WO2023236807A1

WO2023236807A1 - Aging cabinet

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Publication number: WO2023236807A1
Application number: PCT/CN2023/096978
Authority: WO
Inventors: 王德森; 薛冬伟
Original assignee: 青岛海尔特种电冰柜有限公司; 海尔智家股份有限公司
Priority date: 2022-06-08
Filing date: 2023-05-30
Publication date: 2023-12-14
Also published as: CN115226915A

Abstract

Provided in the present invention is an aging cabinet. An aging compartment is provided with an air return duct and an air return port at the top thereof; the aging compartment is provided with an air output duct and an air output port at the bottom thereof; a circulation of air output from the bottom and air returned from the top is formed in the aging compartment; and a fan is used to blow cold air from a lower portion of the aging compartment to an upper portion thereof, such that the putrefaction and deterioration of meat products caused by an insufficient cooling capacity at the lower portion of the aging compartment can be avoided.

Description

Aging cabinet

This application claims the priority of the Chinese patent application with the filing date of June 8, 2022, the application number is 202210647396.3, and the invention name is "Maturation Cabinet", the entire content of which is incorporated into this application by reference.

Technical field

The present invention relates to the technical field of aging cabinets, and in particular to a aging cabinet.

Background technique

Aging of meat products is to air-dry the surface of the meat products, and the microorganisms inside the meat products will naturally ferment, making the meat products more flavorful and taste better. The meat products that need to be matured are often larger and thicker, and the aging requirements require high wind speeds. The existing aging cabinets are prone to rot and deterioration of the meat products due to the lack of cold air flowing through the bottom surface, resulting in the failure of aging and the generation of harmful bacteria, causing damage to the human body. .

Contents of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a aging cabinet in which the air outlet is arranged at the lower part of the aging chamber and the return air outlet is arranged at the upper part of the aging chamber so that the cold air generated by the refrigeration device is blown upward to the bottom of the meat products to prevent the meat products from deteriorating.

In order to achieve one of the above-mentioned objects of the invention, one embodiment of the present invention provides a maturation cabinet, which includes: a maturation chamber, the lower part of which is provided with an air outlet, and the upper part is provided with an air return port; The main air duct, the return air duct located at the upper part of the ripening chamber and connected to the upper end of the main air duct, the air outlet duct located at the lower part of the ripening chamber and connected to the lower end of the main air duct, The air outlet and the return air outlet are connected to the main air duct through the air outlet duct and the return air duct respectively; a refrigeration device is arranged in the air duct and used to provide cooling energy to the ripening compartment; a fan The assembly is arranged in the air duct to allow cold air to flow upward from the air outlet through the ripening chamber and return to the air duct from the return air outlet.

As a further improvement of one embodiment of the present invention, it also includes an upper air outlet plate provided with the air outlet, The upper air outlet plate is formed as an upper side wall of the air outlet duct, and the air outlet includes an upper air outlet disposed on the top of the upper air outlet plate.

As a further improvement of one embodiment of the present invention, it also includes a lower air outlet plate formed as a lower side wall of the air outlet duct, the lower air outlet plate is provided with a protruding portion, and the protruding portion is provided on the The upper air outlet is arranged below and at an angle to the air outlet direction of the air outlet, so that the direction of the cold air is changed and the air is discharged from the upper air outlet.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the protruding portion is arranged at an angle of 60° to the air outlet direction of the air outlet duct.

As a further improvement of one embodiment of the present invention, the upper air outlet plate is provided with an air guide portion, and the air guide portion is provided at the front end of the upper air outlet. In the height direction of the ripening cabinet, the protruding portion The projection of the top of the head is on the upper air outlet located in the middle.

As a further improvement of one embodiment of the present invention, the front end of the upper air outlet plate extends downward to connect with the front end of the lower air outlet plate. The upper air outlet plate further includes a front air outlet provided at the front end.

As a further improvement of one embodiment of the present invention, the upper end of the front air outlet extends obliquely downward outside the front air outlet to form a first wind shield to allow cold air to flow to the space below the front air outlet.

As a further improvement of one embodiment of the present invention, the maturation chamber also includes a rear wall located at the rear side of the maturation chamber and a top wall located at the top of the maturation chamber; the maturation cabinet also includes a surface light source assembly and an air duct cover. The surface light source assembly and the top wall form a return air duct, the air duct cover and the rear wall form a main air duct, the upper end of the air duct cover is connected to the surface light source assembly, and the lower end is connected to the surface light source assembly. The above air outlet plate connection.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the surface light source assembly includes a surface light source body and a frame arranged around the surface light source body; the return air outlet is a front return air outlet, and the front return air outlet is disposed away from the frame. One end of the air duct cover plate; a rear return air outlet is provided on the upper end of the air duct cover plate.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the front return air outlet is composed of several strip-shaped air outlets perpendicular to the surface light source body, and the rear return air outlet is composed of several strip-shaped air outlets arranged horizontally.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the upper end of the rear return air outlet extends obliquely downward toward the side of the main air duct to form a second wind deflector, so that the return air flows through the rear return air outlet and then flows toward the main air duct. Bottom of wind duct Department blows.

