distribution on the bottom surface uniform (see, for example, Patent Document 3).
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
          Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-69579 (page 5-8, FIG. 1)
[Patent Document 2]
          Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-79728 (page 6-7, FIG. 4)
[Patent Document 3]
          Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-38456 (page 3-4, FIG. 2)
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
  In the conventional refrigerator-freezer, in which the cold air circulation duct is rotated by discharging cold air, the cold air circulation duct is provided in the center of the freezer room and the refrigerator room, and the storage space of the freezer room and the refrigerator room is narrowed and stored. This hinders the taking in and out of the cooling object. In addition, in the structure in which the protrusions provided from the ceiling of the freezer compartment case and the ceiling are brought into contact with each other so that the heat entrance space near the door gasket and the inside of the freezer compartment case are blocked, It is surrounded by the part and part of the gasket. For this reason, cold air contacts the gasket surrounding the heat entry space, and the temperature of the heat entry space decreases. Therefore, there is a problem that the temperature difference between the heat entrance space and the outside of the refrigerator becomes large, and cold air leakage occurs in this portion. In addition, in the configuration in which an aluminum tray is installed on the bottom surface of the freezer compartment and the temperature distribution on the bottom surface of the container is made uniform, only the bottom surface is made uniform, and temperature distribution occurs in a three-dimensional space called a cooling chamber. It was inadequate.
[0006]
  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and has a configuration that does not hinder the entry and exit of an object to be cooled in the cooling chamber, and improves and equalizes the temperature distribution in the cooling chamber. The purpose is to reduce energy loss and improve cooling efficiency.
  In addition, by ensuring ventilation when storing the object to be cooled in the cooling chamber, the temperature variation in the cooling chamber is reduced even under various usage conditions, such as the amount of the object to be cooled and the arrangement in the cooling chamber. The purpose is to improve.
  Another object of the present invention is to reduce the heat leakage from the wall surface of the cooling chamber or from the outside into the cooling chamber and improve the cooling efficiency.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  A refrigerator-freezer according to the present invention includes a cooling chamber for storing an object to be cooled,A cooling chamber having a back side cold air outlet provided on the rear side of the room for storing the object to be cooled and blowing out the cold air from the cooler, and the cool air generated by the cooler is blown from the rear cold air outlet to the cooling chamber. A blower fan, a cooling object storage inner container that is installed in the cooling chamber, has a plurality of holes, and has a diameter of a front hole in the cooling chamber larger than a diameter of a rear hole, and the object to be cooled A cooled object storage outer container that surrounds the outside of the storage inner container via a cold air guide passage, and sends the cool air that is sent by the blower fan and flows through the cold air guide path to the inner side of the stored object It is configured to blow out from a plurality of holes provided in the container.
[0008]
  The refrigerator-freezer according to the present invention isA cooling chamber for storing an object to be cooled, a blower fan for blowing cool air generated by a cooler to the cooling chamber through a cold air passage, a container for storing an object to be cooled installed in the cooling chamber, and the object to be cooled A plurality of dents provided on the inner wall surface of the article storage container, and a lip formed between the dents, wherein the adjacent lips are configured to have a height difference, and a plurality of the dents are provided in the cooling chamber. The cool air can flow or the flow direction of the cool air can be changed by flowing the cool air.
[0009]
  Also,A plurality of cold air blowing portions that communicate the cold air passage and the cooling chamber and blow cold air into the cooling chamber, and a cold air blowing portion that blows cold air into the cooling chamber among the plurality of cold air blowing portions for a predetermined time And a control means for switching each time, and the flow of the cold air blown out from the cold air blowing portion is changed in the cooling chamber.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiment 1 FIG.
  Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a refrigerant circuit diagram showing a refrigeration cycle of a refrigerator-freezer (hereinafter referred to as a refrigerator). The gas refrigerant discharged from the compressor 32 first flows into a condensing pipe located below the evaporation plate where drain water accumulates, and then condensing pipes arranged on the side and back of the refrigerator, and a dew-proof pipe 21 arranged on the front. It flows into and is condensed. Then, after expanding under reduced pressure with a capillary, it evaporates with the cooler 1 and returns to the compressor 32 again. When the refrigerant condenses in the condensing pipe, the drain water accumulated on the evaporating plate is evaporated, and the dew prevention pipe 21 prevents dew from the front cabinet part where the temperature is lowered due to cold air leakage from the periphery of the refrigerator door. Further, when the refrigerant evaporates in the cooler 1, the air circulating in the refrigerator is cooled to cool air. This cold air is blown to each cooling chamber by the blower fan 3.
[0011]
  FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing the arrangement of the dew proof pipe 21, as viewed from the front of the refrigerator. In this way, the dew-proof pipe 21 is provided so as to surround the doors of the cooling chambers such as the vegetable room 28, the switching room 29, the refrigerator room 30, and the freezer room 31, and the periphery of the door by the heat of the refrigerant flowing in the dew-proof pipe 21 This prevents the front cabinet from getting dew. However, although the condenser and the dew proof pipe 21 are insulated by, for example, a urethane heat insulating material, the temperature of the refrigerant flowing through this is about 30 ° C., which is considerably higher than the internal temperature. For this reason, this heat enters the cooling chamber, leading to a temperature distribution in the cooling chamber such that the temperature is high near the dewproof pipe 21 and low at a far portion.
[0012]
  FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the freezer compartment and its surroundings of the refrigerator according to this embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view parallel to the side of the refrigerator. The refrigerator has a plurality of cooling chambers such as a vegetable chamber 28, a switching chamber 29, a refrigeration chamber 30, and a freezing chamber 31, and is controlled to maintain a cooling temperature set for each. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of cool air near the freezer compartment, and shows a longitudinal section parallel to the side surface.
  Hereinafter, based on FIG. 3, FIG. 4, FIG. 5, the cold air circulation system of the refrigerator according to this embodiment will be described. A part of the air cooled by the cooler 1 is blown by the blower fan 3 installed in the air path grill 2, and is branched into a plurality of parts to circulate through the respective cooling chambers to cool the freezing room 31 and the refrigerating room. is doing. In the refrigerator shown here, the cooler 1 is disposed on the back of the vegetable compartment 28, and the cooling compartments such as the freezer compartment 31 are disposed above and below the vegetable compartment 28. It is possible to maintain a sufficiently low temperature without circulating cold air.
[0013]
  For example, when the freezer compartment 31 is cooled, the air cooled by the cooler 1 passes through the freezer compartment top surface air passage 34 which is a cold air passage above the freezer compartment top surface 26, and the freezer compartment top surface cold air outlet 5. To the freezer compartment upper case 7. The blown-out cool air circulates in the upper case 7 in the freezer compartment and cools the object to be cooled stored in the case 7. The cooled air flows into the freezer compartment lower case 8 from the ventilation slit 24 or is discharged from the front of the freezer compartment upper case 7 to the outside of the freezer compartment upper case 7. Further, a part of the cold air blown by the blower fan 3 is blown out from the freezer compartment backside cold air outlet 4 to the freezer compartment lower case 8. Then, the object to be cooled in the freezer compartment lower case 8 is cooled and discharged from the cool air discharge slit 18 to the outside of the freezer compartment lower case 8. After that, it passes between the outside of the freezer compartment cases 7, 8 and the inner wall of the freezer compartment 31, and returns to the cooler 1 again through the freezer compartment back cold air inlet 6.
[0014]
  As shown in FIG. 5, the freezer compartment door 20 is, for example, a drawer type, and a gasket 41 is provided as a packing on the inner edge of the freezer compartment door 20 to seal the freezer compartment 31 when the freezer compartment door 20 is closed. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2, a dew-proof pipe 21 is provided in the vicinity of the freezer compartment door 20 so as not to cause dew on the front cabinet portion of the refrigerator due to the leakage of cold air from the freezer compartment door 20. A refrigerant at about 30 ° C. is circulated.
[0015]
  Although the main cold air circulation system of the refrigerator is as described above, in this embodiment, an air flow that stirs the air in the cooling chamber is provided on the inner side of the blowout portion provided with the freezing chamber top surface cold air outlet 5. With the resulting stirring means. The case where the freezing room 31 is cooled as a cooling room, for example is demonstrated. A propeller fan 9 is rotatably installed in the freezer compartment top cold air outlet 5, and the propeller fan 9 is rotated by the cold air blowing force of the blower fan 3. When the propeller fan 9 rotates and the cool air sent by the blower fan 3 is blown into the freezer compartment 31 while changing the flow direction, the air in the freezer compartment 31 is agitated and a strong swirling flow is generated in the freezer compartment 31. Let Accordingly, it is possible to supply the cold air to the portion where the temperature is high because the cold air is difficult to reach in the freezer compartment 31. Therefore, the temperature distribution in the freezer compartment 31 can be equalized, and the cooling efficiency can be improved.
[0016]
  Further, a ventilation slit 24 is provided on the bottom surface of the freezer compartment upper case 7 to ensure ventilation of the freezer compartment upper case 7 and the freezer compartment lower case 8. For this reason, the effect of the cold air stirring by the propeller fan 9 can be spread to every corner of the freezer compartment lower case 8.
  In this embodiment, since the propeller fan 9 is rotated by the cold air blowing force sent by the blower fan 3, no special electric power is required, and the propeller fan 9 is placed in the freezer compartment top cold air outlet 5. With a simple configuration of mounting, the temperature distribution in the cooling chamber can be equalized. In particular, if the propeller fan 9 is made of a material having a light mass such as plastic, the flow resistance does not become large when the cold air is blown out, and the air can be efficiently stirred with the blowing force of the cold air.
  Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, the propeller fan 9 is embedded in the freezer compartment top surface 26 so that the thickness in the rotation axis direction is thin and the longitudinal direction is along the wall surface direction of the freezer compartment 31. Since it is installed, the air in the freezer compartment 31 can be stirred without narrowing the effective space in the refrigerator. Furthermore, there is no problem when the object to be cooled is taken in and out.
[0017]
  Further, in this embodiment, the propeller fan 9 is installed at a portion where the cool air is blown to the freezer compartment upper case 7 of the freezer compartment 31, but this is not a limitation. For example, it may be provided in a portion of the freezer compartment lower case 8 where cool air is blown out, or a cold air passage and a blowout portion blown by the blower fan 3 are provided on the back wall or side wall of the freezer compartment, and this blowout portion or blowout portion is provided. You may attach to the cold air path adjacent to a part. Also in this case, it attaches so that a longitudinal direction may follow the cooling chamber wall surface of the part which provided the blowing part. Furthermore, by installing the same propeller fan 9 in other cooling chambers such as the refrigeration chamber 30 and the switching chamber 29, it is effective in improving the temperature distribution in the refrigeration chamber 30 and the switching chamber 29.
  Here, in the configuration example shown in FIG. 3, the propeller fan 9 as the stirring means is embedded in the wall constituting the freezer compartment top surface 26 and is configured not to protrude from the inner wall surface of the freezer compartment 31. . By not projecting into the freezer compartment 31, the inside of the freezer compartment 31 can be widely used, and the stored object to be cooled can be prevented from being caught by the propeller fan 9. However, in the case of a cooling chamber that does not store the object to be cooled so much, even if a part of the propeller fan 9 protrudes to the cooling chamber side to some extent, there is no problem in taking in and out the object to be cooled. On the contrary, since the propeller fan 9 protrudes, the swirling flow blown out from the propeller fan 9 easily flows into the cooling chamber, and the effect of the stirring becomes large. Conversely, the flow direction of the cool air sent by the blower fan 3 is provided even if a part or all of the propeller fan 9 is provided in the freezer compartment top surface air passage 34 that is a cold air passage adjacent to the cold air blowing section. If it is configured so as to blow out into the freezer compartment 31 by changing the above, the same effect can be obtained.
[0018]
  Hereinafter, another configuration example of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a mechanism for rotating the propeller fan 9 using the power of the door opening / closing operation of the refrigerator compartment door 35. The rotating part of the refrigerator compartment door 35 and the spring 11 are connected via the interlocking gear 10. The spring 11 is a rotating force accumulating member, for example, a spring, and can store the rotating force in the spring 11 when the refrigerator compartment door 35 is opened and closed. The rotation center of the mainspring 11 and the rotation center of the propeller fan 9 are connected by a rotation shaft, and the propeller fan 9 is rotated by releasing the power stored in the mainspring 11. As the propeller fan 9 rotates, forced convection occurs in the freezer compartment 31 and the cold air in the freezer compartment 31 is agitated. That is, by changing the flow direction of the cold air sent by the blower fan 3 and blowing it out as a swirling flow to the freezer compartment 31, the cold air circulation in the freezer compartment 31 can be promoted and the temperature distribution can be improved.
[0019]
  In addition, when there are a plurality of rotary doors among a plurality of cooling chamber doors constituting the refrigerator, the rotation force of the plurality of doors may be stored. Moreover, it can also comprise so that the movement of a drawer-type door can be stored in a rotational force. Then, for example, the propeller fan 9 may be controlled to rotate by being opened little by little at predetermined time intervals. The propeller fan 9 may be rotated when it is detected that the temperature distribution in the freezer compartment has increased.
  Further, the propeller fan 9 may be rotatable by the cold air blowing force of the blower fan 3 and may be rotated according to the rotation operation of the cooling chamber door. If it is configured to be able to rotate with both forces, the propeller fan 9 can be rotated with either force even if the number of times of opening and closing the cooling chamber door is small and the cold air blowing force is small.
[0020]
  With such a configuration, the propeller fan 9 is rotated by utilizing the opening and closing of the door when using a normal refrigerator without requiring a special rotational driving force, so that the energy can be effectively used. it can.
  Further, a fan using the flow of cold air as shown in FIG. 3 may be provided, and a fan using the rotational force of the door shown here may be provided. For example, if one is provided on the freezer top surface 26 and the other is provided on the back wall of the freezer compartment, the temperature distribution in the freezer compartment 31 can be further equalized.
[0021]
  FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a mechanism for rotating the propeller fan 9 by effectively using the blowing force of the cool air sent by the blowing fan 3. A power take-out wind turbine 12 is provided in the freezer compartment top surface passage 34 that is a cold air passage, and the propeller fan 9 separated by a heat insulating portion constituted by the freezer compartment top surface 26 is rotated via the connecting gear 13. . The power take-off windmill 12 is rotated by the cold air flow sent by the blower fan 3, and the rotation speed is adjusted by the connecting gear 13 to rotate the propeller fan 9. By rotating the propeller fan 9 to change the flow direction of the cool air sent by the blower fan 3 and blowing it into the freezer compartment 31, a strong swirling flow is generated. By stirring the cool air in the freezer compartment 31 with this strong swirl flow, the temperature distribution in the freezer compartment 31 can be improved.
  Since the propeller fan 9 is rotated by the flow of cold air, the air in the freezer compartment 31 can be stirred without using a special power source, as in the configuration of FIG. Further, in this configuration, since the power take-out wind turbine 12 is provided so as to intersect substantially perpendicularly to the flow of cold air, the rotational force can be obtained more efficiently than the rotation of the propeller fan 9 in the configuration of FIG. Can do. In addition, since it is not necessary to provide the propeller fan 9 in the air passage, the degree of freedom of the attachment position is increased. Further, by changing the gear ratio of the connecting gear 13 to the power take-off windmill, the rotation speed of the propeller fan 9 can be changed, and the cold air stirring speed in the freezer compartment 31 can be adjusted.
[0022]
  Further, when a part of the propeller fan 9 is provided to protrude into the freezer compartment 31 as in the configuration of FIG. 7, the cover 33 may be attached so as to cover the propeller fan 9. Thus, the object to be cooled does not come into contact with the propeller fan 9 or the hand does not come into contact with the object when the object to be cooled is taken in or out, thereby ensuring reliability.
  Further, in the configuration of FIG. 7, when it is not necessary to change the rotation speed with respect to the rotation of the power take-off wind turbine 12, the rotation shafts of the power take-off wind turbine 12 and the propeller fan 9 may be the same axis. In this case as well, the power take-off wind turbine 12 can efficiently change the blowing force of the cold air to the rotational force of the propeller fan 9, and the axial length can be shortened compared to the configuration of FIG. It can be placed inside the surface 26.
[0023]
  Hereinafter, still another configuration example of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the vicinity of the freezer compartment 31 according to this embodiment. This embodiment has, for example, a rotating duct 14 as stirring means for stirring the air in the freezer compartment 31. FIG. 9A is a perspective view showing the rotating duct 14, and FIG. 9B is a top view. As shown in FIG. 9, the rotating duct 14 flows in cold air from above the inlet 14 a of the duct 14, and blows out cold air in four directions from the outlet 14 c through a plurality of, for example, four tubes 14 b. The pipe 14b forms a flow path that extends in the radial direction of a circle centered on the inflow port 14a. Further, as shown in FIG. 9B, the outlet 14c is oriented so as to blow cool air backward in the rotational direction. By blowing cold air in all directions, an air flow that stirs air in the freezer compartment 31 is generated, and the temperature distribution can be equalized.
[0024]
  As with the propeller fan 9 of FIG. 4, the rotating duct 14 is rotatable so that its longitudinal direction is along the wall surface direction in which the freezer compartment top surface cold air outlet 5 is provided, that is, inside the freezer compartment top surface 26. Install as follows. The inflow port 14a is connected to the freezer compartment top air passage 34 so that cold air can flow in. The four pipes 14b and the outlet 14c rotate inside the freezer compartment top wall 26 with a certain distance from the surroundings. Provide freely. Further, the portion of the outlet 14c may protrude into the freezer compartment 31 to some extent.
  The cool air sent out from the cooler 1 by the blower fan 3 flows in from the inlet 14a and blows out to the surroundings from the outlet 14c. The outlet 14c is configured to blow out in a substantially tangential direction of the circumference formed by the rotation trajectory of the rotating duct 14, and the rotating duct 14 is arranged in the cold air blowing direction as shown in FIG. And rotate in the opposite direction. In addition to the cold air being blown out to a plurality of locations on the four sides of the freezer compartment 31, the blow position is changed every moment by the rotation described above, so that the flow direction of the cold air is changed and blown out. For this reason, the air in freezer compartment 31 is further stirred rather than stirring with a propeller fan, and temperature distribution is equalized.
[0025]
  In particular, in this configuration, instead of blowing out from the pipe 14b as it is in the radial direction, the blowout opening 14c is provided at the tip of the pipe 14b and blows out in the rear direction of the rotation direction, that is, in the direction having the circumferential component. Rotational power can be obtained.
