1037results about "Insulation for cooling apparatus" patented technology

A modular box assembly includes a box defining a box cavity within the box, the box further defining a top end and a bottom end, the top end defining a box opening connected to the box cavity, the box including a side panel extending from the top end to the bottom end; a shoulder attached to the side panel, the shoulder extending inward from the side panel and into the box cavity, the shoulder including a first sub-shoulder and a second sub-shoulder, the first sub-shoulder, the second sub-shoulder, and the side panel defining a shoulder channel; and an inner box disposed in the box cavity, the inner box including a channel tab, the channel tab frictionally engaging the shoulder channel to secure and suspend the inner box within the box cavity between the top end and the bottom end.

A modular box assembly includes a box defining a box cavity within the box, the box further defining a top end and a bottom end, the top end defining a box opening connected to the box cavity, the box including a side panel extending from the top end to the bottom end; a shoulder attached to the side panel, the shoulder extending inward from the side panel and into the box cavity, the shoulder including a first sub-shoulder and a second sub-shoulder, the first sub-shoulder, the second sub-shoulder, and the side panel defining a shoulder channel; and an inner box disposed in the box cavity, the inner box including a channel tab, the channel tab frictionally engaging the shoulder channel to secure and suspend the inner box within the box cavity between the top end and the bottom end.

The present disclosure relates a refrigerator including cabinet forming a storage space; and a door configured to open and close the storage space; in which the door includes an outer plate forming a front surface of the door and having an opening; a panel assembly mounted to the opening; a door liner forming a rear surface of the door; and a support frame configured to support a rear surface of the panel assembly; in which the panel assembly includes a front panel forming a front surface; an adiabatic panel disposed at the rear spaced apart from the front panel; a rear panel forming a rear surface; and an interstitial rod disposed between the front panel and the adiabatic panel, and in which the support frame includes a panel support portion formed along the circumference of the front panel; a heater accommodation groove recessed from a front surface to a rear surface of the panel support portion to accommodate a heater configured to heat the front panel; and a heater restraint portion protruding from one surface of the heater accommodation groove to be in contact with at least a portion of the heater.

A vacuum-insulated door for a cooling appliance includes an outer skin defining a vacuum-insulated cavity. A vacuum port is in fluid communication with the vacuum-insulated cavity through the outer skin. A vacuum inlet housing is connected to the vacuum port and extends from the outer skin. A vacuum port cover assembly includes a bracket connected to the outer skin that includes a first pocket for locating the vacuum inlet housing. A cover is connected to the bracket.

Provided is a refrigerating or warming apparatus. The refrigerating or warming apparatus include a cavity of which at least a portion of a wall is provided as a vacuum adiabatic body, a machine room disposed at a side outside the cavity, a compressor accommodated in the machine room to compress a refrigerator, a first heat exchange module accommodated in the machine room to allow the refrigerant to be heat-exchanged, a second heat exchange module accommodated in the cavity to allow the refrigerant to be heat-exchanged, and a machine room cover which covers the machine room to separate a passage and in which an internal air flow and an external air flow have directions opposite to each other.

A vacuum insulated refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a refrigerator compartment. The cabinet includes a liner, a wrapper, and a trim breaker assembly coupled to the liner and the wrapper. The trim breaker assembly extends along a perimeter of the refrigerator compartment and includes a mullion region. At least one foam gasket is coupled to at least one surface of the trim breaker assembly and is routed from a first end of the mullion region, along a portion of the perimeter of the refrigerator compartment, and to a second end of the mullion region. The at least one surface of the trim breaker assembly is at least one of an outer surface, a side surface, and an inner surface. At least one engagement member is coupled to the trim breaker assembly to define a seal by compressing the at least one foam gasket therebetween.

The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator capable of preventing deformation of a refrigerator door. A refrigerator door includes: a frame assembly disposed in a line on both sides to form an edge of the refrigerator door; a front panel disposed on one side of the frame assembly to form a front surface of the refrigerator door; a rear panel disposed on the other side of the frame assembly to form a rear surface of the refrigerator door; a reinforcing panel disposed between the front panel and the rear panel; and a heat insulating layer formed between the reinforcing panel and the rear panel.

