CN216114983U

CN216114983U - Water storage device and refrigerator

Info

Publication number: CN216114983U
Application number: CN202121859996.3U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王洪宇; 白晓强
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: 2021-08-10
Filing date: 2021-08-10
Publication date: 2022-03-22
Anticipated expiration: 2031-08-10

Abstract

The utility model provides a water storage device and a refrigerator, wherein the water storage device comprises: the kettle body is used for storing water; and the kettle cover is used for opening and closing the kettle body, a shifting block and a spring plate contact switch are arranged in the kettle cover, the shifting block can move up and down in the kettle cover, and the water storage device is configured as follows: when the kettle body is placed in place below the kettle cover, the kettle body jacks up the shifting block to enable the elastic sheet contact type switch to be conducted; when the kettle body is not placed in place, the shifting block moves downwards under the action of gravity, and the elastic sheet contact type switch is not conducted. The water storage device can determine the position states of the kettle body and the kettle cover by means of whether the elastic sheet contact type switch is conducted or not.

Description

Water storage device and refrigerator

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of refrigeration and freezing devices, in particular to a water storage device and a refrigerator.

Background

In daily life, drinking cold water is a common water demand for people. For example, in hot summer, cold water is often drunk to relieve summer heat. As a common household appliance, a refrigerator is used, and a method of making cold water using the refrigerator is commonly used. At present, in a refrigerator with a cold water module, two implementation schemes of the cold water module are generally available, one scheme is that when the refrigerator leaves a factory, a separate water box is arranged to serve as a tool for making cold water, the structure of the cold water module is usually independent, the cold water module is placed in a drawer of the refrigerator or placed in parallel with a drawer of a refrigerating chamber, when the cold water module is used, the water box needs to be taken out manually, the cold water box is placed back into the refrigerator after the cold water box is filled with the cold water, and after the cold water is cooled, the water box is taken out to pour the cold water into a cup. The second is that the cold water module is arranged in the door body and is often integrated with an ice maker of the door body. In the first scheme, the water box in the refrigerator is independent, manual water adding is needed, and the water box is heavy after water adding and is inconvenient to take and place. Today when the intelligence is pursued, the scheme cannot match the current life concept, and more convenient life needs are provided for people. In the second scheme, the cold water module is arranged in the refrigerator door body, although water can be taken out from the refrigerator body on the premise of not opening the refrigerator door body, the door body of the scheme is thick and heavy, and can occupy more use space in the refrigerator.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

One object of the present invention is to provide a water storage device for ensuring the matching of a lid and a body.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator in which a water storage device is easily installed and removed.

In particular, the present invention provides a water storage apparatus comprising:

the kettle body is used for storing water; and

the pot lid for the switching kettle body is provided with shifting block and shell fragment contact switch in the pot lid, and the shifting block can move about in the pot lid, and water storage device disposes into: when the kettle body is placed in place below the kettle cover, the kettle body jacks up the shifting block to enable the elastic sheet contact type switch to be conducted; when the kettle body is not placed in place below the kettle cover, the shifting block moves downwards under the action of gravity, and the elastic sheet contact switch is not switched on.

Optionally, the kettle body has a spout;

the pot lid includes: the body part and the switch extension part which extends outwards from the body part are protruded, the switch extension part extends to the upper part of the spout, and the shifting block is movably arranged in the switch extension part, so that the shifting block is pushed by the spout to move upwards to conduct the elastic sheet contact switch.

Optionally, the dome touch switch comprises a first dome and a second dome;

slots are formed in the left side and the right side, close to the switch extension portion, of the inner side of the body portion respectively, the first ends of the first elastic sheet and the second elastic sheet are inserted into the slots in the corresponding sides respectively, the front end and the rear end of the second end are overlapped on the same side of the shifting block, and therefore the second elastic sheet is pushed by the shifting block to move to be in contact with the first elastic sheet to enable the elastic sheet contact switch to be switched on.

Optionally, the switch extension part has a first arc-shaped wall bending upwards and two first side walls located at the left and right sides of the first arc-shaped wall, and the first side walls are provided with first rotating shaft holes;

the shifting block is provided with a second arc-shaped wall, a front wall, a bottom wall and two second side walls positioned at the left side and the right side of the second arc-shaped wall and the front wall, wherein the second arc-shaped wall, the front wall and the bottom wall are bent upwards;

the movable setting of shifting block in the switch extension part is realized by penetrating the first rotating shaft hole and the second rotating shaft hole through the rotating shaft rod.

Optionally, the first side wall is further provided with an arc-shaped limiting groove which is bent upwards;

the second side wall is also provided with a limiting hole;

the limiting rod penetrates through the limiting hole and the arc-shaped limiting groove to limit the moving track of the shifting block.

Optionally, the jug cover further comprises: two spout extension parts are respectively formed by extending downwards from the body part at the left side and the right side of the switch extension part, so that the spout is matched between the two spout extension parts when the kettle body is matched below the kettle cover.

Optionally, the kettle body has a handle;

the pot lid still includes: the hand extension part extends outwards and downwards from the body part and is formed in a protruding mode, and an opening is formed in the lower portion of the hand extension part, so that the opening of the hand extension part stretches across the left side and the right side of the handle when the kettle body is matched below the kettle cover.

