Abstract: A refrigerator and an air door device thereof are provided. The air door device comprises: a door frame having a ventilation opening; a door plate pivotably installed to the door frame so as to controllably adjust an opening area of the ventilation opening, a guide post parallel with a pivoting axis of the door plate and extending outwards is provided at one side of the door plate; and a guide plate translatably installed to the door frame and perpendicular to the pivoting axis of the door plate, the guide plate has a guide recess portion to cooperate with the guide post, and an extension direction of the guide recess portion is at a predetermined angle relative to a translation direction of the guide plate so that the guide post slides in the guide recess portion to drive the door plate to rotate when the guide plate is translated.

Abstract: The present invention provides a storage device for a refrigerator, including: a plurality of boxes, a rotating shaft and a plurality of damping masses, so that the boxes can stay stationary at any rotation position at any time when are rotated around the rotating shaft, which ensures smooth rotation of the boxes during the opening and closing thereof, and thus facilitates the user to pick and place eggs and improves the stability of the fragile eggs within the rotating boxes.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a refrigerator controlling method and system with a linear compressor. The method comprises: monitoring an environment temperature T of the refrigerator located in the environment comparing the environment temperature T with a preset environment temperature threshold T0; if T is larger than T0, controlling a refrigerating unit and/or a heating unit in the refrigerator such that the refrigerator runs under a first operation condition; and if T is smaller than or equal to T0, controlling the refrigerating unit and/or the heating unit in the refrigerator such that the refrigerator runs under a second operation condition. When the linear compressor runs within predetermined time, a refrigeration amount of the linear compressor under the second operation condition is controlled to be larger than a refrigeration amount of the linear compressor under the first operation condition, such that a compartment of the refrigerator reaches a target temperature.

Abstract: The present invention provides a waterless keep-alive apparatus and a refrigeration appliance having the same. The waterless keep-alive apparatus is provided in an inner tank of a refrigeration appliance, and comprises: a keep-alive box allowing pulling inward and outward; a temperature controlling module and a humidity controlling module which are connected with the keep-alive box; and an air controlling module having an air hole provided on a side wall of the keep-alive box and an air duct fixed on the inner tank of the refrigeration appliance. The air duct is hermetically connected with the air hole when the keep-alive box is pushed into the inner tank of the refrigeration appliance. The air duct is disconnected from the air hole when the keep-alive box is pulled out. The waterless keep-alive apparatus realizes convenient article fetching while the oxygen concentration in the keep-alive box can meet the survival needs of aquatic products.

Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerator and a manufacturing method thereof. The refrigerator comprises: a refrigerator body, and at least one door body configured to close the refrigerator body. The at least one door body comprises a front panel, a rear panel, and side panels respectively connected to the front panel and the rear panel to form a foaming space. The front panel is made of a metal material, and is provided with a plurality of irregular run-through accommodating holes, each of which is in a predetermined shape. The at least one door body further comprises a display unit arranged in the foaming space and partially embedded in the accommodating holes, and a control unit configured to control the display unit to be in a light-emitting state or a normal display state.

Abstract: Provided are a branching air supply device and a refrigerator with same. The branching air supply device comprises: a housing, having a first half portion and a second half portion that are symmetric with respect to a geometric symmetrical plane, the first half portion and the second half portion each being provided with at least one air inlet and multiple air outlets; and a first adjusting piece and a second adjusting piece that are symmetrically arranged with respect to the geometric symmetrical plane, the first adjusting piece and the second adjusting piece being respectively configured to completely shield, partially shield, or completely expose each air outlet of the first adjusting piece and the second adjusting piece in a controlled mode, to adjust an air-outlet area of each air outlet. The branching air supply device is symmetrically disposed with the first half portion and the second half portion in a refrigerator.

Abstract: There is provided an airtight box, comprising a box body and a cover covering the box body to close the box body tightly. The box body is provided with a receiving chamber with an opening which opens upwards and two side walls respectively located on both sides of the receiving chamber. A sliding groove extending longitudinally is provided on an outer side of each side wall. The airtight box is further provided with an opening and locking mechanism slidably connecting the cover and the box body. The opening and locking mechanism is provided with a pushing member slidably fixed in the sliding groove and a connecting rod rotatably fixed on the pushing member and mounted inside the cover. The connecting rod, under an action of the pushing member, presses upwards and drives the cover backwards to expose the receiving chamber to the outside.

Abstract: A bent pipe and a semiconductor refrigerator having the same are provided. The bent pipe for a fluid to flow therein includes a plurality of bent portions; a plurality of connecting pipe sections, each connecting two adjacent bent portions; and a retention member, which is successively fixed at different locations along the length thereof to the bent portions on the same side of the bent pipe. At least some of the pipe sections of the bent pipe can be kept in the bent shape by a retention member.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a refrigerator control method and system using a linear compressor. The control method comprises: monitoring an ambient temperature T of a refrigerator; comparing the ambient temperature T with a preset ambient temperature threshold T0; if T is greater than T0, controlling an output power of the linear compressor to be a preset first output power, and if T is smaller than or equal to T0, controlling the output power of the linear compressor to be a preset second output power, which is greater than the preset first output power. In the present invention, by increasing the stroke of the piston inside the linear compressor through controlling the output power of the linear compressor, the refrigerator can be guaranteed to work normally by avoiding protection of the linear compressor by the frequency converting board.

