EP3467417B1 - Side-by-side refrigerator with camera device - Google Patents

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EP3467417B1
EP3467417B1 EP17802193.7A EP17802193A EP3467417B1 EP 3467417 B1 EP3467417 B1 EP 3467417B1 EP 17802193 A EP17802193 A EP 17802193A EP 3467417 B1 EP3467417 B1 EP 3467417B1
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Qin DONG
Lei ZOU
Yuntao Zhu
Dongmei Wang
Weiqing Wang
Songzhi TANG
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D11/00—Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators
    • F25D11/02—Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators with cooling compartments at different temperatures
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
    • F25D23/028—Details
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D21/00—Defrosting; Preventing frosting; Removing condensed or defrost water
    • F25D21/04—Preventing the formation of frost or condensate
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2323/00—General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2323/02—Details of doors or covers not otherwise covered
    • F25D2323/021—French doors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
    • F25D2400/02—Refrigerators including a heater

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  • the present invention relates to a refrigerating and freezing storage device and in particular to a side-by-side refrigerator with an imaging device.
  • JP 2015-148366 A relates to a refrigerator including a refrigerator body including a storage chamber whose front face can be opened; a left door and a right door capable of rotating and closing the opening of the storage chamber; a vertical partition provided in one door of the left and right doors, and horizontally partitioning the opening in closing the one door and contacting with the end part of the other door in closing the other door; and a heater vertically provided inside the vertical partition.
  • DE 10 2013 216 769 A1 relates to a refrigerating device with a door rack and a camera housing support for positioning a camera module, said camera housing support being arranged adjacently to the door rack.
  • An outer surface of the camera housing support is at least partly flush with an outer surface of the door rack.
  • WO 2017/039295 A1 relates to a refrigerator comprises: a body having an opening and having a storage chamber disposed therein; a door for opening or closing the opening; a camera unit which is disposed at the door so as to photograph the storage chamber, and is configured to be selectively opposite to the storage chamber in connection with the opening or closing operation of the door.
  • a refrigerator is a refrigeration device that maintains a constant low temperature, and is also a civil product that keeps food or other articles in a constant low-temperature cold state.
  • intellectualization is an inevitable development trend of home appliances.
  • Intelligent food management is an important component of intellectualization of the refrigerator.
  • image recognition of the articles stored in the refrigerator is involved.
  • a camera is usually utilized to recognize the articles stored in a storage compartment.
  • a camera is usually installed on the front side of an upper wall of a refrigerator inner container.
  • the camera can be easily damaged by the articles that are taken and placed, and is unaesthetic.
  • the camera has an improper installation position and a small shooting wide angle. There also exists a shooting dead corner.
  • the camera installed in a low-temperature and high-humidity environment in the refrigerator is unfavorably subject to dew formation. An effective camera dew removing device is unavailable. Consequently, the service life, the shooting effect, and the user experience of the camera are all affected.
  • One objective of the present invention is to avoid at least one defect in image capturing of a conventional refrigerator and to provide a novel side-by-side refrigerator which may protect a camera against collision.
  • a further objective of the present invention is to ensure high shooting stability of the camera so as to guarantee the accuracy in recognizing food shot by the camera.
  • Another further objective of the present invention is to eliminate shooting dead corners in a storage compartment of a side-by-side refrigerator so as to improve the shooting effect.
  • the present invention provides a side-by-side refrigerator according to claim 1.
  • the dew removal heating device comprises a heating element and a heat conducting plate. Two sides of the heat conducting plate are abutted against the front cover and the at least one imaging device respectively.
  • the front housing is clamped with the rear housing.
  • a plurality of imaging devices is provided on the vertical beam at intervals in a length direction of the vertical beam.
  • the side-by-side refrigerator further comprises at least one shelf device disposed in the storage compartment to divide the storage compartment into a plurality of storage spaces that are arranged in a vertical direction.
  • Each imaging device is configured to shoot an article in one of the storage spaces.
  • an imaging lens of each imaging device is located in the middle of the storage compartment in a horizontally transverse direction after the opening-closing component closes the storage compartment.
  • the two door bodies are respectively rotatably disposed at two transverse ends of the front side of the storage compartment.
  • the vertical beam is rotatably disposed on one of the door bodies.
  • the imaging device since the imaging device is mounted on the vertical beam, particularly in the vertical beam, not only may the vertical beam be reasonably utilized, the internal space of the side-by-side refrigerator be saved and the volume of the refrigerator per se be improved, but also the imaging lens is prevented from collision during taking and placing of the article and thus may be protected.
  • the vertical beam when a user opens the door, the vertical beam will rotate, and the imaging lens will rotate along with the vertical beam, such that the user may not visually see the imaging lens (the user feels to see a black hole when looking straight ahead).
  • the aesthetic degree of the side-by-side refrigerator is improved.
  • the dew removal heating device mounted on the vertical beam may be utilized to heat one or both of the vertical beam and each imaging device, such that the imaging device and its periphery (including a mounting space of the imaging device) are prevented from dew and frost formation.
  • dew or frost formation may not occur on a surface or in front of the imaging lens of the imaging device.
  • the imaging device may shoot a clear photo. Recognition demands of other devices, such as a computer and a single chip microcomputer, are met. The electrical apparatus safety of the imaging device may be guaranteed.
  • the imaging device is mounted on the vertical beam and may be centered with respect to the storage compartment.
  • the vertical position of the imaging device may be determined according to the positions of the shelf devices (or the vertical position of the imaging device may be determined in accordance with the divided storage spaces).
