WO2018205912A1 - Storage device and refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a storage device (100) of a refrigerator, wherein the device is placed in a refrigerating compartment. The device comprises: a base assembly, of which an upper surface is used for bearing articles to be stored, and on which a light sensor (132) used for detecting an article placement condition is provided; a spacing plate (140), which is provided on the base assembly and on which at least one hollowed area (142) for the articles to be stored to pass is formed; a state collection component (144), which is electrically connected to the light sensor (132), and is used for determining an article placement state according to a detection result of the light sensor (132); and a wireless transmission component (145), which is electrically connected to the state collection component (144), and is used for sending the article placement state determined by the state collection component (144).

Description

Storage device and refrigerator

The present application claims the priority of the Japanese Patent Application Serial No. JP-A------------

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of home appliance technology, and in particular to a storage device and a refrigerator.

Background technique

As people's life is getting faster and faster, people tend to purchase a large number of items when shopping, so that they can be used slowly for a while. For example, for skin care products, they have a wide variety and a large capacity, which can generally last. For several months, in order to avoid the deterioration of the quality of the skin care products, the user usually stores the skin care products in the refrigerator, takes them out when they are used, and puts them in the refrigerator after use.

However, in the prior art, the user usually places the maintenance products on the refrigerating room or the bottle holder of the refrigerator, and the placement is relatively arbitrary. When used, the user needs to look through the refrigerator, which is inconvenient for handling and management of the maintenance products. .

Summary of the invention

In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a storage device that overcomes the above problems or at least partially solves the above problems.

A further object of the invention is to extend the storage function of the storage device and to improve the suitability of the storage device.

According to an aspect of the invention, the present invention provides a storage device for placing in a refrigerating compartment, comprising: a base assembly, an upper surface thereof for carrying an item to be stored, and a device for detecting the placement of the item thereon The light sensor; the limiting plate is disposed on the base assembly, the limiting plate is formed with at least one hollowed-out area for the articles to be stored to pass through; the state collecting component is electrically connected to the light sensor, and is used for detecting the result according to the light sensor Determining an item placement state; the wireless transmission component is electrically connected to the state acquisition component for transmitting the item placement state determined by the state acquisition component.

Optionally, the base assembly includes: a box body; the storage portion is disposed on the box body, and has a shelf area for placing an item to be stored with an opening upward, and a lower surface of the storage portion and the box body define a receiving cavity, The bottom of the shelf area is formed with a light-transmissive window corresponding to the light sensor; and the limiting plate is disposed in the shelf area, and each of the hollowed-out areas formed on the limiting plate corresponds to at least one light-transmitting window a circuit board disposed in the receiving cavity; and the light sensor, the state collecting component and the wireless transmitting component are all disposed on the circuit board, and each of the light sensors is located at a position corresponding to the corresponding light transmitting window to detect the light transmission The light transmitted through the window determines the placement of the item in the corresponding hollowed out area.

Optionally, the storage device further includes: a top cover having a downward first opening, the top cover being buckled from the first opening on the storage portion to cover the item placed on the storage portion, and the box The body is adapted to be connected; and the side wall of the top cover is formed with a second opening, and the second opening is covered with a cover plate detachably connected to the top cover to facilitate picking up and dropping of articles.

Optionally, a lower portion of the side wall of the top cover opposite to the second opening is formed with an outwardly extending flange, the flange forming a mounting groove with a lower portion of the sidewall; and the storage device further comprises: a backup limiting plate, the setting In the installation slot, the shape and position of the cutout of the spare limiting plate are different from the shape and position of the cutout of the limiting plate for the user to replace the limiting plate as needed.

Optionally, the storage device further comprises: a pulling belt disposed around the outer circumference of the top cover, and the two ends of the pulling belt are respectively detachably connected to both sides of the casing.

Optionally, the storage device further includes: a power receiving connector disposed on the circuit board for connecting with the power supply connector disposed on the side wall of the cooling compartment to supply power to the circuit board; and the box body is provided with a pass The area is such that the power receiving connector passes out and is exposed outside the casing.

Optionally, the storage device further includes: a light emitting element disposed at an upper edge of the storage portion, the light emitting element is connected to the circuit board, and the upper edge of the storage portion is further disposed with the light guiding element corresponding to the position of the light emitting element, Light from the light-emitting element is transmitted.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a refrigerator comprising: a casing defining a refrigerating compartment therein; a door body disposed on a front side of the casing to enclose the refrigerating compartment; one or more of the above The storage device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the data collection device is disposed inside the refrigerating compartment for receiving an article placement state transmitted by the wireless transmission component in the storage device.