Optionally, the water storage device further comprises:

the water inlet pipe is arranged in the kettle cover, the outlet end of the water inlet pipe extends into the kettle body, and the inlet end of the water inlet pipe is connected with the external water pipe so as to introduce water into the kettle body;

the ultrasonic sensor is arranged in the kettle cover and used for monitoring the water level in the kettle body;

the electric switch device is used for opening and closing a water path of the water inlet pipe; and

and the control device is connected with the ultrasonic sensor and the electric switch device and is used for controlling the electric switch device to act based on the signal of the ultrasonic sensor so as to inject or not inject water into the kettle body.

The utility model also provides a refrigerator which is provided with the water storage device.

Optionally, the refrigerator comprises:

the refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body, a storage chamber is limited in an inner container of the refrigerator body, and a groove is formed in the inner container in a protruding mode; and

the fixing box is matched in the groove and fixed with the groove; wherein the water storage device is arranged in the storage room; the kettle cover is provided with a body part and a fixing part which is positioned at one side of the body part close to the inner container; the top wall and/or the bottom wall of the fixing part are/is provided with a slot, and the front wall and/or the rear wall of the fixing part are/is provided with a socket; the front part of the top wall and/or the bottom wall of the fixed box is provided with a convex edge corresponding to the slot, and the convex edge is matched in the slot through the slot to realize the insertion and fixation of the fixed part and the fixed box.

According to the water storage device and the refrigerator, the water storage device is arranged to comprise the kettle body and the kettle cover, the poking block and the elastic sheet contact type switch are arranged in the kettle cover, the poking block can move up and down in the kettle cover, and the water storage device is configured as follows: when the kettle body is placed in place below the kettle cover, the kettle body jacks up the shifting block to enable the elastic sheet contact type switch to be conducted; when the kettle body is not placed in place below the kettle cover, the shifting block moves downwards under the action of gravity, and the elastic sheet contact switch is not switched on, so that the position states of the kettle body and the kettle cover can be determined by whether the elastic sheet contact switch is switched on, when the elastic sheet contact switch is switched on, the kettle body is placed in place, otherwise, the kettle body is not placed in place, and the kettle cover and the kettle body can be ensured to be matched in place.

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 having a water storage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the water storage device and the inner container shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is another schematic configuration diagram of the water storage device and the inner tub shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the water storage device shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a schematic sectional view of the water storage apparatus shown in fig. 2 taken along line a-a of fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is an exploded schematic view of the water storage device and the inner container shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of the inner container and the fixing box shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of the shield cover.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a part of components of the water inlet pipe and the cover of the water storage device shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 10 is another structural diagram of a part of the components of the water inlet pipe and the cover of the water storage device shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 11 is a partially sectional schematic view of the water inlet pipe, the quick coupling and the external water pipe of the water storage apparatus shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 12 is a schematic circuit diagram of the water storage device shown in fig. 2.

FIG. 13 is a flow chart illustrating the control of the water storage device shown in FIG. 2 with the kettle body placed in the inner container.

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator 400 having a water storage device 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the water storage apparatus 100 and the inner tub 402 shown in fig. 1. Fig. 3 is another schematic configuration diagram of the water storage apparatus 100 and the inner tub 402 shown in fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the water storage apparatus 100 shown in fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the water storage apparatus 100 shown in fig. 2 along the line a-a in fig. 1.

The embodiment of the utility model provides a refrigerator 400, which is a storage device comprising a refrigeration system, and generally comprises a box 401, a door (not shown in the figure), the refrigeration system (not shown in the figure) and a water storage device 100. The case 401 includes a casing, an inner container 402, and a heat insulating layer between the casing and the inner container 402. At least one storage compartment with an open front side is defined in the inner container 402 of the box 401. The storage compartment is usually a plurality of compartments, such as a refrigerating compartment 403, a freezing compartment 404, a temperature-changing compartment, and the like. The number and functions of the specific storage compartments can be configured according to the preset requirements, for example, the preservation temperature of the cold storage compartment 403 can be 2-9 ℃ or 4-7 ℃; the storage temperature of the freezing compartment 404 may be-22 to-14 ℃ or may be-20 to-16 ℃. As shown in fig. 1, the storage compartment includes a refrigerating compartment 403 and a freezing compartment 404, and the freezing compartment 404 is disposed below the refrigerating compartment 403. The refrigeration system may be a compression refrigeration cycle system composed of a compressor, a condenser, a throttle device, an evaporator, and the like.

