Drawer for refrigerator and refrigerator

Abstract

The drawer for the refrigerator comprises a drawer body, a metal plate and a decoration panel, the outer wall of one side of the drawer body is provided with an opening part, the opening part is detachably covered with the metal plate, and a deformation gap is formed between the edge, in the circumferential direction of the metal plate, of the metal plate and the opening part; the decoration panel is bonded to the side face, away from the opening part, of the metal plate. According to the drawer for the refrigerator, even if the drawer body shrinks and deforms in the low-temperature environment of a freezing chamber, bending deformation of the decoration panel cannot be caused, and the metal plate cannot interfere with shrinkage deformation of the drawer body.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of refrigerators, and particularly to a drawer for a refrigerator and a refrigerator. Background Art

[0002] In order to meet the appearance requirements of the front end face of the refrigerator drawer, a decorative panel is usually adhered to the front end face of the drawer body. However, when the drawer is applied to the freezer compartment, the drawer body will shrink and deform in the low-temperature environment of the freezer compartment, resulting in the bending of the decorative panel. Moreover, the decorative panel is adhered to the drawer body, which will also interfere with the shrinkage and deformation of the drawer body, resulting in uneven shrinkage and deformation of the drawer body, thus affecting the appearance of the drawer. Summary of the Utility Model

[0003] Based on this, it is necessary to provide a drawer for a refrigerator and a refrigerator that can solve the above problems.

[0004] A drawer for a refrigerator, the drawer for the refrigerator includes a drawer body, a metal plate, and a decorative panel. One side outer wall of the drawer body has an open part, the metal plate is detachably covered on the open part, and a deformation gap is formed between the edge of the metal plate along its circumferential direction and the open part. The decorative panel is adhered to the side of the metal plate facing away from the open part.

[0005] In one embodiment, the edge of the metal plate along its circumferential direction is snap-connected to the open part. Define the deformation gap as D, and 0.15mm ≤ D ≤ 0.25mm.

[0006] In one embodiment, at least one side edge of the metal plate along the circumferential direction is provided with a first snap structure. The first snap structure includes a first wall and a second wall that are connected and arranged at an angle. The open part is provided with a stop block corresponding to the first snap structure. The stop block has a first end and a second end that are oppositely arranged. The first end is connected to the drawer body, and the second end is suspended; the stop block stops at the outside of the first wall along the thickness direction of the metal plate, and the second end is in clearance fit with the second wall.

[0007] In one embodiment, the first snap structure further includes a third wall. The third wall is connected to the second wall, and along the direction from the metal plate to the second wall, the third wall extends outward in an expanding shape towards the periphery; wherein, the third wall is used to abut against the second end and gradually move towards the inside of the stop block in response to the extrusion of the second end.

[0008] In one embodiment, the second wall is parallel to the metal plate, the first wall is perpendicularly arranged between the metal plate and the second wall, and the included angle between the third wall and the second wall is α, and 40° ≤ α ≤ 50°.

[0009] In one embodiment, at least one side edge of the metal plate along the circumferential direction is provided with a hook, and the drawer body is correspondingly provided with a slot for the hook. The hook is clamped in the slot and can limit the metal plate from separating outward from the open portion along the thickness direction.

[0010] In one embodiment, at least one side edge of the metal plate is bent towards the direction close to the drawer body to form a second clamping structure, and the hook is connected to the second clamping structure; wherein, as the second clamping structure extends into the open portion, the hook abuts against the edge of the open portion and can elastically deform in response to the extrusion of the edge of the open portion until it is clamped into the slot.

[0011] In one embodiment, the second clamping structure includes a fourth wall and a fifth wall. One end of the fourth wall is connected to the metal plate, and the other end extends outward in an expanding shape towards the periphery. One end of the fifth wall is connected to the fourth wall, and the other end extends towards the middle of the metal plate in a contracting shape; the junction of the fifth wall and the fourth wall is in clearance fit with the edge of the open portion, and a through hole is provided. One end of the hook is connected to the fifth wall, and the other end extends out of the through hole towards the edge of the open portion.

