CN111692810A

CN111692810A - Storage device, storage assembly and refrigerator

Info

Publication number: CN111692810A
Application number: CN201910183224.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王目喜; 费斌; 尚亚洲
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Co Ltd; Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Co Ltd; Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-03-12
Filing date: 2019-03-12
Publication date: 2020-09-22
Anticipated expiration: 2039-03-12
Also published as: CN111692810B; CN114791199B; CN114791199A

Abstract

The invention provides a storage device, a storage assembly and a refrigerator. The refrigerator provided by the invention not only meets the requirement that a higher bottle body is placed in the lower-layer storage device, but also fully utilizes the inner space of the upper-layer storage device.

Description

Storage device, storage assembly and refrigerator

Technical Field

The invention relates to a storage device, a storage assembly and a refrigerator.

Background

In traditional refrigerator, storage device roughly divide into two kinds, one kind is for setting up on the door body, another kind is for setting up in the box, the storage device of these two kinds of structures can only set up on the door body, or can only set up in the box, the storage device that sets up on the door body is the multilayer setting on upper and lower direction generally, be the three-layer at least, and generally be often used for placing the bottle, however, when the bottle that lower floor storage device placed was too high, because the height between upper storing device and the lower floor's storage device is less than the height of bottle, it can't normally place in lower floor's storage device to have led to the bottle.

In view of the above, there is a need for an improved refrigerator to solve the above problems.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a refrigerator with a storage device capable of being used for two purposes.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a storage device, comprising: the storage device is provided with a first fixing structure and a second fixing structure which can be selectively fixed to different fixtures, and the first fixing structure and the second fixing structure are arranged on different side walls which are arranged on the storage device and are arranged at a certain angle.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the different angularly disposed sidewalls include a first sidewall and a second sidewall, the first fixing structure is a recess portion disposed on one of the first sidewall and the second sidewall, and the recess portion is formed by recessing from an outer wall surface of the first/second sidewall toward the receiving space of the storage device.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the second fixing structure is a slide rail disposed on the other of the first side wall and the second side wall.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the storage device has a pair of the first side walls disposed oppositely and a pair of the second side walls disposed oppositely.

The invention also provides a storage assembly, which is characterized in that: the storage assembly comprises the storage device and a fixing frame matched with the storage device.

As a further improvement of the invention, the fixing frame is arranged above the storage device, the fixing frame is provided with a slideway matched with the slide rail, the front end of the slideway is provided with an elastic buckling piece, and the rear end of the slide rail is provided with a notch matched with the buckling piece to limit and release the storage device.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the fixing frame is disposed above the storage device, a groove is formed on the upper surface of the fixing frame in a downward concave manner for mounting a stop lock catch, the stop lock catch is pivoted in the groove, and a protrusion is disposed at the rear end of the slide rail and cooperates with the stop lock catch to limit and release the storage device.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the fixing frame is disposed on one side of the storage device in the transverse direction, an elastic fastening member is disposed at the front end of the fixing frame, and a slot extending in the front-back direction is disposed on the side wall of the storage device on which the slide rail is disposed, and cooperates with the elastic fastening member to perform limiting and releasing limiting on the storage device.

The invention also provides a refrigerator, which comprises a refrigerator body and a door body, wherein at least one shelf is arranged in the refrigerator body, and the refrigerator is characterized in that: comprising a storage device as described above.

As a further improvement of the invention, the door body is provided with a protruding part which is matched with the concave part to fix the storage device on the door body.

The invention has the beneficial effects that: according to the invention, the storage device is provided with the first fixing structure which can be fixed to the door body and the second fixing structure which can be fixed to the box body, when a bottle body placed on the lower storage device on the door body is too high, the upper storage device can be fixed into the box body, so that the requirement that a higher bottle body is placed on the lower storage device is met, and meanwhile, the internal space of the upper storage device is fully utilized.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a top view of the storage device in a final position within the slide.

