Drawer assembly and refrigeration appliance

Abstract

The application provides a drawer assembly and a refrigeration device. The drawer assembly comprises a shell, a drawer, and a sliding structure. The shell comprises an outer shell and an inner shell. The drawer is connected to the inner shell. The sliding structure comprises a first sliding structure connected to the outer shell and the inner shell, and a second sliding structure connected to the inner shell and the drawer. The inner shell moves in the outer shell in a first direction under the action of the first sliding structure, and the drawer moves in a second direction under the action of the second sliding structure. In the drawer assembly provided by the application, the drawer can move in the transverse direction and the longitudinal direction, so that the drawer can be pulled out after moving in the transverse direction, thereby avoiding the obstruction of the side edge of the drawer.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of refrigeration equipment technology, and more particularly to a drawer assembly and a refrigeration device provided with the drawer assembly. Background Technology

[0002] Existing refrigerators have drawers in the refrigeration compartment. However, when the door is opened, the drawer is easy to hit the door when it is pulled out. To solve this problem, the researchers reduced the horizontal width of the drawer to prevent it from hitting the door. However, reducing the horizontal width of the drawer will reduce the drawer's storage space. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The purpose of this application is to provide a drawer assembly and a refrigeration device, wherein the drawer in the drawer assembly can move in two directions, solving the problem in the prior art that the drawer is prone to hitting the door when it is pulled out.

[0004] To achieve one of the above-mentioned objectives, one embodiment of this application provides a drawer assembly, comprising:

[0005] Drawer assembly, characterized in that it comprises:

[0006] The casing includes an outer shell and an inner shell;

[0007] Drawer, connected to the inner shell;

[0008] The sliding structure includes a first sliding structure connected to the outer shell and the inner shell, and a second sliding structure connected to the inner shell and the drawer. The inner shell moves within the outer shell in a first direction under the action of the first sliding structure, and the drawer moves in a second direction under the action of the second sliding structure.

[0009] In one embodiment of this application, the drawer includes a first drawer and a second drawer arranged side by side along a first direction. When the first drawer and the second drawer are located inside the housing, at least one end of the inner housing is spaced apart from the outer housing in the first direction.

[0010] In one embodiment of this application, the first sliding structure includes a transverse guide rail fixed to the outer shell along a first direction and a transverse slide rail fixed to the inner shell along the first direction; the second sliding structure includes a longitudinal guide rail fixed to the inner shell along a second direction and a longitudinal slide rail fixed to the drawer along the second direction.

[0011] In one embodiment of this application, the inner shell includes a shell portion connected to a first drawer and an extension portion extending from the shell portion along a first direction, the first drawer being connected to the shell portion and the second drawer being connected to the shell portion and the extension portion.

[0012] In one embodiment of this application, the housing portion surrounds the first drawer, and the extension portion extends from the bottom of the housing portion toward the second drawer.

[0013] In one embodiment of this application, the longitudinal slide rail includes two first longitudinal slide rails respectively disposed on both sides of the first drawer and two second longitudinal slide rails respectively disposed on one side and bottom of the second drawer; the longitudinal guide rail includes two first longitudinal guide rails respectively disposed on both sides inside the housing and two second longitudinal guide rails respectively disposed on the outside of the housing and the extension.

[0014] In one embodiment of this application, in a first direction, the width of the second drawer is less than the width of the first drawer.

[0015] In one embodiment of this application, the longitudinal slide rail includes two first longitudinal slide rails respectively disposed on both sides of the first drawer and a second longitudinal slide rail disposed on one side of the second drawer; the longitudinal guide rail includes two first longitudinal guide rails respectively disposed on both sides of the inner shell and a second longitudinal guide rail disposed on the outer side of the inner shell.

[0016] One embodiment of this application also provides a refrigeration device, including a door, wherein the refrigeration chamber is provided with a drawer assembly as described above.

[0017] In one embodiment of this application, a plurality of bottle holders are provided on the door body, and at least some of the bottle holders are disposed at the same height as the drawer assembly.

[0018] One or more technical solutions provided in this application have at least the following technical effects or advantages:

[0019] In the drawer assembly provided in this application, the drawer can move in two directions under the action of the sliding structure. When it is necessary to pull out the drawer, it can first move along the first direction to avoid the door and then move along the second direction to pull it out without hitting the door. Attached Figure Description

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the refrigeration equipment in the embodiments of this application.