[0012] In one embodiment, the metal plate is configured as a rectangular plate, and the first clamping structure is arranged on the upper edge of the metal plate along the height direction; hooks are respectively arranged on the lower edge of the metal plate along the height direction, and the left and right edges along the length direction. The drawer body is correspondingly provided with slots for the hooks, and the hooks are clamped in the slots and can limit the metal plate from separating outward from the open portion along the thickness direction.

[0013] A refrigerator, which includes the drawer for the refrigerator described in any one of the above embodiments.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, for the drawer for the refrigerator provided by the present application, by bonding the decorative panel on the metal plate and then installing the metal plate on the drawer body, the decorative panel does not directly contact the drawer body. Therefore, even if the drawer body shrinks and deforms in the low-temperature environment of the freezer, it will not cause the decorative panel to bend and deform. And, by reserving a deformation gap between the edge of the metal plate along its own circumferential direction and the open portion, when the drawer body shrinks and deforms in the low-temperature environment of the freezer, the deformation gap provides an allowable accommodation space for the open portion to shrink and deform towards the metal plate, so that the metal plate will not interfere with the shrinkage and deformation of the drawer body. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative efforts.

[0016] Figure 1 Explosion schematic diagram of the drawer for refrigerator provided by this application;

[0017] Figure 2 Top view of the drawer for refrigerator provided by this application;

[0018] Figure 3 is Figure 2 Cross-sectional view taken at A - A;

[0019] Figure 4 is Figure 3 Enlarged schematic diagram at B;

[0020] Figure 5 is Figure 3 Enlarged schematic diagram at C;

[0021] Figure 6 Axonometric view of the metal plate provided by this application.

[0022] Reference numerals: 100, drawer for refrigerator; 10, drawer main body; 101, deformation gap; 11, open part; 12, stop block; 121, first end; 122, second end; 13, card slot; 20, metal plate; 21, first clamping structure; 211, first wall; 212, second wall; 213, third wall; 22, hook; 23, second clamping structure; 231, fourth wall; 232, fifth wall; 233, through hole; 24, hole; 30, decorative panel. Detailed implementation manners

[0023] To make the above - mentioned objects, features and advantages of this application more obvious and understandable, the following will describe the detailed implementation manners of this application in conjunction with the attached drawings. Many specific details are set forth in the following description in order to fully understand this application. However, this application can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without departing from the connotation of this application. Therefore, this application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0024] It should be noted that when a component is referred to as "fixed to" or "disposed on" another component, it can be directly on the other component or there may also be an intermediate component. When a component is considered to be "connected" to another component, it can be directly connected to the other component or there may be an intermediate component at the same time. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "upper", "lower", "left", "right" and similar expressions used in the specification of this application are only for the purpose of illustration and do not represent the only implementation manner.

[0025] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of this application, "a plurality of" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically defined.

[0026] In this application, unless otherwise clearly specified and defined, the first feature may be in direct contact with the second feature "on" or "under" the second feature, or the first feature and the second feature may be in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, the first feature being "above", "over" and "on top of" the second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicates that the first feature has a higher horizontal height than the second feature. The first feature being "below", "beneath" and "underneath" the second feature may be that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or merely indicates that the first feature has a lower horizontal height than the second feature.

[0027] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used in the specification of this application have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the technical field to which this application belongs. The terms used in the specification of this application are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit this application. The term "and / or" used in the specification of this application includes any and all combinations of one or more of the related listed items.

[0028] Please refer to Figures 1 to 5 , this application provides a drawer 100 for a refrigerator. The drawer 100 for the refrigerator includes a drawer main body 10, a metal plate 20, and a decorative panel 30. One outer wall of the drawer main body 10 has an open portion 11. The metal plate 20 is detachably covered on the open portion 11. Moreover, a deformation gap 101 is formed between the edge of the metal plate 20 along its circumferential direction and the open portion 11. The decorative panel 30 is bonded to the side of the metal plate 20 facing away from the open portion 11. It can be understood that by bonding the decorative panel 30 to the metal plate 20 and then installing the metal plate 20 on the drawer main body 10, the decorative panel 30 does not directly contact the drawer main body 10. Therefore, even if the drawer main body 10 undergoes shrinkage deformation in the low-temperature environment of the freezer, it will not cause the decorative panel 30 to bend and deform. And, by reserving a deformation gap 101 between the edge of the metal plate 20 along its circumferential direction and the open portion 11, when the drawer main body 10 undergoes shrinkage deformation in the low-temperature environment of the freezer, the deformation gap 101 provides an accommodating space allowing deformation for the open portion 11 to shrink and deform towards the metal plate 20, so that the metal plate 20 will not interfere with the shrinkage deformation of the drawer main body 10.

