CN101270951A - Refrigerator - Google Patents
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes: a cabinet which comprises at least one storage compartment formed with an opening at one side thereof; and a door unit which opens and closes the opening, the door unit comprising: a first door which is rotatably attached to the cabinet and opens and closes a partial area of the opening, a second door which is rotatably attached to the first door and opens and closes the remaining area of the opening, and a cool air blocking member which is disposed across a planar surface of one of the first door and the second door and a planar surface of the other of the first door and the second door and prevents cool air from leaking from a gap between the first door and the second door while the door unit is closed.
Description
Technical field
Equipment according to the present invention relates to a kind of refrigerator-freezer, relates in particular to a kind of refrigerator-freezer that comprises the gate cell that is used to open and close storeroom.
Background technology
Usually, refrigerator-freezer is a kind of utilization cold air by the evaporimeter exchange in kind of refrigeration cycle, so that the food that is stored in the storeroom keeps fresh equipment more of a specified durationly.
The 10-0398643 Korean Patent discloses a kind of pickles (kim-chi) refrigerator-freezer, and this refrigerator-freezer comprises: casing forms the storeroom that stores food and have opening upwards; Gate cell is used to open or close the upward opening of storeroom.Here, gate cell comprises first and second, partly and individually closes the opening that makes progress of storeroom respectively.
But in traditional refrigerator-freezer, when gate cell was closed storeroom, cold air can leak out from storeroom by the slit between first and second, thereby reduced the refrigerating efficiency of refrigerator-freezer.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, an aspect of of the present present invention is to provide a kind of refrigerator-freezer, and when gate cell was closed the opening of storeroom, this refrigerator-freezer can prevent that cold air from flowing out storeroom.
Aforementioned and/or others of the present invention can realize that this refrigerator-freezer comprises by a kind of refrigerator-freezer is provided: casing comprises at least one is formed with opening in the one side storeroom; Gate cell, be used to open and close described opening, described gate cell comprises: first, second and cold air barrier structure, first is rotatably connected on the casing, be used to open and close the part zone of opening, second is rotatably connected on first, be used to open and close the remaining area of opening, the cold air barrier structure is arranged to the plane that strides across one of first and second and first and second 's another plane, prevent when gate cell is closed the slot leakage of cold air between first and second.
According to an aspect of the present invention, described refrigerator-freezer also comprises: first hinge, first is connected on the casing, and allow first outwards rotatable about casing; Second hinge is connected on first second, and allow second outside rotatable about first.
According to an aspect of the present invention, described refrigerator-freezer also comprises: first packing ring, along the edge placement of first inner side plane; Second packing ring is along the edge placement of second inner side plane.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the length of described cold air barrier structure is corresponding along the length of the longitudinal direction of second hinge with opening, and described cold air barrier structure is connected on one of first and second 's the inner side plane.
According to an aspect of the present invention, described refrigerator-freezer also comprises the prolongation parts, and this prolongs parts and laterally extends from the relative both sides of first packing ring and one of second packing ring longitudinally along second hinge, and prevents that cold air is from the slot leakage between first packing ring and second packing ring.
According to an aspect of the present invention, described refrigerator-freezer also comprises heater block, and this heater block is arranged between first and second.
According to an aspect of the present invention, described heater block comprises: heater, be formed at least one surface of first and second, and described surface faces one another; Cover of heater is used for covering described heater.
According to an aspect of the present invention, described second hinge comprises: hinge axis is arranged in one of first and second; Hinge axis holds parts, is arranged in another of described first and second, is used to hold hinge axis; Friction member is arranged in hinge axis and hinge axis and holds between the parts, for having cylindrical along the notch portion of vertical incision of hinge axis, is used to provide the frictional resistance of hinge axis.
According to an aspect of the present invention, described friction member has elasticity on its radial direction.
According to an aspect of the present invention, described refrigerator-freezer also comprises retainer, is used to prevent that friction member from rotating with hinge axis.
According to an aspect of the present invention, described retainer comprises: projection is formed on friction member and hinge axis and holds in one of parts; The projection holding portion is formed on friction member and hinge axis and holds in another of parts, is used to hold described projection.
According to an aspect of the present invention, described refrigerator-freezer also comprises shock absorbent member, and this shock absorbent member is arranged between first and second, is used to reduce when opening for second second to first impact.