[0021] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the middle drawer assembly.

[0022] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 Schematic diagram of cross section along line AA.

[0023] Figure 4 yes Figure 3 Enlarged view of section B in the middle.

[0024] Figure 5yes Figure 3 Enlarged view of point C in the middle.

[0025] Figure 6 yes Figure 3 Enlarged view of point D in the middle.

[0026] Figure 7 yes Figure 2 Diagram showing the middle drawer assembly in the open state.

[0027] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the open state of another embodiment of the drawer assembly in this application.

[0028] 10. Box body; 20. Door; 201. Bottle holder; 30. Drawer assembly;

[0029] 1. Shell; 11. Outer shell; 12. Inner shell; 121. Shell section; 122. Extension section;

[0030] 21. First drawer; 22. Second drawer;

[0031] 311, Horizontal guide rail; 312, Horizontal slide rail; 321, Longitudinal guide rail; 3211, First longitudinal guide rail; 3212, Second longitudinal guide rail; 322, Longitudinal slide rail; 3221, First longitudinal slide rail; 3222, Second longitudinal slide rail. Detailed Implementation

[0032] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this application, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0033] The terms used in this document, such as “center,” “upper,” “lower,” “front,” “rear,” “left,” “right,” “vertical,” “horizontal,” “top,” “bottom,” “inner,” and “outer,” indicating spatial relative positions, are used for illustrative purposes to describe the relationship of one unit or feature relative to another unit or feature as shown in the accompanying drawings. The terms “spatial relative positions” may be intended to include different orientations of the equipment in use or operation other than those shown in the figures.

[0034] For example, if the device in the figure is flipped, a unit described as being "below" or "under" other units or features will be "above" other units or features. Therefore, the exemplary term "below" can encompass both above and below orientations. The device may be oriented in other ways (rotated 90 degrees or otherwise) and the spatially related descriptive terms used herein will be interpreted accordingly.

[0035] In the description of this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "linking" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal connection between two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this application based on the specific circumstances.

[0036] Furthermore, it should be understood that although the terms "first," "second," etc., may be used herein to describe various elements or structures, the objects being described should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish these objects from one another. For example, a first sliding structure may be referred to as a second sliding structure, and similarly, a second sliding structure may be referred to as a first sliding structure, without departing from the scope of protection of this application.

[0037] This application provides a drawer assembly 30, such as... Figure 1 As shown, the drawer assembly 30 can be used in a refrigeration device, which includes a housing 10 forming a refrigeration compartment and a door 20 for opening or closing the refrigeration compartment. The aforementioned drawer assembly 30 is disposed inside the refrigeration compartment. Therefore, this application embodiment also provides a refrigeration device with the aforementioned drawer assembly 30.

[0038] In some embodiments of this application, a plurality of bottle holders 201 are provided on the door 20 of the refrigeration equipment. At least some of the bottle holders 201 are disposed at the same height as the drawer assembly 30. The drawer assembly 30 provided in this application enables it to be disposed at the same height as the bottle holders 201 when applied to the refrigeration equipment without affecting the opening of the door. For details, please refer to the following detailed description of the drawer assembly 30.

[0039] like Figure 3 In the aforementioned drawer assembly 30, there are a housing 1, a drawer, and a sliding structure. The housing 1 includes an outer shell 11 and an inner shell 12. The drawer is connected to the inner shell 12. The sliding structure includes a first sliding structure connected to the outer shell 11 and the inner shell 12 and a second sliding structure connected to the inner shell 12 and the drawer. The inner shell 12 moves in a first direction within the outer shell 11 under the action of the first sliding structure, and the drawer moves in a second direction under the action of the second sliding structure.

[0040] The first direction refers to the left-right direction, or horizontal direction, of the drawer assembly 30 when the user is using it. The second direction refers to the front-back direction of the drawer assembly 30 when the user is using it. In the following text, the horizontal direction is used to replace the description of the first direction, and the vertical direction is used to replace the description of the second direction.

[0041] The drawer assembly 30 provided in this application enables the drawer to move longitudinally through the second sliding structure, thereby pulling out or closing the drawer. Under the action of the first sliding structure, the inner shell 12 drives the drawer connected to it to move laterally.

