Aluminum foil heater for refrigerator defrosting

By designing an aluminum foil heater for refrigerator defrost, the thermal conductivity of the aluminum foil is used to heat the frosted area in the refrigerator, which solves the problems of cumbersome defrost procedures and the need to cut off the power supply in existing refrigerators, achieving automated defrost and simplified operations.

CN222378585UActive Publication Date: 2025-01-21安徽省宁国市天成电气有限公司
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202420168754.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-01-24
Publication Date
2025-01-21
Estimated Expiration
2034-01-24

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The existing refrigerator defrosting procedures are cumbersome, requiring manual operation by people and the refrigerator needs to be powered off, resulting in the refrigerator being unable to use for a period of time.

Method used

Design an aluminum foil heater for refrigerator defrost. Multiple hollow aluminum foil parts are connected in series. The heating wire is laid inside and fixed in the frost-prone area with adhesive parts. After power is turned on, the thermal conductivity of the aluminum foil parts is used to heat the frost in the refrigerator. area.

Benefits of technology

It realizes automatic defrosting, avoids power outage and manual operation of the refrigerator, simplifies the defrosting process of the refrigerator, and has a simple structure and is easy to manufacture and promote.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an aluminum foil heater for refrigerator defrosting, which relates to the technical field of refrigerator defrosting, and is characterized in that a plurality of aluminum foil pieces connected in series are fixed in an easy-to-frost area in a refrigerator by using bonding pieces, the aluminum foil pieces are heated by using heating wires after being electrified, and the frosted area in the refrigerator is heated by using the good heat-conducting property of aluminum foils of the aluminum foil pieces, so that automatic defrosting is realized. The refrigerator power-off protection device is simple in structure and easy to manufacture and popularize.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of refrigerator defrosting, in particular to an aluminum foil heater for refrigerator defrosting. Background Art

[0002] Currently, when defrosting a refrigerator, you need to turn off the power, remove the food, and use hot water or the hot air function of a hair dryer to help speed up the melting.

[0003] The existing defrosting procedure of refrigerators is complicated and needs to be done manually, and the refrigerator needs to be powered off, causing the refrigerator to be unable to work for a period of time. Therefore, an aluminum foil heater for refrigerator defrosting is proposed. Utility Model Content

[0004] In order to solve the technical problems existing in the background technology, the utility model provides an aluminum foil heater for defrosting a refrigerator.

[0005] The utility model provides an aluminum foil heater for refrigerator defrosting, comprising a plurality of aluminum foil pieces, characterized in that the aluminum foil pieces are hollow, heating wires are laid inside the plurality of aluminum foil pieces, the heating wires on two adjacent aluminum foil pieces are connected by a wire, and a terminal is installed on one of the wires.

[0006] Preferably, an insulating sheath is mounted on the terminal.

[0007] Preferably, an adhesive is installed on the aluminum foil piece, and the adhesive is used for bonding and adhering the aluminum foil piece.

[0008] Preferably, the adhesive member comprises an adhesive layer, and a release paper is provided on a side of the adhesive layer away from the aluminum foil member.

[0009] Preferably, the area of ​​the release paper is larger than the area of ​​the adhesive layer.

[0010] Preferably, the adhesive layer is a double-sided tape.

[0011] Preferably, the heating wires are distributed in a bow shape inside the aluminum foil piece.

[0012] In the utility model, the aluminum foil heater for refrigerator defrosting has the following beneficial technical effects:

[0013] 1. Multiple aluminum foil pieces connected in series are fixed to the frost-prone areas in the refrigerator by adhesives. After power is turned on, the aluminum foil pieces are heated by heating wires. The good thermal conductivity of the aluminum foil pieces is used to heat the frosted areas in the refrigerator, thereby achieving automatic defrosting without the need to turn off the power to the refrigerator or to do it manually.

[0014] 2. The present application has a simple structure and is easy to manufacture and promote.

[0015] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be given in part in the following description, and in part will become apparent from the following description, or will be learned through the practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a top view of the structure of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the aluminum foil piece of the utility model.

