CN108800702B

CN108800702B - Refrigerator with a door

Info

Publication number: CN108800702B
Application number: CN201710291841.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 江鑫; 陈青华
Original assignee: BSH Home Appliances Co Ltd; Bo Xihua Electric Jiangsu Co Ltd
Current assignee: BSH Home Appliances Co Ltd; Bo Xihua Electric Jiangsu Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-04-28
Filing date: 2017-04-28
Publication date: 2021-07-06
Anticipated expiration: 2037-04-28
Also published as: CN108800702A

Abstract

A refrigerator (1) comprising a storage compartment (2) and a storage unit (3), the storage unit (3) comprising: a support base (31) installed in the storage chamber (2), and a storage container (32) connected to and supported by the support base (31). The invention carries the storage container (32) to move in the height and depth directions through the movement of the supporting base (31), thereby changing the carrying mode of the existing shelf with fixed positions, the supporting base (31) can be switched at least between a first position (P1) and a second position (P2), one of the first position (P1) and the second position (P2) can be a position which is not easy for a user to stretch out and access, the storage container (32) is conveyed to the position which is easy for the user to access through the switching of the position of the supporting base (31), and the storage container moves to the position after the access is finished, on one hand, the access mode is flexible, and on the other hand, the utilization rate of the storage space can be improved.

Description

Refrigerator with a door

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of refrigeration, in particular to a refrigerator.

Background

The refrigerator is a low-temperature storage device, and the existing refrigerator in the market generally adopts a placing tray and the like to carry stored objects. Practical use shows that the carrying mode of the tray is rigid and inflexible because the occupied position of the tray is fixed and a user stretches out and is difficult to access articles at the position close to the rear wall. In addition, there is still a portion of space in the storage compartment of the refrigerator, such as a low utilization of the head space.

The present invention provides a refrigerator that improves upon at least one of the above problems.

Disclosure of Invention

One of the purposes of the invention is to improve the space utilization rate of the storage chamber in the refrigerator.

The second purpose of the invention is to improve the convenience of the user to access the articles.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a refrigerator including a storage chamber having a front opening and a storage unit, wherein the storage unit includes:

a storage container connected to and supported by the support base;

wherein the support base is movably mounted within the storage compartment between a first position and a second position, the storage container having a displacement in height and depth directions when the support base is moved from the first position to the second position. The invention carries the storage container to move in the height and depth directions through the movement of the supporting base part, thereby changing the bearing mode of the existing placing tray with fixed position, the supporting base part can be switched at least between a first position and a second position, one of the first position and the second position can be a position which is not easy for a user to stretch out and access, the storage container is conveyed to a position which is easy for the user to access through the switching of the position of the supporting base part, and the storage container moves to the position after the access, on one hand, the access mode is flexible, and on the other hand, the utilization rate of the storage space can be improved.

In an alternative, the storage container has an included angle between the planes of the fetching openings when in the first position and the second position. One of the first position and the second position, for example, the first position, may be a position where a user is not easily able to reach, and at this time, the article taking opening is located at a position where the article is easily stored, i.e., facing an inner wall of the storage chamber; when the storage container is in a position where the user can easily reach the storage container, such as the second position, the fetching opening is in a position where the object can be easily taken and put, such as the fetching opening is forward or upward.

In the second position, the storage container is adjacent to the front opening. The support base part moves the storage container to the position close to the front opening of the storage chamber, and the storage container is convenient for a user to access relative to the position far away from the front opening.

In the first position, the storage container is adjacent an inner wall of the storage compartment, such as a top wall. The support base moves the storage container to be adjacent to the inner wall of the storage chamber, and the utilization rate of the storage space near the inner wall can be improved.

In an alternative, the support base comprises a plate-like base pad. Instead of the plate-shaped base mat, a frame-type base mat may be used, in which case the storage container is fixed into the frame of the base mat. The support base comprises a base pad, and can also comprise support edgings which are positioned on two sides of the base pad and are suitable for being supported on the inner side wall of the storage chamber.

In an alternative, the base pad includes a support side to which the storage container is fixed, the support side facing the front opening in the second position. The support side faces the front opening to expose the storage container to a user for convenient access to the contents.

In the alternative, the storage container moves downwardly and forwardly as the support base moves from the first position to the second position. The forward movement can easily transport the storage to near the front opening of the storage compartment; the downward movement can improve the space utilization rate of the top of the storage room, and the downward movement is closer to the height of the human body stretching hand.

In an alternative, a) there is a detachable connection between the storage container and the support base, for example by means of adhesive buttons or hooks; or b) the storage container and the support base may be connected by fixing means, for example by means of screws, snap-fit structures or the like.

