阅读说明：本技术 储物柜 (Storing cabinet ) 是由 陆海东 于 2020-05-30 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及储物设备技术领域,尤其涉及一种储物柜。储物柜包括柜体,内部设置有间室；抽屉,置于间室内,抽屉可在拉出状态与推回状态之间切换,在拉出状态,抽屉的后侧壁与间室围设形成清洁空间；循环回路,适于将清洁介质通入清洁空间以清洁清洁空间,并循环利用清洁介质。该储物柜通过将抽屉保持在拉出状态,能够使得抽屉的后侧壁与间室的内壁围设形成清洁空间,此时,再对该清洁空间进行清洁即可实现对储物柜内的间室的清洁,进而省去了将抽屉取下的步骤,也不需要将抽屉内的食材取出,提高了对储物柜的间室清洁的效率。通过设置循环回路,能够循环利用清洁介质并对清洁空间进行多次清洁,进而能够有效地减少清洁介质的用量。(The invention relates to the technical field of storage equipment, in particular to a storage cabinet. The storage cabinet comprises a cabinet body, and a compartment is arranged in the cabinet body; the drawer is arranged in the compartment and can be switched between a pulling-out state and a pushing-back state, and in the pulling-out state, the rear side wall of the drawer and the compartment are surrounded to form a cleaning space; and the circulating loop is suitable for introducing the cleaning medium into the cleaning space to clean the cleaning space and recycling the cleaning medium. This locker is through keeping the drawer at the pull-out state, can make the rear side wall of drawer and the inner wall of compartment enclose to establish and form clean space, and at this moment, clean this clean space again can realize the cleanness to the compartment in the locker, and then has saved the step of taking off the drawer, also need not take out the edible material in the drawer, has improved the clear efficiency in compartment to the locker. Through setting up circulation circuit, can cyclic utilization cleaning medium and clean many times to clean space, and then can reduce the quantity of cleaning medium effectively.)

1. A stowage bin, comprising:

a cabinet body, the interior of which is provided with a compartment;

the drawer is arranged in the compartment and can be switched between a pulling-out state and a pushing-back state, and in the pulling-out state, a cleaning space is formed by the rear side wall of the drawer and the compartment in an enclosing mode;

and the circulating loop is suitable for introducing the cleaning medium into the cleaning space to clean the cleaning space and recycling the cleaning medium.

2. A cabinet according to claim 1, wherein a first plenum is connected to the circulation circuit for passing the cleaning medium into the cleaning apparatus.

3. A cabinet according to claim 2, wherein the bottom wall of the compartment is provided with an insulated cavity in which a heating assembly for heating the cleaning medium is located.

4. A cabinet according to claim 3, wherein the insulating cavity has a receiving groove therein, and the heating assembly comprises:

the tray is arranged in the accommodating groove and is used for accommodating the cleaning medium;

a heating member disposed below the tray;

the circulation loop is respectively communicated with the tray and the cleaning device.

5. A cabinet according to claim 4, wherein the receiving channel is provided with a screen at the location of its opening.

6. The stowage bin of claim 4 further comprising:

an inlet pipeline communicated with the tray to introduce the unheated cleaning medium into the tray;

and the second pressurizing piece is connected to the feeding pipeline.

7. A cabinet according to claim 4, wherein the bottom wall of the drawer is provided with a grate which corresponds to the receiving groove in the pushed back condition.

8. A cabinet according to any one of claims 2 to 7, wherein the cleaning means comprises a spray head rotatably mounted to the peripheral wall of the compartment and communicating with the circulation circuit.

9. A drawer according to claim 8, wherein an inner sleeve is provided within the compartment, the drawer being drawably mounted within the inner sleeve.

10. A cabinet according to claim 9, wherein the rear side wall of the drawer is provided with a seal which, in the pulled out condition, sealingly engages with the inner liner to form the cleaning volume.

11. A cabinet according to claim 10, wherein the sealing means is a waterproof gasket provided around the peripheral edge of the rear wall.

