FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of household appliances, and in particular
to an embedded refrigerator.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] In order to solve the problem of heat dissipation, most of the embedded refrigerators
in the prior art choose to set an air outlet and an air inlet at a bottom of a refrigerator
body, and form a heat dissipation air flow by means of a heat dissipation fan to carry
out heat dissipation on a condenser.
[0003] The air outlet and the air inlet in the existing solution are generally provided
in a front surface of the refrigerator, while a compressor compartment is disposed
at a rear portion of the refrigerator body, which greatly extends the length of the
heat dissipation air flow and reduces the air dispersion efficiency. Furthermore,
since the air outlet and the air inlet are located in the front surface of the refrigerator
body, the appearance of the refrigerator will also be affected.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0004] An object of the present disclosure is to provide an embedded refrigerator that solves
at least any aspect of the above-mentioned problems.
[0005] A further object of the present disclosure is to improve the heat dissipation efficiency
of the embedded refrigerator.
[0006] Another further object of the present disclosure is to avoid damage to an air shielding
strip during transportation.
[0007] In particular, the present disclosure provides an embedded refrigerator, which includes:
a refrigerating system, including a compressor and a condenser connected to the compressor;
a refrigerator body, a compressor compartment being disposed at a rear of a bottom
thereof, the compressor and the condenser being disposed in the compressor compartment
at an interval in a transverse direction of the refrigerator body, and a bottom wall
of the compressor compartment being provided with an air flow suction inlet in front
of the condenser, and provided with an air flow exhaust outlet in front of the compressor;
a heat dissipation fan, disposed between the compressor and the condenser to facilitate
the formation of a heat dissipation air flow that enters from the air flow suction
inlet and flows through the condenser for heat exchange, and is then discharged to
the air flow exhaust outlet through the compressor; and an air shielding strip, disposed
on a lower surface of the refrigerator body, a middle portion of the air shielding
strip being a flexible section that can be bent under a force, such that the air shielding
strip is in an air shielding state by bending the flexible section, and in the air
shielding state, the air shielding strip divides a space between a lower part of the
refrigerator body and a ground supporting the refrigerator into an air inlet area
communicated with the air flow suction inlet and an air outlet area communicated with
the air flow exhaust outlet.
[0008] Further, the bottom wall of the compressor compartment includes: a compressor support
plate, disposed at a rear portion of the bottom wall; an air inlet plate, extending
forward from a front end of an area where the condenser is located in the compressor
support plate, the air flow suction inlet being formed in the air inlet plate; and
an air outlet plate, extending forward from a front end of an area where the compressor
is located in the compressor support plate, the air flow exhaust outlet being formed
in the air outlet plate, and the air shielding strip extending linearly along a front
end of the compressor support plate when the flexible section is not bent.
[0009] Further, the air shielding strip includes: a first shielding section, fixed between
the front end of the compressor support plate and the air inlet plate; the flexible
section, one end of which is connected to an end, positioned at a middle portion of
the refrigerator body, of the first shielding section; and a second shielding section,
connected to the other end of the flexible section, disposed in an area in front of
the compressor, and changing an extension direction according to a bending degree
of the flexible section.
[0010] Further, when the air shielding strip is in the air shielding state, the flexible
section is bent into an arc shape, and the second shielding section extends obliquely
forward from a position between the air inlet plate and the air outlet plate with
an inclination direction from back to the front biased towards a side where the compressor
is positioned.
[0011] Further, the refrigerator further includes a partition, disposed between the air
inlet plate and the air outlet plate, used to separate an area in front of the compressor
and an area in front of the condenser in the compressor compartment, and including:
a bottom plate, positioned between the air inlet plate and the air outlet plate; a
first side plate, extending upward from an end, close to the air outlet plate, of
the bottom plate to isolate the area in front of the compressor; and a second side
plate, extending upward from an end, close to the air inlet plate, of the bottom plate
to isolate the area in front of the condenser, where a lower surface of the bottom
plate is provided with a claw for fixing the second shielding section, so as to limit
the position of the second shielding section when the air shielding strip is in the
air shielding state.
