Shelf without occupying space of refrigerator

By designing the cross beams, reinforced longitudinal beams and the bottom surface of the ring-shaped outer frame of the refrigerator shelf flush, the problem of the convex vertical beam occupies space, the free placement and removal of beverages is achieved, and the applicable height range of the shelf is expanded.

CN223216557UActive Publication Date: 2025-08-12GUANGDONG HIRON COLD CHAIN TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422472706.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-10-12
Publication Date
2025-08-12
Estimated Expiration
2034-10-12

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Technical Problem

The reinforced longitudinal beam of the existing refrigerator shelf protrudes downward, occupying the internal space of the refrigerator, making it difficult to remove some beverages or are limited to a specific height range, affecting the efficiency of use.

Method used

The bottom surfaces of the design beams, reinforced longitudinal beams and annular outer frame are arranged flushly, the beams are fixedly connected to the reinforced longitudinal beams, and the slots of the reinforced longitudinal beams are opened downwards, and the support rods are flush with the beams and reinforced longitudinal beams, ensuring that the shelf does not occupy the internal space of the refrigerator.

Benefits of technology

The free placement and removal of beverages is achieved, the applicable height range of the shelf is expanded, and the use efficiency and space utilization are improved.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of refrigerator shelves, in particular to a shelf not occupying the space of a refrigerator. Comprising cross beams, reinforcing longitudinal beams, supporting rods and an annular outer frame. A cross beam and a reinforcing longitudinal beam are arranged in the annular outer frame and fixedly connected, the bottom face of the cross beam, the bottom face of the reinforcing longitudinal beam and the bottom face of the annular outer frame are flush, and supporting rods are arranged on the top face of the cross beam and the top face of the reinforcing longitudinal beam. Compared with the prior art, the shelf has the advantages that the cross beams, the reinforcing longitudinal beams and the bottom surface of the annular outer frame are arranged in a flush manner, and the cross beams or the reinforcing longitudinal beams cannot protrude out of the bottom surface of the annular outer frame, so that the shelf cannot occupy the space of each layer in the refrigerator, and the shelf can be used for better placing and taking out beverages; beverages cannot be clamped when being taken out, and the height of the beverages only needs to meet the distance between the adjacent shelves, so that more beverages with different heights can be met, and the application range of the beverage shelf is expanded.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of refrigerator shelves, in particular to a shelf which does not occupy refrigerator space. Background Art

[0002] Typically, freezers (refrigerators, refrigerators, etc.) use shelves to store items. To accommodate more items, the shelves are typically large (mostly over 500mm wide). This consumes a lot of raw materials and has poor bending resistance. After prolonged use, fully loaded shelves can easily bend in the middle, causing deformation of the load-bearing surface, affecting the placement of beverages (or other items), and ultimately shortening the lifespan of the entire unit. To address this, industry experts have developed improvements to freezer shelves. For example, a Chinese patent discloses a high-load-bearing freezer shelf with longitudinal beams (Application No. 202222026601). 2, comprising an annular outer frame (1), wherein a plurality of spaced and parallel cross beams (2) are provided in the annular outer frame (1), and the two ends of the cross beams (2) are respectively located on two opposite inner side walls of the annular outer frame (1), characterized in that: the bottom end of the annular outer frame (1) is provided with at least one reinforcing longitudinal beam (3) intersecting with all the cross beams (2) and supporting the cross beams (2), the reinforcing longitudinal beam (3) is connected to the middle of the cross beam (2), and the upper end of the annular outer frame (1) is provided with a plurality of parallel support rods (4) supported by the cross beams (2).

[0003] In the above patent, the reinforcing longitudinal beam (3) is located at the bottom of the cross beam (2), and the support rod (4) is located at the top of the cross beam (2). At the same time, in the above patent, the reinforcing longitudinal beam (3) is provided with a plurality of slots (31) for inserting the side rods of the cross beam (2) or the annular outer frame (1); since the support rod (4) is arranged at the top of the cross beam (2), the slot (31) is a slot hole opening upward, so that the reinforcing longitudinal beam (3) will protrude downward, and the bottom surface of the reinforcing longitudinal beam (3) is lower than the bottom surface of the annular outer frame (1). When the shelf is used, the downwardly protruding portion of the reinforcing longitudinal beam (3) will occupy the internal space of each layer of the refrigerator. If the height of some beverages is higher than the bottom surface of the reinforcing longitudinal beam (3), it will be difficult to take out (the bottom surface of the reinforcing longitudinal beam (3) will get stuck on the top of the beverage), or the shelf can only accommodate beverages within the height between the bottom surface of the reinforcing longitudinal beam (3) of the upper shelf and the top surface of the support rod (4) of the lower shelf. This makes it difficult to place beverages after the reinforcing longitudinal beam (3) occupies the internal space of each layer of the refrigerator. Based on this, we propose a shelf that does not occupy the space of the refrigerator. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of the deficiencies of the prior art, the present invention provides a shelf that does not occupy space in a refrigerator. The shelf can effectively solve the problems raised in the above-mentioned background technology through structural improvement.

