EP4644809A1

EP4644809A1 - Refrigerator

Info

Publication number: EP4644809A1
Application number: EP23910355.9A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Lingyun DONG; Xueli CHENG; Wenjing CAI
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-12-26
Filing date: 2023-12-22
Publication date: 2025-11-05
Also published as: AU2023418221A1; WO2024140429A1; CN118293622A; EP4644809A4

Abstract

The present invention specifically relates to a refrigerator, comprising a liner and an insulation layer, wherein the liner comprises a liner opening and longitudinally opposite first liner walls, the interior of the liner defines a storage compartment, the refrigerator further comprises a shelf and a bracket, wherein the bracket comprises a support compression portion that extends and retracts between the insulation layer and the storage compartment. The refrigerator provided by the present invention has advantages of convenient operation and simple structure.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to the field of refrigeration technology, particularly to a refrigerator.

BACKGROUND

Currently, for most refrigerators, the shelf is generally composed of a flat glass and front and rear decorative strips. These refrigerators typically have several ribs on the left and right side walls of the refrigerating liner for supporting shelves, allowing multiple shelves to be placed on different ribs to form storage spaces of different heights. During use, users need to first remove all items from the shelf, then pull out the shelf from the front ribs, and detach the shelf from the ribs or even completely remove it from the refrigerator before placing it on the desired ribs to form a new height storage space. This operation is difficult, complicated, and time-consuming, which not only brings great inconvenience to users but also increases power consumption due to prolonged door opening.
Furthermore, with technological advancement, the emerging built-in flush refrigerators that can be embedded in cabinets are becoming increasingly popular among users, where the refrigerator door is flush with the front of the cabinet, achieving a high degree of furniture integration. The consequent problem is that when the refrigerator is completely embedded in the cabinet, the rib-type shelf becomes difficult to pull out when the refrigerator door is open, making the shelf almost non-adjustable for users.
In recent years, not only rib-type shelves but also cantilever shelves can be height-adjustable. A cantilever shelf is generally composed of flat glass, front and rear decorative strips, and cantilever brackets on both sides. The rear wall of the refrigerating liner typically has reinforcement iron on both sides with several insertion holes, allowing multiple shelves to form storage spaces of different heights by inserting cantilever brackets into different holes. However, the following problems exist:

Firstly, the shelf has poor load-bearing capacity, relying only on rear support, and the front end is prone to tipping;
Secondly, there are operational risks as the reinforcement iron is at the rear of the refrigerator, and when adjusting height, due to the long distance, the insertion holes may be blocked or difficult to observe accurately, leading to users misaligning or failing to insert the brackets into the holes;
Thirdly, the cantilever shelf structure and process are complex, compared to ordinary shelves, cantilever shelves add brackets on both sides, reinforcement iron and its embedded parts on the liner rear wall, and generally require reliable fastening methods such as screws for assembly and fixation, greatly increasing the process burden;
Fourthly, the cost is too high to be widely adopted by most users, as the shelf's appearance and weight requirements, excessive lever arm length, and user load requirements lead to high demands on material strength, weight, and appearance, keeping material costs high.

Therefore, it is necessary to develop a refrigerator.

SUMMARY

The present invention aims to provide a refrigerator that is convenient to operate, simple in structure, safe and reliable, and cost-effective.
To achieve the above objective, an embodiment of the present invention provides a refrigerator, comprising a housing, a liner, and an insulation layer arranged between the housing and the liner, wherein the liner comprises a liner opening and longitudinally opposite first liner walls, the interior of the liner defines a storage compartment, the refrigerator further comprises a shelf arranged between the first liner walls, and a bracket that actively extends from the first liner walls and is used to support the shelf,

