Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a drawer assembly, a refrigerator provided with the drawer assembly and a control method of the drawer assembly.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides a drawer assembly, which comprises a drawer and a separation strip positioned in the drawer to divide the storage space of the drawer into regions, wherein at least part of the structure of the separation strip is made of a magnetic material, the drawer assembly further comprises an electromagnetic control assembly arranged on the drawer, the electromagnetic control assembly comprises at least two electromagnets and a control unit, the electromagnets and the control unit are distributed on the drawer at intervals along the direction perpendicular to the separation strip, and the control unit controls the on-off of each electromagnet and the strength of a magnetic field generated by each electromagnet.
As a further improvement of the present invention, the drawer includes a bottom wall, a pair of first side walls disposed opposite to each other, and a pair of second side walls disposed opposite to each other, the separation strip is perpendicular to the first side walls, at least one of the first side walls is provided with a first guiding structure, the separation strip is provided with a second guiding structure slidably mounted with the first guiding structure, at least two electromagnets are disposed at intervals along an extending direction of the first guiding structure, and at least a part of the second guiding structure is made of a magnetic material.
As a further improvement of the present invention, the first guiding structure includes a guiding groove opened on the first side wall, and a guiding rail located outside the guiding groove and fixed to the first side wall, the second guiding structure includes a sliding block slidably mounted on the guiding rail, and a connecting rod connected to the sliding block, the sliding block is made of a magnetic material, and after the installation, the connecting rod slides in the guiding groove.
As a further improvement of the present invention, at least two electromagnets are mounted on the guide rail, and after the mounting is completed, the projection of the electromagnets along the extension direction of the guide rail is within the projection of the guide rail along the extension direction.
As a further improvement of the invention, the drawer comprises a door body arranged outside the second side wall, and the control unit comprises an operation screen arranged at the upper end of the door body and a control circuit electrically connected with the operation screen and the electromagnet.
As a further improvement of the present invention, the drawer assembly further includes a first dividing strip group, the first dividing strip group includes at least one first dividing strip perpendicular to the dividing strip, the first dividing strip is perpendicular to the dividing strip, and the first dividing strip is slidably disposed on the dividing strip.
As a further improvement of the present invention, the electromagnetic control assembly further comprises a position detection unit electrically connected to the control unit and sensing the position of the separation strip from each magnet in real time.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention further provides a refrigerator provided with the drawer assembly.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention further provides a control method based on the above drawer assembly, where the control method includes: the control unit receives a user instruction, analyzes the user instruction to determine the electromagnet selected by the user from the at least two electromagnets, and the electromagnet is a designated electromagnet; the control unit controls the power on and/or off of the designated electromagnet so that the division bar moves and stops at the designated electromagnet.
As a further improvement of the present invention, the electromagnetic control assembly further comprises a position detection unit electrically connected to the control unit and sensing the position of the separation strip from each magnet in real time; the control method further comprises the following steps of after confirming the designated electromagnet: starting the position detection unit, detecting the distance between the separation strip and the designated electromagnet in real time and sending the detected real-time distance to the control unit, and ending if the real-time distance is continuously zero; otherwise, the control unit controls the specified electromagnet to be electrified until the real-time distance is continuously zero, the control unit controls the specified electromagnet to be powered off, the position detection unit is closed, and the operation is finished.
The invention has the beneficial effects that: the drawer assembly controls the movement and/or stop of the separation strips through the magnetic field generated by the electromagnetic control assembly, and adjusts the partition of the drawer, so that the drawer assembly is more intelligent and is simple and convenient to operate.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.
As shown in fig. 1 to 5, the drawer assembly 100 of the present invention includes a drawer 1, a division bar 2 positioned in the drawer 1 to divide a storage space of the drawer 1, and an electromagnetic control assembly 3.
The drawer 1 comprises a bottom wall 11, a pair of oppositely arranged first side walls 12, and a pair of oppositely arranged second side walls 13. The bottom wall 11, a pair of first side walls 12 arranged oppositely and a pair of second side walls 13 arranged oppositely enclose a storage space. In this embodiment, the drawer 1 further includes a door 15, and the door 15 is mounted outside the second side wall 13.
At least one first side wall 12 is provided with a first guiding structure 14, the dividing strip 2 is arranged in the storage space of the drawer 1 perpendicular to the first side wall 12, and the dividing strip 2 is installed in the storage space through the first guiding structure 14 and slides along the extending direction parallel to the first side wall 12. At least part of the structure of the separation strip 2 is made of magnetic material, so that the separation strip 2 is controlled by the magnetic field generated by the electromagnetic control assembly 3 to move and/or stop.
The separation strip 2 is provided with two first cross rods 21 which are separately arranged and are parallel to the bottom wall 11, two first vertical rods 22 which are connected with the corresponding end parts of the first cross rods 21, and a second guide structure 23 which is slidably mounted on the first guide structure 14, wherein the first vertical rods 22 are connected with the second guide structure 23. The division strip is simple in structure and lighter in weight.
In this embodiment, two first side walls 12 are provided with first guide structures 14, two first vertical bars 22 of the separator 2 are provided with second guide structures 23 corresponding to the first guide structures 14, and two ends of the separator 2 are connected to the first side walls 12 in a sliding manner through the second guide structures 23 and the first guide structures 14, so that the stability of the separator 2 is enhanced. Said second guide structure 23 is made at least partially of magnetic material, said second guide structure 23 moving and/or stopping along said first guide structure 14 according to the magnetic field generated by said electromagnetic control assembly 3.
