Title:
REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY LOCKING SUB-CONTAINER THEREIN
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2021/057768
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a refrigeration appliance, comprising a box (120), a door body (128) rotatably hinged to the box, a user detection assembly (186) installed on the box, a sub-container (146) and a controller (150). The sub-container (146) can define a storage space and can be installed to the box (120). The sub-container (146) comprises an electric lock assembly (148), the electric lock assembly (148) can be actuated between a locked state that restricts access to the storage space and an unlocked state that allows access to the storage space. The controller (150) can be operably coupled to the user detection assembly (186). The controller (150) can be configured to initiate the operating routine, the operating routine comprises: receiving the purchase invoice; receiving the marking signal from the user detection assembly; detecting the specific user based on the marking signal; determining that the specific user corresponds to the purchase invoice; and guiding the sub-container to the unlocked state in response to determining that the specific user corresponds to the purchase invoice.
Inventors:
RYU CHOON JAE (US)
SCHROEDER MICHAEL GOODMAN (US)
KYRIACOU STEPHANOS (US)
SCHROEDER MICHAEL GOODMAN (US)
KYRIACOU STEPHANOS (US)
Application Number:
PCT/CN2020/117037
Publication Date:
April 01, 2021
Filing Date:
September 23, 2020
Export Citation:
Assignee:
QINGDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO LTD (CN)
HAIER SMART HOME CO LTD (CN)
HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC (US)
HAIER SMART HOME CO LTD (CN)
HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC (US)
International Classes:
F25D11/00; F25D23/02; F25D25/00; F25D29/00
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SUZHOU WISPRO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGENCY (CN)
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