In an alternative aspect, a) the base pad includes: and a plurality of rigid support portions connected to each other so as to be relatively rotatable, wherein the storage container is connected to the rigid support portions. In another embodiment, b) the base pad may be entirely composed of a bendable portion, and in this case, the storage container may be connected to the bendable portion.

In an alternative, the base pad further comprises a connection between adjacent rigid supports, the connection being flexible or being a pivotal connection. The flexible or pivot connection device can realize the integral bending of the base pad, and the movement direction can be adjusted when the base pad moves between the first position and the second position.

In an alternative, the storage compartment may include a pair of guide portions in the storage compartment, the support base may be mounted to the guide portions, the guide member may include a first guide portion extending in a front-rear direction and a second guide portion connected to the first guide portion and extending in a height direction, and the support base may be adapted to slide along the first and second guide portions. The guide part can guide in the movement process of the support base part, and the support base part is prevented from being separated. The guide part can be arranged on two side walls of the storeroom, the two side walls can be inner container walls of the box body, and the two side walls can also be clapboards for separating the inner space of the box body to form each storeroom.

In an alternative, the guide portion a) is a convex rail, the surface of the convex rail is provided with a plurality of openings arranged along the extending direction of the convex rail, one side of the base pad, which is back to the supporting side, is provided with a barb, and the barb enters the opening to position the base pad. The guide part may further b) be a groove having a stopper at a distal end of a vertical part thereof.

In an alternative aspect, the storage container includes: the front part of the box body is provided with an article taking opening, and the cover body is connected to the top wall of the box body and covers the article taking opening; the rear wall of the box is connected to the support base. The storage container with the cover body can provide a relatively closed storage space, and prevents the taint of the odor between foods.

In an alternative, the bottom wall of the case extends in the front-rear direction over a length greater than that of the top wall. The box cover of the box body meeting the conditions is in a vertical inclined position and can be covered by self gravity.

In the alternative, the support base has a handle to improve the ease with which the support base can be moved between the first and second positions.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a support base of a storage unit in a refrigerator in a first position according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of the support base of FIG. 1 in a second position;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of a support base of the storage unit in the refrigerator of FIG. 1;

fig. 4 and 5 are schematic views of the storage container from two different perspectives;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of the refrigerator of fig. 1 with a storage unit removed;

fig. 7 is an enlarged view of the guide portion in fig. 6.

List of reference numerals:

refrigerator 1 front opening 20

Storage compartment 2 storage unit 3

Support base 31 storage container 32

First position P1 second position P2

Base pad 310 supports side 310a

Hard support 310b and connecting part 310c

Hook 33 support edge strip 311

Guide part 21 first guide part 21a

Second guide portion 21b stopper 21c

Top wall 2a of storage compartment box 321

Top wall 321a of box body and cover body 322

Rear wall 321b of case bottom wall 321c of case

Handle 312

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a support base of a storage unit in a refrigerator in a first position according to an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 2 is a schematic view of the support base of fig. 1 in a second position.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the refrigerator 1 includes a storage chamber 2 having a front opening 20, and a storage unit 3, wherein the storage unit 3 includes:

a support base 31 supported inside the storage chamber 2;

a storage container 32 connected to and supported by the support base 31;

the support base 31 is movably installed within the storage compartment 2 between a first position P1 and a second position P2, and the storage container 32 has a displacement in height and depth directions when the support base 31 moves from the first position P1 to the second position P2.

It can be seen that when the support base 31 is in the first position P1, the storage container 32 is in the stowed state; in the second position P2, the storage container 32 is in an accessible item state. In the storage state, the storage container 32 is adjacent to an inner wall of the storage compartment 2, i.e., the top wall 2a in fig. 1, but may be adjacent to a rear wall in other embodiments. In the accessible article state, the storage container 32 is adjacent to the front opening 20 of the storage compartment 2. As such, when the support base 31 moves from the first position P1 to the second position P2, the storage container 32 moves downward and forward. The advantages of the above arrangement are: the storage container 32 is accommodated near the top wall 2a, so that the space utilization rate of the top of the storage chamber 2 can be improved; the support base 31 transports the storage container 32 away from the above-mentioned space at the top of the storage compartment 2 to the front opening 20 when storing/taking articles into/from the storage container 32, and is more convenient for a user to access articles from the storage container 32.

