CN107850373A - For Domestic refrigerator, there is the humidification apparatus for the device for being used to identify lid on case, Domestic refrigerator and method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a kind of humidification apparatus (11),It is used for the inner space (4 that the fluid mist as caused by fluid liquid is introduced to Domestic refrigerator (1),5) in storage area (8),The humidification apparatus has the case (15) for being used for being filled with fluid liquid to be atomized,The lid (42) that the case has container (41) and can removed from the container,And the humidification apparatus has case bearing part (32),The case (15) can be placed in the case bearing part and can be taken out from the case bearing part,Wherein,The humidification apparatus (11) has the device (47) for being used for the lid (42) that identification is placed on the container (41),The device is constructed so that only when the lid (42) is arranged on the container (41),The case (15) can be placed in its final position on the case bearing part (32).The present invention also relates to a kind of Domestic refrigerator (1) and a kind of method.

Description

For Domestic refrigerator, there is the humidification for the device for being used to identify lid on case Equipment, Domestic refrigerator and method

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of humidification apparatus, and it is used to introduce the mist as caused by fluid liquid in Domestic refrigerator In the storage area in portion space, the humidification apparatus has the case for being used for being filled with fluid liquid to be atomized, and the case has Container and the lid that can be removed from the container, and humidification apparatus has case bearing part, and case can be nondestructively placed to It can be taken out in the case bearing part and from the case bearing part.The present invention also relates to a kind of Domestic refrigerator and side Method.

Background technology

The Domestic refrigerator as such as refrigerator known in the art, the Domestic refrigerator, which has, to be used to introduce The inner space of food.Closed generally by internal container gauge and on front side by door the inner space.Cold air quilt Produce into inner space, existing hot-air is guided due to refrigerating circuit in the inner space.Internally in space, The storage area independently of the inner space is constructed, the storage area is also configured as receiving food, wherein, herein can be real Now enter tiny water smoke, wherein, thus the storage quality to these fresh foods produces actively impact.Therefore, specific Fresh fruit and vegetables in the case of, especially keep product quality for a long time by being humidified during storage.This Outside, realize that the acceleration to these foods cools down by this humidification by means of water smoke.

Fruits and vegetables is the product for yet having after harvesting active metabolism.Due to rising process and breathing Process causes valuable component damages and causes the loss of the fresh mass as caused by wetness loss.

It can be reduced by suitable storage condition or slow down these processes.Jelly of the storage temperature closer to corresponding product Node, component damages are with regard to smaller, because metabolic processes almost stop completely.In addition, by entering on one's own initiative during storage Row humidification can cool down the food of fresh deposit by evaporating cooling, it ensures that improve ground and keep product quality.

By maintaining equilibrium humidity of the deposit in storage environment mainly to avoid rising loss.For example, this is logical Cross corresponding packaging or in the case of sealing shielded storage realize.This is in refrigerating appliance with humid control Special vegetables shell in have been carried out.

Additionally, there are following system：The system attempts to humidify by evaporation inside vegetables shell, by humidifying again or Water is actively atomized to make air humidity keep very high and then lose the rising of deposited fruits and vegetables in vegetables shell Keep very low.In addition, become known for the system of actively humidification by food retail industry.Product introduction is being carried out to unpacked commodity Period carries out active humidification, to reduce the wetness loss of product.Here, the system is protected in family expenses cooling apparatus in product The limit in terms of fresh function is always determined by the system for the Refrigeration Technique being based on and by the dependence of the loading of corresponding storage area It is fixed.Thus, in so-called frost-free system, there is dehydration strongly, the storage that this may be to fruits and vegetables produces not Profit influences.On the other hand, following system be present：In the system, only loaded and feelings hence into a large amount of moistures high The feature got well under condition.

System so far in Domestic refrigerator is only maintained at mentioned pole in terms of position, given Product Status In limit.Product quality can not be changed under the meaning of additional defencive function or in the case where leading back the fresh meaning being lost in Enter.

The following Domestic refrigerator as known to the A1 of DE 10 2,009 029 139 and the A1 of DE 10 2,009 029 141： In the Domestic refrigerator, this independent storage area is internally constructed in space.

The content of the invention

The present invention task be：A kind of humidification apparatus, a kind of Domestic refrigerator and a kind of method are proposed, is added by described Wet equipment or the improvement mode in the Domestic refrigerator.

It is configured to the fluid mist as caused by fluid liquid introducing Domestic refrigerator according to the humidification apparatus of the present invention In the storage area of inner space.Humidification apparatus is configured to produce fluid mist by fluid liquid.Humidification apparatus includes being used for treating The case of the fluid liquid filling of atomization.Case has container and includes the lid that can be removed from container in addition.Therefore, the lid is also The part of case.In addition, humidification apparatus includes case bearing part, case can nondestructively be placed in the case bearing part or from Taken out in the case bearing part.The basic conception of the present invention is that humidification apparatus, which has, to be used to identify the lid being placed on container Device.Therefore, humidification apparatus is configured with lid identification device.The unit configuration is so that only when lid is arranged in it on container Final position in when, case can be just placed in its final position on case bearing part.Improved and added by such configuration The working method of wet equipment.It can prevent, during case reaches its final position on case bearing part in the case of no container, So as to which the fluid liquid for preventing from being located therein undesirably exceedingly shakes out from container.Because reach container and then also reaching Push-in motion in case to case bearing part unexpected stopping to a certain extent occurring during final position of the case in case bearing part, To a certain extent inevitably, as operculum is not present, then fluid liquid may shake out from container perimeter.This may Cause, not only the part in the case bearing part and the part of surrounding but also storage area of humidification apparatus may all be moistened by fluid liquid It is wet.The shortcomings that this causes, and user must be cleaned and/or occurred health aspect again.Further it is possible that relatively more liquid In the container that state fluid may be covered never upwards or shake out and may also be directly reached in case bearing part inside backward.Such as This is particularly disadvantageous down, because the electronic unit of the atomiser unit of humidification apparatus is preferably placed in case bearing part, so as to electricity Subassembly may be damaged in terms of their feature.