[0042] When the drawer needs to be pulled out, if the bottle holder 201 with the same height as the drawer assembly 30 is provided on the door 20, the bottle holder 201 will obstruct the drawer from being pulled out longitudinally, or the door 20 itself has an insufficient opening angle, thus obstructing the drawer from being pulled out. In the drawer assembly 30 provided in this application, the user can apply a lateral force to the drawer, causing the inner shell 12 to move laterally away from the hinge connecting the door 20 and the box 10 under the action of the first sliding structure. After avoiding the obstruction of the bottle holder 201 or the door 20, a longitudinal force is then applied to pull the drawer out of the inner shell 12.

[0043] In some embodiments of this application, the drawer includes a first drawer 21 and a second drawer 22 arranged side by side along a first direction, i.e., laterally. When the first drawer 21 and the second drawer 22 are located inside the housing 1, at least one end of the inner shell 12 is spaced apart from the outer shell 11 in the first direction.

[0044] It is conceivable that, horizontally, the length of the outer shell 11 must be greater than the length of the inner shell 12 to allow the inner shell 12 to move the drawer laterally within the outer shell 11. That is, the inner shell 12 provides at least two cavities within the outer shell 11: a first receiving cavity and a second receiving cavity. The first receiving cavity houses the aforementioned first drawer 21, and the second receiving cavity provides space for the inner shell 12 to move within the outer shell 11. To avoid wasting space, this application provides a second drawer 22 within the second receiving cavity. The first drawer 21 is located within the first receiving cavity. Before the first drawer 21 needs to be pulled out, the second drawer 22 can be moved out of the second receiving cavity before the inner shell 12 can be moved laterally. Horizontally, the end of the inner shell 12 with the first drawer 21 is close to the corresponding end of the outer shell 11, and the end of the inner shell 12 with the second drawer 22 is spaced apart from the corresponding end of the outer shell 11. This allows the inner shell 12 to move the first drawer 21 laterally toward the side with the second drawer 22 after the second drawer 22 is pulled out, before the first drawer 21 is pulled out. The second drawer 22 is provided in the second receiving cavity, which can make way for the first drawer 21 and avoid wasting lateral space by allowing the first drawer 21 to move laterally.

[0045] Of course, a drawer can be provided in the first receiving cavity, and a sealed box can be provided in the second receiving cavity. Whether a second drawer 22 or a box is provided, they can be connected by longitudinal guide rails 321 and longitudinal slide rails 322 as described below, or they can be unconnected to the inner shell 12, that is, the second drawer 22 or the box can be completely pulled out of the shell 1.

[0046] The sliding structure includes a guide rail and a guide rail that is slidably connected to the guide rail, specifically, such as Figure 3 In the first sliding structure, a horizontal guide rail 311 is fixed to the outer shell 11 along a first direction, and a horizontal slide rail 312 is fixed to the inner shell 12 along the first direction. The second sliding structure includes a vertical guide rail 321 fixed to the inner shell 12 along a second direction, and a vertical slide rail 322 fixed to the drawer along the second direction. The horizontal guide rail 311 and the horizontal slide rail 312 cooperate to adjust the lateral relative movement between the outer shell 11 and the inner shell 12, while the vertical guide rail 321 and the vertical slide rail 322 cooperate to adjust the longitudinal relative movement between the inner shell 12 and the drawer, thereby realizing the lateral and longitudinal movement of the drawer.

[0047] In this application, the inner shell 12 includes two structures to accommodate the different sizes of the first drawer 21 and the second drawer 22. Figures 3-7 show embodiments where the first drawer 21 and the second drawer 22 are of similar size. Figure 8 The middle example is an embodiment where the first drawer 21 is larger and the second drawer 22 is smaller.

[0048] As one example, Figure 3 In this design, since the first drawer 21 and the second drawer 22 are roughly the same size, the inner shell 12 includes a shell portion 121 connected to the first drawer 21 and an extension portion 122 extending from the shell portion 121 along a first direction. The first drawer 21 is connected to the shell portion 121, and the second drawer 22 is connected to both the shell portion 121 and the extension portion 122. The shell portion 121 can support the first drawer 21, while the second drawer 22 requires support from both the extension portion 122 and the shell portion 121.

