Refrigerator and control method thereof

Abstract

The invention provides a refrigerator and a control method, and the refrigerator comprises a spring needle male head part which is arranged in a freezing chamber door liner; a male spring needle of the spring needle male head piece is arranged on the outer side of the freezing chamber door liner; the spring needle female head part is arranged in the freezing chamber box liner; a female contact of the spring needle female piece is arranged on the outer side of the freezing chamber box liner; when the freezing chamber door body is in a closed state, the male head spring needle and the female head contact extrude each other, the male head spring needle and the female head contact are located in the same vertical direction, and a wire connected with the spring needle male head piece is communicated with a wire connected with the spring needle female head piece, so that the problem that according to an existing refrigerator wire design mode, the wire is hidden in a hinge of a refrigerator, and the wire is damaged is solved. The invention discloses a refrigerator door hinge, which solves the problem of potential safety hazard of short circuit caused by easy abrasion of wires and even possible damage and exposure of wire skins after long-time use due to the fact that the hinge can bear larger mechanical stress in the opening and closing process of a refrigerator door although the exposure of the wires is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, and in particular to a refrigerator and a control method thereof. Background Art

[0002] With the continuous development of home appliance technology, consumers have higher and higher requirements for product aesthetics, functionality and ease of use. While pursuing cooling effect and storage space, refrigerator design often ignores the aesthetics of the refrigerator and the safety of use. In particular, in the design of refrigerator door panels, especially those with color-changing functions, the power supply wiring has become an urgent problem to be solved.

[0003] There are usually two ways to design the wiring of a traditional freezer: one is to hide the wires inside the hinges, and the other is to leave the wires exposed on the outside.

[0004] Although the wiring design hidden inside the hinge reduces the exposure of wires to a certain extent, the hinge will be subjected to greater mechanical stress during the opening and closing of the refrigerator door, which can easily cause the wires to wear out after long-term use, and may even cause the wires to be damaged and exposed, thus creating a safety hazard of short circuit. As for the wiring design exposed outside, it not only seriously affects the overall aesthetics of the refrigerator, but also the exposed wires are more likely to be damaged or accidentally touched, thus causing safety accidents such as electric shock and short circuit. Summary of the invention

[0005] The present application provides a refrigerator and a control method thereof to solve the technical problem that the wiring design of the existing refrigerator is hidden inside the hinge of the refrigerator. Although the exposure of the wires is reduced to a certain extent, the hinges will be subjected to greater mechanical stress during the opening and closing of the refrigerator door, which may easily cause the wires to wear out after long-term use, and may even cause the wire sheath to be damaged and exposed, thereby causing a safety hazard of short circuit.

[0006] A first aspect of the present application provides a refrigerator, comprising:

[0007] A spring needle male head part, the spring needle male head part is arranged in the freezer door liner, and is arranged at the bottom of the freezer door liner; the male spring needle of the spring needle male head part is arranged on the outside of the freezer door liner;

[0008] A spring needle female connector, the spring needle female connector is arranged in the freezer box and at the bottom of the freezer box; the female connector contact of the spring needle female connector is arranged on the outside of the freezer box;

[0009] Among them, when the freezer door is in a closed state, the male spring pin and the female contact are squeezed against each other, and the male spring pin and the female contact are located in the same vertical direction, so that the wiring connected to the male part of the spring pin is connected to the wiring connected to the female part of the spring pin.

[0010] In some embodiments, the pogo pin male connector comprises:

[0011] A first structural member, wherein the first structural member is disposed in a reserved space of the freezer door;

[0012] a first sheet metal component, wherein the first sheet metal component is fixed in the first structural component by screws;

[0013] A first connecting member, one end of which is screwed to the first sheet metal member, and the other end of which is connected to the male spring pin.

[0014] In some embodiments, the first structural member is a rectangular parallelepiped structure, and a plurality of first connecting holes are provided on the first structural member; bolts are passed through the first connecting holes and the freezer door liner, so that the spring pin male head is set in the freezer door liner.

[0015] In some embodiments, the pogo pin female connector comprises:

[0016] A second structural member, wherein the second structural member is disposed in a reserved space of the freezer chamber;

[0017] a second sheet metal component, wherein the second sheet metal component is fixed in the second structural component by screws;

[0018] A second connecting member, wherein one end of the second connecting member is clamped with the second sheet metal member, and the other end is connected with the female contact.

[0019] In some embodiments, the second structural member is a rectangular parallelepiped structure, and a plurality of second connecting holes are provided on the second structural member; bolts are passed through the second connecting holes and the freezer chamber casing, so that the spring pin female connector is disposed in the freezer chamber casing.