The water storage device 100 of the embodiment of the utility model comprises a kettle body 200 and a kettle cover 300. The kettle body 200 is used for storing water. The pot lid 300 is used for opening and closing the pot body 200, a shifting block 308 and a spring contact switch 305 are arranged in the pot lid 300, the shifting block 308 can move up and down in the pot lid 300, and the water storage device 100 is configured as follows: when the pot body 200 is placed in place below the pot lid 300, the pot body 200 jacks up the shifting block 308 to enable the elastic sheet contact switch 305 to be conducted; when the pot body 200 is not placed in place under the pot lid 300, the shifting block 308 moves downwards under the action of gravity, and the elastic sheet contact switch 305 is not conducted. According to the water storage device 100 and the refrigerator provided by the embodiment of the utility model, the water storage device 100 is arranged to comprise the kettle body 200 and the kettle cover 300, the shifting block 308 and the elastic sheet contact switch 305 are arranged in the kettle cover 300, the shifting block 308 is arranged to be movable up and down in the kettle cover 300, and the water storage device 100 is configured in such a way that when the kettle body 200 is placed in place below the kettle cover 300, the kettle body 200 jacks up the shifting block 308 to enable the elastic sheet contact switch 305 to be conducted; when the kettle body 200 is not placed in place under the kettle lid 300, the shifting block 308 moves downwards under the action of gravity, and the elastic sheet contact switch 305 is not conducted, so that the position states of the kettle body 200 and the kettle lid 300 can be determined by judging whether the elastic sheet contact switch 305 is conducted or not. When the elastic contact switch 305 is turned on, the kettle body 200 is put in place, otherwise, the kettle body 200 is not put in place, so that the kettle cover 300 and the kettle body 200 can be matched in place. The water storage device 100 has a skillful structural design for determining whether the kettle lid 300 and the kettle body 200 are in place or not, and is easy to configure. It will be appreciated that the absence of the kettle body 200 in place beneath the lid 300 includes both the situation where the kettle body 200 is removed from beneath the lid 300, either to the outside of the refrigerator 400 or elsewhere in the refrigerator 400, and the situation where the kettle body 200 is not placed correctly, although it is placed beneath the lid 300.

As shown in fig. 1, the water storage device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is disposed in the storage compartment of the refrigerator 400, and the lid 300 is detachably connected to the inner container 402. In fig. 1, the water storage apparatus 100 is provided on a partition 431 in the refrigerating compartment 403. According to the refrigerator 400 provided by the embodiment of the utility model, the water storage device 100 is arranged in the storage compartment, so that the water storage device 100 only occupies a small space in the refrigerator 400, and the door body of the refrigerator 400 is not influenced. Meanwhile, the lid 300 is detachably coupled to the inner container 402, so that the water storage apparatus 100 can be integrally removed from the refrigerator 400 when the water storage apparatus 100 is not used, thereby enlarging the internal space of the refrigerator 400.

In some embodiments, the kettle body 200 of the water storage device 100 of the embodiment of the utility model has a spout 212. The pot lid 300 includes: the main body 301 and the switch extension part 333 extending outward from the main body 301, the switch extension part 333 extends to the upper part of the spout 212, and the shifting block 308 is movably disposed in the switch extension part 333, so that the shifting block 308 is pushed by the spout 212 to move upward to turn on the dome contact switch 305. By extending the switch extension part 333 to the upper side of the spout 212, the shifting block 308 is movably arranged in the switch extension part 333, so that the shifting block 308 can be simply and conveniently arranged in the kettle cover 300. Meanwhile, the switch extension part 333 is formed, so that the kettle lid 300 has a certain shape, and the appearance visual effect of the whole water storage device 100 is improved. It is understood that the spout 212 may be formed at any position of the kettle body 200, and it is only necessary that the spout 212 is disposed corresponding to the switch extension part 333. Typically, the spout 212 is disposed at the rear side of the kettle body 200. The spout 212 is disposed at the rear side of the kettle body 200, so that the spout 212 contacts the moving block 308 when the kettle body 200 is put under the lid 300, compared with other positions of the kettle body 200. At this time, the switch extension part 333 is formed to extend outward from the rear side of the body part 301.

In some embodiments, the elastic contact switch 305 of the water storage apparatus 100 of the embodiment of the utility model includes a first elastic sheet 351 and a second elastic sheet 352. The inner side of the main body 301 of the pot lid 300 is formed with slots 315 on the left and right sides near the switch extension 333, the first ends of the first elastic sheet 351 and the second elastic sheet 352 are inserted into the slots 315 on the corresponding sides, and the second ends are overlapped in the same side of the shifting block 308, so that the second elastic sheet 352 is pushed by the shifting block 308 to move to contact with the first elastic sheet 351 to turn on the elastic sheet contact switch 305. As shown in fig. 10, the second ends of the first elastic sheet 351 and the second elastic sheet 352 are overlapped front and back at the front side of the dial 308, and the second elastic sheet 352 is pushed by the dial 308 to move forward to contact with the first elastic sheet 351, so that the elastic sheet contact switch 305 is turned on.

