CN113915925A - Refrigerator with a door - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a refrigerator, and belongs to the technical field of household appliances. The refrigerator includes a cabinet having a refrigerating chamber formed therein; and a humidifying device arranged at the top end of the refrigerating chamber and used for providing a humidifying air flow for the refrigerating chamber, wherein the humidifying device comprises a humidifying air inlet and a humidifying air outlet; a base, on which an air outlet is arranged; the water box is arranged on the base, and an air duct cavity which can enable the inside and the outside to be communicated is arranged in the water box; the water absorbing piece is arranged in the air duct cavity; and the fan assembly is horizontally arranged relative to the water box, and blows air humidified by the water absorbing piece to the air outlet. This refrigerator sets up humidification device at the top of refrigerator and transversely sets up with fan subassembly and water box fall into two parts, has reduced humidification device at vertical size, presents the platyzied structure, has that the humidification scope is big, takes up the advantage that cold-stored space is little.

Description

Refrigerator with a door

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a refrigerator.

Background

In the related art, the humidifying module inside the refrigerator is generally arranged at a door shelf or at the side of a fresh-keeping drawer, is limited by the position of the humidifying module, has a limited working area, and has a limited humidifying effect on the whole refrigerating chamber. If the humidifying module is arranged at the top of the refrigerator, the space of the refrigerating chamber is occupied.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention solves at least one of the technical problems of the related art to some extent.

Therefore, the present disclosure aims to provide a refrigerator, in which a humidifying device is disposed at the top of the refrigerator and a fan assembly and a water box are divided into two parts which are transversely disposed, so that the size of the humidifying device in the vertical direction is reduced, a flattened structure is provided, and the refrigerator has the advantages of a large humidifying range and a small occupied cold storage space.

The refrigerator according to the present disclosure includes: a cabinet having a refrigerating chamber formed therein; and a humidifying device provided at a top end of the refrigerating chamber for supplying a humidified air flow to the refrigerating chamber, the humidifying device including; a base, on which an air outlet is arranged; the water box is arranged on the base, and an air duct cavity which can enable the inside and the outside to be communicated is arranged in the humidification of the water box; the water absorbing piece is arranged in the air duct cavity; and the fan assembly is horizontally arranged relative to the water box, and blows air humidified by the water absorbing piece to the air outlet.

According to the refrigerator, the humidifying device is arranged at the top end of the refrigerator, so that the whole compartment can be effectively humidified, the problem of small humidifying range in the prior art is solved, and the refrigerator has the advantage of wide humidifying range; the humidifying device discharges air downwards from the upper front end of the refrigerator, so that the direction of the humidifying airflow is consistent with the direction of the refrigerating airflow of the refrigerator, the flowing speed of the humidifying airflow is increased, the running time of the humidifying device is shortened, and the humidifying device has the advantages of high humidifying speed and low energy consumption; the water box and the fan assembly are transversely arranged, and the whole humidifying device is flat in layout, so that the humidifying device is small in vertical size as much as possible, the humidifying device is prevented from occupying too much space of the storage compartment, and the water box and the fan assembly have the advantages of compact structure and small occupied space.

According to the embodiment of the refrigerator disclosed by the disclosure, a water storage cavity is arranged in the water box and is positioned below the air duct cavity; the humidifying device further includes: the lower end of the capillary cotton extends into the water storage cavity, and the upper end of the capillary cotton penetrates out of the air duct cavity and is in contact with the water absorbing piece so as to transport water from the water storage cavity to the water absorbing piece.

According to an embodiment of the refrigerator of the present disclosure, a blower assembly includes: the fan cover is provided with an air suction port and an air outlet, and the air outlet is in butt joint communication with the air channel cavity of the water box; and the fan is arranged in the fan cover corresponding to the air suction opening.

According to the embodiment of the refrigerator disclosed by the disclosure, the axial direction of the fan is vertical.

The axial direction size of fan reduces, with the vertical setting of the axial direction of fan, has reduced the vertical dimension of fan subassembly overall arrangement on the base, has further reduced humidification device's thickness.

According to the embodiment of the refrigerator disclosed by the disclosure, the base is provided with the support column which extends upwards, the fan cover is abutted against the support column, and the air suction opening is formed in the upper surface and the lower surface of the fan cover.

The fan subassembly butt can be so that to have the space between inlet scoop and the base of lower extreme on the support column, avoids influencing the problem of area and the volume of induced drafting.

According to the embodiment of the refrigerator disclosed by the disclosure, the water box is provided with the first opening and the second opening which are communicated with the air duct cavity, the first opening is in butt joint with the fan assembly, and the water absorbing piece is arranged corresponding to the second opening.

According to the embodiment of the refrigerator disclosed by the disclosure, the fan assembly and the water box are arranged left and right, so that the depth dimension of the humidifying device is increased when the fan assembly and the water box are arranged front and back.

According to an embodiment of the refrigerator of the present disclosure, a dimension of the water absorbing member in a vertical direction is smaller than a dimension thereof in a lateral direction.

