CN219222960U - Vertical refrigeration equipment - Google Patents
Vertical refrigeration equipment Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- CN219222960U CN219222960U CN202223184443.XU CN202223184443U CN219222960U CN 219222960 U CN219222960 U CN 219222960U CN 202223184443 U CN202223184443 U CN 202223184443U CN 219222960 U CN219222960 U CN 219222960U
- Authority
- CN
- China
- Prior art keywords
- vertical
- measuring device
- distance measuring
- rack
- storage space
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Active
Links
Images
Landscapes
- Devices That Are Associated With Refrigeration Equipment (AREA)
Abstract
The utility model belongs to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, and particularly provides vertical refrigeration equipment. The utility model aims to solve the problem that the existing vertical refrigeration equipment cannot accurately determine whether the articles in the vertical refrigeration equipment exist. To this end, the vertical type refrigerating apparatus of the present utility model includes an apparatus body defining a storage space, a door body for shielding the storage space, a refrigerating system for refrigerating the storage space, a rack provided in the storage space, and at least one distance measuring device, wherein the rack includes at least one cargo tank extending forward and backward, and a bottom surface of the cargo tank is inclined downward from rear to front so that the stored objects in the cargo tank move forward under the action of self gravity; the distance measuring device is arranged at the rear side or the rear part of the rack and is used for detecting the distance between the distance measuring device and the stored objects in the goods tank. The vertical refrigeration equipment can accurately determine whether the corresponding goods tank has stored goods or not.
Description
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, and particularly provides vertical refrigeration equipment.
Background
Some upright refrigeration appliances (e.g., upright coolers) currently have inventory management functionality to alert a user in time when an item within the upright refrigeration appliance is absent. Specifically, the vertical refrigeration equipment is provided with a weighing sensor, so that the weight of the articles in the vertical refrigeration equipment is detected through the weighing sensor, and the vertical refrigeration equipment can determine the quantity of the corresponding articles therein and whether the articles exist according to the weight.
However, since the weights of different articles are different, when the types of the articles are changed, the weight of the individual articles is also changed, so that the vertical type refrigeration equipment cannot accurately determine the number of the corresponding articles and whether the corresponding articles exist according to the total weight detected by the weighing sensor and the weight of the individual articles. The user experience is poor.
Disclosure of Invention
An object of the present utility model is to solve the problem that the existing vertical refrigeration apparatus cannot accurately determine whether the articles therein still exist.
It is a further object of the present utility model to provide for automatic forward movement of the stored items.
To achieve the above object, the present utility model provides a vertical refrigerator including:
an apparatus body defining a storage space;
a door body for shielding the storage space;
a refrigerating system for refrigerating the storage space;
the rack is arranged in the storage space and comprises at least one goods groove extending forwards and backwards, and the bottom surface of the goods groove is inclined downwards from back to front so that the stored goods in the goods groove can move forwards under the action of self gravity;
at least one distance measuring device, distance measuring device sets up in the rear side or the rear portion of rack, distance measuring device is used for detecting its with the distance of goods in the goods groove.
Optionally, each cargo tank is respectively corresponding to one ranging device.
Optionally, the distance measuring device is mounted on the apparatus body and located at a rear side of the rack.
Optionally, the rack further includes a plurality of rows of rollers, each of the rollers is laid on the bottom side of the cargo tank, and the axial direction of the rollers is perpendicular to the extending direction of the cargo tank.
Optionally, the rack further comprises a plurality of baffles, and one baffle is respectively arranged on the left side and the right side of each cargo tank.
Optionally, the barrier is a plate-like member.
Optionally, the ranging device is a laser ranging device or an infrared ranging device.
Optionally, the door body is provided as a glass door.
Optionally, the vertical refrigerator further comprises a door opening and closing sensor for detecting an opened and closed state of the door body.
The vertical refrigeration device is a vertical refrigerator.
Based on the foregoing, it can be appreciated by those skilled in the art that in the foregoing technical solution of the present utility model, at least one cargo tank extending back and forth is provided on the rack, and the bottom surface of the cargo tank is inclined downward from back to front, so that the stored objects in the cargo tank can move forward under the action of gravity. The distance measuring device is arranged at the rear side or the rear part of the rack and is used for detecting the distance between the distance measuring device and the stored objects in the goods tank, so that the vertical refrigeration equipment can determine whether the stored objects exist in the corresponding goods tank according to the distance.
Further, through making each goods groove correspond a range unit respectively for each goods groove can detect whether still have the storing in it through a solitary range unit respectively, has promoted the accuracy that vertical refrigeration plant detected whether the storing exists in it.