According to an aspect of the present invention, described refrigerator-freezer also comprises: whether first opens and closes sensor, be used for first of sensing and open or close; Whether second opens and closes sensor, be used for second of sensing and open or close.
According to an aspect of the present invention, described first opens and closes sensor comprises: first magnet is arranged among one of casing and first; First magnetic sensor is arranged in another of casing and first, is used for the magnetic field that sensing is produced by described first magnet.
According to an aspect of the present invention, described second opens and closes sensor comprises: second magnet, be arranged among one of first and second or first with one of cold air barrier structure in; Second magnetic sensor, be arranged in another of first and second or another of first and cold air barrier structure in, be used for the magnetic field that sensing is produced by described second magnet.
According to an aspect of the present invention, described refrigerator-freezer also comprises: refrigeration plant is used to produce cold air and cold air is assigned to storeroom; Controller based on the information that is opened and closed the sensor sensing by the described first switching sensor and second, is controlled the operation of described refrigeration plant.
According to an aspect of the present invention, described refrigerator-freezer also comprises first hinge, and first is connected on the casing, and is outwards rotatable about casing to allow first; Second hinge is connected on first second, and is inside rotatable about first to allow second.
According to an aspect of the present invention, described cold air barrier structure is attached to one of first and second outer surface level.
The part of others of the present invention and/or advantage will be set forth in the following description, and part will be clear from the description, and perhaps understands by enforcement of the present invention.
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By the description of exemplary embodiment being carried out below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, above-mentioned and/or others of the present invention will obviously and more should be readily appreciated that, wherein:
Fig. 1 be schematically illustrated according to the present invention the perspective view of the refrigerator-freezer structure of first exemplary embodiment;
Fig. 2 shows the mode of operation of second of the refrigerator-freezer of first exemplary embodiment according to the present invention;
Fig. 3 shows first packing ring of the refrigerator-freezer of first exemplary embodiment according to the present invention, the installment state of second packing ring and cold air barrier structure;
Fig. 4 is the decomposition diagram of combination of second hinge that the refrigerator-freezer of first exemplary embodiment according to the present invention is shown;
Fig. 5 is the decomposition diagram that the combination of the heater block of the refrigerator-freezer of first exemplary embodiment according to the present invention is shown;
Fig. 6 show first exemplary embodiment according to the present invention refrigerator-freezer first open and close the mode of operation of sensor according to first on off state;
Fig. 7 A and 7B show first exemplary embodiment according to the present invention refrigerator-freezer second open and close the mode of operation of sensor according to second on off state;
Fig. 8 is the block diagram of the refrigerator-freezer of first exemplary embodiment according to the present invention;
Fig. 9 be schematically illustrated according to the present invention the perspective view of the structure of the refrigerator-freezer of second exemplary embodiment.
The specific embodiment
To describe embodiments of the invention in detail now, its example is shown in the drawings, and wherein, identical label is indicated components identical all the time.Below with reference to the accompanying drawings embodiments of the invention are described, to explain the present invention.
It should be noted that top opening/closing formula kimchi refrigerator is used as example and explains exemplary embodiment of the present invention, but the present invention also can be used for anterior opening/closing formula refrigerator-freezer.
The refrigerator-freezer 1 of first exemplary embodiment according to the present invention is described now with reference to Fig. 1 to Fig. 8.
With reference to Fig. 1, the refrigerator-freezer 1 of first exemplary embodiment comprises casing 10 and gate cell 20 according to the present invention, casing 10 forms the outer shape of refrigerator-freezer and has at least one storeroom 13, and storeroom 13 has opening 11 in a side, and gate cell 20 is used for the opening 11 of opening and closing storeroom 13.In this exemplary embodiment, the opening 11 of storeroom 13 upwardly opens.
In this exemplary embodiment, first 21a opens and closes the Background Region of opening 11, and second 21b opens and closes the front area of opening 11.First 21a and second 21b are tabular, and comprise handle portion (holding part) 23a and 23b respectively.Simultaneously, the first hinge 25a is between first 21a and casing 10, first 21a being connected on the casing 10 and can be to inner rotary, the second hinge 25b is between first 21a and second 21b, second 21b is connected to first 21a goes up and can be to inner rotary.Like this, when small size was stored thing and puts into or take out, second 21b can rotate opening the front area of opening 11, thereby reduced the cold air of putting into or leaking when taking out stored article.
