CN112524860A

CN112524860A - Rack and refrigerator

Info

Publication number: CN112524860A
Application number: CN201910880105.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 米波; 张延庆; 张方友; 杜启海; 赵振雨; 牟国梁
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: 2019-09-18
Filing date: 2019-09-18
Publication date: 2021-03-19

Abstract

A rack and a refrigerator. The present invention provides a rack for a refrigerator, the rack comprising: a shelf; the shelf frame is arranged around the shelf, so that the shelf is accommodated in the shelf frame; and an elastic shelf disposed below the shelf; the elastic shelf is in a contraction state when not used, and is in a stretching state when being elastically deformed when used.

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 shelf; the shelf frame is arranged around the shelf, so that the shelf is accommodated in the shelf frame; and an elastic shelf disposed below the shelf; the elastic shelf is in a contraction state when not used, and is in a stretching state when being elastically deformed when used.

As an optional technical scheme, the shelf frame comprises a front frame and a rear frame, the rear frame is fixed in an inner container of the refrigerator, and a sliding groove is arranged in the rear frame; the front frame is combined with the front side of the shelf, and the rear side of the shelf is accommodated in the sliding groove; wherein pulling the front frame causes the shelf to slide along the chute.

As an optional technical solution, the shelf further comprises a clamping groove and a clamping convex block, wherein one of the clamping groove and the clamping convex block is arranged below the shelf frame; the other of the clamping groove and the clamping lug is arranged at the two opposite ends of the elastic shelf; the clamping convex block is detachably combined in the clamping groove, so that the elastic shelf is detachably arranged below the shelf.

As an optional technical solution, the two opposite sides of the shelf frame are provided with protruding parts, the protruding parts extend towards the lower part of the shelf frame, and the clamping groove is arranged on the protruding parts.

As optional technical scheme, still include the auxiliary rod, this auxiliary rod sets up in the below of this shelf and the rear end of neighbouring this shelf frame, and the rear end of this auxiliary rod and this shelf frame is connected to the both ends that this elasticity shelf is relative detachable respectively, and wherein, the rear end of this shelf frame is close to the back wall of the inner bag of this refrigerator.

As an optional technical solution, one of the engaging protrusion and the engaging groove is disposed on the auxiliary rod.

As an optional technical solution, the elastic shelf includes a plurality of strip-shaped elastic bands, and the strip-shaped elastic bands are arranged in parallel.

As an optional technical solution, the elastic shelf includes a rigid shelf and a flexible shelf, wherein, in use, the flexible shelf is elastically deformed to be in the stretching state.

As an optional technical solution, the flexible shelf includes two flexible shelves, and the two flexible shelves are respectively disposed at two opposite ends of the rigid shelf.

As an alternative solution, at least one rack is disposed in the storage compartment, and the rack is the rack described above.

Compared with the prior art, the invention provides the rack and the refrigerator, the elastic shelf is detachably arranged below the shelf, the elastic shelf is attached to the lower part of the shelf in a contraction state, the space of the storage chamber of the refrigerator is not additionally occupied, the elastic shelf forms an additional storage space in a stretching state to place low-height disc-like articles, and the space utilization rate of the storage chamber of the refrigerator is further improved. In addition, the clamping convex blocks and the clamping grooves are detachably connected, so that the elastic shelf is convenient to disassemble, assemble and clean.

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 a rack according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the rack of FIG. 1 from another perspective.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of a contracted state of the elastic shelf.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view of the stretched state of the elastic shelf.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view of a rack according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view of the stretched state of the elastic shelf in fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a schematic view of a rack in a third embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a schematic view of the rack of figure 7 from another perspective.

Fig. 9 is a schematic view of the stretched state of the elastic shelf in fig. 7.

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 according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the rack of FIG. 1 from another perspective; FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a contracted state of the elastic shelf; fig. 4 is a schematic view of the stretched state of the elastic shelf.

