CN107144077B - Refrigerating device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a refrigeration device, which includes an outer shell, an inner tank arranged in the outer shell, and a drainage pipe connected to the inner tank. The outer shell is provided with an installation cavity, and the drain outlet of the drainage pipe is located at the In the installation cavity, the drainage pipe is provided with an elastic blocking member that can move up and down for closing the drainage outlet, and the pipe located above the drainage outlet is a water storage pipe section; the refrigeration The device also includes a water receiving component. The water receiving component includes a water receiving container. The water receiving container is provided with a protruding structure for lifting the elastic blocking member to open the drain outlet. The water receiving container Detachably installed in the installation cavity. Realize the automatic control of the drain pipe switch of the refrigeration device, making it convenient for users to use and improve user experience.

Description

Refrigeration unit

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of refrigeration technology, and in particular to a refrigeration device.

Background technique

At present, refrigeration devices (refrigerators, freezers, etc.) are common electrical appliances in people's daily lives. The inner tank of the refrigeration device is usually equipped with a drainage pipe. Correspondingly, the casing of the refrigeration device is also equipped with a water receiving box, and the drainage pipe collects water. Drain into the water box. However, when the water in the water receiving box is full, the user needs to use a drain plug from the inside of the liner to seal the drain pipe, and then the water receiving box can be taken out of the casing. It can be seen from the above that in the refrigeration device in the prior art, if the drain pipe is plugged with a drain plug inside, the internal water will soak the goods, and the drain plug needs to be manually controlled during drainage. If the drain plug is not installed, water will accumulate in the water box. If it is full and no one pours water, the accumulated water will overflow from the water box, causing inconvenience for users and cumbersome operation. How to design a refrigeration device that automatically controls the drain pipe switch and is user-friendly to improve user experience is a technical problem to be solved by the present invention.

Contents of the invention

The invention provides a refrigeration device, which enables the refrigeration device to automatically control the switch of the drain pipe, making it convenient for users to use and improving user experience.

In order to achieve the above technical objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

A refrigeration device, including an outer shell, an inner tank arranged in the outer shell, and a drainage pipe connected to the inner tank. The outer shell is provided with an installation cavity, and the drainage outlet of the drainage pipe is located in the installation cavity. It is characterized in that the drainage pipe is provided with an elastic blocking member for automatically closing the drainage outlet using elastic force, and the pipe located at the upper part of the drainage outlet is a water storage pipe section; the refrigeration device also It includes a water receiving component, and the water receiving component includes a water receiving container. The water receiving container is provided with a convex structure for overcoming the elastic force of the elastic blocking member to open the drainage outlet. The water receiving container can Detachable and installed in the installation cavity.

Further, the elastic blocking member includes an elastic member and a plug connected to the elastic member. The plug is disposed in the drain outlet, and the elastic member is used to apply downward elastic force to the plug. So that the plug closes the drain outlet; the lower part of the plug is also connected with a push rod, and the convex structure is used to push up the push rod so that the plug opens the drain outlet.

Further, the elastic member is a spring, and the spring is sleeved on the push rod; or the elastic member is an elastic piece, and the elastic piece is against the upper part of the plug; or the elastic member is Elastic rope, the elastic rope spans the upper part of the plug.

Further, a floating ball is provided in the water receiving container, and the floating ball is used to close the drain outlet after the water in the water receiving container reaches a set value.

Further, the floating ball is provided with a first push rod, the first push rod is provided with a sealing plug, and the convex structure is provided with a first passage for the first push rod to extend. hole; and/or, the lower end of the push rod is provided with a seal for sealing the lower part of the drain outlet, the float is provided with a second push rod for pushing the seal to move upward, the convex The structure is provided with a second through hole for the second push rod to extend.

Further, a sleeve is provided at the lower part of the protruding structure, the upper port of the sleeve is the through hole, and the push rod is inserted into the sleeve.

Furthermore, the water receiving container is provided with a guide groove for guiding the floating ball to move up and down.

Further, an annular rubber plug is provided in the drain outlet, and the ejector pin is inserted into the annular rubber plug.

Further, the protruding structure is provided with an inclined surface for guiding the elastic blocking member to move up and down.

Further, the water receiving container is provided with a water level gauge or a water level observation window.