[0026]
  In the structure described here, since the inlet 14a is installed inside the wall of the freezer compartment top surface 26, the effective space in the cabinet is not narrowed, and there is no problem in taking in and out the object to be cooled. However, although the attachment position of the rotating duct 14 is the freezer compartment top surface 26, it may be attached to the back wall or side wall of the freezer compartment.
  Further, the number of the pipes 14b and the outlets 14c is not limited to four and four, and can be rotated as long as it is two or more, and any number is possible.
  Moreover, the blowing direction of the blowing port 14c does not need to be a tangential direction, and rotational power can be obtained as long as it is behind the rotating direction. In addition, if the cool air blowing direction of the air outlet 14c is inclined to the freezer compartment 31 side to some extent, the flow of the cold air smoothly goes to the freezer compartment 31, so that a larger stirring force can be obtained.
[0027]
  Hereinafter, still another configuration example of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the vicinity of the freezer compartment 31 according to this embodiment. This embodiment has a spiral duct 45 whose longitudinal direction is fixed along the wall surface of the freezer compartment top surface 26, for example, as a stirring means for stirring the air in the freezer compartment 31. FIG. 11 is a front view of the freezer compartment top surface 26 viewed from the freezer compartment 31 side. The spiral duct 45 has an air passage 45b that divides the cold air flowing in from the inflow port 45a into a plurality of branches and flows in a spiral manner, and is blown out from the front end portion 45c of each air passage 45b. A spiral duct 45 is provided in the middle of the air passage from the freezer compartment top surface air passage 34 to the freezer compartment 31, and the cold air blown to the freezer compartment top air passage 34 is introduced from the inlet 45a and frozen from the tip 45c. Blow out into chamber 31. Cold air flows spirally in the air passage 45b, and the cold air blown out from the tip 45c into the freezer compartment 31 becomes a swirling flow.
[0028]
  A plurality of circular end portions 45c of the spiral duct 45 are distributed in a circular shape as shown in FIG. 11, and the swirling flows blown from each of the front end portions 45c interfere with each other in the freezer compartment 31, thereby Of air is agitated. For this reason, the temperature distribution in the freezer compartment 31 can be equalized, and cooling efficiency can be improved.
[0029]
  In addition, although the attachment position of the spiral duct 45 is made into the freezer compartment top surface 26, you may attach to the back wall and side wall in the freezer compartment 31.
  Moreover, although the blowing opening area of the front-end | tip part 45c of the spiral duct 45 may be made the same by several air paths 45b, if it comprises a little differently, the cold air of a different air volume will blow off, and a freezer compartment The air in 31 can be agitated in various directions to equalize the temperature distribution. Of course, the number of the plurality of air passages 45b is not limited to FIGS.
[0030]
  Since the spiral duct 45 has a configuration in which a swirl flow is obtained by changing the flow direction of the cold air into a spiral shape, the spiral duct 45 has an action of stirring the air in the freezer compartment 31 even if it is fixed to the freezer compartment top surface 26. However, if the spiral duct 45 is rotatably provided on the top surface 26 of the freezer compartment, the spiral duct 45 also rotates somewhat according to the principle of angular momentum. By rotating the spiral duct 45 freely, the blowing position of the swirl flow can be changed unsteadily, and a larger stirring force can be obtained.
  Further, the spiral duct 45 may be provided so as to be rotatable, and the change in the cold air blowing direction may be configured to use the opening / closing power of the refrigerator compartment door 35. A configuration example using the opening / closing power of the refrigerator compartment door 35 is the same as in FIG. With this configuration, the direction is rotated by, for example, about 45 degrees in response to one door opening / closing operation of the refrigerator compartment door 35. The air flow in the freezer compartment 31 can be made unsteady by slightly changing the cool air blowing direction when the door is opened and closed. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a stagnation point in which a specific portion in the freezer compartment 31 is a portion where the cold air does not easily flow and the temperature is higher than other portions.
[0031]
  Hereinafter, still another configuration example of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 12 is a sectional view showing the vicinity of the freezer compartment 31 according to this embodiment, and shows a longitudinal section parallel to the side surface. In this embodiment, as a stirring means for stirring the air in the freezer compartment 31, for example, a plurality of cold air blowing holes 23 having various angles with respect to the vertical direction are provided in the freezer compartment top surface 26 in a dispersed manner. The cold air blowing hole 23 communicates the freezer compartment top air passage 34 and the freezer compartment 31 which are cold air passages. FIG. 13 is a front view of the freezer compartment top surface 26 viewed from the freezer compartment 31 side.
[0032]
  Since the air blowing direction and the air blowing angle of the plurality of the cold air blowing holes 23 are provided so as to be different from each other, the cold air is blown out in the positions dispersed from the cold air blowing holes 23 and in the directions dispersed from each other. . That is, cold air having a rotating speed component is blown into the freezer compartment 31. The cold air having the swirling speed component strongly interferes in the freezer compartment 31, whereby an air flow that stirs the air in the freezer compartment 31 can be generated. The cold air in the freezer compartment 31 is agitated, and the temperature distribution in the freezer compartment 31 can be equalized.
[0033]
  Here, if the total opening area of the plurality of cold air blowing holes 23 is configured to be approximately the same as that of the freezer compartment top surface cold air blowing port 5 in the configuration of FIG. 3, the same cooling capacity can be obtained. The plurality of cold air blowing holes 23 may be provided in a linear shape or a curved shape so as to have an angle with respect to the vertical direction. Moreover, you may provide in a spiral shape like the spiral duct 45 shown in FIG. However, if the shape of the cold air blowing holes 23 adjacent to each other is different so that the flow of the cold air blown from the cold air blowing holes 23 becomes irregular, the stirring effect can be further improved. As a manufacturing method, a hole may be punched into the freezer compartment top surface 26, or a wall of the freezer compartment top surface 26 may be manufactured using a mold.
  Further, in FIG. 13, a large number of the cold air blowing holes 23 are dispersed on the top surface 26 of the freezer compartment, but may be dispersed on the back wall and the side wall in the freezer compartment 31.
[0034]
  Hereinafter, still another configuration example of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing the vicinity of the freezer compartment 31 according to this embodiment. In this embodiment, as the agitation means for agitating the air in the freezer compartment 31, a plurality of, for example, four cold outlets 15 are provided as the cool air outlet, and the rear side position of the freezer compartment lower case 8 in the freezer compartment 31 is The cool air is blown out from the rear wall of the freezer compartment 31 through the cool air distribution slit 38 at the tip of the air channel grill 2. FIG. 15 is an explanatory view showing the flow of cold air in a longitudinal section parallel to the side surface.
[0035]
  On the back surface of the lower case 8 in the freezer compartment, a cold air supply slit 38 is provided at the tip of each switching outlet 15 so that, for example, the opening area of the cold air supply slit 38 is different vertically. For example, the opening area of the two cold air supply slits 38 on the lower side is made larger than that on the upper side. Further, a damper 54 is provided on the upstream side of the switching air outlet 15 in the cold air flow direction, and cold air is blown out from, for example, two of the four switching air outlets 15 by the control means 53. The combination of the two switching outlets 15 is switched by opening and closing the damper in a timely manner. The control means 53 changes the flow of the cold air in the freezer compartment 31 by changing the switching air outlet 15 for blowing the cold air out of the four switching air outlets 15 in a predetermined time. This produces an air flow that stirs the air inside.
[0036]
  The control means 53 is, for example, a microcomputer disposed on the back of the refrigerator, and can control the operation of the damper 54 in various ways by storing and operating a program.
  For example, as shown in FIG. 16, the upper left and lower right in (period 1), the upper left and upper right in (period 2), the lower left and upper right in (period 3), and the lower left and lower right switching outlet in (period 4). Cold air is blown out from 15. In this way, the air blowing position is changed with time, and the airflow in the freezer compartment 31 is changed to an unsteady flow, thereby stirring the cold air in the freezer compartment 31. By this stirring, the temperature distribution of the whole freezer compartment can be made uniform, without the specific site | part in the freezer compartment 31 becoming a stagnation point.
[0037]
  In combination with the propeller fan 9 in FIG. 3 and the rotating duct 14 in FIG. 8, the temperature distribution can be made uniform at any position in the freezer compartment upper case 7 and the freezer compartment lower case 8.
[0038]
  The operation of the damper 54 may be performed by door opening / closing power using a mechanism similar to that shown in FIG. By utilizing the door opening / closing power, the temperature distribution in the freezer compartment 31 can be improved without using any special power for the operation of the damper 45, which is very effective as an energy saving measure.
[0039]
  Further, the number of the switching outlets 15 is not limited to four and may be any number. Further, the cold air distribution slit 38 at the tip may be formed of a louver that can adjust the blowing angle instead of having a slit. In this case, since the blowing direction can be determined within a predetermined angle of right and left or up and down, the air in the freezer compartment 31 can be further agitated with the blown cold air.
[0040]
  Further, if the forward rotation and the reverse rotation of the blower fan 3 are sequentially switched in an appropriate period, the flow of the cool air in the freezer compartment 31 becomes the forward direction and the reverse direction, and the cool air blowing position changes with time. For example, when the blower fan 3 is reversely rotated in the state of FIG. 15, cold air is blown out from the freezer compartment backside cold air inlet 6, and cold air is sucked in from the switching outlet 15. In this way, the air flow in the freezer compartment 31 is changed to an unsteady flow by reversing the flow of the cold air periodically or irregularly. From this, the air in the freezer compartment 31 is stirred, and the whole freezer compartment can be made uniform temperature, without the specific site | part in a freezer compartment becoming a stagnation point.