The vertical dimension of the water absorbing piece is minimum, the vertical space occupied by the water absorbing piece can be reduced, the horizontal dimension of the water absorbing piece is large, and the contact area between the air flow and the water absorbing piece can be ensured.

According to an embodiment of the refrigerator of the present disclosure, a size of the water bucket in a vertical direction is smaller than a size thereof in a lateral direction.

The vertical dimension of the water box is minimum, so that the vertical space occupied by the water box can be reduced.

According to the embodiment of the refrigerator disclosed by the disclosure, the upper end of the water box is provided with the water filling port so as to add water into the water box.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a view of an external appearance of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 is a perspective view of a humidifying device of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 3 is an exploded view of a humidifying device of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 4 is a sectional view of a humidifying device of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure in a closed state;

fig. 5 is a sectional view of a humidifying device of a refrigerator in a humidified state according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 6 is a view of an air deflection plate and a shaft sleeve of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 7 is a view of an air deflection plate and a shaft sleeve of a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view at A in FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is an exploded view of a base and display assembly of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 10 is a perspective view of a water box of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 11 is an exploded view of a water tank and a support plate of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 12 is an exploded view of a blower fan assembly of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 13 is a schematic view of a humidifying device take-out water box of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 14 is a perspective view of a base and a support plate of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 15 is a partial view of a humidifying device of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 16 is a perspective view of a support plate of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

in the above figures: 1. a box body; 11. a refrigerating chamber; 12. layering; 13. a drawer; 14. a door; 15. a door shelf; 2. a humidifying device; 20. a water box; 20a, a water storage cavity; 20b, an air duct cavity; 20c, a first opening; 20d, a second opening; 21. a box body; 211. a guide groove; 22. a box cover; 221. a groove; 23. a partition plate; 231. a limiting cavity; 232. a water injection port; 24. sealing the cover; 25. mounting the cylinder; 27. a latch hook; 30. a water absorbing member; 31. capillary cotton; 40. a fan assembly; 41. a fan guard; 411. a fan base; 412. a blower cover; 42. a fan; 50. a base; 51. a mounting cavity; 511. positioning a groove; 512. a taking and placing port; 513. a fifth hook part; 514. a support pillar; 52. an air outlet cavity; 53. an air outlet; 54. a communication port; 55. buckling; 57. a limiting groove; 58. a fourth hook part; 59a, a first hook groove; 59b, a second hook groove; 60. an air deflector; 61. hooking; 62. a shaft sleeve; 63. a first bushing; 631. a first support section; 632. a rotating shaft; 633. a first connection portion; 6331. a hanging part; 6332. a hook is clamped; 6333. hanging a groove; 64. a second shaft sleeve; 641. a second support portion; 643. a second connecting portion; 65. a support sleeve; 651. a third connecting portion; 652. a support shaft; 653. a card slot; 66. a motor; 70. a display component; 71. a display housing; 711. a first hook part; 712. a second hook part; 713. a third hook part; 72. a display module; 80. a support plate; 82. a cantilever beam; 83. a panel body; 84. reinforcing ribs; 85. a guide rail; 86. an elastic member; 90. pressing the lock; 3. a humidity sensor.

Detailed Description

The invention is described in detail below by way of exemplary embodiments. It should be understood, however, that elements, structures and features of one embodiment may be beneficially incorporated in other embodiments without further recitation.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which a side facing a user when the refrigerator is used is defined as a front side and an opposite side is defined as a rear side.

Fig. 1 is a view of an external appearance of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to fig. 1, a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a box body 1 and a humidifying device 2; a refrigerating chamber 11 is formed in the cabinet 1, and a humidifying device 2 is provided at the top of the refrigerating chamber 11 for humidifying air in the refrigerating chamber 11.

The cabinet 1 forms the appearance of the main body of the refrigerator and is in a box shape with an open front, and the inner space of the cabinet 1 is a storage space. In general, the storage space is partitioned into a refrigerating chamber 11 and a freezing chamber provided vertically, or the storage space is partitioned into a freezing chamber and a refrigerating chamber provided horizontally.

A door 14 is installed at the front end of the cabinet 1 to open or close the storage space. In other embodiments, a temperature change chamber, a vacuum chamber, or a thawing chamber, etc. may also be provided within the storage space, as is applicable to various aspects of the present disclosure.

The refrigerating compartment 11 is generally provided therein with shelves 12 and drawers 13. The multiple layer frames 12 are arranged from top to bottom, layered storage of food materials is achieved, fruits and vegetables can be stored in the drawer 13, the drawer 13 forms closed storage relative to the layer frames 12, and the phenomenon that the fruits and vegetables are air-dried can be reduced.

