U.S. patent application number 17/266786 was filed with the patent office on 2021-11-04 for adjustable refrigerator drawer assembly.
This patent application is currently assigned to HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.. The applicant listed for this patent is HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to Jun NIE, Haidong TANG, Ning WANG, Dong WEI, Jian ZHANG.
Application Number | 20210341216 17/266786 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 1000005766641 |
Filed Date | 2021-11-04 |
United States Patent
Application |
20210341216 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
WEI; Dong ; et al. |
November 4, 2021 |
ADJUSTABLE REFRIGERATOR DRAWER ASSEMBLY
Abstract
An adjustable refrigerator drawer assembly, comprising a drawer
body having a cavity for placing articles; a sliding assembly,
slidably disposed in the drawer body in a direction perpendicular
to the drawing direction of the drawer body; and at least one
partition plate detachably connected to the sliding assembly and
configured to partition an accommodating cavity and move along with
the sliding assembly to change the sizes of chambers partitioned by
the partition plate. The adjustable refrigerator drawer assembly
can effectively use the space of the drawer body to simplify the
disassembling and assembling process of the partition plate.
Inventors: |
WEI; Dong; (Qingdao, CN)
; ZHANG; Jian; (Qingdao, CN) ; WANG; Ning;
(Qingdao, CN) ; NIE; Jun; (Qingdao, CN) ;
TANG; Haidong; (Qingdao, CN) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD. |
Qingdao, Shandong |
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CN |
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Assignee: |
HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
Qingdao, Shandong
CN
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Family ID: |
1000005766641 |
Appl. No.: |
17/266786 |
Filed: |
August 2, 2019 |
PCT Filed: |
August 2, 2019 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/CN2019/099098 |
371 Date: |
February 8, 2021 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F25D 25/024 20130101;
F25D 25/021 20130101; F25D 11/02 20130101 |
International
Class: |
F25D 25/02 20060101
F25D025/02; F25D 11/02 20060101 F25D011/02 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Aug 8, 2018 |
CN |
201821273393.3 |
Claims
1. An adjustable refrigerator drawer assembly, comprising: a drawer
body, provided with an accommodating cavity for placement of
objects; a sliding assembly, slidably disposed in the drawer body
in a left-and-right direction perpendicular to the pulling
direction of the drawer body; and at least one partition plate,
detachably connected to the sliding assembly, configured to
separate the accommodating cavity, and moving with the sliding
assembly to change the size of the cavity separated by the
partition plate.
2. The refrigerator drawer assembly according to claim 1, wherein
the partition plate is arranged along the pulling direction of the
drawer body, and front and rear ends of each partition plate are
connected to the sliding assembly.
3. The refrigerator drawer assembly according to claim 2, wherein
the drawer body comprises a front wall and a rear wall arranged
oppositely, the front wall and the rear wall are respectively
provided with a first sliding groove and a second sliding groove
aligned with each other, the sliding assemblies are inserted into
the first sliding groove and the second sliding groove
respectively, and the sliding assembly can slide along the first
sliding groove and the second sliding groove.
4. The refrigerator drawer assembly according to claim 3, wherein
each sliding assembly comprises: a base, disposed on an outer side
of the drawer body; and a connecting arm, wherein one end of the
connecting arm is fixedly connected to the base, and the other end
passes through the first sliding groove or the second sliding
groove and is connected to the partition plate.
5. The refrigerator drawer assembly according to claim 4, wherein
the connecting position of the connecting arm and the partition
plate is provided with a notch penetrating through the connecting
arm along a vertical direction of a refrigerator, the notch is
configured to accommodate the partition plate, and the disassembly
of the sliding assembly and the partition plate can be realized by
pulling out the partition plate upward.
6. The refrigerator drawer assembly according to claim 4, further
comprising: two guide rods, extending along a width direction of
the refrigerator and are respectively fixed on the outer side of
the front wall or the rear wall of the drawer body, wherein the
base on the corresponding side sleeves an outer side of the guide
rod.
7. The refrigerator drawer assembly according to claim 6, wherein
two ends of each guide rod are further provided with limiting
blocks for limiting the limit position of the sliding assembly
along its sliding direction.
8. The refrigerator drawer assembly according to claim 3, wherein
two partition plates are disposed, correspondingly, the front wall
of the drawer body is provided with two first sliding grooves, and
the rear wall of the drawer body is provided with second sliding
grooves aligned with the two first sliding grooves.
9. The refrigerator drawer assembly according to claim 1, wherein
the partition plate is sized to be capable of being placed in a
space below a refrigerating shelf of the refrigerator; and a round
rod for storage is disposed below the refrigerating shelf, and the
partition plate is sized to be capable of being placed on the round
rod and located between the round rod and the refrigerating
shelf.
