US20240200860A1

US20240200860A1 - Refrigerator with adjustable internal space

Info

Publication number: US20240200860A1
Application number: US17/414,206
Authority: US
Inventors: Po Ming CHU
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2020-03-25
Filing date: 2020-07-21
Publication date: 2024-06-20
Also published as: WO2021189728A1; CN111271915A

Abstract

Provided is a refrigerator with an adjustable internal space. The refrigerator includes a refrigerator body, a support plate, two first sliders, and a fixing component. Two opposite sides of an inner wall of the refrigerator body in a transverse orientation are fixedly connected with connecting plates, and sides of the connecting plates facing each other both are provided with a first slide groove extending along a height orientation of the refrigerator body. One ends of the two first sliders are respectively mounted in two first slide grooves and can slide in the first slide grooves, and the first sliders define a first clamping hole along a thickness orientation thereof. Two sides of the support plate are respectively connected with the other ends of the two first sliders, and the fixing component is configured for fixing the first sliders in the first slide groove. The refrigerator with the adjustable internal space can adjust a space inside the refrigerator body to meet placing requirements of items with different heights.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

The disclosure relates to the technical field of refrigerators, in particular to a refrigerator with an adjustable internal space.

BACKGROUND ART

In an existing refrigerator, an adjusting of a storage space is simply made by matching a glass plate with a convex groove. However, with a small number of convex grooves and a same spacing therebetween, a distance between placing plates cannot be well adjusted according to heights of the items when the items with different heights are stored, in which the items may be pressed because of a small space or have nothing to abut against because of a too large space, and thus the placing plates cannot well meet using requirements.

SUMMARY

An object of an embodiment of the disclosure is to provide a refrigerator with an adjustable internal space, which can adjust a space inside a refrigerator body to meet placing requirements of items with different heights.
Embodiments of the disclosure can be realized as follows.
An embodiment of the disclosure provides a refrigerator with an adjustable internal space, which includes a refrigerator body, a supporting plate, two first sliders and a fixing component;
Two opposite sides of an inner wall of the refrigerator body in a transverse direction are fixedly connected with connecting plates, and sides of the connecting plates approaching each other both are provided with a first sliding groove extending along a height direction of the refrigerator body.
One ends of the two first sliders are respectively mounted in two first sliding grooves and can slide in the first sliding grooves, and the first sliders are defined with a first clamping hole along a thickness direction thereof. Two sides of the supporting plate are respectively connected with the other ends of the two first sliders.
The fixing component includes a first spring, a second sliding rod and a plurality of second sliding sleeves. The plurality of second sliding sleeves are arranged along a height direction of the connecting plate. The connecting plate is defined with a mounting hole communicated with the first sliding groove along the thickness direction. Each of the plurality of second sliding sleeve is fixedly mounted in the mounting hole. An end of the second sliding rod can be movably inserted into one of the plurality of second sliding sleeves and extend into the first sliding groove to abut against an inner wall of the first sliding groove through a first clamping hole so that the first sliders are fixed in the first sliding groove; and the other end of the second sliding rod is provided with a second handle with a flange. An outer wall of the first sliding rod is sleeved with a first spring; and two ends of the first spring are respectively connected with the second sliding sleeve and the second handle.
Furthermore, in a possible embodiment, both sides of the supporting plate are defined with a clamping groove, the other end of the first slider is clamped with the clamping groove. The first slider is defined, along its height direction, with a second clamping hole communicated with the clamping groove. The supporting plate is defined, along its height direction, with a through hole corresponding to the second clamping hole. The refrigerator further includes a locking component which includes a first sliding rod and a first sliding sleeve. The first sliding sleeve is fixedly mounted in the through hole, and the first sliding rod can be inserted into the first sliding sleeve and the second clamping hole and abut against a bottom wall of the clamping groove.
Furthermore, in a possible embodiment, the refrigerator further includes a support frame with a concave part. An upper surface of the supporting plate is defined with a second sliding groove, and an outer wall of a bottom of the support frame is provided with a second slider which can be slidably matched with the second sliding groove.
Furthermore, in a possible embodiment, a string bag is provided in the concave part of the support frame, and the string bag is connected with a side wall of the support frame and has a gap with a bottom wall of the support frame.
Furthermore, in a possible embodiment, an end of the first sliding rod is provided with a first handle with a flange.
Furthermore, in a possible embodiment, the supporting plate is connected with a suction hook.
Furthermore, in a possible embodiment, a bottom of the refrigerator body is provided with a placing box. Two opposite sides of an inner wall of the placing box are defined with a third sliding groove, a cover plate is provided at a top of the placing box, and two opposite sides of the cover plate are provided with a third slider which is in sliding fit with the third sliding groove.
Furthermore, in a possible embodiment, both opposite inner sides of the placing box are connected with a telescopic device, and an end of the telescopic device away from the inner wall of the placing box is connected with a pressing block.
Furthermore, in a possible embodiment, the telescopic device includes a telescopic rod and a second spring. An end of the telescopic rod is connected with the inner wall of the placing box, the second spring is sleeved on an outer wall of the telescopic rod, and the pressing block is connected with an end of the telescopic rod away from the inner wall of the placing box.
Furthermore, in a possible embodiment, a side of the pressing block away from the inner wall of the placing box is an arc surface.
The refrigerator with the adjustable internal space according to the embodiments of the disclosure at least includes following advantageous effects.
When the second handle is pulled, the second handle drives the second sliding rod to move away from the first clamping hole and the second sliding sleeve, so that the first slider can move relative to the first sliding groove. The first slider slides along the first clamping groove to drive the supporting plate to move along the height direction of the refrigerator body, and after reaching a proper height, the second handle is released, and the first spring drives the second handle and the second sliding rod to be clamped into the first clamping hole by its own pulling force, so that the supporting plate can be stably fixed in the refrigerator body. A position of the supporting plate can be adjusted according to heights of items to be placed, thus meeting placing requirements of items with different heights, and a space inside the refrigerator body can be adjusted, thus improving the using effect.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

