CN112484386A

CN112484386A - Rack and refrigerator

Info

Publication number: CN112484386A
Application number: CN201910856995.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 米波; 张延庆; 薛建军; 崔船; 杜启海; 赵振雨
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-09-11
Filing date: 2019-09-11
Publication date: 2021-03-12

Abstract

The invention provides a rack for a refrigerator and the refrigerator, the rack comprises: a first shelf installed at an inner wall of a storage compartment of the refrigerator; a second shelf disposed at one side of the first shelf, the second shelf being foldable with respect to the first shelf or being unfoldable with respect to the first shelf; the front side of the first shelf is provided with a clamping hook structure, the clamping hook structure comprises a clamping convex block, the front side of the second shelf is provided with a clamping hole, and the clamping convex block is inserted into the clamping hole, so that the second shelf is kept in a folded state. By folding the second shelf at the upper side or the lower side of the first shelf of the rack, a higher storage space can be reserved for higher articles; the additional shelf can be formed by unfolding the second shelf at the upper side or the lower side of the first shelf of the shelf, so that space is reserved for the dish articles with lower height, and the space in the storage chamber of the refrigerator is more reasonably utilized.

Description

Rack and refrigerator

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of refrigeration, in particular to a refrigerator and a storage device thereof. .

Background

Refrigerators are household appliances essential for storing food. A refrigerator generally includes an inner container, a plurality of inner ribs are disposed on the inner container, and a rack is placed on one or more inner ribs, so that a storage compartment has a plurality of partitions. The user may also place different items on the rack.

In order to fully utilize the space between two layers of racks, the existing racks often have the function of moving up and down to adjust the space between the racks, and when the height of the placed objects is higher than the preset height of the racks leaving factory, the racks can be placed in by adjusting the racks in the vertical direction. However, for the dishes and the like which have large horizontal areas, occupy low-height articles and are inconvenient to stack, the rack still cannot provide additional storage space in the vertical direction, and therefore, the utilization rate of the space in the refrigerator needs to be further improved to overcome the above problems.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to overcome the problem of low space utilization rate in the refrigerator in the prior art, and provides a rack for the refrigerator, which can provide an additional storage space so as to reasonably utilize the space above or below the rack.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator having the above rack.

The present invention provides a rack for a refrigerator, the rack comprising: a first shelf installed at an inner wall of a storage compartment of the refrigerator; a second shelf disposed at one side of the first shelf, the second shelf being foldable with respect to the first shelf or being unfoldable with respect to the first shelf; the front side of the first shelf is provided with a clamping hook structure, the clamping hook structure comprises a clamping convex block, the front side of the second shelf is provided with a clamping hole, and the clamping convex block is inserted into the clamping hole, so that the second shelf is kept in a folded state.

As an optional technical solution, the first shelf includes a first frame, the second shelf includes a second frame, the hook structure is disposed on the front frame of the first frame, and the engaging protrusion is disposed on the front frame of the second frame.

As an optional technical solution, the hook structure further includes an elastic member and a handle portion, and the elastic member is disposed between the engaging protrusion and the handle portion.

As an optional technical solution, the hook structure further includes a slot, the slot includes a slot wall, a through hole is disposed on the slot wall, the through hole is communicated with the slot, wherein the engaging protrusion passes through the through hole and is partially accommodated in the slot.

As an optional technical solution, a gap is provided between the rear side of the handle portion and the groove wall, and the gap provides a space for the handle portion to move

Alternatively, a protrusion may be provided on the front side of the second shelf, the protrusion extending toward the first shelf, and the engaging hole may be provided on the protrusion.

As an optional technical solution, a guiding inclined plane is disposed on a lower surface of the engaging protrusion, and the guiding inclined plane guides the protrusion to enter the engaging groove.

As an alternative solution, the elastic member is a spring.

As an optional technical solution, the foldable solar cell further comprises a connecting piece pivoted between the first shelf and the second shelf, wherein the connecting piece pivots, so that the second shelf horizontally moves to be folded on one side of the first shelf, or the second shelf horizontally moves to be unfolded on one side of the first shelf.

The invention also provides a box, which comprises a storage compartment, wherein at least one rack is arranged in the storage compartment, and the rack is the rack.

Compared with the prior art, the storage rack has the advantages that a higher storage space can be reserved for higher articles by folding the second shelf at the upper side or the lower side of the first shelf of the storage rack; the additional shelf can be formed by unfolding the second shelf at the upper side or the lower side of the first shelf of the shelf, so that space is reserved for the dish articles with lower height, and the space in the storage chamber of the refrigerator is more reasonably utilized.

The invention is described in detail below with reference to the drawings and specific examples, but the invention is not limited thereto.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the rack of the present invention after being folded.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view of the rack of the present invention after being unfolded.

