CN219868734U - Refrigerator and article placing pad for same - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of refrigerators, and particularly provides a storage pad for a refrigerator and the refrigerator. The utility model aims to solve the problems of high manufacturing cost and complex configuration of the existing refrigerator with the inventory management module. The refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body, wherein a storage space is formed in the refrigerator body, and a storage pad is paved on the bottom wall of the storage space; the storage pad comprises: the first film layer is used for placing a target object above the first film layer; a second thin film layer located below the first thin film layer; the middle supporting layer is arranged between the first film layer and the second film layer and is used for supporting the first film layer and the second film layer, and a plurality of avoidance holes are defined in the middle supporting layer; and at least one membrane switch is respectively arranged in each avoidance hole, and the membrane switch is used for detecting whether a target exists in the part of the membrane layer above the membrane switch. The object placing cushion has low cost and simple structure and is easy to realize.

Description

Refrigerator and article placing pad for same

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of refrigerators, and particularly provides a storage pad for a refrigerator and the refrigerator.

Background

With the increasing level of living of people, refrigerators have become indispensable electric appliances for every household. However, as the number of stored articles in the refrigerator increases, it is difficult for a user to directly obtain the storage condition of the articles in the refrigerator. In order to improve the use experience of people, an inventory management module is usually arranged in the refrigerator, so that the inventory in the refrigerator is considerable.

The existing refrigerator inventory management module generally adopts a camera technology to acquire the storage condition of stored articles of the refrigerator, the camera technology often has a visual blind area, the accuracy of article identification is difficult to ensure, and meanwhile, the manufacturing cost of the refrigerator is increased. Therefore, there is an urgent need for a detecting apparatus that has a simple structure, is low in cost, and can obtain the storage condition of stored articles of a refrigerator to solve the above-mentioned problems.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of the present utility model is to provide a low-cost and simple-structure shelf pad, by which a refrigerator can detect the storage condition of its internal articles.

In order to achieve the above object, the present utility model provides a shelf pad for a refrigerator, the refrigerator including a case having a storage space therein, the shelf pad being laid on the bottom wall of the storage space; the shelf mat includes:

the first film layer is used for placing a target object above the first film layer;

a second thin film layer located below the first thin film layer;

the middle supporting layer is arranged between the first film layer and the second film layer and is used for supporting the first film layer and the second film layer, and a plurality of avoidance holes are defined in the middle supporting layer;

and each avoidance hole is internally provided with at least one membrane switch, and the membrane switches are used for detecting whether a target exists in the part of the membrane layer above the membrane layer.

Further, the object placing pad is further provided with a plurality of supporting structures, and the supporting structures are distributed above the membrane switches at intervals; alternatively, the plurality of support structures are spaced below the plurality of membrane switches.

Further, the membrane switch is integrally provided with the plurality of support structures; alternatively, the second film layer is integrally provided with the plurality of support structures.

Further, the thickness of the intermediate support layer is greater than or equal to the thickness of the membrane switch; and the sum of the thicknesses of the membrane switch and the supporting structure is larger than the thickness of the middle supporting layer.

Further, a plurality of flanges are arranged above the first film layer, and one film switch is respectively corresponding to the lower part of each flange; each of the flanges defines a storage area.

Further, the surfaces of two adjacent storage areas are set to be different colors.

Further, the center of each membrane switch coincides with the center of the corresponding storage area above the membrane switch.

Further, each of the membrane switches is provided in a rectangular shape.

Further, the length of each membrane switch is 0.6 to 0.8 times that of the corresponding storage area.

Further, a refrigerator includes: the box body is internally provided with a storage space; the article placing cushion is arranged on the bottom wall of the article storing space and comprises any article placing cushion.

Based on the foregoing, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that in the foregoing technical solution of the present utility model, by adding a plurality of membrane switches in the storage pad and placing the membrane switches between the first membrane layer and the second membrane layer, and simultaneously supporting the first membrane layer and the second membrane layer through an intermediate supporting layer in the storage pad, and letting the avoidance hole on the intermediate supporting layer to yield the membrane switches, when the object is placed above the first membrane layer, the membrane switches can be pressed and triggered, so as to detect whether the object exists above the storage pad, so that the inventory in the refrigerator is considerable. The utility model solves the problems of high manufacturing cost and complex configuration of the existing refrigerator with the inventory management module, and has simple structure and easy realization.

