CN219037347U

CN219037347U - Storage basket and refrigerator with same

Info

Publication number: CN219037347U
Application number: CN202222960956.9U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 廉锋; 曹大春; 李全星; 王春青
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Special Refrigerator Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Special Refrigerator Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-11-07
Filing date: 2022-11-07
Publication date: 2023-05-16
Anticipated expiration: 2032-11-07

Abstract

The utility model provides a storage basket and a refrigerator with the same, wherein the storage basket comprises a body and two groups of support components which are arranged on the body and are used for adjusting the height of the body from a support surface; each group of supporting components comprises two supporting rods which are movably connected to the body in the up-down direction so as to support the body on a supporting surface, and an adjusting mechanism for synchronously unlocking or locking the two supporting rods, wherein the adjusting mechanism comprises two locking parts which are slidably connected to the body in the arrangement direction of the two supporting rods and respectively protrude towards the two supporting rods, and a gear which is positioned between the two locking parts and meshed with the two locking parts, and the gear is rotated by external force to drive the two locking parts to synchronously move outwards so as to be clamped into the limiting parts or synchronously move inwards so as to separate from the limiting parts, so that the distance that the supporting rods move in the up-down direction is adjusted, and the storage basket is adjusted to a height suitable for taking objects.

Description

Storage basket and refrigerator with same

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of refrigeration, in particular to a storage basket and a refrigerator with the storage basket.

Background

At present, a refrigerator used in the market often adopts a steel wire basket or an injection molding basket and other storage basket for placing food or articles. The storage basket is generally hung at the edge of the cabinet opening and can slide left and right along the cabinet opening to adjust the placement position of the storage basket. However, when the user needs to place the storing basket in cabinet body bottom, because the freezer cabinet body is higher, and the height of current storing basket is not adjustable, the user gets and puts article and need bow by a wide margin, and is very inconvenient, leads to user experience to feel relatively poor.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to provide a storage basket and a refrigerator with the storage basket, which are used for solving the problems.

In order to achieve one of the above objects, the present utility model provides a storage basket, comprising a body having a storage cavity, two sets of support assemblies respectively disposed at two opposite sides of the body and used for adjusting the height of the body from a support surface;

each group of supporting components comprises two supporting rods and an adjusting mechanism, wherein the two supporting rods are movably connected to the body in the up-down direction so as to support the body on a supporting surface, and the adjusting mechanism is used for synchronously unlocking or locking the two supporting rods; the adjusting mechanism comprises two locking parts and gears, wherein the two locking parts are slidably connected to the body along the arrangement direction of the two supporting rods and respectively protrude towards the two supporting rods, the gears are positioned between the two locking parts and meshed with the two locking parts at the same time, and the gears are driven by external force to synchronously move outwards so as to be clamped into the limiting parts or synchronously move inwards so as to be separated from the limiting parts.

As a further improvement of the utility model, the locking part is a locking rod which extends horizontally, the locking rod is connected to the body in a sliding way along the length direction of the locking rod, and a rack is arranged on one side of the locking rod facing the gear.

As a further improvement of the present utility model, the locking portion is a locking lever including a first section extending in a horizontal direction, a second section extending in a horizontal direction, and a connecting section connecting the first section and the second section; the body is provided with a guide groove, and the first section close to one side of the limiting part is slidably connected in the guide groove.

As a further improvement of the utility model, the adjusting mechanism also comprises a transmission rod coaxially arranged with the gear and an operating part sleeved on the transmission rod.

As a further improvement of the utility model, the adjusting mechanism further comprises a connecting rod connecting the two locking parts moving in the same direction; one group of the adjusting mechanisms is provided with a transmission rod coaxially arranged with the gear and an operating part sleeved on the transmission rod.

As a further improvement of the utility model, the other group of the adjusting mechanism further comprises a fixed rod coaxially arranged with the gear and a fixed seat fixedly connected with one side of the fixed rod away from the gear, wherein the fixed seat is used for rotationally connecting the gear to the body.

As a further improvement of the utility model, the operation part is a knob sleeved on the transmission rod, and the knob is movably connected to the body.

As a further improvement of the utility model, an elastic reset piece is arranged between the knob and the transmission rod.

As a further improvement of the utility model, the four corners of the body are respectively provided with a first accommodating cavity, each first accommodating cavity is provided with one supporting rod, and the bottom of each first accommodating cavity is provided with an opening for the supporting rod to downwards protrude out of the outer side of the body.