In order to illustrate technical schemes of embodiments of this disclosure more clearly, the following drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced; it should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of this disclosure, therefore they should not be regarded as a limiting of the protection scope; and other related drawings can be obtained according to these ones without creative effort for ordinary skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a sectional structural diagram of a refrigerator with an adjustable internal space according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a structural diagram of a connecting plate according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a structural schematic diagram of a connecting plate and a fixing component according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged structural diagram of part A in FIG. 1 ; and

FIG. 5 is an enlarged structural diagram of part B in FIG. 1 .

Reference Number: 1—Refrigerator Body; 2—Connecting Plate; 3—First Sliding Groove; 4—First Slider; 5—First Clamping Hole; 6—Second Clamping Hole; 7—Clamping Groove; 8—First Sliding Rod; 9—First Sliding Sleeve; 10—First Handle; 11—Supporting Plate; 12—Second Sliding Groove; 13—Second Slider; 14—Support Frame; 15—Top Block; 16—Mesh; 17—Second Sliding Sleeve; 18—Second Sliding Rod; 19—Second Handle; 20—First Spring; 21—Placing Box; 22—Cover Plate; 23—Third Slider; 24—Third Sliding Groove; 25—Telescopic Device; 251—Telescopic Rod; 252—Second Spring; 26—Pressing Block; 27—Suction Hook.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In order to make the purposes, technical schemes and advantages of embodiments of this disclosure more clear, the technical schemes in the embodiments of this disclosure will be described clearly and completely with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of this disclosure; and it is Obvious that the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of this disclosure, but not all of them. The components of the embodiments of the disclosure generally described and illustrated in the drawings herein can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.
Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the disclosure provided in the drawings is not intended to limit the claimed scope of the disclosure, but only shows selected embodiments of the disclosure. On a basis of the embodiments in this disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by the ordinary skilled in the art without any creative effort are within the protection scope of this disclosure.
In the description of this disclosure, it should be noted that the orientation or position relationships indicated by the terms such as “inner” and “outer” are based on the orientation or position relationships shown in the drawings, or the generally adopted orientation or position relationships when the products of this disclosure are used are only for convenience of describing this disclosure and for simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of this disclosure. In addition, the terms “first”, “second”, etc. are only used to distinguish descriptions, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying a relative importance.
In the description of this disclosure, it should also be noted that unless otherwise specified and limited, the terms “providing”, “installing” and “connecting” should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be “fixedly connecting”, or “detachably connecting” or “integrally connecting”, or it can be “mechanically connecting”, or it can be “directly connecting” or “indirectly connecting through an intermediate medium”, or it can be “communicating within two elements”. For those ordinary skilled in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in this disclosure can be understood according to specific situations.
Referring to FIG. 1 , an embodiment of the disclosure provides a refrigerator with an adjustable internal space, which includes a refrigerator body 1, a supporting plate 11, two first sliders 4 and a fixing component.
Two opposite sides of an inner wall of the refrigerator body 1 in a transverse direction are fixedly connected with a connecting plate 2, and sides of the connecting plates 2 approaching each other both are provided with a first sliding groove 3 extending along a height direction of the refrigerator body 1.
Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3 , one ends of the two first sliders 4 are respectively mounted in two first sliding grooves 3 and can slide in the first sliding grooves 3, and the first sliders 4 are defined with a first clamping holes 5 along a thickness direction thereof. Both sides of the supporting plate 11 are respectively defined with a clamping groove 7, and the other ends of the first sliders 4 are connected with the clamping groove 7.
