CN108455032B

CN108455032B - Heat insulation box

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Publication number: CN108455032B
Application number: CN201810018310.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 于海峰; 孙鑫; 任启峰; 吴凡; 吴一梅
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2018-01-09
Filing date: 2018-01-09
Publication date: 2020-09-29
Anticipated expiration: 2038-01-09
Also published as: CN108455032A

Abstract

The invention provides an incubator. The insulation can comprises a box body, a first partition plate and a temperature adjusting module, wherein the first partition plate is arranged between opposite side walls of the box body, so that the box body is divided into a refrigerating area and a heating area which are independent of each other, the temperature of the refrigerating area and the temperature of the heating area can be adjusted by the temperature adjusting module, and the volumes of the refrigerating area and the heating area are adjustable. According to the insulation can, the space sizes of the refrigerating area and the heating area can be adjusted according to requirements, the food storage requirements of different users are met, the space utilization rate of the insulation can is improved, and good user experience is achieved.

Description

Heat insulation box

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of heat preservation boxes, and particularly relates to a heat preservation box.

Background

With the prevalence of the 'internet plus' mode, the rapid development of the logistics transportation industry and the acceleration of the life rhythm, more and more students, office workers and other crowds order meals in an online and telephone mode, so that the food ordering system is economical and convenient. Present food delivery trade simple to use's food delivery insulation can carries out the confession in batches and send, and traditional food delivery insulation can does not refrigerate, function such as heat, hot meal has become cold when the consumer takes the food and beverage, cold and hot food is very easily mixed, and simultaneously, because cold and hot food is unfixed on the order volume, even if lead to possessing the insulation can of refrigeration heating function, also can not guarantee the utilization ratio in space in practical application, there are serious not enough and local, can't satisfy consumer's demand, cause very big injury to consumer's health even more, traditional insulation can't satisfy the demand in market.

Patent No. 201310678275.6 discloses a household cold and hot integrated thermal insulation box, which uses a semiconductor refrigerator and a semiconductor heater to respectively realize refrigeration and heating. Patent No. 201220194993.7 discloses a portable solar semiconductor cold and hot dual-purpose insulation box, which is applied by combining a solar semiconductor refrigeration technology and a heat conduction technology of a heat pipe, but the method cannot realize the regulation of cold and hot spaces and the internal temperature thereof, and is limited in use; and the additional heat pipe device leads to the complex device and higher cost.

Disclosure of Invention

Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an incubator, wherein the size of the space between the refrigeration area and the heating area can be adjusted according to the requirement, so as to meet the food storage requirement of different users, improve the space utilization rate of the incubator, and provide good user experience.

In order to solve the problems, the invention provides an insulation can which comprises a box body, a first partition plate and a temperature adjusting module, wherein the first partition plate is arranged between opposite side walls of the box body, so that the box body is divided into a refrigerating area and a heating area which are independent of each other, the temperature adjusting module can adjust the temperature of the refrigerating area and the heating area, and the volumes of the refrigerating area and the heating area are adjustable.

Preferably, the first partition is slidable with respect to an opposite side wall of the cabinet to change the volumes of the cooling and heating areas.

Preferably, a sliding device is arranged at the joint of the first partition board and the box body, the sliding device comprises a sliding block and a sliding rail, the sliding rail is connected with the box body, the sliding block is connected with the first partition board, and the sliding block is arranged on the sliding rail in a sliding manner, so that the first partition board moves relative to the box body along the sliding rail.

Preferably, the sliding device further comprises a locking member to fix a sliding position of the first partition plate within the case.

Preferably, the sliding device is made of ABS material.

Preferably, the first partition board includes a first side surface and a second side surface which are oppositely arranged, the box body has a first interface matched with the first side surface and a second interface matched with the second side surface, and at least one set of the sliding device is arranged between the first side surface and the first interface and between the second side surface and the second interface.

