Vegetable and fruit quality and freshness keeping device

Abstract

The utility model provides a vegetable and fruit quality and freshness keeping device, and relates to the field of vegetable and fruit freshness keeping equipment. A water inlet pipe and a water mist outlet are arranged on the front side and the rear side of the top of the vegetable humidifier body correspondingly, and a transparent water tank is installed on the front side of the top of the vegetable humidifier body. And a water level monitoring mechanism is arranged in the transparent water tank. Through cooperation of an acousto-optic warning indicator, a pressing switch and a water level monitoring mechanism, when the distance between the bottom end face of a floating block and the bottom end face of the interior of the transparent water tank ranges from 10 cm to 15 cm, the acousto-optic warning indicator is started, an effective warning effect is brought to workers, and therefore a water source can be supplemented into the transparent water tank in time; therefore, the reliability of the quality and freshness retaining device in the working process is improved; the vegetable humidifier solves the problem that in the using process of an existing vegetable humidifier, when water in a water tank is about to be used up, a timely and effective warning effect cannot be brought to workers, and therefore it is difficult to supplement a water source into the water tank in time.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of vegetable and fruit preservation equipment, in particular to a vegetable and fruit quality and freshness preservation device. Background Art

[0002] Preventing wilting from occurring during the vegetable sales process is crucial for preserving their quality and freshness. Fresh vegetables have a high water content, and transpiration dehydration during supermarket sales can easily cause them to wilt, resulting in weight loss and reduced quality. Therefore, to extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables, a humidifier sprays water mist onto the vegetables, preserving their quality and freshness.

[0003] During the use of existing vegetable humidifiers, due to the lack of an effective water level monitoring mechanism in the water tank on the vegetable humidifier, when the water in the water tank is about to run out, it is difficult to provide timely and effective warnings to the staff, making it difficult to replenish water in the water tank in time, thereby reducing the reliability of the vegetable humidifier during operation. Moreover, the spray pipe connected to the water mist outlet of the existing vegetable humidifier is often a hard pipe, which makes it difficult to adjust the height of the spray pipe according to actual needs, thereby reducing the practicality of the vegetable humidifier. Utility Model Content

[0004] The disclosed embodiment relates to a device for preserving the quality and freshness of fruits and vegetables. By cooperating with an audible and visual alarm, a push switch and a water level monitoring mechanism, the device can activate the audible and visual alarm when the bottom end surface of the floating block is ten to fifteen centimeters away from the bottom end surface of the inner part of the transparent water tank. The audible and visual alarm emits a warning sound and a warning light, which effectively warns the staff so that water can be replenished in the transparent water tank in time. By cooperating with the height adjustment component and the limiting mechanism, the height of the L-shaped hard pipe can be adjusted according to actual needs, so that it can adapt to vegetable vending racks of different heights, thereby improving the practicality of the device for preserving the quality and freshness.

[0005] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a device for preserving the quality and freshness of fruits and vegetables is provided, which specifically includes: a vegetable humidifier main body; a water inlet pipe and a water mist outlet are respectively provided on the front and rear sides of the top of the vegetable humidifier main body, and a transparent water tank is installed on the front side of the top of the vegetable humidifier main body; a water level monitoring mechanism is provided inside the transparent water tank; a height adjustment component is installed on the rear side of the upper end surface of the vegetable humidifier main body, and a spray mechanism is installed on the height adjustment component; two limit mechanisms are symmetrically provided on the height adjustment component.

[0006] In at least some embodiments, a water outlet pipe is provided at the bottom of the transparent water tank, and the water outlet pipe is connected to the water inlet pipe; an audible and visual alarm and a push switch are installed at the top of the transparent water tank, and the push switch is electrically connected to the audible and visual alarm.

[0007] In at least some embodiments, the water level monitoring mechanism includes a fixed bottom plate, vertical guide rods, a top plate, a sliding plate, a driving rod, a pressing plate and a floating block. The fixed bottom plate is fixedly installed on the bottom end surface of the transparent water tank, and the upper end surface of the fixed bottom plate is fixedly connected to four vertical guide rods, the upper ends of the four vertical guide rods are fixedly connected to the top plate, the four vertical guide rods are slidably connected to the sliding plate on the outside, and a floating block is provided at the bottom of the sliding plate; the upper end surface of the sliding plate is fixedly connected to two driving rods that pass through the top plate and the top of the transparent water tank, and the upper ends of the two driving rods are fixedly connected to a pressing plate, and the pressing plate is located above the press switch; when the distance between the bottom end surface of the floating block and the bottom end surface of the transparent water tank is ten to fifteen centimeters, the pressing plate presses on the button on the press switch.

