CN112503830B - Refrigerator and leveling control method for outer barrel of drawer in refrigerator - Google Patents

Refrigerator and leveling control method for outer barrel of drawer in refrigerator Download PDF

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CN112503830B
CN112503830B CN202011405703.4A CN202011405703A CN112503830B CN 112503830 B CN112503830 B CN 112503830B CN 202011405703 A CN202011405703 A CN 202011405703A CN 112503830 B CN112503830 B CN 112503830B
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杨廷超
蒋孝奎
何文华
杨忠岭
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • F25D25/02Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled by shelves
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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Abstract

The invention provides a refrigerator and a leveling control method for a drawer outer barrel in the refrigerator, which comprise an inner container with a storage compartment and the drawer outer barrel arranged in the storage compartment, wherein the refrigerator also comprises a leveling mechanism for controlling the drawer outer barrel to move up and down, the leveling mechanism comprises a position determination structure for determining the position of the drawer outer barrel in the height direction, and the leveling mechanism can control the drawer outer barrel to move to the position determined by the position determination structure. The invention can adjust the drawer outer barrel up and down, and improve the flatness of the drawer outer barrel.

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Refrigerator and leveling control method for outer barrel of drawer in refrigerator
Technical Field
The invention relates to a refrigerator and a leveling control method for an outer drawer barrel in the refrigerator, in particular to a refrigerator capable of adjusting the flatness of the outer drawer barrel and a leveling control method for the outer drawer barrel in the refrigerator.
Background
In order to realize some special functions, an outer barrel structure of a drawer is usually configured at the bottom of an inner container of an existing refrigerator, so that the drawer can be conveniently installed and sealed. However, due to certain errors in the production process, the problem of uneven height of the drawer outer barrel after the drawer outer barrel is installed in the storage chamber is easily caused, and the appearance and the user experience of the product are greatly influenced
In view of the above, there is a need to improve the existing refrigerator and the leveling control method for the drawer outer barrel in the refrigerator to solve the above problems.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a refrigerator capable of adjusting the flatness of a drawer outer barrel and a leveling control method of the drawer outer barrel in the refrigerator.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a refrigerator, comprising an inner container having a storage compartment, an outer drawer barrel installed in the storage compartment, wherein the refrigerator further comprises a leveling mechanism for controlling the outer drawer barrel to move up and down, the leveling mechanism comprises a position determination structure for determining the position of the outer drawer barrel in the height direction, the outer drawer barrel can be controlled by the leveling mechanism to move to the position determined by the position determination structure, the position determination structure is a protruding rib protruding from the left and right sides of the inner container and located above the outer drawer barrel, when the leveling mechanism works, the outer drawer barrel moves up and abuts against the bottom of the protruding rib, the leveling mechanism comprises an electromagnetic assembly for controlling the outer drawer barrel to move up and down, and a supporting column matched with the bottom of the inner container and the outer drawer barrel, the electromagnetic assembly is arranged between the supporting column and the outer drawer barrel, after the electromagnetic assembly is electrified, magnetic force is generated between the drawer outer barrel and the supporting column, so that the drawer outer barrel moves to the position determined by the position determination structure.
As a further improvement of the present invention, the electromagnetic assembly includes a magnetic element disposed on one of the top end of the support column and the outer barrel of the drawer, an inductive element disposed on the other one, and a power switch electrically connected to the inductive element.
As a further improvement of the present invention, the drawer outer barrel has an accommodating cavity extending in an up-down direction to accommodate the supporting pillar, the magnetic element or the inductance element is disposed in the accommodating cavity, and the leveling mechanism further has a matching structure for fixing the supporting pillar in the accommodating cavity.
As a further improvement of the present invention, the magnetic element is disposed at the top end of the support column, and the matching structure is a magnetic metal disposed in the accommodating cavity.
As a further improvement of the present invention, the drawer outer barrel further has an installation cavity recessed outward from the accommodation cavity to accommodate the matching structure, the matching structure includes a fixing member pivotally connected to an inner wall of the installation cavity, and a reset member disposed in cooperation with the fixing member, the support column has a plurality of positioning structures disposed along an up-down direction, when one of the drawer outer barrel and the support column moves in the up-down direction relative to the other, the fixing member moves away from the support column, and when the fixing member corresponds to the positioning structures, the fixing member resets under the action of the reset member and is fixed to the positioning structures.
As a further improvement of the present invention, the upper inner wall of the mounting cavity has a stopper portion for stopping the fixing member from rotating upward.
