CN114543433A

CN114543433A - A kind of refrigerator

Info

Publication number: CN114543433A
Application number: CN202011310953.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘丽华; 刘兆祥; 刘照光
Original assignee: Hisense Shandong Refrigerator Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hisense Shandong Refrigerator Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-11-20
Filing date: 2020-11-20
Publication date: 2022-05-27

Abstract

The application discloses refrigerator relates to low temperature storage equipment technical field for solve the camera in the current refrigerator and produce the condensation easily when the switch refrigerator and influence the problem of eating material management function. The refrigerator of the present application includes: the storage compartment is formed in the box body; a photographing device installed in the case, the photographing device including: a housing; the camera assembly is fixed in the shell and faces the storage compartment; a heating element mounted on the housing and adapted to provide heat to the camera assembly. The refrigerator of the present application is used for storing articles at a low temperature.

Description

A kind of refrigerator

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of low-temperature storage equipment, in particular to a refrigerator.

Background

A refrigerator is a refrigerating apparatus maintaining a constant low temperature, and is generally used to store food or other articles in a cold state maintaining a constant low temperature. With the development and innovation of the technology, the functions of the existing refrigerator are more and more, such as a sterilization and deodorization function and a food material management function.

The food material management has become the development trend of intelligent refrigerators, the camera is installed in the refrigerator, the food materials stored in the refrigerator can be checked remotely, the automatic identification of the food materials can be further carried out by utilizing the image identification technology, and the currently stored food materials in the refrigerator are listed in the display panel or the mobile terminal, so that the user can be reminded of the type and freshness of the food materials.

When the refrigerator is switched on and off, the camera installed in the refrigerator can generate condensation on the camera due to temperature difference, the camera covered with the condensation can seriously affect the quality of camera shooting, so that the image recognition effect is seriously reduced, and the function of checking or recognizing food materials stored in the refrigerator cannot be realized.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a refrigerator for solve the camera in the current refrigerator and produce the condensation easily and influence the problem of eating material management function when the switch refrigerator.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the embodiment of the present application adopts the following technical solutions:

an embodiment of the present application provides a refrigerator, including: the storage compartment is formed in the box body; a photographing device installed in the case, the photographing device including: a housing; the camera assembly is fixed in the shell and faces the storage compartment; a heating element mounted on the housing and adapted to provide heat to the camera assembly.

In some possible embodiments of the present application, the camera head assembly includes: a camera; and the antifogging glass sheet covers one side of the camera, which faces the storage compartment.

In some possible embodiments of the present application, the photographing apparatus further includes: the heat conducting piece is located between the anti-fog glass sheet and the heating members and is attached to the anti-fog glass sheet and the heating members respectively.

In some possible embodiments of the present application, the projection of the camera is located in the anti-fog glass sheet, the heat conducting member and the heating member are all sleeved outside the camera.

In some possible embodiments of the present application, the photographing apparatus further includes: the heat insulating part, the heat insulating part cover is established outside the camera, and follow the optical axis direction of camera is located the inboard of heating member.

In some possible embodiments of the present application, the heating member is a heating sheet.

In some possible embodiments of the present application, the heat conducting member is a silicone pad.

In some possible embodiments of the present application, the method further includes: a humidity detection device; the temperature detection device and the humidity detection device are both arranged in the box body; the controller, the controller with temperature detection device humidity detection device heating member electricity is connected, the controller basis the humidity value that humidity detection device detected and the temperature value of temperature detection temperature, control the heating member is opened or is closed.

In some possible embodiments of the present application, the method further includes: the two door bodies are rotatably arranged at the opening of the box body so as to open or close the storage compartment; the turnover beam is rotatably arranged on the inner wall of any one door body and is used for closing a gap between the two door bodies when the two door bodies are closed; the photographic device is mounted on the overturning beam.

In some possible embodiments of the present application, the overturning beam comprises: the shell is internally provided with a containing cavity and comprises a first shell wall, and when the two door bodies are closed, the first shell wall faces the storage compartment of the box body; when the door body where the turnover beam is located is opened, the first shell wall faces the inner wall of the door body; the light hole is formed in the first shell wall of the shell, the photographic device is installed in the containing cavity, and a camera assembly in the photographic device is opposite to the light hole.