The first embodiment of the present invention provides a rack 10, and the rack 10 is located in a storage compartment of a refrigerator (not shown) and used for dividing a storage space in the storage compartment.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the rack 10 includes a partition board 1, a shelf frame, and an elastic shelf 100 located below the shelf frame, wherein the elastic shelf 100 is in a contracted state and attached to the lower side of the shelf 1 when not in use; when the elastic shelf 100 is used, it is in a stretched state and deformed toward the lower side of the shelf 1 to form an additional storage space 110. The storage space 110 is regarded as a space between the elastic shelf 100 in a stretched state to the lower surface of the shelf 1.

In the embodiment, when the elastic shelf 100 is in the contraction state, the occupation of the shelf to the storage space in the storage compartment is reduced; when the elastic shelf 100 is in a stretched state, an additional storage space can be provided for storing cylindrical and disc-like articles, and the space utilization rate of the storage compartment is improved.

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 side on the user's left hand is "left" and the side on the user's right hand is "right".

The shelf frame is disposed about the shelf 1 such that the shelf 1 is received in the shelf frame. The shelf frame comprises a rear frame 2 and a front frame 3, the rear frame 2 is combined in the inner container of the refrigerator, the front end of the rear frame 2 is provided with the front frame 3, the inner side of the rear frame 2 is provided with a sliding groove 21, the front frame 3 is combined on the front side of the shelf 1, the edge of the rear side of the shelf 1 is accommodated in the sliding groove 21, and the front frame 3 is pulled to enable the shelf 1 to slide along the sliding groove 21. The front end corresponds to a door body of the refrigerator; the inner side is the side of the rear frame 2 far away from the inner container of the refrigerator.

It should be noted that, when the rack provided by the present invention is used in a horizontal refrigerator, the shelf frame includes, for example, a left frame and a right frame, one of the left frame and the right frame is combined in the inner container of the horizontal refrigerator, and a sliding slot is disposed inside the left frame and the right frame, the other of the left frame and the right frame is combined on the left side or the right side of the shelf, the edge of the right side or the left side of the shelf is received in the sliding slot, and one of the left frame and the right frame is pulled to move the shelf along the sliding slot. In other words, in the rack provided by the invention, the shelf can be pulled in any direction of front, back, left and right, and the elastic shelf below the shelf is exposed.

The elastic shelf 100 is detachably provided under the shelf 1. Specifically, the elastic shelf 100 has engaging protrusions 102 at opposite ends thereof, engaging grooves 103 corresponding to the engaging protrusions 102 are formed below the shelf frame, and the engaging protrusions 102 are detachably engaged with the engaging grooves 103.

As shown in fig. 2, projections 101 are provided on both sides of the shelf frame corresponding to both ends of the elastic shelf 100, and engagement grooves 103 are provided on the projections 101. In this embodiment, a protrusion 101 extends from a lower portion of a rear side of the rear frame 2, another protrusion 101 extends from a lower portion of a front end of the rear frame 2, and the engaging grooves 103 are respectively provided on the protrusions 101. In a preferred embodiment, the protrusion 101 may be considered, for example, as a skirt structure extending downwardly from the rear bezel 2, which skirt structure may be disposed around the rear bezel 2. In other words, the engaging grooves 103 are disposed on two opposite sidewalls of the skirt structure.

In other embodiments of the present invention, the two opposite ends of the elastic shelf are respectively provided with a fastening groove, and the rear frame is provided with a corresponding fastening protrusion, wherein the fastening protrusion is detachably combined with the fastening groove.

In summary, in the rack 10, one of the engaging groove 103 and the engaging protrusion 102 is disposed below the shelf frame (the rear frame 2) and located at two opposite sides of the shelf frame; the other of the engaging groove 103 and the engaging protrusion 102 is disposed at two opposite ends of the elastic shelf 100; the engaging groove 103 and the engaging protrusion 102 are detachably coupled to each other.

As shown in fig. 2 to 4, the elastic shelf 100 includes a plurality of strip-shaped elastic bands, and the plurality of strip-shaped elastic bands are disposed in parallel, or the plurality of strip-shaped elastic bands are disposed in parallel and spaced apart from each other. Wherein, when the plurality of strip-shaped elastic belts are in a contraction state (corresponding to the non-use state), the elastic belts are attached below the shelf board 1; when the plurality of elastic strips are in a stretched state (corresponding to the use), the elastic strips stretch towards the lower part of the shelf board 1 to form a storage space 110 for storing articles.