Preferably, the first partition further includes a third side surface opposite to the bottom of the cabinet, the cabinet further has a third interface surface matched with the third side surface, and the first side surface, the second side surface and the third side surface are provided with sealing members to prevent the first partition from mixing cold and heat generated in the cooling area and the heating area during the sliding process.

Preferably, the temperature adjusting module includes a semiconductor module having a heating and cooling function, and the semiconductor module is disposed on the first partition plate to reduce the temperature of the cooling area and increase the temperature of the heating area.

Preferably, the semiconductor module includes a module body, a cold-end heat exchanger and a hot-end heat exchanger, the cold-end heat exchanger is disposed on one side of the module body facing the cooling zone, and the hot-end heat exchanger is disposed on one side of the module body facing the heating zone.

Preferably, the heat insulation box further comprises a first fan and/or a second fan, the first fan is arranged on one side, facing the refrigeration area, of the cold-end heat exchanger, and the second fan is arranged on one side, facing the heating area, of the hot-end heat exchanger.

Preferably, the outer side of the first fan is covered with a first mesh enclosure, and/or the outer side of the second fan is covered with a second mesh enclosure.

Preferably, the incubator further comprises a second partition plate, and the second partition plate is arranged between opposite side walls of the box body, so that the box body is divided into independent constant temperature zones.

Preferably, the incubator further comprises a layered partition board, and the layered partition board is placed in the constant-temperature zone, so that the food in the constant-temperature zone can be placed in layers.

Preferably, the heat insulation box further comprises a display screen for displaying the current and voltage values in the semiconductor module and the temperatures of the refrigeration area and the heating area in real time.

Preferably, the temperature adjusting module comprises at least two groups of semiconductor modules, and each semiconductor module can be controlled to be opened and closed independently or simultaneously so as to control the temperature in the refrigerating area and the heating area.

Preferably, a projection is arranged at the joint of the first partition plate and the box body, a groove is arranged at the joint of the box body and the first partition plate, the projection is embedded in the groove, and the first partition plate can slide under the guide of the groove.

When the insulation can provided by the invention is used, a user can adjust the spaces of the refrigerating area and the heating area according to the amount of food to be refrigerated or insulated actually, so that the space utilization rate of the insulation can is improved, and the user experience of the insulation can is improved; in addition, because the semiconductor module with the heating and refrigerating functions is adopted, after the power supply is switched on, the two ends of the semiconductor module can simultaneously realize the double functions of refrigerating and heating, so that the refrigerating and heating process of the heat preservation box is extremely simplified, the structure is simple and compact, the heat preservation box has the characteristics of high refrigerating and heating efficiency, high speed and relatively low manufacturing cost, a refrigerant is not required to be used in the refrigerating working condition of the heat preservation box, and the environment-friendly property is high.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an incubator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the first partition board in FIG. 1 interfacing with the box;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of an exploded structure of an incubator according to another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a partially enlarged view of a portion a in fig. 3.

The reference numerals are represented as:

1. a box body; 11. a refrigeration zone; 12. a hot zone is produced; 13. a normal temperature zone; 14. a layered partition plate; 2. a first separator; 3. a semiconductor module; 31. a module body; 32. a cold end heat exchanger; 33. a hot end heat exchanger; 34. a first fan; 35. a second fan; 36. a first mesh enclosure; 37. a second mesh enclosure; 4. a sliding device; 41. a slider; 42. a slide rail; 43. a locking member; 51. a first side surface; 52. a second side surface; 53. a third side; 6. a seal member; 7. a second separator; 8. a display screen; 9. a cover body.

Detailed Description

For the sake of simplifying the description, the terms of upper and lower directions used in the present embodiment are referred to the directions of the used state of the thermal container.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4 in combination, according to an embodiment of the present invention, an incubator includes an enclosure 1, a first partition 2, a cover 9, and a temperature adjustment module, where the enclosure 1 is connected to the cover 9, the enclosure 1 and the cover 9 form a sealed food storage space, the first partition 2 is disposed between opposite sidewalls of the enclosure 1, so that the enclosure 1 is divided into a cooling zone 11 and a heating zone 12, which are independent of each other, the temperature adjustment module can adjust temperatures of the cooling zone 11 and the heating zone 12, and volumes of the cooling zone 11 and the heating zone 12 are adjustable. When the refrigerator is used, the space of the refrigerating area 11 and the space of the heating area 12 can be adjusted by a user according to the amount of food to be refrigerated or insulated in actual needs, so that the space utilization rate of the incubator is improved, and the user experience of the incubator is improved.

