KR200157103Y1 - Defrosting tray and connection structure drain parts of a refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a drainage device of the freezer, the freezer body 10 is to be wrapped in a heat insulating material as well as the opening 11 is formed, the freezer door 20 to be coupled via a hinge to one side of the opening (11). ), A plurality of baskets 30, which are installed to be stacked at regular intervals on both sides of the freezer body 10, at a predetermined interval, by vaporizing the refrigerant at low temperature and low pressure by cooling the ambient air. Evaporator 40, a defrost heater 50 to be installed at a predetermined portion of the evaporator 40, a defrost water tray is installed to be located in the lower portion of the evaporator 40 so that defrost water is primarily collected ( 60), the evaporator plate 80, the evaporator is installed at the outer bottom of the freezer body 10 as well as communicating through the defrost water tray 60 and the drain member 70 so that defrost water is finally collected. Installed to be located on top of 40 For example, the fan motor 90 and the front cover 100 and the freezer body 10 which are configured to supply the cold air heat exchanged by the evaporator 40 to the inside of the freezer body 10 are installed at the outer bottom of the freezer body 10. In the freezer consisting of a compressor 110 for compressing the circulating refrigerant in the body 10 at a high temperature and high pressure, the defrost water tray 60 and the drainage member 70 are coupled to the leakage preventing member 200 through the medium. The defrosting water drained by removing the gap (C) between the defrost water tray 60 and the drain member 70 is improved as well as the coupling force between the defrost water tray 60 and the drain member 70 is improved. It is to prevent leakage into the interior of 10).

Description

Combined structure of defrost water tray and drainage member of freezer

The present invention relates to a coupling structure of a defrost water tray and a drain member of an intercooled freezer, in particular, the defrost water tray and the drain member are coupled through a leak preventing member, so that the gap between the defrost water tray and the drain member is removed. It relates to a combined structure of the defrost water tray and the drain member of the freezer to prevent the defrost water leakage during the drainage of the constant.

Generally, a freezer used as shown in FIG. 1 includes a freezer body 10 wrapped with a heat insulating material so that the opening 11 is formed in front of the user, and the opening 11 of the freezer body 10 is opened and closed. The freezer door 20 to be coupled via a hinge to one side of the opening 11 so as to be opened and closed in a manner, and is installed to be laminated at regular intervals through both inner sidewalls 12 of the freezer body 10. Of course, the plurality of baskets 30 to slide out the stored food while sliding in the horizontal direction through the opening 11, and by absorbing the surrounding heat to vaporize the refrigerant of low temperature and low pressure to cool the ambient air An evaporator 40 and a defrost heater 50 installed at a predetermined portion of the evaporator 40 to prevent condensation and freezing of low-temperature air from the surface of the evaporator 40 and the evaporator 40. Upper to lower part The defrost water tray 60 is installed so that the defrost water generated by the defrost heater 50 is collected first, and the defrost water tray (of course) is installed at a lower portion of the outer bottom of the freezer body 10. 60 and the evaporating plate 80 communicated through the drainage member 70 to finally collect the defrost water and the rear inner wall 13 so as to be positioned above the evaporator 40. The fan motor 90 and the front cover 100 to supply the cool air heat exchanged by the evaporator 40 to the inside of the freezer body 10 and a predetermined portion at the outer bottom of the freezer body 10 are installed. Compressor 110 is configured to compress the refrigerant circulated in the freezer body 10 at a high temperature and high pressure.

And, as shown in Figure 2, the coupling structure of the defrost water tray and the drainage member of the freezer is formed in an S-shape with a gentle bend of the overall cross-sectional shape as well as one end of the defrost water tray 60 and Is coupled, the other end is tightly coupled through the outer bottom of the freezer body 10 and the evaporation plate 80.

Here, the coupling portion (K) of the defrost water tray 60 and the drain member 70, as shown in Figure 3, the lower end of the defrost water tray 60 is formed first bent inward, The upper end of the drain member 70 is first and second bent to the outside to have the same shape as the lower end of the defrost water tray (60).

The defrost water tray 60 and the drain member 70 which are formed in the above-described shape may be sealed in a state in which the lower end surface portion of the defrost water tray 60 and the upper end surface portion of the drain member 70 are in close contact with each other. Not shown).