[0012] Further, a limit slot adapted to the shape of a front end of the heat dissipation
fan is formed in a rear end wall of the first side plate for accommodating a front
portion of the heat dissipation fan, and the heat dissipation fan extends from a rear
portion of the first side plate to a position between the compressor and the condenser.
[0013] Further, the refrigerator further includes an air deflector, extending from the first
side plate to a front of the compressor to allow the heat dissipation air flow flowing
through the compressor to flow from a side away from the first side plate to the air
flow exhaust outlet, a projection of a tail end of the air deflector in a depth direction
of the refrigerator body being aligned with a middle portion of the compressor.
[0014] Further, a cross section of the air shielding strip is L-shaped, where a horizontal
side edge of the air shielding strip is attached to the lower surface of the refrigerator
body, a vertical side edge of the air shielding strip is perpendicular to the lower
surface of the refrigerator body, and the height of the vertical side edge matches
the height from the lower surface of the refrigerator body to the ground supporting
the refrigerator.
[0015] Further, grilles are respectively formed at the air flow suction inlet and the air
flow exhaust outlet to prevent foreign matters from entering the refrigerator body.
[0016] Further, the condenser is cuboid in an overall shape, and is installed to allow its
radiating fins to extend along the depth direction of the refrigerator body, so that
the air entering from the air flow suction inlet flows to the compressor through passages
between the radiating fins.
[0017] The embedded refrigerator of the present disclosure is provided with the air flow
suction inlet and the air flow exhaust outlet on the lower surface of the refrigerator
body, air below the refrigerator body is utilized to implement convective heat dissipation
with the compressor compartment, so that a heat dissipation channel is short, and
the heat dissipation effect is better. Moreover, the embedded refrigerator of the
present disclosure is provided with the air shielding strip, and the air shielding
strip has the flexible section, which can isolate the air flow suction inlet from
the air flow exhaust outlet by bending, so as to prevent the heat dissipation air
flow from circulating within a small range at the bottom of the refrigerator body,
and further improve the heat dissipation efficiency.
[0018] Further, in a transportation process of the embedded refrigerator of the present
disclosure, when the flexible section of the air shielding strip is not bent, the
air shielding strip can extend linearly along the front end of the compressor support
plate, which is convenient to cooperate with a packaging box during transportation,
thus reducing the risk of collision damage.
[0019] Furthermore, the embedded refrigerator of the present disclosure improves the layout
of parts in the compressor compartment, so as to facilitate the heat dissipation of
the condenser and the compressor compartment. In addition, because the bottom of the
partition is used for clamping the air shielding strip, the installation convenience
is also improved.
[0020] The above and other objects, advantages and features of the present disclosure will
be more apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description
of the specific embodiments of the present disclosure in conjunction with the accompanying
drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0021] Hereinafter, some specific embodiments of the present disclosure will be described
in detail in an exemplary rather than restrictive manner with reference to the accompanying
drawings. The same reference numerals in the accompanying indicate the same or similar
components or parts. Those skilled in the art should understand that these accompanying
drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. In figures:
FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of an embedded refrigerator according to an embodiment
of the present disclosure;
FIG. 2 is a schematic side sectional view of the embedded refrigerator shown in FIG.
1;
FIG. 3 is a schematic three-dimensional diagram of a compressor compartment in the
embedded refrigerator shown in FIG. 2, in which a compressor compartment cover plate
is hidden;
FIG. 4 is a schematic bottom view of the compressor compartment in the embedded refrigerator
shown in FIG. 3, which shows an air shielding state of an air shielding strip;
FIG. 5 is still a schematic bottom view of the compressor compartment in the embedded
refrigerator shown in FIG. 3, which shows a received state of the air shielding strip;
FIG. 6 is a schematic exploded view of the compressor compartment in the embedded
refrigerator shown in FIG. 3;
FIG. 7 is a schematic three-dimensional diagram of a partition in an embedded refrigerator
according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and
FIG. 8 is a schematic bottom view of the partition in the embedded refrigerator shown
in FIG. 7.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0022] In the description of this embodiment, it should be understood that the orientations
or the positional relationships indicated by the terms 'transverse', `upper', 'lower',
'front', 'back', 'top', 'bottom', 'depth', etc. are based on the orientation of a
refrigerator under a normal use status as reference, and can be determined with reference
to the orientations or the positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings.