12. A cabinet according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the cabinet is a refrigerator, a retail cabinet or a display case.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of storage equipment, in particular to a storage cabinet.

Background

There may be a need for cleaning the interior walls of the compartments as the cabinet is used. Taking a refrigerator as an example, the refrigerator can accumulate a lot of dirt on the inner wall of the compartment after long-term use. When the inner wall of the compartment needs to be cleaned, it is often necessary to remove the drawer from the refrigerator and manually wipe the inner wall of the compartment. Or after the user takes the drawer out of the refrigerator, the door body is closed, and the inner wall of the compartment is cleaned through a cleaning mechanism in the refrigerator. When the second way is used to clean the compartment, a large amount of cleaning medium is usually required, for example, when water is used for cleaning, and waste of water resources is easily caused.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. Therefore, the storage cabinet provided by the invention can be used for cleaning the compartment without taking down the drawer, so that the step of cleaning the compartment is simplified, and meanwhile, the using amount of cleaning media can be saved.

A storage cabinet according to an embodiment of a first aspect of the present invention comprises:

a cabinet body, the interior of which is provided with a compartment;

the drawer is arranged in the compartment and can be switched between a pulling-out state and a pushing-back state, and in the pulling-out state, a cleaning space is formed by the rear side wall of the drawer and the compartment in an enclosing mode;

and the circulating loop is suitable for introducing the cleaning medium into the cleaning space to clean the cleaning space and recycling the cleaning medium.

According to the storage cabinet provided by the embodiment of the invention, the drawer is kept in the pulled-out state, so that the rear side wall of the drawer and the inner wall of the compartment are surrounded to form a cleaning space, and at the moment, the compartment in the storage cabinet can be cleaned by cleaning the cleaning space, so that the step of taking down the drawer is omitted, food materials in the drawer do not need to be taken out, and the efficiency of cleaning the compartment of the storage cabinet is improved. Through setting up circulation circuit, can cyclic utilization cleaning medium and clean many times to clean space, and then can practice thrift cleaning medium's quantity effectively.

According to one embodiment of the invention, a first pressure member for passing the cleaning medium into the cleaning device is connected to the circulation circuit.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the bottom wall of the compartment is provided with a thermally insulated cavity in which a heating assembly for heating the cleaning medium is arranged.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a receiving groove is formed in the insulating cavity, and the heating assembly includes:

the tray is arranged in the accommodating groove and is used for accommodating the cleaning medium;

a heating member disposed below the tray;

the circulation loop is respectively communicated with the tray and the cleaning device.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a filter screen is disposed at an opening position of the receiving groove.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, further comprising:

an inlet pipeline communicated with the tray to introduce the unheated cleaning medium into the tray;

and the second pressurizing piece is connected to the feeding pipeline.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the bottom wall of the drawer is provided with a grid corresponding to the receiving groove in the push-back state.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the cleaning device comprises a spray head which is rotatably arranged in the peripheral wall of the compartment and communicates with the circulation circuit.

According to one embodiment of the invention, an inner lining is arranged in the compartment, the drawer being arranged in a drawable manner in the inner lining.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the rear side wall of the drawer is provided with a seal which, in the pulled-out state, sealingly cooperates with the inner liner to form the cleaning space.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the sealing element is a waterproof gasket, which is provided around the peripheral edge of the rear side wall.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the storage cabinet is a refrigerator, a retail cabinet or a showcase.

One or more technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention have at least one of the following technical effects:

according to the storage cabinet provided by the embodiment of the invention, the drawer is kept in the pulled-out state, so that the rear side wall of the drawer and the inner wall of the compartment are surrounded to form a cleaning space, and at the moment, the compartment in the storage cabinet can be cleaned by cleaning the cleaning space, so that the step of taking down the drawer is omitted, food materials in the drawer do not need to be taken out, and the efficiency of cleaning the compartment of the storage cabinet is improved. Through setting up circulation circuit, can cyclic utilization cleaning medium and clean many times to clean space, and then can reduce the quantity of cleaning medium effectively.