Therefore, when the refrigerant heat-exchanged at low temperature and low pressure by the evaporator 40 is supplied into the freezer body 10 by the fan motor 90 and the front cover 100, the refrigerant is stored in the freezer body 10. A plurality of baskets 30 are stacked to be evenly circulated, and thus, the stored food stored in the basket 30 can maintain its freshness.

In addition, the refrigerant circulated inside the freezer body 10 is compressed to a high temperature and high pressure by the compressor 110, as well as by repeating a known refrigeration cycle such as the evaporator 40 can maintain the freshness of the stored food. Will be.

At this time, air is condensed and frozen on the surface of the evaporator 40 which is vaporized with a low temperature and low pressure refrigerant by absorbing ambient heat, and frost is generated, and this frost is driven into the defrost water by driving the defrost heater 50. The liquid is liquefied, but the defrost water is first collected in the defrost water tray 60 and simultaneously moved through the drainage member 70 to be collected in the evaporation plate 80.

However, according to the conventional freezer having such a structure, when the defrosting water tray 60 and the drainage member 70 are combined with only the sealing member which is a simple sealing material, the sealing member wears or breaks as time passes. There was a problem that the gap (C) is generated between the defrost water tray 60 and the drain member (70).

In addition, when the defrost water is drained, the defrost water leaks into the gap C, as well as the leaked defrost water is introduced into the freezer body 10 to damage the product.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above-mentioned defects, the defrost water tray and the drain member is coupled through the leakage preventing member is strengthening the coupling force and the leakage preventing function, between the defrost water tray and the drain member It provides a combined structure of the defrosting water tray of the freezer and the drainage member to prevent the defrost water leaks into the gap between the gap to prevent the occurrence of the gap between the water and the product, thereby preventing the damage of the product. The purpose is.

1 is a side cross-sectional view showing a typical freezer.

2 is a cross-sectional view showing a coupling structure of a conventional defrost water tray and the drain member.

3 is an enlarged view of the main part of FIG.

Figure 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a coupling structure of the defrost water tray and the drain member according to the present invention.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the main portion showing a coupling structure of the defrost water tray and the drain member according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10: freezer body 11: opening

12: both inner walls 13: rear inner walls

20: freezer door 30: basket

40: evaporator 50: defrost heater

60: defrost water tray 70: drainage member

80: evaporation plate 90: fan motor

100: front cover 110: compressor

200: leak prevention member 200a: hollow hole

210: head 211: first coupling groove

220: body portion 221: second coupling groove

K: Coupling part of defrost water tray and drainage member

C: clearance between defrost water tray and drainage member

The present invention for achieving the above object is coupled to the drain member to collect and discharge the defrost water in the lower portion of the defrost water tray, the defrost water moved through the drain member is collected by the evaporation plate to be evaporated In the combined structure of the defrost water tray and the drain member of the freezer, the defrost water is not only inserted into the lower end of the defrost water tray in the circumferential direction, but also by the leakage preventing member having the lower end inserted into the upper end of the drain member in the longitudinal axis direction. The defrost water collected from the tray is in communication with the drain member.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a coupling structure of the defrost water tray and the drain member according to the present invention, Figure 5 is a main cross-sectional view showing a coupling structure of the defrost water tray and the drain member according to the present invention, The same reference numerals are attached to the same parts as in FIGS. 1 to 3, and the description thereof is omitted.

The freezer according to the present invention includes a freezer body (10) wrapped with a heat insulating material to form an opening (11) in front of a user, and the opening (11) to open and close the opening (11) of the freezer body (10) in a manner of opening and closing. 11) the freezer door 20 to be coupled to one side of the hinge and the inner side wall 12 of the freezer body 10 are installed to be stacked at regular intervals, as well as horizontal through the opening (11). A plurality of baskets 30, which are able to take out the stored foods while sliding in a direction, and an evaporator 40 which is configured to cool ambient air by vaporizing it with a low temperature and low pressure refrigerant by absorbing the surrounding heat, and the evaporator ( A defrost heater 50 installed at a predetermined portion of the evaporator 40 to prevent condensation and freezing of low-temperature air from the surface of the evaporator 40 and a defrost heater 50 disposed below the evaporator 40. To 50 Defrost water tray 60 to be collected by the defrost water generated by the primary, and is installed in a predetermined portion of the outer lower end of the freezer body 10 as well as the defrost water tray 60 and the drain member 70 It is connected to the evaporator 80 to finally collect the defrost water, and is installed on the rear inner wall 13 to be located above the evaporator 40, as well as the cold air exchanged by the evaporator 40 The fan motor 90 and the front cover 100 to be uniformly supplied to the inside of the freezer body 10, and installed in a predetermined portion of the outer lower end of the freezer body 10 is circulated inside the freezer body 10 And a compressor 110 configured to compress the refrigerant to be high temperature and high pressure.