For example, 'front' indicating the orientation refers to a side of the refrigerator
facing a user, and 'transverse' refers to a direction parallel to the width direction
of the refrigerator. This is only to facilitate the description of the present disclosure
and to simplify the description, and is not intended to indicate or imply that the
device or element referred to must have a particular orientation and be constructed
and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as
a limitation of the present disclosure.
[0023] FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of an embedded refrigerator according to an embodiment
of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a schematic side sectional view of the embedded
refrigerator shown in FIG. 1. The refrigerator may generally include a refrigerator
body 10, and the refrigerator body 10 includes a housing, a liner and other accessories.
The housing is an outer structure of the refrigerator and protects the entire refrigerator.
In order to isolate the heat conduction with the outside, a heat insulating layer
is additionally disposed between the housing and the liner of the refrigerator body
10, and the heat insulating layer is generally formed by a foaming process. The liner
can be divided into one or more, and the liner can be divided into a refrigerating
liner, a variable temperature liner, a freezing liner and the like according to the
functions. The specific number and functions of liners can be configured according
to the use requirements of the refrigerator. In the embodiment, the liner at least
includes a bottom liner 101, and the bottom liner 101 can generally be the freezing
liner.
[0024] The bottom liner 101 is the liner at the bottommost part of the refrigerator body
10, and defines a storage space 300 and a cooling chamber 100 located below the storage
space 300. An evaporator 60 may be disposed in a middle front portion of the cooling
chamber 100 slantingly upward from front to back along the depth direction of the
refrigerator body. A bottom wall of the bottom liner 101 has a liner tilt portion,
which is inclined upward from front to back, at a rear portion of the cooling chamber
100, and a tilt angle range is set to 30° to 40°, for example, the tilt angle can
be set to be 33°, 35° or 38°, preferably 36.7°, thus providing a sufficient space
for a compressor compartment 200. The storage space 300 can generally be used as a
freezing space of the refrigerator.
[0025] The embodiment includes a refrigerating system. The refrigerating system includes
a throttling element (not shown in the figures), the evaporator 60, a refrigeration
fan 40, a compressor 20 and a condenser 30 connected to the compressor 20. Since the
circulation structure and working principle of the refrigerating system itself are
well known to those skilled in the art and are easy to implement, in order not to
conceal and obscure the improvements of the present application, the refrigerating
system itself will not be described in detail below.
[0026] As shown in FIG. 3, the compressor compartment 200 is formed at a rear of a bottom
of the refrigerator body 10 in the embodiment. The compressor compartment 200 is defined
by a bottom wall 220, a back plate 240 disposed at a rear end of the bottom wall 220,
side plates 230 disposed at both ends of the bottom wall 220, and a compressor compartment
cover plate 210 disposed above the bottom wall 220. The compressor compartment 200
is internally at least equipped with the compressor 20, the condenser 30 and a heat
dissipation fan 50. The compressor 20 and the condenser 30 are disposed in the compressor
compartment 200 at an interval in a transverse direction of the refrigerator body
10. In some embodiments, the condenser 30 can be a finned condenser, and fins of the
condenser 30 are disposed from front to back along the depth direction of the refrigerator
body 10, so that a heat dissipation air flow can pass through gaps between the fins
directly, and the contact area with the heat dissipation air flow is therefore enlarged.
