CN110762919A - Refrigerator with a door - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a refrigerator, and belongs to the technical field of refrigeration equipment. The refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body with an accommodating space and a control device, wherein one or more light guide plates are arranged on the side wall of the accommodating space; the accommodating space is also internally provided with a light-emitting part corresponding to each light guide plate, and the light-emitting part can emit light with set color under the control of the control device; the light emitting color of the light emitting part is presented at the corresponding light guide plate, wherein different light emitting colors correspond to different indication information. According to the refrigerator, the plurality of light emitting components are arranged on the side wall in the refrigerator, so that the light guide plate on the inner side of the refrigerator presents a plurality of colors, the storage area in the refrigerator is partitioned by utilizing the colors, and the use experience of a user is improved.

Description

Refrigerator with a door

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, in particular to a refrigerator.

Background

The current refrigerator product provides the important electric appliance of storage and/or fresh-keeping edible material for family, food and beverage operator, and the edible material that holds in it is various, to the more and more application of big volume refrigerator in recent years, its kind and the quantity of storing edible material are more and more, and the edible material subregion in the refrigerator adopts the mode of physical space separation more, and the illumination in the refrigerator adopts the mode that single light shines more, and the interval mode of storage space and the mode of illumination are all comparatively single.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the invention provides a refrigerator, wherein a plurality of light emitting components are arranged on the side wall in the refrigerator, so that a light guide plate in the refrigerator presents a plurality of colors, the storage area in the refrigerator is partitioned by utilizing the colors, the product form of the refrigerator is enriched, and the use experience of a user is improved. The following presents a simplified summary in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the disclosed embodiments. This summary is not an extensive overview and is intended to neither identify key/critical elements nor delineate the scope of such embodiments. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.

According to a first aspect of embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a refrigerator including a cabinet having a receiving space, and a control device, one or more light guide plates being provided on a sidewall of the receiving space; the accommodating space is also internally provided with a light-emitting part corresponding to each light guide plate, and the light-emitting part can emit light with set color under the control of the control device; the light emitting color of the light emitting part is presented at the corresponding light guide plate, wherein different light emitting colors correspond to different indication information.

Optionally, the inside of the box body includes a first accommodating space and a second accommodating space which are isolated from each other, and one or more light guide plates are arranged on a side wall of the first accommodating space.

Optionally, the refrigerator includes a first door and a second door, and the first door and the second door are mounted on two opposite side surfaces of the refrigerator body, the first door opens or closes the first accommodating space, and the second door opens or closes the second accommodating space.

Optionally, the plurality of light emitting components are LED lights.

Optionally, a spacer member is installed at the abutment of the plurality of light guide plates.

Optionally, the isolation component is an opaque metal seal.

Alternatively, each of the light guide plates is installed corresponding to a light emitting part of one color.

Alternatively, each of the light guide plates is installed in correspondence with a plurality of color light emitting parts, and the plurality of color light emitting parts installed in correspondence with each light guide plate are controlled to emit different colors of light at different times.

Optionally, the method further comprises: the detection device is used for detecting the putting in and taking out of the food materials in the area corresponding to the light guide plate; the control device is further used for determining the storage time of the food according to the time of putting the food detected by the detection device, and controlling the plurality of light emitting parts correspondingly arranged with the light guide plate to emit light with different colors at different times according to the storage time.

Optionally, the detection device is a machine vision detection device.

According to the refrigerator provided by the embodiment of the invention, the plurality of light emitting components are arranged on the side wall in the refrigerator, so that the light guide plate on the inner side of the refrigerator presents a plurality of colors, the storage area in the refrigerator is separated by utilizing the colors, the product form of the refrigerator is enriched, and the use experience of a user is improved.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the invention as claimed.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the invention and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view illustrating a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator according to another exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a door of a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view of a door of a refrigerator according to another exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a side cross-sectional view of a door of a refrigerator according to another exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a door body of a refrigerator according to another exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural view of a door of a refrigerator according to another exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a side cross-sectional view of a door of a refrigerator according to another exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating a refrigeration system configuration for a refrigerator in accordance with another exemplary embodiment;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator according to another exemplary embodiment;

fig. 11 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator according to another exemplary embodiment;

fig. 12 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator according to another exemplary embodiment;

fig. 13 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator according to another exemplary embodiment.