The humidifying device 2 is arranged on the drawer 13 or the door shelf 15 of the door 14 in the related art, the humidifying area is limited, and the humidifying device 2 is arranged on the top of the refrigerating chamber 11 in the disclosure, so that the humidifying effect on the whole refrigerating chamber 11 can be formed downwards, and the humidifying device has the advantages of large humidifying range and good humidifying effect.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a humidifying device of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; fig. 3 is an exploded view of a humidifying device of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; fig. 4 is a sectional view of a humidifying device of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure in a closed state; fig. 5 is a sectional view of a humidifying device of a refrigerator in a humidified state according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to fig. 2 to 5, the humidifying device 2 includes a water box 20 having a first opening 20c and a second opening 20d, a water absorbing member 30 disposed corresponding to the second opening 20d, and a fan assembly 40 that guides an air flow from the first opening 20c to the second opening 20 d; the air current can pass through the piece 30 that absorbs water at the in-process that flows to discharge the air that has steam to the storage compartment 11, realize the air humidification to walk-in 11, effectively replenished the moisture of fruit vegetables, improved the air-dried phenomenon of fruit vegetables edible material in walk-in 11.

The humidifying device 2 may include a base 50; the base 50 may be attached to the top wall of the refrigerator compartment 11 by means such as a hook and snap fit, which may be used in the prior art attachment of the lighting device to the top of the refrigerator.

The base 50 has a substantially flat rectangular parallelepiped shape. The base 50 serves as a base for carrying other components of the humidifying device 2, so that the whole humidifying device 2 is of an integral structure and can be separately produced and assembled. The base 50 is provided with a mounting cavity 51 with an upward opening, and the water box 20 and the fan assembly 40 are mounted in the mounting cavity 51. After the base 50 is installed on the top end of the refrigerating chamber 11, the components such as the water box 20 and the fan assembly 40 are hidden between the base 50 and the upper wall of the refrigerating chamber 11, and the attractive effect of concise appearance is achieved.

Referring to fig. 5, the front portion of the base 50 is provided with an air outlet 53, the air outlet 53 is communicated with the second opening 20d of the water box 20, and the humidified air flow is discharged from the second opening 20d of the water box 20 and then blown out from the air outlet 53 of the base 50.

In general, the refrigeration airflow of the refrigerator is blown out from the rear upper part to the front lower part of the refrigerating chamber 11, the humidification airflow is blown out from the front upper part to the front lower part of the refrigerating chamber 11, the wind directions of the humidification airflow and the refrigeration airflow are consistent, the flow speed of the humidification airflow can be accelerated, the operation time of the humidification device is shortened, the energy consumption is reduced, and the humidification device has the advantages of high humidification speed and low energy consumption.

The humidifying device 2 of the refrigerator disclosed by the disclosure divides the water box 20 and the fan assembly 30 into two parts and the two parts are transversely arranged on the base 50, so that the size of the humidifying device 2 in the vertical direction can be reduced, the whole humidifying device 2 is flattened, and the space of the refrigerating chamber 11 occupied by the humidifying device 2 is reduced.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the front end of the base 50 is provided with an air outlet cavity 52, and the air outlet 53 is disposed on the bottom wall of the air outlet cavity 52; a communication port 54 is provided in a partition wall between the mounting chamber 51 and the air outlet chamber 52, and the communication port 54 and the second opening 20d are opposed to each other in the front-rear direction. The humidified air that has come out of the second opening 20d of the water box 201 flows through the communication port 54 and the air outlet chamber 52, and is blown out from the air outlet 53.

The flow direction of the humidified airflow at the air outlet cavity 52 is changed from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction, and the effect of changing the direction of the guided airflow is achieved. The air outlet 53 may be a long strip extending in the left-right direction, so as to extend the air outlet range of the humidified airflow and accelerate the air outlet speed of the humidified airflow at the air outlet 53, thereby improving the humidification efficiency.

The humidifying device 2 may include a wind deflector 60 provided at the wind outlet 53 for opening or closing the wind outlet 53. The air deflector 60 is rotatably provided on the base 50 to move between a closed position (shown in fig. 4) in which the air outlet 53 is closed, and a guide position (shown in fig. 5) in which the air outlet 53 is opened and the direction of the humidified air flow at the air outlet 53 is controlled. The guide position is a position where the air deflector 60 opens the outlet 53 and guides the airflow blown out through the outlet 53 within a predetermined angular range in which the air deflector 60 controls the direction of the humidified airflow blown out.

The air deflector 60 is rotatably arranged at the air outlet 53, so that the air outlet direction of the humidifying device 2 at the air outlet 53 can be adjusted, the refrigerator disclosed by the invention can change the guide direction of the air deflector 60 according to the uneven temperature condition of the refrigerating chamber 11 or the storage requirement of a user and the like, thereby changing the air outlet angle or the air volume, and the air deflector 60 can be controlled in a layered mode through corresponding glass shelves; in addition, according to the condition that the food materials are sensed and stored in the chambers of the refrigerator, the humidification can be carried out from top to bottom in a full space and more optimally. Compared with the range limitation of the existing humidifying device arranged on the door shelf or the drawer and the uniqueness of the air outlet direction, the refrigerator disclosed by the invention has the advantages of wide humidifying range, variable and controllable air outlet direction, and better room temperature uniformity, refrigerating effect, energy-saving effect and the like.