Preferably, the first partition 2 is slidable with respect to the opposite side walls of the cabinet 1 so as to vary the volumes of the cooling and

heating zones

11, 12. Specifically, a simple and convenient manner is that a bump is arranged at the joint of the first partition plate 2 and the box body 1, a groove is arranged at the joint of the box body 1 and the first partition plate 2, the bump is embedded in the groove, at this time, the first partition plate 2 can slide under the guidance of the groove, so as to adjust and change the volumes of the refrigerating area 11 and the heating area 12, of course, more preferably, a sliding device 4 is arranged at the joint of the first partition plate 2 and the box body 1, the sliding device 4 comprises a sliding block 41 and a sliding rail 42, the sliding rail 42 is connected with the box body 1, the sliding block 41 is connected with the first partition plate 2, the sliding block 41 is slidably arranged on the sliding rail 42, so that the first partition plate 2 moves along the sliding rail 42 relative to the box body 1, and at this time, the sliding connection between the first partition plate 2 and the box body 1 is more reliable, Accurate and more convenient for stroke control. Preferably, the sliding device 4 further includes a locking component 43 to fix the sliding position of the first partition 2 in the box body 1, so as to prevent the space of the cooling area 11 and the heating area 12 from being changed again under the action of external force after the user adjusts the space.

Preferably, the sliding device 4 is made of ABS material, which has better wear resistance and can improve the service life of the sliding device 4; on the other hand, the ABS material is less affected by temperature and humidity changes, and avoids the metal guide rails from causing the transfer of cold and heat between the cooling area 11 and the heating area 12.

Preferably, the first partition board 2 includes a first side surface 51 and a second side surface 52 which are oppositely arranged, the box body 1 has a first interface surface which is matched with the first side surface 51 and a second interface surface which is matched with the second side surface 52, at least one set of the sliding devices 4 is arranged between the first side surface 51 and the first interface surface and between the second side surface 52 and the second interface surface, and at this time, two sides of the first partition board 2 are respectively connected and guided by a set of sliding devices, so that the moving process of the first partition board 2 is more stable.

Preferably, the first partition board 2 further comprises a third side 53 opposite to the bottom of the box body 1, the box body 1 further has a third interface surface matched with the third side 53, and the first side 51, the second side 52 and the third side 53 are provided with sealing members 6 to prevent the first partition board 2 from generating cold and heat mixing in the refrigerating area 11 and the heating area 12 during sliding, where the sealing members 6 are preferably flexible rubber, and may have certain deformation resistance, and are more suitable for sealing the first partition board 2 during sliding.

Preferably, the temperature adjusting module includes a semiconductor module 3 having a heating and cooling function, and the semiconductor module 3 is disposed on the first partition plate 2 to lower the temperature of the cooling area 11 and raise the temperature of the heating area 12. This technical scheme is owing to adopted the semiconductor module 3 that has the refrigeration function of heating, after the switch on, the dual function that refrigeration and heating can be realized to semiconductor module 3's both ends simultaneously, makes the refrigeration and heating process of insulation can is extremely simplified, and simple structure is compact, has refrigeration heating efficiency height, fast, the relatively lower characteristics of manufacturing cost to can be through adjusting current size in the semiconductor module 3 is right the real-time regulation control in refrigeration district 11, heating district 12, the refrigeration operating mode of insulation can need not to use the refrigerant, and the feature of environmental protection is high.