Figure 4 is a top view of the snap fit and notch.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged view at a in fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the slider and the stop latch of fig. 6 from another perspective.

Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the storage device in a final position within the slide.

Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the protrusion of the storage device in cooperation with the stopper catch.

Fig. 10 is an enlarged view at B in fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is an exploded perspective view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 12 is an exploded perspective view of the storage device and the hanger shown in fig. 11.

Fig. 13 is an inverted exploded perspective view of the storage device and hanger of fig. 11.

Fig. 14 is a perspective view schematically illustrating a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 15 is an exploded perspective view of the storage device and the sliding device.

Fig. 16 is a schematic perspective view of the storage device of fig. 15 in a final position within the slide.

Fig. 17 is a perspective view of the resilient catch and slot in cooperation.

Fig. 18 is an exploded perspective view of a storage device and a sliding device in a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 19 is a schematic perspective view of the storage device of figure 18 in a final position within the slide.

Fig. 20 is a partial cross-sectional view of the first projection mating with the second projection.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings. The present invention is not limited to the embodiment, and structural, methodological, or functional changes made by one of ordinary skill in the art according to the embodiment are included in the scope of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1 to 5, a first embodiment of the storage device of the present invention is shown, in which an X axis is defined as a front-back direction, a Y axis is defined as a left-right direction, and a Z axis is defined as a vertical direction, the storage device of the present invention is used in a refrigerator, the refrigerator includes a box body 1 and a door body 2, a plurality of shelves 3 fixed on left and right side walls of the box body 1, the shelves 3 are arranged in the box body 1 at intervals in the vertical direction, the shelves 3 are made of glass, and the storage device 4 is arranged on the door body 2 in the vertical direction.

Referring to fig. 2 to 5, the front end and the rear end of the shelf 3 are respectively provided with a front decorative strip 31 and a rear decorative strip 32, in this embodiment, the fixing frame is a sliding device 5 arranged on the shelf 3, the sliding device 5 is provided with a front hook 55 and a rear hook 56 in the front-rear direction, the front hook 55 is hung on the front decorative strip 31, the rear hook 56 is hung on the rear decorative strip 32, and the width of the front hook 55 in the transverse direction is greater than that of the rear hook 56.

The sliding device 5 is provided with a slide way 53 extending along the front-back direction, the slide way 53 comprises a left slide way and a right slide way in the transverse direction, rectangular openings are respectively arranged at the positions close to the front ends of the left end of the left slide way and the right end of the right slide way, an elastic buckling piece 52 is formed by extending backwards from the front end of the rectangular opening, a protruding part 521 is formed by protruding from the tail end of the buckling piece 52 in the transverse direction, and an operation part 522 is further arranged from the tail end of the protruding part 521.

In this embodiment, the storage device 4 has a pair of first side walls disposed opposite to each other and a pair of second side walls disposed opposite to each other, the first side walls are located in the left-right direction, the second side walls are located in the front-rear direction, the second fixing structure is a slide rail 41 formed by the storage device 4 extending horizontally from the upper end of the first side walls, the slide rail 41 includes a left slide rail located on the first side wall on the left side and a right slide rail located on the first side wall on the right side, the left slide rail is formed by extending the upper end of the first side wall on the left side to the left and right sides, the rear end of the left slide rail is provided with a notch 42 to limit the storage device 4 in cooperation with the locking member 52, the structures of the right slide rail and the left slide rail are substantially equal, only the notch 42 of the right slide rail is located on the right side of the right slide rail, the rear end of the notch 42 is, the front end of the recess 42 is a guide surface 422.

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, the storage device 4 further includes a first fixing structure, in this embodiment, the first fixing structure is a recessed portion 43 disposed on the second sidewall, an outer wall of the second sidewall of the recessed portion 43 is recessed toward the receiving space of the storage device 4, and a protruding portion 21 is protrudingly formed on the door body 2 to cooperate with the recessed portion 43 to fix the storage device 4 to the door body 2.