[0005] The technical solution of the utility model is:

[0006] A shelf that does not occupy space in a refrigerator comprises a crossbeam, a reinforcing longitudinal beam, a support rod and an annular outer frame; a crossbeam and a reinforcing longitudinal beam are respectively arranged inside the annular outer frame, the two ends of the crossbeam are respectively fixedly connected to the two side inner walls of the annular outer frame, the crossbeam and the reinforcing longitudinal beam are fixedly connected, the bottom surfaces of the crossbeam, the reinforcing longitudinal beam and the annular outer frame are all arranged flush, and the top surfaces of the crossbeam and the reinforcing longitudinal beam are provided with a support rod.

[0007] Furthermore, there are a plurality of cross beams, at least one of the reinforcing longitudinal beams is fixedly connected to the cross beams, and the cross beams are arranged perpendicular to the reinforcing longitudinal beams.

[0008] Furthermore, one or two reinforcing longitudinal beams are provided and fixedly installed in the middle of the cross beam.

[0009] Furthermore, a first clamping slot is provided on the crossbeam, and a second clamping slot is provided on the reinforcing longitudinal beam. The crossbeam is fixed by clamping the first clamping slot and the second clamping slot of the reinforcing longitudinal beam.

[0010] Furthermore, the first slot of the cross beam is opened upward, and the second slot of the reinforced longitudinal beam is opened downward.

[0011] Furthermore, the top surface of the cross beam and the top surface of the reinforcing longitudinal beam are arranged flush, a plurality of support rods are provided and are arranged at equal intervals on the top surface of the cross beam or the reinforcing longitudinal beam, and the support rods are cylindrical structures.

[0012] Furthermore, one end of the reinforcing longitudinal beam is welded to the inner wall of one side of the annular outer frame.

[0013] Furthermore, both ends of the reinforcing longitudinal beam are respectively welded to the inner walls of the front and rear side surfaces of the annular outer frame.

[0014] Furthermore, flanges are welded to the outside of both the front and rear side surfaces of the annular outer frame.

[0015] Furthermore, the support rod is arranged parallel to the reinforcing longitudinal beam, and the support rod is arranged perpendicular to the cross beam.

[0016] The beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the present invention arranges the cross beams, reinforced longitudinal beams and the bottom surface of the annular outer frame flush, and neither the cross beams nor the reinforced longitudinal beams protrude from the bottom surface of the annular outer frame, so that they do not occupy the space of each layer inside the refrigerator, so that this layer shelf can better place and take out beverages. Not only will the beverages not be stuck when taking them out, but the height of the beverages only needs to meet the distance between adjacent layers, thereby being able to accommodate more beverages of different heights and expanding its scope of use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a structural diagram of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a structural diagram of the annular outer frame connected to the flange of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 This is a structural diagram of the connecting part of the cross beam and the reinforced longitudinal beam of the annular outer frame of the utility model.

[0021] In the figure, 1, cross beam; 2, reinforced longitudinal beam; 3, support rod; 4, annular outer frame; 5, first slot; 6, second slot; 7, flange. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The specific embodiments of the present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings:

[0023] like Figure 1-3 As shown,

[0024] A shelf that does not occupy space in a refrigerator, comprising a crossbeam 1, a reinforced longitudinal beam 2, a support rod 3 and an annular outer frame 4; the interior of the annular outer frame 4 is respectively provided with a crossbeam 1 and a reinforced longitudinal beam 2, the two ends of the crossbeam 1 are respectively fixedly connected to the left and right side inner walls of the annular outer frame 4, the crossbeam 1 and the reinforced longitudinal beam 2 are fixedly connected, the crossbeam 1, the reinforced longitudinal beam 2 and the bottom surfaces of the annular outer frame 4 are all arranged flush, and the top surfaces of the crossbeam 1 and the reinforced longitudinal beam 2 are provided with a support rod 3; in this embodiment, the reinforced longitudinal beam 2 will be arranged between the crossbeam 1 and the support rod 3, which will make the supporting force of the reinforced longitudinal beam 2 on the crossbeam 1 greater, and the reinforced longitudinal beam 2 will not protrude downward, thereby improving the use effect of this shelf.

