CN101910767A

CN101910767A - Refrigerator comprising a liquid crystal television

Info

Publication number: CN101910767A
Application number: CN2009801019163A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 艾雷; C·贝克; A·若普
Original assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
Current assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Priority date: 2008-01-10
Filing date: 2009-01-05
Publication date: 2010-12-08
Also published as: WO2009087136A3; CN201163132Y; EP2232180A2; EP2232180B1; WO2009087136A2

Abstract

Disclosed is a refrigerator comprising a liquid crystal television, a refrigerator carcass (1) with an internal cooling storage space, and a door element (2) which is movably connected to the refrigerator carcass (1) and is used for closing the cooling storage space. The liquid crystal television encompasses a liquid crystal screen (3) which is mounted on the door element (2) and is used for displaying external multimedia data. A front plate (22) behind which the liquid crystal screen (3) is mounted and which is transparent at least in the area corresponding to the liquid crystal screen (3) is mounted as a whole on the side of the door element (2) facing the user.

Description

Refrigerator with LCD TV

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of household electrical appliance, relate in particular to a kind of refrigerator with LCD TV.

Background technology

Traditional household electrical appliance, for example liquid crystal TV set or refrigerator, mostly just can realize the traditional function that it has, television set only has the multi-media signal function of DVD laser disc signal for example of playing TV signal or other input TVs, and refrigerator only has the function of refrigerating food.Along with the progress of the raising of people's living standard and science and technology, people wish that household electrical appliance can realize more function simultaneously.

No. the 03154670.6th, Chinese invention patent application has all disclosed the refrigerator with television set with No. 200410089764.9.Particularly, television screen be installed in refrigerator the door body on and can play TV signal.This design makes traditional refrigerator hold concurrently and has had television function that the consumer who buys refrigerator obtains enjoying the enjoyment of TV programme simultaneously.But, existing design all is to offer one and the corresponding to opening of television display screen size on the front panel of the door body of refrigerator, then television display screen is encased in this Men Tizhong and fixing from the front of door body by the opening on the front panel, this installation is plate upper shed in front inevitably, and stay small slit in open circumferential, thereby the defective of bringing is: the overall aesthetic that has destroyed the door of refrigerator body first; Second because refrigerator is placed on the bigger places of oil smoke dust such as kitchen usually, cause some dusts to enter into television display screen from the slit when using for a long time inevitably, make that display screen is dirty to fog.

Summary of the invention

The refrigerator that the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of appearance looks elegant can keep clean again with LCD TV.

For achieving the above object, the refrigerator with LCD TV of one embodiment of the present invention, it comprise casing with inner refrigerating space and be connected to movably being used on the casing seal this inside refrigerating space the door body; LCD TV comprises and is installed in the LCDs that being used on this body shows external multimedia information; Front panel in the integral installation on user's a side of door body, and this LCDs is installed in the back of this front panel, and this front panel is configured to transparent in the zone corresponding to this LCDs at least.

As a further improvement on the present invention, the door body comprises that also being arranged on described door body is connected to described front panel Connection Element on the body securely between the inner surface of user's side and described front panel.

As a further improvement on the present invention, described Connection Element is a two-sided tape.

As a further improvement on the present invention, the size of described front panel is consistent towards the size of the side of user's a side with described door body.

As a further improvement on the present invention, described front panel is made by glass material; Described glass front plate is transparent corresponding to the position of LCDs, and other parts are coated ornamental color.

As the further improvement of wood invention, described door body comprises framework, has the accommodation apparatus that holds this LCDs in this framework; Described accommodation apparatus comprises the resettlement section at the middle part that is arranged on framework and is arranged on introduction part on the limit of framework that described introduction part has the opening that inserts for this LCDs; The opening of described introduction part is arranged on the upper side edge of framework.

As a further improvement on the present invention, described framework, front panel and accommodation apparatus one common peripheral are set as enclosure space, insert expanded material in this enclosure space.

As a further improvement on the present invention, the sealing device that also comprises this opening of sealing; Described sealing device is the sealing strip corresponding with the size of described opening, offers sound transmission aperture on the sealing bar.

As a further improvement on the present invention, described LCDs can also show the work state information of this refrigerator except showing external multimedia information.

