Intelligent Energy-Saving Freezing Device with Air-Assisted Cooling

The invention relates to an intelligent energy-saving freezing device with air-assisted cooling which includes a housing, a holding mechanism, and a cooling mechanism. The housing includes a lower housing and an upper housing. The lower housing is provided with an air filter, an air pump, a controller, a plurality of buffer bracket, and a venting port. The upper housing is hinged with the lower housing. The holding mechanism includes a refrigerating compartment and a plurality of inner tanks. The holding mechanism is provided with a plurality of locking piles, a lower connecting seat, and a sump. The inner tank is provided with an upper connecting seat. The cooling mechanism includes an electric cooling plate, a cooling fan and a heat dissipating disc. The intelligent energy-saving freezing device with air-assisted cooling of the invention has advantages of having reasonable and simple structure, easy to use, energy-efficient, and even cooling, etc. which effectively solves the problem of low efficiency of existing refrigeration devices.

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Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to food machinery devices. In particular, the invention relates to an intelligent energy-saving freezing device with air-assisted cooling.

BACKGROUND

Cold drinks are a popular fashion drink, such as shaved ice, ice cream or other iced drinks in daily life. Cold drinks have a good thirst-quenching and heat-relieving effect in the hot summer. Refrigeration devices are for effectively using a lower temperature to refrigerate and freeze the food. In the prior art, the refrigeration devices usually carry heat away gradually from containers only by the evaporation of the refrigerant medium. Its advantage is to have a simple structure, and the disadvantage is that the temperature in the container gradually increases from the wall surface toward the center. That is, the temperature inside the container is not even. The liquid cold drink near the wall of the container is usually to be frozen first. The cold drink is a mixture, so when there is no stirring device in the container, precipitate easily occurs and freeze at different temperatures, which leads to different tastes of the cold drinks in different parts. When the temperature of the wall of the container decreases close to the gasification temperature of the refrigerant medium, the cooling efficiency is significantly reduced.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The technical problem to be solved is to overcome the above-mentioned deficiency by providing an intelligent energy-saving freezing device with air-assisted cooling. It has advantages of having reasonable and simple structure, easy to use, energy-efficient, and even cooling, etc. which effectively solves the problem of low efficiency of existing refrigeration devices.

The technical solution to be solved by the invention is to provide an intelligent energy-saving freezing device with air-assisted cooling which includes a housing, a holding mechanism, and a cooling mechanism. The housing includes a lower housing and an upper housing. An air filter and an air pump are fixedly disposed outside the lower housing. A controller and a plurality of buffer brackets are disposed inside the lower housing. A venting port with a dustproof net is disposed on the lower housing. One side of the upper housing is hinged with the lower housing. The cavity of the upper housing is an inverted trapezoidal structure. A hollow sealing strip is arranged on the upper housing. The inner cavity of the upper housing is communicated sequentially with the air filter and the air pump through a gas pipe.

The holding mechanism is disposed in the inner cavity of the lower housing. The holding mechanism includes a refrigerating compartment disposed on the buffer bracket, a plurality of inner tanks sleeved in the refrigerating compartment. The bottom of the inner cavity of the refrigerating compartment is provided with a plurality of locking piles and a plurality of lower connecting seats. The bottom of the refrigerating compartment is provided with a sump. The locking pile includes a lower pile body connected to the bottom of the inner cavity of the refrigerating compartment, and a plurality of locking blocks hinged with the lower pile body. A magnet is arranged on the locking block. The lower pile body and the locking block together form a spherical inner cavity. The lower connecting seat includes a first supporting block with a through hole passing through in the middle, and a rubber ring disposed on the first supporting block. The inner cavity of the sump is connected with the through hole, and is connected to the outside through a drain pipe. A valve is arranged on the drain pipe.

