CN218565867U - Refrigerator and ion wind generating device thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a refrigerator and ionic wind generating device thereof, this ionic wind generating device includes the casing, ionization subassembly and catalysis bee net, the casing has the purification chamber, the both sides that the casing is relative are provided with air inlet portion and air-out portion respectively, the ionization subassembly sets up in purifying the intracavity, and close on in air inlet portion, get into the air that purifies the chamber from the air intake with ionization and absorption, catalysis bee net sets up in purifying the intracavity, be located between ionization subassembly and the air-out portion, catalysis bee net has the ventilation micropore that the air after the permission ionization passes through, and be provided with the catalysis layer in the at least partial ventilation micropore, with decompose impurity wherein when purifying the ion and passing through. The utility model discloses an ion wind generating device can catalyze harmful substance such as ozone, VOC under the effect of layer, guarantees to eat the material and does not receive the pollution, and reduces the influence to user's health.

Description

Refrigerator and ion wind generating device thereof

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a cold-stored freezing field especially relates to a refrigerator and ionic wind generating device thereof.

Background

With the continuous improvement of living standard, consumers pay more and more attention to the fresh-keeping and purifying functions of the refrigerator. In the prior art, an ion wind purification technology is adopted, so that dust and the like in the air are charged by using ion wind and finally adsorbed and collected, the air is purified, and the fresh-keeping function is achieved.

However, since the generation of the ion wind requires a high level of voltage, it is inevitable to form harmful substances such as ozone during the generation of the ion, which not only pollutes the food materials, but also affects the health of the user. Therefore, it is an urgent technical problem to control the ozone concentration at a low level.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to overcome at least one defect among the prior art, provide a refrigerator and ionic wind generating device thereof.

The utility model discloses a further purpose gets rid of materials such as ozone and volatile organic compounds that ion wind generating device purification in-process produced.

Another further objective of the present invention is to enhance the ionization efficiency, improve the concentration of the plasma, and make the generation of the plasma more uniform.

Particularly, the utility model provides an ion wind generating device, include: the air purifier comprises a shell, a water inlet pipe, a water outlet pipe and a water outlet pipe, wherein a purification cavity is arranged in the shell, and an air inlet part and an air outlet part are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the shell; the ionization component is arranged in the purification cavity and close to the air inlet part so as to ionize and adsorb air entering the purification cavity from the air inlet; the catalytic bee net is arranged in the purification cavity and located between the ionization component and the air outlet part, the catalytic bee net is provided with ventilation micropores allowing ionized air to pass through, and a catalytic layer is arranged in at least part of the ventilation micropores so as to decompose impurities in the purification ions when the purification ions pass through.

Optionally, the ionization assembly further comprises a generating electrode and a receiving electrode, and the generating electrode and the receiving electrode are arranged at intervals; the generating electrode further includes a main body plate and a plurality of discharge tips formed at equal intervals on the generating electrode and extending in a direction close to the receiving electrode.

Optionally, the receiving electrode is tightly attached to one side of the catalytic honeycomb net, which is away from the air outlet portion, and the receiving electrode is provided with a hollowed-out hole opposite to the ventilation micropore, so that the purification ions enter the ventilation micropore through the hollowed-out hole.

Optionally, the catalytic layer is a transition metal catalytic layer.

Optionally, the porosity of the ventilated pores of the catalytic mesh is set to not less than 60%; and the ratio of the number of the ventilation micropores provided with the catalytic layer to the total number of the ventilation micropores is not less than 50%.

Optionally, the casing still includes skirt shell, upper portion and lower shell, and skirt shell link up from top to bottom, and the upper portion sets up in the top of skirt shell, and lower shell sets up in the below of skirt shell, and the purification chamber is injectd jointly to the three.

Optionally, the air inlet portion comprises a plurality of air inlets formed in the skirt shell, the plurality of air inlets being arranged in an array; and/or the air outlet part comprises a plurality of air outlets formed in the skirt shell, and the air outlets are arranged in an array mode.

Optionally, the ion wind generating device further comprises: and the operation display screen is arranged on the skirt shell and is positioned at the same side as the air outlet part so as to display the running state of the ion wind generating device and/or receive the operation instruction of a user to the ion wind generating device.

Particularly, the utility model also provides a refrigerator, include: a case having a storage space opened forward; and the ion wind generating device according to any one of the above, wherein the ion wind generating device is arranged in the storage space so as to purify the air in the storage space by using the generated purified ions.

Optionally, the ion wind generating device is disposed at the top of the storage space, and the wind outlet portion of the ion wind generating device is opened forwards.

