EP3620734A1 - Refrigerator - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D11/00—Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D25/00—Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled
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- F25D25/024—Slidable shelves
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D25/00—Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- the present invention relates to the field of refrigeration apparatuses, and in particular, to a refrigerator.
- a refrigerator is used as an example.
- one or more drawers are disposed in a storage compartment (such as a refrigerating compartment) of the refrigerator to facilitate taking.
- a storage compartment such as a refrigerating compartment
- a user may pull out the drawer and take the required stored product. Afterwards the user may push the drawer back into the storage compartment, so that the entire taking process is completed.
- Embodiments of the present invention are intended to provide an improved refrigerator.
- the embodiments of the present invention provide a refrigerator, including: a storage compartment including a pair of side walls, each of the side walls having a support structure; a drawer having an opening facing upward; a lid being suitable for moving between a covering position and an uncovering position.
- a covering position the lid covers the opening of the drawer within the storage compartment.
- the uncovering position is higher than the covering position.
- the lid is supported on the support structure.
- a refrigerator with a drawer is provided.
- the lid located at the covering position covers an opening of the drawer, so that sealing performance of the drawer can be effectively improved, and stored products within the drawer are prevented from being tainted by other stored products in the storage compartment because of being directly exposed in the storage compartment, thereby helping improve food hygiene.
- the lid moves from the covering position to the uncovering position and keeps being supported on a support structure within the storage compartment, so that the opening of the drawer can be automatically uncovered when the drawer is pulled out of the storage compartment, facilitating use for a user.
- the drawer can move frontward /rearward more smoothly within the storage compartment.
- the uncovering position is higher than the covering position, so that the lid is more closely attached to the drawer when the drawer is located within the storage compartment, thereby achieving a better sealing effect and effectively alleviating air leakage possibly caused by deformation of a place at which the lid contacts the drawer.
- the lid and the drawer are separately supported on the support structure. Accordingly, at the uncovering position, the lid is supported on the support structure and is completely separated from the drawer, so that a designed distance for which the drawer moves toward outside of the storage compartment can be smoother and freer.
- the drawer actuates the lid to move toward the uncovering position on the support structure, so as to uncover the opening while the drawer is being pulled out of the storage compartment. Accordingly, while pulling out the drawer from the storage compartment, a user can separate, without applying an additional force to the lid, the lid from the drawer while pulling the drawer out to uncover the opening, optimizing user experience.
- the drawer actuates the lid to move toward the covering position from the uncovering position, to cover the opening while the drawer is being pushed back into the storage compartment. Accordingly, while pushing the drawer back into the storage compartment, a user can also cover, without applying an additional force to the lid, the drawer with the lid while pushing the drawer back, so that the drawer is switched to a sealed state while the drawer is pushed back into the storage compartment, thereby optimizing user experience.
- At least one of the drawer and the lid has a sealing strip.
- the sealing strip of one of the lid and the drawer presses against the other of the lid and the drawer along the opening
- the sealing strip of one of the lid and the drawer is separated from the other of the lid and the drawer. Accordingly, at the covering position, the lid, the drawer, and the sealing strip contact closely to form sealed space within the drawer, so that the drawer has better sealing performance, thereby effectively alleviating air leakage possibly caused by deformation of a place at which the lid, the sealing strip, and the drawer contact.
- the uncovering position is higher than the covering position, friction between the sealing strip and the lid/drawer during movement of the raised lid may be avoided.
- the support structure includes a first limiting portion, the first limiting portion abutting against the lid at the covering position and applying a downward force to the lid to press the sealing strip. Accordingly, at the covering position, in addition to a gravity of the lid itself, the lid is pressed toward the drawer through the first limiting portion, to ensure that the sealing strip can sufficiently fill a gap between the lid and the drawer, thereby further optimizing a sealing effect of the drawer.
- the support structure includes a rail, the lid moving between the covering position and the uncovering position along the rail, and the rail including an upper rail wall, the first limiting portion being formed by the upper rail wall. Accordingly, at the covering position, a downward force can be applied to the lid through the upper rail wall, to keep the lid closely abutting against the drawer.
- the lid keeps being supported on the support structure after moving frontward and upward for a predetermined distance, and/or during movement from the uncovering position to the covering position, the lid covers the opening after moving rearward and downward for a predetermined distance. Accordingly, a frontward/rearward movement effect of the drawer in the storage compartment can be optimized, thereby ensuring that when the drawer is pulled out of the storage compartment or located within the storage compartment, the lid can be located at a corresponding uncovering position or covering position.
- the lid moves both frontward/rearward and upward/downward for at least a part of the predetermined distance. Accordingly, while the drawer is being pulled out of the storage compartment, the lid moves relative to the drawer toward a direction away from the drawer while keeping moving toward outside of the storage compartment synchronously with the drawer, so that a distance for which the drawer moves toward outside of the storage compartment can be effectively prevented from being restricted by the lid.
- the lid moves relative to the drawer toward a direction for approaching the drawer while keeping moving toward inside of the storage compartment synchronously with the drawer, so that a buffer stage can be provided for the lid to cover the opening of the drawer, thereby preventing the lid/drawer from being damaged due to a violent collision caused when the lid is suddenly covered on the drawer.
- the support structure includes a rail, the lid moving between the covering position and the uncovering position along the rail. Accordingly, a movement track of the lid within the storage compartment is limited through the rail, so that unexpected displacement of the lid within the storage compartment is avoided, thereby ensuring that the lid can accurately cover the opening of the drawer at the covering position and the opening can be smoothly uncovered at the uncovering position without affecting a movement distance of the drawer.
- the rail includes an inclined rail that is inclined upward in a rear-to-front direction. Accordingly, when the lid moves from the covering position to the uncovering position, it can be ensured that the lid moves frontward and upward, and when the lid moves from the uncovering position to the covering position, it can be ensured that the lid moves rearward and downward.
- an angle between an extending direction of the inclined rail and the frontward direction is from 10° to 30°, so as to not only provide sufficient space for an upward movement distance of the lid, but also prevent the lid from unexpectedly gliding at the uncovering position due to an excessively large angle.
- the rail includes a horizontal rail located behind the inclined rail, and at the covering position, the lid is supported on the horizontal rail. Accordingly, when the drawer is located within the storage compartment, the lid may be kept at the covering position, to prevent the lid at the covering position from unexpectedly moving frontward/rearward.
- the lid has a sliding shaft, the sliding shaft being located within the rail and moving between the covering position and the uncovering position with the lid, and the sliding shaft sliding frontward/rearward within the rail.
- a fourth locking portion is disposed on the horizontal rail, to limit the sliding shaft located within the horizontal rail from sliding frontward. Accordingly, a sliding effect of the lid within the rail is optimized and a lubrication coefficient is improved.
- the fourth locking portion is disposed on the horizontal rail. At the covering position, the fourth locking portion is suitable for limiting frontward movement of the sliding shaft. Accordingly, when the drawer is located within the storage compartment, the lid can be more stably kept at the covering position to prevent the lid at the covering position from unexpectedly moving toward the uncovering position.
- the refrigerator includes a locking mechanism, the locking mechanism applying a rearward force to the lid to lock the lid at the covering position. Accordingly, the lid can be prevented from unexpectedly moving frontward at the covering position, thereby ensuring that the lid at the covering position always covers the opening of the drawer.
- the locking mechanism includes a first locking portion disposed on the support structure, when the lid is at the covering position, the first locking portion abutting against a side portion of the lid, and/or the locking mechanism includes a second locking portion disposed on the drawer, the second locking portion being located at a rear end and/or side portion of the drawer and abutting against the lid when the lid is at the covering position. Accordingly, the first locking portion and/or the second locking portion keep/keeps the lid being located at the covering position, to improve a sealing effect of the drawer while being located within the storage compartment.
- the second locking portion pushes the lid to move toward the covering position from the uncovering position.
- the lid can be controlled to synchronously move rearward with the drawer, so that the lid moves to the covering position and keeps the opening of the drawer covered while the drawer moves back into the storage compartment.
- the refrigerator includes a stop mechanism configured to prevent the lid from keeping moving rearward after the lid reaches the covering position, thereby preventing the lid and/or a rear wall of the storage compartment from being damaged due to an unexpected collision between a rear end of the lid and the rear wall.
- the stop mechanism includes a first stop portion located at the drawer, and/or a second stop portion located at a side wall, and/or a third stop portion located at the rear wall of the storage compartment and fitting the rear end of lid, to effectively prevent the lid from continuing moving rearward after the lid reaches the covering position.
- the first stop portion drives the lid to move toward the uncovering position from the covering position. Accordingly, while the drawer is moving toward outside of the storage compartment, the lid can be controlled to synchronously move frontward with the drawer, so that the lid moves to the uncovering position to uncover the opening of the drawer while the drawer moves outward.
- the refrigerator includes a traction mechanism and/or a pushing mechanism, when the lid moves toward the uncovering position from the covering position, the traction mechanism and/or the pushing mechanism drags and/or pushes the lid to move frontward. Accordingly, while the drawer is moving toward outside of the storage compartment, the lid can be controlled to synchronously move frontward with the drawer, so that the lid moves to the uncovering position to uncover the opening of the drawer while the drawer moves outward.
- the traction mechanism and/or the pushing mechanism drive/drives the lid to keep moving frontward and upward on the support structure after the lid is separated from the drawer. Accordingly, while the lid is moving toward the uncovering position from the covering position, it is ensured that the lid can keep moving toward the uncovering position when the lid is completely separated from the drawer, so that a distance for which the drawer moves toward outside of the storage compartment is smoother and not limited by the lid.
- the traction mechanism and/or the pushing mechanism apply/applies a frontward force to the lid to keep the lid being located at the uncovering position. Accordingly, the lid may be kept at the uncovering position to prevent the drawer from unexpectedly falling after the drawer is pulled out of the storage compartment. Further, based on the solutions of this embodiment, the traction mechanism and/or pushing mechanism other than the drawer keep/keeps the lid at the uncovering position, so that a movement distance for which the drawer can move outward is not limited by the lid, and the drawer can be sufficiently pulled out of the storage compartment.
- the traction mechanism includes a first spring with one end fixed to the side wall or the support structure and the other end fixed to the lid. Accordingly, the lid is pulled from the covering position to the uncovering position with a tensile force of the first spring, and the lid is kept at the uncovering position with the tensile force.
- the first spring is in a stretching state to pull the lid from the covering position to the uncovering position.
- the pushing mechanism includes a second spring with one end fixed to the rear end of the lid and the other end fixed to the rear wall of the storage compartment. Accordingly, the lid is pushed from the covering position to the uncovering position with a thrust force of the second spring, and the lid is kept at the uncovering position with the thrust force.
- the refrigerator includes a third locking portion disposed on the support structure, when the lid moves to the uncovering position, the third locking portion abutting against the side portion of the lid to apply a frontward force to the lid to lock the lid at the uncovering position.
- the lid may be kept at the uncovering position to prevent the drawer from unexpectedly falling after the drawer is pulled out of the storage compartment.
- the third locking portion on the support structure other than the drawer keeps the lid at the uncovering position, so that a movement distance for which the drawer can move outward is not limited by the lid, and the drawer can be sufficiently pulled out of the storage compartment.
- a pin portion extending downward is disposed on the lid.
- the pin portion contacts a first driving portion of the drawer, to enable the drawer to drive the lid to move toward the covering position from the uncovering position; and/or when the drawer is pulled out of the storage compartment, the pin contacts a second driving portion of the drawer to enable the drawer to drive the lid to move toward the uncovering position from the covering position.
- the lid can keep synchronously moving with the drawer frontward and - rearward, to prevent the lid and/or the drawer from being damaged due to friction with the drawer while the lid is moving toward the uncovering position, and ensure that the lid can timely move to a position at which the opening of the drawer is covered while the drawer is being pushed back into the storage compartment.
- the pin portion contacts at least one of the first driving portion and the second driving portion, to function as the second locking portion and/or the first stop portion.
- the first driving portion is located in front of the second driving portion, and at the covering position, the pin portion is located between the first driving portion and the second driving portion, to respectively function as the second locking portion and the first stop portion.
- the first driving portion is higher than the second driving portion. Accordingly, while the lid is moving toward the uncovering position from the covering position, it is ensured that the pin portion of the lid can be smoothly separated from the drawer without being blocked by the second driving portion.
- the first driving portion and the second portion enclose a jack, and when the lid is at the covering position, the pin portion is inserted into the jack, to avoid unexpected frontward/rearward and leftward/rightward displacement of the lid at the covering position.
- the first driving portion and the second portion are located at a rear end of the drawer, to provide a maximum distance for which the drawer moves frontward/rearward while achieving the foregoing functions.
- the first driving portion and the second portion are connected through a pair of guiding faces, a spacing between ends of the pair of guiding faces closed to the rear end of the drawer is less than a spacing between the other opposite ends of the pair of guiding faces. Accordingly, while the drawer is being pushed back into the storage compartment, a structure whose shape is a horn mouth when being overlooked is disposed to ensure that the pin portion of the lid moving toward the covering position can smoothly fall into the jack of the drawer, thereby preventing the pin from being damaged due to a collision with the guiding face.
- the refrigerator further includes a torsion spring disposed on the pin portion, one end of the torsion spring abutting against the rear end of the lid, and the other end of the torsion spring abutting against the rear wall of the storage compartment, to function as the pushing mechanism.
- drawers in an existing refrigerator are all without lids, and consequently, products cannot stored in the drawer in a sealed manner.
- a refrigerator including: a storage compartment including a pair of side walls, each of the side walls having a support structure; a drawer having an opening facing upward; a lid being suitable for moving between a covering position and an uncovering position.
- the lid covers the opening of the drawer within the storage compartment.
- the uncovering position is higher than the covering position.
- the lid is supported on the support structure.
- the embodiments of the present invention provide a refrigerator with a drawer.
- the lid located at the covering position covers the opening of the drawer, so that sealing performance of the drawer can be effectively improved, and stored products within the drawer are prevented from being tainted by other stored products in the storage compartment because of being directly exposed in the storage compartment, thereby helping improve food hygiene.
- the lid moves from the covering position to the uncovering position and keeps being supported on the support structure within the storage compartment, so that the opening of the drawer can be automatically uncovered when the drawer is pulled out of the storage compartment, facilitating use for a user.
- the drawer can move frontward/rearward more smoothly within the storage compartment.
- the uncovering position is higher than the covering position, so that the lid is more closely attached to the drawer when the drawer is located within the storage compartment, thereby achieving a better sealing effect and effectively alleviating air leakage possibly caused by deformation of a place at which the lid contacts the drawer.
- FIG. 1 is a specific schematic structural diagram of a refrigerator according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- a lid is at a covering position.
- a storage compartment of the refrigerator and a drawer disposed therein are mainly used as an example in FIG. 1 , and a specific structure of the drawer is further illustrated.
- this embodiment may also be applied to a refrigeration apparatus such as a refrigerated cabinet and a freezer in which products need to be separately stored in a sealed manner.
- the refrigerator 100 may further include a storage compartment 110 including a pair of side walls 110a and a drawer 120.
- the storage compartment 110 may include a rear wall 110b and a pair of side walls 110a, the rear wall 110b and the pair of side walls 110a enclosing accommodation space for accommodating the drawer 120.
- the rear wall 110b may be a rear wall of an inner container of the refrigerator 100, that is, a back plate of the refrigerator 100.
- a size of the accommodation space of the storage compartment 110 may match a size of the drawer 120, and the accommodation space may be suitable for accommodating one or more drawers 120.
- the drawer 120 may have an opening 121 facing upward.
- a user may take stored products placed within the drawer 120 from the opening 121, or the user may also place the stored products within the drawer 120 from the opening 121.
- a width direction of the refrigerator 100 is set to a direction x
- a depth direction of the refrigerator 100 is set to a direction y
- a height direction of the refrigerator 100 is set to a direction z.
- a direction from the rear wall 110b of the storage compartment 110 to outside of the storage compartment 110 is a positive direction of the direction y (that is, a direction +y shown in the figure).
- a direction in which the drawer 120 is pulled out of the storage compartment 110 is the positive direction of the direction y.
- a frontward direction may refer to the direction +y
- a rearward direction may refer to a direction -y
- an upward direction may refer to a direction z
- a downward direction may refer to a direction -z.
- the plurality of the drawers 120 may be arranged within the storage compartment 110 in parallel along the direction x, the direction y, and/or the direction z.
- each side wall 110a may have a support structure 111.
- a number of support structures 111 on the side wall 110a may correspond to a number of lids 130 for uncovering or covering the opening 121, or corresponds to a number of drawers 120.
- the support structure 111 may be fixed to the side wall 110a through bolting.
- at least one (two screw holes are used as an example in FIG. 3 ) screw hole 112 is provided on the support structure 111.
- the support structure 111 is screwed to the side wall 110a through the screw hole 112.
- the support structure 111 may be further fixed to the side wall 110a in other manners such as bonding, interference fit, etc.
