Horizontal storage equipment

Abstract

The utility model discloses a horizontal storage device which comprises a cabinet body, a door body and a driving assembly, wherein a taking and placing window is formed in the top of the cabinet body, the door body is arranged on the taking and placing window in an opening and closing mode, and the driving assembly is used for driving the door body to open and close the cabinet body at the first side end or the second side end opposite to the cabinet body. The driving assembly comprises a first connecting rod and a second connecting rod which are connected to the two side edges of the taking and placing window, and a first driving piece and a second driving piece which drive the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod to rotate in the first direction and the second direction which are opposite, and the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod are used for supporting and driving the door body to rotate. The two-way door opening of the horizontal storage equipment is realized, articles are convenient to store and take, and the operation convenience is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of refrigeration equipment technology, and in particular to a horizontal storage device. Background Technology

[0002] Traditional horizontal storage devices, such as refrigerators, freezers, disinfection cabinets, and kitchen cabinets, can only open in one direction. However, a single opening direction cannot meet the needs of users with different habits, and it also greatly limits the placement and location of horizontal storage devices.

[0003] Typical household horizontal freezers have hinges attached to the door to connect to the cabinet, allowing the door to open from the front, but not from the back, resulting in poor convenience. Traditional commercial horizontal freezers have two glass doors at the cabinet opening, which are opened and closed by sliding left and right. However, the large contact area between the door and the cabinet opening during opening and closing results in high friction, making it difficult to open and leading to a poor user experience. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this utility model is to provide a horizontal storage device that enables bidirectional opening of the horizontal storage device, thereby improving operational convenience.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides a horizontal storage device, including a cabinet with a retrieval window formed on the top, a door that can be opened and closed on the retrieval window, and a drive assembly for driving the door to open and close the cabinet on a first side or a second side opposite to the cabinet.

[0006] The drive assembly includes a first link and a second link connected to the two sides of the pick-up and put-out window, and a first drive member and a second drive member that drive the first link and the second link to rotate in opposite directions, the first link and the second link being used to support and drive the door to rotate.

[0007] In one embodiment of the present invention, the first driving member includes a first rotating shaft, a first driving motor that drives the first rotating shaft to rotate in a first direction, and the first connecting rod is connected to the first rotating shaft.

[0008] In one embodiment of the present invention, the second driving member includes a second rotating shaft, a second driving motor that drives the second rotating shaft to rotate in a second direction, and the second connecting rod is connected to the second rotating shaft.

[0009] In one embodiment of this utility model, the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are located at two opposite corners of the pick-up and put-out window, and the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod are used to cooperate in supporting the two sides of the door body.

[0010] In one embodiment of this utility model, the first rotating shaft is located at the first side end of the cabinet, one end of the first connecting rod is sleeved on the first rotating shaft, and the other end extends to the second side end of the cabinet.

[0011] In one embodiment of this utility model, the second rotating shaft is located at the second side end of the cabinet, one end of the second connecting rod is sleeved on the second rotating shaft, and the other end extends toward the first side end of the cabinet.

[0012] In one embodiment of this utility model, the two sides of the pick-up and place window are provided with flanges that protrude toward the inside of the cabinet to support the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod, and the first drive motor and the second drive motor are embedded in the two sides of the pick-up and place window.

[0013] In one embodiment of this utility model, a first switch and a second switch are provided on the top of the first side end or the second side end of the cabinet. The first switch is electrically connected to the first drive motor and controls the operation of the first drive motor; the second switch is electrically connected to the second drive motor and controls the operation of the second drive motor.

[0014] As one embodiment of the present invention, the two sides of the door body are provided with a first mating groove and a second mating groove for cooperating with the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod.

[0015] In one embodiment of this utility model, when the first rotating shaft rotates along the first direction, the first connecting rod supports the door to rotate about the first side end of the cabinet as an axis, and opens and closes the cabinet at the second side end; when the second rotating shaft rotates along the second direction, the second connecting rod supports the door to rotate about the second side end of the cabinet as an axis, and opens and closes the cabinet at the first side end.