Hereinafter, the attachment and detachment of the air deflection plate 60 of the humidifying device will be described.

Fig. 6 is a view of an air deflection plate and a shaft sleeve of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to fig. 6, two ends of the air deflector 60 are connected with shaft sleeves 62, and the shaft sleeves 62 are arranged on the side walls of the air outlet cavity 52 in a penetrating manner; the shaft sleeve 62 is installed between the air deflector 60 and the base 50, so that the contact area between the air deflector 60 and the base 50 can be reduced, and the material of the shaft sleeve 62 is more wear-resistant than the material of the air deflector 60 and the base 50, so that the long-term operation stability of the air deflector 60 can be improved.

Fig. 7 is a view of an air deflection plate and a shaft sleeve of a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present disclosure; fig. 8 is an enlarged view at a in fig. 2.

Referring to fig. 7 and 8, one end of the air deflector 60 is connected to the first bushing 63, and the other end thereof is connected to the second bushing 64. Hereinafter, the first sleeve 63 is disposed at the right end of the wind deflector 60, and the second sleeve 64 is disposed at the left end of the wind deflector 60.

The first shaft sleeve 63 includes a first support portion 631 and a first connection portion 633. The first support part 631 is shaped like a vertically extending plate, and the first connection part 633 is formed by extending the end surface of the first support part 631 horizontally to the left; the first connection portion 633 includes a hook portion 6331 and a hook 6332, and a space between the hook portion 6331 and the hook 6332 forms a hook groove 6333. Correspondingly, the upper end surface of the air deflector 60 is provided with a hook 61 extending upwards, the hook 61 is hung on the hanging part 6331 from the hanging groove 6333, and the air deflector 60 and the first shaft sleeve 63 are vertically installed and positioned; the hook 6332 hooks the end surface of the hook 61 to achieve the transverse installation and positioning of the air deflector 60 and the first shaft sleeve 63, so that the connection between the air deflector 60 and the first shaft sleeve 63 is achieved through the hook 61 and the first connection portion 633.

In the current embodiment, the hook 6332 has two hooks 6333 provided in the front-rear direction of the hanging portion 6331 to form two hanging grooves 6333. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and in other embodiments, the hook 6332 and the hanging groove 6333 may be provided in one, or three or more.

A shaft-shaped rotating shaft 632 extends rightward from the first sleeve 63, the first connecting portion 633 and the rotating shaft 632 are located at both sides of the first supporting portion 631, and the rotating shaft 632 is inserted through a side wall of the air outlet chamber 52. The output shaft of the motor 66 is inserted into the rotating shaft 632, and the motor 66 drives the first shaft sleeve 63 to rotate, so as to drive the air deflector 60 to rotate. The motor 66 is fixedly mounted on the right outer wall of the outlet chamber 342 by fasteners such as screws.

The first support part 631, the rotating shaft 632 and the first connection part 633 are integrally formed, so that the manufacturing process is simple and the cost is low.

The second boss 64 includes a second support part 641 and a second connection part 643. The second support part 641 and the first support part 631 have the same structure, the second connection part 643 and the first connection part 633 have the same structure, and the connection structure of the second bushing 64 and the wind deflector 60 is the same as the connection structure of the first bushing 63 and the wind deflector 60, which will not be described again.

A support boss 65 is mounted on the left outer wall of the outlet chamber 52. The support boss 65 includes a third connection portion 651 and a support shaft 652. The third connecting portion 651 is block-shaped, and has a locking groove 653, and correspondingly, a left-side outer wall of the air outlet chamber 52 is provided with a fastener 55 extending leftward, and the fastener 55 is locked at the locking groove 653. The support shaft 652 is formed by extending the third connecting portion 651 to the right, and is inserted through the left sidewall of the air outlet chamber 52; the second shaft sleeve 64 is fitted over the support shaft 652.

In this embodiment, there is no relative movement between the air deflector 60 and the first and second bushings 63, 64, and no movement wear occurs; the relative movement components are arranged among the supporting shaft sleeve 65, the first shaft sleeve 63 and the second shaft sleeve 64, and the materials of the first shaft sleeve 63, the second shaft sleeve 64 and the supporting shaft sleeve 65 can be more wear-resistant than the air deflector 60 and the base 6, so that the long-term operation stability of the air deflector 60 is further improved.

The first shaft sleeve 63 and the second shaft sleeve 64 are clamped at two ends of the air deflector 60 to form an integral air deflector component; during assembly, the supporting shaft sleeve 65 is firstly clamped at the left side of the air outlet cavity 52, the second shaft sleeve 64 at the left end of the air deflector 60 is sleeved on the supporting shaft 652 of the supporting shaft sleeve 65, then the first shaft sleeve 63 at the right end of the air deflector 60 penetrates through the right side wall of the air outlet cavity 52, and finally the output shaft of the motor 66 is inserted into the first shaft sleeve 63 and the motor 66 is fixed.

