WO2022224837A1 - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a refrigerator with no or minimal increase in the number of components and improved ease of assembly.　The present invention comprises a heat insulated box 10 that is provided with an opening 14 in the front and a storage chamber 15 inside. The heat insulated box 10 is provided with a partition 20 for partitioning the storage chamber 15. The interior of the partition is provided with a filling space that is filled with a filler material, a tubular member with a refrigerant flowing inside, and a support portion 44 that supports the tubular member.

Description

refrigerator

The present invention relates to refrigerators.

Patent Document 1 discloses a refrigerator that improves the strength of the middle door attachment portion by improving the attachment work of the reinforcing member. In this refrigerator, when the inner door is attached to the inner box, the reinforcing member is inserted into the space of the partition from the back side of the inner box. In this reinforcing member, the connecting plate of the reinforcing member abuts against the rear side of the front surface of the partition portion, is inserted into the through hole portion of the positioning hole, protrudes from the through hole portion, and stops. After that, by moving the reinforcing member to the left along the partition, the guide is fitted into the locking hole, and the engaging portion comes into contact with the front surface of the partition. As a result, displacement of the reinforcement member in the left, right, up, down, and front and rear directions is restricted, and the reinforcement member is locked at the fixed position.

JP-A-6-347156

The present disclosure provides a refrigerator that suppresses an increase in the number of parts and improves the ease of assembly.

The refrigerator according to the present disclosure includes an insulating box body having an opening on the front surface and a storage chamber inside. A filling space filled with a filling material, a tubular member into which a coolant flows, and a support portion for supporting the tubular member are provided inside, and the support portion is formed integrally with the partition portion. be.
This specification includes all the contents of Japanese Patent Application/Japanese Patent Application No. 2021-073346 filed on April 23, 2021.

In the refrigerator according to the present disclosure, the support portion that supports the tubular member is integrally formed with the partition portion. Therefore, in the refrigerator, an increase in the number of parts is suppressed, and the ease of assembly is improved.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the refrigerator FIG. 3 is a front view showing a partition FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a partition part; FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the partition FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a hinge member; FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a hinge member; FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a partition filled with heat insulating material FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a partition filled with heat insulating material

(Knowledge, etc. on which this disclosure is based)
At the time when the inventors came up with the present disclosure, a refrigerator is disclosed in which the strength of the inner door mounting portion is improved by improving the mounting work of the reinforcing member. In this refrigerator, when the inner door is attached to the inner box, the reinforcing member is inserted into the space of the partition from the back side of the inner box. In this reinforcing member, the connecting plate of the reinforcing member abuts against the rear side of the front surface of the partition portion, is inserted into the through hole portion of the positioning hole, protrudes from the through hole portion, and stops. After that, by moving the reinforcing member to the left along the partition, the guide is fitted into the locking hole, and the engaging portion comes into contact with the front surface of the partition. As a result, displacement of the reinforcing member in the left, right, up, down, and front and rear directions is restricted, and the reinforcing member is locked at the fixed position.
In this refrigerator, a tubular member, which is a member that heats the front surface of the partition by the coolant that flows inside, is supported by the front surface of the partition and the reinforcing member.

However, the inventors of the present invention have found a problem that the number of parts increases in the conventional configuration because a part called a reinforcing member is used to hold the tubular member. has come to constitute
Accordingly, the present disclosure provides a refrigerator that suppresses an increase in the number of parts and suppresses an improvement in the ease of assembly.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, more detailed description than necessary may be omitted. For example, detailed descriptions of well-known matters or redundant descriptions of substantially the same configurations may be omitted. This is to avoid the following description from becoming more redundant than necessary and to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art.
It should be noted that the accompanying drawings and the following description are provided to allow those skilled in the art to fully understand the present disclosure and are not intended to limit the claimed subject matter thereby.

(Embodiment)
Embodiments will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9. FIG. In addition, the symbol FR shown in each figure indicates the front of the refrigerator 1 and the heat insulating box 10 in the installed state, the symbol UP indicates the upper side of the refrigerator 1, and the symbol LH indicates the refrigerator 1 and the heat insulating box 10. Point to the left. In the following description, each direction is a direction along the direction of these refrigerators 1 .

