Refrigerator Storage Box Rail Structure for Smooth Pull-Out Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing refrigerators face difficulties in smoothly drawing in or out the storage box due to its weight and interference with the main body, leading to increased power consumption and user inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
A refrigerator design featuring a main body with a storage chamber, a sub door, a fixing rail, and a moving rail that guides the storage box's movement, allowing it to be easily drawn out and in by pressing manipulation, with a handle for separation from the moving rail.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the storage box is made large to increase storage capacity, then the storage capacity is improved, but the weight increases making it difficult to move
Solution Approach 1:
The storage box is designed with a movable structure that can transition between a stored position (within the main body) and a drawn-out position (exterior). This dynamic configuration allows the storage box to be small when stored to minimize weight impact, yet provide large capacity when needed for storage operations.
2Ease of operation
If the storage box is drawn out forward to improve accessibility, then the ease of operation is improved, but interference with the main body occurs causing damage
Solution Approach 1:
A guide rail system acts as an intermediary mechanism between the storage box and the main body. The guide rail provides a constrained path for the storage box to move along, ensuring smooth extraction and retraction while preventing lateral interference with the main body structure that could cause damage.
3Ease of operation
If the door is opened longer to manipulate the storage box, then the ease of operation is improved, but the power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The storage box is pre-positioned within the main body in a ready state, allowing users to quickly access and manipulate it without needing to open the door extensively. The guide rail system enables smooth, preliminary-guided movement that reduces the time the door needs to remain open, thereby reducing power consumption from the door motor.
4Stability of the object's composition
If the storage box is fixed securely to the main body to improve stability, then the stability is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates making it difficult to draw out
Solution Approach 1:
The connection between the storage box and main body is designed to be dynamic rather than fixed. The guide rail system provides stable guidance during movement while allowing the storage box to be easily inserted and removed. The connection transitions from a loose state (when not in use) to a guided state (during movement) to both stability and ease of operation.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein is a refrigerator including: a main body configured to define a storage camber; a main door rotatably coupled to the main body; a sub door provided between the main body and the door and rotatably coupled to the main body, the main door being rotated independently of the sub door and the sub door being rotated along with the main door; a storage box received in the storage camber to be drawn out therefrom; a fixing rail fixed to one side of the storage camber; a moving rail provided to be movable along the fixing rail and moving along with the storage box; and restraining means provided in one side of a part configured to move integrally along with the storage box and in one side of a part formed integrally with the storage camber and configured to allow the storage box to be selectively drawn out from the storage camber when a press manipulation is conducted and released on the storage box.