Further, through the diapire at the drawer setting grid, guaranteed that the inside debris on eating the material of drawer after dropping off, can drop to the room in through the grid, when the room of clean locker, can clear away debris simultaneously, and then improved the clear efficiency in room to the locker effectively. Meanwhile, a user can place food materials which are free of outer packages and prone to dropping sundries in the drawer.

Furthermore, the spray head is rotatably arranged on the inner lining sleeve, so that the side walls and corners in the inner lining sleeve can be cleaned, and the condition that the dead angle of the inner lining sleeve cannot be cleaned is avoided.

In addition to the technical problems addressed by the present invention, the technical features of the constituent technical solutions, and the advantages brought by the technical features of the technical solutions described above, other technical features of the present invention and the advantages brought by the technical features of the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a drawer in a push-back condition provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a drawer in a pulled-out state provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 2 at A;

FIG. 4 is a schematic exploded view of a heating assembly and cleaning device, drawer, inner liner provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic assembly view of a heating assembly and cleaning apparatus provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a drawer provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

100. a cabinet body; 102. a compartment; 104. a drawer; 106. cleaning a space; 108. a circulation loop; 110. a first pressing member; 112. a thermally insulating cavity; 114. accommodating grooves; 116. a tray; 118. a heating member; 120. filtering with a screen; 122. a feed line; 124. a second pressing member; 126. a grid; 128. a spray head; 130. an inner liner; 132. a waterproof sealing ring; 134. a three-way valve; 136. and (7) a wire outlet sleeve.

Detailed Description

The embodiments of the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the drawings and examples. The following examples are intended to illustrate the invention but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only used for convenience in describing the embodiments of the present invention and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred devices or elements must have specific orientations, be constructed in specific orientations, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the embodiments of the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless explicitly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "connected" and "connected" are to be interpreted broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. Specific meanings of the above terms in the embodiments of the present invention can be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

In embodiments of the invention, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through intervening media. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of an embodiment of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.

As shown in fig. 1-6, a cabinet according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cabinet 100, a drawer 104, and a circulation loop 108. Wherein the cabinet 100 is provided with a compartment 102 therein; the drawer 104 is arranged in the compartment 102, the drawer 104 can be switched between a pull-out state and a push-back state, and in the pull-out state, a cleaning space 106 is formed by the surrounding of the rear side wall of the drawer 104 and the compartment 102; the circulation loop 108 is adapted to pass the cleaning medium into the cleaning volume 106 to clean the cleaning volume 106 and to recycle the cleaning medium.

According to the storage cabinet provided by the embodiment of the invention, the drawer 104 is kept in the pulled-out state, so that the rear side wall of the drawer 104 and the inner wall of the compartment 102 are surrounded to form the cleaning space 106, and at the moment, the compartment 102 in the storage cabinet can be cleaned by cleaning the cleaning space 106, so that the step of taking down the drawer 104 is omitted, food materials in the drawer 104 do not need to be taken out, and the efficiency of cleaning the compartment 102 of the storage cabinet is improved. By providing the circulation circuit 108, the cleaning medium can be recycled and the cleaning space 106 can be cleaned many times, and thus the amount of the cleaning medium used can be effectively reduced.

With continued reference to fig. 1-6, the cabinet 100 has a plurality of compartments 102, and each compartment 102 has a drawer 104 movably disposed therein. That is, the drawer 104 can be switched between a pulled-out state and a pushed-back state, and when the drawer 104 is pulled out, the drawer 104 is in the pulled-out state, and at this time, a cleaning space 106 is defined between the rear side wall of the drawer 104 and the inner wall of the compartment 102. When the compartment 102 needs to be cleaned, the cleaning space 106 can be directly cleaned, that is, when the compartment 102 needs to be cleaned, the drawer 104 does not need to be detached, and the food materials in the drawer 104 do not need to be taken out, so that the efficiency of cleaning the compartment 102 of the locker is improved. When cleaning is finished, the drawer 104 is pushed back directly, and at the moment, the drawer 104 is in a push-back state.

Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 4, in an embodiment of the invention, an inner liner 130 is provided within the compartment 102, and the drawer 104 is drawably disposed within the inner liner 130.

In other words, the inner liner 130 is disposed within the compartment 102 and serves to accommodate the drawer 104, whereby the cleaning space 106 is formed inside the inner liner 130 when the drawer 104 is in a pulled-out state. That is, the cleaning space 106 is defined by the inner wall of the inner liner 130 and the rear side wall of the drawer 104.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the inner liner 130 is made of a metal material, and may be, for example, a corrosion-resistant and rust-resistant material such as stainless steel or aluminum alloy. In addition, by forming the inner liner 130 using a metal material and disposing the drawer 104 in the inner liner 130, difficulty in cleaning the inner wall of the inner liner 130 is reduced, and thus an effect of saving cleaning media can be achieved. It can be understood that, because the inner liner 130 is made of the metal material, the dirt and the sundries attached to the surface of the inner liner 130 are more easily dropped off, thereby reducing the difficulty of cleaning, and the cleaning space 106 can be cleaned without excessive cleaning media, thereby achieving the above-mentioned effect of saving the amount of the cleaning media.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the cleaning space 106 is formed as follows: a seal is provided at the rear side wall of the drawer 104, which in the pulled-out state sealingly cooperates with the inner liner 130 to form the cleaning space 106.

Referring to fig. 6, generally, the rear side wall of the drawer 104 has a size smaller than that of the inner liner 130, and in order to improve the sealing effect of the cleaning space 106 and prevent the cleaning medium from overflowing, a sealing member is provided on the rear side wall of the drawer 104, and the size of the sealing member may be equal to or slightly larger than that of the inner liner 130, thereby forming a sealing fit between the sealing member and the inner liner 130. When the drawer 104 is pulled out, the sealing member and the inner sleeve 130 enclose the cleaning space 106.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the sealing member is a waterproof sealing ring 132, and the waterproof sealing ring 132 is disposed around the peripheral edge of the rear sidewall. Wherein, the sealing member can be made of materials such as rubber, silica gel, etc., and the sealing member can be set to the form of a sealing ring sleeved on the rear side wall, or set to the form of a sealing sheet adhered on the rear side wall of the drawer 104, so that the sealing effect of the cleaning space 106 can be improved, and the overflow of the cleaning medium is prevented.

In an embodiment of the invention, a first pressure member 110 for feeding the cleaning medium into the cleaning device is connected to the circulation circuit 108.

Referring to fig. 1, 2, 4 and 5, the circulation loop 108 is adapted to pass the cleaning medium into the cleaning space 106 to clean the cleaning space 106 and to circulate the cleaning medium.

In the exemplary embodiment of the invention, the circulation circuit 108 serves on the one hand to feed the cleaning medium into the cleaning device; on the other hand, the cleaning device has the function of re-introducing the used cleaning medium into the cleaning device to realize secondary utilization of the cleaning medium. Therefore, the effects of saving the cleaning medium and reducing the using amount of the cleaning medium are achieved.

The first pressure member 110 connected to the circulation circuit 108 functions to: the cleaning medium is applied with a certain pressure, so that the cleaning medium with a certain pressure can be sprayed out of the cleaning device, thereby further improving the cleaning efficiency of the cleaning space 106 and improving the cleaning capability of stubborn stains.

According to one embodiment of the invention, referring to fig. 1-3, an insulated cavity 112 is provided in the bottom wall of the compartment 102, and a heating assembly for heating the cleaning medium is provided within the insulated cavity 112.

Through set up thermal-insulated chamber 112 at the diapire of compartment 102 to set up heating element in thermal-insulated chamber 112, guaranteed that heating element when heating, the heat of giving out can not transmit to in cabinet body 100, promptly, thermal-insulated chamber 112 can be with the thermal-insulated in thermal-insulated chamber 112 of giving out when heating element heats. In an embodiment of the present invention, the insulating chamber 112 may be made of an insulating material, such as a vacuum insulating panel, an aerogel blanket, or the like. By providing a heating assembly within the insulated chamber 112, it is ensured that the cleaning medium flowing into the insulated chamber 112 is heated to a certain temperature.