As a further improvement of one embodiment of the present invention, the fan assembly includes a fan cover and a fan arranged in the fan cover. The fan cover is provided with a fan air inlet. In the front and rear direction of the maturation cabinet, the The projection of the fan air inlet overlaps with the rear return air outlet.

As a further improvement of one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of reinforcing columns are provided at the bottom of the air duct cover, and the reinforcing columns are connected to the lower air outlet plate to support the air duct cover.

One or more technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present invention have at least the following technical effects or advantages:

The ripening cabinet provided by the invention has the air outlet of the air duct set at the lower part of the ripening compartment, and the return air outlet is set at the upper part of the ripening compartment. Under the action of the fan in the air duct, the cold air is blown upward from the bottom of the ripening compartment, so that Let the cold air flow through the bottom of the meat products to prevent the bottom from rotting and deteriorating. Since the cold air has a tendency to sink downward, the sinking of part of the cold air can also get enough cold energy on the upper surface of the meat products to achieve the maturation effect without rotting or deteriorating.

Description of the drawings

Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a maturation cabinet in an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a front view of the maturation cabinet in Figure 1.

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view along line A-A in FIG. 2 .

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram from a first perspective in FIG. 3 .

Figure 5 is an enlarged view of B in Figure 4.

Figure 6 is an enlarged view of point C in Figure 4.

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram from a second perspective in FIG. 3 .

10. Box; 20. Door; 1. Shell; 2. Inner tank; 21. Top wall; 22. Side wall; 23. Back wall; 24. Bottom wall; 3. Insulation layer; 4. Maturation chamber; 5. Air duct; 51. Main air duct; 511. Air duct cover; 5111. Rear return air outlet; 5112. Second wind deflector; 512. Reinforcement column; 52. Air outlet duct; 521. Upper air outlet plate; 5211. Air guide part; 5212. First wind shield; 522. Lower air outlet plate; 5221. Projecting part; 523. Air outlet; 5231. Upper air outlet; 2532. Front air outlet; 53. Return air duct; 6. Refrigeration device; 7. Fan assembly; 71. Fan cover; 711. Fan air inlet; 712; Fan air outlet; 72. Fan; 8. Surface light source assembly; 81. Surface light source body; 82. Frame; 821. Front return air outlet; 9. Hook assembly; 91. Slide rail; 911. Sliding groove; 92. Hanging rod; 93. Hook; 94 ,Fastener.

Detailed ways

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to each embodiment shown in the drawings. However, these embodiments do not limit the present invention. Structural, method, or functional changes made by those of ordinary skill in the art based on these embodiments are all included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Terms indicating relative positions in space, such as "on," "above," "below," "below," and the like, are used herein for convenience of illustration to describe one element or feature relative to another as illustrated in the figures. Relationship between units or features. The spatially relative terms may be intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the diagram is turned over, elements described as "below" or "beneath" other elements or features would then be oriented "above" the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary term "below" may encompass both upper and lower orientations. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

Also, it should be understood that although the terms first, second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements or structures, these described objects should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish these descriptive objects from each other. For example, the first wind deflector may be called a second wind deflector, and similarly the second wind deflector may also be called a first wind deflector, without departing from the scope of the present application.

Embodiment 1 of the present invention provides a ripening cabinet, as shown in Figure 1, including: a ripening chamber 4, an air duct 5, a refrigeration device 6 and a fan assembly 7 arranged in the air duct 5. The lower part of the ripening chamber 4 is provided There is an air outlet 523, and a return air outlet is provided at the upper part; the air duct 5 includes a main air duct 51 located at the rear side of the ripening chamber 4, a return air duct 53 located at the upper part of the ripening chamber 4 and connected to the upper end of the main air duct 51. The air outlet 52 is located at the lower part of the ripening chamber 4 and is connected to the lower end of the main air duct 51. The air outlet 523 and the return air outlet are connected to the main air duct 51 through the air outlet 52 and the return air duct 53 respectively; the refrigeration device 6 is To provide cooling capacity to the ripening compartment 4; the fan assembly 7 causes the cold air to flow upward from the air outlet 523 through the ripening compartment 4 and return to the air duct 5 from the return air outlet.

