Detailed Description
The technical scheme of the invention is clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
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.
In addition, the technical features involved in the different embodiments of the present invention described below may be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a refrigerator of the present invention; referring to fig. 1, the refrigerator 1 of the present embodiment has an approximately rectangular parallelepiped shape. The external appearance of the refrigerator 1 is defined by a cabinet 100 defining a storage space and a plurality of door bodies 200 provided on the cabinet 100 to open or close the cabinet 100. The cabinet 100 generally has a front opening, and the internal storage space thereof is vertically partitioned into a lower freezing chamber 100A and an upper refrigerating chamber 100B, and the freezing chamber 100A and the refrigerating chamber 100B may be further partitioned into separate storage spaces.
In detail, the freezing compartment 100A is defined at a lower side of the cabinet 100 and may be selectively covered by the drawer-type freezing compartment door body 200A. The space of the cabinet 100 defined above the freezing chamber 100A is partitioned into left and right sides to define the refrigerating chamber 100B, respectively.
The refrigerating compartment 100B includes two refrigerating compartments arranged side by side at left and right, and can be selectively opened or closed by two refrigerating compartment door bodies 200B pivotably installed on the refrigerating compartment 100B. That is, the door 200 includes at least a drawer-type freezing-chamber door 200A corresponding to the freezing chamber 100A and two left and right refrigerating-chamber doors 200B corresponding to the refrigerating chamber 100B.
Different from the prior art, the refrigerator 1 in this embodiment further includes a humidifying device 300 for humidifying the inside of the refrigerating chamber 100B, which is disposed on the inner side surface of the refrigerating chamber door 200B, fig. 2 is a schematic view of a configuration of the humidifying device 300 on the refrigerating chamber door 200B in this embodiment, referring to fig. 2, the humidifying device 300 may be an integral structure, produced and assembled separately, and may be mounted on the inner side surface of the refrigerating chamber door 200B, specifically on the inner liner of the refrigerating chamber door 200B, or directly placed on a door shelf, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, the humidifying device 300 in this embodiment is mounted on the right side of the refrigerator 1 by a hanging structure (when a user faces the refrigerator, the refrigerating chamber door on the same side as the right hand of the user is a right refrigerating chamber door, the refrigerating chamber door body on the side which is the left refrigerating chamber door body on the left and right sides of the user) is arranged on the inner liner of the refrigerating chamber door body 200B, the specific position of the inner liner is convenient for the user to observe or operate, besides the humidifying device 300, the inner liner of the refrigerating chamber door body 200B is also provided with a door shelf 400, and the humidifying device 300 occupies the partial arrangement space of the door shelf 400.
In this embodiment, the refrigerator 1 further includes an ion sterilization device 500 for sterilizing the refrigerating chamber 100B, which is disposed on the humidifying device 300, and in this embodiment, the ion sterilization device 500 is located on an air outlet path of the fan 320, so that the air flow can flow through the ion sterilization device 500.
Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an external appearance configuration of a humidifying device in an embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention, fig. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an internal configuration of a humidifying device in an embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention, and referring to fig. 3 and 4, a humidifying device 300 in this embodiment includes a housing 310, a fan 320, a skeleton member 330, a water absorbing member 340, and a water supply assembly 350 for supplying water to the water absorbing member 340.
The fan 320, the skeleton part 330, the water absorbing part 340 and the water supply assembly 350 are all positioned in the shell 310, so that the humidifying device 300 is in an integral module structure, and is convenient for independent production and integral assembly and disassembly; different sides of the housing 310 are respectively provided with an air inlet 311 located on an air inlet side of the fan 320 and an air outlet 312 located on an air outlet side of the fan 320, a drainage air duct 331 for guiding an air outlet flow of the fan 320 to the air outlet 312 is formed on the framework member 330, the fan 320 is located outside the drainage air duct 331 and the air outlet side of the fan is close to an air inlet end of the drainage air duct 331, and the water absorbing member 340 is located on a drainage path of the drainage air duct 331, specifically located in the drainage air duct 331 in this embodiment, so that at least part of the air flow of the drainage air duct 331 flows through the water absorbing member 340 on a path for guiding the air outlet flow of the fan 320 to the; the fan 320 provides power for circulation of the airflow for humidification, and the air guide duct 331 guides the air discharged from the fan 320 to the air outlet 312 as much as possible.
