Background technology
Usually, make the casing of cooling system in refrigerator comprises; With casing with hinged chamber door, refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber are at the certain position of refrigerating chamber, be provided with the vegetable compartment that can preserve greengrocery and fruits (below be commonly referred to as " vegetables ") individually freshlyer.
The factor that the vegetables freshness is exerted an influence that has been found that comprises temperature, humidity, environmental gas, microorganism, light etc.Because vegetables breathe and transpiration (transpiration) always,, need to suppress to breathe and transpiration therefore in order to keep the freshness of vegetables.Remove a part of vegetables that produce obstacle under cryogenic conditions, other most of vegetables are suppressed breathing and are ended rising under cryogenic conditions.
Therefore preserve vegetables for long-time, refrigerator has and refrigerating chamber vegetable compartment separately independently freshly.Vegetable compartment is kept suitable low-temperature condition, keeps high as far as possible humidity.That is, vegetable compartment is kept suitable low temperature and high humility state, allows the vegetables that are kept at vegetable compartment keep freshness.
Favourable method of using up in the method for the nearest maintenance vegetables freshness that proposes.High light has the variable color of generation, touches the into adverse effect of transpiration vegetables.But Ruo light has the effect that improves the vegetables freshness relatively.In addition, according to the study, the low light level not only can suppress its chlorophyllous decomposition for green vegetables, but also can prevent the loss of Vitamin C.
Below, with reference to accompanying drawing 1,, describe having the conventional refrigerator of light freshness-retaining vegetable chamber.
Fig. 1 is that Japan's special permission discloses flat 9-28363 number refrigerator schematic diagram.Refrigerator 10 is provided with to vegetable compartment 20 irradiation irradiation with weak light devices 23, can prevent that particularly the chlorophyll concentration of green vegetables from descending, and can prevent that the quality of green vegetables from descending.
In addition, the top of vegetables box 21 is provided with illuminating lamp 29 in refrigerator 10, particularly vegetable compartment 20; Under vegetable compartment 20 opened state, illuminating lamp 29 lighted, and allows the easily cognitive vegetables that preserve of user; Under vegetable compartment 20 closing state, by driving irradiation unit 23, utilizing light to prevent that the green vegetables quality from descending.
Japan's special permission discloses in flat 11-159953 number, constitutes light source with the light emitting diode in the visible rays field, reduces the heating that is produced by light source to greatest extent, prevents that the temperature in the vegetable compartment from rising.
In addition, Japan speciallys permit in open 2005-49093 number, shines the red light of the about 660nm wavelength that is sent by light emitting diode to green vegetables.
In open 2005-65622 number of Japan's special permission, vegetable compartment is divided into several preserving chambers, the kind according to vegetables, the irradiation unit of the suitable wavelength light of irradiation are installed.More particularly, use 3 red, blue, green look light emitting diodes and send combined color according to vegetable species.
But there are the following problems for the refrigerator with light vegetable compartment of conventional art.
The 1st, though the inside of common vegetable chamber has hexahedron structure, light source, particularly light emitting diode have certain illumination angle and the trimmed book body has the characteristic of straightline propagation.Therefore, the position that exists light source to shine in the vegetable compartment, and, the part that exists light to arrive by different distance and barrier.Therefore in traditional refrigerator, the light of light source irradiation is difficult to shine effectively vegetables.
The 2nd, in traditional refrigerator, the light of light source irradiation can not all be used to keep the freshness of vegetables.Because vegetables box is white in color usually or is transparent, the considerable part of light is absorbed, and only a part can see through vegetables box.
Summary of the invention
The present invention proposes in order to address the above problem, and its purpose is for providing a kind of light that can effectively utilize irradiation, fresh the refrigerator of preserving vegetables.
