Patent Description:
In order to seal unsealed food or mark food, clips are generally provided in an existing refrigerating and freezing device, for example, a refrigerator, and a user can seal outer packing of the food or mark the food using the clips as required.

The existing clips are generally exposed in the refrigerator, condensation is prone to being formed on the clips, and the clips are arranged disorderly to influence access.

<CIT> provides an electronic tags press from both sides and refrigerator, wherein, electronic tags press from both sides and includes: a base provided with first buckle in the first side of base, the second side at the base is installed to the clip to form the installation cavity with the second side of base, electronic label module installs in the installation cavity, wherein, and the last food information that is provided with of electronic label module. Specifically, first buckle is the pothook, and this technical scheme, electronic tags press from both sides including clip, base and install the electronic tags module between clip and base, and specifically, the base still is provided with first buckle for example the pothook on keeping away from one side of electronic tags module, this first buckle can with inside wall such as refrigerator on correspond the second buckle that sets up for example block the hole and cooperate to alright presss from both sides this electronic tags and install on the inside wall of objects such as refrigerator.

<CIT> discloses a refrigerator including an auxiliary receiving chamber. The refrigerator includes a main body having a storage chamber, and a door which opens or closes the storage chamber and has a receiving space formed at a back side of the door. The door includes an auxiliary storage area having an opening to store goods, an auxiliary receiving chamber disposed in the auxiliary storage area to move back and forth, an auxiliary door to open or close the opening, and an opening/closing member to extract or retract the auxiliary receiving chamber.

<CIT> provides a refrigerator and a structure for fixing a door shelf of the refrigerator, and relates to the technical field of refrigerators. The structure for fixing the door shelf of the refrigerator comprises first clamping structures and second clamping structures, the first clamping structures are used for stopping the door shelf from moving along the horizontal direction and the downward direction, and the second clamping structures are used for stopping the door shelf from moving along the upward direction; the second clamping structures comprise first clamping portions and second clamping portions, the first clamping portions are arranged on the outer wall of the door shelf, the second clamping portions are arranged on the inner wall of a door, and the first clamping portions and the second clamping portions are clamped with one another. The refrigerator and the structure have the advantages that the problem that an existing door shelf of an existing refrigerator moves upwardly and falls out from an existing door can be solved by the aid of the refrigerator and the structure, labor and materials can be saved, and operation procedures can be simplified.

An object of the present invention is to provide a clip assembly and a refrigerating and freezing device with same, which solve at least the above problem.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a clip assembly which can be used as an electronic tag to realize intelligent management of food in a refrigerating and freezing device.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the present invention first provides a clip assembly arranged in a refrigerating and freezing device, the clip assembly comprising:.

Optionally, the fixed member includes a fixed vertical plate and two fixed side plates extending backwards from two sides of the fixed vertical plate in a length direction thereof respectively, and each of the fixed side plates is provided with a slide way and a rotary shaft hole;.

Optionally, each of the movable side plates is further provided with an opening and a flexible limiting member located in the opening, and the flexible limiting member has a fixed part connected to an upper end of the opening and a free part extending downwards from the fixed part;
a limiting fitting member is formed at a position of the clip storage box corresponding to the flexible limiting member, the flexible limiting member is exposed after the movable member rotates to the side away from the fixed member, and the free part of the flexible limiting member operably moves away from the limiting fitting member to be separated from the limiting fitting member, such that the clip storage box is operably taken out.

Optionally, the movable member further includes a bottom plate extending backwards from a lower end of the movable vertical plate, and a rear vertical plate located on a rear side of the movable vertical plate, and the movable vertical plate, the bottom plate, the two movable side plates, and the rear vertical plate define the accommodating space; and
the rear vertical plate is clamped to the bottom plate and the two movable side plates.