- the support structure 111 may be further integrally formed on the side wall 110a.
- the refrigerator 100 may further include a lid 130, the lid 130 being suitable for moving between a covering position and an uncovering position.
- the lid 130 covers the opening 121 of the drawer 120 located within the storage compartment 110.
- the uncovering position is higher than the covering position.
- the lid 130 is supported on the support structure 111.
- the opening 121 of the drawer 120 is covered using the lid 130 located at the covering position, so that the sealing performance of the drawer 120 can be effectively improved, and the stored products within the drawer 120 are prevented from being tainted by other stored products within the storage compartment 110 because of being directly exposed in the storage compartment 110 thereby helping improve food hygiene.
- the lid 130 moves from the covering position to the uncovering position and keeps being supported on the support structure 111 within the storage compartment 110, so that the opening 121 of the drawer 120 can be automatically uncovered when the drawer 120 is pulled out of the storage compartment 110, facilitating use for a user.
- the drawer 120 can move frontward/rearward more smoothly within the storage compartment 110.
- the uncovering position is higher than the covering position, so that the lid 130 is more closely attached to the drawer 120 when the drawer 120 is located within the storage compartment 110, thereby achieving a better sealing effect and effectively alleviating air leakage possibly caused by deformation of a place at which the lid 130 contacts the drawer 120.
- the uncovering position being higher than the covering position may mean that, in the direction z, a distance from an upper surface of the lid 130 located at the uncovering position to a lower surface of the drawer 120 is greater than a distance from an upper surface of the lid 130 at the covering position to a lower surface of the drawer 120.
- the lid 130 is supported on the side wall 110a of the storage compartment 110 through the support structure 111
- the drawer 120 is supported on the side wall 110a of the storage compartment 110 through a guide rail 113.
- a distance between the guide rail 113 and the support structure 111 is adjusted, so that the uncovering position can be higher than the covering position.
- the guide rail 113 and the support structure 111 may be disposed in parallel with each other on a plane formed by the direction y and the direction z, so that the lid 130 and the drawer 120 can each keep moving in parallel with each other during frontward/rearward movement.
- the lid 130 and the drawer 120 are separately supported on the support structure 111. Accordingly, at the uncovering position, the lid 130 is supported on the support structure 111 and is completely separated from the drawer 120, so that a designed distance for the drawer 120 to move toward outside of the storage compartment 110 can be smoother and freer. Further, based on the solutions of this embodiment, distances for which the drawer 120 can move in the directions ⁇ y may be greater than distances for which the lid 130 can move in the directions ⁇ y, so that frontward/rearward movement of the drawer 120 may not be limited by frontward/rearward movement of the lid, thereby ensuring that the drawer 120 can be completely pulled out of the storage compartment 110 and opened to a user.
- an uncovering position there may be a gap1 between a lower surface of the lid 130 supported on the support structure 111 and an upper surface of the drawer 120, to outward travelling of the drawer 120 from being impeded due to touch between the lid 130 and the drawer 120. Accordingly, while the drawer 120 is being pulled out of the storage compartment 110, after the lid 130 moves to the uncovering position, there may be a gap1 between the lower surface of the lid 130 and the upper surface of the drawer 120, so that the drawer 120 does not touch the lid 130 when continuing moving toward outside of the storage compartment 110 (that is, toward the direction +y), thereby ensuring that the drawer 120 can continue moving outward smoothly.
- the drawer 120 may actuate the lid 130 to move toward the uncovering position on the support structure 111, so as to uncover the opening 121 while the drawer 120 is being pulled out of the storage compartment 110. Accordingly, while pulling the drawer 120 from the storage compartment 110, a user may separate, without applying an additional force to the lid 130, the lid 130 from the drawer 120 to uncover the opening 121 while pulling the drawer 120 out, thereby optimizing user experience.
- a driving portion 140 may be disposed on a rear end 120a of the drawer 120, and the driving portion 140 is provided with a jack 141 in a height direction (that is, the direction z) of the refrigerator 100 to avoid unexpected frontward/rearward and leftward/rightward (that is, the direction x and the direction y) displacement of the lid 130 at the covering position.
- the jack 141 may be enclosed by a first driving portion 142 extending to an upper edge 122 of a rear end 120a of the drawer 120, a second driving portion 143 lower than the first driving portion 142 in the height direction (that is, the direction z), and a pair of guiding faces 144, the first driving portion 142 being closer to the rear end 120a of the drawer 120 compared to the second driving portion 143.
- the rear end 130a of the lid 130 may have an installation portion 131, the installation portion 131 including an upper rib 132 parallel to an upper surface of the lid 130, a lower rib 133 parallel to a lower surface of the lid 130, and an upright wall 134 connecting the upper rib 132 and the lower rib 133, the upper rib 132 and the lower rib 133 being respectively provided with an installation hole 135.
- a pin portion 150 (which may also be referred to as a driving pin) may be installed on the installation portion 131 of the lid 130.
- the pin portion 150 may extend into the installation hole 135, and an upper end 150a of the pin portion 150 stretches out upward (that is, toward the direction z) from the installation hole 135 of the upper rib 132, and a lower end 150b of the pin portion 150 stretches out downward (that is, in a direction opposite to the direction z shown in the figure) from the installation hole 135 of the lower rib 133.
- the lower end 150b of the pin portion 150 can extend into the jack 141 of the drawer 120.
- the pin portion 150 can abut against at least one of the first driving portion 142 and the second driving portion 143.
- FIG. 20 to FIG. 22 show partial cross-sectional views of the lid 130 to present specific structures of the support structure 111, the rear end 130a of the lid 130, and the rear end 120a of the drawer 120 all), when the lid 130 uncovers the opening 121, that is, in a state shown in FIG.
- the pin portion 150 may abut against the second driving portion 143 to be driven by the second driving portion 143 to move with the drawer 120 along the direction +y, and during movement toward the direction +y, a state of the pin portion is gradually changed from abutting against the second driving portion 143 to being separated through the jack 141, until the lid 130 moves to an extent that a gap1 (shown in FIG. 8 ) is formed between the lid 130 and the drawer 120.
- the drawer 120 may actuate the lid 130 to move toward the covering position from the uncovering position, so as to cover the opening 121 while the drawer 120 is being pushed back into the storage compartment 110. Accordingly, while pushing the drawer 120 back into the storage compartment 110, a user can cover, without applying an additional force to the lid 130, the drawer 120 with the lid 130 while pushing the drawer 120 back, so that the drawer 120 is switched to a sealed state while the drawer 120 is pushed back into the storage compartment 110, thereby optimizing user experience.
- a size of the gap1 is adjusted to ensure that at the uncovering position, the lower end 150b of the pin portion 150 installed on the lid 130 is still lower than an upper edge of the first driving portion 142 in the direction z. Accordingly, when the drawer 120 is pushed toward the direction -y from a state of being pulled out of the storage compartment 110 shown in FIG. 8 , the first driving portion 142 can abut against the pin portion 150 and actuate the pin portion 150 (that is, actuate the lid 130) to move toward the -y direction together.
- the pin portion 150 gradually falls into the jack 141 shown in FIG. 19 after undergoing states in FIG. 22, FIG. 21 , and FIG. 20 .
- the first driving portion 142 may be higher than the second driving portion 143 in the direction z. Accordingly, while the lid 130 is moving toward the uncovering position from the covering position, it can be ensured that the pin portion 150 of the lid 130 can be smoothly separated from the drawer 120 without being blocked by the second driving portion 143. In addition, while the lid 130 is moving from the covering position to the uncovering position, it is ensured that the pin portion 150 of the lid 130 can abut against the first driving portion 142 instead of a rear wall 140a of the driving portion 140, thereby ensuring that the pin portion 150 falls into the jack 141 at the covering position.
- the first driving portion 142 and the second driving portion 143 may be located at the rear end 120a of the drawer 120, to provide a maximum distance for which the drawer 120 moves frontward/rearward (that is, the directions ⁇ y) while achieving blocking and actuation functions.
- the driving portion 140 may also be disposed on a side wall of the drawer 120, so as to implement actuation and blocking on the lid 130.
- the first driving portion 142 and the second driving portion 143 may be connected through a pair of guiding faces 144.
- a spacing 11 between ends 144a of the pair of the guiding faces 144 closed to the rear end 120a of the drawer 120 may be less than a spacing 12 between the other opposite ends 144b of the pair of guiding faces 144.
- At least one of the drawer 120 and the lid 130 may have a sealing strip 136.
- the sealing strip 136 of one of the lid 130 and the drawer 120 presses against the other of the lid 130 and the drawer 120 along the opening 121, and at the uncovering position, the sealing strip 136 of one of the lid 130 and the drawer 120 is separated from the other of the lid 130 and the drawer 120.
- the lid 130, the drawer 120, and the sealing strip 136 contact closely to form sealed space within the drawer 120, so that the drawer 120 has better sealing performance, thereby effectively alleviating air leakage possibly caused by deformation of a place at which the lid 130, the sealing strip 136, and the drawer 120 contact.
- the uncovering position is higher than the covering position, friction between the sealing strip 136 and the lid 130/drawer 120 during movement of the raised lid 130 can be avoided.
- a slot opening 137 may be provided on one face of the lid 130 facing the drawer 120, the slot opening 137 being suitable for receiving the sealing strip 136. Accordingly, at the covering position, the sealing strip 136 installed on the lid 130 presses against the drawer 120 along the opening 121, which is shown in FIG. 18 and FIG. 19 ; and at the uncovering position, the sealing strip 136 on the lid 130 is separated from the drawer 120, which is shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 .
- the sealing strip 136 may be a sealing rubber strip.
- the support structure 111 may include a rail 160, and the lid 130 can move between the covering position and the uncovering position along the rail 160. Accordingly, a movement track of the lid 130 within the storage compartment 110 may be limited through the rail 160, to avoid unexpected displacement (such as leftward/rightward movement in the direction x) of the lid 130 within the storage compartment 110, thereby ensuring that the lid 130 can be accurately covered the opening 121 of the drawer 120 at the covering position, and the lid 130 can smoothly uncover the opening 121 at the uncovering position without affecting a movement distance of the drawer 120.
- a sliding shaft 138 may be disposed on the lid 130 (for example, on the side wall), the sliding shaft 138 being located within the rail 160 and moving between the covering position and the uncovering position with the lid 130.
- the sliding shaft 138 may slide frontward/rearward (that is, slide along the directions ⁇ y) within the rail 160. Accordingly, a sliding effect of the lid 130 within the rail 160 can be optimized and a lubrication coefficient can be improved.
- a number of rails 160 may correspond to a number of sliding shafts 138 on a side portion 130b of the lid 130.
- a number of rails 160 may correspond to a number of sliding shafts 138 on a side portion 130b of the lid 130.
- a shaft sleeve 161 may be sleeved on the sliding shaft 138.
- the shaft sleeve 161 extends into the rail 160 and may slide along the rail 160 to drive the lid 130 to move between the uncovering position and the covering position.
- the lid 130 and a sliding shaft 138 thereof may be made of a material having a not so good lubricating effect to reduce costs. Accordingly, in order to improve a sliding effect of the lid 130 when sliding along the rail 160, a shaft sleeve 161 with a better lubrication effect may be sleeved around the sliding shaft 138 to slide on the rail 160 in replace of the sliding shaft 138, so as to provide better sliding experience while reducing costs.
- one end of the shaft sleeve 161 may be provided with a fitting hole 161a, and the sliding shaft 138 extends into the fitting hole 161a to be coupled with the shaft sleeve 161.
- the other opposite end of the shaft sleeve 161 extends into the rail 160.
- the support structure 111 may include a first limiting portion 114, the first limiting portion 114 abutting against the lid 130 at the covering position and applying a downward (that is, a direction opposite to the direction z) force to the lid 130 to press the sealing strip 136. Accordingly, at the covering position, in addition to a gravity of the lid 130 itself, the lid 130 may be further pressed toward the drawer 120 through the first limiting portion 114, to ensure that the sealing strip 136 can sufficiently fill a gap between the lid 130 and the drawer 120, thereby further optimizing a sealing effect of the drawer.
- the rail 160 may include an upper rail wall 162, and the first limiting portion 114 may be formed by the upper rail wall 162. Accordingly, at the covering position, a downward force can be applied to the lid 130 through the upper rail wall 162, to keep the lid 130 closely abutting against the drawer 120.
- a spacing between a guiding rail 113 and the support structure 111 may be less than a sum of heights of the lid 130, the sealing strip 136, and the drawer 120. Accordingly, when the lid 130 is at the covering position, the shaft sleeve 161 on the lid 130 abuts against the upper rail wall 162, to exert, to the lid 130, a force toward a direction opposite to the direction z, so that the lid 130 is tightly pressed against the drawer 120.
- the sealing strip 111 between the lid 130 and the drawer 120 may be pressed to deform to sufficiently fill a gap between the lid 130 and the drawer 120, thereby achieving a good sealing effect.
- the lid 130 can keep being supported on the support structure 111 after moving frontward and upward for a predetermined distance, and/or during movement from the uncovering position to the covering position, the lid 130 can cover the opening 121 after moving rearward and downward for a predetermined distance. Accordingly, an effect of a frontward/rearward movement (that is, movement along the directions ⁇ y) inside/outside of the storage compartment 110 of the drawer 120 can be optimized, thereby ensuring that when the drawer 120 is pulled out of the storage compartment 110 or located within the storage compartment 110, the lid 130 can be located at a corresponding uncovering position or covering position.
- the rail 160 may include an inclined rail 163 that is inclined upward in a rear-to-front direction, that is, the inclined rail 163 is inclined from the direction +y to the direction z. Accordingly, while the lid 130 is moving from the covering position to the uncovering position, it can be ensured that the lid 130 moves frontward and upward (that is, the direction +y and the direction z), to form a gap1 with the drawer 120 after the drawer 120 moves outward for a predetermined distance. Accordingly, at the uncovering position, because the drawer 120 is separated from the lid 130, it can be ensured that the drawer 120 is not interfered by the lid 130 while continuing moving outward.
- the lid 130 when the lid 130 is moving from the uncovering position to the covering position, it can be ensured that the lid 130 moves rearward and downward (that is, along directions opposite to the direction -y and the direction z), so that the lid 130 is closely attached to the drawer 120 after moving with the drawer 120 toward the storage compartment 110 for a predetermined distance, thereby sealing the drawer 120.
- an angle ⁇ between an extending direction of the inclined rail 163 and the frontward direction may be from 10° to 30°, so as to not only provide sufficient space for an upward (that is, along the direction z) movement distance of the lid 130, but also prevent the lid 130 from unexpectedly gliding at the uncovering position due to an excessively large angle.
- a third locking portion 115 may be disposed on the support structure 111.
- the third locking portion 115 can abut against the side portion 130b of the lid 130 to apply a frontward force to the lid 130 to lock the lid 130 at the uncovering position. Accordingly, the lid 130 may be kept at the uncovering position to prevent the lid 130 from unexpectedly falling after the drawer 120 is pulled out of the storage compartment 110.
- the third locking portion 115 on the support structure 111 other than the drawer 120 keeps the lid 130 at the uncovering position, so that a distance for which the drawer 120 can move outward is not limited by the lid 130, and the drawer 120 can be sufficiently pulled out of the storage compartment 110.
- the third locking portion 115 may be a jack catch 164.
- the sliding shaft 138 (or the shaft sleeve 161) of the lid 130 is located at an elastic arm 164a of the jack catch 164, and is kept at this position.
- the sliding shaft 138 (or the shaft sleeve 161) moves away from the elastic arm 164a, and moves toward a direction opposite to the direction z and toward the direction -y along the inclined rail 163 after spanning the jack catch 164, so as to drive the lid 130 to move toward the covering position from the uncovering position.
- the rail 160 may include a horizontal rail 165 located at a rear of the inclined rail 163, the rear meaning an end closer to the rear wall 110b of the storage compartment 110.
- the lid 130 may be supported on the horizontal rail 165. Accordingly, when the drawer 120 is located within the storage compartment 110, the lid 130 may be kept at the covering position to prevent the lid 130 at the covering position from unexpectedly moving frontward/rearward.
- a fourth locking portion 116 may be disposed on the horizontal rail 165.
- the fourth locking portion 116 is suitable for preventing the sliding shaft 138 (or the shaft sleeve 161) located on the horizontal rail 165 from sliding frontward (that is, along the direction +y). Accordingly, when the drawer 120 is located within the storage compartment 110, the lid 130 can be more stably kept at the covering position through the fourth locking portion 116, to prevent the lid 130 at the covering position from unexpectedly moving toward the uncovering position.
- the fourth locking portion 116 may be a jack catch 164.
- the sliding shaft 138 (or shaft sleeve 161) of the lid 130 is located at the elastic arm 164a of the jack catch 164 and is kept at this position.
- the sliding shaft 138 (or the shaft sleeve 161) moves away from the elastic arm 164a, enters the inclined rail 163 after spanning the jack catch 164, and moves toward a direction opposite to the direction z of the inclined rail 163 and toward the direction -y, to drive the lid 130 to move toward the uncovering position from the covering position.
