Refrigerator

A refrigerator comprises: a storage compartment; a push-pull drawer provided in the storage compartment; and a slide rail assembly provided between the drawer and a sidewall of the storage compartment. The slide rail assembly comprises a first supporting member extending in a push-pull direction of the drawer and connected to one sidewall of the storage compartment. A front end of the first supporting member is provided with an installation portion. A terminal box cover is fixed to a top portion of the installation portion. A bottom portion of the installation portion is provided with an installation portion fixing structure. The installation portion fixing structure comprises multiple jaws for fixing cable assemblies extending out of the terminal box cover. The multiple jaws are arranged at intervals along a curved line. The curved line has a convex apex at a middle portion thereof and slopes downwards toward two ends thereof.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application is a national phase entry of International Application No. PCT/CN2019/101943, filed Aug. 22, 2019, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201821433767.3, filed Sep. 3, 2018, respectively, which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to the field of household appliances, and particularly relates to a refrigerator.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Drawers of some high-end refrigerators are provided with electrical components, such as a temperature control panel on a front end plate of a temperature-variable drawer of a high-end French refrigerator. A wire harness and a terminal component which are connected to an electrical component need to be buried in a slide rail of the drawer and connected to a box body of the refrigerator, so as to realize power transmission.

In the prior art, a through hole is generally provided for threading a wire harness. However, such a through hole usually has a relatively single function and is only used for the wire harness to pass through.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

An objective of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator having a fixing structure with a wire harness guiding function.

Specifically, the present invention provides a refrigerator, including:

a storage compartment;

a drawer, arranged in the storage compartment in a drawable manner; and

a slide rail assembly, arranged between the drawer and a side wall of the storage compartment and comprising:

a first support member, extending along a pulling direction of the drawer and connected to a side wall of the storage compartment, a front end of the first support member provided with an installation part, wherein

a top of the installation part is fixedly provided with a terminal box cover; a bottom of the installation part is provided with an installation part fixing structure; the installation part fixing structure includes a plurality of claws configured to fix a wire harness threaded from the terminal box cover; the plurality of claws are arranged at intervals along an arc; and the arc is in a form that a middle part bulges upward and both ends hang downward.

Optionally, there are three claws respectively arranged at the middle part and both ends of the arc.

Optionally, each of the plurality of claws includes:

an arched tube, a side of the tube and the installation part forming an inlet of the wire harness; and

a baffle plate, erected on the side of the tube provided with the inlet of the wire harness and forming an access passage of the wire harness together with the tube, so that the wire harness enters inside the tube sequentially from the access passage of the wire harness and the inlet of the wire harness so as to fix the wire harness.

Optionally, the bottom of the installation part is in a box shape and includes a bottom wall and side walls surrounding the bottom wall; the bottom wall and the side walls define an accommodating cavity with an opening facing the side wall of the storage compartment; and the plurality of claws are located in the accommodating cavity.

Optionally, the side wall at the bottom of the installation part is provided with a notch for the wire harness threaded from the installation part fixing structure to pass through.

Optionally, the refrigerator further includes:

a second support member, extending along the pulling direction of the drawer and connected to the drawer; and

a wiring box, extending along the pulling direction of the drawer, and the wiring box together with the second support member defining a cavity which extends along the pulling direction of the drawer, and is used for threading the wire harness threaded from the installation part.

Optionally, the second support member includes a vertical plate part vertically arranged and a flat plate part protruding from the vertical plate part toward the first support member; and

the wiring box includes a first side surface arranged in parallel with the flat plate part, and a second side surface and a third side surface arranged at two ends of the first side surface and perpendicular to the first side surface, wherein the second side surface is attached to the vertical plate part, and the first side surface, the second side surface, the third side surface and the flat plate part define the cavity.

Optionally, a rear end and a front end of the cavity are respectively provided with a first opening and a second opening, so that the wire harness threaded from the terminal box cover is threaded into the cavity from the first opening, then is threaded out through the second opening, and is connected to an electrical component at a front end of the drawer.