As a further improvement of the present invention, the accommodating cavity penetrates through the outer barrel of the drawer along the vertical direction, the refrigerator further comprises a sealing member which is matched with the top end of the accommodating cavity and electrically connected with the power supply, and the magnetic element or the inductive element is arranged below the sealing member.
As a further improvement of the present invention, the outer barrel of the drawer has an accommodating cavity extending in the up-down direction, and a mounting cavity recessed outward from the accommodating cavity, and the leveling mechanism includes a supporting pillar disposed in the accommodating cavity, and a fitting structure disposed in the mounting cavity for fixing the supporting pillar.
As a further improvement of the present invention, the matching structure includes a fixing member pivotally connected to an inner wall of the mounting groove, and a reset member disposed in matching with the fixing member, the supporting column has a plurality of positioning structures disposed along an up-down direction, when one of the drawer outer tub and the supporting column moves in the up-down direction relative to the other, the fixing member moves in a direction away from the supporting column, and when the fixing member corresponds to the positioning structures, the fixing member resets under the action of the reset member and is fixed with the positioning structures.
As a further improvement of the present invention, the upper inner wall of the mounting cavity has a stopper portion for stopping the fixing member from rotating upward.
As a further improvement of the invention, the refrigerator also comprises a fixing structure for mutually fixing the support column and the bottom of the inner container.
The invention also provides a leveling control method for the drawer outer barrel in the refrigerator, which comprises the following steps:
acquiring position information determined by the position determination structure, and acquiring an electromagnetic assembly starting signal;
when receiving the starting signal of the electromagnetic assembly, the power switch is turned on to provide a certain current for the inductive element, and the inductive element generates the same magnetism as the magnetic element, so that the outer barrel of the drawer moves to the position determined by the position determination structure.
As a further improvement of the invention, the refrigerator further comprises a weight sensor for monitoring the weight of the drawer outer barrel, and a distance sensor for monitoring the distance between the magnetic element and the inductive element;
after the inductance element generates magnetism, the method further comprises the following steps: acquiring gravity information of the drawer outer barrel and distance information between the inductive element and the magnetic element, and adjusting the current supplied to the inductive element according to the gravity information and the distance information so as to adjust and control the magnetic force between the inductive element and the magnetic element.
As a further improvement of the present invention, the drawer outer barrel has an accommodating cavity extending in an up-down direction to accommodate the supporting pillar, the magnetic element or the inductive element is disposed in the accommodating cavity, the leveling mechanism further has a matching structure for fixing the supporting pillar in the accommodating cavity, and the leveling control method further includes: and acquiring a signal of the drawer outer barrel moving to the position determined by the position determination structure, and turning off the power switch.
The invention has the beneficial effects that: the refrigerator is provided with the leveling mechanism for controlling the drawer outer barrel to move up and down, the leveling mechanism comprises a position judging structure for determining the position of the drawer outer barrel in the height direction, and the drawer outer barrel can be controlled to move to the position determined by the position judging structure through the leveling mechanism. Thereby the outer barrel of the drawer can be adjusted up and down, and the flatness of the outer barrel of the drawer is improved.
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Fig. 1 is a plan view of a first embodiment of the present invention showing a drawer outer tub when not aligned.
Fig. 2 is a schematic plan view of the drawer tub of fig. 1 after being leveled.
Fig. 3 is a schematic plan view of a second embodiment of the present invention with an unadjusted drawer outer barrel.
Fig. 4 is a schematic plan view of the drawer tub of fig. 3 after being leveled.
Fig. 5 is an enlarged view at a in fig. 4.
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The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings. The present invention is not limited to the embodiment, and structural, methodological, or functional changes made by one of ordinary skill in the art according to the embodiment are included in the scope of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1 to 5, an embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention is shown, where the refrigerator includes an inner container 1 having a storage compartment 11, and a drawer outer 2 installed in the storage compartment 11, and the refrigerator further includes a leveling mechanism for controlling the drawer outer 2 to move up and down, the leveling mechanism includes a position determination structure 3 for determining a position of the drawer outer 2 in a height direction, and the leveling mechanism can control the drawer outer 2 to move to the position determined by the position determination structure 3.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 to 5, in order to realize some special functions of temperature change, soft freezing, quick thawing, etc. of the drawer of the refrigerator, a structure of the drawer outer tub 2 is usually designed to facilitate installation and sealing of the drawer. Of course, in other embodiments, the drawer outer barrel 2 can be used for storage structures on other refrigeration equipment or other devices.
