阅读说明：本技术 储水盒及冰箱 (Water storage box and refrigerator ) 是由 马明明 付伟健 刘文龙 于 2020-04-30 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明揭示了一种储水盒及冰箱,所述储水盒包括盒体和设置于所述盒体的前端面上的前面板,还包括：锁定结构,所述锁定结构包括锁定件和配合件,所述锁定件和所述配合件的其中之一设置于所述前面板的后表面上,所述锁定件和所述配合件的其中之另一设置于所述前端面上,所述锁定结构靠近所述前端面的第一侧配置；至少一组翻转结构,其设置所述后表面与所述前端面之间,且至少一组翻转结构靠近所述前端面的第二侧设置,所述第一侧与所述第二侧相对；在锁定件和配合件脱离状态下,所述翻转结构驱动所述锁定件朝远离所述配合件的方向运动,或者,所述翻转结构驱动所述配合件朝远离所述锁定件的方向运动。(The invention discloses a water storage box and a refrigerator, wherein the water storage box comprises a box body and a front panel arranged on the front end surface of the box body, and the water storage box also comprises: a locking structure including a locking piece and a fitting piece, one of the locking piece and the fitting piece being disposed on a rear surface of the front panel, the other of the locking piece and the fitting piece being disposed on the front end surface, the locking structure being disposed adjacent to a first side of the front end surface; at least one set of flip structures disposed between the rear surface and the front face, the at least one set of flip structures disposed proximate a second side of the front face, the first side opposite the second side; in a disengaged state of the locking member and the mating member, the flip structure drives the locking member to move in a direction away from the mating member, or the flip structure drives the mating member to move in a direction away from the locking member.)

1. The utility model provides a water storage box, the water storage box include the box body with set up in the front panel on the preceding terminal surface of box body, its characterized in that still includes:

a locking structure including a locking piece and a fitting piece, one of the locking piece and the fitting piece being disposed on a rear surface of the front panel, the other of the locking piece and the fitting piece being disposed on the front end surface, the locking structure being disposed adjacent to a first side of the front end surface;

at least one group of turnover structures arranged between the rear surface and the front end surface and close to a second side of the front end surface, wherein the first side is opposite to the second side;

in a disengaged state of the locking member and the mating member, the flip structure drives the locking member to move in a direction away from the mating member, or the flip structure drives the mating member to move in a direction away from the locking member.

2. A water storage cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the locking member and the engaging member are provided in a structure locked and unlocked by pressing.

3. The water storage box of claim 1, wherein a mounting cavity is arranged in the compartment of the refrigerator, the water storage box is arranged in the mounting cavity, the front panel is flush with the front opening of the mounting cavity, and the front panel extends out of the front opening after being turned over.

4. The water storage box according to claim 3, wherein a push-spring slide rail is arranged between the bottom of the box body and the lower shelf of the mounting cavity; the baffle with the lateral wall of the box body of water storage box is adjacent, set up first sliding guide on the baffle, set up second sliding guide on the lateral wall, second sliding guide overlap joint in on the first sliding guide, just second sliding guide can along first sliding guide slides.

5. The water storage box of claim 4, wherein the first sliding guide is a first wedge protruding from the partition, and the second guide is a second wedge protruding from the sidewall, wherein the inclined surface of the second wedge overlaps the inclined surface of the first wedge, and the inclined surface of the second wedge is slidable along the inclined surface of the first wedge in the front-rear direction of the first sliding guide.

6. The water storage box according to claim 1, wherein the set of turning structures comprises a rotating shaft, a rotating member and an elastic member, and the rotating shaft is arranged on the rear surface; the rotating piece comprises a rotating shaft hole, and the rotating shaft is accommodated in the rotating shaft hole; the elastic piece is sleeved on the outer side of the rotating piece, the fixed end of the elastic piece is combined in the rotating piece, and the free end of the elastic piece pushes against the front end face in an elastic mode.

7. The water storage box according to claim 6, wherein a protrusion is disposed on the front end surface, the free end is sleeved in a recess of the protrusion, and the free end can elastically push against the front end surface; the rotating piece is provided with a notch, and the fixed end of the elastic piece is fixed in the notch.

8. The water storage box according to claim 6, wherein a fixing plate extends from the front end face, a through hole is formed in the fixing plate, and the elastic member and the rotating member are respectively arranged in the through hole in a penetrating manner; and a decorative strip is arranged at the gap between the front end face and the front panel, locking holes are formed in the decorative strip, and screws penetrate through the locking holes and are locked in the rotating shaft holes so as to fixedly connect the decorative strip, the rotating piece and the front panel.

9. The water storage box according to claim 1, wherein a partition plate is arranged in the mounting cavity, and a cantilever part is protruded on the inner side of the partition plate; a groove is formed in the side edge of the upper cover of the water storage box; wherein the cantilever portion snaps into the recess.