[0027] The bottom wall 220 of the compressor compartment 200 is provided with an air flow
suction inlet 2220 in front of the condenser 30, and an air flow exhaust outlet 2230
in front of the compressor 20. Grilles are respectively formed at the air flow suction
inlet 2220 and the air flow exhaust outlet 2230, that is, the air flow suction inlet
2220 and the air flow exhaust outlet 2230 are communicated with an outside of the
refrigerator body 10 by means of ventilation holes formed among the grilles, so that
foreign matters (such as small animals) are prevented from entering the refrigerator
body 10 through the air flow suction inlet 2220 and the air flow exhaust outlet 2230.
The air outside the refrigerator body 10 can enter the compressor compartment 200
from the air flow suction inlet 2220, take away heat from the condenser 30 by exchanging
heat with the condenser 30, then enter a side where the compressor 20 is positioned
in the compressor compartment 200 through the heat dissipation fan 50 to take away
heat generated by the operation of the compressor 20, and is then discharged outside
from the air flow exhaust outlet 2230 so as to achieve the purpose of dissipating
heat from equipment in the compressor compartment 200.
[0028] The compressor compartment cover plate 210 of the embodiment includes an inclined
front cover 211 and a top cover 212. The inclined front cover 211 is inclined upward
from front to back in the depth direction of the refrigerator body 10 from front sides
of the air flow suction inlet 2220 and the air flow exhaust outlet 2230. The top cover
212 extends horizontally rearward from a rear end of the inclined front cover 211
until being connected to the back plate 240. That is, the compressor compartment cover
plate 210 is inclined to save an internal space of the refrigerator body 10 as much
as possible and further increase the volume of the storage space 300 above the compressor
compartment 200, thus improving the overall space utilization rate. The projection
of the compressor compartment 200 on a horizontal plane is located behind the projection
of the evaporator 60 on the horizontal plane, that is, the compressor compartment
200 and the evaporator 60 are placed in a staggered manner in a horizontal direction,
which reduces the installation height of the evaporator 60 and increases the volume
of the storage space 300.
[0029] The refrigerator of the embodiment includes the heat dissipation fan 50. The heat
dissipation fan 50 is disposed between the compressor 20 and the condenser 30 to facilitate
the formation of a heat dissipation air flow that enters from the air flow suction
inlet 2220 and flows through the condenser 30 for heat exchange, and is then discharged
to the air flow exhaust outlet 2230 through the compressor 20. The heat dissipation
fan 50 may be an axial flow fan, and its rotation axis is parallel to the transverse
direction of the refrigerator body 10. An air inlet side of the heat dissipation fan
50 faces the condenser 30, and an air outlet side thereof faces the compressor 20,
and the heat dissipation fan 50 is used to promote the formation of the heat dissipation
air flow that enters from the air flow suction inlet 2220 and flows through the condenser
30 for heat exchange, and is then discharged to the air flow exhaust outlet 2230 through
the compressor 20. In some embodiments, a bracket and fan blades of the heat dissipation
fan 50 can be assembled into an integral structure, and the outer periphery of the
bracket of the fan is provided with an assembly structure to be directly fixed with
a compartment wall of the compressor compartment 200. It is not necessary to set other
brackets for fixing the fan in the compressor compartment 200, so that the structure
in the compressor compartment 200 is simpler, the fixing effect is better, and the
heat dissipation fan 50 operates more stably.
[0030] According to the refrigerator of the embodiment, an air shielding strip 280 is disposed
on a lower surface of the refrigerator body 10. The air shielding strip 280 is disposed
on the lower surface of the refrigerator body 10, and a middle portion of the air
shielding strip 280 is a flexible section 283 that can be bent under a force, such
that by bending the flexible section 283, the air shielding strip 280 is in an air
shielding state in which the air shielding strip 280 divides a space between a lower
part of the refrigerator body 10 and a ground supporting the refrigerator into an
air inlet area communicated with the air flow suction inlet 2220 and an air outlet
area communicated with the air flow exhaust outlet 2230. The flexible section 283
of the air shielding strip 280 can isolate the air flow suction inlet 2220 from the
air flow exhaust outlet 2230 by bending, so as to prevent the heat dissipation air
flow from circulating within a small range at the bottom of the refrigerator body
10, and further improve the heat dissipation efficiency.