Reference numerals

1. A box body; 2. a door body; 3. a water storage device; 4. a water outlet; 5. a pipeline; 6. a drinking water switch; 7. rotating the baffle; 8. an ice making device; 9. an ice making switch; 10. an ice making water inlet; 11. a refrigeration module; 12. a compressor; 13. an evaporator; 14. a condenser; 15. an air duct pipeline; 16. a cold storage chamber; 17. a freezing chamber; 18. an air duct valve; 19 a control device; 20. a receiving module; 21. a temperature sensor; 22. a heat-insulating layer; 23. a capillary tube; 24. a light guide plate; 25. a light emitting part; 26. a control device; 27. an isolation member; 28. and (4) a detection device.

Detailed Description

The following description and the drawings sufficiently illustrate specific embodiments of the invention to enable those skilled in the art to practice them. Other embodiments may incorporate structural, logical, electrical, process, and other changes. The examples merely typify possible variations. Individual components and functions are optional unless explicitly required, and the sequence of operations may vary. Portions and features of some embodiments may be included in or substituted for those of others. The scope of embodiments of the invention encompasses the full ambit of the claims, as well as all available equivalents of the claims. Embodiments may be referred to herein, individually or collectively, by the term "invention" merely for convenience and without intending to voluntarily limit the scope of this application to any single invention or inventive concept if more than one is in fact disclosed. Herein, relational terms such as first and second, and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method or apparatus that comprises the element. The embodiments are described in a progressive manner, each embodiment focuses on differences from other embodiments, and the same and similar parts among the embodiments are referred to each other. As for the methods, products and the like disclosed by the embodiments, the description is simple because the methods correspond to the method parts disclosed by the embodiments, and the related parts can be referred to the method parts for description.

A refrigerator shown in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: and the door bodies are arranged on two or more different surfaces of the refrigerator and used for opening the refrigerator.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view illustrating a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in fig. 1, door bodies 2 are mounted on two opposite surfaces of the cabinet 1, respectively.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of fig. 1. With reference to fig. 1 and 2, in the above solution, the refrigerator body 1 includes a panel and a back plate, two opposite side surfaces between the panel and the back plate are respectively provided with a door 2 for opening or closing the refrigerator body, and the panel of the refrigerator includes a display portion or a control portion, or a display portion and a control portion. The two opposite surfaces of the refrigerator are respectively provided with the door bodies 2, the interior of the refrigerator body comprises two independent accommodating spaces, and each accommodating space can be opened or closed by the corresponding door body. Each accommodating space comprises one or more storage spaces. Can follow the relative both sides of refrigerator and open the refrigerator respectively or simultaneously, the flexibility of the installation/the placer position of refrigerator sets up and provides convenience, for example, the refrigerator can be put between kitchen and dining room, one side door body 2 is towards the kitchen, another side door body 2 is towards the dining room, and like this, the user of operation can open kitchen side door body and take out edible material in the kitchen, for example, take out the edible material that needs when kitchen cuisine, and the user of dining room side takes out through the door body of opening the dining room for example drinks, drinks or other finished product edible materials, convenience of customers opens corresponding door body in different scenes, take out the edible material that is applicable to the scene needs, and is flexible and convenient to use, and the use experience of the user.

In the scheme, the door bodies on the two sides are side-opening doors, and the two door bodies are opened towards the left side and the right side. Optionally, the door bodies 2 on the two sides are opened on the same side or on opposite sides. Namely, after the two door bodies of the refrigerator are opened, the two door bodies can be arranged on the same side or two opposite sides of the refrigerator body 1, so that the refrigerator is suitable for different use occasions and use habits of users.

As an example, one or both of the two-sided door bodies are double-opened door bodies. Be about to a side door body and set up to two opening doors, like commonly used among the prior art, set up the door body of opening to opposite both sides simultaneously on one side door body, reduce the volume of the unilateral door body, space that occupies when reducing to open facilitates the use.

As another example, one or both of the two door bodies may include a drawer-type door body, such as those used in the related art, in which stored food is placed, and the food is stored into and taken out of the storage space of the refrigerator as the door body is pushed in and pulled out.