Compared with the prior art, the heating member has been increased among the photographic means that the refrigerator was installed that this application embodiment provided, the heating member can provide the heat to the camera lens subassembly among the photographic means, the condensation that forms on the camera subassembly can be by heating evaporation of heating member, make the camera subassembly have better anti condensation ability, the camera that has avoided being sheltered from by the condensation seriously influences photographic quality, thereby seriously reduce image recognition's effect, make unable realization look over or discern the problem of the edible material of depositing in the refrigerator.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application 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 application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic three-dimensional structure diagram of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a refrigerator with an open door of a storage compartment in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of a flip beam and a camera device in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a second exploded view of the flip beam and the camera device of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an image capturing device in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a second schematic structural diagram of a camera device in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is an exploded view of a camera device in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an image capturing device in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural view of a turning beam and a junction box in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a junction box in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 11 is a second schematic structural view of a junction box in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application.

Reference numerals:

1000-refrigerator, 1-refrigerator body, 100-storage compartment, 100A-freezing compartment, 100B-refrigerating compartment, 2-door body, 210-door body shell, 220-door body inner container, 230-upper end cover, 240-lower end cover, 3-turnover beam, 31-shell, 301-accommodating cavity, 311-first shell wall, 312-first light-transmitting opening, 4-photographic device, 41-camera, 42-shell, 43-antifogging glass sheet, 44-heating element, 45-heat-conducting element, 46-heat-insulating element and 5-junction box.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

In the description of the present application, it is to 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; may be a mechanical connection; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood in a specific case by those of ordinary skill in the art.

In the description of the present application, "and/or" is only one kind of association relationship describing an associated object, and means that three kinds of relationships may exist, for example, a and/or B may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. In addition, the character "/" herein generally indicates that the former and latter related objects are in an "or" relationship.

Fig. 1 and 2 are perspective views of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the refrigerator 1000 of the present embodiment has an approximately rectangular parallelepiped shape. The refrigerator 1000 has an external appearance composed of a cabinet 1 having a storage compartment 100 formed therein, and one or more door bodies 2 provided at an opening of the storage compartment 100.

With continued reference to fig. 1 and 2, the door body 2 includes a door body shell 210 located outside the storage compartment 100, a door body liner 220 located inside the storage compartment 100, an upper end cover 230, a lower end cover 240, and a heat insulating layer located between the door body shell 210, the door body liner 220, the upper end cover 230, and the lower end cover 240; typically, the thermal insulation layer is filled with a foam material. The cabinet 1 has a structure similar to that of the door 2.

The storage compartment 100 is vertically partitioned into an upper refrigerating compartment 100A and a lower freezing compartment 100B. Each of the partitioned spaces may have an independent storage space. In detail, the freezing compartment 100B is defined at a lower side of the storage compartment 100 and may be selectively covered by a drawer type freezing compartment door. The space defined above the freezing compartment 100B is partitioned into left and right sides to define the refrigerating compartment 100A, respectively.

The refrigerating chamber door body shown in fig. 2 is a split door, that is, the refrigerating chamber door body comprises two door bodies 2 arranged oppositely, a turning beam 3 is rotatably arranged on the inner wall of any one of the door bodies 2, and when the two door bodies 2 are closed, the turning beam 3 rotates to close the gap between the two door bodies 2. Of course, the door 2 of the whole refrigerating chamber and the freezing chamber can be set as a split door, or the door 2 of the freezing chamber can be set as a split door, which is not limited here.

The refrigerator 1000 according to the embodiment of the present application further includes a photographing device 4, the photographing device 4 may be mounted on the refrigerator body 1 or the door body 2, and fig. 2 and 3 show the turning beam 3 in which the photographing device 4 is mounted on the door body 2. Since the photographing device 4 can be directly opposite to the storage compartment 100 in the cabinet 1 when the door is closed, the internal space of the refrigerator 1000 can be photographed to the maximum extent.

It should be noted that, a heating device is installed in the turnover beam 3, and the area of the heating device can be adapted to the size of the accommodating cavity 301 therein, so as to prevent the turnover beam 3 from generating more condensation to affect the sealing effect.