The first hinge 25a supports first 21a, and it can be pivoted on casing 10.The first hinge 25a is a kind of known hinge that is used on the opening/closing formula kimchi refrigerator of top, therefore will not explain in this exemplary embodiment about its narration.
With reference to Fig. 4, the second hinge 25b outwards pivots second 21b on first 21a.Here, the second hinge 25b can be arranged in the top of first 21a and second 21b.The second hinge 25b can use common hinge.But in this exemplary embodiment, the second hinge 25b comprises friction member 28, in order to the frictional resistance that provides second 21b to rotate.
The second hinge 25b comprises: hinge axis 26 is arranged on one of first 21a and second 21b; Hinge axis holds parts 27, is positioned on another of first 21a and second 21b, is used to hold hinge axis 26; The frictional resistance that provides hinge axis 26 to rotate is provided friction member 28.In this exemplary embodiment, hinge axis 26 is attached to second 21b, and hinge axis holds parts 27 and is attached to first 21a.
Shown in amplifier section among Fig. 4, retainer 29 comprises: projection 29a is formed on the inner surface that hinge axis holds parts 27; Projection holding portion 29b is formed on the friction member 28, is used to hold projection 29a.Here, projection 29a holds the inner surface of parts 27 to be given prominence to along the vertical of hinge axis 26 from hinge axis, and projection holding portion 29b is outstanding from notch portion 28a along radial direction.Alternatively, projection 29a can be formed on the friction member 28, and projection holding portion 29b can be formed on hinge axis to be held on the parts 27.
As previously mentioned, first 21a and second 21b are arranged to partly and open and close individually opening 11, thereby improve the space efficiency of refrigerator-freezer 1 and prevent that cold air from too much leaking.
With reference to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, cold air barrier structure 30 is arranged to the plane that strides across first 21a and second 21b, to prevent that cold air is from the slot leakage between first 21a being in closed condition and second 21b.
Cold air barrier structure 30 comprises flat stop portions 31 and the bound fraction 33 that supports stop portions 31 with respect to second 21b.Stop portions 31 is utilized the slit between first 21a of plate resistance retaining and second 21b.Bound fraction 33 extends from stop portions 31 along the surface direction of stop portions 31.In this exemplary embodiment, bound fraction 33 extends to form from the relative both sides of stop portions 31, and comprises that screw inserts screw combined hole 35 wherein.Here, form screw combined hole (not shown) in the position corresponding of the inner side plane of second 21b with screw combined hole 35.Vertical width along the hinge axis 26 of the second hinge 25b of the length of cold air barrier structure 30 and opening 11 is corresponding.
As shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, can also comprise according to the refrigerator-freezer 1 of first exemplary embodiment: the first packing ring 40a, along the edge placement of the inner side plane of first 21a; The second packing ring 40b is along the edge placement of the inner side plane of second 21b.Here, cold air barrier structure 30 is installed on second 21b, strides across the second packing ring 40b, but cold air barrier structure 30 also can be installed on first 21a.The first packing ring 40a and the second packing ring 40b are formed on the edge of opening 11, are used to seal slit between first 21a and the casing 10 and the slit between second 21b and the casing 10.Therefore, cold air can be by the slot leakage between the slit between first 21a and the casing 10 and second 21b and the casing 10.
Simultaneously, be provided with prolongation parts 45, these prolongation parts 45 laterally extend from one of the first packing ring 40a and second packing ring 40b longitudinally along the second hinge 25b's, in order to prevent that cold air is from the slot leakage between the first packing ring 40a and the second packing ring 40b.Prolonging parts 45 is arranged as to be at second 21b and makes cold air barrier structure 30 longitudinally extend under the closed condition.Specifically, the length of cold air barrier structure 30 is corresponding with opening 11, edge that therefore can not sealed open 11.Therefore, arrange that prolongation parts 45 are to strengthen the sealing of storeroom.In this exemplary embodiment, as shown in Figure 3, prolong parts 45 and extend from the first packing ring 40a.
