Refrigerating and freezing device

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing refrigerating and freezing devices have disorderly arranged intelligent clips and power supply cables, which complicates their usage and management, and there is a need for improved assembly stability and space efficiency.

Innovation Solution

A refrigerating and freezing device with a fixed and movable member assembly that includes a clip storage box and cable passing ports, allowing for orderly arrangement of clips, chips, and control boards, and ensuring regular line connections, while providing a space for clip storage and easy cleaning.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If intelligent clips and power supply cables are arranged in the refrigerator, then food management functionality is provided, but the arrangement becomes disorderly and complicates usage

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefood management functionalityVSAvoidusage convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the refrigerator interior into distinct functional zones: a dedicated storage compartment for intelligent clips and a separate cable management channel for power supply cables. This segmentation organizes previously disorderly components into structured, easily accessible locations, resolving the contradiction between providing comprehensive functionality and maintaining ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Adaptability or versatility

If more components (clips, chips, control boards) are added to the refrigerator, then functionality is enhanced, but assembly stability and space efficiency deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovefunctionalityVSAvoidassembly stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The patent integrates multiple components (clips storage, chip holders, control board mounting) into a unified organized structure with dedicated compartments and mounting locations. This merging approach enhances functionality while maintaining assembly stability by providing predetermined positions for each component, preventing disorderly arrangement.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs nested structures where smaller components (chip holders) are integrated within larger compartments (clip storage area), and cable management channels are embedded within the refrigerator wall structure. This nesting approach maximizes space efficiency while maintaining structural stability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

3Volume of moving object

If components are densely arranged to save space, then space efficiency is improved, but accessibility and management of components become difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvespace efficiencyVSAvoidcomponent accessibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Volume of moving objectVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates localized access points and openable compartments within the storage structure. The intelligent clip storage includes accessible openings, and cable management channels provide dedicated access routes. This local quality enhancement allows dense overall arrangement while maintaining easy access to specific components through strategically designed access points.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentEP4180755B1Refrigerating and freezing device
Publication Date: 2025.01.01 QINDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO LTD
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AI summary

A refrigerating and freezing device, comprising a door body which is provided with a third cable passing port, and which is arranged on a door body side cable, a clip assembly and a pre-embedded member provided with a first cable passing port. The clip assembly comprises an installation and storage component provided with a second cable passing port, clips arranged in the installation and storage component, a chip, an antenna board and a control board. The chip has food information. The chip and the clips can all be operably taken out from the installation and storage component. The control board is configured to read the food information on the chip by means of the antenna board. The control board is connected to a control side cable. The door body side cable is connected to a first terminal, and the control side cable is connected to a second terminal. The door body side cable connected to the first terminal passes through the first cable passing port. The control side cable connected to the second terminal passes in sequence through the second cable passing port and the third cable passing port, and is then connected to the first terminal at the first cable passing port, so that the control side cable is connected to the door body side cable in accordance with a prescribed path to ensure the orderliness and regularity of the line connection.