CN105980798A - Domestic refrigeration device having a storage area and a humidifying device, which is arranged laterally adjacent to the storage area - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a domestic refrigeration device (1), comprising an interior (4, 5), in which a partial volume is designed as a separated storage area (8) in which food can be placed, and comprising a humidifying device (11), by means of which a fluid can be introduced in the storage area (8) independently of the rest of the interior, the humidifying device (11) comprising a tank (15) having the fluid to be atomized and comprising an atomizing unit (20), which is connected to the tank (15) for fluid conduction, wherein the storage area (8) has a drawer (9), and at least the tank (15) of the humidifying device (11) is arranged outside of and next to the drawer (9) without overlap in the width direction of the domestic appliance (1) and at the same height level as the drawer (9) at least in some regions.

Description

There is storage area and the Domestic refrigerator of damping device laterally arranged adjacent to storage area

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of Domestic refrigerator, it includes inner space, in this inner space, Partial volume is designed to single storage area, can place food in described single storage area.Should Domestic refrigerator includes damping device, can be by fluid independent of internal empty by means of described damping device Between remainder and introduce storage area.Damping device includes accommodating the casing of fluid to be atomized and including Atomization unit, described atomization unit is connected to casing and guides for fluid.

Background technology

There is the Domestic refrigerator of the inner space that can place food, such as refrigerator in the prior art It is known.This inner space is generally limited by inner pressurd vessel and is closed by door in front portion.By cooling back The cold air that road produces is introduced in this inner space.In storage area and inner space are implemented in independently In space, portion, described storage area is similarly implemented to for accommodating food, wherein, can make carefully at this Water smoke enters, and wherein, thus carrys out to affect energetically the storage quality of fresh food.Therefore, for newly For fresh fruit and vegetable, when food quality is kept especially long by the humidification during storing Section.It addition, accelerated the cooling of food by means of water smoke by this humidification.

Even if fruits and vegetables is the most active metabolic product.Evaporate and exhale It is drawn through the loss that journey causes nutritional labeling and the net weight loss produced due to moisture loss.

These processes can be alleviated by suitable condition of storage or slow down.Storage temperature is the closer to accordingly The freezing point of product, the loss of composition is the lowest, because metabolic processes is almost fully achieved stopping. It addition, humidified by the active during storing, fresh food stored in refrigerator can be by atomization Cool down and be cooled, thus also ensure to add the maintenance of product quality.

Keep balance can substantially avoid evaporation in storage condition by the humidity making storage article to damage Lose.This is such as by correspondingly in sealed storage box, encapsulation stores or protection storage realizes.This Refrigerator is implemented in the specific vegetable pallet have humid control.

Additionally, there are by carrying out atomizing humidifying performance in vegetable drawer, by humidifying again or by vegetables Dish drawer carries out water atomization actively to keep the fruit stored by high air humidity content holding The system low with the evaporation loss of vegetable.Also it is known for the system of actively humidification in food industries 's.Carry out actively humidifying during the product introduction of unpackaged commodity, in order to reduce the humidity of product Loss.This system in Domestic refrigerator keep product fresh functionally be limited in this feelings Always set by following refrigeration system under condition and change along with the load of corresponding storage area.Cause This, produce the strongest dehumidifying for so-called frost-free system, consequently, it is possible to fruits and vegetables Storage has a negative impact.On the other hand, the best function only has high capacity and height Just provide when the humidity of level introduces.

In Domestic refrigerator, existing system is only capable of the Product Status remaining given under described restriction.? Additional defencive function aspect or to improve product quality in terms of recovering the freshness lost be can not Can.

It is informed in inner space real from DE102009029139A1 and DE102009029141A1 Execute the Domestic refrigerator of this single storage area.

Summary of the invention

It is an object of the invention to provide a kind of Domestic refrigerator, wherein, damping device is saved with space And the mode that still provides easy access to be arranged in this Domestic refrigerator, and at this not to free space Less desirable restriction with storage area.

The Domestic refrigerator of the present invention has inner space, and in inner space, segment space is set It is calculated as single storage area.Food can be placed in this storage area.Domestic refrigerator also has humidification Device, fluid can be directed into storage by means of this damping device independent of the remainder of inner space Deposit in district, and damping device has the casing accommodating fluid to be atomized.It addition, have damping device Domestic refrigerator also there is atomization unit, described atomization unit is connected to casing and draws for fluid Lead.

