WO2021174899A1

WO2021174899A1 - Shelf lifting mechanism for refrigeration apparatus, and refrigeration apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2021174899A1
Application number: PCT/CN2020/127550
Authority: WO
Inventors: 姚南飞; 梁允镐
Original assignee: 合肥华凌股份有限公司; 合肥美的电冰箱有限公司; 美的集团股份有限公司
Priority date: 2020-03-06
Filing date: 2020-11-09
Publication date: 2021-09-10
Also published as: CN111351303A

Abstract

Disclosed are a shelf lifting mechanism (10) for a refrigeration apparatus, and a refrigeration apparatus. The shelf lifting mechanism (10) comprises: a box body (100); a first guide rail (210) and a second guide rail (220), which are respectively installed on two sides of the box body (100); supporting rods (300), which are in slide fit with the first guide rail (210) and the second guide rail (220); a driving device (400), which is located between the first guide rail (210) and the second guide rail (220) and drives the supporting rods (300) to move up and down; and partition plates (500), which are horizontally arranged and are connected to the supporting rods (300).

Description

Shelf lifting mechanism for refrigeration equipment and refrigeration equipment

Cross-references to related applications

This application is based on a Chinese patent application with an application number of 202010152191.9 and an application date of March 6, 2020, and claims the priority of the Chinese patent application. The entire content of the Chinese patent application is hereby incorporated by reference into this application.

Technical field

This application relates to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, and in particular to a shelf lifting mechanism for refrigeration equipment and a refrigeration equipment having the shelf lifting mechanism for refrigeration equipment.

Background technique

In the refrigerator in the related art, the transmission structure for driving the lifting of the shelf is relatively complicated, and the guide rails of each shelf are independent of each other, and the cost is relatively high. At the same time, the synchronization and consistency of the lifting of the shelf are also poor.

Application content

This application aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. For this reason, the present application proposes a shelf lifting mechanism for refrigeration equipment, which has the advantages of simple structure, lower cost, better synchronization and consistency, and the like.

The application also proposes a refrigeration equipment having the shelf lifting mechanism for refrigeration equipment.

According to the embodiment of the first aspect of the present application, the rack lifting mechanism for refrigeration equipment includes: a box; On opposite sides of the box body; a support rod, both ends of the support rod are slidingly fitted with the first guide rail and the second guide rail, respectively; a driving device, the driving device is installed on the box body And located between the first guide rail and the second guide rail, the driving device is connected to the support rod in transmission to drive the support rod to move in the up and down direction; The support rods are connected.

According to the shelf lifting mechanism for refrigeration equipment according to the embodiment of the present application, by arranging the driving device between the first guide rail and the second guide rail, a set of driving devices is used to realize the lifting function of a layer of partitions, which not only realizes the cost Optimized, and can use the same set of slide rails to realize the up and down movement of the multi-layer partitions, and the synchronization and consistency of the lifting of the partitions are also better.

In addition, the shelf lifting mechanism for refrigeration equipment according to the embodiments of the present application also has the following additional technical features:

According to an example of the present application, the driving device includes: a lead screw, which is threadedly driven with the support rod; and a drive motor, which is drive-connected with the lead screw.

According to an example of the present application, the support rod is provided with a transmission channel penetrating in a vertical direction, a transmission nut is provided in the transmission channel, and the lead screw is inserted in the transmission channel and cooperates with the transmission nut .

According to an example of the present application, a first slider is provided between the first guide rail and the support rod, a second slider is provided between the second guide rail and the support rod, and the first slide The block is slidably fitted with the first guide rail, and the second sliding block is slidably fitted with the second guide rail.

According to an example of the present application, the shelf lifting mechanism for refrigeration equipment further includes: a mounting bracket, the mounting bracket is mounted on the box body, and the driving device is mounted on the mounting bracket.

According to an example of the present application, the first guide rail and the second guide rail are installed on the rear wall of the box body and are respectively located on the left and right sides of the box body.

According to an example of the present application, the shelf lifting mechanism for refrigeration equipment further includes: a decorative cover that at least partially covers the first guide rail, the second guide rail, the support rod, and the driving device.

According to an example of the present application, the shelf lifting mechanism for refrigeration equipment further includes: a touch element, the touch element communicates with the driving device to control the lifting of the partition.

