CN111059852A

CN111059852A - Refrigerator with a door

Info

Publication number: CN111059852A
Application number: CN201811205128.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 蒋孝奎; 韩甲栋; 吴光瑞; 何文华
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-10-16
Filing date: 2018-10-16
Publication date: 2020-04-24
Anticipated expiration: 2038-10-16
Also published as: CN111059852B

Abstract

The present invention provides a refrigerator including: a drawable storage device which is drawably arranged in the storage chamber of the refrigerator, and an electric component is arranged in the front panel; the sliding rail bracket is provided with a convex block; the routing mechanism comprises a shell, a sliding part and a stop part, wherein the shell is internally provided with a space capable of accommodating the sliding part to slide, and the stop part is connected with the sliding part; and the cable is led out from the side wall of the storage compartment, bypasses the sliding piece, extends into the front panel to be connected with the electric component, and the front end of the cable is connected with the sliding rail bracket, so that the sliding piece is driven to slide forwards when the drawing storage device is drawn out. According to the refrigerator, the sliding piece is utilized to realize the risk of no bundle winding of the cable in the drawing process, and the sliding piece, the stop piece and the bump are utilized to realize the problems of no pulling, no twisting and no winding of the cable in the retraction process.

Description

Refrigerator with a door

Technical Field

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

Background

At present, more and more refrigerators adopt a drawer type design. The pull-out door body is different from a conventional rotating door body, needs to move back and forth, does not have a hollow rotating shaft for providing wiring, and causes difficulty in power supply and signal supply of the pull-out door body. In the prior art, the cable is freely placed in a wiring box on the side wall of a storage compartment of the box body, the problem of abrasion exists in the drawing process of the cable, and the risk that the cable cannot be pushed back to the wiring box often occurs.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a refrigerator with a cable easy to pull and recover and small in abrasion.

The invention provides the following technical scheme:

a refrigerator, comprising:

a drawable storage device which is drawably arranged in the storage chamber of the refrigerator, and an electric component is arranged in the front panel;

the sliding rail bracket is connected with the drawing storage device and is configured to limit the sliding track of the drawing storage device, and a lug is arranged on the sliding rail bracket;

the routing mechanism is connected with the storage chamber and comprises a shell, a sliding part and a stop part, wherein the shell is internally provided with a space capable of accommodating the sliding part in a sliding manner, and the stop part is connected with the sliding part;

the cable is led out from the side wall of the storage compartment, bypasses the sliding piece, extends into the front panel to be connected with the electric component, and the front end of the cable is connected with the sliding rail bracket, so that the sliding piece is driven to slide forwards when the pull-out storage device is pulled out; and is

When the drawing storage device is pushed back, the convex block is matched with the stop piece to enable the sliding piece to slide backwards.

Optionally, the slider is a pulley and the housing defines a sliding track that slides the pulley in a direction of drawing the article storage device;

the stop piece is connected with the rotating shaft of the pulley and protrudes out of the shell.

Optionally, the housing has a sliding slot therein, and the end of the stopper protrudes from the sliding slot.

Optionally, the housing comprises:

the first shell is provided with a first limiting groove on the inner surface; and

the second shell is assembled with the first shell, and a second limit groove is formed in the inner surface of the second shell;

wherein, first spacing groove and second spacing groove set up relatively, and the cooperation forms the slip track of slider.

Optionally, the first and second limiting grooves have upper and lower limiting edges, respectively;

a gap is reserved between the upper limiting edge and the top surfaces of the first shell and the second shell, and a gap is reserved between the lower limiting edge and the bottom surfaces of the first shell and the second shell so that the cable can bypass the sliding piece in the shell.

Optionally, the refrigerator further comprises:

the supporting piece is arranged on the side wall of the storage compartment and used for fixing the shell.

Optionally, the slide rail bracket comprises:

a fixing part connected with the front panel; and

and the main body part extends from one side of the fixing part, which is far away from the front panel, and is provided with a lug.

Optionally, the lower edge of the support further has a hem facing the drawn storage, and the refrigerator further comprises:

a slide rail comprising an upper rail, a middle rail and a lower rail, wherein,

the upper rail is connected with the main body part and is provided with a first sliding chute with a downward opening;

the lower rail is supported by the folded edge of the supporting piece and is provided with a second sliding chute with an upward opening;

the middle rail is clamped between the first sliding groove and the second sliding groove, and the upper rail moves to the end point to drive the middle rail to move.