The utility model discloses an ion wind generating device, because the ionization subassembly sets up in purifying the intracavity, and close on in air inlet portion, catalysis bee net 440 sets up in purifying the intracavity, be located between ionization subassembly and the air-out portion, catalysis bee net has the ventilation micropore that allows the air after the ionization to pass through, still be provided with the catalysis layer in the at least part ventilation micropore of catalysis bee net, the catalysis layer has catalytic activity's material, consequently, air after the ionization can contact the catalysis layer when passing through the ventilation micropore, oxidation ozone under the effect of catalysis layer, harmful substance such as VOC, guarantee to eat material and not receive the pollution, and reduce the influence to user's health.

Further, the utility model discloses an ion wind generating device, a plurality of the most advanced equidistant ground that discharges of generating electrode form in generating electrode to extend towards the direction that is close to receiving electrode, the most advanced head that discharges is sharp-pointed form, with form "point discharge" under the strong electric field effect, increase the ionization efficiency of air, improve the concentration of plasma, and the production of plasma is more even.

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 present invention will be described in detail hereinafter, by way of illustration and not by way of 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 view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic view of an ion wind generating apparatus in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is an exploded view of an ion wind generating device in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a generating electrode in an ion wind generating device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In the description of the present embodiment, it is to be understood that the terms "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "depth", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships that are based on the orientation in a normal use state as a reference, and can be determined with reference to the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, for example, "front" indicating the orientation means a side toward the user. This is merely to facilitate the description of the invention and to simplify the description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus should not be taken as limiting the invention.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic view of a refrigerator 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The utility model discloses at first provide a refrigerator 1, this refrigerator 1 can include box 10 and door 20 generally.

The cabinet 10 may include an outer case located at the outermost side of the integrated refrigerator 1 to protect the entire refrigerator 1, and a plurality of inner containers. The inner containers are wrapped by the shell, and heat-insulating materials (forming foaming layers) are filled in spaces between the inner containers and the shell so as to reduce outward heat dissipation of the inner containers. Each of the inner containers may define a storage space 12 opened forward, and the storage spaces 12 may be configured as a refrigerating chamber, a freezing chamber, a temperature changing chamber, etc., and the number and functions of the specific storage spaces 12 may be configured according to a predetermined requirement.

The door 20 is movably disposed in front of the inner container to open and close the storage space 12 of the inner container, for example, the door 20 may be hingedly disposed at one side of the front portion of the cabinet 10 to pivotally open and close the storage space 12.

The refrigerator 1 may further include a drawer assembly 30, and the drawer assembly 30 may further include a drawer body, in which a storage space 12 may be formed, and the storage drawer may be drawably disposed in the cabinet 10 so that a user may take articles.

Referring to fig. 1, in some embodiments, the refrigerator 1 may further include an ion wind generating device 40, and the ion wind generating device 40 may be disposed in the storage space 12 of the refrigerator 1 to purify air of the storage space 12 by using purified ions generated therefrom.

Specifically, the ion wind generating device 40 may be disposed in any one of the storage spaces 12 of the refrigerator 1, such as a freezing chamber, a refrigerating chamber, a temperature changing chamber, the storage space 12 of the drawer assembly 30, and the like, which is not particularly limited by the present invention.

Further, the ion wind generating device 40 can also be arranged at the top of the storage space 12, and the probability that the top space is crowded and occupied by food is low, so that the ventilation performance of the storage space 12 is not influenced by arranging the ion wind generating device 40 at the top of the storage space, and the arrangement is reasonable.

The ion wind generating device 40 can ionize the particles in the air by using a highly concentrated electric field, and the ionized particles continuously impact other dust and bacteria particles (such as avalanche effect), so that all the dust particles passing through the ion wind generating device 40 are charged, and all the dust and bacteria are adsorbed, thereby realizing the function of purifying the air.

Referring to fig. 2 to 4, fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of an ion wind generating device 40 in a refrigerator 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, fig. 3 is an exploded view of the ion wind generating device 40 in the refrigerator 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a generating electrode 420 in the ion wind generating device 40 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Specifically, the ion wind generating device 40 may further include a housing 410, an ionizing assembly, and a catalytic mesh 440. The housing 410 has a purifying chamber 414 therein, and two opposite sides of the housing 410 are respectively provided with an air inlet portion 415 and an air outlet portion 416. The ionization component is disposed in the purification chamber 414 and adjacent to the air inlet portion 415 to ionize and adsorb air entering the purification chamber 414 from the air inlet. A catalyzed honeycomb mesh 440 is disposed within the purification chamber 414 between the ionizing assembly and the air outlet 416, the catalyzed honeycomb mesh 440 having ventilation pores 442 that allow the ionized air to pass through.