  Control means for switching between normal rotation and reverse rotation of the blower fan 3 can be realized, for example, by storing a control program in a microcomputer and operating the same as in the configuration of FIG.
[0041]
Embodiment 2. FIG.
  The second embodiment of the present invention will be described below. In this embodiment, the object storage container installed in the freezer compartment is configured to improve the temperature distribution in the freezer compartment, thereby improving the cooling efficiency. The main cold air circulation system in the second embodiment is the same as that in the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted.
[0042]
  FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing, for example, a lower case 8 in the freezer compartment as the object to be cooled in the freezer compartment according to this embodiment. For example, a plurality of heat storage plates 16, which are heat storage members made of a material having good thermal conductivity such as copper or aluminum, are dispersed and fixed on at least two surfaces of the inner wall of the freezer compartment lower case 8. The heat storage plate 16 has a diameter of about several centimeters, for example, and has a circular plate having the same thickness as that of the case 8 or a shape similar thereto. In FIG. 17, for example, a plurality of heat storage plates 16 are arranged in a distributed manner on the inner walls of both sides and the bottom of the case 8. By embedding the plurality of heat storage plates 16 in the inner wall of the lower case 8 in the freezer compartment, the case 8 can be installed without causing unevenness.
[0043]
  The heat storage plate 16 attached to the lower case 8 in the freezer compartment is cooled by the cold air supplied into the case 8, and the cold heat is stored. The ambient atmosphere is locally cooled by the stored cold radiation. A heat storage plate 16 is attached to at least two surfaces of the inner wall in the vicinity of the high temperature portion among the inner walls of the lower case 8 in the freezer compartment, and the temperature is locally lowered only in the vicinity of the high temperature portion, thereby The temperature in the case 8 can be made uniform.
[0044]
  At the temperature in the lower case 8 in the freezer compartment, the temperature rises and falls in the three-dimensional space depending on the cold air circulation system of the refrigerator, the position of the cold air outlet, the blowing direction, the air volume, and the like. The temperature also varies depending on the part having the heat, such as the position of the motor, the condensation pipe, and the dew-proof pipe. High and low temperatures are also caused by the structure and position of the gasket, the shape of the freezer compartment, and the flow of cold air generated inside. By determining the standard specifications of these conditions, the tendency of the temperature distribution generated in the lower case 8 in the freezer compartment can be understood to some extent. For a refrigerator constructed by determining these standard specifications to a certain extent, for example, a trial run is performed in a state where an object to be cooled is not put in the freezer compartment, and the temperature is set at nine locations in the upper, middle, lower, front, middle, and rear in the lower case 8 of the freezer compartment. When measured, it is possible to grasp the portion where the temperature is high in the lower case 8 in the freezer compartment. Therefore, the plurality of heat storage plates 16 are dispersed and fixed to some extent on at least two surfaces of the inner wall of the freezer compartment lower case 8 located in the vicinity of the portion where the temperature is high, that is, near the portion where the temperature is high. Thereby, the level difference of the temperature produced in the three-dimensional space can be equalized from at least two directions.
  For example, in FIG. 18, when the temperature around the left front lower portion is higher than the other portions, if the heat storage plate 16 is attached to the left front lower portion and the left side lower portion, the air near the left front lower portion can be locally cooled, The temperature distribution can be made uniform. Of course, the heat storage plates 16 may be provided on two or more surfaces near the portion where the temperature is high.
[0045]
  Since the temperature distribution generated in the freezer compartment can be adjusted by an easy method of attaching the heat storage plate 16 made of the heat storage member, the temperature distribution can be finely adjusted without changing the special design standard. For example, a plurality of insertable portions are appropriately formed in the entire lower case 8 of the freezer compartment, and the heat storage plate 16 is inserted into the insertable portion located in the vicinity of the high temperature portion, and in the vicinity of the low temperature portion. For example, a plastic plate made of the same material as that of the case 8 is fitted into the position where the fitting is possible. Thus, if the fixing position of the heat storage plate 16 is made variable, fine adjustment is easy.
[0046]
  In addition, if the heat storage member has a thin shape with a thickness of about several millimeters and is attached to the case 8 with a simple adhesive, the temperature of the heat storage member can be easily changed. It is more convenient to deal with the distribution more flexibly.
  Further, by combining with the propeller fan 9 in FIG. 3 and the rotating duct 14 in FIG. 8, it is possible to make the temperature uniform in any position of the freezer compartment upper case 7 and the freezer compartment lower case 8. Of course, a heat storage plate may be provided in the upper case 7 of the freezer compartment, or may be provided in another cooling chamber.
  Since the heat storage plate 16 is provided, even if cold air flows out by opening and closing the cooling chamber door, the temperature in the cooling chamber is not easily lowered. For this reason, the reliability in preservation | save of foodstuffs etc. can be maintained.
[0047]
  FIGS. 19 and 20 are diagrams showing another configuration example of this embodiment. FIG. 19 is a longitudinal sectional view in the vicinity of the freezer compartment, and FIG. 20 is a lower case 8 in the freezer compartment that is a container to be cooled. FIG. As shown in FIG. 19, the lower case 8 in the freezer compartment has a double structure of the cooled object storage inner container 8a and the cooled object storage outer container 8b surrounding the outer container 8a. The cool air guide passage 17 through which the cool air is flowing is formed. The to-be-cooled object storage inner container 8 a having a double structure includes a large number of cold air blowing holes 37. The cool air is circulated into the cool air guide passage 17 from the cool air distribution slit 38 in FIG. 20, and the cool air is blown out into the cooled object storage inner container 8a from the cool air blowing hole 37.
[0048]
  For example, as shown in FIG. 21, three rows of the cold air blowing holes 37 are provided, and the diameter of the front holes 37b is made larger than the diameter of the rear holes 37a. In the central portion, the diameter is intermediate between the diameters of the front hole 37b and the rear hole 37a. In the case where the front side of the freezer compartment lower case 8 is less likely to flow cooler than the rear side, the diameter of the front hole 37b is made larger than the rear hole 37a in this way, thereby increasing the amount of cool air to the front side. It can flow. In this way, by changing the size of the diameters of the plurality of cold air blowing holes 37, it is possible to adjust the temperature of the lower case 8 in the freezer compartment by adjusting the amount of cold air blown out.
  Further, since the cool air is not blown out from the predetermined portion into the inside of the lower case 8 in the freezer compartment, the cool air is blown out uniformly from the periphery of the object to be cooled, so that the object to be cooled can be easily cooled and the cooling efficiency can be improved.
[0049]
  The arrangement and size of the cold air blowing holes 37 shown in FIG. 21 are merely examples, and the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, the diameters may be provided in a distributed manner, or the diameter may be changed on the left and right or top and bottom of the case. What is necessary is just to determine the arrangement | positioning and magnitude | size of the cold air blowing hole 37 according to the temperature distribution of the freezer compartment resulting from the structure of a refrigerator.
[0050]
  A cool air discharge slit 18 is provided in the double-structured outer container 8b for the object to be cooled of the lower case 8 in the freezer compartment, and the return cold air passes through the cool air discharge slit 18 and the outside of the freezer compartment lower case 8 and the freezer. Similar to the first embodiment, it passes through the inner wall of the chamber 31 and returns to the cooler disposed on the back side of the refrigerator.
  Further, by combining with the propeller fan 9 in FIG. 3 and the rotating duct 14 in FIG. 8, it is possible to make the temperature uniform in any position of the freezer compartment upper case 7 and the freezer compartment lower case 8.
[0051]
  FIG. 22 is a diagram showing still another configuration example of this embodiment, and is a perspective view showing the freezer compartment upper case 7 and the freezer compartment lower case 8. The freezer compartment upper case 7 and the freezer compartment lower case 8 have cold air discharge slits 18 and 18a to 18e on the front, rear and front sides of the side surfaces. The cold air discharge slit 18 changes the opening area depending on the temperature of each position. For example, in the freezer compartment lower case 8, the left front part has the highest temperature, the right back part has the next highest temperature, and the left back part and the right front part have a low temperature. In this case, the opening area of the cool air discharge slit 18a at the left front is maximized, the cool air discharge slit 18d at the back right is larger than the opening area of the cool air discharge slit 18a, and the cool air discharge slit 18b at the left back and the front right The opening area of the cool air discharge slit 18c is small. The cold air blown into the freezer compartment lower case 8 from the freezer compartment back cold air outlet 4 flows into the cold air discharge slits 18a to 18e, but the amount of cold air flowing into the cold air discharge slit 18a having a large opening area increases. For this reason, in the freezer compartment lower case 8, a lot of cold air flows in the order of the left front part, the right rear part, the left rear part, and the right front part, and the temperature distribution of the freezer compartment lower case 8 can be improved.
[0052]
  In the configuration shown in FIG. 22, the cool air discharge slit 18 is also provided in the upper case 7 of the freezer compartment, and the opening area of the cool air discharge slit 18 in the portion where the temperature is high is increased, so that The temperature distribution is also equalized.
  The positions where the cool air discharge slits 18 are provided and the respective opening areas are not limited to those shown in FIG. 22, and the cool air discharge slits 18 are provided in the vicinity of the high temperature portion depending on the configuration of the refrigerator, and the amount of cool air increases. In this way, the opening area of the cold air discharge slit 18 may be increased.