One Important Thought of the present invention is, storage area has a drawer, and the casing of at least damping device It is arranged to not have any overlappingly in drawer outside and near drawer in the direction of the width, and at least one A little regions are in identical height level with drawer.By these adjacent parts in the direction of the width Near being arranged in line each other and achieving structure closely, achieve thereby while so remain on To damping device and user-friendly close to drawer.Deep at Domestic refrigerator of two parts Being individually moved on degree direction is possible, and does not limit.By the parts that are close to each other this not Overlapping layout, drawer in the depth direction with the available space on width the most not by adversely shadow Ring.Such as, thus can prevent the drawer uneven base plate in some region, thus food can taken out Drawer is introduced in all regions are not toppled over.

Preferably, casing and atomization unit can be made to be arranged in the direction of the width not have any lean on overlappingly Nearly drawer, and in some region, identical height level at least it is in drawer.By this layout side Formula, the most whole damping device is properly located accordingly, thus promotes above-mentioned advantage.

Preferably, casing can be made to have grasping part on front portion, this grasping part make casing removing and Operation in embedding is easier to, and mainly more easily catches casing when operating casing.

Preferably, the wall section of front portion can be made to implement into and can be grasped from the back lower place, thus further Improve the reliable and safe operation of user.

Preferably, the opening of casing can be made to be embodied as the type of funnel.This embodiment offers for filling out Fill the selection of casing, thus can realize larger amount of and fill faster, and do not have any fluid to spill leakage Or the filling not limited.

Preferably, described opening can be made by covering closing.This is when casing moves and at Domestic refrigerator Any less desirable spill leakage is all prevented time mobile.

Preferably, damping device can be made to have housing, described housing includes atomization unit at lower curtate At least some parts.Upper curtate top board is implemented in the upper curtate of housing, and described upper curtate top board covers Lid is for the top embedding compartment of casing.Sectional elevation is observed this housing, defines and open forward The U-shape opened, wherein, embedding compartment is implemented in the free space between the arm of U-shape. By this design, it is achieved that casing universal embedding in the housing, thus obtain mechanically stable Location.It addition, by the housing of this given shape, also promote the receiving of the parts of atomization unit, And further promote atomizing fluids feed from damping device to storage area.This is because, this embodiment Also make at the relatively top that the exit opening of produced mist is formed on damping device, from And atomizing fluids can be carried out to the feed of storage area for vertical position above relatively, and The shortest connection between damping device and storage area, especially drawer is enough to be used in this purpose.

Preferably, upper curtate top board can be made to have the mist exit opening towards drawer.Above-mentioned advantage is passed through This embodiment is strengthened further.

Preferably, can leading to of damping device and storage area can be made relative to the drawer that damping device moves Crossing pipeline to connect, described pipeline connects the shifting at drawer of the maximum mobile route also along drawer For good and all connect during Dong, introduce in drawer for by mist.Now, even if when drawer is drawn out With when pushing, the fluid between damping device and drawer is also kept to couple.It means that this is non-just The most important being connected in when drawer moves along horizontal direction will not disconnect and again reconnect.This meaning Taste, and this connection keeps the most functional safety, and mist may spill the least to the feed of storage area Or there is no any spilling leakage.

It is stable inherently that this pipeline is connected to its length aspect, but can be by deformable flexible Pipeline realizes.Such as, pipeline is connected and can be implemented by flexible pipe.

But, it is possible to make pipeline connect and implement with telescopic form, thus the most inherent Ground is variable.

Preferably, can leading to of damping device and storage area can be made relative to the drawer that damping device moves Crossing connection part to connect, what described connection part was only connected in drawer pushes in final position, as being used for Mist is introduced the connection of drawer.In this embodiment, therefore when drawer is drawn out from its final position, There is the disengaging being automatically obtained, thus then mist is no longer sent to drawer and storage area.The behaviour of drawer Make to be modified by this connection part that couples voluntarily and depart from, because drawer and inner space is complete Fully separating can also carry out in a user-friendly manner, and without being implemented pipeline on one's own initiative by user even The disengaging connect.