Methods, systems, devices and / or apparatuses for a hardened reusable shipping container. The hardened reusable shipping container includes a lid. The lid is configured to be opened and closed. The hardened reusable shipping container includes a base enclosure. The base enclosure is coupled to the lid and has a payload area. The payload area is configured to receive a payload and maintain a temperature of an environment surrounding the payload. The hardened reusable shipping container includes an insert. The insert is configured to be positioned within the payload area to cool or maintain the temperature of the environment surrounding the payload.

An appliance includes a cabinet in which a storage space is defined and a door configured to open and close the storage space. The door includes a door body and a panel assembly mounted on a front surface of the door body. The panel assembly includes a panel which is configured to define a front surface of the door and through which light is transmitted, a lighting device configured to allow the panel to shine with a set color, a back cover configured to define a rear surface of the panel assembly, and a panel holder configured to fix the panel assembly to the door body. The panel holder includes a base fixed inside the panel assembly and a holder protrusion protruding from the base to pass through the back cover and coupled to the door body when the panel assembly is mounted.

An appliance includes an appliance cabinet defining a compartment, and an appliance door operably coupled to the appliance cabinet. The appliance door includes a trim breaker, a door wrapper, and a door liner including studs coupled thereto. The door wrapper and the door liner are coupled to the trim breaker and define an insulation cavity therebetween. An at least partial vacuum is defined in the insulation cavity. A sensor assembly and a vacuum port assembly are coupled to the door liner. A port cover coupled to the appliance door. The port cover includes a base defining openings. The base includes locking features on opposing sides of the base and stud connectors, where the locking features are configured to couple to opposing sides of the trim breaker, respectively. The stud connectors are configured to couple to the studs. A cover assembly is coupled to the base.

A pressure sensor hub for a vacuum-insulated structure includes: (a) a pressure sensor, the pressure sensor including a sensing element and an electrical connector extending from the sensing element; (b) a printed circuit board including conductive pads that are exposed, each of the conductive pads in electrical communication with a different portion of the electrical connector of the pressure sensor; and (c) a body that supports the pressure sensor and the printed circuit board.

Shipping systems for temperature-sensitive materials and methods of making and using same. In one embodiment, the shipping system includes a cooler base and a lid. The base includes an inner portion and an outer portion. The inner portion includes a thermal insulation unit including a bottom wall and four side walls. A thermally-conductive member is positioned on the bottom wall. A polymeric bag encapsulates the thermally-conductive member and some of the thermal insulation unit. The outer portion includes thermally-insulating material and defines an opening. The inner portion is permanently bonded to the outer portion, with cavities defined therebetween. A product box is placed in the inner portion directly over the polymeric bag and the underlying thermally-conductive member. First temperature-control members are disposed within the inner portion, with at least one temperature-control member directly over the polymeric bag and the underlying thermally-conductive member. Second temperature-control members are disposed within the cavities.

A refrigerator includes a cabinet and a door. The door includes a panel assembly, a door frame, a door liner, and an insulator provided in a space defined by the panel assembly and the door frame. The panel assembly includes a front panel and a rear panel. The door further includes a rod that connects the front panel to the rear panel, a heater housing that covers the rod and is attached to a rear surface of the front panel, and a heating device coupled to the heater housing and in contact with the rear surface of the front panel.

An insulated container may include a rigid container surrounding an insulation layer formed from a post-industrial, pre-consumer card waste. The insulation layer may include a natural fiber lamination layer on an outer surface of the insulation layer or may be housed in a biodegradable plastic. The insulated layer may be manufactured in a capital “T” shape such that it may be folded for compact transportation prior to end use. The folded insulation layer may bound by a separable band. The separable band may be removed when folded insulation layer is placed in the rigid container. The insulation layer and the band may be biodegradable in an anaerobic environment.

