Summary of the invention
The present invention is intended to solve at least one of technical problem that exists in the prior art.
For this reason, one object of the present invention is to propose a kind of adjustable rack assembly.
Adjustable rack assembly according to the embodiment of the invention comprises: left pedestal and right pedestal; Shelf, described shelf is used to shelve article; And left connecting rod and right connecting rod, first end of described left connecting rod and right connecting rod is connected on described left pedestal and the right pedestal respectively pivotly and second end of described left connecting rod and right connecting rod is connected the both sides of described shelf respectively pivotly so that described shelf can and be got between the object location mobile at initial position.
Adjustable rack assembly according to the embodiment of the invention, by left connecting rod and right connecting rod being set and making first end of described left connecting rod and right connecting rod be connected on described left pedestal and the right pedestal respectively pivotly and second end of described left connecting rod and right connecting rod is connected the both sides of described shelf respectively pivotly, make described shelf to move at initial position (corresponding to the preservation position in refrigerator) and described getting between the object location, therefore the adjustable height of this rack assembly is easy to use.
In addition, adjustable rack assembly according to the present invention also has following additional technical feature:
According to one embodiment of present invention, described left connecting rod and right connecting rod can be fastened on primary importance so that described shelf is fixed on described initial position by described left pedestal and right pedestal, and described left connecting rod and right connecting rod can be respectively rotate between the second place and the 3rd position to drive described shelf around described left pedestal and right pedestal and move in enable position and described getting between the object location.
According to one embodiment of present invention, first end of described left connecting rod and right connecting rod is provided with the holding section, be formed with draw-in groove on the lower surface of described holding section, described left pedestal and right pedestal comprise respectively: main body, described main body with contacted surface, described holding section on be formed with guide groove; And slide block, described slide block is located in the described guide groove and can slides along described guide groove, wherein, when described left connecting rod and right connecting rod are in described primary importance, thereby described slide block is fastened in the described draw-in groove and so that described slide block is fixed in the described guide groove described shelf is fixed on described initial position, when described left connecting rod and right connecting rod when described primary importance moves to the described second place, described slide block leaves described draw-in groove and slides to allow described left connecting rod and right connecting rod to turn to described the 3rd position around described left pedestal and right pedestal from the described second place respectively along described guide groove, when described left connecting rod and right connecting rod when described the 3rd position moves to described primary importance, described slide block slides into described draw-in groove along described guide groove and fastens.
According to one embodiment of present invention, described slide block is a cylindrical slider, and described draw-in groove is a U-lag.
According to one embodiment of present invention, described left pedestal and right pedestal also comprise respectively: elastic component, first end of described elastic component is fixed on the corresponding pedestal and second end is connected on the described slide block, described elastic component often is in compressive state, and when described left connecting rod with right connecting rod leaves described the 3rd position and when described primary importance direction moved, described elastic component was compressed in described holding section.
Wherein, described elastic component can be spring.
According to one embodiment of present invention, described left pedestal and right pedestal also comprise respectively: fixture, described fixture be located at described main body with contacted surface, described holding section on, wherein, first end of described spring is fixed on the described fixture.
According to one embodiment of present invention, described left pedestal and right pedestal also comprise respectively: the stopper section, when described left connecting rod and right connecting rod were in described the 3rd position, described holding section was connected on the described stopper section.
According to some embodiments of the present invention, described left pedestal and right pedestal are put make progress isolated two and described left connecting rod and right connecting rod before and after being included in respectively and are comprised two respectively with respectively corresponding described two left pedestals and two right pedestals.
According to other embodiment of the present invention, also comprise: left attached pedestal and right attached pedestal; And
Left side follower link and right follower link, first end of described left follower link and right follower link is connected on attached pedestal in a described left side and the right attached pedestal pivotly and second end of described left follower link and right follower link is connected the both sides of described shelf respectively pivotly, described left follower link and right follower link can be under the drive of described shelf around a left side attached pedestal and right attached pedestal rotate.
Additional aspect of the present invention and advantage part in the following description provide, and part will become obviously from the following description, or recognize by practice of the present invention.
The specific embodiment
Describe embodiments of the invention below in detail, the example of described embodiment is shown in the drawings, and wherein identical from start to finish or similar label is represented identical or similar elements or the element with identical or similar functions.Below by the embodiment that is described with reference to the drawings is exemplary, only is used to explain the present invention, and can not be interpreted as limitation of the present invention.
