CN211876511U - Drawer assembly and refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a drawer assembly and a refrigerator. The drawer assembly comprises a drawer and a top cover, wherein the drawer is provided with an upward opening, the top cover can slide back and forth relative to the drawer to open or close the opening, a handle is arranged on the top cover, the handle is provided with an operating surface suitable for being applied with pushing force to open the top cover, and the operating surface faces downwards obliquely towards the front of the top cover. Compared with the prior art, the operating surface provided by the embodiment of the application can decompose the thrust into a vertical upward component force and a horizontal backward component force; wherein the horizontal rearward component is adapted to push the top cover rearward relative to the drawer, and the vertical upward component is adapted to lift the top cover upward relative to the drawer; when the top cover is lifted upwards relative to the drawer, the sliding friction between the top cover and the drawer is weakened, and the back sliding of the top cover relative to the drawer is easier and easier; this makes it easier for the user to open the drawer, in particular to seal the drawer, thereby greatly improving the user experience.

Description

Drawer assembly and refrigerator

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of household appliances, especially, relate to a drawer assembly and refrigerator.

Background

With the continuous improvement of the living standard of people and the diversified development of the food storage requirement, the functional requirement of the refrigerator for users is gradually improved. When a large variety of foods are stored in the refrigerator, taint of odors among the various foods easily occurs, thereby affecting the use experience of the user. In order to prevent the smell of various foods/articles stored in the refrigerator from being mixed with each other, one way is to provide a sealing drawer in the refrigerator.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the embodiment of the utility model is to provide an improved drawer assembly and refrigerator.

The embodiment of the utility model provides a drawer assembly, including drawer, top cap, the drawer has ascending opening, and the top cap can slide in order to open or close the opening around for the drawer, is provided with the handle on the top cap, and the handle has one and is suitable for being exerted thrust in order to open the operating surface of top cap, and the operating surface is downward downwards towards the place ahead of top cap to one side.

Optionally, the operating face is a front end face of the handle.

Optionally, the worktop is centrally located at the front end of the top cover.

Optionally, the operating face is a planar or arcuate surface.

Optionally, the handle comprises a handle body engaged with the top cover and a cover having an operating face.

Optionally, the cover has a connecting portion on its side facing away from the operating surface for connecting with the handle body.

Optionally, the handle body has a first mortise-tenon joint portion, the cover has a second mortise-tenon joint portion, and the handle body and the cover are in mortise-tenon joint through the first mortise-tenon joint portion and the second mortise-tenon joint portion.

Optionally, a seal is included, the seal being disposed between the top cover and the drawer and adapted to be compressed by the top cover and the drawer to seal the drawer assembly when the top cover closes the opening.

Optionally, the seal is mounted to one of the top cover and the drawer with a gap in the direction of gravity from the other of the top cover and the drawer as the top cover slides relative to the drawer.

Optionally, the seal is mounted to the top cover, the drawer comprising a support adapted to support the top cover; when the top cover slides relative to the drawer, the sealing piece has a gap with the supporting part in the gravity direction; the seal is pressed against the support when the top cover closes the opening.

Optionally, the drawer further comprises a roller, the roller is arranged on one of the top cover and the drawer, the other of the top cover and the drawer is provided with a groove, when the top cover closes the opening, the roller enters the groove to eliminate the gap, and when the top cover slides relative to the drawer to open the opening, the roller slides out of the groove to form the gap.

Optionally, the drawer is provided with a stopper portion on a top wall thereof in the movement direction of the roller, which is adapted to restrict movement of the roller in the axial direction thereof.

The embodiment of the utility model also provides a refrigerator, which comprises a storage chamber and the drawer component; the drawer assembly is arranged in the storage chamber and can be pulled out relative to the storage chamber.

