Background technology
In general, kraut refrigerator is used to store food such as pickles or other vegetables, and its inside is provided with when pickle fermentation, is used to keep proper temperature and the heater that produces heat; And when preserving, be used to keep certain low-temperature condition and the structure devices etc. that constitutes freeze cycle is partly formed.
In addition, kraut refrigerator is divided into opens door type and drawer type, and wherein, the last door type kraut refrigerator of opening is to be arranged at the mode that top door opens and closes up and down, to take out or put into food from storeroom; The drawer type kraut refrigerator then be with the pallet that is provided with door to the mode of pulling out previously, take out or put into food from storeroom.It is in this manual, then above that to open a door type kraut refrigerator be that example describes.
As shown in Figure 1, last inside of opening the housing (10) of door type kraut refrigerator (1) (to call kraut refrigerator in the following text) is formed with 2 storerooms (12,14).Above-mentioned storeroom (12,14) is made of left side storeroom (12) and right side storeroom (14), and its top opening is also held foodstuff storing.
In addition, above-mentioned storeroom (12,14) opens and closes by each selectivity of an opposite house (16,18).Above-mentioned door (16,18) forms with the upper opening portion corresponding shape of above-mentioned storeroom (12,14).And the upper end, back of above-mentioned housing (10) is fixed in the rear end of above-mentioned door (16,18), and making above-mentioned door (16,18) is the center with its rear end, the turn up and down of its front end, thus selectivity opens and closes above-mentioned storeroom (12,14).
Simultaneously, upper end, the front of above-mentioned housing (10) is equipped with control part (20).As shown in Figure 2, above-mentioned control part (20) is made of operating portion (30) and display part (40), and wherein, operating portion (30) is used for input and carries out the corresponding operation signal of operation with above-mentioned kraut refrigerator (1); Display part (40) then shows various information in above-mentioned kraut refrigerator (1) operation to the outside.
Aforesaid operations portion (30) by the left-hand operation portion (32) of the operation signal that is used to import above-mentioned left side storeroom (12) and the east side operation portion (32 ') that is used to import the operation signal of above-mentioned right side storeroom (14) form.Above-mentioned left-hand operation portion (32) and east side operation portion (32 ') are arranged at the both sides of above-mentioned control part (20) respectively, and are made of a plurality of buttons.
Above-mentioned left-hand operation portion (32) is provided with power knob (34), lock/unlock button (35), food variety selector button (36), storage temperature setting button (37), rhythm and pace of moving things fermentation selector button (38), fresh-keeping selector button (39).Wherein, above-mentioned power knob (34) is arranged at the left side, upper end of above-mentioned left-hand operation portion (32), the above-mentioned power knob in the lower end of above-mentioned left-hand operation portion (32) (34) below from the left side to the right side, be disposed with above-mentioned lock/unlock button (35), food variety selector button (36), storage temperature and set button (37), rhythm and pace of moving things fermentation selector button (38), fresh-keeping selector button (39).
Simultaneously, above-mentioned east side operation portion (32 ') is a symmetry axis with the center line of above-mentioned control part (20), constitutes with left-hand operation portion (32) left-right symmetry.Promptly, in above-mentioned east side operation portion (32 '), above-mentioned power knob (34 ') is arranged at the right side, upper end, and lock/unlock button (35 '), food variety selector button (36 '), storage temperature setting button (37 '), rhythm and pace of moving things fermentation selector button (38 '), fresh-keeping selector button (39 ') then set gradually from the right side to the left side from its lower end.
In addition, the central authorities of the above-mentioned control part (20) between above-mentioned left-hand operation portion (32) and east side operation portion (32 ') are provided with display part (40).Above-mentioned display part (40) is made of left side display part (42) and right side display part (42 '), and wherein, left side display part (42) is used to show the operation information of above-mentioned left side storeroom (12); Right side display part (42 ') then is used for showing to the outside operation information of above-mentioned right side storeroom (14).
