The present invention relates to the technical field of refrigerator storage devices, and particularly relates to a drawer assembly for a refrigerator.
Generally, a drawer for storage is disposed inside a refrigerator chamber. In order to improve the utilization efficiency of the drawer, a partition plate is disposed inside the drawer, and the drawer is separated into different spaces by the movement of the partition plate to meet storage requirements.
When an object with larger volume needs to be stored, it is necessary to move the partition plate to the side wall of the drawer so as to maximize the space of the drawer.
However, when the partition plate in the prior art is moved to two sides, the partition plate usually cannot be closely attached to the side wall of the drawer, and there is a larger gap between the partition plate and the side wall of the drawer, so that a certain storage space is occupied.
One objective of the present invention is to provide a drawer assembly for a refrigerator, which can provide a storage space to the maximum extent.
Another objective of the present invention is to attach the partition plate of the drawer assembly to the side walls of the drawer body as much as possible.
Specifically, the present invention provides a drawer assembly for a refrigerator, including:
a drawer body, including: a bottom wall, a front end wall and a rear end wall which are arranged oppositely along a drawing direction, and a first side wall and a second side wall which are respectively arranged on two sides of the front end wall and the rear end wall, so as to utilize the bottom wall, the front end wall, the rear end wall, the first side wall and the second side wall to jointly define an accommodating cavity for holding objects; and
a sliding partition plate mechanism, which is configured to be capable of sliding along the left-and-right direction of the drawer body, wherein
the middle part of the top end of each of the first side wall and the second side wall is provided with a recess for providing a space when the sliding partition plate mechanism is operated to slide to the first side wall or the second side wall, so that the sliding partition plate mechanism is attached to the first side wall or the second side wall as much as possible.
Optionally, the sliding partition plate mechanism includes:
a partition plate, which is parallel to the first side wall and located in the accommodating cavity, and configured to separate the accommodating cavity; and
two sliding mechanisms, which are respectively arranged on two sides of the partition plate and form sliding connection with the front end wall and the rear end wall.
Optionally, the front end wall and the rear end wall are respectively provided with a first sliding groove and a second sliding groove. The first sliding groove and the second sliding groove are aligned in the drawing direction of the drawer body and extend along the left-and-right direction of the drawer body, and the two sliding mechanisms are respectively inserted into the first sliding groove and the second sliding groove and form sliding connection.
Optionally, one end of the first sliding groove extends to a corner of the front end wall and the first side wall, the other end of the first sliding groove extends to a corner of the front end wall and the second side wall, one end of the second sliding groove extends to a corner of the rear end wall and the first side wall, and the other end of the second sliding groove extends to a corner of the rear end wall and the second side wall, so that the partition plate is attached to the first side wall or the second side wall as much as possible.
Optionally, each sliding mechanism includes:
a sliding base, which is internally provided with an insertion hole; and
an insertion piece, one end of the insertion piece is inserted into the insertion hole, and the other end of the insertion piece passes through the first sliding groove or the second sliding groove to be fixedly connected with the partition plate.
Optionally, the sliding partition plate mechanism further includes:
a guide rod, which extends along the left-and-right direction of the drawer body; and
the sliding base is provided with a connecting hole for penetration of the guide rod, so that the sliding base is constrained by the first sliding groove or the second sliding groove and the guide rod simultaneously when moving.
Optionally, the drawer assembly includes two sets of sliding partition plate mechanisms arranged in parallel.
Optionally, the front end wall is provided with two independent third sliding grooves, the rear end wall is provided with two fourth sliding grooves aligned with the two third sliding grooves, the aligned third sliding groove and fourth sliding groove form a sliding groove group, and each sliding groove group and each set of the sliding partition plate mechanism form sliding connection.
Optionally, the sliding partition plate mechanism further includes:
a first limiting block and a second limiting block which are respectively located at two ends of the guide rod and a third limiting block which is located in the middle position of the guide rod, and the first limiting block, the second limiting block and the third limiting block are respectively configured to limit the sliding partition plate mechanism to slide to corresponding positions.
Optionally, one side of each of the first limiting block and the second limiting block close to the sliding partition plate mechanism is provided with a shock absorbing ring, and both sides of the third limiting block are provided with shock absorbing rings.