The bottom of the inner cavity of the inner tank is provided with a plurality of upper connecting seats. The upper connecting seat includes a second supporting block with a connecting tube in the middle, a sealing pad disposed at the upper end of the upper connecting seat, a magnetic plug, and a sealing baffle sleeved at the lower end of the connecting tube, a sealing spring sleeved on the connecting tube and respectively abutting the second supporting block and the sealing baffle at two ends, and a telescopic tube sleeved on the connecting tube and respectively connected with the second supporting block and the sealing baffle at two ends. The magnetic plug is provided with a guiding rod sleeved in the inner cavity of the connecting tube. The magnetic plug and the second supporting block are magnetically connected to each other. The bottom of the inner tank is provided with a plurality of connecting columns. The connecting column is connected with a connecting sphere adapted to the spherical inner cavity. The upper end of the inner tank is in contact with the sealing strip.

The cooling mechanism includes a plurality of electric cooling sheets disposed on the refrigerating compartment, a cooling fan disposed on the venting port, and a heat dissipating disc disposed on the side of the air inlet of the cooling fan and made of coiled gas pipes. One end of the heat dissipating disc is connected to the air outlet of the air pump. The other end of the heat dissipating disc is sequentially connected with the magnetic valve and inner cavity of the sump.

Further, a first pressure sensor is disposed in the sealing strip, and the first pressure sensor is a sheet type pressure sensor.

Further, the buffer bracket includes a sleeve and a sliding pole sleeved thereon. A tension spring is sleeved on the sliding pole. Two ends of the tension spring respectively abut the sleeve and the sliding pole. The bottom of inner cavity of the sleeve is provided with a second pressure sensor. A buffer spring is disposed between the second pressure sensor and the sliding pole.

Further, the inner wall of the refrigerating compartment is provided with a plurality of guiding chutes in a vertical direction, and the outside surface of the wall of the inner tank is provided with a guiding slider which is slidingly connected with the guiding chute.

Further, the refrigerating compartment is provided with a temperature sensor.

Further, the bottom of the inner cavity of the refrigerating compartment is provided with a cover made of a mesh plate. The cover covers one end of the upper connecting seat located in the refrigerating compartment.

Further, the controller is electrically connected to the air filter, the air pump, the electric cooling plate, the cooling fan, the first pressure sensor, the second pressure sensor, and the temperature sensor, respectively.

The technical effect of the present invention is provide an intelligent energy-saving freezing device with air-assisted cooling which includes a housing, a holding mechanism, and a cooling mechanism. The holding mechanism includes a refrigerating compartment and a plurality of inner tanks. The inner cavity of the refrigerating compartment is provided with a locking pile. The inner tank can be clamped on the locking pile to prevent the inner tank from sliding. The refrigerating compartment and the inner tank are connected through the upper connecting seat and the lower connecting seat. The upper connecting seat and the lower connecting seat are connected to each other and a magnetic plug is arranged on the upper connecting seat. The cooling mechanism includes an inner cavity of an upper housing, an air pump, an air filter, a heat dissipating disc, a lower connecting seat, and a plurality of electric cooling plates and a cooling fan disposed in the refrigerating compartment by the gas pipe. The air pump extracts the air in the inner tank and filters the air through the air filter to form a loop to take out the heat in the middle of the cold beverage. The electric cooling plate will take out the heat from the side of the refrigerating compartment. The cooling fan and the heat dissipating disc will take the heat out of the housing. It has advantages of having reasonable and simple structure, easy to use, energy-efficient, and even cooling, etc. which effectively solves the problem of low efficiency of existing refrigeration devices.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention is illustrated by the following figures and embodiments.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of external overall structure of an intelligent energy-saving freezing device with air-assisted cooling in accordance with an example embodiment.

FIG. 2 shows an overall cross-sectional structure of an intelligent energy-saving freezing device with air-assisted cooling in accordance with an example embodiment.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic diagram of an upper housing of an intelligent energy-saving freezing device with air-assisted cooling in accordance with an example embodiment.