In this embodiment, the leveling mechanism is disposed between the bottom of the inner container 1 and the outer drawer barrel 2, but in other embodiments, the leveling mechanism may also be disposed between the side wall of the inner container 1 and the side wall of the outer drawer barrel 2.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in the first embodiment of the refrigerator of the present invention, the position determining structure 3 is a rib formed by protruding from the left and right sides of the inner container 1 along the transverse direction, and the distance between the rib and the bottom of the inner container 1 is greater than the height of the drawer outer tub 2, so that the drawer outer tub 2 is conveniently mounted below the rib, and the height of the drawer outer tub 2 is also conveniently adjusted.
The fin is with 1 integrated into one piece of inner bag, because inner bag 1 generally adopts the plastic uptake shaping, and the fin is for being close to the plastic uptake convex mould side, consequently, the upper and lower side of fin is all comparatively level and smooth relatively. Of course, the protruding rib may also protrude in the front-rear direction, or may be assembled on the inner container 1.
Of course, in other embodiments, the position determination structure 3 may be a standard scale disposed below the rib, and the standard scale may be a lower side of a shelf disposed above the drawer outer tub 2. Or the position determining structure 3 may also be a plurality of distance sensors disposed on the drawer outer 2, and the flatness of the drawer outer 2 is adjusted by monitoring the distance between the drawer outer 2 and other structures through the distance sensors, for example, by monitoring the distance between the top of the drawer outer 2 and the upper shelf, when the distance is consistent, the adjustment is completed.
Leveling mechanism still include with 1 bottom of inner bag, drawer outer barrel 2 both matched with support column 4, set up the electromagnetic component between support column 4 and drawer outer barrel 2, after the electromagnetism component circular telegram, support column 4 moves down and butts 1 bottom of inner bag, thereby the drawer outer barrel 2 rebound adjusts the roughness of drawer outer barrel 2. In this embodiment, the drawer outer 2 has a receiving cavity 21 opened along the vertical direction, and a receiving groove 22 located beside the receiving cavity 21 for receiving the drawer. The supporting column 4 is disposed in the accommodating cavity 21.
The electromagnetic assembly includes a magnetic element 5, an inductive element 6, and a power switch (not shown) electrically connected to the inductive element 6. In this embodiment, the magnetic element 5 is a magnet, and the inductive element 6 is a solenoid or an electromagnet. Thus, only one inductive element 6 is provided, and only one set of circuit is needed, so as to simplify the design and reduce the cost, but in other embodiments, the electromagnetic element may include two sets of inductive elements 6, and then the generation of the attraction force or the repulsion force is controlled respectively.
The magnetic element 5 is arranged on one of the top end of the supporting column 4 and the drawer outer barrel 2, the inductance element 6 is arranged on the other one, and the power switch is arranged on the inner container 1. In this embodiment, the inductance element 6 is disposed in the accommodating cavity 21, and the magnetic element 5 is disposed at the top end of the supporting pillar 4, so that a circuit matched with the inductance element 6 is conveniently disposed on the drawer outer barrel 2.
The refrigerator also comprises a weight sensor for monitoring the weight of the outer barrel 2 of the drawer, a distance sensor for detecting the distance between the top of the supporting column 4 and the upper end of the accommodating cavity 21, and a sensor which is arranged at the bottom of the inner container 1 to detect and acquire an electromagnetic assembly starting signal, wherein when the outer barrel 2 of the drawer is arranged at the bottom of the inner container 1, the electromagnetic assembly starting signal can be acquired.
And whether in order to obtain support column 4 and inner bag 1 bottom butt in time, can be through set up distance sensor on support column 4 or inner bag 1 bottom in order to detect the distance between support column 4 and the inner bag 1 bottom, when the distance is zero, then show mutual butt or set up force cell sensor in the foaming layer of inner bag bottom, when force cell sensor appears the reading, then show the butt, also can pass through electric current judgement, for example, when adopting rated current control support column 4 to remove, when support column 4 butt inner bag 1 bottom, the electric current can change suddenly, also can judge.
For the sake of simple structure, the inductance element 6 may have a docking connector (not shown) which may protrude outside the drawer outer tub 2, and the refrigerator may have a mating connector (not shown) protruding from the inner container 1 and mating with the docking connector, and the mating connector may be connected to a power source through a wire harness in the inner container 1. Therefore, the structure is simple, and the outer barrel 2 of the drawer is convenient to disassemble and assemble.