[1-1. Constitution]
[1-1-1. Refrigerator configuration]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator 1 in an installed state according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
As shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerator 1 includes a heat-insulating box 10 having an opening 14 on the front surface, a plurality of doors 16, 17, and 18 attached to the heat-insulating box 10, and a refrigerator forming a refrigerating cycle. and

The heat insulating box 10 is a box-shaped member that has heat insulating properties and forms the main body of the refrigerator 1 . The heat insulating box body 10 is provided in an outer box 12 that opens to the front, an inner box 13 that is housed inside the outer box 12 and opens to the front, and a space S1 between the outer box 12 and the inner box 13. A heat insulating material 11 is provided.

The outer case 12 is made of, for example, a metal plate such as iron, or hard resin such as ABS.
In the refrigerator 1 of the present embodiment, the outer case 12 is formed by forming the side surfaces, the top surface, the bottom surface, and the back surface of separate steel plates and connecting them.
A hinge member 19 that rotatably supports the door 16 is provided on the top surface of the outer box 12 at the upper end side of each door 16 .
In addition, an injection hole into which the heat insulating material 11 is injected is provided on the rear surface of the outer casing 12 .

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the refrigerator 1. FIG. In FIG. 2, the doors 16, 17 and 18 are omitted. Moreover, in FIG. 2, the shelf board 29 is shown by the dashed-dotted line which is a virtual line for convenience of explanation.
The inner box 13 is made of hard resin such as ABS.
In the heat insulating box 10 , the opening provided in the inner box 13 functions as the opening 14 of the heat insulating box 10 . The space inside the inner box 13 is cooled by a refrigerating cycle and functions as a storage room 15 capable of storing predetermined articles at a predetermined temperature.

The storage chamber 15 is vertically partitioned into a plurality of spaces by partitions 20 and 21 . In the refrigerator 1, the spaces partitioned by the partitions 20 and 21 function as a refrigerating compartment 22, a vegetable compartment 23, and a freezing compartment 24 in order from top to bottom.
The refrigerating compartment 22 is set to a refrigerating temperature range in which stored items do not freeze for refrigerating storage. The vegetable compartment 23 is set in a temperature range slightly higher than that of the refrigerator compartment 22 as a temperature suitable for storing vegetables. The freezer compartment 24 is set to a freezing temperature zone for frozen storage.

As described above, the opening 14 of the heat insulating box 10 is closed by a plurality of doors 16, 17, 18. As shown in FIG. These doors 16, 17 and 18 are all heat insulating doors provided with heat insulating members inside.
In the refrigerator 1 , the opening of the inner box 13 located in the refrigerator compartment 22 is closed by a pair of doors 16 . These doors 16 are double doors that can be opened and closed by rotating along the horizontal direction of the refrigerator 1 .
In the refrigerator 1, the openings of the inner box 13 located in the vegetable compartment 23 and the freezer compartment 24 are closed by doors 17 and 18, respectively. These doors 17 and 18 are drawer-type doors that can be opened and closed by sliding along the longitudinal direction of the refrigerator 1 .

A heat insulating material 11 as a filler is provided between the outer box 12 and the inner box 13 . In this embodiment a, rigid urethane foam is used as the heat insulating material 11 . Rigid urethane foam can be easily foamed, self-adheres to various materials, and has high airtightness.
In the refrigerator 1, the space S1 between the outer box 12 and the inner box 13 is filled with hard urethane foam as the heat insulating material 11, and the outer box 12 and the inner box 13 are self-adhered.
Note that the refrigerator 1 is not limited to this, and any material may be used as long as it is a heat insulating material that can be insulated and filled.

A machine room 25 formed by protruding and recessing toward the storage room 15 is provided at a corner formed by the top surface and the rear surface of the heat insulating box 10 . The machine room 25 is a space that accommodates a refrigerator that forms a refrigeration cycle.
The refrigerator is composed of, for example, a compressor, an evaporator, a condenser, a capillary tube, heat dissipation, dew condensation prevention pipe 50, and the like. A refrigerating cycle is formed by annularly connecting these devices with refrigerant pipes. In the refrigerator 1, the refrigerant compressed by the compressor circulates through the refrigerating cycle, thereby cooling the storage compartment 15. As shown in FIG.
In the present embodiment, the machine room 25 houses a compressor, refrigerant pipes connected to the compressor, and the like.