[0025] As a preferred embodiment; the cross beams 1 are provided with several, and at least one of the reinforcing longitudinal beams 2 is provided with a fixed connection with the cross beam 1, and the cross beam 1 and the reinforcing longitudinal beam 2 are arranged perpendicularly; it can be understood that one reinforcing longitudinal beam 2 can be fixedly connected with multiple cross beams 1, which can greatly enhance the supporting strength of the cross beam 1 and the reinforcing longitudinal beam 2 after the fixed connection.

[0026] As a preferred embodiment; the reinforcing longitudinal beam 2 is provided with one or two and fixedly installed in the middle of the cross beam 1; in the optimal choice, two reinforcing longitudinal beams 2 can be provided, and the supporting strength after the two reinforcing longitudinal beams 2 are fixed to the cross beam 1 is sufficient to support the use of multiple bottles of beverages. According to actual conditions, one reinforcing longitudinal beam 2 can also be provided, so that while meeting the load-bearing requirements, the cost can be further reduced.

[0027] As a preferred embodiment; a first slot 5 is provided on the crossbeam 1, and a second slot 6 is provided on the reinforcing longitudinal beam 2, and the crossbeam 1 is fixed by the first slot 5 and the second slot 6 of the reinforcing longitudinal beam 2; it can be understood that the slot depths of the first slot 5 and the second slot 6 are the same, so that the top and bottom surfaces of the crossbeam 1 and the reinforcing longitudinal beam 2 after being clamped and welded can be flush, and secondly, it can achieve the maximum supporting strength and better meet actual needs.

[0028] As a preferred embodiment, the first card slot 5 of the cross beam 1 is set to open upward, and the second card slot 6 of the reinforcing longitudinal beam 2 is set to open downward. The purpose of this design is to make the installation of the cross beam 1 and the reinforcing longitudinal beam 2 more convenient, and also to make the cross beam 1 and the reinforcing longitudinal beam 2 more firm after being fixed. Compared with the single-card slot connection method, the double-card slot connection method is more reliable, firm and stable.

[0029] As a preferred embodiment; the top surface of the crossbeam 1 and the top surface of the reinforced longitudinal beam 2 are arranged flush, and the support rods 3 are provided in a plurality and are arranged at equal intervals on the top surface of the crossbeam 1 or the reinforced longitudinal beam 2, and the support rods 3 are cylindrical structures; it can be understood that the flush arrangement of the top surface of the crossbeam 1 and the top surface of the reinforced longitudinal beam 2 facilitates the installation of the support rods 3, and there is no need to consider the influence of the connection between the crossbeam 1 and the reinforced longitudinal beam 2. The support rods 3 can be directly welded at equal intervals on the top surface of the crossbeam 1 or the reinforced longitudinal beam 2 using a pipe laying machine.

[0030] As a preferred embodiment; the support rod 3 is arranged parallel to the reinforcing longitudinal beam 2, and the support rod 3 is arranged perpendicular to the cross beam 1; it can be understood that the reinforcing longitudinal beam 2 is mainly used to increase the supporting strength of the shelf, and the support rod 3 needs to be perpendicular to the cross beam 1 to reduce the spacing of the gap and better place the beverage.

[0031] As a preferred embodiment, one end of the reinforcing longitudinal beam 2 is welded to the inner wall of one side of the annular outer frame 4. It can be understood that the reinforcing longitudinal beam 2 may not be extended to be connected to the front and rear sides of the annular outer frame 4 (only one end is connected to the inner wall of one side of the annular outer frame 4). According to actual conditions, when the load-bearing capacity is small, a half or small half of the reinforcing longitudinal beam 2 can be used to reduce costs.

[0032] As a preferred embodiment, the two ends of the reinforcing longitudinal beam 2 are respectively welded to the inner walls of the front and rear sides of the annular outer frame 4; when a larger load-bearing capacity is required, the reinforcing longitudinal beam 2 can be extended at both ends and welded to the inner walls of the two sides of the annular outer frame 4.