Referring to fig. 2 to 4, the turning beam 3 of the refrigerator 1000 includes a housing 31, a receiving cavity 301 is formed in the housing 31, and the housing 31 includes a first wall 311, and when two door bodies 2 are closed, the first wall 311 faces the storage compartment 100 of the cabinet 1; when the door body 2 where the turnover beam 3 is located is opened, the first casing wall 311 faces the inner wall of the door body 2. Light hole 312 has been seted up on this first conch wall 311, light hole 312 sets up on the first conch wall 311 of shell 31, camera device 4 includes the camera subassembly towards storage compartment 100, camera device 4 installs in the holding chamber 301 in upset roof beam 3, and camera subassembly and light hole 312 set up relatively, camera device 4 installs in upset roof beam 3, can make refrigerator 1000 more pleasing to the eye of modelling, and camera device 4's camera subassembly is towards the inner wall of door body 2 when opening the door, protection user's privacy that can be better.

In order to increase the shooting area as much as possible, the shooting device 4 in the embodiment of the present application is plural, the plural shooting devices 4 are arranged at intervals along the extending direction of the turning beam 3, and the plural shooting devices 4 increase the shooting area of the storage space in the box body 1.

Referring to fig. 5 to 8, the photographing device 4 in the embodiment of the present application further includes a housing 42 and a heating element 44, the heating element 44 and the camera assembly are both fixed in the housing 42, the heating element 44 is installed on the housing 42 and is used for providing heat for the camera assembly, the heating element 44 can reduce condensation generated on the camera assembly, and it is avoided that the camera 41 shielded by the condensation seriously affects photographing quality, so that an image recognition effect is seriously reduced, and a problem of checking or recognizing food materials stored in the refrigerator 1000 cannot be solved.

The camera assembly includes the camera 41 and the anti-fog glass sheet 43, the anti-fog glass sheet 43 covers the camera 41 and faces to one side of the storage compartment 100, and the anti-fog glass sheet 43 has certain anti-condensation capacity, so that the generation of condensation on the camera assembly can be further reduced.

Based on the above embodiment, the photographing device 4 of the embodiment of the present application further includes the heat conducting member 45, the heat conducting member 45 is located between the anti-fog glass sheet 43 and the heating member 44, and the heat conducting member 45 is respectively attached to the anti-fog glass sheet 43 and the heating member 44. The heat-conducting member 45 can promote the heating member 44 and the antifogging glass sheet 43 to be in complete contact, so that the heat transfer effect is good, and the anti-condensation effect of the photographic device 4 is better.

Because above-mentioned heat-conducting piece 45 sets up in the outside of camera 41, it is inconvenient fixed, also inconvenient transportation, so, the projection of camera 41 is located antifog glass piece 43 in the embodiment of this application, camera 41's diameter is less than antifog glass piece 43's diameter promptly, and antifog glass piece 43 can shelter from camera 41 completely, heat-conducting piece 45 and heating member 44 all overlap and establish outside camera 41, a side surface of heat-conducting piece 45 and antifog glass piece 43's internal surface laminating, the opposite side surface and the heating member 44 laminating of heat-conducting piece 45, as shown in fig. 5 to 8, heat-conducting piece 45's heat conduction effect is better, and make things convenient for fixed mounting and transportation.

In the solution of the above embodiment, the heating element 44 is too close to the camera 41, which may cause the camera 41 to generate a high temperature risk. Therefore, in some embodiments of the present application, the photographing device 4 further includes a heat insulation member 46, the heat insulation member 46 is sleeved outside the camera 41 and is located inside the heating member 44 along the optical axis direction of the camera 41, and the heat insulation member 46 can reduce the influence of the heating member 44 on the camera 41, especially on the electronic device at the bottom of the camera 41, so as to avoid the camera 41 from generating a high temperature risk; also, the thermal insulation member 46 can serve as a support structure for the heating member 44, so that an additional support structure for supporting the heating member 44 is not required.

Referring to fig. 9 to 11, the refrigerator 1000 according to the embodiment of the present application further includes a terminal box 5, the terminal box 5 is mounted on the turnover beam 3, and the terminal box 5 can arrange various wirings of the photographing device 4 therein, so that the wirings of the photographing device 4 are neat, thereby facilitating installation.

