CN215638230U

CN215638230U - Refrigerator with a door

Info

Publication number: CN215638230U
Application number: CN202120617953.8U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 姜明亮; 田秀强; 徐忠良
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-03-26
Filing date: 2021-03-26
Publication date: 2022-01-25
Anticipated expiration: 2031-03-26

Abstract

The utility model provides a refrigerator, which comprises a refrigerator body, a refrigerator door and a refrigerator door, wherein a storage compartment is limited in the refrigerator body; the air duct component is arranged in the box body and used for supplying air to the storage chamber; a cover, at least one side of which is open, and the cover is buckled on the outer surface of the air duct component to define an accommodating space with the air duct component; and the display panel is arranged in the accommodating space, is electrically connected with the main control panel of the refrigerator and comprises a display part for displaying information and an illuminating part for illuminating, the display part is used for displaying the information on the first side wall of the housing, and the illuminating part emits light of the display part out through the second side wall of the housing so as to illuminate the storage compartment. The utility model can avoid arranging a complex routing structure on the door body.

Description

Refrigerator with a door

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a refrigerating and freezing device, in particular to a refrigerator.

Background

A refrigerator is generally provided with a display device for displaying an operation state of the refrigerator, such as temperature, etc. Or for touch operation.

The display device of the existing refrigerator is generally arranged on a door body of the refrigerator. However, since the main control panel of the refrigerator is disposed on the refrigerator body of the refrigerator, and the connection line between the main control panel and the display device extends from the refrigerator body to the door body, an accurate and complex routing structure needs to be designed in the refrigerator body and the door body, so that the routing is more hidden and the rotation of the door body is not affected, which makes the structural design of the refrigerator very complex.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to provide a refrigerator without arranging a wiring structure on a door body.

A further object of the present invention is to improve the degree of integration of various functional components of the refrigerator.

In particular, the present invention provides a refrigerator, comprising:

a case defining a storage compartment;

the air duct component is arranged in the box body and used for supplying air to the storage compartment;

the cover shell is open at least on one side and is buckled on the outer surface of the air duct component to define an accommodating space with the air duct component; and

the display panel is arranged in the accommodating space and electrically connected with the main control panel of the refrigerator, and comprises a display part for displaying information and an illuminating part for illuminating, wherein the display part is used for displaying the information on the first side wall of the housing, and the illuminating part emits light of the display part out through the second side wall of the housing so as to illuminate the storage compartment.

Optionally, the air duct component is positioned at the rear side of the storage compartment; and the rear side of the housing is open, the first side wall is the front wall of the housing, and the second side wall is the top wall of the housing.

Optionally, the display portion includes a plurality of groups of LED lamps arranged in a transverse direction of the case, and light of the LED lamps is irradiated on a front wall of the housing to form display information.

Alternatively, the display panel is erected on an opening side of the housing, and the illumination portion and the display portion are arranged on a front surface of the display panel in an up-down direction; and the refrigerator further includes a bracket made of an opaque material between the display panel and the front wall of the housing for guiding the light of the illuminating part and the display part to the top wall and the front wall of the housing, respectively.

Optionally, the bracket is clamped to the housing, and the display panel is fixed to the housing in a threaded manner.

Optionally, the bracket defines a plurality of light-transmitting cells, each of the light-transmitting cells corresponding to a group of LED lamps; the front side and the rear side of each light-transmitting grid are open and respectively abut against the inner surface of the front wall of the cover shell and the front surface of the display panel; and the illumination part is positioned above the outer side of the light-transmitting grid so as to reflect the light of the illumination part towards the top wall of the housing from the upper surface of the light-transmitting grid.

Optionally, a soft light layer is pasted on the upper surface of the light-transmitting grid, or a frosted or carved pattern is arranged on the upper surface of the light-transmitting grid.

Optionally, the bracket further comprises a light barrier located above the outer side of the light-transmitting grid, and the rear end of the light barrier is spaced from the display panel to block light directly emitted from the illumination portion to the front upper side, so that light reflected by the upper surface of the light-transmitting grid is emitted to the top wall of the housing through the space between the rear end of the light barrier and the display panel.