Humidification apparatus especially includes atomiser unit, and the atomiser unit also has atomizer element.By means of the mist Change device unit atomizing fluid liquid and produce fluid mist.So it is applied to by atomizer element on fluid liquid, so that In the vertical direction produces the fluid column with fluid mist on the liquid surface by atomizer element, and the fluid column forms mist Rate or condensation rate are determined by the fluid column.

The lid identification device is especially also constructed so as to, so that only when lid is arranged in its correct setting on container And when in the position according to regulation, can realize and case is placed in its final position on case bearing part.This also anticipates Taste, when lid only place it is improper or without it when on container according to the final position of regulation, also can occur to will Case is placed at such prevention in the final position on case bearing part.

It is preferably provided with, for identifying that the device for the lid being placed on container is constructed so as to, so that case can be pushed into case In bearing part, and just the presence covered on container is tested from being reached centre position of the case on case bearing part.This It is not that case is placed at case bearing part this it is meant that on the stroke that case enters in cartonning bearing part until its final position On final position in presence of stroke when starting just to lid test and then cover identification, but when case has been directed towards Just carried out when the final position on case bearing part is placed on the stroke of some part.This is favourable as follows：Because case is excellent It is selected on case bearing part towards being directed on the stroke of final position, and therefore case also reach the centre position ( Presence on the centre position to lid is tested) when and also stably guided and stablized in certain degree Ground supports.Thus fluid liquid is also possible to prevent undesirably to tilt or rock to side.If when the trip starts (case must also also be penetrated in case bearing part to a certain extent there, to reach the guided way through carrying out this inspection And pointedly and directionally it is directed into the final position on case bearing part), this may already lead to undesirable incline Wedging and the operation of case is set tiltedly or therefore to become difficult for a user.Particularly with may be difficult to know for user Not, if having occurred and that prevention because lid is not present herein or whether be that user by case and especially improperly pacify by container It is put into the guider on case bearing part.Therefore, for a user, why case can not be made further to lead for identification Enter or imported into basically in case bearing part, may there is certain uncertainty.

Be preferred for the device of lid that identification is placed on container to be constructed so as to so that case its on case bearing part Beginning riding position and its later final position on case bearing part between shift motion last 1/3rd The middle existing identification covered.Thus the advantages of being previously mentioned is improved again.

Can set, for identify cover on container existing for this device be configured to optically detect lid.Therefore, can To set special sensing device.For example, small video camera can also be set herein.At least one optical detector is especially It is arranged on case bearing part.

Can also set, for identify the existing device that covers on container be configured to magnetically and/or inductance type and/ Or capacitively detection is covered.Herein, it is also possible to which there is corresponding element or sensor.Therefore, can set for example suddenly That sensor, the Hall sensor are arranged in case bearing part., can be with if being disposed with one or more magnet in lid Pass through the presence of the identification lid that interacts corresponding with Hall sensor.This information can be by the control unit of device at Reason, and in these embodiments, case can be carried out to the final position on case bearing part with controlling by control unit In further shift motion electronically solution prevent or release.Therefore, corresponding prevention element can be manipulated.

Can also set, for identifying that the existing device that covers on container has an electronic switching circuit, and according to by Key can record the presence covered on container to the manipulation on the contact loop line in lid or be not present.

Substantially, lid is independently of the part of container and therefore nondestructively can reversibly remove and put.This is exactly Also have in terms of the cleanablity of container and lid the advantages of and also realize inside container, especially arrive the improved of its bottom Accessible property.When the atomizer element that atomiser unit is disposed with bottom (is so applied to liquid by the atomizer element On state fluid, so that water fountain or fluid fountain of the generation with fluid mist) when, this is favourable.This is inside container Carry out.Such atomizer element may, for example, be piezoelectric element, so as to when its at it towards can hold on the upside inside container Change places when touching, this is completely favourable, because the passage where with the time may also form doped calcium, the calcium sinks Product can be dispensed.

In another very favorable embodiment, for identifying that it is purely mechanic that the existing device covered on container is configured to Detect lid likes.Herein, it is not necessary to which electronic unit or control device, this makes the device (just allow for existing this Kind fluid liquid) it is very firmly and insensitive.

In addition, in such configuration, the construction of device can be carried out particularly simple, so as to reduce herein Expending and reducing the presence of the sensing unit of device when safeguarding, especially minimize the presence of the sensing unit of device.

It is preferably provided with, the container of case has rear wall, is configured with the rear in the region in wall up lateral at edge The portion of leaving blank that the top edge of rear wall is opened, only office on the whole width of rear wall on the width of rear wall of portion of leaving blank Construct to portion.It is preferred that the opening is air enter opening, the air stream as caused by the ventilation blower being especially arranged in case bearing part It can be flowed into by the air enter opening.The mist of caused fluid mist in a reservoir from container is arranged by the air stream Go out blowout in opening and the fluid mist is reached in storage area therefrom.Pass through this single geometry in the portion of leaving blank Configuration, can realize favourable principle in terms of the mechanical detection in case in the shape that edge side opens up.Device With the portion of leaving blank mechanical phase can occur for mechanical prevention element (when it is configured to mechanically detect the presence of lid) Interaction, and according to the portion of leaving blank relative to preventing the position of element from readily recognizing the presence of lid.Leave blank this geometry in portion Shape also plays corresponding effect to this.

That is, the portion of leaving blank opens up and also kept up opening in edge side when lid is not present, in this way, When case is moved in final position, preventing the subregion of element can sink to through the portion of leaving blank, and prevent element The other part backstop on radical of leaving blank side is on rear wall and preventing to move further in final position.

Especially set, in the case where mechanically detecting, for identifying that the existing device covered on container has machine The prevention camber member (above mentioned prevention element) of tool formula, the mechanical prevention camber member are movably arranged in case On the tegmental wall of bearing part and put in the push-in well of case bearing part, case can be pushed into the push-in well.Therefore, arrived in case Container and the prevention arch are automatically carried out to a certain extent on shift motion in its final position in the push-in well The mechanically contact of part, and depending on lid whether there is, the movement of container is further prevented by preventing camber member from realizing Motion, or in the presence of lid, automatically manipulate and prevent camber member, especially move, especially raise prevention camber member, so as to have The case of lid can be slipped over and reached in the final position on case bearing part.