Above-mentioned display part (40) is used for showing the information of importing by the various action buttons of aforesaid operations portion (30), for example, the kind of food or the temperature of setting etc. is shown in the outside.In addition, above-mentioned left side display part (42) and right side display part (42 ') are that symmetry axis becomes left-right symmetry with the center line of above-mentioned control part (20).
But as above the controlling unit for pickles refrigerator of the prior art of structure has following problem:
At first, be used to operate the aforesaid operations portion (30) of above-mentioned storeroom (12,14), form by the east side operation portion each several parts such as (32 ') that is used to operate the left-hand operation portion (32) of above-mentioned left side storeroom (12) and is used to operate above-mentioned right side storeroom (14).Thereby increased the number of the middle action button in space and aforesaid operations portion (30) of aforesaid operations portion (30), made above-mentioned control part (20) complex structure on the whole.
In addition, above-mentioned display part (40) is by being used to show the left side display part (42) of above-mentioned left side storeroom (12) information and being used to show that the right side display part each several parts such as (42 ') of above-mentioned right side storeroom (14) information forms.And, constitute by the whole spaces except aforesaid operations portion (30) in the above-mentioned The whole control portion (20).That is, in the control part (20) of the confined space, a side in aforesaid operations portion (30) and the display part (40) becomes that greatly then a side is corresponding diminishes.Thus, in aforesaid operations portion (30) or display part (40), particularly under the situation of the control part (40) that shows information by literal or picture etc. to the outside, if its space reduces relatively, the user can't be by the correct identifying information of above-mentioned display part (40).
The specific embodiment
As shown in Figure 3, being provided with a plurality of storerooms (12,14) (with reference to Fig. 1) that are divided into left side storeroom (12) and right side storeroom (14) in the kraut refrigerator, extends about on the whole and is provided with control part (50) in the upper end, front of above-mentioned kraut refrigerator.In addition, above-mentioned control part (50) is made of operating portion (60) and display part (70).
Aforesaid operations portion (60) is used for importing the storage signal of the various correspondences that above-mentioned storeroom (12,14) is operated, and it is made of storeroom selector button (62) and a plurality of action button (63,64,66,67,68).In addition, at above-mentioned storeroom selector button (62) and aforesaid operations button (63,64,66,67,68) in, power knob (63) and lock/unlock button (64) are arranged at the left side of above-mentioned control part (50), all the other buttons (66,67,68) are that selector button (66), fresh-keeping button (67) and the button (68) with cellar fermentation are then sent out the right side that places above-mentioned control part (50).
Above-mentioned storeroom selector button (62) is used to select storeroom in the above-mentioned storeroom (12,14), promptly is used to select above-mentioned left side storeroom (12) or right side storeroom (14), the button so best usage degree spirals (dial knob).In addition, above-mentioned power knob (63) is arranged at the left side of above-mentioned storeroom selector button (62), is used for input at the ON/OFF signal that above-mentioned storeroom (12,14) is carried out each relevant in operating process parts supply power.
Simultaneously, above-mentioned lock/unlock button (64) is arranged at the left side of above-mentioned power knob (63).Above-mentioned lock/unlock button (64) be used for the locking or release to the selected storeroom (12 of above-mentioned storeroom selector button (62), other action button (63 of 14) operating, 64,66,67,68), above-mentioned power knob (63) and lock/unlock button (64) can be made of button (push button).
In addition, above-mentioned selector button (66) is arranged at the right side of above-mentioned control part (50).Above-mentioned selector button (66) is used to select the kind of the food of storage in the above-mentioned storeroom (12,14), and selects to preserve or fermentation, when selecting to preserve (or fermentation), is used to set storage temperature (or fermentation temperature), can be made of scale knob or button.
The right side of above-mentioned selector button (66) is provided with fresh-keeping button (67), and the right side of above-mentioned fresh-keeping button (67) then is provided with the button (68) with cellar fermentation.When pressing above-mentioned fresh-keeping button (67), the storage temperature moment reduction of above-mentioned storeroom (12,14); When pressing above-mentioned button (68) with cellar fermentation, both fixed temperatures bottom fermentation that the food of storage is then being set in the above-mentioned storeroom (12,14).Above-mentioned fresh-keeping button (67) and have the cellar fermentation button (68) each constitute by button.