[0031] As shown in FIG. 4-FIG. 8, the bottom wall 220 includes a compressor support plate
221, an air inlet plate 222, and an air outlet plate 223. The compressor support plate
221 is disposed at a rear portion of the bottom wall 220. The air inlet plate 222
extends forward from a front end of an area where the condenser 30 is located in the
compressor support plate 221, and is provided with the air flow suction inlet 2220.
The air outlet plate 223 extends forward from a front end of an area where the compressor
20 is located in the compressor support plate 221, and is provided with the air flow
exhaust outlet 2230. When the flexible section 283 is not bent, the air shielding
strip 280 extends linearly along a front end of the compressor support plate 221.
That is, the air shielding strip 280 has two states. In an actual use process, the
air shielding strip 280 is in the air shielding state (as shown in FIG. 4), and the
air shielding strip 280 is bent to isolate the air flow suction inlet 2220 from the
air flow exhaust outlet 2230, so as to avoid the circulation of the heat dissipation
air flow in the small range at the bottom of the refrigerator body 10, and improve
the heat dissipation efficiency; and during transportation, the air shielding strip
280 is in a received state (as shown in FIG. 5), and extends in a straight line along
the front end of the compressor support plate 221, which is convenient to cooperate
with a packaging box during transportation and handling, thus avoiding damage caused
by collision.
[0032] The air shielding strip 280 includes a first shielding section 281, the flexible
section 283, and a second shielding section 282. The first shielding section 281 is
fixed between the front end of the compressor support plate 221 and the air inlet
plate 222. One end of the flexible section 283 is connected to one end of the first
shielding section 281 located in a middle portion of the refrigerator body 10. The
second shielding section 282 is connected to the other end of the flexible section
283 and disposed in an area in front of the compressor 20, and changes the extension
direction according to a bending degree of the flexible section 283. The first shielding
section 281 is always fixed on the lower surface of the refrigerator body 10, and
the second shielding section 282 can rotate on the lower surface along with the bending
of the flexible section 283 to separate the air flow suction inlet 2220 from the air
flow exhaust outlet 2230, so as to avoid the circulation of the heat dissipation air
flow in the small range at the bottom of the refrigerator body 10 and improve the
heat dissipation efficiency. In the received state, the second shielding section 282
is fixed between the front end of the compressor support plate 221 and the air outlet
plate 223, and cooperates with the packaging box during transportation so as to avoid
the damage caused by collision.
[0033] When the air shielding strip 280 is in the air shielding state, the flexible section
283 is bent into an arc shape, and the second shielding section 282 extends obliquely
forward from a position between the air inlet plate 222 and the air outlet plate 223
with an inclination direction from back to the front biased towards a side where the
compressor 20 is positioned. By cooperating the second shielding section 282 with
the lower surface of the refrigerator body 10, the air outlet area is limited to the
front side of the refrigerator body 10, so that the heat dissipation air flow can
quickly leave the surrounding environment of the refrigerator, and the problem that
the hotter heat dissipation air flow is scattered over an accommodation space of the
embedded refrigerator after the heat exchange is completed, which causes the environment
where the refrigerator is located to be hotter and increases the energy consumption
of the refrigerator is therefore avoided. The air inlet area is restricted by the
first shielding section 281 to be the other area around the refrigerator body 10than
the air outlet area. The air enters the compressor compartment 200 through the air
flow suction inlet 2220 communicated with the air inlet area, fully exchanges heat
with the condenser 30, then enters the side where the compressor 20 is positioned
through the heat dissipation fan 50 to take away the heat generated by the operation
of the compressor 20, enters the air outlet area from the air flow exhaust outlet
2230, and then leaves the bottom of the refrigerator body 10.