10. A refrigerator, wherein a water storage box is arranged in the refrigerator, and the water storage box is the water storage box of any one of claims 1 to 9.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of household appliances, in particular to a water storage box and a refrigerator with the same.

Background

At present, in an intelligent refrigerator with an automatic ice making function, a water storage box for supplying liquid water to an ice maker is often required to be arranged in a refrigerating chamber of the refrigerator. Wherein, the water storage box is mostly the water box of no slide rail handle formula structure.

To the water box of no slide rail handle formula structure, the handle position can occupy the partial space in the freezer and cause the space extravagant, can receive the influence to the whole outward appearance and the experience effect of refrigerator.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a hidden water storage box structure which can overcome the influence of a water storage box with a handle type structure on the space and the appearance of a refrigerator and simultaneously avoid the problems of limitation of an external water taking structure on the arrangement position of the refrigerator and pollution of a water path.

In order to achieve one of the above objects, an embodiment of the present invention provides a water storage box accommodated in a compartment of a refrigerator, the water storage box including a box body and a front panel disposed on a front end surface of the box body, further including: a locking structure including a locking piece and a fitting piece, one of the locking piece and the fitting piece being disposed on a rear surface of the front panel, the other of the locking piece and the fitting piece being disposed on the front end surface, the locking structure being disposed adjacent to a first side of the front end surface; at least one group of turnover structures arranged between the rear surface and the front end surface and close to a second side of the front end surface, wherein the first side is opposite to the second side; in a disengaged state of the locking member and the mating member, the flip structure drives the locking member to move in a direction away from the mating member, or the flip structure drives the mating member to move in a direction away from the locking member.

Alternatively, the locking member and the engaging member may be provided in a structure that is locked and unlocked by pressing.

As an optional technical solution, an installation cavity is arranged in a compartment of the refrigerator, the front panel is flush with a front end opening of the installation cavity, and the front panel extends out of the front end opening after being turned over.

As an optional technical scheme, an ejection sliding rail is arranged between the bottom of the box body and a lower shelf of the installation cavity; the baffle with the lateral wall of the box body of water storage box is adjacent, set up first sliding guide on the baffle, set up second sliding guide on the lateral wall, second sliding guide overlap joint in on the first sliding guide, just second sliding guide can along first sliding guide slides.

As an optional technical solution, the first sliding guide is a first wedge-shaped block protruding from the partition plate, and the second guide is a second wedge-shaped block protruding from the sidewall, wherein an inclined surface of the second wedge-shaped block is overlapped on an inclined surface of the first wedge-shaped block, and the inclined surface of the second wedge-shaped block can slide along the inclined surface of the first wedge-shaped block in the front-back direction of the first sliding guide.

As an optional technical solution, a group of turning structures includes a rotating shaft, a rotating member and an elastic member, wherein the rotating shaft is arranged on the rear surface; the rotating piece comprises a rotating shaft hole, and the rotating shaft is accommodated in the rotating shaft hole; the elastic piece is sleeved on the outer side of the rotating piece, the fixed end of the elastic piece is combined in the rotating piece, and the free end of the elastic piece pushes against the front end face in an elastic mode.

As an optional technical solution, a protrusion is disposed on the front end face, the free end is sleeved at a recess of the protrusion, and the free end can elastically push against the front end face; the rotating piece is provided with a notch, and the fixed end of the elastic piece is fixed in the notch.

As an optional technical scheme, a fixing plate extends out of the front end face, a through hole is formed in the fixing plate, and the elastic member and the rotating member are respectively arranged in the through hole in a penetrating manner; and a decorative strip is arranged at the gap between the front end face and the front panel, locking holes are formed in the decorative strip, and screws penetrate through the locking holes and are locked in the rotating shaft holes so as to fixedly connect the decorative strip, the rotating piece and the front panel.

As an optional technical solution, a partition plate is arranged in the mounting cavity, and a cantilever part protrudes from the inner side of the partition plate; a groove is formed in the side edge of the upper cover of the water storage box; wherein the cantilever portion snaps into the recess.

The invention also provides a refrigerator, wherein a water storage box is arranged in the refrigerator, and the water storage box is any one of the water storage boxes.

Compared with the prior art, because the preceding terminal surface of the box body of water storage box sets up the front panel that can overturn, presses and makes its upset, convenient to use person's gripping replaces the handle of current handle formula water storage box, can overcome handle formula water storage box and occupy big problem to refrigerator inner space.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a mounting chamber in a refrigerator having an ice-making water storage box according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an exploded view of some of the elements of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view from the first perspective of fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view from a second perspective of fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view from a third perspective of fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view of a cartridge body of the water storage cartridge of fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is a schematic view of the mount of fig. 2.

Figure 8 is a schematic view of a water storage cartridge installed in a mounting chamber in another embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 9 is an exploded view of the handle and cartridge of the water storage cartridge of fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view of fig. 8 at a first viewing angle.