Optionally, the refrigerator further includes: a display screen disposed on the front side of the door body and connected to the data collection device for signal output state.

Optionally, the refrigerator further includes: a data uploading device, connected to the data collecting device, configured to acquire the item placement status received by the data collecting device and upload to the terminal used by the user of the refrigerator and/or the designated network device.

The storage device of the present invention is provided with a limiting plate having at least one hollowed-out area for the articles to be stored through the base assembly, and the size, shape and setting position of the hollowed-out area on the limiting plate can be different, which is convenient. The passage of articles of different specifications and shapes realizes the improvement of the applicability of the storage device. In addition, the light sensor can detect the placement of the item in the corresponding hollowed out area, the state collecting component determines the item placement state according to the detection result of the light sensor, and the wireless transmission component sends the item placement state determined by the state collecting component to facilitate the user to understand the storage. The storage of the stored items in the device enables an expansion of the function of the storage device.

Further, the storage device of the present invention provides a spare limit plate of the replaceable limit plate. The type of the backup limit plate is different from the type of the limit plate, and the shape of the hollowed area corresponding to the different types of limit plates is The number and position settings are different. The user can adapt to the placement of different types of items to be stored by replacing different types of limit plates, thereby realizing the expansion of the function of the storage device and the applicability.

Further, the storage device of the present invention facilitates power supply to the circuit board by arranging a power receiving connector on the circuit board for connection with a power supply connector provided on the side wall of the cooling compartment.

The above as well as other objects, advantages and features of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the <

DRAWINGS

Some specific embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below by way of example, and not limitation. The same reference numbers in the drawings identify the same or similar parts. Those skilled in the art should understand that the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. In the figure:

1 is an exploded perspective view of a storage device in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

2 is an exploded perspective view showing a partial structure of a storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic external view of a storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a top plan view of a base assembly in which a limiting plate is placed in a storage device in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a top plan view of a base assembly in which a limiting plate is placed in a storage device in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of a base assembly in which a limiting plate is placed in a storage device in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view of a base assembly in which a limiting plate is placed in a storage device in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 8 is a block diagram of electrical components of a storage device in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 9 is a schematic illustration of a refrigerator in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 10 is a block diagram of electrical components of a refrigerator in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The present embodiment first provides a storage device, FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the storage device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a partial structure of the storage device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a schematic top plan view of a storage device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a plan view of a base assembly in which the limiting plate 140 is placed in the storage device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a view of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a base assembly in which the limiting plate 140 is placed in the storage device 100, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. A cross-sectional view of a base assembly in which a limiting plate 140 is placed in a storage device 100 in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a block diagram of electrical components of the storage device 100 in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

The storage device 100 is configured to be disposed in a refrigerating compartment (for example, a refrigerating compartment of a refrigerator), and includes a base assembly, a limiting plate 140, a state collecting component 144, and a wireless transmission component 145. The upper surface of the base component is used for The item to be stored is carried, on which a light sensor 132 for detecting the placement of the item is disposed. The items to be stored may be cosmetics, skin care products and the like.

The limiting plate 140 is disposed on the base assembly, and the limiting plate 140 is formed with at least one hollowed out area 142 for the articles to be stored to pass through, and the state collecting component 144 is electrically connected to the light sensor 132 for detecting results according to the light sensor 132. Determine the placement status of the item. The wireless transmission component 145 is electrically coupled to the state acquisition component 144 for transmitting the article placement state determined by the state acquisition component 144.

In some alternative embodiments, wherein the base assembly may include a case 110, a storage portion 120, and a circuit board 130, the storage portion 120 is disposed on the case 110, and the storage portion 120 has an opening upward for placing to be stored a shelf area of the article, a bottom of the shelf area is formed with a light transmission window 121 corresponding to the light sensor 132, and the limiting plate 140 is disposed in the shelf area so that the item to be stored passes through the limiting plate 140. The hollowed out area 142 is placed on the shelf area.

The lower surface of the storage portion 120 and the casing 110 define a receiving cavity in which the circuit board 130 is disposed. The light sensor 132, the state collecting component 144 and the wireless transmission component 145 are all disposed on the circuit board 130. Each of the light sensors 132 is located at a position corresponding to the corresponding light transmission window 121 to determine the placement of the corresponding hollowed out area 142 by detecting the light transmitted through the light transmission window 121.

The material of the box body 110 can be made of ABS plastic, and the box body 110 made of ABS plastic has strong low temperature resistance, chemical resistance, and has the advantages of easy processing, good product gloss, and the like, and the shape of the box body 110 can be designed. For a regular shape, for example, an ellipse or a square shape, the color of the casing 110 may be a solid color such as white, pink or blue, or a mixed color of different colors, and the outer surface of the casing 110 may be designed with various colors. The overall design of the box body 110 is aesthetically pleasing to meet the diverse needs of users.