In order to achieve the above object, the refrigerator technical scheme of one embodiment of the invention comprises: the casing that is provided with refrigeration system; With casing with hinged chamber door; Be arranged at refrigerating chamber, the refrigerating chamber in the casing and wherein put the vegetable compartment of vegetables; To the light source of vegetables irradiates light wherein; It is characterized in that: also comprise the inside that is arranged on above-mentioned vegetable compartment vegetables box, the reflection part that reflects of light of irradiation.Above-mentioned vegetable compartment includes vegetables box, and above-mentioned reflection part is arranged on the above-mentioned vegetables box.
In order to achieve the above object, the refrigerator of one embodiment of the invention comprises the casing that is provided with refrigeration system; With casing with hinged chamber door; Be arranged at the refrigerating chamber in the casing; Refrigerating chamber; Vegetables box and be used to put the vegetable compartment of vegetables box; To the light source of vegetables irradiates light wherein; It is characterized in that: also comprise being loaded on the converting means that in the vegetable compartment light of above-mentioned light source irradiation is transformed into the line illumination shape.Above-mentioned converting means is a fiber optics.
Above-mentioned converting means is corresponding with above-mentioned vegetable compartment corner shape at least.It is the inwall that converting means is arranged on above-mentioned vegetable compartment.Above-mentioned converting means at least with vegetable compartment depth direction or amplitude direction in the corresponding shape setting of a certain direction.
In order to achieve the above object, the refrigerator of one embodiment of the invention comprises the casing that is provided with refrigeration system; With casing with hinged chamber door; Be arranged at the refrigerating chamber in the casing, refrigerating chamber; Vegetables box and be used to put the vegetable compartment of vegetables box; It is characterized in that: it includes to a plurality of light sources of vegetables from all directions irradiates light.Above-mentioned light source is arranged on the inwall of vegetable compartment.The outstanding inwall that is arranged on above-mentioned vegetable compartment of above-mentioned light source, and on above-mentioned vegetables box, be formed with and above-mentioned light source corresponding opening portion.
Above-mentioned light source is embedded in the inwall of vegetable compartment.Above-mentioned vegetables box also includes the light dispersion member of the light of above-mentioned light source irradiation being carried out astigmatism.Above-mentioned vegetables box also comprises the reflecting plate of reflection ray.
In order to achieve the above object, the refrigerator of one embodiment of the invention comprises the casing that is provided with refrigeration system; With casing with hinged chamber door; Be arranged at the refrigerating chamber in the casing, refrigerating chamber; Vegetables box and be used to put the vegetable compartment of vegetables box; To the light source of vegetables irradiates light wherein; Above-mentioned light source is outstanding to be arranged on the inwall of above-mentioned vegetable compartment and to be formed with on above-mentioned vegetables box and above-mentioned light source corresponding opening portion.
In order to achieve the above object, the refrigerator of one embodiment of the invention comprises the casing that is provided with refrigeration system; With casing with hinged chamber door; Be arranged at the refrigerating chamber in the casing, refrigerating chamber; Vegetables box and be used to put the vegetable compartment of vegetables box; Light source to the vegetables irradiates light; Above-mentioned light source is embedded in the inwall of above-mentioned vegetable compartment, it is characterized in that: on vegetables box, be formed with and allow the light dispersion member of light generation scattering of above-mentioned light source.
Total the above, refrigerator of the present invention can more effectively utilize light source light, can preserve vegetables freshlyer.
Advantage and good effect: the present invention has following good effect: refrigerator of the present invention can allow the light of light source shine the interior vegetables of vegetable compartment vegetables box more equably, can keep the freshness of vegetables more effectively.
The specific embodiment
Below, with reference to accompanying drawing, most preferred embodiment of the present invention is described.
With reference to Fig. 2, refrigerator most preferred embodiment of the present invention is described.
Refrigerator 100 has refrigerating chamber 110 and refrigerating chamber 120, is typically provided with independent vegetable compartment 200 in above-mentioned refrigerating chamber 120.Vegetable compartment 200 is usually located at the lower end of refrigerating chamber 120.
Below, vegetable compartment 200 is elaborated.