Preferably, the semiconductor module 3 includes a module body 31, a cold-end heat exchanger 32, and a hot-end heat exchanger 33, the cold-end heat exchanger 32 is disposed on one side of the module body 31 facing the refrigeration zone 11, the hot-end heat exchanger 33 is disposed on one side of the module body 31 facing the heating zone 12, the cold-end heat exchanger 32 can improve the refrigeration efficiency of the module body 31, so that the temperature in the refrigeration zone 11 is reduced faster, and the hot-end heat exchanger 33 can improve the heating efficiency of the module body 31, so that the temperature in the heating zone 12 is increased faster.

Preferably, the heat preservation box further comprises a first fan 34 and/or a second fan 35, the first fan 34 is arranged on the side of the cold-end heat exchanger 32 facing the refrigeration area 11, the second fan 35 is arranged on the side of the hot-end heat exchanger 33 facing the heating area 12, and the first fan 34 can enable the air inside the refrigeration area 11 to flow more actively, so that the temperature inside the refrigeration area 11 is more uniform; the second fan 35 can make the air flow inside the heating zone 12 more active, thereby making the temperature inside the heating zone 12 more uniform.

Preferably, a first mesh enclosure 36 covers the outer side of the first fan 34, and/or a second mesh enclosure 37 covers the outer side of the second fan 35, the first mesh enclosure 36 can isolate food placed in the refrigeration area 11 from the first fan 34, the second mesh enclosure 37 can isolate food placed in the heating area 12 from the second fan 35, and meanwhile, the first mesh enclosure 36 and the second mesh enclosure 37 can also prevent a user from contacting the first fan 34 and the second fan 35 when placing food, so as to avoid accidental injury.

Preferably, the heat preservation box further comprises a second partition plate 7, the second partition plate 7 is arranged between opposite side walls of the box body 1, so that the box body 1 is divided into independent normal temperature zones 13, at this time, the heat preservation box is provided with a refrigerating zone 11, a heating zone 12 and a normal temperature zone 13, and the selectivity of food storage of a user is stronger.

Preferably, the insulation can still includes layering baffle 14, layering baffle 14 place in normal temperature region 13, so that food in normal temperature region 13 can place by layers, prevents that various food from mixing and producing the tainting of flavor phenomenon as an organic whole, simultaneously, also can rule out the space in normal temperature region 13, conveniently gets the process of putting food, of course, more the optimization is in also set up refrigeration district layering baffle, heating district layering baffle respectively in refrigeration district 11, the district 12 of heating, the benefit of bringing from this with layering baffle 14 is unanimous, and no longer the repeated description here.

Preferably, the heat preservation box further includes a display screen 8 for displaying the current and voltage values in the semiconductor module 3 and the temperatures in the cooling area 11, the heating area 12, and/or the normal temperature area 13 in real time.

Preferably, the temperature adjusting module includes at least two groups of semiconductor modules 3, each of the semiconductor modules 3 can be controlled to be turned on and turned off individually or simultaneously to control the temperatures in the cooling area 11 and the heating area 12, at this time, each of the semiconductor modules 3 works in parallel, and when the temperature adjusting module is used, a user can control the number of the semiconductor modules 3 to be turned on through the controller to adjust the temperatures in multiple gears, so that the temperature requirements of different areas are met.

More preferably, the first partition plate 2 and the second partition plate 7 are made of heat insulating materials such as polystyrene, so that the heat insulating performance of the heat insulating box can be further improved, and the temperature among the refrigerating area 11, the heating area 12 and the normal temperature area 13 is prevented from being transmitted among the first partition plate 2, the second partition plate 7, the box body 1 and the cover body 9.

It is readily understood by a person skilled in the art that the advantageous ways described above can be freely combined, superimposed without conflict.

