CN105180557A - Storage box and refrigerator with same - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a storage box and a refrigerator with the storage box. Specifically, the present invention provides a storage box, in which a storage space for storing items is defined. The storage box includes a humidity adjustment device and a function switching device. The humidity control device has a moisturizing module for increasing or maintaining the humidity of the storage space and a drying module for reducing the humidity of the storage space. The function switching device is configured to operatively expose at least part of the moisturizing module or at least part of the drying module to the storage space, so that the storage box works in a moisturizing mode or a drying mode. In this way, the same storage space can be reused dry and wet, and the storage box can be used as an independent storage device with a wide range of applications. The present invention also provides a refrigerator, which includes at least one storage compartment and a storage box, and the storage box can be removably placed in any storage compartment, so as to provide a dry and wet storage space for the refrigerator.

Description

Storage box and refrigerator with the storage box

technical field

The invention relates to a storage device, in particular to a storage box and a refrigerator with the storage box.

Background technique

The storage of various food materials has its specific temperature and humidity requirements. Modern storage devices must not only take into account the storage temperature of these food materials, but also take into account the humidity environment of their storage to ensure the freshness of the food materials. At present, products such as refrigerators and freezers can already be equipped with dry compartments or high-humidity compartments to meet users' storage needs for food or medicinal materials that have strict humidity requirements.

However, in the prior art, the dry compartment of the refrigerator can only provide a dry environment, and the high-humidity compartment can only provide a high-humidity environment, and the user cannot flexibly adjust the use environment of each compartment according to the demand, thus causing the compartment to be idle, This results in a waste of refrigerator space.

Contents of the invention

The designer of the present invention found that there is a refrigerator with multi-functional compartments in the prior art, which regulates the humidity of the multi-functional compartments through a moisturizing module, and realizes a dry environment in the compartments by supplying air to the multi-functional compartments , so as to achieve the purpose of the compartment can be dry and wet. However, the designer of the present invention realizes that the dry environment of the multifunctional compartment requires the help of an air supply assembly, so the multifunctional compartment with the above structure is only suitable for air-cooled refrigerators, not direct-cooled refrigerators. Moreover, there must be a special compartment in the refrigerator as a multi-functional compartment, which needs to be designed separately to achieve the purpose of being dry and wet, which increases the complexity of the refrigerator structure; moreover, when the user does not need high When the storage space is wet or dry, the multi-functional compartment will occupy the limited storage space of the refrigerator, resulting in a waste of refrigerator space.

Therefore, an object of the first aspect of the present invention is to overcome at least one of the aforementioned defects, and provide a storage box with a wide range of applications and reusable wet and dry reusability.

Another object of the first aspect of the present invention is to make the switching process between the moisturizing mode and the drying mode of the storage box simpler and more convenient, and to make the structure of the storage box simpler.

The object of the second aspect of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides a storage box, which defines a storage space for storing items, and the storage box includes:

a humidity regulating device having a moisturizing module for increasing or maintaining humidity of the storage space and a drying module for reducing humidity of the storage space; and

The function switching device is configured to operatively expose at least part of the moisturizing module or at least part of the drying module to the storage space, so that the storage box works in a moisturizing mode or a drying mode.

Optionally, the moisturizing module is configured to allow the moisture in the storage space to permeate to the external environment through it when the humidity in the storage space is greater than a predetermined humidity threshold; preventing moisture in the storage space from permeating to the external environment when the predetermined humidity threshold is below; and

The drying module is configured to reduce humidity in the storage space by absorbing moisture in the storage space.

Optionally, the moisturizing module includes at least one moisture-permeable membrane with a predetermined moisture permeability threshold, and the drying module includes at least one plate-shaped component made of hygroscopic material.

Optionally, the storage box further includes a box body with an upward opening and a cover body for covering the upward opening, and an airtight seal is formed between the mating interface between the box body and the cover body; and

Both the humidity adjusting device and the function switching device are arranged on the cover, or both the humidity adjusting device and the function switching device are arranged on the side wall of the box body.

Optionally, both the moisturizing module and the drying module are fixed to the cover, and are arranged adjacent to or close to the inner surface of the cover; and

Ventilation holes are opened in at least a part of the area of the cover opposite to the moisturizing module, so that the storage space communicates with the external environment through the ventilation holes.