[0018] In the figure, 1. aluminum foil part; 2. heating wire; 3. wire; 4. terminal; 5. insulating sheath; 6. adhesive part; 7. release paper; 8. adhesive layer. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar symbols throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements with the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present invention, and cannot be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0020] like Figure 1-Figure 2 An aluminum foil heater for refrigerator defrosting is shown, comprising a plurality of aluminum foil pieces 1, which can be arranged in any shape according to the position in the refrigerator, and the aluminum foil pieces 1 are hollow, for example, two aluminum foil sheets can be used, the four sides of the two aluminum foil sheets are connected and fixed, and a cavity is formed in the middle of the two aluminum foil sheets, and heating wires 2 are laid inside the plurality of aluminum foil pieces 1, and the heating wires 2 on two adjacent aluminum foil pieces 1 are connected by a conductor 3, and the plurality of aluminum foil pieces 1 are connected in series, so that when one aluminum foil piece 1 is powered on and heated, the other aluminum foil pieces 1 will also be powered on and heated due to the series connection, and a terminal 4 is installed on one of the conductors 3, and the terminal 4 is used to be electrically connected to the outside, so that the heating wire 2 is powered on and heated.

[0021] Whether the terminal 4 is energized can be controlled by a switch, which is turned on to power on and turned off to power off. This is the prior art.

[0022] A further improvement of the technical solution is that an insulating sheath 5 is sleeved on the terminal 4 .

[0023] A further improvement of the technical solution is that an adhesive 6 is installed on the aluminum foil piece 1, and the adhesive 6 is used for bonding and adhering the aluminum foil piece 1. Therefore, the present application can be additionally added to a refrigerator without a defrosting function, and can be attached to the area of ​​the refrigerator that is prone to frost.

[0024] In an optional embodiment, the adhesive member 6 includes an adhesive layer 8 , the adhesive layer 8 is fixedly connected to the aluminum foil member 1 , and a release paper 7 is provided on a side of the adhesive layer 8 away from the aluminum foil member 1 .

[0025] In an optional embodiment, the area of ​​the release paper 7 is larger than the area of ​​the adhesive layer 8 .

[0026] In an optional embodiment, the adhesive layer 8 is a double-sided adhesive tape.

[0027] In an optional embodiment, the heating wires 2 are distributed in a bow shape inside the aluminum foil member 1 .

[0028] A further improvement of the technical solution is that the adhesive member 6 can be replaced by other existing fixing mechanisms that can fix the position of the aluminum foil member 1, such as the combination of a Velcro hook surface and a Velcro velvet surface.

[0029] A plurality of aluminum foil pieces 1 connected in series are fixed to the frost-prone areas in the refrigerator by means of adhesives 6. After power is turned on, the aluminum foil pieces 1 are heated by means of the heating wires 2. The frosted areas in the refrigerator are heated by means of the good thermal conductivity of the aluminum foil of the aluminum foil pieces 1, thereby realizing automatic defrosting without the need to turn off the power to the refrigerator or to do it manually. The present application has a simple structure and is easy to manufacture and promote.

[0030] Meanwhile, the contents not described in detail in this specification belong to the prior art known to those skilled in the art.

[0031] It should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0032] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0033] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral one; it can be a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or communication with each other; it can be a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly defined. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0034] In the present utility model, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" or "above" a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" or "below" a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0035] The above description is only a preferred specific implementation manner of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can make equivalent replacements or changes within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention according to the technical scheme and the utility model concept of the present invention, which should be covered by the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An aluminum foil heater for defrosting a refrigerator, comprising a plurality of aluminum foil pieces (1), characterized in that: The aluminum foil piece (1) is hollow, and a plurality of the aluminum foil pieces (1) are provided with heating wires (2) inside. The heating wires (2) on two adjacent aluminum foil pieces (1) are connected via a wire (3), and a terminal (4) is installed on one of the wires (3).

2. The aluminum foil heater for refrigerator defrosting according to claim 1, characterized in that: The terminal (4) is sleeved with an insulating sheath (5).

3. The aluminum foil heater for refrigerator defrosting according to claim 1, characterized in that: An adhesive component (6) is installed on the aluminum foil component (1), and the adhesive component (6) is used for bonding and adhering the aluminum foil component (1).

4. The aluminum foil heater for refrigerator defrosting according to claim 3, characterized in that: The adhesive component (6) comprises an adhesive layer (8), and a release paper (7) is provided on the side of the adhesive layer (8) away from the aluminum foil component (1).

5. The aluminum foil heater for refrigerator defrosting according to claim 4, characterized in that: The area of ​​the release paper (7) is larger than the area of ​​the adhesive layer (8).

6. The aluminum foil heater for refrigerator defrosting according to claim 4, characterized in that: The adhesive layer (8) is a double-sided adhesive.

7. The aluminum foil heater for refrigerator defrosting according to claim 1, characterized in that: The heating wire (2) is distributed in a bow shape inside the aluminum foil piece (1).