According to an example of the present application, the supporting rods, the driving device and the partitions respectively correspond to a plurality of one-to-one, and the plurality of partitions are spaced apart in the up and down direction, and the plurality of driving devices are arranged along the up and down direction. The directions are spaced apart, and a plurality of the support rods are respectively fitted on the first guide rail and the second guide rail.

The refrigeration equipment according to the embodiment of the second aspect of the present application includes the shelf lifting mechanism for the refrigeration equipment according to the embodiment of the first aspect of the present application.

According to the refrigeration equipment of the embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned shelf lifting mechanism for refrigeration equipment is used, and the structure is simple, the cost is lower, and the synchronization and consistency are better.

The additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be partly given in the following description, and part of them will become obvious from the following description, or be understood through the practice of the present application.

Description of the drawings

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shelf lifting mechanism for refrigeration equipment according to an embodiment of the present application;

Figure 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a shelf lifting mechanism for refrigeration equipment according to an embodiment of the present application;

Figure 3 is a partial perspective view of a shelf lifting mechanism for refrigeration equipment according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 4 is a partial structural diagram of a shelf lifting mechanism for refrigeration equipment according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 5 is a partial schematic diagram of a shelf lifting mechanism for refrigeration equipment according to an embodiment of the present application;

Figure 6 is an exploded view of a partial structure of a shelf lifting mechanism for refrigeration equipment according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the cooperation between the first slider and the first rail (the second slider and the second rail) according to an embodiment of the present application.

Reference signs:

Shelf lifting mechanism 10 for refrigeration equipment, adapter groove 11, touch element 12, ball 13,

Box 100, first guide rail 210, second guide rail 220, support rod 300, transmission channel 301, transmission nut 302, driving device 400, lead screw 410, driving motor 420, partition 500, buckle 501, first sliding block 610, the second sliding block 620, the first connecting piece 710, the second connecting piece 720, the mounting bracket 800, the baffle 801, the guide hole 802, and the decorative cover 900.

Detailed ways

The embodiments of the present application are described in detail below. Examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, in which the same or similar reference numerals indicate the same or similar elements or elements with the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary, and are only used to explain the present application, and should not be construed as a limitation to the present application.

Hereinafter, the shelf lifting mechanism 10 for refrigeration equipment according to the embodiment of the first aspect of the present application will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1-7, the shelf lifting mechanism 10 for refrigeration equipment according to the embodiment of the present application includes: a box body 100, a first guide rail 210, a second guide rail 220, a support rod 300, a driving device 400 and Separator 500.

Specifically, the first guide rail 210 and the second guide rail 220 respectively extend in the up-down direction, and the first guide rail 210 and the second guide rail 220 are respectively installed on opposite sides of the box 100. The first guide rail 210 and the second guide rail 220 can be made of stainless steel, which can guide the movement up and down. The first guide rail 210 and the second guide rail 220 can be fixed to the box body 100 by a plurality of screws to meet the load-bearing capacity of the partition plate 500. Require. Both ends of the support rod 300 are slidably fitted with the first rail 210 and the second rail 220 respectively. The driving device 400 is installed on the box 100, and the driving device 400 is located between the first guide rail 210 and the second guide rail 220, and the driving device 400 is drivingly connected with the support rod 300 to drive the support rod 300 to move in the up and down direction. The partition 500 is placed horizontally, and the partition 500 is connected to the support rod 300. Here, the partition 500 and the support rod 300 can be an integral piece or a separate piece, which is not particularly limited in the present application.

For example, the first guide rail 210, the second guide rail 220 and the driving device 400 are respectively installed on the rear wall of the box body 100, the first guide rail 210 is located on the left side of the box body 100 and the second guide rail 220 is located on the right side of the box body 100, The support rod 300 extends in the left-right direction, and the driving device 400 is located in the middle of the first rail 210 and the second rail 220. In this way, when the support rod 300 moves up and down, the partition plate 500 is raised and lowered.

It can be understood that the supporting rod 300, the driving device 400, and the partition 500 may respectively correspond to a plurality of one-to-one correspondence. The plurality of partitions 500 are spaced apart in the vertical direction, and the plurality of driving devices 400 are spaced apart in the vertical direction. 300 is fitted on the first rail 210 and the second rail 220 respectively. That is to say, each partition 500 corresponds to a set of driving device 400 and support rod 300. In this way, the lifting of each partition 500 can be realized by the corresponding driving device 400, and all partitions 500 share the first guide rail 210. And second guide rail 220.