Preferably, can make restriction storage area, for covering the covering at width of drawer limiting storage area Do not extend on damping device on direction, but only make the partition wall being arranged in the side of covering also at humidification dress Put and extend above.By this embodiment, this damping device from the covering of top also on a certain degree Obtain, thus watch in the direction of the width at this, this region, surface also can be arranged container up Or food.Therefore, bigger at this region, surface also can be used.On the other hand, being somebody's turn to do by lid Size Selection, also achieves the protection to the damping device being implemented in below described lid, thus from upper Side is caused power not have a direct impact damping device by food or miscellaneous part.

Preferably, on the depth direction of Domestic refrigerator, can be used in the reception compartment of food with Storage area is implemented separately at damping device rear.Watch in the depth direction, even if damping device makes The compactest design and thus extension in the less degree of depth compared with drawer, this available free space Also the form not being respectively used for receiving compartment stores food.Preferably, this reception compartment energy can be made Enough directly close by covering.This makes this reception compartment also be able to remaining inner space to be thermally isolated, and The independent selection for storing certain food is defined for this.

Preferably, casing can be made to implement into the single container for receiving and remain filled with fluid. By the embodiment that this is useful, already filled with the container of particular fluid, (this container then can be Through buy) can be placed in casing, and described casing thus can assemble with it.For this purpose, excellent Selection of land, can make casing be also devised to certainly opening for this container, and it is initiated when this container introduces. To this end, such as pin (Dorn) or the like may be provided at specific location, in order to be specific The burble point easily propagated through at open introduced container.Preferably, this container also can be made to contain Different fluids or different fluid mixtures, thus the fluid mixture got ready in this aspect is also Can be atomized.Now, by this embodiment, user need not the most difficultly manufacture this fluid and mix Compound is also about in its injection casing certainly.

Casing preferably has opening in upside, in order to fluid filled casing or fill up casing.Opening This position in terms of specific arrangements make can realize simply and targetedly filling, without making fluid Splash outside casing and thus make the surrounding of casing be got wet undesirably.It addition, by opening Layout in terms of this position of mouth, it is achieved that make casing the most arrange with a spatial orientation, at this On spatial orientation, casing also correspondingly must be arranged on device and orient, so that need not also Fluid can be caused equally to spill grand movement leakage and rotation.

Casing can be enable to move relative to atomization unit.In this respect, can be implemented to can for casing Separate with atomization unit without damage.This makes casing fully to remove, so that it can conduct Individually part is cleaned, and additionally it also can be in outside and in the position away from Domestic refrigerator Place is filled.

Cabinet arrangement also can be made to become to be removed along straight horizontal direction.This makes casing to lead to The motion crossing very straight line is taken to corresponding position, and by this simple motion result, at this again Secondary achieve without rock and thus the lowest embodiment spilt leakage.

Preferably, in an alternative embodiment, casing can be made relative to mist around a horizontal axis Change unit to be supported pivotly.In particular, by this embodiment, casing can be made to be maintained at humidification On device, and it is then able to be taken to filling position by pivoting action.In this position, casing in It is analogous to tipping bucket box turn forward like that and tiltedly orient, and then can be filled with from top.This is in nothing Casing need to be made in the case of separating, to achieve possible simple and nothing and to spill filling leakage.By tilting, case Body is taken to the exposure position provided easy access in terms of the probability being filled with it, and without removing Casing.This means, it is not necessary to carry out possible work and casing is again coupled to the shell of damping device On body.

Preferably, can enable casing under leading end pivot around an axis, described axis exists Orient on the width of Domestic refrigerator.Further enhance the upper of this pattern in this way State advantage.

Other features of the present invention embody from claim, accompanying drawing and accompanying drawing illustrate.In the description Proposed in the feature proposed and the combination of feature and the explanation of accompanying drawing below and/or only exist Feature shown in accompanying drawing and feature combination are possible not only to use with specified combination, but also Can combine with other or be used alone, without departing from the scope of the present invention.Therefore, the present invention But can being combined by single feature of being not explicitly depicted in the accompanying drawings and illustrate and from being illustrated Aspect embodies and available aspect is also seen as being included and being disclosed.

