CN211861682U - Thawing device and refrigerator - Google Patents
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The application provides a thawing apparatus and a refrigerator. The utility model discloses a thawing apparatus including the casing, unfreeze the water tank, unfreeze the subassembly and immerse the piece, the water tank that unfreezes and the subassembly setting that unfreezes are in the casing, and the subassembly that unfreezes is used for heating in the water tank that unfreezes. The immersion member is installed in the thawing tank for completely immersing the object to be thawed under water. Use the technical scheme of the utility model, because immerse the piece and can immerse the thing of waiting to unfreeze completely under water, prevent that it from floating the surface of water to reach and wait to unfreeze the thing by the effect of the whole submergences of water all around. Therefore, any part of the object to be thawed with overhigh temperature can be subjected to temperature reduction through the heat exchange of water in the thawing process, so that the integral uniform thawing of the object to be thawed is ensured.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to a technical field that unfreezes particularly, relates to a thawing apparatus and refrigerator.
Background
With the improvement of the domestic living conditions and the acceleration of the pace of life, the refrigerator has become an indispensable living electric appliance for keeping food fresh in the family. For some meat products, it is often placed in a freezer for fresh freezing. When cooking frozen meat products, thawing is necessary before further processing.
The thawing method of frozen products includes air thawing, water thawing, and refrigerator thawing (an "external heating method" because heat is transferred from the surface of food to the inside by heat transfer), or microwave thawing, high-frequency thawing, and ohmic thawing (an "internal heating method" because thawing is performed from the inside of the object to be thawed). At present, the thawing modes commonly used by consumers are mainly natural air thawing, water thawing and refrigerator thawing, but the thawing time of the three modes is very long.
In the prior art, a refrigerator with a microwave thawing function has also appeared, and the refrigerator uses high-frequency electromagnetic waves to thaw food, and food placed between two electrode plates is thawed quickly in a high-frequency electric field by two electrode plates and a high-frequency power supply. However, the high-frequency thawing can also cause uneven thawing for food with complex components or irregular shapes.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
An embodiment of the utility model provides a thawing apparatus and refrigerator to solve among the prior art inhomogeneous technical problem that unfreezes that thawing apparatus exists.
The embodiment of the application provides a thawing apparatus, includes: a housing; the unfreezing water tank is arranged in the shell; the unfreezing assembly is arranged in the shell and used for heating the unfreezing water tank; and the immersion piece is arranged in the unfreezing water tank and is used for completely immersing the object to be unfrozen under water.
In one embodiment, the immersion member is a platen structure.
In one embodiment, the platen structure is provided with water holes.
In one embodiment, the defrosting assembly comprises a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate, the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate are respectively arranged on two opposite inner walls in the shell, and the defrosting water tank is positioned between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate.
In one embodiment, the thawing assembly further comprises a first insulating spacer and a second insulating spacer, the first insulating spacer and the second insulating spacer being spaced apart from and positioned between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, respectively.
In one embodiment, the first electrode plate is disposed at a top portion within the case, and the second electrode plate is disposed at a bottom portion within the case.
In one embodiment, the first and second insulating spacers are parallel to the first and second electrode plates, respectively.
In one embodiment, the distance between the first insulating partition and the first electrode plate is greater than 1/4 the distance between the first electrode plates and the top of the thawing water tank.
In one embodiment, the thawing apparatus further comprises a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the material to be thawed.
In one embodiment, the thawing apparatus further comprises a water level sensor for detecting a water level in the thawing water tank.
In one embodiment, the pressure plate structure is mounted to the inner wall of the defrosting tank by a snap structure or a rail structure.
The application also provides a refrigerator, which comprises the unfreezing device, wherein the unfreezing device is the unfreezing device.
In one embodiment, a refrigerator includes a case and a thawing chamber formed in the case, and a thawing device is installed in the thawing chamber.
In one embodiment, a defrost water tank is removably disposed within the defrost chamber, the defrost water tank including a first position withdrawn from the defrost chamber and a second position stowed within the defrost chamber.
In the above-mentioned embodiment, the water tank that unfreezes sets up in the casing, heats in to the water tank that unfreezes through the subassembly that unfreezes, because the specific heat capacity of water is great, the heat of the fast part that generates heat among the thawing process can be taken away by water to the homogeneity of thawing process has been guaranteed. The immersion piece can completely immerse the object to be thawed underwater, so that the object to be thawed is prevented from floating on the water surface, and the effect that the periphery of the object to be thawed is completely immersed by water is achieved. Therefore, any part of the object to be thawed with overhigh temperature can be subjected to temperature reduction through the heat exchange of water in the thawing process, so that the integral uniform thawing of the object to be thawed is ensured.