According to the shelf lifting mechanism 10 for refrigeration equipment according to the embodiment of the present application, by arranging the driving device 400 between the first guide rail 210 and the second guide rail 220, a set of driving devices 400 is used to realize the lifting of a layer of partition 500 The function not only realizes cost optimization, but also can use the same set of slide rails to realize the up and down movement of the multi-layer partition 500, and the synchronization and consistency of the lifting and lowering of the partition 500 are also better.

According to some embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the driving device 400 includes: a lead screw 410 and a driving motor 420. The lead screw 410 is threadedly driven with the support rod 300, and the driving motor 420 is drive connected to the lead screw 410. In this way, the lead screw 410 converts the rotational movement of the drive motor 420 into the linear movement of the support rod 300. By controlling the forward rotation and reverse rotation of the drive motor 420, the lifting movement of the support rod 300 can be realized, with a simple structure, synchronization and consistency. good.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 6, the support rod 300 is provided with a transmission channel 301 penetrating in the up and down direction, a transmission nut 302 is provided in the transmission channel 301, and the lead screw 410 penetrates the transmission channel. 301, and the lead screw 410 is matched with the transmission nut 302. In this way, the structure is relatively simple and reliable.

According to some embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIG. 6, a first slider 610 is provided between the first guide rail 210 and the support rod 300, and a second slider 620 is provided between the second guide rail 220 and the support rod 300. The first slider 610 is slidably fitted with the first guide rail 210, and the second slider 620 is slidably fitted with the second guide rail 220. That is, the first sliding block 610 is connected to the supporting rod 300 and the first guide rail 210 respectively, and the second sliding block 620 is connected to the supporting rod 300 and the second guide rail 220 respectively, which facilitates assembly and maintenance. As shown in FIG. 7, the first sliding block 610 and the first guide rail 210, the second sliding block 620 and the second guide rail 220 are respectively shape-matched, and balls 13 may be provided inside the first sliding block 610 and the second sliding block 620, respectively. (Or other anti-friction structure) to reduce sliding friction and use more smoothly.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the left end of the support rod 300 and the first slider 610 are connected through a first connecting piece 710, and the right end of the support rod 300 and the second slider 620 are connected through a second connecting piece 720. . Wherein, the first connecting piece 710 and the second connecting piece 720 are respectively provided with an adapting groove 11, and the rear wall of the partition 500 is provided with a buckle 501 protruding backward, and the buckle 501 is buckled in the adapting groove 11 to The partition 500 is connected to the support rod 300.

According to some embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIGS. 3-6, the shelf lifting mechanism 10 for refrigeration equipment further includes: a mounting bracket 800 installed on the rear wall of the box body 100, and a driving motor 420 Installed on the mounting bracket 800. Further, a baffle 801 is provided on the mounting bracket 800, and the baffle 801 is provided with a guide hole 802. The guide hole 802 is opposite to the transmission channel 301 in the up and down direction. Synchronization, consistency and smoothness are all very good.

According to some embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the shelf lifting mechanism 10 for refrigeration equipment further includes: at least partially covering the first rail 210, the second rail 220, the support rod 300, and the driving device 400 The decorative cover 900 is used to block the internal structure, which can improve the overall appearance of the box 100.

According to some embodiments of the present application, the shelf lifting mechanism 10 for refrigeration equipment further includes: a touch element 12, the touch element 12 communicates with the driving device 400 to control the lifting of the partition 500, and the touch element 12 may be installed on the partition 500 The upper or box 100 includes a button type and a touch screen type. For example, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2, the touch element 12 is in the form of a button, including an up button and a down button. When the up button is pressed, the drive motor 420 rotates forward, and the drive motor 420 drives the screw 410 to rotate forward. 410 is threaded with the transmission nut 302 to realize that the support rod 300 rises and synchronously drives the first sliding block 610 and the second sliding block 620 to rise, thereby realizing the rise of the partition plate 500; when the down button is pressed, the drive motor 420 reverses, The drive motor 420 drives the lead screw 410 to rotate in the reverse direction, and the lead screw 410 is threaded with the transmission nut 302 to realize the lowering of the support rod 300 and synchronously drive the first sliding block 610 and the second sliding block 620 to descend, thereby realizing the lowering of the partition plate 500 .