Accompanying drawing explanation

The exemplary embodiment of the present invention is hereinafter explained in more detail based on accompanying drawing.In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 shows the schematic perspective of an exemplary embodiment of the Domestic refrigerator of the present invention Figure；

Fig. 2 shows the front view of the partial sector of the Domestic refrigerator according to Fig. 1；

Fig. 3 shows the perspective view of the section of Fig. 2, and wherein, casing is partially pulled out damping device；

Fig. 4 shows the perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of damping device；

Fig. 5 shows the perspective sectional exploded view of the damping device according to Fig. 4；

Fig. 6 shows the part of the Domestic refrigerator with storage area and damping device according to Fig. 1 The perspective view of the another exemplary embodiment of section, wherein, casing is completely pulled out of, and

Fig. 7 shows the perspective view of the another exemplary embodiment of Domestic refrigerator, wherein, it is shown that There are the parts of storage area and damping device.

Detailed description of the invention

In the accompanying drawings, identical element or there is the element of identical function be provided with identical reference.

Fig. 1 shows the perspective schematic view of Domestic refrigerator 1, and described Domestic refrigerator 1 can To be refrigerator or fridge or freezer machine.

Domestic refrigerator 1 includes that housing 2, described housing 2 cross inner pressurd vessel 3.Inner pressurd vessel 3 passes through Its wall limits an inner space 4, and described inner space 4 is designed to accommodate food.It addition, Same inner pressurd vessel 3 or another inner pressurd vessel limit another inner space 5, and it is another that food can be placed in this equally In one inner space 5.

Inner space 4 and 5 can be closed in front portion by single door 6 and 7 respectively.

Domestic refrigerator 1 also includes refrigerating circuit, can be in inner space 4 by means of refrigerating circuit Corresponding temperature control is carried out in 5.To this end, refrigerating circuit especially includes wherein having circulated cold-producing medium Vaporizer, condenser and compressor and corresponding connecting line.

In this exemplary embodiment, single storage area 8 is implemented in inner space 4.Storage area 8 By drawer 9 and lid 10 formation, described drawer 9 can in the depth direction thus in a z-direction Being pushed into, described lid 10 covers from above drawer 9.

Refrigerating circuit already mentioned above is implemented to: can arrange in storage area 8 and inner space 4 The different ambient humidity of the ambient humidity of remainder of segment space.In this respect, preferably Ground, storage area 8 can be a compartment, especially can arrange the temperature of 0 DEG C to 4 DEG C in this compartment. The preferred somewhat higher of temperature in the remainder of inner space 4 or can be by user setup Cheng Genggao.

Setting is limited accordingly, it is provided that damping device 11 for the ambient humidity in storage area 8. Damping device 11 is arranged to: on the width of Domestic refrigerator 1 and thus on x-direction see When seeing, there is no any overlap near drawer 9；And it addition, at vertical direction and thus in y-direction Upper viewing time, at least in some region, especially on the whole height of damping device 11, with drawer 9 compare and are positioned on identical height level.As drawer 9, damping device 11 is opened at door 6 Can be close from front portion when opening.

Lid 10 not only extends along width on drawer 9 but also on damping device 11, Therefore damping device 11 is covered from above by lid 10 too.It can also be seen that, especially become drawer 12 He The arrangement of other containers of 13 forms is arranged on above lid 10.

The zoomed-in view in the region of damping device 11 and storage area 8 of Domestic refrigerator 1 is at figure Shown in 2.As can be seen from Figure 2, damping device 11 compared with drawer 9 on substantially sustained height Extend.

It is anterior that damping device 11 is implemented to have rectangle, and is designed in its whole three dimensional design Become rectangular shape.

Damping device 11 is implemented in sufficient humidity band to storage area 8.To this end, it can include Already present fan or hair-dryer.Also can find out from the view of Fig. 2, demarcation strip 14 is arranged in lid 10 Top, drawer 12 and 13 is movably disposed within this demarcation strip 14.

The perspective view of the part shown in Fig. 2 figure 3 illustrates.Comparison view shown in Fig. 3, atomization The casing 15 of unit 11 is partially pulled out.In addition to casing 15, damping device 11 also includes Housing 16, described housing 16 has lower curtate 17 and upper curtate 18 (Fig. 4), described upper curtate 18 There is upper curtate top board 19.At least some parts of atomization unit 20 are arranged in lower curtate 17 (figure 5).The compartment 21 that embeds for casing 15 is formed by the U-shaped structure opened wide forward of housing 16.

