CN114869110A - Refrigeration and freezing display cabinet - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides a refrigerated and frozen display cabinet, which belongs to the technical field of refrigerated and frozen cabinets and comprises a base, a rotary supporting component, a first driving component, a lifting air bag, an air supply component, an air discharge component and a second driving component, wherein the air supply component and the lifting air bag are arranged on one side of the base, the air supply component is used for conveying air to the interior of the lifting air bag so as to drive the lifting air bag to expand and deform, the air discharge component is arranged on one side of the lifting air bag and is used for discharging the air in the lifting air bag, the first driving component is arranged on one side of the base, and after the lifting air bag expands and deforms, the first driving component is used for driving the rotary supporting component to move to the inner side of the lifting air bag. Compared with the prior art, the embodiment of the invention can realize convenient lifting of the refrigeration and freezing cabinet and rotary display of the refrigeration and freezing cabinet, and has the advantage of good display effect.
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Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of refrigerated and frozen cabinets, and particularly relates to a refrigerated and frozen display cabinet.
Background
The refrigeration and freezing display cabinet is used for refrigerating food at low temperature to ensure the freshness of the food.
At present, show the refrigerated freezer when selling in the mostly direct shop of arranging in, only can realize the static show of refrigerated freezer, can't carry out omnidirectional show, also some are to arrange the refrigerated freezer in on the revolving stage, drive the revolving stage through actuating mechanism and rotate to drive the refrigerated freezer and rotate, realize the dynamic show of refrigerated freezer, however this kind of show mode needs artifical manual operation to move the refrigerated freezer to revolving stage upper portion, and is comparatively time-consuming and energy-consuming.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above-mentioned deficiencies of the prior art, an embodiment of the present invention provides a refrigerated and frozen display cabinet.
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention provides the following technical scheme:
a refrigerated and frozen display cabinet comprises a base, a rotary supporting component, a first driving component, a lifting air bag, an air supply component, an air discharge component and a second driving component,
the air supply assembly and the lifting air bag are arranged on one side of the base, the air supply assembly is used for conveying air to the interior of the lifting air bag so as to drive the lifting air bag to expand and deform,
the air discharging component is arranged on one side of the lifting air bag and is used for discharging the air in the lifting air bag,
the first driving component is arranged on one side of the base and is used for driving the rotary supporting component to move to the inner side of the lifting air bag after the lifting air bag is expanded and deformed,
the second driving assembly is used for driving the rotary supporting assembly which moves to the inner side of the lifting air bag to rotate.
As a further improvement of the invention: the rotary supporting component comprises a sliding seat, a supporting plate and a supporting rod,
the sliding seat is arranged at one side of the base in a sliding manner, the supporting plate is fixedly arranged at one end of the supporting rod, which is far away from the supporting plate, penetrates through the sliding seat and is in rotating fit with the sliding seat,
the first driving component comprises a driving motor and a driving rod connected with the output end of the driving motor,
the driving motor is fixedly installed on one side of the base, an external thread is arranged on the outer wall of the driving rod, a threaded sleeve matched with the external thread is sleeved outside the driving rod, and one side of the sliding seat is connected with the threaded sleeve through a connecting rod.
As a further improvement scheme of the invention: the base is provided with a sliding groove, and the supporting rod and the connecting rod penetrate through the sliding groove and are in sliding fit with the sliding groove.
As a further improvement of the invention: the second driving assembly comprises a driving bevel gear and a driven bevel gear,
the driving bevel gear is fixedly installed outside the driving rod, and the driven bevel gear is fixedly installed at one end, far away from the supporting plate, of the supporting rod.
As a still further improvement of the invention: the clamping block is fixedly arranged on the side wall of the threaded sleeve, a clamping groove for the clamping block to extend into and slide is formed in one end, far away from the sliding seat, of the connecting rod, and one side of the clamping block is connected with the inner wall of the clamping groove through an elastic piece.
As a still further improvement of the invention: the lifting air bag is of a U-shaped structure or a C-shaped structure.
