# US 12,007,164 B2 · Refrigerating and freezing device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,007,164 B2 - Document ID: US12007164B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/431,269 - Filed: 2020-02-12 - Published: 2022-04-28 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2019-02-19 - Assignees: Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co., Ltd.; Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co., Ltd.; Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Haijuan Wang; Peng Li; Dongqiang Cao - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12007164B2 ## CPC - F25D 29/005: {Mounting of control devices} - F25D 31/005: {Combined cooling and heating devices} - A23B 2/82: Thawing subsequent to freezing - F25D 11/02: with cooling compartments at different temperatures - F25D 23/12: Arrangements of compartments additional to cooling compartments; Combinations of refrigerators with other equipment, e.g. stove - H05B 6/80: Apparatus for specific applications (stoves or ranges F24C7/02) - F25D 2400/02: Refrigerators including a heater - F25D 2400/40: Refrigerating devices characterised by electrical wiring - F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B) - A23B: PRESERVATION OF FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES - H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL ## Abstract A refrigerating and freezing device (1) includes a cabinet, wherein at least one storage compartment (11) is defined therein, and a heating cavity is defined in one of the storage compartments (11); and an electromagnetic heating device, configured to supply electromagnetic waves into the heating cavity so as to heat a to-be-processed object, wherein the electromagnetic heating device is provided with an electromagnetic generation module (21) configured to produce an electromagnetic wave signal and a power supply module (24) configured to supply a power source to the electromagnetic generation module (21). A power supply box (40) is provided above a top of the cabinet (10), and heat dissipation holes configured to achieve communication between the interior of the power supply box (40) and an external environment where the power supply box (40) is located are provided in a box body of the power supply box (40). The power supply module (24) is disposed in the power supply box (40), a heat dissipation fan (31) is further provided in the power supply box (40) and is configured to drive airflow to flow between the interior of the power supply box (40) and the external environment where the power supply box (40) is located through the heat dissipation holes, so as to dissipate heat from the power supply module (24). The decrease of service life and efficiency caused by temperature rise during continuous working of the power supply module (24) and burn hazards caused by unintentional touch by users are completely eradicated, and meanwhile space is saved. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A refrigerating and freezing device, comprising: a cabinet, wherein at least one storage compartment is defined therein, and a heating cavity configured to contain a to-be-processed object is defined in one of the at least one storage compartment; and an electromagnetic heating device, configured to supply electromagnetic waves into the heating cavity so as to heat the to-be-processed object in the heating cavity, wherein the electromagnetic heating device comprises an electromagnetic generation module configured to produce an electromagnetic wave signal and a power supply module configured to supply a power source to the electromagnetic generation module, wherein a power supply box is provided above a top of the cabinet, and heat dissipation holes configured to achieve communication between the interior of the power supply box and an external environment where the power supply box is located are provided in a box body of the power supply box; and the power supply module is disposed in the power supply box, a heat dissipation fan is further provided in the power supply box and is configured to drive airflow to flow between the interior of the power supply box and the external environment where the power supply box is located through the heat dissipation holes, so as to dissipate heat from the power supply module, wherein a storage device with a cylinder and a door is placed in one of the at least one storage compartment, and the heating cavity is formed in the storage device; and the electromagnetic heating device further comprises a radiation antenna and a signal processing and measurement control circuit which are disposed in the cylinder, the radiation antenna is electrically connected with the signal processing and measurement control circuit, and the electromagnetic generation module is electrically connected with the signal processing and measurement control circuit and then is electrically connected with the radiation antenna. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The refrigerating and freezing device according to claim 1, wherein the power supply box comprises a lower bottom shell disposed on a top surface of the cabinet and an upper box body covering a top of the lower bottom shell; and the power supply module and the heat dissipation fan are both disposed on the lower bottom shell. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The refrigerating and freezing device according to claim 2, wherein the upper box body comprises a top wall and a peripheral wall extending downwards from a periphery of the top wall; and the heat dissipation holes comprise a plurality of air inlet holes provided in a first side wall of the peripheral wall and a plurality of air outlet holes provided in a second side wall of the peripheral wall opposite to the first side wall, so as to allow the airflow driven by the heat dissipation fan to enter the power supply box through the plurality of air inlet holes and flow out through the plurality of air outlet holes, and thus forced convection heat dissipation is carried out on the power supply module. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The refrigerating and freezing device according to claim 3, wherein the heat dissipation fan is located on a side of the power supply module adjacent to the plurality of air outlet holes, and an air inlet of the heat dissipation fan faces towards the power supply module. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The refrigerating and freezing device according to claim 4, wherein the heat dissipation fan is an axial flow fan. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The refrigerating and freezing device according to claim 3, wherein the upper box body further comprises a water retaining rib extending downwards from the top wall thereof and adjacently located on an inner side of the peripheral wall thereof, so as to prevent external water from entering the power supply box. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The refrigerating and freezing device according to claim 6, wherein the water retaining rib surrounds the periphery of the power supply module, and rib plates of the water retaining rib opposite to the first side wall and the second side wall are provided with through holes respectively to allow airflow to flow therethrough. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The refrigerating and freezing device according to claim 1, wherein the power supply module comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) configured to integrate a power source processing circuit, the PCB is provided with an input terminal configured to be connected with a power supply source and an output terminal configured to be connected with the electromagnetic generation module, and therefore a power voltage input by the input terminal is processed by the power source processing circuit on the PCB and then output by the output terminal to the electromagnetic generation module. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The refrigerating and freezing device according to claim 1, wherein the electromagnetic generation module is disposed on an outer side of a foaming layer of the cabinet, and the electromagnetic generation module is electrically connected with the signal processing and measurement control circuit through a wire predisposed in the foaming layer of the cabinet.