Compared with the prior art, the technical scheme of the embodiment of the utility model has the advantages that, for example, the top cover of the drawer component is provided with the handle, and the handle is provided with an operation surface which is inclined downwards towards the front of the top cover and is suitable for being applied with thrust to open the top cover; the operating surface can decompose the thrust into a vertical upward component and a horizontal backward component; wherein the horizontal rearward component is adapted to push the top cover rearward relative to the drawer, and the vertical upward component is adapted to lift the top cover upward relative to the drawer; when the top cover is lifted upwards relative to the drawer, the sliding friction between the top cover and the drawer is weakened, and the back sliding of the top cover relative to the drawer is easier and easier; this makes it easier for the user to open the drawer, in particular to seal the drawer, thereby greatly improving the user experience.

For example, in the embodiment in which the sealing surface is deformed by being pressed and a negative pressure is formed between the sealing surface and the drawer or the top cover to improve the sealing effect, since the handle is provided with the above-mentioned operation surface, when an external force is applied to the top cover, the negative pressure is easily released, thereby facilitating the sliding of the top cover with respect to the drawer to open the opening.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a drawer assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a drawer assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a handle in an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a stress analysis of the operation surface in the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a drawer assembly in an embodiment of the invention, taken along the front-to-back direction thereof;

FIG. 6 is a partial schematic view of a drawer assembly in an unsealed condition according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 7 is a partial schematic view of a drawer assembly in a sealed condition according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is another cross-sectional view of the drawer assembly in the front-to-back direction of the drawer assembly in an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a drawer assembly in a left-right direction according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

As described in the background of the invention, the sealing effect of the existing sealing drawer is usually achieved by disposing a sealing member between the drawer body and the drawer cover, and the sealing surface of the existing sealing member is usually smooth.

In order to solve the technical problem, an embodiment of the utility model provides a drawer assembly, including drawer, top cap, the drawer has ascending opening, and the top cap can slide in order to open or close the opening for the drawer front and back, is provided with the handle on the top cap, and the handle has one and is suitable for being exerted thrust in order to open the operation face of top cap, and the operation face is downward downwards to one side towards the place ahead of top cap.

Compare the sealed drawer among the prior art, the embodiment of the utility model provides a drawer assembly is provided with the handle on the top cap, and the handle has one and is down, be suitable for to be exerted thrust in order to open the operating surface of top cap to one side towards the place ahead of top cap. The operating surface can decompose the thrust into a vertical upward component and a horizontal rearward component. Wherein the horizontal rearward component is adapted to push the top cover rearward relative to the drawer and the vertical upward component is adapted to lift the top cover upward relative to the drawer. Therefore, when the top cover is lifted upwards relative to the drawer, the sliding friction between the top cover and the drawer is weakened, so that the backward sliding of the top cover relative to the drawer is easier and easier.

In order to make the objects, features and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more comprehensible, embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

For the convenience of describing the drawer assembly provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the partial drawings provided by the embodiment of the present invention illustrate the six directions of the upper, lower, left, right, front and back, and the six directions are determined based on the viewing angle observation of the drawer assembly facing the user under the normal use state. Wherein, "front" represents a direction in which the drawer assembly is close to the user side, "rear" represents a direction in which the drawer assembly is away from the user side, "left" and "right" are determined based on the foregoing "front" and "rear" directions divided according to natural orientations, "upper" represents a direction in which the top cover of the drawer assembly is located, and "lower" represents a direction in which the drawer of the drawer assembly is located. It should be understood that from other perspectives of the drawer assembly, there may be up, down, left, right, front, and rear directions corresponding to the respective perspectives; the embodiment of the present invention provides an upper, lower, left, right, front and back direction schematic in some drawings, which is only for convenience of describing the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, and does not constitute a restrictive explanation for these solutions.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a drawer assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 2 is an exploded view of a drawer assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the present invention provides a drawer assembly 10, which includes a drawer 100, a top cover 200, the drawer 100 having an upward opening 110. The top cover 200 is slidable back and forth with respect to the drawer 100 to open or close the opening 110, and a handle 210 is provided on the top cover 200, the handle 210 having an operation surface 210A adapted to be pushed to open the top cover 200, the operation surface 210A being disposed obliquely downward toward the front of the top cover 200.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the top cover 200 of the drawer assembly 10 can slide back and forth relative to the drawer 100 to open or close the opening 110 of the drawer 100.