The fixing component includes a first spring 20, a second sliding rod 18 and a plurality of second sliding sleeves 17. The plurality of second sliding sleeves 17 are arranged along a height direction of the connecting plate 2. The connecting plate 2 is defined with a mounting hole communicated with the first sliding groove 3 along the thickness direction. Each of the plurality of second sliding sleeve 17 is fixedly mounted in the mounting hole. An end of the second sliding rod 18 can be movably inserted into one of the plurality of second sliding sleeves 17 and extend into the first sliding groove 3 to abut against an inner wall of the first sliding groove 3 through a first clamping hole 5 so that the first sliders 4 are fixed in the first sliding groove 3; and the other end of the second sliding rod 18 is provided with a second handle 19 with a flange. An outer wall of the first sliding rod 8 is sleeved with a first spring 20; and two ends of the first spring 20 are respectively connected with the second sliding sleeve 17 and the second handle 19.
During use, when the second handle 19 is pulled, the second handle 19 drives the second sliding rod 18 to move away from the first clamping hole 5 and the second sliding sleeve 17, so that the first slider 4 can move relative to the first sliding groove 3. The first slider 4 slides along the first clamping groove 7 to drive the supporting plate 11 to move along the height direction of the refrigerator body, and after reaching a proper height, the second handle 19 is released, and the first spring 20 drives the second handle 19 and the second sliding rod 18 to be clamped into the first clamping hole 5 by its own pulling force, so that the supporting plate 11 can be stably fixed in the refrigerator body 1. A position of the supporting plate 11 can be adjusted according to heights of items to be placed, thus meeting placing requirements of items with different heights, and a space inside the refrigerator body 1 can be adjusted, thus improving the using effect.
In a possible embodiment, both sides of the supporting plate 11 are respectively defined with a clamping groove 7, and the other ends of the first sliders 4 are connected with the clamping groove 7. Exemplarily, the first slider 4 is of a convex shape, and an end of the first slider 4 with a smaller outer diameter is connected with the supporting plate 11, and a height of the end of the first slider 4 with the smaller outer diameter matches a height of the clamping groove 7.
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 5 , the first slider 4 is defined, along its height direction, with a second clamping hole 6 communicated with the clamping groove 7, and the supporting plate 11 is defined, along its height direction, with a through hole corresponding to the second clamping hole 6. The refrigerator further includes a locking component which includes a first sliding rod 8 and a first sliding sleeve 9. The first sliding sleeve 9 is fixedly mounted in the through hole, and the first sliding rod 8 can be inserted into the first sliding sleeve 9 and the second clamping hole 6 and abut against a bottom wall of the clamping groove 7.
During using, when the first sliding rod 8 is pulled, the first sliding rod 8 moves away from the second clamping hole 6 and the first sliding sleeve 9, and at this time, the supporting plate 11 is pulled outward to separate the first slider 4 from the supporting plate 11, so that the supporting plate 11 can be conveniently disassembled, which facilitates a user to adjust the required internal space.
Exemplarily, an end of the first sliding rod 8 is provided with a first handle 10 with a flange. An outer diameter of the first flange is larger than an outer diameter of the first sliding sleeve 9, and thus the first sliding rod 8 can be pulled more easily through the first handle 10.
In addition, optionally, the refrigerator further includes a support frame 14 with a concave part. An upper surface of the supporting plate 11 is defined with a second sliding groove 12, and an outer wall of a bottom of the support frame 14 is provided with a second slider 13 which can be slidably matched with the second sliding groove 12. Items can be placed in the concave part, and the support frame 14 can slide relative to the supporting plate 11 through a sliding fit between the second slider 13 and the second sliding groove 12, which facilitates picking and placing items in the concave part. Exemplarily, both sides of an upper surface of the support frame 14 are fixedly connected with a top block 15.
Furthermore, a string bag 16 is provided in the concave part of the support frame 14, and the string bag 16 is connected with a side wall of the support frame 14 and has a gap with a bottom wall of the support frame 14.