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The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. In the drawings:
fig. 1 is a schematic overall structural view of an embodiment of a thawing apparatus according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an immersion application of the thawing apparatus of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a schematic top view of the immersion member of the thawing apparatus of FIG. 2;
fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the following embodiments and accompanying drawings. The exemplary embodiments and descriptions of the present invention are provided to explain the present invention, but not to limit the present invention.
In order to overcome the technical problem of unfreezing unevenness that thawing apparatus exists among the prior art, the utility model provides a can realize the technical scheme of quick even thawing of different frozen food in the life. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the embodiment of the thawing apparatus of the present invention comprises a housing 10, a thawing water tank 20, a thawing assembly 30 and an immersing member 40, wherein the thawing water tank 20 and the thawing assembly 30 are disposed in the housing 10, and the thawing assembly 30 is used for heating the interior of the thawing water tank 20. An immersion member 40 is installed in the thawing water tank 20 for completely immersing the object a to be thawed under water.
Use the technical scheme of the utility model, the water tank 20 that unfreezes sets up in casing 10, heats in the water tank 20 through the subassembly 30 that unfreezes, because the specific heat capacity of water is bigger, the heat of the fast part that generates heat of in-process that unfreezes can be taken away by water to the homogeneity of the process of unfreezing has been guaranteed. Since the immersion member 40 can completely immerse the object a to be thawed in the water, the object a to be thawed is prevented from floating on the water surface, and the effect that the object a to be thawed is completely immersed in the water around is achieved. Therefore, any part of the object a to be thawed with overhigh temperature can be subjected to temperature reduction through the heat exchange of water in the thawing process, so that the integral uniform thawing of the object a to be thawed is ensured.
As shown in fig. 2 and 3, in the solution of the present embodiment, the immersion member 40 is a pressing plate structure, and the object a to be thawed is completely pressed under water by the pressing plate structure when in use, so as to prevent the object a from floating on the water surface. More preferably, the pressing plate structure is provided with water holes 41 for convenient use, so as to achieve the purpose that the object a to be thawed is immersed by water through the pressing plate structure. More preferably, the water through holes 41 are distributed in a mesh. More preferably, the pressing plate structure may be mounted to the inner wall of the defrosting tank 20 by a snap structure or a rail structure.
As an alternative embodiment not shown in the drawings, the object a to be defrosted can be fixed in other ways to be completely immersed in the water, for example, a hook member is arranged at the bottom of the defrosting water tank 20 to fix the object a to be defrosted and prevent the object a from floating on the water.
As shown in fig. 1, as a preferred embodiment, the thawing assembly 30 includes a first electrode plate 31 and a second electrode plate 32, the first electrode plate 31 and the second electrode plate 32 are respectively disposed on two opposite inner walls inside the casing 10, and the thawing water tank 20 is located between the first electrode plate 31 and the second electrode plate 32. In use, the first electrode plate 31 and the second electrode plate 32 are connected to a high-frequency power source through a coaxial cable, so as to generate a high-frequency electric field for rapidly heating the object to be thawed.
More preferably, in the technical solution of the present embodiment, the thawing assembly 30 further includes a first insulating spacer 33 and a second insulating spacer 34, and the first insulating spacer 33 and the second insulating spacer 34 are respectively disposed at an interval from the first electrode plate 31 and the second electrode plate 32 and are located between the first electrode plate 31 and the second electrode plate 32. The first and second insulating spacers 33 and 34 can separate the thawing space in the case 10 from the first and second electrode plates 31 and 32, and prevent the object a to be thawed from contacting the electrode plates.
As an alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the first electrode plate 31 is disposed at the top in the case 10, and the second electrode plate 32 is disposed at the bottom in the case 10. Correspondingly, the first insulating spacer 33 and the second insulating spacer 34 are parallel to the first electrode plate 31 and the second electrode plate 32, respectively. More preferably, the distance between the first insulating partition 33 and the first electrode plate 31 is greater than 1/4, which is the distance between the first electrode plate 31 and the top of the thawing water tank 20, so as to prevent the object a to be thawed from arcing between the electrode plates and thus generating sparks or short circuits.
As another alternative, the first electrode plate 31 and the second electrode plate 32 may be respectively disposed on two side walls in the housing 10, and the function of heating the object to be thawed a by the high-frequency electric field may also be achieved. Correspondingly, the first insulating spacer 33 and the second insulating spacer 34 are also located on both sides in the housing 10.