Optionally, the housing is made of a transparent material, an opaque film is attached to a part of the surface of the housing, and the areas of the first side wall and the second side wall to which the opaque film is not attached are used for information display or light transmission and are configured to: the part of the second side wall attached with the opaque film shields the direct light of the lighting part, so that the light transmitted through the second side wall is the reflected light.

Optionally, a soft layer is pasted on the second side wall, or a frosted or carved pattern is arranged on the second side wall.

In the refrigerator, the display panel is arranged on the refrigerator body instead of the door body, so that a complex wiring structure is not required to be arranged on the door body, the design and the manufacture of the door body are simpler and more convenient, and the cost is lower. Moreover, the display device is not required to be arranged on the door body, so that the surface of the door body is cleaner and more uniform in appearance.

And, integrated display part and illumination portion on the display panel to make it have information display and room illumination function concurrently, promoted the degree of integrating of each function of refrigerator, also make the inside outward appearance effect of storing room of refrigerator better. In addition, the utility model enables the information of the display part to be displayed on the first side wall of the housing, and enables the lighting part to emit the light of the lighting part through the second side wall of the housing, so that the light of the lighting part does not interfere the normal display of the display part.

Furthermore, in the refrigerator of the utility model, a bracket is arranged between the display panel and the front wall of the housing, and the light of the illumination part and the light of the display part are respectively guided to the top wall and the front wall of the housing by the bracket, so as to avoid the mutual interference of the illumination part and the display part. The support is through the light guide of a plurality of light-transmitting grids with each group LED lamp of display part to the housing antetheca, sets up illumination portion outside the light-transmitting grid to separate with the display part, and still utilize the light-transmitting grid upper surface to reflect light just, with light reflection to the housing roof, the design is very ingenious.

Furthermore, in the refrigerator of the utility model, the bracket is provided with the light barrier and shields the light directly emitted from the illumination part to the front upper side, so that the light reflected by the upper surface of the light-transmitting grid is emitted to the top wall of the cover shell through the interval between the rear end of the light barrier and the display panel, and the light seen by a user is softer.

The above and other objects, advantages and features of the present invention will become more apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of specific embodiments thereof, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

Some specific embodiments of the utility model will be described in detail hereinafter, by way of illustration and not limitation, with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numbers in the drawings identify the same or similar elements or components. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view illustrating a combination structure of a cover and a wind tunnel part in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic exploded view of the structure shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view from another perspective of the structure shown in FIG. 2;

fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the structure shown in fig. 2.

Detailed Description

A refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 5. Where the orientations or positional relationships indicated by the terms "front," "back," "upper," "lower," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "lateral," and the like are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, the description is for convenience only and to simplify the description, and no indication or suggestion is made that the device or element so indicated must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and is therefore not to be construed as limiting the utility model.

The terms "first", "second", etc. are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first," "second," etc. may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature, i.e., one or more such features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise. When a feature "comprises or comprises" a or some of its intended features, this indicates that other features are not excluded and that other features may be further included, unless expressly stated otherwise.

Unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and "coupled" and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected or detachably connected or integral to one another; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. Those skilled in the art should understand the specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention according to specific situations.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic view illustrating a combination structure of a cover and a wind tunnel part in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention; (ii) a FIG. 3 is a schematic exploded view of the structure shown in FIG. 2; FIG. 4 is an exploded view from another perspective of the structure shown in FIG. 2; fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the structure shown in fig. 2. Fig. 1 schematically shows the installation positions of the air duct member and the housing, and fig. 2 to 5 also only show a part of the structure of the air duct member, not the whole air duct member.

As shown in fig. 1 to 5, an embodiment of the present invention provides a refrigerator. A refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention may generally include a cabinet 10, a duct member 100, a cover 400, and a display panel 200.

The cabinet 10 defines a storage compartment for storing items to be refrigerated/frozen. The number of the storage compartments is one or more. In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the housing 10 defines two

storage compartments

13, 14.