Optionally, the cavity is internally provided with a plurality of cavity fixing structures arranged at intervals along the pulling direction of the drawer and used for threading and fixing the wire harness.

Optionally, the drawer is a drawable temperature-variable drawer.

In the present invention, the claws are arranged to be distributed along the above arc so that the wire harness forms a downward threading trend to ensure the direction of the wire harness. Furthermore, the claws may lock the wire harness, so that the wire harness is not easy to fall off and loosen when moving with the drawer. After actual tests on a model machine, the threading manner of the present invention enables the wire harness to pass the test of a large number of pulling times in a low-temperature storage environment.

Further, in the present invention, the installation part is arranged in a box shape with an accommodating cavity so as to provide an accommodating space for the wire harness and the installation part fixing structure, so that the wire harness can be embedded in the installation part and is not easy to rub against other components, thereby protecting the wire harness.

According to the following detailed descriptions of specific embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the drawings, those skilled in the art will more clearly understand the above and other objectives, advantages and features of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

FIG. 1is a schematic structural diagram of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown inFIG. 1, the present embodiment provides a refrigerator1000, including a storage compartment200, a drawer300and a slide rail assembly100. The drawer300is arranged in the storage compartment200in a drawable manner, which generally refers to the drawer300whose front end plate310is directly used as a sealing door of the storage compartment200, such as a drawable temperature-variable drawer. Inside the front end plate310of the drawer300, electrical components may be arranged, such as a control panel, a display device and so on. These electrical components need to be connected to the electrical components of the box body of the refrigerator1000through wire harnesses. However, since the position of the front end plate310of the drawer300moves relative to the box body during the pulling process, this brings difficulties to the arrangement of the wire harnesses.

FIG. 2is a schematic structural diagram of a slide rail assembly in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 3is a schematic exploded diagram of a slide rail assembly in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown inFIG. 1, the slide rail assembly100is arranged between the drawer300and the side wall of the storage compartment200and includes a first support member10(referring toFIG. 2). The first support member10extends along the pulling direction of the drawer300and is connected to a side wall of the storage compartment200, and the front end of the first support member10is provided with an installation part11. The top of the installation part11is fixedly provided with a terminal box cover40, and the terminal box cover40is connected to an electrical component through a wire harness50. As shown inFIG. 3, the bottom of the installation part11is provided with an installation part fixing structure101; the installation part fixing structure101includes a plurality of claws configured to fix the wire harness50threaded from the terminal box cover40; the plurality of claws are arranged at intervals along an arc; and the arc is in a form that the middle part bulges upward and both ends hang downward.

In the present embodiment, the claws are arranged to be distributed along the above arc so that the wire harness50forms a downward threading trend to ensure the direction of the wire harness50. Furthermore, the above claws may lock the wire harness50, so that the wire harness50is not easy to fall off and loosen when moving with the drawer300.

Optionally, there are three claws respectively arranged at the middle part and both ends of the arc.

FIG. 4is a schematic structural diagram of a first support member of a slide rail assembly in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown inFIG. 4, in an embodiment, each of the plurality of claws includes an arched tube103and a baffle plate104. A side of the tube103and the installation part11form an inlet of the wire harness50. The baffle plate104is erected on the side of the tube103provided with the inlet of the wire harness50and forms an access passage of the wire harness50together with the tube103, so that the wire harness50enters inside the tube103sequentially from the access passage of the wire harness50and the inlet of the wire harness50so as to fix the wire harness50.

In another embodiment, as shown inFIG. 4, the bottom of the installation part11is in a box shape and includes a bottom wall112and side walls113surrounding the bottom wall112; the bottom wall112and the side walls113define an accommodating cavity111with an opening facing the side wall113of the storage compartment200; and the plurality of claws are located in the accommodating cavity111. The installation part11is arranged in a box shape with the accommodating cavity111so as to provide an accommodating space for the wire harness50and the installation part fixing structure101, so that the wire harness50can be embedded in the installation part11and is not easy to rub against other components, thereby protecting the wire harness50.