With reference to Fig. 5, can also comprise the heater block 50 that is arranged between first 21a and second 21b according to the refrigerator-freezer 1 of first exemplary embodiment.Heater block 50 comprises: heater 51, and this heater 51 is formed at least one surface of first 21a and second 21b, and described surface faces with each other; Cover of heater 53 is used to cover heater 51.In this exemplary embodiment, heater 51 is set to the thin film heater of sheet, is arranged on first 21 the front surface.Heater block 50 is arranged to and prevents the dewfall at the borderline region place of first 21a and second 21b.
Refrigerator-freezer 1 according to first exemplary embodiment can also comprise shock absorbent member 60, is arranged between first 21a and second 21b, to reduce the vibration of second 21b when second 21b opens.Shock absorbent member 60 is a kind of elastomeric materials, such as rubber.In this exemplary embodiment, as shown in Figure 1, shock absorbent member 60 is arranged on the outer surface of first 21a.Alternatively, shock absorbent member 60 can be arranged on the outer surface of second 21b.
With reference to Fig. 6 to Fig. 8, can also comprise that according to the refrigerator-freezer 1 of first exemplary embodiment first opens and closes sensor 70a, be used for first 21a of sensing and whether be opened or closed; Whether second opens and closes sensor 70b, be used for second 21b of sensing and be opened or closed.
As shown in Figure 6, the first switching sensor 70a comprises: the first magnet 71a is arranged among one of casing 10 and first 21a; The first magnetic sensor 73a is arranged in another of casing 10 and first 21a, is used to detect the magnetic field that is produced by the first magnet 71a.
In this exemplary embodiment, the first magnet 71a is installed in the rearward end of first 21a, and the first magnetic sensor 73a is installed in the back upper end of casing 10.Be under the closed condition at first 21a, the first magnet 71a and the first magnetic sensor 73a are closer to each other.Therefore, controller 80 identifies first 21a and cuts out.Equally, when first 21a rotation, the first magnet 71a and the first magnetic sensor 73a are away from each other.Therefore controller 80 identifies first 21a unlatching.
Be under the closed condition approachingly mutually at first 21a although be interpreted as the first magnet 71a and the first magnetic sensor 73a, the first magnet 71a and the first magnetic sensor 73a also can be approaching mutually under the opening of first 21a.
Second opens and closes sensor 70b comprises the second magnet 71b, and the second magnet 71b is installed among one of first 21a and second 21b, perhaps is installed in one of first 21a and cold air barrier structure 30.In addition, second opens and closes sensor 70b comprises the second magnetic sensor 73b, the second magnetic sensor 73b is installed in another of first 21a and second 21b, perhaps is installed in another of first 21a and cold air barrier structure 30, is used to detect the magnetic field that is produced by the second magnet 71b.
In this exemplary embodiment, the second magnet 71b is installed in the cold air barrier structure 30, and the second magnetic sensor 73b is installed in the leading section of first 21a.Here, the second magnet 71b also can be installed in the rearward end of second 21b.Shown in Fig. 7 A, be under the closed condition at second 21b, the second magnet 71b and the second magnetic sensor 73b are closer to each other.Therefore, controller 80 identifies second 21b and cuts out.Equally, shown in Fig. 7 B, when second 21b rotation, the second magnet 71b and the second magnetic sensor 73b are away from each other.Therefore controller 80 identifies second 21b unlatching.
Be under the closed condition approachingly mutually at second 21b although be interpreted as the second magnet 71b and the second magnetic sensor 73b, the second magnet 71b and the second magnetic sensor 73b also can be approaching mutually under the opening of second 21b.
According to the controller 80 of the refrigerator-freezer 1 of first exemplary embodiment based on opening and closing the operation that information that sensor 70a and second opens and closes sensor 70b sensing is controlled refrigeration plant 15 by first.Specifically, the opening time of first 21a of controller 80 cumulative calculation and second 21b and number of times are to drive refrigeration plant 15.
Below with reference to the refrigerator-freezer 101 of Fig. 9 description according to second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.It should be noted that same label represents identity element all the time in first exemplary embodiment and second exemplary embodiment, and no longer repeat description similar elements.
Refrigerator-freezer 101 according to second exemplary embodiment comprises: the first hinge 25a, first 21a is connected to casing 10, and can be to allow first 21a to inner rotary; Second hinge 125 is connected to first 21a with second 21b, can inwardly rotate to allow second 21b.The first hinge 25a is identical with the first hinge 25a structure in first exemplary embodiment, no longer repetition of explanation.