In some embodiments, the switch extension part 333 of the lid 300 of the water storage device 100 of the embodiment of the utility model has a first arc-shaped wall 3331 bending upwards and two first side walls 3332 located at the left and right sides of the first arc-shaped wall 3331, and the first side walls 3332 are provided with a first pivot hole (not shown). The shifting block 308 has a second arc-shaped wall 3811, a front wall 3813, a bottom wall 3814, and two second side walls 3812 located at the left and right sides of the second arc-shaped wall 3811 and the front wall 3813, and a second rotation shaft hole 3815 is opened on the second side walls 3812. The movable arrangement of the shifting block 308 in the switch extension part 333 is realized by the fact that the rotating shaft 383 penetrates through the first rotating shaft hole and the second rotating shaft hole 3815. By providing the switch extension 333 with a first curved wall 3331 and a first side wall 3332, and providing the paddle 308 with a second curved wall 3811, a second side wall 3812, a front wall 3813, and a bottom wall 3814, the movement of the paddle 308 within the switch extension 333 can be constrained by a certain trajectory. When the kettle body 200 is put in place, the spout 212 pushes up the bottom wall 3814 of the dial 308, the front wall 3813 of the dial 308 pushes the second elastic piece 352 to move forward, the second elastic piece 352 contacts with the first elastic piece 351, and the elastic piece contact switch 305 is turned on. When the kettle body 200 is removed, the dial 308 is no longer pushed upwards, and rotates backwards and downwards under the action of its own weight, the front wall 3813 of the dial 308 is separated from the second elastic piece 352, the second elastic piece 352 is separated from the first elastic piece 351, and the elastic piece contact switch 305 is no longer turned on.

In some embodiments, the first side wall 3332 of the switch extension part 333 of the pot lid 300 of the water storage device 100 of the embodiment of the present invention is further provided with an arc-shaped limiting groove 3333 which is bent upwards. The second sidewall 3812 of the shifting block 308 is further provided with a limiting hole 3816. The limiting rod 384 penetrates through the limiting hole 3816 and the arc-shaped limiting groove 3333 to limit the moving track of the shifting block 308. The moving track of the shifting block 308 can be further limited by arranging the arc-shaped limiting groove 3333 and the limiting rod 384. As shown in fig. 6, the shifting block 308 can be formed by splicing a first shifting block 381 and a second shifting block 382, so as to facilitate the installation of the shifting block 308 in the pot lid 300.

In some embodiments, the lid 300 of the water storage device 100 of the embodiment of the present invention further includes: two spout extensions 334 are formed to extend downward from the body part 301 at both left and right sides of the switch extension 333, respectively, so that the spout 212 fits between the two spout extensions 334 when the kettle body 200 fits under the kettle lid 300. The upper part of the rear side of the pot body 200 is extended and protruded outwards to form a spout 212. Two mouth extensions 334 are formed at the rear side of the kettle body 200 corresponding to the spout 212, so that when the kettle body 200 is fitted under the kettle lid 300, the spout 212 can be fitted between the two mouth extensions 334, and thus a limiting structure can be added to the kettle body 200 and the kettle lid 300 at the spout 212, which is also beneficial for a user to quickly and accurately place the kettle body 200 at a correct position under the kettle lid 300.

In some embodiments, the kettle body 200 of the water storage device 100 of the present invention has a handle 211. The jug cover 300 further comprises: the hand extension part 332 extends and protrudes outwards and downwards from the body part 301, and an opening is formed at the lower part of the hand extension part 332, so that the opening of the hand extension part 332 spans the left side and the right side of the handle 211 when the kettle body 200 is fitted below the kettle cover 300. The hand extending parts 332 are further formed on the left side and the right side of the switch extending part 333, so that when the kettle body 200 is matched below the kettle lid 300, the openings of the hand extending parts 332 can stretch over the left side and the right side of the handle 211, and therefore a limiting structure can be added to the kettle body 200 and the kettle lid 300 at the handle 211, and a user can accurately place the kettle body 200 at a correct position below the kettle lid 300 quickly. It will be appreciated that the handle 211 can be formed at any position of the kettle body 200, and it is only necessary that the handle 211 and the hand extension 332 are arranged correspondingly. Typically, the spout 212 is disposed at the rear side of the kettle body 200, while the handle 211 is disposed at the rear side of the kettle body 200. Thus, when the kettle body 200 is put under the kettle cover 300, the spout 212 is limited by the two spout extensions 334, the handle 211 is limited by the hand extension 332, and the kettle body 200 is easy to put under the kettle cover 300.

The kettle lid 300 of the water storage device 100 of the embodiment of the present invention further includes a bottom cover plate 306 disposed below the body portion 301 for closing the body portion 301. As shown in fig. 6 and 9, a plurality of hooks 361 are disposed on the bottom cover 306, and correspondingly, a plurality of protrusions (not numbered) are formed on the inner side of the main body 301, and the bottom cover 306 and the main body 301 are fixed by matching the hooks 361 and the protrusions of the main body 301.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of the inner container 402 and the fixing box 500 shown in fig. 2. Fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of the shield cover 700. Fig. 11 is a partially cross-sectional schematic view of the water inlet pipe 304, the quick connector 600 and the external water pipe 800 of the water storage device 100 shown in fig. 2. The water inlet structure of the water storage device 100 and the matching structure in the refrigerator 400 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to fig. 6 to 11.