The string bag 16 can be arranged such that fruits and vegetables can be placed in the string bag 16, which avoids frostbite caused by contacting the fruits and vegetables with the inner wall of the refrigerator body 1, and improves storage effect.
Furthermore, the supporting plate 11 is connected with a sucker hook 27, so that some fruits and melons can be hung on the sucker hook 27, and the internal space is effectively saved.
In addition, in some possible embodiments, a bottom of the refrigerator body 1 is provided with a placing box 21. Two opposite sides of an inner wall of the placing box 21 are defined with a third sliding groove 24, a cover plate 22 is provided at a top of the placing box 21, and two opposite sides of the cover plate 22 are provided with a third slider 23 which is in sliding fit with the third sliding groove 24.
The placing box 21 and the cover plate 22 are arranged such that the user can pull the cover plate 22 forward, so that the cover plate 22 slides in the second sliding groove 12 through the second sliders 13 on the two sides, and the cover plate 22 moves to open the placing box 21, so that the items in the placing box 21 can be taken without pulling the placing box 21 during using.
Furthermore, referring to FIGS. 1 and 4 , both opposite inner sides of the placing box 25 are connected with a telescopic device 21, and an end of the telescopic device 25 away from the inner wall of the placing box 21 is connected with a pressing block 26. The telescopic device 25 includes a telescopic rod 251 and a second spring 252. An end of the telescopic rod 251 is connected with the inner wall of the placing box 21, the second spring 252 is sleeved on an outer wall of the telescopic rod 251, and the pressing block 26 is connected with an end of the telescopic rod 251 away from the inner wall of the placing box 21.
The telescopic device 25 can be arranged such that the second spring 252 drives the telescopic rod 251 to extend with its own elastic force, and an extension of the telescopic rod 251 causes the pressing block 26 to press the items in the placing box 21, so that the items can be fixed in the placing box 21 and physical strength of the user can be saved.
Optionally, a side of the pressing block 26 away from the inner wall of the placing box 21 is an arc surface. When the arc surface of the pressing block 26 presses and fixes the items in the placing box 21, it is not easy to damage the items.
A working principle of the refrigerator with the adjustable internal space according the embodiments of the disclosure is as follows.
When the second handle 19 is pulled, the second handle 19 drives the second sliding rod 18 to move away from the first clamping hole 5 and the second sliding sleeve 17, so that the first slider 4 can move relative to the first sliding groove 3. The first slider 4 slides along the first clamping groove 7 to drive the supporting plate 11 to move along the height direction of the refrigerator body, and after reaching a proper height, the second handle 19 is released, and the first spring 20 drives the second handle 19 and the second sliding rod 18 to be clamped into the first clamping hole 5 by its own pulling force, so that the supporting plate 11 can be stably fixed in the refrigerator body 1. A position of the supporting plate 11 can be adjusted according to heights of items to be placed, thus meeting placing requirements of items with different heights, and a space inside the refrigerator body 1 can be adjusted, thus improving the using effect.
When the first sliding rod 8 is pulled, the first sliding rod 8 moves away from the second clamping hole 6 and the first sliding sleeve 9, and at this time, the supporting plate 11 is pulled outward to separate the first slider 4 from the supporting plate 11, so that the supporting plate 11 can be conveniently disassembled, which facilitates a user to adjust the required internal space.
The placing box 21 and the cover plate 22 are arranged such that the user can pull the cover plate 22 forward, so that the cover plate 22 slides in the second sliding groove 12 through the second sliders 13 on the two sides, and the cover plate 22 moves to open the placing box 21, so that the items in the placing box 21 can be taken without pulling the placing box 21 during using.
The above is only preferred embodiments of this disclosure, and is not intended to limit this disclosure, and modifications and variations can be made in this disclosure for those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent substitution, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of this disclosure shall be encompassed within the protection scope of this disclosure.