Fig. 11 is an enlarged schematic view at a broken line a in fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is a schematic view of the water storage box of fig. 8 after the handle is opened.

Fig. 13 is a schematic cross-sectional view of fig. 12 from a second perspective.

Fig. 14 is an enlarged schematic view at a broken line B in fig. 13.

Fig. 15 is a schematic view of the installation cavity of fig. 8 with the upper shelf removed.

Fig. 16 is an enlarged schematic view at a broken line C in fig. 15.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments shown in the drawings. These embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention, and structural, methodological, or functional changes made by those skilled in the art according to these embodiments are included in the scope of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the installation cavity 100 is installed in a refrigerating chamber in a cabinet of a refrigerator (not shown), the water storage box 20 of the ice making device is installed in the installation cavity 100, and when the ice making device makes ice, the water pump assembly 25 pumps water in the water storage box 20 and sends the water into the water box of the ice making device to make ice.

The mounting chamber 100 includes opposite upper and lower shelves 101 and 102 and opposite left and right sidewalls 104, the upper and lower shelves 101 and 102 and the left and right sidewalls 104 together define an accommodating portion 10, and the water storage box 20 is mounted in the accommodating portion 10. Wherein, the front ends of the left and right side walls 104 are mutually assembled with the frame 104.

In this embodiment, the front ends of the left and right side walls 104 and the front wall of the water storage box 20 refer to the ends of the left and right side walls 104 and the water storage box 20 close to the user, respectively. The rear ends of the left and right side walls 104 are ends away from the user, and are respectively fixed to the inner container wall of the refrigerator.

In addition, a pair of partitions 24 are provided in the accommodating part 10, the pair of partitions 24 partition the accommodating part 10 into three chambers partitioned from each other, and the water storage box 20 is mounted in one of the three chambers partitioned from each other. In this embodiment, the water storage box 20 is installed in the middle chamber of three chambers that are separated from each other, and the water storage box 20 is located between the pair of partition plates 24. The partition plate 24 has a heat preservation function, so that the water in the water storage box 20 can be prevented from being frozen due to the fact that the temperature of the refrigerating chamber is too low, and the situation that the water pump assembly 25 cannot take water can be avoided.

The water storage box 20 comprises a box body 201 and an upper cover 22, the upper cover 22 covers the box body 201, a sealing washer 23 is arranged between the upper cover 22 and the box body 201, the sealing washer 23 is sleeved on the outer side of the side edge of the upper cover 22 extending towards the box body 201, and when the upper cover 22 covers the upper part of the box body 201, the sealing washer 23 is clamped between the side edge of the upper cover 22 and the side wall of the box body 201. Wherein, the side of the upper cover 22 is located at the inner side of the side wall of the box 201.

A push slide rail 26 is arranged between the bottom of the box body 201 of the water storage box 20 and the lower partition plate 102, and the push slide rail 26 can eject the water storage box 20 from the installation cavity 100 and lock the water storage box 20 in the installation cavity 100.

Specifically, the movable rail of the ejector slide rail 26 is arranged at the bottom of the box body 201, and the fixed rail of the ejector slide rail 26 is connected with the lower shelf 102; when the push slide rail 26 is in a locked state, the front wall of the water storage box 20 is pressed, the push slide rail 26 is unlocked, and the water storage box 20 is ejected from the installation cavity 100; when the sliding slide rail 26 is in the sliding state, the front wall of the water storage box 20 is pushed against, the water storage box 20 is completely pushed into the installation cavity 100, and the sliding slide rail 26 returns to the locking state.

By utilizing the sliding and ejecting function of the ejection sliding rail 26, the water storage box 20 can slide out of the installation cavity 100 along with the ejection sliding rail 26, so that a user can add water to the water storage box 20 conveniently; and, by utilizing the self-locking function of the push slide rail 26, the water storage box 20 can slide into the installation cavity 100 along with the push slide rail, and when the water storage box 20 is completely accommodated in the installation cavity 100, the water storage box 20 can be locked in the installation cavity 100. The push slide rail 26 is located between the bottom of the box 201 and the lower shelf 102, and occupies a small space, so that the utilization rate of the internal space of the refrigerator can be improved, and the overall appearance of the refrigerator is more attractive. In addition, the water storage box 20 can slide out and in by adopting the push-elastic sliding rail 26, and after the handle structure is cancelled at the front end of the water storage box 20, the space occupied by the water storage box with the same volume in the refrigerator is reduced, and the waste of the internal space of the refrigerator is avoided.

In a preferred embodiment, the movable rail of the missile pushing slide rail 26 is accommodated in the slide groove of the fixed rail, and the opening of the slide groove of the movable rail is opposite to the opening of the slide groove of the fixed rail, and the slide groove of the movable rail and the slide groove of the fixed rail are respectively C-shaped grooves. The ejection slide rail 26 is, for example, a three-section rebounding C-shaped slide rail, but not limited thereto. Any slide rail that can be pushed or pulled to bounce can be suitable for sliding between the mount and the lower shelf of the present invention.