Still further, through lay a row of roller bearing respectively in the bottom side of every goods groove to make the axial of roller bearing perpendicular with the extending direction of goods groove, reduced the frictional force between storing thing and the goods groove bottom, ensured that the storing thing in the goods groove can move forward under the effect of self gravity.
Other advantages of the present utility model will be described in detail hereinafter with reference to the drawings so that those skilled in the art can more clearly understand the improvements object, features and advantages of the present utility model.
Drawings
In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present utility model, some embodiments of the present utility model will be described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that components or portions thereof identified in different drawings by the same reference numerals are identical or similar; the drawings of the utility model are not necessarily to scale relative to each other. In the accompanying drawings:
FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a neutral refrigeration appliance according to some embodiments of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the effect of a rack according to some embodiments of the present utility model;
FIG. 3 is a top view of a cargo tank portion of a rack in accordance with some embodiments of the utility model;
fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of ranging principle of the ranging device according to some embodiments of the present utility model.
Detailed Description
It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described below are only some embodiments of the present utility model, but not all embodiments of the present utility model, and the some embodiments are intended to explain the technical principles of the present utility model and are not intended to limit the scope of the present utility model. All other embodiments, which can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without any inventive effort, based on the embodiments provided by the present utility model, shall still fall within the scope of protection of the present utility model.
It should be noted that, in the description of the present utility model, terms such as "center", "upper", "lower", "top", "bottom", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate directions or positional relationships, which are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
Further, it should also be noted that, in the description of the present utility model, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected, can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can also be communicated with the inside of two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those skilled in the art according to the specific circumstances.
In addition, it should be noted that, in the description of the present utility model, the terms "cooling capacity" and "heating capacity" are two descriptions of the same physical state. That is, the higher the "cooling capacity" of a certain object (for example, evaporator, air, condenser, etc.), the lower the "heat" of the object, and the lower the "cooling capacity" of the object, the higher the "heat" of the object. Some object absorbs the cold and releases the heat, and the object releases the cold and absorbs the heat. A target maintains "cold" or "heat" to maintain the target at a current temperature. "refrigeration" and "heat absorption" are two descriptions of the same physical phenomenon, i.e., a target (e.g., an evaporator) absorbs heat while it is refrigerating.
Finally, it should be noted that the vertical refrigeration apparatus of the present utility model may be a vertical refrigerator, or the like.
As shown in fig. 1, in some embodiments of the present utility model, the vertical type refrigerator includes an apparatus body 10, a door 20, a refrigerating system 30, and a rack 40. Wherein the apparatus body 10 defines a storage space 11. The door 20 is pivotally connected to the apparatus body 10, and the door 20 is used to shield the storage space 11. The refrigerating system 30 is used to cool the storage space 11. The rack 40 is disposed in the storage space 11.
In some embodiments of the present utility model, the door body 20 is preferably provided as a glass door so that a user can see the situation inside the storage space 11 through the door body 20.
Further preferably, the vertical refrigerator further includes a door opening and closing sensor (not shown) for detecting an opened and closed state of the door body 20. The door opening and closing sensor may be any feasible sensor. For example, the door opening/closing sensor is a micro switch that is triggered when the door body 20 is closed and is separated from the door body 20 when the door body 20 is opened.
With continued reference to fig. 1, the refrigeration system 30 includes an evaporator 31 and a blower 32 located above the storage space 11. The refrigerating system 30 supplies cold to the storage space 11 through the evaporator 31, and blows cold air around the evaporator 31 to the entire storage space 11 through the blower fan 32.
Since other components (e.g., compressor, condenser, etc.) constituting the refrigeration system 30 are well known to those skilled in the art, they will not be described in detail herein.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the rack 40 is obliquely placed in the storage space 11, and in particular, the rack 40 is inclined downward from rear to front. Further, the rack 40 includes a plurality of cargo tanks 41 and a plurality of stoppers 42. Wherein each of the cargo tanks 41 extends forward and backward, and the bottom surface of each of the cargo tanks 41 is inclined downward from rear to front so that the stored articles 50 in the cargo tanks 41 move forward to the front end of the cargo tank 41 under the action of self gravity.
In addition, the rack 40 may be horizontally disposed as a whole by those skilled in the art, as needed, while ensuring that the bottom surface of each cargo tank 41 is inclined downward from rear to front.
As shown in fig. 2, a barrier 42 is provided at the left and right sides of each cargo tank 41, respectively, to restrict the contents 50 in the cargo tank 41 by the barrier 42, preventing the contents 50 from tilting.
Preferably, the barrier 42 is a plate-like member. Furthermore, the person skilled in the art may also arrange the barrier 42 as any other possible member, such as a mesh member, a rod member or the like, as desired.