The motor 66 is fixed on the base 50 through the motor housing, and the rubber layer is lined in the motor housing, so that the vibration noise generated when the motor 66 operates is reduced through the rubber layer.

The refrigerator disclosed by the invention realizes the control of the opening and closing angle of the air deflector 60 by controlling the motor 66, thereby realizing the control of the output quantity and the blowing direction of the humidified airflow.

Fig. 9 is an exploded view of a base and display assembly of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to fig. 9, the humidifying device 2 may include a display assembly 70 mounted at the front end of the base 50, the display assembly 70 being located at the front side of the air guide plate 60. The display assembly 70 may provide an overt action of the humidification apparatus 2.

The display assembly 70 includes a display housing 71 and a display module 72, the display housing 71 is mounted on the display module 72, and the display module 72 can display the humidification information, such as the word "humidification" and the humidification time, through the display housing 71. The user can observe the display information from the display unit 70, thereby giving the humidifying device 2 an explicit function. In addition, the light emitting display of the display module 70 also provides the display device 2 with an illumination function.

Since the display module 72 is suitable for the structural principle of the display module of the refrigerator in the prior art, the description is omitted here.

The display case 71 is substantially in the shape of a long box having an open upper end and a rear end, and includes two side walls opposed to each other on the left and right, a bottom wall provided at the lower end of the side walls, and a front wall provided at the front end of the side walls. The display information is displayed on the front wall, and the front wall inclines downwards from front to back, so that a user can conveniently check the display information upwards.

The rear end of the bottom of the display casing 71 and the front end of the bottom of the base 50 enclose the air outlet 53.

A plurality of first hook parts 711 extending upwards are arranged on the front wall of the display shell 71, correspondingly, a plurality of first hook grooves 59a are arranged at the upper end of the base 50, and the first hook parts 711 are clamped in the first hook grooves 59 a; the front wall of the display casing 71 is further provided with a second hook 712 extending upward and rearward, the base 50 is correspondingly provided with a plurality of second hook grooves 59b extending downward, and the second hook 712 is engaged with the second hook grooves 59b from the front to the rear.

The display shell 71 and the base 50 are clamped by the cooperation of the first hook part 711 and the first hook groove 59a and the cooperation of the second hook part 712 and the second hook groove 59 b.

The display shell 71 is further provided with a third hook portion 713 extending upwards, the base 50 is correspondingly provided with a fourth hook portion 58 extending downwards, and the third hook portion 713 and the fourth hook portion 58 hook in the left-right direction, so that the display shell 71 is prevented from moving in the left-right direction relative to the base 50.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of a water box of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; fig. 11 is an exploded view of a water box and a support plate of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to fig. 10 and 11, the water box 20 is substantially in a transversely elongated waist shape; of course, in other embodiments, the water box 20 may be circular, rectangular or other different shapes.

The water box 20 includes a box body 21 and a box cover 22 covering an upper end of the box body 21. The upper end of the box body 21 is open, and the box cover 22 can be connected to the open of the box body 21 in a clamping manner and the like.

The water box 20 has a vertical dimension smaller than its dimension in the lateral direction, that is, the height dimension of the water box 20 is small, thereby reducing the vertical space occupied by the water box 20.

In some embodiments, the water box 20 may include a partition 23, and the partition 23 is disposed in the box body 21 to divide an inner space of the box body 21 into a water storage chamber 20a at a lower portion and an air duct chamber 20b at an upper portion. The first opening 20c and the second opening 20d are arranged on the side wall of the water box 20 corresponding to the air duct cavity 20 b; the air flow blown out from the first opening 20c flows toward the second opening 20d through the air passage chamber 20 b. The water storage chamber 20a is for storing water.

The absorbent member 30 may be a module made of a fibrous material that absorbs water, such as a wet film. The size of the water absorbing piece 30 in the vertical direction is smaller than the size of the water absorbing piece 30 in the horizontal direction, namely, the height size of the water absorbing piece 30 is minimum, so that the vertical space occupied by the water absorbing piece 30 is reduced, in addition, the size of the water absorbing piece 30 in the horizontal direction is large, the humidification area of the air flow passing through the water absorbing piece 30 is ensured, and the humidification efficiency is improved.

The upper end of the partition 23 is provided with a downward concave limiting cavity 231 at a position close to the second opening 20d, the lower end of the water absorbing member 30 is positioned in the limiting cavity 231, and the limiting cavity 231 can limit the water absorbing member 30 transversely to avoid the water absorbing member 30 from moving transversely.

The capillary cotton 31 can be inserted into the water storage cavity 20a from the partition 23, and the water absorbing piece 30 is contacted with the upper end of the capillary cotton 31; the capillary cotton 31 transports the water in the water storage chamber 30a to the absorbent member 30. The water is diffused on the water absorbing member 30, and the wind blown in from the first opening 20c flows through the water absorbing member 30 in the air passage chamber 20b, thereby forming a humidified air flow and being discharged from the second opening 20 d.