In this case, prevent position of the camber member on tegmental wall highly beneficial as follows：Because due to preventing camber member Pure gravity, it is described prevention camber member automatically put in push-in well in, and in the presence of lid can easily by Raise.It therefore, there is no need to the additional other mechanical device for may result in prevention camber member and raising and reducing.Such In configuration, device extremely component it is minimized ground however high functionality construct.

Be preferably provided with, prevent camber member that there is stop wall, the stop wall on the width of case bearing part and then It is arranged on the width for preventing camber member within the width of push-in well, and it is such in the width of push-in well Arrangement so that in receptacle in the case where being pushed into well stop wall be at least partially disposed in the width in the portion of leaving blank with Outside.The fortune in container to final position is realized in such dislocation in position in the direction of the width in a particularly advantageous manner Dynamic prevention or release because therefore due to the portion of leaving blank geometry and prevent camber member, especially stop wall position, when When lid is arranged on container or is substantially not installed on container not in its correct position, phase mutual connection is also automatically carried out Touch or case rear wall suddenly backstop prevent camber member on.Case bearing part short transverse so that also prevent bend Seen in the short transverse of shape part, stop wall is especially arranged in and left blank on portion's identical height and position or in the short transverse Overlappingly arrange at least in part.Thus, when lid is not arranged on container, it is also possible to which suddenly progress is mutual mechanically to be connect Touch or further motion of the case towards the final position in case bearing part is prevented by stop wall.In such a case, exist Before reaching final position of the container in case bearing part, thus the rear wall backstop of container is prevented in the stop wall and to most Final position put in further insert.

Set in a kind of favourable embodiment, in the depth direction of push-in well, stop wall is arranged in following On position：Before the final position in reaching push-in well of the case in case bearing part and then also in case bearing part, after container Wall backstop prevents further inserting into final position on the position, and when lid is not arranged on container.

Be preferably provided with, see in the direction of the width, prevent camber member beside stop wall and then in the direction of the width with backstop Wall has without overlapping raises slope.Slope is raised on the depth direction for preventing camber member and then also in the depth of case bearing part Extend further along towards the entrance of push-in well than stop wall on direction and then also on the depth direction of push-in well.This is one The particularly advantageous embodiment of kind, because by stop wall and raising this arrangement of the slope in orientation and its geometry Configuration and extension mechanically can be realized simply：When lid is arranged on container, before rear wall contacts with stop wall, case Component contact this raise slope and because its geometry and case are further towards the final position in case bearing part Movement makes prevention camber member automatically move from from its home position, especially raise, thus, in further movement, container Contact and then backstop of the rear wall in stop wall be also no longer possible, and prevent camber member from no longer carrying out keeping off with hindering arriving in case On the stroke in final position on case bearing part.

In the width of case bearing part, preferably raise slope and be arranged within the width of push-in well.In addition, pushing away Enter and seen on the width of well, raise slope and be arranged so as to, so that being raised in receptacle in the case where being pushed into well tiltedly Slope is fully disposed within the width in the portion of leaving blank.Therefore, slope is raised with prolonging in side and then on radical side of leaving blank in rear wall The collision for the rear wall region stretched is impossible.It thus it can be prevented that undesirable block or wedging.What is covered is existing simple The principle of work and power of mechanical detection is therefore unaffected and further the minimized ground height of component can functionally realize.

In an advantageous manner, in the depth direction of push-in well, raise slope and be arranged on following position：In the position Put, be arranged on container cover case it is carrying out in the depth direction, to push-in well in push-on process in, use back edge Slope is raised in front of contactor banking stop wall, and when case is pushed further into towards the final position in case bearing part, is prevented Camber member can be raised to eliminate interception upwards.The moving process of this straight line only by case in well is pushed into and by Automatically carried out in preventing camber member from movingly being supported on case bearing part.Here, slope is raised from towards before container End raises backward, so as to back edge of lid and can carrying out when raising ramp interface raise slope it is very smooth, Smoothly and process continuously is raised, and the push-on process of case is realized glibly very much.This is also again with liquid in case The substantial advantage that fluid is undesirably rocked and then undesirably shaken out backward by the portion of leaving blank.

Be preferably provided with, stop wall and raise slope prevent camber member on relative to each other position regularly construct.Prevent and The feature of release (described be released through raises the progress of prevention camber member) is enduringly accurately realized without restriction very much.This Outside, it is mechanically high stable to prevent camber member itself, is supported with also directly adjoining each other because raising slope and stop wall.

It is preferred that camber member is prevented to be configured to and (be especially made of plastics) integral component.

In addition, the present invention also relates to a kind of side for the case of humidification apparatus to be placed in the case bearing part of humidification apparatus Method.The humidification apparatus be configured to by as fluid liquid by means of the atomiser unit of humidification apparatus caused by mist introduce family expenses system In the storage area of the inner space of cooler tool.The case has container and the lid that can be removed from container.The present invention's is important Conception be, when case is placed in case bearing part, automatically identified by the device of humidification apparatus：Whether lid is arranged in appearance On device.When lid is not arranged on container, prevent from case being placed in its final position on case bearing part by the device.

Show that the other of the method according to the invention has from the favourable embodiment of the humidification apparatus according to the present invention The embodiment of profit.Here, the part being previously mentioned of humidification apparatus is used in order in case with interacting alone or partly Corresponding method and step necessary to preventing on towards the stroke of the final position on case bearing part or discharge case.

Especially it is also provided with by this configuration or wherein favourable configuration of the present invention, is held as long as case does not reach it in case In the final position of determination in holder (especially this is not identified correspondingly), then the operation for not discharging the active of humidification apparatus is entered Generation without discharging fluid mist.In such a situation it is preferred to can set, humidification apparatus also has such device, described Device identifies presence of the case in its final position on case bearing part.The device can also preferably with humidification apparatus electronics Part couples (especially communicating with), so as to which control unit can have such information at any time：Whether case is in its final position In.Detection of the case in its final position can also be carried out in a wide variety of ways again and for example optically and/or magnetic Property and/or inductance type and/or capacitively carry out.