[0034] A cross section of the air shielding strip 280 is L-shaped, where a horizontal side
edge of the air shielding strip 280 is attached to the lower surface of the refrigerator
body 10, a vertical side edge of the air shielding strip 280 is perpendicular to the
lower surface of the refrigerator body 10, and the height of the vertical side edge
matches the height from the lower surface of the refrigerator body 10 to the ground
supporting the refrigerator, so as to fully separate the air flow suction inlet 2220
from the air flow exhaust outlet 2230; and therefore, the possibility that the heat
dissipation air flow returns from the air flow exhaust outlet 2230 directly to the
air inlet area through a gap between the air shielding strip 280 and the supporting
ground is reduced, the circulation of the heat dissipation air flow within a small
range at the bottom of the refrigerator body 10 is avoided, and the heat dissipation
efficiency is improved.
[0035] The refrigerator of the embodiment further includes a partition 270. The partition
270 is disposed upward between the air inlet plate 222 and the air outlet plate 223
to separate an area in front of the compressor 20 and an area in front of the condenser
30 in the compressor compartment 200. The partition 270 includes a bottom plate 276,
a first side plate 271 and a second side plate 272. The bottom plate 276 is positioned
between the air inlet plate 222 and the air outlet plate 223. The first side plate
271 extends upward from an end, close to the air outlet plate 223, of the bottom plate
276 to isolate the area in front of the compressor 20. The second side plate 272 extends
upward from an end, close to the air inlet plate 222, of the bottom plate 276 to isolate
the area in front of the condenser 30. The partition 270 isolates the air flow suction
inlet 2220 from the air flow exhaust outlet 2230, so that the heat dissipation air
flow can only be discharged from the air flow exhaust outlet 2230 through the air
flow suction inlet 2220, the condenser 30, the heat dissipation fan 50 and the compressor
20, which makes the heat dissipation more sufficient. A lower surface of the bottom
plate 276 is provided with a claw 275 for fixing the second shielding section 282,
so as to limit the position of the second shielding section 282 when the air shielding
strip 280 is in the air shielding state.
[0036] A limit slot 274 adapted to the shape of a front end of the heat dissipation fan
50 is formed in a rear end wall of the first side plate 271 for accommodating a front
portion of the heat dissipation fan 50. By connecting and fixing the partition 270
and the heat dissipation fan 50, all parts in the compressor compartment 200 are more
closely connected and more integrated. Moreover, the above installation method using
the limit slot 274 is convenient and fast, and simplifies the installation steps of
the heat dissipation fan 50. In addition, the heat dissipation fan 50 extends from
a rear portion of the first side plate 271 to a position between the compressor 20
and the condenser 30. The compressor compartment 200 is divided into a compressor
side and a condenser side by the heat dissipation fan 50 and the partition 270. After
fully exchanging heat with the condenser 30, the heat dissipation air flow can enter
the compressor 20 side through the heat dissipation fan 50, and can be discharged
out of the refrigerator body 10 from the air flow exhaust outlet 2230 only after taking
away the heat generated during the operation of the compressor 20.
[0037] According to the embodiment, a drain pipe 110 of the embedded refrigerator extends
from a drain outlet at a bottom of the liner above the compressor compartment cover
plate 210 to an evaporating dish 250 through an area between the first side plate
271 and the second side plate 272. The arrangement of a reserved opening between the
first side plate 271 and the second side plate 272 can effectively save an internal
space of the compressor compartment 200, and further make an internal structure of
the refrigerator body 10 more compact, thus increasing the overall space utilization
rate of the refrigerator.
[0038] The embedded refrigerator of the embodiment is provided with an air deflector 273.