Fig. 3 is an exploded view of the rack of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the folded rack of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of the region a in fig. 4.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention is described in further detail below with reference to embodiments and accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a rack of the present invention after being folded; FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the rack of the present invention after deployment; FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the rack of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the folded rack of the present invention; fig. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of the region a in fig. 4.

As shown in fig. 1 to 2, the present invention provides a rack 10 for a refrigerator, which is installed in a storage compartment (not shown) of the refrigerator for holding stored goods. The rack 10 includes a first shelf 1 and a second shelf 2 disposed at one side of the first shelf 1, and the second shelf 2 can be unfolded with respect to the first shelf 1 (as shown in fig. 1) or folded with respect to the first shelf 1 (as shown in fig. 2). In the present embodiment, the second shelf 2 is disposed under the first shelf 1, but not limited thereto. In other embodiments of the present invention, the second shelf may be disposed at an upper side of the first shelf.

In the invention, the side close to the top of the refrigerator is defined as 'up', and the side close to the bottom of the refrigerator is defined as 'down'; the side close to the user is front, and the side far away from the user is back; the left side of the user is positioned on the left hand side, and the right side of the user is positioned on the right hand side.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the connecting member 5 is pivoted between the first shelf 1 and the second shelf 2; the first shelf 1 comprises a first frame 3, a first pivoting structure is arranged on the first frame 3, the first pivoting structure comprises a first pivoting shaft 31, and the first pivoting shaft 31 is arranged in a first opening 32; the second shelf 2 comprises a second frame 4, a second pivoting structure is arranged on the second frame 4, the second pivoting structure comprises a second pivoting shaft 41, and the second pivoting shaft 41 is arranged in the second opening 42; the two opposite ends of the connecting element 5 are respectively provided with a second pivot structure, the second pivot structure includes a pivot hole 51, and the first pivot shaft 31 and the second pivot shaft 41 are respectively pivoted in the pivot hole 51. When the second shelf 2 is folded or unfolded with respect to the first shelf 1, the pivot holes 51 are pivoted along the first pivot shaft 31 and the second pivot shaft 41, respectively, so that the link 5 is switched between a vertical state and a horizontal state. Wherein, when the connecting piece 5 is in a vertical state, the second shelf 2 is unfolded relative to the first shelf 1; when the connector 5 is in a horizontal state, the second shelf 2 is folded to the lower side of the first shelf 1.

In this embodiment, the link 5 pivots, the second shelf 2 moves horizontally forward and is folded on the lower side of the first shelf 1, and the second shelf 2 moves horizontally backward and is unfolded on the lower side of the first shelf 1, but not limited thereto. In other embodiments of the present invention, the link pivots, the second shelf moves horizontally rearward and is folded at the lower side or the upper side of the first shelf, and the second shelf moves horizontally forward and is unfolded at the lower side or the upper side of the first shelf. In other words, the link 5 pivots such that the second shelf 2 horizontally moves to be folded at one side of the first shelf 1, or the second shelf 2 horizontally moves to be unfolded at one side of the first shelf 1.

In addition, as shown in fig. 1 and 3, the number of the connecting members 5 is 4, and two connecting members 5 respectively connect the left side frame of the first frame 3 and the left side frame of the second frame 4; the other two connecting pieces 5 are respectively connected with the right side frame of the first frame 3 and the right side frame of the second frame 4. However, the number of the connecting members can be set according to the actual requirement in other embodiments of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 1 to 5, a hook structure 6 is arranged at the front side of the first shelf 1, and a clamping hole 7 is arranged at the front side of the second shelf 2; the hook structure 6 is disposed on the front side frame of the first frame 3, and includes a slot 61, a locking protrusion 62, an elastic member 63 and a handle portion 64, the elastic member 63 is disposed between the locking protrusion 62 and the handle portion 64, and two opposite ends of the elastic member 63 are respectively connected to the locking protrusion 62 and the handle portion 64; the slot 61 has a slot wall 611, the slot wall 611 is adjacent to the handle part 64, the handle part 64 is close to the user, a through hole 612 is arranged on the slot wall 611, and the through hole 612 is communicated with the slot 61; the engaging hole 7 is disposed on the front side frame of the second frame 4, the engaging hole 7 corresponds to the hook structure 6, preferably, the front side frame of the second frame 4 includes a protruding portion 71, the protruding portion 71 extends toward the first shelf 1, and the engaging hole 71 is disposed on the protruding portion 71.