As shown in fig. 3, the rack 40 further includes a plurality of rows of rollers 43, and a row of rollers 43 is respectively disposed on the bottom side of each cargo tank 41, and an axial direction of the rollers 43 is perpendicular to an extending direction of the cargo tank 41.
As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the rollers 43 reduce friction between the contents 50 and the floor of the well 41, ensuring that the contents 50 within the well 41 move forward under their own weight.
As shown in fig. 4, in some embodiments of the present utility model, the vertical refrigerator further includes at least one ranging device 60, wherein the ranging device 60 is disposed at the rear side or rear portion of the rack 40, and the ranging device 60 is configured to detect a distance between the vertical refrigerator and the storage 50 in the cargo tank 41, so that the vertical refrigerator determines whether the storage 50 is still in the corresponding cargo tank 41 according to the distance.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the shorter the distance detected by the distance measuring device 60, the more storage 50 in the cargo tank 41; the longer the distance detected by the distance measuring device 60, the fewer the stored articles 50 in the cargo tank 41. When the distance detected by the distance measuring device 60 reaches the maximum distance, this indicates that no storage 50 is present in the cargo tank 41.
Wherein, the maximum distance can be obtained by the following steps: all the stored articles 50 in a certain cargo tank 41 are taken out, and then the distance measuring device 60 detects the distance at this time, namely the maximum distance.
It will also be appreciated by those skilled in the art that each of the reservoirs 50 has a lateral dimension; the number of articles 50 in the corresponding cargo tank 41 can be determined by the difference between the current and maximum distance detected by the distance measuring device 60 and the lateral dimensions of the articles 50. Specifically, the number is the ratio of the absolute value of the difference to the lateral dimension of the store 50.
In some embodiments of the present utility model, the distance measuring device 60 is preferably located at the rear side of the rack 40 and fixedly connected with the apparatus body 10.
Further, in some embodiments of the present utility model, each cargo tank 41 is associated with a respective one of the distance measuring devices 60 such that each cargo tank 41 detects the presence or quantity of the contents 50 therein via its respective distance measuring device 60.
In some embodiments of the present utility model, ranging device 60 may be any viable ranging device, such as a laser ranging device, an infrared ranging device, and the like.
Illustratively, as shown in FIG. 4, the ranging device 60 is a laser ranging device that includes a laser transmitter 61 and a laser receiver 62. The laser transmitter 61 is used for transmitting a laser signal, and the laser receiver 62 is used for receiving the laser signal reflected by the stored object 50 and determining the distance between the laser transmitter and the stored object 50 in the cargo tank 41 according to the received laser signal.
The inventory management functions of the neutral refrigerator according to some embodiments of the present utility model are described in detail below with reference to fig. 4.
First, the type and diameter of the stock 50 corresponding to each of the pockets 41 is stored on the storage of the vertical refrigerator.
The distance between the corresponding storage 50 is then detected by the distance measuring device 60. The difference between the maximum distance and the distance is calculated, the difference is made to the diameter of the stored item 50, and the natural number closest to the quotient is determined. Finally, the determined natural number is used as the numerical value of the distance measuring device 60 corresponding to the distance measuring device 60.
Further optionally, the stand refrigerator further comprises a display screen provided on the apparatus body 10 or the door body 20 so that the stand refrigerator displays the corresponding number of different types of stored articles 50 detected by the respective distance measuring devices 60 through the display screen.
Based on the foregoing description, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that by providing at least one cargo tank 41 extending back and forth on the rack 40 and tilting the bottom surface of the cargo tank 41 downward from rear to front in the present utility model, the stored articles 50 in the cargo tank 41 can be moved forward by their own weight. By providing the distance measuring device 60 at the rear side or rear portion of the rack 40 and allowing the distance measuring device 60 to detect the distance between the distance measuring device and the stored article 50 in the cargo tank 41, the vertical refrigerator can determine whether the stored article 50 is still in the corresponding cargo tank 41 according to the distance.
Further, by having each cargo tank 41 correspond to one ranging device 60, each cargo tank 41 can detect whether there is any stored article 50 therein through one single ranging device 60, respectively, which improves the accuracy of the vertical refrigeration apparatus in detecting whether there is any stored article 50 therein.
Still further, by laying a row of rollers 43 on the bottom side of each cargo tank 41, respectively, and making the axial direction of the rollers 43 perpendicular to the extending direction of the cargo tank 41, the friction between the stored articles 50 and the bottom surface of the cargo tank 41 is reduced, and it is ensured that the stored articles 50 in the cargo tank 41 can move forward under the action of self gravity.
Finally, it should be noted that the storage 50 may be any feasible item in the present utility model, such as beverage, wine, milk, fruit, etc.
