CN111698394A

CN111698394A - Camera assembly used in refrigerator body and refrigerator

Info

Publication number: CN111698394A
Application number: CN201910187398.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 付东晓; 梁军; 贾继龙
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Co Ltd; Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Co Ltd; Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-03-13
Filing date: 2019-03-13
Publication date: 2020-09-22

Abstract

The invention discloses a camera assembly and a refrigerator used in a box body, wherein the box body comprises a body which is enclosed to form a containing space, the body is provided with an opening, the box body also comprises a door body which closes the opening, a transparent rack is arranged on the body, the camera assembly comprises a camera and a light supplement lamp, the camera is positioned below the rack in the height direction of the box body, and the light supplement lamp is positioned above the rack. Because the light filling lamp is collocated with the camera in a staggered layer, the halo generated by the light filling lamp over against the camera is avoided, and the imaging quality is improved.

Description

Camera assembly used in refrigerator body and refrigerator

Technical Field

The invention relates to a camera assembly used in a box body, and also relates to a refrigerator. Belongs to the technical field of household appliances.

Background

With the popularization of intelligent products, refrigerators with image recognition are becoming more popular. The refrigerators are internally provided with a camera, are connected with the internet, are controlled by mobile terminals such as mobile phones of users and can transmit pictures or images shot by the camera to the mobile terminals of the users. When a user purchases food in a market or a supermarket, the number and the kinds of the food stored in the refrigerator can be grasped through the pictures or the images taken by the camera of the refrigerator, so that unnecessary food is prevented from being purchased.

Because the camera is installed inside the refrigerator, when a user remotely operates the camera through the mobile terminal, the refrigerator door is usually closed, and the refrigerator is filled in darkness. Conventional refrigerator lighting conventional solutions have two types, the first being top lighting and the second being back panel lighting. The first top lighting scheme has the advantages of being economical and simple; the defects are that the penetrability is weak, for example, three storage spaces are arranged, the first layer and the second layer are full of articles, the illumination effect of the third layer cannot meet the shooting brightness, the imaging effect is insufficient, and the user side experience effect is poor. The second backlighting solution also has the problem of being easily obscured.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a camera assembly used in a box body, which has better imaging effect.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a camera assembly for use in a box, where the box includes a body enclosing an accommodating space, the body has an opening, the box further includes a door closing the opening, the body is provided with a transparent rack, the camera assembly includes a camera and a light supplement lamp, and in the height direction of the box, the camera is located below the rack, and the light supplement lamp is located above the rack.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, in the height direction of the main body, the light supplement lamp is disposed near the middle of the accommodating space above the rack.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, in a height direction of the main body, the light supplement lamp is disposed near an upper portion of the receiving space below the rack.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the camera is mounted on the door body.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the body includes a left side wall, a rear wall, and a right side wall connected in sequence, and the light supplement lamp is disposed on the left side wall and/or the right side wall.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, a surface of the fill light is flush with a surface of the left sidewall and/or the right sidewall, or a surface of the fill light is located below a surface of the left sidewall and/or the right sidewall.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the door body has a recessed portion recessed in a direction away from the body, the recessed portion has a bottom surface and a side surface surrounding the bottom surface, and the camera is disposed at a position where the bottom surface is close to the side surface.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, a center line of a lens of the camera is disposed at an angle to the bottom surface.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, an extension height of the camera in a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface is equal to or less than an extension height of the side surface.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that: because the rack is transparent, even if the light supplement lamp is positioned above the rack, the required brightness can be provided during imaging. Moreover, the light supplement lamp is located above the rack, the camera is located below the rack, the light supplement lamp and the camera are arranged in a staggered mode, halation generated by the light supplement lamp over against the camera can be avoided, and therefore imaging quality is improved. Moreover, the light supplement lamp is arranged above the transparent rack, so that the illumination of the upper space and the lower space of the rack is ensured, and three purposes are achieved at one stroke.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator, wherein the refrigerator is provided with any one of the camera assemblies.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that: because camera subassembly can promote image quality, consequently, can be for the condition in the more clear display refrigerator of user, convenience of customers uses.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a front view of a double-door refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which one door is hidden for convenience of display;

FIG. 2 is a partial front view of the door of the refrigerator shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along A-A of the door body shown in FIG. 2;

fig. 4 is a sectional view of the refrigerator shown in fig. 1 taken along the direction B-B.

