Combined touch screen module for refrigerator

By connecting multiple small-sized touch displays through the support frame and flexible control circuit, the problems of unsolid connection and high cost of existing refrigerator touch screen modules are solved, and stable connection and low-cost transportation are achieved, making it easy to assemble and partition display.

CN223092410UActive Publication Date: 2025-07-11CHANGHONG MEILING CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422387873.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-29
Publication Date
2025-07-11
Estimated Expiration
2034-09-29

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Technical Problem

The existing refrigerator touch screen modules are not connected firmly after long-term use, and the large-size screens are costly, difficult to pack and transport, and poor installation results.

Method used

The supporting frame is used to connect multiple small-size touch display screens, the PCB control board is electrically connected through a flexible control circuit module, and fixed with the fruit and vegetable box cover board by a detachable connection method to realize the coordinated display and orderly wiring of multiple display screens.

Benefits of technology

It improves the connection stability and service life of the touch screen module, reduces costs, is easy to assemble and transport, and supports independent display of partition blocks.

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Abstract

The combined touch screen module comprises at least two touch display screens, the multiple touch display screens are arranged at the top end of a supporting frame side by side, the supporting frame is of an open box structure, and a PCB control panel is fixedly installed in the supporting frame of the open box structure. The PCB control panel is electrically connected with each touch display screen through the flexible control circuit module; wherein the supporting frame is detachably connected to the fruit and vegetable box cover plate. According to the combined touch screen module, the supporting frame, the multiple touch display screens, the PCB control panel and the flexible control circuit module are assembled to form the combined touch screen module, it is ensured that the combined touch screen module is firmly connected to the fruit and vegetable box cover plate by means of the detachable connection relation between the supporting frame and the fruit and vegetable box cover plate, the installation effect of the combined touch screen module is good, and the service life of the combined touch screen module is prolonged. And the service life is prolonged.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of refrigerator touch display, in particular to a combined touch screen module for a refrigerator. Background Art

[0002] The touch display screen of a refrigerator is a display screen composed of a liquid crystal display screen, a driving IC (driving circuit integrated circuit), an FPC (flexible control circuit), a backlight source, etc., and is often used for displaying and adjusting the temperature of each compartment in the refrigerator, and is usually installed on the cover plate of the vegetable box of the refrigerator.

[0003] The existing touch screen module in use adopts a large-sized touch display screen and installs it on the cover plate of the full-sized glass vegetable box by means of optical glue bonding. This installation method is difficult to maintain its firmness after long-term use, resulting in poor installation effect of the touch screen module, and it is not convenient to arrange the wiring of the touch screen module in an orderly manner. In addition, using a large-sized touch display screen has the defects of high cost, difficulty in packaging and transportation. Therefore, it is very important to design a combined touch screen module for a refrigerator with stable connection and convenient assembly. Summary of the Utility Model

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a combined touch screen module for a refrigerator to solve the above-mentioned problems.

[0005] The purpose of the utility model can be realized by the following technical solutions:

[0006] A combined touch screen module for a refrigerator includes at least two touch display screens. The plurality of touch display screens are arranged in parallel at the top end of a support frame. The support frame is in the shape of an open box structure. A PCB control board is fixedly installed in the open box structure-shaped support frame. The PCB control board is electrically connected to each touch display screen through a flexible control circuit module respectively.

[0007] Wherein, the support frame is detachably connected to the cover plate of the vegetable box.

[0008] As a further scheme of the utility model: when the support frame is detachably connected to the cover plate of the vegetable box, mounting holes for embedding the support frame are opened on the cover plate of the vegetable box, and the upper surface of the touch display screen is flush with the upper board surface of the cover plate of the vegetable box.

[0009] As a further scheme of the utility model: mounting grooves are opened at the top end of the support frame. A plurality of the touch display screens are arranged in parallel in the opened mounting grooves, and the flexible control circuit module penetrates through the bottom wall of the mounting grooves. Two ends of the flexible control circuit module are respectively connected to the touch display screen and the PCB control board.

[0010] As a further solution of the present utility model: ear blocks with an integral structure are respectively provided at the four corners of the support frame, and the ear blocks are inserted and connected with the wire columns arranged on the fruit and vegetable box cover plate, and the ear blocks and the wire columns are locked by screws.

[0011] As a further solution of the present utility model: a plurality of buckle grooves are provided on the side wall of the support frame, and the buckle grooves are snap-connected with the cards arranged on the fruit and vegetable box cover plate.

[0012] As a further solution of the present utility model: an electrical box cover is provided on the fruit and vegetable box cover plate, and a sealed electrical wiring cavity is formed between the electrical box cover and the bottom end opening of the support frame.

[0013] As a further solution of the present utility model: the PCB control board is used for electrically connecting to the main control board of the refrigerator.