Optionally, the function switching device is a cover plate detachably fixed on the cover body and located below the humidity adjustment device; and

The cross-sectional area of the cover plate is greater than or equal to the cross-sectional area of any one of the moisturizing module and the drying module, so as to completely cover the moisturizing module or the drying module.

Optionally, both the moisturizing module and the drying module are held by a hollow support frame; and

The inner side of the cover has two adjacent installation parts, which are respectively used for installing the support frame clamping the moisturizing module and the support frame clamping the drying module.

Optionally, the cover plate is a cylindrical body having a peripheral wall and a bottom wall; and

The cover plate is detachably fastened to one of the mounting parts of the cover body, so that the bottom wall of the cover plate covers the moisturizing module or the drying module located at one of the mounting parts, so that the cover plate The peripheral wall surrounds the periphery of the one installation part and forms an airtight seal with the one installation part.

Optionally, the function switching device includes:

a gear configured to be rotatably disposed between the moisturizing module and the drying module around its rotating shaft extending horizontally perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the moisturizing module and the drying module;

a cover plate, located below the humidity adjustment device and the gear; wherein

The upper surface of the cover plate facing the gear is provided with teeth for meshing with the gear, so that the cover plate rotates with the gear in the direction in which the moisturizing module and the drying module are arranged Translate to selectively completely cover either the moisturizing module or the drying module.

Optionally, the cover is provided with mounting holes; and

The function switching device includes:

a knob exposed to the outside of the storage box through the mounting hole of the cover; and

The blocking plate is located under the humidity adjustment device and is connected with the knob so as to rotate with the rotation of the knob so as to selectively completely cover the moisturizing module or the drying module.

Optionally, a cavity for installing the function switching device is formed on the outer side of the cover, and a bottom notch adjacent to the bottom wall of the cavity is opened at the bottom of the cavity;

The function switching device includes a knob rotatably installed in the concave cavity, the moisturizing module and the drying module are fixed on the inner surface of the knob facing the concave cavity, so as to follow the rotation of the knob rotating so that at least part of the moisturizing module or at least part of the drying module is exposed to the storage space through the bottom opening; and

A ventilation hole is opened in at least a part of the area of the knob opposite to the moisturizing module.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the present invention also provides a refrigerator, which includes at least one storage compartment, and also includes any of the storage boxes described above, and the storage box is removably placed in any of the storage compartments. In the storage compartment, a wet and dry reusable storage space is provided for the refrigerator.

In the storage box and the refrigerator having the storage box of the present invention, since the storage box includes a humidity adjustment device having a moisturizing module and a drying module and a function switching device, the function switching device can operatively expose the moisturizing module or the drying module in storage space. Therefore, the user can expose one of the moisturizing module and the drying module to the storage space in the storage box through the function switching device. When the moisturizing module is exposed to the storage space, the storage box works in the moisturizing mode, and when the drying module is exposed to the storage space, the storage box works in the dry mode, so as to achieve the purpose of dry and wet reuse of the same storage space. Both the moisturizing mode and the drying mode of the storage box are realized by the humidity adjustment device without any external components, so the storage box of the present invention can be used as an independent storage device and can be placed in an air-cooled refrigerator , direct-cooling refrigerators, freezers or other storage devices, the storage box of the present invention can even be placed directly in an indoor environment, and has a wide range of applications.

Further, in the storage box and the refrigerator having the storage box of the present invention, since the function switching device includes a cover plate, the position of the cover plate can be manually changed so that the storage box can be in its moisturizing mode and dry mode. The modes can be switched freely without other operations or other structures, so the switching process between the moisturizing mode and the drying mode is simpler and more convenient, and the structure of the storage box is also simpler.

Further, in the storage box of the present invention and the refrigerator having the storage box, since the function switching device includes a gear and a cover plate meshed with the gear, it is possible to manually apply a small force to the cover plate or manually rotate the gear That is, the cover plate can be moved horizontally, so that the storage box can be freely switched between the moisturizing mode and the drying mode without other operations or other structures, so the switching process between the moisturizing mode and the drying mode is simpler and more convenient.

Furthermore, in the storage box and the refrigerator having the storage box of the present invention, since the function switching device includes a knob and a blocking plate connected with the knob, the blocking plate can be rotated by manually rotating the knob, so that the storage box The storage box can be freely switched between the moisturizing mode and the drying mode without other operations or other structures, so the switching process between the moisturizing mode and the drying mode is simpler and more convenient.