[0020] In some embodiments, the second structural member is provided with an operating lever, and the operating lever is provided with a first state position and a second state position;

[0021] When the operating lever is in the first state position, the second connecting member is clamped on the second sheet metal member;

[0022] When the operating lever is located in the second state position, the second connecting member is detached from the second sheet metal member.

[0023] In some embodiments, the refrigerator further comprises:

[0024] A control module, the control module is disposed in the box, and the control module is electrically connected to the wiring connected to the spring pin female connector;

[0025] The wiring connected to the spring pin male connector is electrically connected to the color-changing panel of the freezer door;

[0026] The control module is configured to:

[0027] Obtaining a current state of the contact point between the male spring pin and the female contact; the current state includes: 0 or 1; when the current state is 0, the male spring pin and the female contact are not pressed against each other, and when the current state is 1, the male spring pin and the female contact are pressed against each other;

[0028] If the current state is 1, the color-changing panel is controlled to turn on.

[0029] In some embodiments, the control module is further configured to:

[0030] If the current state changes to 0, obtaining the color state of the freezer door;

[0031] When the current state changes from 0 to 1, the freezer door is controlled to display according to the color state.

[0032] In some embodiments, the control module is further configured to:

[0033] Obtaining the time when the current state is 0;

[0034] If the time is greater than the preset time, an early warning message is sent to a setting device; the setting device is an electronic device capable of receiving the early warning message.

[0035] A second aspect of the present application provides a refrigerator control method, which is applied to a refrigerator as described in any one of the first aspects above, comprising:

[0036] Obtaining the current state of the contact point between the male spring pin and the female contact; the current state includes: 0 or 1; when the current state is 0, the male spring pin and the female contact are not pressed against each other, and when the current state is 1, the male spring pin and the female contact are pressed against each other;

[0037] If the current state is 1, the color-changing panel of the freezer door is controlled to open.

[0038] The present application provides a refrigerator and a control method, the refrigerator comprising: a spring pin male head, the spring pin male head is arranged in a freezer door liner and at the bottom of the freezer door liner; a male spring pin of the spring pin male head is arranged on the outside of the freezer door liner; a spring pin female head, the spring pin female head is arranged in a freezer box liner and at the bottom of the freezer box liner; a female contact of the spring pin female head is arranged on the outside of the freezer box liner; wherein, when the freezer door is in a closed state, the male spring pin and the female contact are pressed against each other, the male spring pin and the female contact are located in the same vertical direction, so that the wiring connected to the spring pin male head is connected to the wiring connected to the spring pin female head, so as to solve the problem that the wiring design of the current refrigerator is hidden inside the hinge of the refrigerator, although the exposure of the wires is reduced to a certain extent, the hinge will be subjected to greater mechanical stress during the opening and closing of the refrigerator door, which is easy to cause the wires to be worn after long-term use, and may even cause the wire skin to be damaged and exposed, thereby causing the safety hazard of short circuit. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0039] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present application, the drawings required for use in the embodiments are briefly introduced below. Obviously, for ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0040] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the refrigerator in this application

[0041] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the spring pin male head in this application;

[0042] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the spring pin female connector in this application;

[0043] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the spring pin male head component and the spring pin female head component after being squeezed against each other in this application;

[0044] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the male spring pin in this application;

[0045] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the female contact in this application;

[0046] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the structure after the male spring pin and the female contact are squeezed against each other in this application.

[0047] Description of reference numerals:

[0048] 1- male spring pin; 11- male spring pin; 12- first structural member; 121- first connecting hole; 13- first sheet metal member; 14- first connecting member; 2- freezer door; 3- female spring pin; 31- female contact; 32- second structural member; 321- second connecting hole; 322- operating lever; 33- second sheet metal member; 34- second connecting member; 4- freezer door. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0049] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solutions in this application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of this application, not all of them. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work should fall within the scope of protection of this application.