[0008] In at least some embodiments, the spray mechanism includes a folding tube, an L-shaped hard tube and a spray head, the lower end of the folding tube is connected to the upper end of the water mist outlet, and the upper end of the folding tube is fixedly connected to the L-shaped hard tube; the spray head is evenly provided at the bottom right side of the L-shaped hard tube.

[0009] In at least some embodiments, the height adjustment assembly includes a lifting slide, a vertical support rod, a fixed top plate, a plug hole and a limit rod. The lifting slide is fixedly connected to the outside of the lower end of the L-shaped hard tube, and the four corners of the lifting slide are slidably connected to a vertical support rod fixed to the upper end surface of the vegetable humidifier body, and the upper ends of the four vertical support rods are fixedly connected to the fixed top plate, a circular opening is opened in the middle of the upper end surface of the fixed top plate, and the circular opening opened on the fixed top plate is located outside the L-shaped hard tube, and plug holes are evenly opened on the upper sides of the opposite surfaces of the two vertical support rods on the rear side; a limit rod is provided in the middle of the rear side of the upper end surface of the lifting slide.

[0010] In at least some embodiments, the limiting mechanism includes a rectangular sliding frame, a sliding block, a pulling rod, a handle and a connecting rod. The rectangular sliding frame is fixedly installed on the rear side of the upper end surface of the lifting slide, and the sliding block is slidingly connected inside the rectangular sliding frame; the head end surface of the sliding block is provided with a connecting rod passing through the head of the rectangular sliding frame, and the tail end surface of the sliding block is provided with a pulling rod passing through the tail of the rectangular sliding frame, and a handle is provided at the tail end of the pulling rod.

[0011] In at least some embodiments, when the limiting mechanism is in the limiting state, the plug-in rod is plugged into the plug-in hole.

[0012] The utility model provides a device for preserving the quality and freshness of fruits and vegetables, which has the following beneficial effects:

[0013] 1. Through the cooperation of the sound and light alarm, the push switch and the water level monitoring mechanism, when the distance between the bottom end surface of the floating block and the bottom end surface of the transparent water tank is ten to fifteen centimeters, the pressing plate presses on the button on the push switch, and the button on the push switch is pressed to activate the sound and light alarm. The sound and light alarm emits a warning sound and a warning light, which provides an effective warning to the staff, so that water can be replenished in the transparent water tank in time, thereby improving the reliability of the quality preservation and freshness preservation device during operation.

[0014] 2. Through the cooperation of the height adjustment component and the limit mechanism, the height of the L-shaped hard tube can be adjusted according to actual needs. When adjusting, it is only necessary to manually pull the two handles in opposite directions at the same time to pull out the two connecting rods from the connecting holes opened on the two vertical support rods respectively, and then move the lifting slide up and down, thereby moving the L-shaped hard tube up and down, so that the height of the L-shaped hard tube can be adjusted, so that it can adapt to vegetable vending racks of different heights, thereby improving the practicality of this quality preservation and freshness preservation device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model, the drawings of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below.

[0016] The drawings described below only relate to some embodiments of the present invention, but are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0017] In the attached figure:

[0018] Figure 1 A structural diagram showing the overall structure of the present application;

[0019] Figure 2 A schematic diagram showing the structure of the present application from a rear perspective is shown;

[0020] Figure 3 It shows the schematic structural diagram of the water level monitoring mechanism of the present application from an axial perspective;

[0021] Figure 4 The schematic diagram of the structure of the water level monitoring mechanism after disassembly is shown;

[0022] Figure 5 Shows a schematic structural diagram of the spray mechanism of the present application;

[0023] Figure 6 A schematic diagram showing the structure of the height adjustment assembly and the limiting mechanism of the present application is shown;

[0024] Figure 7 A schematic structural diagram of the limiting mechanism of the present application is shown.