The refrigerator as a whole can be refrigerated by a vapor compression refrigeration cycle system, which defines a cooling chamber in which an evaporator is disposed for cooling air. And cold air is transmitted to each storage chamber by using the air duct so as to refrigerate each storage chamber. Each

storage compartment

13, 14 may be provided with a

corresponding door

30, 40 for opening and closing the

storage compartment

13, 14.

According to different refrigerating temperatures, each storage compartment in the refrigerator can be divided into different compartments such as a refrigerating compartment, a freezing compartment and a temperature changing compartment. For example, the temperature in the refrigerated compartment is generally controlled between 2 ℃ and 10 ℃, preferably between 4 ℃ and 7 ℃. The temperature range in the freezer compartment is typically controlled between-22 ℃ and-14 ℃. The temperature-changing chamber can be adjusted between-18 ℃ and 8 ℃ to realize the temperature-changing effect. The optimal storage temperatures of different kinds of articles are different, and the storage compartments suitable for storage are also different. For example, fruit and vegetable foods are suitably stored in the refrigerating compartment, while meat foods are suitably stored in the freezing compartment.

The air duct member 100 is attached to the cabinet 10 and supplies air to the storage compartment 13. The air channel part 100 defines an air channel alone or together with the inner container of the cabinet 10, for transmitting cool air. The air duct member 100 is provided with an air supply port 101 facing the storage compartment for blowing out cold air to the storage compartment. The air duct member 100 may be located at a rear side or a lateral side (i.e., left or right side) of the storage compartment.

At least one side of the cover 400 is opened, and the cover 400 is fastened to the surface of the air channel member 100 to define a receiving space 401 therewith.

The display panel 200 is disposed in the receiving space 401 and electrically connected to a main control panel (not shown) of the refrigerator. The display panel 200 includes a display portion 220 for information display and an illumination portion 210 for illumination. The display portion 220 displays corresponding information, such as the temperature of each storage compartment, under the control of the main control panel. The display portion 220 is used for displaying information on the first side wall of the cover 400, and the illumination portion 210 is used for emitting light of the display portion through the second side wall of the cover 400 so as to illuminate the whole storage compartment 13, so that a user can conveniently see the storage condition in the storage compartment 13 after opening the door body 30.

In the embodiment of the present invention, since the display panel 200 is disposed on the box 10 instead of the door 30, a complicated routing structure does not need to be disposed on the door 30, so that the design and manufacture of the door 30 are simpler and more convenient, and the cost is lower. Moreover, since the door 30 does not need to be provided with a display device, the surface of the door 30 is neater, and the appearance is more uniform.

Further, the display panel 200 integrates the display unit 220 and the illumination unit 210 so as to have both information display and room illumination functions. And the display panel 200 and the housing 400 are also positioned on the air duct component 100, so that the air supply, display and illumination functions of the refrigerator are integrated at the position, the integration degree of the functions of the refrigerator is improved, and the appearance inside the storage compartment of the refrigerator is better.

In addition, the utility model enables the information of the display part 220 to be displayed on the first side wall of the casing 400, and enables the illumination part 210 to emit the light of the display part through the second side wall of the casing 400, so that the light of the illumination part 210 does not interfere with the normal display of the display part 220, and the display effect is better.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the illumination portion 210 may be made to include one or more LED lights. Specifically, as shown in fig. 3, the display panel 200 may be formed in a horizontally extending strip shape, and the illumination section 210 includes a plurality of LED lamps 211 arranged at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the display panel 200. In some embodiments of the present invention, the lighting part 210 may include a breathing lamp, and the breathing lamp reflects the operation state (including the temperature) of the refrigerator through the change of the breathing state and/or the color under the control of the main control panel, so as to enhance the sensory experience of the user.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, the air duct component 100 may be located at the rear side of the storage compartment, and the rear side of the cover 400 is opened to cover and buckle the surface of the front wall 410 of the air duct component 100. The first side wall is a front wall 410 of the housing 400, so that the display information is directed forward for the user to view. The second side wall is a top wall 420 of the cover 400, so that the light of the illumination portion 210 is reflected downward through the top wall of the storage compartment 13 after being irradiated upward, so that all the storage compartment 13 is illuminated.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3, the display part 220 may include a plurality of sets of LED lamps 221 arranged in a lateral direction of the case 10, and light is irradiated on a front wall 410 of the housing 400 to form display information, such as displaying a number indicating temperature. In other embodiments, the display portion 220 may also be a display screen, which is not described in detail.