Thus far, the technical solution of the present utility model has been described in connection with the foregoing embodiments, but it will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of the present utility model is not limited to only these specific embodiments. The technical solutions in the above embodiments can be split and combined by those skilled in the art without departing from the technical principles of the present utility model, and equivalent changes or substitutions can be made to related technical features, so any changes, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the technical principles and/or technical concepts of the present utility model will fall within the protection scope of the present utility model.
Claims (10)
1. A vertical refrigeration appliance comprising:
an apparatus body defining a storage space;
a door body for shielding the storage space;
a refrigerating system for refrigerating the storage space;
the rack is arranged in the storage space and comprises at least one goods groove extending forwards and backwards, and the bottom surface of the goods groove is inclined downwards from back to front so that the stored goods in the goods groove can move forwards under the action of self gravity;
at least one distance measuring device, distance measuring device sets up in the rear side or the rear portion of rack, distance measuring device is used for detecting its with the distance of goods in the goods groove.
2. The vertical refrigeration appliance of claim 1 wherein,
each goods groove is respectively corresponding to one distance measuring device.
3. The vertical refrigeration appliance of claim 1 wherein,
the distance measuring device is mounted on the equipment body and located at the rear side of the rack.
4. The vertical refrigeration appliance of claim 1 wherein,
the rack also comprises a plurality of rows of rolling shafts,
and a row of rolling shafts are respectively laid on the bottom side of each cargo tank, and the axial direction of each rolling shaft is perpendicular to the extending direction of the cargo tank.
5. The vertical refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein,
the rack further comprises a plurality of baffles,
the left side and the right side of each goods groove are respectively provided with one baffle piece.
6. The vertical refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein,
the barrier is a plate-like member.
7. The vertical refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein,
the distance measuring device is a laser distance measuring device or an infrared distance measuring device.
8. The vertical refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein,
the door body is configured as a glass door.
9. The vertical refrigeration appliance according to claim 8 wherein,
the vertical refrigerator further comprises a door opening and closing sensor for detecting the opening and closing state of the door body.
10. The vertical refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein,
the vertical refrigeration device is a vertical refrigerator.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CN202223184443.XU CN219222960U (en) | 2022-11-29 | 2022-11-29 | Vertical refrigeration equipment |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CN202223184443.XU CN219222960U (en) | 2022-11-29 | 2022-11-29 | Vertical refrigeration equipment |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CN219222960U true CN219222960U (en) | 2023-06-20 |
Family
ID=86758885
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CN202223184443.XU Active CN219222960U (en) | 2022-11-29 | 2022-11-29 | Vertical refrigeration equipment |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| CN (1) | CN219222960U (en) |
-
2022
- 2022-11-29 CN CN202223184443.XU patent/CN219222960U/en active Active
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| KR102024595B1 (en) | Refrigerator and control method of the same | |
| JP6305122B2 (en) | Refrigerator and network system equipped with refrigerator | |
| KR102342601B1 (en) | Refrigerator with tandem reservoir and/or removable dispenser recess | |
| AU2012250112B2 (en) | Crisper drawers with rollers and ramp | |
| US7228704B2 (en) | Drawer refrigeration unit | |
| US20130205809A1 (en) | Multi-compartment refrigerating apparatus for storing fresh food at different temperatures | |
| US10047999B2 (en) | Refrigerator | |
| US10740720B2 (en) | Refrigerator with contents monitoring system | |
| JP5827292B2 (en) | refrigerator | |
| US20110126573A1 (en) | Refrigerator and storing device for refrigerator | |
| CN219222960U (en) | Vertical refrigeration equipment | |
| JP4997171B2 (en) | refrigerator | |
| KR20090121585A (en) | Shelf projecting alarm apparatus of refrigerator | |
| WO2007001849A1 (en) | Evaporator and associated food pan refrigerator with an angled fan housing | |
| CN115388601A (en) | Refrigerator with a door | |
| WO2007024228A1 (en) | Thermoelectric container cooler | |
| JP6723441B2 (en) | refrigerator | |
| CN118111152A (en) | Vertical refrigeration equipment and inventory management method thereof | |
| Mascheroni et al. | 12 Household Refrigerators and Freezers | |
| JP2011158233A (en) | Refrigerator | |
| JP6633947B2 (en) | refrigerator | |
| CN215373078U (en) | Cold fresh cabinet | |
| CN218087003U (en) | Fruit vegetables cold chain logistics device | |
| CN110567226A (en) | system for providing temperature control storage box | |
| US6854288B2 (en) | Refrigeration apparatus |
Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| GR01 | Patent grant | ||
| GR01 | Patent grant |