When the air purifier is used, air in the storage space 12 of the refrigerator 1 can enter the purification cavity 414 from the air inlet 415 of the shell 410, the ionization component is electrified to ionize particles in the air in the purification cavity 414 by using a highly concentrated electromagnetic field, the ionized particles continuously impact other particles such as dust, bacteria and the like (such as an avalanche effect), all the particles such as dust, bacteria and the like passing through the purification cavity 414 are electrified, then the whole ion wind is driven to flow under the action of the electric field, the charged particles are adsorbed on the ionization component, the effect of purifying the particles such as dust, bacteria and the like in the air is realized, meanwhile, various active substances are generated by ionization, formaldehyde, bacteria, viruses and the like in the air can be oxidized and decomposed, and the effect of removing toxic gases is realized. Finally, after the purification by the ionization component, the clean air can be discharged into the storage space 12 of the refrigerator 1 again through the ventilation micropores 442 of the catalytic honeycomb 440 and the air outlet portion 416 of the housing 410, so as to achieve the purpose of purifying the air in the storage space 12.

In addition, when air passes through a high-voltage ionization electric field, air flow generated by ion movement when corona discharge occurs between high-voltage electrodes is generated, so that the air can form circulating air flow by utilizing the flow characteristic, a fan is not needed, and 'silent purification' is realized.

The utility model people realize that: since the ionization component requires a high level of voltage during operation, the ionization component is inevitably accompanied by the generation of a large amount of ozone and VOC (volatile organic compound) substances during operation, which not only pollutes the food materials, but also affects the health of users.

In this embodiment, a catalytic layer is disposed within at least some of the vented pores 442 of the catalytic mesh 440 to decompose impurities therein as the purification ions pass therethrough. The catalyst layer is a transition metal catalyst layer, for example, a catalyst layer formed of a metal oxide such as Fe, ce, zr, or the like.

In this embodiment, a catalytic layer may be further disposed in at least some of the ventilation pores 442 of the catalytic mesh 440, and the catalytic layer has a substance with catalytic activity, and can catalyze the oxidation of ozone and VOC substances. Because the ionized air needs to be exhausted to the air outlet part 416 through the plurality of ventilation micropores 442 of the catalytic honeycomb net 440, when the ionized air passes through the ventilation micropores 442, the air flow can contact the catalytic layer, harmful substances such as ozone and VOC are oxidized under the action of the catalytic layer, food materials are prevented from being polluted, and the influence on the health of users is reduced.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, in some embodiments, the ionizing assembly may further include a generating electrode 420 and a receiving electrode 430, the generating electrode 420 being spaced apart from the receiving electrode 430. The generating electrode 420 further includes a body plate 422 and a plurality of discharge tips 424, the plurality of discharge tips 424 being formed at equal intervals on the generating electrode 420 and extending in a direction close to the receiving electrode 430.

The head of the discharge tip 424 is sharp, so that a 'tip discharge' is formed under the action of a strong electric field, the ionization efficiency of air is increased, the concentration of plasma is improved, and the generation of the plasma is more uniform. The ionized air has freely moving charges (positive ions and negative ions) which are adsorbed on the impurities, so that the impurities are charged and finally adsorbed on the receiving electrode 430.

Referring to fig. 3, in some embodiments, the receiving electrode 430 is affixed to a side of the catalytic mesh 440 facing away from the air outlet portion 416, and the receiving electrode 430 has a hollowed out aperture 432 opposite the ventilation micropores 442 such that the scavenging ions enter the ventilation micropores 442 through the hollowed out aperture 432.

The plurality of through holes 432 of the receiving electrode 430 may be in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of ventilation micropores 442, or may be in non-one-to-one correspondence, as long as it is sufficient that the purified air can smoothly pass through the receiving electrode 430 and enter the ventilation micropores 442.

In some embodiments, the porosity of the ventilation pores 442 of the catalytic honeycomb 440 is set to be not less than 60% (e.g., 60%, 70%, etc.), which can ensure that the ventilation area of the catalytic honeycomb 440 is large enough, the airflow circulates around the block, and the purification effect is better.

Further, the ratio of the number of the ventilation pores 442 of the catalytic layer to the total number of the ventilation pores 442 is not less than 50%. The arrangement of the catalytic layer can be flexibly arranged according to actual conditions, but the ratio of the number of the ventilation micropores 442 of the catalytic layer to the total number of the ventilation micropores 442 is not less than 50%, so that ozone and volatile organic compounds generated after ionization can be controlled at a lower level, and the use safety of users can be ensured.

In some embodiments, the housing 410 further comprises a skirt 411, an upper portion 412 and a lower portion 413, the skirt 411 is vertically through, the upper portion 412 is disposed above the skirt 411, and the lower portion 413 is disposed below the skirt 411, which collectively define a purge chamber 414.

That is, the skirt case 411 may constitute a side wall of the case 410, and the upper case portion 412 and the lower case portion 413 constitute top and bottom walls of the case 410, respectively. In some embodiments, the upper and lower portions 412 and 413 can be mounted on the skirt shell 411 by clipping for disassembly and assembly, respectively.