The present invention is not limited to the above preferred embodiments, and any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention. The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the technical principle of the present invention, and these improvements and modifications should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An insulation can comprises a box body (1), a first partition plate (2) and a temperature adjusting module, wherein the first partition plate (2) is arranged between opposite side walls of the box body (1), so that the box body (1) is divided into a refrigerating area (11) and a heating area (12) which are independent of each other, and the temperature adjusting module can adjust the temperatures of the refrigerating area (11) and the heating area (12), and is characterized in that the volumes of the refrigerating area (11) and the heating area (12) are adjustable; the first partition plate (2) can slide relative to the opposite side wall of the box body (1) so as to change the volumes of the refrigerating area (11) and the heating area (12); the temperature adjusting module comprises a semiconductor module (3) with heating and refrigerating functions, and the semiconductor module (3) is arranged on the first partition plate (2) so as to reduce the temperature of the refrigerating area (11) and increase the temperature of the heating area (12); the semiconductor module (3) comprises a module body (31), a cold-end heat exchanger (32) and a hot-end heat exchanger (33), wherein the cold-end heat exchanger (32) is arranged on one side, facing the refrigerating area (11), of the module body (31), and the hot-end heat exchanger (33) is arranged on one side, facing the heating area (12), of the module body (31); the refrigerator further comprises a first fan (34) and/or a second fan (35), wherein the first fan (34) is arranged on the side, facing the refrigeration area (11), of the cold-end heat exchanger (32), and the second fan (35) is arranged on the side, facing the heating area (12), of the hot-end heat exchanger (33); a sliding device (4) is arranged at the joint of the first partition plate (2) and the box body (1), the sliding device (4) comprises a sliding block (41) and a sliding rail (42), the sliding rail (42) is connected with the box body (1), the sliding block (41) is connected with the first partition plate (2), and the sliding block (41) is arranged on the sliding rail (42) in a sliding manner, so that the first partition plate (2) moves relative to the box body (1) along the sliding rail (42); the first clapboard (2) comprises a first side surface (51) and a second side surface (52) which are oppositely arranged, the box body (1) is provided with a first connecting surface matched with the first side surface (51) and a second connecting surface matched with the second side surface (52), and at least one group of sliding devices (4) are arranged between the first side surface (51) and the first connecting surface and between the second side surface (52) and the second connecting surface; the first partition plate (2) further comprises a third side face (53) opposite to the bottom of the box body (1), the box body (1) is further provided with a third joint face matched with the third side face (53), and sealing elements (6) are arranged at the first side face (51), the second side face (52) and the third side face (53) so as to prevent the first partition plate (2) from causing the cold and heat mixing of the refrigerating area (11) and the heating area (12) in the sliding process.

2. Incubator according to claim 1, characterised in that said sliding means (4) further comprise locking means (43) to fix the sliding position of said first partition (2) inside said tank (1).

3. Incubator according to claim 1, characterised in that said sliding means (4) are made of ABS material.

4. Incubator according to claim 1, characterised in that the first fan (34) is externally covered by a first net (36) and/or that the second fan (35) is externally covered by a second net (37).

5. Incubator according to anyone of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that it comprises a second partition (7), said second partition (7) being arranged between opposite side walls of the enclosure (1) so as to divide said enclosure (1) into separate isothermal sections (13).

6. The incubator according to claim 5, further comprising a layered partition (14), wherein the layered partition (14) is placed in the constant temperature zone (13) to allow the food in the constant temperature zone (13) to be placed in layers.

7. Incubator according to anyone of claims 1 to 4 or 6, characterised in that it comprises a display screen (8) for displaying in real time the current and voltage values in said semiconductor modules (3) and the temperatures of said cooling (11) and heating (12) zones.

8. Incubator according to anyone of claims 1 to 4 or 6, characterised in that said tempering modules comprise at least two groups of said semiconductor modules (3), each of said semiconductor modules (3) being capable of being controlled individually or simultaneously on and off to control the temperature in said cooling (11) and heating (12) zones.

9. An incubator according to claim 1, characterised in that the first partition (2) is provided with a projection at the junction with the housing (1), the housing (1) is provided with a recess at the junction with the first partition (2), the projection is fitted in the recess, and the first partition (2) is slidable in the direction of the recess.