CN1637373A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

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CN1637373A
CN1637373A CNA2004101017167A CN200410101716A CN1637373A CN 1637373 A CN1637373 A CN 1637373A CN A2004101017167 A CNA2004101017167 A CN A2004101017167A CN 200410101716 A CN200410101716 A CN 200410101716A CN 1637373 A CN1637373 A CN 1637373A
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D17/00Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06BFIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
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    • E06B3/00Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
    • E06B3/54Fixing of glass panes or like plates
    • E06B3/56Fixing of glass panes or like plates by means of putty, cement, or adhesives only
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06BFIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B3/00Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
    • E06B3/68Window bars
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D25/00Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled
    • F25D25/02Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled by shelves
    • F25D25/024Slidable shelves
    • F25D25/025Drawers
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2400/00General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
    • F25D2400/06Refrigerators with a vertical mullion
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Abstract

A refrigerator equipped with a storage container, wherein the storage container includes a container body, a cover slidably laid on the container body to partially cover the top of the container body, rack gears respectively provided at the cover and the container body, and a pinion engaged between the rack gears, to rotate in accordance with a movement of the rack gear provided at the container body to move the rack gear provided at the cover in a direction opposite to that of the rack gear provided at the container body, such that the cover is rearwardly moved when the container body is forwardly moved to be opened, thereby increasing an opened degree of the container body.

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Refrigerator
The application requires the interests at ground 2004-684 number korean patent application of Korea S Department of Intellectual Property submission on January 6th, 2004, and this application is disclosed in this for reference.
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of refrigerator, specifically, relate to a kind of structure that is installed in the storage container in the refrigerator, it can increase the opening degree of the storage container that the opening operation according to storage container obtains.
Background technology
Usually, refrigerator is by circulating cold air in freezing and refrigerating chamber, in the freezing and refrigerating chamber in being defined in refrigeratory body with various food storage at the low temperature fresh state.In refrigerating chamber, storage is maintained at the food (as meat or ice cream) under the temperature that is not higher than its solidification point.On the other hand, the food (as vegetables or beverage) that maintains under the temperature that is higher than its solidification point a little is stored in the refrigerating chamber.
Along with the consumption and the current busy life mode of the frozen food that increases gradually, thereby people have a large amount of foods of single purchase are consumed these foods in a small amount behind storage food growth trend.In order to act in agreement with this trend, the refrigerator of exploitation has the trend of the size with increase recently.According to this trend, the use of the refrigerator of bivalve door type increases.In addition, recent in refrigerator the trend of configuration storage container caused the increase of refrigerator size.
This storage container that is configured in the refrigerator can be used to multiple purpose, and can be installed in any part of refrigerator.Yet this storage container mainly is installed on the bottom of refrigerator with storing vegetable and fruit.Have under the situation of big size in the large scale of this storage container that in large-sized refrigerator, disposes according to refrigerator, there is such problem: because the door of refrigerator hinders its opening operation, even so under the state that the door of refrigerator is opened fully, can not open storage container fully.For this reason,, still there is such problem: because the gateway of storage container is very narrow, so be difficult to have large-sized food and put into storage container by being arranged on gateway on the storage container although storage container has big size.In addition, be difficult to be stored in the food taking-up of the inside, storage container rear portion.
In addition, even under the very little situation of food, little food is put into storage container and food is taken out from storage container also is difficult, although food has little size.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, an aspect of of the present present invention is to provide a kind of refrigerator that comprises storage container, in this storage container, when the mobile containers body when opening it, the lid of covering container body is moved, thereby increases the opening degree of storage container.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the storage container of refrigerator comprises the container body and is positioned over slidably on the container body with the lid at the top of covering container body partly.This storage container also comprises: driving rack is arranged at respectively on lid and the container body; And pinion, be engaged between the driving rack, to rotate according to the motion that is arranged on the driving rack on the container body, thereby be arranged on the container body on the relative direction of the travel direction of driving rack on move the driving rack that is arranged on the lid, therefore, move backward when moving forward container body lid when opening it, to increase the opening degree of container body.