Furthermore, in the storage box and the refrigerator with the storage box of the present invention, since the function switching device includes a knob located in the concave cavity outside the cover body, the moisturizing module and the drying module can be driven to rotate by manually rotating the knob. , so that the storage box can freely switch between its moisturizing mode and drying mode without other operations or other structures, so the switching process between moisturizing mode and drying mode is more simple and convenient.

Those skilled in the art will be more aware of the above and other objects, advantages and features of the present invention according to the following detailed description of specific embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

Hereinafter, some specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail by way of illustration and not limitation with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals in the drawings designate the same or similar parts or parts. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. In the attached picture:

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a storage box according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural exploded view of a storage box according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural exploded view of another orientation of the storage box without its box body according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a schematic sectional view of a storage box according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural exploded view of a storage box according to another embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a storage box according to yet another embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural exploded view of a storage box according to yet another embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a storage box according to yet another embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural exploded view of a storage box according to yet another embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a storage box according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a schematic structural exploded view of a storage box according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, a storage space for storing articles is defined in the storage box 1, and the storage box 1 may be roughly in the shape of a cuboid.

In particular, the storage box 1 further includes a humidity adjusting device 10 (see FIG. 3 ) and a function switching device 20 . The humidity adjustment device 10 has a moisturizing module 11 for increasing or maintaining the humidity of the storage space and a drying module 12 for reducing the humidity of the storage space. The function switching device 20 is configured to operatively expose the moisturizing module 11 or the drying module 12 to the storage space, so that the storage box 1 works in the moisturizing mode or the drying mode. That is to say, the function switching device 20 can expose the moisturizing module 11 to the storage space under the action of external force (for example, under the action of manual operation by the user), so that the storage box 1 works in the moisturizing mode; or expose the drying module 12 to the storage space. storage space, so that the storage box 1 works in a dry mode.

That is to say, the user can expose one of the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 to the storage space in the storage box 1 through the function switching device. When the moisturizing module 11 is exposed to the storage space, the storage box 1 works in the moisturizing mode, and when the drying module 12 is exposed to the storage space, the storage box 1 works in the dry mode, so that the same storage space can be dry and wet. purpose of use. Both the moisturizing mode and the drying mode of the storage box 1 are realized by the humidity regulating device 10 , and the switching between the two modes is realized by the function switching device 20 . The above two processes do not need to rely on any external parts, so the storage box 1 of the present invention can be used as an independent storage device, and can be placed in an air-cooled refrigerator, a direct-cooled refrigerator, a freezer or other storage devices. The storage box 1 can even be directly placed in an indoor environment, and has a wide range of applications.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the moisturizing module 11 is configured to allow the moisture in the storage space to permeate to the external environment through it when the humidity in the storage space is greater than a predetermined humidity threshold. When the humidity in the storage space is below the predetermined humidity threshold, the moisture in the storage space is prevented from penetrating into the external environment through it, and the moisture in the external environment is allowed to penetrate into the storage space through it, until the humidity in the storage space reaches Predetermined humidity threshold. Specifically, in some embodiments of the present invention, the moisturizing module 11 has micropores that allow moisture to pass through in both directions. Microscopically, no matter whether the humidity in the storage space is greater than the predetermined humidity threshold, part of the moisture in the storage space penetrates into the external environment through the moisturizing module 11 and part of the moisture in the external environment penetrates into the storage space through the moisturizing module 11 . When the humidity in the storage space is below the predetermined humidity threshold, the amount of moisture penetrating from the storage space to the external environment is smaller than the amount of moisture penetrating from the external environment to the storage space. At this time, macroscopically, the moisturizing module 11 can be considered to prevent the moisture in the storage space from penetrating into the external environment through it, and allow the moisture in the external environment to permeate into the storage space through it.

Further, the drying module 12 is configured to reduce humidity in the storage space by absorbing moisture in the storage space. That is to say, the drying module 12 is a hygroscopic drying module that reduces the humidity of the storage space by absorbing moisture in the storage space.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the moisturizing module 11 may include at least one moisture-permeable membrane with a predetermined moisture-permeable threshold, and the drying module 12 may include at least one plate-shaped component made of hygroscopic material. When the moisturizing module 11 includes multiple moisture-permeable films, the multiple moisture-permeable films can be stacked or arranged side by side, and the predetermined moisture permeability thresholds of the multiple moisture-permeable films can be the same or different. When the drying module 12 includes a plurality of plate-shaped components made of hygroscopic materials, the multiple plate-shaped components can be stacked to improve the moisture absorption capacity of the drying module 12 .

