Shelf structure and refrigeration equipment

Abstract

The utility model provides a shelf structure and refrigeration equipment. The shelf structure comprises two support assemblies. And two shelves. According to the shelf structure and the refrigeration equipment, each shelf structure is used for forming a layer of storage space on the refrigeration equipment, and the two sliding grooves with the height difference are formed in the support assembly, so that the two shelves slide in the two planes, the shelves can slide in the length direction of the support assembly, and the shelf structure is convenient to use. The shelf located on the rear side of the refrigeration equipment can slide to the front side of the refrigeration equipment along the sliding groove, so that a user can conveniently take articles on the shelf, and when large-size food needs to be placed, the shelf on the front side can slide to the position below the shelf on the rear side through the sliding groove, so that the user can conveniently place the food on the shelf on the rear side. At the moment, the two shelves are in a stacked shape, an avoiding space is formed on the front side of the shelf structure, large-size food can be placed, and the use experience of a user is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, in particular to a shelf structure and a refrigeration equipment. Background Art

[0002] With the improvement of people's living standards, users have higher and higher requirements for the convenience of using refrigerators. The shelves in the refrigerator are accessories with a relatively high usage frequency during the use of the refrigerator by users. Users need to use the shelves to layer the refrigerator to increase its storage capacity. For the existing refrigerator shelves, the general design is to place the shelf on the fixed card slot of the inner liner of the refrigerator's refrigerating chamber. During the use of the refrigerator shelf, the upper fixed shelf is at a relatively high position, making it very inconvenient to access the items at the rear of the shelf. Moreover, the position of the shelf is fixed. When it is necessary to place larger foods, the height space between the shelves is insufficient, and the shelf can only be placed after being taken out. However, the taken-out shelf needs to be placed in a separate storage space, seriously affecting the user experience. Summary of the Utility Model

[0003] In order to solve the technical problem that the existing shelf is inconvenient to take items and inconvenient to place larger-sized foods, thus affecting the user experience, a shelf structure and a refrigeration equipment are provided. In this structure, the two shelves can move freely in the sliding grooves at different heights, so that the rear shelf can slide forward for convenient access to items, and the front shelf can be stored in the rear shelf for convenient placement of larger-sized foods, thereby improving the user experience.

[0004] A shelf structure includes:

[0005] A bracket assembly;

[0006] At least two shelves, all of which are arranged in parallel on the bracket assembly, and any one of the shelves can slide on the bracket assembly;

[0007] A linkage mechanism, through which adjacent two shelves can be linked with each other.

[0008] The linkage mechanism includes a rotating gear, and racks are arranged on the shelves. The racks on adjacent two shelves are simultaneously meshed with the rotating gear.

[0009] The shelf structure further includes a sliding member, which is movably arranged on the bracket assembly. The shelf is detachably arranged on the sliding member, and the sliding member is in transmission connection with the linkage mechanism.

[0010] The shelf structure has a linkage state in which one shelf drives an adjacent other shelf to move through the linkage mechanism.

[0011] The shelf structure also has a split movement state in which one of the shelves remains stationary and an adjacent shelf moves. When the shelf structure is in the split movement state, the moving shelf disengages from the corresponding sliding member.

[0012] The edge of the shelf is located within the support assembly. When the shelf structure is in the split movement state, the edge of the moving shelf slidably mates with the support assembly.

[0013] A first clamping structure is provided on the shelf, and a second clamping structure is provided on the sliding member. The first clamping structure and the second clamping structure are in clamping cooperation.

[0014] A protruding structure is provided on the shelf, and a fixed clamping groove with an upward opening is provided on the sliding member. The protruding structure constitutes the first clamping structure, and the fixed clamping groove constitutes the second clamping structure.

[0015] The support assembly includes two supports arranged in parallel. All the shelves are arranged in parallel between the two supports along the length direction of the supports, and the ends of the shelves are movably arranged on the corresponding supports.

[0016] A refrigeration device includes the above shelf structure.

[0017] The shelf structure and the refrigeration device provided by the present utility model. Each shelf structure is used to form a storage space layer on the refrigeration device. By providing at least two slidable shelves on the support assembly and using a linkage mechanism to enable the adjacent two shelves to be interconnected, the shelf located at the rear side of the refrigeration device can slide to the front side of the refrigeration device, thereby facilitating the user to take the items on this shelf. Moreover, when it is necessary to place larger-sized foods, the front shelf can be slid under the rear shelf. At this time, the shelves are stacked to form an avoidance space at the front side of the shelf structure, realizing the placement of larger-sized foods, effectively overcoming the problems in the prior art that it is inconvenient to take the items at the rear side of the shelf and inconvenient to place larger-sized foods, and improving the user experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the shelf structure provided by an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the shelf structure provided by an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 is another cross-sectional view of the shelf structure provided by an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0021] Figure 4Another cross-sectional view of the shelf structure provided by the embodiment of the present utility model;