The utility model further provides a refrigerator, which comprises a shell and an inner container, wherein the storage basket according to the technical scheme is arranged in the refrigerator.

According to the storage basket, the gears which are positioned between the two locking parts and meshed with the two locking parts simultaneously are rotated by external force to drive the two locking parts to synchronously move outwards to be clamped into the limiting parts or synchronously move inwards to be separated from the limiting parts, so that the locking or unlocking of the support rods is controlled, the height of the body of the storage basket from the support surface is adjusted by adjusting the distance of the support rods moving in the up-down direction, the storage basket is adjusted to be suitable for taking, and meanwhile, the two support rods can be synchronously locked or unlocked by the adjusting mechanism, so that the efficiency of adjusting the height of the storage basket is improved, and the use experience of a user is improved.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a structure in which a support rod of a basket is received on a body according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view illustrating a structure in which the basket supporting bar of FIG. 1 is adjusted to a predetermined height;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the basket of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the support assembly of FIG. 3;

fig. 5 is an enlarged view at a in fig. 4;

fig. 6 is an enlarged view at B in fig. 4.

Detailed Description

The present utility model will be described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments shown in the drawings. These embodiments are not intended to limit the utility model and structural, methodological, or functional modifications of these embodiments that may be made by one of ordinary skill in the art are included within the scope of the utility model.

It will be appreciated that terms such as "upper," "lower," "outer," "inner," and the like, as used herein, refer to spatially relative positions and are used for ease of description to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element or feature as illustrated in the figures. The term spatially relative position may be intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures.

The utility model provides a storage basket and a refrigerator with the same. The basket 100 is disposed in the inner container for storing articles.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, the present utility model provides a storage basket 100, which includes a body 1 having a storage cavity, wherein the storage basket 100 further includes two sets of support assemblies 2 disposed on the body 1 for adjusting the height of the body 1 from a support surface; each group of supporting components 2 comprises two supporting rods 3 which are movably connected to the body 1 along the up-down direction so as to support the body 1 on a supporting surface, and an adjusting mechanism for synchronously unlocking or locking the two supporting rods 3, wherein the supporting rods 3 are provided with a plurality of limiting parts 4 which are arranged at intervals along the up-down direction; the adjusting mechanism comprises two locking parts 5 which are connected to the body 1 in a sliding manner along the arrangement direction of the two supporting rods 3 and respectively protrude towards the two supporting rods 3, and a gear 6 which is positioned between the two locking parts 5 and is meshed with the two locking parts 5 at the same time, wherein the gear 6 rotates by external force to drive the two locking parts 5 to synchronously move outwards so as to be clamped into the limiting parts 4 or synchronously move inwards so as to be separated from the limiting parts 4, when the two locking parts 5 synchronously move inwards, the locking parts 5 are separated from the limiting parts 4, so that the supporting rods 3 are in an unlocking state, the supporting rods 3 can move along the up-down direction relative to the body 1, and the height of the storage basket 100 from a supporting surface is adjusted by adjusting the distance of the supporting rods 3 along the up-down direction; when the two locking parts 5 move outwards synchronously, the locking parts 5 are clamped into the corresponding limiting parts 4, so that the supporting rod 3 is in a locking state, and the supporting rod 3 is kept at the adjusted height. According to the utility model, the gear 6 which is positioned between the two locking parts 5 and is meshed with the two locking parts 5 simultaneously is rotated by external force to drive the two locking parts 5 to synchronously move outwards to be clamped into the limiting parts 4 or synchronously move inwards to be separated from the limiting parts 4, so that the supporting rods 3 are controlled to be locked or unlocked, the height of the body 1 of the storage basket 100 from a supporting surface is adjusted by adjusting the distance of the supporting rods 3 moving in the up-down direction, the storage basket 100 is adjusted to be suitable for taking, and meanwhile, the two supporting rods 3 can be synchronously locked or unlocked by the adjusting mechanism, so that the efficiency of adjusting the height of the storage basket 100 is improved, and the use experience of a user is improved.

The support surface referred to in the present utility model refers to a surface for supporting the storage basket 100, such as a surface of a liner or other articles in the refrigerator. The supporting rod 3 is used for adjusting the height of the body 1, which means adjusting the height of the body 1 from the supporting surface.