In some embodiments of the present invention, the storage box 1 further includes a box body 30 with an upward opening and a cover body 40 used to cover the upward opening, and the mating interface between the box body 30 and the cover body 40 forms an airtight Sealing to prevent moisture from entering and leaving the storage space from the mating interface of the box body 30 and the cover body 40, so that the storage space can achieve a sealed environment or a high-humidity environment with controllable humidity. Specifically, an annular sealing ring 60 may be provided at the mating interface of the cover body 40 and the box body 30 to achieve an airtight seal between the two.

Further, both the humidity adjustment device 10 and the function switching device 20 may be disposed on the cover 40 , or both the humidity adjustment device 10 and the function switching device 20 may be disposed on the side wall of the box body 30 . In some embodiments of the present invention, both the humidity adjusting device 10 and the function switching device 20 are disposed on the cover 40, so as to facilitate switching of the storage mode (dry mode or moisturizing mode) of the storage box 1 .

In some embodiments of the present invention, both the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 are fixed on the cover body 40 and disposed adjacent to or close to the inner surface of the cover body 40 . That is to say, the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 can both extend parallel to the inner surface of the cover 40, in other words, the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 can be arranged adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction, and the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 There is no overlap on the cover body 40 . Further, ventilation holes 41 are opened in at least a part of the area of the cover 40 opposite to the moisturizing module 11 , so that the storage space communicates with the external environment through the ventilation holes 41 . When the moisturizing module 11 is exposed to the storage space, moisture can permeate back and forth between the storage space and the external environment through the moisturizing module 11 and the ventilation hole 41 .

Further, the function switching device 20 is a cover plate detachably fixed on the cover body 40 and located below the humidity adjustment device 10, and the cross-sectional area of the cover plate is greater than or equal to that of any module in the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12. The cross-sectional area is to completely cover the moisturizing module 11 or the drying module 12. That is, the cover plate may extend parallel to the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 . When the cover plate is detachably fixed to a certain position on the cover body 40, the cover plate can completely cover the drying module 12, while the moisturizing module 11 can be completely or partially exposed to the storage space. At this time, the storage box 1 is in the moisturizing state. model. When the cover plate is detachably fixed to another position on the cover body 40, the cover plate can completely cover the moisturizing module 11, while the drying module 12 can be completely or partially exposed to the storage space. At this time, the storage box 1 is in a dry state. model. Specifically, the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 may be in any feasible shape, such as sector, circle, square, rhombus or any irregular shape. In the embodiment of the present invention, the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 are preferably square.

Thus, the user can freely switch the storage box 1 between its moisturizing mode and drying mode by manually changing the position of the cover plate without other operations or other structures. The switching process is simpler and more convenient, and also makes the structure of the storage box 1 simpler.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural exploded view of another orientation of the storage box without its box body according to one embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 4 is a schematic structural cross-sectional view of the storage box according to one embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Fig. 1 to Fig. 4, both the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 are held by a hollow support frame. The inner side of the cover 40 has two adjacent installation parts 42 and 43 for respectively installing the supporting frame holding the moisturizing module 11 and the supporting frame holding the drying module 12 . The installation parts 42 and 43 may include square peripheral walls protruding from the inner surface of the cover 40 , and the dimensions of the two installation parts 42 and 43 are equivalent to those of the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 respectively.

The cover body 40 also has a limiting wall 44 disposed around the periphery of the installation parts 42 and 43 to define the installation area of the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 . The limiting wall 44 is a closed square peripheral wall, and forms four slots surrounding the periphery of the mounting portions 42 and 43 between it and the mounting portions 42 and 43 .