By providing the machine room 25 at the upper end and the rear side of the refrigerator 1 in this manner, the machine room 25 is provided at the rear of the upper part inside the storage room 15, which is difficult for the user to use. Therefore, in the refrigerator 1, it is possible to increase the volume of the portion of the storage compartment 15 that is easier for the user to use.

The anti-condensation pipe 50 is a tubular member that forms part of the refrigeration cycle, as described above. The anti-condensation pipe 50 is thermally coupled to the inner surface of the outer case 12 and the surfaces of the inner case 13 forming the opening 14 in the space S1 between the outer case 12 and the inner case 13. It is routed and placed like this.
Refrigerant heat-exchanged in the condenser mainly flows through the anti-condensation pipe 50 . The anti-condensation pipe 50 heats the outer surface of the outer case 12 and the periphery of the opening 14 with this refrigerant, and suppresses the occurrence of condensation caused by the temperature difference between the storage chamber 15 and the outside air temperature. The refrigerant that has flowed through the anti-condensation pipe 50 is introduced into the evaporator.

[1-1-2. Configuration of Partition]
The partition part 20 is formed in a flat plate shape having a predetermined thickness dimension in the vertical direction of the heat insulation box 10 . The partition portion 20 extends along the left-right direction of the opening of the inner box 13 , that is, along the left-right direction of the opening 14 , and both ends thereof are connected to a pair of side walls 26 arranged on both sides of the opening 14 . The pair of side walls 26 form side surfaces of the inner box 13 .
The partition part 20 has a predetermined width dimension along the front-rear direction of the heat insulating box body 10 . In this embodiment, the partition part 20 is formed with a width dimension that allows the heat insulation box 10 to have a predetermined strength.

In the storage room 15 , a shelf board 29 is bridged behind the partition part 20 . The shelf plate 29 is a front plate 42 material having a predetermined thickness in the vertical direction of the heat insulating box 10, and the shelf plate 29 is made of a hard resin such as ABS that accommodates a heat insulating member such as expanded polystyrene. It is formed of a box-shaped member that
Each edge of the shelf board 29 is attached in contact with the rear wall 27 forming the back surface of the inner box 13, the pair of side walls 26, and the back surface of the partition section 20. As shown in FIG.

That is, the storage compartment 15 is partitioned into a refrigeration compartment 22 and a vegetable compartment 23 by the partition portion 20 and the shelf board 29 .
The thickness dimension of the shelf board 29 in the present embodiment can be formed smaller than the thickness dimension of the partition part 20 because the shelf board 29 uses foamed polystyrene as a heat insulating member.
Thus, by partitioning the storage compartment 15 using the shelf plate 29, it is possible to form the volume of the refrigerator compartment 22 and the vegetable compartment 23 to be equal to or greater than a predetermined volume.

The partition part 20 is formed in a box shape having a space S2 inside. The partition portion 20 includes an upper plate 40 forming the upper surface of the partition portion 20, a lower plate 41 forming the lower surface of the partition portion 20, a front plate 42 forming the front surface of the partition portion 20, and the partition portion 20. and a back plate 43 forming a back surface.
Both ends of the front plate 42 are provided with a plurality of screw holes 49 as shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing the partition section 20. FIG. In FIG. 3, the front panel 42 is omitted.
As shown in FIG. 3, both ends of the partition part 20 in the horizontal direction of the heat insulation box 10 are opened.
As described above, both ends of the partition part 20 are connected to the pair of side walls 26 of the inner box 13 . A side wall opening 28 is provided in each side wall 26 at a location where both ends of the partition portion 20 are connected. Each side wall opening 28 is a through hole of the inner box 13 and communicates with the space S1. That is, each side wall opening 28 communicates the space S1 and the space S2.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the partition section 20. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, the front panel 42 is omitted.
The upper surface plate 40 and the lower surface plate 41 are arranged at a predetermined distance from each other along the vertical direction of the heat insulating box 10 , and both ends are connected to the pair of side walls 26 .
As shown in FIG. 4 , a plurality of support portions 44 are provided inside the partition portion 20 integrally with the partition portion 20 . The support portion 44 supports the anti-condensation pipe 50 that is drawn around the partition portion 20 . These support portions 44 are arranged at predetermined intervals from each other along the longitudinal direction of the partition portion 20 , that is, along the lateral direction of the heat insulating box body 10 .