Optionally, the refrigerator further comprises:

the positioning block is fixed with the slide rail bracket;

the outer insulating layer of the cable at the front end of the cable is fixed with the positioning block.

Optionally, the refrigerator further comprises:

the clamping piece is fixed with the slide rail bracket;

the locating piece is fixed with the clamping piece.

According to the refrigerator, the sliding piece is utilized to realize the risk of wireless bundle winding of the cable in the drawing process, and the sliding piece, the stop piece and the bump are utilized to realize the problems of no pulling, twisting and winding and the like of the cable in the retraction process; the wiring mechanism is an independent mechanism, so that the replaceability is good, and the maintenance and the replacement are convenient.

Furthermore, the sliding rail is arranged in the shell of the routing mechanism and matched with the fixing piece of the pulley, so that the smooth sliding of the pulley is ensured.

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 front view of a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic side view of a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a drawn storing device of a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view illustrating an assembled state of the routing related parts of the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a schematic exploded view of the trace-related components of figure 4.

Figure 6 is a schematic front view of the trace-related components of figure 4.

Figure 7 is a schematic rear view of the trace-related components of figure 4.

Figure 8 is a side schematic view of the trace-related component of figure 4 in use, drawn forward.

Fig. 9 is a schematic perspective view of a wiring mechanism of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 10 is a schematic exploded view of a wiring mechanism of a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 11 is a schematic exploded view of a slide rail of a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 12 is a schematic perspective view of a snap member of a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 13 is another schematic perspective view of the clip of fig. 12.

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 is a schematic front view of a refrigerator 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a schematic side view of a refrigerator 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the drawn storing device 23 of the refrigerator 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 4 is a schematic view of the assembly state of the routing related components of the refrigerator 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As can be seen from fig. 1 to 4, the refrigerator 100 may generally include: the

pull storage devices

22 and 23, the slide rail bracket 50, the wiring mechanism and the cable 80.

A storage compartment is defined inside the cabinet 10 of the refrigerator 100. The quantity and the structure of storing compartment can dispose according to the demand. For example, fig. 1 shows a case where a first storage compartment, a second storage compartment and a third storage compartment are sequentially arranged from top to bottom, wherein the first storage compartment is a rotary opening type door body 21 arranged on the front surface of the cabinet 10 for closing the storage compartments; the second and third storage compartments are provided with

drawer storage devices

22 and 23, which are arranged in the storage compartments in a drawable manner. The storage chamber can be configured into a refrigerating chamber, a freezing chamber, a temperature changing chamber or a fresh-keeping chamber according to different purposes. Each storage compartment can be divided into a plurality of storage areas by a partition plate, and the articles are stored by racks or drawers. The refrigerator 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be a typical french refrigerator, and the three compartments sequentially disposed up and down are a refrigerating compartment, a freezing compartment, and a freezing compartment, respectively. Handles may be provided on each door panel of the refrigerator 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, so that a user can open and close the storage compartment of the refrigerator 100.

Taking the drawer type storage device 23 as an example, it includes a front panel 231 and a bucket body 232, the front panel 231 opens and closes the corresponding storage compartment, and an electric component is provided in the front panel 231. It is understood that the front panel 231 may also be used as a panel on the front side of the bucket-shaped body 232. The rail bracket 50 is connected to the drawer 23 and is configured to define a sliding path of the drawer 23, and a projection 53 is provided on the rail bracket 50.

The routing mechanism is connected with the side wall of the storage compartment and comprises a shell 40, a sliding part 43 and a stop part 44, wherein the shell 40 is internally provided with a space for accommodating the sliding part 43 to slide, and the stop part 44 is connected with the sliding part 43. A first end of the cable 80 is led out from the side wall of the storage compartment and penetrates into the shell 40, a second end of the cable passes through the shell 40 after passing through the side face, away from the front panel 231, of the sliding piece 43, extends into the front panel 231 to be connected with the electric components therein, and a second end of the cable 80 is connected with the slide rail bracket 50, so that the sliding piece 43 is driven to slide forwards when the drawer storage device 23 is pulled out; and the projection 53 cooperates with the stop 44 to slide the slider 43 backwards when the drawer store 23 is pushed back.