The bracket comprises a support compression portion that extends and retracts between the insulation layer and the storage compartment;
The support compression portion comprises a support portion for supporting the shelf and a compression portion arranged on one side of the support portion;
When the compression portion receives upward or downward pressing force from the shelf, the compression portion will drive the support portion to retract together into the insulation layer;
The compression portion comprises an upper compression portion extending upward from the support portion and a lower compression portion extending downward from the support portion.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, a top surface of the support portion is used to support the shelf, the compression portion is vertically connected to a side surface of the support portion, edges of the pressing areas of the upper compression portion and the lower compression portion against the shelf extend beyond an edge of the side surface of the support portion.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the upper compression portion and the lower compression portion are arc-shaped structures symmetrically in the upper and lower directions.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the bracket further comprises a fixing member arranged in the insulation layer and having an inner cavity, and a movable engaging portion formed by extending an edge of the support compression portion;
The movable engaging portion is movably engaged with the inner cavity, the fixing member is provided with an entrance/exit communicating with the inner cavity, and the support compression portion moves between the inner cavity and the storage compartment through the entrance/exit.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, an edge of the entrance/exit is configured to match a profile of the support compression portion, the entrance/exit is a T-shaped structure, which comprises a horizontally extending horizontal opening configured to match the support portion and a vertically extending vertical opening configured to match the compression portion.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the movable engaging portion is formed by bending the edge of the support compression portion, and a limiting groove that positionally engages with the movable engaging portion is formed by recessing an inner wall of the fixing member, wherein the limiting groove is arranged around the outer periphery of the entrance/exit.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the bracket further comprises a reset component acting on the support compression portion;
When the compression portion receives upward or downward pressing force from the shelf, the reset component deforms;
When the shelf disengages from the compression portion, the support compression portion extends into the storage compartment under a deformation reset force of the reset component.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the reset component is set as a spring, an interior of the support compression portion forms an accommodation cavity for containing part of the spring, both ends of the spring are respectively connected to an inner wall of the inner cavity and an inner wall of the accommodation cavity, wherein mounting structures for fixing the spring are provided on the inner wall of the inner cavity and the inner wall of the accommodation cavity respectively.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the mounting structure comprises a sleeve portion and a cylindrical portion arranged within the sleeve portion, wherein part of the spring is fitted around an outer periphery of the cylindrical portion and arranged within the sleeve.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the fixing member comprises a fixing member body having an opening on one side and a cover body arranged at the opening of the fixing member body and having the entrance/exit, wherein the fixing member body extends outward to form an engaging portion that engages with the cover body.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the bracket is fixed to a side of the first liner wall near the insulation layer, and the first liner wall is provided with a through hole for the support compression portion to pass through;
Wherein the bracket is arranged near the liner opening, the first liner wall protrudes inward to form a liner rib near the liner rear wall, and the shelf is arranged on top of the bracket and the liner rib.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, a length of the liner rib is less than a distance between a front end of the bracket and the liner opening.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the bracket is fixed to a side of the first liner wall near the insulation layer, and the first liner wall is provided with a through hole for the support compression portion to pass through;
Wherein two brackets are arranged at intervals on the first liner wall, wherein the shelf is arranged on the two brackets.
Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are: The refrigerator provided by the present invention supports the shelf through the support portion, and the compression portion arranged on one side of the support portion serves to be pressed and compressed when pressing against the shelf, the functions of the support portion and the compression portion do not interfere with each other. When adjusting the installation height of the shelf, there is no need to completely pull out the shelf from the refrigerator. When the compression portion receives upward or downward pressing force from the shelf, the compression portion will drive the support portion to retract together into the insulation layer. When the shelf disengages from the compression portion, the support portion extends into the storage compartment to support the shelf without requiring additional manual operation. Meanwhile, through the arrangement of upper and lower compression portions, when the shelf needs to be adjusted upward, the shelf will touch the upper compression portion, and the upper compression portion receives upward pressing force from the shelf; when the shelf needs to be adjusted downward, the shelf will touch the lower compression portion, and the lower compression portion receives downward pressing force from the shelf, providing a large adjustment range with advantages of convenient operation, simple structure, safety and reliability, and low cost.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Figure 1 is a structural composition diagram of the refrigerator of the present invention;
Figure 2 is an enlarged structural diagram of area A in Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a perspective view of the bracket of the refrigerator of the present invention;
Figure 4 is an exploded structural diagram of the bracket of the refrigerator of the present invention;
Figure 5 is a perspective view of the cover body of the refrigerator of the present invention.