[0053]
  FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing a lower case 8 in the freezer compartment, showing still another configuration example of this embodiment. A mesh-shaped wire net case 27 is provided inside the lower case 8 in the freezer compartment. The front, side, and back of the metal mesh case 27 are sized so that a gap of about several centimeters is formed between the inside of the lower case 8 in the freezer compartment. Furthermore, a support foot 40 is provided on the bottom surface of the wire mesh case 27 and is installed slightly floating above the bottom surface of the lower case 8 in the freezer compartment. The material of the mesh-like wire mesh is, for example, stainless steel or aluminum.
[0054]
  When the object to be cooled is laid down and stored in the freezer compartment lower case 8 without the wire mesh case 27, the cold air hardly flows into the narrow gap of the object to be cooled. On the other hand, when the wire mesh case 27 is provided, it is possible to send cold air from the surroundings to a narrow gap of the object to be cooled. For this reason, cold air can flow and the temperature distribution in the freezer compartment can be equalized.
  Furthermore, since the metal mesh case 27 can be easily removed from the lower case 8 in the freezer compartment, the object to be cooled can be taken out at a time, which is convenient.
  Further, not only one but also a plurality of wire mesh cases 27 may be provided. Further, for example, if the wire mesh case 27 is formed of aluminum, it has air permeability and also functions as a heat storage material, and has an effect of cooling an object to be cooled by radiation.
[0055]
  Further, a wire mesh case may be provided in the freezer compartment upper case 7.
  3 may be combined with the propeller fan 9 of FIG. 3, the rotating duct 14 of FIG. 8, the spiral duct 45 of FIG. 10, or the like, or the switching outlet 15 of FIG. Accordingly, if the flow direction of the cold air blown into the cooling chamber is changed, the flow of the cold air in the cooling chamber flows unsteadyly, and the temperature distribution generated in the cooling chamber can be more effectively equalized.
[0056]
  FIG. 24 is a view showing still another configuration example of this embodiment, and is a perspective view showing a freezer compartment lower case 8 in the freezer compartment. A plurality of dimples 19 that are a plurality of depressions are provided on the bottom and side surfaces of the lower case 8 in the freezer compartment. For example, the dimple 19 has a recess that is deeper on the front side than the back side, and cool air that flows from the back to the front flows smoothly along the recess of the dimple 19.
[0057]
  Even when an object to be cooled such as food is stored in the freezer compartment lower case 8 without a gap, the dimple 19 is hardly covered with the object to be cooled. For this reason, it becomes possible for cold air to flow along the inner wall of the freezer compartment lower case 8 through a part of the dimple 19, and sufficient ventilation is ensured. As a result, even when the object to be cooled is stored, it is possible to prevent the temperature distribution from occurring in the lower case 8 in the freezer compartment, and uniform cooling is possible.
[0058]
  FIG. 25 is a partial cross-sectional enlarged view of the lower case 8 in the freezer compartment, so that a difference in height of about several millimeters can be made between adjacent dimple edges 39 such that the dimple edge 39a is high and the dimple edge 39b is low. It is configured. As a result, even when the object to be cooled is stored in close contact with the wall surface, the cool air can pass through the dimples 19 more smoothly. For this reason, air permeability becomes good and the temperature distribution in the freezer compartment can be equalized.
[0059]
  Further, by changing the depth between the back side and the front side of the dimple 19, the airflow along the bottom surface of the dimple 19 becomes a vortex and collides with a vortex by the adjacent dimple 19. For this reason, airflows in various directions are generated in the lower case 8 in the freezer compartment, the flow of cold air is changed and stirred, and the temperature distribution is equalized.
  Further, since the dimple 19 allows a finger to be inserted into the gap between the dimple 19 and the object to be cooled, the ease of taking out can be improved.
[0060]
  Further, as shown in FIG. 26, the cool air distribution slit 38 is also provided at the lower back of the freezer compartment lower case 8 so that the amount of cool air flowing along the bottom surface of the freezer compartment lower case 8 can be increased. For this reason, the flow of cold air along the bottom surface of the dimple 19 increases, and the air permeability when storing the object to be cooled can be further improved.
[0061]
  The arrangement and the number of the dimples 19 are not limited to those shown in FIG. For example, when the object to be cooled is rarely stored on the side surface, the dimples 19 need not be provided on the side surface. Further, instead of providing dimples having the same shape, a plurality of dimples having different shapes and sizes may be provided.
  3 may be combined with the propeller fan 9 of FIG. 3, the rotating duct 14 of FIG. 8, the spiral duct 45 of FIG. 10, or the like, or the switching outlet 15 of FIG. Thus, if the flow direction of the cool air blown into the cooling chamber is changed, the cool air flow in the cooling chamber flows unsteadyly, and the temperature distribution generated in the cooling chamber can be more effectively equalized.
[0062]
Embodiment 3 FIG.
  The third embodiment of the present invention will be described below. This embodiment prevents heat leakage from the dew proof pipe and the condensation pipe on the side of the refrigerator into the refrigerator, or equalizes the amount of heat leakage into the refrigerator from left and right to equalize the temperature distribution in the cooling chamber. In order to improve the cooling efficiency. The main cold air circulation system in the third embodiment is the same as that in the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted. In addition, as a cooling room, for example, a freezing room will be described.
[0063]
  27 and 28 are explanatory diagrams showing heat leakage and cold air circulation in the freezer compartment 31 of a general refrigerator-freezer. FIG. 27 is a longitudinal section near the freezer compartment 31, and FIG. 28 is a transverse section of the freezer compartment 31. Show. A gasket 41 is usually attached to the inner edge of the freezer compartment door 20 constituting one surface of the freezer compartment 31 so as to seal the room and the outside over the entire circumference of the freezer compartment door 20. However, the seal with the gasket 41 is not perfect, and the cold air in the freezer compartment 31 leaks to some extent from here. Further, there is a case where a dewproof pipe 21 is provided in the vicinity of the pipe, and a refrigerant at about 30 ° C. is circulated in the pipe 21. That is, dew may adhere to the outer container of the refrigerator due to a decrease in temperature due to cold air leakage in the vicinity of the gasket 41. To prevent this dew, the fixed side near the gasket 41 is attached. The dew-proof pipe 21 is disposed on the side. The fixed side is a portion that does not move when the freezer compartment door 20 is opened and closed. The dew-proof pipe 21 is normally insulated by a heat insulating material such as urethane, but the temperature is about 30 ° C. which is considerably higher than the inside temperature, so that heat leaks into the inside as shown by the arrow A in FIG. To do. Due to such heat leakage, cold air leakage from the gasket 41, heat leakage from the condensation pipe on the side of the refrigerator into the refrigerator, the temperature becomes uneven depending on the position in the freezer compartment 31.
[0064]
  For example, the amount of heat leaking from the dew proof pipe 21 and the condenser pipe on the side of the refrigerator into the refrigerator is uneven on the left and right, and the air flow balance of the cold air causes the upper case 7 in the freezer compartment 31 to have the structure shown in FIG. It is assumed that a counterclockwise gentle swirling flow such as an arrow B is generated. The cold air that has reached the left front as viewed from the outside of the refrigerator door 20 receives heat leaked from the dew prevention pipe 21 while reaching the right front, and the temperature rises. As a result, a temperature distribution is generated in the front portion of the case 7. The same phenomenon is caused by heat leakage from the condenser pipe on the side of the refrigerator into the refrigerator, and a temperature distribution is generated on the side of the case 7. The temperature distribution shown in FIG. 28B is an example showing the temperature distribution when the highest temperature in the freezer compartment 31 is cooled to about −18 ° C. A large temperature distribution occurs due to the swirling flow of the cold air indicated by the arrow B and the heat leakage indicated by the arrow A. Therefore, when the desired temperature is maintained, the cold air having a temperature lower by the amount corresponding to the temperature rise is blown out from the freezer compartment top cold air outlet 5. There is a need to reduce the cooling efficiency of the refrigerator.
[0065]
  29 and 30 are explanatory diagrams showing heat leakage and cold air circulation in the freezer compartment 31 according to this embodiment. FIG. 29 is a view showing a longitudinal section in the vicinity of the freezer compartment 31, and FIG. 30 is a view showing a transverse section of the freezer compartment 31. Here, a shielding plate 25 that divides the space in the case 7 into left and right is provided in the center of the freezer upper case 7. The shielding plate 25 is formed of, for example, a plastic plate, and is fixed to at least one of a bottom portion, a front portion, or a rear portion of the case 7. However, since the upper case 7 and the lower case 8 are pulled out when the object to be cooled is taken in and out, the upper end portion of the shielding plate 25 is configured not to contact the freezer compartment top surface 26 so as not to disturb this movement.
[0066]
  The cold air blown out from the freezing room top surface cold air outlet 5 rotates in two spaces divided by the shielding plate 25 as shown by arrows B1 and B2 in FIG. An example of the temperature distribution generated in each space is shown in FIG. By providing the shielding plate 25, the swirling flow generated in the upper case 7 becomes smaller than that in FIG. For this reason, the amount of heat received from the dew-proof pipe 21 by the cold air reaching the right front when viewed from the outside of the freezer compartment door 20 can be made substantially equal to the amount of heat received by the cold air at the left front, as shown in FIG. The resulting temperature distribution is smaller. When trying to keep the highest temperature part of the freezer room 31 at about −18 ° C., the temperature of the cold air blown out from the freezing room top surface cold air outlet 5 may be set to, for example, about −19 ° C. to improve the cooling efficiency. it can.