- a number of third locking portions 115 and/or fourth locking portions 116 may correspond to a number of rails 160.
- That one support structure 111 has two rails 160 is used as example in this embodiment. Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 24 , there may be one third locking portion 115 and one fourth locking portion 116, both of which are located on a rail 160, of the two rails 160, closer to the rear end 130a of the lid 130.
- the predetermined distance may be a total distance for which the sliding shaft 138 may slide on the horizontal rail 165 and the inclined rail 163.
- a length of the predetermined distance along the direction +y may be less than a length for which the drawer 120 may move along the direction +y.
- the lid 130 keeps being supported on the support structure 111 and no longer moves frontward relative to the storage compartment 110.
- the drawer 120 can still continue moving along the direction +y to fully uncover the opening 121.
- FIG. 17 and FIG. 18 based on the design of the inclined rail 163 and the horizontal rail 165, at the covering position, relative positions of the drawer 120, the lid 130, and the support structure 111 may be shown in FIG. 17 and FIG. 18 .
- the lid 130 can move toward outside of the storage compartment 110 synchronously with the drawer 120 in the direction +y, and moves relative to the drawer 120 along a direction (that is, the direction z) away from the drawer 120, until the lid and the drawer 120 are separately supported on the support structure 111 after the lid moves to the uncovering position.
- FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 At the uncovering position, relative positions of the drawer 120, the lid 130, and the support structure 111 may be shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 .
- the lid 130 located at the uncovering position can move toward inside of the storage compartment 110 synchronously with the drawer 120 in the direction -y, and moves relative to the drawer 120 toward a direction (that is, a direction opposite to the direction z) for approaching the drawer 120, until the lid moves to the covering position.
- the lid 130 abuts against the drawer 120 and keeps the opening 121 covered.
- the lid 130 moves both frontward/rearward and upward/downward for at least a part of the predetermined distance. Accordingly, while the drawer 120 is being pulled out of the storage compartment 110, the lid 130 moves relative to the drawer 120 toward a direction away from the drawer 120 while keeping moving toward outside the storage compartment 110 synchronously with the drawer 120, so that a distance for which the drawer 120 moves toward outside of the storage compartment 110 can be effectively prevented from being restricted by the lid 130.
- the lid 130 moves relative to the drawer 120 toward a direction for approaching the drawer 120 while keeping moving toward inside of the storage compartment 110 synchronously with the drawer 120, so that a buffer stage can be provided for the lid 130 to cover the opening 121 of the drawer 120, thereby preventing the lid 130/drawer 120 from being damaged due to a violent collision caused when the lid 130 is suddenly covered the drawer 120.
- the refrigerator 100 may include a locking mechanism 170.
- the locking mechanism 170 may apply a rearward force to the lid 130 to lock the lid 130 at the covering position. Accordingly, the lid 130 may be prevented from unexpectedly moving frontward at the covering position, thereby ensuring that the lid 130 at the covering position always covers the opening 121 of the drawer 120.
- the locking mechanism 170 may include a first locking portion 171 disposed on the support structure 111. When the lid 130 is at the covering position, the first locking portion 171 may abut against the side portion 130b of the lid 130 to prevent the lid 130 from moving frontward.
- the first locking portion 171 may be a fourth locking portion 116 located on the horizontal rail 165 (such as the jack catch 164 located on the horizontal rail 165). Accordingly, the sliding shaft 138 is prevented from sliding frontward at the covering position to lock the lid 130 at the covering position.
- the locking mechanism 170 may include a second locking portion 123 disposed on the drawer 120.
- the second locking portion 123 may be located at a rear end 120a and/or a side portion 120b of the drawer 120 and abuts against the lid 130 when the lid 130 is at the covering position. Accordingly, the first locking portion 171 and/or the second locking portion 123 keep/keeps the lid 130 at the covering position to improve a sealing effect of the drawer 120 while being located within the storage compartment 110.
- the second locking portion 123 may be an upper edge 122 of the rear end 120a of the drawer 120, and the rear end 130a of the lid 130 may have a fitting portion (such as the pin portion 150) extending downward.
- a fitting portion such as the pin portion 150
- the lid 130 is located at the covering position, a lower end of the fitting portion is lower than the upper edge 122 of the rear end 120a of the drawer 120. Accordingly, the fitting portion can abut against the second locking portion 123, thereby locking the lid 130 at the covering position.
- the second locking portion 123 may be the first driving portion 142, and a fitting portion (such as the pin portion 150 disposed on the rear end 130a of the lid 130 shown in FIG. 19 ) may be disposed on the rear end 130a and/or the side portion 130b of the lid 130. At the covering position, the fitting portion abuts against the second locking portion 123 to lock the lid 130 at the covering position.
- the second locking portion 123 may push the lid 130 to move toward the covering position from the uncovering position. Accordingly, while the drawer 120 is moving toward inside of the storage compartment 110, the lid 130 can be controlled to move rearward synchronously with the drawer 120, so that the lid 130 moves to the covering position and keep the opening 121 of the drawer 120 covered while the drawer 120 moves back into the storage compartment 110.
- the first driving portion 142 abuts against the pin portion 150.
- the lid 130 is driven by the first driving portion 142 to move with the drawer 120 along the direction -y.
- the sliding shaft 138 of the lid 130 is located within the inclined rail 163, and therefore, the lid 130 moves toward a direction opposite to the direction z at the same time of moving with the drawer 120 along the direction -y, and finally reaches a state shown in FIG. 20 through movement after undergoing a state shown in FIG. 21 .
- the refrigerator 100 may include a stop mechanism 180 configured to prevent the lid 130 from continuing moving rearward after the lid reaches the covering position, thereby preventing the lid 130 and/or the rear wall 110 of the storage compartment 110 from being damaged due to an unexpected collision between the rear end 130a of the lid 130 and the rear wall 110b.
- the stop mechanism 180 may include a first stop portion 124 located at the drawer 120 to effectively prevent the lid 130 from continuing moving rearward after the lid 130 reaches the covering position.
- the first stop portion 124 may be the second driving portion 143, and can lock the lid 130 at the covering position through fitting with the pin portion 150 disposed on the lid 130, thereby preventing the lid 130 from continuing moving rearward after the lid 130 reaches the covering position.
- the first stop portion 124 (such as the second driving portion 143) may drive the lid 130 to move toward the uncovering position from the covering position. Accordingly, while the drawer 120 is moving toward outside of the storage compartment 110, the lid 130 can be controlled to move frontward synchronously with the drawer 120, so that the lid 130 moves to the uncovering position to uncover the opening 121 of the drawer 120 while the drawer 120 moves outward.
- the stop mechanism 180 may include a second stop portion 181 located on the side wall 110a and/or the support structure 111 of the storage compartment 110.
- one end of the second stop portion 181 may be connected to the side portion 130b of the lid 130, and the other end of the second stop portion 181 may be connected to the support structure 111.
- the second stop portion 181 applies a frontward force to the lid 130 to prevent the lid 130 from continuing moving rearward at the covering position.
- the second stop portion 181 may be a first spring 166, the first spring 166 being in a stretched state at the covering position.
- the first spring 166 may be a tension spring.
- the stop mechanism 180 may include a third stop portion 182 that is located on the rear wall 110b of the storage compartment 110 and that fits the rear end 130a of the lid 130 to effectively prevent the lid 130 from continuing moving rearward after the lid 130 reaches the covering position.
- the rear wall 110b of the storage compartment 110 may have a third stop portion 182 that fits the rear end 130a of the lid 130, and the third stop portion 182 protrudes from a surface of the rear wall 110b.
- the installation portion 131 of the rear end 130a of the lid 130 abuts against the third stop portion 182, so that the lid 130 cannot continue moving rearward.
- the third stop portion 182 may fit the installation portion 131 that protrudes rearward from the rear end 130a of the lid 130.
- the third stop portion may fit other portions of the rear end 130a of the lid 130 in addition to the installation portion 131.
- the refrigerator 100 may include a traction mechanism 183.
- the traction mechanism 183 may drag the lid 130 to move frontward. Accordingly, while the drawer 120 is moving toward outside of the storage compartment 110, the lid 130 can be controlled to move frontward synchronously with the drawer 120, so that the lid 130 moves to the uncovering position to uncover the opening 121 of the drawer 120 while the drawer 120 moves outward.
- the traction mechanism 183 may drive the lid 130 to continue moving frontward and upward on the support structure 111 after the lid 130 is separated from the drawer 120. Accordingly, while the lid is moving toward the uncovering position from the covering position, it can be ensured that the lid 130 can continue moving toward the uncovering position when being completely separated from the drawer 120, so that a distance for which the drawer 120 moves toward outside of the storage compartment 110 is smoother and not limited by the lid 130.
- the traction mechanism 183 can apply a frontward force to the lid 130 to keep the lid 130 at the uncovering position. Accordingly, the lid 130 may be kept at the uncovering position to prevent the lid 130 from unexpectedly falling after the drawer 120 is pulled out of the storage compartment 110. Further, based on the solutions of this embodiment, the traction mechanism 183 other than the drawer 120 keeps the lid 130 at the uncovering position, so that a distance for which the drawer 120 may move outward is not limited by the lid 130, and the drawer 120 can be sufficiently pulled out of the storage compartment 110.
- the traction mechanism 183 may include a first spring 166 with one end fixed to the side wall 110a or the support structure 111 and the other end fixed to the lid 130. Accordingly, the lid 130 is pulled from the covering position to the uncovering position with the tensile force of the first spring 166, and the lid 130 is kept at the uncovering position with the tensile force.
- the refrigerator 100 may include a pushing mechanism 151.
- the pushing mechanism 151 can push the lid 130 to move frontward. Accordingly, while the drawer 120 is moving toward outside of the storage compartment 110, the lid 130 can be controlled to move frontward synchronously with the drawer 120, so that the lid 130 moves to the uncovering position to uncover the opening 121 of the drawer 120 while the drawer 120 moves outward.
- the pushing mechanism 151 may drive the lid 130 to continue moving frontward and upward on the support structure 111 after the lid 130 is separated from the drawer 120. Accordingly, while the lid is moving toward the uncovering position from the covering position, it can be ensured that the lid 130 can continue moving toward the uncovering position when being completely separated from the drawer 120, so that a distance for which the drawer 120 moves toward outside of the storage compartment 110 is smoother and not limited by the lid 130.
- the pushing mechanism 151 can apply a frontward force to the lid 130 to keep the lid 130 at the uncovering position. Accordingly, the lid 130 may be kept at the uncovering position to prevent the lid 130 from unexpectedly falling after the drawer 120 is pulled out of the storage compartment 110. Further, based on the solutions of this embodiment, the pushing mechanism 184 other than the drawer 120 keeps the lid 130 at the uncovering position, so that a distance for which the drawer 120 may move outward is not limited by the lid 130 and the drawer 120 can be sufficiently pulled out of the storage compartment 110.
- the pushing mechanism 151 may include a second spring 185 with one end fixed to the rear end 130a of the lid 130 and the other end abutting against the rear wall 110b of the storage compartment 110. Accordingly, the lid 130 is pushed to the uncovering position from the covering position with the tensile force of the second spring 185, and the lid 130 is kept at the uncovering position with the tensile force.
- the second spring 185 may be a torsion spring 186 disposed on the pin portion 150.
- One end 186a of the torsion spring 186 abuts against the rear end 130a of the lid 130, and the other end 186b of the torsion spring 186 abuts against the rear wall 110b of the storage compartment 110, to function as the pushing mechanism 151.
- a frontward force can be applied to the lid 130 while the lid 130 is moving from the covering position to the uncovering position.
- the other end 186b of the torsion spring 186 can still abut against the rear wall 110b of the storage compartment 110 to continue applying a frontward force to the lid 130, so as to keep the lid 130 at the uncovering position.
- one end 186a of the torsion spring 186 may extend from a gap2 between the upright wall 134 and the rear end 130a of the lid 130. While the lid 130 is uncovering and covering the drawer 120 (that is, while the lid 130 is moving between the uncovering position and the covering position), the other end 186b of the torsion spring 186 always abuts against the rear wall 110b of the storage compartment 110.
- a scratch-resistant portion 187 may be disposed on one end 186b, of the torsion spring 186, that abuts against the rear wall 110b, to prevent an inner container of the refrigerator 100 from being damaged because of direct scratch between the torsion spring 186 and the rear wall 110b.
- the scratch-resistant portion 187 may be a plastic roller or other components capable of lubricating.
- one of the pushing mechanism 151 and the traction mechanism 183 may be applied to the refrigerator 100 of this embodiment.
- the pushing mechanism 151 When the pushing mechanism 151 is used, a state of a combination of the pin portion 150 and the rear end 130a of the lid 130 and the rear end 120a of the drawer 120 may be shown in FIG. 31 .
- a via for the pin portion 150 to pass through may be formed on the installation portion 131, the pin portion 150 extending into the jack 141 of the driving portion 140 after passing through the via. Since the torsion spring 186 may be omitted, there may be no gap between the upright wall 134 and the lid 130.
- the pushing mechanism 151 and the traction mechanism 183 may be applied together to the refrigerator 100 of this embodiment, to achieve better stopping, locking, and pushing/traction effects.
- a pin portion 150 extending downward may be disposed on the lid 130.
- the pin portion 150 contacts the first driving portion 142 (that is, the second locking portion 123) of the drawer 120, so that the drawer 120 drives the lid 130 to move toward the covering position from the uncovering position.
- the pin portion 150 can contact the second driving portion 143 (that is, the first stop portion 124) of the drawer 120, so that the drawer 120 drives the lid 130 to move toward the uncovering position from the covering position. Accordingly, while the drawer 120 is being pulled out of and pushed back into the storage compartment 110, the lid 130 can keep moving frontward/rearward synchronously with the drawer 120, to prevent the lid 130 and/or the drawer 120 from being damaged due to friction with the drawer 120 while the lid 130 is moving toward the uncovering position, and ensure the lid 130 can timely move to a position at which the opening 121 of the drawer 120 is covered while the drawer 120 is being pushed back into the storage compartment 110.
- the pin portion 150 may contact at least one of the first driving portion 142 and the second driving portion 143, to function as the second locking portion 123 and/or the first stop portion 124.
- the pin portion 150 can contact the first driving portion 142, and contacts a second driving portion 143 in a dummy manner. Accordingly, when the lid moves from a position shown in FIG. 20 to a position shown in FIG. 22 after passing through a position shown FIG. 21 , the pin portion 150 is not abutted by the second driving portion 143, thereby ensuring that the lid 130 can be smoothly separated from the drawer 120.
- the pin portion 150 can also contact the first driving portion 142, and contacts the second driving portion 143 in a dummy manner.
- the first driving portion 142 may be located in front of the second driving portion 143.
- the pin portion 150 may be located between the first driving portion 142 and the second driving portion 143, to respectively function as the second locking portion 123 and the first stop portion 124.
- the pin portion 150 may be integrally formed (or integrally fixed) to the rear end 130a of the lid 130.
- the pin portion 150 and the lid 130 may be integrally formed.
- the pin portion 150 may be an independent component shown in FIG. 14 and installed on the rear end 130a of the lid 130.
- the pin portion 150 and the lid 130 may be two separate components, so that the torsion spring 186 is installed on the pin portion 150, and then the pin portion 150 is installed on the lid 130 during installation.
- the pin portion 150 may be designed to be separated from the lid 130 and independently made of parts with good lubrication performance.
- a size of an installation hole 135 disposed on the upper rib 132 may be smaller than a size of an installation hole 135 disposed on the lower rib 133.
- the installation hole 135 may be a waist-type hole to prevent the pin portion 150 inserted therein from unexpectedly rotating.
- a width of a straight wall of the installation hole 135 disposed on the upper rib 132 is the same as a width of a straight wall of the installation hole 135 disposed on the lower rib 133, and an arc radius of the installation hole 135 disposed on the upper rib 132 may be smaller than an arc radius of the installation hole 135 disposed on the lower rib 133.
- a width of a straight wall of the installation hole 135 means a spacing between two opposing straight walls of the installation hole 135. Accordingly, it can be ensured that the upper end 150a of the pin portion 150 can smoothly pass through the installation hole 135 disposed on the lower rib 133, and is stuck by the installation hole 135 disposed on the upper rib 132.
- the upper end 150a of the pin portion 150 may have a vertical rib 152.
- two sides of the vertical rib 152 may respectively abut against two straight walls of the installation hole 135 of the upper rib 132, to prevent the pin portion 150 installed within the jack 141 from shaking within the jack 141 along the directions ⁇ y, that is, prevent the pin portion 150 from shaking back and forth.
- a stop portion 153 may be disposed at a position at which the lower end 150b of the pin portion 150 contacts the lower rib 133. Referring to FIG. 16 , an upper surface of the stop portion 153 abuts against a lower edge of the installation hole 135 of the lower rib 133, to prevent the pin portion 150 installed within the jack 141 from unexpectedly moving within the jack 141 along the direction z, that is, prevent the pin portion 150 from moving upward.