As a still further improvement of the invention: the air supply assembly comprises an air pump and a pipeline connected with the output end of the air pump,
the air pump is fixedly installed on one side of the base, and one end, far away from the air pump, of the pipeline is communicated with the lifting air bag.
As a still further improvement of the invention: the deflation assembly comprises a deflation pipe arranged on the side wall of the lifting air bag and a valve arranged in the deflation pipe.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that:
in the embodiment of the invention, when the refrigerated and frozen cabinet is displayed, the base can be arranged at the bottom of the refrigerated and frozen cabinet, the air supply assembly is utilized to convey air to the interior of the lifting air bag to drive the lifting air bag to expand and deform, the refrigerated and frozen cabinet can be lifted off the ground when the lifting air bag expands, then the rotary support assembly is driven to move to the inner side of the lifting air bag through the first drive assembly, the air in the lifting air bag is discharged through the air discharge assembly, the refrigerated and frozen cabinet can fall on the upper part of the rotary support assembly, the rotary support assembly is driven to rotate through the second drive assembly, and the refrigerated and frozen cabinet is driven to rotate, so that the omnibearing display of the refrigerated and frozen cabinet can be realized.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a refrigerated display case;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a lifting bladder in a refrigerated and frozen display case;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of area A of FIG. 1;
in the figure: 10-base, 101-sliding groove, 20-caster, 30-rotation supporting component, 301-sliding seat, 302-supporting plate, 303-driven bevel gear, 304-supporting rod, 305-connecting rod, 306-clamping groove, 40-first driving component, 401-driving motor, 402-driving bevel gear, 403-driving rod, 404-clamping block, 405-threaded sleeve, 50-lifting air bag and 60-elastic component.
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The technical solution of the present patent will be described in further detail with reference to the following embodiments.
Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present patent, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary only for the purpose of explaining the present patent and are not to be construed as limiting the present patent.
Referring to fig. 1, the present embodiment provides a refrigerated and frozen display cabinet, which comprises a base 10, a rotary supporting assembly 30, a first driving assembly 40, a lifting air bag 50, an air supply assembly, an air discharge assembly and a second driving assembly, the air supply assembly and the lifting air bag 50 are arranged on one side of the base 10, the air supply assembly is used for conveying air to the interior of the lifting air bag 50, to urge the lifting balloon 50 to bulge out of shape, the deflating assembly being disposed on one side of the lifting balloon 50, for discharging the air inside the lifting air bag 50, the first driving assembly 40 is installed at one side of the base 10, after the lifting air bag 50 is expanded and deformed, the first driving component 40 is used for driving the rotary supporting component 30 to move to the inner side of the lifting air bag 50, the second driving assembly is used for driving the rotary supporting assembly 30 moving to the inner side of the lifting air bag 50 to rotate.
When showing refrigerated freezer, can arrange base 10 in refrigerated freezer bottom, utilize air feed subassembly to the inside air delivery of lifting gasbag 50, in order to order about lifting gasbag 50 bulging deformation, lifting gasbag 50 can lift refrigerated freezer off ground when bloating, drive rotatory supporting component 30 through first drive assembly 40 afterwards and remove to lifting gasbag 50 inboardly, emit lifting gasbag 50 inside air through the gassing subassembly, refrigerated freezer can fall on rotatory supporting component 30 upper portion, drive rotatory supporting component 30 through the second drive assembly and rotate, and then drive refrigerated freezer and rotate, so that realize refrigerated freezer's all-round show.
Referring to fig. 1, in an embodiment, the rotation supporting assembly 30 includes a sliding seat 301, a supporting plate 302 and a supporting rod 304, the sliding seat 301 is slidably disposed on one side of the base 10, the supporting plate 302 is fixedly disposed at one end of the supporting rod 304, which is far away from the supporting plate 304, penetrates through the sliding seat 301 and is in running fit with the sliding seat 301, the first driving assembly 40 includes a driving motor 401 and a driving rod 403 connected to an output end of the driving motor 401, the driving motor 401 is fixedly disposed on one side of the base 10, an external thread is disposed on an outer wall of the driving rod 403, a threaded sleeve 405 matched with the external thread is sleeved outside the driving rod 403, and one side of the sliding seat 301 is connected to the threaded sleeve 405 through a connecting rod 305.