When the fan 320 works, the air flow sucked by the air inlet 311 is used for being drained through the drainage air channel 331 and flowing through the water absorption part 340 and the ion sterilization device 500, and is exhausted from the air outlet 312 to humidify the air in the refrigerating chamber 100B, when the air flow sucked by the air inlet 311 passes through the drainage air channel 331, a part of the air flow flows through the ion sterilization device 500, and the active factors such as charged water molecules, positive and negative ions, hydroxyl radicals and the like are synchronously brought out, so that when the humidifying device 300 humidifies the air in the refrigerating chamber 100B, the effects of water molecule ionization, space sterilization and space odor removal are simultaneously realized, the air drying of fruit and vegetable foods stored in the refrigerating chamber is greatly inhibited, the food spoilage problem is solved, and the fresh-keeping.
In addition, the skeleton part 330, besides performing the function of draining, also performs the function of separating the fan 320 and the water absorbing part 340, i.e. it can prevent the moisture on the water absorbing part 340 from directly acting on the fan 320, thereby avoiding the moisture at the fan 320 from generating condensation due to over-weight. As is well known to those skilled in the art, if condensation is generated at the fan, which is likely to cause short circuit and burnout of the fan, but a conventional treatment method in the prior art is to use a fan with a high waterproof level, which results in a large increase in cost, in this embodiment, the humidifying device 300 is provided with the skeleton component 330 and the fan 320 is disposed outside the drainage air duct 331, and the water absorbing component 340 is located inside the drainage air duct 331, which can effectively solve the problem, and thus, the problem of condensation of the fan does not exist, so that the reliability of the fan is improved, and a fan with a common waterproof level can be used, thereby reducing the cost of the; on the other hand, the air guide duct 331 on the skeleton component 330 can effectively guide the outlet air of the fan 320, so that the outlet air of the fan 320 is guided to the air outlet 312 as much as possible, and the water absorbing component 340 is arranged on the air guide path of the air guide duct 331, thereby ensuring the purpose of humidifying the outlet air of the fan 320 and further humidifying the air in the refrigerating chamber of the refrigerator. Specifically, the skeleton part 330 is a plastic part, which is convenient for injection molding and is electrically insulated, safe and reliable, the drainage air duct 331 is integrally injection molded with the skeleton part, and the drainage air duct 331 may be a drainage long hole or long groove structure.
Fig. 8 is a schematic view of a fan arrangement structure in an embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention, referring to fig. 8, and referring to fig. 4, in order to further separate the fan 320 and the water absorbing member 340, a fan accommodating portion 313 is formed in the upper portion of the casing 310, the fan 320 is installed in the fan accommodating portion 313, an air inlet 311 of the casing 310 is communicated with the fan accommodating portion 313, an air outlet 314 on an air outlet side of the fan 320 is formed in the fan accommodating portion 313, and the air outlet 314 is used for being communicated with an air inlet end of the air guide duct 331. Specifically, the blower accommodating portion 313 may be a relatively closed cavity in the housing 310, which provides a space for installing the blower 320, and on the other hand, conceals the blower 320 as much as possible, so as to prevent the electric devices from being exposed and improve the safety of the humidifier 300; the fan 320 is a centrifugal fan and can be installed in the fan accommodating portion 313 through a fan bracket 360 from a volute, or the fan 320 is a centrifugal fan without a volute, and a corresponding volute structure is formed in the fan accommodating portion 313 so as to guide wind. In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 8, the top plate 315 of the housing 310 is detachable, and forms a top wall of the blower accommodating portion 313, so that the blower 320 can be conveniently detached by detaching the top plate 315.
Further, the axis of the fan 320 is vertically arranged, the air inlet 311 is located on the top plate 315 of the housing 310, and the air outlet 314 is located on one side of the fan accommodating portion 313. That is, air is sucked from the top of the fan accommodating portion 313, so that air is more smoothly fed, and air is smoothly discharged from the side portion of the fan accommodating portion and enters the housing 310.