The refrigerator 100 of the embodiment of the invention completes the wiring of the cable 80 by matching the wiring mechanism with the slide rail bracket 50, and the cable 80 supplies power or signals to the electrical components, so that the electronic components such as a display panel, an illuminating lamp and the like can be arranged on the front panel 231, and the intelligent degree of the refrigerator 100 with the pull storage device 23 is improved. The wiring mechanism of the refrigerator 100 of the embodiment of the invention is an independent mechanism, has good replaceability and convenient maintenance and replacement, realizes no risk of bundle winding of the cable 80 in the drawing process by using the sliding part 43, and realizes no problems of drawing, twisting and winding and the like of the cable 80 in the retraction process by using the sliding part 43, the stop part 44 and the convex block 53.

Fig. 5 is a schematic exploded view of the routing-related parts of the refrigerator 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention. In some preferred embodiments, the slider 43 is a pulley and the housing 40 defines a sliding track that slides the pulley 43 in the direction of extraction of the extracted store 23; the stopper 44 is connected to the rotating shaft of the pulley 43 and protrudes from the housing 40; the projection 53 may be a paddle. The end of the stopper 44 may be provided to protrude from the upper surface or the side surface of the housing 40. An alternative configuration is that the stop 44 and the projection 53 meet the mating relationship, such that the stop 44 does not protrude from the housing 40, but rather the projection 53 extends into the housing 40.

When the drawer 23 is pulled outward by a distance L, the rail bracket 50 moves forward L along with the front panel 231, the cable 80 moves forward L along with the rail bracket 50, the length of the cable 80 in the housing 40 is shortened by L, the pulley 43 and the stopper 44 move forward by 0.5L, and the pulley 43 forms a movable pulley structure. When the drawer 23 is closed, the protrusion 53 of the rail bracket 50 pushes the stop 44 of the pulley 43, the pulley 43 is retracted, and the cable 80 outside the routing mechanism is retracted into the housing 40.

Fig. 9 is a schematic perspective view of a wiring mechanism of the refrigerator 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention. In one embodiment, the housing 40 has a sliding slot 45 thereon; the stopper 44 protrudes from the slide groove 45. The projection 53 is configured to push the stopper 44 to slide rearward in the slide groove 45.

Fig. 10 is a schematic exploded view of a routing mechanism of the refrigerator 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention. In some embodiments, the housing 40 includes a first shell 41 and a second shell 42. The first housing 41 has a first limiting groove on an inner surface thereof, the second housing 42 is assembled with the first housing 41 and has a second limiting groove on an inner surface thereof, and the first limiting groove and the second limiting groove are oppositely disposed and cooperate to form a sliding rail of the sliding member 43. The pulley 43 is disposed in the sliding rail via a pulley holder having a shaft passing through the center of the pulley 43, and can be smoothly slid back and forth. The stop 44 is connected to the pulley mount.

The first and second limiting grooves have upper and lower limiting

ribs

421 and 422, respectively, a first gap 47 is formed between the upper limiting rib 421 and the top surfaces of the first and

second housings

41 and 42, and a second gap 48 is formed between the lower limiting rib 422 and the bottom surfaces of the first and

second housings

41 and 42, so that the cable 80 can pass around the sliding member 43 in the housing 40. The height of the first gap 47 and the second gap 48 may be set slightly larger than the diameter of the cable 80 so that the cable 80 is not clamped too tightly to move. The shell 40 and the sliding piece 43 jointly restrict the motion track of the cable 80, and the reliability of the connection of the cable 80 is improved. In a preferred embodiment, the housing 40 can be made of plastic material, without affecting the weight of the entire drawer store 23 too much.

A wire inlet 411 is arranged at the front end of the first shell 41, and is used for leading the first end of the cable 80 led out from the side wall of the storage compartment to penetrate into the shell 40; the housing 40 has a notch 46 on a side facing the front panel 231, and the cable 80 passing around the side of the sliding member 43 away from the front panel 231 passes through the notch 46 and is connected to the slide rail bracket 50. In a preferred embodiment, a plurality of hook-shaped grooves 412 are provided on the first housing 41.