Compared with the existing technology, the advantages and positive effects of the present invention are: by arranging an elastic blocking member in the drainage outlet at the lower part of the drainage pipe, the elastic blocking member can automatically block the water by using its own elasticity without being subject to external force. Drain port, so that the user does not need to manually plug the drain pipe through the drain plug from the inner tank of the refrigeration device, and after the water receiving container is installed into the installation cavity, the raised structure of the water receiving container can lift up the elastic sealing piece to open the drain outlet. In actual use, when the water container is filled with water, the user can directly take out the water container from the installation cavity and use the elastic blocking piece to automatically close the drain outlet to avoid the inner tank. The water in the container is discharged from the drain outlet. At the same time, the water storage pipe section on the upper part of the drain pipe can continue to collect the water in the inner container to avoid water accumulation in the inner container and cause the goods to be immersed. The refrigeration device can automatically control the drain pipe switch, making it convenient for users. To improve user experience.

Description of the drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description These are some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without exerting any creative effort.

Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the refrigeration device of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a second cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the refrigeration device of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a partial enlarged schematic diagram of area A in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the water receiving assembly in the embodiment of the refrigeration device of the present invention;

Figure 5 is a partial structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the refrigeration device of the present invention;

Figure 6 is a partial structural schematic diagram 2 of an embodiment of the refrigeration device of the present invention;

Figure 7 is a partial structural schematic diagram 3 of an embodiment of the refrigeration device of the present invention;

Figure 8 is a partial structural diagram 4 of an embodiment of the refrigeration device of the present invention.

Detailed ways

In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments These are some embodiments of the present invention, rather than all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

As shown in Figures 1 to 4, the refrigeration device of this embodiment includes a shell 1, an inner tank 11 arranged in the outer shell 1, and a drainage pipe 2 connected to the inner tank 11. The outer shell 1 is provided with an installation Cavity 12. The drainage outlet of the drainage pipe 2 is located in the installation cavity 12. The drainage pipe 2 is provided with an elastic blocking member 21 that can move up and down for closing the drainage opening. The pipe 2 located at the upper part of the drain outlet is a water storage pipe section 20; the refrigeration device also includes a water receiving assembly 3, the water receiving assembly 3 includes a water receiving container 31, and the water receiving container 31 is provided with a The elastic force of the elastic blocking member 21 pushes up the elastic blocking member 21 to open the convex structure 311 of the drain outlet. The water receiving container 31 is detachably installed in the installation cavity 12 .

Specifically, the refrigeration device of this embodiment is provided with an elastic blocking member 21 in the drain outlet of the drain pipe 2. The elastic blocking member 21 can use its own elastic force to automatically block and close the drain outlet without being affected by external force, and the water receiving assembly 3. Use the water receiving container 31 to collect the water discharged from the drainage pipe 2. After the water receiving container 31 is installed in the installation cavity 12, the protruding structure 311 on the water receiving container 31 will push up the elastic blocking member 21, thereby making the elastic The blocking member 21 moves upward to open the drain port, allowing the water in the inner tank 11 to be discharged from the drain pipe 2 into the water receiving container 31; and after the water receiving container 31 is filled with water and taken out from the installation cavity 12, due to the elasticity The blocking member 21 is not subject to external force exerted by the protruding structure 311. The elastic blocking member 21 falls under its own elastic force and automatically blocks and closes the drain outlet, thereby effectively preventing the drain pipe 2 from continuing to drain water after the water container 31 is taken out. The problem of contaminating the ground; in addition, since the water storage pipe section 20 formed on the upper part of the drainage pipe 2 can continue to collect the water in the inner tank 11, it is avoided that after the water receiving container 31 is taken out, the inner tank 11 will accumulate water and cause the goods to be immersed in water. After the water receiving container 31 is disassembled and assembled, the drain pipe 2 can be automatically opened and closed through the elastic blocking member 21, without the user having to manually place the drain plug from the inner tank 11, which is convenient for the user. The water receiving container 31 may be provided with a water level gauge or a water level observation window to facilitate the user to check the amount of water in the water receiving container 31 . The refrigeration device of this embodiment includes two water receiving modes: a main water receiving mode and an auxiliary water receiving mode. Specifically, in the main water receiving mode, the protruding structure 311 will push up the elastic blocking member 21 to open the drain pipe 2. The water in the tank 11 is discharged from the drain pipe 2 into the water receiving container 31; in the auxiliary water receiving mode, the water receiving container 31 is taken out from the installation cavity 12, and the elastic blocking member 21 moves down to block it by relying on its own elastic force. The water in the drainage pipe 2 and the inner tank 11 is temporarily stored in the water storage pipe section 20 of the drainage pipe 2 .