The aging cabinet provided by the present invention arranges the air outlet 523 of the air duct 5 at the lower part of the aging chamber 4. The air outlet is arranged at the upper part of the ripening chamber 4. Under the action of the fan 72 in the air duct 5, the cold air is blown upward from the bottom of the ripening chamber 4, so that the cold air can flow through the bottom of the meat products to prevent the bottom from rotting and deteriorating. Due to the cold air It has a tendency to sink, and the sinking of part of the cold air can also provide enough cooling to the upper surface of the meat products to achieve the maturation effect without rottenness.

Specifically, the aging cabinet includes a box body 10 and a door body 20. The box body 10 includes an outer shell 1, an inner tank 2, and an insulation layer 3 formed between the outer shell 1 and the inner tank 2. The inner tank 2 includes a top wall 21 and a side wall. 22. The rear wall 23 and the bottom wall 24 are surrounded by the top wall 21, the side wall 22, the rear wall 23 and the bottom wall 24 to form the aforementioned ripening chamber 4. In this embodiment, the rear side of the bottom wall 24 bulges upward, and the air outlet 52 is formed within the range of the bottom wall 24 bulging upward.

The maturation cabinet also includes an upper air outlet plate 521 and a lower air outlet plate 522. The upper air outlet plate 521 and the lower air outlet plate 522 are respectively formed into the upper side wall 22 and the lower side wall 22 of the air outlet duct 52. The lower air outlet plate 522 Fixed to the bottom wall 24, the front end of the upper air outlet plate 521 is bent and extended downward, and is connected to the front end of the lower air outlet plate 522. An upper air outlet 5231 is provided at the top of the upper air outlet plate 521 , and a front air outlet 2532 is provided at the front end. The lower air outlet plate 522 is provided with a protruding portion 5221 , and the protruding portion 5221 is provided below the upper air outlet 5231 and connected to the air outlet duct 52 The air outlet direction is set at an angle. Since the protruding portion 5221 is set at an angle to the air outlet direction, it can change the direction of the cold air. The protruding portion 5221 is located below the upper air outlet 5231, which can cause the cold air to turn and blow out from the upper air outlet 5231, blowing the cold air to the ripening chamber 4 In the middle and rear parts, cold air is prevented from forming the stratosphere only from the front air outlet 2532, resulting in uneven wind speed in the ripening chamber 4.

In this embodiment, three upper air outlets 5231 are provided along the front and rear directions of the aging cabinet. Among them, the front end of the upper air outlet 5231 located in the middle is provided with an air guide portion 5211. The protruding portion 5221 is connected to the air outlet of the air outlet 52. The direction is set at an angle of 60°, and in the height direction of the aging cabinet, the projection of the top of the protruding portion 5221 is on the upper air outlet 5231 located in the middle.

When the cold air flows through the protruding portion 5221 in the air outlet duct 52, along the slope of the protruding portion 5221, part of the cold air is blown out from the upper air outlet 5231 located at the front end to the front end of the ripening chamber 4, and part of the cold air blows out from the upper air outlet 5231 located in the middle. The air outlet 5231 blows out, and with the assistance of the air guide part 5211, the cold air continues to be guided to the middle part of the ripening chamber 4. Part of the cold air is blown out from the upper air outlet 5231 at the rear end to the ripening chamber under the reflection of the slope of the protruding part 5221. 4 backend. The angle and position of the protruding portion 5221 are set so that the cold air from the air outlet 52 blows from the upper air outlet 5231 to different positions of the ripening chamber 4, which can make the wind speed in the ripening chamber 4 more even. uniform. In this embodiment, the air guide part 5211 is in an inverted V shape and is connected to the rear end of the upper air outlet 5231 located at the front end. Of course, the air guide part 5211 of the present invention is not limited to the inverted V shape. The protruding part 5221 is connected to the air outlet duct. The angle between the air outlet directions of the air outlet 52 is not limited to 60°. The air guide portion 5211 can be set according to the specific position of the upper air outlet 5231 and the angle between the protruding portion 5221 and the air outlet direction of the air outlet 52 .

Further, the upper end of the front air outlet 2532 extends obliquely downward outside the front air outlet 2532 to form a first windshield 5212. Blocked by the first windshield 5212, the cold wind blows out diagonally below the front air outlet 2532, causing the cold wind to blow. There is a space below the front end of the forward air outlet 2532 to prevent the meat products from rotting and deteriorating due to insufficient cooling at the bottom of the aging chamber 4.

