CN219889883U - Refrigerator with a refrigerator body - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a refrigerator, which comprises a storage compartment and a thawing device, wherein the thawing device is arranged in the storage compartment and is used for thawing objects to be thawed, and the thawing device comprises: a temperature control assembly configured to controllably generate a heated gas stream; an air supply assembly configured to controllably blow the heated air flow toward the object to be thawed; and an atomizing assembly configured to controllably generate a humidified airflow and cause the humidified airflow to be supplied onto an air supply path between the air supply assembly and the object to be defrosted. The utility model has the advantage of improving the thawing speed and thawing effect of the object to be thawed.

Description

Refrigerator with a refrigerator body

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of food material treatment, in particular to a refrigerator.

Background

At present, the thawing mode of the food material is usually natural thawing, namely, the frozen food material is placed in a room temperature environment and thawed by virtue of the environment temperature. However, this thawing method has problems of slow thawing speed and incomplete thawing, and the food material is easy to be contaminated with bacteria and to be rotten and deteriorated due to exposure to air.

In order to quickly defrost, even though the food is placed in a high-temperature environment such as a microwave oven for heating in the prior art, the thawing speed can be improved in the manner, the food is damaged due to the excessively high temperature, so that the surface of the food is cured, the cured food generates unpleasant smell, the meat quality is changed, and the subsequent cooking taste is seriously affected, so that the food is still to be improved.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of the present utility model is to improve the thawing speed and thawing effect of an object to be thawed.

A further object of the present utility model is to improve the effect of humidifying the air flow.

In particular, the utility model provides a refrigerator, which comprises a storage compartment and a thawing device, wherein the thawing device is arranged in the storage compartment and is used for thawing objects to be thawed, and the thawing device comprises:

a temperature control assembly configured to controllably generate a heated gas stream;

an air supply assembly configured to controllably blow a flow of heated air toward an object to be thawed; and

and an atomizing assembly configured to controllably generate a humidified airflow and to cause the humidified airflow to be supplied to an air supply path between the air supply assembly and the object to be defrosted.

Optionally, the internal temperature of the storage compartment is 1-35 ℃; and/or

The internal humidity of the storage compartment is more than or equal to 10 percent.

Optionally, the internal temperature of the storage compartment is 1-25 ℃; and/or

The internal humidity of the storage compartment is more than or equal to 50 percent.

Optionally, the temperature control device comprises a heating plate and fins arranged on the periphery of the heating plate.

Optionally, a thawing area is defined in the storage compartment, the object to be thawed is placed in the thawing area, and the length of the air supply path between the air supply assembly and the object to be thawed is 10 cm-40 cm.

Optionally, the air supply assembly is a fan.

Optionally, the atomizing assembly comprises a water storage box and an atomizing nozzle, the water storage box is used for storing humidifying water, and the atomizing nozzle is fixed to the water storage box so as to convert the humidifying water into humidifying air flow and supply the humidifying air flow to an air supply path between the air supply assembly and the object to be defrosted.

Optionally, the atomizer is an ultrasonic atomizer.

Optionally, a shelf is arranged in the storage compartment, and the object to be thawed is placed on the shelf.

Optionally, a temperature sensor and/or a humidity sensor are arranged in the storage compartment.

According to the refrigerator disclosed by the utility model, the heating air flow generated by the temperature control assembly can be blown to the object to be defrosted, so that the proper defrosting temperature is provided for the object to be defrosted, and the defrosting speed of the object to be defrosted is improved. In the air supply process, the humidifying airflow generated by the atomizing assembly can be supplied to the air supply path, the humidifying airflow can maintain the surface humidity of the object to be thawed, the surface of the object to be thawed is prevented from being air-dried, and the freshness and the edible mouthfeel of the object to be thawed after thawing are guaranteed. It is noted that the humidified air flow is mixed with the heated air flow in the air supply process, and the heated air flow can also enable the humidified air flow to have a certain temperature, so that the humidified air flow is favorable for realizing the optimal defrosting effect of the object to be defrosted when blown to the surface of the object to be defrosted.