Abstract: A left-and-right door opening mechanism comprises a locking box assembly disposed on a refrigerator body and a hinge module disposed on a refrigerator door body. The hinge module comprises a first hinge and a second hinge. The locking box assembly comprises a locking box body and a locking plate. A first opening and a second opening are respectively formed in two sides of the locking box body. A first groove and a second groove are respectively formed in two sides of the locking plate. The locking plate moves in the locking box body to align the first opening with the first groove or to align the second opening with the second groove. The first hinge or the second hinge is disengaged from the first opening and the first groove or from the second opening and the second groove to realize door opening from the left side or the right side.

Abstract: A refrigerator and a branching air supply device for the refrigerator. The multipath air supply device for the refrigerator comprises: a housing having an air inlet and a plurality of air outlets; an adjustment member rotatably disposed in the housing to completely or partially block or completely expose each air outlet at different rotation positions, thereby adjusting respective air outlet areas of the plurality of air outlets; a baffle rotatably mounted at the air inlet; and a linkage device configured to transfer the rotational motion of the adjustment member to the baffle, so that the baffle moves to open or close the air inlet. A refrigerator having the branching air supply device. When a storage compartment does not need cold air, the air inlet of the branching air supply device can be completely closed to block an airflow passage for providing cold air for the storage compartment.

Abstract: A sintered heat tube and a semiconductor cooling refrigerator having the same, the sintered heat tube comprises: a main tube segment with its both ends closed, and a manifold tube segment/manifold tube segments extending from one or more portions of one side of the main tube segment (respectively), wherein a work chamber of each manifold tube segment communicates with that of the main tube segment. In the sintered heat tube and the semiconductor cooling refrigerator having the sintered heat tube of the present invention, as the sintered heat tube includes manifold tube segments, the sintered heat tube of the present invention greatly improves the heat radiating or cold transferring efficiency. The sintered heat tube is particularly suitable for heat radiation of heat sources of a high heat flow density such as semiconductor cooling plates.

Abstract: The present invention provides a partition refrigeration control method and device for a refrigerating chamber of a refrigerator. The partition refrigeration control method comprises: determining that the refrigerating chamber enters a refrigeration state; acquiring the temperatures, sensed by an infrared sensor, of the items stored in the plurality of item storage compartments; comparing the temperature of the item stored in each item storage compartment with a corresponding preset area refrigeration start temperature threshold of each item storage compartment; setting a refrigeration state identifier corresponding to the item storage compartment in which the temperature of the item is higher than the corresponding area refrigeration start temperature threshold as start; and driving the air blowing splitter to operate in a state of providing the cooling air flow to the item storage compartment whose refrigeration state identifier is start.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hinge and a refrigerator having the same. The hinge has a fixing plate, a supporting plate perpendicularly connected with the fixing plate, and a hinge shaft perpendicularly mounted on the supporting plate to cooperate with a shaft sleeve, wherein the outside of the hinge shaft is plastic-encapsulated with a plastic encapsulating case, the plastic encapsulating case is provided with a protrusion protruding horizontally outwards along the extension direction of the supporting plate, and the protrusion is integrally formed with the plastic encapsulating case.

Abstract: A left-right door opening mechanism comprises a hinge module arranged on a door body and a transmission module arranged on a cabinet body. The transmission module comprises a transmission bottom plate, two first gears oppositely arranged on the transmission bottom plate, a transmission rack which is in transmission through the first gears, and second gears which are in transmission with the first gears respectively. The transmission rack is guided and limited by the second gears. The hinge module comprises a hinge bottom plate and two hinges oppositely arranged on the hinge bottom plate. The hinges are in transmission with the first gears. When the two hinges are respectively meshed with the first gears, the door body is locked. When the hinge on one side is disengaged from the first gear but the hinge on the other side is still meshed with the other first gear, the door body is opened.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A guide assembly for use in a door of a refrigerator comprises: a sliding rail; a movable member located above the sliding rail; and a connection member connected and fixed to the door. The sliding rail comprises a slide and a track both extending in the left and right direction. The movable member can move along the slide in a reciprocating motion in the left and right direction. The movable member also has a sliding groove extending in the frontward and rearward direction. The connection member comprises a first roller disposed at the sliding groove and capable of moving along the sliding groove in the frontward and rearward direction. The guide assembly further comprises a guide structure disposed under the connection member. The guide structure is movably disposed in the track to guide the movement of the door.

Abstract: A refrigerator and an air passage device thereof. The air passage device comprises an air passage cover plate, an air passage foam, and an air door which comprises: a base plate part provided with at least one arcuate guide hole and an elongate through hole parallel with the arcuate guide hole, wherein the hole wall of at least a part of the arcuate guide holes is provided with multiple limiting portions, and the elongate through hole is arranged close to the side at which the hole wall is provided with the limiting portions; and a shielding part which adjusts the ventilation area of the air passage when being rotated, and at least one guide column, which is inserted into a corresponding arcuate guide hole and cooperates with the arcuate guide hole by interference fit. The air door is simple in structure, convenient in operation and does not consume any power.

Abstract: A refrigeration control method and a refrigerator. The refrigeration control method for a refrigerator comprises: acquiring the refrigeration state of a first evaporator and the refrigeration state of a second evaporator; when the first evaporator performs refrigeration, acquiring the temperature of a second compartment; when the temperature of the second compartment is greater than the starting temperature of the second compartment and the difference therebetween is less than a first preset threshold, acquiring the temperature of a first compartment and determining whether the temperature of the first compartment is less than a preset first reference temperature, the first reference temperature being calculated according to the starting temperature of the first compartment and a set adjustment temperature; and when the temperature of the first compartment is less than the first reference temperature, switching the refrigerator into a state where the second evaporator performs refrigeration.