For example: the mating connector may be disposed at the bottom of the inner container 1, the mating connector protrudes downward from the lower end of the drawer outer 2 to be mated with the mating connector, and a section of wire harness may protrude outward to prevent the mating connector and the mating connector from being disconnected when the drawer outer 2 moves upward.
Of course, the butting connector and the mating connector can also adopt an elastic abutting mode, when the drawer outer barrel 2 is at the lowest position, the butting connector and the mating connector are in a compressed state, and when the drawer outer barrel 2 is at the highest position, the distance between the butting connector and the mating connector is increased, but the electrical connection state is still maintained.
In order to ensure that the supporting column 4 can be fixed in the accommodating cavity 21, the leveling mechanism further has a matching structure for fixing the supporting column 4 in the accommodating cavity 21. In this embodiment, the matching structure is a magnetic metal that can be adsorbed by the magnetic element 5, so the supporting column 4 can be fixed in the accommodating cavity 21, thereby facilitating installation of the drawer outer barrel 2, and then the repulsion force is generated between the inductive element 6 and the magnetic element 5 by controlling the power switch, so that the supporting column 4 moves downwards and abuts against the bottom of the inner container 1, and further the drawer outer barrel 2 moves upwards, and finally the drawer outer barrel 2 is leveled. The simplest way is: the outer barrel 2 of the drawer is directly moved upwards to abut against the convex rib.
Through setting up accept chamber 21 and support column 4, on the one hand, can guarantee that outer bucket 2 of drawer upwards removes smoothly, be difficult for appearing the skew of other directions except direction of height, on the other hand sets up the electromagnetic component between outer bucket 2 of support column 4 and drawer, owing to accept chamber 21 spacing to support column 4 for support column 4 only can remove in direction of height, thereby has guaranteed the stability of electromagnetic force, makes the direction of electromagnetic force be the direction of height as far as possible promptly. But also can reduce the size of the electromagnetic component and reduce the production cost.
Of course, in other embodiments, the electromagnetic assembly may also be directly disposed at the bottom of the inner container 1 and the lower end of the drawer outer barrel 2.
As shown in fig. 3 to 5, a second embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention is different from the first embodiment in that the drawer outer 2 further has a mounting cavity 23 formed by being recessed outward from the receiving cavity 21, the mounting cavity 23 is located at one or both of the left and right sides of the receiving cavity 21, and in other embodiments, the mounting cavity 23 may be located at other positions, such as the front and rear sides, of the receiving cavity 21.
In this embodiment, the matching structure includes a fixing member 7 pivotally connected to the inner wall of the mounting cavity 23, and a reset structure 8 matched with the fixing member 7, the supporting pillar 4 has a plurality of positioning structures 41 arranged along the up-down direction, when one of the drawer outer barrel 2 and the supporting pillar 4 moves relative to the other one along the up-down direction, the supporting pillar 4 is usually moved downwards, the fixing member 7 moves towards the direction away from the supporting pillar 4, and when the fixing member 7 corresponds to the positioning structures 41, the fixing member 7 is reset under the action of the reset structure 8 and fixed with the positioning structures 41.
Therefore, the supporting column 4 can be fixed in the accommodating cavity 21 through the above structure, the positioning structure 41 is a clamping groove which is obliquely and upwardly formed, the fixing member 7 is a clamping jaw which is matched with the clamping groove, and the resetting structure 8 is arranged on the elastic member between the fixing member 7 and the inner wall of the mounting cavity 23, so that the supporting column 4 can be conveniently and smoothly moved downwards through the above structure. On the contrary, when the supporting pillar 4 abuts against the bottom of the inner container 1, the drawer outer barrel 2 is also moved upwards easily.
Of course, in other embodiments, the positions of the positioning structure 41 and the matching structure may be interchanged, that is, the positioning structure 41 is disposed in the receiving cavity 21, and the matching structure is disposed on the supporting pillar 4, so that the installation cavity 23 may not be required. The reset structure 8 may also be a torsion spring, or an elastic sheet that is integrally formed with the fixing member 7 and abuts against the inner wall of the mounting cavity 23.
In order to further reduce the energy consumption, the upper inner wall of the mounting cavity 23 further has a stopping portion 24 for stopping the fixing element 7 from rotating upward, in this embodiment, the stopping portion 24 is the upper inner wall of the mounting cavity 23, but in other embodiments, the stopping portion 24 may also be a structure protruding from the upper inner wall of the mounting cavity 23.