In some alternative embodiments, the outer shape of the storage portion 120 may be adapted to the shape of the opening of the casing 110. When the storage portion 120 is disposed, the storage portion 120 is moved from the opening of the casing 110 to the casing 110. The upper surface of the storage portion 120 may be lower than the open end of the casing 110 or higher than the open end of the casing 110 or flush with the open end of the casing 110.

The entire portion of the shelf area may be located in the case 110, and the opening of the shelf area may be flush with or lower than the opening of the case 110.

In some alternative embodiments, the shelf region may also have only the lower portion located in the casing 110 and the upper portion located above the opening of the casing 110.

The light sensor 132 can be an infrared light sensor or a visible light sensor. The circuit board 130 can be disposed with a plurality of light sensors 132. The light sensors 132 can be evenly distributed on the circuit board 130. Accordingly, the light sensor 132 has a light transmission corresponding to the light sensor 132. The window 121 is also evenly distributed at the bottom of the shelf area. The number and density of the light transmission windows 121 need to satisfy at least one light transmission window 121 below the hollow area 142 of all kinds of the limiting plates 140.

The light sensor 132 can detect the placement of items disposed on the shelf area through the respective cutouts 142. For example, the light sensor 132 can detect whether an item is placed on the shelf area through the corresponding cutout area 142, determine the time when the item is placed, the time when the item is taken, and the like. When an item in the corresponding hollowed out area 142 is placed on the shelf area, the light sensor 132 corresponding to the hollowed out area 142 is triggered, and it is determined that the item corresponding to the hollowed out area 142 is placed.

The limiting plate 140 can be of many different types. For example, the limiting plate 140 can be replaced with other types of spare limiting plates 150. The shape, size, position and number of the hollowed out areas 142 of the different types of the limiting plates 140 may be different for matching different types of items to be stored, and the user may select according to the specifications and shapes of the items to be stored. A corresponding type of limiting plate 140 replaces the previously used limiting plate 140 in the storage device 100. The items to be stored may be cosmetics, skin care products, etc. Generally, the packaging specifications and shapes of the cosmetics or skin care products are various, and the cosmetics or skin care products of different specifications and shapes occupy different areas during storage. In order to accommodate the storage of cosmetics or skin care products of different specifications and shapes, the user can replace different types of limit plates 140 to match the storage of the skin care products of corresponding specifications and shapes.

As shown in FIG. 4, the limiting plate 140 has six hollowed out regions 142, wherein the four hollowed out regions 142 are respectively corresponding to the four light transmitting windows 121, and each of the light transmitting windows 121 corresponds to two light sensors 132. The two hollow areas 142 are respectively corresponding to the other two light transmission windows 121, and each of the light transmission windows 121 corresponds to three light sensors 132.

As shown in FIG. 5, in another embodiment, the limiting plate 140 has eight hollowed out regions 142, wherein the four hollowed out 142 regions are respectively corresponding to the four light transmitting windows 121, and each of the light transmitting windows 121 is There are three light sensors 132 corresponding to each other, and the other four hollow areas 142 are respectively corresponding to the other four light transmission windows 121, and each light transmission window 121 corresponds to one light sensor 132.

In some optional embodiments, the base assembly is provided with an infrared detecting device 131 that protrudes upward, and the infrared detecting device 131 is also disposed on the circuit board 130. The infrared detecting device 131 includes a plurality of infrared transmitting tubes and a plurality of infrared receiving tubes. . The lower surface of the limiting plate 140 is formed with a reflecting surface with respect to the region of the infrared detecting device 131 such that a reflecting cavity is formed between the reflecting surface and the infrared detecting device 131. And the limiting plate 140 has a transmitting hole 141 at a position relative to at least one of the plurality of infrared transmitting tubes to emit at least part of the infrared light emitted by the infrared transmitting tube at the position, thereby reducing the reflecting cavity 178 at The infrared intensity at the position of the transmission hole 141.

The storage device 100 further includes a limit plate recognition device 134. The limit plate recognition device 134 can also be disposed on the circuit board 130. The limit plate recognition device 134 is configured to receive the infrared intensity detected by the plurality of infrared receiving tubes to be based on the infrared rays. The strength determines the position of the transmission hole 141 to further determine the type of the limiting plate 141.