[0022] Figure 5 Another cross-sectional view of the shelf structure provided by the embodiment of the present utility model;

[0023] Figure 6 Schematic structural diagram of the partition board of the shelf structure provided by the embodiment of the present utility model;

[0024] Figure 7 Exploded view of the support assembly of the shelf structure provided by the embodiment of the present utility model;

[0025] Figure 8 Side view of the support assembly of the shelf structure provided by the embodiment of the present utility model;

[0026] Figure 9 Cross-sectional view of the support assembly of the shelf structure provided by the embodiment of the present utility model;

[0027] Figure 10 Another cross-sectional view of the support assembly of the shelf structure provided by the embodiment of the present utility model;

[0028] Figure 11 Schematic structural diagram of the sliding member of the shelf structure provided by the embodiment of the present utility model;

[0029] Figure 12 Schematic structural diagram of the shelf structure provided by the embodiment of the present utility model during the movement in the linkage state;

[0030] Figure 13 Schematic structural diagram of the shelf structure provided by the embodiment of the present utility model in the linkage state and after the movement is completed;

[0031] Figure 14 Schematic structural diagram of the shelf structure provided by the embodiment of the present utility model during the movement in the split state;

[0032] Figure 15 Schematic structural diagram of the shelf structure provided by the embodiment of the present utility model in the split state and after the movement is completed;

[0033] In the figure:

[0034] 1. Support assembly; 2. Shelf board; 11. Sliding groove; 3. Linkage mechanism; 4. Sliding member; 21. Protrusion structure; 41. Fixed card slot. Detailed implementation manners

[0035] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present utility model more clearly understood, the present utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present utility model and are not used to limit the present utility model.

[0036] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solution of the present utility model, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present utility model, rather than all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present utility model without making creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0037] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", etc. in the description and claims of the present utility model and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects and do not necessarily need to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such terms can be interchanged under appropriate circumstances for the embodiments of the present utility model described herein. In addition, the terms "comprising" and "having" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, system, product or device comprising a series of steps or units does not necessarily have to be limited to those steps or units clearly listed, but may include other steps or units not clearly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products or devices.

[0038] It should be noted that in the description of the present utility model, the terms indicating directions or positional relationships such as "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings. This is only for the convenience of description and does not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, it should not be construed as a limitation to the present utility model. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0039] In addition, it should also be noted that in the description of the present utility model, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installation", "setting", "connection" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can also be the communication inside two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0040] The shelf inside the refrigerator is an accessory that users use frequently during the operation of the refrigerator. Users need to use the shelf to layer the refrigerator to increase its storage capacity. The existing refrigerator shelves are generally designed to be placed in the fixed card slots of the inner liner of the refrigerator's refrigerating chamber. During the use of the refrigerator shelf, the upper fixed shelf is at a relatively high position, making it very inconvenient to access the items located at the rear of the shelf. Moreover, the position of the shelf is fixed. When a larger piece of food needs to be placed, there is insufficient height space between the shelves, and the shelf can only be taken out before it can be placed. However, the removed shelf needs to be placed in a separate storage space, which seriously affects the user experience. For this reason, this application provides a shelf structure as shown in Figures 1 to 15 and includes: a bracket assembly 1; at least two shelves 2, all the shelves 2 are arranged side by side on the bracket assembly 1, and any one of the shelves 2 can slide on the bracket assembly 1; a linkage mechanism 3, and adjacent two shelves 2 are interconnected through the linkage mechanism 3. Each shelf structure is used to form a storage space layer on the refrigeration equipment. By providing at least two slidable shelves 2 on the bracket assembly 1 and using the linkage mechanism 3 to enable the adjacent two shelves 2 to be interconnected, the shelf 2 located at the rear of the refrigeration equipment can slide to the front side of the refrigeration equipment, thus facilitating the user to access the items on this shelf 2. When the user needs to obtain the items on the rear shelf 2, the user may not be able to directly operate on the rear shelf 2. At this time, the shelves 2 can be interconnected through the linkage mechanism 3, and the user can operate on the front shelf 2 to transmit the movement of the front shelf 2 to the rear shelf 2, thereby realizing the movement of the rear shelf 2. Moreover, when a larger-sized food needs to be placed, the front shelf 2 can be slid under the rear shelf 2. At this time, the two shelves 2 are stacked to form an avoidance space at the front side of the shelf structure, realizing the placement of larger-sized food, effectively overcoming the problems in the prior art that the items at the rear of the shelf 2 are inconvenient to access and it is inconvenient to place larger-sized food, and improving the user experience. Preferably, sliding grooves 11 are provided on the bracket assembly 1, and the shelves 2 correspond to the sliding grooves 11 one by one. All the sliding grooves 11 are arranged side by side along the thickness direction of the bracket assembly 1, so that all the shelves 2 move in different planes without interference, as shown in Figure 1 The shelf structure in the figure includes two shelves 2, and the two shelves 2 are arranged side by side along the length direction of the bracket assembly 1; two sliding grooves 11 are formed on the bracket assembly 1, and the two sliding grooves 11 are arranged side by side along the thickness direction of the bracket assembly 1, and the shelf 2 can freely slide along the length direction of the bracket assembly 1 in the corresponding sliding groove 11.