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 view of a refrigerator according to some embodiments of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a rack pad in some embodiments of the utility model;

FIG. 3 is a side view of a rack pad in some embodiments of the utility model;

FIG. 4 is an axial cross-sectional view taken along the direction A-A in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion of B in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of a first example of the intermediate support layer of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural view of a second example of the intermediate support layer of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural view of a third example of the intermediate support layer of FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a membrane switch in accordance with some embodiments of the utility model;

fig. 10 is a top view of a shelf pad in further 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.

Furthermore, it should 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 either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; 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.

A refrigerator 100 in some embodiments of the present utility model will be described in detail with reference to fig. 1 to 10. Wherein fig. 1 is a schematic view of a refrigerator 100 according to some embodiments of the present utility model; FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the shelf pad 3 in some embodiments of the present utility model; FIG. 3 is a side view of a shelf pad 3 in some embodiments of the present utility model; FIG. 4 is an axial cross-sectional view taken along the direction A-A in FIG. 3; FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion of B in FIG. 4; fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a first example of the intermediate support layer 33 in fig. 2; fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a second example of the intermediate support layer 33 in fig. 2; fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of a third example of the intermediate support layer 33 in fig. 2; FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a membrane switch 34 in accordance with some embodiments of the utility model; fig. 10 is a top view of the rest pad 3 in other embodiments of the present utility model.

It should be noted that, for convenience of description and for enabling those skilled in the art to quickly understand the technical solution of the present utility model, only the technical features that are relatively strongly related (directly related or indirectly related) to the technical problem and/or the technical concept to be solved by the present utility model will be described hereinafter, and the technical features that are relatively weakly related to the technical problem and/or the technical concept to be solved by the present utility model will not be described in detail. Since the technical features with a weak degree of association belong to common general knowledge in the art, the disclosure of the present utility model will not be insufficient even if the features with a weak degree of association are not described.

As shown in fig. 1 to 5, in some embodiments of the present utility model, there is provided a shelf pad 3 for a refrigerator 100, the shelf pad 3 being laid on a bottom wall of a storage space 11 of the refrigerator 100, a target object being placed over the shelf pad 3, the shelf pad 3 being capable of visually acquiring inventory information in the refrigerator 100 according to a placement condition of the shelf pad 3 by detecting whether or not a portion above the shelf pad 3 is placed with the target object.

As shown in fig. 1, in other embodiments of the present utility model, a refrigerator 100 is further provided, where the refrigerator 100 includes a case 1, a door 2, and the above-mentioned storage pad 3, a storage space 11 is defined in the case 1, the case 1 and the door 2 are pivotally connected, the door 2 is used for closing the storage space 11, and the storage pad 3 is disposed on a bottom wall of the storage space 11.

It should be noted that, the object stored in the refrigerator 100 of the present utility model may be a plurality of different kinds of objects, for example, a user may store some food materials, cosmetics or living goods according to needs.

As shown in fig. 2 to 5, the tray 3 includes a first membrane layer 31, a second membrane layer 32, an intermediate support layer 33, and a plurality of membrane switches 34. The top of first thin film layer 31 is used for placing the target, and second thin film layer 32 is located the below of first thin film layer 31, and intermediate support layer 33 sets up between first thin film layer 31 and second thin film layer 32, and membrane switch 34 lays on intermediate support layer 33. The membrane switch 34 is configured such that when an object is placed on the first membrane layer 31, the membrane switch 34 is triggered.

The middle supporting layer 33 is configured to support the first thin film layer 31 and the second thin film layer 32, a plurality of avoidance holes 331 are defined on the middle supporting layer 33, at least one thin film switch 34 is respectively disposed in each avoidance hole 331, and the thin film switch 34 is configured to detect whether a target exists in a portion of the first thin film layer 31 above the first thin film layer.