In the drawings: 11. housing; 12. liner; 121. liner opening; 122. first liner wall; 123. liner rib; 124. through hole; 13. insulation layer; 14. storage compartment; 2. shelf; 3. support compression portion; 31. support portion; 32. compression portion; 321. upper compression portion; 322. lower compression portion; 4. movable engaging portion; 5. fixing member; 51. inner cavity; 52. fixing member body; 521. engaging portion; 53. cover body; 54. limiting groove; 55. entrance/exit; 551. horizontal opening; 552. vertical opening; 6. reset component; 7. mounting structure; 71. sleeve portion; 72. cylindrical portion.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following description of preferred embodiments of the present invention is detailed in conjunction with the accompanying drawings to make the advantages and features of the present invention more easily understood by persons skilled in the art, thereby making a clearer and more definite definition of the scope of protection of the present invention.
The terms "comprise" and "comprising" and any variations thereof in the present invention are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. Reference to "embodiment" herein means that specific features, structures, or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment can be comprised in at least one embodiment of the present application. The appearance of this phrase in various places in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor are they mutually exclusive independent or alternative embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.
Referring to Figure 1, in this embodiment, the present invention mainly relates to: a refrigerator, comprising a housing 11, a liner 12, and an insulation layer 13 arranged between the housing 11 and the liner 12.
The liner 12 comprises a liner opening 121 and longitudinally opposite first liner walls 122. The interior of the liner 12 defines a storage compartment 14 for placing items. In this embodiment, the liner opening 121 side is defined as the front side, with the liner opening 121 facing forward. The liner 12 also comprises a liner rear wall arranged opposite to the liner opening 121.
The refrigerator also comprises a shelf 2 arranged between the first liner walls 122 and a bracket that actively extends from the first liner walls 122 and is used to support the shelf 2. The shelf 2 is used for placing items.
Referring to Figure 2, in this embodiment, the bracket comprises a support compression portion 3 that extends and retracts between the insulation layer 13 and the storage compartment 14, the support compression portion 3 is directly or indirectly connected to the insulation layer 13. When needing to adjust the installation height of the shelf 2, it is necessary to first pull out the shelf 2 partially toward the liner opening 121, then operate to make the support compression portion 3 retract into the insulation layer 13, when the installation height of the shelf 2 is properly adjusted, make the support compression portion 3 extend out from the first liner wall 122 into the storage compartment 14, and the bracket supports the shelf 2.
Referring to Figure 3, in this embodiment, the support compression portion 3 comprises a support portion 31 for supporting the shelf 2 and a compression portion 32 arranged on one side of the support portion 31. The compression portion 32 is directly or indirectly connected to the support portion 31. The support portion 31 serves a supporting function, while the compression portion 32 serves to be pressed and compressed when pressing against the shelf 2, the functions of the support portion 31 and compression portion 32 do not interfere with each other.
When the compression portion 32 receives upward or downward pressing force from the shelf 2, it will drive the support portion 31 to retract together into the insulation layer 13, requiring no additional manual operation, with the advantage of easy operation. Specifically, one shelf 2 comprises 2 supporting structures, with 1 supporting structure being a bracket.
Specifically, when needing to adjust the installation height of the shelf 2, it is necessary to first slightly lift the shelf 2 upward, lifting it higher than the support portion 31, then pull the shelf 2 out a certain distance toward the liner opening 121, with the pull-out distance set according to the length of the supporting structure at the rear of the shelf 2, without needing to completely pull out the shelf 2 from the refrigerator. Meanwhile, the shelf 2 touches the compression portion 32, the compression portion 32 moves toward the insulation layer 13 side when receiving upward or downward pressing force from the shelf 2, making the support compression portion 3 retract into the insulation layer 13, then the installation height of the shelf 2 can be adjusted upward or downward. When the installation height of the shelf 2 is properly adjusted, move the shelf 2 away from the liner opening 121, making the shelf 2 disengage from the compression portion 32, thereby the support compression portion 3 extends out from the first liner wall 122 into the storage compartment 14, and the shelf 2 is placed on the support portion 31.