According to an aspect of the present invention, pinion is rotatably mounted on the fixing axle.
According to an aspect of the present invention, lid can be equipped with groove.Refrigerator also can comprise guide, is installed on slidably in the groove, with the motion of guiding lid.
According to a further aspect in the invention, the storage container of refrigerator comprises the container body, is placed on the container body with the lid of the front top of covering container body slidably and installs regularly to cover the humidity control piece at the top of the container body that does not have the tegmentum subcovering at least.This refrigerator also comprises mobile unit, with mobile lid on the direction relative with the moving direction of container body, thus, when moving forward the container body when opening it, moves backward in response to the mobile lid of container body, to increase the opening degree of container body.
According to an aspect of the present invention, being used for the mobile unit of mobile lid can comprise: driving rack is connected on lid and the container body, and is slidably supported by the humidity control piece; And pinion, be engaged between the driving rack, rotating, thereby on the direction relative, move the driving rack that is connected in lid with the moving direction of the driving rack that is connected in the container body according to the motion of the driving rack that is connected in the container body.
According to an aspect of the present invention, pinion can be installed on the humidity control piece with being rotated.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the driving rack that is installed on the container body can be by passing the rear end that connector that the humidity control piece vertically extends is installed on the container body separably.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the humidity control piece can be provided with and be used for holding the connector groove, thus make connector in the process that the container body moves along with moving.
Other and/or other aspects and the advantage proposition of part in the following description of the present invention, part in addition will be clearly by describing, and maybe can of the present inventionly understand by implementing.
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By the description of embodiment being carried out below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, these and/or other aspect of the present invention and advantage will become clear and be easier to and understand, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the perspective view of expression refrigerator of aspect according to the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the cross sectional view of expression according to the closed condition of the storage container of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the cross sectional view of expression according to the open mode of the storage container of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the perspective view of the closed condition of storage container according to another embodiment of the present invention; With
Fig. 5 is the perspective view of expression according to the open mode of the storage container of the embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 4.
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Now, describe embodiments of the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail, its example represents that in the accompanying drawings wherein identical label is represented identical parts all the time.Embodiment is described with reference to the accompanying drawings to explain the present invention.
Fig. 1 is the perspective view of expression according to the refrigerator 1 of the embodiment of the invention.Refrigerator 1 comprises: rectangular box shape casing 10; With door 20, be used for opening and closing respectively the opening that is limited on the casing 10.Refrigeration and refrigerating chamber are limited in the casing 10. Storage container 12,30 is slidably mounted in refrigeration and the refrigerating chamber.Handle 21 invests on each door 20 to help the user to open and close door 20.
According to embodiments of the invention, two storage containers 12 and 30 states with arranged vertical are installed on the bottom of refrigerating chamber.Certainly, according to many aspects of the present invention, these storage containers can be installed in the refrigerating chamber, and can be placed in the chamber Anywhere.In addition, in addition and container still less can be used and can have other non-level directions.
Shown storage container 12 and 30 has the rectangular box-shaped structure at its open-top, but also can have other shapes.Each storage container 12 and 30 has with the width of the appropriate section of casing 10 and equates or slightly little width, makes storage container 12 and 30 be slidably mounted in the corresponding casing part.In order to cover the top of opening wide of each storage container 12 or 30, lid is removably installed on storage container 12 and 30.Be installed in the place that shelf covered on casing 10 parts that storage container 12 and 30 are installed therein at storage container 12 or 30, this lid can save.
Shown in the refrigerator with large-sized bivalve door type 1 in, its freezing and refrigerating chamber is defined in the left part and the right part of refrigeratory body 10 respectively.This refrigerator 1 comprises a plurality of shelf 11 and a plurality of shelves 22 that are installed on each that are installed in each chamber.According to shown in the refrigerator 1 of the embodiment of the invention be this bivalve door type and have big size.In Fig. 1, shelf 11 is installed in that each is indoor, and shelf 22 is installed on each door 20.Yet the shelf 22 that is arranged in the refrigerating chamber may hinder the opening operation of storage container 12 and 30, thereby causes storage container 12 and 30 fully not open, unless the refrigerator 1 of aspect also comprises the obstruction arrester of eliminating this obstruction according to the present invention.