For convenience of description and understanding, the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention will be described below by taking the case that the top cover 200 slides backward relative to the drawer 100 to open the opening 110 of the drawer 100, and the case that the top cover 200 slides forward relative to the drawer 100 to close the opening 110 of the drawer 100 as an example. It should be understood that the examples are not to be construed as limiting the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention.

In one implementation, when it is desired to open the opening 110 of the drawer 100, the top cover 200 can be pushed to slide rearward relative to the drawer 100. In this process, the pushing force applied to the top cover 200 by the user needs to overcome the sliding friction between the top cover 200 and the drawer 100. In general, overcoming sliding friction between two objects is often not an easy process and can take a great deal of effort. This can be a very unpleasant use experience for the user of the drawer assembly 10 if it takes a great deal of effort to open the opening 110 of the drawer 100.

In order to improve the user experience and reduce the effort required by the user to open the opening 110 of the drawer 100, in the embodiment of the present invention, the top cover 200 is provided with the handle 210, the handle 210 is provided with an operation surface 210A suitable for being pushed to open the top cover 200, and the operation surface 210A is disposed obliquely downward toward the front of the top cover 200.

In the technical solution provided in the embodiment of the present invention, "the operation surface 210A faces downward obliquely in front of the top cover 200" may be understood as: the angle between the operation surface 210A and the top cover 200 toward the front of the top cover 200 is acute.

Referring to fig. 1, in some embodiments, the operation surface 210A may be a front surface of the handle 210, which is disposed obliquely downward toward the front of the top cover 200, and is adapted to be pushed to slide the top cover 200 rearward and open the opening 110 of the drawer 100.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of a handle in an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, in other embodiments, the handle 210 may include a handle body 211 engaged with the top cover 200 and a cover 212 having an operation surface 210A. The handle body 211 and the top cover 200 may be integrally formed, and the cover 212 and the handle body 211 are fixedly connected to each other.

After the cover 212 is coupled to the handle body 211, the cover 212 has an operation surface 210A disposed obliquely downward toward the front of the top cover 200 to be adapted to be pushed by a pushing force to slide the top cover 200 rearward to open the opening 110 of the drawer 100.

Further, the cover 212 may further have a connecting portion on a side thereof facing away from the operation surface 210A for connecting with the handle body 211, through which the cover 212 may be connected with the handle body 211, and after the connection, the operation surface 210A of the cover 212 is disposed obliquely downward toward the front of the top cover 200.

Accordingly, the handle body 211 may also have a connection portion to connect with the cover 212.

Referring to fig. 3, in some preferred embodiments, the handle body 211 is integrally formed with the top cover 200 and has a first mortise-tenon joint portion 211a, the cover 212 has a second mortise-tenon joint portion 212a, and the handle body 211 and the cover 212 are mortise-tenon connected by the first mortise-tenon joint portion 211a and the second mortise-tenon joint portion 212 a.

The embodiment of the utility model provides an above-mentioned mortise-tenon joint who adopts is a very firm connected mode, and it can make to have good connection stability between handle body 211 and the lid 212 to make the two connect the handle 210 of constitution very durable.

The embodiment of the present invention provides a technical solution, the operation surface 210A disposed on the handle 210 can be a plane or an arc surface. The operation surface 210A is disposed obliquely downward toward the front of the top cover 200 regardless of the surface.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a stress analysis of the operation surface in the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 4, when it is necessary to push the top cover 200 to slide backward to open the opening 110 of the drawer 100, the operation surface 210A may be applied with a pushing force N. Since the operation surface 210A is disposed obliquely downward toward the front of the top cover 200, when a pushing force N is applied thereto, the direction of the pushing force N is obliquely upward toward the rear of the top cover 200.

