CN107996674B - Thawing device and refrigeration equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a thawing device and refrigeration equipment, wherein the thawing device comprises: the thawing box is provided with a water inlet and a water outlet; the inner container is arranged in the unfreezing box and is provided with a storage cavity for containing food, and the unfreezing cavity communicated with the water inlet and the water outlet is defined between the outer wall surface of the inner container and the inner wall surface of the unfreezing box. According to the thawing device provided by the embodiment of the invention, the thawing box with the inner container is arranged, so that a thawing cavity is defined in the thawing box, and rapid heat exchange with food in the inner container is realized through the thawing cavity, so that a thawing effect is realized; meanwhile, the loss of food juice is avoided, and the taste of meat is ensured; the water used for unfreezing can be reused, and the waste of water resources is avoided.

Description

Thawing device and refrigeration equipment

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, in particular to a thawing device and refrigeration equipment.

Background

At present, when a user uses refrigeration equipment, the user generally has thawing requirements, cold water is generally adopted for thawing, however, various problems exist in the existing thawing mode, for example, nitrogen and vitamins can be dissolved out from cold water, juice can run off, microorganisms can be bred in meat soaking water, meat quality and the taste of the user are affected, and an improvement space exists.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. Therefore, the invention provides the unfreezing device which is fast in unfreezing and good in effect.

The invention also provides refrigeration equipment with the thawing device.

The thawing apparatus according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention comprises: the thawing box is provided with a water inlet and a water outlet; the inner container is arranged in the unfreezing box and is provided with a storage cavity for containing food, and the unfreezing cavity communicated with the water inlet and the water outlet is defined between the outer wall surface of the inner container and the inner wall surface of the unfreezing box.

According to the thawing device provided by the embodiment of the invention, the thawing box with the inner container is arranged, so that a thawing cavity is defined in the thawing box, and rapid heat exchange with food in the inner container is realized through the thawing cavity, so that a thawing effect is realized; meanwhile, the loss of food juice is avoided, and the taste of meat is ensured; the water used for unfreezing can be reused, and the waste of water resources is avoided.

According to the thawing apparatus of the embodiment of the present invention, the thawing box includes: the box body is provided with an open opening at one side so as to be suitable for taking and placing the inner container from the open opening; the lid, the lid is established in opening department, just the box body with at least one in the inner bag with lid sealing connection.

Alternatively, the open opening is formed at a front side of the case body, and the water inlet and the water outlet are formed at a top wall and a bottom wall of the thawing box, respectively.

Optionally, the inner container has a food taking and placing opening which is open in the same direction as the opening, and the cover is used for opening and closing the food taking and placing opening of the inner container.

Furthermore, the outer periphery of the food taking and placing opening is provided with a flanging extending outwards, the flanging extends along the circumferential direction of the food taking and placing opening, and the flanging or the cover body is hermetically connected with the outer periphery of the opening so as to seal a gap between the inner container and the box body.

Specifically, the cartridge includes: a peripheral wall extending along a length direction of the inner container and having a U-shaped cross section; the top wall is connected to the top side of the peripheral wall, the bottom wall is connected to the bottom side of the peripheral wall, and at least one of the peripheral wall, the top wall and the bottom wall is provided with a water guide channel communicated with the unfreezing cavity.

Optionally, the water inlet is formed on the top wall and the top wall has a plurality of water inlet channels which are radial and centered on the water inlet, and the water inlet channels form a part of the water guide channel.

Optionally, the water outlet is formed in the bottom wall, the bottom wall is provided with a plurality of water outlet channels which take the water outlet as a center and are in an emission shape, and the water outlet channels form a part of the water guide channel.

Optionally, the inner wall surface of the peripheral wall is provided with a plurality of protrusions arranged at intervals, each protrusion extends along the length direction of the peripheral wall, a water chute is defined between every two adjacent protrusions, and the water chute forms a part of the water guide channel.

The thawing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes: and the water inlet joint is connected to the water inlet and is suitable for being connected with a water source.

According to the thawing device provided by the embodiment of the invention, the inner container is a heat conductor.

Specifically, the inner container is an aluminum material.