In one embodiment, the refrigerator 100 of the embodiment of the present invention further includes: the supporting piece 30 is arranged on the side wall of the storage compartment; the housing 40 is connected to the support 30. The support 30 comprises a first portion 31 and a second portion 32. The first portion 31 is provided with a plurality of fixing holes 35 near the edge thereof, and the first portion 31 and the sidewall of the storage compartment can be fixed at the fixing holes 35 by screws. The second portion 32 is a flap from the lower edge of the first portion 31 towards the drawer store 23. A plurality of positioning holes 33 are formed on the first portion 31, and the hook-shaped grooves 412 are engaged with the positioning holes 33 to fixedly connect the housing 40 with the first portion 31, as shown in fig. 4. A wire hole 34 is also provided in the first portion 31 near the front end for passing a first end of a cable 80 drawn from a sidewall of the storage compartment to the outside of the housing 40. The second portion 32 can assist in supporting the housing 40 of the routing mechanism.

In some embodiments, the slide rail bracket 50 includes a fixing portion 51 and a main portion 52, the fixing portion 51 is connected to the front panel 231, the main portion 52 extends from a side of the fixing portion 51 facing away from the front panel 231, and a protrusion 53 is disposed on the main portion 52. In one embodiment, the body portion 52 includes a horizontal portion 521 and a vertical portion 522, and a bump 53 is provided to protrude downward from the vertical portion 522. The horizontal portion 521 is connected to the fixed portion 51 at one side and connected to the vertical portion 522 at the other side.

The pull-out

storages

22 and 23 are often provided with metal slides, which ensure a gentle opening and closing of the drawer and a reduction of noise. Fig. 11 is a schematic exploded view of a slide rail 60 of a refrigerator 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention. In one embodiment, the refrigerator 100 of the embodiment of the present invention further includes: a slide rail 60 including an upper rail 61, a middle rail 62, and a lower rail 63. The upper rail 61 is connected to the main body 52 and is opened with a first slide groove 611 opened downward. The lower rail 63 is supported by the second portion 32 and has a second slide groove 631 opened upward. The middle rail 62 is clamped between the first sliding groove 611 and the second sliding groove 631, and the upper rail 61 drives the middle rail 62 to move when moving to the end point.

In one embodiment, the upper rail 61 is provided at an upper surface thereof with a hook protrusion 612 and an arc protrusion 613. The horizontal portion 521 is provided with a second hole 55 and a first hole 54 at corresponding positions, respectively. The upper rail 61 is fixed to the horizontal portion 521 by the engagement of the hook-shaped protrusion 612 with the second hole 55 and the engagement of the arc-shaped protrusion 613 with the first hole 54.

The upper rail 61, the middle rail 62 and the lower rail 63 are respectively provided with a limiting structure for preventing mutual falling. Steel balls can be arranged between the upper rail 61 and the middle rail 62 and between the middle rail 62 and the lower rail 63, so that the moving processes of the upper rail 61 and the middle rail 62 are smoother, and noise is reduced. The middle rail 62 can extend the stroke of the sliding rail 60, and in other embodiments, the sliding rail 60 can be provided with only an upper rail 61 and a lower rail 63, and the upper rail 61 is clamped in the sliding groove of the lower rail 63 and moves along the sliding groove of the lower rail 63.

In some embodiments, the refrigerator 100 of the present invention further includes: the positioning block 81 is fixed with the slide rail bracket 50; the outer insulation layer of the cable 80 at its second end is fixed with a positioning block 81.

Fig. 12 and 13 are schematic perspective views of the snap 70 of the refrigerator 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention. The positioning block 81 and the slide rail bracket 50 are fixed by the clamping piece 70, the positioning block 81 is fixed by the clamping piece 70, and the clamping piece 70 is fixed by the slide rail bracket 50.