By arranging the stop part 24, when the support pillar 4 is fixed with the fixing part 7, no action force is required to be generated between the inductance element 6 and the magnetic element 5 at this time, namely, the inductance element 6 is not required to be electrified, so that when the support pillar 4 moves downwards and abuts against the bottom of the inner container 1 and the drawer outer barrel 2 moves upwards and abuts against the convex rib, the power can be cut off, the support and the fixation can be realized by a mechanical structure, and the energy consumption is greatly reduced. Of course, in other embodiments, the support column 4 can be manually moved downward first, and then the drawer outer tub 2 can be manually moved upward.
In this embodiment, the accommodating cavity 21 penetrates through the outer barrel 2 of the drawer in the up-down direction, so that when the supporting pillar 4 is installed, the accommodating cavity 21 is installed from top to bottom, which is very convenient. The refrigerator further includes a sealing member 9 at the top of the receiving chamber 21, thereby increasing sealability and beauty.
When the electromagnetic assembly is disposed between the supporting pillar 4 and the drawer outer 2, in order to facilitate the supporting pillar 4 to be installed in the receiving cavity 21, the inductance element 6 may be disposed at the lower end of the sealing member 9, the inductance element 6 has a mating connector (not shown) protruding from the sealing member 9, and the drawer outer 2 has a mating connector (not shown) that is mated with the mating connector, and the mating connector may be connected to a power source through a wire harness. Therefore, the supporting column 4 can move downwards normally, the centers of the inductive element 6 and the magnetic element 5 are closer to the same straight line, and stronger electromagnetic force can be provided under the same current, namely, the energy consumption can be reduced as much as possible under the condition of meeting the requirement of the electromagnetic force.
In this embodiment, the refrigerator further includes a fixing structure (not shown) for fixing the supporting column 4 and the bottom of the inner container 1 to each other, and the fixing structure may be a mechanical structure or an electromagnetic structure. Therefore, the drawer outer barrel 2 can be leveled manually, the supporting column 4 and the bottom of the inner container 1 are fixed through the fixing structure, and then the drawer outer barrel 2 is adjusted upwards gradually to the corresponding scale or the abutting convex rib.
Leveling manner of the first embodiment: the power switch is turned on to move the drawer outer barrel 2 to a specified position or abut against the convex rib, at this time, the electromagnetic force can be selected to be continuously kept, or a supporting piece is filled between the drawer outer barrel 2 and the bottom of the inner container 1, and a fixing structure for fixing the supporting column 4 and the drawer outer barrel 2 can also be arranged, so that the power switch can be turned off, and the energy consumption is reduced.
Leveling manner of the second embodiment: the power switch is turned on to move the drawer outer barrel 2 up to the designated position or abut against the convex rib, and then the power switch is turned off.
The invention also provides a leveling control method of the drawer outer barrel in the refrigerator, which comprises the following steps:
acquiring position information determined by the position determination structure, and acquiring an electromagnetic assembly starting signal;
when receiving the electromagnetic assembly starting signal, the power switch is turned on to provide a certain current for the inductive element 6, and the inductive element 6 generates the same magnetism as the magnetic element 5, so that the drawer outer barrel 2 moves up to the position determined by the position determination structure 3.
After the inductance element 6 generates magnetism, the method further comprises the following steps: acquiring gravity information of the drawer outer barrel 2 and distance information between the inductive element 6 and the magnetic element 5, and adjusting the current supplied to the inductive element according to the gravity information and the distance information to adjust and control the magnetic force between the inductive element 6 and the magnetic element 5. Therefore, a proper electromagnetic force can be provided to enable the drawer outer barrel 2 to slowly rise, so that the leveling is convenient, and the phenomenon that the drawer outer barrel 2 rises too fast due to the overlarge electromagnetic force is avoided.
For the second embodiment: the leveling control method further includes: the signal that the drawer outer barrel 2 moves to the position determined by the position determination structure 3 is obtained, and the power switch is turned off. This is because it is possible to fix the drawer outer 2 to provide a supporting force.
In summary, the refrigerator of the present invention is provided with the leveling mechanism for controlling the up-and-down movement of the drawer outer barrel 2, the leveling mechanism includes the position determination structure 3 for determining the position of the drawer outer barrel 2 in the height direction, and the leveling mechanism can control the drawer outer barrel 2 to move to the position determined by the position determination structure 3. Thereby the drawer outer barrel 2 can be adjusted up and down, and the flatness of the drawer outer barrel 2 is improved.
