US 12,405,048 B2
Locker with valve assembly
Daqing Huang, Shandong (CN); Jiansong Liu, Shandong (CN); and Tianxin Jiang, Shandong (CN)
Assigned to WEIHAI NEW BEIYANG DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Shandong (CN); and SHANDONG NEW BEIYANG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Shandong (CN)
Appl. No. 17/629,755
Filed by Weihai New Beiyang Digital Technology Co. Ltd., Shandong (CN); and Shandong New Beiyang Information Technology Co. Ltd., Shandong (CN)
PCT Filed Jul. 23, 2020, PCT No. PCT/CN2020/103821
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 24, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/013223, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 28, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 201910680455.5 (CN), filed on Jul. 25, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0252322 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
Int. Cl. F25D 11/02 (2006.01); F25D 17/04 (2006.01); F25D 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 17/045 (2013.01) [F25D 11/02 (2013.01); F25D 31/005 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A locker with a valve assembly, comprising a locker body and an air supply assembly disposed on the locker body, and a main air duct communicating with the air supply assembly is disposed inside the locker body; the locker body comprises at least one storage box, each of the at least one storage box comprises a box body, a box door and the valve assembly, the box body comprises a sidewall that surrounds a circle and further comprises an inner wall connected to a rear end of the sidewall, a front end of the sidewall forms an opening, and the sidewall is provided with an air vent communicating with the main air duct; the box door has a closed position for closing the opening, and an open position for opening the opening; and the valve assembly comprises a valve and a reset member, wherein the valve is configured to move relative to the sidewall; and
when the box door is located at the closed position, the box door is configured to drive the valve to open the air vent; and when the box door is located at the open position, the reset member is configured to drive the valve to close the air vent;
wherein the valve is movably connected to the sidewall; the valve comprises a first end and a second end in a moving direction of the valve and further comprises an air hole located between the first end of the valve and the second end of the valve and a blocking part located between the first end of the valve and the second end of the valve, and the first end of the valve is adjacent to the opening; and the valve has a first position for making the air hole opposite to the air vent, and a second position for making the blocking part opposite to the air vent; and
when the box door is located at the closed position, the box door is configured to abut against the first end of the valve and make the valve move to the first position; and when the box door is located at the open position, the reset member is configured to drive the valve to the second position;
wherein the reset member comprises an elastic member, wherein a first end of the elastic member is connected to the valve, a second end of the elastic member is connected to the inner wall or the sidewall, and the elastic member is configured to make the valve have a tendency to move to the second position;
wherein the valve comprises a main body, a first mounting part disposed at the first end of the valve, and a second mounting part disposed at the second end of the valve, the air hole is disposed on the main body, and a part of the main body where the air hole is not disposed forms the blocking part; and the box body further comprises a limiting member fixedly connected with the sidewall, the first mounting part is connected to the limiting member in an inserted manner, and the second mounting part is connected to the inner wall in an inserted manner; and
when the box door is located at the closed position, the first mounting part is configured to abut against the box door, and when the box door is located at the open position, the elastic member is configured to drive the valve to move towards the opening.