In order to facilitate maintenance and repair of the internal components of the humidifying device 300, particularly, the water absorbing part 340 needs to be replaced after long-term use, the water supply assembly 350 needs to be added with water or cleaned, the housing 310 comprises a main body part 316 and a panel part 317, the main body part 316 is in a box shape with one side opened and is a main accommodating part and a mounting part of the humidifying device 300, the humidifying device 300 is integrally mounted on a door liner of the refrigerating chamber door body 200B through the main body part 316, the panel part 317 is used for closing the opening of the main body part 316 and can be opened and closed, and is equivalent to a door panel or a cover plate of the housing 310, most internal components of the humidifying device 300 can be exposed by opening the panel. In order to improve the use safety and reliability, the panel portion 317 is usually connected with the main body portion 316 in a locking manner, and a locking switch 319 which is matched with the panel portion 317 can be arranged on the panel portion 317 to lock the panel portion 317, or a pushing switch which is matched with the panel portion 317 and the main body portion 316 is arranged on the panel portion 317 to open and close the panel portion 317, so that the opening convenience is improved. Specifically, as described above, in order to ensure the safety of use, the blower 320 is disposed as hidden as possible and avoid user contact as much as possible, the air inlet 311 is close to the blower 320, the air inlet 311 and the blower 320 are preferably disposed on the generally stationary main body portion 316, and the skeleton member 330, the water absorbing member 340, the water supply assembly 350, and the air outlet 312 may be disposed on the main body portion 316 or the panel portion 317.
In order to facilitate the user to open and close the humidifying device 300, according to the operation habit of the user, in this embodiment, the panel portion 317 is horizontally opened and closed, specifically, horizontally opened and closed in the left-right direction, in the same way as the refrigerator door 200B, at this time, the humidifying device 300 is installed at the refrigerator door 200B at a position where the panel portion 317 of the humidifying device 300 faces the user side as far as possible after the user opens the refrigerator door 200B, so that the user can further start the panel portion 317. In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 2 and 4, the humidifying device 300 is disposed on the door liner of the right refrigerating chamber door body 200B, the rotating side of the panel portion 317 of the humidifying device 300 is the left side thereof, and the panel portion 317 is opened from right to left, so that after the panel portion 317 is opened, the structural components thereon and the structural components on the main body portion 316 can be displayed in front of the eyes of the user, so as to facilitate corresponding operations.
FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing the humidifying device without a water absorbing member and a water supply unit, FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing a structure of a panel portion side in an embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention, and FIG. 10 is an exploded view of FIG. 9; referring to fig. 5, 9 and 10 in conjunction with fig. 4, the outlet 312 is formed on the panel 317 and is formed of a plurality of closely spaced apertures to allow the humidified gas flow to freely diffuse as uniformly as possible; the skeleton part 330 is detachably and fixedly connected to the inner side surface of the panel part 317 in a buckling connection mode, the outline shape and the size of the skeleton part 330 are consistent with those of the panel part 317, and the skeleton part and the panel part 317 are mutually attached to form an integrated structure as compact as possible, so that the integrated stability of the opening side part of the humidifying device 300 is enhanced as the door body part of the whole humidifying device 300, the panel part 317 effectively shields the relevant structure of the skeleton part 330, and the internal structure of the opened panel part 317 is simple and orderly. The water absorbing component 340 and the water supply assembly 350 are detachably arranged on one side of the framework component 330 facing the main body part 316, so that the framework component 330 can be replaced or cleaned after being opened along with the panel part 317, and correspondingly, a through part 332 for communicating the space where the water absorbing component 340 is positioned with the air outlet 312 is formed on the framework component 330, so as to ensure that the humidified air flow is smoothly guided to the air outlet 312; the ion sterilization device 500 is arranged on the framework part 330 and faces one side of the panel part 317, so that after the panel part 317 is opened, a user cannot see or touch the ion sterilization device 500, the use safety is improved, and the user experience is improved.