In this case, it can also set, display that and notify user to prepare in the only of system side this operation Vertical inspection.This can acoustically and/or optically be carried out.Especially it is also possible that case as on case bearing part most Final position puts that (the pairing plug is pairing electricity by pairing plug on the plug (plug is electrical interface) and case bearing part on case Interface) couple state identification.It means that when plug couples with pairing plug, therefore this is automatically identified and Prepare in the presence of operation.Such as this can realize that in the state of coupling, circuit passes through the contact by additional contact loop line Loop closures.This then produces signal by control unit：Case is present in its final position.In addition it is also possible to set, case is in case The presence in final position on bearing part is identified by the analysis and evaluation recorded to electric current.Such as can be by briefly inquiring about Detect the electric current record of the atomiser unit of humidification apparatus and analysis and evaluation is carried out to the information.Such as no current record meaning ：Case is not present in its final position.If electric current record is recognizable and is therefore just, it means that case is present in In its final position.

In a kind of favourable embodiment, it can set, humidification apparatus has liquid level recognition unit, by described The liquid level of fluid liquid in liquid level recognition unit identification container.The liquid level recognition unit is preferably placed in case Outside, especially it is arranged in case bearing part.It is preferred that it has a unique electrode of only one, unique electrode is due to appearance The small spacing that fluid liquid in device limits is (especially<1cm, preferably<0.8cm spacing) and obtain and capacitively identify liquid level The possibility of height.It is preferred that the electrode is arranged in the vertical side of the case bearing part of preferred C-shaped.Here, electrode is especially arranged At the antetheca rear of vertical side, the antetheca is pushed into well in rear side gauge.Here, the electrode is especially being pushed into the height of well It is arranged in the latter half on the case bearing part.

In a kind of configuration, sensor, i.e. liquid surface height sensor are similarly used to identify：Case whether be arranged in its In final position in case bearing part, in the configuration, there is a kind of configuration for especially reducing component.Such sensing dress The multifunctionality put is particularly advantageous.

In addition, the present invention relates to a kind of Domestic refrigerator, the Domestic refrigerator has the humidification according to the present invention Equipment or its favourable configuration.Domestic refrigerator especially includes being used for the inner space for receiving food.It is preferably provided with, at this In inner space, sub- volume configuration is independent storage area, can be introduced food in the storage area.Pass through humidification Equipment can independently of remaining inner space introduce fluid mist in storage area.Therefore, humidification apparatus is specific with this Storage area so couples so that can limit and desirably not only carry out the list of humidity according to the time but also according to amount Only regulation, the regulation can be implemented independently of remaining sub- volume of inner space.Storage area is especially configured to fresh-keeping Container, the antistaling container have drawer and lid, and drawer can be closed by the lid.

Pass through " top ", " lower section ", " front ", " rear ", " horizontal ", " vertically ", " depth direction ", " width side To ", the statement of " short transverse " etc., illustrate using according to regulations and place by regulation and stood in observer in device in utensil The position drawn when seeing in front of tool and towards utensil and orientation.

The other feature of the present invention is drawn from claim, accompanying drawing and brief description of the drawings.It is previously mentioned in the description above Feature and combinations of features and following being previously mentioned in the description of the drawings and/or the feature shown separately in the drawings and spy Sign combination not only with the combination that correspondingly illustrates and can also be combined or be used alone with others, without It is beyond the scope of this invention.Therefore, these be not illustrated in detail and explain in the accompanying drawings but pass through explained implementation shape The separation characteristic of formula combines to obtain and is also considered as being included in the present invention with producible form of implementation and is disclosed by the present invention.Cause This, the form of implementation and combinations of features of all features of the independent claims without original statement are also regarded as disclosure.

Brief description of the drawings

Next embodiments of the invention are more specifically explained according to schematical accompanying drawing.Accompanying drawing is shown：

Fig. 1 according to the present invention Domestic refrigerator one embodiment schematic perspective view；

Fig. 2 is according to the front views of the Part portions of Fig. 1 Domestic refrigerator；

Local stereogram in Fig. 3 Fig. 2, wherein, the case of humidification apparatus is already partially pulled out of；

The stereogram of one embodiment of Fig. 4 humidification apparatus；

Fig. 5 according to the stereogram of the embodiment of Fig. 4 humidification apparatus, wherein, case is already partially pulled out of；

Stereograms of the Fig. 6 without the case of lid；

The stereogram of the lid of Fig. 7 casees；

Fig. 8 casees from the stereogram in terms of rear, wherein, lid be placed in final position；

The part diagram of the case bearing part of Fig. 9 humidification apparatus, the humidification apparatus have whether the lid for being used to identify case pacifies The device put；

Figure 10 is according to the enlarged drawing of the element of Fig. 9 device；

The enlarged drawing of Figure 11 Fig. 9 Part portions；

The schematical profile of another embodiment of Figure 12 humidification apparatus, wherein, humidification apparatus, which has, to be used to cover identification Device another embodiment, humidification apparatus have be used for identify final position of the case in case bearing part device embodiment party Case；With

The embodiment that Figure 13 has the device for being used to identify final position of the case in case bearing part, is replaced as to Figure 12 The embodiment in generation.

In accompanying drawing, identical or function identical element is provided with identical reference.

Embodiment

Domestic refrigerator 1 is illustrated with schematic isometric in Fig. 1, the Domestic refrigerator can be cooling apparatus Or refrigeration appliance or refrigerating two-piece appliance.

Domestic refrigerator 1 includes housing 2, and the housing surrounds internal container 3.Internal container 3 is with its wall gauge Portion space 4, the inner space are configured to receive food.In addition, identical internal container 3 or other internal container gauges its His inner space 5, food can be also placed in other inner spaces.

It can be closed respectively by independent door 6 and 7 in front side inner space 4 and 5.

In addition, Domestic refrigerator 1 includes refrigerating circuit, internally can be produced by means of the refrigerating circuit in space 4 and 5 Raw corresponding temperature adjustment.Therefore, the refrigerating circuit especially includes evaporator, condenser, compressor and corresponding connecting line, Refrigerant circulates in the connecting line.