The inner side wall of the box body 21 is provided with a step, and the partition 23 is abutted against the step. Can be equipped with convex water filling port 232 that makes progress on the baffle 23, lid 22 is worn out to the upper end of water filling port 232, and the user can be followed water filling port 232 and added water to water storage chamber 20a, and the upper end of water filling port 232 is connected with closing cap 24, and it can add water to water box 20 in to scratch closing cap 24, covers closing cap 24 and can seal water storage chamber 20 a.

The cover 22 may be provided with a downward groove 221 around the water inlet 213, so as to provide an operation space for opening the cover 24, thereby facilitating the water feeding operation of the water box 20.

The partition 23 is provided with a vertically extending installation cylinder 25, the lower end of the installation cylinder 25 extends into the bottom of the water storage cavity 20a, and the capillary cotton 31 is inserted in the installation cylinder 25. The upper and lower ends of the mounting tube 25 are penetrated, water in the water storage cavity 20a enters the capillary cotton 31 from the lower end of the mounting tube 25, the water absorbing member 30 abuts against the upper end face of the capillary cotton 31, and the water enters the water absorbing member 30 along the capillary cotton 31.

In the above embodiment, the mounting tube 25 and the partition plate 23 are integrally injection molded. However, in other embodiments, the mounting tube 25 and the partition 23 may be a two-body structure, and the lower end of the mounting tube 25 is inserted through the partition 23 and extends into the water storage cavity 20 a.

Fig. 12 is an exploded view of a blower fan assembly of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 12, fan assembly 40 may include a fan guard 41 and a fan 42; the fan 42 is fixed in the mounting cavity 51 of the base 50 through the fan guard 41.

The fan cover 41 is roughly in a volute shape, the fan 42 is arranged in the fan cover 41, the upper side surface and the lower side surface of the fan cover 41 are opened to form an air suction opening of the fan assembly, one end of the fan cover 41 close to the water box 20 is provided with an opening to form an air outlet of the fan assembly, and the air suction opening and the air outlet of the fan assembly are communicated in the fan cover 41; the air outlet of the fan assembly is butted against the first opening 20c of the water box 20, so that the air sucked from the air suction port of the fan assembly flows from the air outlet of the fan assembly to the first opening 20c of the water box 20 along the fan cover 41 under the action of the fan 42.

Because the axial direction size of fan 42 is less, the embodiment of this disclosure sets up the axial of fan vertically, like this, can further reduce the space that fan subassembly 40 took in vertical to reduce humidification device's vertical size.

The fan cover 41 includes a fan base 411 and a fan cover 412, and the fan cover 412 is connected to the upper end of the fan base 411, and both of them form an air chamber. The fan base 411 and the fan cover 412 are screwed with the support column 514 of the base 50 to realize the fixed connection of the fan cover 41 and the base 50.

The fan cover 41 is abutted to the upper end of the supporting column 514, so that an air inlet space is formed between an air suction opening at the lower end of the fan assembly 40 and the base 50, and the air inlet volume of the fan assembly 40 is ensured.

The outer surface of the fan 42 is attached with noise reduction cotton for sealing the air cavity and reducing the noise when the fan 42 operates.

The fan assembly 40 and the water box 20 are transversely arranged left and right, so that the vertical size of the humidifying device is reduced, and the space occupied by the humidifying device in the depth direction is avoided.

Illustratively, the fan assembly 40 is located at the left side of the water box 20, and the first opening 20c is disposed at the left side of the water box 20 to interface with an air outlet of the fan assembly.

Fig. 13 is a schematic view of a humidifying device of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure taking out a water box, an arrow indicating a water box taking out direction; fig. 14 is a perspective view of a base and a support plate of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; fig. 15 is a partial view of a humidifying device of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; fig. 16 is a perspective view of a support plate of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to fig. 13 to 16, a taking and placing port 512 is provided on the base 50 corresponding to the lower portion of the water box 20; the water box 20 can be removed from the access opening 512 to add water into the water box 20, and then the water box 20 can be installed back to the base 50 from the access opening 512.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the humidifying device 2 may include a support plate 80 installed at the pick-and-place port 512. The water bucket 20 is provided on the support plate 80 and supported by the support plate 80.

One end of the support plate 80 is rotatably coupled to the base 50, and is defined as a rotation center end, and the other end of the support plate 80 is defined as a rotation end. The rotating end of the support plate 80 is detachably coupled to the base 50. The support plate 80 is installed at the access port 512, and the access port 512 can be opened or closed by the rotation of the support plate 80.

