A refrigerator

Abstract

The present invention discloses a refrigerator, wherein a variable light source emits light of different colors according to different storage functions, and then reflects the light onto a transparent reflective mask through a concave-convex texture mask to form a large-area light spot, so that the entire lighting effect component has a specific color light effect as a whole, thereby enhancing the recognition of the refrigerator storage mode and solving the problem of improper storage due to users' incorrect selection of storage modes, thereby causing waste of fresh food.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a refrigerator, in particular to a refrigerator which uses light color to display storage function and / or storage state. Background Art

[0002] In the prior art, the storage function indication is to add multiple function buttons of the same appearance to the fresh-keeping drawer and then add text labels. The function can be turned on and off by touching the button, and the button light will light up. The buttons are uniformly white lights, and there is no category guidance distinction; there is no intuitive prompt and marking guidance function outside the fresh-keeping drawer, which cannot directly reflect which function the fresh-keeping space is currently working under, making the functions implemented by the fresh-keeping drawer lack recognition, and users cannot simply and directly identify which fresh-keeping mode the food is in. This makes it easy for users to confuse or forget the selected function, and they need to open the refrigerator again to confirm whether the selected function is correct, which will cause unnecessary energy loss. In addition, the unclear function recognition can easily lead to users failing to change the fresh-keeping food in time or selecting the wrong fresh-keeping function after changing it, resulting in improper food storage mode and waste of fresh food. Summary of the invention

[0003] In view of this, the present invention provides a refrigerator, comprising a box body, the box body forming a storage compartment, the storage compartment is provided with a fresh-keeping drawer,

[0004] A control panel is provided on the box body, and the control panel is provided with function keys for controlling the storage function and / or storage status of the storage compartment;

[0005] A variable light source is provided on the back of the control panel, which can change the light color according to the storage function and / or storage status of the storage compartment;

[0006] A light effect component is provided on the outer wall surface of the front baffle of the fresh-keeping drawer, and the light effect component includes a transparent reflective mask and a concave-convex textured mask arranged on the inner side of the transparent reflective mask. The concave-convex textured mask reflects light from the variable light source onto the transparent reflective mask, so that the light effect component forms a light display of the storage function and / or storage status of the storage compartment.

[0007] Preferably, the box body is formed with an upper top plate or a side top plate above the drawer, and the control panel is arranged on the upper top plate or the side top plate.

[0008] Preferably, different function keys and / or different controls of the function keys cause the light effect component to display different light colors.

[0009] Preferably, different patterns are provided on the control panel corresponding to different storage functions of the storage compartments, and the display color of the pattern adapts to the color displayed by the variable light source.

[0010] Preferably, the storage compartment has a fruit and vegetable function, a zero-degree function, a tender-freeze function, and a soft-freeze function. Corresponding function keys and patterns are arranged on the control panel, and each function will display its corresponding color when turned on.

[0011] Preferably, the variable light source is a bar light source.

[0012] Preferably, an upper top plate is provided in the storage room, the control panel is arranged parallel to the upper top plate, a part of which is in direct contact with the upper top plate and a part of which is suspended relative to the upper top plate, and the variable light source is arranged directly below the suspended part of the control panel relative to the upper top plate.

[0013] Preferably, a concave-convex texture structure is formed on the outer surface of the concave-convex texture mask.

[0014] Preferably, the concavo-convex texture structure is a rhombus tetrahedron structure.

[0015] Preferably, a snap-fit ​​structure is formed between the concave-convex textured mask and the transparent reflective mask.

[0016] The present invention realizes direct display of the storage control function of the refrigerator through a variable light source and a lighting effect component, which has the effect of being simple, intuitive, and not easy to confuse the storage function, thereby avoiding energy waste caused by refrigerator users confirming the storage function by opening the refrigerator, and at the same time avoiding the problem of improper storage of food due to unclear function recognition. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent by describing in detail its exemplary embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and it is clear to a person skilled in the art that other accompanying drawings can be obtained from these accompanying drawings without creative work.