Further, when the panel portion 317 is in the closed state, at least some of the skeleton member 330, the water absorbing member 340 and the water supply assembly 350 are embedded in the main body portion 316, so as to reduce the overall volume of the humidifying device 300 as much as possible, facilitate the overall installation and reduce the occupation of the refrigerating space of the refrigerator.
Also in order to further reduce the overall volume of the humidifying device 300, a second accommodating portion 335 is formed on the side of the skeleton member 330 facing the panel portion 317, and as shown in fig. 10, the ion sterilization device 500 is snapped into the second accommodating portion 335 such that the ion sterilization device 500 is concealingly disposed between the skeleton member 330 and the panel portion 317. The second accommodating portion 335 is specifically an accommodating groove formed on one side of the frame member 330 facing the panel portion 317, so that the ion sterilization device 500 is embedded into the accommodating groove, the thickness of the frame member 330 is not additionally increased, the volume of the humidifying device 300 is not increased, the ion sterilization device 500 is hidden, users are prevented from seeing or touching, and the product safety performance is improved.
As described above, since the humidifying device 300 is conveniently installed in a modular manner while reducing its occupation of a refrigerating space of the refrigerator, its volume is generally small and its volume is small, the amount of water in the water supply assembly 350 is not easily observed. To solve this problem, in the present embodiment, a lamp assembly 370 is installed on the side of the frame member 330 facing the panel portion 317 for illuminating the place where the water supply assembly 350 is located, and accordingly, a viewing hole 318 and a viewing hole 333 for viewing the water level of the water supply assembly 350 are correspondingly provided on the panel portion 317 and the frame member 330, as shown in fig. 3 and 10.
Thus, the water supply assembly 350 is illuminated by the lamp assembly 370, and the water level of the water supply assembly 350 can be observed from the outside through the observation hole 318 and the observation hole 333 without opening the panel part 317, to supply water to the water supply assembly 350 in time; and the lamp assembly 370 is disposed on the side of the frame member 330 facing the panel portion 317, and the lamp assembly 370 is not visible or touched by a user after the panel portion 317 is opened, so that the safety of use is improved, and the light of the lamp assembly 370 is transmitted to the side of the water supply assembly 350 through the light-transmitting portion 334 by disposing a light-transmitting portion 334, such as a light-transmitting hole or a light-transmitting glass as shown in fig. 5, on the frame member 330.
In addition, in the embodiment, the water supply assembly 350 is detachably disposed on the frame member 330, and the frame member 330 is detachably disposed in the housing 310, so that the water absorbing member 340 can be detached from the frame member 330 together with the water supply assembly 350, and the frame member 330 can also be detached from the housing 310, thereby facilitating the replacement or cleaning, maintenance and repair of the components, and improving the safety of the humidifying device 300 and the sanitation of the humidified air flow.
FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing an assembled structure of the frame member, the water absorbing member and the water supply unit in the present embodiment; FIG. 6 is an exploded view of FIG. 5; referring to fig. 5 and 6, the air guiding duct 331 includes an air inlet section 3311 and an air outlet section 3312, one end of the air inlet section 3311 is communicated with the air outlet side of the fan 320, the other end is communicated with the air outlet section 3312, and the part of the water absorbing member 340 exposed out of the water supply component 350 is embedded in the air outlet section 3312, so that the water absorbing member 340 is attached to the air guiding duct 331 as much as possible, thereby increasing the contact probability with the air outlet flow of the fan 320, improving the humidifying effect, and being beneficial to the compact structure of the humidifying device 300 and reducing the volume.
Since the water absorbing material such as the water absorbing fiber, the super water absorbing fiber PSA or the water absorbing cotton is soft, in order to improve the stability of the water absorbing material 340 placed in the water supply part 350 and the accommodating part 3313, the water absorbing material 340 in this embodiment includes a water absorbing material body 341 and a mounting frame 342, the mounting frame 342 may be a plastic frame, the water absorbing material body 341 is interference-fitted in the mounting frame 342 through its own elastic deformation, and then is clamped with the air outlet section 3312 by the mounting frame 342. Specifically, as shown in fig. 6, the air outlet section 3312 is a groove shape, a clamping groove 343 is disposed on the outer wall of the mounting frame 342, a buckle 3313 is correspondingly disposed on the inner wall of the air outlet section 3312, and when the water absorbing member 340 is embedded into the air outlet section 3312, the buckle 3313 and the clamping groove 343 are clamped in place, so that the water absorbing member 340 is integrally and stably disposed in the air outlet section 3312, and is convenient to detach and replace.