Referring to fig. 4 to 5, when the storage device 4 slides backwards along the sliding device 5, the first sidewall contacts the fastener 52 first, so that the fastener 52 can be elastically deformed to enable the storage device 4 to further slide backwards, then the protrusion 521 on the fastener 52 enters the notch 42, when the storage device 4 continues to slide backwards, the elastic protrusion 521 continues to be elastically deformed by the force of the guiding surface 422 until the storage device 4 slides to the end point, when the storage device 4 needs to be taken out, the storage device 4 is slid forwards until the protrusion 521 abuts against the stopping surface 421, so as to prevent the storage device 4 from sliding out of the sliding device 5, at this time, the stopper of the storage device 4 by the fastener 52 can be released only by pulling the operating portion 522 outwards, so that the storage device 4 continues to slide forward until the storage device 4 is removed.

In this embodiment, the sliding device 5 with the slide 53 is arranged in the box body 1, the sliding rail 41 corresponding to the slide 53 is arranged on the storage device 4, the sliding device 5 is provided with the fastener 52, when the storage device 4 needs to be taken out, the storage device 4 only needs to be pulled through the operating part 522 on the fastener 52, the operation is convenient and simple, the storage device 4 slides in a horizontal straight line on the slide 53, and the storage device 4 does not collide with other structures in the up-down direction, so that the damage risk of the storage device 4 and other structures is reduced.

Referring to fig. 6 to 10, a second embodiment of the storage device of the present invention is shown, which is different from the first embodiment in that the shelf 3 has four fixing holes 33 penetrating through itself, and the fixing holes 33 are arranged in an array. In this embodiment, the sliding devices 5 are respectively disposed below the shelf 3 in the left-right direction, the sliding devices 5 are substantially in a slender hollow tubular structure, the middle portion of the upper surface of each sliding device is a through groove 51, the front end and the rear end of the upper surface of each sliding device are respectively provided with a self-mounting hole 52, the mounting holes 52 penetrate through the sliding devices 5 in the up-down direction, a positioning mechanism 53 protruding upwards from the upper surface of each sliding device 5 is further disposed around the mounting holes 52, the periphery of the positioning mechanism 53 is circular, and the inner side of the positioning mechanism 53 is substantially in an octagonal shape. The shelf 3 and the sliding device 5 are fixed to each other through a fixing part, the fixing part comprises a nut and a bolt which are matched with each other, the nut has an octagonal structure matched with the positioning mechanism 53, the sliding device 5 and the shelf 3 are fixed to each other only by placing the nut in the fixing hole 33, then aligning and positioning the positioning mechanism 53 and the nut to each other, and finally, assembling the bolt from the mounting hole 52 to the nut to complete the fixing of the shelf 3 and the sliding device 5. Of course, in other embodiments, the sliding device 5 may be fixed to the shelf 3 by providing a bracket, and the front and the rear of the bracket are respectively provided with a hook to hang on the shelf 3.

Referring to fig. 6, the upper surface of the sliding device 5 is recessed downward to form a groove 54 for mounting the stopping latch 6, the grooves 54 are respectively disposed at the front and rear ends of the through groove 51 and symmetrically disposed about the through groove 51, and are close to the positioning mechanism 53, the stopping latch 6 has a pivot shaft 61 pivotally connected to the groove 54, and extends from the pivot shaft 61 in the same direction to form a stopping portion 62 and a toggle portion 63, the toggle portion 63 is disposed at both sides of the stopping portion 62 and symmetrically disposed about the stopping portion 62, the extending length of the toggle portion 63 is smaller than the stopping portion 62, and a gap is disposed between the toggle portion 63 and the stopping portion 62 to make the stopping latch 6 substantially in a "mountain" shape, when the stopping latch 6 is disposed in the groove 54, the stopping portion 62 is disposed toward the other groove 54, and each sliding device 5 is only provided with one stopping latch 6, because the sliding device 5 is attached to the shelf 3, there is no fear that the stopper lock catch 6 falls out of the groove 54.