[0016] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: According to the horizontal storage device provided by this utility model, through the first and second connecting rods connected to the two sides of the retrieval window, and the first and second driving members respectively driving the first and second connecting rods to rotate in opposite first and second directions, the first and second connecting rods can support the door on both sides and drive the door to rotate in different directions, realizing bidirectional opening and closing of the cabinet at the opposite first or second side of the cabinet, which makes it convenient for users to choose the opening direction of the cabinet according to actual needs and improves the user experience. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a horizontal storage device provided according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Top view of a horizontal storage unit;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the horizontal storage unit with the door open at the front end of the cabinet.

[0020] Figure 4 yes Figure 3 An enlarged view of the first connecting rod supporting the rotation of the door body;

[0021] Figure 5 yes Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the drive assembly of a horizontal storage device;

[0022] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram showing the drive components docking with the door body on both sides when the door is closed;

[0023] Figure 7 yes Figure 4 A schematic diagram on the right side showing the connection between the drive assembly and the door body when the first drive component drives the door to open.

[0024] Figure 8 yes Figure 7 A front view diagram showing the drive assembly docking with the door body when the first drive component drives the door to open. Detailed Implementation

[0025] The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. Please refer to them. Figures 1 to 7 The image shows one embodiment of this utility model.

[0026] It should be understood that, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, in this application, the terms “up,” “down,” “front,” “back,” “left,” “right,” etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the side of the device facing the user being in front, and are used only for ease of description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed or operated in a specific orientation.

[0027] Furthermore, 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 number of indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. In the description of this utility model, "a plurality of" means two or more, and at least two.

[0028] In this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "set", "connect", "connect", "fixed" and other such terms should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral part.

[0029] This utility model provides a refrigeration device. Figures 1 to 8An embodiment according to the present invention is shown.

[0030] In this embodiment, the horizontal storage device 100 is a freezer. It should be noted that although this utility model is described using a horizontal freezer as an example, it is not limited to this and can also be other devices that can provide storage, such as disinfection cabinets, kitchen cabinets, etc.

[0031] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the horizontal storage device 100 includes a cabinet 1 and a door 2 installed on the cabinet 1. Generally, the cabinet 1 is rectangular, and has a storage compartment inside. The upper part of the cabinet 1 has an opening, through which the storage compartment is exposed for easy access to items by the user. The door 2 is used to open or close the opening.

[0032] The present invention has a retrieval window 3 formed on the top of the cabinet 1, and the door 2 is detachably mounted on the retrieval window 3. The horizontal storage device 100 also includes a drive assembly 4 for driving the door 2 to open and close the cabinet 1 at the first side 11 or the second side 12 opposite to the cabinet 1.

[0033] In this embodiment, cabinet 1 is a cuboid, and as shown... Figure 1 The cabinet is placed horizontally, with the retrieval window 3 located at the top of the cabinet 1. It is a rectangular hollow frame with the front and back sides being the long sides and the left and right sides being the short sides. The door 2 is a rectangular flat plate that fits onto the retrieval window 3. When the door 2 is closed, it covers and seals the cabinet 1. The first side end 11 of the cabinet 1 can be the rear end, and the second side end 12 can be the front end. The drive assembly 4 can drive the door 2 to open and close the cabinet 1 at the front end or the rear end. The door 2's operation at the front and back sides of the long sides of the cabinet 1 improves the stability of its movement and conforms to user operating habits.

[0034] It should be noted that, when the above terms indicating position or direction are used, "front" refers to the side that the user is facing when the horizontal freezer is in normal use, and "back" refers to the side that is away from the user; "left" refers to the side that is located on the user's left hand when the horizontal freezer is in normal use; and "right" refers to the side that is located on the user's right hand when the horizontal freezer is in normal use.

[0035] Reference Figures 3 to 5The drive assembly 4 includes a first link 5 and a second link 6 connected to both sides of the pick-up and put-down window 3, and a first drive member 7 and a second drive member 8 that drive the first link 5 and the second link 6 to rotate in opposite directions d1 and d2, respectively. The first link 5 and the second link 6 are used to support and drive the door 2 to rotate.