Wherein the compression portion 32 comprises an upper compression portion 321 extending upward from the support portion 31 and a lower compression portion 322 extending downward from the support portion 31. When the shelf 2 needs to be adjusted upward, it will touch the upper compression portion 321, and the upper compression portion 321 receives upward pressing force from the shelf 2; when the shelf 2 needs to be adjusted downward, it will touch the lower compression portion 322, and the lower compression portion 322 receives downward pressing force from the shelf 2. When the shelf 2 moves upward or downward, applying pressure to the compression portion 32 can achieve pressing and compression of the compression portion 32. This design has advantages of convenient operation, simple structure, safety and reliability, and low cost.
Furthermore, the top surface of the support portion 31 is used to support the shelf 2, and the compression portion 32 is vertically connected to the side surface of the support portion 31. The top surface of the support portion 31 is a horizontal surface for contact with the shelf 2. The compression portion 32 is arranged in the middle area of the side surface of the support portion 31, thereby forming the upper compression portion 321 and lower compression portion 322 respectively.
Wherein the pressing areas of the upper compression portion 321 and lower compression portion 322 against the shelf 2 are compression surfaces, and the edges of the compression surfaces extend beyond the edge of the side surface of the support portion 31. The upper compression portion 321 and lower compression portion 322 can be symmetrical or asymmetrical structures. Both portions comprise connecting surfaces that connect to the side surface of the support portion 31, with compression surfaces vertically connected to the connecting surfaces. The compression surfaces are used to press against the shelf 2 and be compressed back into the insulation layer 13.
Furthermore, the upper compression portion 321 and lower compression portion 322 are arc-shaped structures symmetrically in the upper and lower directions. Preferably, the compression portion 32 is a semi-circular structure, with the compression surfaces of both upper compression portion 321 and lower compression portion 322 being 90-degree arc surfaces. Pressure can be applied to the compression portion 32 at any position within the 180° cross-sectional range in the vertical direction of the shelf 2 to achieve pressing and compression. This design has advantages of convenient operation, simple structure, safety and reliability, and low cost.
Referring to Figure 4, the bracket also comprises a fixing member 5 arranged in the insulation layer 13 and having an inner cavity 51, and a movable engaging portion 4 formed by extending the edge of the support compression portion 3. The movable engaging portion 4 moves back and forth between two opposite inner walls in the inner cavity 51.
Wherein the movable engaging portion 4 is movably engaged with the inner cavity 51, the fixing member 5 is provided with an entrance/exit 55 communicating with the inner cavity 51, and the support compression portion 3 moves between the inner cavity 51 and the storage compartment 14 through the entrance/exit 55. The profile of the movable engaging portion 4 is larger than the size of the entrance/exit 55, while the profile of the support compression portion 3 is smaller than the size of the entrance/exit 55, allowing the support compression portion 3 to pass through the entrance/exit 55, with advantages of simple structure and easy implementation.
Furthermore, the edge of the entrance/exit 55 is configured to match the profile of the support compression portion 3, and the entrance/exit 55 is a T-shaped structure, with both the support compression portion 3 and fixing member 5 having T-shaped cross-sections. The entrance/exit 55 comprises a horizontally extending horizontal opening 551 configured to match the support portion 31 and a vertically extending vertical opening 552 configured to match the compression portion 32, preventing interference between the support portion 31 and compression portion 32.
Referring to Figure 5, the movable engaging portion 4 is formed by bending the edge of the support compression portion 3, and a limiting groove 54 that positionally engages with the movable engaging portion 4 is formed by recessing the inner wall of the fixing member 5. The limiting groove 54 is configured to match the profile of the movable engaging portion 4, with its depth equal to the thickness of the movable engaging portion 4. The limiting groove 54 is arranged around the outer periphery of the entrance/exit 55.
Furthermore, the bracket also comprises a reset component 6 acting on the support compression portion 3.
When the compression portion 32 receives upward or downward pressing force from the shelf 2, it drives the support portion 31 to retract together into the inner cavity 51 due to compression, and simultaneously the reset component 6 deforms.
When the installation height of the shelf 2 is properly adjusted, the shelf 2 moves away from the liner opening 121, making the shelf 2 disengage from the compression portion 32. When the shelf 2 disengages from the compression portion 32, the support compression portion 3 extends into the storage compartment 14 under the deformation reset force of the reset component 6. This design has advantages of simple structure and easy implementation.