In description of the invention, it will be appreciated that, term " " center "; " vertically "; " laterally "; " on "; D score; " preceding ", " back ", " left side ", " right side ", " vertically ", " level ", " top ", " end " " interior ", close the orientation of indications such as " outward " or position is based on orientation shown in the drawings or position relation, only be that the present invention for convenience of description and simplification are described, rather than the device or the element of indication or hint indication must have specific orientation, therefore orientation structure and operation with specific can not be interpreted as limitation of the present invention.In addition, term " first ", " second " only are used to describe purpose, and can not be interpreted as indication or hint relative importance.
In description of the invention, need to prove that unless clear and definite regulation and qualification are arranged in addition, term " installation ", " linking to each other ", " connection " should be done broad understanding, for example, can be fixedly connected, also can be to removably connect, or connect integratedly; Can be mechanical connection, also can be to be electrically connected; Can be directly to link to each other, also can link to each other indirectly by intermediary, can be the connection of two element internals.For the ordinary skill in the art, can concrete condition understand above-mentioned term concrete implication in the present invention.
In addition, in description of the invention, except as otherwise noted, the implication of " a plurality of " is two or more.
Below with reference to the adjustable rack assembly of Fig. 1~Fig. 3 description according to the embodiment of the invention.
Rack assembly according to the embodiment of the invention, comprise that left pedestal 100 and right pedestal 100 are (because left and right sides base construction is identical, just be in the left and right sides of rack assembly respectively, only show one of them among the figure), shelf 200 and left connecting rod 300 and right connecting rod 300 (similarly, because the bar linkage structure identical left and right sides that just is in rack assembly respectively in the left and right sides only shows one of them among the figure).
Shelf 200 is used to shelve article.
First end (i.e. upper end among the figure) of a left side connecting rod 300 and right connecting rod 300 is connected on left pedestal 100 and the right pedestal 100 respectively pivotly and second end of left connecting rod 300 and right connecting rod 300 (i.e. lower end among the figure) is connected the both sides of shelf 200 respectively pivotly so that shelf 200 can be at initial position (as Fig. 1 a) and get between the object location (as Fig. 1 d) mobile.
Adjustable rack assembly according to the embodiment of the invention, by left connecting rod 300 and right connecting rod 300 being set and making first end of left connecting rod 300 and right connecting rod 300 be connected on left pedestal 100 and the right pedestal 100 respectively pivotly and second end of left connecting rod 300 and right connecting rod 300 is connected the both sides of shelf 200 respectively pivotly, make shelf 200 (to move at initial position corresponding to preservation position in refrigerator and described getting between the object location, therefore the adjustable height of this rack assembly is easy to use.
In some embodiments of the invention, wherein, a left side connecting rod 300 and right connecting rod 300 can be fastened on primary importance (being position shown in Fig. 1 a) so that shelf 200 is fixed on initial position by left pedestal 100 and right pedestal 100, and left connecting rod 300 and right connecting rod 300 can be respectively around left pedestal 100 and right pedestal 100 between the second place (position as shown in Fig. 1 b) and the 3rd position (position as shown in Fig. 1 d), rotates with drive shelf 200 enable position (position as shown in Fig. 1 b) and as described in get between the object location mobile.
According to the rack assembly of the foregoing description, can realize making shelf 200 in initial position, enable position with get between the object location and to move by simple frame for movement, that this rack assembly has is simple in structure, be convenient to manufacturing and installation, low cost and other advantages.
In some embodiments of the invention, first end of left connecting rod 300 and right connecting rod 300 is provided with holding section 310, is formed with draw-in groove 311 on the lower surface of holding section 310.Correspondingly, left pedestal 100 and right pedestal 100 comprise main body 110 and slide block 120 respectively, wherein main body 110 with 310 contacted surfaces, holding section on be formed with guide groove 111, slide block 120 is located in the guide groove 111 and can slides along guide groove 111.
When left connecting rod 300 and right connecting rod 300 were in described primary importance, as shown in Figure 1a, thereby slide block 120 was fastened in the draw-in groove 311 and slide block 120 is fixed in the guide groove 111 shelf 200 is fixed on described initial position.
When left connecting rod 300 and right connecting rod 300 when described primary importance moves to the described second place, shown in Fig. 1 b, slide block 120 leaves draw-in groove 311 and slides (for those of ordinary skills along guide groove 111, be understandable that concrete sliding distance can design according to size of holding section etc.) turn to described the 3rd position around described left pedestal 100 and right pedestal 100 from the described second place respectively to allow left connecting rod 300 and right connecting rod 300.