Optionally, an upper flange smoothly bent and extending forwards and upwards is formed at an upper end of the movable vertical plate, a first positioning plate extending along the length direction of the upper flange and extending backwards is formed on a rear side of the upper flange, and the first positioning plate is located above the movable vertical plate and spaced apart from the upper end of the movable vertical plate;.

Optionally, a lower flange extending downwards is formed on a rear side of the bottom plate, a side flange extending outwards along the length direction of the movable side plate is formed on a rear side of each movable side plate, a plurality of first clamping holes distributed at intervals along the length direction of the lower flange are formed in the lower flange, and a second clamping hole is formed in a lower end of the side flange; and
the rear vertical plate is provided with a plurality of first buckles in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of first clamping holes and clamped thereto, and a second buckle clamped to the second clamping hole.

Optionally, a first positioning groove is formed in an upper end of the side flange, and a positioning strip located between the first positioning groove and the second clamping hole and protruding backwards is further formed on the side flange; and
the rear vertical plate is further provided with a positioning post fitted with the first positioning groove and extending forwards, and a second positioning groove fitted with the positioning strip.

Optionally, the clip assembly further includes:.

Optionally, the number of the clips is multiple, the number of the chips is multiple, the chips are in one-to-one correspondence with the clips, and the food information contained in the chips is different;
the clip storage box has a plurality of storage cavities in one-to-one correspondence with the clips, a clip taking opening is formed in an upper end of each storage cavity, and the clips are inserted into the corresponding storage cavities or extracted from the corresponding storage cavities through the clip taking openings.

Optionally, a plurality of first clamping hooks distributed at intervals in the length direction of the vertical plate cover are formed on a rear side of an upper end portion of the vertical plate cover, a plurality of second clamping hooks distributed at intervals in the length direction of the vertical plate cover are formed on a rear side of a lower end portion of the vertical plate cover, and the plurality of second clamping hooks have the same number as the plurality of first clamping hooks and are in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of first clamping hooks;.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the present invention further provides a refrigerating and freezing device, including:.

In the clip assembly and the refrigerating and freezing device according to the present invention, the clip storage box is additionally arranged, such that the clips can be stored and organized and are convenient for users to access; the clip storage box is provided with a placing space by additionally arranging the movable member, thus avoiding condensation of the clips and the clip storage box; in addition, the movable member is rotatably arranged, which facilitates the removal of the clip storage box from the movable member, and then, the clip storage box can be cleaned.

Further, in the clip assembly and the refrigerating and freezing device according to the present invention, the clips can be used as electronic tags, and the clips are used for dynamically monitoring the food in the refrigerating and freezing device, such that the food is intelligently managed to improve the intelligence of the refrigerating and freezing device.

Still further, in the clip assembly and the refrigerating and freezing device according to the present invention, the fixed member, the movable member, the clip storage box and the antenna board are specially designed, such that stable assembly of components is guaranteed, an overall design is ingenious, a structure is compact, and an occupied space is small.

According to the following detailed description of specific embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with drawings, those skilled in the art will better understand the aforementioned and other objects, advantages and features of the present invention.

Some specific embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail in an exemplary rather than restrictive manner with reference to the drawings. Identical reference numerals in the drawings represent identical or similar components or parts. Those skilled in the art should understand that these drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. In the drawings:.

Embodiments provide a clip assembly <NUM> and a refrigerating and freezing device with same, and the refrigerating and freezing device can be a device with refrigerating and freezing functions, such as a refrigerator, a freezer, or the like. The clip assembly <NUM> and the refrigerating and freezing device according to the embodiments will be described in detail below with reference to <FIG>.

As shown in <FIG> and <FIG>, the clip assembly <NUM> is arranged on an inner side of a door body <NUM> of the refrigerating and freezing device, and is convenient for a user to access.