FIG. 4 shows a schematic diagram of a buffer bracket of an intelligent energy-saving freezing device with air-assisted cooling in accordance with an example embodiment

FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional structure of a refrigerating compartment of an intelligent energy-saving freezing device with air-assisted cooling in accordance with an example embodiment.

FIG. 6 shows a cross-sectional structure of an inner tank of an intelligent energy-saving freezing device with air-assisted cooling in accordance with an example embodiment.

FIG. 7 shows a schematic diagram of a locking pile of an intelligent energy-saving freezing device with air-assisted cooling in accordance with an example embodiment.

FIG. 8 shows a cross-sectional structure of a locking pile of an intelligent energy-saving freezing device with air-assisted cooling in accordance with an example embodiment.

The reference numbers of the figures are as follows:

1: housing; 11: lower housing; 12: upper housing; 121: sealing strip; 123: first pressure sensor; 13: air filter; 14: air pump; 15: venting port; 16: controller; 17: buffer bracket; 171: sleeve; 172: sliding pole; 173: tension spring; 174: second pressure sensor; 2: holding mechanism; 21: refrigerating compartment; 211: locking pile; 2111: lower pile body; 2112: locking block; 2113: magnet; 2114: hinge; 2115: sphere inner cavity; 212: lower connecting seat; 2121: first supporting block; 2122: rubber ring; 2123: through hole; 2124: sliding chute; 213: temperature sensor; 22: inner tank; 221: upper connecting seat; 2211: second supporting block; 2212: sealing pad; 2213: cover; 2214: magnetic plug; 2215: sealing spring; 2216: telescopic tube; 222: connecting tube; 223: sealing baffle; 224: connecting column; 2241: connecting sphere; 225: sliding block; 3: cooling mechanism; 31: electric cooling plate; 32: cooling fan; 33: heat dissipating disc; 34: magnetic valve; 35: sump.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The invention is illustrated in accordance with figures. The figures as simplified diagrams demonstrate the basic structures of the apparatus of embodiments of the invention. Thus, the invention is not limited to the figures.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an intelligent energy-saving freezing device with air-assisted cooling includes a housing 1, a holding mechanism 2, and a cooling mechanism 3. The housing 1 includes a lower housing 11 and an upper housing 12. An air filter 13 and an air pump 14 are fixedly disposed outside the lower housing 11.

A controller 16 and a plurality of buffer brackets 17 are disposed inside the lower housing 11. A venting port 15 with a dustproof net is disposed on the lower housing 11. One side of the upper housing 12 is hinged with the lower housing 11. A hollow sealing strip 121 is arranged on the upper housing 12. The inner cavity of the upper housing 12 is communicated sequentially with the air filter 13 and the air pump 14 through a gas pipe.

As shown in FIG. 2, the holding mechanism 2 is disposed in the inner cavity of the lower housing 11. The holding mechanism 2 includes a refrigerating compartment 21 disposed on the buffer bracket 17, a plurality of inner tanks 22 sleeved in the refrigerating compartment 21.

As shown in FIG. 5, the bottom of the inner cavity of the refrigerating compartment 21 is provided with a plurality of locking piles 211 and a plurality of lower connecting seats 212. The bottom of the refrigerating compartment 21 is provided with a sump 35.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the locking pile 211 includes a lower pile body 2111 connected to the bottom of the inner cavity of the refrigerating compartment 21, and a plurality of locking blocks 2112 hinged with the lower pile body 2111. A magnet 2113 is arranged on the locking block 2112. The lower pile body 2111 and the locking block 2112 together form a spherical inner cavity 2115.

As shown in FIG. 5, the lower connecting seat 212 includes a first supporting block 2121 with a through hole passing through in the middle, and a rubber ring 2112 disposed on the first supporting block 2121. The inner cavity of the sump 35 is connected with the through hole 2123, and is connected to the outside through a drain pipe. A valve is arranged on the drain pipe.