[0050] In some technologies, the wiring design of the refrigerator is hidden inside the hinge of the refrigerator. Although the exposure of the wires is reduced to a certain extent, the hinges will be subjected to greater mechanical stress during the opening and closing of the refrigerator door, which may easily cause the wires to wear out after long-term use, and may even cause the wire skin to be damaged and exposed, thereby causing a safety hazard of short circuit. In order to solve this technical problem, the present application provides a refrigerator and a control method, which are described below:

[0051] Depend on Figure 1 It can be seen that the first aspect of the present application provides a refrigerator, characterized in that it includes: a spring needle male head part 1, the spring needle male head part 1 is arranged in the freezer door liner 2, and is arranged at the bottom of the freezer door liner 2; the male spring needle 11 of the spring needle male head part 1 is arranged on the outside of the freezer door liner 2; the male spring needle 11 arranged in the spring needle male head part 1 leaks out at the bottom of the freezer door liner 2, and the male spring needle 11 has a certain elasticity; a spring needle female head part 3, the spring needle female head part 3 is arranged in the freezer box liner 4, It is arranged at the bottom of the freezer chamber 4; the female contact 31 of the spring needle female head part 3 is arranged on the outside of the freezer chamber 4; the spring needle female head part 3 is arranged at the bottom of the freezer chamber 4, and the female contact 31 set by the spring needle female head part 3 leaks out on the side of the bottom of the freezer chamber 4 close to the freezer chamber, wherein the length of the leaked female contact 31 can be ignored and does not affect the normal opening and closing of the freezer chamber door; wherein, when the freezer chamber door is in the closed state, the male spring needle 11 and the female contact 31 squeeze each other, such as Figure 4 and Figure 7 As shown, the male spring pin 11 and the female contact 31 are located in the same vertical direction, so that the wiring connected to the male spring pin component 1 is connected to the wiring connected to the female spring pin component 3.

[0052] The present application provides a refrigerator, wherein a spring needle male component 1 is arranged in a freezer door liner 2, and a spring needle female component 3 is arranged at the bottom of a freezer box liner 4. When the freezer door is closed, the male spring needle 11 arranged in the spring needle male component 1 is pressed against the female contact 31 of the spring needle female component 3, so that the wiring connected to the spring needle male component 1 and the spring needle female component 3 are interconnected, thereby being energized. Compared with the current method of arranging the wiring on the hinge, the hinge is prevented from being subjected to greater mechanical stress during the opening and closing of the freezer door, which may easily cause wear of the wires after long-term use, and may even cause the wire skin to be damaged and exposed, thereby causing a safety hazard of short circuit. Exemplarily, the above-mentioned connection method can be used for the setting method of the face color door body. By closing the freezer door body, the male spring pin 11 is squeezed on the female contact 31, so that the color-changing door panel set on the freezer door body is connected to the power supply component in the box body, thereby realizing the color-changing function of the door body; it is worth noting that the connection between the refrigerator door body and the box body can be set through a door switch without the need to additionally set the above-mentioned spring pin male head component 1 and spring pin female head component 3 structure.

[0053] It is worth mentioning that when the freezer door is completely closed, the male spring pin 11 and the female contact 31 are squeezed against each other. Due to the setting of the male spring pin 11 and the female contact 31, there will be a certain distance between the freezer door and the box body. A sealing strip can be provided on the frame of the freezer door to prevent the cold air in the freezer from overflowing.

[0054] Depend on Figure 2 and Figure 5 It can be known that the spring needle male head component 1 includes: a first structural component 12, which is arranged in the reserved space of the freezer door liner 2; a first sheet metal component 13, which is fixed in the first structural component 12 by screws; and a first connecting component 14, one end of which is screwed to the first sheet metal component 13, and the other end is connected to the male spring needle 11. During the foaming operation of the refrigerator, a space for the spring needle male head component 1 will be reserved in the freezer door liner 2 of the refrigerator. First, the first structural component 12 is fixed in the reserved space of the freezer door liner 2 by bolts, and then the first sheet metal component 13 is fixed in the first structural component 12 by screws. The first sheet metal component 13 is provided with a screw connection structure screwed to the first structural component 12. The first connecting component 14 can be screwed to the first structural component 12 by the screw connection structure, thereby completing the installation of the spring needle male head component 1.

[0055] In this embodiment, the first structural member 12 is a rectangular parallelepiped structure, and a plurality of first connection holes 121 are provided on the first structural member 12; bolts are passed through the first connection holes 121 and the freezer door liner 2, so that the spring pin male head member 1 is arranged in the freezer door liner 2. By setting the first structural member 12 as a rectangular parallelepiped structure, on the one hand, the difficulty of manufacturing the reserved space between the first structural member 12 and the freezer door liner 2 is reduced, and on the other hand, the installation efficiency of the first structural member 12 is improved.

