CN105276920B

CN105276920B - wine cabinet

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Publication number: CN105276920B
Application number: CN201410247755.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 徐培培; 唐林强; 李标; 王晶; 刘德昌
Original assignee: Haier Group Corp
Current assignee: Haier Group Corp
Priority date: 2014-06-05
Filing date: 2014-06-05
Publication date: 2023-11-17
Anticipated expiration: 2034-06-05
Also published as: CN105276920A

Abstract

The application provides a wine cabinet, comprising: the heat-insulating layer is positioned on the inner side of the outer shell layer, and the evaporator and the support frame layer are arranged on the inner side of the heat-insulating layer, wherein the evaporator and the support frame layer comprise an evaporator and a support frame layer, and the evaporator is fixed on the support frame on the outer side of the support frame. The application utilizes the bearing support frame in the form of the hurdle made of the rod pieces, thereby greatly reducing the cost of the wine cabinet and simplifying the structure of the wine cabinet while improving the mechanical property of the wine cabinet.

Description

Wine cabinet

Technical Field

The application relates to storage of bottled wine, in particular to a wine cabinet.

Background

Along with the continuous improvement of the living standard of people, the wine cabinet is taken as a household appliance to enter a common household. The wine cabinet in the prior art works in a similar way to a conventional refrigeration and freezing device. Refrigeration and freezing devices are commonly used to store irregularly shaped articles, and the articles are loosely arranged with a large spacing therebetween, and therefore the load-bearing requirements of the refrigeration and freezing device are generally not high. The wine cabinet is mainly used for storing wine bottles, and the wine bottles are regular in shape, large in weight and dense in arrangement, so that the wine cabinet has high bearing requirement. However, the wine cabinet in the prior art has a structure similar to that of a conventional refrigerating and freezing device, has low mechanical strength, and is difficult to meet the bearing requirement.

Disclosure of Invention

The application aims to provide a wine cabinet with high mechanical strength and good heat insulation performance aiming at the defects in the prior art.

A further object of the application is to reduce the production costs of wine cabinets.

A further object of the application is to simplify the structure of the wine cabinet.

In order to achieve the above object, the present application provides a wine cabinet comprising: the heat-insulating layer is positioned on the inner side of the outer shell layer, and the evaporator and the support frame layer are arranged on the inner side of the heat-insulating layer, wherein the evaporator and the support frame layer comprise an evaporator and a support frame, and the evaporator is fixed on the support frame on the outer side of the support frame.

Optionally, the support frame comprises an annular mounting seat and a plurality of support rods, wherein the support rods are provided with top horizontal sections extending outwards horizontally along the radial direction from the peripheral wall of the annular mounting seat, and circumferential vertical sections extending downwards along the vertical direction from the top horizontal sections in a bending way, and each circumferential vertical section is positioned in a cylindrical surface.

Optionally, the angular spacing between adjacent support bars is equal.

Optionally, the support frame further includes:

the annular rods extend along the circumferential direction at different vertical heights of the cylindrical surface and are fixedly connected with the circumferential vertical section of each supporting rod at the crossing position of the annular rods.

Optionally, the vertical distance between two adjacent annular bars is equal.

Optionally, the wine bottle holding member is fixed at the intersection of the annular bar and the circumferential vertical section of the support bar.

Optionally, the wine cabinet further comprises a rolling bearing, and the rolling bearing is arranged in the annular mounting seat of the supporting frame and used for mounting the vertical rotating shaft of the wine cabinet.

Optionally, an evaporator concave cavity is arranged on the heat preservation layer, so that an arrangement space is provided for the evaporator.

Optionally, the wine cabinet further comprises a condenser, the condenser is arranged on the outer side of the outer shell layer, and a condenser concave cavity is formed in the outer shell layer to provide arrangement space for the condenser.

Optionally, the wine cabinet is a compression refrigeration wine cabinet or a semiconductor refrigeration wine cabinet.

The inventors of the present application have recognized against technical prejudice that the foaming layer of the wine cabinet housing does not necessarily need a liner, but that the preparation of the foaming layer can also be achieved by using suitable occupancy modules in the foaming process. The application utilizes the bearing support frame in the form of the hurdle made of the rod pieces, thereby greatly reducing the cost of the wine cabinet and simplifying the structure of the wine cabinet while improving the mechanical property of the wine cabinet.

It is further unexpected that such a load-bearing support in the form of a railing made mainly of bars at the innermost layer of the shell is particularly advantageous for the mounting and securing of the wine bottle holding member.