The refrigeration equipment according to the embodiment of the second aspect of the present application includes the shelf lifting mechanism 10 for refrigeration equipment according to the embodiment of the first aspect of the present application.

According to the refrigeration equipment of the embodiment of the present application, using the above-mentioned shelf lifting mechanism 10 for refrigeration equipment, the structure is simple, the cost is lower, and the synchronization and consistency are better.

Other configurations and operations of the refrigeration equipment according to the embodiments of the present application are known to those of ordinary skill in the art, and will not be described in detail here.

In the description of this application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", " Back", "Left", "Right", "Vertical", "Horizontal", "Top", "Bottom", "Inner", "Outer", "Clockwise", "Counterclockwise", "Axial" , "Radial", "Circumferential", etc. indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the application and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying the pointed device or The element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.

In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of these features. In the description of this application, unless otherwise specified, "plurality" means two or more.

In the description of this application, “first feature” and “second feature” may include one or more of these features, and “above” or “under” the first feature may include the first and second features. The two features are in direct contact, and it may also include that the first and second features are not in direct contact but through another feature between them. The "above", "above", and "above" of the first feature on the second feature include the first feature directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or it simply means that the level of the first feature is higher than the second feature.

It should be noted that in the description of this application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installation", "connection" and "connection" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection or a detachable connection. Connected or integrally connected; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication between the two components. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood under specific circumstances.

In the description of this specification, descriptions with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "specific embodiments", "examples" or "some examples" etc. mean specific features described in conjunction with the embodiments or examples. , The structure, materials, or characteristics are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In this specification, the schematic representations of the above-mentioned terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the described specific features, structures, materials or characteristics can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that various changes, modifications, substitutions and modifications can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principle and purpose of the present application. The scope of the application is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

A shelf lifting mechanism for refrigeration equipment, which is characterized in that it comprises:

Box

A first guide rail and a second guide rail, the first guide rail and the second guide rail respectively extend up and down and are installed on opposite sides of the box;

A support rod, both ends of the support rod are in sliding fit with the first guide rail and the second guide rail, respectively;

A driving device installed on the box and located between the first guide rail and the second guide rail, and the driving device is in transmission connection with the support rod to drive the support rod in the up and down direction Move up

A partition, the partition is placed horizontally and connected with the support rod.
The shelf lifting mechanism for refrigeration equipment according to claim 1, wherein the driving device comprises:

Screw, the screw and the support rod are threadedly driven;

A driving motor, the driving motor and the lead screw are drivingly connected.
The shelf lifting mechanism for refrigeration equipment according to claim 2, wherein the support rod is provided with a transmission channel penetrating in the up and down direction, and a transmission nut is provided in the transmission channel, and the lead screw passes through It is arranged in the transmission channel and is matched with the transmission nut.
The shelf lifting mechanism for refrigeration equipment according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein a first sliding block is provided between the first guide rail and the support rod, and the second A second sliding block is arranged between the guide rail and the support rod, the first sliding block is slidingly matched with the first guide rail, and the second sliding block is slidingly matched with the second guide rail.
The shelf lifting mechanism for refrigeration equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising:

A mounting bracket, the mounting bracket is mounted on the box body, and the driving device is mounted on the mounting bracket.
The shelf lifting mechanism for refrigeration equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the first guide rail and the second guide rail are installed on the rear wall of the box and are respectively Located on the left and right sides of the box.
The shelf lifting mechanism for refrigeration equipment according to any one of claims 1-6, further comprising:

At least partly covering the first guide rail, the second guide rail, the support rod and the decorative cover of the driving device.
The shelf lifting mechanism for refrigeration equipment according to any one of claims 1-7, further comprising:

The touch element communicates with the driving device to control the lifting of the partition.
The shelf lifting mechanism for refrigeration equipment according to any one of claims 1-8, wherein the supporting rods, the driving device and the partitions are respectively a one-to-one corresponding multiple, A plurality of the partitions are spaced apart in the vertical direction, a plurality of the driving devices are spaced apart in the vertical direction, and a plurality of the support rods are respectively fitted on the first guide rail and the second guide rail.
A refrigeration equipment, characterized by comprising the shelf lifting mechanism for refrigeration equipment according to any one of claims 1-9.