Specifically, as shown in <FIG>, the clip assembly <NUM> includes a fixed member <NUM>, and the fixed member <NUM> is fixed to the door body <NUM> of the refrigerating and freezing device, such that the clip assembly <NUM> is integrally assembled on the inner side of the door body <NUM>. The clip assembly <NUM> further includes clips <NUM>, a clip storage box <NUM>, and a movable member <NUM>, the clip storage box <NUM> has a storage cavity 131a used for storing the clips <NUM>, the movable member <NUM> has an accommodating space that accommodates the clip storage box <NUM>, the clip storage box <NUM> is detachably accommodated in the accommodating space, and the movable member <NUM> is configured to operably rotate to a side away from the fixed member <NUM>, such that the clip storage box <NUM> can be taken out for cleaning.

In the present embodiment, the clip storage box <NUM> is additionally arranged, such that the clips <NUM> can be stored and organized and are convenient for users to access; the clip storage box <NUM> is provided with a placing space by additionally arranging the movable member <NUM>, thus avoiding condensation of the clips <NUM> and the clip storage box <NUM>; in addition, the movable member <NUM> is rotatably arranged, which facilitates the removal of the clip storage box <NUM> from the movable member <NUM>, and then, the clip storage box <NUM> can be cleaned.

In some embodiments, the fixed member <NUM> includes a fixed vertical plate <NUM> and two fixed side plates <NUM> extending backwards from two sides of the fixed vertical plate <NUM> in a length direction of the fixed vertical plate respectively, and each of the fixed side plates <NUM> is provided with a slide way 110b and a rotary shaft hole 110c; the movable member <NUM> includes a movable vertical plate <NUM> and two movable side plates <NUM> extending backwards from two sides of the movable vertical plate <NUM> in a length direction of the movable vertical plate respectively, and each of the movable side plates <NUM> is provided with a positioning shaft 143a fitted with the slide way 110b and a rotary shaft 143b fitted with the rotary shaft hole 110c; the movable member <NUM> is configured to rotate with the rotary shaft 143b as an axis when operably rotating to the side away from the fixed member <NUM>, and the positioning shaft 143a moves along the slide way 110b; such a design may guarantee stable rotation of the movable member <NUM> and facilitates user operations.

The terms "front" and "rear" in the present embodiment refer to a state after the door body <NUM> of the refrigerating and freezing device is closed, and when the door body <NUM> is closed, a side of the door body <NUM> facing the interior of the refrigerating and freezing device is a rear side, and a side of the door body <NUM> facing the user is a front side.

The movable side plate <NUM> may be provided with an opening 143c and a flexible limiting member 143d located in the opening 143c, and the flexible limiting member 143d has a fixed part connected to an upper end of the opening 143c and a free part extending downwards from the fixed part; a limiting fitting member 130a is formed at a position of the clip storage box <NUM> corresponding to the flexible limiting member 143d, the flexible limiting member 143d may be exposed after the movable member <NUM> rotates to the side away from the fixed member <NUM>, and the free part of the flexible limiting member 143d operably moves away from the limiting fitting member 130a to be separated from the limiting fitting member 130a.

That is, in a general state of the clip assembly <NUM>, the flexible limiting member 143d of the movable member <NUM> is shielded by the fixed member <NUM>, and the user cannot operate the flexible limiting member 143d, and due to the effects of the flexible limiting member 143d and the limiting fitting member 130a on the clip storage box <NUM>, the clip storage box <NUM> cannot be taken out of the movable member <NUM>, and when the clip storage box <NUM> is required to be cleaned, the user can rotate the movable member <NUM> to expose the flexible limiting member 143d, lift the free part of the flexible limiting member 143d away from the limiting fitting member 130a, so as to separate the flexible limiting member 143d from the limiting fitting member 130a, and then take out the clip storage box <NUM> from the movable member <NUM>. Therefore, the stability of the clip storage box <NUM> and the movable member <NUM> is guaranteed, unstable phenomena, such as shaking, or the like, of the clip storage box <NUM> and the movable member <NUM> in the opening and closing process of the door body <NUM> are avoided, operations are easy, and the clip storage box <NUM> is convenient to take and place.