Vegetable compartment 200 can be one or be divided into a plurality of.Refrigerator 100 among Fig. 2 has a plurality of vegetable compartment.In this case, in each vegetable compartment, putting vegetables box 210a, 210b, 210c respectively.Vegetables box 210c bottom has the temperature-adjusting device 280 that can regulate temperature and is advisable, so that preserve meat or greengrocery as required with being allowed a choice.
Below, for the convenience on illustrating, be that example describes with the vegetable compartment of topmost.The structure of other vegetable compartment and top vegetable compartment structure are similar, therefore omit its explanation.
In refrigerating chamber 120, be formed with the space of putting vegetables box 210a.That is, form the space by downside dividing plate 270b, upside dividing plate 270a, left and right sides dividing plate 420,410 and rear side dividing plate (figure slightly).Vegetables box 210a is arranged in above-mentioned space.Vegetables box 210a can have the open structure in top from the positive extraction of refrigerator.But vegetable compartment 200 structures of the present invention are not subject to said structure, can be transformed into multiple shape.
In addition, on upside dividing plate 270a, setting can also can be provided for operating the switch 250 of above-mentioned light source 230 to the light source 230 of vegetables box 210a irradiates light.So long as can shine the low light level, keep the freshness of vegetables, just can adopt any light source to use as above-mentioned light source 230 to vegetables; But, use light emitting diode to be advisable in order to suppress heating, to reduce power consumption.
In addition, in vegetables box 210a, on the certain position, be provided with reflection part 240.Above-mentioned reflection part 240 can prevent that the light of light source 230 irradiation from being absorbed by vegetables box 210a or see through vegetables box 210a.
Below, with reference to Fig. 3, above-mentioned reflection part is elaborated.
Above-mentioned reflection part 240 can and be provided with the position according to the characteristic of light source 230, in certain location, several are set.Such as, can reflection part 240 be set respectively at the inwall of vegetables box 210a.Above-mentioned reflection part 240 can be formed by the separate part that is independent of vegetables box 210a, also can be integrally formed on the vegetables box 210a.
In addition, though reflection part 240 is arranged on the vegetables box 210a among Fig. 3, the present invention is not limited to this.That is, also can be arranged on reflection part 240 space of putting vegetables box 210a, promptly form the space inwall of vegetable compartment 200.Under this situation, vegetables box 210a is that the transparent material of light-permeable is advisable.
Below, to Fig. 6, another embodiment describes to refrigerator of the present invention with reference to Fig. 4.
In the foregoing description,, in vegetable compartment, be provided with reflection part for irradiates light effectively.And in the present embodiment, the structure of light source is changed over line source from spot light.
Below, with reference to Fig. 4, the structure that spot light is changed over line source describes.
On light source, connect the converting means that the light the light source irradiation is transformed into definite shape.Above-mentioned converting means but uses optical fiber to be advisable without limits.
Fig. 4 a is the electric lighting structural representation that allows light that light source 230 sends penetrate in the terminal of above-mentioned converting means 232 by converting means 232 backs, light harvesting.Fig. 4 b is the line light structures schematic diagram that the light that allows light source 230 send penetrates equably by side, converting means 236 both sides.Fig. 4 c is the high brightness line light structures schematic diagram that the light that sends of light source 230 penetrates by the side side of converting means 236a.Can use line illumination or the illumination of high brightness line in the present embodiment.In addition, unaccounted symbol 234 is that photomask, 238 is speculum among Fig. 4.
Below, with reference to accompanying drawing 5, Fig. 6, the embodiment that adopts line illumination or the illumination of high brightness line is described in more details.
On the certain position of vegetable compartment, light source 230 and converting means 236,236a are set.Here, above-mentioned light source 230 and converting means 236,236a can be set together; Also can be arranged on above-mentioned light source 230 certain position of refrigerator, converting means 236,236a are arranged on the certain position of vegetable compartment.
As Fig. 5, shown in Figure 6, converting means 236,236a or light source 230 and converting means 236,236a can be arranged in the vegetable compartment with suitable shape.Below, for the convenience on illustrating, be that example describes with the situation that converting means 236,236a are set.
