Refrigerator Food Container With Sliding Wire Divider Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional food containers without dividers lead to inefficient storage, as stacked food items can be damaged and difficult to retrieve, and pre-set dividers do not accommodate varying food sizes and types effectively.
Innovation Solution
A food container with a stepped inner surface and a divider assembly featuring a roller bracket and wire dividers that intersect and are movable, allowing the inner space to be partitioned as desired by sliding along the stepped portion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a pre-set divider is provided in the food container, then the inner space can be partitioned, but the divider cannot accommodate varying food sizes and types effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The divider is designed to be movable along the inner side surface of the food container rather than being fixed. The roller bracket with rollers allows the divider to slide smoothly to different positions, enabling dynamic adjustment of partition locations to accommodate various food sizes and types while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The divider is segmented into multiple components: a wire divider body, a roller bracket with multiple rollers, and a support bracket. This segmentation allows the divider to move independently along the container wall while maintaining structural integrity, providing adaptability without requiring a completely complex system.
2Ease of operation
If a conventional rail unit is used to allow the divider to slide, then the inner space can be appropriately divided, but the number of components increases
Solution Approach 1:
The roller bracket integrates multiple functions into a single component: it holds the wire divider, provides rolling contact with the container surface through multiple rollers, and enables smooth sliding motion. This merging of functions reduces the need for separate rail units and other complex guiding mechanisms, simplifying the overall structure while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The rollers act as intermediary elements between the divider and the container's inner side surface. Instead of requiring a complex rail unit, the rollers provide a simple rolling contact that facilitates smooth sliding motion, reducing friction and enabling easy adjustment of the divider position with minimal components.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient and flexible partitioning of the food container's space, reducing the number of components and enhancing user convenience by allowing easy adjustment of the divider positions, thus improving storage efficiency and retrieval of food items.
Implementation Method 1
A plurality of rollers may be mounted to the roller bracket, and the wire divider moves when the rollers are seated on the stepped portion and slide.
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AI summary
A food container allowing the inner space of the food container to be appropriately divided with a minimum number of components and a refrigerator having the same. The food container includes a case defining an accommodation space therein, an inner surface of the case being provided with a stepped portion, a divider assembly to partition the accommodation space as desired, the divider assembly having one side slidably seated on the stepped portion.