Casing 15 can along horizontal depth direction and thus along z-direction from housing 16 and thus from Embed compartment 21 to pull out.In embodiment illustrated herein, casing 15 can be kept completely separate with housing 16. Therefore, casing 15 can be filled outside device, such as, be filled at faucet.

It addition, casing 15 has grasping part 23 on anterior 22.Wall section 24 (Fig. 5) can lead to Cross recessed grasping part 25 to be grasped from the back lower place.

Housing 16 is arranged to be mechanically coupled in inner space 4, and in particular in inner space 4 It is fixed on fixed position.Casing 15 is especially directed via the guide portion not shown in accompanying drawing and is kept In embedding compartment 21.

Mist exit opening 26 is implemented in upper curtate top board 19 on the side towards drawer 9, mist from This mist exit opening 26 out and enters in storage area 8, and described mist is by the stream being contained in casing 15 Body, especially water are generated by atomization unit 20 and are atomized.For the guiding in drawer 9, fluid Connection part is arranged between exit opening 26 and entrance opening, especially on drawer 9.This is embodied as: Make to form permanently connected, fluidly connecting especially by pipeline connection realization.Therefore, this fluid Also can be kept in the case of drawer 9 moves relative to housing 16 even if guiding to connect.

But, it is possible to make damping device 11 and can have relative to the drawer 9 of the storage area 8 that it moves By connection part for connection that mist is directed in drawer 9, only embedding at drawer 9 of described connection part Enter final position lower link.

Steady pin 30 illustrates the most in figures 4 and 5, and especially housing 16 can be by this fixing nail 30 are mechanically secured to base portion.

Illustrate in perspective view another exemplary embodiment in Fig. 6, wherein, casing 15 is similarly implemented Become to separate with housing 16 completely.Casing 15 (situation of the casing preferably also having been described above) is in upside There is at portion opening 27, casing 15 can be filled by this opening 27 fluid, especially water.

Fig. 7 shows another exemplary embodiment, wherein, the most only illustrate in perspective view house With the storage area 8 of refrigerating appliance 1.In the case of the embodiment, casing 15 can not completely and housing 16 separate, but are pivotally disposed on housing 16.Therefore, in the case of the embodiment, prop up Bearing member is arranged on 15 times leading end 15a of casing, limits axis A, institute by this supporting member State axis A in the direction of the width and thus to upwardly extend in x-side.Therefore, casing 15 can be around this Plant horizontal axis to rotate, wherein, Fig. 7 showing, casing 15 is pivoted out and thus turns down forward State.Here, casing also can be filled by opening 27, and after casing 15 has been filled, Casing 15 the most pivotably returns to its vertical final position.

It addition, in this embodiment, another can be made to receive compartment 28 in the depth direction and thus at z- After being implemented in damping device 11 on direction, described another receives compartment 28 can be by lid 29 from top Closing, this lid 29 illustrates with the state being removed in the figure 7.This reception compartment 28 is implemented to use In receiving other food, and in the direction of the width between drawer 9 and the sidewall of inner pressurd vessel remaining from By extending to maximum on the width in space.Drawer 9 is not the most limited, thus The most limited at this available space.But, additionally, receive compartment 28, internal appearance by this another The device whole volume space near storage area 18 and damping device 11 is most preferably configured and is utilized.

Preferably, the opening 27 of casing 15 is implemented to the shape of funnel, thus opening 27 can with The shortest possible time be filled out in the case of throwing in maximum possible to it and not producing less desirable spilling leakage Fill.

This reception compartment 28 can also other patterns be implemented.

In another pattern, casing 15 can be made to be implemented to for receiving disconnected container, wherein, Fluid to be atomized is in being accommodated in this container.Then, the casket that this container can be filled such as has already been Box obtains like that and correspondingly embeds in casing 15.Then, it is no longer necessary to correspondingly use fluid filled, Thus prevent overflow or antihygienic filling.Additionally, by this cassette, it is possible to provide mix Particular fluid mixture, thus also need not undertake this hybrid working the most voluntarily this user.This In the case of, an element, particularly pin or the like can be made to be present in casing 15, so that hold Device automatically opens up when being incorporated in casing 15.Once cassette is empty, and it just can be removed and reclaim, And then can embed another new cassette.