As previously described, the lid 300 is removably connected to the inner container 402. The inner container 402 of the refrigerator 400 according to the embodiment of the present invention has a groove 420 formed in an outward protruding manner. The refrigerator 400 further includes: a fixing case 500 fitted in the groove 420 and fixed with the groove 420; the pot lid 300 further has a fixing portion 302 located on a side of the main body 301 close to the inner container 402, and the fixing portion 302 is detachably connected to the fixing box 500. By arranging the fixing box 500, the fixing box 500 can be fixed with the inner container 402, and then the kettle cover 300 is fixed with the fixing box 500 to fix the kettle cover 300 and the inner container 402, so that on one hand, the water storage device 100 is of a detachable structure, and a user can detach the water storage device 100 when no cold water is needed, so as to obtain a larger use space in the refrigerator 400; on the other hand, the fixing box 500 may have a more complicated and delicate structure than the inner container 402 directly molded to form a matching structure, thereby ensuring the installation stability of the pot lid 300 and the fixing box 500 and the inner container 402 and the sealing performance of the butt joint.

The water storage device 100 of the embodiment of the utility model has a slot 321 formed on the top wall and/or the bottom wall of the fixing portion 302 of the pot lid 300, and a socket 320 is formed on the front wall and/or the rear wall of the fixing portion 302. The front part of the top wall 532 and/or the bottom wall 536 of the fixed box 500 is formed with a rib 541 corresponding to the slot 321, and the insertion fixing of the fixed part 302 and the fixed box 500 is realized by fitting the rib 541 in the slot 321 through the socket 320. The fixing portion 302 and the fixing case 500 can be easily attached to and detached from each other by forming the insertion groove 321 and the insertion hole 320 in the fixing portion 302 and forming the rib 541 in the fixing case 500. The slot 321 may have a first sidewall close to the inner container 402 and a second sidewall far from the inner container 402 in all sections, that is, both left and right sidewalls, or may have only a sidewall close to the inner container 402 in some sections. As shown in fig. 6, the fixing portion 302 of the lid 300 has slots 321 formed on the top wall and the bottom wall thereof, and a socket 320 is formed on the rear wall of the fixing portion 302. The slot 321 located on the top wall of the fixing portion 302 has only a side wall near the inner container 402 except for the socket 320, and the slot 321 located on the bottom wall of the fixing portion 302 has two side walls. As shown in fig. 6 and 7, the set box 500 has side walls 531, a top wall 532, a front wall 533, a rear wall 534, and a bottom wall 536. The front wall 533 and the rear wall 534 are opposed front to back, and the top wall 532 and the bottom wall 536 are opposed up and down. Ribs 541 are formed on the front portions of the top wall 532 and the bottom wall 536, respectively.

In some embodiments, the socket 320 is formed at the rear wall of the retainer 302; the slot 321 is configured such that, from front to back, the left-right width of the side wall of the slot 321 on the side close to the inner container 402 is gradually reduced; the ribs 541 are arranged such that the left-right width of the ribs 541 increases gradually from front to back. As shown in fig. 7, after the fixing box 500 is fixed to the inner container 402, a distance is provided between the rib 541 and the inner container 402, the rib 541 is arranged such that the left and right width of the rib 541 gradually increases from front to back, that is, the distance between the rib 541 and the inner container 402 gradually decreases from front to back, and correspondingly, the slot 321 is arranged such that the left and right width of the side wall on the side close to the inner container 402 gradually decreases from front to back, that is, the left and right width of the slot 321 gradually increases. The side wall of the slot 321 near the inner container 402 is configured with the rib 541, so that when the lid 300 is installed, the fixing between the fixing portion 302 and the fixing box 500 is tighter as the lid 300 is pushed backwards along the rib 541.

In some embodiments, a clip groove 322 is further formed in the slot 321; a protrusion 542 is formed on the rib 541 corresponding to the position of the engaging groove 322, and the protrusion 542 is adapted to the engaging groove 322. The catching groove 322 is formed only in the insertion groove 321 formed in the bottom wall of the fixing portion 302, and the protrusions 542 are formed on the ribs 541 of the top wall 532 and the bottom wall 536, respectively. The protrusion 542 is formed on the protrusion 541 by forming the catching groove 322 in the insertion groove 321, so that the mounting and dismounting of the lid 300 is facilitated. When the user does not use the water storage device 100, the user directly pulls the pot lid 300 forward to separate the pot lid 300 from the fixing box 500.

The refrigerator 400 of the embodiment of the present invention further includes: a shielding cover 700 configured to fit with the fixing case 500 for shielding the fixing case 500 after the pot lid 300 is removed from the inner container 402. When the lid 300 is removed from the inner container 402, the fixing box 500 and the external water pipe 800 are exposed to the view, and the external water pipe 800 is prevented from being contaminated by the shielding cover 700, and the refrigerator 400 is more beautiful. Fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of the shielding cover 700, and the shielding cover 700 has a structure similar to that of the fixing portion 302, except that the sidewall 701 of the shielding cover 700 is not provided with the communication port 323 for receiving the external water pipe 800. As shown in fig. 8, slots 321 are formed in the top wall and the bottom wall of the shielding cover 700, and a socket 320 is opened at the rear wall.