[0067]
  In addition, the shielding board 25 is not restricted to the structure of FIG.29 and FIG.30. When a large swirl flow is generated in the upper case 7, the difference in temperature distribution becomes large. Therefore, the freezing chamber 31 may be divided into a plurality of spaces so as to prevent the large swirl flow from being generated by the shielding plate 25. Each of the plurality of divided spaces takes in cold air from the freezing room top surface cold air inlet 5 substantially uniformly, and also leaks heat from the front gasket 41 and the dew-proof pipe 21 and from the side condensation pipe. What is necessary is just to form so that various heat leaks, such as a heat leak, may be received substantially equally. In addition, although one shield plate 25 is provided in the upper case 7, the number and installation location are not limited to this, and may be provided in other cooling chambers such as the lower case 8 and the refrigerator compartment, or a plurality of the shield plates 25 may be provided. May be.
[0068]
  Moreover, you may comprise the shielding board 25 as shown to Fig.31 (a). For example, when the temperature on the left side increases as viewed from the outside of the freezer compartment door 20 due to heat leakage from a condensation pipe embedded in the wall of the freezer compartment 31, the shielding plate 25 is provided biased to the right side. When the shielding plate 25 is configured in this way, there is a difference in the amount of cool air flowing in the divided space, and a lot of cool air flows in the left space. Therefore, for example, the temperature distribution can be equalized as shown in FIG.
  Here, the shielding plate 25 is not limited to that shown in FIG. 31, and the space in the freezer compartment 31 may be divided so as to make a difference in the amount of cool air according to heat leakage from the surroundings to the freezer compartment 31. .
[0069]
  Hereinafter, another configuration example of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 32 is a perspective view showing the freezer upper case 7 according to this embodiment, and FIG. 32 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the vicinity of the freezer 31. For example, among the gaskets 41 provided at the inner edge of the freezer compartment door 20, for example, a front roller 47, a heat insulating material as a shielding member at a portion facing the gasket 41 provided at the object outlet / outlet of the cooling chamber. 22a and 22b are provided. This shielding member shields the gasket 41 and the inside of the freezer compartment 31 in a state where the freezer compartment door 20 is closed, and prevents cold air in the freezer compartment 31 from contacting the gasket 41. The freezer compartment 31 at this time includes not only the inside of the freezer upper case 7 but also the freezer lower case 8 and a cold return space formed around it.
[0070]
  The front roller 47 is formed in a cylindrical shape with, for example, a heat insulating material, and is disposed in a portion facing the gasket 41 of the freezer upper case 7 in the same direction as the extending direction of the gasket 41, that is, the entire width of the inlet / outlet of the object to be cooled. It extends long so as to cover, and is fixed rotatably. Further, a heat insulating material 22 a is attached to the freezer compartment door 20 side of the freezer compartment top surface 26 from the cold air outlet 5, and a heat insulating material 22 b is attached to the back surface of the freezer compartment door 20. The front surface of the refrigerator at the outer peripheral position of the front roller 47 protrudes from the front end portions of the freezer upper case 7 and the freezer lower case 8, and is provided on the back of the door with the freezer door 20 closed. 22 b is configured to come into contact with and closely contact the outer peripheral portion of the front roller 47. In addition, on the freezer top surface 26 side of the outer peripheral position of the front roller 47, the heat insulating material 22 a provided on the freezer chamber top surface 26 is in close contact with the outer peripheral portion of the front roller 47 with the freezer door 20 closed. Is configured to do.
[0071]
  Further, rear rollers 42 are rotatably provided outside the left and right side surfaces of the freezer compartment upper case 7. The mounting position of the rear roller 42 is closer to the freezer compartment door 20 side than the freezer compartment top cold air outlet 5. Moreover, the freezer top surface 26 side of the outer peripheral position of the rear roller 42 is set to a position substantially equivalent to the front roller 47, and the heat insulating material 22b provided on the freezer top surface 26 with the freezer door 20 closed is provided with a rear roller. It is comprised so that it may contact | abut to the outer peripheral part of 42, and may contact | adhere.
  When the freezer compartment door 20 is pulled out, the front roller 47 and the rear roller 42 rotate in the door opening / closing direction along the surface of the heat insulating material 22a. Conversely, when the freezer compartment door 20 is pushed in, the front roller 47 and the rear roller 42 rotate in the reverse direction of the door along the surface of the heat insulating material 22a. For this reason, the freezer compartment door 20 can be opened and closed smoothly.
[0072]
  FIG. 34 is an explanatory view showing, in an enlarged manner, the vicinity of the gasket 41 with the freezer compartment door 20 closed. The rear roller 42 is omitted. The outer periphery of the front roller 47 is in contact with the freezer compartment top-side heat insulating material 22a and the freezer compartment door-side heat insulating material 22b. As a result, a space 48 is formed between the gasket 41. The cold air supplied to the freezer compartment from the freezer compartment top surface cold air outlet 5 flows along the inside of the front roller 47 on the cooled object storage space side as indicated by the arrow. In this way, the cool air is prevented from directly hitting the freezer compartment gasket 41, so that the cool air leak from the gasket 41 can be prevented. Further, the heat from the dew-proof pipe 21 is prevented from leaking into the freezer compartment 31 by the freezer compartment side heat insulator 22a and the front roller 47 made of the heat insulator. Therefore, the temperature distribution in the freezer compartment 31 can be improved and the cooling efficiency can be increased.
  Furthermore, since the cool air in the freezer compartment 31 is blocked by the front roller 47 and does not directly hit, the temperature of the space 48 is not as low as the temperature in the freezer compartment 31, and the temperature difference between before and after through the gasket 41. That is, the temperature difference between the outside and the space 48 is reduced. For this reason, while being able to make small the amount of heat transfer from the outside air through the gasket 41 to a store | warehouse | chamber, it becomes difficult to attach dew to the outer container of a refrigerator.
[0073]
  Further, the position of the upper case 7 on the freezer compartment door 20 side is retracted from the outer peripheral door side position of the front roller 47, and a space is provided between the back surface of the freezer compartment door 20 and the freezer compartment upper case 7, and the freezer compartment By providing the cool air discharge slit 18 below the front surface of the upper case 7, it is possible to secure an air path through which the cool air returns to the cooler side.
  Further, the freezer door side heat insulating material 22b is not necessarily required and may be omitted, but the outer periphery of the front roller 47 is in contact with the back surface of the freezer compartment door 20 with the freezer compartment door 20 closed. Constitute. Similarly, if the front roller 47 is made of a heat insulating material, the freezer top surface heat insulating material 22a is not necessarily required and may be omitted.
[0074]
  Hereinafter, still another configuration example of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 35 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the vicinity of the freezer compartment 31 according to this embodiment, and FIG. 36 is a perspective view showing a shielding member, for example, the shielding plate 25. For example, in the gasket 41 provided at the inner edge of the freezer compartment door 20, the shielding plate 25 is provided at a portion facing the gasket 41 provided at the inlet / outlet of the object to be cooled in the cooling chamber. The shielding plate 25 forms a space 48 with the gasket 41 with the freezer compartment door 20 closed, and shields the space 48 and the inside of the freezer compartment 31. The shielding plate 25 is supported by the support portion 50 of the freezer compartment top surface 26 and is positioned between the front surface of the freezer compartment upper case 7 and the door with the freezer compartment door 20 closed.
[0075]
  The shielding plate 25 is a plate made of a heat insulating material extending long so as to cover the same direction as the extending direction of the gasket 41, that is, the entire lateral width of the inlet / outlet of the object to be cooled. The lateral direction is longer than at least the lateral width of the freezer upper case 7, and both lateral ends of the shielding plate 25 are disposed outside both side surfaces of the upper case 7. As shown in FIG. 36, the central portion has a hinged portion 51 that can be opened and closed in accordance with opening and closing of the freezer compartment door 20. Further, the tip of the shielding plate 25 on the freezer compartment door 20 side is configured to be detachable from the inside of the freezer compartment door 20 with, for example, a magnet. A magnet 36 is attached to the inside of the freezer compartment door 20, and a metal is attached to a portion of the shielding plate 25 that contacts the magnet 36 at the tip of the freezer compartment door. The attraction force of the magnet may be weak as long as the shielding plate 25 and the freezer compartment door 20 can be in close contact with each other when the freezer compartment door 20 is closed. Moreover, the both sides | surfaces of the freezer compartment upper case 7 comprise the upper shape by the side of the freezer compartment door 20 by a gentle curve.
[0076]
  As shown in FIG. 35, when the freezer compartment door 20 is closed, the shielding plate 25 is in close contact with the top surface 26 of the freezer compartment by the support portion 50 and is attracted to the magnet 36 on the freezer compartment door 20 side, thereby freezing compartment. It is in close contact with the inside of the door 20. A space 48 is formed on the gasket 41 side. The space 48 can be made larger than the configuration shown in FIG. 33 by setting the mounting position of the support portion 50 behind the vicinity of the dew proof pipe 21. By forming the space 48 shielded from the freezer compartment cold air, the cool air supplied to the freezer compartment 31 from the freezer top ceiling outlet 5 is prevented from directly hitting the freezer compartment door gasket 41. Furthermore, the heat from the dew-proof pipe 21 can be prevented from leaking into the freezer compartment 31 by the space 48 and the shielding plate 25 made of heat insulating material. Therefore, the temperature distribution in the freezer compartment 31 can be improved.