Fig. 2 is expression according to the cross sectional view of the closed condition of the storage container that comprises this obstruction arrester 12 of the embodiments of the invention enumerated and 30.Last storage container 12 is installed in the casing 10, is slidably thereby go up storage container 12 along the track (not shown) on the opposing sidewalls that is arranged at casing 10 respectively.Following storage container 30 (hereinafter being " storage container 30 ") is to be installed in the casing 10 below last storage container 12 to the similar mounting means of last storage container 12.In order to prevent that vegetables or the fruit preserved in wherein from becoming dry, for storage container 30 is provided with lid 31.Lid 31 is slidably mounted on the top that is included in the case type container body 33 in the storage container 30.In order to guide the slip of lid 31, guide 32 also is installed on casing 10.Guide 32 is slidably mounted among the groove 32a that is formed on the lid 31.
Lid 31 has the length littler than the length of storage container 30.Therefore, lid 31 partly covers the top of storage container 30, thereby under the closed condition of storage container 30, lid 31 covers the front portion at the top of storage container 30, and does not cover the rear portion at the top of storage container 30.This length provides the space so that lid 31 is back to moving along storage container 30 thereby lid 31 has.
The first driving rack 31a is arranged on the lower end with the lid 31 of the last end in contact of container body 33.The second driving rack 33a also is arranged at the upper end of container body 33.Pinion 34 is installed on the refrigeratory body 10 between the upper end of the lower end of lid 31 and container body 33 rotatably, thereby pinion 34 is meshed with the first driving rack 31a of lid 31 and the driving rack 33a of container body 33.Be arranged at the second driving rack 33a on the container body 33 along the upper end of container body 33 basically behind the middle part of calm body 33 to the length of extending expectation, thereby its front end is meshed with pinion 34 under the closed condition of container body 33.On the other hand, under the closed condition of container body 33, be arranged on the first driving rack 31a on the lid 31 along the lower end of lid 31, from extend the length of expectation basically corresponding to the medium position forward direction ground of container body 33, thereby under the closed condition of container body 33, its rear end is meshed with pinion.Therefore, under the closed condition of container body 33, except its with end that pinion 34 is meshed, the first and second driving rack 31a and 33a can be not overlapped.
Pinion 34 is installed on the axle (not shown) that is fixedly mounted in the refrigeratory body 10 rotatably.As shown in Figures 2 and 3, pinion 34 rotates according to the moving forward or backward of the second driving rack 33a of container body 33, so that the first driving rack 31a of lid 31 moves on the direction opposite with the moving direction of the second driving rack 33a.For example, when the initial position that is in closed condition from storage container shown in Figure 2 30 as the user spurs storage container 30 forward, the first driving rack 31a moves along the direction shown in the arrow among Fig. 3, and the second driving rack 33a moves along the direction opposite with the direction of arrow among Fig. 3.As a result, the pinion clockwise direction rotates, thereby makes the first driving rack 31a of lid 31 move on the direction opposite with the direction of motion of the second driving rack 33a.Therefore, as shown in Figure 3, lid 31 backs are to the inside that moves to refrigeratory body 10.
For the space that holds pinion 34 is provided, first groove 36 that prolongs is formed on the bottom with the corresponding lid 31 in the position of the first driving rack 31a.The first driving rack 31a is formed on the surface of first groove 36 that prolongs.First groove 36 that prolongs has curved surface 36a in its front-end and back-end, as lid 31 backward or move forward under the state and pinion 34 contacted brakes, to prevent the first driving rack 31a because being further rotated of pinion 34 and breaking away from pinion 34.