In addition, the innermost layer of the shell adopts a hurdle type bearing support piece mainly made of rod pieces, which is particularly beneficial to the installation and fixation of the evaporator.

The above, as well as additional objectives, advantages, and features of the present application will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of a specific embodiment of the present application when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

Some specific embodiments of the application will be described in detail hereinafter by way of example and not by way of limitation with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts or portions. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. In the accompanying drawings:

FIG. 1 shows a schematic top cross-sectional view of a wine cabinet housing according to one embodiment of the application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a support stand for a wine cabinet according to one embodiment of the application;

FIG. 3 shows a schematic perspective view of a wine cabinet according to one embodiment of the application;

FIG. 4 shows a schematic block diagram of the pick-and-place claw of the wine cabinet according to one embodiment of the application;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural view showing a wine bottle holding member used in cooperation with the pick-and-place claw shown in fig. 4.

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a wine cabinet housing according to one embodiment of the application. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the dimensions of the wine cabinet housing in the radial direction are many times larger than in reality in order to clearly show the structure of the wine cabinet housing, and that the top view is merely schematic and not strictly to actual scale. As shown in fig. 1, the wine cabinet of the present application has a hollow housing 30, and a wine storage space is defined in the housing 30. The housing 30 may specifically include an outer shell layer 32, an insulation layer 34 inside the outer shell layer 32, and an evaporator and support frame layer disposed inside the insulation layer 34, wherein the evaporator and support frame layer includes an evaporator 16 and a support frame 40, and the evaporator 16 is secured to the support frame 40 outside the support frame 40.

The wine cabinet of the embodiment of the application can be a compression type refrigeration wine cabinet, and also comprises a condenser, a compressor, an expansion valve and other parts. In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the evaporator 16 is secured to the support 40 on the outside of the support 40 between the insulation 34 and the support 40. In a preferred embodiment, an evaporator well 35 may be provided on the insulation 34, with the evaporator 16 being provided at the evaporator well 35. The condenser 36 may be disposed outside of the outer shell 32. For example, a condenser cavity 38 may be provided in the outer shell 32, and the condenser 36 may be disposed in the condenser cavity 38, so that the condenser 36 does not protrude from the surface of the outer shell 32, and the condenser tube of the condenser 36 is prevented from being damaged by collision. The evaporator 16 and condenser 36 of the present application may each comprise a metal tube for transporting a refrigerant that extends along a tortuous and compact path within a cylindrical surface. The construction of the compressor and expansion valve is well known to those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail herein. In an alternative embodiment, the wine cabinet can also be a semiconductor refrigeration wine cabinet, which uses a semiconductor refrigeration sheet as a cold source.

In this embodiment, the innermost layer of the wine cabinet housing 30 in the present application is the support shelf 40 and does not include the inner container of the prior art refrigeration and freezing apparatus. The refrigeration and freezing devices in the prior art need to be insulated from the outside and include a heat-insulating layer, which is usually formed by a foaming process. It is generally recognized by those skilled in the art that in such a refrigeration and freezer there must be a liner or similar device having a continuous surface over substantially the entire circumference and that only then can a foamed layer be formed. The inventors of the present application have recognized against technical prejudices that the foamed layer does not necessarily need a liner, but that the preparation of the foamed layer can also be achieved by using suitable space-occupying modules in the foaming process. The application utilizes the bearing support frame in the form of the hurdle made of the rod pieces, thereby greatly reducing the cost of the wine cabinet and simplifying the structure of the wine cabinet while improving the mechanical property of the wine cabinet.