In this case, the defrost water tray 60 is leaked by the gap (C) between the defrost water tray 60 and the drain member 70 when the binding force of the defrost water tray 70 and the dewatering water is drained. In order to prevent the leakage prevention member 200 of a predetermined shape is coupled through the medium.

The leakage preventing member 200 is made of a material such as urethane or rubber so that a predetermined elastic force is provided.

In addition, the longitudinal cross-sectional shape of the leakage preventing member 200 has a hollow hole 200a having a predetermined size for communicating the defrost water tray 60 and the drainage member 70 based on the longitudinal center line thereof. And, the head 210 is formed to have a relatively wide width as well as the body portion 220 is formed to have a relatively narrow width.

In addition, circumferential first coupling grooves 211 in which the lower ends of the defrost water tray 60 are inserted and coupled to both sides of the head portion 210 are formed inside the head portion 210, The body portion 220 has a second coupling groove 221 which is inserted and coupled to the upper end of the drain member 70 is formed in the longitudinal direction of the body portion 220, that is, from the bottom surface inward.

The shape of the first coupling groove 211 is formed to have the same shape as that of the lower end of the defrost water tray 60, and the shape of the second coupling groove 221 is the shape of the upper end of the drain member 70. It is formed to have the same shape as.

Therefore, the refrigerant heat-exchanged at low temperature and low pressure by the evaporator 40 is supplied into the freezer body 10 by the fan motor 90 and the front cover 100 to circulate the plurality of baskets 30 evenly. The refrigerant circulated in the basket 30 is compressed to a high temperature and high pressure by the compressor 110, and also repeatedly performs a known refrigeration cycle such as the evaporator 40. The evaporator 40 is repeatedly performed by the refrigeration cycle. Air is condensed and frozen on the surface of the frost and frost is generated. The frost is liquefied into defrost water by driving the defrost heater 50. At this time, the defrost water is primarily collected in the defrost water tray 60. At the same time, it is easily drained to the drain member 70 through the hollow hole 200a of the leakage preventing member 200 coupled with the defrost water tray 60.

That is, the lower end portion of the defrost water tray 60 is tightly coupled to the first coupling groove 211 of the leakage preventing member 200 equipped with elasticity and tightly coupled, and the upper end portion of the drain member 70 is prevented from leaking. When inserted into the second coupling groove 221 of the member 200 to be firmly coupled, the coupling force of the defrost water tray 60 and the drain member 70 is enhanced, as well as the defrost water tray 60 and the drain member ( The clearance gap C of 70 is removed, and the hollow hole of the leakage preventing member 200 does not leak to the inside of the freezer body 10 when the defrost water primarily collected in the defrost water tray 60 is removed. Since all of the drainage member 70 is drained through the 200a, damage to the product is prevented.

As described above, according to the present invention, when the defrost water tray and the drain member are coupled through the leak preventing member, the coupling force of the defrost water tray 60 and the drain member 70 is improved, as well as the defrost water tray 60. Since the gap C between the drain member 70 and the drain member 70 is removed, the defrosting water drained is not only prevented from leaking into the freezer body 10 but also the damage of the product is prevented, thereby improving product life. There is.

Claims (2)

A drainage member is coupled to the lower portion of the defrost water tray to collect and drain the defrost water, and a defrosting water tray and a drainage structure of the freezer in which the defrost water moved through the drainage member is collected by an evaporation plate and evaporated. The defrosting water collected from the defrosting water tray is guided to the drainage member by a leakage preventing member having an upper end fitted in the circumferential direction and a lower end fitted at the upper end of the drainage member in the longitudinal axis direction. Coupling structure of the defrost water tray and the drain member of the freezer, characterized in that in communication. According to claim 1, wherein the leakage preventing member, the hollow hole formed in a predetermined size therein with respect to the longitudinal center line, and the head portion formed with a first coupling groove so that the lower end of the defrost water tray is inserted / coupled And a body portion in which a second coupling groove is formed so that the upper end portion of the drain member is inserted / coupled.