The opening position of the transmission hole 141 of the limiting plate 140 is set to correspond to the position of different infrared transmitting tubes of the plurality of infrared transmitting tubes according to the type of the limiting plate 140, and the limiting plate identifying device 134 is configured to receive the plurality of infrared receiving tubes for detecting The infrared ray intensity is used to determine the position of the transmission hole 141 according to the infrared ray intensity, so that the type of the limiting plate 140 can be further determined.

The positional plate 140 has a transmission hole 141, and the position of the transmission hole 141 is different on the different types of the limiting plate 140. The position of the transmission hole 141 opened on each of the limiting plates 140 should correspond to a plurality of infrared emission. At least one infrared transmitting tube in the tube is located at a position such that at least a part of the infrared light emitted by the corresponding infrared transmitting tube of the transmitting hole 141 is emitted, so that the infrared intensity reduction detected by the infrared receiving tube close to the infrared emitting tube can be reduced.

The transmission holes 141 opened by the different types of limiting plates 140 correspond to different infrared transmitting tubes. Accordingly, the types of the limiting plates 140 are different, and the infrared intensities detected by the infrared receiving tubes in the infrared detecting device 131 are also different. Therefore, the position determining device 134 can determine the position of the transmitting hole 141 according to the infrared intensity detected by the infrared receiving tube, and can further determine the type of the limiting plate 140 having the transmitting hole 141 according to the position of the transmitting hole 141.

In some optional embodiments, the storage portion 120 is provided with a light guiding portion 170 corresponding to the position of the infrared detecting device 131. The infrared detecting device 131 extends upward along the light guiding portion 170 to reflect the reflecting surface of the limiting plate 140. relatively.

The light guiding portion 170 includes a light guiding sidewall extending upward from the shelf region and a lateral baffle 176 connected to the light guiding sidewall. The lateral baffle 176 is provided with a plurality of infrared transmitting tubes and a plurality of infrared receiving tubes One-to-one corresponding through holes, that is, the lateral baffle 176 is provided with a through hole corresponding to each of the infrared transmitting tubes, and a through hole corresponding to each of the infrared receiving tubes is opened; and The position of the lateral baffle 176 between the adjacent two through holes is provided with a downwardly extending longitudinal baffle 177, that is, the lateral baffle 176 is disposed between each adjacent two through holes. There is a longitudinal baffle 177 extending downward.

The longitudinal baffle 177 divides the light guiding portion 170 into a plurality of light guiding channels, each of the infrared transmitting tubes corresponds to one light guiding channel and one through hole, and each of the infrared receiving tubes also corresponds to one light guiding channel and one through hole, thereby avoiding each Mutual interference when the infrared transmitting tube emits light and mutual interference when the respective infrared receiving tubes receive light.

Optionally, the upper end of the light guiding sidewall may be in contact with the lower surface of the limiting plate 140, and the lateral baffle 176 is spaced apart from the lower surface of the limiting plate 140, that is, the upper end surface of the light guiding sidewall is located The position of the upper surface of the limiting plate 140 is higher than the upper surface of the light guiding side wall, and the lateral baffle 176 is spaced apart from the lower surface of the limiting plate 140. Thereby, the reflection cavity 178 described above is formed.

The limiting plate 140 can be replaced by the backup limiting plate 150. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the standby limiting plate 150 is also formed with at least one hollowed out area 152 for the articles to be stored to pass through. The lower surface of the bit plate 150 is also formed with a reflecting surface with respect to the area of the infrared detecting device 131, and the position of the standby limiting plate 150 on the base assembly is the same as the position of the limiting plate 140 on the resting area.

The difference is that the position, shape, number and size of the hollowed out area 152 of the spare limiting plate 150 may be different from the position, shape, number and size of the hollowed out area of the limiting plate 140. By replacing the limiting plate 140 with the spare limiting plate 150, the placement of the items to be stored of different shapes, sizes and specifications can be adapted, and articles of different specifications to be stored are conveniently passed through the corresponding hollowed out area for placement on the resting area. For example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the limiting plate 140 placed in the shelf region of the storage portion 120 has six hollowed out regions 142 of the same shape and size, and the spare limiting plate 150 has eight hollowed out regions 152. There are two sets of hollowed out areas 152 of different shapes and sizes, each set having four hollowed out areas 152 of the same size and shape.

In addition, the position of the transmission hole 151 of the standby limiting plate 150 is different from the position of the transmission hole 141 of the limiting plate 140. The transmission hole 151 of the spare limiting plate 150 and the transmission hole 141 of the limiting plate 140 respectively correspond to at least one of the plurality of infrared transmitting tubes, but the infrared emission corresponding to the transmitting hole 151 of the standby limiting plate 150 The tube is different from the infrared transmitting tube corresponding to the transmitting hole 141 of the limiting plate 140, so that the limiting plate identifying device 134 determines the position of the transmitting hole 141 according to the infrared intensity, and then determines the type of the limiting plate 140 according to the position of the transmitting hole 141. .