As shown in fig. 2, the support frame 40 for a wine cabinet of the present application may include an annular mounting base 2 and a plurality of support bars. The annular mounting seat 2 is used for mounting and holding a vertical rotating shaft (not shown in the figure) of the wine cabinet. The support bar has a top horizontal section 6 extending radially horizontally outwardly from the peripheral wall of the annular mounting base 2, and circumferential vertical sections 8 extending vertically downwardly from the top horizontal section 6, wherein each circumferential vertical section 8 is located in a cylindrical surface. In the embodiment shown in fig. 2, there are 6 support bars, and the angular spacing between two adjacent support bars is equal and 60 degrees. In an embodiment not shown, the number of the support bars may be 4, 5, 7, 8, etc., without particular limitation. The angular spacing between adjacent support bars may be unequal. To make the support 40 more stable, in a preferred embodiment, the angular spacing between adjacent support bars is equal. In one embodiment, the end of the vertical extension 8 of the support beam is further provided with a bending part (not shown in the figure) to facilitate the fixing of the support frame to the bottom plate 20 of the wine cabinet housing, which facilitates the quick fixing. The center of the bottom plate 20 is also provided with an annular hole which can be matched with the annular mounting seat 2 of the supporting frame 40 for use to mount the vertical rotating shaft of the wine cabinet.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 2, to further enhance the strength of the support 40, the support 40 may further comprise a plurality of annular bars 4 arranged on a cylindrical surface on which the circumferential vertical sections 8 of the support bars are located. These ring rods 4 extend in the circumferential direction at different vertical heights on the cylindrical surface where the circumferential vertical sections 8 of the support rods are located and are fixedly connected to the circumferential vertical section 8 of each support rod at their crossing locations 10. As shown in fig. 1, 4 annular rods 4 are arranged on the support frame. The uppermost annular bar is disposed at the junction of the top horizontal section 6 of the support bar with its circumferential vertical section 8, and the lowermost annular bar is disposed a predetermined distance above the end of the circumferential vertical section 8 of the support bar. In this embodiment, the vertical distance between two adjacent annular bars 4 is equal. Another middle annular rod with the radius between the uppermost annular rod and the annular mounting seat 2 can be arranged between the uppermost annular rod and the annular mounting seat, and the middle annular rod is fixedly connected with the top horizontal section 6 of each supporting rod at the crossing position. Preferably, the central annular bar is arranged concentric with the uppermost annular bar and with the annular mounting seat 2.

In one embodiment, the top wall of the housing 30 is provided with an access opening (not shown) for the passage of wine bottles. The shape and the size of the access opening can be matched with those of wine bottles to be stored. The top wall is provided with a hole cover which can translate or rotate or split the cover plate so as to cover/seal the access opening when the access operation is not performed. The housing 30 of the present application may not be provided with a cabinet door, and communication between the existing wine space and the external environment is achieved only through the access port. Therefore, the wine storage space of the wine cabinet can be isolated from the external environment to the greatest extent, and the temperature and the humidity of the wine storage space of the wine cabinet can be kept. To facilitate cleaning or viewing of the wine storage space, in some alternative embodiments, the peripheral wall and top wall of the housing 30 are integrally connected to the base 20 in a removable connection with the overall housing mantle form. In other alternative embodiments, a cabinet door may be added to the peripheral wall of the cabinet housing 30, and even the housing 30 may be entirely divided into two cabinet portions divided by a vertical plane. The two cabinet parts are hinged at the vertical edge of one side and are attracted together at the other opposite edge by a magnetic strip.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic perspective view of a wine cabinet according to one embodiment of the application. (in this embodiment, the housing of the wine cabinet is omitted for ease of viewing the internal structure of the sake cabinet). As shown in fig. 3, the wine storage space of the wine cabinet may also be provided with a plurality of wine bottle holding members 12 secured circumferentially at the intersection 10 of the annular bar 4 and the circumferential vertical section 8 of the support bar. The mating straps, such as self-locking nylon straps, are particularly advantageous for securing the wine bottle retaining member 12. In alternative embodiments, other means of attachment are possible.

The plurality of bottle holding members 12 are arranged in multiple layers in the vertical direction, and the bottle holding members 12 of each layer are fixed at intersecting positions 10 of the supporting frames at intervals in the circumferential direction. In the preferred embodiment, the bottle holding members 12 of each layer are uniformly arranged in the circumferential direction, and the spacing between the bottle holding members 12 of adjacent two layers in the vertical direction is equal. The internal space arrangement structure is beneficial to obtaining through-flow air flow from top to bottom in the wine cabinet and keeping the temperature of each layer of storage position in the wine cabinet consistent. In this embodiment, the wine cabinet further includes a wine bottle access mechanism configured to receive wine bottles from the access port and store the wine bottles on the designated wine bottle holding member 12, or to remove wine bottles from the designated wine bottle holding member 12 and deliver the wine bottles to the access port. By the arrangement, the wine cabinet can only take and place wine bottles through the access opening, and the constant temperature environment in the wine cabinet is prevented from being damaged, so that the quality of other wines is not affected.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 3, the wine bottle access mechanism may include a rotational movement mechanism, a lifting mechanism, and a telescoping mechanism. As shown in fig. 3, the rotary motion mechanism may include a vertical rotation shaft 14 extending in a vertical direction, a motor 18, a transmission gear 19, and rolling bearings 26, the rolling bearings 26 being provided in annular mounting seats 2 of the support frame and annular holes of the base 20, respectively, for mounting and holding the vertical rotation shaft 14. The motor 18 may be disposed at the bottom of the cabinet, along with the compressor 22 and an expansion valve (not explicitly shown), between the outer shell 32 and the insulation 34. The motor 18 drives the transmission gear 19 to drive the vertical rotating shaft 14 to rotate. The elevating mechanism may include an elevating movement rack 28 provided on the vertical rotation shaft 14 in a vertical direction and an elevating movement gear (not explicitly shown in the drawing) engaged with the elevating movement rack 28 to move on the elevating movement rack 28. The telescopic mechanism may comprise a fixed arm 27, a movable arm 29 and a telescopic motion gear (not explicitly shown in the figures). The fixed arm 27 extends in the horizontal direction and is movable up and down with the elevating movement gear with respect to the elevating movement rack 28. The movable arm 29 extends in a horizontal direction with a telescopic rack, and a distal end thereof is fixed with the pick-and-place claw 24. The telescopic motion gear is rotatably mounted on the fixed arm 27 and is meshed with a telescopic motion rack on the movable arm 29.