As shown in fig. 9, the water storage apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention further includes: the water inlet pipe 304 is disposed in the pot lid 300, the outlet end extends into the pot body 200, and the inlet end is connected to the external water pipe 800 so as to introduce water into the pot body 200. By arranging the water inlet pipe 304 in the kettle lid 300, the water storage device 100 is provided with the water inlet pipe 304, so that water can be conveniently introduced into the kettle body 200. As shown in fig. 6, the main body 301 of the kettle cover 300 defines a receiving cavity 311 therein, and the water inlet pipe 304 is disposed in the receiving cavity 311. The fixing portion 302 of the lid 300 of the water storage device 100 of the embodiment of the utility model is provided with a communication port 323. The sidewall of the groove 420 of the inner container 402 is provided with a through hole 421, the sidewall 531 of the fixing box 500 is provided with a tube inserting opening 5311 corresponding to the through hole 421, and the external water pipe 800 passes through the through hole 421 and the tube inserting opening 5311 to be connected with the water inlet pipe 304.

The refrigerator 400 of the embodiment of the present invention further includes: the overflow preventing plug 801 is provided with a pipe fixing hole 811, the overflow preventing plug 801 is arranged at the outer side of the inner container 402 in a penetrating and inserting hole 421, and the external water pipe 800 penetrates through the pipe fixing hole 811 to be fixed with the overflow preventing plug 801. The flash plug 801 may further have a slot (not numbered) formed therein for disposing the wiring harness 802.

At least one first fixing hole (not shown) is formed on the sidewall of the groove 420 of the inner container 402 of the refrigerator 400 according to the embodiment of the present invention, and an adsorption head 422 is formed on the outer side of the sidewall corresponding to the first fixing hole. The sidewall 531 of the fixing box 500 is provided with a second fixing hole 5312 at a position corresponding to the first fixing hole. The refrigerator 400 further includes: and the screw hanging column 803 is matched and fixed with the adsorption head 422. The fixing member 505 passes through the second fixing hole 5312, the first fixing hole, and the suction head 422 to fix the fixing box 500 to the inner container 402.

The side wall 531 of the fixing box 500 is provided with a second fixing hole 5312, so that the fixing box 500 and the inner container 402 can be stably fixed. By forming the suction head 422 structure and the screw hanging pillars 803, the fixing case 500 can be mounted after foaming. As shown in fig. 6, a groove 420 is sucked on the inner container 402, and a suction head 422 is designed at a position corresponding to the first fixing hole 5312 outside the groove 420, for mounting a screw hanging column 803 during preassembling, and after foaming, the fixing box 500 is fixed inside the groove 420 sucked by the inner container 402 by a fixing member 505, such as a screw. The external water pipe 800 and the wiring harness are first passed through the flash plug 801, and then the flash plug 801 is plugged into the insertion hole 421 of the inner container 402 and the insertion tube opening 5311 of the stationary box 500. The flash plug 801 may be a rubber plug. In addition, a sealing ring 831 may be disposed between the screw hanging post 803 and the outside of the recess 420.

As shown in fig. 11, in some embodiments, the inlet end of the water inlet pipe 304 of the water storage device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is detachably connected to the external water pipe 800 via the quick connector 600. The quick connector 600 includes a first connector 601 and a second connector 602, wherein the inlet end of the inlet water pipe 304 is inserted into the first connector 601, the second connector 602 has a first pipe segment 621 and a second pipe segment 622 connected to each other, the end of the first pipe segment 621 is inserted into the second connector 602, the outlet end of the external water pipe 800 is inserted into the second pipe segment 622, and the inner diameter of the second pipe segment 622 is larger than the inner diameter of the first pipe segment 621. The detachable connection of the inlet pipe 304 with the external water pipe 800 using the quick coupling 600 allows the water storage device 100 to be separated from the external water pipe 800 without the need to access a waterway, so that the water storage device 100 can be independently stored and used. The quick connector 600 having the first connector 601 and the second connector 602 is used to connect the inlet water pipe 304 and the external water pipe 800 so that several connections and disconnections can be made and made many times. When the waterway is connected, the water inlet pipe 304 may be directly inserted into the first connector 601, the external water pipe 800 may be inserted into the second connector 602, and the first pipe 621 of the second connector 602 may be inserted into the first connector 601. When the waterway is removed, the quick connector 600 is pulled forcefully to separate the first connector 601 and the second connector 602 of the quick connector 600, so that the water inlet pipe 304 is separated from the external water pipe 800 in the box body 401.

The water inlet pipe 304 of the water storage device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is preferably a flexible pipe, and at least a part of the flexible pipe is a spiral bending structure. The inlet water pipe 304 is provided as a flexible pipe and has a spiral bent structure so that the inlet water pipe 304 is conveniently pulled, thereby facilitating the butt joint of the first connector head 601 and the second connector head 602.

As shown in fig. 6, the bottom cover 306 of the kettle lid 300 of the water storage device 100 of the embodiment of the utility model is formed with an insertion column 362, and the outlet end of the water inlet pipe 304 is inserted into the insertion column 362. Meanwhile, a supporting plate 363 is further formed on the bottom cover plate 306 near the plugging column 362, a first notch 3631 and a second notch 3632 are sequentially formed in the supporting plate 363 along the vertical direction, the size of the second notch 3632 is larger than that of the first notch 3631, and a part of the pipe section of the water inlet pipe 304 is matched in the second notch 3632 through the first notch 3631. By forming the supporting plate 363 with the first notch 3631 and the second notch 3632 near the insertion column 362, the inlet pipe 304 and the bottom cover 306 can be stably connected when the waterway is connected or removed, and the outlet end of the inlet pipe 304 is prevented from being separated from the insertion column 362 when the inlet pipe 304 is pulled.