The refrigerator 1000 of the embodiment of the present application further includes a humidity detection device, a temperature detection device and a controller, the humidity detection device, the temperature detection device is all installed in the box 1 of the refrigerator 1000, and the humidity detection device is used for detecting the humidity of the refrigerator 1000, the temperature detection device is used for detecting the ambient temperature of the refrigerator 1000, the controller is electrically connected with the humidity detection device, the temperature detection device, the heating member 44 is electrically connected, the controller can detect the ambient temperature of the refrigerator 1000 according to the humidity of the refrigerator 1000 detected by the humidity detection device and the temperature detection device, and the heating member 44 is controlled to be opened or closed. The temperature detection device may be a temperature sensor and the humidity detection device may be a humidity sensor.

For example, the following table 1 is stored in the controller, and the controller searches the corresponding dew point temperature in table 1 according to the humidity of the refrigerator 1000 detected by the humidity detection device and the ambient temperature of the refrigerator 1000 detected by the temperature detection device, and controls the heating member 44 to be turned on for the corresponding preset time to heat the anti-fog glass sheet 43 above the dew point temperature, so as to reduce the condensation on the anti-fog glass sheet 43.

TABLE 1 environmental temperature-relative humidity-dew point comparison table

The heating member 44 in the embodiment of the present application can be a heating wire or a heating sheet, the contact surface between the heating sheet and the heat conducting member 45 is large, the heating effect is good, and the heating member is low in price and convenient to mount.

The heat conducting member 45 is a heat conducting silicone pad, a graphite gasket or a silica gel pad, the heat conducting member 45 in the embodiment of the present application is a silica gel pad, and the silica gel pad has the advantages of adjustable heat conductivity, good heat conducting stability, low price and the like.

The heat insulation member 46 in the embodiment of the present application is a ceramic ring, and the ceramic has the advantages of low thermal conductivity, low specific heat, outstanding heat insulation effect, light weight, good elasticity, good thermal shock resistance effect, etc.

In the description herein, particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present application should be covered within the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A refrigerator, characterized by comprising:

the storage compartment is formed in the box body;

a photographing device installed in the case, the photographing device including:

a housing;

the camera assembly is fixed in the shell and faces the storage compartment;

a heating element mounted on the housing and adapted to provide heat to the camera assembly.

2. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the camera assembly comprises:

a camera;

and the antifogging glass sheet covers one side of the camera, which faces the storage compartment.

3. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the photographing apparatus further comprises:

the heat conducting piece is located between the anti-fog glass sheet and the heating members and is attached to the anti-fog glass sheet and the heating members respectively.

4. The refrigerator of claim 3, wherein the projection of the camera is located in the anti-fog glass sheet, and the heat conducting member and the heating member are sleeved outside the camera.

5. The refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein the photographing apparatus further comprises:

the heat insulating part, the heat insulating part cover is established outside the camera, and follow the optical axis direction of camera is located the inboard of heating member.

6. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the heating member is a heating sheet.

7. The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the heat conductive member is a silicone rubber pad.

8. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising:

a humidity detection device;

the temperature detection device and the humidity detection device are both arranged in the box body;

the controller, the controller with temperature detection device humidity detection device heating member electricity is connected, the controller basis the humidity value that humidity detection device detected and the temperature value of temperature detection temperature, control the heating member is opened or is closed.

9. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising:

the two door bodies are rotatably arranged at the opening of the box body so as to open or close the storage compartment;

the turnover beam is rotatably arranged on the inner wall of any one door body and is used for closing a gap between the two door bodies when the two door bodies are closed;

the photographic device is mounted on the overturning beam.

10. The refrigerator of claim 9, wherein the flip beam comprises:

the shell is internally provided with a containing cavity and comprises a first shell wall, and when the two door bodies are closed, the first shell wall faces the storage compartment of the box body; when the door body where the turnover beam is located is opened, the first shell wall faces the inner wall of the door body;

the light hole is formed in the first shell wall of the shell, the photographic device is installed in the containing cavity, and a camera assembly in the photographic device is opposite to the light hole.