A container with active temperature control system is provided. The active temperature control system is operated to heat or cool a chamber sized to receive a beverage therein. The container includes an insulated vessel that has the chamber and a cooling or heating unit. The cooling or heating unit includes a thermoelectric element in thermal communication with the chamber, phase change material in thermal communication with the thermoelectric element, a power storage device, and circuitry to control the operation of the thermoelectric element. The cooling or heating unit is operable to increase or decrease or maintain a temperature of the beverage in the chamber by operating the thermoelectric element to draw heat from the chamber and transfer it to the module of phase change material.

A refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a cabinet which forms a storage space; a door which opens / closes the storage space; an accommodation member which is provided in the storage space; and a device which is detachably mounted to the accommodation member and performs additional functions in a connected state, wherein: the accommodation member includes a first connection part which is connected to a control unit for controlling the device; the device includes a second connection part; and when the device is mounted, the first connection part and the second connection part are connected to each other so that power can be supplied to the device and signals can be delivered from / to the control unit.

The invention discloses an active sleep cooling device, and belongs to the field of intelligent temperature control. According to the equipment, semiconductor chilling plates (20-100 W, COP > = 1.5 and delta T = 25 DEG C) are adopted to form a refrigeration module, the cold end is connected with a circulation pipeline through a buckle type water cooling head, and the hot end is coated with dynamically-adjusted heat-conducting silicone grease (the contact pressure is 0.1-0.3 MPa). The liquid cooling system (the flow is automatically adjusted along with power and temperature difference) is innovatively designed to be in redundancy fit with the air cooling system, and the hot end is less than or equal to 65 DEG C. Non-contact conduction of cooling liquid is achieved through the composite uniform temperature layer (cotton and polyurethane), and the temperature difference gradient smaller than or equal to 2 DEG C / cm is formed. Precise temperature control of + / -0.5 DEG C is achieved based on an STM32 PID control system (the parameter adjustable range Kp is equal to 0.8-1.2), and the temperature is reduced by 7 DEG C or more within 10 minutes. The safety system integrates a condensation sensor (which is triggered for 10 minutes after the humidity is greater than or equal to 70%) and a double-metal protector (cold end lt; 13 DEG C / hot end gt; 65 DEG C), via a solid state relay (in response to lt; and the double protection is realized. The power consumption of the whole machine is smaller than or equal to 120 W, the noise is smaller than or equal to 30 dB (A), the energy efficiency is improved by 50% compared with a traditional scheme, and 72-hour hydrolysis test (the strength is kept to be larger than or equal to 90%) and IP54 certification are passed. The equipment can be integrated on a mattress or a pillow or used as an independent device, is suitable for family sleep optimization, medical care and outdoor scenes, and has remarkable market application value.

A green energy-saving cold store is provided, including a cold room, a platform, a machine room, and a refrigerating system. A drying layer (1) is arranged below the first floor of the cold room; a ground heat insulation layer (2) is moved downwards into the drying layer (1) and is separated from a first floor slab (3); an inner wall (4), an internal partition wall, and the wear-resistant waterproof floor (33) are directly located on the first floor slab (3) and integrated with a frame structure; a peripheral protective wall adopts a light steel structure wall surface (14), and is connected to the frame structure by means of ball joint tie beams (15) at the intersection points between frame beams and columns. The cold store is energy-saving and environment-friendly, and has good anti-seismic and fireproof performance.

The invention relates to the technical field of air duct noise reduction, in particular to a refrigerating and freezing device, an air duct structure and a design method of the air duct structure. The design method of the air duct structure comprises the steps that the number and distribution of fins in an original air duct structure are obtained, and the initial number and initial distribution are obtained; the vibration and noise reduction performance of the original air duct structure is obtained, and the target vibration and noise reduction performance is obtained; and at least based on the initial number and the initial distribution, fins insensitive to sound insulation and vibration isolation are removed, and a final air duct structure capable of achieving the target vibration and noise reduction performance is obtained. The problem that an existing air duct structure cannot well balance the noise reduction effect and the production cost is solved, and the purpose of reducing the use amount of fins on the basis of meeting the same noise reduction performance is achieved.