In the above scheme, one side or both sides or the multiple side door in the door body of two or more different faces can set up to the combination of one kind or more of single-open door body, two-open door bodies, the drawer door body or rotatory baffle body, realize different door body combination modes, convenience of customers stores different edible material/article in the space of difference, for example can set up two-open door body and drawer door body simultaneously in one side, set up single-open door body and drawer door body at the opposite side, or set up rotatory baffle body and the drawer door body of opening from top or below in one of them side, so that the use and the storage mode of refrigerator are diversified.

As another example (not shown in the drawings), door bodies 2 are respectively mounted on two adjacent surfaces of the cabinet 1.

In the above scheme, the door bodies 2 are arranged on two adjacent surfaces, the refrigerator can be arranged at a corner, one side door body faces a kitchen, the other side door body faces a dining room/living room, the refrigerator is opened in different spaces to take out needed food materials, and the use scene and the use mode of the refrigerator are more flexible and changeable.

As an example, the door bodies on the two sides are side-opening doors.

In the refrigerator according to the above exemplary embodiment, the two or more door bodies open different inner spaces of the refrigerator. Different storage spaces are separated in the refrigerator, the door bodies are not communicated with one another, conditions such as storage temperature environments of the different spaces can be set pertinently according to characteristics of food in the spaces, the food/food materials in the spaces are stored in an isolated mode, and the influence of change or deterioration of taste of the food on other food is avoided.

As another example, the two or more door bodies open the same inner space of the refrigerator. In the above example, the same space of the refrigerator is opened by the door bodies, the refrigerator is communicated with each other, and the required food/food materials can be taken out from the door bodies, so that the refrigerator is convenient to use.

The space dividing manner in the refrigerator according to the above two examples can be determined according to the use scene, the placement position, or the storage requirement of the user.

As another example, the spaces in the refrigerator may be partially communicated, and partially partitioned to some door bodies, for example, the spaces corresponding to the door bodies disposed above the two surfaces are communicated, and the two door bodies open the same space; the lower area of the refrigerator can be respectively provided with drawer door bodies on two corresponding surfaces, and the two drawer door bodies open the space in the respective drawer.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a door body of a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in fig. 3, in the refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention, the refrigerator body 1 includes a front panel and a back panel, and a first door body and a second door body for opening or closing the refrigerator body 1 are respectively opened on two opposite side surfaces between the front panel and the back panel; and a water storage device 3 is arranged on the first door body.

In the above scheme, the water storage device 3 is a box body with a water inlet; the door body is provided with a groove for accommodating the water storage device.

As an example, the groove opening side is provided at a side of the door body 2, and the water storage device 3 can be taken in and out along the groove opening.

As another example, as shown in FIG. 4, a groove is formed in the door 2 of the refrigerator, and the water storage device placed in the groove is taken out by opening the groove by the rotary shutters 7 rotating along both sides of the door 2 of the refrigerator

Among the above-mentioned scheme, pack into normal atmospheric temperature drinking water in water storage device 3 to in the recess of the refrigerator door body is packed into to the rotatory mode of opening of drawer pull or rotatory baffle, utilize the cold environment in the refrigerator to normal atmospheric temperature water refrigeration, when needing to drink, take out water storage device and pour the drinking water in it, for the user provides cool drinking water, satisfy user's demand such as summer heat relieving, need not other refrigeration plant and cool down to water, the rapid transit energy and space improve the energy utilization and the space utilization of refrigerator.

Fig. 5 is a side sectional view of a door of a refrigerator according to another exemplary embodiment. The refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention as shown in fig. 5 further includes a door provided on the door.

The water drinking device comprises a water outlet 4 and a pipeline 5; the water outlet 4 is connected with the water storage device 3 through a pipeline 5.

The water outlet 4 of the water storage device 3 can be realized by adopting a water outlet control valve like a humidifier, when the water storage device 3 is installed in the door body 2, the water outlet control valve is opened, and water is discharged from the water outlet 4 to the water drinking device.

In the scheme, the outer side of the door body 2 is provided with the groove, and the water outlet is arranged in the groove.

The watering device still includes: and the drinking water switch 6 controls the connection and disconnection of the pipeline 5 and the water outlet.