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the partition portion 20. As shown in FIG. FIG. 5 shows a cross section parallel to the up-down direction and the front-rear direction of the heat insulating box 10 and passing through the support portion 44 .
As shown in FIG. 5, each support portion 44 has a substantially U-shaped cross section. These support portions 44 are connected to the upper plate 40 at their upper ends and to the lower plate 41 at their lower ends. That is, each support portion 44 connects the upper plate 40 and the lower plate 41 . Further, each support portion 44 is provided integrally with the partition portion 20 inside the partition portion 20 .
Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the support portions 44 are arranged in a so-called ladder shape inside the partition portion 20 .

Each support portion 44 includes a connecting portion 45 and a pair of holding portions 46 .
The connecting portion 45 is formed in a long plate shape extending along the vertical direction of the partition portion 20 and the heat insulating box 10 . The connecting portion 45 is arranged apart from the front plate 42 toward the rear plate 43 by a predetermined width dimension in the space S<b>2 of the partition portion 20 .

A pair of holding portions 46 are provided at both ends of the connecting portion 45 in the longitudinal direction, and are provided adjacent to each of the upper plate 40 and the lower plate 41 . That is, the pair of holding portions 46 are arranged apart from each other in the vertical direction in the space S2.
These holding portions 46 are formed in a long plate shape extending toward the front plate 42 along the respective planes of the upper plate 40 and the lower plate 41 . A tip of each holding portion 46 is arranged at a position spaced apart from the front plate 42 by a predetermined width dimension. An engaging portion 47 formed by cutting out a predetermined shape is provided at the tip of each holding portion 46 .
In the present embodiment, the engaging portion 47 is cut out in a curved shape that can be engaged with the side surface (outer peripheral surface) of the anti-condensation pipe 50 .

Here, as shown in FIG. 3 , the anti-condensation pipe 50 is routed and arranged inside the partition section 20 . Specifically, the anti-condensation pipe 50 routed to the space S1 is routed to the interior of the partition section 20, that is, the interior of the space S2 via the side wall opening 28 on one side. Inside the space S2, the anti-condensation pipe 50 extends along the upper surface plate 40 toward the other side wall opening 28, and then extends in the vertical direction of the partition 20 near the other end of the partition 20. It loops along and extends along the bottom plate 41 in a turn toward one side wall opening 28 .
The turned anti-condensation pipe 50 extends to one of the side wall openings 28, and then is routed from the side wall opening 28 to the space S1 again.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the anti-condensation pipe 50 arranged inside the partition section 20 is supported by each support section 44 . Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5 , the anti-condensation pipe 50 is pressed against the rear surface of the front plate 42 with the engaging portions 47 abutting against the side surface of the anti-condensation pipe 50 . Supported. In other words, the anti-condensation pipe 50 is held by being sandwiched between the front plate 42 and the engaging portions 47 in the space S<b>2 of the partition portion 20 .

Further, the anti-condensation pipes 50 extending along the upper surface plate 40 are held by respective holding portions 46 provided adjacent to the upper surface plate 40, and the anti-condensation pipes 50 extending along the lower surface plate 41 are adjacent to the lower surface plate 41. It is held by each holding portion 46 that is provided as a holding portion 46 .
In this manner, the anti-condensation pipes 50 are held by the respective support portions 44 so that two pipes are aligned along the vertical direction of the partition portion 20 .

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the hinge member 60. FIG. In FIG. 6, the front panel 42 is omitted.
As shown in FIG. 6, the partition section 20 is provided with a pair of hinge members 60 . The hinge member 60 is a member that rotatably supports the door 16 on the upper end side of each door 16 .
The hinge members 60 are arranged at positions adjacent to the side walls 76 at both ends of the partition section 20 .