When left connecting rod 300 and right connecting rod 300 when described the 3rd position moves to described primary importance, slide block 120 slides into draw-in groove 311 along guide groove 111 and fastens.
Rack assembly according to the foregoing description, can be by realizing shelf 200 cooperating between holding section 310 and the slide block 120 in initial position, enable position and get moving between the object location, advantage such as the rack assembly with this structure is simple in structure, combination is stable.
Wherein, slide block 120 can be cylindrical slider 120, and draw-in groove 311 is can U-lag.Thus, can make to cooperate more stablely between slide block 120 and the draw-in groove 311, slide block 120 is more smooth and easy along the slip of guide groove 111 simultaneously, thereby can reduce fault.
According to one embodiment of present invention, left side pedestal 100 and right pedestal 100 also comprise elastic component 130 (for example spring) respectively, first end of elastic component 130 is fixed on the corresponding pedestal 100 and second end is connected on the slide block 120, elastic component 130 often is in compressive state, and when left connecting rod 300 with right connecting rod 300 leaves described the 3rd position and when described primary importance direction moves, holding section 310 compression elastic pieces 130.
Herein, need to prove, so-called " elastic component 130 often is in compressive state " is meant, when shelf is in initial position (that is to say and be in rotine positioning in refrigerator), elastic component is in compressive state, thus, when described primary importance moved to the described second place, elastic component 130 can be pushed slide block 120 in the draw-in groove 311 open and slides along guide groove 111 by elastic restoring force at left connecting rod 300 and right connecting rod 300.
Since when left connecting rod 300 and right connecting rod 300 when described primary importance moves to the described second place, elastic component 130 is pushed slide block 120 in the draw-in groove 311 open and is slided along guide groove 111, can allow left connecting rod 300 and right connecting rod 300 to turn to described the 3rd position around left pedestal 100 and right pedestal 100 from the described second place respectively.Because when left connecting rod 300 with right connecting rod 300 leaves described the 3rd position and holding section 310 compression elastic pieces 130 when described primary importance direction moves, therefore when left connecting rod 300 and right connecting rod 300 when described the 3rd position moves to described primary importance, elastic component 130 promotes slide block 120 and slides along guide groove 111 under the effect of elastic restoring force, thereby slide block 120 is fastened in the draw-in groove 311, that is to say and shelf 200 can be fixed on initial position.
Rack assembly with this structure to satisfy above-mentioned condition, can easily realize that shelf 200 is in initial position, enable position with get switching between the object location by design flexibility part 130 and holding section 310.This is simple in structure, need not other attached drive units, not only be convenient to the operation and energy consumption low, help reducing cost.
In preferred exemplary of the present invention, left pedestal 100 and right pedestal 100 also comprise fixture 140 respectively, fixture 140 be located at main body 110 with 310 contacted surfaces, holding section on, wherein, first end of described spring is fixed on the described fixture 140.Thus, can be so that the stress of spring to be more reasonable, moving of shelf 200 is more smooth and easy.
In some embodiments of the invention, left pedestal 100 and right pedestal 100 also comprise stopper section 150 respectively, and when left connecting rod 300 and right connecting rod 300 were in described the 3rd position, holding section 310 was connected on the stopper section 150.That is to say, limit described the 3rd position by stopper section 150.Rack assembly with this structure, can avoid on the one hand shelf 200 in moving process because rocking of causing of effect of inertia, can set described the 3rd position as required on the other hand, thus can make layout in the cool room more reasonable and be unlikely to cause and miscellaneous part between interference.
In some embodiments of the invention, left pedestal 100 and right pedestal 100 are included in respectively that isolated two and left connecting rod 300 and right connecting rod 300 comprise two respectively with respectively corresponding two left pedestals 100 and two right pedestals 100 on the fore-and-aft direction.
In some embodiments of the invention, rack assembly also comprises left attached pedestal 100 ' and right attached pedestal 100 '; And left follower link 300 ' and right follower link 300 ', first end (i.e. upper end among the figure) of left side follower link 300 ' and right follower link 300 ' is connected left attached pedestal 100 ' pivotly and right attached pedestal 100 ' is gone up and second end (i.e. lower end among the figure) of left follower link 300 ' and right follower link 300 ' is connected the both sides of shelf 200 respectively pivotly, left follower link 300 ' and right follower link 300 ' can be under the drive of shelf 200 around a left side attached pedestal 100 ' and right attached pedestal 100 ' rotate.