In other words, the cleaning medium after cleaning the compartment 102 may flow into the heat insulation cavity 112 at the bottom wall of the compartment 102, the heating device heats the cleaning medium in the heat insulation cavity 112, after the heating is completed, the heated cleaning medium enters the circulation loop 108 and is introduced into the cleaning device, the cleaning device sprays the heated cleaning medium into the cleaning space 106, and after the cleaning of the cleaning space 106 by the heated cleaning medium is completed, the cleaning medium flows into the heat insulation cavity 112 again, so as to form a heating, cleaning and circulating cleaning process.

That is, when the bottom wall of the compartment 102 is provided with the insulating chamber 112, both ends of the circulation circuit 108 communicate with the insulating chamber 112 and the cleaning device, respectively, or both ends of the circulation circuit 108 communicate with the compartment 102 and the cleaning device, respectively. Of course, when both ends of the circulation circuit 108 are respectively connected to the compartment 102 and the cleaning device, the circulation circuit 108 is configured to introduce the cleaning medium overflowing from the insulating chamber 112 into the compartment 102 into the cleaning device.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, receiving slots 114 are provided in the insulating cavity 112. Referring to fig. 1 to 3, a receiving groove 114 for receiving the heating assembly is provided in the insulation chamber 112, and the heat emitted from the heating assembly can be further prevented from being transferred into the cabinet 100 by providing the receiving groove 114 in the insulation chamber 112.

The heating assembly comprises a tray 116 and a heating element 118, wherein the tray 116 is arranged in the accommodating groove 114 and is used for accommodating and receiving the cleaning medium; the heating component 118 is disposed below the tray 116; the circulation loop 108 communicates with the tray 116 and the cleaning device, respectively.

The tray 116 of the heating assembly is disposed in the receiving groove 114 for receiving the cleaned cleaning medium, i.e., the cleaning medium flows into the tray 116 of the receiving groove 114 after cleaning the cleaning space 106. The heating element 118 disposed below the tray 116 heats the cleaning medium in the tray 116, for example, the heating element 118 may be a heat pipe or an electric heating wire, which can heat the cleaning medium in the tray 116 when the heat pipe or the electric heating wire is turned on, and when the temperature of the cleaning medium reaches a preset temperature threshold, the heated cleaning medium in the tray 116 is introduced into the cleaning device by the circulation loop 108 to clean the cleaning space 106. In order to prevent the cable connected to the heat pipe or the electric heating wire from short circuit when it encounters water, an outlet sleeve 136 is further disposed on the insulating cavity 112 or the receiving groove 114, and the cable can be directly inserted into the outlet sleeve 136.

That is, when the receiving groove 114 is formed in the insulating chamber 112 and the tray 116 is formed in the receiving groove 114, both ends of the circulation circuit 108 are respectively communicated with the tray 116 and the cleaning device.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a screen 120 is disposed at the opening position of the receiving groove 114. By providing the filter screen 120 in the receiving groove 114, foreign matter can be prevented from entering the tray 116 and blocking the circulation circuit 108 communicating with the tray 116. Thus, when cleaning is complete, the screen 120 may be removed for cleaning or replacement. In the embodiment of the present invention, the specific structure, material, and number of layers of the filter screen 120 are not specifically limited, as long as the purpose of filtering the impurities in the cleaning medium can be achieved. It should be noted that the screen 120 may be disposed at any position of the receiving slot 114, for example, the screen 120 may be disposed at a slot position of the receiving slot 114, or the screen 120 may be disposed on the tray 116.