Simultaneously, above-mentioned display part (70) is arranged at the central authorities of the above-mentioned control part (50) between above-mentioned storeroom selector button (62) and the selector button (66).Above-mentioned display part (70) selects display part (72) and other operation display part (74,75,76,77,78,79) to constitute by storeroom, and wherein, storeroom selects display part (72) to be used for showing the selected storeroom of above-mentioned storeroom selector button (62) to the outside; Other operation display part (74,75,76,77,78,79) then shows the relevant information of selecting the storeroom of demonstration in the display part (72) to operate to above-mentioned storeroom to the outside.
Above-mentioned storeroom selects display part (72) to be arranged at the left end of above-mentioned display part (70) on the right side of above-mentioned storeroom selector button (62).Above-mentioned storeroom selects display part (72) to be used for showing left side storeroom (12) or right side storeroom (14) in the above-mentioned storeroom of selecting by above-mentioned storeroom selector button (62) (12,14) to the outside.Above-mentioned storeroom selects display part (72) by the left button that is used to show above-mentioned left side storeroom (12), and is used to show that the right button of above-mentioned right side storeroom (14) constitutes.
Aforesaid operations display part (74,75,76,77,78,79) constitutes corresponding to aforesaid operations button (63,64,66,67,68).That is to say that aforesaid operations display part (74,75,76,77,78,79) is by forming as the lower part: corresponding to the locking/unlocking display part (74) of above-mentioned locking/unlocking selector button (66); Food variety display part (75) and storage temperature and rhythm and pace of moving things fermentation display part (76) corresponding to above-mentioned selector button (66); Fresh-keeping display part (77) corresponding to above-mentioned fresh-keeping button (67); Corresponding to the above-mentioned display part with cellar fermentation (78) with cellar fermentation button (68); And when rhythm and pace of moving things fermentation or cellar fermentation, be used to show display part remaining time (79) of its remaining time etc.
Above-mentioned locking/unlocking display part (74) is arranged on the left upper portion of the above-mentioned display part (70) of the top that is equivalent to above-mentioned storeroom selection display part (72).When the on/off operation of above-mentioned locking/unlocking display part (74) by above-mentioned locking/unlocking selector button (66) locks or remove above-mentioned storeroom (12,14), aforesaid state is shown to the outside.
In addition, be provided with above-mentioned food variety display part (75) in the upper end of the above-mentioned display part (70) on the right side of above-mentioned locking/unlocking display part (74).Above-mentioned food variety display part (75) is used for showing the kind of the food of selecting by above-mentioned selector button (66), shows the kind of food such as Chinese cabbage pickles, pickled radish, moisture pickles, vegetables/fruit, meat/seafood, frozen food, rice from the left side to the right side successively.
And the bottom center portion of above-mentioned food variety display part (75) is provided with above-mentioned storage temperature and rhythm and pace of moving things fermentation display part (76).When above-mentioned storage temperature and rhythm and pace of moving things fermentation display part (76) was selected to preserve (or rhythm and pace of moving things fermentation) and set storage temperature (or fermentation temperature) at above-mentioned selector button (66), the storage temperature (or fermentation temperature) that is used for setting was shown as by force,, weak (or high, medium and low).
The display part (78) that the both sides of above-mentioned storage temperature and rhythm and pace of moving things fermentation display part (76) respectively are provided with above-mentioned fresh-keeping display part (77) and have the cellar fermentation.When the storage temperature moment reduction of the above-mentioned storeroom of being operated by above-mentioned fresh-keeping button (67) (12,14), above-mentioned fresh-keeping display part (77) is used for showing fresh-keeping situation to the outside.When the food of storage was with both fixed temperature fermentations in by the above-mentioned storeroom (12,14) of above-mentioned button (68) operation with cellar fermentation, then above-mentioned display part (78) with cellar fermentation was used for showing its cellar fermentation situation to the outside.