Referring to fig. 1, in an embodiment, the base 10 is provided with a sliding slot 101, and the supporting rod 304 and the connecting rod 305 both penetrate through the sliding slot 101 and are in sliding fit with the sliding slot 101.
Through the setting of spout 101, can provide the guide effect to the removal of connecting rod 305, when guaranteeing the external screw thread and the cooperation of screw sleeve 405, drive screw sleeve 405, connecting rod 305, sliding seat 301 and backup pad 302 removal that can be smooth.
Referring to fig. 1, in one embodiment, the second driving assembly includes a driving bevel gear 402 and a driven bevel gear 303, the driving bevel gear 402 is fixedly installed outside the driving rod 403, and the driven bevel gear 303 is fixedly installed at an end of the supporting rod 304 far from the supporting plate 302.
It is inboard to drive sliding seat 301 and backup pad 302 to remove to lifting gasbag 50 at threaded sleeve 405, and threaded sleeve 405 breaks away from with the external screw thread just, driven bevel gear 303 meshes just to driving bevel gear 402 one side, utilize continuation rotation of actuating lever 403, rotate with driving bevel gear 402 in order to drive, through the meshing effect of driving bevel gear 402 and driven bevel gear 303, drive bracing piece 304 and backup pad 302 and rotate, thereby drive the refrigerated freezer and rotate, realize the all-round show of refrigerated freezer.
Referring to fig. 3, in an embodiment, a latch 404 is fixedly disposed on a side wall of the threaded sleeve 405, a slot 306 for the latch 404 to extend and slide is disposed at an end of the connecting rod 305 away from the sliding seat 301, and one side of the latch 404 is connected to an inner wall of the slot 306 through an elastic member 60.
When the driving rod 403 rotates to drive the threaded sleeve 405 to move, the latch 404 moves to one end of the latch slot 306, and at this time, the elastic element 60 is in a stretching state; after the exhibition is finished, air is continuously conveyed into the lifting air bag 50 through the air supply assembly, the lifting air bag 50 expands and deforms to drive the refrigerated freezer to ascend, so that the refrigerated freezer is separated from the supporting plate 302, then the driving motor 401 drives the driving rod 403 to rotate in the direction, at the moment, under the pulling of the elastic element 60, the clamping block 404 can be driven to move in the other direction of the clamping groove 306, the threaded sleeve 405 is driven to move in the reverse direction along the driving rod 403, so that the state of being matched with the external thread is repeated, along with the reverse rotation of the driving rod 403, the threaded sleeve 405 is driven to move in the reverse direction along the driving rod 403 by utilizing the matching between the threaded sleeve 405 and the external thread, so that the connecting rod 306, the sliding seat 301, the supporting rod 304 and the supporting plate 302 are driven to move in the reverse direction, so that the supporting plate 302 is removed from the inner side of the lifting air bag 50, the air in the lifting air bag 50 is discharged by utilizing the air discharge assembly, and the refrigerated freezer is placed on the ground, the base 10 is removed from the bottom of the refrigerated freezer.
In an embodiment, the elastic element 60 may be a spring, or may be a metal elastic sheet, which is not limited herein.
Referring to fig. 2, in one embodiment, the lifting airbag 50 is U-shaped so that the rotation support assembly 30 can enter the inner side of the lifting airbag 50 through the U-shaped opening, and in another embodiment, the lifting airbag 50 may also be C-shaped.
In one embodiment, the air supply assembly includes an air pump and a pipeline connected to an output end of the air pump, the air pump is fixedly installed at one side of the base 10, and one end of the pipeline far away from the air pump is communicated with the lifting airbag 50.
Air is delivered to the interior of the lifting air bag 50 through an air pump and a pipeline so as to drive the lifting air bag 50 to expand and deform, and then the refrigerated and refrigerated cabinet is lifted off the ground.