[0025] Reference Signs List

[0026] 1. Vegetable humidifier body; 101. Water inlet pipe; 102. Transparent water tank; 103. Water outlet pipe; 104. Sound and light alarm; 105. Water mist outlet; 106. Press switch;

[0027] 2. Water level monitoring mechanism; 201. Fixed bottom plate; 202. Vertical guide rod; 203. Top plate; 204. Sliding plate; 205. Driving rod; 206. Pressing plate; 207. Floating block;

[0028] 3. Spray mechanism; 301. Folding tube; 302. L-shaped hard tube; 303. Spray head;

[0029] 4. Height adjustment assembly; 401. Lifting slide; 402. Vertical support rod; 403. Fixed top plate; 404. Plug hole; 405. Limit rod;

[0030] 5. Limiting mechanism; 501. Rectangular sliding frame; 502. Sliding block; 503. Pull rod; 504. Handle; 505. Connecting rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] To make the purpose, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more clear, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. Based on the described 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.

[0032] Example 1: Please refer to Figures 1 to 7 :

[0033] The utility model proposes a device for preserving the quality and freshness of fruits and vegetables, comprising: a vegetable humidifier main body 1; a water inlet pipe 101 and a water mist outlet 105 are respectively provided on the front and rear sides of the top of the vegetable humidifier main body 1, and a transparent water tank 102 is installed on the front side of the top of the vegetable humidifier main body 1; a water level monitoring mechanism 2 is provided inside the transparent water tank 102; a height adjustment component 4 is installed on the rear side of the upper end surface of the vegetable humidifier main body 1, and a spray mechanism 3 is installed on the height adjustment component 4; two limiting mechanisms 5 are symmetrically provided on the height adjustment component 4 for limiting the lifting slide 401; a water outlet pipe 103 is provided at the bottom of the transparent water tank 102, and the water outlet pipe 103 is connected to the water inlet pipe 101.

[0034] An audible and visual alarm 104 and a push switch 106 are installed on the top of the transparent water tank 102, and the push switch 106 is electrically connected to the audible and visual alarm 104; the water level monitoring mechanism 2 includes a fixed bottom plate 201, a vertical guide rod 202, a top plate 203, a sliding plate 204, a driving rod 205, a pressing plate 206 and a floating block 207, the fixed bottom plate 201 is fixedly installed on the bottom end surface of the transparent water tank 102, and the upper end surface of the fixed bottom plate 201 is fixedly connected to four vertical guide rods 202, the upper ends of the four vertical guide rods 202 are fixedly connected to the top plate 203, the outer ends of the four vertical guide rods 202 are slidably connected to the sliding plate 204, and a floating block 207 is provided at the bottom of the sliding plate 204; the upper end surface of the sliding plate 204 is fixedly connected to two driving rods 205 that pass through the top plate 203 and the top of the transparent water tank 102, and the two driving rods 205 are fixedly connected to the top plate 203 and the top of the transparent water tank 102. 05 The upper end is fixedly connected with a pressing plate 206, and the pressing plate 206 is located above the pressing switch 106; when the distance between the bottom end surface of the floating block 207 and the bottom end surface of the inner part of the transparent water tank 102 is ten centimeters to fifteen centimeters, the pressing plate 206 presses on the button on the pressing switch 106; through the cooperation of the sound and light alarm 104, the pressing switch 106 and the water level monitoring mechanism 2, when the distance between the bottom end surface of the floating block 207 and the bottom end surface of the inner part of the transparent water tank 102 is ten centimeters to fifteen centimeters, the pressing plate 206 presses on the button on the pressing switch 106, and the button on the pressing switch 106 is pressed, thereby starting the sound and light alarm 104, and emitting a warning sound and a warning light through the sound and light alarm 104, which provides an effective warning to the staff, so that the transparent water tank 102 can be replenished with water in time.

[0035] The spray mechanism 3 includes a folding tube 301, an L-shaped hard tube 302 and a spray head 303. The lower end of the folding tube 301 is connected to the upper end of the water mist outlet 105, and the upper end of the folding tube 301 is fixedly connected to the L-shaped hard tube 302; the spray head 303 is evenly provided at the bottom right side of the L-shaped hard tube 302, which is used to transport water mist through the setting of the spray mechanism 3.