Furthermore, the reset component 6 is set as an elastic deformation member, preferably a spring. The interior of the support compression portion 3 forms an accommodation cavity for containing part of the spring. Both ends of the spring are respectively connected to the inner wall of the inner cavity 51 and the inner wall of the accommodation cavity, with the spring driving the support compression portion 3 to extend into the storage compartment 14.
Wherein mounting structures 7 for fixing the spring are provided on both the inner wall of the inner cavity 51 and the inner wall of the accommodation cavity. This design has advantages of low cost and easy processing.
Furthermore, the mounting structure 7 comprises a sleeve portion 71 and a cylindrical portion 72 arranged within the sleeve portion 71, with part of the spring fitted around the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 72 and arranged within the sleeve. The sleeve portion 71 provides some guidance for the spring's movement.
Preferably, the cylindrical portion 72 is coaxially arranged with the sleeve portion 71 for easy processing.
Furthermore, the fixing member 5 comprises a fixing member body 52 having an opening on one side and a cover body 53 arranged at the opening of the fixing member body 52 and having the entrance/exit 55, wherein the fixing member body 52 extends outward to form an engaging portion 521 that engages with the cover body 53.
Preferably, the engaging portion 521 is set as an inclined protrusion, and the cover body 53 forms an engaging hole matching the inclined protrusion. This design has the advantage of easy disassembly.
Furthermore, the bracket is fixed to the side of the first liner wall 122 near the insulation layer 13, and the first liner wall 122 is provided with a through hole 124 for the support compression portion 3 to pass through. Specifically, the cover body 53 is fixed to the side of the first liner wall 122 near the insulation layer 13 for easy installation and fixing.
Furthermore, one implementation mode of the shelf 2's supporting structure is: when one supporting structure of a shelf 2 corresponds to one liner rib 123 and one bracket, the bracket is arranged near the liner opening 121, the first liner wall 122 protrudes inward to form a liner rib 123 near the liner rear wall, and the shelf 2 is arranged on top of the bracket and the liner rib 123.
Preferably, the compression portion 32 of the bracket is arranged on the side near the liner opening 121. In this case, when needing to adjust the installation height of the shelf 2, it is only necessary to move the shelf 2 toward the liner opening 121 by the length of the liner rib 123, without needing to completely pull out the shelf 2 from the refrigerator.
Furthermore, the length of the liner rib 123 is less than the distance between the front end of the bracket and the liner opening 121, in this case, the installation height of the shelf 2 can be adjusted without removing the shelf 2 from the refrigerator.
Furthermore, another implementation mode of the shelf 2's supporting structure is: two of the brackets are arranged at intervals on the first liner wall 122, wherein the shelf 2 is arranged on these two brackets. The shelf 2 is arranged on the support portions 31 of the two brackets, with the compression portion 32 of one bracket arranged near the liner opening 121 and the compression portion 32 of the other bracket arranged near the liner rear wall.
Compared with the prior art, the refrigerator provided by the present invention supports the shelf 2 through the support portion 31, and the compression portion 32 arranged on one side of the support portion 31 serves to be pressed and compressed when pressing against the shelf 2, their functions do not interfere with each other. When adjusting the installation height of the shelf 2, there is no need to completely pull out the shelf 2 from the refrigerator. When the compression portion 32 receives upward or downward pressing force from the shelf 2, it will drive the support portion 31 to retract together into the insulation layer 13. When the shelf disengages from the compression portion 32, the support portion 31 extends into the storage compartment 14 to support the shelf 2 without requiring additional manual operation. Meanwhile, through the arrangement of upper compression portion 321 and lower compression portion 322, when the shelf 2 needs to be adjusted upward, the shelf 2 will touch the upper compression portion 321, and the upper compression portion 321 receives upward pressing force from the shelf 2; when the shelf 2 needs to be adjusted downward, the shelf 2 will touch the lower compression portion 322, and the lower compression portion 322 receives downward pressing force from the shelf 2, providing a large adjustment range with advantages of convenient operation, simple structure, safety and reliability, and low cost.
Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are merely used to illustrate rather than limit the technical solution of the present invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail through the above preferred embodiments, persons skilled in the art should understand that various modifications may be made in form and detail without departing from the scope defined by the claims of the present invention.