The invention belongs to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, and particularly relates to a double-effect circulating Stirling cryocooler. According to the technology, a shell and coil windings are included, an annular piston cavity is formed in the shell, a plurality of piston rotors are arranged in the piston cavity, permanent magnets arranged on any two adjacent piston rotors repel each other, and the coil windings are evenly arranged on the outer side wall of the shell along the piston cavity. The piston rotor can be driven to move according to the specified sequence and direction by controlling the electrifying sequence of the coil windings. The noise generated when the Stirling cryocooler works is effectively reduced, the user experience is improved, the structure utilization rate is higher, and the working efficiency is higher.

The present application relates to a method and a device for controlling a vehicle-mounted refrigerator, a vehicle, a storage medium, and a software product. The method comprises: determining the current operating mode of the vehicle-mounted refrigerator as the refrigerator operating mode, and determining the current operating mode of a preset device in the vehicle as the device operating mode when the vehicle-mounted refrigerator is operating in the vehicle; and adjusting the refrigerator operating mode when, based on a preset mode agreement relationship, it is determined that the refrigerator operating mode does not match the device operating mode, so that the adjusted refrigerator operating mode matches the device operating mode. The mode agreement relationship specifies a relationship of agreement between the refrigerator operating mode and the device operating mode.When the vehicle-mounted refrigerator and the pre-installed unit are operated in the same aisles, the operating noise of the vehicle-mounted refrigerator is no louder than the operating noise of the pre-installed unit. This application can significantly reduce the impact of noise from vehicle-mounted refrigerators on users.

The invention discloses a coupling system of a composite wall body structure and a heat control system and a control method of the coupling system, and belongs to the technical field of building energy conservation. The composite wall body structure comprises an inner layer wall body, an outer layer wall body and a cavity interlayer; the outer-layer wall body adopts a high-density polyurethane thermal insulation layer, and the surface of the outer-layer wall body is coated with a weather-proof nano waterproof coating; the inner-layer wall body is made of an aerogel-based composite phase change material; an air outlet is formed in the top of the cavity interlayer, a honeycomb-shaped flow guide grid is arranged at the bottom of the cavity interlayer, and a distributed temperature sensor and a stepless speed regulation fan are integrated in the cavity interlayer; the heat control system comprises an evaporator, a compressor, a condenser and an expansion valve. A tube pass of the evaporator is sequentially connected with the compressor, a tube pass of the condenser and the expansion valve through refrigerant pipelines to form a circulation path. And the air outlet of the composite wall body structure and the shell side of the condenser are respectively communicated with the shell side of the evaporator through the heat recovery air duct to form a closed loop. Efficient heat preservation, heat recovery and energy recycling can be achieved, and the operation energy consumption of the refrigeration house is remarkably reduced.

The invention provides a method for testing noise and vibration of a refrigeration fan of a refrigerator, relates to the field of vibration testing of refrigerators, and aims to solve the problem that the real noise performance of the fan in a complex environment in the refrigerator cannot be reflected in the current noise testing of the fan of the air-cooled refrigerator. The actual installation states of a fan, an air duct and a box body are reserved to eliminate single body test deviation, vibration and noise data are synchronously collected, time domain and frequency domain analysis is covered, vibration-noise causal relation tracing is achieved, the coupling frequency band and energy distribution of vibration and noise are quantified through time domain and frequency domain conjoint analysis, and therefore the noise source and the coupling frequency band are positioned, and the noise quality is improved. And targeted optimization is facilitated, and the noise optimization efficiency and the optimized noise control effect are improved.