As shown in FIG. 6, the bottom of the inner cavity of the inner tank 22 is provided with a plurality of upper connecting seats 221. The upper connecting seat 221 includes a second supporting block 2211 with a connecting tube 222 in the middle, a sealing pad 2212 disposed at the upper end of the upper connecting seat 221, a magnetic plug 2214, and a sealing baffle 223 sleeved at the lower end of the connecting tube 222, a sealing spring 2215 sleeved on the connecting tube 222 and respectively abutting the second supporting block 2211 and the sealing baffle 223 at two ends, and a telescopic tube 2216 sleeved on the connecting tube 222 and respectively connected with the second supporting block 2211 and the sealing baffle 223 at two ends. The connecting tube 222 inserts into the through hole 2123. The sealing baffle 223 abut the rubber ring 2122.

The magnetic plug 2214 is provided with a guiding rod sleeved in the inner cavity of the connecting tube 222. The second supporting block 2211 should be made of a material that can be attracted by magnetic force. The magnetic plug 2214 and the second supporting block 2211 are magnetically connected to each other. The bottom of the inner tank 22 is provided with a plurality of connecting columns 224. The connecting column 224 is connected with a connecting sphere 2241 adapted to the spherical inner cavity 2115. The upper end of the inner tank 22 is in contact with the sealing strip 121. In one embodiment, the connecting sphere 2241 opens the locking block 2112 to connect to the spherical inner cavity 2115, and connect the locking pile 211 and the connecting column 224 by the magnet 2113 on the locking block 2112.

In one embodiment, more than one inner tanks 22 are disposed in the refrigerating compartment 21. The number of the corresponding sealing strips 121 should be the same as the number of the inner tanks 22. The sealing strip abuts the corresponding inner tank 22.

As shown in FIG. 2, the cooling mechanism 3 includes a plurality of electric cooling sheets 31 disposed on the refrigerating compartment 21, a cooling fan 32 disposed on the venting port 15, and a heat dissipating disc 33 disposed on the side of the air inlet of the cooling fan 32 and made of coiled gas pipes. One end of the heat dissipating disc 33 is connected to the air outlet of the air pump 14. The other end of the heat dissipating disc 33 is sequentially connected with the magnetic valve 34 and inner cavity of the sump 35.

The sump 35 is for collecting liquid leaking from the inner tank 22. The collected liquid is pressed back to the inner tank 22 by the air pump 14, and can be drained through a drain pipe connected to the outside.

In one embodiment as shown in FIG. 3, a first pressure sensor 123 is disposed in the sealing strip 121, and the first pressure sensor 123 is a sheet type pressure sensor. The first pressure sensor 123 cooperates with the controller 16 to control the cooling mechanism 3. When the first pressure sensor 123 does not detect the pressure, the controller 16 closes the cooling mechanism 3. When the first pressure sensor 123 detects the pressure, the controller 16 opens the cooling mechanism 3.

In an embodiment of FIG. 3, the inner cavity of the upper housing 12 is an inverted trapezoidal structure. When the water vapor in the inner tank 22 is volatilized into the inner cavity of the upper housing 12, moisture condenses and slides back into the inner tank 22.

In one embodiment as shown in FIG. 4, the buffer bracket 17 includes a sleeve 171 and a sliding pole 172 sleeved thereon. A tension spring 173 is sleeved on the sliding pole 172. Two ends of the tension spring 173 respectively abut the sleeve 171 and the sliding pole 172. The bottom of inner cavity of the sleeve 171 is provided with a second pressure sensor 174. A buffer spring is disposed between the second pressure sensor 174 and the sliding pole 172.

In one embodiment as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the inner wall of the refrigerating compartment 21 is provided with a plurality of guiding chutes 2124 in a vertical direction, and the outside surface of the wall of the inner tank 22 is provided with a guiding slider 225 which is slidingly connected with the guiding chute 2124. At least two guide sliders 225 symmetrical with respect to the vertical plane on the inner liner 22 are slidably connected to the respective guide chutes 2124.