In some embodiments of the present invention, the cover plate (that is, the function switching device 20 ) may be a cylindrical body having a peripheral wall 20 a and a bottom wall 20 b. The cover plate is detachably fastened to one of the mounting parts 42 or 43 of the cover body 40, so that the bottom wall 20b of the cover plate covers the moisturizing module 11 or the drying module 12 located at one of the mounting parts 42 or 43, so that the cover plate The peripheral wall 20 a surrounds the periphery of one of the installation parts 42 or 43 and forms an airtight seal with one of the installation parts 42 or 43 . That is to say, when the cover plate is fastened to the installation part 42, its bottom wall 20b covers the moisturizing module 11 located in the installation part 42, and its peripheral wall 20a can be inserted into the slot on the periphery of the installation part 42, and passes through the slot. An airtight seal is formed between the peripheral wall 20 a of the cover plate and the mounting portion 42 . Thus, the moisturizing module 11 can be completely isolated from the storage space in the storage box 1 , so that a strictly sealed dry environment can be formed in the storage box 1 . When the cover plate is fastened to the installation part 43, its bottom wall 20b covers the drying module 12 located in the installation part 43, and its peripheral wall 20a can be inserted into a slot on the periphery of the installation part 43, and is interference fit with the slot, thereby An airtight seal is formed between the peripheral wall 20 a of the cover plate and the mounting portion 43 . Thus, the drying module 12 can be completely isolated from the storage space in the storage box 1, so as to prevent the drying module 12 from absorbing the moisture in the storage space when the storage box 1 is in the moisturizing mode, causing damage to the high-humidity storage environment. Influence.

Further, the cover plate can be made of flexible materials such as rubber, and the mounting parts 42 and 43 on the cover body 40 are made of hard plastic, so that the sealing ring between the cover plate and the mounting parts 42 and 43 can be omitted, In turn, a good airtight seal can be formed between the cover plate and the mounting portions 42 and 43 .

In some embodiments of the present invention, the cover 40 is provided with a hygrometer 50 for displaying the relative humidity in the storage space of the storage box 1 , and the hygrometer may be a pointer hygrometer or a digital hygrometer.

Fig. 5 is a schematic exploded view of a storage box according to another embodiment of the present invention. In other embodiments of the present invention, the difference from the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 is that the function switching device 20 includes Gear 21 and cover plate 22. The gear 21 is configured to be rotatably disposed between the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 around its rotating shaft 211 extending horizontally perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 . The cover plate 22 is located under the humidity adjustment device 10 and the gear 21 . The upper surface of the cover plate 22 facing the gear 21 is provided with tooth lines for meshing with the gear 21, so that the cover plate 22 translates in the arrangement direction of the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 with the rotation of the gear 21, thereby selectively completely Cover the moisturizing module 11 or the drying module 12 .

Specifically, the cover plate 22 has a force application portion protruding downward from its outer surface facing away from the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 , so that the user can apply force to the cover plate 22 through the force application portion to make it translate. In some other embodiments, the storage box 1 may also be provided with a knob connected to the rotation shaft of the gear 21 , so that the gear 21 may rotate through the rotation of the knob, thereby driving the cover plate 22 to translate in the horizontal direction.

Thus, the user can manually apply a small force to the cover plate 22 or manually rotate the gear 21 to make the cover plate 22 translate, so that the storage box 1 can freely switch between its moisturizing mode and drying mode, without other operation or by means of other structures, so the switching process between the moisturizing mode and the drying mode is simpler and more convenient.

During the translation process of the cover plate 22 with the rotation of the gear 21, the moisturizing module 11 can be completely or partially exposed to the storage space of the storage box 1. At this time, the cover plate 22 completely covers the drying module 12, and the storage box 1 is in the Hydration mode. During the translation process of the cover plate 22 with the rotation of the gear 21, the drying module 12 can also be completely or partially exposed to the storage space of the storage box 1. At this time, the cover plate 22 completely covers the moisturizing module 11, and the storage box 1 in dry mode.

Further, the gear 21 is a bar gear extending along the direction of its rotation axis 211 . That is to say, the gear 21 can be a bar gear extending along the width direction of the cover 40 , and the length of the gear 21 is equivalent to the length of the teeth of the cover 22 , so as to drive the cover 22 to translate more evenly.