Further, the refrigerator of the utility model is characterized in that a defrosting area is defined in the storage compartment, so that a user can put objects to be defrosted in the designated defrosting area for defrosting. Therefore, the length of the air supply path between the air supply assembly and the object to be defrosted can be ensured to be within a preset range. Experiments prove that when the length of the air supply path is controlled to be 10 cm-40 mm, the blowing force of the air supply assembly is proper, the loss of the humidifying airflow in the transmission process is small, and the utilization rate and the action effect of the humidifying airflow are improved.

The above, as well as additional objectives, advantages, and features of the present utility model will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of a specific embodiment of the present utility model when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments. The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating the preferred embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting the utility model. Also, like reference numerals are used to designate like parts throughout the figures. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic interior view of a storage compartment according to one embodiment of the utility model;

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a temperature control assembly, an air supply assembly, and an atomizing assembly on a mounting bracket according to one embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a temperature control assembly, an air supply assembly, and an atomizing assembly on a mounting bracket according to one embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a positional relationship between an air supply assembly and an object to be defrosted according to an embodiment of the present utility model, which shows a length L of an air supply path.

Reference numerals: 10. a refrigerator; 110. a case; 120. a door body; 130. a storage plate; 140. a temperature sensor; 150. a humidity sensor; 210. a temperature control assembly; 211. a heating sheet; 212. a fin; 220. an air supply assembly; 230. an atomizing assembly; 231. an atomizing nozzle; 300. a mounting bracket; 310. a first mounting port; 320. a second mounting port; 330. a water storage tank; 400. and thawing the object to be thawed.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.

The present utility model provides a refrigerator 10, and fig. 1 is a schematic block diagram of the refrigerator 10 according to an embodiment of the present utility model, and referring to fig. 1, the refrigerator 10 may include a cabinet 110 and a door 120, one or more storage compartments being defined inside the cabinet 110, the door 120 being disposed at a front side of the cabinet 110 for opening and closing the storage compartments. The storage compartment may be configured as a refrigeration compartment, a freezer compartment, a temperature change compartment, depending on the refrigeration temperature. Specifically, the number, function, layout mode, etc. of the storage compartments may be configured as desired.

The refrigerator 10 may further include a thawing device provided inside the storage compartment for thawing the object 400 to be thawed. The object 400 to be thawed may be meat to be thawed, and the storage compartment may be a thawing compartment dedicated to thawing, or may be a refrigerating compartment in the conventional refrigerator 10.

Referring to fig. 2 to 4, the thawing apparatus includes at least a temperature control unit 210, an air supply unit 220, and an atomizing unit 230, wherein the temperature control unit 210 is configured to controllably generate a heating air flow, the air supply unit 220 is configured to controllably blow the heating air flow toward the object 400 to be thawed, and the atomizing unit 230 is configured to controllably generate a humidifying air flow such that the humidifying air flow is supplied to an air supply path between the air supply unit 220 and the object 400 to be thawed.

By applying the technical scheme of the utility model, the heating air flow generated by the temperature control assembly 210 can be blown to the object 400 to be thawed, so that a proper thawing temperature is provided for the object 400 to be thawed, and the thawing speed of the object 400 to be thawed is improved. In the air supply process, the humidifying airflow generated by the atomizing assembly 230 can also be supplied to the air supply path, the humidifying airflow can maintain the surface humidity of the object 400 to be defrosted, the surface of the object 400 to be defrosted is prevented from being air-dried, and the freshness and the edible mouthfeel of the object 400 to be defrosted after being defrosted are guaranteed. It should be noted that the humidified air flow is mixed with the heated air flow during the air supply process, and the heated air flow can also make the humidified air flow have a certain temperature, so that the humidified air flow is beneficial to realizing the optimal thawing effect of the object 400 to be thawed when blown to the surface of the object 400 to be thawed.