[0077]
  FIG. 37 is an explanatory view showing a state near the freezer compartment when the freezer compartment door 20 is opened. When the freezer compartment door 20 is pulled out with a force larger than the attractive force of the magnet 36, the close contact between the inside of the freezer compartment door 20 and the shielding plate 25 is separated. Further, as the freezer compartment door 20 is pulled out, the shielding plate 25 slides upward along the gentle curve of the front edge 49 of the freezer compartment upper case 7. The support part 50 of the shielding plate 25 uses a hinge that can be rotated only forward, and the hinge part 51 provided at an intermediate position of the shielding plate 25 is a hinge that has no directivity so that it can be rotated either forward or backward. Use. For this reason, according to the relative position of the support part 50 and the front edge 49, the support part 50 and the hinge part 51 rotate in the optimal direction naturally.
[0078]
  Further, as in the case where the freezer compartment door 20 is closed, the support portion 50 and the hinge portion 51 are rotated in an optimum direction, and can be smoothly returned to the original position along the front edge 49. Moreover, you may provide two or more butterfly parts 51 of the shielding board 25 instead of one. If two hinge parts 51 are provided, the door can be opened and closed more naturally than in the case of one hinge part 51. The shielding plate 25 is configured so that the freezer compartment door 20 can be smoothly opened and closed by the pivotable support portion 50 and the hinge portion 51.
[0079]
  In this configuration, the size of the space 48 is determined by the size of the shielding plate 25, that is, the length from the support portion 50 to the butterfly portion 51 and the length from the hinge portion 51 to the freezer compartment door side end. It can be adjusted freely. In addition, the space 48 can shield a portion where heat is leaked from the dewproof pipe 21 and the inside of the freezer compartment 31.
  Further, the entire shielding member is shaped like a bellows so that it can be retracted in the pull-out direction of the freezer compartment door 20. When the freezer compartment door 20 is closed, it is in close contact with the top surface 26 of the freezer compartment and on the other hand the freezer compartment door. 20, and the gasket 41 side and the dew proof pipe 21 side and the inside of the freezer compartment 31 may be shielded via the space 48.
[0080]
  Hereinafter, still another configuration example of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 38 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the vicinity of the freezer compartment 31 according to this embodiment. For example, a shielding plate 25 (second shielding member) is provided in a portion of the gasket 41 provided at the inner edge of the freezer compartment door 20 that faces the gasket 41 provided at the object outlet / outlet of the cooling chamber. ing. The shielding plate 25 is provided inside the freezer compartment door 20 and has a hollow, for example, triangular prism extending in the lateral direction similar to the extending direction of the gasket 41. One side surface of the triangular prism having a cross-sectional shape is opposed to the inner wall surface of the freezer compartment door 20, and the other side surface is opposed to the freezer compartment top surface 26, and is fixed on the inner wall surface of the freezer compartment door 20, for example. The hollow shielding plate 25 provides a space 48 in the vicinity of the gasket 41 and the dew-proof pipe 21 of the freezer compartment door 20.
[0081]
  The freezer compartment top surface 26 extends in the lateral direction similar to the extending direction of the gasket 41 so that the cross-sectional shape abuts on the rear end of the triangular shielding plate 25, and the heat insulating material 22 (L-shaped cross section). A first shielding member) is provided. With the freezer compartment door 20 closed, the triangular tip of the shielding plate 25 is fixed in close contact with the corner portion of the heat insulating material 22 to form a space 48 between the gasket 41 and the space 48 and the freezer. The inside of the chamber 31 is shielded. That is, in this configuration example, the heat insulating material 22 as the first shielding member and the shielding plate 25 as the second shielding member constitute a shielding member.
[0082]
  By forming the space 48 shielded from the cold air in the freezer compartment 31, it is possible to prevent the cold air supplied to the freezer compartment 31 from the freezer compartment top surface outlet 5 from directly hitting the freezer compartment door gasket 41. . Furthermore, the heat insulating material 22 can also prevent the heat from the dewproof pipe 21 from leaking into the freezer compartment 31. Therefore, the temperature distribution in the freezer compartment 31 can be improved by such a simple configuration, and the cooling efficiency can be improved.
[0083]
  FIG. 39 is an explanatory view showing a state near the freezer compartment when the freezer compartment door 20 is opened. When the freezer compartment door 20 is pulled out, the heat insulating material 22 attached to the freezer compartment top surface 26 and the shielding plate 25 attached to the freezer compartment door 20 are separated and can be opened and closed smoothly.
  Further, the cross-sectional shape of the shielding plate 25 may not be a triangle, but may be a quadrangle or a polygon. However, if the triangular shape is used, the protrusion to the space on the freezer compartment 31 side can be reduced, so that the degree of freedom of the shape of the front end portion of the freezer compartment upper case 7 is increased.
[0084]
  In the configuration example described with reference to FIGS. 33, 35, and 38, freezing is performed from the shielding member that shields the gasket 41 and the inside of the freezer compartment 31 through a space and the dewproof pipe 21 with the freezer compartment door 20 closed. A configuration having a heat insulating material for preventing heat leakage to the chamber 31 and devised so that the freezer compartment door 20 can be easily opened and closed has been described. In any configuration, the amount of heat leakage from around the freezer compartment door 20 can be reduced by preventing the cold air from directly hitting the freezer compartment door gasket 41. Therefore, the temperature distribution in the freezer compartment 31 can be made uniform, the cooling efficiency can be improved, and the power consumption of the refrigerator can be reduced.
  In addition to providing these shielding members, for example, by combining the configuration shown in FIG. 22 and the like, the amount of the cool air reaching the front surface of the freezer upper case 7 is reduced, thereby further preventing the cool air from directly hitting the gasket 41. Therefore, the cold air leakage from the gasket 41 can be further reduced.
[0085]
  In the configuration example shown in FIGS. 33, 35, and 38, a shielding member is provided around the gasket 41 of the object to be cooled in and out of the freezer compartment door 20. Usually, the gasket 41 is provided around the cooling chamber door as shown in FIG. Therefore, a shielding member may be provided in the vicinity of the gasket in other parts.
[0086]
  Hereinafter, still another configuration example of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 40 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the vicinity of the freezer compartment 31 according to this embodiment, and is a view of the freezer compartment 31 as viewed from the front. FIG. 41 is an explanatory view showing a part of the freezer compartment 31 with the freezer upper case 7 and the freezer lower case 8 removed. A freezer compartment cold air return air passage 46 is formed between the side surface of the freezer compartment lower case 8 and the freezer compartment wall. Heat insulating materials 52a to 52c having a depth W of about 5 cm are provided in a part of the freezer compartment cold air return air passage 46 facing the gasket. The material for the heat insulating material is, for example, urethane resin. The heat insulating material 52a is provided at the front end portion of the freezer compartment top surface 25 in the horizontal direction. The heat insulating material 52b is provided at the upper front end of the side surface of the freezer compartment 31 so as to be connected to the heat insulating material 52a. The heat insulating material 52 c has a U-shaped cross section, and is provided at both corners and the bottom surface of the lower front end of the freezer compartment 31. Although the heat insulating materials 52a and 52b are separate, they may be configured integrally, and the heat insulating material 52c has a U-shaped cross section, but may be configured separately on the bottom surface side and the side surface side. Good.
[0087]
  When the heat insulating material 52 is arranged in this way, the cold air supplied into the freezer compartment 31 from the freezer compartment top surface cold air outlet 5 and the cold air discharged from the freezer compartment cases 7 and 8 which are the objects to be cooled are stored. Direct contact with the freezer door gasket 41 can be prevented. For this reason, the amount of heat leaking from around the freezer compartment door 20 can be reduced, and the temperature distribution in the freezer compartment 31 can be improved.
[0088]
  In the first to third embodiments, the temperature distribution in the freezer compartment 31 is made uniform, for example, for the freezer compartment 31 as a cooling chamber. However, the present invention is not limited to this. When applied to the refrigerator compartment 30 and the switching chamber 29, the temperature distribution in the refrigerator compartment 30 and the switching chamber 29 can be improved.
[0089]
【The invention's effect】
  As explained above, according to the refrigerator-freezer according to the present invention,A cooling chamber having a back side cold air outlet provided on the back side of the room for storing the object to be cooled and blowing out the cold air from the cooler, and the cool air generated by the cooler is blown from the back side cold air outlet to the cooling chamber. A blower fan, a cooling object storage inner container that is installed in the cooling chamber, has a plurality of holes, and has a diameter of a front hole in the cooling chamber larger than a diameter of a rear hole, and the object to be cooled A cooled object storage outer container that surrounds the outside of the storage inner container via a cold air guide passage, and sends the cool air that is sent by the blower fan and flows through the cold air guide path to the inner side of the stored object By being configured to blow out from a plurality of holes provided in the container, it is possible to improve and equalize the temperature distribution in the cooling chamber with a simple configuration without any trouble in and out of the object to be cooled, and to improve the cooling efficiency. Can.