In the above scheme, through tube coupling water storage device 3, water in controlling water storage device 3 through drinking water switch 6 flows out from delivery port 4, and the user directly drinks from the 4 water receptions of delivery port, and it is more convenient to use, utilizes 2 inner spaces of the refrigerator door body to accomplish setting of pipeline 5, delivery port 4 and drinking water switch 6, need not to occupy unnecessary space, and whole space utilization is reasonable, improves the space utilization of refrigerator.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a door body of a refrigerator according to another exemplary embodiment. In the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention as shown in fig. 6, the drinking water switch 6 may be, for example, a stopper, and when the switch disposed on the door body is triggered, the drinking water flows out from the water outlet 4.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator according to another exemplary embodiment. As shown in fig. 7, the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention further includes an ice making device 8 provided in the door body to correspond to the freezing space of the refrigerator.

In the above solution, the ice making device 8 is a box body with a water inlet; the door body 2 is provided with a groove for accommodating the ice making device 8.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator according to another exemplary embodiment. As shown in fig. 8, in the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention, the water inlet of the ice making device 8 is connected to the water storage device 3 through a pipe 5.

Among the above-mentioned scheme, the refrigerator is corresponding to the door body in freezing region and is gone up the mounting groove and holds ice making device, and ice making device 8 can be for the current ice grid that makes ice, adopts rotating baffle 7 structure to install and demolish/take out ice making device, takes out the ice in the ice making device and uses, and the drinking water of packing into manually or continuing to make ice after letting in the drinking water through the switch structure for example ice making switch 9 from water storage device 3 for standby, satisfies the multiple demand of user, improves the utilization ratio of refrigerator.

As an example, the door body 2 is provided with a rotary shutter 7 that rotates along the door body 2 to open the groove.

The installation manner of the water storage device and the ice making device in the above scheme is only an example, and the ice making device can be flexibly arranged in practical application, for example, the accommodating groove of the ice making device can be arranged to be the same as the accommodating groove of the water storage device, and the water storage device is the same in principle.

The refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention as shown in fig. 2 further includes: a refrigeration module 11; wherein the refrigerator has a space therein for accommodating the refrigerating module 11.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator according to another exemplary embodiment. As shown in fig. 9, the refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a compressor 12, a condenser 14, an evaporator 13 and a duct line 15 connecting the compressor, the condenser and the evaporator.

In the above scheme, the refrigerator includes two door bodies 2 installed on two opposite surfaces of the refrigerator, the door bodies open two different spaces of the refrigerator, wherein each space includes a cold storage chamber 16 and a freezing chamber 17.

In the above scheme, the refrigeration module includes two evaporators 13, the refrigerating chamber 16 and the freezing chamber 17 in each space are communicated with the same evaporator 13, and each space is communicated with the evaporator 13 through an air duct 15.

In the above-mentioned scheme, an independent space is opened to every refrigerator door 2, the space that every refrigerator door was opened includes walk-in and freezer, satisfy cold-stored and frozen demand in each door side, walk-in and the freezer of every door side use an evaporimeter, the space that two refrigerator doors correspond is relatively independent, realize independent control, avoid the food in two refrigerators to take place to play the flavor, place the kitchen in when a side door body at the refrigerator, under the condition in living room or dining room is arranged in to the opposite side door body, guarantee that the food flavor of refrigerator both sides can not circulate to the opposite side, and the temperature independent control of both sides, set for or service environment control temperature according to the user, high durability and convenient use.

In the above scheme, the throttling device comprises: the air duct valve group is arranged on the air duct pipeline 15; and the control device 19 is used for controlling the opening degree of each air duct valve 18 in the air duct valve group.

In the above scheme, the method further comprises: a receiving module 20, configured to receive a temperature set value of a user; the temperature sensor group is arranged in the refrigerating chamber and the freezing chamber and used for detecting the temperature in the refrigerating chamber and the freezing chamber; wherein the control device is further configured to: and controlling the opening degree of the air duct valve according to the temperatures in the refrigerating chamber and the freezing chamber detected by the temperature sensor group.

In the scheme, the opening degree of the air duct valve 18 is controlled according to the temperature set by the user and the actual temperature detected by the temperature sensor 21, so that the refrigerating and freezing temperatures in the refrigerator are controlled, the control of different temperature areas is realized, and the intelligence of refrigerator products is improved.

In the above scheme, the evaporator 13 is externally covered with the insulating layer 22.

In the above scheme, the method further comprises: and a capillary tube 23 installed in a side wall of the refrigerator body, wherein the capillary tube 23 is communicated with the condenser 14.

