CN110822802B

CN110822802B - Drawer assembly for refrigerator

Info

Publication number: CN110822802B
Application number: CN201810898291.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 位冬; 张健; 王宁; 聂俊; 吴光瑞
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-08-08
Filing date: 2018-08-08
Publication date: 2020-12-25
Anticipated expiration: 2038-08-08
Also published as: EP3835695A1; AU2019318584B2; EP3835695A4; AU2019318584A1; EP3835695B1; WO2020029888A1; MX2021001179A; US20210341217A1; CN110822802A

Abstract

The invention provides a drawer assembly for a refrigerator, and belongs to the field of refrigerators. The drawer assembly includes: a drawer body, comprising: the bottom wall, the front end wall and the rear end wall are oppositely arranged along the drawing direction, and the first side wall and the second side wall are respectively arranged on two sides of the front end wall and the rear end wall, so that a containing cavity for placing an article is jointly defined by the bottom wall, the front end wall, the rear end wall, the first side wall and the second side wall; the sliding partition plate mechanism is parallel to the first side wall and is positioned in the containing cavity, and the sliding partition plate mechanism is configured to slide along the left and right directions of the drawer body; the middle parts of the top ends of the first side wall and the second side wall are provided with concave parts for providing abdications when the sliding partition mechanism is operated to slide to the first side wall or the second side wall, so that the sliding partition mechanism is attached to the first side wall or the second side wall as much as possible. The drawer assembly of the present invention can maximally provide a storage space.

Description

Drawer assembly for refrigerator

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of refrigerators, in particular to a drawer assembly for a refrigerator.

Background

The refrigerator is indoor generally to be equipped with the drawer that is used for the storing, and in order to improve the utilization efficiency of drawer, the drawer is inside to set up the baffle, separates the drawer for different spaces through the removal of baffle to satisfy the storing demand.

When it is necessary to store a large volume of articles, it is necessary to move the partitions to the sidewalls of the drawer in order to maximize the space of the drawer.

However, the partition plates in the prior art cannot be attached to the side walls of the drawer when moving to the two sides, a large gap exists between the partition plates and the side walls of the drawer, and a certain storage space is occupied.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of the present invention is to provide a drawer assembly for a refrigerator capable of maximally providing a storage space.

Another object of the present invention is to make the partition plate of the drawer assembly fit with the side wall of the drawer body as closely as possible.

In particular, the present invention provides a drawer assembly for a refrigerator, comprising:

a drawer body, comprising: the bottom wall, the front end wall and the rear end wall are oppositely arranged along the drawing direction, and the first side wall and the second side wall are respectively arranged on two sides of the front end wall and the rear end wall, so that a containing cavity for placing an article is jointly defined by the bottom wall, the front end wall, the rear end wall, the first side wall and the second side wall; and

the sliding partition plate mechanism is parallel to the first side wall and is positioned in the containing cavity, and the sliding partition plate mechanism is configured to slide along the left and right directions of the drawer body; wherein,

the middle part of the top ends of the first side wall and the second side wall is provided with a concave part for providing abdication when the sliding clapboard mechanism is operated to slide to the first side wall or the second side wall, so that the sliding clapboard mechanism is attached to the first side wall or the second side wall as much as possible.

Optionally, the sliding barrier mechanism comprises:

the partition plate is parallel to the first side wall, is positioned in the cavity and is used for partitioning the cavity; and

and the two sliding mechanisms are respectively arranged on two sides of the partition board and are in slidable connection with the front end wall and the rear end wall.

Optionally, the front end wall and the rear end wall are respectively provided with a first sliding chute and a second sliding chute, the first sliding chute and the second sliding chute are aligned in the front-rear direction of the drawer body and extend along the left-right direction of the drawer body, and the two sliding mechanisms are respectively inserted into the first sliding chute and the second sliding chute and form sliding connection.

