CN112240660A

CN112240660A - Refrigerator with a door

Info

Publication number: CN112240660A
Application number: CN201910639155.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨章红; 田勇; 单晶晶; 徐礼嘉
Original assignee: Bo Xihua Electric Jiangsu Co Ltd; BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Current assignee: Bo Xihua Electric Jiangsu Co Ltd; BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Priority date: 2019-07-16
Filing date: 2019-07-16
Publication date: 2021-01-19

Abstract

A refrigerator comprises a main body part internally provided with a storage chamber, and a first door part and a second door part which are positioned on the main body part and can open and close the storage chamber, wherein the first door part and the second door part are transversely arranged in parallel, and the first door part is a sliding door capable of moving back and forth. The first door part can not be influenced by barriers such as side wall bodies and/or limited by height, and is convenient for storing and taking articles.

Description

Refrigerator with a door

Technical Field

The invention relates to a refrigerator, which comprises door parts which are transversely arranged in parallel.

Background

At present, the door part of the refrigerator mainly comprises a rotary type door part and a drawer type door part. When there are obstacles such as wall bodies on the side, the opening angle of the rotary door part is usually limited, the storage and retrieval of the corresponding articles in the storage room are troublesome, and it is difficult to avoid the abrasion caused by the collision between the door part and the obstacles such as wall bodies.

Although the drawer type door part is not affected by barriers such as side wall bodies, the drawer type door part is not too high, otherwise, the storage and the taking of articles on a larger height are not convenient.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to reduce and eliminate the limit of space to the refrigerator.

In view of the above object, an embodiment of the present invention provides a refrigerator, including a main body portion having a storage chamber therein, and a first door and a second door located on the main body portion and capable of opening and closing the storage chamber, wherein the first door and the second door are laterally arranged in parallel, and the first door is a sliding door capable of moving back and forth. Therefore, the first door part is not influenced by barriers such as side wall bodies and/or limited in height, and articles can be conveniently stored and taken.

Optionally, the first door portion includes a hanging area where an item can be hung. Therefore, articles which are more suitable for hanging and storing, such as sausages and the like, can be placed.

Optionally, the hanging region comprises hanging rods extending fore and aft. The hanging rod can help to provide support for hanging stored articles.

Optionally, the hanging area comprises a hook arranged on the hanging rod. Therefore, the articles in the shopping bag can be directly hung without being taken out.

Optionally, the hanging region is near an upper portion of the main body portion. In this manner, access to the items is relatively less affected by the height.

Optionally, the first gate portion comprises a partially closed basket area. Therefore, the articles are relatively convenient to store and take.

Optionally, the first door portion comprises a side-openable storage bin. Thus, the articles can be prevented from falling, and the loss of cold air when the first door part is opened can be reduced.

Optionally, the first door part comprises a drawer that can be pulled out sideways. Thus, the articles can be prevented from falling, and the loss of cold air when the first door part is opened can be reduced.

Optionally, the first door section comprises a roof plate at the top. Thus, the loss of cold air when the first door part is opened can be reduced.

Optionally, the first door portion comprises a side wall on one side. Thus, the loss of cold air when the first door part is opened can be reduced.

The subject matter of any independent claim above may be combined with any subject matter or combination of subject matter of any dependent claims as may be permitted under the circumstances of technology to form new claimed subject matter.

The invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like elements in different embodiments.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention with a first door part opened;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 with the storage compartment of the first door portion open;

FIG. 3 is another perspective view of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 from another angle;

fig. 4 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention with a first door portion opened;

fig. 5 is a perspective view of the refrigerator of fig. 4 when the drawer of the first door part is pulled out.

Detailed Description

As shown in fig. 1, an embodiment of the present invention provides a refrigerator 10, which includes a main body 14 having a storage chamber 12 therein, and a first door 16 and a second door 18 on the main body 14 for opening and closing the storage chamber 12, wherein the first door 16 and the second door 18 are arranged in parallel in a transverse direction, and the first door 16 is a sliding door capable of moving back and forth.

The main body portion 14 has a first side portion 20 and a second side portion 22 opposite to the first side portion 20, the first door portion 16 is closer to the first side portion 20 than the second door portion 18, and the second door portion 18 is closer to the second side portion 22 than the first door portion 16.

The storage chamber 12 corresponding to the first door portion 16 may be provided with different temperatures as necessary to freeze, refrigerate, etc. the stored goods therein. Optionally, the first gate portion 16 includes a hanging area 24 for hanging articles, such as sausages, which are more suitable for hanging storage. Optionally, the hang region 24 includes a hanging bar 26 extending fore and aft that can help provide support for hanging stored items. Optionally, the hanging region 24 includes a hook 28 disposed on the hanging bar 26. Therefore, the articles in the shopping bag can be directly hung without being taken out. Optionally, the hanging region 24 is proximate an upper portion 40 of the main body portion 14. In this manner, access to the items is relatively less affected by the height. The hanging area 24 has less shading to the sight line, has lower requirements on the height of a person to be stored and taken, can be used by a short child, and is relatively convenient to store and take articles, the limit on the set height of the first door part 16 is relatively small, the height of the first door part 16 can be very high, or the first door part can be not high but is arranged at a relatively high position of the refrigerator 10.