It will be understood that the direction towards the middle of the body 1 is defined as "inside" and the direction away from the middle of the body 1 and towards the outside of the body 1 is defined as "outside" in the present utility model.

In the present utility model, the body 1 may be a box or a basket with an open top, and the material of the body 1 may be metal or plastic, which, of course, is understood that the specific structure and material of the body 1 are not limited thereto.

Further, the limiting portion 4 is a limiting groove, when the two locking portions 5 move inwards synchronously, the locking portions 5 are separated from the limiting groove, so that the supporting rod 3 is in an unlocked state, the supporting rod 3 can move along the up-down direction relative to the body 1, and the height of the storage basket 100 from the supporting surface is adjusted by adjusting the distance of the supporting rod 3 along the up-down direction; when the two locking parts 5 move outwards synchronously, the locking parts 5 are clamped into the corresponding limiting grooves, so that the supporting rod 3 is in a locking state, and the supporting rod 3 is kept at the adjusted height. Through the cooperation of spacing groove and locking part 5, make the bracing piece 3 after the regulation keep at the height of predetermineeing, change the distance between body 1 and the holding surface to reach the effect of adjusting the storage basket 100 height. It will be appreciated, of course, that the shape of the limit groove matches the mating cross-section of the locking portion 5.

Further, the locking portion 5 is a locking rod extending horizontally, the locking rod is slidably connected to the body 1 along a length direction thereof, a rack 7 is disposed on a side of the locking rod facing the gear 6, and it is understood that a length of the rack 7 disposed on the locking rod is related to a size of the gear 6 and an angle of rotation of the gear 6.

In the present utility model, the locking bar is slidingly connected to the body 1 along the length direction thereof, and it is understood that the locking bar moves along a predetermined track when sliding, that is, the locking bar does not deviate or get stuck when moving along the length direction of the locking bar, and there are many ways to achieve this, for example, a groove along the length direction of the locking bar is provided on the body 1, the locking bar is moved in the groove, or a protruding rib is provided on the body 1, and the locking bar slides along a limited area by a limited area formed between the paired ribs.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 3 and 4, the locking portion 5 is a locking rod, and the locking rod includes a first section 51 extending in a horizontal direction, a second section 52 extending in a horizontal direction, and a connecting section 53 connecting the first section 51 and the second section 52; in this embodiment, the axis of the first section 51 and the axis of the second section 52 are not collinear, that is, the locking portion 5 is an approximately zigzag locking bar, the body 1 is provided with a guiding groove 8, and the first section 51 near the side of the limiting portion 4 is slidably connected in the guiding groove 8, so that the locking bar keeps a predetermined track and does not deflect during the outward movement or inward movement. It will be appreciated that the guide groove 8 may be formed by surrounding the area between the guide walls arranged in pairs on the body 1, so that the depth of the locking bar inserted into the limit groove can be limited when the connecting section 53 of the locking bar abuts against the guide walls, thereby playing a role in limiting.

Further, referring to fig. 3, the adjusting mechanism further includes a driving rod 9 coaxially disposed with the gear 6, and an operating portion 10 sleeved on the driving rod 9, and a user drives the driving rod 9 and the gear 6 to rotate simultaneously by controlling a rotation direction of the operating portion 10, so that the two locking portions 5 are driven to move outwards synchronously by rotation of the gear 6 to be clamped into the limiting portions 4 or move inwards synchronously to be separated from the limiting portions 4, so as to control the supporting rods 3 to lock or unlock, thereby adjusting a distance of the supporting rods 3 moving along an up-down direction to realize adjustment of a height between the body 1 of the storage basket 100 and a supporting surface, so that the storage basket 100 is adjusted to a height suitable for taking objects, and simultaneously, the adjusting mechanism can lock or unlock the two supporting rods 3 synchronously, thereby improving efficiency of adjusting the height of the storage basket 100, and improving use experience of the user.