[0041] As an implementation manner, the linkage mechanism 3 includes a rotating gear, a rack is provided on the shelf 2, and the racks on two adjacent shelves 2 are simultaneously meshed with the rotating gear. Since the two racks are simultaneously meshed with one rotating gear, when one shelf 2 moves, the rotating gear will transfer this movement to the other shelf 2 and drive this partition to move in the reverse direction. At this time, when it is necessary for the rear partition to move forward, only the front partition needs to be pushed backward, and the backward movement of the front partition will be converted by the rotating gear into the forward movement of the rear partition, thereby realizing the movement of the rear shelf 2.

[0042] Since the shelf structure also needs to avoid larger-sized foods, for this reason, the shelf structure further includes a sliding member 4. The sliding member 4 is movably arranged on the bracket assembly 1, the shelf 2 is detachably arranged on the sliding member 4, and the sliding member 4 is in transmission connection with the linkage mechanism 3. By making the shelf 2 and the sliding member 4 be detachably fitted, when it is only necessary to adjust the position of one shelf 2, this shelf 2 can be disengaged from the corresponding sliding member 4. At this time, the movement of this shelf 2 will not affect the state of the other shelf 2. At this time, the two shelves 2 can be stacked and located at the rear side of the chamber, and a size space for one shelf 2 is reserved at the front side of the chamber. Larger-sized foods can be placed in this space, achieving the purpose of placing larger-sized foods. As can be seen from Figure 4 in, the two sliding members 4 are respectively located on the upper and lower sides of the rotating gear, and racks are arranged on the sides of the sliding members 4 facing the rotating gear, so as to achieve the purpose of simultaneously meshing one rotating gear with the two sliding members 4, enabling the two sliding members 4 to move synchronously.

[0043] When installing the shelf structure with a moving gear and a sliding member 4, first place the lower sliding member 4 in the lower sliding groove 11, then place the moving gear on the bracket assembly 1 so that the moving gear is meshed with the rack on the lower sliding member 4, and then place the upper sliding member 4 in the upper sliding groove 11 so that the rack on this sliding member 4 is also meshed with the moving gear. Finally, place the shelves 2 on the corresponding sliding members 4 respectively, and the installation of the shelf structure can be completed.

[0044] Among them, rollers are arranged on the sliding member 4, and the sliding friction between the sliding member 4 and the sliding groove 11 is changed into rolling friction through the rollers, improving the movement reliability of the sliding member 4, reducing the movement resistance of the sliding member 4 and the shelf 2, and facilitating user operation.

[0045] The shelf structure has a linkage state in which one shelf 2 drives an adjacent other shelf 2 to move through the linkage mechanism 3. At this time, the shelves 2 can move synchronously, facilitating the user to take items at the rear.

[0046] The shelf structure also has a split motion state where one of the shelves 2 remains stationary and an adjacent shelf 2 moves. At this time, the shelves 2 can move independently, and the shelves 2 can be stacked to form an avoidance space, which is convenient for placing larger-sized foods. Among them, when the shelf structure is in the split motion state, the moving shelf 2 is disengaged from the corresponding sliding member 4. By disengaging the shelf 2 from the corresponding sliding member 4, the movement of one shelf 2 does not drive the movement of another shelf 2, ensuring the working reliability of the shelf structure.

[0047] To prevent the shelf 2 from being unable to move reliably after disengaging from the sliding member 4, the edge of the shelf 2 is located within the bracket assembly 1, and when the shelf structure is in the split motion state, the edge of the moving shelf 2 is in sliding fit with the bracket assembly 1. At this time, the shelf 2 is disengaged from the sliding member 4, and the sliding member 4 remains unchanged. The shelf 2 can continue to move through the cooperation of its edge with the bracket assembly 1, ensuring the reliable movement of the position of the shelf 2.