The operation of the wine bottle access mechanism according to the embodiment of the present application may be divided into a storage operation of receiving wine bottles from the access port and storing the wine bottles on the designated wine bottle holding member and a take-out operation of taking out the wine bottles from the designated wine bottle holding member and delivering the wine bottles to the access port. The storing action may include the fixed arm 27 being raised to a predetermined height along the vertical rotation shaft 14, and the vertical rotation shaft 14 being rotated by a predetermined angle, the movable arm 29 being extended/shortened by a predetermined length (herein, extension/shortening means a vertical distance between the pick-and-place claw 24 and the vertical rotation shaft 14) so that the pick-and-place claw 24 reaches directly under the access opening; after placing the wine bottle to be stored in the picking and placing claw 24, the fixed arm 27 descends to the upper side of the wine bottle holding member to be stored along the vertical rotating shaft 14, the vertical rotating shaft 14 rotates by a preset angle, and then the movable arm 29 stretches by a preset length, so that the picking and placing claw 24 reaches to the upper side of the wine bottle holding member to be stored; the fixed arm 27 then drives the pick-and-place claw 24 vertically downward to move by a predetermined height so that the pick-and-place claw 24 passes through the wine bottle holding member from above to below, and the wine bottle to be stored is held on the wine bottle holding member, thereby completing the storing operation. After the storage action is completed, the wine bottle access mechanism can be restored to the original position. Accordingly, the withdrawing action may include the fixed arm 27 ascending/descending to a predetermined height along the vertical rotation shaft 14, and the vertical rotation shaft 14 rotating by a predetermined angle, the movable arm 29 extending/shortening by a predetermined length, so that the withdrawing and placing claw 24 reaches directly under the wine bottle holding member; then the fixed arm 27 drives the picking and placing claw 24 to vertically move upwards to a preset height, so that the picking and placing claw 24 passes through the wine bottle holding member from below to above, and the wine bottle to be stored is held on the picking and placing claw 24; then the movable arm 29 is shortened by a predetermined length, the fixed arm 27 is raised to a predetermined height along the vertical rotation shaft 14, and the vertical rotation shaft 14 is rotated by a predetermined angle, the movable arm 29 is lengthened/shortened by a predetermined length, so that the picking and placing claw 24 reaches right below the access opening; at least part of the wine bottle body extends out of the wine cabinet from the access opening. And after the wine bottle is taken away, the taking-out action is completed. The wine bottle access mechanism can be restored to the original position. The working process of the wine bottle storing and taking mechanism in the wine cabinet is known, the action is simple, and the wine bottles can be stored and taken out conveniently. And when the wine bottle is taken and placed, vibration of other wine bottles cannot be caused, so that the quality of other wine can be ensured.