In one embodiment as shown in FIG. 2, the refrigerating compartment 21 is provided with a temperature sensor 213. The temperature sensor 213 transmits the detected data back to the controller 16, and the controller 16 controls the operating efficiency of the air pump 14, the cooling fan 32, and the electric cooling plate 31 to achieve the control temperature, and increases the air pump 14 and the cooling fan 32. The operating efficiency of the electric cooling fan 31 lowers the temperature, and vice versa causes the temperature to rise.

In one embodiment as shown in FIG. 6, the bottom of the inner cavity of the refrigerating compartment 21 is provided with a cover 2213 made of a mesh plate. The cover 2213 covers one end of the upper connecting seat 221 located in the refrigerating compartment 21. The cover 2213 disperses the low-temperature gas delivered by the air pump 14 into a plurality of small bubbles, and the bubbles move upward to agitate the cold drink and lower the temperature therein.

In one embodiment, the controller 16 is electrically connected to the air filter 13, the air pump 14, the electric cooling plate 31, the cooling fan 32, the first pressure sensor 123, the second pressure sensor 174, and the temperature sensor 213, respectively.

The intelligent energy-saving freezing device with air-assisted cooling of the present invention includes a housing, a holding mechanism, and a cooling mechanism. The holding mechanism includes a refrigerating compartment and a plurality of inner tanks. The inner cavity of the refrigerating compartment is provided with a locking pile. The inner tank can be clamped on the locking pile to prevent the inner tank from sliding. The refrigerating compartment and the inner tank are connected through the upper connecting seat and the lower connecting seat. The upper connecting seat and the lower connecting seat are connected to each other and a magnetic plug is arranged on the upper connecting seat. The cooling mechanism includes an inner cavity of an upper housing, an air pump, an air filter, a heat dissipating disc, a lower connecting seat, and a plurality of electric cooling plates and a cooling fan disposed in the refrigerating compartment by the gas pipe. The air pump extracts the air in the inner tank and filters the air through the air filter to form a loop to take out the heat in the middle of the cold beverage. The electric cooling plate will take out the heat from the side of the refrigerating compartment. The cooling fan and the heat dissipating disc will take the heat out of the housing. It has advantages of having reasonable and simple structure, easy to use, energy-efficient, and even cooling, etc. which effectively solves the problem of low efficiency of existing refrigeration devices.

The exemplary embodiments of the present invention are thus fully described. Although the description referred to particular embodiments; it will be clear to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced with variations of these specific details. Hence this invention should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

Claims

1. An intelligent energy-saving freezing device with air-assisted cooling comprises: a housing 1, a holding mechanism 2, and a cooling mechanism 3. The housing 1 includes a lower housing 11 and an upper housing 12, wherein an air filter 13 and an air pump 14 are fixedly disposed outside the lower housing 11; a controller 16 and a plurality of buffer brackets 17 are disposed inside the lower housing 11; a venting port 15 with a dustproof net is disposed on the lower housing 11; one side of the upper housing 12 is hinged with the lower housing 11; a hollow sealing strip 121 is arranged on the upper housing 12; the inner cavity of the upper housing 12 is communicated sequentially with the air filter 13 and the air pump 14 through a gas pipe,