That is to say, rack assembly both can have left pedestal 100 and right pedestal 100 and the left connecting rod 300 and the right connecting rod 300 of the structure among isolated two groups of above-mentioned arbitrary embodiment on fore-and-aft direction, also can be that the left pedestal 100 of front side and right pedestal 100 and left connecting rod 300 and right connecting rod 300 are said structure, and the left attached pedestal 100 ' of rear side be common pivot syndeton (for example being connected by pivotal axis) with right attached pedestal 100 ' and left follower link 300 ' with right follower link 300 '.
Below with reference to the moving process of accompanying drawing 2 descriptions according to the rack assembly of the embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 shows the schematic flow sheet according to the moving process of the rack assembly of the embodiment of the invention, wherein shelf is in initial position among the 2a, shelf is in enable position among Fig. 2 b, shelf is in enable position and the centre position (be shelf from enable position to the mobile way of getting object location) of getting object location among Fig. 2 c, shelf is in and gets object location among Fig. 2 d, shelf is in the centre position (being that shelf is returning to the way of initial position from getting object location) of getting object location and initial position among Fig. 2 e, shelf is in the position that is about to become again initial position among Fig. 2 f, and shelf returns to initial position among Fig. 2 g.
Shown in Fig. 2 a, when shelf 200 was in initial position, slide block 120 was stuck close in the draw-in groove 311, can be along guide groove 111 slips at the gravity effect sliding block 120 of whole shelf.
When needs are taken the article that are placed on the shelf 200, shelf 200 upwards is drawn to enable position forward, slide block 120 left draw-in groove 311 and slided at the effect lower edge guide groove 111 of the elastic restoring force of spring 130 shown in Fig. 2 b this moment.
After this, unclamp shelf 200, shown in Fig. 2 c, shelf 200 drives left and right connecting rod 300 and does counterclockwise to rotate under the gravity effect.
Then, shown in Fig. 2 d, shelf 200 continues to fall to being connected on the stopper section 140 until holding section 310, and shelf 200 stops to fall, and slide block 120 is positioned at the inboard of holding section 310.At this moment, can make things convenient for the user to take the article that are shelved on the shelf.
Take when article and to finish and user shelf 200 need be returned to original state the time, upwards spur shelf 200 forward, shown in Fig. 2 e, shelf 200 drives left and right connecting rod 300 and clockwise rotates, and in this process, holding section 310 compression elastic pieces 130.
When shelf 200 moves to certain position, shown in Fig. 2 f, slide block 200 under the effect of elastic restoring force along the holding section 310 surface move to draw-in groove 311.
After this, slide block 120 is stuck close in the draw-in groove 311, thereby shelf 200 is returned to initial position, shown in Fig. 2 a.After this, even the user unclamps hand, shelf 200 can not move yet under the cooperation of draw-in groove 311 and slide block 120.
Below with reference to the refrigerator of accompanying drawing 3 descriptions according to the embodiment of the invention.
Refrigerator according to the embodiment of the invention comprises casing 1, chamber door 2 and rack assembly.
Wherein, casing 1 is provided with in opening and the casing 1 and is limited with cool room.
Chamber door 2 is pivotably mounted on the casing 1 to open and close described opening.
Described rack assembly is according to the described adjustable rack assembly of above-mentioned arbitrary embodiment, wherein left pedestal 100 and right pedestal 100 be located at respectively on the left side wall of described cool room and the right side wall in case shelf 200 in described initial position, enable position with get between the object location and move.
Other formations and operation according to the refrigerator of the embodiment of the invention all are known for those of ordinary skills, are not described in detail here.
According to the refrigerator of the embodiment of the invention owing to have an adjustable shelf, therefore use more convenient, more help rationally using the cool room inner space.
In the description of this specification, concrete feature, structure, material or characteristics that the description of reference term " embodiment ", " some embodiment ", " illustrative examples ", " example ", " concrete example " or " some examples " etc. means in conjunction with this embodiment or example description are contained at least one embodiment of the present invention or the example.In this manual, the schematic statement to above-mentioned term not necessarily refers to identical embodiment or example.And concrete feature, structure, material or the characteristics of description can be with the suitable manner combination in any one or more embodiment or example.
Although illustrated and described embodiments of the invention, those having ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that: can carry out multiple variation, modification, replacement and modification to these embodiment under the situation that does not break away from principle of the present invention and aim, scope of the present invention is limited by claim and equivalent thereof.