[0036] The first connecting rod 5 and the second connecting rod 6 are respectively located on the left and right sides of the retrieval window 3. In this embodiment, the first connecting rod 5 is located on the right side of the retrieval window 3, and the second connecting rod 6 is located on the left side of the retrieval window 3. Of course, in some other embodiments, the first connecting rod 5 may also be located on the left side of the retrieval window 3, and the second connecting rod 6 may be located on the right side. The first connecting rod 5 and the second connecting rod 6 are connected to the retrieval window 3 and support the left and right ends of the door body 2.

[0037] The first driving member 7 and the second driving member 8 respectively drive the first connecting rod 5 and the second connecting rod 6 to rotate in opposite directions, namely the first direction d1 and the second direction d2. The door body 2 rotates together with the first connecting rod 5 or the second connecting rod 6. For example, if the first connecting rod 5 is located on the right side of the pick-up and put-away window 3, when the first driving member 7 drives the first connecting rod 5 to rotate in the first direction d1, the first connecting rod 5 supports the right end of the door body 2 and pushes the door body 2 to rotate in the same direction d1. The second connecting rod 6 is located on the left side of the pick-up and put-away window 3. When the second driving member 8 drives the second connecting rod 6 to rotate in the second direction d2, the second connecting rod 6 supports the left end of the door body 2 and pushes the door body 2 to rotate in the same direction d2.

[0038] The first direction d1 is opposite to the second direction d2, meaning that the door 2 rotates in opposite directions to open and close the cabinet 1 under two different driving modes driven by the first drive member 7 and the second drive member 8. The first drive member 7 and the second drive member 8 each control the door 2 independently. When the first drive member 7 is working, the second drive member 8 is not working; when the second drive member 8 is working, the first drive member 7 is not working, to ensure that the door 2 operates smoothly when opening and closing the cabinet 1 at the first side end 11 or the second side end 12.

[0039] In this embodiment, the first direction d1 is the front direction of cabinet 1, and the second direction d2 is the rear direction of cabinet 1. The first connecting rod 5 supports and pushes the door 2 to rotate and open / close the cabinet 1 from the front; while the second connecting rod 6 supports and pushes the door 2 to rotate and open / close the cabinet 1 from the rear. This enables bidirectional opening and closing of cabinet 1 from both the front and rear, allowing users to choose the opening direction of cabinet 1 according to their actual needs, thus improving the user experience.

[0040] Specifically, refer to Figure 5 and Figure 6 The first driving component 7 includes a first rotating shaft 71 and a first driving motor 72 that drives the first rotating shaft 71 to rotate. The first connecting rod 5 is connected to the first rotating shaft 71.

[0041] Similarly, the second driving component 8 includes a second rotating shaft 81, a second driving motor 82 that drives the second rotating shaft 81 to rotate, and the second connecting rod 6 is connected to the second rotating shaft 81.

[0042] The first rotating shaft 71 and the second rotating shaft 81 are located at two opposite corners of the pick-up and put-out window 3, and the first connecting rod 5 and the second connecting rod 6 are used to support the two sides of the door body 2.

[0043] Optionally, the first rotating shaft 71 is located at the first side end 11 of the cabinet 1, one end of the first connecting rod 5 is sleeved on the first rotating shaft 71, and the other end extends toward the second side end 12 of the cabinet 1. The second rotating shaft 81 is located at the second side end 12 of the cabinet 1, one end of the second connecting rod 6 is sleeved on the second rotating shaft 81, and the other end extends toward the first side end 11 of the cabinet 1.

[0044] In this embodiment, the first rotating shaft 71 is located at the right rear corner of the retrieval window 3, the rear end of the first connecting rod 5 is sleeved on the first rotating shaft 71 and extends towards the front end of the cabinet 1, the second rotating shaft 81 is located at the left front corner of the retrieval window 3, the front end of the second connecting rod 6 is sleeved on the second rotating shaft 81 and extends towards the rear end of the cabinet 1.

[0045] Of course, in some other embodiments, when the first link 5 is located on the left side of the pick-up and put-down window 3 and the second link 6 is located on the right side, the first rotating shaft 71 can also be located at the rear left corner of the pick-up and put-down window 3, and the second rotating shaft 81 is located at the front right corner of the pick-up and put-down window 3. One end of the first link 5 and the second link 6 are respectively sleeved on the first rotating shaft 71 and the second rotating shaft 81.