It should be noted that, although the C-shaped push slide rail 26 is installed between the bottom of the water storage box 26 and the lower partition, the occupied space is small, but when the water storage box 20 is pushed to pop up, the water storage box 20 is likely to slide unstably.

Further, a sliding guide structure is arranged between the box body of the water storage box 20 and the partition plate 24 to overcome the unstable problem that the water storage box 20 is driven to pop up and slide due to the C-shaped push-eject sliding rail 26.

As shown in fig. 3, a first sliding guide 241 is provided inside the partition 24, and a second sliding guide 202 is provided on the side wall of the box body 201, wherein the second sliding guide 202 is overlapped above the first sliding guide 241, and when the water storage box 20 slides, the second sliding guide 202 slides along the first sliding guide 241.

Preferably, the first sliding guide 241 is a first wedge-shaped block protruding from the inner side of the partition 24, the second sliding guide 202 is a second wedge-shaped block protruding from the sidewall of the case 201, the inclined surface of the second wedge-shaped width overlaps the inclined surface of the first wedge-shaped width, and the inclined surface of the second wedge-shaped block can slide along the inclined surface of the first wedge-shaped block in the front-back direction of the first sliding guide 241 ("front-back direction" corresponds to the sliding direction of the water storage box 20 sliding out of and into the mounting cavity 100).

Because the inclined plane through first wedge and the inclined plane overlap joint between the second wedge for when water storage box 20 slided, have less frictional force between water storage box 20 and the baffle 24, this less frictional force can not block the slip of water storage box 20, under the prerequisite of guaranteeing to slide steadily, obtains the smooth degree of sliding of preferred.

In this embodiment, a first sliding guide and a second sliding guide are disposed between the inner sides of the left and right partition boards 24 and the left and right side walls of the adjacent box 201, but not limited thereto. In other embodiments of the present invention, the first and second sliding guides may be provided only between the left partition and the left sidewall or between the right partition and the right sidewall.

In addition, the second wedge-shaped block can be regarded as a skirt structure extending from the upper edge of the side wall of the box 201, the skirt structure is approximately perpendicular to the side wall, and the skirt structure is a wedge-shaped structure. In other embodiments of the present invention, the second sliding guide may be disposed at any position of the sidewall of the box according to the actual use requirement.

The skirt structure is integrally formed with the case 201, simplifying the manufacturing process of the second sliding guide 202.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the first slide guide 241 is, for example, a long wedge-shaped block protruding from the inner side of the separator 24.

As shown in fig. 2, 3 and 4, when the upper cover 22 is covered on the box body 201, the sealing washer 23 is clamped between the side edge of the upper cover 22 and the side wall of the box body 201, and the sealing washer 23 can provide sealing performance for the water storage box 20, so as to prevent water in the water storage box from overflowing and flowing into the interior of the refrigerator. Preferably, the sealing washer 23 is a silicone sealing washer, for example.

In this embodiment, the sealing washer 23 is sleeved on the recess of the lower portion of the side edge of the upper cover 22, wherein the lower portion of the side edge of the upper cover 22 is close to the upper portion of the side wall of the box body 201, and the lower portion of the side edge of the upper cover 22 can be accommodated in the box body 201. In addition, the upper cover 22 is further provided with a stop part 221, the stop part 221 is adjacent to the upper part of the concave part to prevent the sealing gasket 23 from sliding upwards and falling out between the lower part of the side edge of the upper cover 22 and the upper part of the side wall of the box body 201, which causes the sealing performance of the water storage box 20 to be reduced.

As shown in fig. 2, 3 and 4, a water pump assembly 25 is further disposed between the pair of partitions 24, and the water pump assembly 25 is disposed adjacent to the rear wall of the inner container of the refrigerator near the rear end of the installation cavity 100.

The rear end of the upper cover 22 is provided with a water outlet pipe 222, and the first end of the water outlet pipe 222 extends towards the water pump assembly 25 and can be inserted into the pipe cavity of the water pumping pipe 251 in the water pump assembly 25; the second end of the water outlet pipe 222 is bent and extended into the box body 201 from the lower surface of the upper cover 22 (the lower surface facing the surface of the box body 201).

The inside of the box 201 is also provided with a water purifying device 27 for purifying the water in the water storage box 20. Wherein, purifier 27 installs in the bottom of box 201, and it includes the filter core, and the top of filter core and the lower extreme intercommunication of connecting line 271, the upper end of connecting line 271 and the second end of outlet pipe 222 are connected. In this embodiment, the second end of the water outlet pipe 222 is inserted into the pipe cavity at the upper end of the connecting pipeline 271.