The elastic plugging member 21 in this embodiment may include a plug 211 and a push rod 212 connected to the lower part of the plug 211, and an elastic member 214 for applying elastic force to the plug 211; after the water receiving container 31 is arranged in the installation cavity 12, the protruding structure 311 pushes up the push rod 212, and the plug 211 is away from the drain port; after the water receiving container 31 is removed from the installation cavity 12, the plug 211 blocks the drain port. Specifically, the push rod 212 will extend to the outside of the drain pipe, and during the installation of the water receiving container 31, the push rod 212 abuts against the protruding structure 311, so that the push rod 212 is pushed up to drive the plug 211 to move upward. The raised structure 311 is provided with an inclined surface 314 for guiding the elastic plugging member 21 to move up and down. When the water receiving container 31 is loaded into the installation cavity 12, the top rod 212 gradually moves up along the inclined surface 314 and finally abuts against the upper end surface of the raised structure 311. Preferably, in order to improve the sealing performance of the drain port, an annular rubber plug 22 is provided in the drain port, and the top rod 212 is inserted into the annular rubber plug 22. The elastic plugging member 21 cooperates with the annular rubber plug 22 to better seal and close the drain port. In addition, the elastic member 214 in this embodiment can be a spring, a spring sheet or an elastic rope or other elastic member. The elastic member 214 can drive the plug 211 to automatically move down to seal and close the drain outlet of the drain pipe 2 after the water receiving container 31 is removed. For example, the elastic member 214 is a spring, which is sleeved on the top rod 212. The spring can apply a pulling force to the plug 211 through the top rod 212; or, the elastic member 214 is a spring sheet, one end of which is inserted into the drain pipe 2, and the other end is against the upper part of the plug 211; or, the elastic member 214 is an elastic rope, which spans the upper part of the plug 211.

Furthermore, a floating ball 32 is provided in the water receiving container 31, and the floating ball 32 is used to close the drain outlet after the water in the water receiving container 31 reaches a set value. Specifically, in order to avoid overflowing when the water receiving container 31 receives too much water, a floating ball 32 is provided in the water receiving container 31. The floating ball 32 can automatically rise and fall according to the water level in the water receiving container 31. After the water level in the container 31 reaches the set value, the float 32 rises to a specific height position to close the drain outlet. There are many ways for the float 32 to close the drain outlet, such as: the lower end of the push rod 212 A seal 213 is provided for sealing the lower part of the drain outlet. The float 32 is provided with a push rod 321 for pushing the seal 213 to move upward. The protruding structure 311 is provided with a push rod 321 for pushing the seal 213 upward. The through hole 312 protruding from the rod 321 is located below the drain outlet after the water receiving container 31 is installed in the installation cavity 12. When the float 32 rises following the water level, The push rod 321 will gradually approach the drain outlet. As the water level continues to rise, the push rod 321 extends from the through hole 312 and moves upward against the seal 213, so that the seal 213 blocks the drain outlet; or, the float 32 moves upward A push rod 321 is provided with a sealing plug (not shown). The protruding structure 311 is provided with a through hole 312 for the push rod to extend. The float 32 follows the water level. During the rising process, the drain outlet is directly blocked by the sealing plug on the push rod 321. Preferably, in order to ensure that the push rod 321 can smoothly extend from the through hole 312, a sleeve 313 is provided at the lower part of the protruding structure 311, and the upper port of the sleeve 313 is the through hole 312. The push rod 321 is inserted into the sleeve 313; in addition, the water receiving container 31 is provided with a guide groove 315 for guiding the floating ball 32 to move up and down.