[0056] Depend on Figure 3 and Figure 6 It can be known that the spring pin female connector 3 includes: a second structural member 32, which is arranged in the reserved space of the freezer chamber 4; a second sheet metal member 33, which is fixed in the second structural member 32 by screws; and a second connecting member 34, one end of which is snap-connected with the second sheet metal member 33, and the other end is connected with the female contact 31. During the foaming operation of the refrigerator, a space for setting the spring pin female connector 3 will be reserved in the freezer chamber 4 of the refrigerator. First, the second structural member 32 is fixed in the reserved space of the freezer chamber 4 by bolts, and then the second sheet metal member 33 is fixed in the second structural member 32 by screws. The second sheet metal member 33 is provided with a screw connection structure screwed with the second structural member 32. The second connecting member 34 can be screwed to the second structural member 32 by the screw connection structure, thereby completing the installation of the spring pin female connector 3.

[0057] In this embodiment, the second structural member 32 is a rectangular parallelepiped structure, and a plurality of second connection holes 321 are provided on the second structural member 32; bolts are passed through the second connection holes 321 and the freezer chamber liner 4, so that the spring pin female head member 3 is arranged in the freezer chamber liner 4. By setting the second structural member 32 as a rectangular parallelepiped structure, on the one hand, the difficulty of manufacturing the reserved space between the second structural member 32 and the freezer chamber liner 4 is reduced, and on the other hand, the installation efficiency of the second structural member 32 is improved.

[0058] Depend on Figure 3It can be seen that the second structural member 32 is provided with an operating rod 322, and the operating rod 322 is provided with a first state position and a second state position; when the operating rod 322 is in the first state position, the second connecting member 34 is clamped on the second sheet metal member 33; when the operating rod 322 is in the second state position, the second connecting member 34 is detached from the second sheet metal member 33. In the embodiment of the present application, a clamping structure is provided between the second connecting member 34 and the second structural member 32, and by placing the second connecting member 34 in the second sheet metal member 33, the operating rod 322 is pulled, so that the second connecting member 34 can be clamped on the second sheet metal member 33; the provision of the operating rod 322 improves the installation efficiency of the spring pin female connector 3.

[0059] In this embodiment, the refrigerator further includes: a control module, the control module is arranged in the box, the control module is electrically connected to the wiring connected to the spring pin female component 3; the wiring connected to the spring pin male component 1 is electrically connected to the color-changing panel of the freezer door; the control module is configured to: obtain the current state of the contact point between the male spring pin 11 and the female contact 31; the current state includes: 0 or 1; when the current state is 0, the male spring pin 11 and the female contact 31 are not squeezed against each other, and when the current state is 1, the male spring pin 11 and the female contact 31 are squeezed against each other; if the current state is 1, the color-changing panel is controlled to be opened. In the embodiment of the present application, by setting the spring pin male component 1 and the spring pin female component 3, when the freezer door is closed, the wiring connected to the spring pin male component 1 and the spring pin female component 3 are interconnected, so that the control module can be connected to the color-changing door, thereby controlling the refrigerator color-changing door to change color.

[0060] In this embodiment, the control module is further configured to: if the current state changes to 0, obtain the color state of the freezer door; when the current state changes from 0 to 1, control the freezer door to display according to the color state. Because the refrigerator door is a color-changing panel, when the user opens the freezer door, the male spring pin 11 and the female contact 31 are separated from each other, so that the control module cannot be electrically connected to the color-changing door of the freezer. At this time, the control module will memorize the color state of the freezer door at this moment. When the current state changes from 0 to 1, the control module will control the freezer door to display according to the memorized color state; to prevent the freezer door from being unable to connect to the color before the freezer door is closed during the opening and closing process.

[0061] In this embodiment, the control module is also configured to: obtain the time when the current state is 0; if the time is greater than the preset time, send an early warning message to the setting device; the setting device is an electronic device that can receive the early warning message. By obtaining the current state, the opening time of the freezer door can be obtained. If the opening time is too long, there may be two situations. One is that the user forgets to close the door after opening it, and the other is that the spring pin male head 1 and the spring pin female head 3 are damaged, and the wiring connecting the spring pin male head 1 and the spring pin female head 3 cannot be normally connected; the way to obtain the early warning information can be obtained through a mobile phone device. When the user obtains the early warning information, it can be observed whether the freezer door is open. If the freezer door is in an open state, it means that the freezer door is in a state of forgetting to close; if the freezer door is in a closed state, it means that the spring pin male head 1 and the spring pin female head 3 are damaged, and the wiring connecting the spring pin male head 1 and the spring pin female head 3 cannot be normally connected, and it is necessary to contact maintenance personnel for maintenance.