Furthermore, a three-way valve 134 may be disposed on the circulation circuit 108, and three ports of the three-way valve 134 may be respectively communicated with an end of the circulation circuit 108 facing the tray 116, the insulating chamber 112 or the compartment 102, an end of the circulation circuit 108 facing the cleaning device, and the outside of the cabinet 100. That is, when the cleaning medium is required to be circulated, the three-way valve 134 may be connected to the port of the circulation circuit 108 at one end facing the tray 116, the heat insulating chamber 112 or the chamber 102, and the port of the circulation circuit 108 at one end facing the cleaning device, so as to circulate the cleaning medium; when the cleaning medium is required to be discharged, the three-way valve 134 may be connected to a port of the circulation circuit 108 facing the tray 116, the insulating chamber 112 or the compartment 102, and a port of the circulation circuit 108 facing the outside of the cabinet 100, so as to discharge the cleaning medium.

When the cabinet is a refrigerator, a sealing plug may be disposed on the circulation circuit 108 or the circulation circuit 108 may be disposed in a spiral shape to prevent cold leakage. For example, the sealing plug may be a silicone plug and the inlet pipe 122 may be laid in the form of an archimedes spiral.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the bottom wall of the drawer 104 is provided with a grill 126, and in the pushed-back state, the grill 126 corresponds to the receiving groove 114. Through set up grid 126 in the diapire of drawer 104, guaranteed that the user can directly put into drawer 104 with the edible material that does not have the extranal packing or the edible material that adheres to debris more. After the food materials of the above type are placed in the drawer 104, the sundries attached to the food materials can fall into the inner bushing 130 through the grating 126, when the cleaning space 106 is cleaned by the cleaning medium, the sundries can be flushed into the collecting tank, the sundries can be attached to the filter screen 120 through the filtering of the filter screen 120, and the sundries can be removed by replacing the filter screen 120 or cleaning the filter screen 120.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the cabinet further comprises a supply conduit 122 and a second plenum 124. Wherein the inlet pipe 122 is communicated with the tray 116 to introduce unheated cleaning medium into the tray 116; the second pressurizing member 124 is connected to the inlet line 122.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, the inlet line 122 is used to introduce unheated cleaning medium outside the cabinet 100 into the tray 116 so that the heating element 118 can heat the cleaning medium in the tray 116. For example, the unheated cleaning medium may come from a water storage tank or a faucet external to the cabinet 100. Taking the example that the unheated cleaning medium can come from a water faucet, the water faucet is turned on first, the second pressurizing member 124 is turned on, after the second pressurizing member 124 starts to work, water in the water faucet can be pumped into the tray 116, and when a certain amount of water is contained in the tray 116, the heating member 118 starts to work. When the temperature of the water in the tray 116 reaches a preset temperature threshold, the heated water in the tray 116 is introduced into the cleaning device via the circulation loop 108 to clean the cleaning space 106.

In an embodiment of the invention, see fig. 4 and 5, the cleaning device comprises a spray head 128, the spray head 128 being rotatably arranged in the peripheral wall of the compartment 102 and communicating with the circulation circuit 108.

The showerhead 128 is disposed on the peripheral wall of the chamber 102. As previously described, an inner liner 130 is disposed within the compartment 102, whereby the nozzle tip 128 in embodiments of the present invention is disposed on a side wall of the inner liner 130. For example, the spray head 128 may be disposed on a rear sidewall, a top wall, or a bottom wall of the inner liner 130. In an embodiment of the present invention, the spray head 128 is disposed on a top wall of the inner liner 130. Thus, when the nozzle 128 ejects the cleaning medium, the cleaning medium is ejected from the top wall of the inner liner 130, and the top wall, the side wall, and the bottom wall of the inner liner 130 are sequentially cleaned.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, in order to better achieve the cleaning of the inner liner 130, the spray head 128 may be rotatably disposed on the peripheral wall of the inner liner 130, for example, the spray head 128 may be directly rotatably disposed on the top wall of the inner liner 130. Thus, when the nozzle 128 is rotated, the side walls, the ceiling wall, and the bottom wall of the inner liner 130 can be uniformly cleaned, and the occurrence of a situation in which the dead space of the inner liner 130 cannot be cleaned is avoided. The connection of the spray head 128 to the inner liner 130 may be in the form of a ball joint, for example.