Since the limiting plate 140 has a transmitting hole 141 corresponding to the infrared transmitting tube, at least a portion of the infrared light emitted from the infrared transmitting tube corresponding to the transmitting hole 141 is emitted through the transmitting hole 141, and away from the infrared transmitting tube. Most of the emitted infrared rays are reflected by the reflecting surface of the limiting plate 140 into the reflecting cavity 178. Correspondingly, the amount of infrared light received by the infrared receiving tube near the infrared transmitting tube is reduced, and the amount of infrared light received by the infrared receiving tube away from the infrared transmitting tube does not change much, which causes the infrared receiving amount of the infrared receiving tube to be different. The position of the transmission hole 141 is different. Therefore, the position determining device 134 can determine the position of the transmitting hole 141 according to the infrared intensity detected by the plurality of infrared receiving tubes. Once the position of the transmitting hole 141 is determined, the type of the corresponding limiting plate 140 is determined.

In some alternative embodiments, the plurality of infrared transmitting tubes and the plurality of infrared receiving tubes in the infrared detecting device 131 may be alternately arranged in a row at intervals. For example, the infrared detecting device 131 may include three infrared transmitting tubes and two infrared receiving tubes, and two infrared receiving tubes are respectively disposed between the two infrared transmitting tubes, that is, three infrared transmitting tubes and two The infrared receiving tubes are arranged in a row according to the arrangement of the infrared transmitting tube, the infrared receiving tube, the infrared transmitting tube, the infrared receiving tube and the infrared transmitting tube.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, from left to right, the infrared emission tube 171, the infrared receiving tube 172, the infrared emission tube 173, the infrared receiving tube 174, and the infrared emission tube 175 are formed in sequence, and three infrared emission tubes and two are formed. The infrared receiving tubes are alternately arranged in a row in a row.

As shown in FIG. 6, the transmission hole 141 of the limiting plate 140 corresponds to the rightmost infrared emission tube 175, and a part of the infrared ray emitted by the infrared emission tube 175 is emitted through the transmission hole 141 of the limiting plate 140, resulting in proximity to the infrared emission tube. The amount of infrared rays received by the infrared receiving tube 174 of 175 is reduced, and the amount of infrared light received by the infrared receiving tube 172 is mainly derived from the light emitted from the infrared emitting tube 171 being reflected by the reflecting surface of the limiting plate 140 to the light in the reflecting cavity 178 and infrared emission. The light emitted by the tube 173 is reflected by the reflecting surface of the limiting plate 140 to the light in the reflecting cavity 178. Therefore, the infrared receiving tube 172 receives more infrared rays than the infrared receiving tube 174 receives.

The amount of infrared rays received by the infrared receiving tube 172 is greater than the amount of infrared light received by the infrared receiving tube 174, and the limiting plate identifying device 134 receives the infrared intensity detected by the infrared receiving tube 172 and the infrared receiving tube 174, if the infrared receiving tube 172 detects The infrared intensity is greater than the infrared intensity detected by the infrared receiving tube 174, and the transmission hole 141 of the limiting plate 140 is determined to be located at a position corresponding to the infrared emitting tube 175, thereby determining the position of the transmitting hole 141, thereby determining the corresponding The type of the limit plate 140.

In another embodiment, the limiting plate 140 is replaced by the backup limiting plate 150, the spare limiting plate 150 is placed in the shelf area on the storage portion 120, and the spare limiting plate 150 is placed in the resting area. It is called a limit plate 140. As shown in FIG. 7, the transmission hole 141 of the limiting plate 140 corresponds to the infrared emission tube 173 in the middle, and a part of the infrared ray emitted from the infrared emission tube 173 is emitted through the transmission hole 141 of the limiting plate 140, and the infrared of the left side of the infrared emission tube 173 The amount of infrared rays received by the receiving tube 172 is substantially the same as the amount of infrared light received by the infrared receiving tube 174 on the right side of the infrared transmitting tube 173.

The limit plate recognition device 134 receives the infrared intensity detected by the infrared receiving tube 172 and the infrared receiving tube 174. If the infrared intensity detected by the infrared receiving tube 172 and the infrared intensity detected by the infrared receiving tube 174 are close, the limiting plate 140 is determined. The transmission hole 141 is located at a position corresponding to the infrared emission tube 173, whereby the position of the transmission hole 141 is determined, thereby determining the type of the corresponding limiting plate 140.