[0049] In some embodiments of this application, the housing portion 121 surrounds the first drawer 21, and the extension portion 122 extends from the bottom of the housing portion 121 toward the second drawer 22. The housing portion 121 surrounds the top, bottom, left and right sides of the first drawer 21 and is the main body of the inner shell 12. The extension portion 122 extends from the bottom of the housing portion 121 toward the second drawer 22, so that the second drawer 22 can be connected to the outside of the housing portion 121 and the extension portion 122.

[0050] Since the first drawer 21 needs to move laterally to the side of the second drawer 22, the structure supporting the second drawer 22 (i.e. the extension 122) needs to be spaced apart from the end of the outer shell 11 on the side away from the first drawer 21. In order to avoid wasting space, the side wall cannot be set on the side of the structure supporting the second drawer 22 away from the first drawer 21. Only an extension 122 can be set to support half of the second drawer 22.

[0051] As one implementation of this embodiment of the application, such as Figures 3-6In the middle, the longitudinal slide rail 322 includes two first longitudinal slide rails 3221 respectively disposed on both sides of the first drawer 21 and two second longitudinal slide rails 3222 respectively disposed on one side and bottom of the second drawer 22; the longitudinal guide rail 321 includes two first longitudinal guide rails 3211 respectively disposed on both sides inside the housing portion 121 and two second longitudinal guide rails 3212 respectively disposed on the outside of the housing portion 121 and the extension portion 122.

[0052] Since the left and right sides of the first drawer 21 are surrounded by the housing portion 121, the first drawer 21 can move back and forth like a conventional drawer, connected to the left and right sides by the first longitudinal guide rail 3211 provided on the housing portion 121 and the first longitudinal slide rail 3221 provided on both sides of the first drawer 21. The second drawer 22 only has the housing portion 121 and extension portion 122 on its side near the first drawer 21 and at the bottom, where the second longitudinal guide rail 3212 can be installed. Therefore, the second drawer 22 can only be connected to the inner shell 12 by the second longitudinal slide rail 3222 on its side near the first drawer 21 and at the bottom.

[0053] In this embodiment, such as Figure 1 In this configuration, the first drawer 21 is located near the hinge connecting the door 20 and the cabinet 10, while the second drawer 22 is located away from the hinge connecting the door 20 and the cabinet 10. When the door 20 is opened, the first drawer 21 is easily obstructed by the door 20 and the bottle holder 201 mounted on it, preventing it from opening. Therefore, a longitudinal force is first applied to the second drawer 22, and the second drawer 22 is pulled out under the action of the second longitudinal guide rail 3212 and the second longitudinal slide rail 3222. Then, a lateral force is applied (either the first drawer 21 or the second drawer 22 can be applied), and the inner shell 12, under the action of the horizontal guide rail 311 and the horizontal slide rail 312, drives the first drawer 21 and the second drawer 22 to move laterally away from the hinge, so that the first drawer 21 avoids the door 20 or the bottle holder 201. Then, a longitudinal force is applied to the first drawer 21, and the first drawer 21 is pulled out under the action of the first longitudinal guide rail 3211 and the first longitudinal slide rail 3221.

[0054] As another embodiment, such as Figure 8In this embodiment, the width of the second drawer 22 is much smaller than that of the first drawer 21 in the horizontal direction. The second drawer 22 can hold only a small number of items and is also lighter, so its bottom does not require support. Therefore, unlike the previous embodiment, in this embodiment, the longitudinal slide rail 322 includes two first longitudinal slide rails 3221 respectively disposed on both sides of the first drawer 21 and a second longitudinal slide rail 3222 disposed on one side of the second drawer 22; the longitudinal guide rail 321 includes two first longitudinal guide rails 3211 respectively disposed on both sides inside the inner shell 12 and a second longitudinal guide rail 3212 disposed on the outer side of the inner shell 12. That is, compared with the previous embodiment, the inner shell 12 does not need to provide an extension 122 for supporting the bottom of the second drawer 22. The second drawer 22 is simply connected by the second longitudinal guide rail 3212 and the second longitudinal slide rail 3222 disposed on its side near the first drawer 21, simplifying the structural design of the inner shell 12.