[0048] As an implementation manner, a first clamping structure is provided on the shelf 2, and a second clamping structure is provided on the sliding member 4. The first clamping structure and the second clamping structure are in clamping cooperation, which facilitates the detachable connection of the shelf 2 and the sliding member 4 through the cooperation of the first clamping structure and the second clamping structure.

[0049] Specifically, a protruding structure 21 is provided on the shelf 2, and a fixed clamping groove 41 with an upward opening is provided on the sliding member 4. The protruding structure 21 constitutes the first clamping structure, and the fixed clamping groove 41 constitutes the second clamping structure. When the user needs to place larger-sized foods, the user needs to switch the shelf structure to the split motion state. At this time, the user can lift the shelf 2 upward, so that the protruding structure 21 is disengaged from the fixed clamping groove 41, realizing the disconnection of the shelf 2 and the sliding member 4, which is convenient for the user to operate and further improves the user experience.

[0050] Furthermore, the shelf structure is disposed in a chamber of a preset structure, and the protruding structure 21 is located on the part of the shelf 2 close to the opening of the chamber. The user can directly operate on the edge of the shelf 2 exposed at the opening of the chamber to realize the disconnection of the shelf 2 and the sliding member 4, which is convenient for the user to operate and further improves the user experience. When restoring the stacked shelves 2, only need to pull out the original front shelf 2 outward until the shelf 2 is clamped and fixed with the sliding member 4.

[0051] The bracket assembly 1 includes two brackets arranged in parallel. All the shelves 2 are arranged in parallel between the two brackets along the length direction of the brackets, and the ends of the shelves 2 are movably arranged on the corresponding brackets. The two brackets are used to support the opposite ends of the shelf 2 respectively, so as to ensure the reliable support of the shelf 2. At the same time, the movement path of the shelf 2 can also be restricted to ensure that the shelf 2 can only move along the length direction of the bracket. Preferably, a sliding groove 11 is arranged on the bracket, and the edge of the shelf 2 can be placed into the sliding groove 11, thus avoiding the problems that the shelf 2 cannot slide reliably and can be separated from the bracket assembly 1, and ensuring the reliability of the shelf structure.

[0052] A refrigeration device includes the above shelf structure.

[0053] The above embodiments only represent several implementation manners of the present invention. The description is relatively specific and detailed, but it cannot be understood as a limitation to the scope of the patent of the present invention. It should be noted that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the concept of the present invention, several deformations and improvements can still be made, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent of the present invention should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. A shelf structure, characterized in that: Comprising: A bracket assembly (1); At least two shelves (2), all of the shelves (2) are arranged side by side on the bracket assembly (1), and any one of the shelves (2) can slide on the bracket assembly (1); A linkage mechanism (3), adjacent two of the shelves (2) can be interconnected through the linkage mechanism (3).

2. The shelf structure according to claim 1, wherein: The linkage mechanism (3) includes a rotating gear, racks are arranged on the shelves (2), and the racks on adjacent two of the shelves (2) are simultaneously meshed with the rotating gear.

3. The shelf structure according to claim 1, wherein: The shelf structure further includes a sliding member (4), the sliding member (4) is movably arranged on the bracket assembly (1), the shelf (2) is detachably arranged on the sliding member (4), and the sliding member (4) is in transmission connection with the linkage mechanism (3).

4. The shelf structure according to claim 3, wherein: The shelf structure has a linkage state in which one of the shelves (2) drives an adjacent other shelf (2) to move through the linkage mechanism (3).

5. The shelf structure according to claim 3, characterized in that: The shelf structure further has a split movement state in which one of the shelves (2) remains stationary and an adjacent other shelf (2) moves, and when the shelf structure is in the split movement state, the moving shelf (2) is disengaged from the corresponding sliding member (4).

6. The shelf structure according to claim 5, wherein: The edge of the shelf (2) is located within the bracket assembly (1), and when the shelf structure is in the split movement state, the edge of the moving shelf (2) is in sliding fit with the bracket assembly (1).

7. The shelf structure according to claim 3, characterized in that: A first clamping structure is arranged on the shelf (2), a second clamping structure is arranged on the sliding member (4), and the first clamping structure and the second clamping structure are in clamping cooperation.

8. The shelf structure according to claim 7, wherein: A protruding structure (21) is arranged on the shelf (2), a fixed clamping groove (41) with an upward opening is arranged on the sliding member (4), the protruding structure (21) constitutes the first clamping structure, and the fixed clamping groove (41) constitutes the second clamping structure.

9. The shelf structure according to claim 1, wherein: The bracket assembly (1) includes two brackets arranged side by side, all of the shelves (2) are arranged side by side between the two brackets along the length direction of the brackets, and the ends of the shelves (2) are movably arranged on the corresponding brackets.

10. A refrigeration device, characterized in that: Comprising the shelf structure according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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