The pushing force N obliquely upward toward the rear of the top cover 200 may be decomposed into a vertical upward component N1 and a horizontal rearward component N2 according to the force decomposition principle. Wherein the horizontal rearward force component N2 is adapted to push the top cover 200 rearward relative to the drawer 100, and the vertical upward force component N1 is adapted to lift the top cover 200 upward relative to the drawer 100; when the top cover 200 is lifted up with respect to the drawer 100, sliding friction between the top cover 200 and the drawer 100 is reduced, so that the back sliding of the top cover 200 with respect to the drawer 100 is easier and eased.

With continued reference to fig. 1 and 2, in some preferred embodiments, the operation surface 210A may be located at the center of the front end of the top cover 200, which may balance the force of the top cover 200 in the left-right direction thereof, thereby making the top cover 200 more stable when sliding backward.

With continued reference to fig. 2, the drawer assembly 10 provided by embodiments of the present invention may further include a seal 300 disposed between the top cover 200 and the drawer 100, the seal 300 being adapted to be compressed by the top cover 200 and the drawer 100 to seal the drawer assembly 10 when the top cover 200 closes the opening 110.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the sealing member 300 may be installed on one of the top cover 200 and the drawer 100.

In some preferred embodiments, the seal 300 may be mounted to the side of the top cover 200 facing the drawer 100. When the top cover 200 closes the opening 110, the seal 300 can be pressed against the drawer 100 with the top cover 200 and compressed to seal the drawer assembly 10. Compared with the sealing member 300 mounted on the drawer 100, the sealing member 300 mounted on the top cover 200 facilitates the hiding of the sealing member 300, thereby effectively reducing the possibility of the sealing member 300 being contaminated.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the top cover 200 may include a top cover frame 220 and a top cover plate 230 disposed in the top cover frame 220.

The top cover frame 220 may be made of plastic or silicon, and the top cover plate 230 may be made of a tempered glass plate. The tempered glass plate may enhance the gravity applied to the sealing member 300 by the top cover 200 to enable the sealing member 300 to be pressed to seal the drawer assembly 10, and may enable a user to view the inside of the drawer 100 through the top cover plate 230 due to its transparent characteristic.

In other embodiments, other materials of sufficient weight may be used for the top cover plate 230. For example, it may be a ceramic plate, or a ceramic plate inlaid with tempered glass.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a drawer assembly in a front-to-rear direction according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 5, in some embodiments, a first slot 221 and a second slot 222 isolated from each other may be provided on the top cover frame 220.

The first insertion groove 221 may be disposed inside the top cover frame 220 and opened toward the top cover 230 to be adapted to receive the top cover 230, and the top cover 230 may be inserted into the first insertion groove 221 through an edge thereof to be mounted to the top cover frame 220.

The second insertion groove 222 is provided at the bottom of the top cover frame 220 and is opened toward the direction of the sealing member 300 to be adapted to receive the sealing member 300, and the sealing member 300 may be inserted into the second insertion groove 222 through the top thereof to be mounted at a side of the top cover frame 220 facing the drawer 100.

With continued reference to FIG. 5, in some preferred embodiments, the second slot 222 may be located outside the first slot 221 to ensure that the first slot 221 and the second slot 222 do not interfere with each other; the outer side is a side of the top cover frame 220 away from the top cover plate 230 in the horizontal direction.

In other preferred embodiments, the first insertion groove 221 may be provided along the entire inner circumference of the top cover frame 220 to be adapted to securely mount the top cover plate 230; the inner side is a side of the top cover frame 220 adjacent to the top cover plate 230 in the horizontal direction.

In other preferred embodiments, the sealing member 300 may be a closed gasket, and the second slot 222 may be disposed at the bottom of the top cover frame 220 with a full circle to accommodate secure installation of the gasket.

Fig. 6 is a partial schematic view of a drawer assembly in an unsealed state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, the sealing surface 330 may include intersecting first and second sealing surfaces 330X and 330Y. When the seal 300 is compressed, the first sealing surface 330X and the second sealing surface 330Y are flattened, thereby providing a better seal between the sealing surfaces 330 and the drawer 100.