- an outer wall of the lower end 150b of the pin portion 150 may have a flat portion 154, the flat portion 154 abutting against the straight wall of the installation hole 135 of the lower rib 133, to prevent the pin portion 150 installed within the jack 141 from axially rotating around within the jack 141.
- the upper end 150a of the pin portion 150 may have a snap portion 155, the snap portion 155 being engaged with the installation hole 135 of the upper rib 32 to prevent the pin portion from moving downward within the installation hole 135, that is, prevent the pin portion 150 installed within the jack 141 from separating from the jack 141 due to action of gravity.
- an opening portion 167 may be disposed on the support structure 111, so that a sliding shaft 138 of the lid 130 is installed into the rail 160.
- the opening portion 167 may be located at a rear of a horizontal rail 165.
- the drawer 120 may have a handle 125 to be grasped by a user to pull the drawer 120 out or push the drawer 120 back.
- uncovering of the opening 121 of the drawer 120 is used as an example.
- the drawer 120 may be initially located within the storage compartment 110, and the lid 130 is located at the covering position.
- relative position relationships among the drawer 120, the lid 130, and the support structure 111 are shown in FIG. 17 and FIG. 19 .
- the pin portion 150 is located within the jack 141 of the driving portion 140 at the rear end 120a of the drawer 120, and the lid 130 is supported on the horizontal rail 165 of the support structure 111.
- the sliding shaft 138 of the lid 130 is located at a rear of a jack catch 164 of the horizontal rail 165.
- the jack catch 164 may perform limiting.
- a frontward force applied to the lid 130 by the torsion spring 186 leads the lid 130 to tend to move frontward, so that the drawer 120 also tends to move frontward as a result of being driven by the lid 130. Therefore, when the drawer 120 is being pushed back into the storage compartment 110, the sliding shaft 138 of the lid 130 is stuck using the jack catch 164 to fix the lid 130, thereby fixing the drawer 120.
- the pin portion 150 is located within the jack 141, and a face at which the pin portion contacts the first driving portion 142 is a height of the entire driving portion 142 in the direction z, and a face at which the pin portion contacts the second driving portion 143 is a height of the entire second driving portion 143 in the direction z. Because the first driving portion 142 is higher than the second driving portion 143, a face at which that the pin portion 150 contacts the first driving portion 142 is relatively large.
- the second driving portion 143 actuates the pin portion 150 to move frontward together due to action of a frontward tensile force, thereby driving the lid 130 to move frontward together until the sliding shaft 138 of the lid 130 spans the jack catch 164.
- a relative position relationship among the lid 130, the drawer 120, and the support structure 111 is shown in FIG. 20 .
- the pin portion 150 can abut against the first driving portion 142 at a moment at which the sliding shaft 138 spans the jack catch 164.
- the drawer 120 always keeps moving frontward along the direction +y, and the lid 130 moves along the direction +y and the direction z (that is, moves obliquely upward).
- the lid 130 and the drawer 120 synchronously move frontward in the direction +y. Therefore, seen from an angle of the drawer 120, the lid 130 moves only upward (that is, toward a direction away from the drawer 120).
- the pin portion 150 always keeps abutting against the first driving portion 142, thereby ensuring that a process in which the lid 130 moves obliquely upward and a process in which the drawer 120 moves frontward are synchronous.
- the lid 130 always keeps the pin portion 150 being blocked by the first driving portion 142 while the drawer 120 is being uncovered, so that user experience can be optimized, thereby ensuring that a process in which the lid 130 moves obliquely upward is a slow process, and the lid 130 does not suddenly bounce obliquely upward.
- the second driving portion 143 always drives the lid 130 to move frontward.
- the lid 130 may be stuck by the second driving portion 143 when moving upward relative to the drawer 120 to a position shown in FIG. 21 , affecting smoothness of oblique upward movement of the lid 130.
- the lid 130 moves obliquely upward under action of the traction mechanism 183 and/or the pushing mechanism 151 instead of action of the drawer 120 (for example, the second driving portion 143), so that a respective movement distance of the lid 130 or the drawer 120 is prevented from being limited by each other.
- the sliding shaft 138 of the lid 130 moves to a top of the inclined rail 163 along the inclined rail 163, which is shown in FIG. 22 .
- the lower end 150b of the pin portion 150 is higher than the second driving portion 143
- a gap1 is formed between the lower surface of the lid 130 and the upper edge 122 of the drawer 120
- the sealing strip 136 disposed on the lid 130 is separated from the drawer 120
- the lid 130 is kept at the uncovering position (that is, the sliding shaft 138 is located on the top of the inclined rail 163), and the drawer 120 continues moving frontward.
- the lid 130 is kept at the uncovering position through the traction mechanism 183 and/or the pushing mechanism 151.
- the drawer 120 continues being pulled out of the storage compartment 110. Because the lid 130 has been kept at the uncovering position in a state of being completely separated from the drawer 120, the drawer 120 continues moving outward without being affected by the lid 130, so that the drawer 120 can be still smoothly pulled outward until the opening 121 is completely uncovered, which is shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 8 .
- the foregoing various steps may be implemented in reverse, that is, implemented in a sequence from FIG. 8 , FIG. 22, FIG. 21 , FIG. 20, to FIG. 19 , so that the lid 130 can synchronously move to the covering position and keep the opening 121 covered while the drawer 120 is pushed back into the storage compartment 110.
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- The present invention relates to the field of refrigeration apparatuses, and in particular, to a refrigerator.
- With popularization of refrigeration apparatuses in people's daily life, an increasing number of people start to store perishable food such as vegetables and fish and meat in refrigeration apparatuses such as a refrigerator.
- A refrigerator is used as an example. Generally, one or more drawers are disposed in a storage compartment (such as a refrigerating compartment) of the refrigerator to facilitate taking. When a stored product needs to be taken out, a user may pull out the drawer and take the required stored product. Afterwards the user may push the drawer back into the storage compartment, so that the entire taking process is completed.
- Because the drawers within the existing refrigerators are uncovered and have poor sealing performance, stored products within the storage compartments are very likely to be tainted by each other, and severely, bacteria even breeds, affecting food hygiene.
- Embodiments of the present invention are intended to provide an improved refrigerator.
- Therefore, the embodiments of the present invention provide a refrigerator, including: a storage compartment including a pair of side walls, each of the side walls having a support structure; a drawer having an opening facing upward; a lid being suitable for moving between a covering position and an uncovering position. At the covering position, the lid covers the opening of the drawer within the storage compartment. The uncovering position is higher than the covering position. At the uncovering position, the lid is supported on the support structure.
- Compared to a lidless drawer in an existing refrigerator, in the solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, a refrigerator with a drawer is provided. When the drawer is located within the storage compartment of the refrigerator, the lid located at the covering position covers an opening of the drawer, so that sealing performance of the drawer can be effectively improved, and stored products within the drawer are prevented from being tainted by other stored products in the storage compartment because of being directly exposed in the storage compartment, thereby helping improve food hygiene. Further, when the drawer is being pulled out of the storage compartment, the lid moves from the covering position to the uncovering position and keeps being supported on a support structure within the storage compartment, so that the opening of the drawer can be automatically uncovered when the drawer is pulled out of the storage compartment, facilitating use for a user. In addition, because the lid is supported on the support structure, the drawer can move frontward /rearward more smoothly within the storage compartment. Further, the uncovering position is higher than the covering position, so that the lid is more closely attached to the drawer when the drawer is located within the storage compartment, thereby achieving a better sealing effect and effectively alleviating air leakage possibly caused by deformation of a place at which the lid contacts the drawer.
- Optionally, at the uncovering position, the lid and the drawer are separately supported on the support structure. Accordingly, at the uncovering position, the lid is supported on the support structure and is completely separated from the drawer, so that a designed distance for which the drawer moves toward outside of the storage compartment can be smoother and freer.
- Optionally, while the drawer is being pulled out of the storage compartment, the drawer actuates the lid to move toward the uncovering position on the support structure, so as to uncover the opening while the drawer is being pulled out of the storage compartment. Accordingly, while pulling out the drawer from the storage compartment, a user can separate, without applying an additional force to the lid, the lid from the drawer while pulling the drawer out to uncover the opening, optimizing user experience.
- Optionally, while the drawer is being pushed back into the storage compartment, the drawer actuates the lid to move toward the covering position from the uncovering position, to cover the opening while the drawer is being pushed back into the storage compartment. Accordingly, while pushing the drawer back into the storage compartment, a user can also cover, without applying an additional force to the lid, the drawer with the lid while pushing the drawer back, so that the drawer is switched to a sealed state while the drawer is pushed back into the storage compartment, thereby optimizing user experience.
- Optionally, at least one of the drawer and the lid has a sealing strip. At the covering position, the sealing strip of one of the lid and the drawer presses against the other of the lid and the drawer along the opening, and at the uncovering position, the sealing strip of one of the lid and the drawer is separated from the other of the lid and the drawer. Accordingly, at the covering position, the lid, the drawer, and the sealing strip contact closely to form sealed space within the drawer, so that the drawer has better sealing performance, thereby effectively alleviating air leakage possibly caused by deformation of a place at which the lid, the sealing strip, and the drawer contact. Further, because the uncovering position is higher than the covering position, friction between the sealing strip and the lid/drawer during movement of the raised lid may be avoided.
- Optionally, the support structure includes a first limiting portion, the first limiting portion abutting against the lid at the covering position and applying a downward force to the lid to press the sealing strip. Accordingly, at the covering position, in addition to a gravity of the lid itself, the lid is pressed toward the drawer through the first limiting portion, to ensure that the sealing strip can sufficiently fill a gap between the lid and the drawer, thereby further optimizing a sealing effect of the drawer.
- Optionally, the support structure includes a rail, the lid moving between the covering position and the uncovering position along the rail, and the rail including an upper rail wall, the first limiting portion being formed by the upper rail wall. Accordingly, at the covering position, a downward force can be applied to the lid through the upper rail wall, to keep the lid closely abutting against the drawer.
- Optionally, during movement from the covering position to the uncovering position, the lid keeps being supported on the support structure after moving frontward and upward for a predetermined distance, and/or during movement from the uncovering position to the covering position, the lid covers the opening after moving rearward and downward for a predetermined distance. Accordingly, a frontward/rearward movement effect of the drawer in the storage compartment can be optimized, thereby ensuring that when the drawer is pulled out of the storage compartment or located within the storage compartment, the lid can be located at a corresponding uncovering position or covering position.
- Optionally, during movement between the covering position and the uncovering position, the lid moves both frontward/rearward and upward/downward for at least a part of the predetermined distance. Accordingly, while the drawer is being pulled out of the storage compartment, the lid moves relative to the drawer toward a direction away from the drawer while keeping moving toward outside of the storage compartment synchronously with the drawer, so that a distance for which the drawer moves toward outside of the storage compartment can be effectively prevented from being restricted by the lid. Further, while the drawer is being pushed back into the storage compartment, the lid moves relative to the drawer toward a direction for approaching the drawer while keeping moving toward inside of the storage compartment synchronously with the drawer, so that a buffer stage can be provided for the lid to cover the opening of the drawer, thereby preventing the lid/drawer from being damaged due to a violent collision caused when the lid is suddenly covered on the drawer.
- Optionally, the support structure includes a rail, the lid moving between the covering position and the uncovering position along the rail. Accordingly, a movement track of the lid within the storage compartment is limited through the rail, so that unexpected displacement of the lid within the storage compartment is avoided, thereby ensuring that the lid can accurately cover the opening of the drawer at the covering position and the opening can be smoothly uncovered at the uncovering position without affecting a movement distance of the drawer.
- Optionally, the rail includes an inclined rail that is inclined upward in a rear-to-front direction. Accordingly, when the lid moves from the covering position to the uncovering position, it can be ensured that the lid moves frontward and upward, and when the lid moves from the uncovering position to the covering position, it can be ensured that the lid moves rearward and downward.
- Optionally, an angle between an extending direction of the inclined rail and the frontward direction is from 10° to 30°, so as to not only provide sufficient space for an upward movement distance of the lid, but also prevent the lid from unexpectedly gliding at the uncovering position due to an excessively large angle.
- Optionally, the rail includes a horizontal rail located behind the inclined rail, and at the covering position, the lid is supported on the horizontal rail. Accordingly, when the drawer is located within the storage compartment, the lid may be kept at the covering position, to prevent the lid at the covering position from unexpectedly moving frontward/rearward.
- Optionally, the lid has a sliding shaft, the sliding shaft being located within the rail and moving between the covering position and the uncovering position with the lid, and the sliding shaft sliding frontward/rearward within the rail. A fourth locking portion is disposed on the horizontal rail, to limit the sliding shaft located within the horizontal rail from sliding frontward. Accordingly, a sliding effect of the lid within the rail is optimized and a lubrication coefficient is improved.
- Optionally, the fourth locking portion is disposed on the horizontal rail. At the covering position, the fourth locking portion is suitable for limiting frontward movement of the sliding shaft. Accordingly, when the drawer is located within the storage compartment, the lid can be more stably kept at the covering position to prevent the lid at the covering position from unexpectedly moving toward the uncovering position.
- Optionally, the refrigerator includes a locking mechanism, the locking mechanism applying a rearward force to the lid to lock the lid at the covering position. Accordingly, the lid can be prevented from unexpectedly moving frontward at the covering position, thereby ensuring that the lid at the covering position always covers the opening of the drawer.
- Optionally, the locking mechanism includes a first locking portion disposed on the support structure, when the lid is at the covering position, the first locking portion abutting against a side portion of the lid, and/or the locking mechanism includes a second locking portion disposed on the drawer, the second locking portion being located at a rear end and/or side portion of the drawer and abutting against the lid when the lid is at the covering position. Accordingly, the first locking portion and/or the second locking portion keep/keeps the lid being located at the covering position, to improve a sealing effect of the drawer while being located within the storage compartment.
- Optionally, while the drawer is being pushed back into the storage compartment, the second locking portion pushes the lid to move toward the covering position from the uncovering position. Accordingly, while the drawer is moving toward inside of the drawer, the lid can be controlled to synchronously move rearward with the drawer, so that the lid moves to the covering position and keeps the opening of the drawer covered while the drawer moves back into the storage compartment.
- Optionally, the refrigerator includes a stop mechanism configured to prevent the lid from keeping moving rearward after the lid reaches the covering position, thereby preventing the lid and/or a rear wall of the storage compartment from being damaged due to an unexpected collision between a rear end of the lid and the rear wall.
- Optionally, the stop mechanism includes a first stop portion located at the drawer, and/or a second stop portion located at a side wall, and/or a third stop portion located at the rear wall of the storage compartment and fitting the rear end of lid, to effectively prevent the lid from continuing moving rearward after the lid reaches the covering position.
- Optionally, while the drawer is being pulled out of the storage compartment, the first stop portion drives the lid to move toward the uncovering position from the covering position. Accordingly, while the drawer is moving toward outside of the storage compartment, the lid can be controlled to synchronously move frontward with the drawer, so that the lid moves to the uncovering position to uncover the opening of the drawer while the drawer moves outward.
- Optionally, the refrigerator includes a traction mechanism and/or a pushing mechanism, when the lid moves toward the uncovering position from the covering position, the traction mechanism and/or the pushing mechanism drags and/or pushes the lid to move frontward. Accordingly, while the drawer is moving toward outside of the storage compartment, the lid can be controlled to synchronously move frontward with the drawer, so that the lid moves to the uncovering position to uncover the opening of the drawer while the drawer moves outward.
- Optionally, the traction mechanism and/or the pushing mechanism drive/drives the lid to keep moving frontward and upward on the support structure after the lid is separated from the drawer. Accordingly, while the lid is moving toward the uncovering position from the covering position, it is ensured that the lid can keep moving toward the uncovering position when the lid is completely separated from the drawer, so that a distance for which the drawer moves toward outside of the storage compartment is smoother and not limited by the lid.
- Optionally, at the uncovering position, the traction mechanism and/or the pushing mechanism apply/applies a frontward force to the lid to keep the lid being located at the uncovering position. Accordingly, the lid may be kept at the uncovering position to prevent the drawer from unexpectedly falling after the drawer is pulled out of the storage compartment. Further, based on the solutions of this embodiment, the traction mechanism and/or pushing mechanism other than the drawer keep/keeps the lid at the uncovering position, so that a movement distance for which the drawer can move outward is not limited by the lid, and the drawer can be sufficiently pulled out of the storage compartment.
- Optionally, the traction mechanism includes a first spring with one end fixed to the side wall or the support structure and the other end fixed to the lid. Accordingly, the lid is pulled from the covering position to the uncovering position with a tensile force of the first spring, and the lid is kept at the uncovering position with the tensile force.
- Optionally, while the lid is moving between the uncovering position and the covering position, the first spring is in a stretching state to pull the lid from the covering position to the uncovering position.