Simultaneously, in this exemplary embodiment, on second 21b, be formed with, be provided with guide rail 145 in the casing 10, be used for guiding guide protrusion 140 on direction forward or backward from the outstanding guide protrusion 140 in the side of second 21b.Therefore, the user presses first 21a and second 21b forward or backward, can open or close a 21a and 21b.
In this exemplary embodiment, cold air barrier structure 130 is arranged on second 21b outerplanar, but also can be arranged on first 21a.In this case, width is corresponding longitudinally along hinge axis 126 for the length of cold air barrier structure 130 and first 21a and second 21b.Like this, cold air can not leak between first 21a and second 21b.
In this exemplary embodiment, first 21a and second 21b move up in front and back and are turned up or be separated from each other, thereby open and close the opening 11 of casing 10.Alternatively, first 21a and second 21b also can move up and turned up or be separated from each other at right and left, thereby open and close opening 11.
After this, the workflow of the refrigerator-freezer 1 of first exemplary embodiment according to the present invention will be explained.
If first 21a and second 21b Close All and since cold air barrier structure 30 stop that cold air can not revealed between first 21a and second 21b.In addition, the first packing ring 40a and the second packing ring 40b stop cold air between first 21a and the casing 10 and leakage between second 21b and the casing 10.Here, heater block 50 is set heating the borderline region between first 21a and second 21b, thus the dewfall of preventing.
With reference to Fig. 2, the user outwards rotates second 21b.Because the gravity effect of second 21b, second 21b slowly rotates under the effect of the friction member 28 of the second hinge 25b, and the reduction of the falling speed of second 21b, thereby reduces gimp and prevent the accident generation.Simultaneously, shock absorbing device 60 is arranged on the outer surface of first 21a, is used to reduce gimp, and when preventing to open second 21b, first 21a and second 21b bump against, and reduce the operation bump.Equally, by only opening second 21b, the front area of opening 11 is opened, and cold air can too much not revealed, and by reducing the operative radius of gate cell 20, space efficiency is improved.
When second 21b opened, if first 21a pivots, then the whole opening 11 of storeroom 13 was all opened.Like this, reduced the operative radius of gate cell 20, thereby improved space efficiency.
As mentioned above, refrigerator-freezer 1 according to the present invention comprises gate cell 20, and gate cell 20 comprises: first 21a can pivotally be connected on the casing 10, to open and close the part zone of opening 11; Second 21b can pivotally combine with first 21b, to open and close the remaining area of opening 11.Therefore, in order to put into or take out stored goods, only need second 21b of rotation to open the front area of opening 11, thereby reduce the cold air that when putting into or take out article, leaks.In addition, compare with the operative radius of gate cell in traditional refrigerator-freezer, the operative radius of gate cell 20 reduces, even be placed in the space on low top when refrigerator-freezer 1 like this, opening 11 also can be opened fully.
In addition, gate cell 20 comprises cold air barrier structure 30, cold air barrier structure 30 strides across the horizontal layout of first 21a and second 21b, be used to prevent when gate cell 20 is in closed condition cold air from the slot leakage between first 21a and second 21b, thereby stop that effectively cold air leaks from the borderline region between first 21a and second 21b.
As previously mentioned, the invention provides a kind of refrigerator-freezer.When gate cell was closed the opening of storeroom, this refrigerator-freezer prevented that cold air from leaking from storeroom.
In addition, the present invention can also be described as a kind of like this refrigerator-freezer, and this refrigerator-freezer comprises: casing comprises that at least one is formed with the storeroom of opening in the one side; Deformable folding door unit is rotatably connected to casing, has first folded part and second folded part, wherein, and the part of each folded part opening and closing opening; The cold air barrier structure, be arranged to another plane of the plane of one of first folded part that strides across deformable folding door unit and second folded part of deformable folding door unit and first folded part and second folded part, when deformable folding door unit is closed, prevent that cold air is from the slot leakage between first folded part and second folded part.
In addition, the present invention can also be described to a kind of like this refrigerator-freezer, and this refrigerator-freezer comprises: casing comprises that at least one is formed with the storeroom of opening in the one side; The folding door unit rotatably is connected on the casing, opens and closes opening foldedly in the mode according to substep; The cold air barrier structure, be arranged to the horizontal surface of the first that strides across the folding door unit, when the folding door unit was closed, the cold air barrier structure prevented that cold air is from the slot leakage between second folded part of first folded part of folding door unit and folding door unit.