The water pump assembly 25 is started, and water contained in the box body 201 is filtered by the filter element of the water purifying device 27, sequentially passes through the connecting pipeline 271, the water outlet pipe 222 and the water pumping pipe 25, and is conveyed to the ice making box of the ice making device through the water pipe preset in the box body.

In this embodiment, the outlet pipe 222 at the rear end of the upper cover 22 is configured such that, as the water storage box 20 slides towards the installation cavity, the first end of the outlet pipe 222 is aligned with the pumping pipe 251 and can be inserted into the lumen of the pumping pipe 251.

Wherein, the water pump assembly 25 extracts the water purified by the water purifying device 27 and conveys the water to the ice making unit, thereby avoiding the water quality from being polluted and ensuring that the made ice is purer and safer.

In a preferred embodiment, the outlet pipe 222 has an inverted L-shaped structure.

In addition, the water outlet pipe 222 is provided on the upper cover 22 so that the box body 201 contains as much water as possible.

As shown in fig. 4, the water storage box 20 is accommodated in the mounting cavity 100, and the water storage box 20 is maintained in a locked state by the push-spring slide rail 26, and at this time, the first end of the water outlet pipe 222 is inserted into the pipe cavity of the water pumping pipe 251.

Wherein, the inner wall of the pumping pipe 251 protrudes the sealing ring 252 towards the inside of the lumen, the sealing ring 252 is arranged around the inner wall of the pumping pipe 251, and the inner diameter of the fixing pipe 252 is smaller than the outer diameter of the rear end of the outlet pipe 222 in a natural state. The "natural state" refers to a state in which the sealing ring has not been assembled with the first end of the outlet pipe 222 and has not been deformed.

When the first end of the water outlet pipe 222 is inserted into the pipe cavity of the water pumping pipe 251, the sealing ring 252 is tightly matched with the first end of the water outlet pipe 222, and the sealing ring 252 is tightly attached to the outer wall of the water outlet pipe 222. The tight fit is an interference fit, that is, after the first end of the water outlet pipe 222 is assembled with the sealing ring 252, the sealing ring 252 is elastically deformed to apply elastic pressure to the first end of the water outlet pipe 222 and is tightly attached to the first end of the water outlet pipe 222.

The sealing ring 252 is tightly attached to the outer wall of the first end of the water outlet pipe 222, so that water flowing out of the water outlet pipe 222 can be prevented from seeping and flowing into the installation cavity 100 from a gap between the inner wall of the cavity of the water pumping pipe 252 and the outer wall of the first end of the water outlet pipe 222 before entering the water pumping pipe 251, and the problem of water seepage of the refrigerating compartment of the refrigerator is caused.

In addition, when the water pump assembly 25 malfunctions and water reversely flows from the water pump assembly 25 into the water storage box 20, the sealing ring 253 can also block the water seepage problem due to the reverse flow of water.

In a preferred embodiment, the sealing ring 252 is a silicon sealing ring.

In another preferred embodiment, the number of the sealing rings 252 is at least one, in this embodiment, the number of the sealing rings 252 is two, and the two sealing rings 252 are disposed on the inner wall of the tube cavity of the pumping tube 251 at intervals, and respectively closely attached to the outer wall of the first end of the water outlet tube 222 inserted into the tube cavity.

As shown in fig. 2 and 5 to 7, after the water storage box 20 is ejected from the installation cavity 100, in order to facilitate a user to take down the whole water storage box 20, an installation seat 21 is disposed between the bottom of the box body 201 of the water storage box 20 and the ejector slide rail 26, the installation seat 21 is fixedly connected to the movable rail of the ejector slide rail 26, and the installation seat 21 is detachably connected to the bottom of the box body 201.

As shown in fig. 5 to 7, a hook portion 204 and a positioning portion 205 protrude from the bottom 203 of the case 201; the mounting base 21 is provided with a locking hole 211 and a positioning hole 212, the locking hook 204 is matched with the locking hole 211, and the positioning part 205 is matched with the positioning hole 212. When assembling, the engaging portion 204 is engaged with the engaging hole 211, and the case 201 is rotated downward with the engaging portion 204 as a fulcrum, so that the positioning portion 205 is fitted into the positioning hole 212. When the cassette is disassembled, the positioning portion 205 is disengaged from the positioning hole 212 by lifting one end of the cassette 201 with the engaging portion 204 as a fulcrum, and then the engaging portion 204 is disengaged from the engaging hole 211.

The clamping part 204 is positioned at the rear end of the bottom part 203, and the positioning part 205 is positioned at the front end of the bottom part 203; correspondingly, the engaging hole 211 is located at the rear end of the mounting seat 21, and the positioning hole 212 is located at the front end of the mounting seat 21; the structure that the clamping part and the clamping hole are arranged at one end and the positioning part and the positioning hole are arranged at the other end can realize the quick disassembly of the box body 201 and the mounting plate 21.