- Optionally, the pushing mechanism includes a second spring with one end fixed to the rear end of the lid and the other end fixed to the rear wall of the storage compartment. Accordingly, the lid is pushed from the covering position to the uncovering position with a thrust force of the second spring, and the lid is kept at the uncovering position with the thrust force.
- Optionally, the refrigerator includes a third locking portion disposed on the support structure, when the lid moves to the uncovering position, the third locking portion abutting against the side portion of the lid to apply a frontward force to the lid to lock the lid at the uncovering position. Accordingly, the lid may be kept at the uncovering position to prevent the drawer from unexpectedly falling after the drawer is pulled out of the storage compartment. Further, based on the solutions of this embodiment, the third locking portion on the support structure other than the drawer keeps the lid at the uncovering position, so that a movement distance for which the drawer can move outward is not limited by the lid, and the drawer can be sufficiently pulled out of the storage compartment.
- Optionally, a pin portion extending downward is disposed on the lid. When the drawer is pushed back into the storage compartment, the pin portion contacts a first driving portion of the drawer, to enable the drawer to drive the lid to move toward the covering position from the uncovering position; and/or when the drawer is pulled out of the storage compartment, the pin contacts a second driving portion of the drawer to enable the drawer to drive the lid to move toward the uncovering position from the covering position. Accordingly, while the drawer is being pulled out of and pushed back into the storage compartment, the lid can keep synchronously moving with the drawer frontward and - rearward, to prevent the lid and/or the drawer from being damaged due to friction with the drawer while the lid is moving toward the uncovering position, and ensure that the lid can timely move to a position at which the opening of the drawer is covered while the drawer is being pushed back into the storage compartment.
- Optionally, at the covering position, the pin portion contacts at least one of the first driving portion and the second driving portion, to function as the second locking portion and/or the first stop portion.
- Optionally, the first driving portion is located in front of the second driving portion, and at the covering position, the pin portion is located between the first driving portion and the second driving portion, to respectively function as the second locking portion and the first stop portion.
- Optionally, the first driving portion is higher than the second driving portion. Accordingly, while the lid is moving toward the uncovering position from the covering position, it is ensured that the pin portion of the lid can be smoothly separated from the drawer without being blocked by the second driving portion.
- Optionally, the first driving portion and the second portion enclose a jack, and when the lid is at the covering position, the pin portion is inserted into the jack, to avoid unexpected frontward/rearward and leftward/rightward displacement of the lid at the covering position.
- Optionally, the first driving portion and the second portion are located at a rear end of the drawer, to provide a maximum distance for which the drawer moves frontward/rearward while achieving the foregoing functions.
- Optionally, the first driving portion and the second portion are connected through a pair of guiding faces, a spacing between ends of the pair of guiding faces closed to the rear end of the drawer is less than a spacing between the other opposite ends of the pair of guiding faces. Accordingly, while the drawer is being pushed back into the storage compartment, a structure whose shape is a horn mouth when being overlooked is disposed to ensure that the pin portion of the lid moving toward the covering position can smoothly fall into the jack of the drawer, thereby preventing the pin from being damaged due to a collision with the guiding face.
- Optionally, the refrigerator further includes a torsion spring disposed on the pin portion, one end of the torsion spring abutting against the rear end of the lid, and the other end of the torsion spring abutting against the rear wall of the storage compartment, to function as the pushing mechanism.
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FIG. 1 is a partial schematic structural diagram of a refrigerator according to a first embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is an exploded view ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a support structure inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a lid inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 5 is an effect diagram in which a lid inFIG. 1 is located at an uncovering position; -
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view ofFIG. 5 along a direction A-A; -
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view ofFIG. 5 along a direction B-B; -
FIG. 8 is a partial enlarged view of a region C inFIG. 7 ; -
FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a drawer inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 10 andFIG. 11 are partial enlarged views of a region D inFIG. 9 from different perspectives; -
FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a lid inFIG. 4 from another perspective; -
FIG. 13 is a partial enlarged view of a region E inFIG. 12 ; -
FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of a pin portion inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 15 and FIG. 16 are schematic diagrams of a combination of a lid and a pin portion in -
FIG. 1 from different perspectives; -
FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view ofFIG. 1 along a direction F-F; -
FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view ofFIG. 1 along a direction G-G; -
FIG. 19 is a partial enlarged view of a region H inFIG. 18 ; -
FIG. 20 to FIG. 22 are schematic diagrams of processes in which a lid and a drawer move from relative positions shown inFIG. 19 to relative positions shown inFIG. 8 ; -
FIG. 23 is a schematic structural diagram of a shaft sleeve inFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 24 is a schematic structural diagram of another support structure according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 25 is a partial schematic structural diagram of a refrigerator according to a second embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional view ofFIG. 25 along a direction I-I; -
FIG. 27 is a partial enlarged view of a region J inFIG. 25 ; -
FIG. 28 is a partial schematic structural diagram of a refrigerator according to a third embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 29 is a partial enlarged view of a region K inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 30 is a schematic diagram of a second spring inFIG. 1 ; and -
FIG. 31 is a partial enlarged view of a region L inFIG. 25 . - In the accompanying drawings:
100-Refrigerator; 110-Storage compartment; 110a-Side wall of a storage compartment; 110b-Rear wall of a storage compartment; 111-Support structure; 112-Screw hole; 113-Guide rail; 114-First limiting portion; 115-Third locking portion; 116-Fourth locking portion; 120-Drawer; 120a-Rear end of a drawer; 120b-Side portion of a drawer; 121-Opening; 122-Upper edge of a drawer; 123-Second locking portion; 124-First stop portion; 125-Handle; 130-Lid; 130a-Rear end of a lid; 130b-Side portion of a lid; 131-Installation portion; 132-Upper rib; 133-Lower rib; 134-Upright wall; 135-Installation hole; 136-Sealing strip; 137-Slot opening; 138-Sliding shaft; 140-Driving portion; 140a-Rear wall of a driving portion; 141-Jack; 142-First driving portion; 143-Second driving portion; 144-Guiding face; 144a-One end of a guiding face; 144b-The other opposite end of a guiding face; 150-Pin portion; 150a-Upper end of a pin portion; 150b-Lower end of a pin portion; 151-Pushing mechanism; 152-Vertical rib; 153-Stop portion; 154-Flat portion; 155-Snap portion; 160-Rail; 161-Shaft sleeve; 161a-Fitting hole; 162-Upper rail wall; 163-Inclined rail; 164-Jack catch; 164a-Elastic arm; 165-Horizontal rail; 166-First spring; 167-Opening portion; 170-Locking mechanism; 171-First locking portion; 180-Stop mechanism; 181-Second stop portion; 182-Third stop portion; 183-Traction mechanism; 185-Second spring; 186-Torsion spring; 186a-One end of a torsion spring; 186b-The other end of a torsion spring; 187-Scratch-resistant portion; gap1-Gap; gap2-Gap between an upright wall and a rear end of a lid; 11-Spacing between ends of a pair of guiding faces; 12-Spacing between the other ends of a pair of guiding faces;α- Angle between an extending direction of an inclined rail and a direction +y; x-Width direction of a refrigerator; y-Depth direction of a refrigerator; z-Height direction of a refrigerator. - Those skilled in the art understand that, as described in background, drawers in an existing refrigerator are all without lids, and consequently, products cannot stored in the drawer in a sealed manner.
- In order to resolve the foregoing technical problems, embodiments of the present invention provide a refrigerator, including: a storage compartment including a pair of side walls, each of the side walls having a support structure; a drawer having an opening facing upward; a lid being suitable for moving between a covering position and an uncovering position. At the covering position, the lid covers the opening of the drawer within the storage compartment. The uncovering position is higher than the covering position. At the uncovering position, the lid is supported on the support structure.
- Those skilled in the art understand that the embodiments of the present invention provide a refrigerator with a drawer. When the drawer is located within the storage compartment of the refrigerator, the lid located at the covering position covers the opening of the drawer, so that sealing performance of the drawer can be effectively improved, and stored products within the drawer are prevented from being tainted by other stored products in the storage compartment because of being directly exposed in the storage compartment, thereby helping improve food hygiene.
- Further, when the drawer is pulled out of the storage compartment, the lid moves from the covering position to the uncovering position and keeps being supported on the support structure within the storage compartment, so that the opening of the drawer can be automatically uncovered when the drawer is pulled out of the storage compartment, facilitating use for a user. In addition, because the lid is supported on the support structure, the drawer can move frontward/rearward more smoothly within the storage compartment.
- Further, the uncovering position is higher than the covering position, so that the lid is more closely attached to the drawer when the drawer is located within the storage compartment, thereby achieving a better sealing effect and effectively alleviating air leakage possibly caused by deformation of a place at which the lid contacts the drawer.
- In order to make the foregoing objectives, characteristics, and advantages of the present invention clearer and easier to understand, specific embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a specific schematic structural diagram of a refrigerator according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In this case, a lid is at a covering position. In order to more clearly illustrate technical features of this embodiment, a storage compartment of the refrigerator and a drawer disposed therein are mainly used as an example inFIG. 1 , and a specific structure of the drawer is further illustrated. - It should be noted that the design of this embodiment may also be applied to a refrigeration apparatus such as a refrigerated cabinet and a freezer in which products need to be separately stored in a sealed manner.
- In particular, in this embodiment, the
refrigerator 100 may further include astorage compartment 110 including a pair ofside walls 110a and adrawer 120. - For example, the
storage compartment 110 may include arear wall 110b and a pair ofside walls 110a, therear wall 110b and the pair ofside walls 110a enclosing accommodation space for accommodating thedrawer 120. Therear wall 110b may be a rear wall of an inner container of therefrigerator 100, that is, a back plate of therefrigerator 100. - A size of the accommodation space of the
storage compartment 110 may match a size of thedrawer 120, and the accommodation space may be suitable for accommodating one ormore drawers 120. - More specifically, with reference to
FIG. 1 andFIG. 2 (thestorage compartment 110 is not shown inFIG. 2 ), thedrawer 120 may have anopening 121 facing upward. A user may take stored products placed within thedrawer 120 from theopening 121, or the user may also place the stored products within thedrawer 120 from theopening 121. - For convenience of description, in this embodiment, a width direction of the
refrigerator 100 is set to a direction x, a depth direction of therefrigerator 100 is set to a direction y, and a height direction of therefrigerator 100 is set to a direction z. A direction from therear wall 110b of thestorage compartment 110 to outside of thestorage compartment 110 is a positive direction of the direction y (that is, a direction +y shown in the figure). In other words, a direction in which thedrawer 120 is pulled out of thestorage compartment 110 is the positive direction of the direction y. In this embodiment, a frontward direction may refer to the direction +y, a rearward direction may refer to a direction -y, an upward direction may refer to a direction z, and a downward direction may refer to a direction -z. - For example, the plurality of the
drawers 120 may be arranged within thestorage compartment 110 in parallel along the direction x, the direction y, and/or the direction z. - Next, that one
drawer 120 is placed within thestorage compartment 110 is used as an example for specific description. - Further, with reference to
FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , eachside wall 110a may have asupport structure 111. - In one or more embodiments, for each
side wall 110a, a number ofsupport structures 111 on theside wall 110a may correspond to a number oflids 130 for uncovering or covering theopening 121, or corresponds to a number ofdrawers 120.
In one or more embodiments, thesupport structure 111 may be fixed to theside wall 110a through bolting. For example, referring toFIG. 3 , at least one (two screw holes are used as an example inFIG. 3 )screw hole 112 is provided on thesupport structure 111. During installation, thesupport structure 111 is screwed to theside wall 110a through thescrew hole 112. - In one or more embodiments, the
support structure 111 may be further fixed to theside wall 110a in other manners such as bonding, interference fit, etc. Alternatively, thesupport structure 111 may be further integrally formed on theside wall 110a. - Further, with reference to
FIG. 1 ,FIG. 2 ,FIG. 4 , andFIG. 5 , therefrigerator 100 may further include alid 130, thelid 130 being suitable for moving between a covering position and an uncovering position. At a covering position shown inFIG. 1 , thelid 130 covers theopening 121 of thedrawer 120 located within thestorage compartment 110. The uncovering position is higher than the covering position. In addition, at an uncovering position shown inFIG. 5 , thelid 130 is supported on thesupport structure 111. - Accordingly, in the solutions of this embodiment, when the
drawer 120 is located within thestorage compartment 110 of therefrigerator 100, theopening 121 of thedrawer 120 is covered using thelid 130 located at the covering position, so that the sealing performance of thedrawer 120 can be effectively improved, and the stored products within thedrawer 120 are prevented from being tainted by other stored products within thestorage compartment 110 because of being directly exposed in thestorage compartment 110 thereby helping improve food hygiene. Further, when thedrawer 120 is pulled out of thestorage compartment 110, thelid 130 moves from the covering position to the uncovering position and keeps being supported on thesupport structure 111 within thestorage compartment 110, so that theopening 121 of thedrawer 120 can be automatically uncovered when thedrawer 120 is pulled out of thestorage compartment 110, facilitating use for a user. In addition, because thelid 130 is supported on thesupport structure 111, thedrawer 120 can move frontward/rearward more smoothly within thestorage compartment 110. Further, the uncovering position is higher than the covering position, so that thelid 130 is more closely attached to thedrawer 120 when thedrawer 120 is located within thestorage compartment 110, thereby achieving a better sealing effect and effectively alleviating air leakage possibly caused by deformation of a place at which thelid 130 contacts thedrawer 120. - In one or more embodiments, the uncovering position being higher than the covering position may mean that, in the direction z, a distance from an upper surface of the
lid 130 located at the uncovering position to a lower surface of thedrawer 120 is greater than a distance from an upper surface of thelid 130 at the covering position to a lower surface of thedrawer 120. - For example, the
lid 130 is supported on theside wall 110a of thestorage compartment 110 through thesupport structure 111, and thedrawer 120 is supported on theside wall 110a of thestorage compartment 110 through aguide rail 113. A distance between theguide rail 113 and thesupport structure 111 is adjusted, so that the uncovering position can be higher than the covering position. - Preferably, the
guide rail 113 and thesupport structure 111 may be disposed in parallel with each other on a plane formed by the direction y and the direction z, so that thelid 130 and thedrawer 120 can each keep moving in parallel with each other during frontward/rearward movement. - In one or more embodiments, at the uncovering position, the
lid 130 and thedrawer 120 are separately supported on thesupport structure 111. Accordingly, at the uncovering position, thelid 130 is supported on thesupport structure 111 and is completely separated from thedrawer 120, so that a designed distance for thedrawer 120 to move toward outside of thestorage compartment 110 can be smoother and freer. Further, based on the solutions of this embodiment, distances for which thedrawer 120 can move in the directions ±y may be greater than distances for which thelid 130 can move in the directions ±y, so that frontward/rearward movement of thedrawer 120 may not be limited by frontward/rearward movement of the lid, thereby ensuring that thedrawer 120 can be completely pulled out of thestorage compartment 110 and opened to a user. - For example, referring to
FIG. 6 andFIG. 7 , at an uncovering position, there may be a gap1 between a lower surface of thelid 130 supported on thesupport structure 111 and an upper surface of thedrawer 120, to outward travelling of thedrawer 120 from being impeded due to touch between thelid 130 and thedrawer 120. Accordingly, while thedrawer 120 is being pulled out of thestorage compartment 110, after thelid 130 moves to the uncovering position, there may be a gap1 between the lower surface of thelid 130 and the upper surface of thedrawer 120, so that thedrawer 120 does not touch thelid 130 when continuing moving toward outside of the storage compartment 110 (that is, toward the direction +y), thereby ensuring that thedrawer 120 can continue moving outward smoothly. - In one or more embodiments, while the
drawer 120 is being pulled out of thestorage compartment 110, thedrawer 120 may actuate thelid 130 to move toward the uncovering position on thesupport structure 111, so as to uncover theopening 121 while thedrawer 120 is being pulled out of thestorage compartment 110. Accordingly, while pulling thedrawer 120 from thestorage compartment 110, a user may separate, without applying an additional force to thelid 130, thelid 130 from thedrawer 120 to uncover theopening 121 while pulling thedrawer 120 out, thereby optimizing user experience. - For example, referring to
FIG. 8 to FIG. 11 , a drivingportion 140 may be disposed on arear end 120a of thedrawer 120, and the drivingportion 140 is provided with ajack 141 in a height direction (that is, the direction z) of therefrigerator 100 to avoid unexpected frontward/rearward and leftward/rightward (that is, the direction x and the direction y) displacement of thelid 130 at the covering position. - In particular, the
jack 141 may be enclosed by a first driving portion 142 extending to anupper edge 122 of arear end 120a of thedrawer 120, asecond driving portion 143 lower than the first driving portion 142 in the height direction (that is, the direction z), and a pair of guiding faces 144, the first driving portion 142 being closer to therear end 120a of thedrawer 120 compared to thesecond driving portion 143. - Further, with reference to
FIG. 4 ,FIG. 12 , andFIG. 13 , therear end 130a of thelid 130 may have aninstallation portion 131, theinstallation portion 131 including anupper rib 132 parallel to an upper surface of thelid 130, alower rib 133 parallel to a lower surface of thelid 130, and anupright wall 134 connecting theupper rib 132 and thelower rib 133, theupper rib 132 and thelower rib 133 being respectively provided with aninstallation hole 135.