In one embodiment, the deflation assembly comprises a deflation tube disposed in a sidewall of the lift bladder 50 and a valve mounted inside the deflation tube.
When the air pump delivers air into the lifting air bag 50, the valve is in a closed state, and when the air in the lifting air bag 50 needs to be discharged, the valve can be screwed, and the air in the lifting air bag 50 can be discharged through the air discharge pipe.
In the embodiment of the invention, when the refrigerated and frozen cabinet is displayed, the base 10 can be arranged at the bottom of the refrigerated and frozen cabinet, the air supply assembly is utilized to convey air to the interior of the lifting air bag 50 to drive the lifting air bag 50 to expand and deform, the refrigerated and frozen cabinet can be lifted off the ground when the lifting air bag 50 expands, then the rotary support assembly 30 is driven to move to the inner side of the lifting air bag 50 by the first driving assembly 40, the air in the lifting air bag 50 is discharged by the air discharge assembly, the refrigerated and frozen cabinet can fall on the upper part of the rotary support assembly 30, the rotary support assembly 30 is driven to rotate by the second driving assembly, and the refrigerated and frozen cabinet is further driven to rotate, so that the omnibearing display of the refrigerated and frozen cabinet is realized.
Although the preferred embodiments of the present patent have been described in detail, the present patent is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present patent within the knowledge of those skilled in the art.
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1. A refrigerated and frozen display cabinet is characterized by comprising a base, a rotary supporting component, a first driving component, a lifting air bag, an air supply component, an air discharge component and a second driving component,
the air supply assembly and the lifting air bag are arranged on one side of the base, the air supply assembly is used for conveying air to the interior of the lifting air bag so as to drive the lifting air bag to expand and deform,
the air discharging component is arranged on one side of the lifting air bag and is used for discharging the air in the lifting air bag,
the first driving component is arranged on one side of the base and is used for driving the rotary supporting component to move to the inner side of the lifting air bag after the lifting air bag is expanded and deformed,
the second driving assembly is used for driving the rotary supporting assembly which moves to the inner side of the lifting air bag to rotate.
2. A refrigerated and frozen display case according to claim 1, wherein the rotary support assembly comprises a slide block, a support plate and a support rod,
the sliding seat is arranged at one side of the base in a sliding manner, the supporting plate is fixedly arranged at one end of the supporting rod, which is far away from the supporting plate, penetrates through the sliding seat and is in rotating fit with the sliding seat,
the first driving component comprises a driving motor and a driving rod connected with the output end of the driving motor,
the driving motor is fixedly installed on one side of the base, an external thread is arranged on the outer wall of the driving rod, a threaded sleeve matched with the external thread is sleeved outside the driving rod, and one side of the sliding seat is connected with the threaded sleeve through a connecting rod.
3. A refrigerated and frozen display case as recited in claim 2 wherein said base defines a slot, and said support rod and said connecting rod both extend through said slot and are slidably engaged with said slot.
4. A refrigerated and frozen display case according to claim 2 wherein the second drive assembly comprises a drive bevel gear and a driven bevel gear,
the driving bevel gear is fixedly installed outside the driving rod, and the driven bevel gear is fixedly installed at one end, far away from the supporting plate, of the supporting rod.
5. A refrigerating and freezing showcase according to claim 2, wherein a clamping block is fixedly arranged on a side wall of the threaded sleeve, a clamping groove for the clamping block to extend into and slide is formed at one end of the connecting rod away from the sliding seat, and one side of the clamping block is connected with an inner wall of the clamping groove through an elastic member.
6. A refrigerated and frozen display case according to claim 1 wherein the lifting bladder is of U-shaped configuration or C-shaped configuration.
7. A refrigerated and frozen display case according to claim 1 wherein the air supply assembly comprises an air pump and a duct connected to the output of the air pump,
the air pump is fixedly installed on one side of the base, and one end, far away from the air pump, of the pipeline is communicated with the lifting air bag.
8. A refrigerated and frozen display case according to claim 1 wherein the air bleed assembly comprises an air bleed tube provided in the side wall of the elevating bladder and a valve mounted inside the air bleed tube.
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