As shown in FIG. 8, the state acquisition component 144 is electrically coupled to the light sensor 132, and the state acquisition component 144 determines the article placement state in the shelf region based on the detection result of the light sensor 132. The wireless transmission component 145 is electrically coupled to the state acquisition component 144 and the limit plate recognition device 134 for transmitting the article placement state determined by the state acquisition component 144 and the type of the limit plate 140 determined by the limit plate recognition device 134.

The wireless transmission unit 145 transmits the item placement state and the type of the limit plate 140 to the data collection device 230, and the data collection device 230 transmits the item placement state and the type of the limit plate 140 it receives to the data uploading device 251, and the data uploading device The 251 can upload the item placement state and the type of the limit plate 140 received by the user to the user terminal of the storage device 100 or the designated network device in a wireless transmission manner, so that the user can intuitively and timely understand the item placement state and the storage. The type of the limiting plate 140 placed in the device 100.

The state collecting component 144 determines that some of the hollow areas 142 in the shelf area are placed according to the detection result of the light sensor 132, and some of the hollowed out areas 142 are in an idle state, and the state collecting component 144 transmits the detection result to the data in a Bluetooth manner. The collecting device 230, the data collecting device 230 sends the information it receives to the data uploading device 251, and the data uploading device 251 uploads the information to the user's user terminal, and the user can prepare another one according to the information received by the user. Items that need to be stored are placed in the corresponding hollowed out area 142.

In some alternative embodiments, to facilitate the use of electrical components on the circuit board 130, the storage device 100 further includes a power receiving connector 133 disposed on the circuit board 130 for use on the side wall of the cooling compartment. The power supply connector 240 is provided to be connected to supply power to the circuit board 130, and the pass-through area is disposed on the casing 110 such that the power receiving connector 133 passes out from the passing area and is exposed outside the casing 110 to connect with the power supply connector. 240 connections.

A waterproof rubber ring may be disposed on the inner wall of the passing zone to prevent the electrical connector 133 from being short-circuited by contact with water. Since the storage device 100 is placed in the refrigerating compartment of the refrigerator, the power supply connector 240 is disposed on the side wall of the refrigerating compartment, and the power connector 240 is connected to the main power source of the refrigerator, and the power receiving connector 133 on the circuit board 130 The power supply connector 240 is coupled to receive power from the power supply connector 240 to power the light sensor 132, the state acquisition component 144, the wireless transmission component 145, and other electrical components on the circuit board 130.

In some optional embodiments, the storage device 100 may further include a top cover 160 having a downward first opening, and the top cover 160 is buckled from the first opening on the storage portion 120. The article placed on the storage portion 120 can be covered, and the top cover 160 can also be detachably coupled to the casing 110 to facilitate the disassembly and assembly of the entire storage device 100.

The side wall of the top cover 160 may also form a second opening. The second opening may be covered with a cover plate 161 detachably connected to the top cover 160. By opening or closing the cover plate 161, the article can be conveniently taken.

The material of the storage portion 120 and the top cover 160 can also be made of ABS plastic, and the color can be used in a simple, bright solid color, or consistent with the color of the casing 110 to form a storage device 100 that is symmetrical and beautiful in appearance.

In order to facilitate the loading and unloading of the storage device 100, a pulling belt 162 may be disposed on the outer circumference of the top cover 160. The two ends of the pulling belt 162 may be detachably connected to both sides of the casing 110, and the pulling belt 162 may be respectively The portion located at the upper portion of the top cover 160 may be formed with a grip 163 for the user to carry the storage device 100.

In some optional embodiments, a light emitting element (not shown) may be disposed at an upper edge of the storage portion 120, and the light emitting element is connected to the circuit board 130, and an upper edge of the storage portion 120 corresponds to the light emitting element. The position is also provided with a light guiding element (not shown) to illuminate the light of the light emitting element.

The light guiding elements may be arranged in various patterns and shapes to achieve an aesthetic effect, and the light guiding elements and the light guiding elements on the storage portion 120 may be used to facilitate indicating the position of the storage device 100 placed in the refrigerating compartment, and may provide A variety of visual effects, to provide users with a good experience.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in order to facilitate the replacement of the limiting plate 140, the spare limiting plate 150 may be placed in the storage device 100, optionally, the lower portion of the side wall of the top cover 160 opposite to the second opening. An outwardly extending flange 164 can be formed. The flange 164 and the lower portion of the sidewall form a mounting slot. The spare limiting plate 150 can be inserted into the mounting slot and carried along with the storage device 100, so that the limiting plate can be replaced at any time. 140.

