CN109696031B

CN109696031B - Refrigerator shelf assembly and refrigerator

Info

Publication number: CN109696031B
Application number: CN201811011931.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴乔晔; 张奎; 王英星
Original assignee: Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-08-31
Filing date: 2018-08-31
Publication date: 2021-08-24
Anticipated expiration: 2038-08-31
Also published as: CN109696031A

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of refrigeration equipment, in particular to a refrigerator rack assembly and a refrigerator. The rack comprises a shelf, a bracket which can be pivotally connected to one side of the shelf, a pivoting piece which is used for connecting the other side of the shelf and a support piece, when the rack is unfolded, the shelf rotates to form a first angle with the side wall, and the bracket rotates to form a second angle with the shelf and is supported on the support piece; when the rack is folded, the shelf rotates to be attached to the corresponding side wall, and the support rotates to be attached to the shelf. By the design that the rack can be unfolded, folded and retracted, the inner wall of the refrigerator is concise, and the production process is simplified; meanwhile, the state of the rack assembly can be freely adjusted according to the requirement when the rack assembly is used by a user, the operation is simple and convenient, the space utilization rate is improved, the energy is saved, and the stability of the rack assembly is improved through the stable matching of the support and the support.

Description

Refrigerator shelf assembly and refrigerator

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of refrigeration equipment, in particular to a refrigerator rack assembly and a refrigerator.

Background

The refrigerator is a household appliance essential for storing food, and the conventional refrigerator generally adopts a rack placed on a concave-convex structure on an inner container on the side wall of a refrigerator body or in a hole in the rear wall in an internal chamber, so that the internal space of the refrigerator is utilized.

For example, chinese patent No. 102997594 discloses a refrigerator including a shelf assembly including a plurality of shelves rotatably provided in a refrigerating compartment between an operating position in which the plurality of shelves are horizontally spaced from each other from bottom to top and a collapsed position in which the plurality of shelves are vertically stacked from front to rear.

However, the arrangement areas of the shelves from top to bottom are reduced in sequence, and no supporting structure is arranged on the front side of each layer after the shelves are opened, so that the space utilization rate is low, and the stability is weak.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the technical problem, the invention provides a refrigerator shelf assembly and a refrigerator.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an embodiment as follows: a refrigerator rack assembly is arranged in a storage compartment of a refrigerator, the storage compartment comprises a rear wall and two side walls extending from two sides of the rear wall, the rack assembly comprises at least one rack which is arranged at intervals in the vertical direction, the rack comprises a shelf, a support which can be connected with one side of the shelf in a pivoting mode, a pivoting piece and a support piece which are used for connecting the other side of the shelf, and the pivoting piece and the support piece are respectively arranged on the two opposite side walls;

when the rack is unfolded, the shelf rotates to form a first angle with the side wall, and the bracket rotates to form a second angle with the shelf and is supported on the supporting piece;

when the rack is folded, the shelf rotates to be attached to the corresponding side wall, and the support rotates to be attached to the shelf.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, at least two of the pivoting members are disposed on two side walls in a staggered manner from bottom to top.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the pivot member of the lower rack is a support member of the adjacent upper rack.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the vertical distance between the pivoting members of two adjacent racks on the same side wall is greater than or equal to the length of the shelf of the rack located below.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the shelf is provided with at least two clamping portions for fixing the bracket and the shelf.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the clamping portion includes a first clamping position and a second clamping position for clamping the bracket, when the bracket is clamped in the first clamping position, the bracket and the shelf are in a second angle state, and when the bracket is clamped in the second clamping position, the bracket and the shelf are attached to each other.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the pivot member includes a pivot portion and a fixing portion fixedly connecting the pivot portion and the side wall.

As a further refinement of an embodiment of the invention, the first angle and the second angle are both 90 °.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention further provides a refrigerator, which includes the above refrigerator rack assembly, the refrigerator includes a storage compartment, and the refrigerator rack assembly is disposed in the storage compartment.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the storage compartment further includes a bottom wall, and the rack disposed at the lowermost position is supported by the bottom wall.