In an alternative embodiment of the present utility model, the temperature control assembly 210 and the air supply assembly 220 may be disposed at both sides above the storage compartment, and the atomizing assembly 230 may be disposed at a lower region between the temperature control assembly 210 and the air supply assembly 220 and toward one side of the air supply assembly 220. During operation of the air supply assembly 220, the heated air flow generated by the temperature control assembly 210 is drawn into the air intake assembly from the air intake end of the air supply assembly 220, and the humidified air flow generated by the atomizing assembly 230 is supplied from the air outlet end of the air supply assembly 220 to the air supply path of the air supply assembly 220.

Further, the air supply assembly 220 may be disposed at a slight inclination toward one side of the temperature control assembly 210, such that the air supply assembly 220 may supply air toward the center of the bottom wall of the storage compartment. In the embodiment shown in the drawings of the present utility model, the air supply assembly 220 is disposed at the upper right of the storage compartment, when the air supply assembly 220 blows air toward the object 400 to be thawed, the air flow at the object 400 to be thawed is extruded and flows upwards, and heated by the temperature control assembly 210 to form a heated air flow, and the heated air flow can flow from the upper space to the air supply assembly 220, so that a circulating air path is formed in the storage compartment, and the blowing effect of the object 400 to be thawed can be improved.

Referring to fig. 2, a shelf 130 may be provided in the storage compartment, and the object 400 to be thawed may rest on the shelf 130 to be thawed. The storage compartment can be divided into an upper independent space and a lower independent space by the storage plate 130, and objects can be normally stored below the storage plate 130 and are not influenced by the thawing device basically, so that the space utilization rate of the storage compartment can be improved.

The storage compartment may be defined with a thawing area, which may be located at the center of the bottom wall of the storage compartment without the placement of the shelf 130, and may be located at the center of the plate surface of the shelf 130 with the placement of the shelf 130. The setting of defrosting area is mainly used for prompting the user to put the object 400 to be defrosted in the defrosting area so as to ensure that the length of the air supply path between the air supply assembly 220 and the object 400 to be defrosted is within a preset range.

Referring to fig. 5, when the object 400 to be thawed is placed in the thawing area, the length L of the air supply path between the air supply assembly 220 and the object 400 to be thawed is controlled to be 10cm to 40cm, for example, L may be 20cm, 25cm, 30cm, etc. Experiments prove that when the length L of the air supply path is controlled to be 10 cm-40 mm, the blowing force of the air supply assembly 220 is proper, the loss of the humidifying airflow in the transmission process is small, and the utilization rate and the action effect of the humidifying airflow are improved.

The temperature sensor 140 and the humidity sensor 150 are arranged in the storage compartment, the temperature sensor 140 is mainly used for detecting the internal temperature of the storage compartment, the humidity sensor 150 is mainly used for detecting the internal humidity of the storage compartment, and the internal temperature and the internal humidity can be respectively maintained by the temperature control component 210 and the humidifying component, so that the object 400 to be thawed is thawed under the proper temperature environment and humidity environment.

The internal temperature of the storage compartment may be 1℃to 35℃such as 5℃and 10℃and 20 ℃. The internal humidity of the storage compartment is more than or equal to 10%, such as 10%, 30%, 50%, etc. In the test process, it was found that when the internal temperature and the internal humidity of the storage compartment were controlled within the above ranges, the thawing speed of the article 400 to be thawed could be greatly improved.

The internal temperature of the storage compartment can be further 1-25 ℃, and the internal humidity of the storage compartment can be further more than or equal to 50%. Particularly, when the internal temperature of the storage compartment is about 20 ℃, and the internal humidity of the storage compartment is more than or equal to 85%, the thawing effect of the object 400 to be thawed is particularly remarkable.