[0029] Among them, the metal plate 20 can be configured as a stainless steel plate, and the decorative panel 30 can be configured as a glass plate.

[0030] The edge of the metal plate 20 along its circumferential direction is clamped and connected to the open portion 11. Define the deformation gap 101 as D, and 0.15 mm ≤ D ≤ 0.25 mm. It can be understood that if D is too large, the metal plate 20 may not be firmly clamped to the open portion 11; if D is too small, the deformation gap 101 is not sufficient to accommodate the shrinkage deformation amount of the open portion 11. Therefore, by setting 0.15 mm ≤ D ≤ 0.25 mm, while ensuring the firm connection between the metal plate 20 and the open portion 11, the deformation gap 101 can accommodate the shrinkage deformation amount of the open portion 11. Optionally, the value of D can be 0.15 mm, 0.16 mm, 0.18 mm, 0.2 mm, 0.22 mm, or 0.25 mm, etc., which can be specifically set according to actual needs, as long as the value of D is within the above range, and will not be listed one by one here.

[0031] The following introduces the form of the clamping connection between the edge of the metal plate 20 along its circumferential direction and the open portion 11.

[0032] Please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 , at least one side edge of the metal plate 20 along the circumferential direction is provided with a first clamping structure 21. The first clamping structure 21 includes a first wall 211 and a second wall 212 that are connected and arranged at an angle. The open portion 11 is provided with a stop block 12 corresponding to the first clamping structure 21. The stop block 12 has a first end 121 and a second end 122 that are oppositely arranged. The first end 121 is connected to the drawer main body 10, and the second end 122 is suspended; the stop block 12 stops against the outside of the first wall 211 along the thickness direction of the metal plate 20, and the second end 122 is in clearance fit with the second wall 212. In this way, the stop block 12 can limit the metal plate 20, thereby preventing the metal plate 20 from disengaging from the open portion 11 along the thickness direction. And, the clearance fit between the second end 122 and the second wall 212 enables a deformation gap 101 to be formed between the second end 122 and the second wall 212.

[0033] Furthermore, the first clamping structure 21 further includes a third wall 213. The third wall 213 is connected to the second wall 212, and along the direction from the metal plate 20 to the second wall 212, the third wall 213 extends outward in an expanding shape towards the periphery; wherein, the third wall 213 is used to abut against the second end 122 and gradually move towards the inside of the stop block 12 in response to the extrusion of the second end 122. It can be understood that during the assembly process of the metal plate 20 and the drawer main body 10, the cooperation between the third wall 213 and the second end 122 of the stop block 12 plays a guiding role, and is used to guide the second wall 212 to gradually move to the inside of the stop block 12.

[0034] Specifically, in one embodiment, the second wall 212 is arranged parallel to the metal plate 20, the first wall 211 is vertically provided between the metal plate 20 and the second wall 212, the included angle between the third wall 213 and the second wall 212 is α, and 40° ≤ α ≤ 50°. It can be understood that if α is too large or too small, it is not convenient for the third wall 213 to abut against the second end 122. Therefore, by setting 40° ≤ α ≤ 50°, it is convenient for the third wall 213 to cooperate with the second end 122 for guiding. For example, the value of α can be 40°, 42°, 42.5°, 45°, 46°, 47.5°, 50°, etc., and can be specifically set according to actual needs as long as the value of α is within the above range.

[0035] Among them, the metal plate 20 and the first clamping structure 21 are integrally formed. Specifically, the metal plate 20 is processed by bending to form the first wall 211, the second wall 212, and the third wall 213.

[0036] Please refer to Figure 3 、 Figure 5 and Figure 6 , at least one side edge of the metal plate 20 along the circumferential direction is provided with a hook 22, the drawer body 10 is provided with a slot 13 corresponding to the hook 22, the hook 22 is clamped in the slot 13, and can limit the metal plate 20 from disengaging outward along the thickness direction from the open portion 11.