In fig. 1 and 2, the two side walls of the storage chamber 2 supported by the support base 31 are the right side wall of the inner container of the refrigerator and the left side wall of the storage chamber is a partition dividing the inner container into a plurality of storage chambers. In this embodiment, the support base 31 is supported on both side walls of the storage chamber 2 near the top wall 2 a. In other embodiments, the supporting base 31 may be supported at any position, such as the middle portion of the two side walls of the storage chamber 2, the position near the bottom wall, etc., where the user is not easy to access the articles, which is not limited by the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a structural schematic view of a support base of the storage unit in the refrigerator of fig. 1. Fig. 4 and 5 are schematic views of the storage container from two different viewing angles. In this embodiment, the storage container 32 and the support base 31 are detachably connected by the hook 33, and in other embodiments, the detachable connection may be realized by adhesion, for example, a surface of the support base 31 and a rear wall of the storage container 32 are provided with sticky buttons. In addition to the detachable connection, in other embodiments, the fixed connection between the storage container 32 and the support base 31 may be achieved by screws or the like.

As shown with reference to fig. 3, the support base 31 may include: a plate-shaped base pad 310, and support bars 311 positioned at both sides of the base pad 310 and adapted to be supported on the inner side walls of the storage chamber 2.

The base pad 310 has a supporting side 310a to which the storage container 32 is fixed, and the other side opposite to the supporting side 310 a.

The base pad 310 includes: the plurality of rigid support portions 310b are connected to each other such that adjacent rigid support portions 310b are relatively rotatable, and the storage container 32 is connected to the rigid support portions 310 b. Specifically, a connecting portion 310c is disposed between adjacent rigid support portions 310b, and the rotatable connection is achieved by providing the connecting portion 310c as flexible or as a pivotal connection means. The rigid support 310b may be a rigid plastic, metal, or the like. The flexible connecting portion 310c may be made of a soft material, such as soft plastic. The base pad 310 may be formed by attaching a hard plastic to a soft plastic surface when it is manufactured. In other embodiments, the connecting portion 310c may also be a rigid rotatable member, for example, in two adjacent rigid supporting portions 310b, one of the two rigid supporting portions is provided with an arc-shaped receiving groove, and the other one is provided with an arc-shaped protrusion having a handle, and the arc-shaped protrusion is embedded in the arc-shaped receiving groove and can rotate along the inner surface of the receiving groove, but cannot be removed. The rigid support portion 310b with the handle drives the handle to rotate, and the handle drives the arc-shaped protrusion to rotate in the arc-shaped accommodating groove of the other rigid support portion 310b, so that one rigid support portion 310b rotates relative to the adjacent rigid support portion 310 b.

The base pad 310 may also have a handle 312.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, the storage container 32 includes: a box 321 with a fetching opening in the front, and a cover 322 connected to the box top wall 321a and covering the fetching opening. Wherein the rear wall 321b of the case 321 is connected to the base pad 310.

In the storage container 32, the bottom wall 321c of the box body 321 extends in the front-rear direction longer than the top wall 321 a. In other words, when the lid 322 is closed to the access opening of the box 321, it does not hang vertically, but is in an inclined state before reaching the vertically hanging state. The above-described shape of the case 321 is advantageous in that: the lid 322 can be closed by its own weight of the case 321.

Referring to fig. 1, in the first position P1 of the support base 31, the access opening of the box 321 is in a position where articles are easily stored, i.e., toward the top wall 2a of the storage chamber 2. Referring to fig. 2, in the second position P2, the access opening is in a position for easy access to the article, such as forward or upward. The two positions P1 and P2 form an included angle between the planes of the fetching openings. And for the second position P2, the support side 310a of the support base 31 faces the front opening 20 of the storage compartment 2.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of the refrigerator of fig. 1 with a storage unit removed; fig. 7 is an enlarged view of the guide portion in fig. 6.

Referring to fig. 6 and 7, in order to facilitate the movement of the support base 31, i.e., the movement between the first position P1 and the second position P2, and to improve the lifespan of the support base 31 and the storage container 32, the inner side walls of the storage chamber 2 are provided with guides 21 to guide the movement of the support base 31. The guide part 21 may include a first guide part 21a extending in the front-rear direction and a second guide part 21b connected to the first guide part 21a and extending in the height direction, and the support base 31 is adapted to slide along the first and

second guide parts

21a and 21 b.

The first guide portion 21a can make the supporting base 31 and the storage container 32 in a storage state, and occupy a horizontal position, thereby improving space utilization. The second guide portion 21b is positioned in front of the first guide portion 21a, so that the support base 31 and the storage container 32 can be drawn down to be adjacent to the front opening 20 of the storage chamber 2, thereby facilitating the user to access the stored goods in the storage container 32.

In other embodiments, the first guide portion 21a and the second guide portion 21b may be arranged to be approximately horizontal and approximately vertical according to the arrangement of other components in the storage chamber 2; the second guide portion 21b may be omitted.

