Refrigerator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11324315-B2
Application number	US-202117315709-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 10, 2021
Priority date	Nov 12, 2020
Publication date	May 10, 2022
Grant date	May 10, 2022

Abstract

A refrigerator includes a housing, a plurality of openings and a drawer. The housing includes a plurality of side surfaces which define an accommodating cavity. The plurality of openings are respectively formed in different side surfaces. The drawer is arranged in the accommodating cavity and can be pulled out along any one of the plurality of openings. The drawer is arranged in the accommodating cavity so that a user can pull out the drawer to take and place food from the openings located in different side surfaces of the housing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A refrigerator comprising:
a housing comprising a plurality of side surfaces which define an accommodating cavity;
a plurality of openings respectively formed in different side surfaces;
a drawer arranged in the accommodating cavity and capable of being pulled out along any one of the openings;
a first sealing door connected with the drawer and capable of being pulled out along with the drawer, or connected with the housing and capable of being flipped along the housing to be opened, and configured to close one opening of the accommodating cavity;
a second sealing door connected with the drawer and capable of being pulled out along with the drawer, or connected with the housing and capable of being flipped along the housing to be opened, and configured to close one opening of the accommodating cavity;
a storage box arranged in the accommodating cavity and capable of being pulled out along any one of the plurality of openings; and
a thermal insulation plate arranged at an end of a pull-out direction of the storage box;
wherein a handle is arranged on the thermal insulation plate; and
wherein a penetration slot corresponding to the handle is formed in the first sealing door or the second sealing door.

2. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the length of the handle protruding from the thermal insulation plate is greater than the depth of the penetration slot.

3. The refrigerator according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a refrigeration part arranged in an upper side wall of the accommodating cavity.

4. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a refrigeration part arranged in an upper side wall of the accommodating cavity.

5. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the handle further comprises an antiskid sleeve.

6. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , further comprising a sealing pad disposed in the penetration slot.

7. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , further comprising a heat exchange slot in an upper side wall of the accommodating cavity.

8. The refrigerator according to claim 7 , wherein a fan is arranged at a center position of the heat exchange slot.

9. A refrigerator comprising:
a housing comprising a plurality of side surfaces which define an accommodating cavity;
a plurality of openings respectively formed in different side surfaces;
a drawer arranged in the accommodating cavity and capable of being pulled out along any one of the openings;
a first sealing door connected with the drawer and capable of being pulled out along with the drawer, or connected with the housing and capable of being flipped along the housing to be opened, and configured to close one opening of the accommodating cavity; and
a second sealing door connected with the drawer and capable of being pulled out along with the drawer, or connected with the housing and capable of being flipped along the housing to be opened, and configured to close one opening of the accommodating cavity;
wherein the first sealing door is connected with the drawer and capable of being pulled out along with the drawer, and the second sealing door is connected with the housing and capable of being flipped along the housing to be opened,
wherein the first sealing door or the second sealing door is connected with the drawer through telescopic structures.

10. The refrigerator according to claim 9 , wherein the telescopic structure comprises:
a collection part arranged on a side wall of the drawer; and
a telescopic part, one end of which is telescopically arranged in the collection part and the other end of which is connected with the first sealing door and/or the second sealing door.

11. The refrigerator according to claim 9 , further comprising:
a refrigeration part arranged in an upper side wall of the accommodating cavity.

12. The refrigerator according to claim 9 , further comprising:
a storage box arranged in the accommodating cavity and capable of being pulled out along any one of the plurality of openings; and
a thermal insulation plate arranged at an end of a pull-out direction of the storage box.

13. The refrigerator according to claim 12 , wherein a handle is arranged on the thermal insulation plate; and
wherein a penetration slot corresponding to the handle is formed in the first sealing door or the second sealing door.

14. The refrigerator according to claim 13 , wherein the handle further comprises an antiskid sleeve.

15. The refrigerator according to claim 13 , further comprising a sealing pad disposed in the penetration slot.

16. The refrigerator according to claim 13 , further comprising a heat exchange slot in an upper side wall of the accommodating cavity.

17. The refrigerator according to claim 16 , wherein a fan is arranged at a center position of the heat exchange slot.

Assignees

• Qingdao Haigao Design Manufacture Co Ltd
• Haier Smart Home Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wu Jian
• Zhou Shu
• Fei Zhaojun
• Yi Zuowei
• Feng Zhiqun
• An Hui
• Huang Yi

Classifications

• F25D23/021

  Sliding doors · CPC title

• F25D13/02

  with several cooling compartments, e.g. refrigerated locker systems · CPC title

• A47B88/403 Primary

  Drawer slides being extractable on two or more sides of the cabinet · CPC title

• F25D19/003

  with respect to movable containers · CPC title

• F25D17/06

  by forced circulation · CPC title