More specifically, the water absorbing material body 341 can be made of water absorbing fiber, super water absorbing fiber PSA, or water absorbing cotton, etc., and needs to satisfy both water absorbing and air permeability, for example, a plurality of water absorbing fiber sheets are connected to form a grid-shaped water absorbing material body 341.
In further detail, as shown in fig. 4 and 9 to 15, the water supply assembly 350 includes a water storage box 351 and a water storage bottle 352 in the present embodiment, the water storage capacity of the water storage bottle 352 is larger than that of the water storage box 351, and the water amount in the water storage box 351 is supplemented in real time by the water storage bottle 352. Specifically, the water storage box 351 is opened upwards, and the opening 3511 is used for enabling a part of the water absorbing part 340 to be inserted into the water storage box 351 to be in contact with water in the water storage box 351, namely, a part of the water absorbing part 340, namely, the lower part of the water absorbing part 340 is soaked into the water in the water storage box 351 to achieve contact type water absorption, so that water can be supplied to the water absorbing part 340 as long as water is contained in the water storage box 351, then the water is gradually diffused to the rest part of the water absorbing part 340 through the diffusion effect of the water absorbing part 340, and the rest part of the water absorbing part 340 is exposed to the outer side of the water storage box 351, so that air outlet air flow of the fan 320 flows through the water absorbing part 340 through the drainage air duct 331 in. Because the water storage box 351 is an open structure, the volume and the volume of the water storage box are not easy to be overlarge, so that water leakage is avoided. Wherein the water storage box 351 is clamped on the framework part 330 or separated from the framework part 330 along the direction vertical to the inner side surface of the panel part 317, thereby realizing the disassembly and assembly of the water storage box 351. Specifically, a water storage box slot 3513 is provided on an outer side surface of the water storage box 351, as shown in fig. 10 and 14, a buckle (not shown in the view angle reason) is correspondingly provided on the framework member 330, and the water storage box 351 is pushed in a direction perpendicular to an inner side surface of the panel portion 317 and is clamped on the framework member 330 through the water storage box slot 3513 and the buckle fit on the framework member 330.
Of course, for a refrigerator with a small refrigerating space, the requirement for humidification amount is not high, and the water supply assembly 350 may only include the water storage box 351, and the specific structure of the water supply assembly 350 may be determined according to the volume of the refrigerator.
Fig. 9 is a schematic view of a structure related to a panel portion side in an embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention, fig. 10 is an exploded structure view of fig. 9, fig. 11 is a front view of fig. 3, fig. 12 is a sectional view taken along a-a direction of fig. 11, fig. 13 is an enlarged view of a portion I of fig. 12, fig. 14 is a schematic view of a three-dimensional structure of a water storage box in an embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention, and fig. 15 is a schematic view of an exploded structure of a water storage bottle in. Referring to fig. 11 to 15, and with reference to fig. 4, 9 and 10, the water storage bottle 352 has an appearance similar to that of a conventional water bottle, and includes a bottle cap 3521 and a bottle body 3522, the bottle cap 3521 is installed on a bottle opening 3527 of the bottle body 3522 in a matching manner, and is sealed with the matching surface of the bottle opening 3527, unlike the conventional water storage bottle, a first water outlet hole 3523 is formed in the bottle cap 3521, the water storage bottle 352 is inserted into the water storage box 351 in an inverted manner through an opening 3511 of the water storage box 351, that is, the end of the bottle cap 3521 faces downward, a positioning portion 3512 is formed in the water storage box 351, the water storage bottle 352 is supported on the positioning portion 3512, and the positioning portion 3512 positions the water storage bottle 352 at a position where the bottle cap 3521 is spaced from the inner. That is, although the water storage bottle 352 is inverted, due to the support and positioning of the positioning portion 3512 on the water storage bottle 352, the bottle cap 3521 does not contact with the inner bottom surface of the water storage box 351, the inner bottom surface of the water storage box 351 does not block the first water outlet 3523 on the bottle cap 3521, when the water storage bottle 352 is positioned in the water storage box 351 by the positioning portion 3512, water in the bottle continuously flows into the water storage box 351 through the first water outlet 3523 under the action of gravity, automatic water adding to the water storage box 351 is realized until the pressure inside and outside the water storage bottle 352 is consistent, the first water outlet 3523 stops water outlet, and when the internal and external pressure difference of the water storage bottle 352 exists along with the operation of the humidifying device 300, the water storage bottle 352 continuously adds water to the water storage box 351 through the first water outlet 3523 until the pressure inside and outside the water storage bottle 352 is. When the water amount in the water storage bottle 352 is close to exhaustion, the water storage bottle 352 is taken down and filled with appropriate amount of water again to be placed in the water storage box 351 again, so that the water is prevented from being frequently added to the water storage box 351 with small capacity, and the use convenience is improved.