Fig. 12 is a schematic circuit diagram of the water storage apparatus 100 shown in fig. 2. FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a control of the water storage device 100 shown in FIG. 2 in which the kettle body 200 is placed in the inner container 402. The water level monitoring and control of the water storage apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to fig. 6, 9, 10, 12 and 13.

The kettle lid 300 of the water storage device 100 of the embodiment of the utility model is further provided with an ultrasonic sensor 309 for monitoring the water level in the kettle body 200. By providing the ultrasonic sensor 309 in the jug cover 300, monitoring of the water level in the jug body 200 can be conveniently achieved. As shown in fig. 9, a sensor placing column 331 is formed in the pot lid 300 for placing the ultrasonic sensor 309. The ultrasonic sensor 309 is positioned in the kettle lid 300 and can monitor the water level at any height in the kettle body 200 when the ultrasonic sensor is powered on.

The water storage apparatus 100 of the embodiment of the present invention may further include: an electric switching device 901 and a control device 900. The electric opening/closing device 901 opens and closes the water passage of the water inlet pipe 304. The control device 900 is connected with the ultrasonic sensor 309 and the electric switch device 901, and is used for controlling the action of the electric switch device 901 to inject or not inject water into the kettle body 200 based on the signal of the ultrasonic sensor 309. By arranging the electric switch device 901 and the control device 900, the water storage device 100 of the embodiment of the utility model can realize intelligent control of water level monitoring and automatic water injection, and meet the requirements of more convenient and intelligent domestic water of users.

The water storage device 100 of the embodiment of the utility model can also be provided with a reminding device 902 for sending displacement reminding when the kettle body 200 is not placed in place. The reminder 902 may be integrated into the lid 300. The control device 900 is connected to the reminder 902, and is configured to control the reminder 902 to issue a shift reminder when the dome switch 305 is not turned on. The reminder may be, for example, a beep or the like.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a control of the water storage device 100 shown in FIG. 2 in which the kettle body 200 is placed in the inner container 402. After the kettle body 200 is placed in the refrigerator 400, the method for controlling the water storage device 100 according to the embodiment of the utility model comprises the following steps:

s102: judging whether the dome contact switch 305 is turned on; if yes, go to step S104; if not, go to step S110.

S104: whether the ultrasonic sensor 309 detects that the water level is full; if yes, go to step S106; if not, go to step S108.

S106: the electric switch device 901 is controlled to be closed, and water is not filled into the kettle body 200.

S108: the electric switch device 901 is controlled to be turned on, and water is filled into the kettle body 200.

S110: the reminder device 902 is controlled to issue a shift reminder.

After the kettle body 200 is placed in the refrigerator 400, it is first determined whether the kettle body 200 is in place. Since the dome touch switch 305 is turned on only after the kettle body 200 is in place, it is possible to determine whether the kettle body 200 is in place by determining whether the dome touch switch 305 is turned on. Therefore, when the dome switch 305 is not turned on, which indicates that the kettle body 200 is not accurately placed below the kettle lid 300, the reminder device 902 is controlled to issue a displacement reminder. When the dome switch 305 is turned on, indicating that the kettle body 200 is in place, it is determined whether water needs to be injected into the kettle body 200. When the ultrasonic sensor 309 detects that the water level is full, the electric switch device 901 is controlled to be closed, and water is not filled into the kettle body 200. When the ultrasonic sensor 309 detects that the water level is not full, the electric switch device 901 is controlled to be opened, water is filled into the kettle body 200 until the ultrasonic sensor 309 detects that the water level is full.

The water storage apparatus 100 of the embodiment of the present invention further includes: and the signal processing circuit board 307 is arranged in the kettle lid 300, fixed with the top wall of the body part 301, connected with the ultrasonic sensor 309 and the control device 900, and used for receiving the signal of the ultrasonic sensor 309 and transmitting the signal to the control device 900. A baffle 314 is provided between the signal processing circuit board 307 and the water inlet pipe 304 in the main body 301. The baffle 314 is formed by extending downward from the top wall of the body 301, and has a first section 3141 located in the middle, and a second section 3142 and a third section 3143 located on both sides of the first section 3141, the lower end of the first section 3141 is not lower than the signal processing circuit board 307, and the lower ends of the second section 3142 and the third section 3143 are lower than the first section 3141. The second segment 3142 and the third segment 3143 are disposed to wrap around two corners of the signal processing circuit board 307 near the inlet pipe 304. By arranging the U-shaped baffle 314, the water inlet pipe 304 can be prevented from being scratched to the signal processing circuit board 307 in the expansion process, and the lower end of the first section 3141 in the middle of the baffle 314 is not lower than the signal processing circuit board 307, so that the signal processing circuit board 307 can be conveniently installed and fixed.

As shown in fig. 6 and 9, a plug rod 312 and a fixing rod 313 are formed on the top wall of the body 301 extending downward, and the plug rod 312 and the fixing rod 313 are arranged diagonally in pairs. The signal processing circuit board 307 is provided with fixing holes 371 corresponding to the insertion rod 312 and the fixing rod 313, respectively, the fixing member 372 is inserted through the fixing hole 371, and the insertion rod 312 is inserted into the fixing hole 371 to fix the signal processing circuit board 307 and the main body 301.

