Drawer assembly and refrigerating and freezing device with drawer assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11517035-B2
Application number	US-201716466196-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 1, 2017
Priority date	Dec 2, 2016
Publication date	Dec 6, 2022
Grant date	Dec 6, 2022

Abstract

The present invention relates to a drawer assembly and a refrigerating and freezing device with the drawer assembly. The drawer assembly comprises a cartridge defined a drawing space and a modified atmosphere film assembly, an accommodating cavity is defined in a top wall of the cartridge, the accommodating cavity is communicated with the drawer space; the modified atmosphere film assembly is mounted in the accommodating cavity, and the modified atmosphere film assembly is provided with a modified atmosphere film and an oxygen-enriched gas collecting cavity, so that when the pressure of the oxygen-enriched gas collecting cavity is less than the pressure of the accommodating cavity, oxygen in air of the accommodating cavity penetrates the modified atmosphere film to the oxygen-enriched gas collecting cavity, so as to obtain a gas atmosphere with rich nitrogen and lean oxygen, facilitating for fresh keeping of foods.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A drawer assembly for a refrigerating and freezing device, comprising:
a cartridge, having a drawer space defined therein and an accommodating cavity defined in a top wall thereof, the accommodating cavity being communicated with the drawer space;
a drawer, slidably mounted in the cartridge to be operatively withdrawn from and inserted into the cartridge from a forward opening of the cartridge; and
a modified atmosphere film assembly, mounted in the accommodating cavity and having at least one modified atmosphere film and an oxygen-rich gas collecting chamber, wherein each modified atmosphere film has one side facing the oxygen-rich gas collecting chamber and another side facing the accommodating cavity, such that when the pressure of the oxygen-rich gas collecting chamber is lower than that of the accommodating cavity, oxygen in the air of the accommodating cavity is transmitted into the oxygen-rich gas collecting chamber through the at least one modified atmosphere film, thereby discharging a part of or all of the oxygen from the air of the drawer space to obtain in the drawer space a gas atmosphere that is rich in nitrogen but poor in oxygen to facilitate freshness-keeping of the foods;
wherein at least one first communication hole and at least one second communication hole are defined in an inner side surface of the top wall of the cartridge; the drawer space is communicated with the accommodating cavity through the at least one first communication hole and the at least one second communication hole; and the drawer assembly further comprises a fan configured to drive gas in the drawer space to the accommodating cavity through the at least one first communication hole, and drive gas in the accommodating cavity to the drawer space through the at least one second communication hole.

2. The drawer assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the fan is a centrifugal fan that is provided in the accommodating cavity and located above the at least one first communication hole.

3. The drawer assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the top wall comprises a lower plate portion and a cover plate portion, an upper surface of the lower plate portion forms a recessed groove, and the cover plate portion is provided to cover the recessed groove to form the accommodating cavity.

4. The drawer assembly according to claim 3 , wherein:
two sets of air guiding rib plates, which are symmetrically provided, are extended downwardly from an inner surface of the cover plate portion, each set of the air guiding ribs comprising:
a first air guiding rib plate, extending toward one side of the accommodating cavity from an air outlet of the centrifugal fan to a laterally outer side of the modified atmosphere film assembly;
at least one second air guiding rib plate, provided at an inner side of the first air guiding rib plate and located between the modified atmosphere film assembly and the centrifugal fan; and
at least one third air guiding rib plate, provided at the laterally outer side of the modified atmosphere film assembly.

5. The drawer assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the modified atmosphere film assembly is provided above the at least one second communication hole.

6. The drawer assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one first communication hole is provided at a front portion of the top wall, and the at least one second communication hole is provided at a rear portion of the top wall.

7. The drawer assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the modified atmosphere film assembly further comprises a support frame; the support frame has a first surface and a second surface that are provided oppositely, and forms therein at least one airflow passage communicated with the first surface and the second surface; and the number of the modified atmosphere films is two, the two modified atmosphere films being respectively provided on the first surface and the second surface of the support frame, so as to form the oxygen-rich gas collecting chamber together with the at least one airflow passage of the support frame.

8. A refrigerating and freezing device, comprising the drawer assembly of claim 1 and a suction pump, wherein the suction device is communicated with the oxygen-rich gas collecting chamber of the modified atmosphere film assembly of the drawer assembly through a pipeline, such that pressure of the oxygen-rich gas collecting chamber is lower than that of the accommodating cavity of the drawer assembly.

9. The refrigerating and freezing device according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a cabinet, defining therein a storage space in which the cartridge of the drawer assembly is provided; and
a door body, configured to open or close the storage space.

Assignees

• Qingdao Haier Joint Stock Co Ltd

Inventors

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

Classifications

• F25D17/042

  Air treating means within refrigerated spaces (air conditioning in general F24F) · CPC title

• F25D25/025 Primary

  Drawers · CPC title

• F25D17/06

  by forced circulation · CPC title

• A23V2002/00

  Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs · CPC title

• F25D17/045 Primary

  Air flow control arrangements · CPC title