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the hinge member 60. As shown in FIG. FIG. 7 shows a cross section parallel to the left-right direction and the up-down direction of the heat insulating box 10 and passing through the hinge member 60 .
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 , the hinge member 60 has a front side member 61 and an inner side member 62 .
The front-side member 61 is a flat plate-like member that contacts the front (front) side of the front plate 42 . That is, the front side member 61 is a member that is exposed to the outside of the partition section 20 on the front surface of the partition section 20 . A plurality of screw holes 67 are provided in the front side member 61 .
A hinge shaft 63 is provided on the front side member 61 . This hinge shaft 63 is inserted through an insertion hole provided at the lower end of the door 16 . As a result, the door 16 can rotate about the hinge shaft 63 as a rotation axis.

The internal side member 62 is a flat plate-like member that contacts the rear (rear) side of the front plate 42 . That is, the inner side member 62 is a member arranged in the space S<b>2 inside the partition section 20 .
As shown in FIG. 7, the inner side member 62 is formed by bending a flat plate member into a U shape. The inner side member 62 includes a contact portion 64 , a locking portion 65 and an extension portion 66 .

The contact portion 64 is a planar portion that makes surface contact with the back surface of the front plate 42 . The contact portion 64 is provided with a plurality of screw holes 68 as shown in FIG.
The locking portion 65 is arranged on the side wall 26 side in the left-right direction of the inner side member 62 . The engaging portion 65 is inserted through an engaging hole 70 provided at the edge of the opening 14 and extends rearward of the heat insulating box 10 along the longitudinal direction of the heat insulating box 10 . As a result, the engaging portion 65 is engaged with the engaging hole 70 and the hinge member 60 is supported by the heat insulating box body 10 .

The extending portion 66 is arranged on the side opposite to the side wall 26 in the left-right direction of the inner side member 62 . That is, the extension portion 66 is arranged in the space S2.
The extending portion 66 extends rearward of the heat insulating box 10 along the front-rear direction of the heat insulating box 10 with a predetermined length dimension, similarly to the locking portion 65 . This extension portion 66 has a length dimension longer than that of the locking portion 65 .
Moreover, as shown in FIG. 7 , the extension portion 66 is arranged at a position avoiding the support portion 44 .

The hinge member 60 is attached to the partition section 20 with a screw member 69 . Specifically, the hinge member 60 is fixed to the partition portion 20 by inserting and screwing the pair of screw members 69 through the respective screw holes 67 , 49 , 68 in order. That is, the hinge member 60 is fixed to the front plate 42 by sandwiching the front plate 42 between the front side member 61 and the inner side member 62 from the front-rear direction.

The partitioning portion 21 has substantially the same internal structure as the partitioning portion 20 . That is, the partition portion 21 is provided with a plurality of support portions in which the anti-condensation pipes 50 are routed and the anti-condensation pipes 50 are brought into contact with the front plate 71 . These support portions have substantially the same shape as the support portion 44 .
Moreover, the partition part 21 extends along the front-rear direction of the heat insulation box 10 to a rear wall 27 forming the back surface of the inner box 13 . For this reason, the partition part 21 has both ends connected to the pair of side walls 26 and a rear end connected to the rear wall 27 .

[1-2. action]
The operation of the refrigerator 1 configured as described above will be described below.
As described above, in the refrigerator 1, the refrigerating compartment 22, the vegetable compartment 23, and the freezing compartment 24 are cooled by the refrigerating cycle so that they are each in a predetermined temperature range.
In this case, dew condensation may occur on the outer surface of the refrigerator 1 due to the temperature difference between the outside air temperature of the refrigerator 1 and the storage room 15 .
Therefore, in the refrigerator 1, the space S1 between the outer case 12 and the inner case 13 is thermally coupled to the inner surface of the outer case 12, each surface of the inner case 13 forming the opening 14, and the like. An anti-condensation pipe 50 is provided. Each part of the refrigerator 1 is heated by the refrigerant flowing through the anti-condensation pipe 50, thereby suppressing the occurrence of dew condensation.