As shown in fig. 12, the signal processing circuit board 307 may be powered by the control device 900 (which may be a main control board of the refrigerator 400), and a signal transmission line is provided between the two; the ultrasonic sensor 309 is powered by the signal processing circuit board 307, a signal transmission line is provided between the two, and a dome contact switch 305 is provided between the two to control whether the ultrasonic sensor 309 is powered. The open and closed states of the electric switching device 901 (e.g., solenoid valve) are controlled by the control device 900 in accordance with the signal received from the signal processing circuit board 307; the reminder 902 is controlled by the control device 900 according to the signal received from the signal processing circuit board 307.

In the description of the present embodiment, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top" and "bottom" indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in fig. 2, and are only for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present embodiment, directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, and rear) are referred to, and are used only to explain the relative positional relationship between the components, the movement, and the like in a certain posture (as shown in fig. 2), and if the certain posture is changed, the directional indication is changed accordingly.

The terms "first", "second" and "first" 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, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.

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 water storage apparatus, comprising:

the kettle body is used for storing water; and

the kettle cover is used for opening and closing the kettle body, a shifting block and a spring plate contact switch are arranged in the kettle cover, the shifting block can move up and down in the kettle cover, and the water storage device is configured as follows: when the kettle body is placed in place below the kettle cover, the kettle body jacks up the shifting block to enable the elastic sheet contact type switch to be conducted; when the kettle body is not placed in place, the shifting block moves downwards under the action of gravity, and the elastic sheet contact type switch is not conducted.

2. The water storage apparatus of claim 1,

the kettle body is provided with a kettle nozzle;

the pot lid includes: the switch comprises a body part and a switch extending part which extends outwards from the body part and protrudes, wherein the switch extending part extends to the upper part of the spout, and the shifting block is movably arranged in the switch extending part, so that the shifting block is pushed by the spout to move upwards to switch on the elastic sheet contact switch.

3. The water storage apparatus of claim 2,

the elastic sheet contact switch comprises a first elastic sheet and a second elastic sheet;

slots are respectively formed in the left side and the right side of the inner side of the body part, which are close to the switch extension part, the first ends of the first elastic sheet and the second elastic sheet are respectively inserted into the slots on the corresponding sides, and the second ends are overlapped in the same side of the shifting block in a front-back overlapping mode, so that the second elastic sheet is pushed by the shifting block to move to be in contact with the first elastic sheet, and the elastic sheet contact switch is switched on.

4. The water storage apparatus of claim 2,

the switch extension part is provided with a first arc-shaped wall which is bent upwards and two first side walls which are positioned at the left side and the right side of the first arc-shaped wall, and a first rotating shaft hole is formed in each first side wall;

the shifting block is provided with a second arc-shaped wall, a front wall, a bottom wall and two second side walls, wherein the second arc-shaped wall, the front wall and the bottom wall are bent upwards, the two second side walls are positioned at the left side and the right side of the second arc-shaped wall and the front wall, and a second rotating shaft hole is formed in each second side wall;

and the movable setting of the shifting block in the switch extension part is realized by penetrating the first rotating shaft hole and the second rotating shaft hole through the rotating shaft rod.

5. The water storage apparatus of claim 4,

the first side wall is also provided with an arc-shaped limiting groove which is bent upwards;

the second side wall is also provided with a limiting hole;

6. The water storage apparatus of claim 2,

the pot lid further comprises: two spout extension parts respectively formed by extending downwards from the body part at the left and right sides of the switch extension part, so that the spout is positioned between the two spout extension parts when the kettle body is matched below the kettle cover.

7. The water storage apparatus of claim 2,

the kettle body is provided with a handle;

the pot lid further comprises: the hand extension part extends outwards and downwards from the body part and is formed in a protruding mode, and an opening is formed in the lower portion of the hand extension part, so that when the kettle body is matched below the kettle cover, the opening of the hand extension part stretches across the left side and the right side of the handle.

8. The water storage device of claim 1, further comprising:

the water inlet pipe is arranged in the kettle cover, the outlet end of the water inlet pipe extends into the kettle body, and the inlet end of the water inlet pipe is connected with an external water pipe so as to introduce water into the kettle body;

an electric switch device for opening and closing the water path of the water inlet pipe; and

9. A refrigerator characterized by having the water storage apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

10. The refrigerator according to claim 9, comprising:

the refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body, a storage compartment is limited in an inner container of the refrigerator body, and a groove is formed in the inner container in an outward protruding mode; and

the fixing box is matched in the groove and fixed with the groove; the water storage device is arranged in the storage chamber; the kettle cover is provided with a body part and a fixing part which is positioned on one side of the body part close to the inner container; a slot is formed on the top wall and/or the bottom wall of the fixing part, and a socket is formed on the front wall and/or the rear wall of the fixing part; the front part of the top wall and/or the bottom wall of the fixed box is provided with a convex edge corresponding to the slot, and the convex edge is matched in the slot through the slot to realize the insertion and fixation of the fixed part and the fixed box.