Further, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the avoidance hole 331 may penetrate through the intermediate support layer 33 such that the upper surface of the membrane switch 34 abuts against the first membrane layer 31, and the lower surface of the membrane switch 34 abuts against the second membrane layer 32. And the tray 3 is placed on the bottom wall of the refrigerator 100 through the second film layer 32. Wherein the intermediate support layer 33 is provided as a grating plate.

Alternatively, the avoidance hole 331 in the present utility model may be configured such that the upper surface of the intermediate support layer 33 has a groove structure, for example, the membrane switch 34 is embedded in the intermediate support layer 33, and the rack pad 3 may be directly placed on the bottom wall of the refrigerator 100 through the intermediate support layer 33, so that the lower surface of the intermediate support layer 33 abuts against the bottom wall of the refrigerator 100.

The specific structure of the intermediate support layer 33 is described in detail below with reference to fig. 6 to 8:

as shown in fig. 6, in the first example of the intermediate support layer 33, a plurality of avoidance holes 331 are respectively provided in the lateral direction and the longitudinal direction of the intermediate support layer 33, one or more membrane switches 34 are correspondingly provided in each of the avoidance holes 331, and the area of each of the avoidance holes 331 is larger than that of the membrane switch 34. Preferably, a membrane switch 34 is disposed within each of the relief holes 331 of the present utility model.

As shown in fig. 7, in the second example of the intermediate support layer 33, the intermediate support layer 33 is further configured such that each of the avoidance holes 331 extends in the width direction of the intermediate support layer 33, so that the plurality of avoidance holes 331 are arranged laterally on the intermediate support layer 33, and a plurality of membrane switches 34 are correspondingly disposed in each of the avoidance holes 331 on the intermediate support layer 33. Specifically, the plurality of membrane switches 34 may be sequentially arranged along the left side of the intermediate support layer 33 to the right side of the intermediate support layer 33 within the escape hole 331.

As shown in fig. 8, in the third example of the intermediate support layer 33, the avoidance holes 331 may also be configured by those skilled in the art to extend in the length direction of the intermediate support layer 33, so that the plurality of avoidance holes 331 are longitudinally arranged on the intermediate support layer 33, and the plurality of membrane switches 34 may be sequentially arranged along the intermediate support layer 33 from front to back within the avoidance holes 331.

Of course, the intermediate support layer 33 in the present utility model is not limited to the three examples listed above, and may be any other possible structure.

In still other embodiments of the present utility model, the relief aperture 331 may be provided in any feasible shape. For example, the escape holes 331 may be provided in a square shape or a circular shape. Also, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the area of the relief aperture 331 should be greater than the area of the membrane switch 34.

Preferably, the area of the avoidance hole 331 is slightly larger than that of the membrane switch 34 in the present utility model, so that the membrane switch 34 can be placed in the avoidance hole 331, and meanwhile, the membrane switch 34 is prevented from moving in the avoidance hole 331. Further, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the center of the membrane switch 34 coincides with the center of the relief aperture 331.

Wherein the membrane switch 34 is configured such that when the object is placed on the storage area 37, the corresponding membrane switch 34 under the storage area 37 is switched from the non-triggered state to the triggered state; when the object is removed from the storage area 37, the state of the membrane switch 34 corresponding to the lower part of the storage area 37 is switched from the triggering state to the non-triggering state.

Alternatively, membrane switch 34 may be provided in any feasible shape. For example, the membrane switch 34 is provided in a square or circular shape.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 9, the membrane switch 34 is rectangular. Wherein the length of each membrane switch 34 is 0.6 to 0.8 times, e.g., 0.6 times, 0.65 times, 0.7 times, 0.75 times, 0.8 times, etc., the length of its corresponding storage area 37. In some more specific embodiments, the length of each membrane switch 34 is 0.8 times the length of its corresponding storage area 37.

In further embodiments of the present utility model, the placemat 3 is further provided with a plurality of support structures 35, the plurality of support structures 35 being arranged between the first membrane layer 31 and the support structures 35, above or below the membrane switch 34.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 9, a plurality of support structures 35 are spaced above the plurality of membrane switches 34, so that when an object is placed on the first membrane layer 31, the membrane switches 34 can be pressed by the support structures 35, so that the membrane switches 34 are triggered. Alternatively, one skilled in the art may distribute the plurality of support structures 35 under the plurality of membrane switches 34 at intervals, so that when the object is placed on the first membrane layer 31, the membrane switches 34 can be rapidly triggered due to the supporting effect of the support structures 35.