In the above scheme, the evaporator and the condenser are integrated and arranged in a certain space of the refrigerator, optionally, the evaporator is arranged at the bottom layer of the space corresponding to one side door body of the refrigerator, in order to avoid that the refrigeration effect of the evaporator is not affected by the heat dissipation of the condenser, the evaporator is insulated and isolated, the evaporator is coated by using a heat insulation material, the condenser is cooled through a capillary tube, and the capillary tube is arranged in the side wall of the refrigerator, so that the refrigeration efficiency of the refrigerator is ensured.

In the above scheme, the refrigerator comprises two door bodies which are arranged on two opposite surfaces of the refrigerator, the door bodies open the same space of the refrigerator, and the space of the refrigerator comprises a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber.

In the above scheme, the refrigeration module comprises an evaporator, and the refrigerating chamber and the freezing chamber are communicated with the same evaporator through an air duct pipeline.

According to the refrigerator in the scheme, the same space of the refrigerator is opened by the door bodies 2 on the two sides, namely the door bodies on the two sides are communicated, the space is refrigerated by using the evaporator, food in the refrigerator can be taken out from the door bodies on the two sides of the refrigerator, the refrigerator is convenient to use, and the refrigerator is suitable for places with larger space, such as restaurants, hotel kitchens and the like.

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator according to another exemplary embodiment. A refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention as shown in fig. 10 includes a cabinet 1 having an accommodating space, on the side wall of which one or more light guide plates 24 are provided, and a control device 19; a light emitting component 25 corresponding to each light guide plate 24 is further disposed in the accommodating space, and the light emitting component 25 can emit light of a set color under the control of the control device 19; the light emitting color of the light emitting part 24 is presented at the corresponding light guide plate 24, wherein different light emitting colors correspond to different indication information.

The cabinet 1 includes a first receiving space and a second receiving space separated from each other inside, and one or more light guide plates 24 are provided on a sidewall of the first receiving space.

In the above scheme, the refrigerator further comprises door bodies 2 which are arranged on two or more different surfaces of the refrigerator and used for opening the refrigerator, the refrigerator comprises a first door body and a second door body, the first door body and the second door body are arranged on two opposite side surfaces of the refrigerator body, the first door body opens or closes the first accommodating space, and the second door body opens or closes the second accommodating space. The mounting position of the door body 2 is shown in fig. 1 to 4.

In the above-described aspect, the one or more light guide plates 24 and the plurality of light emitting parts 25 are installed in the refrigerating compartment 16 of the refrigerator.

Among the above-mentioned scheme, still including setting up at even worn-out fur, set up between light guide plate 29 and refrigerator backplate, the even worn-out fur effect of light emitting component 24 becomes even light, is luminous by light guide plate 29 again, and luminous effect is even soft, improves user's use and experiences.

In the above scheme, fig. 10 is a front view from the side of opening the refrigerator door 2, optionally, one or more light guide plates 24 and a plurality of light emitting components 25 are arranged in the refrigerating chamber 16, the light emitting components 25 emit light of a plurality of colors, and the storage area of the refrigerating chamber 16 of the refrigerator is partitioned by the colors, so that the storage interval of the refrigerator is visually displayed, the product form is enriched, and the use experience of a user is improved.

As an example, the plurality of light emitting components are LED lights. Alternatively, the light emitting member 25 is made as a strip of LEDs having a plurality of colors, and the LED lights of different colors are illuminated under the control of the control device 19, so that the LED strip presents different colors.

In the above-described embodiment, the spacer member 27 is attached to the adjacent portions of the plurality of light guide plates 24.

By way of example, the isolation member 27 is a light-tight metal seal.

The isolation member 27, i.e., the metal sealing tape, isolates the light of the adjacent light guide plates, thereby avoiding the mutual interference of the adjacent light guide plates 24, and the color display boundary is obvious, and the whole is beautiful and tidy.

As an example, each of the light guide plates 24 is installed corresponding to one color light emitting part 25. When there are a plurality of light guide plates 24, each light guide plate represents light of a fixed color, and the plurality of light guide plates 24 represent a plurality of colors.

As another example, each of the light guide plates is installed corresponding to a plurality of color light emitting parts, and the plurality of color light emitting parts installed corresponding to each light guide plate are controlled to emit different colors of light at different times.