In a preferred embodiment, the elastic band includes, but is not limited to, a flat silicone elastic band.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a rack in a second embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the elastic shelf of FIG. 5 in a stretched state; in fig. 5 and 6, the same reference numerals as in fig. 1 to 4 denote similar elements, which have similar functions and are not repeated herein.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the rack 20 according to the second embodiment of the present invention is different from the rack 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention in that the elastic shelf 200 located under the shelf 1 is stretched to form a storage space 210 near the rear end of the rear frame 2, and the rear end of the rear frame 2 is near the rear wall of the inner container of the refrigerator, that is, the storage space 210 is near the rear wall of the inner container of the refrigerator. The storage space 210 is suitable for placing cylindrical objects, including but not limited to wine bottles, beverage bottles, etc., and can prevent the cylindrical objects from sliding in the storage space 210.

As shown in fig. 6, the lower part of shelf 1 is provided with auxiliary rod 201, auxiliary rod 201 is adjacent to the rear end of the shelf frame (or the rear end of back frame 2) and is provided, the two opposite ends of auxiliary rod 201 are respectively combined on the left side and the right side opposite to the shelf frame (or the left side and the right side opposite to back frame 2), and the two opposite ends of elastic shelf 200 are respectively detachably connected with the rear ends of auxiliary rod 201 and the shelf frame (or the rear end of back frame 2). Wherein, the rear end of the shelf frame is close to the rear wall of the inner container of the refrigerator.

In this embodiment, the auxiliary rod 201 is provided with a locking groove 203, and two opposite ends of the elastic shelf 200 are respectively provided with a locking protrusion 202; a projection 204 extending downward is provided on the rear end of the shelf frame (or the rear end of the rear frame 2), and another engaging groove 203 engaged with the engaging projection 202 is provided on the projection 204. In addition, the arrangement of the engaging protrusion 202 and the engaging groove 203 can be interchanged.

In addition, the auxiliary rod 201 can slide back and forth along the left and right sides of the rear frame 2 to adjust the depth of the storage space 210 to deal with different volumes of articles.

It should be noted that the elastic shelf 200 is different from the elastic shelf 100 in that the length of the elastic shelf 200 is less than that of the elastic shelf 100, or the length of the elastic shelf 200 is half or less than that of the shelf 1, so that the storage space 210 formed after the elastic shelf 200 is stretched occupies a small space without affecting the storage of other articles. In this embodiment, the storage space 210 is close to the rear wall of the inner container of the refrigerator, but not limited thereto. In other embodiments of the present invention, the storage space may be near the front end of the inner container of the refrigerator, i.e., near one side of the door body of the refrigerator, so as to facilitate the user to take and place the storage space.

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a rack in a third embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the rack of FIG. 7 from another perspective; fig. 9 is a schematic view of the stretched state of the elastic shelf in fig. 7. In fig. 7 to 9, the same reference numerals as in fig. 1 to 4 denote similar elements, which have similar functions and are not repeated herein.

As shown in fig. 7 to 9, the rack 30 provided in the third embodiment of the present invention is different from the rack 10 provided in the first embodiment of the present invention in that the elastic shelves 300 in the rack 30 and the elastic shelves 100 in the rack 10 have different structures.

The elastic shelf 300 includes a rigid shelf 300a and a flexible shelf 300b connected to each other, the rigid shelf 300a being not stretched to be deformed by an external force, and the flexible shelf 300b being stretched to be deformed by an external force, wherein the rigid shelf 300a serves to increase a supporting capability of the elastic shelf 300.

As shown in fig. 8 to 9, the two flexible shelves 300b are respectively disposed at two opposite ends of the rigid shelf 300a to form an inverted trapezoid storage space 310 with the rigid shelf 300a, and preferably, the rigid shelf 300a is located at the bottom of the storage space 310, so as to improve the support of the elastic shelf 300 for low-height articles such as trays.