Here, when the refrigerator 1 is assembled, the heat insulating material 11 is injected into the refrigerator 1 from the back surface of the outer case 12 through the injection hole. The injected heat insulating material 11 is foam-filled into the space S1 between the outer box 12 and the inner box 13, and adheres to the outer box 12 and the inner box 13 by itself. Also, the space S1 communicates with the space S2 through the side wall opening 28 . Therefore, the injected heat insulating material 11 is filled into the space S2 from the space S1 through the side wall openings 28 . That is, the space S2 functions as a filling space filled with the heat insulating material 11 .

The interior of the partition portion 21 is filled with the heat insulating material 11 injected into the space S<b>1 from the joints with the side walls 26 and the rear wall 27 similarly to the partition portion 20 .
Thus, the vegetable compartment 23 and the freezer compartment 24 are partitioned by the partition portion 21 filled with the heat insulating material 11 inside. As described above, since the heat insulating material 11 is hard urethane foam, the vegetable compartment 23 set in a slightly high refrigerating temperature range and the freezer compartment 24 set in a freezing temperature range can be thermally partitioned more reliably. is possible.

FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the partition portion 20 filled with the heat insulating material 11. As shown in FIG. 8, similarly to FIG. 5, a cross section parallel to the vertical direction and the front-rear direction of the heat insulating box 10 and passing through the support portion 44 is shown.
As shown in FIG. 8, the heat insulating material 11 filled in the space S2 flows from between the support portions 44 to the back side of the front plate 42, and covers the entire side surface of the anti-condensation pipe 50 without gaps.
As a result, the anti-condensation pipe 50 is prevented from heating the surrounding air inside the partition portion 20 . Therefore, the heat generated from the anti-condensation pipe 50 flows to the front plate 42 more efficiently. In the refrigerator 1, the front panel 42 is heated more efficiently, and dew condensation is suppressed.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing the partition portion 20 filled with the heat insulating material 11. As shown in FIG. As in FIG. 7 , FIG. 9 shows a cross section parallel to the left-right direction and the up-down direction of the heat insulating box 10 and passing through the hinge member 60 .
As shown in FIG. 9, the heat insulating material 11 filled in the space S2 covers the entire inner member 62. As shown in FIG. As a result, the extension portion 66 is entirely covered with the heat insulating material 11 . In other words, the extension part 66 is held in a state as if it were inserted through the heat insulating material 11 . That is, the hinge member 60 is supported and fixed by the heat insulating material 11 .
As described above, the heat insulating material 11 of the present embodiment is rigid urethane foam, and the rigid urethane foam has a higher strength than, for example, expanded polystyrene. Therefore, in the refrigerator 1 , the hinge member 60 can be fixed more reliably to support each door 16 .

[1-3. effects, etc.]
As described above, in the present embodiment, the refrigerator 1 includes the heat insulating box 10 having the opening 14 on the front surface and the storage chamber 15 inside. The insulating box body 10 is provided with a partition portion 20 that partitions the storage chamber 15. Inside the partition portion 20, a space S2 filled with the heat insulating material 11, a condensation prevention pipe 50 through which a refrigerant flows, A support portion 44 for supporting the anti-condensation pipe 50 is provided.
Thereby, the anti-condensation pipe 50 can be supported by the support portion 44 integrally provided with the partition portion 20 . Therefore, in the refrigerator 1, an increase in the number of parts can be suppressed, and the assembly of the refrigerator 1 can be facilitated.

As in the present embodiment, the partition 20 is positioned on the front side of the heat insulating box body 10 and includes a front plate 42 forming the front surface of the partition 20. 42 may be contacted and supported.
Thereby, in the refrigerator 1 , the front plate 42 can be heated by the anti-condensation pipe 50 . Therefore, in the refrigerator 1, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of dew condensation on the front panel 42. FIG.