In a specific embodiment, the adjusting mechanism further comprises a connecting rod 11 connecting the two locking parts 5 moving in the same direction; one of the adjustment mechanisms has a transmission rod 9 coaxially arranged with the gear 6, and an operation portion 10 fitted over the transmission rod, and for convenience of description, the gear 6 coaxially arranged with the transmission rod 9 is referred to as a first gear 61, and the gear 6 in the other adjustment mechanism is referred to as a second gear 62. In this embodiment, a connecting rod 11 is disposed between the locking portions 5 of the same group of adjusting structures meshed with the first gear 61, the connecting rod 11 drives the locking portions 6 of the other group of adjusting mechanisms, which are not provided with the transmission rod 9, to move synchronously, so as to drive the second gear 62 of the other group of adjusting mechanisms and the locking portion 5 meshed with the second gear 62 to move synchronously, thereby controlling the locking portions 5 of the two groups of supporting components 2 to move synchronously through one operating portion 10, so as to realize synchronous locking or unlocking of the four supporting rods 3, improve the efficiency of adjusting the height of the storage basket 100, and improve the use experience of users.

In the present embodiment, one connecting rod 11 is disposed between the locking portions of the two sets of adjustment structures that move in the same direction, and of course, two connecting rods 11 may be disposed in the two sets of adjustment structures, that is, one connecting rod 11 is disposed for each pair of locking portions 5 that move in the same direction.

Further, referring to fig. 6, the other set of adjusting mechanism further includes a fixing rod 14 coaxially disposed with the gear 6, and a fixing seat 16 fixedly connected to a side of the fixing rod 14 away from the gear 6, it is to be understood that the gear 6 is the aforementioned second gear 62, and the fixing seat 16 is used for rotationally connecting the gear to the body 1, so that the second gear 62 only rotates around the fixing rod 14 when engaged with the locking portion 5, and the position of the second gear 62 is unchanged, thereby realizing that the second gear 62 drives the two locking portions 5 to synchronously move outwards or inwards so as to adjust the height of the support rod 3, and finally realizing the adjustment of the height of the storage basket 100. Specifically, a through hole is formed in the body 1 at a position corresponding to the fixing rod 14, and the diameter of the through hole is larger than that of the fixing rod 14 and smaller than that of the fixing seat 16, so that the second gear 62 is suspended on the body 1. Of course, it should be understood that the connection manner of the second gear 62 and the body 1 is not limited thereto.

Further, referring to fig. 1, the operation portion 10 is a knob sleeved on the driving rod 9, the knob is movably connected to the body 1, and a user rotates the driving rod 9 by rotating the knob, so as to simultaneously drive two groups of adjusting mechanisms to synchronously move, realize synchronous external movement or internal movement of the four locking portions 5, and simultaneously adjust the heights of the four supporting rods 3, so that the storage basket 100 is finally adjusted to a height suitable for fetching.

Further, an elastic reset piece 15 is arranged between the knob and the transmission rod 9, so that when a user loosens the knob, the knob is automatically reset under the action of the elastic reset piece 15, and the use experience of the user is improved. Specifically, the elastic restoring member 15 is a torsion spring sleeved on the transmission rod, and of course, the selection of the elastic restoring member 15 is not limited thereto.

In this embodiment, referring to fig. 3, the action process of the adjusting component is as follows: the user rotates the knob anticlockwise, the knob drives the transmission rod 9 to rotate anticlockwise, thereby drive the first gear 61 that sets up in the transmission rod 9 is anticlockwise, because the opposite side of two locking parts 5 all has the rack 7 with first gear 61 meshing, therefore, two locking parts 5 synchronous move inwards, simultaneously through the effect of connecting rod 11, drive two locking parts 5 synchronous move inwards with the meshing of second gear 62, make four locking parts 5 break away from spacing portion 4 simultaneously, realize adjusting the height of bracing piece 3, then loosen the knob, under the effect of elasticity reset piece, knob clockwise rotation resets, drive transmission rod 9 and first gear 61 clockwise rotation, first gear 61 drives two locking parts 5 synchronous move outwards rather than meshing, simultaneously through the effect of connecting rod 11, drive two locking parts 5 synchronous move outwards with the meshing of second gear 62, card into corresponding spacing portion 4 simultaneously with four bracing pieces 3 keep at the preset height of regulation, thereby adjust the height of storing basket 100 to the position that is suitable for getting the thing. Simultaneously adjustment mechanism can make four bracing pieces 3 lock or unblock in step, has promoted the efficiency of adjusting the storage basket 100 height, promotes user's use experience.