[0018] Figure 1 This is an overall schematic diagram of a fresh-keeping drawer according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the decomposition of the fresh-keeping drawer in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of light reflection in a fresh-keeping drawer according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 4 This is a front view of the fresh-keeping drawer of Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 5 This is a side view of the fresh-keeping drawer of Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 6 This is a top view of the fresh-keeping drawer in embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 7 This is a top view of the fresh-keeping drawer in Example 1 of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the function patterns on the function control panel of the fresh-keeping drawer in Example 1 of the present invention;

[0026] In the figure:

[0027] 1-upper top plate; 2-control panel; 3-variable light source; 4-lighting effect assembly; 41-concave-convex texture mask; 42-transparent reflective mask; 5-fresh-keeping drawer; 6-baffle assembly; 61-left baffle; 62-right baffle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0029] The terms used in the embodiments of the present invention are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The singular forms "a", "said" and "the" used in the embodiments of the present invention and the appended claims are also intended to include plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates other meanings, and "multiple" generally includes at least two, but does not exclude the inclusion of at least one.

[0030] It should be understood that the term "and / or" used in this article is only a description of the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. In addition, the character " / " in this article generally indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or" relationship.

[0031] It should also be noted that the terms "include", "comprises" or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a product or system including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such a product or system. In the absence of more restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprises a ..." do not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the product or system including the elements.

[0032] The present invention realizes direct display of the refrigerator storage control function through a variable light source and a lighting effect component, has the effect of being simple, intuitive, and not easy to confuse the storage function, and avoids the problem of improper food storage due to unclear function recognition.

[0033] Embodiment 1:

[0034] like Figure 1-8 As shown, this embodiment provides a refrigerator, including a box body, the box body forms a storage compartment, the storage compartment is provided with a fresh-keeping drawer 5, the box body is formed with an upper top plate 1 or a side top plate above the fresh-keeping drawer 5, and a control panel 2 is arranged on the upper top plate 1 or the side top plate. In this embodiment, preferably, the control panel 2 is arranged above the upper top plate 1 in parallel, a part of which is in direct contact with the upper top plate 1, and a part of which is suspended relative to the upper top plate 1.

[0035] The control panel 2 is provided with function keys for controlling the storage function and / or storage status of the storage compartment, and a variable light source 3 is provided on the back of the control panel 2, which can change the light color according to the storage function and / or storage status. The back of the control panel 2 refers to the side opposite to the side where the function keys are located, and in this embodiment specifically refers to the side that is in direct contact with the upper top plate 1, and the variable light source 3 is arranged directly below the suspended part of the control panel 2 relative to the upper top plate 1.

[0036] Preferably, different function keys and / or different controls of the function keys cause the light effect component to display different light colors.

[0037] Preferably, different patterns are provided on the control panel 2 corresponding to different storage functions of the storage compartments, and the display color of the pattern adapts to the color displayed by the variable light source 3 .

[0038] Preferably, the storage compartment has a fruit and vegetable function, a zero-degree function, a tender-freeze function, and a soft-freeze function. The control panel 2 is provided with corresponding function keys and patterns, and each function will display its corresponding color when it is turned on. Further preferably, when the fruit and vegetable function is selected, the fruit and vegetable pattern will turn green, when the zero-degree function is selected, the zero-degree pattern will turn white, when the tender-freeze function is selected, the tender-freeze pattern will turn yellow, and when the soft-freeze function is selected, the pattern will turn blue.

[0039] Preferably, the variable light source 3 is a bar-shaped light source. In this embodiment, it is further preferred that the variable light source 3 is a variable light guide bar.

[0040] A light effect component 4 is provided on the outer wall of the front baffle of the fresh-keeping drawer 5. The light effect component includes a transparent reflective mask 42 and a concave-convex texture mask 41 provided inside the transparent reflective mask 42. The concave-convex texture mask 41 reflects the light of the variable light source 3 onto the transparent reflective mask 42, so that the light effect component 4 forms a light display of the storage function and / or storage status of the storage compartment. That is, the light emitted by the variable light source 3 is first projected onto the concave-convex texture mask 41, and then the concave-convex texture mask 41 component reflects the light onto the transparent reflective mask 42 to form a large-area light spot, so that the light effect component 4 as a whole has a specific color light effect.

[0041] Preferably, a concave-convex texture structure is formed on the outer surface of the concave-convex texture mask 41 .