[0062] The second aspect of the present application provides a refrigerator control method, which is applied to a refrigerator described in any of the above embodiments, including: obtaining the current state of the male spring pin and the female contact point; the current state includes: 0 or 1; when the current state is 0, the male spring pin and the female contact are not squeezed against each other, and when the current state is 1, the male spring pin and the female contact are squeezed against each other; if the current state is 1, the color-changing panel of the freezer door is controlled to open. The effects of the above method embodiments can refer to the effects of the above refrigerator embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0063] The above specific implementation methods further explain in detail the purpose, technical solutions and beneficial effects of the embodiments of the present application. It should be understood that the above are only specific implementation methods of the embodiments of the present application and are not used to limit the protection scope of the embodiments of the present application. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made on the basis of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A refrigerator, characterized in that: include: A spring needle male head (1), the spring needle male head (1) being arranged in the freezer door liner (2), and arranged at the bottom of the freezer door liner (2); the male spring needle (11) of the spring needle male head (1) being arranged on the outside of the freezer door liner (2); A spring needle female connector (3), the spring needle female connector (3) being arranged in the freezer chamber casing (4), and arranged at the bottom of the freezer chamber casing (4); a female connector contact (31) of the spring needle female connector (3) being arranged on the outside of the freezer chamber casing (4); When the freezer door is in a closed state, the male spring pin (11) and the female contact (31) are pressed against each other, and the male spring pin (11) and the female contact (31) are located in the same vertical direction, so that the wiring connected to the male spring pin component (1) is connected to the wiring connected to the female spring pin component (3).

2. A refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The spring pin male head (1) comprises: A first structural member (12), the first structural member (12) being arranged in a reserved space of the freezer door (2); A first sheet metal component (13), wherein the first sheet metal component (13) is fixed in the first structural component (12) by means of screws; A first connecting member (14), one end of the first connecting member (14) is threadedly connected to the first sheet metal member (13), and the other end of the first connecting member (14) is connected to the male spring pin (11).

3. A refrigerator according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first structural member (12) is a rectangular parallelepiped structure, and a plurality of first connecting holes (121) are provided on the first structural member (12); bolts are passed through the first connecting holes (121) and the freezer door liner (2), so that the spring pin male head member (1) is arranged in the freezer door liner (2).

4. A refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The spring pin female head (3) comprises: A second structural member (32), the second structural member (32) being arranged in a reserved space of the freezing chamber casing (4); A second sheet metal component (33), wherein the second sheet metal component (33) is fixed in the second structural component (32) by screws; A second connecting member (34), one end of the second connecting member (34) is snap-connected to the second sheet metal member (33), and the other end is connected to the female contact (31).

5. A refrigerator according to claim 4, characterized in that: The second structural member (32) is a rectangular parallelepiped structure, and a plurality of second connection holes (321) are provided on the second structural member (32); bolts are passed through the second connection holes (321) and the freezer chamber casing (4), so that the spring pin female head member (3) is arranged in the freezer chamber casing (4).

6. A refrigerator according to claim 4, characterized in that: The second structural member (32) is provided with an operating rod (322), and the operating rod (322) is provided with a first state position and a second state position; When the operating rod (322) is located in the first state position, the second connecting member (34) is clamped on the second sheet metal member (33); When the operating rod (322) is located in the second state position, the second connecting member (34) is detached from the second sheet metal member (33).

7. The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: A control module, the control module being arranged in the box, and the control module being electrically connected to a wiring connected to the spring pin female connector (3); The wiring connected to the spring pin male connector (1) is electrically connected to the color-changing panel of the freezer door; The control module is configured to: Acquiring a current state of a contact point between the male spring pin (11) and the female contact (31); the current state includes: 0 or 1; when the current state is 0, the male spring pin (11) and the female contact (31) are not pressed against each other, and when the current state is 1, the male spring pin (11) and the female contact (31) are pressed against each other; If the current state is 1, the color-changing panel is controlled to turn on.

8. The refrigerator according to claim 7, characterized in that: The control module is further configured to: If the current state changes to 0, obtaining the color state of the freezer door; When the current state changes from 0 to 1, the freezer door is controlled to display according to the color state.

9. The refrigerator according to claim 7, characterized in that: The control module is further configured to: Obtaining the time when the current state is 0; If the time is greater than the preset time, an early warning message is sent to a setting device; the setting device is an electronic device capable of receiving the early warning message.

10. A refrigerator control method, applied to a refrigerator as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: include: Get the current status of the contact point between the male spring pin and the female contact; The current state includes: 0 or 1; When the current state is 0, the male spring pin and the female contact are not pressed against each other, and when the current state is 1, the male spring pin and the female contact are pressed against each other; If the current state is 1, the color-changing panel of the freezer door is controlled to open.

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