Fig. 4 shows a schematic structural view of the picking and placing claw of the wine cabinet according to one embodiment of the application. As shown in fig. 4, the pick-and-place claw 24 may include a first bottom rail and a first side rail. The first bottom hurdle comprises a first straight rod 241 and two second straight rods 242 which are positioned on the same horizontal plane; two second straight bars 242 are vertically disposed at both ends of the first straight bar 241, respectively. The first side rail comprises four arc baffles 243 extending in the vertical direction on the same cylindrical surface; the axis of each arc baffle 243 is located on the central symmetry plane of the pick-and-place claw 24, and is spaced from the first straight bar 241 by a distance greater than the radius of the cylindrical surface, and is spaced from each second straight bar 242 by a distance less than the radius of the cylindrical surface. The bottom of the wine bottle may have a diameter equal to or slightly less than the diameter of the cylindrical surface defined by the 4 arcuate baffles 243, and may be restrained and retained within the 4 arcuate baffles 243 by the bottom peripheral wall of the wine bottle (substantially incapable of lateral movement), and may be supported on two second straight bars 242 to retain the wine bottle on the pick-and-place claw 24.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view showing a wine bottle holding member used in cooperation with the pick-and-place claw shown in fig. 4. As shown in fig. 5, the wine bottle retaining member 12 may include a second bottom rail and a second side rail. The second bottom hurdle comprises a third straight rod 121, a fourth straight rod 122 and two fifth straight rods 123 which are positioned on the same horizontal plane, the third straight rod 121 is positioned on the central symmetry plane of the corresponding wine bottle holding member 12, the fourth straight rod 122 is vertically arranged with the third straight rod 121, and the two fifth straight rods 123 are respectively vertically arranged at two ends of the fourth straight rod 122. The second siderail includes four vertically extending arcuate baffles 124 on the same cylindrical surface; the axis of each arcuate baffle 124 is located on the central plane of symmetry of the wine bottle holding member 12 and is spaced from the fourth straight bar 122 by a distance greater than the radius of the cylindrical surface and from each fifth straight bar 124 by a distance equal to the radius of the cylindrical surface. The radius of the cylindrical surface defined by the arcuate baffles 124 of the bottle retaining member 12 is equal to the radius of the cylindrical surface defined by the arcuate baffles 243 of the pick-and-place jaws 24. The bottom peripheral wall of the wine bottle may be restrained and retained within the 4 arcuate baffles 124 (substantially incapable of lateral movement) and the bottom of the wine bottle may be supported on the third straight bar 121 to retain the wine bottle on the wine bottle retaining member 12. When the picking and placing claw 24 and the wine bottle holding member 12 shown in fig. 4 and 5 are used in combination, it is ensured that the picking and placing claw 24 can pass through the wine bottle holding member 12 without interfering with each other when moving vertically, thereby smoothly completing the storage and taking out of the wine bottle on the wine bottle holding member 12.

By now it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that while a number of exemplary embodiments of the application have been shown and described herein in detail, many other variations or modifications of the application consistent with the principles of the application may be directly ascertained or inferred from the present disclosure without departing from the spirit and scope of the application. Accordingly, the scope of the present application should be understood and deemed to cover all such other variations or modifications.

Claims

1. A wine cabinet, comprising: the heat-insulating layer is positioned on the inner side of the outer shell layer, and the evaporator and the support frame layer are arranged on the inner side of the heat-insulating layer, wherein the evaporator and the support frame layer comprise an evaporator and a support frame, and the evaporator is fixed on the support frame on the outer side of the support frame;

the support frame comprises an annular mounting seat and a plurality of support rods, wherein each support rod is provided with a top horizontal section extending outwards horizontally along the radial direction from the peripheral wall of the annular mounting seat, and a circumferential vertical section extending downwards along the vertical direction from the top horizontal section in a bending way, and each circumferential vertical section is positioned in a cylindrical surface;

the support frame also includes:

the annular rods extend along the circumferential direction at different vertical heights of the cylindrical surface and are fixedly connected with the circumferential vertical section of each supporting rod at the crossing position of the annular rods;

the vertical distance between two adjacent annular rods is equal;

a wine bottle retaining member is secured at the intersection of the annular bar and the circumferential vertical section of the support bar.

2. The wine cabinet according to claim 1, wherein,

the angular spacing between two adjacent support bars is equal.

3. The wine cabinet of claim 1, further comprising

The rolling bearing is arranged in the annular mounting seat of the supporting frame and is used for mounting the vertical rotating shaft of the wine cabinet.

4. The wine cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the heat preservation layer is provided with an evaporator cavity, and an arrangement space is provided for the evaporator.

5. The wine cabinet of claim 1, further comprising

And the condenser is arranged on the outer side of the outer shell layer, and a condenser concave cavity is arranged on the outer shell layer to provide an arrangement space for the condenser.

6. The wine cabinet according to claim 1, wherein,

the wine cabinet is a compression type refrigeration and refrigeration wine cabinet or a semiconductor refrigeration and refrigeration wine cabinet.