In an alternative embodiment of the present utility model, a mounting bracket 300 may be disposed in the storage compartment, and the temperature control assembly 210, the air supply assembly 220, and the atomizing assembly 230 may be fixed to the mounting bracket 300. Specifically, the mounting bracket 300 extends along the transverse direction of the storage compartment, a mounting interval is reserved between the mounting bracket 300 and the top wall of the storage compartment, two ends of the mounting bracket 300 are respectively provided with a first mounting port 310 and a second mounting port 320 which penetrate downwards, the temperature control assembly 210 can be arranged in the first mounting port 310, and the air supply assembly 220 can be arranged in the second mounting port 320.

In the above embodiment, in the downward air supply process of the fan assembly, the air below the temperature control assembly 210 is extruded to flow upward through the temperature control assembly 210, the temperature control assembly 210 heats the flowing air to generate a heating air flow, and the heating air flow can be sucked into the air supply assembly 220 along the field through the installation interval between the installation support 300 and the top wall of the storage compartment, so that the loss of the heating air flow can be reduced, the heating air flow can flow to the air supply assembly 220 in a concentrated manner, and the working efficiency of the temperature control assembly 210 is improved.

The temperature control device may include a heating plate 211 and fins 212 disposed at the outer circumference of the heating plate 211, each fin 212 may be arranged along the transverse direction or the longitudinal direction of the storage compartment, gaps through which air flows are formed between the fins, heat generated by the heating plate 211 may be transferred to each fin 212, and the heating area of the heating plate 211 is increased, so that when air flows between the fins 212, the air may be sufficiently heated through the fins 212, and the heating effect is improved.

The air supply assembly 220 may be a blower. The fan may be an axial flow fan, and the rotation shaft of the axial flow fan is inclined from top to bottom toward the center of the bottom wall of the storage compartment, and a specific implementation manner may be to arrange the portion of the mounting bracket 300 for fixing the fan to be inclined. Although the fans in the embodiments shown in the drawings of the present utility model are axial fans, in other embodiments, those skilled in the art may set the fans as centrifugal fans as desired.

The atomizing assembly 230 may include a water storage tank for storing humidification water and an atomizing nozzle 231 fixed to the water storage tank for converting the humidification water into a humidification air flow and supplying the humidification air flow to an air supply path between the air supply assembly 220 and the object 400 to be defrosted.

The atomizing nozzle 231 may be an ultrasonic atomizing nozzle 231, and the ultrasonic atomizing nozzle 231 has a certain spraying distance, and the flow speed of the generated humidified airflow is low, so that the air supply path of the air supply assembly 220 is hardly affected. In this way, the humidified air flow can be mixed with the heated air flow so as to be smoothly blown to the object 400 to be thawed, thereby realizing rapid thawing of the object 400 to be thawed.

In the embodiment of the present utility model shown in the drawings, the mounting bracket 300 may be generally T-shaped, and a water storage tank 330 recessed downward is formed at the top of the mounting bracket 300, and the water storage tank 330 may be used to contain humidifying water instead of the water storage cartridge in the atomizing assembly 230.

In addition, in practical application, after the humidifying airflow contacts with the side wall of the storage compartment, small liquid drops are formed and attached to the side wall of the storage compartment, and the small liquid drops slide along the side wall of the storage compartment and are accumulated at the bottom of the storage compartment. Therefore, a drainage structure may be further provided at the bottom of the storage compartment to drain the accumulated water in time, and the form of the drainage structure may be various, which is not particularly limited in the present utility model.

Because the temperature control assembly 210 and the air supply assembly 220 are arranged near the top of the storage compartment, the air flow sucked by the air supply assembly 220 is drier after being heated by the temperature control assembly 210, so that small liquid drops are not adhered to the air supply assembly 220 basically, and the use safety of the air supply assembly 220 can be ensured.

