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refrigerator

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JP2003269840A
JP2003269840A JP2002070111A JP2002070111A JP2003269840A JP 2003269840 A JP2003269840 A JP 2003269840A JP 2002070111 A JP2002070111 A JP 2002070111A JP 2002070111 A JP2002070111 A JP 2002070111A JP 2003269840 A JP2003269840 A JP 2003269840A
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Prior art keywords
room
switching
blower
ceiling
chamber
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Japanese (ja)
Inventor
Takehisa Okamoto
武久 岡本
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Toshiba Corp
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Toshiba Corp
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2317/00Details or arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Details or arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2317/06Details or arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Details or arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces, not provided for in other groups of this subclass with forced air circulation
    • 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
    • F25D2317/0681Details thereof

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  • Devices That Are Associated With Refrigeration Equipment (AREA)
  • Cold Air Circulating Systems And Constructional Details In Refrigerators (AREA)

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To smoothly take stored food in and out while securing the large effective internal volume of a changeover chamber in a refrigerator provided with a blower in a top part of the changeover chamber. <P>SOLUTION: A blower 14 for agitating air in the changeover chamber 8 to thaw frozen food is provided in a nonprojecting state in the top part 13 of the changeover chamber 8. Consequently, the blower 14 neither reduces the effective internal volume of the changeover chamber 8 nor impedes taking the stored food in and out. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 【0001】 【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は切替室の天井部に送
風機を設けた冷蔵庫に関する。 【0002】 【従来の技術】従来より、冷蔵庫においては、切替室を
有するものが供されている。この切替室は、室温の切り
替えが可能なもので、例えば冷凍室、パーシャル室、チ
ルド室、冷蔵室、野菜室等の切り替え選択ができるよう
になっている。又、近年、その切替室の天井部に送風機
を設けたものが供されており、このものでは、その送風
機により、冷蔵室又は野菜室に設定された切替室内の空
気を撹拌することによって、冷凍食品の解凍ができる、
すなわち、切替室を解凍室として使用できるようになっ
ている。 【0003】 【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかしながら、上述
の、切替室の天井部に送風機を設けたものにおいて、送
風機は切替室の天井部から切替室内に突出させて設けら
れており、そのために、切替室の有効内容積が減り、
又、該切替室の貯蔵品を収納した引出容器を出し入れす
るときに貯蔵品が送風機に引掛かるなど、送風機が貯蔵
品の出し入れの妨げになるという問題点を有していた。 【0004】本発明は上述の事情に鑑みてなされたもの
であり、従ってその目的は、切替室の天井部に送風機を
設けたもので、切替室の有効内容積を大きく確保し得、
又、送風機が貯蔵品の出し入れの妨げになるようなこと
のない冷蔵庫を提供するにある。 【0005】 【課題を解決するための手段】上記目的を達成するため
に、本発明の冷蔵庫は、室温の切り替えが可能な切替室
を有し、この切替室の天井部に該切替室内の空気を撹拌
する送風機を設けたものにおいて、その送風機を、前記
切替室の天井部に非突出状態で設けたことを特徴とす
る。このものによれば、送風機が切替室の天井部から切
替室内に突出せず、従って、送風機が切替室の有効内容
積を減じたり、貯蔵品の出し入れの妨げとなったりする
ことがなくなる。 【0006】 【発明の実施の形態】以下、本発明の一実施例につき、
図面を参照して説明する。まず図2には、冷蔵庫の本体
キャビネット1と、これに開閉可能に設けた冷蔵室扉
2、野菜室扉3、製氷室扉4、切替室扉5、及び冷凍室
扉6を示している。このうち、冷蔵室扉2は右開き又は
左開きの回動式であるが、そのほかの扉3〜6は、引出
し式であり、それぞれ裏側に引出容器(図1に切替室の
引出容器11のみ図示)を一体的に有し、該引出容器と
共に前後に移動されて開閉されるようになっている。 【0007】図1には、上記野菜室扉3と、切替室扉
5、及び冷凍室扉6によりそれぞれ前面の開口部が開閉
される野菜室7と、切替室8、及び冷凍室9を示してい
る。このうち、切替室8は、室温の切り替えが可能なも
ので、例えば冷凍室、それより高温のソフト冷凍室、パ
ーシャル室、チルド室、冷蔵室、野菜室、ワイン冷却室
の切り替え選択ができるようになっている。 【0008】この切替室8の内部に、前記切替室扉5の
裏側に支持板10と共に一体化した引出容器11を収納
している。支持板10に対して、切替室8内には、前下
部の両側(一方側のみ図示)のローラ12で代表して示
す出入補助機構が存し、この出入補助機構によって支持
板10の前後移動、ひいては引出容器11の出し入れが
容易にできるようにしている。 【0009】13は切替室8の天井部を示し、この切替
室8の天井部13に送風機14を配設している。この送
風機14は、送風羽根15と、これの中央ボス部15a
内に収納した例えばアウターロータ形のモータ16とか
ら成っており、その全部を切替室8の天井部13に形成
した凹陥部17の内部に収納し、そして、切替室8内に
面した該凹陥部17の開口部を、多孔状で且つ平板状の
通気カバー18により切替室8の天井部13と面一に覆
うことによって、送風機14を切替室8の天井部13に
