Multifunctional Refrigerator Chamber with Switchable Humidity Modes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional refrigerators and freezers often have separate drying and high-humidity chambers that cannot be flexibly adjusted to meet specific storage requirements, leading to wasted space as one chamber remains unused.
Innovation Solution
A multifunctional chamber with a moisture-preserving module that regulates humidity by exposing or covering a moisture-permeable film, and an air supply module that introduces dry air for drying mode, allowing the same chamber to switch between high-humidity and drying modes based on stored products' needs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a refrigerator has separate drying chamber and high-humidity chamber, then each chamber can provide specific humidity environment, but the space is wasted when one chamber is not needed
Solution Approach 1:
The refrigerator chamber is designed to perform multiple functions by incorporating both a drying function module and a high-humidity function module within the same chamber space. The chamber can switch between providing a dry environment and a high-humidity environment based on storage needs, eliminating the need for separate dedicated chambers and improving space utilization.
Solution Approach 2:
The chamber's humidity characteristics are made dynamic through movable components including a movable back plate, movable side plates, and a movable shelf. These components can be adjusted or repositioned to change the chamber's internal structure and humidity properties, allowing the same chamber to adapt between different humidity requirements.
2Reliability
If a chamber provides fixed humidity environment, then the humidity requirement is met, but the chamber cannot be flexibly adjusted for different storage needs
Solution Approach 1:
The chamber incorporates multiple movable components including a movable back plate, movable side plates, and a movable shelf that can be adjusted to change the chamber's internal structure. This dynamic configuration allows the chamber to reliably maintain specific humidity requirements while also being flexible enough to adapt to different storage needs and humidity preferences.
Solution Approach 2:
The chamber is divided into functional modules including a drying function module with air outlet and a high-humidity function module with moisture preserving module. These segmented modules can be independently controlled or configured, allowing the chamber to reliably meet specific humidity requirements while maintaining flexibility in overall chamber configuration.
3Reliability
If separate drying and high-humidity chambers are provided, then specific humidity needs are met, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of providing separate independent chambers for drying and high-humidity storage, the invention integrates both functions within a single chamber. The chamber includes a drying function module with air outlet and a high-humidity function module with moisture preserving module, allowing one chamber to perform multiple humidity control functions, thereby reducing overall device complexity while maintaining reliable humidity control.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables flexible adjustment of the chamber environment to meet specific humidity requirements, reducing waste by utilizing the same chamber for different storage needs.
Implementation Method 1
said moisture preserving module has a moisture-permeable humidity value, and when is a current humidity value of said chamber is greater than said moisture-permeable humidity value, said moisture preserving module allows the moisture in said chamber to flow out
Implementation Method 2
said moisture preserving module allows the moisture in said chamber to flow out; and when said current humidity value is not greater than said moisture-permeable humidity value, said moisture preserving module prevents the moisture in said chamber from flowing out
Implementation Method 3
at least one air port provided in at least one of the plurality of plate bodies, said air port being used to discharge moisture from said chamber
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a multifunctional chamber and a refrigerator. The chamber comprises a door body, an inner container enclosed by a plurality of plate bodies, at least one opening provided in at least one of the plurality of plate bodies, a moisture preserving module disposed at the opening and used for regulating and controlling the humidity of the chamber, an upper cover movably disposed on the moisture preserving module, and at least one air port provided in at least one of the plurality of plate bodies and used for discharging moisture from the chamber. When the chamber is at a high-humidity mode, the upper cover moves at the moisture preserving module to expose the moisture preserving module; and when the chamber is at drying mode, the upper cover completely covers the moisture preserving module.