According to any one of the optional embodiments or the combination of multiple optional embodiments, the following beneficial effects can be achieved according to the embodiment of the utility model:

in the refrigerator 10 according to the embodiment of the present utility model, the heating air flow generated by the temperature control assembly 210 can be blown to the object 400 to be thawed, so as to provide a proper thawing temperature for the object 400 to be thawed, and improve the thawing speed of the object 400 to be thawed. In the air supply process, the humidifying airflow generated by the atomizing assembly 230 can also be supplied to the air supply path, the humidifying airflow can maintain the surface humidity of the object 400 to be defrosted, the surface of the object 400 to be defrosted is prevented from being air-dried, and the freshness and the edible mouthfeel of the object 400 to be defrosted after being defrosted are guaranteed. It should be noted that the humidified air flow is mixed with the heated air flow during the air supply process, and the heated air flow can also make the humidified air flow have a certain temperature, so that the humidified air flow is beneficial to realizing the optimal thawing effect of the object 400 to be thawed when blown to the surface of the object 400 to be thawed.

Further, in the refrigerator 10 according to the embodiment of the present utility model, the thawing area is defined in the storage compartment, so that the user can thaw the object 400 by placing the object in the designated thawing area. In this way, the length of the air supply path between the air supply assembly 220 and the object 400 to be defrosted can be ensured to be within a preset range. Experiments prove that when the length of the air supply path is controlled to be 10 cm-40 mm, the blowing force of the air supply assembly 220 is proper, the loss of the humidifying airflow in the transmission process is small, and the utilization rate and the action effect of the humidifying airflow are improved.

It should be understood by those skilled in the art that, unless specifically stated otherwise, terms used to indicate orientation or positional relationship in the embodiments of the present utility model are based on the actual use state of the refrigerator 10, and these terms are merely for convenience in describing and understanding the technical solution of the present utility model, and do not indicate or imply that the device or component to be referred to must have a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.

Unless specifically stated or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured" and the like should be construed broadly, as they may be fixed, removable, or integral, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly, through intermediaries, or both, may be in communication with each other or in interaction with each other, unless expressly defined otherwise. Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand the specific meaning of the terms described above in the present utility model as the case may be.

In the description of the present embodiment, a description referring to the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "illustrative embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present utility model. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

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

Claims (10)

1. The utility model provides a refrigerator, includes storing room and thawing apparatus, thawing apparatus sets up the inside of storing room for wait to unfreeze the thing, its characterized in that, thawing apparatus includes:

a temperature control assembly configured to controllably generate a heated gas stream;

an air supply assembly configured to controllably blow the heated air flow toward the object to be thawed; and

an atomizing assembly configured to controllably generate a humidified airflow and cause the humidified airflow to be supplied onto an air supply path between the air supply assembly and the object to be defrosted.

2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein,

the internal temperature of the storage compartment is 1-35 ℃; and/or

The internal humidity of the storage compartment is more than or equal to 10 percent.

3. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein,

the internal temperature of the storage compartment is 1-25 ℃; and/or

The internal humidity of the storage compartment is more than or equal to 50 percent.

4. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein,

the temperature control assembly comprises a heating plate and fins arranged on the periphery of the heating plate.

5. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein,

and a defrosting area is defined in the storage compartment, the object to be defrosted is placed in the defrosting area, and the length of an air supply path between the air supply assembly and the object to be defrosted is 10 cm-40 cm.

6. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein,

the air supply assembly is a fan.

7. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein,

the atomizing assembly comprises a water storage box and an atomizing nozzle, wherein the water storage box is used for storing humidifying water, and the atomizing nozzle is fixed to the water storage box so as to convert the humidifying water into humidifying air flow and supply the humidifying air flow to an air supply path between the air supply assembly and the object to be defrosted.

8. The refrigerator according to claim 7, wherein,

the atomizing nozzle is an ultrasonic atomizing nozzle.

9. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein,

a storage plate is arranged in the storage room, and the object to be thawed is placed on the storage plate.

10. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein,

a temperature sensor and/or a humidity sensor are arranged in the storage room.