The aging cabinet also includes an air duct cover 511 spaced apart from the rear wall 23, and a surface light source assembly 8 connected to the air duct cover 511. The air duct cover 511 and the rear wall 23 form a main air duct 51, and the fan assembly 7 is connected to the refrigeration unit. The devices 6 are all arranged in the main air duct 51 , wherein the fan assembly 7 includes a fan cover 71 and a fan 72 arranged in the fan cover 71 . The fan cover 71 is provided with a fan air inlet 711 and a fan air outlet 712 . The fan assembly 7 is located above the refrigeration device 6. The fan 72 will blow the return air from the return air outlet located at the upper part of the ripening chamber 4 into the air duct 5. The return air will be sucked into the fan cover 71 from the fan air inlet 711 and blown toward the refrigeration device from the fan air outlet 712. 6. The return air is refrigerated by the refrigeration device 6 to generate cold air, which is blown from the air outlet 523 located at the lower part of the ripening chamber 4 to the ripening chamber 4 .

Further, the lower end of the air duct cover 511 is connected to the upper air outlet plate 521, and the bottom of the air duct cover 511 extends downward to form several reinforcing columns 512. The reinforcing columns 512 are connected to the lower air outlet plate 522 for support. Air duct cover 511.

Further, the surface light source assembly 8 and the top wall 21 form a return air duct 53. The surface light source assembly 8 includes a surface light source body 81 and a frame 82 arranged around the surface light source body 81. The aforementioned return air outlet is a front return air outlet 821, and the front return air outlet 821 It is arranged at the end of the frame 82 away from the air duct cover 511. Cold air flows from the front return air outlet 821 through the surface light source body 81. The front and rear ends of the surface light source body 81 have the same temperature. The side close to the ripening chamber 4 and the side close to the return air duct 53 The temperature is consistent, so no condensation will form on the surface light source body 81 . In addition, the arrangement of the surface light source assembly 8 can save the cover plate of the return air duct 53 .

Furthermore, the maturation chamber 4 is also provided with a rear return air outlet 5111, and the rear return air outlet 5111 is provided at the upper end of the air duct cover 511. The front return air outlet 821 and the rear return air outlet 5111 cooperate to make the front and rear ends of the ripening chamber 4 Both can be covered by cold air to prevent a single return air outlet from causing insufficient cooling at the front or rear end of the upper part of the aging chamber 4, causing the meat products placed at the front or rear end of the upper part of the aging chamber 4 to rot and deteriorate. The front return air outlet 821 and the rear return air outlet 5111 Cooperating with the front air outlet 2532 and the upper air outlet 5231 can ensure uniform cooling capacity and uniform wind speed in the aging chamber 4, without any cooling dead spots, so that the meat product aging effect is better.

Furthermore, the upper end of the rear return air outlet 5111 extends obliquely downward toward the side of the main air duct 51 to form a second wind deflector 5112, so that the return air flows through the rear return air outlet 5111 and then blows toward the bottom of the main air duct 51 and comes from the return air duct. The return wind of 53 converges. In the front and rear direction of the aging cabinet, the projections of the fan air inlet 711 and the rear return air outlet 5111 overlap, so that the return air flowing from the rear return air outlet 5111 to the main air duct 51 can be quickly sucked into the fan cover 71 . In this embodiment, the top of the fan air inlet 711 is lower than the top of the rear return air outlet 5111. Under the action of the second wind deflector 5112, the return air can also quickly enter the fan cover 71.

Further, the front return air outlet 821 and the rear return air outlet 5111 are both in the shape of a grille. Specifically, the front return air outlet 821 is composed of several long strip-shaped air outlets perpendicular to the surface light source body 81, and the rear return air outlet 5111 is composed of several long horizontally arranged long air outlets. Composed of strip-shaped tuyere. Compared with a single square return air outlet, when the power of the fan 72 is the same, the grille-shaped return air outlet has a smaller area, which will result in a higher wind speed, which can better meet the requirements of a high wind speed in the maturation cabinet, or in other words, When the wind speed of the ripening cabinet is met, the power required by the fan 72 is smaller, which reduces the power consumption of the ripening cabinet.

Further, the aging cabinet also includes a hook assembly 9. The hook assembly 9 includes a slide rail 91 symmetrically fixed on the upper end of the side wall 22, a hanging rod 92 with both ends slidingly connected to the slide rail 91, and a hook 93 provided on the hanging rod 92. . In this embodiment, the front and rear ends of the symmetrically arranged slide rail 91 are connected with fixing members 94 to make the slide rail 91 more stable. Specifically, the slide rail 91 is provided with a sliding groove 911. Both ends of the hanging rod 92 are arranged in the sliding groove 911 and can slide along the front and rear directions of the aging cabinet. The fixing piece 94 provided at the front end is detachably engaged with the front end of the sliding groove 911. , so that the hanging rod 92 can be removed or installed according to the user's needs; the hook 93 can also be detachably hung on the hanging rod 92.