[0037] The number of the hooks 22 is configured to be multiple, and the multiple hooks 22 are distributed at intervals along the edge of the metal plate 20. To improve the firmness of the assembly of the metal plate 20 and the drawer body 10.

[0038] Furthermore, at least one side edge of the metal plate 20 is bent towards the direction close to the drawer body 10 to form a second clamping structure 23, and the hook 22 is connected to the second clamping structure 23; wherein, as the second clamping structure 23 extends into the open portion 11, the hook 22 abuts against the edge of the open portion 11, and can elastically deform in response to the extrusion of the edge of the open portion 11 until it is clamped into the slot 13. It can be understood that during the assembly process of the metal plate 20 and the drawer body 10, the hook 22 and the edge of the open portion 11 cooperate to play a guiding role, facilitating the hook 22 to be clamped into the slot 13.

[0039] Further, the second latching structure 23 includes a fourth wall 231 and a fifth wall 232. One end of the fourth wall 231 is connected to the metal plate 20, and the other end extends outward in an expanding shape towards the periphery. One end of the fifth wall 232 is connected to the fourth wall 231, and the other end extends towards the middle of the metal plate 20 in a contracting shape. The junction of the fifth wall 232 and the fourth wall 231 is in clearance fit with the edge of the open portion 11, and a through hole 233 is provided. One end of the hook 22 is connected to the fifth wall 232, and the other end extends out of the through hole 233 towards the open portion 11. It can be understood that by setting the junction of the fifth wall 232 and the fourth wall 231 to be in clearance fit with the edge of the open portion 11, a deformation gap 101 is formed between the junction of the fifth wall 232 and the fourth wall 231 and the edge of the open portion 11. Moreover, by setting one end of the hook 22 to be connected to the fifth wall 232 and the other end to extend out of the through hole 233 towards the open portion 11, the hook 22 is more likely to undergo elastic deformation in response to the extrusion of the edge of the open portion 11.

[0040] Wherein, the included angle formed between the fourth wall 231 and the plane where the metal plate 20 is located is β, and β = 80°. The included angle formed between the fifth wall 232 and the plane where the metal plate 20 is located is γ, and γ = 35°.

[0041] To ensure that the first latching structure 21, the hook 22, and the second latching structure 23 have sufficient toughness to be firmly latched with the drawer body 10, the thickness of the metal plate 20 is configured to be 0.6 mm.

[0042] Exemplarily, in one embodiment, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 6 , the metal plate 20 is configured as a rectangular plate, and the first latching structure 21 is provided at the upper edge of the metal plate 20 along the height direction; hooks 22 are respectively provided at the lower edge of the metal plate 20 along the height direction, the left edge and the right edge along the length direction. The drawer body 10 is provided with clamping grooves 13 corresponding to the hooks 22. The hooks 22 are clamped in the clamping grooves 13 and can limit the metal plate 20 from separating outward along the thickness direction from the open portion 11. Among them, the clamping groove 13 located on the lower edge of the open portion 11 can also be configured as a clamping hole. During the process of installing the metal plate 20 into the open portion 11, the upper edge of the metal plate 20 along the height direction can be first clamped into the inner side of the stopper 12, and then the hooks 22 on the lower edge of the metal plate 20 along the height direction, the left edge and the right edge along the length direction can be respectively clamped into the corresponding clamping grooves 13.

[0043] A plurality of holes 24 are provided on the metal plate 20. A part of the holes 24 are for the fixture for supporting the decorative panel 30 to pass through, and another part of the holes 24 are for overflow of glue.

[0044] This application also provides a refrigerator, which includes the refrigerator drawer 100 described in any one of the above embodiments.

[0045] The technical features of the above-described embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. For the sake of brevity of description, not all possible combinations of the various technical features in the above-described embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, it should be considered as falling within the scope described in this specification.