In the above scheme, each light guide plate is installed corresponding to the light emitting components with multiple colors, and presents multiple variable colors. So that the back panel of the refrigerated compartment 16 appears to change color.

Fig. 11 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator according to another exemplary embodiment. The refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention as shown in fig. 11 further includes: a detection device 28 for detecting the input and output of the food material in the area corresponding to the light guide plate 24; the control device 19 is further configured to determine a storage time of the food according to the time of the food being put detected by the detection device 28, and control the plurality of light emitting components 25 corresponding to the light guide plate 24 to emit different colors of light at different times according to the storage time.

By way of example, the inspection device 28 is a machine vision inspection device. The time of putting food into the storage area corresponding to each light guide plate 24 in the refrigerator is detected by machine vision, if the food is not taken out, the control device 19 calculates the storage time of the food, and adjusts the color of the light-emitting component according to the storage time of the food, for example, when the storage time of the vegetable exceeds the set time, such as 3 days, the light-emitting component correspondingly installed on the light guide plate of the vegetable storage area is controlled to emit red light, so as to remind a user that the vegetable is not fresh, and the food is not recommended.

Fig. 12 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator according to another exemplary embodiment. A refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention as shown in fig. 12 includes a cabinet 1 having a first receiving space and a second receiving space isolated from each other; the box body comprises a first door body capable of opening or closing the first accommodating space and a second door body capable of opening or closing the second accommodating space, the first door body is arranged on a first side face of the box body, the second door body is arranged on a second side face of the box body, and the first side face and the second side face are different side faces; and a light emitting part is provided along an edge of the first door body.

The light emitting part comprises one or more light guide plates 24 and a plurality of light emitting parts 25 corresponding to the one or more light guide plates 24, the light emitting parts 25 can emit light with set color under the control of the control device 19; the light emitting colors of the light emitting parts are presented at the corresponding light guide plates 24, wherein different light emitting colors correspond to different indication information.

In the above solution, the light emitting component and the light guide plate 24 may be disposed on the outer side or the outer side wall of the refrigerator door, or the light emitting component 25 and the light guide plate 24 may also be disposed on the side wall of the refrigerator corresponding to the side of the refrigerator door 2 that opens the refrigerator; so as to lead the appearance of the refrigerator to present different colors under the closing state of the refrigerator door body. Different colors can be used for separating different storage areas in the refrigerator and prompting the area of the refrigerating chamber of the refrigerator, so that the product form of the refrigerator is enriched, and the use experience of a user is improved.

In the above scheme, the method further comprises: and the door bodies 2 are arranged on two or more different surfaces of the refrigerator and used for opening the refrigerator, and the door body installation structure refers to the figures 1 and 2.

In the above-described aspect, the one or more light guide plates 24 and the plurality of light emitting parts 25 are installed at a region corresponding to the refrigerating chamber 16 of the refrigerator. To provide a distinctive indication of the different storage areas within the refrigerator's fresh food compartment 16.

By way of example, the light emitting component 25 is an LED lamp.

The structure of the light emitting parts and the light guide plates 24 on the outer side of the refrigerator door or the side wall corresponding to the side of the refrigerator where the door opens according to the above exemplary embodiment of the present invention refers to the refrigerator structure shown in the exemplary embodiment of fig. 10 and 11, and the partition parts 27 are installed at the adjacent places of the plurality of light guide plates.

By way of example, the isolation member 27 is a light-tight metal seal.

As an example, each of the light guide plates 24 is installed corresponding to one color light emitting part 25.

As another example, each of the light guide plates 24 is installed corresponding to a plurality of color light emitting parts 25 controlled to emit different colors of light at different times, and the plurality of color light emitting parts installed corresponding to each light guide plate are controlled to emit different colors of light at different times, wherein the light emitting parts 25 are LED strips having a plurality of colors controlled to emit different colors of light at different times.

In the above scheme, the refrigerator further comprises: a detecting device 28, disposed inside the refrigerator, see fig. 11, for detecting the insertion and extraction of the food material in the area corresponding to the light guide plate; the control device 19 is further configured to determine a storage time of the food according to the time of the food put in detected by the detection device, and control the plurality of light emitting components correspondingly installed to the light guide plate to emit light of different colors at different times according to the storage time.