Wherein the membrane switch 34 may be provided as one piece with a plurality of support structures 35. Specifically, the plurality of support structures 35 may be distributed on the upper surface of the membrane switch 34 at intervals, one end of the plurality of support structures 35 is fixedly connected with the membrane switch 34, and the other end of the plurality of support structures 35 is abutted to the first membrane layer 31. Or the plurality of support structures 35 may be distributed on the lower surface of the membrane switch 34 at intervals, so that one end of the plurality of support structures 35 is fixedly connected with the membrane switch 34, and the other end of the plurality of support structures 35 is abutted to the middle support layer 33. The membrane switch 34 and the plurality of support structures 35 may be fixedly connected by any one of integrally formed connection, welding or bonding.

In other embodiments of the present utility model, the first film layer 31 is provided integrally with the plurality of support structures 35. Specifically, the plurality of support structures 35 are distributed on the lower surface of the first film layer 31 at intervals, one end of the plurality of support structures 35 is fixedly connected with the lower surface of the first film layer 31, and the other end of the plurality of support structures 35 is abutted to the upper surface of the film switch 34. The first film layer 31 and the plurality of support structures 35 may be fixedly connected by any one of integrally formed connection, welding or bonding.

Further, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the thickness of the intermediate support layer 33 is set to be greater than or equal to the thickness of the membrane switch 34, and that the sum of the thicknesses of the membrane switch 34 and the support structure 35 is greater than the thickness of the intermediate support layer 33.

Alternatively, the support structure 35 may be provided in any feasible configuration. For example, the support structure 35 may be provided as a drop-like raised structure or as a rod-like structure. Wherein the cross section of the rod-like structure may be arranged as a square or a circle.

As shown in fig. 10, in other embodiments of the present utility model, a plurality of flanges 36 are disposed above the first film layer 31, and a membrane switch 34 is disposed below each flange 36, and a target may be placed above the flange 36. Preferably, the surfaces of the plurality of flanges 36 are in the form of water drops.

With continued reference to fig. 10, each flange 36 preferably defines a storage area 37 in which objects can be placed, and each storage area 37 can be placed with a different object so that a user can intuitively obtain inventory information in the refrigerator 100.

Further, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the center of each membrane switch 34 coincides with the center of its corresponding storage area 37 above.

In other embodiments of the present utility model, the surfaces of adjacent two storage areas 37 are provided in different colors. Specifically, the surfaces of the storage areas 37 are set to two colors, for example, the surfaces of two adjacent storage areas 37 are respectively set to black and white, the user can distinguish the position of each storage area 37 according to two different colors, and the user can store different kinds of objects according to different colors. Of course, any two other colors that can be easily distinguished by a person skilled in the art can be provided so that the user can distinguish the location of each storage area 37. Alternatively, the surface of the storage areas 37 may be provided in a plurality of different colors to enable the user to distinguish between specific locations of each storage area 37.

Further, although not shown, in other embodiments of the present utility model, the shelf pad 3 further includes a light strip, and the light strip may be disposed around the shelf pad 3, or the light strip may be disposed around each storage area 37, so as to improve the visual effect of the shelf pad 3 in the refrigerator 100. Of course, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the shelf pad 3 has a power supply therein such that the light strip is electrically connected to the refrigerator 100, thereby enabling the refrigerator 100 to supply power to the light strip.

In the scheme of the utility model, in order to improve the stability of the structure of the storage cushion 3, the periphery of the storage cushion 3 can be fixed by a method of hot pressing, adhesion, riveting or setting a fixing structure, and the like, so that the first film layer 31, the second film layer 32 and the middle supporting layer 33 in the storage cushion 3 form a whole.