Optionally, one end of the first sliding chute extends to a corner of the front end wall and the first side wall, the other end of the first sliding chute extends to a corner of the front end wall and the second side wall, one end of the second sliding chute extends to a corner of the rear end wall and the first side wall, and the other end of the second sliding chute extends to a corner of the rear end wall and the second side wall, so that the partition board fits the first side wall or the second side wall as much as possible.

Optionally, each sliding mechanism comprises:

the sliding base is internally provided with a plug hole; and

and one end of the plug connector is inserted in the plug hole, and the other end of the plug connector passes through the first sliding groove or the second sliding groove and is fixedly connected with the partition board.

Optionally, the sliding partition mechanism further comprises:

a guide bar extending in the left-right direction of the drawer body;

the sliding base is provided with a connecting hole used for penetrating through the guide rod, so that the sliding base is restrained by the first sliding groove or the second sliding groove and the guide rod when moving.

Optionally, two sets of sliding diaphragm mechanisms arranged in parallel are included.

Optionally, the front end wall is provided with two independent third sliding grooves, the rear end wall is provided with two fourth sliding grooves aligned with the two third sliding grooves, the aligned third sliding grooves and the aligned fourth sliding grooves form a group of sliding groove groups, and each group of sliding groove groups is slidably connected with each set of sliding partition plate mechanism.

Optionally, the sliding partition mechanism further comprises:

the first limiting block and the second limiting block which are respectively positioned at two ends of the guide rod and the third limiting block which is positioned in the middle of the guide rod are respectively used for limiting the sliding clapboard mechanism to slide to corresponding positions.

Optionally, damping rings are arranged on one side of the first limiting block and one side of the second limiting block, which are close to the sliding partition mechanism, and on two sides of the third limiting block.

The drawer body is provided with the concave part in the middle of the top ends of the first side wall and the second side wall on the left side and the right side of the drawer body, and the concave part gives way for a hand of an operator when the sliding partition plate mechanism slides to the first side wall or the second side wall, namely is used for accommodating the hand of the operator, so that the sliding partition plate mechanism is operated to be close to the first side wall or the second side wall as far as possible, the gap between the sliding partition plate mechanism and the partition plate is reduced, the storage space of the drawer body is maximized when the drawer body does not need to be partitioned, and the user experience is.

Furthermore, the concave parts are arranged in the middle of the top ends of the first side wall and the second side wall, so that a user can be guided to operate the middle part of the sliding partition mechanism, the middle part of the sliding partition mechanism can be stressed more uniformly by shifting, the sliding partition mechanism can move smoothly, the phenomenon that when the sliding partition mechanism is shifted from one end, the front side and the rear side of the sliding partition mechanism are not moved synchronously due to unbalanced stress is avoided, and further the gap caused by the movement is avoided.

Further, because the two ends of the first sliding chute and the second sliding chute extend to the corners of the drawer body, the sliding partition mechanism can be attached to the first side wall or the second side wall as much as possible when sliding to the two sides of the drawer body, and therefore the gap between the partition and the first side wall or the second side wall of the drawer body is further reduced.

The above and other objects, advantages and features of the present invention will become more apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of specific embodiments thereof, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

Some specific embodiments of the invention will be described in detail hereinafter, by way of illustration and not limitation, with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numbers in the drawings identify the same or similar elements or components. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a drawer assembly according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a sliding bulkhead mechanism of a drawer assembly according to one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view at A in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view according to B in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of a drawer assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of a drawer body of a drawer assembly according to one embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic view of a position of a drawer assembly in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a drawer assembly according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 1, the present embodiment provides a drawer assembly 100 for a refrigerator, including a drawer body 10 and a sliding partition mechanism 20. The drawer body 10 comprises a bottom wall 11, a front end wall 12 and a rear end wall 13 which are oppositely arranged along the drawing direction, a first side wall 14 and a second side wall 15 which are respectively arranged at two sides of the front end wall 12 and the rear end wall 13, and a cavity for placing articles is defined by the bottom wall 11, the front end wall 12, the rear end wall 13, the first side wall 14 and the second side wall 15. The sliding partition mechanism 20 is parallel to the first side wall 14 and is located in the cavity, and the sliding partition mechanism 20 is configured to be slidable in the left-right direction of the drawer body 10. The top ends of the first side wall 14 and the second side wall 15 are provided with a recess 101 in the middle for providing give way when operating the sliding partition mechanism 20 to slide to the first side wall 14 or the second side wall 15, so that the sliding partition mechanism 20 fits to the first side wall 14 or the second side wall 15 as much as possible.