Fig. 3 is the cross sectional view of expression according to the open mode of the storage container of the embodiments of the invention of enumerating.Fig. 3 represents that storage container 12 is arranged at the top of storage container 30 and when spurring storage container 33 forward when opening it, lid 31 be in according to driving rack 31 back to move and guiding operation that guide 32 is carried out then to the state that moves.
In the embodiments of the invention of enumerating, second groove 37 that prolongs also is formed on the upper end with driving rack 33a cell therefor body 33, with provide hold be formed at lid 31 on the space of the pinion that matches of the groove of prolongation.
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of representing the closed condition of storage container according to another embodiment of the present invention.According to this embodiment of the present invention, storage container 30 ' comprises rectangular box shape container body 33 ' and the humidity control piece 35 with the part at the top of covering container body 33 ' that is provided with.Humidity control piece 35 is the front end on the top of covering container body 33 ' not.
For the top of the open front end of covering container body 33 ', storage container 30 ' also comprises lid 31 '.According to this embodiment, and need guide 32 to compare among the embodiment among above-described Fig. 2, do not need to be used for to guide the guide of the motion of lid 31 '.Humidity control piece 35 is used for controlling the humidity inside of storage container 30 ', and this humidity control piece covers not by the top of the container body 33 ' of lid 31 ' covering.
For the motion according to storage container 30 ' comes mobile lid 31 ', be provided with first and second driving racks, 31 ' a and 33 ' a and pinion 34 '.First driving rack, 31 ' a is connected on the lid 31 ' separably by first connector, 31 ' b, and is supported slidably by the upper surface of humidity control piece 35.Second driving rack, 33 ' a is by passing the rear end that humidity control piece 35 vertically extending connector 33 ' b are connected in container body 33 ' separably.Second driving rack, 33 ' a is also supported slidably by the upper surface of humidity control piece 35.First and second connectors, 31 ' b respectively has vertical latch structure with 33 ' b, thereby, first or second driving rack, 31 ' a that connects or 33 ' a simply move both vertically and can separate from lid 31 ' or the container body 33 ' that connects respectively by it, prevent from simultaneously to separate from lid 31 ' or the container body 33 ' that connects respectively by its horizontal movement.
Humidity control piece 35 is installed on the position of the expectation of casing 10 regularly.In order to prevent that humidity control piece 35 from hindering second connector, 33 ' b, therefore, move forward in order to make container body 33 ', the groove 35a of prolongation is formed on the humidity control piece 35 and on the longitudinal direction of humidity control piece 35 and extends.Second connector, 33 ' b is contained among the groove 35a, thereby second connector, 33 ' b is movably along groove 35a.Pinion 34 ' is installed on the upper surface of humidity control piece 35 between first and second driving racks, 31 ' a and 33 ' a rotatably, and is meshed with first and second driving racks, 31 ' a and 33 ' a.
Fig. 5 is the perspective view of expression according to the open mode of the storage container of the embodiment of Fig. 4.As shown in Figure 5, humidity control piece 35 is placed in the top of container body 33 '.Also as can be seen, second driving rack, the 33 ' a that is connected in container body 33 ' is placed on the humidity control piece 35, and first driving rack, 31 ' a is connected in the lower surface of lid 31 ' and is positioned on the humidity control piece 35 of prolongation.
The length that groove 35a expects towards the front end longitudinal extension of humidity control piece from the rear end of humidity control piece 35.Groove 35a moves second connector, 33 ' b therein, so that container body 33 ' moves forward or backward.Guide 35b does not obscure with guide 32, is connected on the upper surface of humidity control piece 35 in the outside of driving rack 31 ' a and 33 ' a respectively.In the motion process of first and second driving racks, 31 ' a and 33 ' a, guide 35b guides first and second driving racks, 31 ' a and 33 ' a, does not unsteadily move thereby first and second driving racks, 31 ' a and 33 ' a have side direction.