In the present embodiment, internally in space 4, independent storage area is configured to antistaling container 8.Antistaling container 8 by Thus drawer 9 movable in the z-direction and the lid 10 of drawer 9 can be covered from top form along depth direction.

Already mentioned refrigerating circuit is constructed as below：Its minor with inner space 4 can be adjusted in antistaling container 8 The different temperature of volume.In this case, antistaling container 8 preferably can be such lattice：Temperature is especially adjusted in the lattice To between 0 DEG C and 4 DEG C.The preferred somewhat higher of temperature in remaining inner space 4 can be adjusted to higher by user.

In addition, the ambient humidity of its minor volume different from inner space 4 can be adjusted in antistaling container.

In order to adjust the ambient humidity in antistaling container 8 with accordingly limiting, humidification apparatus 11 is set.Enter in the present embodiment And be not to be construed as fatefully, seeing in the width side of Domestic refrigerator 1 and then in the x direction, the humidification apparatus is non-overlapping Ground is arranged in the side of drawer 9, and is seen in addition in vertical direction and then in y directions, and the humidification apparatus at least partially, especially exists Be positioned in its whole height with the identical height level of drawer 9.Humidification apparatus 11 is also as drawer 9 the opening of door 6 In the case of can from frontside contacts to.

As in addition it can be seen that, it is especially in the form of drawer 12 and 13, other container group to be provided with lid 10 above Part.

The regarding in the region of humidification apparatus 11 and in storage area 8 of Domestic refrigerator 1 is illustrated with amplification in Fig. 2 Figure.As in fig. 2 it can be seen that, humidification apparatus 11 in the identical height of drawer 9 about with extending.

Humidification apparatus 11 is configured with before rectangle and the rectangular-shape ground configuration in its whole three-dimensional configuration.

Humidification apparatus 11 is configured to take enough moistures in antistaling container 8 to.Therefore, the humidification apparatus can be included always Return existing air blower or ventilation blower.As in addition from the view in Fig. 2 it can be seen that, in the present embodiment, in lid 10 On be disposed with separating plate 14, drawer 12 and 13 can be movably arranged on the separating plate.

The three-dimensional view of part diagram in Fig. 2 is shown in Fig. 3.Difference with being illustrated in Fig. 2 is, atomiser unit 11 Case 15 be partly drawn out.In addition to case 15, humidification apparatus 11 includes housing 16, and the housing has lower part 17 and carried 19 upper part 18 (Fig. 4) at the top of upper part.At least several parts of atomiser unit 20 are disposed with lower part 17.Pass through The push-in lattice 21 formed to the U-shaped of front opening for case 15 of housing 16.

Case 15 can pull out in horizontal depth direction and then in a z-direction from housing 16 and then from push-in lattice 21. In embodiment illustrated herein, case 15 can separate with housing 16 completely.Thus, the case can fill outside utensil, Such as filled on tap.

In addition, case 15 includes handle 23 on front side 22.Here, wall section 24 can be caught in handle cavity 25.

It is arranged in inner space 4 to the mechanical couplings of housing 16 and especially position is fixedly secured to the inner space In.The housing can also be arranged with lossless releasing.Case 15 is led particularly by unshowned guider in lattice 21 are pushed into To and be also kept.

In case 15, mist outlet opening 26 is configured with the side towards drawer 9, by included in case 15 and pass through Fluid, especially mist caused by water or the fluid mist that atomiser unit 20 is atomized are discharged to fresh-keeping from the mist outlet opening In container 8.In order to imported into drawer 9, fluid is provided between the entrance opening in mist outlet opening 26 and especially on drawer 9 Coupling.The fluid coupling can be constructed as below：Lasting connection is formed, such as fluidly connecting for realization is connected by pipeline.Cause This, relative to housing 16 also keep the connection of the water conservancy diversion during relative motion in drawer 9.

But it can also be provided that, the drawer 9 that can be moved relative to the humidification apparatus of humidification apparatus 11 and antistaling container 8 There is the connection for being used for that mist to be imported into drawer 9 by the coupling only coupled in the final position that drawer 9 has been pushed into.

Humidification apparatus 11 also includes ventilation blower 27, and the ventilation blower is arranged in housing 16 outside case 15.By means of logical Blower fan 27 produces air stream, the air stream flowed to by the air enter opening 28 in the rear wall 29 of case 15 in case 15 and Promoted there towards mist outlet opening 26 caused by atomizer element 30 or nebuliser element (such as piezoelectric element) Fluid mist post, therefrom, then the fluid mist post is reached in antistaling container 8 by unshowned entrance.The composition of housing 16 Case bearing part 32, rear side gauge push-in lattice 21 antetheca 31 also have stream opening 33, it is described stream opening in position with opening Mouth 28 is corresponding, therefore the air of ventilation blower 27 can be reached in case 15.

In this case, humidification apparatus 11 also includes control unit, and described control unit in addition can also be by atomizer The electronic unit of unit 20 is formed.Especially atomiser unit 20 and ventilation blower 27 are run also by way of the control unit.

So outer in Fig. 4 it can be seen that ground, shows there, case 15 is final in its being pushed into case bearing part 32 In position, so as to which case 15 is also pushed fully into well 21 is pushed into.In the position, stream opening 33 is outstanding with air enter opening 28 It is constructed in alignment.As can be seen in addition, ventilation blower 27 is directly arranged at nearby and preferably in the vertical direction is arranged in It is open with the two in 28 and 33 identical height.Thus, will be produced on the stroke of extremely short and preferred straight line by ventilation blower 27 Raw air stream is imported in case 15.

As can be seen in Figure 4, housing 16 and then case bearing part 32 has C-shape.Well 21 is pushed at the top of upper part Extend between 19 and lower part 17.Vertical side 34 is formed also by the C-shape of case bearing part 32, and the vertical side has Rear side gauge is pushed into the antetheca 31 of well 21.In addition, the C-shape of case bearing part 32 is included especially by the top of upper part 19 water formed Flat sides.By lower part 17 form the other of C-shape, lower section horizontal side.