[0046] The above-described embodiments merely represent several implementation manners of the present application. The description thereof is relatively specific and detailed, but it should not be construed as a limitation to the scope of the patent application. It should be noted that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the concept of the present application, several modifications and improvements can still be made, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the patent protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. A refrigerator drawer, characterized in that: The refrigerator drawer comprises a drawer body (10), a metal plate (20) and a decorative panel (30); one side outer wall of the drawer body (10) has an open portion (11); the metal plate (20) is detachably covered on the open portion (11); a deformable gap (101) is formed between the edge of the metal plate (20) along its own circumference and the open portion (11); and the decorative panel (30) is bonded to the side of the metal plate (20) facing away from the open portion (11).

2. The refrigerator drawer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The metal plate (20) is connected to the open portion (11) by snapping along its circumferential edge, and the deformation gap (101) is defined as D, and 0.15 mm ≤ D ≤ 0.25 mm.

3. The refrigerator drawer according to claim 2, characterized in that: The metal plate (20) is provided with a first clamping structure (21) on at least one side edge along the circumferential direction, the first clamping structure (21) comprising a first wall (211) and a second wall (212) connected to each other and arranged at an angle, the open portion (11) is provided with a stopper (12) corresponding to the first clamping structure (21), the stopper (12) having a first end (121) and a second end (122) arranged opposite to each other, the first end (121) being connected to the drawer body (10), and the second end (122) being suspended in the air; The stopper (12) is stopped at the outer side of the first wall (211) along the thickness direction of the metal plate (20), and the second end (122) is loosely fitted with the second wall (212).

4. The refrigerator drawer according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first clamping structure (21) further comprises a third wall (213), wherein the third wall (213) is connected to the second wall (212), and along a direction from the metal plate (20) to the second wall (212), the third wall (213) extends toward the periphery in an expansion shape; The third wall (213) is used to abut against the second end (122), and gradually moves toward the inner side of the stopper (12) in response to the squeezing of the second end (122).

5. The refrigerator drawer according to claim 4, characterized in that: The second wall (212) is arranged parallel to the metal plate (20), the first wall (211) is arranged perpendicularly between the metal plate (20) and the second wall (212), and the angle between the third wall (213) and the second wall (212) is α, and 40°≤α≤50°.

6. The refrigerator drawer according to claim 2, characterized in that: The metal plate (20) is provided with a hook (22) on at least one side edge along the circumference, and the drawer body (10) is provided with a slot (13) corresponding to the hook (22). The hook (22) is locked in the slot (13) and can limit the metal plate (20) from detaching outward from the open portion (11) along the thickness direction.

7. The refrigerator drawer according to claim 6, characterized in that: At least one side edge of the metal plate (20) is bent toward the direction close to the drawer body (10) to form a second clamping structure (23), and the clamping hook (22) is connected to the second clamping structure (23); As the second engaging structure (23) extends into the open portion (11), the hook (22) abuts against the edge of the open portion (11) and is able to elastically deform in response to the squeezing of the edge of the open portion (11) until it is engaged in the engaging groove (13).

8. The refrigerator drawer according to claim 7, characterized in that: The second clamping structure (23) comprises a fourth wall (231) and a fifth wall (232), wherein one end of the fourth wall (231) is connected to the metal plate (20), and the other end thereof extends toward the periphery in an expansion shape, and one end of the fifth wall (232) is connected to the fourth wall (231), and the other end thereof extends toward the middle of the metal plate (20) in a contraction shape; The junction of the fifth wall (232) and the fourth wall (231) is loosely matched with the edge of the open portion (11) and is provided with a through hole (233); one end of the hook (22) is connected to the fifth wall (232) and the other end extends out of the through hole (233) toward the edge of the open portion (11).

9. The refrigerator drawer according to claim 3, characterized in that: The metal plate (20) is configured as a rectangular plate, and the first clamping structure (21) is arranged on the upper edge of the metal plate (20) along the height direction; the metal plate (20) is provided with a clamping hook (22) at the lower edge along the height direction, and at the left edge and the right edge along the length direction, respectively; the drawer body (10) is provided with a clamping groove (13) corresponding to the clamping hook (22); the clamping hook (22) is clamped in the clamping groove (13) and can limit the metal plate (20) from being separated from the open portion (11) outwardly along the thickness direction.

10. A refrigerator, characterized in that: The refrigerator comprises a refrigerator drawer as described in any one of claims 1 to claim 9.

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