Alternatively, the nozzle 128 may be configured to include an arc-shaped spraying surface on which a plurality of nozzles are arranged, that is, the spraying surface of the nozzle 128 is arc-shaped, and the cleaning medium may be sprayed from the plurality of nozzles to clean the cleaning space 106.

Furthermore, in the embodiment of the present invention, the cleaning step for cleaning the space 106 can be started by the following two ways:

the method comprises the following steps:

a proximity switch may be provided in the inner sleeve 130 near the outer edge to detect the drawer 104 when the drawer 104 is pulled out to a certain position. When the proximity switch detects the drawer 104, a detection signal is sent to a control unit (not shown), the control unit receives the detection signal, automatically generates a control signal and sends the control signal to a second pressurizing member 124 connected to the feeding pipeline 122, the second pressurizing member 124 starts to operate after receiving the control signal, external cleaning media are pumped into the tray 116, and when a certain amount of cleaning media is received in the tray 116, for example, after 5 liters of cleaning media in the tray 116, the second pressurizing member 124 stops operating. At this time, the heating member 118 starts to operate, and when the cleaning medium in the tray 116 is heated to a certain temperature, for example, the cleaning medium in the tray 116 is heated to 60 degrees, the heating member 118 stops operating. At this time, the first pressurizing member 110 connected to the circulation circuit 108 is operated to pump the heated cleaning medium in the tray 116 to the spray head 128, and the spray head 128 sprays the heated cleaning medium into the cleaning space 106 and cleans the cleaning space 106. The cleaning medium flows back into the tray 116, at which time the cleaning space 106 may be continuously cleaned or the cleaning medium in the tray 116 may be discharged to the outside of the cabinet 100. Finally, the filter screen 120 is taken out, and the impurities on the filter screen 120 are removed or the filter screen 120 is replaced. Thereby, the cleaning of the cleaning space 106 is completed.

And a second opening mode:

a cleaning button may be provided on the control panel of the cabinet, when the cleaning button is pressed, the control part sends a control signal to the second pressurizing member 124 connected to the inlet pipe 122, the second pressurizing member 124 starts to operate after receiving the control signal, external cleaning media are pumped into the tray 116, and when a certain amount of cleaning media is received in the tray 116, for example, when the amount of cleaning media in the tray 116 reaches 5 liters, the second pressurizing member 124 stops operating. At this time, the heating member 118 starts to operate, and when the cleaning medium in the tray 116 is heated to a certain temperature, for example, the cleaning medium in the tray 116 is heated to 60 degrees, the heating member 118 stops operating. At this time, the first pressurizing member 110 connected to the circulation circuit 108 is operated to pump the heated cleaning medium in the tray 116 to the spray head 128, and the spray head 128 sprays the heated cleaning medium into the cleaning space 106 and cleans the cleaning space 106. The cleaning medium flows back into the tray 116, at which time the cleaning space 106 may be continuously cleaned or the cleaning medium in the tray 116 may be discharged to the outside of the cabinet 100. Finally, the filter screen 120 is taken out, and the impurities on the filter screen 120 are removed or the filter screen 120 is replaced. Thereby, the cleaning of the cleaning space 106 is completed.

The cleaning device in the embodiment of the present invention may also be an external cleaning device, such as an external high temperature steam pipe or a high pressure water gun, and the cleaning of the cleaning space 106 may also be achieved. When the cleaning device is an external high-temperature steam pipe, the cleaning space 106 is cleaned by high-temperature steam, the high-temperature steam flows into the tray 116 after being condensed into water, and the heating, circulating and cleaning processes are repeated to realize repeated cleaning of the cleaning space 106.

In the embodiment of the invention, the storage cabinet includes, but is not limited to, a refrigerator, a retail cabinet or a showcase.

The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the present invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that various combinations, modifications or equivalents may be made to the technical solution of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of the present invention, and the technical solution of the present invention is covered by the claims of the present invention.