According to the refrigeration equipment of the second aspect of the invention, the thawing device of the first aspect of the invention is adopted, so that the thawing effect is realized, meanwhile, the food juice is prevented from being lost, the taste of meat is ensured, and the utilization rate of water resources is improved.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a refrigeration unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a thawing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of the use of a thawing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

the thawing apparatus 100, the refrigerating device 200,

the thawing box 10, the water inlet 101, the water outlet 102, the thawing chamber 103, the box body 11, the peripheral wall 111, the protrusion 1111, the water chute 1112, the top wall 112, the water inlet channel 1121, the bottom wall 113, the water outlet channel 1131, the cover body 12, the handle 121,

an inner container 20, a storage cavity 201, a flanging 21,

the water inlet joint (30) is provided with a water inlet joint,

the water tank (40) is provided with a water tank,

and a freezing chamber 50.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "circumferential", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are used merely for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, are not to be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

A thawing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to fig. 1 to 3.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, a thawing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a thawing box 10 and a liner 20.

The unfreezing box 10 is provided with a water inlet 101 and a water outlet 102, the inner container 20 is arranged in the unfreezing box 10, the inner container 20 is provided with a storage cavity 201, the storage cavity 201 is used for containing food, an unfreezing cavity 103 is defined between the outer wall surface of the inner container 20 and the inner wall surface of the unfreezing box 10, and the unfreezing cavity 103 is communicated with the water inlet 101 and the water outlet 102.

During the use, can put into basin 40 thawing apparatus 100 and be connected water inlet 101 with the water source, the water of water source department flows into in thawing chamber 103 through water inlet 101, and the water that flows into in thawing chamber 103 carries out the heat transfer with inner bag 20 to thaw the food in the inner bag 20, the water after the heat transfer flows out from delivery port 102 afterwards.

According to the thawing device 100 provided by the embodiment of the invention, the thawing box 10 with the inner container 20 is arranged, so that the thawing cavity 103 isolated from the storage cavity 201 is defined in the thawing box 10, and the water in the thawing cavity 103 and the food in the inner container 20 are subjected to quick heat exchange to realize the thawing effect; meanwhile, the loss of food juice is avoided, and the taste of food is ensured; the water used for unfreezing can be reused, and the waste of water resources is avoided.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the thawing box 10 includes: the food thawing device comprises a box body 11 and a cover body 12, wherein an open opening is formed on one side (the front side shown in fig. 2) of the box body 11, so that the inner container 20 can be taken and placed from the open opening, the cover body 12 is arranged at the open opening, at least one of the box body 11 and the inner container 20 can be in sealing connection with the cover body 12, so that food in the inner container 20 can be prevented from falling out, and meanwhile, in the thawing process, water in a thawing cavity 103 can be prevented from flowing into the inner container 20.

In some optional examples, the cover 12 is hermetically connected to the outer periphery of the opening of the box 11, so that the gap between the inner container 20 and the box 11 can be closed, and the water in the thawing chamber 103 is prevented from flowing out from the gap between the cover 12 and the box 11.

As shown in fig. 2, in some examples, an open port is formed at a front side of the case body 11, a water inlet 101 and a water outlet 102 are formed at a top wall and a bottom wall of the thawing box 10, respectively, and at least a portion of the thawing chamber 103 may be formed at a rear side of the inner container 20, thereby allowing water to flow from the top wall to the bottom wall of the thawing box 10, and achieving rapid heat exchange with food in the inner container 20 through the thawing chamber 103.

In some specific examples, one side of the inner container 20 has a food access opening, which is open in the same direction as the opening, and the cover 12 is used to open and close the food access opening of the inner container 20.

In a further example, the cover 12 is further provided with a handle 121 for a user to hold, so that the cover 12 can be opened and closed by holding the handle 121, and the structure is simple and the use is convenient.

In some alternative examples, the outer periphery of the food access opening is provided with an outwardly extending flange 21, the flange 21 may form a ring shape extending along the circumferential direction of the food access opening, and the flange 21 is hermetically connected with the outer periphery of the open opening of the box body 11, so that the gap between the inner container 20 and the box body 11 can be sealed. That is, the outer dimension of the flange 21 is larger than the size of the opening of the case 11 so as to support the flange 21 at the outer periphery of the opening.