As can be seen in Figure 4, case bearing part 32 has away from the bottom 35 of push-in well 21.Bottom portion 35 is constructed under In part 17.As can be seen in addition, multiple outflow openings 36, in the present embodiment, the stream are configured with the bottom 35 Go out opening with clearance type or banded geometry and parallel to each other and arrange at interval.The outflow opening exists On depth direction so be in refrigerating appliance 1 so that also on the z directions of humidification apparatus 11 construction after case bearing part 32 In the region of side.The outflow opening is especially arranged on such position in the depth direction so that it is physically positioned at In vertical side 34.In the present embodiment, the outflow opening 36 is in the depth direction in maximum and vertical side 34 depth Extend in consistent length.However, the outflow opening can also be constructed otherwise.As this also can be seen in Fig. 4, The configuration of outflow opening 36 and positioning are especially such so that their in the vertical directions construct to a certain extent is divulging information Machine 27 and the lower section of opening 28 and 33.

If fluid liquid, especially water are due to rocking and from air enter opening when being pushed into case 15 in push-in well 21 28 are shaken out and shake in the opening 33 that becomes a mandarin, then the fluid liquid is also undesirably reached in the inside of case bearing part 32.However, due to The configuration of outflow opening, the fluid liquid shaken can be spilt and by the row of bottom 35 from case bearing part 32 again immediately Go out.It is preferred that outflow opening 36 only extends in bottom 35.In addition, the outflow opening also constructs in bottom in an advantageous manner On 35 minimum position, so as to fluid liquid because gravity also always independently reaches outflow opening 36.

On the one hand the electronic unit that only arrangement reference 37 represents in case bearing part 32, the electronic unit are set Put and be provided for running atomizer element 30 for operating unit 38 and/or another aspect.The control unit having been mentioned above Equally can be one in these electronic units 37.These electronic units 37 are especially arranged in the lower part 17.

It is so outer it can be seen in figure 4 that humidification apparatus 11 also includes capacitive liquid level recognition unit 39.The liquid level Level identification unit is configured to identify the liquid level of the fluid in case 15.Liquid level recognition unit 39 is fully disposed in outside case Portion.The liquid level recognition unit has the unique electrode 40 of only one.The electrode 40 is arranged in case bearing part 32.Institute State electrode and the rear of antetheca 31 is arranged in vertical side 34.

Humidification apparatus 11 is shown with perspective representation in Figure 5, wherein, herein, case 15 is by from final position, (such as this is scheming Shown in 4) remove and partly pulled out from push-in well 21.

As can be seen in Figure 5, case 15 includes container 41, and fluid liquid is received in the container.In addition, case 15 wraps Lid 42 is included, the lid constructs independently of the ground of container 41 and is shown in Figure 5 for being placed in container 41 in its final position On.

In figure 6 to show container 41 from the three-dimensional view of top, wherein, lid 42 is removed.It can such as be seen in the diagram Arrive, in the side wall 29 mentioned, what air enter opening 28 was configured to open up leave blank portion.It means that container 41 Top edge 43 be interrupted on the position and the air enter opening 28 from top to a certain extent not by gauge and then not It is surrounded.

As in addition it can be seen that, the air enter opening 28 only partially rear wall 29, in the direction of the width and then Extend on the width measured in the x direction.In addition, air enter opening 28 preferably exists on the width construction of the rear wall 29 It is middle.Therefore, the air enter opening 28 only partially extends on the whole width of rear wall 29.

In the figure 7 especially to see that the three-dimensional view to rear wall 29 shows case 15, wherein, herein, lid 42 is on container 41 It is applied to again in its final position.As can be seen, lid 42 covers air enter opening 28 from top.Here, the lid 42 Back edge or back edge 44 substantially at least substantially flush ground cloth on identical position with rear wall 29 in the depth direction Put.Small dislocation can also be set, it is important that lid 42 on its width at least partially from top cover the portion of leaving blank or Air enter opening 28.

Figure 8 illustrates the stereogram of lid 42.In this case, lid exemplarily has the air stream for entrance Air steering component 45, and have and rock protector and/or fluid mist induction element 46.

Figure 9 illustrates the enlarged drawing of case bearing part 32, wherein, it is shown here push-in well 21 upper area in that Individual part, air enter opening 28 is constructed in the part.

As can be seen herein, the device 47 that humidification apparatus 11 includes being used to identify the lid 42 being placed on container 41 enters And including following device 47：Described device is configured to identify presence of the lid 42 on container 41.The device 47 so constructs, and makes Obtain only when lid 42 is being arranged in its final position according to regulation on container 41, case 15 can just be positioned in its case and hold In final position in holder 32.

The device 47 can functionally differently configuration, as this is in introductory song according to as illustrating some examples. In the set herein, embodiment next explained, device 47 to be shown, is identified the general Purely mechanical of described device Case 15 is placed in the final position in case bearing part 32 by the presence of lid 42 and thus prevention or release.

Therefore, device 47 includes preventing element or prevents camber member 48.In the present embodiment, the prevention element or resistance Only camber member is configured to and (is especially made of plastics) integral piece.The prevention camber member 48 is relative to the movable twelve Earthly Branches of case bearing part Hold in case bearing part 32.The prevention camber member is arranged in the horizontal side of the C-shaped of case bearing part 32.Therefore, prevent arch During part is arranged in 19 at the top of upper part and extend in push-in well 21.See in the depth direction and then in a z-direction, prevent bow Shape part 48 is arranged in 1/3rd of the rear of the extension of push-in well 21.It is particularly arranged to, device 47 so constructs so that case 15 can be pushed into case bearing part 32 and from being reached centre position of the case 15 on case bearing part 32 just to a certain extent Presence of the lid 42 on container 41 is tested.Here, centre position is located at case 15 on case bearing part in push-in well 21 Between the final position (such as final position figure 4 illustrates) of riding position and case 15 on leading section 49 (Fig. 5).This In the case of, case 15 can push-in the cathetus of well 21 and flatly move and for this by lower part 17 and upper part 18 correspondingly Guiding.

Prevent camber member 48 that there is stop wall 50.The stop wall is preventing being measured in the x direction for camber member 48 Only partially extend on width.

