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A configurable refrigerator comprises a control box provided with a compressor and a fan, a plurality of cooling units that are mutually connected and are connected to the control box through fastening devices, gas tubes connected between the control box and the cooling units to allow a low-temperat

A configurable refrigerator comprises a control box provided with a compressor and a fan, a plurality of cooling units that are mutually connected and are connected to the control box through fastening devices, gas tubes connected between the control box and the cooling units to allow a low-temperature gas generated by the control box to enter the cooling units and return to the control box after circulation in the cooling units, and a control panel of the control box, settled on the control box or any of the cooling units. Therein, the control box can be assembled with an adjustable number of the cooling unit. Thus, the number of the cooling units can be increased or decreased as needed, thereby achieving easy assembly, disassembly and reconfiguration of the configurable refrigerator and the control panel.

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What is claimed is: 1. A configurable refrigerator, comprising a control box for generating a low-temperature gas, having a control panel electrically connected therewith for controlling the control box; at least one cooling unit connected with any surface of the control box and having an accommodat

What is claimed is: 1. A configurable refrigerator, comprising a control box for generating a low-temperature gas, having a control panel electrically connected therewith for controlling the control box; at least one cooling unit connected with any surface of the control box and having an accommodating space therein, wherein at least one vent is formed on the cooling unit to communicate the accommodating space with an exterior, and a door is provided at a lateral of the cooling unit; at least one vent set in the control box and the cooling unit for allowing the low-temperature gas generated by the control box to enter the cooling unit and return to the control box after circulation in the cooling unit; and at least one gas tube connected between the at least one vent; the configurable refrigerator being characterized in-that the control box is capable of being assembled with one or more said cooling units, and the configurable refrigerator is modifiable with respect to a type with a number of the cooling unit with a variable positional arrangement of the control box and the cooling unit with respect to each other; the control box is formed with at east one vent on an outer wall thereof for gaseous communication; the control panel is affixed to the surface of the control box or a surface of the cooling unit by means of magnetic attachment, ridge-groove engagement, projection-recess engagement, or screw engagement; a connecting port and a connecting slot for signal transmission are provided on contacting surfaces of the control panel and the control box or the cooling unit; the connecting port and the connecting slot of the control panel are connected in mutual communication for signal transmission; the control panel is equipped with a switch for generating control signals, a control circuit and a display for displaying temperature and other conditions inside the cooling unit, the temperature and other conditions are detected by sensors pre-installed in the cooling unit; the cooling unit is provided in the number of one or more; each said cooling unit is formed with at least one vent for gaseous communication with an accommodating space in the cooling unit; a door is provided at a lateral surface of the cooling unit and the door comprises one of a sliding door, a hinged door, a side-open door, a drawer-type door or a French door; the gas-tube is provided in the number of one or more for gaseous communication; a fastening device functions as a connector between the control box and the cooling unit while comprising a plurality of receiving portions and projecting portions; the receiving portions and the projecting portions are coupled to each other by means of magnetic attachment, ridge-groove engagement, projection-recess engagement, or screw engagement; a connecting port and a connecting slot are arranged adjacent to the fastening device and connected to coupling portions of the control box and the cooling unit for transmitting electrical signals between the control box and a plurality of the cooling units; the connecting port and the connecting slot are arranged and coupled to each other vertically or horizontally; the connecting port and the connecting slot are connected through an L-shaped wiring; wherein, the projecting portions and the connecting slot of the fastening device are provided at a bottom of the control box while the receiving portions and connecting port of the fastening device are provided at a top of the cooling unit; to assemble the control box with the cooling unit, the bottom of the control box is placed on the top of the cooling unit to couple the receiving portions with the projecting portions, and the connecting port with the connecting slot; and one end of the gas tube is connected to the vent of the control box and an opposite end of the gas tube is connected to the vent of the cooling unit; wherein, the connecting port of control panel is connected to the connecting slot of the control box ; wherein, the low-temperature gas in the control box enter the cooling unit through one said vent as well as the gas tube, and the low-temperature gas can return to the control box through another said vent after circulation in the cooling unit; wherein the control panel serves to adjust and display the conditions of the control box by operating switch to generate a control signal to the control circuit, and the control circuit operates fan and the compressor in the control box, and controls the output conditions of the low-temperature gas, the temperature, humidity and so on; and the output conditions are presented in the display of the control panel at any time; the switch comprises a button switch, a DIP switch, a toggle switch, a knob switch, a stepless knob, a touch panel or an integrated touch display; the display comprises a liquid crystal display.