Further, with reference toFIG. 14 to FIG. 16 , a pin portion 150 (which may also be referred to as a driving pin) may be installed on theinstallation portion 131 of thelid 130. Thepin portion 150 may extend into theinstallation hole 135, and anupper end 150a of thepin portion 150 stretches out upward (that is, toward the direction z) from theinstallation hole 135 of theupper rib 132, and alower end 150b of thepin portion 150 stretches out downward (that is, in a direction opposite to the direction z shown in the figure) from theinstallation hole 135 of thelower rib 133. - In one or more embodiments, with reference to
FIG. 17 to FIG. 19 , when thelid 130 covers theopening 121, that is, when thelid 130 is at a covering position, thelower end 150b of thepin portion 150 can extend into thejack 141 of thedrawer 120. - In this case, the
pin portion 150 can abut against at least one of the first driving portion 142 and thesecond driving portion 143. - Further, with reference to
FIG. 20 to FIG. 22 (in order to more clearly present mutual position relationships among theinstallation portion 131, thepin portion 150, and the drivingportion 140 while a slidingshaft 138 is moving along arail 160 during movement of thelid 130 between the uncovering position and the covering position,FIG. 20 to FIG. 22 show partial cross-sectional views of thelid 130 to present specific structures of thesupport structure 111, therear end 130a of thelid 130, and therear end 120a of thedrawer 120 all), when thelid 130 uncovers theopening 121, that is, in a state shown inFIG. 19 , when thedrawer 120 is being pulled out of the direction +y, thepin portion 150 may abut against thesecond driving portion 143 to be driven by thesecond driving portion 143 to move with thedrawer 120 along the direction +y, and during movement toward the direction +y, a state of the pin portion is gradually changed from abutting against thesecond driving portion 143 to being separated through thejack 141, until thelid 130 moves to an extent that a gap1 (shown inFIG. 8 ) is formed between thelid 130 and thedrawer 120. - In one or more embodiments, while the
drawer 120 is being pushed back into thestorage compartment 110, thedrawer 120 may actuate thelid 130 to move toward the covering position from the uncovering position, so as to cover theopening 121 while thedrawer 120 is being pushed back into thestorage compartment 110. Accordingly, while pushing thedrawer 120 back into thestorage compartment 110, a user can cover, without applying an additional force to thelid 130, thedrawer 120 with thelid 130 while pushing thedrawer 120 back, so that thedrawer 120 is switched to a sealed state while thedrawer 120 is pushed back into thestorage compartment 110, thereby optimizing user experience. - In particular, a size of the gap1 is adjusted to ensure that at the uncovering position, the
lower end 150b of thepin portion 150 installed on thelid 130 is still lower than an upper edge of the first driving portion 142 in the direction z. Accordingly, when thedrawer 120 is pushed toward the direction -y from a state of being pulled out of thestorage compartment 110 shown inFIG. 8 , the first driving portion 142 can abut against thepin portion 150 and actuate the pin portion 150 (that is, actuate the lid 130) to move toward the -y direction together. - Further, during movement along the direction -y, the
pin portion 150 gradually falls into thejack 141 shown inFIG. 19 after undergoing states inFIG. 22, FIG. 21 , andFIG. 20 . - In one preferred example, the first driving portion 142 may be higher than the
second driving portion 143 in the direction z. Accordingly, while thelid 130 is moving toward the uncovering position from the covering position, it can be ensured that thepin portion 150 of thelid 130 can be smoothly separated from thedrawer 120 without being blocked by thesecond driving portion 143. In addition, while thelid 130 is moving from the covering position to the uncovering position, it is ensured that thepin portion 150 of thelid 130 can abut against the first driving portion 142 instead of arear wall 140a of the drivingportion 140, thereby ensuring that thepin portion 150 falls into thejack 141 at the covering position. - In one or more embodiments, the first driving portion 142 and the
second driving portion 143 may be located at therear end 120a of thedrawer 120, to provide a maximum distance for which thedrawer 120 moves frontward/rearward (that is, the directions ±y) while achieving blocking and actuation functions. - In one or more alternative examples, the driving
portion 140 may also be disposed on a side wall of thedrawer 120, so as to implement actuation and blocking on thelid 130.
In one or more embodiments, still referring toFIG. 10 andFIG. 11 , the first driving portion 142 and thesecond driving portion 143 may be connected through a pair of guiding faces 144. A spacing 11 between ends 144a of the pair of the guiding faces 144 closed to therear end 120a of thedrawer 120 may be less than a spacing 12 between the other opposite ends 144b of the pair of guiding faces 144. Accordingly, while thedrawer 120 is being pushed back into thestorage compartment 110, a structure whose shape is a horn mouth when being overlooked (that is, a perspective shown inFIG. 10 ) is disposed to ensure that thepin portion 150 of thelid 130 moving toward the covering position can smoothly fall into thejack 141 of thedrawer 120, so as to prevent thepin portion 150 from being damaged due to a collision with the guidingface 144, thereby achieving accurate positioning. - In one or more embodiments, still referring to
FIG. 2 , at least one of thedrawer 120 and thelid 130 may have asealing strip 136. At the covering position, the sealingstrip 136 of one of thelid 130 and thedrawer 120 presses against the other of thelid 130 and thedrawer 120 along theopening 121, and at the uncovering position, the sealingstrip 136 of one of thelid 130 and thedrawer 120 is separated from the other of thelid 130 and thedrawer 120. Accordingly, at the covering position, thelid 130, thedrawer 120, and thesealing strip 136 contact closely to form sealed space within thedrawer 120, so that thedrawer 120 has better sealing performance, thereby effectively alleviating air leakage possibly caused by deformation of a place at which thelid 130, the sealingstrip 136, and thedrawer 120 contact. Further, because the uncovering position is higher than the covering position, friction between the sealingstrip 136 and thelid 130/drawer 120 during movement of the raisedlid 130 can be avoided. - For example, with reference to
FIG. 2 andFIG. 4 , aslot opening 137 may be provided on one face of thelid 130 facing thedrawer 120, theslot opening 137 being suitable for receiving the sealingstrip 136. Accordingly, at the covering position, the sealingstrip 136 installed on thelid 130 presses against thedrawer 120 along theopening 121, which is shown inFIG. 18 andFIG. 19 ; and at the uncovering position, the sealingstrip 136 on thelid 130 is separated from thedrawer 120, which is shown inFIG. 7 and FIG. 8 . - Preferably, the sealing
strip 136 may be a sealing rubber strip.
In one or more embodiments, still referring toFIG. 3 , thesupport structure 111 may include arail 160, and thelid 130 can move between the covering position and the uncovering position along therail 160. Accordingly, a movement track of thelid 130 within thestorage compartment 110 may be limited through therail 160, to avoid unexpected displacement (such as leftward/rightward movement in the direction x) of thelid 130 within thestorage compartment 110, thereby ensuring that thelid 130 can be accurately covered theopening 121 of thedrawer 120 at the covering position, and thelid 130 can smoothly uncover theopening 121 at the uncovering position without affecting a movement distance of thedrawer 120. - For example, referring to
FIG. 2 , a slidingshaft 138 may be disposed on the lid 130 (for example, on the side wall), the slidingshaft 138 being located within therail 160 and moving between the covering position and the uncovering position with thelid 130. The slidingshaft 138 may slide frontward/rearward (that is, slide along the directions ±y) within therail 160. Accordingly, a sliding effect of thelid 130 within therail 160 can be optimized and a lubrication coefficient can be improved. - In one or more embodiments, for each
support structure 111, a number ofrails 160 may correspond to a number of slidingshafts 138 on aside portion 130b of thelid 130. For example, specific description is given using an example that there are tworails 160 and corresponding slidingshafts 138 in all the drawings shown in this embodiment. - In one or more embodiments, with reference to
FIG. 2 andFIG. 23 , ashaft sleeve 161 may be sleeved on the slidingshaft 138. Theshaft sleeve 161 extends into therail 160 and may slide along therail 160 to drive thelid 130 to move between the uncovering position and the covering position. - For example, the
lid 130 and a slidingshaft 138 thereof (both may be integrally formed) may be made of a material having a not so good lubricating effect to reduce costs. Accordingly, in order to improve a sliding effect of thelid 130 when sliding along therail 160, ashaft sleeve 161 with a better lubrication effect may be sleeved around the slidingshaft 138 to slide on therail 160 in replace of the slidingshaft 138, so as to provide better sliding experience while reducing costs. - In particular, one end of the
shaft sleeve 161 may be provided with afitting hole 161a, and the slidingshaft 138 extends into thefitting hole 161a to be coupled with theshaft sleeve 161. The other opposite end of theshaft sleeve 161 extends into therail 160. - In one or more embodiments, the
support structure 111 may include a first limitingportion 114, the first limitingportion 114 abutting against thelid 130 at the covering position and applying a downward (that is, a direction opposite to the direction z) force to thelid 130 to press the sealingstrip 136. Accordingly, at the covering position, in addition to a gravity of thelid 130 itself, thelid 130 may be further pressed toward thedrawer 120 through the first limitingportion 114, to ensure that the sealingstrip 136 can sufficiently fill a gap between thelid 130 and thedrawer 120, thereby further optimizing a sealing effect of the drawer. - For example, still referring to
FIG. 3 , therail 160 may include anupper rail wall 162, and the first limitingportion 114 may be formed by theupper rail wall 162. Accordingly, at the covering position, a downward force can be applied to thelid 130 through theupper rail wall 162, to keep thelid 130 closely abutting against thedrawer 120. - In one non-limiting embodiment, at the covering position, in the direction z, a spacing between a guiding
rail 113 and the support structure 111 (or theupper rail wall 162 of the rail 160) may be less than a sum of heights of thelid 130, the sealingstrip 136, and thedrawer 120. Accordingly, when thelid 130 is at the covering position, theshaft sleeve 161 on thelid 130 abuts against theupper rail wall 162, to exert, to thelid 130, a force toward a direction opposite to the direction z, so that thelid 130 is tightly pressed against thedrawer 120. The sealingstrip 111 between thelid 130 and thedrawer 120 may be pressed to deform to sufficiently fill a gap between thelid 130 and thedrawer 120, thereby achieving a good sealing effect. - In one or more embodiments, during movement from the covering position to the uncovering position, the
lid 130 can keep being supported on thesupport structure 111 after moving frontward and upward for a predetermined distance, and/or during movement from the uncovering position to the covering position, thelid 130 can cover theopening 121 after moving rearward and downward for a predetermined distance. Accordingly, an effect of a frontward/rearward movement (that is, movement along the directions ±y) inside/outside of thestorage compartment 110 of thedrawer 120 can be optimized, thereby ensuring that when thedrawer 120 is pulled out of thestorage compartment 110 or located within thestorage compartment 110, thelid 130 can be located at a corresponding uncovering position or covering position. - In one non-limiting embodiment, referring to
FIG. 3 , therail 160 may include aninclined rail 163 that is inclined upward in a rear-to-front direction, that is, theinclined rail 163 is inclined from the direction +y to the direction z. Accordingly, while thelid 130 is moving from the covering position to the uncovering position, it can be ensured that thelid 130 moves frontward and upward (that is, the direction +y and the direction z), to form a gap1 with thedrawer 120 after thedrawer 120 moves outward for a predetermined distance. Accordingly, at the uncovering position, because thedrawer 120 is separated from thelid 130, it can be ensured that thedrawer 120 is not interfered by thelid 130 while continuing moving outward. - Further, when the
lid 130 is moving from the uncovering position to the covering position, it can be ensured that thelid 130 moves rearward and downward (that is, along directions opposite to the direction -y and the direction z), so that thelid 130 is closely attached to thedrawer 120 after moving with thedrawer 120 toward thestorage compartment 110 for a predetermined distance, thereby sealing thedrawer 120. - In one or more embodiments, an angle α between an extending direction of the
inclined rail 163 and the frontward direction (that is, the direction +y) may be from 10° to 30°, so as to not only provide sufficient space for an upward (that is, along the direction z) movement distance of thelid 130, but also prevent thelid 130 from unexpectedly gliding at the uncovering position due to an excessively large angle. - In one or more embodiments, a
third locking portion 115 may be disposed on thesupport structure 111. When thelid 130 moves to the uncovering position, thethird locking portion 115 can abut against theside portion 130b of thelid 130 to apply a frontward force to thelid 130 to lock thelid 130 at the uncovering position. Accordingly, thelid 130 may be kept at the uncovering position to prevent thelid 130 from unexpectedly falling after thedrawer 120 is pulled out of thestorage compartment 110. Further, based on the solutions of this embodiment, thethird locking portion 115 on thesupport structure 111 other than thedrawer 120 keeps thelid 130 at the uncovering position, so that a distance for which thedrawer 120 can move outward is not limited by thelid 130, and thedrawer 120 can be sufficiently pulled out of thestorage compartment 110. - For example, referring to
FIG. 24 , thethird locking portion 115 may be ajack catch 164. At the uncovering position, the sliding shaft 138 (or the shaft sleeve 161) of thelid 130 is located at an elastic arm 164a of thejack catch 164, and is kept at this position. When a force toward the direction -y is applied to thelid 130, the sliding shaft 138 (or the shaft sleeve 161) moves away from the elastic arm 164a, and moves toward a direction opposite to the direction z and toward the direction -y along theinclined rail 163 after spanning thejack catch 164, so as to drive thelid 130 to move toward the covering position from the uncovering position. - In one or more embodiments, still referring to
FIG. 3 , therail 160 may include ahorizontal rail 165 located at a rear of theinclined rail 163, the rear meaning an end closer to therear wall 110b of thestorage compartment 110. - Further, at the covering position, the
lid 130 may be supported on thehorizontal rail 165. Accordingly, when thedrawer 120 is located within thestorage compartment 110, thelid 130 may be kept at the covering position to prevent thelid 130 at the covering position from unexpectedly moving frontward/rearward. - In one or more embodiments, a fourth locking portion 116 may be disposed on the
horizontal rail 165. At the covering position, the fourth locking portion 116 is suitable for preventing the sliding shaft 138 (or the shaft sleeve 161) located on thehorizontal rail 165 from sliding frontward (that is, along the direction +y). Accordingly, when thedrawer 120 is located within thestorage compartment 110, thelid 130 can be more stably kept at the covering position through the fourth locking portion 116, to prevent thelid 130 at the covering position from unexpectedly moving toward the uncovering position. - For example, the fourth locking portion 116 may be a
jack catch 164. At the covering position, the sliding shaft 138 (or shaft sleeve 161) of thelid 130 is located at the elastic arm 164a of thejack catch 164 and is kept at this position. When a force toward the direction y+ is applied to thelid 130, the sliding shaft 138 (or the shaft sleeve 161) moves away from the elastic arm 164a, enters theinclined rail 163 after spanning thejack catch 164, and moves toward a direction opposite to the direction z of theinclined rail 163 and toward the direction -y, to drive thelid 130 to move toward the uncovering position from the covering position. - In one or more embodiments, when a plurality of
rails 160 are disposed on onesupport structure 111, a number ofthird locking portions 115 and/or fourth locking portions 116 may correspond to a number ofrails 160. Alternatively, there may be onethird locking portion 115 and/or one fourth locking portion 116 located on any of the plurality of therails 160. - That one
support structure 111 has tworails 160 is used as example in this embodiment. Referring toFIG. 3 andFIG. 24 , there may be onethird locking portion 115 and one fourth locking portion 116, both of which are located on arail 160, of the tworails 160, closer to therear end 130a of thelid 130. - Further, the predetermined distance may be a total distance for which the sliding
shaft 138 may slide on thehorizontal rail 165 and theinclined rail 163. - In one or more embodiments, a length of the predetermined distance along the direction +y may be less than a length for which the
drawer 120 may move along the direction +y. In other words, when the slidingshaft 138 of thelid 130 moves to a top (that is, the frontmost and uppermost end) of theinclined rail 163, thelid 130 keeps being supported on thesupport structure 111 and no longer moves frontward relative to thestorage compartment 110. However, thedrawer 120 can still continue moving along the direction +y to fully uncover theopening 121. - In one or more embodiments, based on the design of the
inclined rail 163 and thehorizontal rail 165, at the covering position, relative positions of thedrawer 120, thelid 130, and thesupport structure 111 may be shown inFIG. 17 and FIG. 18 . While thedrawer 120 is being pulled out of thestorage compartment 110, as the slidingshaft 138 slides on thehorizontal rail 165 and theinclined rail 163, thelid 130 can move toward outside of thestorage compartment 110 synchronously with thedrawer 120 in the direction +y, and moves relative to thedrawer 120 along a direction (that is, the direction z) away from thedrawer 120, until the lid and thedrawer 120 are separately supported on thesupport structure 111 after the lid moves to the uncovering position. At the uncovering position, relative positions of thedrawer 120, thelid 130, and thesupport structure 111 may be shown inFIG. 6 andFIG. 7 . - Further, while the
drawer 120 is being pushed into thestorage compartment 110, as the slidingshaft 138 slides on theinclined rail 163 and thehorizontal rail 165, thelid 130 located at the uncovering position can move toward inside of thestorage compartment 110 synchronously with thedrawer 120 in the direction -y, and moves relative to thedrawer 120 toward a direction (that is, a direction opposite to the direction z) for approaching thedrawer 120, until the lid moves to the covering position. In this case, thelid 130 abuts against thedrawer 120 and keeps theopening 121 covered. - In one or more embodiments, based on the design of the
inclined rail 163, during movement between the covering position and the uncovering position, thelid 130 moves both frontward/rearward and upward/downward for at least a part of the predetermined distance. Accordingly, while thedrawer 120 is being pulled out of thestorage compartment 110, thelid 130 moves relative to thedrawer 120 toward a direction away from thedrawer 120 while keeping moving toward outside thestorage compartment 110 synchronously with thedrawer 120, so that a distance for which thedrawer 120 moves toward outside of thestorage compartment 110 can be effectively prevented from being restricted by thelid 130. Further, while thedrawer 120 is being pushed back into thestorage compartment 110, thelid 130 moves relative to thedrawer 120 toward a direction for approaching thedrawer 120 while keeping moving toward inside of thestorage compartment 110 synchronously with thedrawer 120, so that a buffer stage can be provided for thelid 130 to cover theopening 121 of thedrawer 120, thereby preventing thelid 130/drawer 120 from being damaged due to a violent collision caused when thelid 130 is suddenly covered thedrawer 120. - In one or more embodiments, the
refrigerator 100 may include a locking mechanism 170. The locking mechanism 170 may apply a rearward force to thelid 130 to lock thelid 130 at the covering position. Accordingly, thelid 130 may be prevented from unexpectedly moving frontward at the covering position, thereby ensuring that thelid 130 at the covering position always covers theopening 121 of thedrawer 120.