The invention has the beneficial effects as follows: because the LCDs of LCD TV is wholy set in the back of front panel, the front panel that monoblock faces the user can provide better aesthetic appearance, second the LCDs rear that integrally is installed in front panel is covered by front panel, stops fouls such as dust to enter the display screen of LCDs up hill and dale.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the schematic perspective view of the refrigerator with LCD TV of one embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the schematic perspective view of the door body of the refrigerator among Fig. 1:

Fig. 3 is the three-dimensional exploded view of the door body among Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is the three-dimensional exploded view that is similar to Fig. 3, but door framework of body and combining of accommodation apparatus;

Fig. 5 is the framework of a body and the top view after the accommodation apparatus combination;

Fig. 6 is the top view after the combination in the LCDs load map 5.

The specific embodiment

With reference to figure 1, the refrigerator with LCD TV of one embodiment of the present invention comprises the casing 1 with inner refrigeration receiving space, and is installed in the door body 2 that is used to seal this refrigeration receiving space on the casing 1 rotationally.LCD TV of the present invention is installed in the refrigerator, it comprises the reception and the control module of the many matchmakers information that is installed on the casing 1, be installed in the LCDs of the multimedia messages on the body 2, and the Connection Element that connects this reception and control module and LCDs.In the present invention, the LCDs that is mounted in the multimedia messages on the body 2 that introduces, reception and control module and Connection Element are then introduced in other patent applications of the applicant in detail.The multi-media signal that LCD TV of the present invention receives and plays comprises TV signal from the outside, DVD signal of video signal or the like, these signals can be presented on the LCDs of a body 2, make LCDs have the function of television set and DVD player.Refrigerator also has the control element of controlling self refrigeration system, also the information of the refrigerator operation conditions that this control element can be obtained is presented on the LCDs on the body 2, makes LCDs have the function that shows external multimedia information and inner refrigerator health information simultaneously.

With reference to figure 2 and Fig. 3, the LCDs 3 of LCD TV of the present invention is installed in the door body 2 of refrigerator, below introduce the structure of door body 2 respectively in detail, the structure of LCDs 3, and LCDs 3 is assembled into the step in the body 2.

Door body 2 comprises framework 20, front panel 22 and front panel 22 is fixed to Connection Element 21 on the framework 20.The lower side 202 that framework 20 comprises insert 200, is respectively fixed to the side 201 of insert 200 both sides and is fixed to the below of insert 200.Front panel 22 is made by glass material, it is equivalent to the front panel of a body 2, the size of front panel 22 is basic consistent with the size of framework 20, with reference to figure 2, framework constitutes the side of door body 2 near the user towards user's one side, after front panel 22 was fixed on the framework 20, front panel 22 had covered the close user's of door body 2 side substantially, tightly exposes very narrow side 201 in the both sides of door body 2.The middle part of front panel 22 has one to be arranged to transparent zone 220, and other parts can be arranged to transparent, also can coat ornamental color, and is for example red, light blue or light grey, and its effect is described in detail after a while.Jointing material 21 is two-sided tape in the present invention, and its shape corresponds essentially to the side of framework 20 and the side setting of resettlement section 204, and its effect is described in detail after a while.

The accommodation apparatus of accommodating LCDs 3 also is set in the framework 20, and this accommodation apparatus comprises the resettlement section 204 at the middle part that is arranged on framework and is arranged on the introduction part 206 of the top of insert 200.Wherein resettlement section 204 has big or small corresponding to receiving space with LCDs 3 in the side towards front panel 22,206 upper side edges that constitute framework 20 simultaneously of introduction part are offered on introduction part 206 for this LCDs 3 and are inserted into opening 208 in the resettlement section 206.

LCDs 3 comprises framework 30, fixes a LCDs 300 on framework 30, the pronunciation device of LCDs 3 then is installed, for example loudspeaker on the top of framework 30.The size of LCDs 300 is substantially consistent with the size of transparent region 220 on the front panel 22, after LCDs 3 is installed in the resettlement section 204 of accommodation apparatus, the position of LCDs 300 just in time corresponding the position of transparent region 220 watch the multimedia messages that shows on the LCDs 300 so that the user can see through transparent region 220.

To Fig. 6, below describe the number of assembling steps of door body 2, and LCDs 3 is assembled into the step in the body 2 with reference to figure 4.