The storage device 100 of the present invention is provided with a limiting plate 140 having at least one hollowed-out area 142 for the articles to be stored through, and the size, shape and setting position of the hollowed-out area 142 on the limiting plate 140 are provided on the base assembly. Differently, it is convenient to pass through articles of different specifications and shapes, and the applicability of the storage device 100 is improved. In addition, the light sensor 132 can detect the placement of the article of the corresponding hollowed out area 142, the state collecting component 144 determines the item placement state according to the detection result of the light sensor 132, and the wireless transmission component 145 transmits the item placement state determined by the state collecting component 144. It is convenient for the user to understand the storage condition of the stored items in the storage device 100, and the expansion of the function of the storage device 100 is realized.

Further, the storage device 100 of the present invention provides a backup limit plate 150 of the replaceable limit plate 140. The type of the backup limit plate 150 is different from the type of the limit plate 140, and the different types of the limit plates 140 correspond to The shape, the number, and the position setting of the hollowed out area 142 are different, and the user can adapt to the placement of different types of items to be stored by replacing the different types of the limiting plates 140, thereby realizing the expansion of the function and the applicability of the storage device 100.

Further, the storage device 100 of the present invention facilitates power supply to the circuit board 130 by arranging the power receiving connector 133 on the circuit board 130 for connection with the power supply connector 240 disposed on the side wall of the refrigerating compartment.

The present embodiment further provides a refrigerator 200. FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a refrigerator 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a block diagram of electrical components of the refrigerator 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The refrigerator 200 of the present embodiment includes a housing 210, a door body, one or more storage devices 100, a data collection device 230, and the like according to any of the above embodiments, wherein the housing 210 defines a cooling compartment therein. The components in the refrigerating compartment are clearly shown, and the door of each refrigerating compartment is not shown. The number and structure of the refrigerating compartments can be configured according to requirements. For example, the refrigerating compartments can be configured as a condensing compartment, a freezing compartment, a temperature changing compartment or a fresh compartment depending on the application. The refrigerating compartment, particularly the condensing compartment, may be divided by the rack 220 or the like to make full use of the space, and each compartment may be respectively provided with a corresponding door body, and the door body is connected to the front side of the casing 210 to close the refrigeration. Room. A bottle holder can also be provided on some of the door bodies (the bottle holder is also not shown since the door body is not shown).

The data collection device 230 is disposed inside the refrigerating compartment, for example, preferentially disposed in the refrigerating compartment for wirelessly receiving the placement state of the article transmitted by the wireless transmission component in the storage device, and can obtain the limit plate recognition by wireless transmission. The limit plate 140 type determined by the device 134.

In some optional embodiments, the refrigerator 200 may further include a data uploading device 251, and the data uploading device 251 is connected to the data collecting device 230 for acquiring the type of the limiting plate 140 and the item placement state received by the data collecting device 230 and The data uploading device 251 can upload the item placement state and the type of the limit plate 140 in a Wi-Fi manner, and the data uploading device 251 can be disposed on the main control board 250 of the refrigerator 200.

In some alternative embodiments, the functionality of the data uploading device 251 can be implemented using the legacy communication components on the main control board 250. The function of the main control board 250 itself is to acquire the operation data of the refrigerator 200 and perform processing to control the refrigerator 200. The data uploading device 251 can also acquire the operating data of the refrigerator 200 and upload it to the terminal and/or the network device, for example, to report the internal temperature of the refrigerator 200 or the like.

The data uploading device 251 can directly upload the item placement state and the limit plate 140 type provided by the data collection device 230 in a transparent manner without processing, thereby avoiding the procedure of changing the main control board 250 and reducing the main control board. The R&D cost of 250 increases the versatility of the main control board 250.

The main control board 250 is generally disposed at the top of the refrigerator 200. In this embodiment, the data collection device 230 is disposed inside the top wall of the cabinet 210 to connect the data uploading device 251 disposed on the main control board 250 through the data cable.

In order to solve the power supply problem of the storage device 100, the refrigerator 200 may further be provided with a power supply connector 240. The power supply connector 240 is disposed on the inner wall of the casing 210 and/or the inner side of the door body for the power receiving connector of the storage device 100. The 133 is detachably connected such that the storage device 100 obtains the working power from the power connector 240, and the height of the power connector 240 is placed on the shelf or the body of the storage device 100 placed on the shelf or the door in the housing 210. The height of the power supply interface is flush when it is up.

In some optional embodiments, a display screen 260 may be disposed on the front side of the door body of the refrigerator 200, and the display screen 260 is connected to the data collection device 230. The display screen 260 may display the item placement acquired by the data collection device 230. Status and limit plate type 140.