The embodiment is provided with a concave part 101 in the middle of the top end of the first side wall 14 and the second side wall 15 on the left and right sides of the drawer body 10, and the concave part 101 provides a way for the hand of the operator when the sliding partition plate mechanism 20 slides to the first side wall 14 or the second side wall 15, namely, the concave part 101 is used for accommodating the hand of the operator, so that the sliding partition plate mechanism 20 is operated to be close to the first side wall 14 or the second side wall 15 as much as possible, the gap between the sliding partition plate mechanism 20 and the partition plate 21 is reduced, the storage space of the drawer body 10 is maximized when the partition plate is not needed, and the user.

Further, the concave part 101 is arranged in the middle of the top ends of the first side wall 14 and the second side wall 15, so that a user can be guided to operate the middle part of the sliding partition mechanism 20, the stress of the sliding partition mechanism 20 can be more uniform by shifting the middle part of the sliding partition mechanism 20, the sliding partition mechanism is moved smoothly, the phenomenon that when the sliding partition mechanism 20 is shifted from one end, the front side and the rear side of the sliding partition mechanism 20 are not synchronously moved due to unbalanced stress is avoided, and further the gap caused by the movement is avoided.

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a sliding bulkhead mechanism of a drawer assembly according to one embodiment of the invention. In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the sliding partition mechanism 20 includes a partition 21 and two sliding mechanisms 22. As shown in fig. 1, the partition 21 is parallel to the first sidewall 14 and located in the cavity for dividing the cavity. The shape of the partition 21 is substantially the same as the size of the cross section of the drawer body 10. Two sliding mechanisms 22 are respectively disposed on both sides of the partition 21, and slidably connected to the front end wall 12 and the rear end wall 13.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 1, the front end wall 12 and the rear end wall 13 are respectively provided with a first sliding chute 121 and a second sliding chute 131, the first sliding chute 121 and the second sliding chute 131 are aligned in the front-rear direction of the drawer body 10 and both extend in the left-right direction of the drawer body 10, and the two sliding mechanisms 22 are respectively inserted into the first sliding chute 121 and the second sliding chute 131 and form a sliding connection. That is, in the present embodiment, the sliding of the sliding partition mechanism 20 relative to the drawer body 10 is accomplished by the connection form of the insertion sliding grooves. In other embodiments, the relative sliding between the two can be accomplished in the form of a sliding rail or the like. The first and

second chutes

121 and 131 of the present embodiment may also serve as an air opening to perform an air ventilation function.

In another embodiment, one end of the first sliding slot 121 extends to the corner of the front end wall 12 and the first side wall 14, the other end of the first sliding slot 121 extends to the corner of the front end wall 12 and the second side wall 15, one end of the second sliding slot 131 extends to the corner of the rear end wall 13 and the first side wall 14, and the other end of the second sliding slot 131 extends to the corner of the rear end wall 13 and the second side wall 15, so that the partition 21 fits the first side wall 14 or the second side wall 15 as much as possible.