In one or more embodiments, the locking mechanism 170 may include a first locking portion 171 disposed on thesupport structure 111. When thelid 130 is at the covering position, the first locking portion 171 may abut against theside portion 130b of thelid 130 to prevent thelid 130 from moving frontward. - For example, referring to
FIG. 3 , the first locking portion 171 may be a fourth locking portion 116 located on the horizontal rail 165 (such as thejack catch 164 located on the horizontal rail 165). Accordingly, the slidingshaft 138 is prevented from sliding frontward at the covering position to lock thelid 130 at the covering position. - In one or more alternative examples, the locking mechanism 170 may include a second locking portion 123 disposed on the
drawer 120. The second locking portion 123 may be located at arear end 120a and/or aside portion 120b of thedrawer 120 and abuts against thelid 130 when thelid 130 is at the covering position. Accordingly, the first locking portion 171 and/or the second locking portion 123 keep/keeps thelid 130 at the covering position to improve a sealing effect of thedrawer 120 while being located within thestorage compartment 110. - For example, the second locking portion 123 may be an
upper edge 122 of therear end 120a of thedrawer 120, and therear end 130a of thelid 130 may have a fitting portion (such as the pin portion 150) extending downward. When thelid 130 is located at the covering position, a lower end of the fitting portion is lower than theupper edge 122 of therear end 120a of thedrawer 120. Accordingly, the fitting portion can abut against the second locking portion 123, thereby locking thelid 130 at the covering position. - For another example, referring to
FIG. 17 to FIG. 19 , the second locking portion 123 may be the first driving portion 142, and a fitting portion (such as thepin portion 150 disposed on therear end 130a of thelid 130 shown inFIG. 19 ) may be disposed on therear end 130a and/or theside portion 130b of thelid 130. At the covering position, the fitting portion abuts against the second locking portion 123 to lock thelid 130 at the covering position. - In one or more embodiments, when the
drawer 120 is being pushed back into thestorage compartment 110, the second locking portion 123 may push thelid 130 to move toward the covering position from the uncovering position. Accordingly, while thedrawer 120 is moving toward inside of thestorage compartment 110, thelid 130 can be controlled to move rearward synchronously with thedrawer 120, so that thelid 130 moves to the covering position and keep theopening 121 of thedrawer 120 covered while thedrawer 120 moves back into thestorage compartment 110. - For example, for the
lid 130 and thedrawer 120 that are initially at positions shown inFIG. 7 and FIG. 8 , when thedrawer 120 moves toward the direction -y to a position shown inFIG. 22 , the first driving portion 142 abuts against thepin portion 150. As thedrawer 120 continues moving along the direction -y, thelid 130 is driven by the first driving portion 142 to move with thedrawer 120 along the direction -y. - In addition, at this time, the sliding
shaft 138 of thelid 130 is located within theinclined rail 163, and therefore, thelid 130 moves toward a direction opposite to the direction z at the same time of moving with thedrawer 120 along the direction -y, and finally reaches a state shown inFIG. 20 through movement after undergoing a state shown inFIG. 21 . - In one or more embodiments, the
refrigerator 100 may include astop mechanism 180 configured to prevent thelid 130 from continuing moving rearward after the lid reaches the covering position, thereby preventing thelid 130 and/or therear wall 110 of thestorage compartment 110 from being damaged due to an unexpected collision between therear end 130a of thelid 130 and therear wall 110b. - In one or more embodiments, the
stop mechanism 180 may include afirst stop portion 124 located at thedrawer 120 to effectively prevent thelid 130 from continuing moving rearward after thelid 130 reaches the covering position. - For example, referring to
FIG. 18 andFIG. 19 , thefirst stop portion 124 may be thesecond driving portion 143, and can lock thelid 130 at the covering position through fitting with thepin portion 150 disposed on thelid 130, thereby preventing thelid 130 from continuing moving rearward after thelid 130 reaches the covering position. - Further, when the
drawer 120 is being pulled out of thestorage compartment 110, the first stop portion 124 (such as the second driving portion 143) may drive thelid 130 to move toward the uncovering position from the covering position. Accordingly, while thedrawer 120 is moving toward outside of thestorage compartment 110, thelid 130 can be controlled to move frontward synchronously with thedrawer 120, so that thelid 130 moves to the uncovering position to uncover theopening 121 of thedrawer 120 while thedrawer 120 moves outward. - In one or more alternative examples, the
stop mechanism 180 may include a second stop portion 181 located on theside wall 110a and/or thesupport structure 111 of thestorage compartment 110. - For example, referring to
FIG. 25 to FIG. 27 , one end of the second stop portion 181 may be connected to theside portion 130b of thelid 130, and the other end of the second stop portion 181 may be connected to thesupport structure 111. At the covering position, the second stop portion 181 applies a frontward force to thelid 130 to prevent thelid 130 from continuing moving rearward at the covering position. - For example, the second stop portion 181 may be a first spring 166, the first spring 166 being in a stretched state at the covering position. Preferably, the first spring 166 may be a tension spring.
- In one or more alternative examples, the
stop mechanism 180 may include athird stop portion 182 that is located on therear wall 110b of thestorage compartment 110 and that fits therear end 130a of thelid 130 to effectively prevent thelid 130 from continuing moving rearward after thelid 130 reaches the covering position. - For example, referring to
FIG. 28 , therear wall 110b of thestorage compartment 110 may have athird stop portion 182 that fits therear end 130a of thelid 130, and thethird stop portion 182 protrudes from a surface of therear wall 110b. When thelid 130 moves to the covering position, theinstallation portion 131 of therear end 130a of thelid 130 abuts against thethird stop portion 182, so that thelid 130 cannot continue moving rearward. - For example, the
third stop portion 182 may fit theinstallation portion 131 that protrudes rearward from therear end 130a of thelid 130. Alternatively, the third stop portion may fit other portions of therear end 130a of thelid 130 in addition to theinstallation portion 131. - In one or more embodiments, the
refrigerator 100 may include a traction mechanism 183. When thelid 130 moves toward the uncovering position from the covering position, the traction mechanism 183 may drag thelid 130 to move frontward. Accordingly, while thedrawer 120 is moving toward outside of thestorage compartment 110, thelid 130 can be controlled to move frontward synchronously with thedrawer 120, so that thelid 130 moves to the uncovering position to uncover theopening 121 of thedrawer 120 while thedrawer 120 moves outward. - In one or more embodiments, the traction mechanism 183 may drive the
lid 130 to continue moving frontward and upward on thesupport structure 111 after thelid 130 is separated from thedrawer 120. Accordingly, while the lid is moving toward the uncovering position from the covering position, it can be ensured that thelid 130 can continue moving toward the uncovering position when being completely separated from thedrawer 120, so that a distance for which thedrawer 120 moves toward outside of thestorage compartment 110 is smoother and not limited by thelid 130. - In one or more embodiments, at the uncovering position, the traction mechanism 183 can apply a frontward force to the
lid 130 to keep thelid 130 at the uncovering position. Accordingly, thelid 130 may be kept at the uncovering position to prevent thelid 130 from unexpectedly falling after thedrawer 120 is pulled out of thestorage compartment 110. Further, based on the solutions of this embodiment, the traction mechanism 183 other than thedrawer 120 keeps thelid 130 at the uncovering position, so that a distance for which thedrawer 120 may move outward is not limited by thelid 130, and thedrawer 120 can be sufficiently pulled out of thestorage compartment 110. - In one or more embodiments, still referring to
FIG. 25 to FIG. 27 , the traction mechanism 183 may include a first spring 166 with one end fixed to theside wall 110a or thesupport structure 111 and the other end fixed to thelid 130. Accordingly, thelid 130 is pulled from the covering position to the uncovering position with the tensile force of the first spring 166, and thelid 130 is kept at the uncovering position with the tensile force. - In one or more embodiments, while the
lid 130 is moving between the uncovering position and the covering position, the first spring 166 may be in a stretched state to pull thelid 130 to the uncovering position from the covering position.
In one or more alternative examples, therefrigerator 100 may include a pushingmechanism 151. When thelid 130 is moving toward the uncovering position from the covering position, the pushingmechanism 151 can push thelid 130 to move frontward. Accordingly, while thedrawer 120 is moving toward outside of thestorage compartment 110, thelid 130 can be controlled to move frontward synchronously with thedrawer 120, so that thelid 130 moves to the uncovering position to uncover theopening 121 of thedrawer 120 while thedrawer 120 moves outward. - In one or more embodiments, the pushing
mechanism 151 may drive thelid 130 to continue moving frontward and upward on thesupport structure 111 after thelid 130 is separated from thedrawer 120. Accordingly, while the lid is moving toward the uncovering position from the covering position, it can be ensured that thelid 130 can continue moving toward the uncovering position when being completely separated from thedrawer 120, so that a distance for which thedrawer 120 moves toward outside of thestorage compartment 110 is smoother and not limited by thelid 130. - In one or more embodiments, at the uncovering position, the pushing
mechanism 151 can apply a frontward force to thelid 130 to keep thelid 130 at the uncovering position. Accordingly, thelid 130 may be kept at the uncovering position to prevent thelid 130 from unexpectedly falling after thedrawer 120 is pulled out of thestorage compartment 110. Further, based on the solutions of this embodiment, the pushing mechanism 184 other than thedrawer 120 keeps thelid 130 at the uncovering position, so that a distance for which thedrawer 120 may move outward is not limited by thelid 130 and thedrawer 120 can be sufficiently pulled out of thestorage compartment 110. - In one or more embodiments, referring to
FIG. 29 , the pushingmechanism 151 may include asecond spring 185 with one end fixed to therear end 130a of thelid 130 and the other end abutting against therear wall 110b of thestorage compartment 110. Accordingly, thelid 130 is pushed to the uncovering position from the covering position with the tensile force of thesecond spring 185, and thelid 130 is kept at the uncovering position with the tensile force. - For example, with reference to
FIG. 29 andFIG. 30 , thesecond spring 185 may be atorsion spring 186 disposed on thepin portion 150. Oneend 186a of thetorsion spring 186 abuts against therear end 130a of thelid 130, and theother end 186b of thetorsion spring 186 abuts against therear wall 110b of thestorage compartment 110, to function as the pushingmechanism 151. - In particular, through the designed
torsion spring 186, a frontward force can be applied to thelid 130 while thelid 130 is moving from the covering position to the uncovering position. - Further, after the
lid 130 moves to the uncovering position, theother end 186b of thetorsion spring 186 can still abut against therear wall 110b of thestorage compartment 110 to continue applying a frontward force to thelid 130, so as to keep thelid 130 at the uncovering position. - In one or more embodiments, referring to
FIG. 1 ,FIG. 29 , andFIG. 30 , oneend 186a of thetorsion spring 186 may extend from a gap2 between theupright wall 134 and therear end 130a of thelid 130. While thelid 130 is uncovering and covering the drawer 120 (that is, while thelid 130 is moving between the uncovering position and the covering position), theother end 186b of thetorsion spring 186 always abuts against therear wall 110b of thestorage compartment 110. - In one or more embodiments, a scratch-
resistant portion 187 may be disposed on oneend 186b, of thetorsion spring 186, that abuts against therear wall 110b, to prevent an inner container of therefrigerator 100 from being damaged because of direct scratch between thetorsion spring 186 and therear wall 110b. - Preferably, the scratch-
resistant portion 187 may be a plastic roller or other components capable of lubricating. - In one or more embodiments, one of the pushing
mechanism 151 and the traction mechanism 183 may be applied to therefrigerator 100 of this embodiment. When the pushingmechanism 151 is used, a state of a combination of thepin portion 150 and therear end 130a of thelid 130 and therear end 120a of thedrawer 120 may be shown inFIG. 31 . - In this case, a via for the
pin portion 150 to pass through may be formed on theinstallation portion 131, thepin portion 150 extending into thejack 141 of the drivingportion 140 after passing through the via. Since thetorsion spring 186 may be omitted, there may be no gap between theupright wall 134 and thelid 130. - Alternatively, the pushing
mechanism 151 and the traction mechanism 183 may be applied together to therefrigerator 100 of this embodiment, to achieve better stopping, locking, and pushing/traction effects. - In one or more embodiments, a
pin portion 150 extending downward may be disposed on thelid 130. When thedrawer 120 is being pushed back into thestorage compartment 110, thepin portion 150 contacts the first driving portion 142 (that is, the second locking portion 123) of thedrawer 120, so that thedrawer 120 drives thelid 130 to move toward the covering position from the uncovering position. - Further, when the
drawer 120 is being pulled out of thestorage compartment 110, thepin portion 150 can contact the second driving portion 143 (that is, the first stop portion 124) of thedrawer 120, so that thedrawer 120 drives thelid 130 to move toward the uncovering position from the covering position. Accordingly, while thedrawer 120 is being pulled out of and pushed back into thestorage compartment 110, thelid 130 can keep moving frontward/rearward synchronously with thedrawer 120, to prevent thelid 130 and/or thedrawer 120 from being damaged due to friction with thedrawer 120 while thelid 130 is moving toward the uncovering position, and ensure thelid 130 can timely move to a position at which theopening 121 of thedrawer 120 is covered while thedrawer 120 is being pushed back into thestorage compartment 110. - In one or more embodiments, at the covering position, the
pin portion 150 may contact at least one of the first driving portion 142 and thesecond driving portion 143, to function as the second locking portion 123 and/or thefirst stop portion 124. - For example, referring to
FIG. 19 , at the covering position, when a pushingmechanism 151 is disposed on apin portion 150, due to a frontward thrust force applied by the pushingmechanism 151, thepin portion 150 can contact the first driving portion 142, and contacts asecond driving portion 143 in a dummy manner. Accordingly, when the lid moves from a position shown inFIG. 20 to a position shown inFIG. 22 after passing through a position shownFIG. 21 , thepin portion 150 is not abutted by thesecond driving portion 143, thereby ensuring that thelid 130 can be smoothly separated from thedrawer 120. - Similarly, referring to
FIG. 26 , at the covering position, when a traction mechanism 183 is connected between thelid 130 and thesupport structure 111, due to a frontward thrust force applied by the traction mechanism 183, thepin portion 150 can also contact the first driving portion 142, and contacts thesecond driving portion 143 in a dummy manner. - In one or more non-limiting embodiments, the first driving portion 142 may be located in front of the
second driving portion 143. At the covering position, thepin portion 150 may be located between the first driving portion 142 and thesecond driving portion 143, to respectively function as the second locking portion 123 and thefirst stop portion 124. - In one preferred embodiment, the
pin portion 150 may be integrally formed (or integrally fixed) to therear end 130a of thelid 130. - For example, when a frontward force is applied to the
lid 130 through the first spring 166, thepin portion 150 and thelid 130 may be integrally formed. - As a variant example, the
pin portion 150 may be an independent component shown inFIG. 14 and installed on therear end 130a of thelid 130. - For example, when the
torsion spring 186 is designed, thepin portion 150 and thelid 130 may be two separate components, so that thetorsion spring 186 is installed on thepin portion 150, and then thepin portion 150 is installed on thelid 130 during installation. - Similarly, when a driving
portion 140 is disposed on thedrawer 120, when thelid 130 switches between the uncovering position and the covering position, thepin portion 150 needs to be frequently inserted into thejack 141 or separated from thejack 141, resulting in continuous mutual friction between thepin portion 150 and the drivingportion 140. Therefore, thepin portion 150 may be designed to be separated from thelid 130 and independently made of parts with good lubrication performance.