Further, the positioning portion 3512 is configured to suspend the water storage bottle 352 in the water storage box 351, so that the water can be smoothly discharged without blocking the first water outlet 3523 even if the water storage bottle 352 is suspended in the water storage box 351 in an inverted state. The positioning portion 3512 may be a supporting platform formed on the inner wall of the water storage box 351 in a circle or more than a half circle, and the end face of the bottle body where the bottle mouth 3527 of the water storage bottle 352 is located is supported on the supporting platform; alternatively, the body 3522 of the water storage bottle 352 is formed with a supporting flange having a circumference or more than half circumference, which is supported on the edge of the opening 3511 of the water storage case 351; or the water storage box 351 and the water storage bottle 352 are both provided with positioning structures, and the positioning of the water storage bottle 352 is realized by mutual matching, so that the water storage bottle 352 is suspended in the water storage box 351.
As a specific embodiment, as shown in fig. 10 to 14, the positioning portion 3512 of the present embodiment is formed on the water storage box 351, specifically, on the inner wall of the water storage box 351, and includes a first positioning portion 35121 and a second positioning portion 35122, the first positioning portion 35121 contacts with the lower portion (i.e., the portion near the bottle mouth 3527) of the bottle body 3522 of the water storage bottle 352, and the bottle body 3522 is supported on the first positioning portion 35121; the second positioning part 35122 contacts the bottle cap 3521, the bottle cap 3512 is supported on the second positioning part 35122, and the second positioning part 35122 does not shield the first outlet 3523 to supply water into the water storage box 351.
More specifically, as shown in fig. 11 to 14, the first positioning portion 35121 is an L-shaped positioning step, and includes a vertical position-limiting portion a and a horizontal supporting portion B, where the position-limiting portion a fits at least a part of the circumferential contour of the lower portion of the bottle body 3522 (i.e., the portion close to the bottle mouth 3527), and the end surface of the bottle body 3527 of the bottle body 3522 (i.e., the end surface of the bottle body 3522 facing the bottle cap 3521) is supported on the supporting portion B, so as to improve the positioning reliability of the bottle body 3522.
Further, the second positioning portion 35122 is an annular protrusion, which axially penetrates through the annular protrusion, and a communication portion 35123, such as a through hole or a through groove, is formed on the annular protrusion to communicate the space inside the annular protrusion with the space outside the annular protrusion, and the communication portion 35123 is close to the inner bottom surface of the water storage box 351, so that the communication portion 35123 ensures that the first water outlet 3523 can communicate with the water storage space of the water storage box 351, so as to supply water into the water storage box 351 through the first water outlet 3523.
As shown in fig. 14, the second positioning portion 35122 in this embodiment is a C-shaped ring having a gap to form a communication portion 35123; alternatively, the second positioning portion 35122 may be formed by a plurality of positioning rods arranged in the circumferential direction at intervals, and the first outlet 3523 may smoothly supply water into the water storage case 351 through the gap between the positioning rods.