Further, the four corners of the body 1 are respectively provided with a first accommodating cavity, each first accommodating cavity accommodates one supporting rod 3, and the bottom of the first accommodating cavity is provided with an opening for the supporting rod 3 to downwardly protrude out of the outer side of the body 1. Through the first chamber of holding of four corners setting of body 1, make storing basket 100 compact structure when not needing to adjust, reduce simultaneously and occupy the freezer space, improve the utilization ratio in freezer space.

Further, the body 1 is provided with a second accommodating cavity 12, the adjusting mechanism is accommodated in the second accommodating cavity 12, the storage basket 100 is further provided with a cover plate 13 for shielding the second accommodating cavity 12, and the cover plate 13 shields the adjusting mechanism, so that the appearance of the storage basket 100 is more attractive.

According to the utility model, the gear 6 which is positioned between the two locking parts 5 and is meshed with the two locking parts 5 simultaneously is rotated by external force to drive the two locking parts 5 to synchronously move outwards to be clamped into the limiting parts 4 or synchronously move inwards to be separated from the limiting parts 4, so that the supporting rods 3 are controlled to be locked or unlocked, the height of the body 1 of the storage basket 100 from a supporting surface is adjusted by adjusting the distance of the supporting rods 3 moving in the up-down direction, the storage basket 100 is adjusted to be suitable for taking, and meanwhile, the two supporting rods 3 can be synchronously locked or unlocked by the adjusting mechanism, so that the efficiency of adjusting the height of the storage basket 100 is improved, and the use experience of a user is improved.

It should be understood that although the present disclosure describes embodiments, not every embodiment is provided with a separate embodiment, and that this description is for clarity only, and that the skilled artisan should recognize that the embodiments may be combined as appropriate to form other embodiments that will be understood by those skilled in the art.

The above list of detailed descriptions is only specific to practical embodiments of the present utility model, and they are not intended to limit the scope of the present utility model, and all equivalent embodiments or modifications that do not depart from the spirit of the present utility model should be included in the scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. The storage basket comprises a body with a storage cavity, and is characterized by further comprising two groups of support assemblies which are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the body and used for adjusting the height of the body from a support surface;

each group of supporting components comprises two supporting rods and an adjusting mechanism, wherein the two supporting rods are movably connected to the body in the up-down direction so as to support the body on a supporting surface, and the adjusting mechanism is used for synchronously unlocking or locking the two supporting rods;

the adjusting mechanism comprises two locking parts and gears, wherein the two locking parts are slidably connected to the body along the arrangement direction of the two supporting rods and respectively protrude towards the two supporting rods, the gears are positioned between the two locking parts and meshed with the two locking parts at the same time, and the gears are driven by external force to synchronously move outwards so as to be clamped into the limiting parts or synchronously move inwards so as to be separated from the limiting parts.

2. A basket according to claim 1, wherein the locking portion is a horizontally extending locking bar slidably connected to the body along a length thereof, and a rack is provided on a side of the locking bar facing the gear.

3. A basket according to claim 1, wherein the locking portion is a locking bar comprising a first section extending in a horizontal direction, a second section extending in a horizontal direction, a connecting section connecting the first and second sections; the body is provided with a guide groove, and the first section close to one side of the limiting part is slidably connected in the guide groove.

4. A basket according to claim 1, wherein the adjustment mechanism further comprises a transmission rod coaxially arranged with the gear, and an operating portion sleeved on the transmission rod.

5. A basket according to claim 1, wherein the adjustment mechanism further comprises a link connecting the two locking portions moving in the same direction; one group of the adjusting mechanisms is provided with a transmission rod coaxially arranged with the gear and an operating part sleeved on the transmission rod.

6. A basket according to claim 5, wherein the other set of adjustment means further comprises a fixed rod coaxially disposed with the gear, a fixed seat fixedly connected to a side of the fixed rod remote from the gear, the fixed seat being adapted to rotatably connect the gear to the body.

7. A basket according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the operating portion is a knob which is sleeved on the transmission rod, and the knob is movably connected to the body.

8. A basket according to claim 7, wherein a resilient return is provided between the knob and the drive rod.

9. A basket according to claim 1, wherein the four corners of the body are provided with first receiving cavities, each of the first receiving cavities receives one of the support bars, and the bottom of the first receiving cavity has an opening through which the support bar protrudes downwardly beyond the outer side of the body.

10. A refrigerator comprising a housing and an inner container, wherein a storage basket according to any one of claims 1 to 9 is provided in the refrigerator.