At first, two sides 201, a lower side 202 are combined with insert 200 respectively, thereby formed framework 20; Then, two the parts resettlement sections 204 and the introduction part 206 of accommodation apparatus are combined, thereby formed accommodation apparatus; The 3rd step was installed to the accommodation apparatus that combines on the framework 20, made the introduction part 206 of accommodation apparatus be stuck in the top of framework 20, thereby formed the upper side edge of framework 20; In the 4th step, Connection Element 21 (being two-sided tape in the present embodiment) is adhered on the side of the side 201,202 of framework 20 and resettlement section 204 and introduction part 206; The 5th step, front panel 22 is faced framework 20 by being pressed on the framework 20, make the inner surface of front panel 22 fully contact with the Connection Element 21 that sticks to framework 20, thereby front panel 22 and framework 20 are fixed together by Connection Element 21, and form an enclose inside space that is enclosed to form by insert 200, resettlement section 204 and introduction part 206 and front panel 22.The 6th step was injected into this enclose inside space with the expanded material of liquid state by the injection orifice that sets in advance and solidifies, thereby formed the heat insulation layer of door of refrigerator body 2.The 7th step was inserted into the opening 208 of LCDs 3 from introduction part 206 accommodation apparatus, and is fixed in the receiving space of resettlement section 204, made the LCDs of LCDs 3 face the transparent region 220 of front panel 22.Final step is fixed on a locking device 31 on the opening 208 of introduction part 206, thereby seals this opening 208.In the present embodiment, locking device 31 is sealing strips of a plastic cement, and it can snap onto in the opening 208.For the sound of multimedia messages of LCDs 3 can be conducted out fully, on sealing strip, offer the sound transmission aperture 310 of several bar shapeds.So far, the LCDs of the Men Tiyu LCD TV of one embodiment of the present invention is assembled together and is finished.

What it is pointed out that above announcement only is one embodiment of the present invention, those of ordinary skill in the art, and under the prerequisite of not paying creative work, can be to making rational adjustment according to concrete needs the present invention.For example, the material of front panel can be changed into the material that other are different from glass in yet another embodiment of the present invention, as transparent plastics front panel; Again for example, introduction part can be arranged on the limit, left side or right edge of framework in yet another embodiment of the present invention, and on the limit, left side of framework or right edge, opening be set, thereby can be encased in LCDs in the framework from the side; Again for example, Connection Element can be used instead liquid glue different and two-sided tape in yet another embodiment of the present invention, and liquid glue be spread upon earlier on the inner surface of front panel, then with front panel and framework adhesion mutually.More than these rational adjustment all should be within the protection domain of claim of the present invention.

Claims

1. refrigerator with LCD TV, comprise: have the casing of inner refrigerating space and be connected to movably being used on the casing seal described inner refrigerating space the door body, LCD TV comprises the LCDs that is used to show external multimedia information that is installed on the described door body, it is characterized in that, front panel is installed in a body on user's a side whole, described LCDs is installed in after the described front panel, and described front panel is configured to transparent in the zone corresponding to described LCDs at least.

2. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, it comprises that also being arranged on described door body is connected to described front panel Connection Element on the body between the inner surface of user's side and described front panel.

3. refrigerator as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that described Connection Element is a two-sided tape.

4. as claim 2 or 3 described refrigerators, it is characterized in that the size of described front panel is consistent substantially towards the size of the side of user's a side with described door body.

5. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described front panel is made by glass material.

6. refrigerator as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, the position corresponding to LCDs of described glass front plate is transparent, and other parts are coated ornamental color, and is for example red.

7. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described door body comprises framework, has the accommodation apparatus that holds described LCDs in the described framework.

8. refrigerator as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, described accommodation apparatus comprises the resettlement section at the middle part that is arranged on framework and be arranged on introduction part on the limit of framework that described introduction part has the opening that inserts for described LCDs.

9. refrigerator as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that the opening of described introduction part is arranged on the upper side edge of framework.

10. as one of any described refrigerator of claim 7 to 9, it is characterized in that described framework, front panel and accommodation apparatus one common peripheral are set as the space of sealing, insert expanded material in the space of described sealing.

11. refrigerator is characterized in that as claimed in claim 8 or 9, it also comprises the sealing device of a described opening of sealing.

12. refrigerator as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, described sealing device is the sealing strip corresponding with the size of described opening, offers sound transmission aperture on the described sealing strip.

13. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described LCDs can also show the work state information of described refrigerator except showing external multimedia information.