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.

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1. The utility model provides a refrigerator, includes the inner bag that has the storing room, installs the indoor drawer outer bucket in the storing room, its characterized in that: the refrigerator also comprises a leveling mechanism for controlling the drawer outer barrel to move up and down, the leveling mechanism comprises a position determining structure for determining the position of the drawer outer barrel in the height direction, the outer barrel of the drawer can be controlled to move to the position determined by the position determining structure through the leveling mechanism, the position judging structure is a convex rib which relatively protrudes from the left side and the right side of the inner container and is positioned above the outer barrel of the drawer, when the leveling mechanism works, the outer drawer barrel moves upwards and abuts against the bottom of the convex rib, the leveling mechanism comprises an electromagnetic component for controlling the outer drawer barrel to move up and down and a supporting column matched with the bottom of the inner container and the outer drawer barrel, the electromagnetic component is arranged between the support column and the drawer outer barrel, after the electromagnetic component is electrified, magnetic force is generated between the outer drawer barrel and the supporting column, so that the outer drawer barrel moves to the position determined by the position determination structure.
2. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein: the electromagnetic assembly comprises a magnetic element arranged on one of the top end of the support column and the outer barrel of the drawer, an inductive element arranged on the other one of the top end of the support column and the outer barrel of the drawer, and a power switch electrically connected with the inductive element.
3. The refrigerator of claim 2, wherein: the outer drawer barrel is provided with an accommodating cavity which extends along the vertical direction to accommodate the supporting column, the magnetic element or the inductive element is arranged in the accommodating cavity, and the leveling mechanism is further provided with a matching structure which fixes the supporting column in the accommodating cavity.
4. The refrigerator of claim 3, wherein: the magnetic element is arranged at the top end of the support column, and the matching structure is magnetic metal arranged in the accommodating cavity.
5. The refrigerator of claim 3, wherein: the outer bucket of drawer still has certainly accept the chamber and outwards concavely establish in order to accept the installation cavity of cooperation structure, the cooperation structure includes pin joint mounting on the mounting groove inner wall, the piece that resets that sets up with the mounting cooperation, the support column has a plurality of location structure that set up along upper and lower direction, when one of them is removed along upper and lower direction for another person when the outer bucket of drawer and support column, the mounting is to keeping away from the support column direction and removing, when the mounting corresponds with location structure, the mounting restore to the throne under the effect of piece that resets with location structure is fixed mutually.
6. The refrigerator of claim 5, wherein: the upper inner wall of the mounting cavity is provided with a stopping part for stopping the fixing piece from rotating upwards.
7. The refrigerator of claim 6, wherein: the accommodating cavity penetrates through the outer barrel of the drawer along the up-down direction, the refrigerator further comprises a sealing piece which is matched with the top end of the accommodating cavity and is electrically connected with the power supply, and the magnetic element or the inductive element is arranged below the sealing piece.
8. The method for controlling the leveling of the drawer outer barrel in the refrigerator according to any one of claims 2 to 7, wherein:
acquiring position information determined by the position determination structure, and acquiring an electromagnetic assembly starting signal;
when receiving the starting signal of the electromagnetic assembly, the power switch is turned on to provide a certain current for the inductive element, and the inductive element generates the same magnetism as the magnetic element, so that the outer barrel of the drawer moves to the position determined by the position determination structure.
9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the method for controlling the leveling of the drawer outer tub in the refrigerator comprises:
the refrigerator also comprises a weight sensor for monitoring the weight of the outer barrel of the drawer and a distance sensor for monitoring the distance between the magnetic element and the inductive element;
after the inductance element generates magnetism, the method further comprises the following steps: acquiring gravity information of the drawer outer barrel and distance information between the inductive element and the magnetic element, and adjusting the current supplied to the inductive element according to the gravity information and the distance information so as to adjust and control the magnetic force between the inductive element and the magnetic element.
10. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the method for controlling the leveling of the drawer outer tub in the refrigerator comprises: the outer drawer barrel is provided with an accommodating cavity which extends along the vertical direction to accommodate the supporting column, the magnetic element or the inductive element is arranged in the accommodating cavity, the leveling mechanism is further provided with a matching structure which fixes the supporting column in the accommodating cavity, and the leveling control method further comprises the following steps: and acquiring a signal of the drawer outer barrel moving to the position determined by the position determination structure, and turning off the power switch.
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