Referring to fig. 6 and 7, the guide portion 21 may be a groove, and a stop 21c may be provided at a distal end of a second guide portion 21b of the groove to position the second position P2; the distal end of the first guide portion 21a of the groove is opened, and a gap is provided between the distal end of the first guide portion 21a and the rear wall of the storage chamber 2. This gap provides an operating space for the support base 31 to fit into the recess via the horizontal end of the recess.

In other embodiments, the guide portion 21 may be a convex rail. The surface of the protruding rail, specifically the upper surface of the first guiding portion 21a and the front surface of the second guiding portion 21b, has a plurality of openings arranged along the extending direction of the protruding rail. The back of the support base 31 has barbs that are pulled down on the support base 31 and into an opening to position the support base 31 and pushed up on the support base 31 to disengage the barbs from the opening.

In addition, in order to realize the partitioned storage, as shown in fig. 2, a plurality of storage containers 32 may be sequentially arranged in a curling direction on the support base 31.

Although the present invention is disclosed above, the present invention is not limited thereto. Various changes and modifications may be effected therein by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Claims

1. A refrigerator (1) comprising a storage compartment (2) having a front opening (20) and a storage unit (3), characterized in that the storage unit (3) comprises:

a support base (31) mounted within the storage chamber (2);

a storage container (32) connected to and supported by the support base (31);

wherein the support base (31) is movably mounted within the storage compartment (2) between a first position (P1) and a second position (P2), the storage container (32) having a displacement in height and depth direction when the support base (31) is moved from the first position (P1) to the second position (P2); in the first position (P1), the access opening of the storage container (32) is directed towards the top wall (2a) of the storage compartment (2), and in the second position (P2), the access opening of the storage container (32) is directed forwards.

2. A refrigerator (1) as in claim 1, characterized by the fact that the storage container (32) has an angle between the planes of the access opening when in the first position (P1) and in the second position (P2).

3. A refrigerator (1) as in claim 1, characterized by the storage container (32) being adjacent to the front opening (20) in the second position (P2).

4. A refrigerator (1) as in claim 1, characterized by the storage container (32) being adjacent to the inner wall of the storage compartment (2) in the first position (P1).

5. A refrigerator (1) as in claim 4, characterized by the storage container (32) being adjacent to the top wall (2a) of the storage compartment (2) in the first position (P1).

6. A refrigerator (1) as in claim 1, characterized by the support base (31) comprising a plate-like base pad (310).

7. A refrigerator (1) as in claim 6, characterized by the base pad (310) comprising a supporting side (310a) to which the storage container (32) is fixed, the supporting side (310a) facing the front opening (20) in the second position (P2).

8. A refrigerator (1) as in claim 1, characterized by the storage container (32) moving downwards and forwards when the support base (31) moves from a first position (P1) to a second position (P2).

9. A refrigerator (1) as in claim 1, characterized by the fact that the storage container (32) is removably connected to the support base (31).

10. A refrigerator (1) as in claim 6, characterized by the base pad (310) comprising: and a plurality of rigid support parts (310b), wherein adjacent rigid support parts (310b) are connected in a relatively rotatable manner, and the storage container (32) is connected to the rigid support parts (310 b).

11. A refrigerator (1) as in claim 10, characterized by the base pad (310) further comprising a connecting portion (310c) between adjacent stiff supports (310b), said connecting portion (310c) being flexible or a pivotal connection.

12. A refrigerator (1) as in claim 6, characterized by comprising a pair of guides (21) located inside the storage compartment (2), the support base (31) being mounted to the guides (21), the guides (21) comprising a first guide (21a) extending in the front-rear direction and a second guide (21b) connected to the first guide (21a) extending in the height direction, the support base (31) being adapted to slide along the first and second guides (21a, 21 b).

13. A refrigerator (1) as in claim 12, characterized by the guide (21) being a protruding rail, the surface of which has openings arranged in the direction of extension of the rail, the side of the base pad (310) facing away from the support side (310a) having barbs that enter the openings to locate the base pad (310).

14. A refrigerator (1) as in claim 1, characterized by the storage container (32) comprising: a box body (321) with a fetching opening in the front, and a cover body (322) which is connected with the top wall (321a) of the box body (321) and covers the fetching opening; the rear wall (321b) of the box (321) is connected to the support base (31).

15. A refrigerator (1) as in claim 14 wherein the bottom wall (321c) of the box (321) extends in a front-to-rear direction a greater length than the top wall (321 a).

16. A refrigerator (1) as in claim 1, characterized by the support base (31) having a handle (312).