10. The refrigerator drawer assembly according to claim 1, wherein
the refrigerator drawer assembly is configured to be disposed in a
temperature-variable chamber of the refrigerator.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of
refrigerator shelf devices, and particularly relates to an
adjustable refrigerator drawer assembly.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Generally, a drawer for storage is disposed inside a
refrigerator chamber. In order to improve the utilization
efficiency of the drawer, partition plates are disposed inside the
drawer, and the drawer is divided into different spaces by changing
positions of the partition plates to meet storage requirements.
[0003] In order to realize the separation of a plurality of
cavities, in the prior art, a plurality of partition plates are
sometimes disposed inside the drawer to divide the space inside the
drawer into a plurality of cavities.
[0004] However, most of the partition plates in the prior art are
connected to the drawer. When the partition plates are not needed,
the partition plates can only be moved to the side wall of the
drawer to increase the storage space of the drawer as much as
possible. However, the partition plates of this connection form
still occupy a certain space, so that the space of the drawer can
not be fully utilized.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0005] One objective of the present invention is to provide an
adjustable refrigerator drawer assembly which can effectively
utilize the space of a drawer body.
[0006] Another objective of the present invention is to simplify
the processes of disassembling and assembling partition plates.
[0007] Specifically, the present invention provides an adjustable
refrigerator drawer assembly, including:
[0008] a drawer body, provided with an accommodating cavity for
placement of objects;
[0009] a sliding assembly, slidably disposed in the drawer body
perpendicular to a pulling direction of the drawer body; and
[0010] at least one partition plate, detachably connected to the
sliding assembly, configured to separate the accommodating cavity,
and moving with the sliding assembly to change the size of the
separation.
[0011] Optionally, the partition plate is arranged along a pulling
direction of the drawer body, and front and rear ends of each
partition plate are connected to the sliding assembly.
[0012] Optionally, the drawer body includes a front wall and a rear
wall arranged oppositely, the front wall and the rear wall are
respectively provided with a first sliding groove and a second
sliding groove aligned with each other, the sliding assemblies are
inserted into each of the first sliding groove and the second
sliding groove respectively, and the sliding assembly can slide
along the first sliding groove and the second sliding groove.
[0013] Optionally, each sliding assembly includes:
[0014] a base, disposed on an outer side of the drawer body;
and
[0015] a connecting arm, wherein one end of the connecting arm is
fixedly connected to the base, and the other end passes through the
first sliding groove or the second sliding groove and is connected
to the partition plate.
[0016] Optionally, the connecting position of the connecting arm
and the partition plate is provided with a notch penetrating
through the connecting arm along the vertical direction of a
refrigerator, the notch is used for insertion of the partition
plate, and the disassembly of the sliding assembly and the
partition plate can be realized by pulling out the partition plate
upward.
[0017] Optionally, the refrigerator drawer assembly further
includes:
[0018] two guide rods, extending along a width direction of the
refrigerator and are respectively fixed on an outer side of the
front wall or the rear wall of the drawer body, wherein the base on
the corresponding side sleeves an outer side of the guide rod.
[0019] Optionally, two ends of each guide rod are further provided
with limiting blocks for limiting the limit position of the sliding
assembly along its sliding direction.
[0020] Optionally, two partition plates are disposed,
correspondingly, the front wall of the drawer body is provided with
two first sliding grooves, and the rear wall of the drawer body is
provided with second sliding grooves aligned with the two first
sliding grooves.
[0021] Optionally, the partition plate is sized to be capable of
being placed in a space below a refrigerating shelf of the
refrigerator.
[0022] Optionally, the refrigerator drawer assembly is configured
to be disposed in a temperature-variable chamber of the
refrigerator.
[0023] In the present invention, the partition plate is detachably
connected to the sliding assembly. When it is necessary to separate
the accommodating cavity of the drawer body into a plurality of
cavities, for example, when different types of objects are kept
off, the sliding assembly can be operated to slide so as to drive
the partition plate to move to divide the cavity. When a larger
storage space is needed, for example, when a larger volume of food
needs to be placed, the partition plate and the sliding assembly
can be detached. On the one hand, the accommodating cavity of the
drawer body is completely released for placement of objects,
thereby effectively utilizing the space of the drawer body, meeting
the diversity of the storage needs of a user, and improving the use
experience of the user. On the other hand, the partition plate is
convenient to clean.
[0024] Further, the connecting position of the connecting arm of
the sliding assembly and the partition plate is provided with a
notch penetrating through the connecting arm along the vertical
direction of the refrigerator, the notch is used for insertion of
the partition plate, and the disassembly of the sliding assembly
and the partition plate can be realized by pulling out the
partition plate upward. This detachable connection mode for
insertion of the partition plate by the notch along the vertical
direction facilitates the disassembly of the partition plate and
the sliding assembly, the structure is simple, and the operation is
convenient.