[0042] Preferably, the concave-convex texture structure is a rhombus tetrahedron structure, which can refract light in a single direction and also refract light upward, downward, and in all directions.

[0043] Preferably, the concave-convex texture mask 41 and the transparent reflective mask 42 are formed by injection molding, wherein the concave-convex texture mask 41 is made of HIPS or ABS, and HIPS is preferably used in this embodiment; the transparent reflective mask 42 is made of PC, GPPS or PMMA, and PC is preferably used in this embodiment.

[0044] Preferably, a snap-fit ​​structure is formed between the concave-convex texture mask 41 and the transparent reflective mask 42. In this embodiment, it is further preferred that a raised fixing point is provided on the concave-convex texture mask 41, which is embedded in a corresponding groove on the transparent reflective mask 42 to form a firm assembly structure.

[0045] Preferably, the fresh-keeping drawer 5 further includes a baffle assembly 6 , which includes a left baffle 61 and a right baffle 62 . The left baffle 61 and the right baffle 62 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the fresh-keeping drawer 5 , and have a fixing effect on the fresh-keeping drawer 5 .

[0046] Preferably, a limiting structure and a return structure are provided on the left baffle plate 61 and the right baffle plate 62 to ensure that the fresh-keeping drawer 5 can be smoothly and freely pulled forward and backward and closed.

[0047] The refrigerator provided in this embodiment realizes direct display of the storage function of the refrigerator through the variable light source 3 and the lighting effect component 4, which has the effect of being simple, intuitive, and not easy to confuse with the preservation function, avoiding the energy waste caused by the refrigerator user confirming the storage function by opening the refrigerator, has the effect of energy saving, and also reduces the user's erroneous operation, avoiding the problem of improper storage of food due to the wrong storage mode selected due to unclear function recognition.

[0048] The exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are specifically shown and described above. It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the detailed structures, configurations or implementations described herein; on the contrary, the present disclosure is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent configurations included in the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A refrigerator, comprising a housing, wherein the housing forms a storage compartment, the storage compartment is provided with a fresh-keeping drawer, and characterized in that: The box body is formed with an upper top plate above the fresh-keeping drawer; A control panel is provided on the upper top plate, a portion of the control panel is suspended relative to the upper top plate, and the control panel is provided with function keys for controlling storage functions and / or storage states of the storage compartment; A variable light source is provided on the control panel, and the variable light source is located directly below the suspended portion of the control panel relative to the upper top plate, and the variable light source can change the light color according to the storage function and / or storage state of the storage compartment; A light effect component is provided on the outer wall surface of the front baffle of the fresh-keeping drawer, wherein the variable light source is located above the light effect component, and the light effect component includes a transparent reflective mask and a concave-convex texture mask arranged on the inner side of the transparent reflective mask, and the concave-convex texture mask reflects the light of the variable light source onto the transparent reflective mask, so that the light effect component forms a light display of the storage function and / or storage status of the storage compartment.

2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: Different function keys and / or different controls of the function keys make the light effect component display different light colors.

3. The refrigerator according to claim 2, characterized in that: The control panel is provided with different patterns corresponding to different storage functions of the storage compartments, and the display color of the pattern adapts to the color displayed by the variable light source.

4. The refrigerator according to claim 3, characterized in that: The storage compartment has a fruit and vegetable function, a zero-degree function, a tender-freeze function, and a soft-freeze function. The control panel is provided with corresponding function keys and patterns, and each function will display its corresponding color when turned on.

5. The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The variable light source is a bar-shaped light source.

6. The refrigerator according to claim 5, characterized in that: An upper top plate is provided in the storage room, the control panel is arranged in parallel above the upper top plate, a part of it is in direct contact with the upper top plate, and a part of it is suspended relative to the upper top plate, and the variable light source is arranged directly below the suspended part of the control panel relative to the upper top plate.

7. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The outer surface of the concave-convex texture mask forms a concave-convex texture structure.

8. The refrigerator according to claim 7, characterized in that: The concave-convex texture structure is a rhombus tetrahedron structure.

9. The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: A buckle structure is formed between the concave-convex texture mask and the transparent reflective mask.

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