In one or more embodiments, referring toFIG. 12 andFIG. 13 , a size of aninstallation hole 135 disposed on theupper rib 132 may be smaller than a size of aninstallation hole 135 disposed on thelower rib 133. - For example, the
installation hole 135 may be a waist-type hole to prevent thepin portion 150 inserted therein from unexpectedly rotating. - Preferably, a width of a straight wall of the
installation hole 135 disposed on theupper rib 132 is the same as a width of a straight wall of theinstallation hole 135 disposed on thelower rib 133, and an arc radius of theinstallation hole 135 disposed on theupper rib 132 may be smaller than an arc radius of theinstallation hole 135 disposed on thelower rib 133. For asingle installation hole 135, a width of a straight wall of theinstallation hole 135 means a spacing between two opposing straight walls of theinstallation hole 135. Accordingly, it can be ensured that theupper end 150a of thepin portion 150 can smoothly pass through theinstallation hole 135 disposed on thelower rib 133, and is stuck by theinstallation hole 135 disposed on theupper rib 132. - In one or more embodiments, referring to
FIG. 14 , theupper end 150a of thepin portion 150 may have avertical rib 152. Referring toFIG. 15 and FIG. 16 , two sides of thevertical rib 152 may respectively abut against two straight walls of theinstallation hole 135 of theupper rib 132, to prevent thepin portion 150 installed within thejack 141 from shaking within thejack 141 along the directions ±y, that is, prevent thepin portion 150 from shaking back and forth. - In one or more embodiments, still referring to
FIG. 14 , astop portion 153 may be disposed at a position at which thelower end 150b of thepin portion 150 contacts thelower rib 133. Referring toFIG. 16 , an upper surface of thestop portion 153 abuts against a lower edge of theinstallation hole 135 of thelower rib 133, to prevent thepin portion 150 installed within thejack 141 from unexpectedly moving within thejack 141 along the direction z, that is, prevent thepin portion 150 from moving upward. - In one or more embodiments, referring to
FIG. 14 andFIG. 16 , an outer wall of thelower end 150b of thepin portion 150 may have aflat portion 154, theflat portion 154 abutting against the straight wall of theinstallation hole 135 of thelower rib 133, to prevent thepin portion 150 installed within thejack 141 from axially rotating around within thejack 141. - In one or more embodiments, referring to
FIG. 14 andFIG. 15 , theupper end 150a of thepin portion 150 may have asnap portion 155, thesnap portion 155 being engaged with theinstallation hole 135 of the upper rib 32 to prevent the pin portion from moving downward within theinstallation hole 135, that is, prevent thepin portion 150 installed within thejack 141 from separating from thejack 141 due to action of gravity. - In one or more embodiments, still referring to
FIG. 3 , anopening portion 167 may be disposed on thesupport structure 111, so that a slidingshaft 138 of thelid 130 is installed into therail 160. - For example, the
opening portion 167 may be located at a rear of ahorizontal rail 165. - In one or more embodiments, the
drawer 120 may have ahandle 125 to be grasped by a user to pull thedrawer 120 out or push thedrawer 120 back. - In one typical application scenario, uncovering of the
opening 121 of thedrawer 120 is used as an example. Thedrawer 120 may be initially located within thestorage compartment 110, and thelid 130 is located at the covering position. In this case, relative position relationships among thedrawer 120, thelid 130, and thesupport structure 111 are shown inFIG. 17 andFIG. 19 . - In particular, at the covering position, the
pin portion 150 is located within thejack 141 of the drivingportion 140 at therear end 120a of thedrawer 120, and thelid 130 is supported on thehorizontal rail 165 of thesupport structure 111. The slidingshaft 138 of thelid 130 is located at a rear of ajack catch 164 of thehorizontal rail 165. - In particular, the
jack catch 164 may perform limiting. At the covering position, a frontward force applied to thelid 130 by thetorsion spring 186 leads thelid 130 to tend to move frontward, so that thedrawer 120 also tends to move frontward as a result of being driven by thelid 130. Therefore, when thedrawer 120 is being pushed back into thestorage compartment 110, the slidingshaft 138 of thelid 130 is stuck using thejack catch 164 to fix thelid 130, thereby fixing thedrawer 120. - In particular, at the covering position, the
pin portion 150 is located within thejack 141, and a face at which the pin portion contacts the first driving portion 142 is a height of the entire driving portion 142 in the direction z, and a face at which the pin portion contacts thesecond driving portion 143 is a height of the entiresecond driving portion 143 in the direction z. Because the first driving portion 142 is higher than thesecond driving portion 143, a face at which that thepin portion 150 contacts the first driving portion 142 is relatively large. - Further, when the
drawer 120 is being pulled out of thestorage compartment 110, thesecond driving portion 143 actuates thepin portion 150 to move frontward together due to action of a frontward tensile force, thereby driving thelid 130 to move frontward together until the slidingshaft 138 of thelid 130 spans thejack catch 164. In this case, a relative position relationship among thelid 130, thedrawer 120, and thesupport structure 111 is shown inFIG. 20 . - In particular, while the sliding
shaft 138 is moving from a position shown inFIG. 17 to a position shown inFIG. 20 , because the sliding shaft is always moving on thehorizontal rail 165, the slidingshaft 138 is always moving horizontally during movement, and thelid 130 still keeps being on thedrawer 120. - In particular, after the sliding
shaft 138 spans thejack catch 164, because there is always a frontward force on the lid 130 (such as forces of the torsion springs 186 shown inFIG. 18 andFIG. 19 or a force of the first spring 166 shown inFIG. 26 ), thepin portion 150 can abut against the first driving portion 142 at a moment at which the slidingshaft 138 spans thejack catch 164. - Further, as the
drawer 120 continues moving frontward along the direction +y, the slidingshaft 138 of thelid 130 moves to theinclined rail 163 after passing through thehorizontal rail 165. In this case, a relative position relationship among thelid 130, thedrawer 120, and thesupport structure 111 is shown inFIG. 21 . - In particular, while the sliding
shaft 138 is moving within theinclined rail 163, thedrawer 120 always keeps moving frontward along the direction +y, and thelid 130 moves along the direction +y and the direction z (that is, moves obliquely upward). Thelid 130 and thedrawer 120 synchronously move frontward in the direction +y. Therefore, seen from an angle of thedrawer 120, thelid 130 moves only upward (that is, toward a direction away from the drawer 120). - In particular, after the sliding
shaft 138 spans thejack catch 164 and while the sliding shaft is moving within theinclined rail 163, under action of the traction mechanism 183 and/or the pushingmechanism 151, thepin portion 150 always keeps abutting against the first driving portion 142, thereby ensuring that a process in which thelid 130 moves obliquely upward and a process in which thedrawer 120 moves frontward are synchronous. In addition, thelid 130 always keeps thepin portion 150 being blocked by the first driving portion 142 while thedrawer 120 is being uncovered, so that user experience can be optimized, thereby ensuring that a process in which thelid 130 moves obliquely upward is a slow process, and thelid 130 does not suddenly bounce obliquely upward. - Otherwise, after the sliding
shaft 138 spans thejack catch 164 and while the sliding shaft is moving within theinclined rail 163, thesecond driving portion 143 always drives thelid 130 to move frontward. When the slidingshaft 138 enters theinclined rail 163, thelid 130 may be stuck by thesecond driving portion 143 when moving upward relative to thedrawer 120 to a position shown inFIG. 21 , affecting smoothness of oblique upward movement of thelid 130. - Therefore, through the design of the traction mechanism 183 and/or the pushing
mechanism 151, thelid 130 moves obliquely upward under action of the traction mechanism 183 and/or the pushingmechanism 151 instead of action of the drawer 120 (for example, the second driving portion 143), so that a respective movement distance of thelid 130 or thedrawer 120 is prevented from being limited by each other. - Further, as the
drawer 120 keeps moving toward the direction +y, the slidingshaft 138 of thelid 130 moves to a top of theinclined rail 163 along theinclined rail 163, which is shown inFIG. 22 . In this case, thelower end 150b of thepin portion 150 is higher than thesecond driving portion 143, a gap1 is formed between the lower surface of thelid 130 and theupper edge 122 of thedrawer 120, the sealingstrip 136 disposed on thelid 130 is separated from thedrawer 120, thelid 130 is kept at the uncovering position (that is, the slidingshaft 138 is located on the top of the inclined rail 163), and thedrawer 120 continues moving frontward. - In particular, the
lid 130 is kept at the uncovering position through the traction mechanism 183 and/or the pushingmechanism 151. - Further, the
drawer 120 continues being pulled out of thestorage compartment 110. Because thelid 130 has been kept at the uncovering position in a state of being completely separated from thedrawer 120, thedrawer 120 continues moving outward without being affected by thelid 130, so that thedrawer 120 can be still smoothly pulled outward until theopening 121 is completely uncovered, which is shown inFIG. 6 andFIG. 8 . - When the
opening 121 of thedrawer 120 is to be covered, the foregoing various steps may be implemented in reverse, that is, implemented in a sequence fromFIG. 8 ,FIG. 22, FIG. 21 ,FIG. 20, to FIG. 19 , so that thelid 130 can synchronously move to the covering position and keep theopening 121 covered while thedrawer 120 is pushed back into thestorage compartment 110. - Further, referring to
FIG. 22 , when thedrawer 120 moves to a location shown inFIG. 22 , because thesecond driving portion 143 is lower than the first driving portion 142, the pin portion can smoothly fall into thejack 141 of the drivingportion 140, so that thepin portion 150 is actuated to always move rearward through thefirst driving portion 143 to overcome a frontward force applied to thelid 130 by the traction mechanism 183 and/or the pushingmechanism 151. - Although the present invention is disclosed above, the present invention is not limited thereto. Any changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be subject to the scope defined by the claims.
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- A refrigerator (100), characterized by comprising:a storage compartment (110), comprising a pair of side walls (110a), each of the side walls (110a) having a support structure (111);a drawer (120), the drawer (120) having an opening (121) facing upward;a lid (130), the lid (130) being suitable for moving between a covering position and an uncovering position, wherein at the covering position, the lid (130) covers the opening (121) of the drawer (120) within the storage compartment (110), and the uncovering position is higher than the covering position, and at the uncovering position, the lid (130) is supported on the support structure (111).
- The refrigerator (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that at the uncovering position, the lid (130) and the drawer (120) are separately supported on the support structure (111); and/or while the drawer (120) is being pulled out of the storage compartment (110), the drawer (120) actuates the lid (130) to move toward the uncovering position on the support structure (111), so as to uncover the opening (121) while the drawer (120) is being pulled out of the storage compartment (110); and/or while the drawer (120) is being pushed back into the storage compartment (110), the drawer (120) actuates the lid (130) to move toward the covering position from the uncovering position, so as to cover the opening (121) while the drawer (120) is being pushed back into the storage compartment (110).
- The refrigerator (100) according to claims 1 or 2, characterized in that at least one of the drawer (120) and the lid (130) has a sealing strip (136), wherein at the covering position, the sealing strip (136) of one of the lid (130) and the drawer (120) presses against the other of the lid (130) and the drawer (120) along the opening (121), and at the uncovering position, the sealing strip (136) of one of the lid (130) and the drawer (120) is detached from the other of the lid (130) and the drawer (120).
- The refrigerator (100) according to claim 3, characterized in that the support structure (111) comprises a first limiting portion (114), the first limiting portion (114) abutting against the lid (130) at the covering position and applying a downward force to the lid (130) to press the sealing strip (136).
- The refrigerator (100) according to claim 4, characterized in that the support structure (111) comprises:
a rail (160), the lid (130) moving between the covering position and the uncovering position along the rail (160), and the rail (160) comprising an upper rail wall (162), the first limiting portion (114) being formed by the upper rail wall (162). - The refrigerator (100) according to claim 5, characterized in that the rail (160) comprises an inclined rail (163) that is inclined upward in a rear-to-front direction.
- The refrigerator (100) according to claim 6, characterized in that an angle (α) between an extending direction of the inclined rail (163) and the frontward direction is from 10° to 30°; and/or the rail (160) comprises a horizontal rail (165) located behind the inclined rail (163), and at the covering position, the lid (130) is supported on the horizontal rail (165), or additionally wherein the lid (130) has a sliding shaft (138), the sliding shaft (138) being located within the rail (160) and moving between the covering position and the uncovering position with the lid (130), and the sliding shaft (138) sliding frontward/rearward within the rail (160), and a fourth locking portion (116) is disposed on the horizontal rail (165) to prevent the sliding shaft (138) located within the horizontal rail (165) from sliding frontward.
- The refrigerator (100) according to any of claims 1 to 7, characterized by comprising a locking mechanism (170), the locking mechanism (170) applying a rearward force to the lid (130) to lock the lid (130) at the covering position.
- The refrigerator (100) according to claim 8, characterized in that the locking mechanism (170) comprises a first locking portion (171) disposed on the support structure (111), when the lid (130) is at the covering position, the first locking portion (171) abutting against a side portion (130b) of the lid (130), and/or the locking mechanism (170) comprises a second locking portion (123) disposed on the drawer (120), the second locking portion (123) being located at a rear end (120a) and/or a side portion (120b) of the drawer (120) and, and abutting against the lid (130) when the lid (130) is at the covering position.
- The refrigerator (100) according to any of claims 1 to 9, characterized by comprising a stop mechanism (180) configured to prevent the lid (130) from keeping moving rearward after the lid reaches the covering position.
- The refrigerator (100) according to claim 10, characterized in that the stop mechanism (180) comprises a first stop portion (124) located at the drawer (120), and/or a second stop portion (181) located at the side wall (110a), and/or a third stop portion (182) located at a rear wall (110b) of the storage compartment (110) and fitting a rear end (130a) of the lid (130).
- The refrigerator (100) according to any of claims 1 to 11, characterized by comprising a traction mechanism (183) and/or a pushing mechanism (151), when the lid (130) moves toward the uncovering position from the covering position, the traction mechanism (183) and/or the pushing mechanism (151) drags and/or pushes the lid (130) to move frontward; or additionally the traction mechanism (183) comprises a first spring (166) with one end fixed to the side wall (110a) or the support structure (111) and the other end fixed to the lid (130) and/or the pushing mechanism (151) comprises a second spring (185) with one end fixed to the rear end (130a) of the lid (130) and the other end abutting against the rear wall (110b) of the storage compartment (110).
- The refrigerator (100) according to anyone of claims 1 to 12, characterized by comprising a third locking portion (115) disposed on the support structure (111), when the lid (130) moves to the uncovering position, the third locking portion (115) abutting against the side portion (130b) of the lid (130) to apply a frontward force to the lid (130) to lock the lid (130) at the uncovering position.
- The refrigerator (100) according to any of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that a pin portion (150) extending downward is disposed on the lid (130), wherein when the drawer (120) is pushed back into the storage compartment (110), the pin portion (150) contacts a first driving portion (142) of the drawer (120), to enable the drawer (120) to drive the lid (130) to move toward the covering position from the uncovering position; and/or when the drawer (120) is pulled out of the storage compartment (110), the pin portion (150) contacts a second driving portion (143) of the drawer (120) to enable the drawer (120) to drive the lid (130) to move toward the uncovering position from the covering position.
- The refrigerator (100) according to claim 14, characterized in that the first driving portion (142) is located in front of the second driving portion (143), and at the covering position, the pin portion (150) is located between the first driving portion (142) and the second driving portion (143); and/or the first driving portion (142) is higher than the second driving portion (143); and/or the first driving portion (142) and the second driving portion (143) enclose a jack (141), and when the lid (130) is in the covering position, the pin portion (150) is inserted into the jack (141); and/or the first driving portion (142) and the second driving portion (143) are located at a rear end (120a) of the drawer (120); and/or the first driving portion (142) and the second driving portion (143) are connected through a pair of guiding faces (144), a spacing (11) between ends (144a) of the pair of guiding faces (144) closed to the rear end (120a) of the drawer (120) is less than a spacing (12) between the other opposite ends (144b) of the pair of guiding faces (144; and/or further comprising a torsion spring (186) disposed on the pin portion (150), one end (186a) of the torsion spring (186) abutting against the rear end (130a) of the lid (130), and the other end (186b) of the torsion spring (186) abutting against the rear wall (110b) of the storage compartment (110).
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