As in this embodiment, the front plate 42 has a predetermined length dimension, the anti-condensation pipe 50 extends along the longitudinal direction of the front plate 42, and the support portion 44 extends along the longitudinal direction of the front plate 42. A plurality may be provided at predetermined intervals from each other along the .
Thereby, the partition portion 20 can hold a plurality of anti-condensation pipes 50 along the vertical direction of the partition portion 20 . Therefore, in the refrigerator 1, the front plate 42 can be heated at a higher temperature.

As in this embodiment, the supporting portion 44 is provided with an engaging portion 47 with which the anti-condensation pipe 50 is engaged. It may be supported by sandwiching.
As a result, the anti-condensation pipe 50 is held in contact with the front plate 42 in the partition portion 20 . Therefore, the anti-condensation pipe 50 can heat the front plate 42 more reliably.

As in the present embodiment, a plurality of engaging portions 47 are provided at predetermined intervals along the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the front plate 42 , and the supporting portion 44 has a plurality of engaging portions 47 . A connecting portion 45 that connects the portions 47 to each other is provided, and the connecting portion 45 may be spaced apart from the front plate 42 .
Thereby, in the partition part 20, even the side surface of the anti-condensation pipe 50 can be filled with the heat insulating material 11. As shown in FIG. Therefore, the heat generated from the anti-condensation pipe 50 flows to the front plate 42 more efficiently.

As in the present embodiment, the refrigerator 1 is provided with the door 16 that closes the opening 14 , and the partition 20 is provided with the hinge member 60 that rotatably supports the door 16 . may be provided with an extension portion 66 extending inside the partition portion 20 .
Thereby, the hinge member 60 is supported and fixed by the heat insulating material 11 . Therefore, in the refrigerator 1, the hinge member 60 can be more reliably fixed and each door 16 can be supported.

(Other embodiments)
As described above, the embodiment has been described as an example of the technology disclosed in the present application. However, the technology in the present disclosure is not limited to this, and can also be applied to embodiments in which modifications, combinations, replacements, additions, omissions, etc. are made.

In the embodiment described above, one anti-condensation pipe 50 is arranged along the vertical direction of the partition 20 so that two pipes are arranged side by side inside the partition 20 . However, the present invention is not limited to this, and only one anti-condensation pipe 50 may be arranged inside the partition section 20 . Further, for example, three or more anti-condensation pipes 50 may be arranged along the vertical direction of the partition 20 inside the partition 20 .
In this case, the support part 44 may be provided with two or more holding parts 46 according to the number of the anti-condensation pipes 50 to be arranged.

As described above, the refrigerator according to the present invention can be suitably used as a refrigerator that suppresses an increase in the number of parts and improves the ease of assembly.

Reference Signs List 1 refrigerator 10 heat insulating box 11 heat insulating material 12 outer box 13 inner box 14 opening 15 storage compartment 16, 17, 18 door 19, 60 hinge member 20, 21 partition 26 side wall 27 rear wall 28 side wall opening 42 front plate 44 support Part 45 Connecting Part 46 Holding Part 47 Engaging Part 50 Anti-condensation pipe (tubular member)
66 extension part S1, S2 space

Claims (6)

Equipped with a heat insulating box body with an opening on the front and a storage room inside,
The heat insulating box is provided with a partition for partitioning the storage chamber,
a filling space filled with a filling material inside the partition;
a tubular member in which a coolant is flowed;
and a support portion that supports the tubular member. The partition part is located on the front side of the heat insulating box and has a front plate forming the front surface of the partition part,
The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the support portion supports the tubular member by contacting the front panel. The front plate has a predetermined length dimension,
The tubular member extends along the longitudinal direction of the front plate,
3. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of said support portions are provided at predetermined intervals from each other along the longitudinal direction of said front plate. The supporting portion is provided with an engaging portion with which the tubular member is engaged,
4. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the supporting portion supports the tubular member by sandwiching the tubular member between the front plate and the engaging portion. A plurality of the engaging portions are provided at predetermined intervals from each other along a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the front plate,
The support portion is provided with a connecting portion that connects the plurality of engaging portions to each other,
5. The refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein the connecting portion is spaced apart from the front panel. A door that closes the opening is provided,
The partition portion is provided with a hinge member that rotatably supports the door,
The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the hinge member is provided with an extension portion extending inside the partition portion.

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