In addition, camber member 48 is prevented equally integrally to include raising slope 51.As can be seen, slope 51 is raised to raise The substantially level land of plane 52 extends.Raise slope 51 at the top of the push-in towards push-in well 21 or push-in well 21 entrance 49 Leading section 53 raises backward and then towards antetheca 29, and this is in terms of arrangement wedge-shapedly it is meant that raising slope 51 puts in push-in lattice In 21.As can be seen in fig.9 in addition, slope 51 is raised in the depth direction and then in a z-direction than stop wall 50 Further extend towards entrance 49 forward and then further.Therefore, leading section 53 than stop wall 50 further, It is especially apparent and further in front positions.

It is so outer that figure 9 illustrates see, stop wall 50 and raise slope 51 and be directly arranged side by side in the direction of the width. They directly adjoin each other.

As can be seen, in the width of case bearing part 32, stop wall 50 be arranged in push-in well 21 width with It is interior.Therefore, in case bearing part 32 and then also it is disposed so as holding in the width of push-in well 21, stop wall 50 In the case that device 41 is arranged in push-in well 21, stop wall 50 is at least partially disposed in the portion of leaving blank or air enter opening 28 The width measured in the direction of the width beyond.In the height direction and then in y-direction, the stop wall 50 and the air The extension measured in the height direction into opening 28 is at least partially overlapping.

As can be seen in addition, see in the depth direction, stop wall 50 is arranged in following position：Exist reaching case 15 Before final position in case bearing part 32, the backstop of rear wall 29 of container 41 is on the position, and when lid 42 is not arranged in appearance When on device 41, further the inserting into final position by case 15 is prevented.

In addition, in case bearing part 32 and then also in the width of push-in well 21, raise slope 51 and be arranged in push-in Within the width of well 21.In addition, in the width of push-in well 21, this is raised slope 51 and is disposed so as in container 41 when being arranged in push-in well 21, raise slope 51 be fully disposed in the portion of leaving blank or air enter opening 28 in width On within the width seen.

Realized by this configuration, when case 15 is only pushed into container 41 in push-in well 21, raise slope 51 in depth Sink to through the air enter opening 28 opened up in edge side and do not occur at all related to this when being moved on degree direction Contact.Thus do not occur to prevent camber member 48 in the vertical direction upward raises.In in the depth direction this of container 41 In kind of moving movement, rear wall 29 contacts with stop wall 50, because they are due to relative to each other in the direction of the width in terms of position Arrangement and can not possibly from each other side slip over.Thus prevent, so as to which container 41 can not be pushed further into and can not Get at up to the final position in push-in well 21.

, whereas if lid 42 is arranged on container 41 (such as this figure 7 illustrates), then because air enter opening 28 is covered 42 cover and the edge of composition level.Before in the possible backstop of rear wall 29 to stop wall 50, the horizontal edge is due in height On degree direction and position local relative to each other in the direction of the width and encounter and raise slope 51.Due to geometric configuration and lift Relative position between high slope 51 and stop wall 50 relative to each other, slope 51 is raised in the then contact of back edge 44, and works as case 15 further towards the final position in push-in well 21 when being pushed into, and due to its geometric configuration, prevents camber member 48 continuous Ground is lifted up.Here, raise such progress so that due to further displacement, rear wall 29 is no longer able to backstop only On retaining wall 50, so as to automatically cause the elimination of interception, and then have the case 15 of container 41 and lid 42 can not be by Hinder ground mobile until the final position in case bearing part 32 and therefore reach final position without restriction.

Therefore, automatically, in current explanation identified by the device 47 Purely mechanical the presence of lid 42 and so Automatically cause also and mechanically corresponding interception or the release to case 15 is placed in final position afterwards.Here, Raise slope 51 only because gravity and move downward.

This is raised slope 51 and by springs preload can also arranged to springing, is also reliably reached so as to which this raises slope In its (in the case of no case) initial position.Furthermore, it is possible to by spring direct injection or it is molded into and raises slope 51 On.

Figure 10 illustrates case bearing part 32, and the interposition for preventing camber member 48 from seeing in the direction of the width can be seen Put.

Illustrated in fig. 11 with amplification and prevent camber member 48.As can be seen in the extension, slope 51 is raised than excellent Vertically oriented stop wall 50 is selected substantially further to forward extend out.Substantially, camber member 48 is prevented to include base members 54, the base members construct and stop wall 50 are integrally configured with the base members and raises slope board-likely 51.Swing arm 55 and 56 is disposed with opposed side on the base members 54, the swing arm is formed with case bearing part 32 It is mechanical to couple and prevent camber member 48 from being raised upwards by the swing arm, wherein, swinging axle is given for this Line 57.

Furthermore it is preferred that setting, humidification apparatus 11 has device 58, device identification, and when case 15 is arranged in it and is pushed into well In 21 and then also in the final position in case bearing part 32.The device 58 can be constructed independently of device 57 or with device 57 Coupling.To this additionally or alternatively, can also set, the device 58 is connected with liquid level recognition unit 39, with this phase Close ground and especially use identical sensing device.Therefore, for example figure 13 illustrates corresponding configuration, in the configuration, liquid level is high It is simultaneously unit 58 to spend recognition unit 39, and the liquid in container 41 can be not only determined by the liquid level recognition unit The liquid level of fluid, and on the other hand can also identify final position of the case 15 in case bearing part 32.

Humidification apparatus 11 is illustrated in the section simplified as in fig. 13 in fig. 12, wherein, construction is only herein Vertical device 58.In the independent device, following manner is identified by final position of the case 15 in case bearing part 32 Realize：The plug 59 of case side is electrically coupled with the plug 60 of case bearing part side and related to this corresponding signal is delivered into electricity On subassembly 37.