[0036] Example 2, based on Example 1, Figure 1 、 Figure 4 and Figure 7As shown, the height adjustment component 4 includes a lifting slide 401, a vertical support rod 402, a fixed top plate 403, a plug hole 404 and a limit rod 405. The lifting slide 401 is fixedly connected to the outside of the lower end of the L-shaped hard tube 302, and the four corners of the lifting slide 401 are slidably connected to a vertical support rod 402 fixed to the upper end surface of the vegetable humidifier body 1, and the upper ends of the four vertical support rods 402 are fixedly connected to the fixed top plate 403, a circular opening is provided in the middle of the upper end surface of the fixed top plate 403, and the circular opening provided on the fixed top plate 403 is located outside the L-shaped hard tube 302, and the upper sides of the two vertical support rods 402 on the rear side are evenly provided with plug holes 404; a limit rod 405 is provided in the middle of the rear side of the upper end surface of the lifting slide 401; the limiting mechanism 5 includes a rectangular sliding frame 5 01, sliding block 502, pulling rod 503, handle 504 and plug-in rod 505, the rectangular sliding frame 501 is fixedly mounted on the rear side of the upper end surface of the lifting slide 401, and the sliding block 502 is slidably connected inside the rectangular sliding frame 501; the head end surface of the sliding block 502 is provided with a plug-in rod 505 that passes through the head of the rectangular sliding frame 501, and the tail end surface of the sliding block 502 is provided with a pulling rod 503 that passes through the tail of the rectangular sliding frame 501, and the tail end of the pulling rod 503 is provided with a handle 504; when the limiting mechanism 5 is in the limiting state, the plug-in rod 505 is plugged into the plug-in hole 404; through the cooperation of the height adjustment component 4 and the limiting mechanism 5, the height of the L-shaped hard tube 302 can be adjusted according to actual needs, so that it can adapt to vegetable vending racks of different heights, thereby improving the practicality of this quality preservation and freshness preservation device.

[0037] The working principle of this embodiment is as follows: when in use, first add clean water into the transparent water tank 102, then adjust the height of the L-shaped hard tube 302 according to actual needs. When adjusting, manually pull the two handles 504 in opposite directions at the same time, thereby moving the two pulling rods 503, the two sliding blocks 502 and the two plug rods 505 in opposite directions at the same time, so that the two plug rods 505 are respectively pulled out from the plug holes 404 opened on the two vertical support rods 402, and then The lifting slide 401 moves up and down, thereby moving the L-shaped hard tube 302 up and down, so that the height of the L-shaped hard tube 302 is adjusted. After adjustment, the two handles 504 are loosened, and then the two sliding blocks 502 move in relative directions with the two plug-in rods 505 under the action of the external spring force of the pulling rod 503, so that the two plug-in rods 505 are inserted into the plug-in holes 404 opened on the two vertical support rods 402, so that the adjusted L-shaped hard tube 302 is effectively limited.

[0038] Then the vegetable humidifier main body 1 is started, and the water mist enters the folding tube 301 and the L-shaped hard tube 302 through the water mist outlet 105, and is finally sprayed onto the vegetables through the spray head 303 to preserve the quality and freshness of the vegetables; during the operation of the vegetable humidifier main body 1, the water level inside the transparent water tank 102 will slowly drop, and then the floating block 207 floating on the water surface will slowly drop, and then the sliding plate 204 will move downward with the driving rod 205 and the pressing plate 206. When the distance between the bottom end surface of the floating block 207 and the bottom end surface of the transparent water tank 102 is ten to fifteen centimeters, the pressing plate 206 is pressed on the button on the press switch 106, and the button on the press switch 106 is pressed, thereby starting the sound and light alarm 104, and the sound and light alarm 104 emits a warning sound and a warning light, which provides an effective warning effect to the staff, so that the transparent water tank 102 can be replenished with water in time.

[0039] In this article, there are several points to note:

[0040] 1. The drawings of the embodiments of the present disclosure only relate to the structures related to the embodiments of the present disclosure. Other structures may refer to conventional designs.

[0041] 2. In the absence of conflict, the embodiments of the present disclosure and the features therein may be combined with each other to form new embodiments.

[0042] The above are only specific embodiments of the present disclosure, but the scope of protection of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this disclosure should be included in the scope of protection of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present disclosure should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A device for preserving the quality and freshness of fruits and vegetables, comprising: A vegetable humidifier main body (1); a water inlet pipe (101) and a water mist outlet (105) are respectively provided on the front and rear sides of the top of the vegetable humidifier main body (1), and a transparent water tank (102) is installed on the front side of the top of the vegetable humidifier main body (1); the transparent water tank (102) is characterized in that a water level monitoring mechanism (2) is provided inside the transparent water tank (102); a height adjustment component (4) is installed on the rear side of the upper end surface of the vegetable humidifier main body (1), and a spray mechanism (3) is installed on the height adjustment component (4); two limit mechanisms (5) are symmetrically provided on the height adjustment component (4).