Since the two ends of the first sliding chute 121 and the second sliding chute 131 extend to the corners of the drawer body 10, the sliding partition mechanism 20 can be attached to the first side wall 14 or the second side wall 15 as much as possible when sliding to the two sides of the drawer body 10, thereby further reducing the gap between the partition 21 and the first side wall 14 or the second side wall 15 of the drawer body 10.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view according to a in fig. 2. As shown in FIG. 3, in one embodiment, each slide mechanism 22 includes a slide base 221 and a plug 222. The sliding base 221 is provided with an insertion hole therein, one end of the plug 222 is inserted into the insertion hole, and the other end passes through the first sliding groove 121 or the second sliding groove 131 to be fixedly connected with the partition 21.

In another embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the sliding partition mechanism 20 further includes a guide bar 23 extending in the left-right direction of the drawer body 10. The guide bar 23 may be fixed at the drawer body 10. The sliding base 221 is provided with a connecting hole for penetrating the guide rod 23, so that the sliding base 221 is constrained by the first sliding groove 121 or the second sliding groove 131 and the guide rod 23 when moving, the sliding of the sliding base 221 is more stable, and the directivity is better.

In the embodiment described above, the drawer assembly 100 includes a set of sliding partition mechanisms 20 that can divide the drawer into two compartments. As shown in fig. 1, the sliding partition mechanism 20 of the drawer assembly 100 shown in fig. 1 is located at the side wall of the drawer body 10, and when the sliding partition mechanism 20 slides to the side wall of the drawer body 10, a larger chamber is formed in the drawer body 10.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the drawer assembly 100 includes two sets of parallel arranged sliding partition mechanisms 20. The present embodiment provides two sets of sliding partition mechanisms 20, which can divide the drawer body 10 into three independent chambers at most. Preferably, since the first sliding slot 121 and the second sliding slot 131 extend to the corners of the drawer body 10, when the partition 21 is not needed to partition the cavity of the drawer body 10, two sets of sliding partition mechanisms 20 can be respectively slid to both sides of the drawer body 10, so that the gap between the partition 21 and the side wall is as small as possible, and the space is maximized.

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of a drawer assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention. In another embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, the front end wall 12 is provided with two independent third sliding slots 122, the rear end wall 13 is provided with two fourth sliding slots 132 aligned with the two third sliding slots 122, and the aligned third and fourth sliding

slots

122 and 132 form a set of sliding slot groups, and each set of sliding slot groups is slidably connected with each set of sliding partition plate mechanisms 20. That is, in the present embodiment, each set of sliding partition mechanisms 20 slides in its corresponding sliding slot, and does not share one sliding slot.

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of a drawer body of a drawer assembly according to one embodiment of the present invention. In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, the left end of the third sliding slot 122 located on the left side of the front end wall 12 extends to the corner 102 of the front end wall 12 and the first side wall 14, and the right end of the third sliding slot 122 located on the right side of the front end wall 12 extends to the corner 103 of the front end wall 12 and the second side wall 15. The left end of the fourth sliding slot 132 on the left side of the rear end wall 13 extends to the corner 104 of the rear end wall 13 and the first side wall 14, and the right end of the fourth sliding slot 132 on the right side of the rear end wall 13 extends to the corner 105 of the rear end wall 13 and the second side wall 15. The chute is arranged so that the left panel 21 will conform as closely as possible to the first side wall 14 when moved to the first side wall 14 and the right panel 21 will conform as closely as possible to the second side wall 15 when moved to the second side wall 15.

In one embodiment, the sliding partition mechanism 20 further includes a first stopper 24 and a second stopper 25 respectively located at two ends of the guiding rod 23, and a third stopper 26 located at a middle position of the guiding rod 23, respectively for limiting the sliding of the sliding partition mechanism 20 to a corresponding position.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view according to B in fig. 2. In another embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, damping rings 27 are disposed on both sides of the first stopper 24 and the second stopper 25 near the sliding partition mechanism 20 and both sides of the third stopper 26. The provision of the damper ring 27 can effectively cushion the impact of the slide base 221 of the slide diaphragm mechanism 20 when sliding to this position. The damper ring 27 may be made of a silicone material.

