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Granted Patent B2
US 12,550,909 · App. 18/008,969 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Storage apparatus

Inventors: Zhijie Ren (Hefei, CN); Min Fang (Hefei, CN)
Assignees: HEFEI MIDEA REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD.; HEFEI HUALING CO., LTD.; MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
A23B7/015A47B71/00A23V2300/12
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Patent No.
US 12,550,909
App. No.
18/008,969
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A storage apparatus, comprising a compartment; and a box assembly, which is arranged in the compartment. The box assembly comprises: a first side wall; a second side wall arranged opposite the first side wall; a first conductive layer arranged on the second side wall; a first electret membrane, which is arranged on the first side wall, located between the first side wall and the first conductive layer and arranged parallel to the first conductive layer; and an adjusting component, which is used for adjusting the electric field intensity between the first conductive layer and the first electret membrane.

Claims (32)

1 . A storage apparatus comprising a box assembly, wherein the box assembly comprises:

a first side wall;

a second side wall opposite to the first side wall;

a first conductive layer provided on the second side wall;

a first electret membrane provided on the first side wall, the first electret membrane being between the first side wall and the first conductive layer and in parallel with the first conductive layer;

an adjusting component for adjusting an intensity of an electric field between the first conductive layer and the first electret membrane;

a second conductive layer provided on the first side wall and between the first side wall and the first electret membrane; and

a second electret membrane provided on the first conductive layer, wherein the second electret membrane is in parallel with the first electret membrane, and a charge polarity of the second electret membrane is opposite to a charge polarity of the first electret membrane.

2 . The storage apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first ground line through which the first conductive layer is grounded; and

a second ground line through which the second conductive layer is grounded.

3 . The storage apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the adjusting component comprises:

a first connecting portion connected to the first side wall;

a second connecting portion connected to the second side wall; and

a drive member for driving the first connecting portion to move relative to the second connecting portion to move the first side wall closer to or away from the second side wall.

4 . The storage apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a controller connected to the drive member, wherein the controller is configured to:

control the first connecting portion to move relative to the second connecting portion to bring the first conductive layer closer to the second conductive layer in response to a sterilizing instruction, and

control the first connecting portion to move relative to the second connecting portion to bring the first conductive layer away from the second conductive layer in response to a fresh-keeping instruction, for forming a receiving cavity between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer.

5 . The storage apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a fan oriented towards an air gap between the first side wall and the second side wall,

wherein the controller is further configured to control the fan to begin operating in response to the sterilizing instruction.

6 . The storage apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising:

display control device connected to the controller for receiving the sterilizing instruction and the fresh-keeping instruction and displaying a working state of the box assembly.

7 . The storage apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are metal conductive layers.

8 . The storage apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first electret membrane and the second electret membrane comprises:

an electret material matrix;

a metal electrode provided on one side of the electret material matrix and adhered to the electret material matrix.

9 . The storage apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the first and second electret membranes further comprises:

a hydrophobic layer, provided on an outer surface of the electret material matrix and/or the metal electrode.

10 . The storage apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein a material of the electret material matrix comprises at least one of:

poly tetra fluoroethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene, tetrafluorethylene-hexafluoropropylene, fluorinated ethylene propylene copolymer, silicon dioxide, aluminium oxide, magnesium dioxide, and silicon tetranitride.

Continuity (1)
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