Referring to FIG. 5 , in other embodiments of the present invention, the cover plate 22 has two opposite side walls 223 and 224 extending upward from its body 222 in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis 211 of the gear 21 . The sidewalls 223 and 224 of the cover body 40 can slide in two slots extending in parallel along the arrangement direction of the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 . Each side wall has a strip-shaped hole that allows the rotation shaft 211 of the gear 21 to pass therethrough, and the strip-shaped hole extends along the alignment direction of the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 to allow the rotation shaft during the translation process of the cover plate 22. 211 moves relative to the cover plate 22 in the strip hole. Specifically, the side wall 223 of the cover plate 22 defines a strip-shaped hole 2231 extending along its length direction, and the side wall 224 of the cover plate 22 defines a strip-shaped hole 2241 extending along its length direction. The rotating shafts 211 on the two end surfaces of the gear 21 can be rotatably arranged on the cover body 40 through the bar-shaped hole 2231 and the bar-shaped hole 2241 respectively. When the cover plate 22 translates along the arrangement direction of the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 with the rotation of the gear 21 , the rotating shaft 211 moves relative to the cover plate 22 in the bar-shaped hole 2231 and the bar-shaped hole 2241 . It can be seen that by providing strip holes on the side wall of the cover plate 22, the cover plate 22 can be allowed to translate between the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12, and the structural interference between the cover plate 22 and the gear 21 can be avoided. .

Fig. 6 is a schematic structure diagram of a storage box according to another embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 7 is an exploded schematic diagram of a storage box according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , in some other embodiments of the present invention, different from the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 , the cover body 40 is provided with an installation hole 45 . The function switching device 20 includes a knob 23 and a blocking plate 24 . The knob 23 is exposed to the outside of the storage box 1 through the mounting hole 45 of the cover 40 . The blocking plate 24 is located below the humidity adjusting device 10 and is connected with the knob 23 to rotate with the rotation of the knob 23 so as to selectively completely cover the moisturizing module 11 or the drying module 12 .

That is to say, the barrier plate 24 extends along a direction parallel to the inner surface of the cover 40 and is located below the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 . When the knob 23 is rotated to a certain position, the moisturizing module 11 can be fully or partially exposed to the storage space of the storage box 1. At this time, the blocking plate 24 completely covers the drying module 12, and the storage box 1 is in the moisturizing mode. When the knob 23 is rotated to another position, the drying module 12 can be fully or partially exposed to the storage space of the storage box 1, at this time, the blocking plate 24 completely covers the moisturizing module 11, and the storage box 1 is in the drying mode.

It can be seen that the user can rotate the blocking plate 24 by manually rotating the knob 23, so that the storage box 1 can freely switch between its moisturizing mode and drying mode without other operations or other structures. The switching process between drying modes is simpler and more convenient.

In some other embodiments of the present invention, the knob 23 and the blocking plate 24 can be connected through the rotating shaft 25 , and the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 are located directly above at least part of the area formed by the rotating of the blocking plate 24 around the rotating shaft 25 . Those skilled in the art should understand that the area formed by the rotation of the barrier plate 24 around the axis of rotation 25 is the area that the barrier plate 24 passes through and covers when it rotates around the axis of rotation 25. The formed area is a ring with a certain width, that is, a hollow circle. The orthographic projections of the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 in the plan view direction do not overlap, and all fall into the area formed by the rotation of the blocking plate 24 around the rotating shaft 25, so that the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 can be completely covered by the blocking plate 24. cover up. The moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 can be in any feasible shape, such as sector, circle, square, rhombus or any irregular shape.

Further, the blocking plate 24 , the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 may all be fan-shaped plates, and the fan-shaped angle of the blocking plate 24 is greater than or equal to the fan-shaped angle of the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 . Specifically, the blocking plate 24, the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 can all be fan-shaped plates with a fan angle of 180°, that is, the blocking plate 24, the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 can all be semi-circular. Both the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 can be fixed on the inner surface of the cover body 40 through fan-shaped brackets, and the fan-shaped brackets can be made of light materials such as plastic.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a storage box according to another embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 9 is an exploded schematic diagram of a storage box according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Fig. 8 and Fig. 9, in some other embodiments of the present invention, different from the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 4, a concave cavity 46 for installing a function switching device is formed on the outside of the cover body 40, the concave cavity The bottom of the cavity 46 defines a bottom notch 462 adjacent to the bottom wall 461 of the cavity 46 . The function switching device includes a knob 26 rotatably installed in the concave cavity 46, and the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 are fixed on the inner surface of the knob 26 facing the concave cavity 46, so that at least part of the moisturizing module 11 Or at least part of the drying module 12 is exposed to the storage space through the bottom cutout 462 . A ventilation hole 261 is opened in at least a part of the area of the knob 26 opposite to the moisturizing module 11 , so that the storage space communicates with the external environment through the ventilation hole 261 . When the moisture retention module 11 is exposed to the storage space through the bottom gap 462 , moisture can permeate back and forth between the storage space and the external environment through the moisture retention module 11 and the ventilation hole 261 .