Fig. 7 is a schematic view of a position of a drawer assembly in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention. The drawer assembly 100 of the above embodiment may be a drawer assembly in a general refrigerating chamber, or a temperature-changing drawer to a refrigerator. As shown in fig. 7, in one embodiment, the drawer assembly 100 is a temperature change drawer within the temperature change chamber 200 of a high-end french refrigerator 1000, the temperature change chamber 200 being generally independently disposed between the fresh food compartment and the freezer compartment of the refrigerator.

Thus, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that while a number of exemplary embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described in detail herein, many other variations or modifications consistent with the principles of the invention may be directly determined or derived from the disclosure of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the invention should be understood and interpreted to cover all such other variations or modifications.

Claims

1. A drawer assembly for a refrigerator, comprising:

a drawer body, comprising: the bottom wall, the front end wall and the rear end wall are oppositely arranged along the drawing direction, and the first side wall and the second side wall are respectively arranged at two sides of the front end wall and the rear end wall, so that a containing cavity for placing an article is jointly defined by the bottom wall, the front end wall, the rear end wall, the first side wall and the second side wall; and

a sliding partition mechanism parallel to the first side wall and located in the cavity, the sliding partition mechanism being configured to be slidable in a left-right direction of the drawer body; wherein,

the middle part of the top ends of the first side wall and the second side wall is provided with a concave part for providing abdication when the sliding clapboard mechanism is operated to slide to the first side wall or the second side wall, so that the sliding clapboard mechanism is attached to the first side wall or the second side wall as much as possible;

the sliding spacer mechanism includes:

the two sliding mechanisms are respectively arranged on two sides of the partition board and are in slidable connection with the front end wall and the rear end wall;

the front end wall and the rear end wall are respectively provided with a first sliding chute and a second sliding chute, the first sliding chute and the second sliding chute are aligned in the front-rear direction of the drawer body and extend along the left-right direction of the drawer body, and the two sliding mechanisms are respectively inserted into the first sliding chute and the second sliding chute and form sliding connection;

one end of the first chute extends to a corner of the front end wall and the first side wall, the other end of the first chute extends to a corner of the front end wall and the second side wall, one end of the second chute extends to a corner of the rear end wall and the first side wall, and the other end of the second chute extends to a corner of the rear end wall and the second side wall, so that the partition board is attached to the first side wall or the second side wall as much as possible;

each of the sliding mechanisms includes:

the sliding base is internally provided with a plug hole; and

and one end of the plug connector is inserted in the inserting hole, and the other end of the plug connector penetrates through the first sliding groove or the second sliding groove to be fixedly connected with the partition board.

2. The drawer assembly of claim 1,

the sliding partition mechanism further comprises:

a guide bar extending in a left-right direction of the drawer body;

the sliding base is provided with a connecting hole used for penetrating through the guide rod, so that the sliding base is constrained by the first sliding groove or the second sliding groove and the guide rod when moving.

3. The drawer assembly of claim 2,

comprises two sets of the sliding partition plate mechanisms which are arranged in parallel.

4. The drawer assembly of claim 3,

the front end wall is provided with two independent third sliding grooves, the rear end wall is provided with two fourth sliding grooves aligned with the two third sliding grooves, the aligned third sliding grooves and the aligned fourth sliding grooves form a group of sliding groove groups, and each group of sliding groove groups is in slidable connection with each set of sliding partition plate mechanism.

5. The drawer assembly of claim 4,

the sliding partition mechanism further comprises:

the first limiting block and the second limiting block which are respectively positioned at two ends of the guide rod and the third limiting block which is positioned in the middle position of the guide rod are respectively used for limiting the sliding partition mechanism to slide to corresponding positions.

6. The drawer assembly of claim 5,

the first limiting block and the second limiting block are close to one side of the sliding partition plate mechanism and two sides of the third limiting block are respectively provided with a damping ring.