When the rotating end of the support plate 80 is separated from the base 50, the support plate 80 is rotated downward by gravity, so that the water cartridge 20 can be removed from the support plate 80; after the water bucket 20 is returned, the rotating end of the support plate 80 is re-coupled to the base 50 to complete the installation of the water bucket 20.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the water bucket 20 is inserted into the support plate 80 from the rotation end of the support plate 80, and the water bucket 20 may also be slid out from the rotation end. The water box 20 is inserted on the support plate 80 to realize the vertical limit of the water box 20 and the support plate 80. When the rotating end of the supporting plate 80 is rotated to the lower side, the water box 20 can be directly slid out, which facilitates the operation of the user for taking and putting the water box 20.

Since the connection structure provided at the rotation end of the support plate 80 may hinder the sliding of the water box 20, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the detachable connection structure of the rotation end of the support plate 80 and the base 50 is provided at the water box 20, and the support plate 80 is fixed to the base 50 by the connection of the water box 20 and the base 50.

An opening and closing mechanism is arranged between the water box 20 and the base 50, the opening and closing mechanism locks the water box 20 to the base 50 in a closed state, after the opening and closing mechanism is pressed, the water box 20 and the base 50 are unlocked and rotate downwards along with the supporting plate 80 to an open state, and at the moment, the water box 20 can slide out from the rotating end of the supporting plate 80 (as shown in fig. 13, an arrow indicates the sliding-out direction of the water box 20).

The opening and closing mechanism includes a pressing lock 90 and a locking hook 27. The opening and closing mechanism is pressed once to unlock and then pressed once again to lock. The mode of pressing lock 90 connection, the operation is got up fairly simplely, has improved operating efficiency.

Specifically, the pressing lock 90 is connected in the installation cavity 51 of the base 50, wherein the locking notch of the pressing lock 90 is exposed from the access opening 56, the end of the water box 20 is provided with a locking hook 27, and the supporting plate 80 can be connected to the base 50 by inserting the locking hook 27 into the locking notch lock. The rotating end of the supporting plate 80 can be unlocked by pressing, and can be locked again by pressing again, so that the operation is more convenient.

Illustratively, the left end of the supporting plate 80 is rotatably connected to the base 50, and the right end of the water box 20 is locked to the base 50. When water needs to be added into the water box 20, the right end of the supporting plate 80 is pressed to unlock the press lock 90, the water box 20 and the right end of the supporting plate 80 are separated from the base 50, the supporting plate 80 drives the water box 20 to rotate downwards by a certain angle by taking the left end as a circle center under the action of gravity, and the water box 20 slides down from the right end of the supporting plate 80; after the water box 20 is filled with water, the water box 20 is inserted into the support plate 80 from the right end, and then the right end of the support plate 80 is pressed to be locked.

Press-on lock 90 is attached to base 50 by a snap-fit and screw-on engagement.

A positioning groove 511 which is opened towards the rear and a fifth hook 513 which extends upwards are arranged in the installation cavity 51 of the base 50; the pressing lock 90 is located between the positioning groove 511 and the fifth hook 513. During assembly, the front end of the pressing lock 90 is inserted into the positioning groove 511, the rear end of the pressing lock 90 is caught by the fifth hook 513, and finally the pressing lock 90 and the base 50 are fastened by a screw.

The support plate 80 may include a panel body 83, and the water bucket 20 is mounted on the panel body 83. A cantilever beam 82 is formed to extend outward from a rotation center end of the panel body 83. The cantilevered beam 82 is generally in the shape of a slightly upwardly convex arc with its end pivotally connected to the base 50. When the support plate 80 is in the locked state, the lower end surface of the cantilever beam 82 is not in contact with the base 50, so that the cantilever beam 82 has a certain space for rotating downward.

Cantilever beams 82 are arranged on the front side and the rear side of the panel body 83, so that the stability of the supporting plate 80 in rotation can be ensured.

One or more ribs 84 are provided between the cantilever beam 82 and the support plate 80 to increase the strength of the cantilever beam 82 and ensure its support strength.

Still be equipped with upper end open-ended spacing groove 57 on the base 50, peg graft in spacing groove 57 in the middle part of cantilever beam 82 to can spacing cantilever beam 82's fore-and-aft direction displacement through spacing groove 57, guarantee the vertical rotatory stability of backup pad 80.

The panel body 83 is provided with a cavity part corresponding to the bottom shape of the water box 20, and the inner side wall of the cavity part is provided with a guide rail 85 extending transversely; the outer side of the water box 20 is provided with a guide groove 211, and the guide groove 211 on the water box 20 is inserted into the guide rail 85 from the rotating end of the support plate 80 during installation; when the rotating end of the support plate 80 is unlocked, the water bucket 20 slides down from the rotating end of the support plate 80.

An elastic part 86 is arranged between the cantilever beam 82 and the base 50, and the cantilever beam 82 is contacted with the base 50 through the elastic part 86 in the rotating process, so that the moving speed of the support plate 80 during opening and closing can be reduced, and the use experience of a user is improved.

The elastic member 86 may be a rubber block or a spring. The elastic member 86 is hereinafter described in detail as a rubber block.