Claims

1. A refrigerator with an adjustable internal space, comprising a refrigerator body, a support plate, two first sliders, and a fixing component:

wherein two opposite sides of an inner wall of the refrigerator body in a transverse orientation are fixedly connected with connecting plates, and sides of the connecting plates facing each other are each provided with a first slide groove extending along a height orientation of the refrigerator body;

one ends of the two first sliders are respectively mounted in two first slide grooves and are operative to slide in the first slide grooves, the first sliders define a first clamping hole along a thickness orientation thereof, and two sides of the support plate are respectively connected with the other ends of the two first sliders; and

the fixing component comprises a first spring, a second slide rod and a plurality of second slide sleeves, wherein the plurality of second slide sleeves are arranged along a height orientation of the connecting plate, the connecting plate is defined with a mounting hole communicated with the first slide groove along the thickness orientation, and each of the plurality of second slide sleeve is fixedly mounted in the mounting hole; an end of the second slide rod is movably inserted into one of the plurality of second slide sleeves and extend into the first slide groove to abut against an inner wall of the first slide groove through a first clamping hole, and the other end of the second slide rod is provided with a second handle with a flange; an outer wall of the first slide rod is sleeved with a first spring, and two ends of the first spring are respectively connected with the second slide sleeve and the second handle.

2. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein both sides of the support plate define a clamping groove, the other end of the first slider is clamped with the clamping groove, the first slider is defined, along its height orientation, with a second clamping hole communicating with the clamping groove, the support plate is defined, along its height orientation, with a through hole corresponding to the second clamping hole: the refrigerator further comprises a locking component which includes a first slide rod and a first slide sleeve, the first slide sleeve being fixedly mounted in the through hole, and the first slide rod being inserted into the first slide sleeve and the second clamping hole and abutting against a bottom wall of the clamping groove.

3. The refrigerator of claim 2, further comprising a support frame with a concave part, wherein an upper surface of the support plate is defined with a second slide groove, and an outer wall of a bottom of the support frame is provided with a second slider which is slidably matched with the second slide groove.

4. The refrigerator of claim 3, wherein a string bag is provided in the concave part of the support frame, and the string bag is connected with a side wall of the support frame and has a gap with a bottom wall of the support frame.

5. The refrigerator of claim 2, wherein an end of the first slide rod is provided with a first handle with a flange.

6. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the support plate is connected with a suction hook.

7. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein a bottom of the refrigerator body is provided with a placing box, two opposite sides of an inner wall of the placing box are defined with a third slide groove, a cover plate is provided at a top of the placing box, and two opposite sides of the cover plate are provided with a third slider which is in sliding fit with the third slide groove.

8. The refrigerator of claim 7, wherein both opposite inner sides of the placing box are connected with a telescopic device, and an end of the telescopic device away from the inner wall of the placing box is connected with a pressing block.

9. The refrigerator of claim 8, wherein the telescopic device includes a telescopic rod and a second spring, an end of the telescopic rod being connected with the inner wall of the placing box, the second spring being sleeved on an outer wall of the telescopic rod, and the pressing block being connected with an end of the telescopic rod away from the inner wall of the placing box.

10. The refrigerator of claim 8, wherein a side of the pressing block away from the inner wall of the placing box is an arc surface.

11. The refrigerator of claim 2, wherein the support plate is connected with a suction hook.

12. The refrigerator of claim 3, wherein the support plate is connected with a suction hook.

13. The refrigerator of claim 4, wherein the support plate is connected with a suction hook.

14. The refrigerator of claim 5, wherein the support plate is connected with a suction hook.

15. The refrigerator of claim 2, wherein a bottom of the refrigerator body is provided with a placing box, two opposite sides of an inner wall of the placing box are defined with a third slide groove, a cover plate is provided at a top of the placing box, and two opposite sides of the cover plate are provided with a third slider which is in sliding fit with the third slide groove.

16. The refrigerator of claim 3, wherein a bottom of the refrigerator body is provided with a placing box, two opposite sides of an inner wall of the placing box are defined with a third slide groove, a cover plate is provided at a top of the placing box, and two opposite sides of the cover plate are provided with a third slider which is in sliding fit with the third slide groove.

17. The refrigerator of claim 4, wherein a bottom of the refrigerator body is provided with a placing box, two opposite sides of an inner wall of the placing box are defined with a third slide groove, a cover plate is provided at a top of the placing box, and two opposite sides of the cover plate are provided with a third slider which is in sliding fit with the third slide groove.

18. The refrigerator of claim 5, wherein a bottom of the refrigerator body is provided with a placing box, two opposite sides of an inner wall of the placing box are defined with a third slide groove, a cover plate is provided at a top of the placing box, and two opposite sides of the cover plate are provided with a third slider which is in sliding fit with the third slide groove.

19. The refrigerator of claim 15, wherein both opposite inner sides of the placing box are connected with a telescopic device, and an end of the telescopic device away from the inner wall of the placing box is connected with a pressing block.

20. The refrigerator of claim 16, wherein both opposite inner sides of the placing box are connected with a telescopic device, and an end of the telescopic device away from the inner wall of the placing box is connected with a pressing block.