The specific usage process is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings: As shown in Figure 5, during the process of installing the water receiving container 31 into the installation cavity 12, the inclined surface 314 will gradually lift up the elastic blocking member 21; as shown in Figure 6 , after the water receiving container 31 is installed in place, the elastic blocking member 21 is lifted up by the convex structure 311, and the drain outlet is opened; as shown in Figure 2, under normal use, the water in the inner tank 11 is discharged into the drain pipe 2 through the drain pipe 2. In the water receiving container 31; as shown in Figure 7, after the water receiving container 31 is filled with water, the floating ball 32 will block the drain outlet through the seal 213 at the lower part of the elastic blocking member 21; as shown in Figure 8, the water receiving container 31 is filled with water. During the process of taking out the container 31, the elastic blocking member 21 uses its own elastic force to descend and automatically blocks the drain outlet through the plug 211.

Compared with the existing technology, the advantages and positive effects of the present invention are: by arranging an elastic blocking member in the drainage outlet at the lower part of the drainage pipe, the elastic blocking member can automatically block the water by using its own elasticity without being subject to external force. Drain port, so that the user does not need to manually plug the drain pipe through the drain plug from the inner tank of the refrigeration device, and after the water receiving container is installed into the installation cavity, the raised structure of the water receiving container can lift up the elastic sealing piece to open the drain outlet. In actual use, when the water container is filled with water, the user can directly take out the water container from the installation cavity and use the elastic blocking piece to automatically close the drain outlet to avoid the inner tank. The water in the container is discharged from the drain outlet. At the same time, the water storage pipe section on the upper part of the drain pipe can continue to collect the water in the inner container to avoid water accumulation in the inner container and cause the goods to be immersed. The refrigeration device can automatically control the drain pipe switch, making it convenient for users. To improve user experience.

Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, but not to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that it can still be used Modifications are made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions are made to some of the technical features; however, these modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims (9)

1. The refrigerating device comprises a shell, an inner container arranged in the shell and a drain pipe connected with the inner container, wherein an installation cavity is arranged in the shell, and a drain outlet of the drain pipe is positioned in the installation cavity; the refrigerating device further comprises a water receiving assembly, the water receiving assembly comprises a water receiving container, a protruding structure for overcoming the elasticity of the elastic plugging piece to open the water outlet is arranged on the water receiving container, and the water receiving container is detachably arranged in the mounting cavity;

the water receiving container is internally provided with a floating ball, and the floating ball is used for closing the water outlet after the water in the water receiving container reaches a set value.

2. The refrigeration unit as recited in claim 1 wherein said elastic blocking member includes an elastic member and a stopper connected to said elastic member, said stopper being disposed in said drain opening, said elastic member being adapted to apply a downward elastic force to said stopper so that said stopper closes said drain opening; the lower part of the plug is also connected with a push rod, and the protruding structure is used for jacking the push rod so that the plug can open the water outlet.

3. The refrigeration unit as set forth in claim 2 wherein said resilient member is a spring, said spring being sleeved on said ejector rod; or the elastic piece is a spring piece, and the spring piece is abutted against the upper part of the plug; or the elastic piece is an elastic rope, and the elastic rope spans the upper part of the plug.

4. The refrigeration device according to claim 2, wherein a first push rod is arranged on the floating ball, a sealing plug is arranged on the first push rod, and a first through hole for the first push rod to extend out is arranged on the protruding structure; and/or the lower end part of the ejector rod is provided with a sealing element for sealing the lower part of the water outlet, the floating ball is provided with a second push rod for pushing the sealing element to move upwards, and the convex structure is provided with a second through hole for the second push rod to extend out.

5. The refrigerating apparatus as recited in claim 4 wherein a sleeve is provided at a lower portion of the projection structure, an upper port of the sleeve is the through hole, and the push rod is inserted in the sleeve.

6. A refrigerating apparatus as recited in claim 3, wherein a guide groove for guiding the floating ball to move up and down is provided in the water receiving container.

7. The refrigeration unit as recited in claim 2 wherein an annular rubber plug is provided in said drain opening, said ejector pin being inserted in said annular rubber plug.

8. A refrigerating apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the projection structure is provided with an inclined surface for guiding the elastic blocking member to move up and down.

9. A refrigeration unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein the water receiving container is provided with a water level gauge or a water level viewing window.