The rubber block is arranged on the outer side surface of the cantilever beam 82, and when the cantilever beam 82 rotates downwards, the rubber block is contacted with the bottom wall of the base 50, so that the speed of the cantilever beam 82 rotating downwards continuously can be reduced. In other embodiments, the rubber block may be mounted on the base 50.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, referring to fig. 13, a humidity sensor 3 may be disposed between the second opening 20d of the water box 20 and the communication port 54 for detecting humidity, and a controller of the refrigerator may control on/off operations of the fan assembly 40 and the air guide plate 60 according to the humidity value.

The humidity sensor 3 may be fixed on the rear side wall of the communication port 54. Specifically, the communication ports 54 have two left and right partitioned portions, and the humidity sensor 3 is fixedly attached to a partition wall between the communication ports 54.

According to the present disclosure, the humidifying device is arranged at the top end of the refrigerator, so that the whole compartment can be effectively humidified, the problem of small humidifying range in the prior art is solved, and the refrigerator has the advantage of wide humidifying range; the humidifying device discharges air downwards from the upper front end of the refrigerator, so that the direction of the humidifying airflow is consistent with the direction of the refrigerating airflow of the refrigerator, the flowing speed of the humidifying airflow is increased, the running time of the humidifying device is shortened, and the humidifying device has the advantages of high humidifying speed and low energy consumption.

According to the refrigerator, the humidifying device is arranged at the top end of the refrigerator, and the air guide plate is arranged at the air outlet, so that the guide of the air guide plate can be changed according to the condition of uneven temperature in the refrigerating chamber or the storage requirements of users, and the angle of air outlet or the air volume can be changed; in addition, the air guide plate swings to exhaust air, so that the full-space and more optimized humidification from top to bottom can be realized. Compared with the range limitation of the existing humidifying device on the door shelf or the drawer and the uniqueness of the air outlet direction, the refrigerator disclosed by the invention has the advantages of wider humidifying range, changeable and controllable air outlet direction, and better room temperature uniformity, refrigerating effect, energy-saving effect and the like.

According to this disclosure, transversely lay water box and fan subassembly to and with wind channel chamber and the water storage chamber about separating in the water box, the capillary cotton is covered the water of water storage intracavity on the piece that absorbs water in the wind channel intracavity through the siphon effect, and the piece that absorbs water transversely sets up in the water box, whole humidification device's overall arrangement presents flatly, it is as little as possible to make humidification device at vertical size, avoided humidification device too much to occupy the space of storage compartment, compact structure has, advantage that occupation space is little.

According to this disclosure, humidification device's front end sets up display module for the humidification module has the dominance effect, and user's accessible display module masters humidification information, has improved user's use and has experienced.

According to this disclosure, the water box is supported by the backup pad, and the one end and the base of backup pad are rotated and are connected, and the other end and the base of backup pad are connected through opening and shutting the mechanism, open the backup pad, and the detachable water box adds water operation etc..

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements 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.

The terms "first", "second", "third", "fourth", "fifth" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implying any indication of the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", "third", "fourth", "fifth" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features.

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; 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.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present invention, and all the changes or substitutions should be covered within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A refrigerator, characterized by comprising:

a cabinet having a refrigerating chamber formed therein; and

the humidifying device is arranged at the top end of the refrigerating chamber and used for providing humidifying air flow for the refrigerating chamber, and the humidifying device comprises a humidifying air inlet, a humidifying air outlet and a humidifying air inlet;

a base, on which an air outlet is arranged;

the water box is arranged on the base, and an air duct cavity which can enable the inside and the outside to be communicated is arranged in the water box;

the water absorbing piece is arranged in the air duct cavity; and

and the fan assembly is horizontally arranged relative to the water box, and blows air humidified by the water absorbing piece to the air outlet.

2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a water storage chamber is provided in the water box below the air duct chamber; the humidifying device further includes:

the lower end of the capillary cotton extends into the water storage cavity, and the upper end of the capillary cotton penetrates out of the air duct cavity and is in contact with the water absorbing piece so as to transport water from the water storage cavity to the water absorbing piece.

3. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the blower assembly comprises:

the fan cover is provided with an air suction port and an air outlet, and the air outlet is in butt joint communication with the air channel cavity of the water box;

and the fan is arranged in the fan cover corresponding to the air suction opening.

4. The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein an axial direction of the blower fan is vertical.

5. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 3, wherein the base has an upwardly extending support post, the fan guard abuts against the support post, and the suction opening is formed on upper and lower surfaces of the fan guard.

6. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the water box is provided with a first opening and a second opening communicating with the air duct chamber, the first opening is in butt joint with the fan assembly, and the water absorbing member is disposed corresponding to the second opening.

7. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the blower fan assembly and the water box are arranged side to side.

8. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the water absorbing member has a dimension in a vertical direction smaller than a dimension in a lateral direction.

9. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the water bucket has a size in a vertical direction smaller than that in a lateral direction.

10. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein a water filling port is provided at an upper end of the water bucket to fill water into the water bucket.

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