非突出状態で設けている。 【0010】なお、切替室8の天井部13と野菜室扉3
の底部19との間には、例えば発泡ポリウレタン等から
成る断熱材を充填することによって、断熱仕切壁20を
設けている。 【0011】さて、上述のごとく構成したものの場合、
送風機14は、切替室8を室温が氷点超の冷蔵室や野菜
室もしくはワイン冷却室に設定した状態のもとに、該切
替室8内の空気を通気カバー18を通じて撹拌すること
により、切替室8内に収納した冷凍食品を解凍するのに
供する、すなわち、切替室8を解凍室として使用できる
ようにするものであり、その送風機14を、切替室8の
天井部13に非突出状態で設けている。 【0012】これにより、送風機14が切替室8の天井
部13から切替室8内に突出せず、従って、送風機14
が切替室8の有効内容積を減じたり、貯蔵品の出し入れ
の妨げとなったりすることがなくなる。もって、切替室
8の有効内容積を大きく確保し得るものであり、又、貯
蔵品の出し入れをスムーズに行わしめるようにできる。 【0013】 【発明の効果】以上説明したように、本発明の冷蔵庫に
よれば、切替室内の空気を撹拌して冷凍食品の解凍に供
する送風機を、切替室の天井部に非突出状態で設けたこ
とにより、切替室の有効内容積を大きく確保し得ると共
に、貯蔵品の出し入れをスムーズに行わしめるようにで
きるという効果を奏する。
Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator provided with a blower on a ceiling of a switching room. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, refrigerators having a switching room have been provided. The switching room can switch the room temperature, and can switch between a freezing room, a partial room, a chilled room, a refrigerator room, a vegetable room, and the like. In recent years, a switch provided with a blower at the ceiling of the switching room has been provided. In this device, the air in the switching room set in the refrigeration room or the vegetable room is agitated by the blower to freeze the room. Can defrost food,
That is, the switching room can be used as a thawing room. [0003] However, in the above-described configuration in which a blower is provided on the ceiling of the switching room, the blower is provided so as to protrude into the switching room from the ceiling of the switching room. In addition, the effective internal volume of the switching room decreases,
In addition, there is a problem that the blower hinders the taking in and out of the storage items, for example, the storage products are caught by the blower when the drawer container storing the storage items in the switching room is taken in and out. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a blower on a ceiling portion of a switching room, which can secure a large effective internal volume of the switching room.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator in which the blower does not hinder the taking in and out of the stored goods. [0005] In order to achieve the above object, a refrigerator according to the present invention has a switching room capable of switching room temperature, and the air in the switching room is provided on the ceiling of the switching room. And a blower for agitating the air, wherein the blower is provided on the ceiling of the switching chamber in a non-projecting state. According to this configuration, the blower does not protrude from the ceiling of the switching room into the switching room, and therefore, the blower does not reduce the effective internal volume of the switching room and does not hinder the transfer of stored articles. Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
This will be described with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 2 shows a main body cabinet 1 of a refrigerator, and a refrigerator room door 2, a vegetable room door 3, an ice making room door 4, a switching room door 5, and a freezer room door 6 which are provided to be openable and closable. Of these, the refrigerator compartment door 2 is a right-opening or left-opening pivot type, but the other doors 3 to 6 are of a drawer type. (Shown in the drawing), and is moved back and forth together with the drawer container to be opened and closed. FIG. 1 shows a vegetable compartment 7, a switching compartment 8, and a freezing compartment 9 whose front openings are opened and closed by the vegetable compartment door 3, the switching compartment door 5, and the freezing compartment door 6, respectively. ing. Among them, the switching