[0014] The beneficial effects of the present utility model are as follows:

[0015] (1) In this application, the support frame, multiple touch display screens, PCB control board and flexible control circuit module are assembled to form the combined touch screen module. By using the detachable connection relationship between the support frame and the fruit and vegetable box cover plate, it is ensured that the combined touch screen module is firmly connected to the fruit and vegetable box cover plate, and the installation effect of the combined touch screen module is good, improving its service life.

[0016] (2) During the use of the combined touch screen module of this application, multiple small-sized touch display screens can be designed to be combined and used according to requirements, so as to realize the collaborative display of two or more small-sized touch display screens, and then form a combined touch display screen, which is convenient for independently displaying the temperatures in each compartment of the refrigerator in blocks. Description of the Drawings

[0017] The present utility model will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0018] Figure 1 is a schematic side view structure of the present utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 is a schematic side view structure of the other side of the present utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the installation groove opened on the top end surface of the support frame of the present utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 is a schematic side view structure of the combined touch screen module of the present utility model embedded on the fruit and vegetable box cover plate;

[0022] Figure 5It is a schematic side structure diagram of the combined touch screen module of the present utility model embedded in the fruit and vegetable box cover;

[0023] Figure 6 is Figure 5 a schematic structure diagram of mounting holes opened on the fruit and vegetable box cover in;

[0024] Figure 7 is Figure 6 an enlarged view in the direction of A in;

[0025] Figure 8 is Figure 5 a schematic diagram of an electrical box cover arranged on the fruit and vegetable box cover in.

[0026] In the figure: 10, support frame; 100, installation groove; 20, touch display screen; 30, PCB control board; 40, flexible control circuit module; 50, ear block; 60, buckle groove; 70, fruit and vegetable box cover; 700, installation hole; 701, card; 702, wire column; 80, electrical box cover. Specific embodiments

[0027] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0028] In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the terms indicating the orientation or positional relationship are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation to the present utility model; in the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "multiple" and "several" is at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0029] Please refer to Figures 1 to 5 As shown, the present utility model is a combined touch screen module for a refrigerator, including at least two touch display screens 20. The multiple touch display screens 20 are arranged side by side at the top of the support frame 10. The support frame 10 is in the shape of an open box structure. The PCB control board 30 is fixedly installed in the open box structure-shaped support frame 10. The PCB control board 30 is electrically connected to each touch display screen 20 through the flexible control circuit module 40 respectively; wherein, the support frame 10 is detachably connected to the fruit and vegetable box cover 70.

[0030] During the use of the combined touch screen module of the present application, multiple small-sized touch display screens 20 can be designed for combined use according to requirements. Each touch display screen 20 is electrically connected to the PCB control board 30 through a flexible control circuit module 40 respectively, so as to realize the collaborative display of two or more small-sized touch display screens 20, and then form a combined touch display screen 20, so as to facilitate the independent display of the temperatures in each compartment of the refrigerator in blocks; in the present application, multiple small-sized touch display screens 20 are arranged side by side on the support frame 10, and the support frame 10, multiple touch display screens 20, the PCB control board 30 and the flexible control circuit module 40 are assembled to form the combined touch screen module of the present application. By using the detachable connection relationship between the support frame 10 and the vegetable box cover 70, it is ensured that the combined touch screen module is firmly connected to the vegetable box cover 70, and the installation effect of the combined touch screen module is good, and its service life is improved.

[0031] It should be noted that the present application arranges the PCB control board 30 in the support frame 10 in the shape of an open box structure, so as to facilitate the orderly arrangement of the wiring of the combined touch screen module of the present application; in addition, the present application designs multiple small-sized touch display screens 20 for combined use according to requirements, which can solve the problems of high cost, difficult packaging and transportation existing in using a large-sized touch display screen 20.

[0032] In this specific embodiment, as Figure 1 , Figure 6 and Figure 7 shown, when the support frame 10 is detachably connected to the vegetable box cover 70, the vegetable box cover 70 is provided with an installation hole 700 for embedding the support frame 10, and the upper surface of the touch display screen 20 is flush with the upper plate surface of the vegetable box cover 70; the embedded installation method is convenient for installing the combined touch screen module of the present application on the vegetable box cover 70, so as to improve the connection stability between the two, and ensure the tight fit reliability between the two.

[0033] In this specific embodiment, as Figure 3 shown, the top end of the support frame 10 is provided with an installation groove 100, and multiple touch display screens 20 are arranged side by side in the opened installation groove 100, and the flexible control circuit module 40 penetrates through the bottom wall of the installation groove 100, and both ends of the flexible control circuit module 40 are respectively connected to the touch display screen 20 and the PCB control board 30. Multiple touch display screens 20 can be arranged side by side in the installation groove 100 on the support frame 10, so that the installation of multiple touch display screens 20 is convenient and firm.