Optionally, the first gate portion 16 includes a partially enclosed basket area 30, which can provide relatively easy access to the items. The basket area 30 has less line of sight shielding, is relatively convenient for storing and taking articles, has lower requirement on the height of a person storing and taking articles, can be conveniently used by a short child, and is also beneficial to reducing the limit on the setting height of the first door part 16. The basket area 30 may be disposed at a relatively high location, such as below the hang area 24, or near an upper portion 40 of the body portion 14.

Optionally, the first door portion 16 includes a storage box 32, as shown in FIG. 2, the storage box 32 being openable laterally. The storage box 32 prevents articles from falling down while reducing the loss of cool air in the storage box 32 when the first door portion 16 is opened. The storage box 32 is disposed below the hanging region 24 and the basket region 30, or near the lower portion 42 of the main body.

Referring to fig. 3, the first door portion 16 includes a plurality of guide rails 44 for supporting the same to move back and forth. Optionally, the guide rails 44 are disposed below the basket area 30 and the storage box 32. The guide rails can also be placed on the top, the bottom, the side or in a combination of two to three ways, and the number of the guide rails can be changed according to needs.

Fig. 4-5 illustrate a refrigerator 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention, wherein the same reference numerals as in fig. 1-3 are used to refer to the same and similar elements as in the embodiment of fig. 1-3, and the description thereof is omitted. As can be seen in fig. 4 and 5, the first door portion 16 includes a drawer 34 that can be pulled out from the side, in place of the storage box 32. The drawer 34 prevents the articles from falling down while reducing the loss of cool air when the first door portion 16 is opened. In some embodiments, not shown, the first door portion 16 includes both the storage compartment 32 and the drawer 34, and the position and number of the two can be adjusted as desired.

Optionally, the first door portion 16 includes a top cover plate 36 at the top. Thus, the cool air can be prevented from being emitted from the top, and the loss of the cool air when the first door portion 16 is opened can be reduced.

Optionally, the first door portion 16 includes a side wall 38 on one side. Thus, the cold air can be prevented from being emitted from the side, and the loss of the cold air when the first door portion 16 is opened can be reduced.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the second door 18 may be a sliding door similar to the first door 16, and may also be a rotating door or a drawer-type door. As shown in fig. 1-5, the second door portion 18 is vertically stacked with the third door portion 46. The third door 46 is arranged in parallel with the first door 16, and may be a sliding door similar to the first door 16, or a revolving door or a drawer door. In other embodiments, not shown, the refrigerator may include only two doors arranged side by side in the transverse direction, or more than three doors, wherein at least one of the doors arranged side by side in the transverse direction is a sliding door capable of moving back and forth.

The hanging area, the pull-out basket area, the storage box and the drawer of the sliding door of the refrigerator related to the embodiment of the invention can be all provided, or only the parts of the sliding door, the number, the mutual position relation and the like of the sliding door can be adjusted according to requirements, for example, the pull-out basket area can be arranged above the hanging area.

It can be seen from the above that, the sliding door of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention moves back and forth to fully take out articles, can be operated laterally, and is convenient for storing and taking articles, and the hanging area, the basket area, and the like are favorable for storing and taking articles in the height direction, so as to reduce the space limitation on the side surface, the height, and the like of the refrigerator, the side surface of the refrigerator can be adjacent to a wall and other obstacles, for example, the refrigerator can be placed at a corner near the wall, and the sliding door can have a higher height or be arranged at a higher position of the refrigerator. Moreover, ribs are not needed on the refrigerator container corresponding to the sliding door, so that the effective volume of the practical use is large.

The various embodiments described above and shown in the drawings are illustrative of the invention and are not exhaustive of the invention. Any modification of the present invention by a person of ordinary skill in the related art within the scope of the basic technical idea of the present invention is within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A refrigerator (10) comprising a main body (14) having a storage chamber (12) therein, and a first door portion (16) and a second door portion (18) provided on the main body (14) to open and close the storage chamber (12), the first door portion (16) and the second door portion (18) being arranged laterally in parallel, characterized in that: the first door part (16) is a sliding door capable of moving back and forth.

2. A refrigerator (10) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the first door portion (16) comprises a hanging area (24) on which articles can be hung.

3. A refrigerator (10) as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the hanging region (24) comprises a hanging bar (26) extending back and forth.

4. A refrigerator (10) as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that said hanging region (24) comprises a hook (28) provided on said hanging bar (26).

5. A refrigerator (10) as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that said hanging region (24) is adjacent to an upper portion (40) of said main body portion (14).

6. A refrigerator (10) as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first door portion (16) comprises a partially closed basket area (30).

7. A refrigerator (10) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the first door portion (16) comprises a side-openable bin (32).

8. A refrigerator (10) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the first door part (16) comprises a drawer (34) that can be pulled out sideways.

9. A refrigerator (10) as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first door section (16) includes a top cover plate (36) at the top.

10. A refrigerator (10) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the first door portion (16) comprises a side wall (38) at one side.