Vacuum adiabatic body and refrigerator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11519662-B2
Application number	US-201916977698-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 26, 2019
Priority date	Jun 27, 2018
Publication date	Dec 6, 2022
Grant date	Dec 6, 2022

Abstract

Provided is a vacuum adiabatic body. The vacuum adiabatic body includes a supporting unit configured to maintain a vacuum space part. The supporting unit includes a plurality of bars extending in a vertical direction between the first plate member and the second plate member. When a pitch of the bar is a, an elastic modulus of a material forming the bar is E, and a radius of a long axis is n and a radius of a short axis is m when a cross-section of the bar has an elliptical shape is n, the following equation: is satisfied.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vacuum adiabatic body comprising:
a first plate configured to define at least a portion of a wall for a first space;
a second plate configured to define at least a portion of a wall for a second space;
a third space provided between the first plate and the second plate and configured as a vacuum space; and
a plurality of bars provided in the third space and configured to maintain a distance between the first plate and the second plate,
wherein an equation:

1.0354
<

Em
3

⁢
n

a
2

<
188.2097

is satisfied by the plurality of bars, and
wherein:
a is a distance between two adjacent ones of the bars,
E is an elastic modulus of a material forming the bars,
n is a radius of a long axis of a cross-section shape of the bars, and
m is a radius of a short axis of the cross-section shape of the bars.

2. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 1 , wherein the third space has a thickness of at least 4 mm in a direction between the first plate and the second plate.

3. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 2 , wherein the thickness of the third space in the direction between the first plate and the second plate is at least 8.9 mm.

4. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 1 , wherein the third space has a thickness in a direction between the first plate and the second plate that is less than or equal to 0.12 m.

5. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 1 , wherein the third space has a vacuum pressure that is less than or equal to 8.3×10 −2 Torr.

6. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 1 , wherein the third space has a vacuum pressure of at least 9.9×10 −9 Torr.

7. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 1 , wherein a square of the distance (a) between the two adjacent bars changes in proportion to a square root of a pressure applied to one of the first plate or the second plate.

8. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 1 , wherein the distance (a) between the two adjacent bars changes in inverse proportion to a length of the bar in a direction between the first plate and the second plate.

9. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 1 , wherein the distance (a) between the two adjacent bars changes in inverse proportion to a square root of the modulus of elasticity (E) of the material forming the bar.

10. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 1 , wherein the distance (a) between the two adjacent bars changes in inverse proportion to a 3/2 power of the radius (n) of the long axis of the bar.

11. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 1 , wherein the distance (a) between the two adjacent bars changes in inverse proportion to a square root of the radius (m) of the short axis of the bar.

12. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 1 , wherein the distance (a) between the two adjacent bars changes in inverse proportion to an area of the cross-section shape when the bar has a circular cross-section shape.

13. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 1 , further comprising a support provided to contact at least one of the first plate or the second plate and one end of at least one of the bars.

14. A refrigerator comprising:
a main body having a vacuum adiabatic body to form an internal space configured to store items;
a door provided to open and close the main body to allow access to the internal space from an external space;
a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant;
a condenser configured to condense the compressed refrigerant;
an expansion device configured to expand the condensed refrigerant; and
an evaporator configured to evaporate the expanded refrigerant so as to dissipate heat,
wherein the vacuum adiabatic body includes:
a first plate configured to define at least a portion of a wall for the internal space;
a second plate configured to define at least a portion of a wall for the external space;
a vacuum space provided between the first plate and the second plate; and
a plurality of bars provided in the vacuum space and configured to maintain a distance between the first plate and the second plate,
wherein the vacuum space has a pressure of 8.3×10 −2 Torr to 9.9×10 −9 Torr,
wherein a first equation:

1.0354
<

Em
3

⁢
n

a
2

<
188.2097

is satisfied by the bars, and
wherein:
a is a distance between two adjacent ones of the bars,
E is an elastic modulus of a material forming the bars,
n is a radius of a long axis of a cross-section shape of the bars, and
m is a radius of a short axis of the cross-section shape of the bars.

15. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 14 , wherein:
the cross-section shape of the bar is a circle,
a second equation: 1.0354<Er 4 /a 2 <188.2097 is satisfied by the bars, and
r is a radius of the circle of the cross-section shape of the bar.

16. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 14 , wherein the distance (a) between the two adjacent bars changes in inverse proportion to 3/2 power of the radius (n) of the long axis of the cross-section shape of the bar.

17. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 14 , wherein the distance (a) between the two adjacent bars changes in inverse proportion to a square root of a radius (n) of the short axis of the bar.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Han Sol
• Kim Daewoong
• Jung Wonyeong
• Lee Jangseok

Classifications

• F25D23/066 Primary

  Liners · CPC title

• F25D23/06

  Walls (F25D23/08 takes precedence; containers with thermal insulation B65D81/38) · CPC title

• F25D2201/14

  using subatmospheric pressure · CPC title

• F16L59/02 Primary

  Shape or form of insulating materials, with or without coverings integral with the insulating materials · CPC title

• F16L59/065

  using vacuum (F16L59/075 takes precedence) · CPC title