Further, for convenience of description and understanding, the present utility model is described with reference to the drawings and the metal dome type membrane switch, but the membrane switch 34 of the present utility model may also be of a thermo-compression dome type, a planar touch type, a capacitive type, an LED light guide plate type, an EL cold light type, a PCB circuit type, an FPC circuit type, etc.

Although not shown in the drawings, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the tray 3 includes a power supply device, and the tray 3 electrically connects the plurality of membrane switches 34 with the refrigerator 100 through the power supply device therein so that the refrigerator 100 can supply power to the tray 3.

In other embodiments of the present disclosure, the refrigerator 100 further includes a plurality of partitions disposed in the storage space 11, where the plurality of partitions divide the storage space 11 into a plurality of storage areas, and the storage pad 3 may also be disposed on the partitions.

The refrigerator 100 of the present utility model further includes a controller and a touch display screen (not shown in the figure), the controller is electrically connected to the touch display screen and the membrane switch 34, respectively, the controller can determine a triggering state of the membrane switch 34, record food material information placed in the refrigerator 100 according to the triggering state of the membrane switch 34, and display the food material information on the touch display screen, so that a user can obtain storage information of a target object in the refrigerator 100 through the touch display screen. For example, a user can acquire information such as the type, the number or the shelf life of the target object through touching the display screen. Meanwhile, the controller can also judge the storage time of the target object so as to remind the user of expiration and purchase of the target object through the touch display screen.

As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the present utility model detects whether an object is present above the tray 3 by adding a plurality of membrane switches 34 in the tray 3 and placing them between the first membrane layer 31 and the second membrane layer 32, while supporting the first membrane layer 31 and the second membrane layer 32 by the intermediate support layer 33 in the tray 3, and allowing the avoidance holes 331 on the intermediate support layer 33 to yield the membrane switches 34, so that when the object is placed above the first membrane layer 31, the membrane switches 34 can be pressed and triggered, thereby detecting whether the object is present above the tray 3, so that the inventory in the refrigerator 100 is considerable. The utility model solves the problems of high manufacturing cost and complex configuration of the existing refrigerator 100 with the inventory management module, and has simple structure and easy realization.

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 storage cushion for a refrigerator, which is characterized by comprising a refrigerator body, wherein a storage space is arranged in the refrigerator body, and the storage cushion is paved on the bottom wall of the storage space; the shelf mat includes:

the first film layer is used for placing a target object above the first film layer;

a second thin film layer located below the first thin film layer;

the middle supporting layer is arranged between the first film layer and the second film layer and is used for supporting the first film layer and the second film layer, and a plurality of avoidance holes are defined in the middle supporting layer;

and each avoidance hole is internally provided with at least one membrane switch, and the membrane switches are used for detecting whether a target exists in the part of the membrane layer above the membrane layer.

2. The tray for a refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein,

the object placing pad is also provided with a plurality of supporting structures which are distributed above the plurality of membrane switches at intervals; or alternatively, the process may be performed,

the plurality of support structures are spaced below the plurality of membrane switches.

3. The tray for a refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein,

the membrane switch and the plurality of support structures are arranged as a whole; or alternatively, the process may be performed,

the first film layer is integral with the plurality of support structures.

4. The tray for a refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein,

the thickness of the middle supporting layer is larger than or equal to that of the membrane switch; and, in addition, the processing unit,

the sum of the thicknesses of the membrane switch and the support structure is greater than the thickness of the intermediate support layer.

5. The tray for a refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein,

a plurality of flanges are arranged above the first film layer, and one film switch is respectively corresponding to the lower part of each flange;

each of the flanges defines a storage area.

6. The tray for a refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein,

the surfaces of two adjacent storage areas are set to be different colors.

7. The tray for a refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein,

the center of each membrane switch is coincident with the center of the corresponding storage area above the membrane switch.

8. The tray for a refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein,

each of the membrane switches is arranged in a rectangular shape.

9. The tray for a refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein,

the length of each membrane switch is 0.6 to 0.8 times of the length of the corresponding storage area.

10. A refrigerator, comprising:

the box body is internally provided with a storage space;

a shelf mat disposed on a bottom wall of a storage space, the shelf mat comprising the shelf mat of any one of claims 1 to 9.