Thus, the user can manually rotate the knob 26 to drive the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 to rotate, so that the storage box 1 can be freely switched between the moisturizing mode and the drying mode without other operations or other structures, so the moisture The switching process between mode and dry mode is more simple and convenient.

Further, the surface area of the bottom wall 461 of the concave cavity is greater than or equal to the cross-sectional area of any module in the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12, so that the moisturizing module 11 or the drying module 12 is covered by the bottom wall 461 of the concave cavity 46 with the rotation of the knob 26. Cover up completely. That is to say, the bottom wall 461 of the cavity 46 extends along the horizontal direction and is located below the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 . When the knob 26 is rotated to a certain position, the moisturizing module 11 can be completely or partially exposed to the storage space of the storage box 1 through the bottom gap 462 of the concave cavity 46 , and at this time the bottom wall 461 of the concave cavity 46 completely covers the drying module 12 , storage box 1 is in moisturizing mode. When the knob 26 is rotated to another position, the drying module 12 can be completely or partially exposed to the storage space of the storage box 1 through the bottom gap 462 of the concave cavity 46, and the bottom wall 461 of the concave cavity 46 completely covers the moisturizing module. 11. Storage box 1 is in drying mode. The moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 can be in any feasible shape, such as sector, circle, square, rhombus or any irregular shape.

In some other embodiments of the present invention, the center of the bottom of the concave cavity 46 is provided with a mounting portion 463 for rotating connection with the knob 21, and the bottom wall 461 of the concave cavity 46 is centered on the center of the mounting portion 463 and adjacent to A fan-shaped wall on the periphery of the mounting portion 463 . Those skilled in the art should understand that the bottom of the cavity 46 refers to the area formed by the bottom wall 461 and the bottom notch 462 of the cavity 46 . Specifically, in the embodiment of the present invention, the concave cavity 46 may be approximately a cylindrical cavity, and its bottom is approximately circular, that is, the area formed by the bottom wall 461 and the bottom notch 462 is approximately circular. The center of the bottom of the concave cavity 46 is an area that spreads outward around the center of the circular bottom. The area may be a circular area, that is, the cross section of the mounting portion 463 may be approximately circular with a central through hole. The cavity bottom wall 461 and the mounting portion 463 can be integrally formed, or can be assembled to form a whole.

Further, both the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 are generally fan-shaped plates with the center of the installation part 463 as the center, that is, both are generally fan-shaped plates concentric with the installation part 463 . Specifically, the fan angles of the bottom wall 461 of the cavity 46 , the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 may all be 180°. Both the moisturizing module 11 and the drying module 12 can be fixed on the inner surface of the cover body 40 through fan-shaped brackets, and the fan-shaped brackets can be made of light materials such as plastic.

The present invention also provides a refrigerator, and FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention. The refrigerator 2 includes at least one storage compartment and the storage box 1 in any of the above embodiments, and the storage box 1 is removably placed in any storage compartment of the refrigerator 2, so as to provide the refrigerator 2 with wet and dry reuse storage space. The refrigerator 2 can be an air-cooled refrigerator or a direct-cooled refrigerator.

Those skilled in the art should understand that the humidity referred to in the embodiment of the present invention is relative humidity, and the refrigerator 2 involved in the present invention includes but is not limited to a refrigerator in the general sense, and may also include freezing and refrigerating devices such as refrigerators and freezers.

Those skilled in the art should also understand that the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer", "top", "bottom", "vertical", "horizontal" etc. The terms used to express the orientation or positional relationship are based on the actual use state of the storage box 1. These terms are only for the convenience of describing and understanding the technical solution of the present invention, rather than indicating or implying the device or missing parts. Must be in a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and operate in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the invention.

So far, those skilled in the art should appreciate that, although a number of exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described in detail herein, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, the disclosed embodiments of the present invention can still be used. Many other variations or modifications consistent with the principles of the invention are directly identified or derived from the content. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention should be understood and deemed to cover all such other variations or modifications.

Claims (12)

1. a parcel tray, is limited with the storage space for storing articles, it is characterized in that in it, described parcel tray comprises:

Humidity control apparatus, has the irradiation modules for improving or keep the moisturizing module of the humidity of described storage space and the humidity for reducing described storage space; With

Function change-over device, is configured to operationally at least part of described moisturizing module or at least part of described irradiation modules are exposed to described storage space, works in moisturizing pattern or drying mode to make described parcel tray.

