Storage device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing storage devices in refrigerators lack flexibility in dividing their accommodation cavities to suit different types of stored articles, and their assembly and disassembly are complicated, leading to instability during movement.
Innovation Solution
A storage device with a first partition frame coordinated with a guiding element, allowing for adjustable division of the accommodation cavity in both the front-rear and left-right directions, with a regulating assembly for easy assembly and disassembly, and a glass partition plate to prevent articles from sliding and contacting each other.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a partition frame is used to divide the accommodation cavity, then the storage space is divided, but the assembly structure becomes complicated and disassembly is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The partition frame is divided into multiple independent partition members that can be separately installed and removed. Each partition member can be independently adjusted to divide the storage space into different sections, allowing flexible configuration without requiring a complex overall assembly structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The partition members are designed to be movable along the guiding elements rather than being fixed. This dynamic design allows the partition members to be easily repositioned, removed, or added according to storage needs, simplifying the assembly and disassembly process while maintaining effective space division.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a partition frame is used to divide the accommodation cavity, then the storage space is divided, but the assembly and disassembly process is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The partition frame system is segmented into independent partition members that can be individually handled during assembly and disassembly. This segmentation eliminates the need to disassemble an entire complex structure, making the process simpler and faster.
Solution Approach 2:
Guiding elements are introduced as intermediary components that facilitate the assembly and disassembly of partition members. The guiding elements provide a standardized interface that allows partition members to be easily attached and detached without requiring complex alignment or fastening operations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a partition frame is used to divide the accommodation cavity, then the storage space is divided, but the stored articles slide down and become chaotic
Solution Approach 1:
The partition members are pre-configured with guiding elements and positioning structures that automatically guide and stabilize stored articles as they are placed. This preliminary arrangement structure prevents articles from sliding down or becoming chaotic by providing built-in organizational features.
Solution Approach 2:
The guiding elements serve as intermediaries between the partition members and the stored articles. These guiding elements provide physical guidance and constraints that prevent articles from moving chaotically, while still allowing flexible adjustment of the partition members themselves.
4Device complexity
If the accommodation cavity is not divided, then the structure is simple, but various food are adhered together and it is inconvenient to take out food
Solution Approach 1:
The storage space is segmented into multiple independent sections using removable partition members. This segmentation allows different types of food to be stored separately in different sections, preventing them from adhering together and making it easier to retrieve specific items without moving other food.
Solution Approach 2:
The partition members are designed to be dynamically adjustable and easily removable. This dynamic design allows users to quickly reconfigure or remove partitions to access adhered food items, providing operational flexibility that maintains simplicity while improving food retrieval convenience.
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AI summary
The present invention discloses a storage device and a refrigerator having the same. The storage device comprises a body, a pair of guiding mechanisms and a first partition frame, wherein the pair of guiding mechanisms is arranged at a pair of side walls of the body and comprises guiding elements which slide back and forth with respect to the body; the first partition frame comprises a partition element, fixing portions and a limited portion, the fixing portions are provided to be long rods extending in a front-rear direction and are formed at two ends of the first partition frame; the first partition frame is connected onto the guiding element by the fixing portion, and the limiting portion is fitted and connected with the limited portion, such that the first partition frame is prevented from moving back and forth with respect to the guiding element.