2. The device for preserving the quality and freshness of fruits and vegetables according to claim 1, characterized in that: A water outlet pipe (103) is provided at the bottom of the transparent water tank (102), and the water outlet pipe (103) is connected to the water inlet pipe (101); an audible and visual alarm (104) and a push switch (106) are installed on the top of the transparent water tank (102), and the push switch (106) is electrically connected to the audible and visual alarm (104).

3. The device for preserving the quality and freshness of fruits and vegetables according to claim 2, characterized in that: The water level monitoring mechanism (2) comprises a fixed bottom plate (201), vertical guide rods (202), a top plate (203), a sliding plate (204), a driving rod (205), a pressing plate (206) and a floating block (207), wherein the fixed bottom plate (201) is fixedly mounted on the bottom end surface of the transparent water tank (102), and the upper end surface of the fixed bottom plate (201) is fixedly connected to four vertical guide rods (202), the upper ends of the four vertical guide rods (202) are fixedly connected to the top plate (203), and the outer ends of the four vertical guide rods (202) are slidably connected to the sliding plate (204), and A floating block (207) is provided at the bottom of the sliding plate (204); the upper end surface of the sliding plate (204) is fixedly connected to two driving rods (205) that penetrate the top plate (203) and the top of the transparent water tank (102), and the upper ends of the two driving rods (205) are fixedly connected to a pressing plate (206), and the pressing plate (206) is located above the pressing switch (106); when the distance between the bottom end surface of the floating block (207) and the inner bottom end surface of the transparent water tank (102) is ten centimeters to fifteen centimeters, the pressing plate (206) presses on the button on the pressing switch (106).

4. The device for preserving the quality and freshness of fruits and vegetables according to claim 1, characterized in that: The spray mechanism (3) comprises a folding tube (301), an L-shaped hard tube (302) and a spray head (303); the lower end of the folding tube (301) is connected to the upper end of the water mist outlet (105), and the upper end of the folding tube (301) is fixedly connected to the L-shaped hard tube (302); the spray head (303) is evenly arranged at the bottom right side of the L-shaped hard tube (302).

5. The device for preserving the quality and freshness of fruits and vegetables according to claim 4, characterized in that: The height adjustment assembly (4) comprises a lifting slide (401), a vertical support rod (402), a fixed top plate (403), a plug hole (404) and a limit rod (405), wherein the lifting slide (401) is fixedly connected to the outside of the lower end of the L-shaped hard tube (302), and the four corners of the lifting slide (401) are slidably connected to a vertical support rod (402) fixed to the upper end surface of the vegetable humidifier body (1), and the upper ends of the four vertical support rods (402) are fixedly connected to the fixed top plate (403), a circular opening is opened in the middle of the upper end surface of the fixed top plate (403), and the circular opening opened on the fixed top plate (403) is located outside the L-shaped hard tube (302), and the upper sides of the two vertical support rods (402) on the rear side are uniformly provided with plug holes (404); and a limit rod (405) is provided in the middle of the rear side of the upper end surface of the lifting slide (401).

6. The device for preserving the quality and freshness of fruits and vegetables according to claim 5, characterized in that: The limiting mechanism (5) comprises a rectangular sliding frame (501), a sliding block (502), a pulling rod (503), a handle (504) and a plug-in rod (505), wherein the rectangular sliding frame (501) is fixedly mounted on the rear side of the upper end surface of the lifting slide plate (401), and the sliding block (502) is slidably connected inside the rectangular sliding frame (501); the head end surface of the sliding block (502) is provided with a plug-in rod (505) penetrating the head of the rectangular sliding frame (501), and the tail end surface of the sliding block (502) is provided with a pulling rod (503) penetrating the tail of the rectangular sliding frame (501), and the tail end of the pulling rod (503) is provided with a handle (504).

7. The device for preserving the quality and freshness of fruits and vegetables according to claim 6, characterized in that: When the limiting mechanism (5) is in the limiting state, the plug-in rod (505) is plugged into the plug-in hole (404).

Images