Furthermore, since the water storage bottle 352 is in an inverted state and the bottle cap 3521 is provided with the first water outlet 3523, the water storage bottle 352 is taken down and turned 180 degrees to enable the bottle cap 3521 to face upwards, namely, the water storage bottle is restored to be upright (namely, the bottle cap 3521 faces upwards), then the bottle cap 3521 is taken down to add water or clean the water storage bottle 352, the water storage bottle is turned 180 degrees again after the water is added or cleaned and is placed into the water storage box 351, and water in the bottle leaks out through the first water outlet 3523 in the process of turning over, so that inconvenience is brought to related operations of a user.
To solve the technical problem, as shown in fig. 11 to 15, a bottle cap 3521 of the water storage bottle 352 in this embodiment includes a mounting portion 3524 and a pressing portion 3525, the mounting portion 3524 is cylindrical, that is, has a mounting hole 3526, specifically a circular hole, penetrating along an axial direction thereof, and the mounting portion 3524 is hermetically mounted on a bottle mouth 3527 of the bottle body 3522 through the mounting hole 3526. In the embodiment, the mounting hole 3526 is in threaded fit with the bottle mouth 3527, and the bottle mouth 3527 is sleeved with the sealing ring C to ensure the sealing between the contact surfaces of the mounting hole 3526 and the bottle mouth 3527; it is understood that the first outlet 3523 may be mounted to the bottle opening 3527 by, for example, a snap fit or other means, and the first outlet 3523 may be located on the mounting portion 3524.
The pressing portion 3525 is slidably connected to the mounting portion 3524, and the pressing portion 3525 is provided with a flow restriction portion 3529 for opening or closing the first water outlet 3523 along with the sliding of the pressing portion 3525. Specifically, the pressing portion 3525 can be pressed to slide relative to the mounting portion 3524, when the water storage bottle 352 is placed upside down in the water storage box 351, the pressing portion 3525 is supported on the second positioning portion 35122, so that the pressing portion 3525 is pressed under the action of the gravity of the bottle itself and the water in the bottle to perform an upward sliding motion relative to the mounting portion 3524, and when the pressing portion 3525 is separated from the second positioning portion 35122, the pressing portion 3525 can be slid downward relative to the mounting portion 3524 to be reset (for example, reset under the action of the gravity of the pressing portion 3525 and the water pressure in the bottle); when the pressing portion 3525 slides (in this embodiment, slides upward relative to the mounting portion 3524) to the first state, as shown in fig. 13, the flow limiting portion 3529 opens the first outlet 3523, and at this time, the water in the water storage bottle 352 flows into the water storage box 351 through the first outlet 3523; when the pressing portion 3525 slides (in this embodiment, slides downward relative to the mounting portion 3524) to the second state, the flow restriction portion 3529 closes the first water outlet 3523, and the water bottle 352 stops discharging water.
Then in the process of taking off the water storage bottle 352 from the water storage box 351 and in the process of turning over to be placed rightly after taking off the water storage bottle 352, and in the process of turning over to be placed rightly, as long as the pressing part 3525 is not pressed to slide, the water in the bottle cannot leak out through the first water outlet 3523, and the water in the bottle 352 is effectively prevented from spilling to the user or the refrigerating chamber of the refrigerator in the turning process.
Further, the sliding direction of the pressing portion 3525 is parallel to the axial direction of the mounting portion 3524, and the axial direction of the mounting portion 3524 coincides with the axial direction of the first water outlet hole 3523 and the axial direction of the bottle 3522, so that the sliding is smooth.
More specifically, a stopping portion 3528 is disposed in the mounting hole 3526, a peripheral edge of the stopping portion 3528 is fixedly connected to an inner wall of the mounting hole 3526 in a sealing manner, the stopping portion and the mounting hole 3526 can be formed into an integral injection molding structure, a first water outlet 3523 is formed in the stopping portion 3528 and penetrates through the stopping portion 3528 in the thickness direction, as shown in fig. 13, water in the bottle body 3522 can only flow out of the bottle through the first water outlet 3523, and the rest portions of the bottle body 3522 are sealed and watertight.