[0034] In this specific embodiment, as Figure 1 and Figure 7As shown in the figure, ear blocks 50 with an integral structure are respectively provided at the four corner positions of the support frame 10. The ear blocks 50 are inserted and connected with the threaded posts 702 provided on the fruit and vegetable box cover 70, and the ear blocks 50 and the threaded posts 702 are locked by screws. Through the mating connection between the ear blocks 50 and the threaded posts 702, it is convenient to install the support frame 10 on the fruit and vegetable box cover 70, so as to facilitate the assembly and disassembly and maintenance of the combined touch screen module of the present application.

[0035] In this specific embodiment, as Figure 1 and Figure 7 shown, a plurality of buckle grooves 60 are provided on the side wall of the support frame 10. The buckle grooves 60 are snap-connected with the cards 701 provided on the fruit and vegetable box cover 70. Through the mating connection between the buckle grooves 60 and the cards 701, it helps to improve the installation accuracy and stability of the combined touch screen module of the present application.

[0036] In this specific embodiment, as Figure 8 shown, an electrical box cover 80 is provided on the fruit and vegetable box cover 70. A sealed electrical wiring cavity is formed between the electrical box cover 80 and the bottom end of the support frame 10; the electrical wiring cavity facilitates the orderly arrangement of the wiring of the combined touch screen module of the present application.

[0037] In this specific embodiment, the PCB control board 30 is used for electrically connecting to the refrigerator main control board. The connection method between the PCB control board 30 and the refrigerator main control board can be wired or wireless communication connection, so that the combined touch screen module can update the display according to the temperature of each compartment transmitted by the refrigerator main control board; and the refrigeration control program in the combined touch screen module can be upgraded through the WI FI module.

[0038] It should be understood that when the combined touch screen module of the present application is in use, it can have its own refrigeration logic. The refrigerator refrigeration program is stored in the cooperative chip of the combined touch screen module. The combined touch screen module judges the on and off states of loads such as the compressor, fan motor, air damper, and defrost heater according to the temperature data of each compartment transmitted from the refrigerator main control board; in addition, it can also have an after-sales maintenance function. After-sales personnel can enter the after-sales maintenance program according to the prompts and independently control the on and off of loads such as the compressor, fan motor, air damper, and defrost heater to judge whether each load is normal. At the same time, the real-time temperature of each compartment can also be seen to confirm whether the refrigeration performance of the refrigerator is normal.

[0039] The above has described a detailed description of an embodiment of the present invention, but the content described is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention and cannot be considered as limiting the scope of implementation of the present invention. All equivalent changes and improvements made according to the scope of the application of the present invention should still fall within the scope covered by the patent of the present invention.

Claims

1. A combined touch screen module for a refrigerator, characterized in that, It includes at least two touch display screens (20), and multiple said touch display screens (20) are arranged side by side at the top of the support frame (10). The support frame (10) is in the shape of an open box structure. The PCB control board (30) is fixedly installed inside the support frame (10) in the shape of an open box structure. Each of the PCB control boards (30) is electrically connected to each touch display screen (20) through a flexible control circuit module (40); Among them, the support frame (10) is detachably connected to the fruit and vegetable box cover (70).

2. The combined touch screen module for a refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that, When the support frame (10) is detachably connected to the fruit and vegetable box cover (70), an installation hole (700) for embedding the support frame (10) is provided on the fruit and vegetable box cover (70), and the upper surface of the touch display screen (20) is flush with the upper board surface of the fruit and vegetable box cover (70).

3. The combined touch screen module for a refrigerator according to claim 2, characterized in that, An installation groove (100) is provided at the top of the support frame (10). Multiple said touch display screens (20) are arranged side by side in the provided installation groove (100), and the flexible control circuit module (40) penetrates the bottom wall of the installation groove (100). Both ends of the flexible control circuit module (40) are respectively connected to the touch display screen (20) and the PCB control board (30).

4. The combined touch screen module for a refrigerator according to claim 2, characterized in that, Ear blocks (50) with an integral structure are respectively provided at the four corner positions of the support frame (10). The ear blocks (50) are inserted and connected to the stud posts (702) provided on the fruit and vegetable box cover (70), and the ear blocks (50) and the stud posts (702) are locked by screws.

5. The combined touch screen module for a refrigerator according to claim 4, characterized in that, A plurality of buckle grooves (60) are provided on the side wall of the support frame (10). The buckle grooves (60) are snap-connected to the cards (701) provided on the fruit and vegetable box cover (70).

6. The combined touch screen module for a refrigerator according to claim 5, characterized in that An electrical box cover (80) is provided on the fruit and vegetable box cover (70). A sealed electrical wiring cavity is formed between the electrical box cover (80) and the bottom opening end of the support frame (10).

7. The combined touch screen module for a refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that The PCB control board (30) is used for electrically connecting to the main control board of the refrigerator.