Refrigeration Device Panel Installation and Aesthetic Solution
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Summary
Problems
Existing refrigerator designs face challenges in panel installation difficulty and aesthetic issues due to exposed fasteners, compromising the appearance of the appliance.
Innovation solutions
The design incorporates mounting grooves on the door that open toward the front, allowing lateral mounting plates to be easily fixed to the side wall, with the panel covering the fasteners post-installation, and includes features like inclined guide portions and lateral openings for smoother installation and concealed fasteners.
TRIZ Analysis
Specific contradictions:
General conflict description:
Principle concept:
If a conventional refrigerator with separate cooling and freezing chambers is used, then cooling function is provided, but bacteria and viruses can still be activated and multiply in the refrigerating chamber
Why choose this principle:
The refrigerator is divided into distinct freezing and refrigerating chambers with separate temperature control systems. The freezing chamber operates at lower temperatures to kill or inactivate bacteria and viruses, while the refrigerating chamber maintains higher temperatures for food storage. This segmentation prevents cross-contamination and allows independent temperature management for each chamber.
Principle concept:
If a conventional refrigerator with separate cooling and freezing chambers is used, then cooling function is provided, but bacteria and viruses can still be activated and multiply in the refrigerating chamber
Why choose this principle:
A temperature control mechanism acts as an intermediary between the user and the chambers, enabling selective cooling of either the freezing chamber, refrigerating chamber, or both simultaneously. This intermediary control system ensures that the freezing chamber can be activated to eliminate pathogens while the refrigerating chamber maintains appropriate temperatures for stored food.
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Data Source
AI summary:
The design incorporates mounting grooves on the door that open toward the front, allowing lateral mounting plates to be easily fixed to the side wall, with the panel covering the fasteners post-installation, and includes features like inclined guide portions and lateral openings for smoother installation and concealed fasteners.
Abstract
Disclosed is a refrigeration device, comprising: a refrigerator body, a door body arranged on the refrigerator body and a panel arranged on the front side of the door body; mounting recesses are formed in the door body, and each mounting recess is provided with an upper wall and a lower wall; the door body is further provided with positioning projections; a lap joint portion is formed on the lower wall of each mounting recess; and a plurality of mounting members adapted to the mounting recesses are arranged on the panel, and positioning slots are formed in the mounting members. Embodiments of the present invention allow the mounting members on the panel to be easily aligned with mounting recess locations, facilitating mounting of the door body.