The movable member <NUM> may include a bottom plate <NUM> extending backwards from a lower end of the movable vertical plate <NUM>, and a rear vertical plate <NUM> located on a rear side of the movable vertical plate <NUM>, and the movable vertical plate <NUM>, the bottom plate <NUM>, the two movable side plates <NUM>, and the rear vertical plate <NUM> define the accommodating space, which provides a storage space for the clip storage box <NUM>; the rear vertical plate <NUM> is clamped to the bottom plate <NUM> and the two movable side plates <NUM>, such that installation can be simplified, assembly is easy, and influences on an appearance caused by use of fasteners, such as screws, are avoided.

In one embodiment, a lower flange <NUM> extending downwards may be formed on a rear side of the bottom plate <NUM>, a side flange <NUM> extending outwards along the length direction of the movable side plate may be formed on a rear side of each movable side plate <NUM>, a plurality of first clamping holes 1441a distributed at intervals along the length direction of the lower flange are formed in the lower flange <NUM>, and a second clamping hole 1431a is formed in a lower end of the side flange <NUM>; the rear vertical plate <NUM> is provided with a plurality of first buckles 142a in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of first clamping holes 1441a and clamped thereto, and a second buckle 142b clamped to the second clamping hole 1431a, such that the rear vertical plate <NUM> is clamped to the bottom plate <NUM> and the two movable side plates <NUM>.

A first positioning groove 1431b may be formed in an upper end of the side flange <NUM>, and a positioning strip 1431c located between the first positioning groove 1431b and the second clamping hole 1431a and protruding backwards is further formed on the side flange <NUM>; the rear vertical plate <NUM> is further provided with a positioning post 142c fitted with the first positioning groove 1431b and extending forwards, and a second positioning groove 142d fitted with the positioning strip 1431c. A positioning hole or positioning groove (not numbered) located between two first clamping holes 1441a can be formed in the lower flange <NUM>, and correspondingly, a positioning protrusion (not numbered) fitted with the positioning hole or positioning groove can be formed on the rear vertical plate <NUM>. Therefore, by the fitting of the buckles and the clamping holes and the fitting of a positioning component and the positioning groove, the assembly of the rear vertical plate <NUM>, the bottom plate <NUM> and the two movable side plates <NUM> is simplified, and assembly stability is guaranteed.

An upper flange <NUM> smoothly bent and extending forwards and upwards may be formed at an upper end of the movable vertical plate <NUM>, a first positioning plate <NUM> extending along the length direction of the upper flange and extending backwards is formed on a rear side of the upper flange <NUM>, and the first positioning plate <NUM> is located above the movable vertical plate <NUM> and spaced apart from the upper end of the movable vertical plate <NUM>; a second positioning plate <NUM> extending along the length direction of the rear vertical plate and extending forwards is formed on a front side surface of the rear vertical plate <NUM>; the first positioning plate <NUM> is provided with a plurality of first positioning holes 1412a distributed at intervals along the length direction of the first positioning plate, and the second positioning plate <NUM> is provided with a plurality of second positioning holes 1421a distributed at intervals along the length direction of the second positioning plate.

The clip storage box <NUM> includes a box body <NUM>, a front flange <NUM> extending forwards from a front edge of an upper end portion of the box body <NUM>, and a rear flange <NUM> extending backwards from a rear edge of the upper end portion of the box body <NUM>, a plurality of first positioning parts 132a which extend downwards and are in one-to-one correspondence with and fitted with the plurality of first positioning holes 1412a are formed on a lower side of the front flange <NUM>, and a plurality of second positioning parts 133a which extend downwards and are in one-to-one correspondence with and fitted with the plurality of second positioning holes 1421a are formed on a lower side of the rear flange <NUM>, such that the placement stability of the clip storage box <NUM> is enhanced by the fitting of the positioning parts on the clip storage box <NUM> and the positioning holes in the movable vertical plate <NUM> and the rear vertical plate <NUM>.