Although represented to comprise the rack and pinion mechanism of driving rack 31a, 33a, 31 ' a and 33 ' a and pinion 34 ', the first and second driving rack 31a, 33a, 31 ' a and 33 ' a by respectively having latch structure first and second connectors, 31 ' b and 33 ' b be connected in lid 31 and 31 ' and container body 33 and 33 ' on, but it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art, also can use other members within the scope of the invention.In addition, should be appreciated that, between lid and storage container body, also can use other mechanisms (as hydraulic pressure, elasticity, pulley system) to create similar relative motion.
Now, will describe each operation of the refrigerator 1 that is equipped with storage container 12,30 according to above-described embodiments of the invention in detail.
As mentioned above, have in the refrigerator of large-sized storage container, have such problem: because the door of refrigerator hinders its opening operation, so, also may not open storage container fully even be in the state that refrigerator doors is opened fully in traditional configuration.For this reason, because the gateway of storage container is very narrow, so can not will have large-sized food and put into storage container by being arranged at gateway on the storage container.Specifically, when the user when the front end of refrigerator spurs storage container forward, the opening operation of storage container is performed.
Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 represent closing and open mode according to the storage container of the first embodiment of the present invention respectively.Operation according to the storage container 30 of this embodiment will be described now.
Storage container 30 is arranged at the below of storage container 12.Although shown in embodiments of the invention in storage container 30 be positioned on the lower surface of casing 10, storage container 30 also can be installed on other parts of casing 10.For example, if storage container 30 be installed on shelf 11 below, then shelf 11 can be movably or have movably cover part.In addition, storage container 30 can be installed on the door 20 on demand.Storage container 30 can be pulled out forward and be surpassed the length that last storage container 12 is scheduled to, thereby storage container 30 can be opened from closed condition shown in Figure 2.
As shown in Figure 3, when the user pulled out casing 10 forward with storage container 30, the container body 33 of storage container 30 moved forward with the second driving rack 33a, will rotate with the clockwise direction among Fig. 3 with the pinion 34 of second driving rack 33a engagement simultaneously.According to the rotation of pinion 34, move backward with the first driving rack 31a of pinion 34 engagement, thereby lid 31 moves into casing 10 backward with the corresponding length of length that is moved with the first driving rack 31a.
At this moment, be slidably mounted on the motion of the guide 32 guiding lids 31 in the groove of lid 31.Guide 32 can prevent that also lid 31 from moving into casing 10 and surpassing predetermined length.Certainly, the curved surface of front-end and back-end of groove of prolongation that is arranged at lid 31 guarantees that lid 31 moves forward and backward as brake in given movable length.Yet, should be appreciated that, not always to need this brake, for example remove container 33, and can use other guiding to come controlled motion for cleaning.
Therefore, when the user spurs storage container 30 forward, container body 33 moves forward, and lid 31 moves into casing 10 certain-lengths backward, the length that this length moves forward in the movable length scope of being determined by the length of the first and second driving rack 31a and 33a corresponding to container body 33.Therefore, has the effect that the opening degree of the gateway of container body 33 is doubled.The advantage that also has is: do not use other driving element but obtain this effect according to the operation of simply opening container body 33.It should be understood, however, that does not need always to be to use 1: 1 front and back ratio, and other ratios also are operable.Should also be understood that and to use manual and driving element machinery to come the assisting in opening/closing operation in addition.
Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 represent the closing and open mode of storage container 30 ' according to another embodiment of the present invention respectively.Operation according to the storage container 30 ' of present embodiment will be described now.Be similar to the embodiment shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, first and second driving racks, the 31 ' a that lid 31 ' is carried out when spurring casing 33 ' forward as the user and the operation of 33 ' a and pinion 34 ' move into casing 10 backward.In this case, configuration is installed on the humidity control piece 35 of casing 10 so that casing 33 ' motion.It should be understood, however, that under the situation of not using the humidity control piece tooth bar 33 ' a can be installed on the container body 33 '.