The invention has the beneficial effects that: according to the refrigerator rack assembly and the refrigerator, the inner wall of the storage compartment is integrally concise and the production process is simplified through the design that the rack can be unfolded, folded and retracted; meanwhile, the state of the rack assembly can be freely adjusted according to the requirement when a user uses the rack assembly, the operation is simple and convenient, and the problems of cold energy loss and the like caused by taking out and installing the rack in the common technical scheme are solved, so that the energy is saved; the space utilization rate of the opposite object chamber is improved, and the rack assembly is high in stability through the stable matching of the bracket and the support.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the application and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the application and together with the description serve to explain the application and not to limit the application. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a rack according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a rack partially stowed in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

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

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a clamping portion according to an embodiment of the present invention;

the rack comprises 100 parts of a rack assembly, 1 part of a rack, 11 part of a shelf, 12 part of a bracket, 13 part of a pivoting part, 131 part of a pivoting part, 132 part of a fixing part, 14 part of a supporting part, 15 part of a clamping part, 151 part of a first clamping position, 152 part of a second clamping position, 2 part of a side wall and 3 part of a bottom wall.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the technical solutions of the present application will be described in detail and completely with reference to the following specific embodiments of the present application and the accompanying drawings. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified and limited, it is to be noted that the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be interpreted broadly, and may be, for example, a mechanical connection or an electrical connection, a communication between two elements, a direct connection, or an indirect connection via an intermediate medium, and specific meanings of the terms may be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the present invention provides a rack assembly 100 for a refrigerator, which is disposed in a compartment of the refrigerator, the compartment includes a rear wall and two side walls 2 extending from two sides of the rear wall, the rack assembly 100 includes at least one rack 1 arranged at intervals in a vertical direction, the rack 1 includes a shelf 11, a bracket 12 pivotably connected to one side of the shelf 11, a pivot 13 for connecting the other side of the shelf 11, and a support 14, the pivot 13 and the support 14 are respectively disposed on the two opposite side walls 2;

as shown in fig. 1, when the rack 1 is unfolded, the shelf 11 is rotated to a first angle with the side wall 2, and the bracket 12 is rotated to a second angle with the shelf 11 and supported on the support 14;

as shown in fig. 2, when the rack 1 is folded, the shelf 11 rotates to be attached to the corresponding side wall 2, and the bracket 12 rotates to be attached to the shelf 11, so that the inner wall of the compartment is compact and the production process is simplified due to the design that the rack 1 can be unfolded, folded and folded; meanwhile, the user can freely adjust the state of the rack assembly 100 according to the requirement in use, the operation is simple and convenient, and the problems of cold energy loss and the like caused by taking out and installing the rack in the common technical scheme are solved, so that the energy is saved; space utilization of the opposed compartment is improved, and the rack assembly 100 is stable by the stable cooperation of the bracket 12 and the support 14.

Specifically, the first angle and the second angle are both 90 °, that is, when the rack 1 is unfolded, the shelf 11 is rotated to be perpendicular to the side wall 2, and the bracket 12 is rotated to be perpendicular to the shelf 11 and supported on the support 14, so that the articles are placed on the shelf 11 in the most stable state.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, at least two of the pivoting members 13 are disposed on two side walls 2 in a staggered manner from bottom to top, that is, any one of the pivoting members 13 and the previous pivoting member 13 are disposed on the two side walls 2 respectively, and the spatial utilization of the storage space is improved by the staggered position design; of course, if the pivoting members 13 are all disposed on the same side wall 2 or otherwise, the object of the present invention can be achieved as long as the bracket 12 is stably supported by the supporting member 14.

In the present embodiment, the pivot 13 of the lower rack 1 is the support 14 of the adjacent upper rack 1, i.e. the pivot 13 of the lower rack 1 abuts against the bracket 14 of the adjacent upper rack 1; of course, if the pivoting members 13 are all disposed on the same side wall 2, the supporting member 14 is the shelf 11 to which the previous bracket 12 is correspondingly connected.

As shown in fig. 2, the vertical distance between the pivoting members 13 of two adjacent racks 1 on the same side wall 2 is equal to or greater than the length of the shelf 11 of the rack 1 located below, i.e. the length of each shelf 11 is not equal, and for the upper space of the storage space, due to the height and inconvenient operation of the user, the length of the shelf 11 can be designed to be shortened accordingly when large articles or a small number of articles are placed in the upper space.