The air deflector 273 extends from the first side plate 271 to a front of the compressor
20 to allow the heat dissipation air flow flowing through the compressor 20 to flow
from a side away from the first side plate 271 to the air flow exhaust outlet 2230,
and a projection of a tail end of the air deflector 273 in the depth direction of
the refrigerator body 10 is aligned with a middle portion of the compressor 20. After
the air deflector 273 is disposed in the compressor compartment 200, the heat dissipation
space in the compressor compartment 200 will be further compressed for a fully embedded
refrigerator, so an end point of the air deflector 273 should not be too long. A starting
point of the air deflector 273 is disposed at a position where the heat dissipation
fan 50 is located, so as to prevent the diffusion of heat dissipation; and the end
point thereof is aligned with the middle portion of the compressor 20, which can guide
all the heat dissipation air flow to the whole surface of the compressor 20 to maximize
the heat dissipation of the compressor 20, thus preventing the air volume loss when
the heat dissipation air flow moves from an initial point to an apex , and further
effectively lowering the temperature of the compressor 20. In addition, due to the
arrangement of the air deflector 273, the air volume swirl is reduced, the temperature
of the condenser 30 is lowered, and effective energy conservation is achieved.
[0039] According to the embodiment, the condenser 30 is cuboid in an overall shape, and
is installed to allow its radiating fins to extend along the depth direction of the
refrigerator body 10, so that the air entering from the air flow suction inlet 2220
flows along passages between the radiating fins for heat exchange, and then flows
to the heat dissipation fan 50 from an interval between the condenser 30 and the back
plate 240. The radiating fins are in parallel arrangement along the depth direction.
After entering from the air flow suction inlet 2220, the air can smoothly contact
and exchange heat with all the fins through gaps between the radiating fins, thus
greatly enhancing the heat dissipation effect. In some embodiments, the condenser
30 can be tilted upward from front to back along the depth direction of the refrigerator
body 10, which can effectively utilize the air inhaled in the air flow suction inlet
2220 to increase the full contact area between the air and the condenser 30 and enhance
the heat dissipation effect. In some other embodiments, the condenser 30 may also
use a micro-channel heat exchanger.
[0040] According to the embedded refrigerator of the embodiment, an air guide assembly 290
can also be disposed in the compressor compartment 200. The air guide assembly 290
is disposed at an outer periphery of the condenser 30, and is configured to guide
the air inhaled from the air flow suction inlet 2220 to completely cross the condenser
30, so as to avoid the air flow escaping from the outer periphery of the condenser
30, and allow the air flow to flow to the heat dissipation fan 50 only from the interval
between the condenser 30 and the back plate 240. The heat dissipation air flow can
be enabled to fully contact the condenser 30, so that the heat dissipation performance
is improved.
[0041] According to the embedded refrigerator of the embodiment, the air shielding strip
280 is disposed on the lower surface of the refrigerator body 10, the air shielding
strip 280 has the flexible section 283, and the air flow suction inlet 2220 can be
isolated from the air flow exhaust outlet 2230 by bending the flexible section 283,
so that the circulation of the heat dissipation air flow within the small range at
the bottom of the refrigerator body 10 is avoided, and the heat dissipation efficiency
is increased.
[0042] Further, the air shielding strip 280 extends linearly along the front end of the
compressor support plate 221 when the flexible section 283 is not bent, which is convenient
to cooperate with the packaging box during transportation, thus reducing the risk
of collision damage.
[0043] Hereto, those skilled in the art should realize that although a plurality of exemplary
embodiments of the present disclosure have been shown and described in detail herein,
without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure, many other
variations or modifications that conform to the principles of the present disclosure
can still be directly determined or deduced from the contents disclosed in the present
disclosure. Therefore, the scope of the present disclosure should be understood and
recognized as covering all these other variations or modifications.