Referring to fig. 6 and 7, an arc-shaped operation portion is recessed downwards at the front end of the storage device 4 to facilitate a user to push and pull the storage device 4, the top end of the first side wall extends horizontally towards the left and right sides to form a slide rail 41, and the left and right sides have the same extension length, so that the slide rail 41 is substantially "T" -shaped, and a protrusion 42 protrudes upwards from the rear end of the upper surface of the slide rail 41, and because the slide rail 41 is substantially "T" -shaped, the left and right sides of the first side wall on the sliding device 5 are stressed, so that the stress is more uniform, the structure is more stable, the contact area between the slide rail 41 and the sliding device 5 is increased, and the supporting force of the slide rail 41 is also increased.

Referring to fig. 8 to 10, when the storage device 4 is installed, the storage device 4 only needs to slide along the sliding device 5 from front to back, when the protrusion 42 is displaced to the stop catch 6, the protrusion 42 contacts the stopping portion 62, and as the storage device 4 continues to slide, the protrusion 42 applies a force to the stopping portion 62, so that the stop catch 6 rotates upward along the pivot shaft 61 to the upper surface of the protrusion 42, when the protrusion 42 is displaced beyond the stopping portion 62, the stop catch 6 rotates downward under the influence of gravity to above the sliding rail 41, and then the storage device 4 continues to slide to a final position.

Referring to fig. 9 to 10, when the storage device 4 is taken out, the storage device 4 is pulled outwards, the slide rail 41 slides along the sliding device 5, when the protruding portion 42 contacts the stopping portion 62, the stopping portion 62 can stop the protruding portion 42 from sliding continuously, at this time, the storage device 4 can be pulled outwards only by slightly shifting the shifting portion 63 to rotate upwards beyond the protruding portion 42, the protruding portion 42 contacts the stopping latch 6 first to rotate upwards, when the protruding portion 42 exceeds the stopping latch 6, the stopping latch 6 rotates downwards above the slide rail 41 under the influence of gravity, when the storage device 4 is pulled out, the stopping latch 6 abuts against the protruding portion 42 to prevent the storage device 4 from being pulled out, and when the stopping latch 6 is shifted upwards to be higher than the protruding portion 42, the storage device 4 can be taken out.

The sliding of the sliding rail 41 on the sliding device 5 is horizontal sliding, and there is no displacement in the up-down direction, so that the storage device 4 and other structures are prevented from colliding with each other in the up-down direction, the damage of the storage device 4 and other structures is reduced, and meanwhile, the storage device 4 is taken out, and only the poking part 63 needs to be slightly poked, so that the operation is more convenient, simple and labor-saving.

Fig. 11 to 13 show a third embodiment of the storage device of the present invention, which is different from the first embodiment in that a hanging groove 53 is provided below the sliding device 5, the hanging groove 53 extends in the front-rear direction, the length of the hanging groove 53 in the front-rear direction is smaller than the distance between the front hook 51 and the rear hook 52, the hanging groove 53 includes a left hanging groove provided at the left end of the sliding device 5 and a right hanging groove provided at the right end of the sliding device 5, the hanging groove 53 has a vertical portion 531 extending vertically downward, a horizontal portion 532 extending horizontally from the vertical portion 531, and a withdrawal prevention portion 533 extending vertically upward from the horizontal portion 532, and the

horizontal portions

532 and 532 of the left hanging groove and the right hanging groove extend in the same direction.

Be equipped with on four angles of storing device 4 and run through storing device 4's through-hole 44, in this embodiment, the second fixed knot constructs for install in hanger 6 in through-hole 44, hanger 6 includes rib 61 and installation department 62, rib 61 is a hollow tubular structure, installation department 62 cover is located in rib 61 and extend the both ends of rib 61, the lower extreme of installation department 62 is equipped with the nut structure, borrows to be fixed in by the bolt with it hanger 6 on storing device 4. The front end and the rear end of the hanging part 6 are vertical installation sections which are installed in the through hole 44, a horizontal hanging section is arranged between the installation sections and is used for hanging in the hanging groove 53, the lengths of the hanging section and the hanging groove 53 are approximately equal, and the hanging section is prevented from moving horizontally due to the anti-return portion 533, so that the risk that the storage device 4 slides out of the hanging groove 53 is reduced.