Claims

A refrigerator, comprising a housing, a liner, and an insulation layer arranged between the housing and the liner, the liner comprises a liner opening and longitudinally opposite first liner walls, the interior of the liner defines a storage compartment, the refrigerator further comprises a shelf arranged between the first liner walls and a bracket that actively extends from the first liner walls and is configured to support the shelf, characterized in that:
the bracket comprises a support compression portion that extends and retracts between the insulation layer and the storage compartment;

the support compression portion comprises a support portion configured to support the shelf and a compression portion arranged on one side of the support portion;

when the compression portion receives upward or downward pressing force from the shelf, the compression portion will drive the support portion to retract together into the insulation layer;

the compression portion comprises an upper compression portion extending upward from the support portion and a lower compression portion extending downward from the support portion.
The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that, a top surface of the support portion is configured to support the shelf, the compression portion is vertically connected to a side surface of the support portion, edges of the pressing areas of the upper compression portion and the lower compression portion against the shelf extend beyond an edge of the side surface of the support portion.
The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, the upper compression portion and the lower compression portion are arc-shaped structures symmetrically in the upper and lower directions.
The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that, the bracket further comprises a fixing member arranged in the insulation layer and having an inner cavity, and a movable engaging portion formed by extending an edge of the support compression portion;
the movable engaging portion is movably engaged with the inner cavity, the fixing member is provided with an entrance/exit communicating with the inner cavity, and the support compression portion moves between the inner cavity and the storage compartment through the entrance/exit.
The refrigerator according to claim 4, characterized in that, an edge of the entrance/exit is configured to match a profile of the support compression portion; the entrance/exit is a T-shaped structure, which comprises a horizontally extending horizontal opening configured to match the support portion and a vertically extending vertical opening configured to match the compression portion.
The refrigerator according to claim 4, characterized in that, the movable engaging portion is formed by bending the edge of the support compression portion, and a limiting groove that positionally engages with the movable engaging portion is formed by recessing an inner wall of the fixing member, the limiting groove is arranged around an outer periphery of the entrance/exit.
The refrigerator according to claim 4, characterized in that, the bracket further comprises a reset component acting on the support compression portion;
when the compression portion receives upward or downward pressing force from the shelf, the reset component deforms;

when the shelf disengages from the compression portion, the support compression portion extends into the storage compartment under a deformation reset force of the reset component.
The refrigerator according to claim 7, characterized in that, the reset component is set as a spring, an interior of the support compression portion forms an accommodation cavity for containing part of the spring, both ends of the spring are respectively connected to an inner wall of the inner cavity and an inner wall of the accommodation cavity, mounting structures for fixing the spring are provided on both the inner wall of the inner cavity and the inner wall of the accommodation cavity.
The refrigerator according to claim 8, characterized in that, the mounting structure comprises a sleeve portion and a cylindrical portion arranged within the sleeve portion, part of the spring is fitted around an outer periphery of the cylindrical portion and arranged within the sleeve.
The refrigerator according to claim 4, characterized in that, the fixing member comprises a fixing member body having an opening on one side and a cover body arranged at the opening of the fixing member body and having the entrance/exit, the fixing member body extends outward to form an engaging portion that engages with the cover body.
The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that, the bracket is fixed to a side of the first liner wall near the insulation layer, and the first liner wall is provided with a through hole for the support compression portion to pass through;
the bracket is arranged near the liner opening, the first liner wall protrudes inward to form a liner rib near the liner rear wall, and the shelf is arranged on top of the bracket and the liner rib.
The refrigerator according to claim 11, characterized in that, a length of the liner rib is less than a distance between a front end of the bracket and the liner opening.
The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that, the bracket is fixed to a side of the first liner wall near the insulation layer, and the first liner wall is provided with a through hole for the support compression portion to pass through;
two brackets are arranged at intervals on the first liner wall, the shelf is arranged on these two brackets.