room 8 can switch the room temperature. For example, the freezing room, the soft freezing room having a higher temperature, the partial room, the chilled room, the refrigerator room, the vegetable room, and the wine cooling room can be selected. It has become. Inside the switching chamber 8, a drawer container 11 integrated with a support plate 10 behind the switching chamber door 5 is housed. With respect to the support plate 10, in the switching chamber 8, there is an access assistance mechanism represented by rollers 12 on both sides of the front lower portion (only one side is shown). Thus, the drawer container 11 can be easily taken in and out. Reference numeral 13 denotes a ceiling of the switching room 8, and a blower 14 is provided on the ceiling 13 of the switching room 8. The blower 14 includes a blower blade 15 and a central boss 15a thereof.
And a motor 16 of, for example, an outer rotor type housed therein, all of which is housed in a recess 17 formed in a ceiling portion 13 of the switching chamber 8, and the recess 16 facing the switching chamber 8. The blower 14 is provided on the ceiling 13 of the switching room 8 in a non-projecting state by covering the opening of the unit 17 with the ceiling 13 of the switching room 8 by a porous and flat ventilation cover 18. I have. The ceiling 13 of the switching room 8 and the vegetable room door 3
A heat-insulating partition wall 20 is provided between the bottom wall 19 and the bottom 19 by filling a heat-insulating material made of, for example, polyurethane foam. Now, in the case of the above-described configuration,
The blower 14 stirs the air in the switching room 8 through the ventilation cover 18 in a state where the switching room 8 is set as a refrigerator room, a vegetable room or a wine cooling room having a room temperature higher than the freezing point. It is used for thawing the frozen food stored in the chiller 8, that is, the switching chamber 8 can be used as a thawing chamber. The blower 14 is provided on the ceiling 13 of the switching chamber 8 in a non-projecting state. ing. As a result, the blower 14 does not project from the ceiling 13 of the switching room 8 into the switching room 8, and
Does not reduce the effective internal volume of the switching chamber 8 and does not hinder the transfer of the stored articles. Thus, a large effective internal volume of the switching chamber 8 can be ensured, and storage products can be smoothly taken in and out. As described above, according to the refrigerator of the present invention, the blower for stirring the air in the switching room and thawing the frozen food is provided on the ceiling of the switching room in a non-projecting state. As a result, it is possible to ensure a large effective internal volume of the switching chamber, and it is possible to smoothly carry out the storage and unloading of storage items.

【図面の簡単な説明】 【図1】本発明の一実施例を示す主要部分の縦断側面図 【図2】全体の外観斜視図 【符号の説明】 8は切替室、13は切替室の天井部、14は送風機を示
す。
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a main part showing one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the entire appearance. Reference numeral 14 denotes a blower.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 【請求項1】 室温の切り替えが可能な切替室を有し、
この切替室の天井部に該切替室内の空気を撹拌する送風
機を設けたものにおいて、 その送風機を、前記切替室の天井部に非突出状態で設け
たことを特徴とする冷蔵庫。
Claims 1. A switching room capable of switching a room temperature,
A refrigerator provided with a blower for stirring the air in the switching room at a ceiling of the switching room, wherein the blower is provided in a non-projecting state at the ceiling of the switching room.
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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
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