The cross-section of the seal 300 may be "chevron". Wherein the upper portion 310 of the "gabled" shape forms a fixing portion of the sealing member 300, which is adapted to be inserted into the second insertion groove 222 to be fixedly mounted to the top cover frame 220. The width of the horizontal portion 320 of the "big letter" shape in the cross section of the sealing member 300 is larger than that of the upper portion 310 thereof, and the horizontal portion 320 of the "big letter" shape is closely attached to the bottom of the top cover frame 220 and defines the depth of the upper portion 310 thereof inserted into the second insertion groove 222. The bottom surface of the lower portion of the "gabled" shape is adapted to serve as a sealing surface 330 for sealing the drawer 100.

Fig. 7 is a partial schematic view of a drawer assembly in a sealed state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 7, the seal member 300 is a resiliently compressible and deformable member, and particularly, the seal member 300 is resiliently compressible and deformable at its lower portion having the sealing surface 330. Thus, when the top cover 200 closes the opening 110, the seal 300 may be squeezed by the top cover 200 and the drawer 100 to expel at least some of the air between its sealing surface 330 and the drawer 100, and draw the drawer 100 through its sealing surface 330 to seal the drawer assembly 10.

Specifically, when the top cover 200 closes the opening 110, the lower portion of the sealing member 300 is pressed against the upper edge of the drawer 100 by the sealing surface 330 thereof and is deformed, and at least a portion of air between the sealing surface 330 and the upper edge of the drawer 100 is exhausted, so that the sealing surface 330 can catch the upper edge of the drawer 100 and seal the drawer assembly 10.

Further, the sealing member 300 may be provided with a plurality of exhaust holes having both ends penetrating therethrough, one end of each exhaust hole communicating with the outside atmosphere and the other end communicating with the sealing surface 330 of the sealing member 300. The vent is adapted to vent at least a portion of the air between the sealing surface 330 and the drawer 100 in time to effectively seal the drawer assembly 10 when the top cover 200 closes the opening 110.

With the above-described arrangement of the seal 300 in the drawer assembly 10, when the top cover 200 is pushed to slide rearward relative to the drawer 100, the sliding friction between the top cover 200 and the sealing surface 330 of the seal 300 is overcome by the pushing force applied to the top cover 200 by the user. Since the handle 210 is provided on the top cover 200, the handle 210 has an operation surface 210A adapted to be pushed to open the top cover 200, and the operation surface 210A is disposed obliquely downward toward the front of the top cover 200. When the top cover 200 needs to be pushed to slide backwards to open the opening 110 of the drawer 100, a pushing force can be applied to the operation surface 210A to make the sliding backwards of the top cover 200 relative to the drawer 100 easier and easier, and the principle is the same as that shown in the embodiment of fig. 4 and will not be described again.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the sealing member 300 may be installed on one of the top cover 200 and the drawer 100, and when the top cover 200 slides relative to the drawer 100, the sealing member 300 may have a gap with the other of the top cover 200 and the drawer 100 in the gravity direction. The presence of the gap not only facilitates the sliding of the top cover 200 relative to the drawer 100 to facilitate the opening of the opening 110, but also protects the roughened feature of the sealing surface 330 of the seal 300 from or less than abrasion.

Fig. 8 is another cross-sectional view of the drawer assembly in the front-to-rear direction according to the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8, in some embodiments, the seal 300 is mounted to the side of the top cover 200 facing the drawer 100. The seal 300 has a gap g1 between itself and the drawer 100 in the direction of gravity when the top cover 200 is slid relative to the drawer 100 to open the opening 110.

The presence of the gap g1 may reduce or even avoid sliding contact between the sealing surface 330 and the drawer 100, thereby reducing or even avoiding sliding friction between the sealing surface 330 and the drawer 100. This facilitates not only sliding of the top cover 200 relative to the drawer 100 to facilitate opening of the opening 110, but also protects the sealing surface 330 from or from being frosted.

With continued reference to fig. 2 and 8, the drawer 100 may further include a support 120 adapted to support the top cover 200. The sealing member 300 may have a gap g1 with the supporting part 120 in the gravity direction when the top cover 200 slides with respect to the drawer 100; when the top cover 200 closes the opening, the sealing member 300 is pressed against the supporting portion 120.