Simultaneously, the below of the above-mentioned storage temperature and rhythm and pace of moving things fermentation display part (76) is provided with display part remaining time (79).When fermenting in the rhythm and pace of moving things fermentation of being selected by above-mentioned selector button (66) or by the cellar that above-mentioned button (68) with cellar fermentation is selected, above-mentioned display part remaining time (79) is used to show the ripe required remaining time of food of storage.
Be provided with as above the present invention of structure below with reference to Fig. 3 explanation, the operating process of the kraut refrigerator of controlling unit for pickles refrigerator preferred embodiment, and the process that shows the mode of operation of kraut refrigerator by aforesaid operations.
At first, with door (16) turn upward of kraut refrigerator, the left side storeroom (12) in the open above-mentioned storeroom (12,14), for example, storage has food such as Chinese cabbage pickles in the above-mentioned left side storeroom (12).Subsequently, with (16) turn downwards of above-mentioned door, thereby close above-mentioned left side storeroom (12).
Under this state, above-mentioned storeroom selector button (62) is rotated in a counter-clockwise direction and select above-mentioned left side storeroom (12), press above-mentioned power knob (63) and carry out open operation and supply power.Subsequently, above-mentioned selector button (66) is rotated in a clockwise direction or counterclockwise, make in above-mentioned food variety display part (75), to show the Chinese cabbage pickles, press above-mentioned selector button (66) and select food variety also to preserve.
When the food variety of selecting by above-mentioned selector button (66) is the Chinese cabbage pickles, under the state of preserving, with above-mentioned selector button (66) more in a clockwise direction or rotation counterclockwise, preserve or fermentation in select to preserve, and press again to preserve selected value.Afterwards, with above-mentioned selector button (66) more in a clockwise direction or rotation counterclockwise, storage temperature is chosen as in ' strong, in, weak ', and presses above-mentioned selector button (66) again to preserve selected value.
Here, selecting by above-mentioned selector button (66) in the process of preservation or fermentation, select fermentation and preservation, above-mentioned selector button (66) is rotated in a clockwise direction or counterclockwise again, attenuation degree is chosen as ' height, in, low ' in one, and press above-mentioned selector button (66) to preserve selected value.
In addition, the button (68) of pressing above-mentioned fresh-keeping button (67) or having the cellar fermentation makes the internal temperature moment reduction of its above-mentioned left side storeroom (12) that is in preservation state or rhythm and pace of moving things yeastiness, or ferments with set temperature.
And, under this state, press above-mentioned lock/unlock button (64), the relevant action button (63,64,66,67,68) that its locking is operated above-mentioned left side storeroom (12).That is to say, above-mentioned storeroom selector button (62) is stated under the state of left side storeroom (12) in the choice, press above-mentioned lock/unlock button (64) and select lock-out state, thereby limit the rotation or the above-mentioned fresh-keeping button (67) of above-mentioned selector button (66), the button (68) with cellar fermentation is pressed corresponding operation.
According to aforesaid the present invention, be used to operate the operation signal of a plurality of storerooms by the input of an operating portion and display part, the information in the aforesaid above-mentioned storeroom operation then shows to the outside, and with this as the basic technological thought of the present invention.
The above, it only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, be not that the present invention is done any pro forma restriction, every foundation technical spirit of the present invention all still belongs in the scope of technical solution of the present invention any simple modification, equivalent variations and modification that above embodiment did.
In an embodiment, illustrated to have left side storeroom and the right side storeroom kraut refrigerator of totally 2 storerooms, but be not to be defined in said structure.That is, the kraut refrigerator among the present invention also is applicable to the kraut refrigerator with 3 or above storeroom.
In addition, constituting the various action buttons of aforesaid operations portion and constitute the position of the part of above-mentioned display part, is not to be defined in this structure yet.And the number of the display part of aforesaid operations button and correspondence and function also can be different from embodiment as shown in Figure 3.
Also have, in accompanying drawing embodiment, only last unlatching door type kraut refrigerator is described, but the present invention is equally applicable to the drawer type kraut refrigerator.