A container for thermally controlled storage includes a first rectangular phase change material (PCM) panel with two opposing main walls defining its height and width, a perimeter wall defining its thickness, and PCM disposed within the panel. A second rectangular PCM panel is arranged with the first to form a payload enclosure. The container may include an inner tub and lid to enclose the PCM panels, with insulation material, such as vacuum insulated panels (VIPs), positioned around the tub. In some configurations, an outer tub or outer box is provided to enclose the inner tub. The container may also include features such as beveled perimeters for panel alignment, tamper-proofing mechanisms, and slots for PCM panel placement. A kit comprising an inner tub, PCM panels, and VIPs is also described for constructing the container.

A vacuum insulated appliance includes a cabinet defining at least one compartment. The cabinet includes a wrapper and a liner assembly. The wrapper and the liner assembly define an insulation cavity therebetween. The insulation cavity is under an at least partial vacuum. A trim breaker assembly is coupled to the wrapper and the liner assembly. The trim breaker assembly defines a wrapper groove to receive an edge of the wrapper and at least one liner groove to receive at least one edge of the liner assembly. An adhesive is disposed in the wrapper groove and the at least one liner groove, with the adhesive sealing the insulation cavity. The adhesive includes a platy additive to reduce gas permeation therethrough to maintain the at least partial vacuum in the insulation cavity.

The invention relates to a transport unit (01) for receiving and transporting a hazardous material (02) in a refrigerated state in the form of batteries and / or battery systems, comprising the hazardous material (02) and a hazardous material container (03) consisting of a container body (04) with a container base (05), a container lid (06), and a container side wall (07) comprising a front, a rear, and two side surfaces, which define a receiving space (08) for the hazardous material (02). The hazardous material container (03) has the shape of a cuboid with a width (B) and depth (T) greater than the height (H) of the container body (04), wherein the hazardous material (02) is located either within a hazardous material tray (09) according to version A) or without a hazardous material tray (09) within the receiving space (08) according to version B).In this case, at least one thermal sensor (10) is attached directly to the dangerous goods (02), the dangerous goods are completely covered on all sides, except for the area(s) covered by the thermal sensor(s) (10), with dry ice (11) or dry ice elements (11), and there is, for example, only a layer of thickness (Z) consisting of dry ice or dry ice elements perpendicularly between the lower inner side (9b) of the dangerous goods tray (09) and the dangerous goods (02) (Version A) or the inner side (05b) of the container bottom (05) and the dangerous goods (02) (Version B).In a further aspect, the invention relates to the use of the transport unit (01) according to the invention for receiving and transporting a hazardous material (02) in a refrigerated state in the form of batteries and / or battery systems, wherein the transport of the hazardous material (02) in a refrigerated state takes place directly to the disposal facility or disposal storage facility for the hazardous material, in particular without the hazardous material (02) leaving the transport unit (01) beforehand. In a further aspect, the invention relates to a method for transporting hazardous materials.

A vacuum insulated appliance includes a cabinet with a wrapper, a liner, and a vacuum insulated cavity defined between the wrapper and the liner. A pair of tap plate assemblies are coupled to the wrapper. The pair of tap plate assemblies each include a base, a tap plate with a first section slidably coupled to the base, and a second section perpendicular to the first section, where the second section is coupled to external cabinetry. Fasteners protrude outward from side panels of the wrapper. A pair of side trim pieces are coupled to the side panels. Each side trim piece defines trim apertures that permit extension of the fasteners through the trim apertures. The fasteners engage with the pair of side trim pieces, coupling the pair of side trim pieces to the side panels.

A modular box assembly includes a box with side panels defining a box cavity, a first thermal liner positioned within the box cavity, the first thermal liner including a first insulation batt disposed between sheets, the first thermal liner defining three first liner panels, at least one box side panel being covered by a first liner panel, and a second thermal liner positioned within the box cavity, the second thermal liner including a second insulation batt disposed between sheets, the second thermal liner defining three second liner panels. At least one other of the side box panels is covered by a second liner panel. The bottom box panel is covered by either a first liner panel not covering any side box panel or a second liner panel not covering any side box panel. Each insulation batt can be formed from a mixture of thermoplastic binder fibers and reinforcement fibers.