In some embodiments, the clips <NUM> in the clip assembly <NUM> can be used as ordinary clips, and the clips <NUM> are taken out from the clip storage box <NUM> for sealing unsealed outer packing of food.

In some embodiments, the clips <NUM> in the clip assembly <NUM> can be used as electronic tags, and specifically, the clip assembly <NUM> according to the present embodiment can further include an antenna board cover <NUM>, chips (not shown), an antenna board <NUM>, and a control board <NUM>. The antenna board cover <NUM> has a vertical plate cover <NUM> located between the fixed vertical plate <NUM> and the movable vertical plate <NUM> and a lower mounting plate <NUM> extending backwards from a lower end of the vertical plate cover <NUM> to a position below the bottom plate <NUM> of the movable member <NUM>; the chips are in one-to-one correspondence with the clips <NUM>, the chips have food information, and the chips are configured to be operably taken out; the antenna board <NUM> is arranged on the vertical plate cover <NUM> and located on a rear side of the vertical plate cover <NUM>; the control board <NUM> is arranged on the lower mounting plate <NUM> and covered with the bottom plate <NUM>, and the control board <NUM> is configured to read the food information on the chips through the antenna board <NUM>.

When storing a kind of food into the refrigerating and freezing device, the user can take out the clip <NUM> corresponding to the food from the clip storage box <NUM>, place the clip and the food together, and meanwhile take out the chip corresponding to the clip <NUM>, the control board <NUM> reads the removal of this chip by means of the antenna board <NUM>, and the control board <NUM> records the food information corresponding to this chip, and then, the information of the food stored in the refrigerating and freezing device can be learnt. After a certain kind of food is eaten up, the clip <NUM> and the corresponding chip are placed at original positions again, and the control board <NUM> reads returning of this chip by means of the antenna board <NUM> to update the information of the food stored in the refrigerating and freezing device, such that the food in the refrigerating and freezing device can be dynamically monitored using the foregoing components, thereby intelligently managing the food and improving the intelligence of the refrigerating and freezing device.

The food information may include a food type, a food shelf life, or the like. When a certain kind of food is put into the refrigerating and freezing device, the user can take and use the clip <NUM> corresponding to the food to clip the food or outer packing of the food, and meanwhile take out the chip corresponding to the clip <NUM>, the control board <NUM> reads the food type corresponding to the taken chip through the antenna board <NUM>, and records the time of taking the chip as the initial time of putting the food into the refrigerating and freezing device, and when the shelf life of the food is about to end and the food is still not eaten up, the control board <NUM> sends out reminding information to remind the user that the shelf life of the food is about to expire, and the user is reminded of timely eating to avoid waste of the food.

The foregoing chip may be an NFC chip or an RFID chip, and when the chip is taken out with the corresponding clip <NUM>, a distance between the chip and the antenna board <NUM> is relatively large, the control board scans the chips through the antenna board <NUM>, and the chip which is not scanned is the taken-out chip, such that the information of the food in the refrigerating and freezing device may be updated.

One clip assembly <NUM> may include a plurality of clips <NUM>, and correspondingly, the number of the chips is also multiple, the chips should be in one-to-one correspondence with the clips <NUM>, and the food information contained in the chips is different; that is, each chip can correspond to one kind of food, the plurality of chips correspond to a plurality of different kinds of food, and the various kinds of food can be managed conveniently. Correspondingly, the clip storage box <NUM> has a plurality of storage cavities 131a in one-to-one correspondence with the clips <NUM>, a clip taking opening is formed in an upper end of each storage cavity 131a, and the clips <NUM> are inserted into the corresponding storage cavities 131a or extracted from the corresponding storage cavities 131a through the corresponding clip taking openings, such that the clips <NUM> can be conveniently stored and taken out.