[0033] As a preferred embodiment, the outer sides of the front and rear sides of the annular outer frame 4 are welded with flanges 7; by providing the flanges 7, the beverage is not easy to fall during use, and the bottom surface of the flange 7 is flush with the bottom surface of the annular outer frame 4.

[0034] It should be pointed out that the main problem in the prior art is that the downwardly protruding portion of the reinforcing longitudinal beam (3) will occupy the internal space of each layer of the refrigerator. If the height of some beverages is higher than the bottom surface of the reinforcing longitudinal beam (3), it will be difficult to take them out, or the shelves can only be placed within the height between the bottom surface of the reinforcing longitudinal beam (3) of the upper shelf and the top surface of the support rod (4) of the lower shelf. This makes it difficult to place beverages after the reinforcing longitudinal beam (3) occupies the internal space of each layer of the refrigerator.

[0035] Therefore, through the improvement of the present application, the bottom surfaces of the crossbeam 1, the reinforcing longitudinal beam 2 and the annular outer frame 4 are all set flush, and neither the crossbeam 1 nor the reinforcing longitudinal beam 2 will protrude from the bottom surface of the annular outer frame 4, so that it will not occupy the space of each layer inside the refrigerator, so that this shelf can better place and take out beverages. Not only will the beverage not be stuck when taking it out, but the height of the beverage only needs to meet the distance between adjacent shelves, thereby being able to meet the needs of more beverages of different heights, expanding its scope of use.

[0036] The above embodiments are merely descriptions of preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not limit the scope of the present invention. Without departing from the design spirit of the present invention, various modifications and improvements made to the technical solutions of the present invention by ordinary engineering technicians in this field should fall within the scope of protection determined by the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A shelf that does not occupy space in a refrigerator, comprising a crossbeam, a reinforcing longitudinal beam, a support rod, and an annular outer frame; the interior of the annular outer frame is provided with a crossbeam and a reinforcing longitudinal beam, and the ends of the crossbeam are respectively fixed to the inner walls of two side surfaces of the annular outer frame, characterized in that: The cross beam and the reinforced longitudinal beam are fixedly connected, the bottom surfaces of the cross beam, the reinforced longitudinal beam and the annular outer frame are all arranged flush, and the top surfaces of the cross beam and the reinforced longitudinal beam are provided with support rods.

2. The shelf that does not occupy refrigerator space according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are a plurality of cross beams, at least one of the reinforcing longitudinal beams is fixedly connected to the cross beam, and the cross beams are arranged perpendicular to the reinforcing longitudinal beams.

3. The shelf that does not occupy refrigerator space according to claim 2, characterized in that: The reinforcing longitudinal beams are provided in one or two pieces and are fixedly installed in the middle of the cross beam.

4. The shelf that does not occupy refrigerator space according to claim 3, characterized in that: The crossbeam is provided with a first clamping slot, and the reinforcing longitudinal beam is provided with a second clamping slot. The crossbeam is fixed by clamping the first clamping slot and the second clamping slot of the reinforcing longitudinal beam.

5. The shelf that does not occupy refrigerator space according to claim 4, characterized in that: The first clamping slot of the cross beam is open upward, and the second clamping slot of the reinforcing longitudinal beam is open downward.

6. The shelf that does not occupy refrigerator space according to claim 5, characterized in that: The top surface of the cross beam and the top surface of the reinforcing longitudinal beam are arranged flush, and a plurality of support rods are arranged at equal intervals on the top surface of the cross beam or the reinforcing longitudinal beam, and the support rods are cylindrical structures.

7. The shelf that does not occupy refrigerator space according to claim 6, characterized in that: One end of the reinforcing longitudinal beam is welded to the inner wall of one side surface of the annular outer frame.

8. The shelf that does not occupy refrigerator space according to claim 7, characterized in that: The two ends of the reinforcing longitudinal beam are respectively welded to the inner walls of the front and rear side surfaces of the annular outer frame.

9. The shelf that does not occupy refrigerator space according to claim 8, characterized in that: The outer sides of the front and rear sides of the annular outer frame are both welded with flanges.

10. The shelf that does not occupy refrigerator space according to claim 9, characterized in that: The support rods are arranged in parallel with the reinforcing longitudinal beams, and the support rods are arranged perpendicular to the cross beams.