As shown in Figure 5, converting means 236,236a can be provided with accordingly with vegetable compartment or vegetables box 210a bight.In addition, as shown in Figure 6, also can an above converting means 236,236a be set accordingly with vegetable compartment or vegetables box 210a depth direction (direction) from the refrigerator front to the back.Certainly, can be arranged on the amplitude direction of vegetable compartment or vegetables box 210a.
In addition, though converting means 236,236a can be arranged on vegetables box 210a, be arranged on the receiving space of putting vegetables box 210a, be that the vegetable compartment inwall is advisable.Because vegetables box 210a has drawer structure usually, be unfavorable for being provided with above-mentioned converting means.
Below, with reference to accompanying drawing 7, another embodiment of the present invention is described.
Different with the foregoing description, among this embodiment, use a plurality of light sources 230, shine vegetable compartment effectively.
In more detail, at the certain position of vegetable compartment a plurality of light sources 230 are set, above-mentioned light source 230 is spot lights.Here can suitably determine the position that is provided with of a plurality of light sources 230, wherein at least one light source is positioned at the top of vegetable compartment, and other light sources is positioned at and different plane, light source 230 present positions, above-mentioned top, is advisable such as front, side and the back side of vegetable compartment.
Below,, to Fig. 9 another embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to Fig. 8.
Present embodiment relates to the structure that is provided with of light source 230, goes for all the foregoing descriptions, when particularly adopting the light source of spot light shape.
Though consider from the irradiation aspect of light, that light source 230 is arranged on vegetables box 210a is better, this is unfavorable to being provided with of light source 230.Because when light source 230 is arranged on vegetables box 210a, the structure more complicated such as connection of its electric wire.Therefore, the consideration of aspect is set for light source 230, light source 230 be arranged on vegetable compartment inwall, be to be advisable on the dividing plate of refrigerator.Do not have problems though vegetables box 210a has the open structure in top usually, on top light source 230 is set,, light source 230, its illumination of being arranged on front, the back side, side penetrates efficient and might descend.Because common vegetables box 210a is not complete material transparent, the light that light source shone, its part of therefore being arranged on vegetables box 210a outside can not see through above-mentioned vegetables box 210a.Present embodiment can address this is that.
As shown in Figure 8, light source 230 be arranged on the inwall of vegetable compartment, such as the back side of vegetable compartment.Promptly, light source 230 is outstanding is arranged on the refrigerator rear side dividing plate 430, on vegetables box 210a, be formed with and above-mentioned light source 230 corresponding opening portions 212.Promptly, above-mentioned vegetables box 210a is pushed into vegetable compartment inside after, the peristome 212 of light source 230 by vegetables box 210a, therefore above-mentioned peristome 212 is closed.Thereby vegetables box 210a keeps the state of sealing.
Below, with reference to accompanying drawing 9, another embodiment describes to refrigerator of the present invention.
Light source 230 is embedded on the refrigerator rear side dividing plate 430, at the position corresponding with above-mentioned light source 230 of vegetables box 210a, be provided with light dispersion member 260.Above-mentioned light dispersion member 260 allows the light of light source 230 irradiations that astigmatism takes place, and makes it to be radiated at equably on the vegetables of vegetables box 210a.In addition, at the opposition side of above-mentioned light dispersion member 260, reflecting plate 262 is set is advisable.Said reflection plate 262 reverberation make it to be radiated on the vegetables more equably.
The also vertical refrigerator that is positioned at left side and right side with refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber in the foregoing description is that example is illustrated.But the present invention is not limited.Promptly, also can be arranged on the up-down structure refrigerator that refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber are positioned at upper and lower side.
In addition, in the above-described embodiments, be example, be illustrated to have the main refrigerator of preserving the vegetable compartment of greengrocery and fruits food.But the present invention is not limited.Such as go for mainly preserving the kraut refrigerator of pickles, mainly preserve cereal the rice cylinder, preserve the fat storage facilities of drinks etc.In addition, also go for preserving the device of other foods such as meat.