Reference numerals list

1 Domestic refrigerator

2 housings

3 inner pressurd vessels

4 inner spaces

5 inner spaces

6

7

8 storage areas

9 drawers

10 lids

11 damping devices

12 drawers

13 drawers

14 demarcation strips

15 casings

15a bottom

16 housings

17 lower curtates

18 upper curtates

19 upper curtate top boards

20 atomization units

21 embed compartment

22 is anterior

23 grasping parts

24 wall sections

25 recessed grasping parts

26 mist exit openings

27 openings

28 receive compartment

29 lids

30 fixing nails

A axis

Claims (13)

1. a Domestic refrigerator (1), described refrigerating appliance (1): have in receiving food Space, portion (4,5), in described inner space (4,5), partial volume is designed to place The single storage area (8) of food；And there is damping device (11), it is possible to by described damping device (11) direct fluid in described storage area (8) independent of the remainder of described inner space, And damping device (11) has and accommodates the casing (15) of fluid to be atomized and include atomization unit (20), Described atomization unit (20) is connected to casing (15) and guides for fluid, it is characterised in that institute State storage area (8) and there is drawer (9), and the described casing (15) of the most described damping device (11) The width of Domestic refrigerator (1) is arranged to do not have any overlappingly in described drawer (9) Outside and close described drawer (9), and at least in some region, it is in identical height with drawer (9) Degree level.

Domestic refrigerator the most according to claim 1 (1), it is characterised in that described casing (15) It is arranged to not have any overlappingly near described drawer in the direction of the width with described atomization unit (20) (9), and at least in some region it is in identical height level with drawer (9).

3. according to Domestic refrigerator in any one of the preceding claims wherein (1), it is characterised in that Described casing (15) has grasping part (23), especially wall section (24) on anterior (22), Described grasping part (23) can be grasped from the back lower place as recessed grasping part (25).

4. according to Domestic refrigerator in any one of the preceding claims wherein (1), it is characterised in that There is opening (27), in order to use casing (15) described in fluid filled at described casing (15) sidepiece thereon, Described opening (27) implements into the form of funnel.

Domestic refrigerator the most according to claim 4 (1), it is characterised in that described opening (27) Can be closed by lid.

6. according to Domestic refrigerator in any one of the preceding claims wherein (1), it is characterised in that Described damping device (11) has housing (16), and described housing (16) is tool in lower curtate (17) There are at least some parts of atomization unit (20), and described housing (16) have upper curtate (18), Described upper curtate (18) has the embedding compartment (21) for casing (15), described embedding compartment (21) Covered from above by upper curtate top board (19).

Domestic refrigerator the most according to claim 6 (1), it is characterised in that described upper curtate Top board (19) has the mist exit opening (26) towards described drawer (9).

8. according to Domestic refrigerator in any one of the preceding claims wherein (1), it is characterised in that Described damping device (11) and described storage area (8) can be relative to described damping device (11) The drawer (9) of movement is connected by pipeline and couples, even if described pipeline connects on drawer (9) edge When the maximum mobile route of drawer (9) moves and the most for good and all couple, in order to atomizing fluids is introduced and takes out In drawer (9).

9. according to the Domestic refrigerator (1) according to any one of claim 1-7, it is characterised in that Described damping device (11) and described storage area (8) can be relative to described damping device (11) The drawer (9) of movement is connected by connection part, described connection part only pushing in drawer (9) Final position puts lower link, using as atomizing fluids introduces the connection in drawer (9).

10. according to Domestic refrigerator in any one of the preceding claims wherein (1), it is characterised in that Covering in width side of that limit storage area (8), that be used for covering restriction storage area (8) drawer (9) Do not extend above at damping device (11).

11. according to Domestic refrigerator in any one of the preceding claims wherein (1), it is characterised in that On the depth direction of Domestic refrigerator (1), the connecing for food separated with storage area (8) Receive compartment (28) and be implemented in damping device (11) rear.

12. Domestic refrigerators according to claim 11 (1), it is characterised in that described reception Compartment (28) can be closed by lid (29).

13. according to Domestic refrigerator in any one of the preceding claims wherein (1), it is characterised in that Described casing (15) is implemented to the single container for receiving and remain filled with fluid, and especially It is additionally operable to when embedding described single container open voluntarily.