Owing to use connector 33 ' b that second driving rack, 33 ' a is connected in container body 33 ', thus when the user spurs container body 33 ' forward, second driving rack, 33 ' a with state that pinion 34 ' is meshed under shift out casing 10 forward.At this moment, pinion 34 ' is rotated.As a result, because pinion 34 ' is installed on the fixing humidity control piece 35 rotatably, so first driving rack, the 31 ' a that is meshed with pinion 34 ' moves into casing 10 backward.
Clear as can be known from foregoing description, the refrigerator of aspect comprises storage container according to the present invention, in this storage container, when spurring the container body forward when opening it, is used for the lid of covering container body to move backward, thereby increases the opening degree of storage container.Therefore, the food that large-sized food can be put into storage container and will be stored in the rear portion the inside of storage container takes out, thereby, guarantee the use of large-sized storage container, provide better convenience for the user simultaneously.
Though be to describe in the mode of refrigerator, but it should be understood that, this system can be used in the storage container of other types, as food bin, wardrobe, deedbox, computer and disk drive in freezer, the pantry or any needs in the access of article and the device that the space is restricted.
Although represented and described some embodiments of the present invention, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art, under the situation that does not break away from principle of the present invention that claims and equivalent limited range thereof are arranged and spirit, can change these embodiments.

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1, a kind of refrigerator that comprises storage container, this storage container comprises:
The container body;
Lid places on the container body slidably, with the top of covering container body partly;
Driving rack is arranged at respectively on lid and the container body; With
Pinion, be engaged between the driving rack, when mobile containers body on first direction when opening it, this pinion rotates up in first party according to the motion of the driving rack that is arranged at the container body, move up in the second party opposite with the driving rack that will be arranged on the lid with first direction, with mobile lid on second direction, thereby when opening storage container, increase the opening degree of container body.
2, refrigerator as claimed in claim 1 wherein, is installed on during pin gear on the fixing axle rotatably.
3, refrigerator as claimed in claim 1 also comprises:
Groove is along the major axis setting of lid; With
Guide is slidably mounted in the groove, with the motion of guiding lid.
4, a kind of refrigerator that comprises storage container also comprises:
The container body;
Lid places on the container body slidably, with the top of the front of covering container body;
The humidity control piece is installed regularly to cover the top of the container body that does not have the tegmentum subcovering at least; With
Mobile unit in response to the motion of container body on first direction, moves up lid in the second party opposite with first direction, thus, stretch out refrigerator when opening it when the container body is moved, and lid is moved into refrigerator to increase the opening degree of container body.
5, refrigerator as claimed in claim 4, wherein, mobile unit comprises:
Driving rack is connected on lid and the container body and by the humidity control piece and supports slidably; With
Pinion is engaged between the driving rack, with the motion according to the driving rack that is connected in the container body, the driving rack that is connected in lid is moved up in the second party opposite with the first direction of the driving rack that is connected in the container body.
6, refrigerator as claimed in claim 4, wherein, pinion is rotatably mounted on the humidity control piece.
7, refrigerator as claimed in claim 5, wherein,
The driving rack that is installed on the container body is by passing the rear end that the vertically extending connector of humidity control piece is installed on the container body separably; With
The humidity control piece comprises the groove that is used to hold connector so that connector in the motion process of container body along with moving together.
8, a kind of refrigerator that comprises storage container with container body, this storage container comprises:
Lid places on the container body slidably, with the opening of covering container body at least;
First and second driving racks are arranged at respectively on lid and the container body; With
Pinion combines with first and second driving racks, moves on the direction opposite with the second driving rack direction of motion to rotate, to make the driving rack of winning according to the motion of second driving rack, thereby move lid when moving forward the container body.
9, refrigerator as claimed in claim 8 also comprises:
Groove, with the corresponding direction of the glide direction of lid on extend along the length of lid; With
Guide is used for the slip of collaborative groove guides lid.
10, refrigerator as claimed in claim 8, wherein lid has the length littler than the length of storage container, and only covers the front portion that storage container opens wide when storage container is closed.
11, refrigerator as claimed in claim 8, wherein, when storage container is closed, the front end of first driving rack and pinion, and the remainder of first driving rack extends back at the middle part of calm body basically.