In the refrigerator shown in fig. 12 and 13, the light emitting component 25 and the light guide plate 24 are provided in the refrigerating chamber, and the light emitting component and the light guide plate 24 are provided on the side wall of the door body 2 on the side where the refrigerator is opened, or the light guide plate 24 and the light emitting component 25 are provided at the junction of the refrigerator body 1 and the door body on the side where the refrigerator is opened; alternatively, the light emitting part 25 and the light guide plate 24 may be separately provided on the outer side of the door body 2 or the side wall of the cabinet on the side where the door body 2 opens the refrigerator, that is, at the junction where the door body 2 and the cabinet open and close.

By way of example, the light emitting component 25 and the light guide plate 24 on the outer side of the door 2 or the side wall of the refrigerator body 1 are used as reminding light bands controlled by the color of the light emitting component 25 in the corresponding area in the refrigerating chamber 16 of the refrigerator, for example, when food in a certain area of the refrigerating chamber of the refrigerator is stored for a long time and is not fresh, the control device controls the light emitting component in the corresponding area in the refrigerating chamber to display red, and at the same time, controls the light emitting component on the outer side of the door corresponding to the area of the refrigerating chamber or on the side wall of the refrigerator corresponding to the side of the door opening the refrigerator to display red, so that the color of the light emitting component on the outer side of the door or on the side wall corresponding to the side of the door opening the refrigerator is consistent with the color of the light guide plate in each area of the refrigerating chamber in the refrigerator, when the transverse area, the reminding of food in the refrigerating chamber of the refrigerator is realized, the functions of refrigerator products are increased, and the use experience of a user is improved.

By way of example, the inspection device 28 is a machine vision inspection device. Alternatively, the machine vision detection device may be a camera, and the camera captures and analyzes a picture of food in the refrigerator and identifies the food stored in the refrigerator to determine the storage time of the food in the refrigerator.

Those of skill in the art would appreciate that the elements and algorithm steps of the various embodiments described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware, or combinations of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the implementation. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present invention. It is clear to those skilled in the art that, for convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the above-described systems, apparatuses and units may refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and are not described herein again.

In the embodiments disclosed herein, it should be understood that the disclosed methods, articles of manufacture (including, but not limited to, devices, apparatuses, etc.) may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described embodiments of the apparatus are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the units is only one type of division of logical functions, and there may be other divisions when actually implementing, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not implemented. In addition, the shown or discussed correspondence or direct correspondence or communication connection between each other may be an indirect correspondence or communication connection of devices or units through some interfaces, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form. The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment. In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present invention may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit.

Claims (10)

1. A refrigerator comprises a box body with an accommodating space and a control device, and is characterized in that one or more light guide plates are arranged on the side wall of the accommodating space; the accommodating space is also internally provided with a light-emitting part corresponding to each light guide plate, and the light-emitting part can emit light with set color under the control of the control device; the light emitting color of the light emitting part is presented at the corresponding light guide plate, wherein different light emitting colors correspond to different indication information.

2. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the cabinet interior includes a first receiving space and a second receiving space isolated from each other, and one or more light guide plates are provided on a sidewall of the first receiving space.

3. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the refrigerator comprises a first door body and a second door body, the first door body and the second door body are mounted on two opposite side surfaces of the refrigerator body, the first door body opens or closes the first accommodating space, and the second door body opens or closes the second accommodating space.

4. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the plurality of light emitting components are LED lights.

5. The refrigerator of claim 4, wherein a spacer member is installed between adjacent light guide plates.

6. The refrigerator of claim 5, wherein the isolation member is a light-tight metal seal.

7. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein each of the light guide plates is installed corresponding to a light emitting part of one color.

8. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein each of the light guide plates is installed in correspondence with a plurality of color light emitting part, and the plurality of color light emitting parts installed in correspondence with each light guide plate are controlled to emit different colors of light at different times.

9. The refrigerator according to claim 8, further comprising:

the detection device is used for detecting the putting in and taking out of the food materials in the area corresponding to the light guide plate;

the control device is further used for determining the storage time of the food according to the time of putting the food detected by the detection device, and controlling the plurality of light emitting components correspondingly arranged with the light guide plate to emit light with different colors at different times according to the storage time.

10. The refrigerator of claim 9, wherein the detection device is a machine vision detection device.

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