In an embodiment, as shown inFIG. 4, the side wall113at the bottom of the installation part11is provided with a notch114for the wire harness50threaded from the installation part fixing structure101to pass through.

As shown inFIG. 3, in another embodiment, the refrigerator1000further includes a second support member20and a wiring box30. The second support member20extends along the pulling direction of the drawer300and is connected to the drawer300. The wiring box30extends along the pulling direction of the drawer300, and the wiring box30and the second support member20define a cavity which extends along the pulling direction of the drawer300and is used for threading the wire harness50threaded from the installation part11.

FIG. 5is a schematic assembly diagram of a second support member, a wiring box and a wire harness of a slide rail assembly in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention. Optionally, as shown inFIG. 5, the second support member20includes a vertical plate part21vertically arranged and a flat plate part22protruding from the vertical plate part21toward the first support member10. The wiring box30includes a first side surface33arranged in parallel with the flat plate part22, and a second side surface34and a third side surface35arranged at two ends of the first side surface33and perpendicular to the first side surface33, wherein the second side surface34is attached to the vertical plate part21, and the first side surface33, the second side surface34, the third side surface35, and the flat plate part22define a cavity.

In the present embodiment, the defined cavity may be in a cuboid shape. In other embodiments not shown, the wiring box30may also be in other specific shapes, such as a round tube shape, which is not limited herein.

In another embodiment, as shown inFIG. 5, the rear end and the front end of the cavity are respectively provided with a first opening31and a second opening32, so that the wire harness50threaded from the terminal box cover40is threaded into the cavity from the first opening31, then is threaded out through the second opening32, and is connected to an electrical component at the front end of the drawer300. In other words, the front end of the first support member10is provided with the terminal box cover40, so that the wire harness50is threaded from the terminal box cover40, then is threaded into the cavity from the first opening31at the rear end of the cavity, and then is threaded out through the second opening32at the front end of the cavity; the end of the wire harness50is threaded into the drawer300and is finally connected to the electrical component at the front end of the drawer300. Such a threading direction of the wire harness50makes its trajectory smooth. In an embodiment, the first opening31may be arranged as a rectangle with a certain length, so that the wire harness50has a certain activity space at this position, so as to meet the movement space when the wiring harness50is drawn out of the storage compartment200together with the wiring box30connected to the drawer300.

FIG. 6is a schematic structural diagram of a wiring box of a slide rail assembly in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention. In an embodiment, as shown inFIG. 6, the cavity is internally provided with a plurality of cavity fixing structures301which are arranged at intervals along the pulling direction of the drawer300and are used for threading and fixing the wire harness50. Optionally, the cavity fixing structures301are tubular, and form a plurality of channels penetrating along the pulling direction of the drawer300with the bottom wall of the cavity.

When the drawer300in the refrigerator1000of the present embodiment is pulled out, since the front end of the wire harness50is limited by the claws, the end of the wire harness50is pulled out outward with the drawer300, so that the position of the front end of the wire harness50relative to the storage compartment200does not change, and the part of the wire harness50located outside the wiring box30is drawn into the wiring box30.

When the drawer300in the refrigerator1000is pulled back, the end of the wire harness50is retracted together with the drawer300. Since the front end of the wire harness50is fixed by the claws, when the drawer300is pulled back, the distance between the first opening31of the wiring box30and the front end of the fixed wire harness50increases, and a part of the wire harness50in the wiring box30is drawn out of the wiring box30.

Hereto, those skilled in the art should realize that although multiple exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described in detail herein, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, many other variations or modifications that conform to the principles of the present invention can still be directly determined or deduced from the contents disclosed in the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should be understood and deemed to cover all such other variations or modifications.