[0046] The end of the first connecting rod 5 away from the first rotating shaft 71 is fixedly connected to the door body 2, and the end of the second connecting rod 6 away from the second rotating shaft 81 is fixedly connected to the door body 2, which can improve the stability of the first connecting rod 5 and the second connecting rod in supporting the door body 2 during rotation.

[0047] The two sides of the pick-up and put-out window 3 are provided with flanges that protrude toward the inside of the cabinet 1 to support the first connecting rod 5 and the second connecting rod 6. The first drive motor 72 and the second drive motor 82 are embedded in the two sides of the pick-up and put-out window 3.

[0048] The door body 2 has a first docking groove 21 and a second docking groove 22 on both sides to cooperate with the first connecting rod 5 and the second connecting rod 6. When the door body 2 is closed, the first connecting rod 5 and the second connecting rod 6 are connected to the first docking groove 21 and the second docking groove 22 at both ends of the door body 2.

[0049] like Figure 7 and Figure 8 As shown, when the first connecting rod 5 drives the door body 2 to rotate, the first connecting rod 5 always abuts against the first docking groove 21, and the second connecting rod 6 remains stationary on the flange. During the rotation of the door body 2, it disengages from the second connecting rod 6. Conversely, when the second connecting rod 6 drives the door body 2 to rotate, the second connecting rod 6 always abuts against the second docking groove 22, and the first connecting rod 5 remains stationary on the flange. During the rotation of the door body 2, it disengages from the first connecting rod 5.

[0050] By setting the first docking groove 21 and the second docking groove 22 to cooperate with the first connecting rod 5 and the second connecting rod 6, the stability of the rotation of the supporting door body 2 is improved, ensuring that the door body 2 rotates according to the preset trajectory, and realizing the normal opening and closing of the horizontal storage device 100.

[0051] When the first driving member 7 drives the first connecting rod 5 to rotate in the first direction d1, the first connecting rod 5 supports the door 2 to rotate about the first side end 11 of the cabinet 1, and opens and closes the cabinet 1 at the second side end 12. That is, the rear end is the fixed end and the front end is the free end. The door 2 rotates towards the front about the rear end of the cabinet 1, and opens and closes the cabinet 1 at the front end.

[0052] When the second pivot 81 rotates along the second direction d2, the second connecting rod 6 supports the door 2 to rotate about the second side end 12 of the cabinet 1, and opens and closes the cabinet 1 at the first side end 11. That is, the front end is the fixed end, the rear end is the free end, the door 2 rotates about the front end of the cabinet 1 towards the rear, and opens and closes the cabinet 1 at the rear end.

[0053] The top of the first side end 11 or the second side end 12 of the cabinet 1 is also provided with a first switch 13 and a second switch 14. The first switch 13 is electrically connected to the first drive motor 72 and controls the operation of the first drive motor 72; the second switch 14 is electrically connected to the second drive motor 82 and controls the operation of the second drive motor 82.

[0054] In this embodiment, the first switch 13 and the second switch 14 are located at the top of the retrieval window 3 and are always exposed to the outside of the horizontal storage device 100. The first switch 13 is located on the front side of the cabinet 1 to control the door 2 to open and close the cabinet 1 from the front, and the second switch 14 is located on the rear side of the cabinet 1 to control the door 2 to open and close the cabinet 1 from the rear, which conforms to the general user habits.

[0055] The following describes the opening and closing process of the door 2 of the horizontal storage device 100: When it is necessary to open the front door of the horizontal storage device 100, the user presses the first switch 13. The first switch 13 controls the operation of the first drive motor 72 at the right rear corner of the cabinet 1. The first rotating shaft 71 rotates clockwise from the right side of the cabinet 1, driving the first connecting rod 5 to rotate. The first connecting rod 5 pushes the door 2 to rotate about the rear end of the cabinet 1, opening the cabinet 1 from the front. After taking or putting in items, the user presses the first switch 13 again. The first drive motor 72 drives the first connecting rod 5 to rotate counterclockwise, pushing the door 2 to close the cabinet 1 from the front.