[0025] 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.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0026] 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 figures:
[0027] FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a refrigerator
drawer assembly according to an embodiment of the present
invention.
[0028] FIG. 2 is a schematic exploded view of a refrigerator drawer
assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention (a
drawer body is hidden).
[0029] FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a part A in FIG. 2.
[0030] FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a part B in FIG. 2.
[0031] FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a refrigerator
drawer assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention
with a partition plate placed on a refrigerating shelf.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0032] FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a refrigerator
drawer assembly according to an embodiment of the present
invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the present embodiment provides an
adjustable refrigerator drawer assembly 100 which may generally
include a drawer body 10, a sliding assembly 20 and at least one
partition plate 30. The drawer body 10 is provided with an
accommodating cavity for placement of objects. The sliding assembly
20 is slidably disposed in the drawer body 10 a left-and-right
direction H perpendicular to a pulling direction D of the drawer
body 10. The pulling direction D of the drawer body 10 is a depth
direction or the front-and-rear direction of the refrigerator
chamber. The partition plate 30 is detachably connected to the
sliding assembly 20, is configured to separate the accommodating
cavity, and moves with the sliding assembly 20 to change the size
of the separation. In other words, the sliding assembly 20 drives
the partition plate 30 to slide, so that the partition plate 30
separates the accommodating cavity of the drawer body 10. The
sliding position of the partition plate 30 determines the size of
the divided cavity.
[0033] Since the partition plate 30 of the present embodiment is
detachably connected to the sliding assembly 20, when it is
necessary to separate the accommodating cavity of the drawer body
10 into a plurality of cavities, for example, when different types
of objects are kept off, the sliding assembly 20 can be operated to
slide so as to drive the partition plate 30 to move to divide the
cavity. When a larger storage space is needed, for example, when a
larger volume of food needs to be placed, the partition plate 30
and the sliding assembly 20 can be detached. On the one hand, the
accommodating cavity of the drawer body 10 is completely released
for placement of objects, thereby effectively utilizing the space
of the drawer body 10, meeting the diversity of the storage needs
of the user, and improving the use experience of the user. On the
other hand, the partition plate 30 is convenient to clean.
[0034] FIG. 2 is a schematic exploded view of a refrigerator drawer
assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention (a
drawer body is hidden). In an embodiment, the partition plate 30 is
arranged along a pulling direction of the drawer body 10, as shown
in FIG. 2, and front and rear ends of each partition plate 30 are
connected to the sliding assembly 20. In other words, the partition
plate 30 extends along a front-and-rear direction of the drawer
body 10 and separates the accommodating cavity of the drawer body
10 into a plurality of cavities in a left-and-right direction H.
Furthermore, the front and rear ends of the partition plate 30 are
respectively connected to the sliding assembly 20, so as to
increase the synchronicity of the two ends of the partition plate
30 when moving.
[0035] In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the drawer body
10 includes a front wall 11 and a rear wall 12 arranged oppositely,
the front wall 11 and the rear wall 12 are respectively provided
with first sliding grooves 111 and second sliding grooves 121
aligned with each other, the sliding assemblies 20 are inserted
into the first sliding groove 111 and the second sliding groove 121
respectively, and the sliding assembly 20 can slide along the first
sliding groove 111 and the second sliding groove 121.
[0036] In the present embodiment, the relative movement of the
sliding assembly 20 and the drawer body 10 is realized in a form of
a sliding groove. That is, the sliding assemblies 20 at two ends of
each partition plate 30 are respectively inserted into the first
sliding groove 111 and the second sliding groove 121, and the
movement of the partition plate 30 is realized by the movement of
the sliding assembly 20 in the first sliding groove 111 and the
second sliding groove 121, so as to separate the accommodating
cavity of the drawer body 10.
[0037] FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a part A in FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is
an enlarged view of a part B in FIG. 2. In an embodiment, as shown
in FIG. 3, each sliding assembly 20 includes a base 21 and a
connecting arm 22. The base 21 is disposed on an outer side of the
drawer body 10. One end of the connecting arm 22 is fixedly
connected to the base 21, and the other end passes through the
first sliding groove 111 or the second sliding groove 121 and is
connected to the partition plate 30 (referring to FIG. 4).