As shown in fig. 3 to 5, the display panel 200 may be vertically disposed on the opening side of the cover 400, and the illumination portion 210 and the display portion 220 may be vertically arranged on the front surface of the display panel 200. And, the refrigerator further includes a bracket 300 made of an opaque material, the bracket 300 being located between the display panel 200 and the front wall 410 of the housing 400 for guiding the light of the illuminating part 210 and the display part 220 to the top wall 420 and the front wall 410 of the housing 400, respectively, to avoid interference therebetween. In particular, the display unit 220 is prevented from being affected by the light from the lighting unit 210, and it is difficult for the user to clearly see the display information.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 3 to 5, the bracket 300 may define a plurality of light-transmitting lattices 301, and each light-transmitting lattice 301 may be regarded as one through hole opened in the bracket 300. Each light-transmitting compartment 301 corresponds to a group of LED lamps 221 of the display part 220. The front and rear sides of each light-transmitting compartment 301 are open and respectively abut against the inner surface of the front wall 410 of the casing 400 and the front surface of the display panel 200, so that light of each group of LED lamps 221 can only enter a corresponding one of the light-transmitting compartments 301, and light of different groups of LED lamps 221 is prevented from interfering with each other and affecting the display effect.

The illuminating part 210 is positioned above the outside of the light-transmitting pane 301 to reflect the light of the illuminating part 210 toward the top wall 420 of the housing 400 by the upper surface 331 of the light-transmitting pane 301. Since the illuminating part 210 is disposed on the front surface of the display part 220, light can be emitted only forward, and the light is divergently emitted forward, and irradiated on the upper surface 331 of the light-transmitting cell 301 to be reflected upward.

In the embodiment of the utility model, the bracket 300 guides the light of each group of LED lamps 221 of the display part 220 to the front wall 410 of the housing 400 through the plurality of light-transmitting grids 301, the illumination part 210 is arranged outside the light-transmitting grids 301 so as to be separated from the display part 220, and the light is reflected to the top wall 420 of the housing 400 by just utilizing the upper surface of the light-transmitting grids 301 for reflection, so that the design is very ingenious.

The upper surface of the light-transmitting grid 301 can be pasted with a soft light layer or be provided with frosted or carved patterns, so that the diffuse reflection of wind and light is realized, the light-transmitting grid is softer, and the eyes of people feel more comfortable.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the stand 300 may further include a light blocking plate 330 positioned above the outside of the light-transmissive cell 301, and the rear end of the light blocking plate 330 is spaced apart from the display panel 200 to block light directed forward and upward from the illuminating part 210 by the light blocking plate 330, so that the light reflected by the upper surface of the light-transmissive cell 301 is directed toward the top wall 420 of the cover 400 through the space between the rear end of the light blocking plate 330 and the display panel 200.

In the embodiment, the light barrier 330 is used to block the light directly emitted from the illumination portion 210 to the front upper side, so that the light is prevented from directly emitting out of the top wall 420 of the housing 400, and the light is too dazzling, which affects the comfort feeling of the user. Further, the upper surface 331 of the light-transmissive cell 301 may be inclined upward from the rear to the bottom to better reflect the lamp light toward the space between the rear end of the light-blocking panel 330 and the display panel 200.

In other embodiments of the present invention, the light blocking plate 330 may not be provided, and the light directed from the illuminating part 210 may be blocked by the non-transparent area of the cover 400 by dividing the cover 400 into the transparent area and the non-transparent area. Specifically, the cover 400 may be made of a transparent material with an opaque film attached to a part of the surface thereof. The areas of the first side wall and the second side wall, to which the opaque films are not attached, are used for information display or light transmission. Also, the enclosure 400 is configured to: the portion of the second sidewall to which the opaque film is attached blocks the direct light from the illuminating part 210, so that the light transmitted through the second sidewall is all the light reflected by the second sidewall. For example, in fig. 4 and 5, the second side wall of the enclosure 400 is a top wall 420, with the AB section of the top wall 420 being a transparent region. Of course, it is also possible to provide both the light barrier 330 and the housing 400 as a transparent area and a non-transparent area as described above to achieve a better light-softening effect.