[0090]
  Moreover, according to the refrigerator-freezer according to the present invention,A cooling chamber for storing an object to be cooled, a blower fan for blowing cool air generated by a cooler to the cooling chamber through a cold air passage, a container for storing an object to be cooled installed in the cooling chamber, and the object to be cooled A plurality of dents provided on the inner wall surface of the article storage container, and a lip formed between the dents, wherein the adjacent lips are configured to have a height difference, and a plurality of the dents are provided in the cooling chamber. The amount of the object to be cooled can be obtained by ensuring the ventilation when storing the object to be cooled in the cooling chamber by configuring the structure so that the cold air can flow or the flow direction of the cold air can be changed by flowing the cold air. The temperature unevenness in the cooling chamber can be reduced and the cooling efficiency can be improved even under various usage conditions such as the arrangement in the cooling chamber.
[0091]
  Also,A plurality of cold air blowing portions that communicate the cold air passage with the cooling chamber and blow cold air into the cooling chamber, and a cold air blowing portion that blows cold air into the cooling chamber among the plurality of cold air blowing portions for a predetermined time A control means for switching each time, and configured to change the flow of the cold air blown out from the cold air blowing section in the cooling chamber, thereby ventilating the object to be cooled in the cooling chamber during storage The cooling air can be agitated, and the temperature variation in the cooling chamber can be reduced even under various usage conditions, such as the amount of objects to be cooled and the arrangement in the cooling chamber. Improvements can be made.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a refrigerant circuit diagram showing a refrigeration cycle of a refrigerator-freezer according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the arrangement of dew-proof pipes according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the freezer compartment and its surroundings according to the first embodiment.
4 is a longitudinal sectional view and a partially enlarged view parallel to the side surface of the refrigerator according to Embodiment 1. FIG.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a flow of cold air near the freezer compartment according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a mechanism for rotating the propeller fan according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing another mechanism for rotating the propeller fan according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the vicinity of the freezer compartment according to the first embodiment.
FIGS. 9A and 9B are a perspective view and a top view showing a rotating duct according to the first embodiment. FIGS.
10 is a perspective view showing the vicinity of a freezer compartment according to Embodiment 1. FIG.
FIG. 11 is a front view of the top of the freezer compartment according to Embodiment 1 as seen from the freezer compartment side.
12 is a cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of the freezer compartment according to Embodiment 1. FIG.
FIG. 13 is a front view of the top of the freezer compartment according to Embodiment 1 as viewed from the freezer compartment side.
FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing the vicinity of the freezer compartment according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 15 is an explanatory view showing the flow of cold air according to the first embodiment in a longitudinal section parallel to the side surface.
FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of switching control of a switching outlet according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a lower case in a freezer compartment according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing a freezer compartment lower case according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 19 is a longitudinal sectional view of the vicinity of a freezer compartment according to another configuration example of the second embodiment.
FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing a freezer compartment lower case according to another configuration example of the second embodiment.
FIG. 21 is an explanatory view showing a cold air blowing hole according to another configuration example of the second embodiment.
FIG. 22 is a perspective view showing a freezer compartment case according to still another configuration example of the second embodiment.
FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing a freezer compartment lower case according to still another configuration example of the second embodiment.
FIG. 24 is a perspective view showing a freezer compartment lower case according to still another configuration example of the second embodiment.
FIG. 25 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view of a freezer compartment lower case according to still another configuration example of the second embodiment.
FIG. 26 is a perspective view showing a freezer compartment lower case according to still another configuration example of the second embodiment.
FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram showing heat leakage and circulation of cold air in a freezer compartment of a general-purpose refrigerator-freezer according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
FIG. 28 is an explanatory diagram showing heat leakage and cold air circulation in the freezer compartment of a general-purpose refrigerator-freezer according to the third embodiment.
FIG. 29 is an explanatory diagram showing heat leakage and cold air circulation in the freezer compartment according to the third embodiment.
30 is an explanatory diagram showing heat leakage and cold air circulation in the freezer compartment according to Embodiment 3. FIG.
31 is an explanatory diagram showing heat leakage and cold air circulation in a freezer compartment according to another configuration example of Embodiment 3. FIG.
32 is a perspective view showing a freezer compartment upper case according to another configuration example of the third embodiment. FIG.
FIG. 33 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the vicinity of a freezer compartment according to another configuration example of the third embodiment.
FIG. 34 is an explanatory diagram showing, in an enlarged manner, main parts according to another configuration example of the third embodiment.
FIG. 35 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the vicinity of a freezer compartment according to another configuration example of the third embodiment.
FIG. 36 is a perspective view showing a shielding member according to another configuration example of the third embodiment.
FIG. 37 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in the vicinity of the freezer compartment when the freezer compartment door according to another configuration example of the third embodiment is opened.
38 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the vicinity of a freezer compartment according to another configuration example of the third embodiment. FIG.
FIG. 39 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in the vicinity of the freezer compartment when the freezer compartment door according to another configuration example of the third embodiment is opened.
FIG. 40 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the vicinity of a freezer compartment according to another configuration example of the third embodiment.
FIG. 41 is an explanatory diagram showing a part of a freezer compartment according to another configuration example of the third embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cooler, 2 Air-path grille, 3 ventilation fan, 4 freezing room back surface cold air outlet, 5 freezing room top surface cold air outlet, 6 freezing room cold air inlet, 7 freezing room upper case, 8 freezing room lower case, 8a Cooled object storage inner container, 8b Cooled object storage outer container, 9 propeller fan, 10 interlocking gear, 11 spring, 12 power take-off wind turbine, 13 connecting gear, 14 rotating duct, 14a inlet, 14b air passage, 14c outlet , 15 Cold air outlet, 16 Heat storage member, 17 Cold air guide passage, 18 Cold air discharge slit, 19 Recess, 20 Freezer compartment door, 21 Dew prevention pipe, 22, 22a, 22b Heat insulating material, 23 Cold air outlet hole, 24 Ventilation slit , 25 Shield plate, 26 Freezer top, 28-31 Cooling chamber, 32 Compressor, 33 Cover, 34 Freezer compartment cold air path, 35 Refrigeration room door, 36 Magnet, 37 Cold air outlet hole, 38 Cold air distribution slit, 41 Gasket, 43 Support part, 45 Spiral duct, 46 Freezer room cold air return air path, 47 Roller, 48 space, 50 Support part, 51 Hinging part , 52a to 52c heat insulating material, 53 control means, 54 damper.

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被冷却物を格納し、冷却器からの冷気を吹出す室内背面側に設けられた背面冷気吹出し口を有する冷却室と、冷却器で生成した冷気を前記背面冷気吹出し口から前記冷却室に送風する送風ファンと、前記冷却室内に設置され、複数の穴を有し、前記冷却室内の前側の穴の径を後側の穴の径より大きくした被冷却物格納内側容器と、前記被冷却物格納内側容器との間に冷気案内通路を介してその外側を包囲する被冷却物格納外側容器と、を備え、前記送風ファンによって送られて前記冷気案内通路を流れる冷気を前記被冷却物格納内側容器に設けた複数の穴から吹出すように構成したことを特徴とする冷凍冷蔵庫。    A cooling chamber having a back side cold air outlet provided on the rear side of the room for storing the object to be cooled and blowing out the cold air from the cooler, and the cool air generated by the cooler is blown from the rear cold air outlet to the cooling chamber. A blower fan, a cooling object storage inner container that is installed in the cooling chamber, has a plurality of holes, and has a diameter of a front hole in the cooling chamber larger than a diameter of a rear hole, and the object to be cooled A cooled object storage outer container that surrounds the outside of the storage inner container via a cold air guide passage, and sends the cool air that is sent by the blower fan and flows through the cold air guide path to the inner side of the stored object A refrigerator-freezer characterized by being configured to blow out from a plurality of holes provided in a container. 被冷却物を格納する冷却室と、冷却器で生成した冷気を冷気風路を通って前記冷却室に送風する送風ファンと、前記冷却室内に設置された被冷却物格納容器と、前記被冷却物格納容器の内壁面に設けた複数の凹みと、前記凹みの間に形成されるへりと、を備え、隣接する前記へりに高低差ができるよう構成し、複数の前記凹みに前記冷却室内の冷気が流れることで前記冷気を流動し得るまたは前記冷気の流れ方向を変化し得るように構成したことを特徴とする冷凍冷蔵庫。    A cooling chamber for storing an object to be cooled, a blower fan for blowing cool air generated by a cooler to the cooling chamber through a cold air passage, a container for storing an object to be cooled installed in the cooling chamber, and the object to be cooled A plurality of dents provided on the inner wall surface of the article storage container, and a lip formed between the dents, wherein the adjacent lips are configured to have a height difference, and a plurality of the dents are provided in the cooling chamber. A refrigerator-freezer characterized in that the cold air can flow or the flow direction of the cold air can be changed by flowing cold air. 前記冷気風路と前記冷却室とを連通し前記冷却室内に冷気を吹出す複数の冷気吹出し部と、前記複数の冷気吹出し部のうちで前記冷却室内に冷気を吹出す冷気吹出し部を所定時間ごとに切替える制御手段と、を備え、前記冷気吹出し部から吹出す冷気の前記冷却室内での流れを変化させるように構成したことを特徴とする請求項記載の冷凍冷蔵庫。A plurality of cold air blowing portions that communicate the cold air passage and the cooling chamber and blow cold air into the cooling chamber, and a cold air blowing portion that blows cold air into the cooling chamber among the plurality of cold air blowing portions for a predetermined time 3. The refrigerator-freezer according to claim 2 , further comprising a control unit that switches each time, and configured to change a flow of the cold air blown out from the cold air blowing portion in the cooling chamber.
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