2. parcel tray according to claim 1, is characterized in that,

Described moisturizing block configuration becomes to allow when the humidity in described storage space is greater than predetermined moisture threshold value moisture in described storage space by its outwardly environment seepage, stops moisture in described storage space by its outwardly environment seepage when the humidity in described storage space is below described predetermined moisture threshold value; And

Described irradiation modules is configured to the humidity reduced by the moisture absorbed in described storage space in described storage space.

3. parcel tray according to claim 2, is characterized in that,

Described moisturizing module comprises the moisture permeable membrane that at least one has predetermined moisture-inhibiting threshold value, and described irradiation modules comprises at least one plate-shaped member be made up of hygroscopic material.

4. parcel tray according to claim 1, is characterized in that,

Described parcel tray also comprises the box body with upward opening and the lid for upward opening described in capping, is formed gas-tight seal between the cooperation interface of described box body and described lid; And

Described humidity control apparatus and described function change-over device are all located on described lid, or described humidity control apparatus and described function change-over device are all located on the sidewall of described box body.

5. parcel tray according to claim 4, is characterized in that,

Described moisturizing module and described irradiation modules are all fixed on described lid, and are close to or are close to the inner surface setting of described lid; And

Air vent is offered, to make described storage space by described air vent and external environment connect at least part of region relative with described moisturizing module of described lid.

6. parcel tray according to claim 5, is characterized in that,

Described function change-over device is removably be fixed on described lid and the cover plate be positioned at below described humidity control apparatus; And

The cross-sectional area of described cover plate is more than or equal to the cross-sectional area of arbitrary module in described moisturizing module and described irradiation modules, to hide described moisturizing module or described irradiation modules completely.

7. parcel tray according to claim 6, is characterized in that,

Described moisturizing module and described irradiation modules clamp by the carriage of hollow; And

The inner side of described lid has two installation portions be disposed adjacent, and holds the carriage of described moisturizing module to be respectively used to mounting clamp and to be clamped with the carriage of described irradiation modules.

8. parcel tray according to claim 7, is characterized in that,

Described cover plate is the cylindrical body with perisporium and diapire; And

Described cover plate removably fastens one of them installation portion to described lid, cover the moisturizing module being positioned at one of them installation portion described or irradiation modules to make the diapire of described cover plate, make the perisporium of described cover plate be looped around the periphery of one of them installation portion described and be formed gas-tight seal with one of them installation portion described.

9. parcel tray according to claim 5, is characterized in that,

Described function change-over device comprises:

Gear, is configured to be arranged between described moisturizing module and described irradiation modules rotationally around its turning cylinder perpendicular to the orientation horizontal-extending of described moisturizing module and described irradiation modules;

Cover plate, is positioned at the below of described humidity control apparatus and described gear; Wherein

The upper surface towards described gear of described cover plate is provided with for the groove with described gears meshing, to make described cover plate with rotation translation in the orientation of described moisturizing module and described irradiation modules of described gear, thus optionally hide described moisturizing module or described irradiation modules completely.

10. parcel tray according to claim 5, is characterized in that,

Described lid offers installing hole; And

Described function change-over device comprises:

Knob, it is exposed to the outside of described parcel tray by the installing hole of described lid; And

Baffler, it is positioned at the below of described humidity control apparatus, and is connected with described knob, rotates, thus optionally hide described moisturizing module or described irradiation modules completely with the rotation with described knob.

11. parcel trays according to claim 4, is characterized in that,

The outside of described lid is formed with the cavity for installing described function change-over device, and the bottom of described cavity offers the bottom notch adjacent with the diapire of described cavity;

Described function change-over device comprises the knob be rotatably installed in described cavity, described moisturizing module and described irradiation modules are all fixed on the inner surface towards described cavity of described knob, are exposed to described storage space to make at least part of described moisturizing module or at least part of described irradiation modules with the rotation of described knob by described bottom notch; And

Air vent is offered at least part of region relative with described moisturizing module of described knob.

12. 1 kinds of refrigerators, comprise room between at least one storing, it is characterized in that, also comprise the parcel tray described in any one of claim 1-11, described parcel tray to be held between arbitrary described storing in room removedly, thinks that described refrigerator provides dry wet multiplexing storage space.