Further, the drawer assembly 10 may also include rollers. The roller may be provided to one of the top cover 200 and the drawer 100, and the other of the top cover 200 and the drawer 100 has a groove. The roller enters the groove to eliminate the gap g1 when the top cover 200 closes the opening 110, and slides out of the groove to form the gap g1 when the top cover 200 slides relative to the drawer 100 to open the opening 110.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the rollers may be provided in two sets, one set disposed at the left side of the drawer 100 and the other set disposed at the right side of the drawer 100, and each set includes two rollers, a front roller 410 disposed near the front of the drawer 100 and a rear roller 420 disposed near the rear of the drawer 100.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the front roller 410 may be mounted to the top cover 200 and the rear roller 420 may be mounted to the drawer 100.

Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a drawer assembly in a left-right direction according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The manner in which the front roller 410 is mounted on the top cover 200 will be described with reference to fig. 9. As shown in fig. 9, the left lower portion of the top cover frame 220 is provided with a mounting portion 223 extending leftward in the horizontal direction to the outside of the top cover frame 220. The mounting portion 223 is provided with a third insertion groove 224 facing the outside of the top cover frame 220 and spaced apart from the second insertion groove 222. A roller rotating shaft 430 is installed in the third slot 224; one end of the roller rotating shaft 430 may be fixed in the third slot 224 by a screw connection, and the other end thereof is rotatably connected to the rotation center of the front roller 410.

With continued reference to fig. 9, the front roller 410 has a spacing g2 from the seal 300 in the axial direction of the front roller 410. The gap g2 not only ensures that the rolling of the front roller 410 is not affected by the seal 300, but also prevents the seal 300 from being worn by the rolling of the front roller 410.

FIG. 9 shows only an embodiment of the front roller 410 mounted to the left side of the top cover 200; the front roller 410 installed on the right side of the top cover 200 is similar to that shown in fig. 9, and thus, its embodiment is not described in detail.

With continued reference to fig. 2, a front groove 121 facing the front roller 410 may be provided on the supporting portion 120 of the drawer 100 corresponding to the position of the front roller 410. When the top cover 200 closes the opening 110, the front roller 410 enters the front groove 121 to eliminate the gap g 1; when the top cover 200 is slid relative to the drawer 100 to open the opening 110, the front roller 410 slides out of the front groove 121 to form a gap g 1.

After the front roller 410 slides out of the front groove 121, it can roll backward on the supporting portion 120 with respect to the drawer 100 at a speed identical to that of the top cover 200.

With continued reference to fig. 8 and 9, the lowest point D1 of the front roller 410 is lower than the lowest point D2 of the seal 300 in the free state to ensure that there is a gap g1 between the seal 300 and the upper edge of the drawer 100 as the top cover 200 moves relative to the drawer 100 supported by the front roller 410. Here, the free state refers to a state in which the sealing member 300 is not pressed by the gravity of the top cap 200.

With continued reference to fig. 2, the drawer 100 is further provided with a stopper 130 on its top wall in the moving direction of the front roller 410. The stopper 130 is adapted to limit the movement of the front roller 410 in the axial direction thereof to prevent the front roller 410 from slipping out of the supporter 120 during rolling.

The embodiment of the utility model provides an among the technical scheme, rear portion gyro wheel 420 also can install in the left and right both sides of drawer 100 through the gyro wheel axis of rotation, and its installation principle is the same with the installation principle of front portion gyro wheel 410, no longer explains repeatedly.

With continued reference to fig. 2, a fitting 225 is also provided on the top cover frame 220 corresponding to the location of the rear roller 420. The fitting 225 is provided with a rear groove opened toward the corresponding rear roller 420. The rear roller 420 enters the rear groove to eliminate the gap g1 when the top cover 200 closes the opening 110, and the rear roller 420 slides out of the rear groove to form the gap g1 when the top cover 200 slides relative to the drawer 100 to open the opening 110.

The embodiment of the utility model also provides a refrigerator, which comprises a storage chamber and the drawer component 10; the drawer assembly 10 is provided in the storage compartment and is drawn out with respect to the storage compartment.

It should be noted that the drawer assembly 10 provided in the embodiment of the present invention can also be applied to other refrigeration equipments such as a refrigerator, a freezer, etc. which need to separate and seal stored articles.

While specific embodiments have been described above, these embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure, even where only a single embodiment is described with respect to a particular feature. The characteristic examples provided in the present disclosure are intended to be illustrative, not limiting, unless differently stated. In particular implementations, the features of one or more dependent claims may be combined with those of the independent claims as technically feasible according to the actual requirements, and the features from the respective independent claims may be combined in any appropriate manner and not merely by the specific combinations enumerated in the claims.

Although the present invention is disclosed above, the present invention is not limited thereto. Various changes and modifications may be effected therein by one of ordinary skill in the pertinent art without departing from the scope or spirit of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims.

Claims (13)

1. A drawer assembly (10) comprising a drawer (100), a top cover (200), said drawer (100) having an upwardly facing opening (110), said top cover (200) being slidable back and forth relative to said drawer (100) to open or close said opening (110), said top cover (200) having a handle (210) disposed thereon, characterized in that said handle (210) has an operative surface (210A) adapted to be urged by a pushing force (N) to open said top cover (200), said operative surface (210A) being inclined downwardly towards the front of said top cover (200).

2. The drawer assembly (10) of claim 1, wherein the operating surface (210A) is a front face of the handle (210).

3. The drawer assembly (10) of claim 1, wherein the operating face (210A) is centrally located on a front end of the top cover (200).

4. A drawer assembly (10) according to any of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the operating face (210A) is a planar or curved surface.

5. A drawer assembly (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that the handle (210) comprises a handle body (211) engaged with the top cover (200) and a cover (212) having the operating face (210A).

6. A drawer assembly (10) according to claim 5, characterised in that the cover (212) has a connection to the handle body (211) on its side facing away from the operating face (210A).

7. A drawer assembly (10) according to claim 6, characterized in that said handle body (211) has a first mortise and tenon joint (211a) and said cover (212) has a second mortise and tenon joint (212a), said handle body (211) and said cover (212) being mortise and tenon connected by said first mortise and tenon joint (211a) and said second mortise and tenon joint (212 a).

8. The drawer assembly (10) of claim 1, further comprising a seal (300), the seal (300) disposed between the top cover (200) and the drawer (100) adapted to be compressed by the top cover (200) and the drawer (100) to seal the drawer assembly (10) when the top cover (200) closes the opening (110).

9. The drawer assembly (10) of claim 8, wherein the seal (300) is mounted to one of the top cover (200) and the drawer (100), the seal (300) having a gap (g1) in a direction of gravity with the other of the top cover (200) and the drawer (100) when the top cover (200) is slid relative to the drawer (100).

10. A drawer assembly (10) according to claim 9, characterized in that the seal (300) is mounted to the top cover (200), the drawer (100) comprising a support (120) adapted to support the top cover (200); the sealing member (300) is pressed against the support portion (120) when the top cover (200) closes the opening.

11. A drawer assembly (10) according to claim 9 or 10 further comprising a roller (410, 420), the roller (410, 420) being disposed in one of the top cover (200) and the drawer (100), the other of the top cover (200) and the drawer (100) having a groove (121), the roller (410, 420) entering the groove (121) to eliminate the gap (g1) when the top cover (200) closes the opening (110), the roller (410, 420) sliding out of the groove (121) to form the gap (g1) when the top cover (200) slides relative to the drawer (100) to open the opening (110).

12. The drawer assembly according to claim 11, characterized in that the drawer (100) is provided with a stopper (130) adapted to restrict the movement of the roller (410, 420) in the axial direction thereof on a top wall thereof in the movement direction of the roller (410, 420).

13. A refrigerator comprising a storage compartment, characterized by further comprising a drawer assembly (10) as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 12; the drawer assembly (10) is disposed in the storage compartment and is drawable relative to the storage compartment.

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