The chip can be arranged on an outer side or inner side of the corresponding clip <NUM>, such that the chip can be taken and placed with the clip <NUM> and kept consistent with a placement position of the clip <NUM>, thereby facilitating unified management of the chip and the clip <NUM>.

A plurality of first clamping hooks 151a distributed at intervals in the length direction of the vertical plate cover are formed on a rear side of an upper end portion of the vertical plate cover <NUM>, a plurality of second clamping hooks 151b distributed at intervals in the length direction of the vertical plate cover are formed on a rear side of a lower end portion of the vertical plate cover <NUM>, and the plurality of second clamping hooks 151b have the same number as the plurality of first clamping hooks 151a and are in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of first clamping hooks; the antenna board <NUM> is clamped between the plurality of first clamping hooks 151a and the plurality of second clamping hooks 151b, such that the antenna board <NUM> is clamped on the vertical plate cover <NUM>, the structure is compact, and the space is saved.

A first clamping protrusion <NUM> protruding backwards is formed on a rear side surface of the antenna board <NUM>, and a first clamping groove 141a fitted with the first clamping protrusion <NUM> is formed in a front side surface of the movable vertical plate <NUM>; a plurality of second clamping grooves 151c distributed at intervals along the length direction of the vertical plate cover are formed in an upper side of the upper end portion of the vertical plate cover <NUM>, and a plurality of second clamping protrusions 141b which are in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of second clamping grooves 151c and clamped thereto are further formed on the front side surface of the movable vertical plate <NUM>, so as to improve the mounting stability of the antenna board <NUM>.

In the present embodiment, the movable member <NUM>, the clip storage box <NUM> and the antenna board <NUM> with special structures are installed and fitted, such that stable assembly of the components is guaranteed, an overall design is ingenious, the structure is compact, and the occupied space is small.

Power supply of the control board <NUM> can be realized by connecting a control board cable and a door body <NUM> cable. Specifically, the refrigerating and freezing device according to the present embodiment may further include a pre-embedded member <NUM>, a first terminal <NUM> connected to the door body cable (not shown), and a second terminal <NUM> connected to the control board cable (not shown), the pre-embedded member <NUM> is arranged in a foaming layer of the door body <NUM>, and has a first opening <NUM> located in an upper part and a second opening (not shown) located in a rear side in communication with the first opening <NUM>, and the first terminal <NUM> passes through the first opening <NUM> and is connected to the second terminal <NUM> passing through the second opening.

A first cable passing port <NUM> communicated with the second opening is formed in the inner side of the door body <NUM>, the fixed member <NUM> further includes a fixed lower plate <NUM> extending backwards from a lower side of the fixed vertical plate <NUM>, a second cable passing port 110a is formed in the fixed lower plate <NUM>, a third cable passing port 152a is formed in the lower mounting plate <NUM> of the antenna board cover <NUM>, and the control board cable sequentially passes through the third cable passing port 152a, the second cable passing port 110a and the first cable passing port <NUM> and is connected with the first terminal <NUM> by the second terminal <NUM>, such that the control board cable is electrically connected with the door body cable.

Claim 1:
A clip assembly (<NUM>) configured to be arranged in a refrigeration and freezing device, the clip assembly (<NUM>) comprising:
a fixed member (<NUM>) used for fixing to the refrigerating and freezing device; and
clips (<NUM>), a clip storage box (<NUM>), and a movable member (<NUM>), wherein the clip storage box (<NUM>) has a storage cavity used for storing the clips (<NUM>), the movable member (<NUM>) has an accommodating space that accommodates the clip storage box (<NUM>), characterized in that
the the- clip storage box (<NUM>) is detachably accommodated in the accommodating space, and the movable member (<NUM>) is configured to operably rotate to a side away from the fixed member (<NUM>), such that the clip storage box (<NUM>) can be taken out for cleaning.