In other embodiments of the present invention, the light barrier 330 may not be disposed, and the second sidewall is adhered with a soft light layer, or has a frosted or carved pattern, so that the direct light is emitted in a scattering manner, thereby preventing glare of the light and making the light softer. Of course, both the light barrier 330 and the above-mentioned soft light layer, frosted or engraved pattern may be provided to achieve a better soft light effect.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3 to 5, the bracket 300 may be engaged with the housing 400, so that the display panel 200 is fixed to the housing 400 by a screw connection. For example, as shown in fig. 4, two screw holes 440 are provided in the cover 400, two screw holes 230 are provided in the display panel 200, and the two screw holes 230 are respectively opposed to the two screw holes 440, so that the display panel 200 is fixed to the cover 400 by two screws (not shown).

In addition, the cover 400 may be secured to the air duct member 100 in a snap-fit and threaded manner. For example, as shown in fig. 4, two screw holes 430 are provided in cover 400, two screw holes 110 are provided in air duct member 100, and two screw holes 110 are opposed to two screw holes 430, respectively, so that cover 400 is fixed to air duct member 100 by two screws (not shown).

Thus, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that while a number of exemplary embodiments of the utility model have been illustrated and described in detail herein, many other variations or modifications consistent with the principles of the utility model may be directly determined or derived from the disclosure of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model. Accordingly, the scope of the utility model should be understood and interpreted to cover all such other variations or modifications.

Claims

1. A refrigerator characterized by comprising:

a case defining a storage compartment;

2. The refrigerator according to claim 1,

the air duct component is positioned at the rear side of the storage compartment; and is

The rear side of the housing is open, the first side wall is a front wall of the housing, and the second side wall is a top wall of the housing.

3. The refrigerator according to claim 2,

the display part comprises a plurality of groups of LED lamps which are arranged along the transverse direction of the box body, and the light of the LED lamps irradiates on the front wall of the cover shell to form display information.

4. The refrigerator according to claim 3,

the display panel is vertically arranged on the opening side of the housing, and the illumination part and the display part are arranged on the front surface of the display panel along the vertical direction; and is

The refrigerator further includes a bracket made of an opaque material between the display panel and the front wall of the housing for guiding the light of the illumination part and the display part to the top wall and the front wall of the housing, respectively.

5. The refrigerator according to claim 4,

the support is clamped with the housing, and the display panel is fixed on the housing in a threaded connection mode.

6. The refrigerator according to claim 4,

the bracket defines a plurality of light-transmitting grids, and each light-transmitting grid corresponds to a group of LED lamps;

the front side and the rear side of each light-transmitting grid are open and respectively abut against the inner surface of the front wall of the cover shell and the front surface of the display panel; and is

The illumination part is positioned above the outer side of the light-transmitting grid so as to reflect the light of the illumination part towards the top wall of the housing from the upper surface of the light-transmitting grid.

7. The refrigerator according to claim 6,

the upper surface of the light-transmitting grids is adhered with a soft light layer or is provided with a frosted or carved pattern.

8. The refrigerator according to claim 6,

the bracket also comprises a light barrier positioned above the outer side of the light-transmitting grid, and the rear end of the light barrier is arranged at an interval with the display panel so as to shield the light directly emitted to the front upper side by the illumination part, so that the light reflected by the upper surface of the light-transmitting grid is emitted to the top wall of the housing through the interval between the rear end of the light barrier and the display panel.

9. The refrigerator according to claim 1,

the cover is made of transparent material, a part of the surface of the cover is attached with an opaque film, the areas of the first side wall and the second side wall, which are not attached with the opaque film, are used for information display or light transmission, and the cover is configured to:

the part of the second side wall attached with the opaque film shields the direct light of the lighting part, so that the light transmitted through the second side wall is the reflected light.

10. The refrigerator according to claim 1,

the second side wall is adhered with a soft light layer or is provided with a frosted or carved pattern.