In the present invention, the middle part of the top end of each of the first side wall and the second side wall on the left and right sides of the drawer body is provided with a recess. The recess provides a space for the hand of an operator when the sliding partition plate mechanism slides to the first side wall or the second side wall, that is, the recess is configured to accommodate the hand of the operator, and then, the sliding partition plate mechanism is operated to be attached to the first side wall or the second side wall as much as possible to reduce the gap between the side wall and the partition plate, so that the storage space is maximized when the drawer body does not need to be separated so as to improve the user experience.
Further, since the middle part of the top end of each of the first side wall and the second side wall is provided with the recess, a user can be guided to operate the middle part of the sliding partition plate mechanism. By shifting the middle part of the sliding partition plate mechanism, the force can be more uniform, and the movement can be smoother, and thereby avoiding tilting caused by unsynchronized movement of the front and rear sides of the sliding partition plate mechanism due to the unbalanced force when the sliding partition plate mechanism is shifted from one end, so as to avoid the resulting gap.
Further, since two ends of the first sliding groove and the second sliding groove extend to the corners of the drawer body, the sliding partition plate mechanism can be attached to the first side wall or the second side wall as much as possible when sliding to two sides of the drawer body, so as to further reduce the gap between the partition plate and the first side wall or the second side wall of the drawer body.
According to the following detailed descriptions of specific embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the drawings, those skilled in the art will more clearly understand the above and other objectives, advantages and features of the present invention.
Some specific embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the drawings by way of example and not limitation. The same reference numerals in the drawings indicate the same or similar components or parts. Those skilled in the art should understand that these drawings are not necessarily drawn in scale. In the drawings:
In the present embodiment, the middle part of the top end of each of the first side wall 14 and the second side wall 15 on the left and right sides of the drawer body 10 is provided with the recess 101. The recess 101 provides a space for the hand of an operator when the sliding partition plate mechanism 20 slides to the first side wall 14 or the second side wall 15, that is, the recess is configured to accommodate the hand of the operator, and then, the sliding partition plate mechanism 20 is operated to be attached to the first side wall 14 or the second side wall 15 as much as possible to reduce the gap between the side wall and the partition plate 21, so that the storage space is maximized when the drawer body 10 does not need to be separated so as to improve the user experience.
Further, since the middle part of the top end of each of the first side wall 14 and the second side wall 15 is provided with the recess 101, a user can be guided to operate the middle part of the sliding partition plate mechanism 20. By shifting the middle part of the sliding partition plate mechanism 20, the force can be more uniform, and the movement can be smoother, and thereby avoiding tilting caused by unsynchronized movement of the front and rear sides of the sliding partition plate mechanism 20 due to the unbalanced force when the sliding partition plate mechanism 20 is shifted from one end, so as to avoid the resulting gap.
Optionally, as shown in
In another embodiment, one end of the first sliding groove 121 extends to a corner of the front end wall 12 and the first side wall 14, the other end of the first sliding groove 121 extends to a corner of the front end wall 12 and the second side wall 15, one end of the second sliding groove 131 extends to a corner of the rear end wall 13 and the first side wall 14, and the other end of the second sliding groove 131 extends to a corner of the rear end wall 13 and the second side wall 15, so that the partition plate 21 is attached to the first side wall 14 or the second side wall 15 as much as possible.
Since two ends of the first sliding groove 121 and the second sliding groove 131 extend to the corners of the drawer body 10, the sliding partition plate mechanism 20 can be attached to the first side wall 14 or the second side wall 15 as much as possible when sliding to two sides of the drawer body 10, so as to further reduce the gap between the partition plate 21 and the first side wall 14 or the second side wall 15 of the drawer body 10.
In another embodiment, as shown in
In the above embodiment, the drawer assembly 100 includes a set of sliding partition plate mechanism 20 which can separate a drawer into two cavities. As shown in
In an embodiment, as shown in
In an embodiment, the sliding partition plate mechanism 20 further includes a first limiting block 24 and a second limiting block 25 which are respectively located at two ends of the guide rod 23 and a third limiting block 26 which is located in the middle position of the guide rod 23, and the first limiting block, the second limiting block and the third limiting block are respectively configured to limit the sliding partition plate mechanism 20 to slide to corresponding positions.
Hereto, those skilled in the art should realize that although multiple exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described in detail herein, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, many other variations or modifications that conform to the principles of the present invention can still be directly determined or deduced from the contents disclosed in the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should be understood and deemed to cover all such other variations or modifications.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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201810898291.9 | Aug 2018 | CN | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/CN2019/099097 | 8/2/2019 | WO | 00 |