As shown in fig. 2, according to an example of the present invention, the case 11 includes: a peripheral wall 111, a top wall 112 and a bottom wall 113. The box 11 may be an integral part, or may be assembled by the peripheral wall 111, the top wall 112 and the bottom wall 113.

In some examples, the peripheral wall 111 extends along the length direction of the liner 20, the cross section of the peripheral wall 111 forms a U shape, the top wall 112 is connected to the top side of the peripheral wall 111, the bottom wall 113 is connected to the bottom side of the peripheral wall 111, i.e., the peripheral wall 111 wraps the outer side of the liner 20, the top wall 112 is arranged on the upper side of the liner 20, and the bottom wall 113 is arranged on the lower side of the liner 20. At least one of the peripheral wall 111, the top wall 112 and the bottom wall 113 is provided with a water guide channel, and the water guide channel is communicated with the defrosting cavity 103, so that water can flow through the defrosting cavity 103.

In some examples, the water inlet 101 is formed on the top wall 112 of the box body 11, the top wall 112 has a plurality of water inlet channels 1121, the plurality of water inlet channels 1121 is in a radiating shape with the water inlet 101 as a center, the water inlet channels 1121 form a part of a water guide channel, and water entering from the water inlet 101 is dispersed around through the plurality of water inlet channels 1121, so that the defrosting efficiency can be improved. Wherein the top wall 112 is a plastic molding.

In some examples, the water outlet 102 is formed on the bottom wall 113 of the box body 11, the bottom wall 113 has a plurality of water outlet channels 1131, the plurality of water outlet channels 1131 are in a radiation shape with the water outlet 102 as a center, the water outlet channels 1131 form a part of the water guide channel, and water in the defrosting cavity 103 flows to the water outlet 102 through the plurality of water outlet channels 1131 in a concentrated manner, so that the water after heat exchange quickly flows out of the defrosting cavity 103, thereby increasing the heat exchange rate and further increasing the defrosting efficiency. The bottom wall 113 is a plastic molding.

In some examples, the inner wall surface of the peripheral wall 111 is provided with a plurality of protrusions 1111 arranged at intervals, each protrusion 1111 extends along the length direction (e.g., the up-down direction in fig. 2) of the peripheral wall 111, a water guiding groove 1112 is defined between two adjacent protrusions 1111, the water guiding groove 1112 forms a part of a water guiding channel, and water entering the defrosting chamber 103 from the water inlet 101 flows from the top to the bottom through the water guiding groove 1112.

As shown in fig. 2, in some specific examples, the water guiding channel includes a water inlet channel 1121, a water outlet channel 1131 and a water guiding groove 1112, and the water entering from the water inlet 101 enters the defrosting cavity 103 through the plurality of water inlet channels 1121, flows to the plurality of water outlet channels 1131 through the water guiding groove 1112, and is discharged through the water outlet 102.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the thawing apparatus 100 further includes: a water inlet connector 30, the water inlet connector 30 being connected at the water inlet 101, the water inlet connector 30 being adapted to be connected to a water source (e.g., a water tap) so as to allow water to flow into the defrosting chamber 103 through the water inlet 101. Wherein the water inlet connector 30 may be a universal connector adapted to connect to different types of water sources.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the inner container 20 is a heat conductor, so that heat exchange is performed through the inner container 20 to improve thawing efficiency. In some specific examples, the inner container 20 is an aluminum material, and the aluminum material has good thermal conductivity, low cost, convenient processing and suitability for popularization.

According to the refrigeration equipment 200 of the second aspect embodiment of the invention, including the thawing device 100 of the first aspect embodiment of the invention, by adopting the thawing device 100, the thawing effect is realized, meanwhile, the loss of food juice is avoided, the taste of food is ensured, and the utilization rate of water resources is also improved.

An embodiment of the thawing apparatus 100 and the refrigerating apparatus 200 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to fig. 1 to 3. The refrigeration device 200 here may be a refrigerator, a freezer or the like.

The refrigerating apparatus 200 includes a freezing chamber 50, and the thawing device 100 may be put into the freezing chamber 50. The thawing apparatus 100 includes a thawing box 10, a liner 20 and a water inlet connector 30.