In this embodiment, the engaging portion 204 is an L-shaped hook, the engaging hole 211 is a rectangular through hole, and the L-shaped hook passes through the rectangular through hole and is attached to the bottom surface of the mounting base 21; the positioning portion 205 is a circular positioning post, and the positioning hole 212 is a circular positioning hole. In other embodiments of the present invention, the shapes of the engaging portion, the engaging hole, the positioning portion and the positioning hole are not limited to the above, and the shapes of the engaging portion, the engaging hole, the positioning portion and the positioning hole can be set to be adapted to each other according to actual use requirements on the premise that the detachable connection between the mounting base and the bottom of the box body is satisfied.

Because the box body 201 of water storage box 20 is detachable connects in mount pad 21, pop out and the roll-off installation cavity 100 when water storage box 20 is under the drive that pushes away bullet slide rail 26, the user dismantles it from mount pad 21, can in time clear up or add water to the inside of water storage box 20 for quality of water in the water storage box 20 obtains guaranteeing.

In addition, at least one locking hole 213 is formed in the mounting base 21, and a locking bolt passes through the corresponding locking hole 213 to lock the mounting base 21 to the movable rail of the projectile sliding rail 26. When the ejector slide rail 26 cannot perform its ejector function due to an abnormality, the abnormality can be quickly checked by detaching the lock bolt.

Therefore, the refrigerator with the ice-making water storage box provided by the invention has the following advantages: 1) the water storage box can be automatically ejected and locked by the ejection sliding rail, so that the water storage box does not need to be provided with a handle, the space occupation of the water storage box in the refrigerator is reduced, and the utilization rate of the internal space of the refrigerator can be improved; 2) a sliding guide piece is arranged between the water storage box and the side wall, and when the water storage box slides by utilizing the C-shaped push-elastic sliding rail at the bottom, the sliding guide piece is favorable for the stable sliding of the water storage box and avoids shaking; 3) a sealing washer is erected between the combination part of the upper cover of the water storage box and the box body to realize the sealing of the water storage box; 4) the water storage box is arranged in the refrigerator, and the water purifying device is arranged in the water storage box, so that the problems that the placement position of the refrigerator and the water pipe reservation are complicated, the water quality is easily polluted and the like due to water getting outside the refrigerator ice maker are solved.

In another embodiment of the invention, the invention also provides another water storage box, the front end surface of the water storage box is provided with a reversible front end surface, and the problem that the handle type water storage box occupies large space inside the refrigerator can be solved by using the reversible front end surface.

The same reference numerals in fig. 8 to 13 as those in fig. 1 to 7 denote the same elements having similar functions, which are not described in detail herein.

As shown in fig. 8 and 9, the water storage box 20 is mounted in a mounting chamber 200, the mounting chamber 200 is disposed in a compartment inside the refrigerator cabinet, and the water storage box 20 includes a box body and a front panel 30 provided on a front face 2011 of the box body. A locking structure and at least one set of turning structures are further included between the front face 2011 and the front panel 30.

The lock structure includes a lock member 90 and a fitting member 91, the lock member 90 projecting from a front end face 2011 toward the front panel 30, the fitting member 91 projecting from a rear surface of the front panel 30 toward the front end face 2011; wherein the locking feature is proximate a first side of the front face 2011 and the at least one set of locking features is proximate a second side of the front face 2011, the first side and the second side being opposite. In the state where the locking member 90 and the engaging member 91 are disengaged from each other, the flip structure drives the engaging member 91 to move away from the locking member 90 or the locking member 90 to move away from the engaging member 91.

In the present embodiment, the locking member 90 is disposed on the front end face 2011, and the fitting member 91 is disposed on the rear surface of the front panel 30, but not limited thereto. In other embodiments of the present invention, the locking member may be provided on the rear surface of the front panel, and the mating member may be provided on the front end surface. In other words, the locking member is provided on one of the front end surface and the rear surface of the front panel, and the fitting member is provided on the other of the front end surface and the rear surface of the front panel, wherein the front end surface and the rear surface of the front panel are opposed.

In a preferred embodiment, the locking member 90 is, for example, an elastic claw, the mating member 91 is, for example, a hook, the hook extends between a pair of elastic claws of the elastic claw, the pair of elastic claws locks the hook, the front panel 30 where the hook is located is pressed, the hook pushes against the elastic claw, so that the pair of elastic claws and the hook are separated from each other, and under the action of the turning mechanism, the hook moves towards the direction away from the elastic claw.

Of course, if the elastic hook is disposed on the rear surface of the front panel 30, the elastic hook and the hook are separated from each other by pressing the front panel 30, and the elastic hook moves toward a direction away from the hook under the action of the turnover mechanism.

In addition, a connector 92 is provided between the fitting member 91 and the rear surface of the front panel 30, and the fitting member 91 is detachably fitted to the connector 92. Wherein, the fitting piece 91 can be replaced in time after abnormality occurs.