The display panel 260 can display a plan view of the limiting plate 140 in the storage device 100, that is, the display panel 260 can display the overall shape of the limiting plate 140 and the shape and relative position of each hollowed portion of the limiting plate 140, if The limiting plate 140 in the storage device 100 is replaced by the backup limiting plate 150. The overall shape of the standby limiting plate 150 and the shape and relative position of each hollowing region 152 of the standby limiting plate 150 are also displayed on the display screen 260 in time. .

If the limiting plate 140 in the storage device 100 has six hollowed out areas 142, the arrangement position of the six hollowed out areas 142 is displayed on the display screen 260, and the placed state of the items in each of the hollowed out areas 142 is displayed. For example, for the hollowed out area 142 through which the article passes, the position corresponding to the hollowed out area 142 is displayed in green, and for the empty hollowed out area 142, the position corresponding to the hollowed out area 142 is displayed in white, thereby determining that the storage device 100 is in the storage device 100. The shape of each hollowed out area 142 of the limiting plate 140 and the state of the article placement facilitate the user to plan the items to be stored according to the shape of the hollowed out area 142 and the placed state of the item.

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Claims (10)

1. A storage device for placing in a refrigerating compartment, characterized by comprising:

   a base assembly, the upper surface thereof for carrying an item to be stored, and a light sensor for detecting the placement of the item is disposed thereon;

   a limiting plate disposed on the base assembly, the limiting plate being formed with at least one hollowed-out area for the articles to be stored to pass through;

   a state collecting component electrically connected to the photosensor and configured to determine an item placement state according to the detection result of the photosensor;

   And a wireless transmission component electrically connected to the state collection component for transmitting the item placement state determined by the state acquisition component.
2. A storage device according to claim 1 wherein

   The base assembly includes:

   Box

   a storage portion disposed on the casing, having an open area for placing the item to be stored, the lower surface of the storage portion and the casing defining a receiving cavity, the rest The bottom of the object area is formed with a light transmission window corresponding to the light sensor; and the limiting plate is disposed in the shelf area, and each of the hollow areas formed on the limiting plate Each of the lower portions corresponds to at least one of the light transmission windows;

   a circuit board disposed within the receiving cavity; and

   The light sensor, the state collection component, and the wireless transmission component are all disposed on the circuit board, and each of the light sensors is located at a position corresponding to the corresponding light transmission window to pass the detection The light transmitted through the light transmission window determines the placement of the corresponding item in the hollowed out area.
3. The storage device of claim 2, further comprising:

   a top cover having a downward first opening, the top cover being buckled from the first opening on the storage portion to cover an item placed on the storage portion and with the box Body fit connection; and

   The side wall of the top cover is formed with a second opening, and the second opening is covered with a cover plate detachably connected to the top cover for convenient access to the article.
4. A storage device according to claim 3, characterized in that

   a lower portion of the side wall of the top cover opposite to the second opening is formed with an outwardly extending flange, the flange forming a mounting groove with a lower portion of the side wall;

   The storage device further includes:

   a spare limit plate disposed in the mounting slot, and

   The shape and position of the cutout of the spare limiting plate are different from the shape and position of the hollowed out area of the limiting plate for the user to replace the limiting plate as needed.
5. The storage device of claim 3, further comprising:

   A pulling belt is disposed around the outer circumference of the top cover, and both ends of the pulling belt are detachably coupled to both sides of the casing.
6. The storage device of claim 2, further comprising:

   a power receiving connector disposed on the circuit board for connecting to a power supply connector disposed on a sidewall of the cooling compartment to supply power to the circuit board;

   The casing is provided with a passage area such that the power receiving connector passes out and is exposed outside the casing.
7. The storage device of claim 2, further comprising:

   a light emitting element disposed at an upper edge of the storage portion, the light emitting element is connected to the circuit board, and an upper edge of the storage portion is further provided with a light guiding element corresponding to a position of the light emitting element, Light from the light-emitting element is transmitted.
8. A refrigerator characterized by comprising:

   a cabinet having a refrigerating compartment defined therein;

   a door body disposed on a front side of the box to close the refrigerating compartment;

   One or more storage devices according to any one of claims 1 to 7;

   The data collection device is disposed inside the refrigerating compartment for receiving an item placement state transmitted by the wireless transmission component in the storage device.
9. The refrigerator according to claim 8, further comprising:

   A display screen is disposed on a front side of the door body and is in signal connection with the data acquisition device for outputting the item placement state.
10. The refrigerator according to claim 8, further comprising:

    The data uploading device is connected to the data collecting device for acquiring the item placement status received by the data collecting device and uploading to a terminal and/or a designated network device used by a user of the refrigerator.

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