The thawing box 10 includes a box body 11 and a cover body 12, a front side of the box body 11 forms an open opening, and the box body 11 includes a peripheral wall 111, a top wall 112 and a bottom wall 113. The top wall 112 has a water inlet 101 and a plurality of water inlet channels 1121, the bottom wall 113 has a water outlet 102 and a plurality of water outlet channels 1131, the inner wall surface of the peripheral wall 111 is provided with a plurality of protrusions 1111, a water guide groove 1112 is defined between two adjacent protrusions 1111, and the cover 12 is provided with a handle 121.

The inner bag 20 is the heat conductor, and inner bag 20 sets up in box 10 unfreezes, and inner bag 20 has storing chamber 201, and the front side of inner bag 20 has food and gets and put the mouth, and food is got and is put the outer peripheral edge of mouth and have turn-ups 21. After food is put into the inner container 20, the lid 12 closes the food access opening of the inner container 20.

When it is not necessary to use thawing apparatus 100 to thaw food, thawing apparatus 100 can be placed in freezing chamber 50, when thawing is required, water inlet connector 30 of thawing apparatus 100 is connected with the water source, water inflow water inlet 101 at the water source is located, inhalant canal 1121 disperses water flow, water inflow thawing chamber 103 is interior, through guiding gutter 1112, water flow at guiding gutter 1112 slowly passes through inner container 20 surface so that inner container 20 and water exchange heat, water flow after heat exchange flows to water outlet channel 1131 again, and finally flows into water tank 40 through water outlet 102.

Through setting up above-mentioned thawing apparatus 100, can realize the effect of unfreezing of food, avoid the juice to run off, guarantee the taste of food, simultaneously, the water of unfreezing used can also be used for washing other usage such as dish because of it does not contact with food, and water resource reuse has avoided the waste of water resource.

Other constructions and operations of the refrigeration apparatus 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention are known to those of ordinary skill in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims (8)

1. A thawing apparatus, characterized by comprising:

the thawing box is provided with a water inlet and a water outlet;

the inner bag, the inner bag is located just have the storing chamber that is used for holding food in the box unfreezes, the outer wall of inner bag with unfreeze to inject between the internal face of box with the water inlet with the chamber that unfreezes that the delivery port switches on, the box that unfreezes includes: the box body is provided with an open opening at one side so as to be suitable for taking and placing the inner container from the open opening; the cover body is arranged at the opening, and at least one of the box body and the inner container is hermetically connected with the cover body; the cartridge body includes: a peripheral wall extending along a length direction of the inner container and having a U-shaped cross section; a top wall attached to the top side of the peripheral wall and a bottom wall attached to the bottom side of the peripheral wall, at least one of the peripheral wall, the top wall and the bottom wall is provided with a water guide channel communicated with the unfreezing cavity, the water inlet is formed on the top wall, the top wall is provided with a plurality of water inlet channels which take the water inlet as the center and are in a launching shape, the water inlet channel forms a part of the water guide channel, the water outlet is formed on the bottom wall, the bottom wall is provided with a plurality of water outlet channels which take the water outlet as the center and are in a launching shape, the water outlet channel forms a part of the water guide channel, a plurality of protrusions arranged at intervals are arranged on the inner wall surface of the peripheral wall, each protrusion extends along the length direction of the peripheral wall, a water guide groove is defined between every two adjacent protrusions, and the water guide groove forms a part of the water guide channel.

2. The thawing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the open opening is formed at a front side of the box body, and the water inlet and the water outlet are formed at a top wall and a bottom wall of the thawing box, respectively.

3. The thawing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the inner container has a food access opening opened in the same direction as the opening, and the cover is configured to open and close the food access opening of the inner container.

4. Thawing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said food access opening is provided with an outwardly extending flange at its outer periphery, said flange extending circumferentially around said food access opening,

the flanging or the cover body is connected with the outer periphery of the open opening in a sealing manner so as to seal the gap between the inner container and the box body.

5. The thawing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: and the water inlet joint is connected to the water inlet and is suitable for being connected with a water source.

6. Thawing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said inner container is a thermal conductor.

7. The thawing apparatus of claim 6, wherein the inner container is an aluminum piece.

8. Refrigeration device, characterized in that it comprises a thawing apparatus according to any of the claims 1 to 7.

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