Although illustrated and described exemplary embodiments more of the present invention, but, those skilled in the art will be appreciated that, under the situation that does not break away from principle of the present invention and spirit, can change these exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the spirit and scope of the present invention will define in claim and equivalent thereof.
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1, a kind of refrigerator-freezer comprises:
Casing comprises at least one is formed with opening in the one side storeroom;
Gate cell is used to open and close described opening;
Described gate cell comprises:
First, be rotatably connected on the casing, and open and close the part zone of opening;
Second, be rotatably connected on first, and open and close the remaining area of opening;
The cold air barrier structure is arranged to the plane that strides across one of first and second and first and second 's another plane, prevents when gate cell is closed the slot leakage of cold air between first and second.
2, refrigerator-freezer according to claim 1 also comprises:
First hinge is connected on the casing first, allow first outwards rotatable about casing;
Second hinge is connected on first second, allow second outside rotatable about first.
3, refrigerator-freezer according to claim 2 also comprises:
First packing ring is along the edge placement of first inner side plane;
Second packing ring is along the edge placement of second inner side plane.
4, refrigerator-freezer according to claim 3, wherein, the length of described cold air barrier structure is corresponding along the length of the longitudinal direction of second hinge with opening, and described cold air barrier structure is connected on one of first and second 's the inner side plane.
5, refrigerator-freezer according to claim 4 also comprises the prolongation parts, and this prolongs parts and laterally extends from the relative both sides of first packing ring and one of second packing ring longitudinally along second hinge, and prevents that cold air is from the slot leakage between first packing ring and second packing ring.
6, refrigerator-freezer according to claim 5 also comprises heater block, is arranged between first and second.
7, refrigerator-freezer according to claim 6, wherein, described heater block comprises:
Heater is formed at least one surface of first and second, and described surface faces one another;
Cover of heater is used for covering described heater.
8, refrigerator-freezer according to claim 2, wherein, described second hinge comprises:
Hinge axis is arranged in one of first and second;
Hinge axis holds parts, is arranged in another of described first and second, is used to hold hinge axis;
Friction member is arranged in hinge axis and hinge axis and holds between the parts, for having the cylindrical of the notch portion of cutting along the longitudinal direction of hinge axis, is used to provide the frictional resistance of hinge axis.
9, refrigerator-freezer according to claim 8, wherein, described friction member has elasticity on its radial direction.
10, refrigerator-freezer according to claim 9 also comprises retainer, is used to prevent that friction member from rotating with hinge axis.
11, refrigerator-freezer according to claim 10, wherein, described retainer comprises:
Projection is formed on friction member and hinge axis and holds in one of parts;
The projection holding portion is formed on friction member and hinge axis and holds in another of parts, is used to hold described projection.
12, refrigerator-freezer according to claim 2 also comprises shock absorbent member, is arranged between first and second, is used to reduce when opening for second second to first impact.
13, refrigerator-freezer according to claim 2 also comprises:
Whether first opens and closes sensor, be used for first of sensing and open or close;
Whether second opens and closes sensor, be used for second of sensing and open or close.
14, refrigerator-freezer according to claim 13, wherein, described first opens and closes sensor comprises:
First magnet is arranged among one of casing and first;
First magnetic sensor is arranged in another of casing and first, is used to detect the magnetic field that is produced by described first magnet.
15, refrigerator-freezer according to claim 13, wherein, described second opens and closes sensor comprises:
Second magnet, be arranged among one of first and second or one of first and cold air barrier structure in;
Second magnetic sensor, be arranged in another of first and second or another of first and cold air barrier structure in, be used to detect the magnetic field that produces by described second magnet.
16, refrigerator-freezer according to claim 13 also comprises:
Refrigeration plant is used to produce cold air and cold air is assigned to storeroom;
Controller based on the information that is opened and closed the sensor sensing by the described first switching sensor and second, is controlled the operation of described refrigeration plant.
17, refrigerator-freezer according to claim 1 also comprises:
First hinge is connected on the casing first, and is outwards rotatable about casing to allow first;
Second hinge is connected on first second, and is inside rotatable about first to allow second.
18, refrigerator-freezer according to claim 17, wherein, described cold air barrier structure is attached to one of first and second outer surface level.
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