As shown in fig. 8 and 12, the front panel 30 is flush with the front opening of the installation cavity 100 in the unopened state, and when the front panel 30 is pressed to be turned upside down, the front panel 30 protrudes from the front opening of the installation cavity 100. Further, the front panel 30 in the turned-over state is pressed, the lock bracket 90 and the fitting piece 91 are coupled again, and the front panel 30 is attached to the front end face 2011. Wherein, the handle of the current water storage box of front panel 30 fungible that presses the upset, and because front panel 30 laminating front end 2011 under unused state, can not additionally occupy the refrigerator inner space hardly, consequently, can overcome handle formula water storage box and occupy big problem to refrigerator inner space.

As shown in fig. 9 to 14, at least one set of tilting mechanism is disposed between the front end face 2011 and the front panel 30, the tilting mechanism includes a rotating shaft, a rotating member and an elastic member, and the rotating shaft 40 is disposed on the rear surface of the front panel 30; the rotating member 50 includes a rotating shaft hole into which the rotating shaft 40 can be inserted; the elastic member 60 is sleeved outside the rotating member 50, the fixed end of the elastic member 60 is combined with the rotating member 50, and the free end 61 of the elastic member 60 elastically pushes against the front end face 2011 of the box 201. After the locking member 90 and the fitting member 91 are separated from each other, the free end of the elastic member 60 pushes against the front end face 2011 and provides an elastic force, so that the rotating shaft 40 and the rotating member 50 rotate, and the front panel 30 fixed with the rotating shaft 40 rotates by taking the rotating shaft 40 as a fulcrum and opens towards a position far away from the front end face 2011 in a turning manner.

The user pulls the water storage box out of the installation cavity 100 by pulling the turned-over front panel 30.

In another embodiment of the present invention, a missile sliding rail (refer to fig. 2 and 3 of the present invention) is disposed between the bottom of the box 201 of the water storage box and the lower shelf 102, and a first sliding guide and a second sliding guide are disposed between the sidewall of the box 201 and the partition 24, the second sliding guide is overlapped on the first sliding guide, and the second sliding guide slides back and forth along the first sliding guide, so that the unstable sliding of the C-shaped missile sliding rail disposed between the bottom of the box 201 and the lower shelf 102 can be overcome.

Preferably, the first sliding guide part is a first wedge-shaped block, the second sliding guide part is a second wedge-shaped block, a second inclined plane of the second wedge-shaped block is lapped on a first inclined plane of the first wedge-shaped block, and the second inclined plane slides on the first inclined plane to help to reduce sliding friction force and reduce sliding resistance of the water storage box.

In addition, the detailed descriptions of the ejection slide rail, the first sliding guide, and the second sliding guide can be combined with fig. 1 to 7, and refer to the above description of the installation cavity 100 of the present invention.

In other words, the front panel 30, the locking member 90, the fitting member 91 and at least one set of the turning structure in the installation cavity 200 can be integrated on the front end of the box body 201 of the water storage box 200 in the installation cavity 100, wherein pressing the front panel push slide rail causes the water storage box 20 to be pushed and popped out, and simultaneously the front panel 30 is turned over relative to the front end surface of the box body 201; at this time, the user grips the upper end of the front panel 30 to drive the water storage box 20 to completely slide out of the installation cavity 100, and then takes the water storage box 20 off the installation seat.

With reference to fig. 9 to 14, the front end face 2011 is provided with a protrusion 2014, and the free end 61 of the elastic element 60 is sleeved in the recess of the protrusion 2014, so that the free end 61 is hung on the recess of the protrusion 2014. The front panel 30 is closed on the front end face 2011, the free end 61 is elastically pushed against the front end face 2011, and the front wall face of the recess of the protrusion 2014 prevents the free end 61 from being separated from the protrusion 2014 after being elastically twisted. At this time, since the locking member 90 and the fitting member 91 are locked to each other, the free end 61 is elastically twisted. When the locking piece 90 and the fitting piece 91 are disengaged from each other, the free end 61 is restored from the elastic torsion to the normal state and provides an elastic force so that the front panel 30 is turned over.

In addition, the rotating member 50 is a hollow cylinder, a notch is formed on the annular side wall of the cylinder, and the fixed end of the elastic member 60 is embedded in the notch.

In the present embodiment, the elastic member 60 is, for example, a torsion spring.

With continued reference to fig. 9 to 14, a fixing plate 2012 extends from the front end face 2011, a through hole 2013 is formed at the lower end of the fixing plate 2012, and the elastic member 60 and the rotating member 50 are respectively inserted into the through hole 2013.

A trim 70 is provided in a gap between a side edge of the front face 2011 and a side edge of the front panel 30, wherein a pair of locking holes 71 is provided at opposite ends of the trim 70, respectively, wherein bolts are inserted into the pair of locking holes 71 to be locked with an end portion of the rotary shaft 40 on the rear surface of the front panel 30, so that the trim 70 and the front panel 30 are fixed to each other.