Some embodiments of the invention will be described in detail hereinafter, by way of illustration and not by way of limitation, with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same or similar parts or portions are denoted by the same reference numerals in the drawings. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the drawings are not necessarily to scale, such that certain dimensions of structures or parts may be exaggerated relative to other structures or parts as appropriate for ease of illustration, and thus the drawings are intended to illustrate only the basic structure of the subject matter of the present application.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments shown in the drawings. These embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention, and structural, methodological, or functional changes made by those skilled in the art according to these embodiments are included in the scope of the present invention.

It should be understood that, in the description of the present invention, the terms "upper", "lower" and "vertical" are referred to a state in which the refrigerator is normally used. These terms indicating orientation or positional relationship, including but not limited to "upper", "lower", "vertical", are for convenience of description only and do not indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second", etc. are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "connected" and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection or a removable connection, or an integral part; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, "above" or "below" a first feature means that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact with each other via another feature therebetween.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, a camera assembly for use in a housing according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 110 (not shown) enclosing a receiving space, wherein the housing 110 has an opening. The cabinet further includes a door 120 closing the opening. The camera assembly includes a camera head 130.

The camera 130 can shoot images in the box body and upload the images to the mobile terminal of the user for the user to check, so that the user can know the storage condition of articles in the box body greatly.

In the present embodiment, the refrigerator 100 is preferably a cabinet. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that, in addition to the refrigerator 100, other closable boxes that require imaging, such as medicine cabinets, food cabinets, fresh-keeping cabinets, etc., are also contemplated as falling within the scope of the present invention, and that all the solutions that are the same as or similar to the present embodiment are also within the scope of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, in the present embodiment, preferably, the camera 130 is mounted on the door 120.

The camera assembly in the existing box body is characterized in that the camera 130 is arranged on the body 110, and after articles are stored in the body 110, the imaging effect of the camera 130 is poor due to the shielding of the articles; moreover, if the camera 130 is mounted on the body 110, and then the camera 130 is debugged and maintained, the operator can only operate in the accommodating space defined by the body 110, which brings trouble to the subsequent debugging and maintenance.

In the embodiment, the camera 130 is innovatively mounted on the door body 120, even if a large number of articles are stored in the box body, the articles are difficult to shield the lens 132 of the camera 130, and the imaging effect is better; moreover, the camera 130 is installed on the door 120, so that subsequent debugging and maintenance are more convenient.

In the present embodiment, the lens 132 of the camera 130 preferably protrudes out of the surface of the door 120.

Similar to the difference between the slr camera and the point-of-care camera, the lens 132 protruding out of the surface of the door 120 is embedded into the lens 132 in the door 120, so that the imaging effect is better.

In the present embodiment, the camera 130 is preferably detachably attached to the door 120.

That is to say, camera 130 is independent part, and camera 130 is the detachable installation of the relative door body 120, and installation and dismantlement are more convenient, very make things convenient for debugging and maintenance in the use. The detachable structure may be, for example, a snap fit, a screw thread, etc., and any solution similar or identical to the embodiment is covered by the protection scope of the present invention.

In the present embodiment, the door 120 is pivotally connected to the body 110 by a pivot shaft, and the camera 130 is relatively close to the pivot shaft in the width direction of the door 120.

That is to say, when the door body 120 is opened, the camera 130 is located on one side of the door body 120 relatively close to the body 110, so that the visual blind area can be eliminated to a greater extent, the storage area in the body 110 can be shot to a greater extent, the user requirement is met, and the user satisfaction is improved.

In the present embodiment, the door 120 preferably has a recess 122 formed by being recessed in a direction away from the body 110, the recess 122 has a bottom surface 124 and a side surface 126 surrounding the bottom surface 124, and the camera 130 is disposed at a position where the bottom surface 124 is close to the side surface 126.

Because the door body 120 is provided with the concave part 122, and the camera 130 is arranged on the bottom surface 124 of the concave part 122, the shielding of the camera 130 by articles stored in the body 110 can be reduced to a greater extent. The camera 130 is arranged at the position, close to the side surface 126, of the bottom surface 124, so that the visual blind area can be eliminated to a greater extent, the storage area in the whole body 110 can be shot to a greater extent, the user requirement is met, and the user satisfaction is improved.

In the preferred embodiment, the bottom surface 124 and the side surface 126 are in circular arc transition connection, and the camera 130 is at least partially installed at the circular arc transition 128 between the bottom surface 124 and the side surface 126.

The bottom surface 124 and the side surface 126 of the concave part 122 are in arc transition connection, so that the inner side of the door body 120 is more attractive in appearance, the camera 130 is at least partially arranged at the arc transition part 128 of the bottom surface 124 and the side surface 126, and the angle of the lens 132 of the camera 130 is better, so that the visual blind area is eliminated to a greater extent, the storage area in the full body 110 is shot to a greater extent, the user requirement is met, and the user satisfaction is improved.

In the present embodiment, the center line 134 of the lens 132 of the camera 130 is preferably disposed at an angle to the bottom surface 124.

The central line 134 of the lens 132 and the bottom surface 124 of the concave portion 122 are arranged at an angle, so that the blind area can be eliminated to a greater extent, the storage area in the main body 110 can be shot to a greater extent, and the satisfaction of a user is improved.

In the present embodiment, the term "disposed at an angle" means that the center line 134 of the lens 132 of the camera 130 is not perpendicular or parallel to the bottom surface 124, but forms an acute angle or an obtuse angle.

In the present embodiment, it is preferable that the extending height of the camera 130 is equal to or less than the extending height of the side surface 126 in the direction perpendicular to the bottom surface 124.

The extension height of the camera 130 is less than or equal to the extension height of the side surface 126, so that the camera 130 can be prevented from being shielded by articles stored in the body 110 to a greater extent, and the imaging quality is improved.

Referring to fig. 1 and 4, in the present embodiment, preferably, the camera assembly further includes a fill-in light 150.

Because camera 130 installs inside refrigerator 100, when the user passes through mobile terminal remote operation camera 130, the door body 120 of refrigerator 100 is all closed usually, is that the dark is loaded, and light filling lamp 150 can provide required light source for camera 130, promotes the imaging quality.

In the present embodiment, the main body 110 is preferably provided with a transparent rack 160, and the camera 130 is located below the rack 160 and the fill light 150 is located above the rack 160 in the height direction of the box.

Since the rack 160 is transparent, even if the fill light 150 is positioned above the rack 160, sufficient brightness can be provided during imaging. Moreover, the light supplement lamp 150 is located above the rack 160, the camera 130 is located below the rack 160, the light supplement lamp 150 and the camera 130 are arranged in a staggered manner, and the halo generated by the light supplement lamp 150 facing the camera 130 can be avoided, so that the imaging quality is improved. Moreover, the light supplement lamp 150 is disposed above the transparent rack 160, so that the illumination of the upper and lower spaces of the rack 160 is ensured, which achieves three purposes at a time.

It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the camera 130 is located below the rack 160, and the fill light 150 is located above the rack 160, and it is not required that the camera 130 and the rack 160 are located on the same straight line in the vertical direction, and the two may be laterally spaced apart by a certain distance as long as the two have a height difference in the height direction of the refrigerator 100, and all the embodiments that are the same as or similar to the present embodiment are covered in the protection scope of the present invention.

In the present embodiment, the body 110 includes a left sidewall 112, a rear wall 114, and a right sidewall (not shown) connected in sequence, and the fill light 150 is disposed on the left sidewall 112 and/or the right sidewall.

For example, only one fill-in light 150 may be provided, and this fill-in light 150 is provided on the left side wall 112 or the right side wall; alternatively, two or more light supplement lamps 150 may be provided, and the light supplement lamps 150 are respectively provided on the left sidewall 112 and the right sidewall; alternatively, two or more fill-in lamps 150 may be provided, and all of the fill-in lamps 150 may be disposed on the left sidewall 112 or the right sidewall. In short, the number of the fill-in lamps 150 and the positions on the left and

right sidewalls

112, 150 may be set as required, and all the embodiments that are the same or similar to the present embodiment are covered by the protection scope of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the camera 130 is disposed on the door 120, and the light supplement lamp 150 is disposed on the left sidewall 112 and/or the right sidewall of the body 110, so that the halo of the lens 132 can be reduced to the greatest extent, and the imaging quality can be improved.

In the present embodiment, preferably, the surface of the fill-in light 150 is flush with the surface of the left sidewall 112 and/or the right sidewall, or the surface of the fill-in light 150 is located below the surface of the left sidewall 112 and/or the right sidewall. That is to say, the light supplement lamp 150 does not protrude from the surface of the left sidewall 112 and/or the right sidewall, so that the light supplement lamp 150 is prevented from being damaged by a user when the user stores articles in the body 110, and the visible appearance of the user in the body 110 is more regular.

Referring to fig. 4, in the present embodiment, preferably, the light supplement lamp 150 is disposed near the middle of the accommodating space above the rack 160 in the height direction of the main body 110.

The light supplement lamp 150 is located at this position, which not only can ensure sufficient illumination for the camera 130, but also can reduce halation under the premise, and also can give consideration to illumination of upper and lower spaces in the body 110, and the design is very reasonable.

Referring to fig. 4, in the present embodiment, the camera 130 is preferably located at an upper position of the receiving space below the rack 160 in the height direction of the main body 110.

The camera 130 can take a complete picture of the situation of the shelf layer to a greater extent at this position.

In this embodiment, the camera assembly includes a plurality of fill lights 150 above a layer of racks 160 and a camera 130 below the layer of racks 160. It is known to those skilled in the art that more than two transparent racks 160 may be disposed in the refrigerator 100, and when more than two transparent racks 160 are disposed in the refrigerator 100, each rack 160 may be equipped with the camera assembly including the fill light 150 and the camera 130 as needed. That is, the camera assembly of the present embodiment can be quickly duplicated in different racks 160 of the same refrigerator 100, and can be extended to racks of different depths and heights of different refrigerators, which is highly referenced and referenced.

Shooting of objects in the refrigerator 100 often requires a camera 130 for shooting and a light supplement lamp 150 for supplementing light to the camera 130. The actual situation is often as follows: there are more items placed on the rack 160. How to shoot full, visible and bright is always a difficult problem for shooting in the refrigerator 100.

Based on the transparency and light diffusion of the rack 160 of the refrigerator 100, the light supplement lamp 150 and the camera 130 are not placed in the rack layer defined by the rack 160, but are matched in a staggered manner, that is, the light supplement lamp 150 is arranged above the transparent rack 160, and the camera 130 is placed below the transparent rack 160, so that the imaging brightness can be ensured, more complete shooting can be achieved, and the problem of object shooting in the existing refrigerator 100 is well solved.

It should be understood that although the present description refers to embodiments, not every embodiment contains only a single technical solution, and such description is for clarity only, and those skilled in the art should make the description as a whole, and the technical solutions in the embodiments can also be combined appropriately to form other embodiments understood by those skilled in the art.

The above-listed detailed description is only a specific description of a possible embodiment of the present invention, and they are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and equivalent embodiments or modifications made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a camera subassembly for in box, the box is including enclosing the body that establishes and form accommodating space, the body has the opening, the box still includes and seals the open-ended door body, be equipped with transparent rack on the body, its characterized in that: the camera assembly comprises a camera and a light supplement lamp, the camera is located below the rack in the height direction of the box body, and the light supplement lamp is located above the rack.

2. A camera assembly for use in a cabinet according to claim 1, wherein: in the height direction of the body, the light supplement lamp is arranged close to the middle of the accommodating space above the rack.

3. A camera assembly for use in a cabinet according to claim 1, wherein: in the height direction of the body, the light supplement lamp is arranged close to the upper part of the accommodating space below the rack.

4. A camera assembly for use in a cabinet according to claim 1, wherein: the camera is installed on the door body.

5. A camera assembly for use in a cabinet according to claim 4, wherein: the body is including the left side wall, back wall, the right side wall that connect in order, the light filling lamp sets up the left side wall and/or on the right side wall.

6. A camera assembly for use in a cabinet according to claim 5, wherein: the surface of light filling lamp with the left side wall and/or the surface parallel and level of right side wall, perhaps, the surface of light filling lamp is located the left side wall and/or the surface of right side wall is below.

7. A camera assembly for use in a cabinet according to claim 4, wherein: the door body has along keeping away from the sunken depressed part that forms of the direction of body is sunken, the depressed part has the bottom surface and encloses and establish the side of bottom surface, the camera sets up the bottom surface is close to the position of side.

8. A camera assembly for use in a cabinet according to claim 7, wherein: the central line of the lens of the camera and the bottom surface form an angle.

9. A camera assembly for use in a cabinet according to claim 7, wherein: in the direction perpendicular to the bottom surface, the extension height of the camera is less than or equal to the extension height of the side surface.

10. A refrigerator, characterized in that: the refrigerator is provided with the camera assembly of any one of claims 1 to 9.