Refrigerating and freezing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11268747-B2
Application number	US-201716466225-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 1, 2017
Priority date	Dec 2, 2016
Publication date	Mar 8, 2022
Grant date	Mar 8, 2022

Abstract

Provided is a refrigerating and freezing device comprising a storage space, a compressor chamber, an air-regulating membrane component, and a suction pump disposed in the compressor chamber. The provided refrigerating and freezing device has a favorable freshness preservation effect, fully utilizing the space in the compressor chamber without using the storage space.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A refrigerating and freezing device, comprising:
a cabinet defining a storage space and a compressor chamber, a storage container being provided in the storage space, and the storage container having an air-conditioning and freshness-keeping space;
an air-regulating membrane component having at least one air-conditioning membrane and one oxygen-rich gas collecting cavity with a surrounding space communicated with the air-conditioning and freshness-keeping space, and which is configured to enable more oxygen than nitrogen in the surrounding space of the air-regulating membrane component to enter into the oxygen-rich gas collecting cavity through the air-conditioning membrane; and
a suction pump, provided in the compressor chamber, an inlet end of the suction pump being communicated with the oxygen-rich gas collecting cavity of the air-regulating membrane component through a pipeline, so as to pump the gas penetrating into the oxygen-rich gas collecting cavity out the storage container;
wherein the storage container is a drawer assembly, comprising:
a drawer cartridge, having a forward opening and provided in the storage space; and
a drawer body, slidably mounted in the drawer cartridge to be operatively withdrawn from and inserted into the drawer cartridge from the forward opening of the drawer cartridge;

a plurality of air pressure balancing holes is defined in the drawer cartridge for communicating the storage space and the air-conditioning and freshness-keeping space.

2. The refrigerating and freezing device according to claim 1 , wherein an accommodating cavity communicating with the air-conditioning and freshness-keeping space is recessed in a top wall of the drawer cartridge to accommodate the air-regulating membrane component.

3. The refrigerating and freezing device according to claim 2 , wherein at least one first vent hole and at least one second vent hole spaced apart from the first vent hole are defined in a wall surface between the accommodating cavity in the top wall of the drawer cartridge and the air-conditioning and freshness-keeping space, so as to respectively communicate the accommodating cavity and the air-conditioning and freshness-keeping space in different positions; and
the refrigerating and freezing device further comprises a fan provided in the accommodating cavity to drive the air in the air-conditioning and freshness-keeping space to be returned to the air-conditioning and freshness-keeping space sequentially passing through the at least one first vent, the accommodating cavity and the at least one second vent.

4. The refrigerating and freezing device according to claim 1 , wherein the compressor chamber extends in a lateral direction of the cabinet, and the suction pump is defined at a lateral end of the compressor chamber.

5. The refrigerating and freezing device according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a mounting bottom plate, mounted on a bottom surface of the compressor chamber by a plurality of vibration-damping footpads; and
a sealing case, mounted on the mounting bottom plate, wherein:
the suction pump is mounted in the sealing case.

6. The refrigerating and freezing device according to claim 4 , wherein the storage space is a refrigerating space;
the cabinet further defines a freezing space provided below the storage space and a temperature changing space provided between the freezing space and the refrigerating space; and
the compressor chamber is provided behind and below the freezing space.

7. The refrigerating and freezing device according to claim 6 , wherein the pipeline comprises a vertical pipe section provided behind the storage space.

8. The refrigerating and freezing device according to claim 1 , wherein the air-regulating membrane component further comprises a support frame comprising a first surface and a second surface parallel to each other, and the support frame is formed with a plurality of airflow passages that extends on the first surface and the second surface, and that penetrates through the support frame to communicate the first surface and the second surface, the plurality of airflow passages jointly forming the oxygen-rich gas collecting cavity; and the at least one air-conditioning membrane is two planar air-conditioning membranes laid on the first surface and the second surface of the support frame, respectively.

9. A refrigerating and freezing device, comprising:
a cabinet defining a storage space and a compressor chamber, a storage container being provided in the storage space, and the storage container having an air-conditioning and freshness-keeping space;
an air-regulating membrane component having at least one air-conditioning membrane and one oxygen-rich gas collecting cavity with a surrounding space communicated with the air-conditioning and freshness-keeping space, and which is configured to enable more oxygen than nitrogen in the surrounding space of the air-regulating membrane component to enter into the oxygen-rich gas collecting cavity through the air-conditioning membrane; and
a suction pump, provided in the compressor chamber, an inlet end of the suction pump being communicated with the oxygen-rich gas collecting cavity of the air-regulating membrane component through a pipeline, so as to pump the gas penetrating into the oxygen-rich gas collecting cavity out the storage container;
wherein the compressor chamber extends in a lateral direction of the cabinet, and the suction pump is defined at a lateral end of the compressor chamber;
the refrigerating and freezing device further comprises:
a mounting bottom plate, mounted on a bottom surface of the compressor chamber by a plurality of vibration-damping footpads; and
a sealing case, mounted on the mounting bottom plate, wherein:
the suction pump is mounted in the sealing case.

10. A refrigerating and freezing device, comprising:
a cabinet defining a storage space and a compressor chamber, a storage container being provided in the storage space, and the storage container having an air-conditioning and freshness-keeping space;
an air-regulating membrane component having at least one air-conditioning membrane and one oxygen-rich gas collecting cavity with a surrounding space communicated with the air-conditioning and freshness-keeping space, and which is configured to enable more oxygen than nitrogen in the surrounding space of the air-regulating membrane component to enter into the oxygen-rich gas collecting cavity through the air-conditioning membrane; and
a suction pump, provided in the compressor chamber, an inlet end of the suction pump being communicated with the oxygen-rich gas collecting cavity of the air-regulating membrane component through a pipeline, so as to pump the gas penetrating into the oxygen-rich gas collecting cavity out the storage container;
wherein the air-regulating membrane component further comprises a support frame comprising a first surface and a second surface parallel to each other, and the support frame is formed with a plurality of airflow passages that extends on the first surface and the second surface, and that penetrates through the support frame to communicate the first surface and the second surface, the plurality of airflow passages jointly forming the oxygen-rich gas collecting cavity; and
the at least one air-conditioning membrane is two planar air-conditioning membranes laid on the first surface and the second surface of the support frame, respectively.

Assignees

• Qingdao Haier Joint Stock Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhu Xiaobing
• Jiang Bo
• Wang Lei
• Zhang Hao
• Wang Ming

Classifications

• A23B2/708

  in a controlled atmosphere, e.g. partial vacuum, comprising only CO2, N2, O2 or H2O · CPC title

• F25D25/025

  Drawers · CPC title

• F25D17/062 Primary

  in household refrigerators · CPC title

• B01D53/22

  by diffusion (manufacturing semi-permeable membranes B01D67/00; form, structure or properties of semi-permeable membranes B01D69/00; material for semi-permeable membranes B01D71/00) · CPC title

• F25D2317/061

  through special compartments · CPC title