As shown in fig. 1, it is more preferable that the thawing apparatus further includes a temperature sensor 50, and the temperature sensor 50 is used to detect the temperature of the object a to be thawed. In general, the temperature of water added to the thawing water tank 20 should be not more than 40 ℃ to prevent the material a to be thawed from being boiled or the nutrients from being damaged. By detecting the temperature of the water in the thawing water tank 20, the flavor and nutrition of the object a to be thawed can be ensured. Preferably, the temperature sensor 50 is an infrared temperature sensor. It should be noted that the temperature sensor 50 is primarily used to detect the temperature of the thawed material in order to determine the end of thawing and to prevent over-thawing. The temperature of the water is slowly increased under the action of the high-frequency electromagnetic wave through testing, so that the water temperature is not required to be monitored, and the temperature of the added water is only required to be lower than 40 ℃.
As a more preferable embodiment, the defrosting apparatus further includes a water level sensor 60, and the water level sensor 60 is used to detect the water level in the defrosting water tank 20. In use, the height of the water in the thawing water tank 20 should be completely submerged in the object a to be thawed, and the preferred water should be submerged in the object a to be thawed to a height less than 1/2 of the thickness of the object a to be thawed to prevent the object a to be thawed from absorbing electromagnetic waves due to too high water, which results in a reduced thawing rate. The effectiveness of the thawing is ensured by monitoring the water level in the thawing water tank 20 through the water level sensor 60.
As shown in fig. 4, the utility model also provides a refrigerator, this refrigerator includes foretell thawing apparatus, has this thawing apparatus's refrigerator, has avoided independent thawing apparatus to occupy user space. Alternatively, the refrigerator includes a case 70 and a thawing chamber 71 formed in the case 70, and the thawing device is installed in the thawing chamber 71.
In a preferred embodiment, the defrosting water tank 20 is provided in the defrosting compartment 71 so as to be removable, and the defrosting water tank 20 includes a first position drawn out of the defrosting compartment 71 and a second position stored in the defrosting compartment 71. The thawing water tank 20 may have a push-pull type drawer structure or a rectangular box type structure as long as it can accommodate the object a to be thawed and water. When unfreezing, the object a to be unfrozen is packaged and then placed into the unfreezing water tank 20, a certain amount of water is added into the unfreezing water tank 20, high-frequency unfreezing is carried out through a high-frequency electric field, and the temperature of the object a to be unfrozen can be monitored by the temperature sensor 50 in real time.
The above description is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the embodiments of the present invention. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.
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1. A thawing apparatus, characterized by comprising:
a housing (10);
a defrosting water tank (20) disposed in the case (10);
the unfreezing assembly (30) is arranged in the shell (10) and is used for heating the interior of the unfreezing water tank (20);
an immersion member (40) installed in the thawing water tank (20) for completely immersing the object to be thawed (a) under water.
2. Thawing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said immersion member (40) is a platen structure.
3. Thawing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said pressure plate structure is provided with water holes (41).
4. The thawing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the thawing assembly (30) comprises a first electrode plate (31) and a second electrode plate (32), the first electrode plate (31) and the second electrode plate (32) are respectively disposed on two opposite inner walls within the housing (10), and the thawing water tank (20) is located between the first electrode plate (31) and the second electrode plate (32).
5. The thawing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the thawing assembly (30) further comprises a first insulating spacer (33) and a second insulating spacer (34), the first insulating spacer (33) and the second insulating spacer (34) being spaced apart from the first electrode plate (31) and the second electrode plate (32), respectively, and being positioned between the first electrode plate (31) and the second electrode plate (32).
6. Thawing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said first electrode plate (31) is arranged at the top inside said casing (10) and said second electrode plate (32) is arranged at the bottom inside said casing (10).
7. Thawing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said first insulating barrier (33) and said second insulating barrier (34) are parallel to said first electrode plate (31) and said second electrode plate (32), respectively.
8. Thawing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the distance between said first insulating barrier (33) and said first electrode plate (31) is greater than 1/4 of the distance between said first electrode plate (31) and the top of said thawing water tank (20).
9. Thawing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises a temperature sensor (50), said temperature sensor (50) being adapted to detect the temperature of the object (a) to be thawed.
10. Thawing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises a water level sensor (60), said water level sensor (60) being adapted to detect the water level inside said thawing water tank (20).
11. Thawing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said pressure plate structure is mounted with the inner wall of said thawing water tank (20) by means of a snap structure or a rail structure.
12. A refrigerator comprising a thawing apparatus, characterized in that said thawing apparatus is a thawing apparatus according to any of the claims from 1 to 11.
13. The refrigerator according to claim 12, wherein the refrigerator comprises a cabinet (70) and a thawing chamber (71) formed in the cabinet (70), the thawing means being installed in the thawing chamber (71).
14. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 13, wherein the defrosting water tank (20) is withdrawably provided in the defrosting chamber (71), and the defrosting water tank (20) includes a first position withdrawn from the defrosting chamber (71) and a second position stowed in the defrosting chamber (71).
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