The pressing portion 3525 is specifically a plate-shaped and located outside the stopping portion 3528 (in this embodiment, the direction away from the center of the bottle 3522 is outward, and the direction close to the center of the bottle 3522 is inward), the flow limiting portion 3529 is a rod-shaped and coaxial with the first water outlet 3523, one end of the flow limiting portion 3529 is fixedly connected to the pressing portion 3525, the other end of the flow limiting portion extends into the bottle 3522 through the first water outlet 3523, the extending end of the flow limiting portion has a protruding portion for blocking the first water outlet 3523, and the diameter of the protruding portion is larger than that of the first water outlet 3523, so as to completely cover the first water outlet 3523; when the pressing portion 3525 slides to the first state, the protruding portion is separated from the first outlet 3523, and the water in the water bottle 352 flows into the water storage box 351 through the first outlet 3523; when the pressing portion 3525 slides to the second state, the protruding portion blocks the first water outlet 3523, and the water storage bottle 352 stops discharging water.
Furthermore, to ensure the sealing performance of the protruding portion for sealing the first outlet 3523 when the pressing portion 3525 slides to the second state, an elastic sealing member 390, such as a sealing gasket, may be disposed on the protruding portion for sealing the first outlet 3523 when the protruding portion seals the first outlet 3523.
In order to ensure that the water in the water bottle 352 smoothly flows into the water storage box 351 through the first water outlet 3523 when the pressing portion 3525 is pressed and slid to the first state, a water leakage gap should exist between the pressing portion 3525 and the mounting portion 3524, or a through water leakage hole exists on the pressing portion 3525. In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 12 and 13, a circumferential edge of the pressing portion 3525 is attached to the mounting hole 3526, that is, only a press fit gap exists, a through second outlet hole 35210 is formed on the pressing portion 3525, and the second outlet hole 35210 is communicated with the first outlet hole 3523. When the pressing portion 3525 is pressed and slid to the first state, the water in the water bottle 352 sequentially passes through the first water outlet 3523 and the second water outlet 35210 and smoothly flows into the water storage box 351, and the plurality of second water outlets 35210 can be arranged on the pressing portion 3525 and uniformly distributed along the circumference, so that the water can be discharged smoothly and uniformly.
In order to rapidly return the pressing portion 3525 away from the second positioning portion 35122 and further prevent water leakage, as shown in fig. 12, 13 and 15, a return elastic member, such as a return spring 380, is preferably disposed between the pressing portion 3525 and the stopping portion 3528, and when the pressing portion 3525 is pressed to slide to the first state, the return spring 380 is compressed and stored energy, so that the pressing portion 3525 is rapidly returned away from the second positioning portion 35122.
In order to guide the pressing operation of the pressing portion 3525 so as to make the sliding movement smooth and reliable, as shown in fig. 13 and 15, a first cylindrical guide portion 35211 located outside the first water outlet hole 3523 and surrounding the first water outlet hole 3523 is formed on the stopper portion 3528, a second cylindrical guide portion 35212 surrounding the flow limiting portion 3529 is formed on the pressing portion 3525, the second cylindrical guide portion 35212 is in guiding fit with the first cylindrical guide portion 35211, a guide inclined surface can be provided at a fitting portion, the restoring elastic member 380 is sleeved on the second cylindrical guide portion 35212, the pressing portion 3525 can be prevented from radially shaking by guiding fit of the second cylindrical guide portion 35212 and the first cylindrical guide portion 35211, and the second cylindrical guide portion 35212 can be prevented from radially moving by guiding fit of the restoring elastic member 380, so that the pressing reliability of the pressing portion 3525 is further improved.
Of course, the water storage bottle 352 may also adopt other existing bottle structures with an inverted automatic water outlet control function, and is not limited herein.
In the above embodiment, the humidifying principle and the working process of the refrigerator of the present invention are described only by the specific embodiment that the humidifying device 300 is disposed on the inner liner of the right refrigerating chamber door body 200B, and of course, the humidifying device 300 may be disposed at a suitable position in the refrigerating chamber 100B, or one or more humidifying devices 300 may be disposed on the refrigerating chamber door body 200B and in the refrigerating chamber 100B for a refrigerator with a large refrigerating space.
Finally, it should be noted that: the above examples are only intended to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, but not to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; and such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the corresponding technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.