wherein the holding mechanism 2 is disposed in the inner cavity of the lower housing 11; the holding mechanism 2 includes a refrigerating compartment 21 disposed on the buffer bracket 17, a plurality of inner tanks 22 sleeved in the refrigerating compartment 21; the bottom of the inner cavity of the refrigerating compartment 21 is provided with a plurality of locking piles 211 and a plurality of lower connecting seats 212; the bottom of the refrigerating compartment 21 is provided with a sump 35; the locking pile 211 includes a lower pile body 2111 connected to the bottom of the inner cavity of the refrigerating compartment 21, and a plurality of locking blocks 2112 hinged with the lower pile body 2111; a magnet 2113 is arranged on the locking block 2112; the lower pile body 2111 and the locking block 2112 together form a spherical inner cavity 2115; the lower connecting seat 212 includes a first supporting block 2121 with a through hole passing through in the middle, and a rubber ring 2112 disposed on the first supporting block 2121; the inner cavity of the sump 35 is connected with the through hole 2123, and is connected to the outside through a drain pipe, a valve is arranged on the drain pipe;
wherein the bottom of the inner cavity of the inner tank 22 is provided with a plurality of upper connecting seats 221; the upper connecting seat 221 includes a second supporting block 2211 with a connecting tube 222 in the middle, a sealing pad 2212 disposed at the upper end of the upper connecting seat 221, a magnetic plug 2214, and a sealing baffle 223 sleeved at the lower end of the connecting tube 222, a sealing spring 2215 sleeved on the connecting tube 222 and respectively abutting the second supporting block 2211 and the sealing baffle 223 at two ends, and a telescopic tube 2216 sleeved on the connecting tube 222 and respectively connected with the second supporting block 2211 and the sealing baffle 223 at two ends; the connecting tube 222 inserts into the through hole 2123; the sealing baffle 223 abut the rubber ring 2122,
wherein the cooling mechanism 3 includes a plurality of electric cooling sheets 31 disposed on the refrigerating compartment 21, a cooling fan 32 disposed on the venting port 15, and a heat dissipating disc 33 disposed on the side of the air inlet of the cooling fan 32 and made of coiled gas pipes; one end of the heat dissipating disc 33 is connected to the air outlet of the air pump 14; the other end of the heat dissipating disc 33 is sequentially connected with the magnetic valve 34 and inner cavity of the sump 35.

2. The intelligent energy-saving freezing device with air-assisted cooling of claim 1, wherein a first pressure sensor 123 is disposed in the sealing strip 121, and the first pressure sensor 123 is a sheet type pressure sensor.

3. The intelligent energy-saving freezing device with air-assisted cooling of claim 1, wherein the buffer bracket 17 includes a sleeve 171 and a sliding pole 172 sleeved thereon; a tension spring 173 is sleeved on the sliding pole 172; two ends of the tension spring 173 respectively abut the sleeve 171 and the sliding pole 172; the bottom of inner cavity of the sleeve 171 is provided with a second pressure sensor 174; a buffer spring is disposed between the second pressure sensor 174 and the sliding pole 172.

4. The intelligent energy-saving freezing device with air-assisted cooling of claim 1, wherein the inner wall of the refrigerating compartment 21 is provided with a plurality of guiding chutes 2124 in a vertical direction, and the outside surface of the wall of the inner tank 22 is provided with a guiding slider 225 which is slidingly connected with the guiding chute 2124.

5. The intelligent energy-saving freezing device with air-assisted cooling of claim 1, wherein the refrigerating compartment 21 is provided with a temperature sensor 213.

6. The intelligent energy-saving freezing device with air-assisted cooling of claim 1, wherein the bottom of the inner cavity of the refrigerating compartment 21 is provided with a cover 2213 made of a mesh plate; the cover 2213 covers one end of the upper connecting seat 221 located in the refrigerating compartment 21.

7. The intelligent energy-saving freezing device with air-assisted cooling of claim 1, wherein, the controller 16 is electrically connected to the air filter 13, the air pump 14, the electric cooling plate 31, the cooling fan 32, the first pressure sensor 123, the second pressure sensor 174, and the temperature sensor 213, respectively.

Patent History
Publication number: 20190368808
Type: Application
Filed: Aug 27, 2018
Publication Date: Dec 5, 2019
Inventor: Kit Ying YIP (Hong Kong)
Application Number: 16/112,994
Classifications
International Classification: F25D 31/00 (20060101); F25D 11/00 (20060101); F25B 21/00 (20060101); F25D 17/06 (20060101); F25D 21/14 (20060101); F25D 29/00 (20060101);