  • the shooting wide angle of the imaging lens may be expanded.
  • the imaging lens may uniformly find a view by 360°, and realize no-dead-angle shooting, obtaining better photos.
  • FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are respectively a schematic structural view and a partial structural view of a side-by-side refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the embodiment of the present invention provides a side-by-side refrigerator, which may comprise a refrigerator body 100, an opening-closing component 200, a refrigeration system and at least one imaging device 300.
  • a storage compartment is defined in the refrigerator body 100.
  • the refrigerator body 100 may comprise an inner container in which the storage compartment is defined.
  • the storage compartment is preferably a refrigerating chamber with a relatively higher temperature.
  • Another storage compartment with a relatively lower temperature, namely a freezing chamber is further defined in the refrigerator body 100 and is located below the refrigerating chamber.
  • the opening-closing component 200 may be configured to open or close the storage compartment, and particularly, may be provided with two oppositely disposed door bodies 210 and a vertical beam 220 on one of the door bodies 210.
  • the two door bodies 210 are respectively rotatably disposed at two transverse ends of a front side of the storage compartment.
  • the vertical beam 220 is rotatably disposed on one of the door bodies 210 and configured for closing a gap between the two door bodies 210.
  • the refrigeration system may be a semi-conductor refrigeration system or a compressor refrigeration system, and may directly supply refrigerating capacity for the interior of the storage compartment or supply cold air for the storage compartment through an air passage.
  • the at least one imaging device 300 is configured to shoot an article in the storage compartment.
  • the at least one imaging device 300 is mounted on the vertical beam 220, particularly in the vertical beam 220, to shoot the article in the storage compartment from an inner side of the vertical beam 220.
  • an imaging lens is prevented from collision during taking and placing of the article and thus may be protected.
  • the vertical beam 220 will rotate, and the imaging lens will rotate along with the vertical beam 220, such that the user may not visually see the imaging lens (the user feels to see a black hole when looking straight ahead).
  • each imaging device 300 may comprise a housing, as well as a camera and a control element that are disposed in the housing.
  • the housing may be square to facilitate installation of each imaging device 300.
  • the side-by-side refrigerator may further comprise a dew removal heating device 400 disposed on the vertical beam 220.
  • the dew removal heating device 400 disposed on the vertical beam 220 is mainly configured to prevent the vertical beam 220 from dew formation.
  • the dew removal heating device 400 may heat the imaging device 300 while heating the vertical beam 220.
  • dew or frost formation may not occur on a surface or in front of the imaging lens of the imaging device 300.
  • the imaging device 300 may shoot a clear photo.
  • Recognition demands of other devices, such as a computer and a single chip microcomputer, are met.
  • the dew removal heating device 400 may heat the vertical beam 220 and the imaging device 300 simultaneously or alternatively.
  • the vertical beam 220 comprises a front housing 221 and a rear housing 222 mounted on the front housing 221.
  • the front housing 221 is preferably clamped with the rear housing 222.
  • At least one light hole 225 is formed in the rear housing 222.
  • Each imaging device 300 is mounted in an accommodating space defined by the front housing 221 and the rear housing 222, and penetrates one of the light holes 225 to shoot the article in the storage compartment.
  • a transparent lens may be further disposed in each light hole 225.
  • a heat insulating layer 224 is further disposed in the accommodating space defined by the front housing 221 and the rear housing 222, and may be made of a foam material.
  • the front housing 221 comprises a base body 2211 and a front cover 2212.
  • the dew removal heating device 400 may comprise a heating element 410 and a heat conducting plate 420.
  • the heating element 410 may be an electric heating tube, an electric heating wire, a refrigerant condensation tube of the refrigeration system, or the like, is disposed in the groove and is located on a front side of the heat conducting plate 420.
  • the heat conducting plate 420 is disposed in the groove and transfers heat of the heating element 410 to a front surface of the front cover 2212.
  • At least one mounting hole is formed in the base body 2211.
  • a rear end of each imaging device 300 is located in one of the mounting holes.
  • a rear side surface of each imaging device 300 is connected to the dew removal heating device 400.
  • the heating element 410 such as the electric heating tube, the electric heating wire, the refrigerant condensation tube of the refrigeration system, or the like, is in contact with and propped against the rear side surface of each imaging device 300.
  • the heat conducting plate 420 is abutted against the rear side surface of each imaging device 300.
  • two sides of the heat conducting plate 420 are respectively abutted against the front cover 2211 and the at least one imaging device 300 to transfer heat to the vertical beam 220 and each imaging device 300.
  • the side-by-side refrigerator may further comprise at least one shelf device disposed in the storage compartment to divide the storage compartment into a plurality of storage spaces that are arranged in a vertical direction.
  • Each shelf device may be a shelf, a partition plate, a transparent drawer or the like.
  • Each imaging device 300 is configured to shoot an article in one of the storage spaces.
  • the imaging lens of each imaging device 300 is located in the middle of the storage compartment in a horizontally transverse direction after the opening-closing component 200 closes the storage compartment.
  • the number of the storage spaces may be equal to or larger than that of the imaging devices 300.
  • a shooting direction of the imaging lens of the imaging device 300 may be adjusted by an adjustment mechanism of the imaging device 300. For each storage space, a plurality of imaging devices 300 may be used for shooting.
  • the opening-closing component 200 may further comprise another vertical beam 220 that is rotatably disposed on the other door body 210. After the opening-closing component 200 closes the storage compartment, the two vertical beams 220 face each other at the side surfaces of the two door bodies 210. Sealing strips may be disposed on the opposite side surfaces.
  • the width of each of the two vertical beams 220 of the opening-closing component 200 when the opening-closing component 200 includes two vertical beams 220 may be about half of the width of the vertical beam 220 of the opening-closing component 200 when the opening-closing component 200 includes only one vertical beam 220.
  • one or more imaging devices 300 may be disposed on the other vertical beam 220.

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