[0038] To realize the movement of the sliding assembly 20 in the
first sliding groove 111 or the second sliding groove 121, the
sizes of two ends of the sliding assembly 20 protruding from the
first sliding groove 111 or the second sliding groove 121 (that is,
two ends of the sliding assembly 20 located on an inner side or
outer side of the front wall 11 of the drawer body 10, or two ends
of the sliding assembly 20 located on an inner side or outer side
of the rear wall 12) need to be slightly greater than a width of
the first sliding groove 111 or the second sliding groove 121, so
that the sliding assembly 20 can not fall off from the first
sliding groove 111 or the second sliding groove 121. In the present
embodiment, setting the sliding assembly 20 into the form of the
base 21 and the connecting arm 22 facilitates the installation of
the sliding assembly 20. That is, the base 21 having a size greater
than the width of the first sliding groove 111 or the second
sliding groove 121 is disposed on the outer side of the drawer body
10, one end of the connecting arm 22 passes through the first
sliding groove 111 or the second sliding groove 121, and the other
end of the connecting arm 22 having a larger size is located on the
inner side of the drawer body 10 and is fixedly connected to the
partition plate 30.
[0039] In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the connecting
position of the connecting arm 22 and the partition plate 30 is
provided with a notch 221 penetrating through the connecting arm
along a vertical direction of a refrigerator. That is, the notch
221 penetrates through the connecting arm 22 along the vertical
direction V of the refrigerator for insertion of the partition
plate 30 (referring to FIG. 4), and the disassembly of the sliding
assembly 20 and the partition plate 30 can be realized by pulling
out the partition plate 30 upward (referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2).
This detachable connection mode for insertion of the partition
plate 30 by the notch 221 along the vertical direction facilitates
the disassembly of the partition plate 30 and the sliding assembly
20, the structure is simple, and the operation is convenient.
[0040] As shown in FIG. 2, in an embodiment, the refrigerator
drawer assembly 100 further includes two guide rods 40 which extend
along a width direction of the refrigerator and are respectively
fixed on the outer side of the front wall 11 or the rear wall 12 of
the drawer body 10 (referring to FIG. 1), and the base 21 on the
corresponding side sleeves an outer side of the guide rod 40.
Optionally, as shown in FIG. 3, the base 21 is provided with a
round hole 211, the size of the round hole 211 is adapted to the
guide rod 40, and the round hole is used for penetration of the
guide rod 40.
[0041] By disposing the guide rod 40, the sliding assembly 20 is
restrained by the sliding groove and the guide rod 40 when sliding,
so that the sliding track is more stable. Furthermore, the
arrangement of the guide rod 40 limits a sliding direction of the
sliding assembly 20, so as to allow the width of the first sliding
groove 111 or the second sliding groove 121 to be set to be
slightly larger, thereby facilitating the insertion of the sliding
assembly 20.
[0042] In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, also referring to
FIG. 2, two ends of each guide rod 40 are further provided with
limiting blocks 50 for limiting the limit position of the sliding
assembly 20 along its sliding direction. That is, left and right
ends of the guide rod 40 are provided with limiting blocks 50 for
limiting the limit position of the sliding assembly 20 at the left
and right ends.
[0043] In an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerator
drawer assembly 100 includes two partition plates 30,
correspondingly, the front wall 11 of the drawer body 10 is
provided with two first sliding grooves 111, and the rear wall 12
is provided with second sliding grooves 121 aligned with the two
first sliding grooves 111. That is, the sliding assembly 20 located
on the left side moves in the first sliding groove 111 and the
second sliding groove 121 on the left side of the drawer body 10,
and the partition plate 30 located on the right side moves in the
first sliding groove 111 and the second sliding groove 121 on the
right side of the drawer body 10. In other embodiments not shown,
when the refrigerator drawer assembly 100 includes two partition
plates 30, it is also possible to only provide a sliding groove
passing through left and right at the front wall 11 of the drawer
body 10, and provide a sliding groove passing through left and
right at the rear wall 12, so that the sliding assemblies 20 on the
front sides of the two partition plates 30 share the sliding groove
at the front wall 11, and the sliding assemblies 20 on the rear
sides of the two partition plates 30 share the sliding groove at
the rear wall 12.
[0044] In other embodiments, the refrigerator drawer assembly 100
may also be provided with two or more partition plates 30, which is
not limited herein.
[0045] FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a refrigerator
drawer assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention
with a partition plate placed on a refrigerating shelf. As shown in
FIG. 5, in another embodiment, the partition plate 30 is sized to
be capable of being placed in a space below a refrigerating shelf
200 of a refrigerator. Generally, a round rod 201 for storage is
disposed below the refrigerating shelf 200 in the refrigerating
chamber of the refrigerator, and the partition plate 30 of the
present embodiment can be placed on the round rod 201 after being
disassembled, without occupying other spaces.
[0046] Optionally, the refrigerator drawer assembly 100 is
configured to be disposed in a temperature-variable chamber of the
refrigerator. Usually, an independent temperature-variable chamber
is disposed between an upper refrigerating chamber and a lower
freezing chamber of a high-end French refrigerator, a drawable
temperature-variable drawer is disposed in the temperature-variable
chamber, and the refrigerator drawer assembly 100 of the present
invention can be used as the temperature-variable drawer.
[0047] 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.
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