[0055] In this embodiment, the first drawer 21 is located near the hinge connecting the door 20 and the box 10, and the second drawer 22 is located away from the hinge connecting the door 20 and the box 10. When the door 20 is opened, the first drawer 21 is easily obstructed by the door 20 and the bottle holder 201 installed on it and cannot be opened. Therefore, a longitudinal force is first applied to the second drawer 22, and the second drawer 22 is pulled out under the action of the second longitudinal guide rail 3212 and the second longitudinal slide rail 3222. Then, a lateral force is applied (it can be applied to the first drawer 21 or the second drawer 22). Under the action of the horizontal guide rail 311 and the horizontal slide rail 312, the inner shell 12 drives the first drawer 21 and the second drawer 22 to move laterally away from the hinge, so that the first drawer 21 avoids the door 20 or the bottle holder 201. Then, a longitudinal force is applied to the first drawer 21, and the first drawer 21 is pulled out under the action of the first longitudinal guide rail 3211 and the first longitudinal slide rail 3221.

[0056] It should be understood that although this specification describes embodiments, not every embodiment contains only one independent technical solution. This way of describing the specification is only for clarity. Those skilled in the art should regard the specification as a whole. The technical solutions in each embodiment can also be appropriately combined to form other embodiments that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

[0057] The detailed descriptions listed above are merely specific descriptions of feasible implementation methods of this application and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this application. All equivalent implementation methods or modifications made without departing from the spirit of the art of this application should be included within the scope of protection of this application.

Claims

1. A drawer assembly (30), characterized in that, include: The shell (1) includes an outer shell (11) and an inner shell (12); A drawer, connected to the inner shell (12); The sliding structure includes a first sliding structure connected to the outer shell (11) and the inner shell (12) and a second sliding structure connected to the inner shell (12) and the drawer. The inner shell (12) moves in a first direction within the outer shell (11) under the action of the first sliding structure, and the drawer moves in a second direction under the action of the second sliding structure.

2. The drawer assembly (30) according to claim 1, characterized in that, The drawer includes a first drawer (21) and a second drawer (22) arranged side by side along a first direction. When the first drawer (21) and the second drawer (22) are located inside the housing (1), at least one end of the inner shell (12) is spaced apart from the outer shell (11) in the first direction.

3. The drawer assembly (30) according to claim 2, characterized in that, The first sliding structure includes a horizontal guide rail (311) fixed to the outer shell (11) along the first direction and a horizontal slide rail (312) fixed to the inner shell (12) along the first direction; the second sliding structure includes a vertical guide rail (321) fixed to the inner shell (12) along the second direction and a vertical slide rail (322) fixed to the drawer along the second direction.

4. The drawer assembly (30) according to claim 3, characterized in that, The inner shell (12) includes a shell portion (121) connected to a first drawer (21) and an extension portion (122) extending from the shell portion (121) in a first direction. The first drawer (21) is connected to the shell portion (121), and the second drawer (22) is connected to the shell portion (121) and the extension portion (122).

5. The drawer assembly (30) according to claim 4, characterized in that, The housing portion (121) surrounds the first drawer (21), and the extension portion (122) extends from the bottom of the housing portion (121) toward the second drawer (22).

6. The drawer assembly (30) according to claim 5, characterized in that, The longitudinal slide rail (322) includes two first longitudinal slide rails (3221) respectively disposed on both sides of the first drawer (21) and two second longitudinal slide rails (3222) respectively disposed on one side and bottom of the second drawer (22); the longitudinal guide rail (321) includes two first longitudinal guide rails (3211) respectively disposed on both sides of the inside of the housing part (121) and two second longitudinal guide rails (3212) respectively disposed on the outside of the housing part (121) and the extension part (122).

7. The drawer assembly (30) according to claim 3, characterized in that, In the first direction, the width of the second drawer (22) is less than the width of the first drawer (21).

8. The drawer assembly (30) according to claim 7, characterized in that, The longitudinal slide rail (322) includes two first longitudinal slide rails (3221) respectively disposed on both sides of the first drawer (21) and a second longitudinal slide rail (3222) disposed on one side of the second drawer (22); the longitudinal guide rail (321) includes two first longitudinal guide rails (3211) respectively disposed on both sides of the inside of the inner shell (12) and a second longitudinal guide rail (3212) disposed on the outside of the inner shell (12).

9. A refrigeration device, characterized in that, The door body (20) is provided in the refrigeration room, and the drawer assembly (30) according to any one of claims 1 to 8 is provided in the room.

10. The refrigeration equipment according to claim 9, characterized in that, The door (20) is provided with a plurality of bottle holders (201), and at least some of the bottle holders (201) are at the same height as the drawer assembly (30).

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