IP Library Granted Patent US 12687326
Granted Patent B2
US 12687326 · App. 18/682,820 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Air cooling-type refrigeration device

Inventors: Yuning Zhang (Qingdao, CN); Bin Fei (Qingdao, CN); Mengcheng Li (Qingdao, CN); Yao Yi (Qingdao, CN)
Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD.; HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
F25B21/00F25D17/062F25B2321/00F25B2500/05F25B2500/18
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Patent No.
US 12687326
App. No.
18/682,820
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An air cooling-type refrigeration device includes a device body, an air cooling system attached to the device body, and a drawer which may be pulled out relative to the device body, the drawer being capable of receiving cold air provided by the air cooling system, so as to cool an object stored in the drawer. The air cooling-type refrigeration device further comprises a magnetic field generating apparatus and a detection apparatus. When the magnetic field generating apparatus is powered on, a magnetic field acting on the object stored in the drawer is generated. The detection apparatus is used to detect whether the drawer is pulled out. The magnetic field generating apparatus and the detection apparatus are configured such that the magnetic field generating apparatus is powered off when the detection apparatus detects that the drawer is pulled out.

Claims (14)

1 . An air cooling-type refrigeration device, comprising:

a device body, an air-cooling system attached to the device body, and a drawer that can be pulled out relative to the device body, the drawer being capable of receiving cold air provided by the air-cooling system to cool objects stored in it;

wherein the air cooling-type refrigeration device comprises a magnetic field generating apparatus and a detection apparatus, when powered on, the magnetic field generating apparatus generates a magnetic field that acts on the objects stored in the drawer, the detection apparatus is used to detect whether the drawer is pulled out;

the magnetic field generating apparatus and the detection apparatus are configured such that the magnetic field generating apparatus is powered off when the detection apparatus detects that the drawer is pulled out.

2 . The air cooling-type refrigeration device according to claim 1 , wherein the air cooling system comprises an air door, the air door is configured to close when the magnetic field generating apparatus is in a power-off state, for preventing the air cooling system from providing cold air to the drawer, the air door is opened when the magnetic field generating apparatus is in a power-on state, for allowing the air cooling system to provide cold air to the drawer.

3 . The air cooling-type refrigeration device of claim 2 , wherein the air door is configured to open when the detection apparatus detects that the drawer has returned to the initial position, and the magnetic field generating apparatus is powered on, for allowing the air cooling system to provide cold air to the drawer.

4 . The air cooling-type refrigeration device according to claim 2 , wherein the air-cooled refrigeration equipment further comprises a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature in the drawer, the air door is further configured to open if the temperature sensor detects that the temperature inside the drawer is within a preset high temperature range while the magnetic field generating apparatus is energized, and the air door is configured to close if the temperature sensor detects that the temperature inside the drawer is within a preset low temperature range.

5 . The air cooling-type refrigeration device according to claim 1 , wherein the detection apparatus comprises a magnet and a magnetic field sensor, one of the magnet and the magnetic field sensor is arranged on the drawer, and the other is arranged on the device body.

6 . The air cooling-type refrigeration device according to claim 5 , wherein the magnetic field sensor is a Hall switch or a reed switch.

7 . The air cooling-type refrigeration device according to claim 1 , wherein the detection apparatus comprises a micro switch, and the micro switch is installed on the device body or the drawer.

8 . The air cooling-type refrigeration device according to claim 1 , wherein the magnetic field generation device comprises a first electromagnetic coil and a second electromagnetic coil disposed on opposite sides of the drawer.

9 . The air cooling-type refrigeration device according to claim 8 , wherein the magnetic field generation device additionally comprises a first magnetic guiding component corresponding to the first electromagnetic coil and a second magnetic guiding component corresponding to the second electromagnetic coil; and/or

the air cooling-type refrigeration device further comprises a first accommodating cavity for receiving the first electromagnetic coil and a second accommodating cavity for receiving the second electromagnetic coil, the first accommodating cavity and the second accommodating cavity are communicated with the drawer, thereby allowing the cold air provided by the air cooling system to enter the drawer through the first accommodating cavity and the second accommodating cavity.

10 . The air cooling-type refrigeration device according to claim 1 , wherein the magnetic field generating apparatus is further configured to energize when the temperature inside the drawer drops below a predetermined temperature.