Further, the air inlet portion 415 includes a plurality of air inlets formed in the skirt 411, and the plurality of air inlets are arranged in an array.

Further, the air outlet portion 416 includes a plurality of air outlets formed in the skirt shell 411, and the plurality of air outlets are arranged in an array.

In some embodiments, since the air inlet portion 415 and the air outlet portion are disposed at two opposite sides of the casing 410, the air inlet portion 415 and the air outlet portion 416 can be further formed on the rear wall and the front wall of the skirt shell 411, respectively, so as to draw air behind the casing 410 into the purifying chamber 414 and discharge the air to the front of the casing 410.

Referring to fig. 1, further, when the ion wind generating device 40 is disposed in the storage space 12 of the refrigerator 1, the front wall of the skirt 411 is disposed in the front of the storage space 12, and the rear wall of the skirt 411 is disposed in the rear of the storage space 12, so as to supply air to the rear of the storage compartment and discharge air to the front.

In some embodiments, the ion generating device may further include an operation display screen 450, and the operation display screen 450 is disposed on the skirt shell 411 and located on the same side as the air outlet portion 416, so as to display operation information of the ion wind generating device 40 and/or receive an operation instruction of the ion wind generating device 40 from a user.

Specifically, the ion generating device may further include a controller, and the controller is connected to the ionizing assembly and the operation display screen 450, respectively, to control the operation or stop of the ionizing assembly, obtain the operation information of the ionizing assembly, and send the operation information to the operation display screen 450, so as to show the operation state of the ion wind generating device 40 to the user. The user can also input an operation instruction through the operation display screen 450, and the operation display screen 450 transmits the operation instruction to the controller, and the controller controls the ion generating device according to the operation instruction.

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

Claims (10)

1. An ion wind generating apparatus, characterized by comprising:

the air purifier comprises a shell, a water inlet pipe, a water outlet pipe and a water outlet pipe, wherein a purification cavity is arranged in the shell, and an air inlet part and an air outlet part are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the shell;

the ionization assembly is arranged in the purification cavity and is close to the air inlet part so as to ionize and adsorb air entering the purification cavity from the air inlet;

the catalyzing bee net is arranged in the purifying cavity and positioned between the ionization component and the air outlet part, the catalyzing bee net is provided with a ventilating micropore for allowing air after ionization to pass through, and at least part of the ventilating micropore is internally provided with a catalyzing layer so as to decompose impurities in the ventilating micropore when purifying ions pass through.

2. The ionic wind generating device according to claim 1,

the ionization component also comprises a generating electrode and a receiving electrode, and the generating electrode and the receiving electrode are arranged at intervals;

the generating electrode further includes a main body plate and a plurality of discharge tips formed at equal intervals on the generating electrode and extending in a direction close to the receiving electrode.

3. The ionic wind generating apparatus of claim 2,

the receiving electrode is tightly attached to one side, deviating from the air outlet part, of the catalytic honeycomb net, and the receiving electrode is provided with a hollow hole opposite to the ventilation micropore, so that the purification ions enter the ventilation micropore through the hollow hole.

4. The ionic wind generating device according to claim 1,

the catalyst layer is a transition metal catalyst layer.

5. The ionic wind generating apparatus of claim 1,

the porosity of the ventilation micropores of the catalytic honeycomb net is set to be not less than 60%; and is provided with

The ratio of the number of the ventilation micropores in which the catalytic layer is disposed to the total number of the ventilation micropores is not less than 50%.

6. The ionic wind generating device according to claim 1,

the shell body further comprises a skirt shell, an upper shell portion and a lower shell portion, the skirt shell is vertically communicated, the upper shell portion is arranged above the skirt shell, the lower shell portion is arranged below the skirt shell, and the upper shell portion, the lower shell portion and the lower shell portion jointly define the purification cavity.

7. The ionic wind generating apparatus according to claim 6,

the air inlet part comprises a plurality of air inlets formed in the skirt shell, and the plurality of air inlets are arranged in an array manner; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the air outlet part comprises a plurality of air outlets formed in the skirt shell, and the air outlets are arranged in an array mode.

8. The ionic wind generating device according to claim 6, further comprising:

and the operation display screen is arranged on the skirt shell and is positioned at the same side as the air outlet part so as to display the running state of the ion wind generating device and/or receive the operation instruction of the ion wind generating device from a user.

9. A refrigerator characterized by comprising:

a case having a storage space opened forward; and

the ion wind generating device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, which is disposed in the storage space to purify air in the storage space by using the purification ions generated therefrom.

10. The refrigerator according to claim 9,

the ion wind generating device is arranged at the top of the storage space, and the wind outlet part of the ion wind generating device is opened forwards.

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