It should be understood that although this specification is described in terms of implementations, not each implementation only contains an independent technical solution. This description of the specification is only for the sake of clarity. Persons skilled in the art should take the specification as a whole and understand each individual solution. The technical solutions in the embodiments can also be appropriately combined to form other embodiments that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

The series of detailed descriptions listed above are only specific descriptions of feasible implementations of the present invention. They are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Any equivalent implementations or implementations that do not deviate from the technical spirit of the present invention are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention. All changes should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

A maturation cabinet is characterized by including:

The ripening chamber is equipped with an air outlet at the lower part and an air return outlet at the upper part;

The air duct includes a main air duct located at the rear side of the ripening compartment, a return air duct located at the upper part of the ripening compartment and connected to the upper end of the main air duct, and a return air duct located at the lower part of the ripening compartment and connected to the upper end of the main air duct. The air outlet duct is connected to the lower end of the main air duct, and the air outlet and return air outlet are connected to the main air duct through the air outlet duct and the return air duct respectively;

A refrigeration device is installed in the air duct and used to provide cooling energy to the ripening chamber;

A fan assembly is installed in the air duct to allow cold air to flow upward from the air outlet through the ripening chamber and return to the air duct from the return air outlet.
The aging cabinet according to claim 1, further comprising an upper air outlet plate provided with the air outlet, the upper air outlet plate being formed as an upper side wall of the air outlet duct, and the air outlet It includes an upper air outlet arranged on the top of the upper air outlet plate.
The aging cabinet according to claim 2, further comprising a lower air outlet plate formed as a lower side wall of the air outlet duct, and the lower air outlet plate is provided with a protruding portion, and the protruding portion It is arranged below the upper air outlet and is arranged at an angle with the air outlet direction of the air outlet duct, so that the direction of the cold air is changed and the air is discharged from the upper air outlet.
The aging cabinet according to claim 3, wherein the protruding portion is arranged at an angle of 60° to the air outlet direction of the air outlet duct.
The maturation cabinet according to claim 4, characterized in that the upper air outlet plate is provided with an air guide portion, and the air guide portion is provided at the front end of the upper air outlet, in the height direction of the maturation cabinet, The projection of the top end of the protruding portion is on the upper air outlet located in the middle.
The aging cabinet according to claim 3, characterized in that the front end of the upper air outlet plate extends downward to connect with the front end of the lower air outlet plate, and the upper air outlet plate further includes a front end provided at the front end. Air outlet.
The aging cabinet according to claim 6, wherein the upper end of the front air outlet extends obliquely downward outside the front air outlet to form a first windshield to allow cold air to flow to the space below the front air outlet.
The aging cabinet according to claim 2, characterized in that the aging chamber further includes a The rear wall at the rear side of the growing compartment and the top wall located at the top of the maturation compartment;

The aging cabinet also includes a surface light source assembly and an air duct cover. The surface light source assembly and the top wall form a return air duct, and the air duct cover and the rear wall form a main air duct. The air duct cover The upper end of the board is connected to the surface light source assembly, and the lower end is connected to the upper air outlet plate.
The aging cabinet according to claim 8, characterized in that the surface light source assembly includes a surface light source body and a frame arranged around the surface light source body; the return air outlet is a front return air outlet, and the front return air outlet is provided on the The frame is at one end away from the air duct cover; a rear return air outlet is provided on the upper end of the air duct cover.
The aging cabinet according to claim 9, characterized in that the front return air outlet is composed of a plurality of strip-shaped air outlets perpendicular to the surface light source body, and the rear return air outlet is composed of a plurality of strip-shaped air outlets arranged horizontally. composition.
The aging cabinet according to claim 9, characterized in that the upper end of the rear return air outlet extends obliquely downward toward the side of the main air duct to form a second windshield, so that the return air flows behind the rear return air outlet. Blow toward the bottom of the main air duct.
The maturation cabinet according to claim 9, characterized in that the fan assembly includes a fan cover and a fan disposed in the fan cover, the fan cover is provided with a fan air inlet, in the front and rear direction of the maturation cabinet. On the top, the projections of the fan air inlet and the rear return air outlet overlap.
The aging cabinet according to claim 3, characterized in that a plurality of reinforcing columns are provided at the bottom of the air duct cover, and the reinforcing columns are connected to the lower air outlet plate to support the air duct cover. .