When the storage device 4 is placed on the sliding device 5, the storage device 4 is firstly lifted to the position above the retreat prevention portion 533, then horizontally moved to the position right above the horizontal portion 532, and then put down, and when the storage device 4 is taken out, the reverse operation is performed.

Fig. 14 to 17 show a fourth embodiment of the storage device of the present invention, which is different from the first embodiment in that a sliding device 5 is disposed on a left side wall of the box body 1 in the transverse direction, but may be disposed on a right side wall in other embodiments, the sliding device 5 includes two fixing holes 51 disposed in parallel in the front-back direction, and the sliding device 5 is fixed on the left side wall of the box body 1 by a fixing member passing through the fixing holes 51.

The sliding device 5 is a rectangular flat plate-shaped structure, the sliding device 5 is provided with a rectangular opening at the front end thereof, a fastener 52 is formed by extending from the front side in the rectangular opening to the back side, the fastener is provided with a protruding part 521 at the tail end thereof, and the protruding part 521 protrudes towards the side wall of the storage device 4. The sliding device 5 further includes a slide 53, which is an upper slide formed by recessing from the upper surface thereof and a lower slide formed by recessing from the lower surface thereof, and a stop portion 54 is disposed at the rear end of the slide 53 for stopping the storage device 4, so as to prevent the storage device 4 from sliding backwards excessively and sliding out of the slide 53 to collide with the box body 1.

Referring to fig. 15 to 17, the second fixing structure is a slide rail 41 disposed on the left side of the first side wall, the slide rail 41 is a horizontal portion formed by horizontally extending the upper end and the lower end of the left side of the first side wall in the same direction and a vertical portion formed by vertically and oppositely extending the horizontal portion, the horizontal portion is connected to the vertical portion to form the slide rail 41 in an "L" shape, an upper slide rail disposed on the upper end of the left side of the first side wall is matched with the upper slide rail, and a lower slide rail disposed on the lower end of the left side of the first side wall is matched with the lower slide rail.

When the slide rail 41 slides along the slide rail 53 to the end point, the stopping portion 54 can stop the slide rail 41 from sliding further backwards. The left side wall of the storage device 4 is further provided with a slot 42 extending in the front-back direction, when the storage device 4 is located in the sliding device 5, the protrusion 521 is located in the slot 42, and when the storage device 4 is taken out in a forward sliding manner, the protrusion 521 and the back side of the slot 42 are in contact with each other and abut against each other to prevent the storage device 4 from sliding out of the sliding device 5.

Referring to fig. 16 and 17, when the storage device 4 slides backwards along the sliding device 5, the left side wall of the storage device 4 first contacts the latch 52, so that the latch 52 can be elastically deformed to enable the storage device 4 to further slide backwards, then the latch 52 enters the slot 42 until the storage device 4 slides to the end point, when the storage device 4 needs to be taken out, the storage device 4 slides forwards until the protrusion 521 contacts with the rear side of the slot 42, so that the storage device 4 is prevented from sliding out of the sliding device 5, and at this time, the protrusion 521 is shifted to the left side, so that the storage device 4 continues to slide forwards until the storage device 4 is taken out.

Fig. 18 to 20 show a fifth embodiment of the storage device of the present invention, which is different from the first embodiment in that a sliding device 5 is disposed on a left side wall of the box body 1 in the transverse direction, but may be disposed on a right side wall in other embodiments, the sliding device 5 includes two fixing holes 51 disposed in parallel in the front-back direction, and the sliding device 5 is fixed on the left side wall of the box body 1 by a fixing member passing through the fixing holes 51. Slide 5 has main part 57, certainly the upper end and the lower extreme of main part 57 respectively with to horizontal extension again vertical extension form in opposite directions slide 53, slide 53 is "L" form, is located the main part 57 upper end is last slide, is located the main part 57 lower extreme is the glide slope, the front end of glide slope still is equipped with the first lug 531 that upwards protrudes, end portion 54 certainly the rear end of main part 57 transversely extends and seals the rear end of slide 53.