As shown in fig. 2, the pivoting member 13 comprises a pivoting portion 131 and a fixed portion 132 fixedly connecting the pivoting portion 131 with the side wall 2, i.e. the fixed portion 132 of the lower pivoting member 13 abuts against the bracket 12 of the rack 1 above and adjacent; when the rack 1 is folded, the shelf 11 is slightly inclined towards the side wall 2 due to the position of the fixing portion 132, so that the shelf 11 is prevented from being easily opened due to the gravity and the gravity of the bracket 12, and the rack 1 is prevented from being accidentally turned down to press the articles on the lower shelf 11 or from being damaged by human bodies.

In addition, the shelf 11 is provided with at least two clamping portions 15 for fixing the bracket 12 and the shelf 11, specifically, as shown in fig. 4, the clamping portions 15 are provided with two inwardly recessed clamping positions, that is, a first clamping position 151 and a second clamping position 152 for clamping the bracket 12; when the rack 1 is unfolded, the bracket 12 is rotated to the first position 151 and is clamped into the first position 151, so that the bracket 12 maintains the second angle state with the shelf 11, when the rack 1 is folded, the bracket 12 is rotated to the first position 152 and is clamped into the first position 152, so that the bracket 12 maintains the state of being attached to the shelf 11, and the situation that the bracket 12 is easily folded back when being opened is avoided.

The invention also provides a refrigerator, which comprises the refrigerator rack assembly 100, wherein the refrigerator comprises a storage compartment, and the refrigerator rack assembly 100 is arranged in the storage compartment.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the compartment further includes a bottom wall 3, the bracket 12 of the rack 1 disposed at the lowest position is supported on the bottom wall 3, and the bottom wall 3 is a supporting member 14 of the rack 1 at the lowest position.

Therefore, in summary, the present invention provides a refrigerator rack assembly 100 and a refrigerator, which can simplify the production process by the design of the rack 1 that can be unfolded and folded, so that the inner wall of the storage compartment is compact; meanwhile, the user can freely adjust the state of the rack assembly 100 according to the requirement in use, the operation is simple and convenient, and the problems of cold energy loss and the like caused by taking out and installing the rack in the common technical scheme are solved, so that the energy is saved; space utilization of the opposed compartment is improved, and the rack assembly 100 is stable by the stable cooperation of the bracket 12 and the support 14.

The foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the inventive concept of the present invention, and these changes and modifications are all within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a refrigerator rack subassembly, sets up in the thing compartment of refrigerator, put the thing compartment and include the back wall and from two lateral walls that the back wall both sides extend, its characterized in that: the rack assembly comprises a plurality of racks which are arranged at intervals in the vertical direction, and each rack comprises a shelf, a bracket which can be pivotally connected to one side of the shelf and a pivoting piece which is used for connecting the other side of the shelf;

the pivoting pieces of the adjacent racks are arranged on the two opposite side walls in a staggered mode in the longitudinal direction;

when the rack is unfolded, the shelf rotates to be at a first angle with the side wall, and the bracket rotates to be at a second angle with the shelf and is supported on the pivoting piece of the rack below and adjacent to the shelf;

2. The refrigerator rack assembly of claim 1, wherein the vertical distance between the pivoting members of two adjacent racks on the same side wall is greater than or equal to the length of the shelf of the rack located at the lower part.

3. The refrigerator shelf assembly of claim 1 wherein the shelf is provided with at least two snap-fit portions for securing the bracket and the shelf.

4. The refrigerator shelf assembly of claim 3, wherein the engaging portion includes a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion for engaging the bracket, the bracket is engaged with the shelf at a second angle when the bracket is engaged with the first engaging portion, and the bracket is engaged with the shelf at the second engaging portion to engage the shelf.

5. The refrigerator shelf assembly of claim 1 wherein the pivot member comprises a pivot portion and a fixed portion fixedly connecting the pivot portion and the side wall.

6. The refrigerator shelf assembly of claim 1 wherein the first angle and the second angle are both 90 °.

7. A refrigerator comprising the refrigerator shelf assembly of any of claims 1-6, the refrigerator comprising a compartment, the refrigerator shelf assembly disposed within the compartment.

8. The refrigerator according to claim 7, wherein the compartment further includes a bottom wall, and the rack of the rack disposed at the lowermost position is supported on the bottom wall.