In one embodiment, the snap 70 includes a fixing plate 72 and a coupling groove 73. The fixing plate 72 has an L-shaped structure having a vertical portion and a lateral portion, and the connecting slot 73 extends from the vertical portion to a position away from the front panel 231. The transverse part is provided with a clamping groove 77 away from the front panel 231, the front surface of the transverse part is provided with an outlet 74, the outlet 74 corresponds to the notch 46 on the shell 40, and the positioning block 81 is fixed in the clamping groove 77. The upper surface of the connecting groove 73 is provided with a protrusion 75 with a substantially trapezoidal longitudinal section, a third hole 56 is provided at a corresponding position on the horizontal portion 521, and the protrusion 75 can cooperate with the third hole 56 to fix the clip 70 with the upper rail 61. A semicircular recess 76 is formed at the end of the upper surface of the connecting groove 73, and a fourth hole 614 is formed in the upper surface of the upper rail 61 near the front end of the front panel 231. The upper rail 61 passes through the fourth hole 614 via the screw 71 and reaches the semicircular recess 76 to be fixed with the horizontal portion 521, and the screw 71 can also make the connection between the clip member 70 and the upper rail 61 more stable.

Figure 6 is a schematic front view of trace-related components. Figure 7 is a schematic back view of the trace related components. Fig. 8 is a schematic side view of the usage state of the forward pulling part of the routing related components, when the drawer 23 is pulled outward, the sliding rail bracket 50 moves forward along with the front panel 231, the cable 80 moves forward along with the sliding rail bracket 50 under the action of the positioning block 81 and the clamping member 70, the length of the cable 80 in the casing 40 is shortened, and the sliding member 43 and the stop member 44 move forward. The cable 80 of the refrigerator 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is easy to pull and recover and has small abrasion, and the connection between the components is stable and the reliability is high; the wiring mechanism is an independent mechanism, so that the replaceability is good, and the maintenance and the replacement are convenient; the sliding piece 43 is utilized to realize that the problems of pulling, twisting and winding do not occur in the retraction process of the cable 80; the length of the cable 80 in the routing mechanism only needs to be a little longer than the stroke of the slide rail 60, and the cost is saved.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "front", "rear", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

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. In addition, technical solutions between various embodiments may be combined with each other, but must be realized by a person skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, such a combination should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A refrigerator, characterized by comprising:

a sliding rail bracket connected with the drawing storage device and configured to limit a sliding track of the drawing storage device, wherein a lug is arranged on the sliding rail bracket;

the routing mechanism is connected with the storage compartment and comprises a shell, a sliding part and a stop part, wherein the shell is internally provided with a space capable of accommodating the sliding part to slide, and the stop part is connected with the sliding part;

a cable which is led out from the side wall of the storage compartment, passes through the sliding piece after bypassing the sliding piece, extends into the front panel to be connected with the electric component, and the front end of the cable is connected with the slide rail bracket so as to drive the sliding piece to slide forwards when the drawing storage device is drawn out; and is

2. The refrigerator according to claim 1,

the sliding piece is a pulley, and the shell defines a sliding track enabling the pulley to slide along the drawing direction of the drawing storage device;

3. The refrigerator according to claim 2,

the shell is provided with a sliding groove, and the end part of the stop piece protrudes out of the sliding groove.

4. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the outer case comprises:

the second shell is assembled with the first shell, and a second limiting groove is formed in the inner surface of the second shell;

the first limiting groove and the second limiting groove are oppositely arranged and matched to form a sliding track of the sliding piece.

5. The refrigerator according to claim 4,

the first limiting groove and the second limiting groove are respectively provided with an upper limiting edge and a lower limiting edge;

and a gap is reserved between the upper limiting edge and the top surfaces of the first shell and the second shell, and a gap is reserved between the lower limiting edge and the bottom surfaces of the first shell and the second shell, so that the cable can bypass the sliding piece in the shell.

6. The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising:

and the supporting piece is arranged on the side wall of the storage compartment and used for fixing the shell.

7. The refrigerator according to claim 6, wherein the slide rail bracket comprises:

a fixing part connected with the front panel; and

and the main body part extends from one side of the fixing part, which is far away from the front panel, and the lug is arranged on the main body part.

8. The refrigerator according to claim 7,

the lower edge of the support member further has a hem facing the drawn storage, and the refrigerator further includes:

a slide rail comprising an upper rail, a middle rail and a lower rail, wherein,

the upper rail is connected with the main body part and is provided with a first sliding groove with a downward opening;

the lower rail is supported by the folded edge of the supporting piece and is provided with a second sliding groove with an upward opening;

the middle rail clamp is arranged between the first sliding groove and the second sliding groove, and the upper rail moves to the end point and drives the middle rail to move.