1. An embedded refrigerator, comprising:
a refrigerating system, comprising a compressor and a condenser connected to the compressor;
a refrigerator body, a compressor compartment being disposed at a rear of a bottom
thereof, the compressor and the condenser being disposed in the compressor compartment
at an interval in a transverse direction of the refrigerator body, and a bottom wall
of the compressor compartment being provided with an air flow suction inlet in front
of the condenser, and provided with an air flow exhaust outlet in front of the compressor;
a heat dissipation fan, disposed between the compressor and the condenser to facilitate
the formation of a heat dissipation air flow that enters from the air flow suction
inlet and flows through the condenser for heat exchange, and is then discharged to
the air flow exhaust outlet through the compressor; and
an air shielding strip, disposed on a lower surface of the refrigerator body, a middle
portion of the air shielding strip being a flexible section that can be bent under
a force, such that the air shielding strip is in an air shielding state by bending
the flexible section, and in the air shielding state, the air shielding strip divides
a space between a lower part of the refrigerator body and a ground supporting the
refrigerator into an air inlet area communicated with the air flow suction inlet and
an air outlet area communicated with the air flow exhaust outlet.
2. The embedded refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the bottom wall of the compressor
compartment comprises:
a compressor support plate, disposed at a rear portion of the bottom wall;
an air inlet plate, extending forward from a front end of an area where the condenser
is located in the compressor support plate, the air flow suction inlet being formed
in the air inlet plate; and
an air outlet plate, extending forward from a front end of an area where the compressor
is located in the compressor support plate, the air flow exhaust outlet being formed
in the air outlet plate, and
the air shielding strip extending linearly along a front end of the compressor support
plate when the flexible section is not bent.
3. The embedded refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the air shielding strip comprises:
a first shielding section, fixed between the front end of the compressor support plate
and the air inlet plate;
the flexible section, one end of which is connected to an end, positioned at a middle
portion of the refrigerator body, of the first shielding section; and
a second shielding section, connected to the other end of the flexible section, disposed
in an area in front of the compressor, and changing an extension direction according
to a bending degree of the flexible section.
4. The embedded refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein
when the air shielding strip is in the air shielding state, the flexible section is
bent into an arc shape, and the second shielding section extends obliquely forward
from a position between the air inlet plate and the air outlet plate with an inclination
direction from back to the front biased towards a side where the compressor is positioned.
5. The embedded refrigerator according to claim 4, further comprising:
a partition, disposed between the air inlet plate and the air outlet plate, used to
separate an area in front of the compressor and an area in front of the condenser
in the compressor compartment, and comprising:
a bottom plate, positioned between the air inlet plate and the air outlet plate;
a first side plate, extending upward from an end, close to the air outlet plate, of
the bottom plate to isolate the area in front of the compressor; and
a second side plate, extending upward from an end, close to the air inlet plate, of
the bottom plate to isolate the area in front of the condenser, wherein
a lower surface of the bottom plate is provided with a claw for fixing the second
shielding section, so as to limit the position of the second shielding section when
the air shielding strip is in the air shielding state.
6. The embedded refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein
a limit slot adapted to the shape of a front end of the heat dissipation fan is formed
in a rear end wall of the first side plate for accommodating a front portion of the
heat dissipation fan, and
the heat dissipation fan extends from a rear portion of the first side plate to a
position between the compressor and the condenser.
7. The embedded refrigerator according to claim 5, further comprising:
an air deflector, extending from the first side plate to a front of the compressor
to allow the heat dissipation air flow flowing through the compressor to flow from
a side away from the first side plate to the air flow exhaust outlet, a projection
of a tail end of the air deflector in a depth direction of the refrigerator body being
aligned with a middle portion of the compressor.
8. The embedded refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein
a cross section of the air shielding strip is L-shaped, wherein a horizontal side
edge of the air shielding strip is attached to the lower surface of the refrigerator
body, a vertical side edge of the air shielding strip is perpendicular to the lower
surface of the refrigerator body, and the height of the vertical side edge matches
the height from the lower surface of the refrigerator body to the ground supporting
the refrigerator.
9. The embedded refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein
grilles are respectively formed at the air flow suction inlet and the air flow exhaust
outlet to prevent foreign matters from entering the refrigerator body.
10. The embedded refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein
the condenser is cuboid in an overall shape, and is installed to allow its radiating
fins to extend along the depth direction of the refrigerator body, so that the air
entering from the air flow suction inlet flows to the compressor through passages
between the radiating fins.