In the present embodiment, the extending direction of the rotating shaft 40 coincides with the width direction of the front panel 30, and the length of the rotating shaft 40 is substantially the same as the width of the front panel 30. The rotation shaft 40 is a substantially C-shaped cylinder having an opening opposite to the rear surface of the front panel 30.

The decorative strip 70 is positioned outside the fixing sheet 2012, and the bolt passes through the locking hole 71 at the lower end of the decorative strip 70, is inserted into the rotating shaft hole of the rotating member 50 at the lower end of the fixing sheet 2012, passes through the rotating shaft hole and is locked with one end of the rotating shaft 40.

The elastic force provided by the free end 61 of the elastic member 60 causes the rotary member 50 and the rotary shaft 40 on the rear surface of the front panel 30 to rotate together in the through hole 2013 at the lower end of the fixing piece 2012, and the front panel 30 and the decorative strip 70 are turned over together. After the front panel 30 and the decorative strip 70 are turned over together, the user pulls out the water storage box 200 from the mounting bracket 200 by grasping the upper end of the front panel 30, which is adjacent to the upper shelf 101.

In the present embodiment, the rotary member 50, the elastic member 60, the trim strip 70, and the fixing piece 2012 are symmetrically disposed at opposite ends of the rotary shaft 40, respectively.

Elements in fig. 15 and 16 having the same reference numerals as those in fig. 1 to 7 have similar functions and are not described in detail.

When a user presses the front panel 30 to turn over the front end face of the box body 201, in order to prevent the water storage box from sliding in the installation cavity 100 under stress, a cantilever part 240 protrudes from the partition plate 24 in the installation cavity 200 towards the inner side of the water storage box; corresponding to the cantilever part 240, the water storage box is provided with a groove 220, and the cantilever part 240 is accommodated in the groove 220. Wherein, when the user applys effort to the front panel 30 on the box body front end face of water storage box, water storage box atress forms the gliding trend towards installation cavity 200, because the rear end of water storage box is adjacent with water pump assembly 25, water pump assembly 25 applys a reverse effort to the rear end of water storage box for the water storage box forms the outside gliding trend towards installation cavity 200, and wherein, cantilever part 240 holding can prevent the water storage box towards the outer gliding trend of installation cavity 200 in recess 220, realizes spacing to the water storage box.

In this embodiment, one end of the cantilever portion 240 is fixedly connected to the inner side of the partition 240, and the other end of the cantilever portion 240 is not connected to the partition 240, when the water storage box needs to be pulled out from the installation cavity, a user applies a large pulling force to enable the groove wall of the groove 220 on the water storage box to extrude the end portion of the cantilever portion 240 that is not connected to the partition 240, the cantilever portion 240 moves towards the inner side of the partition 24, and the groove 220 passes over the cantilever portion 240, so that the water storage box is pulled out from the installation cavity 200.

In this embodiment, the groove 220 is disposed on the side of the upper cover 22 of the water storage box. Wherein, the left and right side edges of the upper cover 22 are respectively provided with a groove 220, and the inner sides of the partition boards 24 arranged at the left and right sides of the water storage box are respectively provided with a corresponding cantilever structure.

The invention also provides a refrigerator, wherein the refrigerator is provided with a mounting cavity 200, and a front panel 30 which can be turned over is arranged on the front end face 2011 of the box body 201 of the water storage box assembled in the mounting cavity 200, wherein the front panel 30 is turned over towards the position far away from the front end face 2011 in a use state, so that a user can conveniently grasp the front panel and pull out the water storage box from the mounting cavity 200; the front panel 30 is closed on the front end face 2011 in an unused state, so that the space occupation of the water storage box in the refrigerator is reduced, and the utilization rate of the internal space of the refrigerator can be improved.

Therefore, the water storage box provided by the other embodiment of the invention has the advantages that the front panel which can be turned over by pressing is arranged on the front end face of the box body of the water storage box, so that the water storage box is convenient for a user to grasp, the existing handle of the handle type water storage box is replaced, and the problem that the handle type water storage box occupies a large space inside the refrigerator can be solved.

In summary, the invention provides a structure which can overcome the problem that the existing handle type water storage box occupies large space in the refrigerator through a push spring slide rail, a turnable front panel or a combination of the push spring slide rail and the turnable front panel.

It should be understood that although the present description refers to embodiments, not every embodiment contains only a single technical solution, and such description is for clarity only, and those skilled in the art should make the description as a whole, and the technical solutions in the embodiments can also be combined appropriately to form other embodiments understood by those skilled in the art.

The above-listed detailed description is only a specific description of a possible embodiment of the present invention, and they are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and equivalent embodiments or modifications made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention.