CN211903441U - Refrigerator and container therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a refrigerator and a container for the same. The container includes a bottom wall, a front wall, a left side wall, and a right side wall forming a cavity, and an upper portion of an inner surface of the front wall includes a recessed portion recessed toward a direction away from the cavity. The container of the embodiments of the present application has an increased volume.

Description

Refrigerator and container therefor

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a domestic appliance field especially relates to refrigerator and be used for container of refrigerator.

Background

A container for a refrigerator may be used to contain articles, however, the container has a limited storage space.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

It is an object of embodiments of the present invention to provide an improved container and refrigerator.

An embodiment of the utility model provides a container for refrigerator, including diapire, antetheca, left side wall and the right side wall that forms the cavity, its characterized in that, the upper portion of the internal surface of antetheca includes the depressed part that the orientation deviates from the direction depression of cavity.

Optionally, the upper part of the inner surface of the left side wall and/or the right side wall is provided with a concave part which is concave towards the direction away from the cavity, and the concave part on the left side wall and/or the right side wall is communicated with the concave part on the front wall.

Optionally, the lower surface of the recess has an inclined surface.

Optionally, the upper end of the front wall has a projection extending towards the cavity.

Optionally, a decorative frame is included, the decorative frame engaging the recess.

Optionally, a trim frame is coupled to an upper portion of the front wall and includes a trim portion within the container visible from an exterior side of the front wall, the trim portion being within the recess.

Optionally, a trim frame is coupled to upper portions of the front wall, the left side wall, and the right side wall and includes a trim portion within the container visible from outside the front wall, the left side wall, and the right side wall, the trim portion being within the recess.

Optionally, the lower surface of the recessed portion has an inclined surface, and the lower end of the decorative portion has a corresponding inclined surface fitted thereto.

Optionally, the upper end of the front wall has a projection extending towards the cavity and the trim frame has a recess that engages the projection at the top of the trim frame.

Optionally, an inner end surface (110) of the protrusion facing the cavity in a direction from the front wall towards the cavity does not exceed an inner surface of the front wall below the recess.

Optionally, there is a spacing between the inner end surface and the inner surface of the front wall below the recess in a direction from the front wall towards the cavity.

Optionally, the deco-frame includes a first fixing portion made of an elastic material, which engages an upper end surface of the front wall.

Optionally, the left and right side walls include left and right extending portions, respectively, extending inwardly to face the front wall, with a second fixing portion made of an elastic material between the left and/or right extending portions and the respective ends of the bezel.

Optionally, the wall thickness of the left and/or right extensions is inwardly tapered.

Optionally, the left and/or right extensions are inclined toward the front wall.

The embodiment of the utility model provides a refrigerator is still provided, including the storeroom, set up any kind of above-mentioned container in it.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model discloses technical scheme has beneficial effect. For example, due to the provision of a recess which is concave in a direction away from the cavity, the volume of the container may be increased accordingly.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container from the rear side in an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 2 is a perspective view of a container in an embodiment of the invention, viewed from the front side;

fig. 3 is a perspective view of a container including a decorative frame in an embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from the rear side;

fig. 4 is a perspective view of a container including a decorative frame in an embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from the front side;

fig. 5 is a schematic view of a container according to an embodiment of the invention, wherein fig. 5a is a front view of the container, fig. 5B is a cross-sectional view along the line a-a in fig. 5a, and fig. 5c is an enlarged view of the area B in fig. 5B;

fig. 6 is a schematic view of a container including a decorative frame according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein fig. 6a is a front view of the container, fig. 6B is a cross-sectional view taken along a ' -a ' line in fig. 6a, and fig. 6c is an enlarged view of an area B ' in fig. 6B;

fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a mold being removed from a container, wherein fig. 7a is a schematic diagram of a mold being removed from a container having a depression according to an embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 7b is a schematic diagram of a mold being removed from a container not having a depression;

fig. 8 is a schematic view of a container including a decorative frame according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein fig. 8a is a top view of the container, and fig. 8b is an enlarged view of a region C in fig. 8 a;

fig. 9 is a schematic view of a decoration frame in an embodiment of the present invention, in which fig. 9a is a top view of the decoration frame, fig. 9b is a cross-sectional view taken along a line D-D in fig. 9a, fig. 9c is an enlarged view of an area E in fig. 9b, and fig. 9D is a perspective view of the decoration frame;

fig. 10 is a schematic view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

For convenience of description, in the embodiment of the present invention, the six directions of up, down, left, right, front, and back are determined based on the viewing angle when the user normally operates the container, wherein up and down respectively denote vertically upward and vertically downward directions, left and right respectively denote left and right directions at the viewing angle, and front and back respectively denote directions close to and away from the user. It will be appreciated that viewing from other perspectives of the container is also possible, and there will also be directions corresponding to that perspective; therefore, the above directions are only for convenience of describing the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the solutions.

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.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, the container 100 for a refrigerator includes a bottom wall 101, a front wall 102, a left side wall 103, and a right side wall 104 forming a cavity, and an upper portion of an inner surface of the front wall 102 includes a recess 105 recessed toward a direction away from the cavity. By providing the recess 105, the volume of the container 100 can be increased.

The container 100 may not include a rear wall disposed opposite the front wall 102, and an inner wall of the refrigerator, which forms a cavity for storing articles in combination with the bottom wall 101, the left side wall 103, the right side wall 104, and the like, is used. The container 100 may also include a rear wall disposed opposite the front wall 102, depending on design requirements.

The upper inner surface of the left side wall 103 may have a recess 107 recessed towards the direction away from the cavity, the upper inner surface of the right side wall 104 may also have a recess recessed towards the direction away from the cavity, and the recesses 107 at the left side wall 103 and/or the right side wall 104 may communicate with the recess 105 at the front wall.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the container 100 may include a decorative frame 200, and the container 100 including the decorative frame 200 is denoted by the numeral 10 in the specification and the drawings for convenience of description and illustration. The bezel 200 may engage the recess 105.

The trim bezel 200 may be coupled to an upper portion of the front wall 102 and include a trim portion 208 located within the container 100 that is visible from outside the front wall 102. The decorative portion 208 is located within the recess 105.

The decorative frame 200 may also be coupled to upper portions of the front wall 102, the left side wall 103, and the right side wall 104 and include a decorative portion 208 located within the container 100 visible from outside the front wall 102, the left side wall 103, and the right side wall 104. The decorative portion 208 may be located within a recess of at least one of the front wall 102, the left side wall 103, and the right side wall 104.

The deco-frame 200 includes an outer visual decoration portion 208 to have a decoration effect, and at the same time, upper portions of the front wall 102, the left side wall 103, and the right side wall 104 are positions frequently operated by a user. By engaging the decorative frame 200 at these positions, the mechanical strength of the front wall 102, the left side wall 103, and the right side wall 104 is increased, and thus is not easily damaged.

The lower surface of the recess 105 may have an inclined surface 106. The lower end of the decorative portion 208 may have a corresponding inclined surface 203 that mates with the inclined surface 106.

The recess 107 at the left sidewall 103 may have an inclined surface 108; similarly, the recess at the right side wall 104 may also have an inclined surface. The lower end of the decorative portion 208 may have a corresponding slope that mates with the slope of the recess located in the left sidewall 103 and/or the right sidewall 104.

In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, 5 to 7, the upper end of the front wall 102 may have a protrusion 109 extending towards the cavity, which extends from the upper end of the front wall 102 towards the inside of the cavity.

The bezel 200 may have a groove 201 that engages the protrusion 109 at the top of the bezel 200. The movement of the deco-frame 200 in the up and down direction can be restricted by the engagement of the projection 109 with the groove 201.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the inner end surface 110 of the protrusion 109 facing the cavity in the direction from the front wall 102 toward the cavity does not exceed the inner surface 111 of the front wall 102 at a position lower than the recess 105. For example, there is a distance d between the inner end surface 110 and the inner surface 111 in the direction from the front wall 102 towards the cavity; this arrangement facilitates mold release from the container 100 during manufacture of the container 100.

In particular, referring to fig. 7a, which illustrates the process of removing the molds 301, 302 from the container 100 having the depressions, the container 100 is manufactured by the molds 301 and 302. As shown in the left side view of fig. 7a, the mold 302 is located at the upper right portion of the mold 301, the mold 301 is used to form the bottom wall 101 and the side walls, etc., of the container 100, and the mold 302 is used to form the recesses 105 and the protrusions 109, etc., of the container 100. Since the mold 302 has a relatively small size, it is possible that the bottom wall does not form a parting line, not for forming the lower portions of the bottom wall and the side walls. The parting line of the mold 301 and the mold 302 may be located at the junction of the two faces of the front wall 102, the left side wall 103, and the right side wall 104 without being easily perceived. For example, the parting line may be located at the lower edge of the angled surface 106.

As shown in the middle and right side views of fig. 7a, the mold 301 is moved upward to disengage from the container 100, and the mold 302 is moved first rearward and then upward to disengage from the container 100.

Specifically, in the embodiment shown in fig. 7a, the sides of the mold 301 contact the inner surface 111 of the front wall 102 below the recess 105. The inner end surface 110 is arranged not to exceed the inner surface 111 in the direction from the front wall 102 towards the cavity, for example, the inner end surface 110 is spaced from the inner surface 111 in the direction from the front wall 102 towards the cavity, thereby facilitating the mold 301 to be released from the container 100 upwards in the direction of the inner surface 111.

Referring to fig. 7b, which shows the process of removing the molds 303, 304 from the container 300 without depressions, the container 300 is manufactured by the molds 303 and 304. As shown in the left side view of fig. 7b, mold 304 is located at the right portion of mold 303, and molds 303 and 304 are used to form the bottom wall and side walls, etc. of container 300, such that a longer parting line is formed at both the bottom wall and the side walls, affecting the appearance and quality of container 300. As shown in the middle and right side views of fig. 7b, the mold 303 is moved upward to disengage from the container 300 and the mold 304 is moved first backward and then upward to disengage from the container 300.

As shown in fig. 6 and 9, the deco-frame 200 may include a first fixing portion 202 made of an elastic material, which engages the upper end surface 112 of the front wall 102, so that the deco-frame 200 is elastically engaged with the container 100. This arrangement can restrict the movement of the deco-frame 200 back and forth with respect to the container 100, and also can repeatedly detach or attach the deco-frame 200. The first fixing portion 202 may be fixed to the deco-frame 200 by two-shot injection molding, and the container 100 without the first fixing portion 202 may be used alone.

As shown in fig. 8 and 9, the left and right side walls 103 and 104 include left and right extended portions 113 and 114, respectively, extending inward toward the cavity to face the front wall 102, and second fixing portions 206 and 207 made of an elastic material are provided between the left and/or right extended portions 113 and 114 and respective ends 204 and 205 of the deco-frame 200. With this arrangement, it is possible to repeatedly detach or attach the deco-frame 200 while restricting the movement of the end portions 204, 205 of the deco-frame 200 in the up, down, left, and right directions with respect to the container 100.

The second fixing portions 206, 207 may be fixed to the deco-frame 200, for example, by two-shot molding, and the container 100 without the second fixing portions 206, 207 may be used alone.

The thickness of the walls of left extension 113 and/or right extension 114 may be configured such that the walls gradually increase in thickness as they extend inwardly toward the cavity, thereby providing sufficient strength to prevent ends 204, 205 from moving inwardly into the cavity.

Left extension 113 and/or right extension 114 may be angled toward front wall 102, as shown in fig. 8, with the inward direction of left extension 113 toward the cavity forming an angle α with front wall 102 from left to right, and the inward direction of right extension 114 toward the cavity forming an angle β with front wall 102 from right to left. Alpha may be between 0.5 and 60 degrees and beta may be between 0.5 and 60 degrees. With this arrangement, the ends 204, 205 of the escutcheon plate 200 can be controlled to move into the cavity.

The embodiment of the present invention also provides a refrigerator 20, as shown in fig. 10, which includes a storage chamber and a door (not shown) for closing the storage chamber. The storage compartments may include a refrigerating compartment 21 and a freezing compartment 22. The container 23 may be mounted on the inner side of the door facing the storage compartment, and the container 23 may be any of the containers 10 and 100 described above. The inventive principles of the present invention may also be applied to containers, such as drawers, located within a storage compartment.

Although specific embodiments have been described above, these embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure, even if only a single embodiment is described with respect to a particular feature. The examples of features provided in the present disclosure are intended to be illustrative, not limiting, unless expressly stated otherwise. 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 (17)

1. A container (10, 23, 100) for a refrigerator (20) comprising a bottom wall (101), a front wall (102), a left side wall (103) and a right side wall (104) forming a cavity, characterized in that an upper portion of an inner surface of the front wall (102) comprises a recess (105) recessed towards a direction away from the cavity.

2. Container (10, 23, 100) according to claim 1, characterized in that the upper part of the inner surface of the left side wall (103) and/or the right side wall (104) has a recess (107) which is recessed towards the direction facing away from the cavity, the recess (107) in the left side wall (103) and/or the right side wall (104) and the recess (105) in the front wall (102) communicating.

3. The container (10, 23, 100) according to claim 1, wherein the lower surface of the recess (105) has an inclined surface (106).

4. The container (10, 23, 100) of claim 1, wherein a lower edge of the inclined surface (106) has a parting line.

5. A container (10, 23, 100) according to claim 1, wherein the upper end of the front wall (102) has a projection (109) extending towards the cavity.

6. A container (10, 23, 100) according to claim 5, wherein an inner end face (110) of the protrusion (109) facing the cavity in a direction from the front wall (102) towards the cavity does not exceed an inner surface (111) of the front wall (102) below the recess (105).

7. A container (10, 23, 100) according to claim 6, wherein there is a distance (d) between the inner end surface (110) and an inner surface (111) of the front wall (102) below the recess (105) in a direction from the front wall (102) towards the cavity.

8. The container (10, 23, 100) according to any of claims 1 to 7, comprising a decorative frame (200), the decorative frame (200) engaging the recess (105).

9. The container (10, 23, 100) of claim 8 wherein the decorative frame (200) is joined to an upper portion of the front wall (102) and includes a decorative portion (208) located within the container (10, 23, 100) visible from outside the front wall (102), the decorative portion (208) being located within the recess (105).

10. The container (10, 23, 100) of claim 8, wherein the decorative frame (200) is joined to an upper portion of the front wall (102), the left side wall (103), and the right side wall (104) and includes a decorative portion (208) located within the container (10, 23, 100) visible from an exterior of the front wall (102), the left side wall (103), and the right side wall (104), the decorative portion (208) being located within the recess (105, 107).

11. Container (10, 23, 100) according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the lower end of the decorative part (208) has a corresponding bevel (203) cooperating with a bevel (106, 108) located at the lower surface of the recess (105, 107).

12. The container (10, 23, 100) of claim 8, wherein the trim bezel (200) has a recess (201) at a top thereof that engages a projection (109) extending from an upper end of the front wall (102) toward the cavity.

13. The container (10, 23, 100) according to claim 8, wherein the trim bezel (200) comprises a first fastening portion (202) made of an elastic material engaging the upper end face (112) of the front wall (102).

14. The container (10, 23, 100) according to claim 8, wherein the left (103) and right (104) lateral walls comprise a left (113) and a right (114) extension, respectively, extending inwards facing the front wall (102), the left (113) and/or right (114) extension having, between the respective ends (204, 205) of the decorative frame (200), a second fixing portion (206, 207) made of elastic material.

15. The container (10, 23, 100) according to claim 14, wherein the wall thickness of the left extension (113) and/or the right extension (114) is inwardly increasing.

16. Container (10, 23, 100) according to claim 14, characterized in that the left extension (113) and/or the right extension (114) are inclined towards the front wall (102).

17. A refrigerator (20) comprising a storage compartment (21, 22) within which a container (10, 23, 100) according to any of claims 1-16 is disposed.

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