Reference numerals list

1 Domestic refrigerator

2 housings

3 internal containers

4 inner spaces

5 inner spaces

6

7

8 storage areas

9 drawers

10 lids

11 humidification apparatus

12 drawers

13 drawers

14 separating plates

15 casees

16 housings

17 lower parts

18 upper parts

At the top of 19 upper parts

20 atomiser units

21 push-in lattice

22 front sides

23 handles

24 wall sections

25 handle cavities

26 mist outlet openings

27 ventilation blowers

28 air enter openings

29 rear walls

30 atomizer elements

31 antethecas

32 casees bearing parts

33 stream openings

34 vertical sides

35 bottoms

36 outflow openings

37 electronic units

38 operating units

39 liquid level recognition units

40 electrodes

41 containers

42 lids

43 top edges

44 back edges

45 air steering components

46 fluid mist induction elements

47 devices

48 prevent camber member

49 leading sections

50 stop walls

51 raise slope

52 elevated planes

53 leading sections

54 base members

55 swing arms

56 swing arms

57 axiss of oscillation

58 devices

59 plugs

60 plugs

Claims (15)

1. a kind of humidification apparatus (11), it is used to the fluid mist as caused by fluid liquid introducing the interior of Domestic refrigerator (1) In the storage area (8) in portion space (4,5), the humidification apparatus has the case for being used for being filled with fluid liquid to be atomized (15) lid (42) that, the case has container (41) and can removed from the container, and the humidification apparatus has case Bearing part (32), the case (15) can be placed in the case bearing part and can be taken from the case bearing part Go out, it is characterised in that the humidification apparatus (11) has the device for being used for the lid (42) that identification is placed on the container (41) (47), the device is constructed so that the case (15) can only when the lid (42) is arranged on the container (41) It is placed in its final position on the case bearing part (32).

2. humidification apparatus (11) according to claim 1, it is characterised in that described device (47) is constructed so that the case (15) can be pushed into the case bearing part (32), and from the arrival case (15) on the case bearing part (32) Centre position is risen just tests to presence of the lid (42) on the container (41).

3. humidification apparatus (11) according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that described device (47) is configured to optically Detect the lid (42).

4. the humidification apparatus (11) according to any one of the preceding claims, it is characterised in that described device (47) constructs For magnetically and/or inductance type and/or capacitively detect it is described lid (42).

5. the humidification apparatus (11) according to any one of the preceding claims, it is characterised in that described device (47) constructs Mechanically to detect the lid (42).

6. the humidification apparatus (11) according to any one of the preceding claims, it is characterised in that the container (41) has Rear wall (29), the top edge (43) being configured with the rear in the region in wall up in the lateral rear wall (29) in edge are beaten The portion of leaving blank (28) opened, the portion of leaving blank is in the rear on the width of wall (29) in the rear on the whole width of wall (29) Only partially construct.

7. the humidification apparatus (11) according to claim 5 or 6, it is characterised in that described device (47) has mechanical Prevent camber member (48), the mechanical tegmental wall for preventing camber member to be arranged in the case bearing part (32) with can moving (19) on and put in the push-in well (21) of the case bearing part (32), the case (15) can be pushed into the push-in well In.

8. humidification apparatus (11) according to claim 7, it is characterised in that the prevention camber member (48) has stop wall (50), the stop wall is arranged within the width of the push-in well (21) simultaneously on the width of the case bearing part (32) And be arranged so as in the width of the push-in well (21), so that being arranged in the push-in well in the container (41) (21) stop wall (50) is at least partially disposed in beyond the width of portion (28) of leaving blank in the case of in.

9. humidification apparatus (11) according to claim 8, it is characterised in that on the depth direction of the push-in well (21) See, the stop wall (50) is arranged on following position：The case (15) is reached in the case bearing part (32) most Before final position is put, rear wall (29) backstop of the container (41) works as the lid (42) and is not arranged in institute on the position When stating on container (41), further inserting into the final position is prevented.

10. the humidification apparatus (11) according to any one of claim 7 to 9, it is characterised in that see in the direction of the width, The prevention camber member (48) has beside the stop wall (50) raises slope (51), and the slope of raising is in depth direction On than the stop wall (50) further along towards it is described push-in well (21) entrance (49) extension.

11. humidification apparatus (11) according to claim 10, it is characterised in that in the width side of the case bearing part (32) Looking up, the slope (51) of raising is arranged within the width of the push-in well (21), and in the push-in well (21) Seen on width, the slope (51) of raising is arranged so as to, so that being arranged in the push-in well (21) in the container (4) In in the case of the slope (51) of raising be fully disposed within the width of portion (28) of leaving blank.

12. the humidification apparatus (11) according to claim 10 or 11, it is characterised in that in the depth of the push-in well (21) Side is looked up, and the slope (51) of raising is arranged on following position：On the position, it is arranged on the container (41) Cover (42) the case (15) it is carrying out in the depth direction, into the push-on process in push-in well (21), reach Raise slope (51) before the stop wall (50) described in back edge (44) contact, and described in the case (15) direction most Final position is put the prevention camber member (48) when being pushed further into and can raised upwards to eliminate interception.

13. the humidification apparatus (11) according to any one of claim 11 to 12, it is characterised in that the stop wall (50) Raise slope (51) with described on prevention camber member (48) position regularly constructs relative to each other.

14. a kind of Domestic refrigerator (1), it has the humidification apparatus (11) according to any one of the preceding claims, The Domestic refrigerator (1) especially has the inner space (4,5) for being used for receiving food, in the inner space, a son Volume is configured to independent storage area (8), can introduce food in the storage area, wherein, pass through the humidification Equipment (11) can carry out the introducing independently of remaining inner space (4,5) of fluid mist in the storage area (8).

15. one kind is used for the side that the case (15) of humidification apparatus (11) is placed in the case bearing part (32) of the humidification apparatus (11) Method, the humidification apparatus be configured to by as fluid liquid (36) by means of the humidification apparatus (11) caused by fluid mist (44) draw In the storage area (8) for entering the inner space (4,5) of Domestic refrigerator (1), wherein, the case (15) is configured with container (41) With the lid (42) that can be removed from the container, it is characterised in that the case (15) is being placed in into the case bearing part (32) When middle, automatically identified by the device (47) of the humidification apparatus (11)：Whether the lid (42) is arranged in the container (41) on, and when the lid (42) is not arranged on the container (41), prevented by described device (47) by the case (15) it is placed in its final position on the case bearing part (32).