12, refrigerator as claimed in claim 8, wherein, when storage container is closed, the rear end of second driving rack and pinion, and the remainder of second driving rack extends forward at the middle part of calm body basically.
13, refrigerator as claimed in claim 8, wherein, pinion is installed on the axle that is fixedly mounted on the refrigerator rotatably.
14, refrigerator as claimed in claim 8, wherein, when the user spurred storage container forward from the closed position, second driving rack moved according to storage container, so that pinion rotation, so that first driving rack moves in the opposite direction in the side that moves with storage container.
15, refrigerator as claimed in claim 8 also comprises being positioned to have a groove that first of curved surface prolongs in its end on the lid, and first driving rack is positioned at wherein, is used as brake when contact with pinion in the operating process of curved surface at storage container.
16, refrigerator as claimed in claim 15, wherein, curved surface prevents that first driving rack and pinion break away from.
17, refrigerator as claimed in claim 8 also is included in second groove that prolongs in the container body, and second driving rack is positioned at wherein.
18, refrigerator as claimed in claim 8 also comprises the humidity control piece, covering the opening of the container body do not have the tegmentum subcovering at least in part, and the humidity level in the control storage container.
19, refrigerator as claimed in claim 18 also comprises:
First connector is used for first driving rack is connected with lid;
Second connector passes the humidity control piece and vertically extends, so that second driving rack is connected with the container body.
20, refrigerator as claimed in claim 19, wherein, first and second connectors comprise vertical latch structure respectively.
21, refrigerator as claimed in claim 19, wherein, the humidity control piece combines with storage container regularly, and comprises the groove of the prolongation that is used for holding second connector, thus second connector is movably in this groove.
22, refrigerator as claimed in claim 21, wherein, the front end towards the humidity control piece longitudinally extends certain-length to the groove of prolongation from the rear end of humidity control piece.
23, refrigerator as claimed in claim 22, wherein, the humidity control piece also comprises the guide that invests humidity control piece upper surface, is used at first and second driving rack motion processes guiding, first and second driving racks.
24, a kind of counter motion mechanism that is used for refrigerator, comprising: storage container has the container body; And lid, place slidably on the container body, with the top of covering container body partly, this mechanism comprises:
First and second driving racks are arranged at respectively on lid and the container body; With
Pinion, unite with first and second driving racks, rotating according to the motion of second driving rack so that first driving rack moves on the direction opposite with the direction of motion of second driving rack, thereby when the container body moves forward mobile backward lid.
25, a kind of refrigerator that comprises the storage container of container body with opening, this storage container comprises:
Be used for the equipment of the opening of covering container body at least in part;
Be used for when the container body when second direction rather than first party move up on first direction mobile lid.
26, a kind of refrigerator that comprises storage container with container body, this storage container comprises:
Lid places on the container body slidably, is used for the opening of covering container body at least in part;
Counter motion mechanism in response to first direction, moves lid with respect to opening on second direction.
27, refrigerator as claimed in claim 26, wherein, counter motion mechanism comprises first and second driving racks that are arranged at respectively on lid and the container body.
28, refrigerator as claimed in claim 27, wherein, counter motion mechanism also comprises pinion, itself and first and second driving racks are united, motion rotation according to second driving rack, when moving forward the container body, the driving rack of winning is moved on the direction opposite with the direction of motion of second driving rack.
29, a kind of storage container comprises:
The container body has opening;
Lid places on the container body slidably, so that the opening of the covering container body of small part; With
Counter motion mechanism corresponding to the motion of container body on first direction, moves lid with respect to opening on second direction.
30, storage container as claimed in claim 29, wherein, this counter motion mechanism comprises first and second driving racks that are arranged at respectively on lid and the container body.
31, storage container as claimed in claim 30, wherein, counter motion mechanism also comprises pinion, itself and first and second driving racks are united, with motion rotation according to second driving rack, with when moving forward the container body, the driving rack of winning is moved on the direction opposite with the direction of motion of second driving rack.
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