The second fixed knot constructs for from the left side the upper end of first lateral wall and the slide rail 41 that the lower extreme vertical upwards and downwardly extending formed respectively are located the left side for last slide rail, be located the left side the first lateral wall lower extreme is slide rail down, the rear end of slide rail is equipped with downward protruding second lug 411 down.

When the storage device 4 slides backwards along the sliding device 5, the second protrusion is located above the first protrusion 531, when the storage device 4 slides to the end of the first protrusion 531, the storage device 4 falls into the lower slideway under the influence of gravity, and continues to slide until reaching the end point, when the storage device 4 needs to be taken out, the storage device 4 is slid outwards until the first protrusion 531 contacts with the second protrusion 411 to form a support, and at this time, the storage device 4 needs to be lifted upwards to be higher than the first protrusion 531, so that the storage device can continue to slide outwards.

In summary, the storage device 4 of the present invention is provided with the first fixing structure capable of being fixed to the door 2 and the second fixing structure capable of being fixed to the box 1, so that when a bottle on the lower storage device 4 of the door 2 is too high, the upper storage device 4 can be fixed to the box 1 via the second matching structure of the box 1, thereby satisfying the requirement of placing a higher bottle on the lower storage device 4, and simultaneously fully utilizing the inner space of the upper storage device 4.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A storage device, its characterized in that: the storage device is provided with a first fixing structure and a second fixing structure which can be selectively fixed to different fixtures, and the first fixing structure and the second fixing structure are arranged on different side walls which are arranged on the storage device and are arranged at a certain angle.

2. A storage device as defined in claim 1, further comprising: the different side walls arranged at an angle comprise a first side wall and a second side wall, the first fixing structure is a concave part arranged on one of the first side wall and the second side wall, and the concave part is formed by the way that the outer wall surface of the first/second side wall faces the accommodating space of the storage device in a concave mode.

3. A storage device as defined in claim 2, further comprising: the second fixing structure is a slide rail arranged on the other one of the first side wall and the second side wall.

4. A storage device as defined in claim 2, further comprising: the storage device is provided with a pair of first side walls which are oppositely arranged and a pair of second side walls which are oppositely arranged.

5. A storing subassembly which characterized in that: the storage assembly comprises the storage device according to any one of claims 1-4 and a fixing frame arranged in cooperation with the storage device.

6. A storage assembly as defined in claim 5, wherein: the fixing frame is arranged above the storage device and provided with a slide rail matched with the slide rail, an elastic buckling piece is arranged at the front end of the slide rail, and a notch is formed in the rear end of the slide rail and matched with the buckling piece to limit and release the storage device.

7. A storage assembly as defined in claim 5, wherein: the mount set up in storing device's top, the upper surface of mount sets up to form the recess downwards and is used for installing the backstop hasp, the backstop hasp pin joint in the recess, the rear end of slide rail be equipped with the bellying with the cooperation of backstop hasp is right storing device carries on spacingly and removes spacingly.

8. A storage assembly as defined in claim 5, wherein: the fixing frame is arranged on one side of the storage device in the transverse direction, an elastic buckling piece is arranged at the front end of the fixing frame, a groove extending in the front-back direction is formed in the side wall of the sliding rail of the storage device, and the storage device is limited and limited in releasing through cooperation of the groove and the elastic buckling piece.

9. The utility model provides a refrigerator, includes box and the door body, be equipped with an at least shelf in the box, its characterized in that: comprising a storage device according to any one of claims 1-8.

10. The refrigerator of claim 9, wherein: the door body is provided with a protruding part which is matched with the sunken part to fix the storage device on the door body.