In this embodiment, when the two flexible shelves 300b are not stretched and in a contracted state, they may allow the elastic shelf 300 to be attached under the shelf 1; alternatively, when the two-piece flexible shelf 300b is not stretched to be in a contracted state, i.e., the state shown in fig. 8, i.e., the flexible shelf 300b and the rigid shelf 300a are suspended under the shelf 1.

In addition, in other embodiments of the present invention, the combination of the flexible shelves and the rigid shelves is not limited to the structure shown in fig. 7 to 9, and for example, the flexible shelves and the rigid shelves may be alternately arranged in sequence.

With continued reference to fig. 8, the rear end of the flexible shelf 300a and the front end of the other flexible shelf 300a of the elastic shelf 300 are respectively provided with a catching protrusion 302; the rear end and the front end of the rear frame 2 are respectively provided with a protrusion part 301 extending downwards, and the protrusion part 301 is provided with an engaging groove 303; the engaging protrusion 302 is detachably coupled with the engaging groove 303, so that the rear end of the flexible shelf 300a and the front end of another flexible shelf 300a are detachably coupled with the protrusion 301 of the rear frame 2, respectively.

In this embodiment, the arrangement of the engaging protrusion 302 and the engaging groove 303 can be interchanged.

The invention also provides a refrigerator which comprises a storage compartment, wherein at least one rack is arranged in the storage compartment, and preferably, the rack is selected from one or more of the

racks

10, 20 and 30.

In summary, the present invention provides a rack and a refrigerator, in which an elastic shelf is detachably disposed below the shelf, the elastic shelf is attached to the lower side of the shelf in a contracted state, and does not occupy additional space of a storage chamber of the refrigerator, and the elastic shelf forms additional storage space in a stretched state to place low-height disc-like objects, thereby improving space utilization of the storage chamber of the refrigerator. In addition, the clamping convex blocks and the clamping grooves are detachably connected, so that the elastic shelf is convenient to disassemble, assemble and clean.

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 shelf;

the shelf frame is arranged around the shelf, so that the shelf is accommodated in the shelf frame; and

the elastic shelf is arranged below the shelf;

the elastic shelf is in a contraction state when not used, the elastic shelf is in a stretching state when being elastically deformed when used, and the contraction state is different from the stretching state.

2. The rack of claim 1, wherein the shelf frame comprises a front frame and a rear frame, the rear frame is fixed in the inner container of the refrigerator, and a sliding groove is arranged in the rear frame; the front frame is combined with the front side of the shelf, and the rear side of the shelf is accommodated in the sliding groove; wherein pulling the front frame causes the shelf to slide along the chute.

3. The rack of claim 1, further comprising a latch slot and a latch protrusion, one of the latch slot and the latch protrusion being disposed below the shelf frame; the other of the clamping groove and the clamping lug is arranged at the two opposite ends of the elastic shelf; the clamping convex block is detachably combined in the clamping groove, so that the elastic shelf is detachably arranged below the shelf.

4. The rack of claim 3, wherein the shelf frame is provided with protrusions at opposite sides thereof, the protrusions extending downward of the shelf frame, and the engaging grooves are provided on the protrusions.

5. The rack of claim 3, further comprising an auxiliary rod disposed below the shelf and adjacent to the rear end of the shelf frame, opposite ends of the elastic shelf being detachably connected to the auxiliary rod and the rear end of the shelf frame, respectively, wherein the rear end of the shelf frame is adjacent to the rear wall of the refrigerator cabinet.

6. The rack of claim 5, wherein one of the engaging protrusion and the engaging groove is disposed on the auxiliary rod.

7. The rack of claim 1, wherein the resilient shelf comprises a plurality of strip-like resilient straps arranged in parallel.

8. The rack of claim 1, wherein the resilient shelf comprises a rigid shelf and a flexible shelf, wherein, in use, the flexible shelf is resiliently deformed to the extended state.

9. The rack of claim 8, wherein the flexible shelf comprises two flexible shelves disposed at opposite ends of the rigid 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.