[0056] When it is necessary to open the rear door of the horizontal storage device 100, the user presses the second switch 14. The second switch 14 controls the operation of the second drive motor 82 at the front left corner of the cabinet 1. The second rotating shaft 81 rotates counterclockwise from the right side of the cabinet 1, driving the second connecting rod 6 to rotate. The second connecting rod 6 pushes the door 2 to rotate about the front end of the cabinet 1, opening the cabinet 1 from the rear. After taking or putting in items, pressing the second switch 14 again will cause the second drive motor 82 to drive the second connecting rod 6 to rotate clockwise, pushing the door 2 to close the cabinet 1 from the rear.

[0057] In summary, the horizontal storage device provided by this utility model, through the first and second connecting rods connected to the two sides of the retrieval window, and the first and second driving members respectively driving the first and second connecting rods to rotate in opposite first and second directions, allows the first and second connecting rods to support on both sides and drive the door to rotate in different directions. This enables bidirectional opening and closing of the cabinet at the opposite first or second side, allowing users to choose the opening direction of the cabinet according to their actual needs and improving the user experience.

[0058] In the embodiments provided by this utility model, it should be understood that the above-described implementation of the structure is merely illustrative. For example, the division of the modules is merely a logical functional division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods. For example, multiple modules or components may be combined or integrated into another device, or some features may be ignored or not executed.

[0059] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this utility model, and are not intended to limit it. Although this utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some of the technical features. Such modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model.

Claims

1. A horizontal storage device, characterized by, The cabinet comprises a cabinet body with a taking and placing window formed on the top, a door body arranged on the taking and placing window in an openable and closable manner, and a driving assembly for driving the door body to open and close the cabinet body at the first side end or the second side end of the cabinet body; The driving assembly comprises a first connecting rod and a second connecting rod connected to the two side edges of the taking and placing window, and a first driving member and a second driving member for driving the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod to rotate in opposite first and second directions, respectively, the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod being used to support and drive the door body to rotate.

2. The horizontal storage device according to claim 1, wherein The first driving member comprises a first rotating shaft and a first driving motor for driving the first rotating shaft to rotate, and the first connecting rod is connected to the first rotating shaft.

3. The horizontal storage device according to claim 2, wherein, The second driving member comprises a second rotating shaft and a second driving motor for driving the second rotating shaft to rotate, and the second connecting rod is connected to the second rotating shaft.

4. The horizontal storage device according to claim 3, wherein The first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are arranged at two opposite corners of the taking and placing window, and the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod are used to cooperatively support the two side edges of the door body.

5. The horizontal storage device of claim 3, wherein, The first rotating shaft is arranged at the first side end of the cabinet body, one end of the first connecting rod is sleeved on the first rotating shaft, and the other end extends to the second side end of the cabinet body.

6. The horizontal storage device of claim 5, wherein, The second rotating shaft is arranged at the second side end of the cabinet body, one end of the second connecting rod is sleeved on the second rotating shaft, and the other end extends to the first side end of the cabinet body.

7. The horizontal storage device of claim 4, wherein, The two side edges of the taking and placing window are provided with flanges protruding towards the inside of the cabinet body for supporting the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod, and the first driving motor and the second driving motor are embedded in the two side edges of the taking and placing window.

8. The horizontal storage device of claim 3, wherein, The top of the first side end or the second side end of the cabinet body is further provided with a first switch and a second switch, the first switch is electrically connected to the first driving motor and controls the operation of the first driving motor, and the second switch is electrically connected to the second driving motor and controls the operation of the second driving motor.

9. The horizontal storage device of claim 3, wherein, The two side edges of the door body are provided with a first docking groove and a second docking groove for cooperating with the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod.

10. The horizontal storage device of claim 3, wherein, When the first driving member drives the first connecting rod to rotate in the first direction, the first connecting rod supports the door body to rotate about the first side end of the cabinet body and opens the cabinet body at the second side end, and when the second driving member drives the second connecting rod to rotate in the second direction, the second connecting rod supports the door body to rotate about the second side end of the cabinet body and opens the cabinet body at the first side end.

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