The first guiding structure 14 includes a guiding groove 141 provided on the first side wall 12, and a guiding rail 142 located outside the guiding groove 141 and fixed to the first side wall 12, the second guiding structure 23 includes a sliding block 231 slidably mounted on the guiding rail 142, and a connecting rod 232 connecting the sliding block 231 and the first vertical rod 22, and after the installation is completed, the connecting rod 232 slides in the guiding groove 141. The sliding block 231 is made of a magnetic material, and according to the magnetic field generated by the electromagnetic control assembly, the sliding block 231 slides along the guide rail 142 to drive the dividing strip 2 to slide and/or stop in the storage space to adjust the division of the drawer. The slider 231 may be made of metal or permanent magnet.
The electromagnetic control assembly 3 comprises at least two electromagnets 31 and a control unit, wherein the electromagnets 31 and the control unit are distributed on the drawer 1 at intervals along the direction perpendicular to the separation strips 2, and the control unit controls the on-off of each electromagnet 31 and the strength of a magnetic field generated by each electromagnet 31. The electromagnetic control assembly further comprises a position detection unit which is electrically connected with the control unit and senses the position of the separation strip away from each magnet in real time.
Specifically, the at least two electromagnets 31 are mounted on the guide rail 142, and after the mounting is completed, the slider 231 passes through the electromagnets 31 and slides on the guide rail 142 without obstacle. Preferably, a projection of the electromagnet 31 along the extending direction of the guide rail 142 is within a projection of the guide rail 142 along the extending direction thereof, that is, the electromagnet 31 is disposed within the guide rail 142. In this embodiment, at least two electromagnets 31 are disposed on the two guide rails 142, and the electromagnets 31 on the two guide rails are symmetrically distributed, so that the two ends of the dividing strip 2 are stressed to balance and stabilize the movement and/or stop. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and at least two electromagnets 31 may be provided only on one guide rail 142 to save cost.
The control unit comprises an operation screen 32 installed at the upper end of the door body, and a control circuit electrically connected with the operation screen 32 and the electromagnet 31, and a user controls the on-off or magnetic field strength of the electromagnet 31 through the operation screen 32, so that the operation is simple and convenient.
The electromagnetic control assembly 3 further comprises a position detection unit electrically connected with the control circuit and sensing the position of the slider 231 away from each electromagnet 31.
The control method of the drawer assembly 100 of the present invention includes:
the control unit receives a user instruction, analyzes the user instruction to determine the electromagnet selected by the user from the at least two electromagnets 31, wherein the electromagnet is a designated electromagnet;
the control unit controls the power on and/or off of the designated electromagnet so as to enable the division bar 2 to move and stop at the designated electromagnet.
The control method further comprises the following steps of after confirming the designated electromagnet:
starting the position detection unit, detecting the distance between the separation strip 2 and the designated electromagnet in real time and sending the detected real-time distance to the control unit, and ending if the real-time distance is continuously zero; otherwise, the control unit controls the specified electromagnet to be electrified until the real-time distance is continuously zero, the control unit controls the specified electromagnet to be powered off, the position detection unit is closed, and the operation is finished.
Preferably, the control unit controls the magnetic field of the designated electromagnet according to the real-time distance, and the smaller the distance from the separator strip 2 to the designated position is, the weaker the magnetic field generated by the designated electromagnet is, so that the separator strip 2 is gently stopped at the designated electromagnet. The control method of the drawer assembly 100 of the present invention is not limited thereto.
In the present embodiment, the division bar 2 is moved and/or stopped by magnetic field control to adjust the drawer division, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the user may manually provide assistance adjustment during the division adjustment.
The drawer assembly 100 further includes a first dividing strip group, the first dividing strip group includes at least one first dividing strip 41 perpendicular to the dividing strip, the first dividing strip 41 is perpendicular to the dividing strip 2, and the first dividing strip 41 is slidably disposed on the dividing strip 2. The first separator strip groups can be controlled by hand to move on the separator strips; at least part of the structure of at least one first separation bar 41 can be made of magnetic materials, the electromagnetic control assembly further comprises at least two electromagnets 31 arranged at intervals along the direction perpendicular to the first separation bar 41, and the separation bar 2 can move by controlling the on-off of each electromagnet 31 or the strength of the magnetic field generated by each electromagnet through a control unit.
In this embodiment, the first set of division bars are all controlled by hand to move on the division bars, the first division bar 41 includes two second cross bars 411 that are separately disposed and are all parallel to the bottom wall 11, and two second vertical bars 412 that are connected to the corresponding ends of the second cross bars 411, and the distance between the two second cross bars 411 is greater than the distance between the two first cross bars 21.
The first separating strip group further comprises a connecting block 42 for connecting the first separating strip 41 and the separating strip 2, a first connecting hole 421 and a second connecting hole 422 which are vertically arranged and are not communicated with each other are arranged on the connecting block 42, the first connecting hole 421 is used for allowing the first cross rod 21 to pass through, the second connecting hole 422 is used for allowing the second cross rod 411 to pass through, and the second cross rod 411 and the first cross rod 21 are vertically arranged through the connecting block 42 and are connected in a sliding mode.
The drawer component also comprises a second separating strip group, and the second separating strip group is provided with at least one second separating strip parallel to the separating strips. The second separator bar groups may each be manually controlled; it is also possible that at least part of the structure of the at least one first division bar is made of a magnetic material, the movement being controlled by a magnetic field.
The invention also discloses a refrigerator which comprises the drawer assembly 100, and the movement and/or stop of the separation strip 2 is realized through the on-off of at least two electromagnets 31 and the strength of the generated magnetic field, so that the refrigerator is more intelligent. In summary, the drawer assembly 100 of the present invention controls the movement and/or stop of the dividing strip 2 through the magnetic field generated by the electromagnetic control assembly, so as to adjust the division of the drawer, which is more intelligent and simple and convenient to operate.
Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.