When the second shelf 2 is unfolded relative to the first shelf 1, the engaging protrusion 62 of the hook structure 6 passes through the through hole 612 and is partially accommodated in the engaging groove 61; when the second shelf 2 is folded at the lower side of the first shelf 1, the second shelf 2 moves horizontally forward and is folded at the lower side of the first shelf 1, the protrusion 71 enters the slot 61 and pushes against the engaging protrusion 62, the engaging protrusion 62 compresses the elastic member 63 to exit the slot 61, when the engaging hole 7 is opposite to the through hole 612 on the slot wall 611, the compressed elastic member 63 extends to provide an elastic force, so that the engaging protrusion 62 passes through the through hole 612 and is inserted into the engaging hole 7, and the second shelf 2 is fixedly combined at the lower side of the first shelf 1, that is, the second shelf 2 is folded relative to the first shelf 1. In other words, in the present embodiment, the engaging hole 7 and the hook structure 6 are engaged with each other so that the second shelf 2 is maintained in the folded state.

Preferably, the elastic member 63 is a spring, for example.

The through hole 612 is used to limit the moving path of the engaging protrusion 62, so that the engaging protrusion 62 can enter or exit the engaging hole 7 more stably, and the engaging strength of the engaging protrusion 62 engaged with the engaging hole 7 is improved.

Preferably, in order to facilitate the engaging protrusion 62 to enter the engaging hole 7, a guiding inclined surface 621 is disposed on a lower surface of the engaging protrusion 62, and the guiding inclined surface 621 guides the protruding portion 71 to enter the engaging groove 61, so that the engaging process is smoother.

In addition, when the second shelf 2 is converted from the folded state to the unfolded state, the user pulls the handle part 64 to make the engaging protrusion 62 withdraw from the engaging hole 7, the second shelf 2 is released from the fixed connection with the first shelf 1, and the second shelf 2 moves horizontally backward and is unfolded to the state by the pivot hole 51 of the connecting member 5 pivoting in the first pivot shaft 31 and the second pivot shaft 41. The second shelf 2 is expanded relative to the first shelf 1, which is equivalent to forming an additional shelf, so that more storage spaces can be provided for placing more low-height articles such as dishes, and the space utilization rate of the refrigerator is improved.

It should be noted that the handle portion 64 is independently movable, such as by being pulled, under an external force, and in a preferred embodiment, a gap is provided between the rear side of the handle portion 64 and the groove wall 611, and the gap provides a space for the handle portion 64 to move.

The invention also provides a refrigerator, wherein the storage chamber of the refrigerator comprises at least one rack 10, and a higher storage space can be reserved for higher articles by folding the second shelf 2 at the upper side or the lower side of the first shelf 1 of the rack 10; by unfolding the second shelf 2 at the upper side or the lower side of the first shelf 1 of the rack 10, an additional shelf can be formed, thereby reserving a space for the low-height disc-like articles and enabling the space in the storage compartment of the refrigerator to be more reasonably utilized.

The present invention is capable of other embodiments, and various changes and modifications may be made by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A rack for a refrigerator, the rack comprising:

a first shelf installed at an inner wall of a storage compartment of the refrigerator;

a second shelf disposed at one side of the first shelf, the second shelf being foldable with respect to the first shelf or being unfoldable with respect to the first shelf;

the front side of the first shelf is provided with a clamping hook structure, the clamping hook structure comprises a clamping convex block, the front side of the second shelf is provided with a clamping hole, and the clamping convex block is inserted into the clamping hole, so that the second shelf is kept in a folded state.

2. The rack of claim 1, wherein the first shelf comprises a first rim, the second shelf comprises a second rim, the hook structure is disposed on a front rim of the first rim, and the engaging protrusion is disposed on a front rim of the second rim.

3. The rack of claim 1, wherein the hook structure further comprises an elastic member and a handle portion, the elastic member is disposed between the engaging protrusion and the handle portion.

4. The rack of claim 3, wherein the hook structure further comprises a slot comprising a slot wall, the slot wall being provided with a through hole, the through hole being in communication with the slot, wherein the engaging protrusion passes through the through hole and is partially received in the slot.

5. The rack of claim 4, wherein a gap is provided between the rear side of the handle portion and the slot wall, the gap providing space for movement of the handle portion.

6. The rack of claim 3, wherein the front side of the second shelf is provided with a protrusion extending toward the first shelf, and the engaging hole is provided on the protrusion.

7. The rack of claim 6, wherein the lower surface of the engaging protrusion is provided with a guiding slope, the guiding slope guiding the protrusion into the engaging groove.

8. The rack of claim 3, wherein the resilient member is a spring.

9. The rack of claim 1, further comprising a linkage pivotally connected between the first shelf and the second shelf, wherein the linkage pivots such that the second shelf moves horizontally to fold on one side of the first shelf or the second shelf moves horizontally to unfold on one side of the first shelf.

10. A refrigerator comprising a storage compartment, wherein at least one rack is provided in the storage compartment, the rack being as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9.