CN114234527B

CN114234527B - Refrigerator with a refrigerator body

Info

Publication number: CN114234527B
Application number: CN202111640841.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 彭博; 谢斌洪; 姜珂; 刘居洲; 薛少卿; 蒋卓华
Original assignee: Hefei Hualing Co Ltd; Midea Group Co Ltd; Hefei Midea Refrigerator Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hefei Hualing Co Ltd; Midea Group Co Ltd; Hefei Midea Refrigerator Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-29
Filing date: 2021-12-29
Publication date: 2023-07-18
Anticipated expiration: 2041-12-29
Also published as: CN114234527A

Abstract

The invention discloses a refrigerator, which comprises a refrigerator body, a middle beam, a storage container, a rotating mechanism and a plurality of drawers, wherein the storage container is arranged in a refrigerating compartment and is positioned between two adjacent drawers, the rotating mechanism is arranged in the refrigerating compartment and comprises at least two rotating parts, the at least two rotating parts are respectively connected to two opposite side walls of the refrigerator body, the rotating parts are used for bearing the storage container, the rotating parts can rotate relative to the side walls, and the storage container can be driven to move relative to the middle beam through the rotation of the rotating parts relative to the refrigerator body, so that the storage container can enter and exit from an empty area behind the middle beam in the refrigerating compartment, thereby facilitating a user to access objects through the storage container, effectively utilizing the empty area behind the middle beam, and improving the space utilization rate of the refrigerating compartment of the refrigerator.

Description

Refrigerator with a refrigerator body

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of refrigeration, in particular to a refrigerator.

Background

In the refrigerator adopting the drawer type door body, a middle beam is arranged at the opening side of the refrigeration compartment and positioned between the adjacent drawer doors, and is used for sealing the refrigeration compartment of the refrigerator in a matched manner with the drawer doors after the drawer is pushed into the refrigeration compartment so as to ensure the tightness of the refrigeration compartment. However, as the middle beam forms a barrier at the opening side of the refrigeration compartment, drawers at two sides of the middle beam need to be structurally prevented from interfering with the middle beam so as to be pulled out or pushed into the refrigeration compartment, and therefore, in the refrigerator, the area between the rear of the middle beam and the adjacent drawers cannot be utilized by a user, and the space of the refrigeration compartment is wasted. In the related art, a fixing structure is additionally arranged at the rear part of the middle beam and used for hanging the tray to increase the space for storing, so that the space at the rear part of the middle beam is effectively utilized, but the scheme is more troublesome in use at present, and the taking-out and storing operations of articles in the tray are inconvenient for use.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. Therefore, the invention provides the refrigerator, which can improve the space utilization rate of the refrigerating compartment of the refrigerator and is convenient for access operation.

According to the refrigerator disclosed by the embodiment of the first aspect of the invention, the refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body, a middle beam, a storage container, a rotating mechanism and a plurality of drawers, wherein the refrigerator body is provided with a refrigerating compartment with one side open; the drawers are vertically stacked in the refrigerating compartment and can move relative to the box body to enter and exit the refrigerating compartment; the middle beam is connected to the box body at the opening of the refrigeration compartment and is positioned between two adjacent drawers, and an empty area is formed between one side of the middle beam facing the interior of the refrigeration compartment and the two adjacent drawers; the storage container is arranged in the empty area; the rotating mechanism is arranged in the refrigerating compartment and comprises at least two rotating parts, the at least two rotating parts are respectively connected to two opposite side walls of the box body, the rotating parts are used for bearing the storage containers, and each rotating part can synchronously rotate relative to the side wall and drive the storage container to move relative to the middle beam so that the storage container can enter and exit the empty area.

The refrigerator provided by the embodiment of the invention has at least the following beneficial effects: the storage container is arranged in the empty area behind the middle beam in the refrigeration compartment, and the storage container is driven to move relative to the middle beam through the rotation of the rotating piece relative to the box body, so that the storage container can enter and exit the empty area, a user can conveniently access objects through the storage container, the empty area behind the middle beam is effectively utilized by the storage container, and the space utilization rate of the refrigeration compartment of the refrigerator is improved.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the rotating member includes a connecting portion, a bearing portion and a supporting portion, which are arranged in a triangular distribution, the connecting portion is rotatably connected to the box, the bearing portion is used for bearing the storage container, the supporting portion is driven to rotate around the connecting portion to enable the rotating member to rotate, and each rotating member can synchronously rotate to enable movement tracks of each bearing portion to be the same, so as to drive the storage container to move up and down relative to the middle beam.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the connecting portion is located in the empty area, and when the rotating member is rotated to move the storage container downward below the center sill, the abutting portion is located at an end of the rotating member facing the opening, and the bearing portion is located at an end of the rotating member away from the opening.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the storage container is provided with a first support portion, the bearing portion comprising a connecting rod, wherein the connecting rod is supported on the underside of the first support portion, the first support portion being movable relative to the connecting rod; or, a rotatable supporting wheel is arranged on the connecting rod, and the tread of the supporting wheel is supported on the lower side of the first supporting part.

According to some embodiments of the invention, a fixing seat is disposed on the lower surface of the first supporting portion, and the fixing seat is used for locating the relative position of the bearing portion and the first supporting portion.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the rotating mechanism further comprises a driving member and a driven member, the driven member is located on a side of the rotating member facing away from the opening, the driven member comprises a connecting end and a bearing end, the connecting end is rotatably connected to the side wall, the bearing end is used for bearing the storage container, and the driving member is connected to the rotating member and the driven member and used for transmitting motion to enable the driven member to rotate synchronously with the rotating member.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the transmission member includes a timing belt and two timing wheels, the two timing wheels are respectively connected to the connection portion and the connection end, and the timing belt is in meshed connection with the two timing wheels.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the driving member includes a first link and a second link, the driven member further includes a supporting end, the connection end, the bearing end and the supporting end are distributed in a triangle, two ends of the first link are rotatably connected to the supporting portion and the supporting end, respectively, and two ends of the second link are rotatably connected to the bearing portion and the bearing end, respectively.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the refrigerator further comprises a moving member disposed between the center sill and the drawer below the center sill, the moving member being slidable relative to the cabinet to enter and exit the refrigeration compartment through the opening; the moving piece is provided with a second supporting part, and the position of the second supporting part corresponds to the supporting part of the rotating piece; and along with the movement of the moving piece, the second supporting part can drive the abutting part to rotate around the connecting part.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the abutment is provided with a driving wheel for abutting against an upper surface of the second support.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the moving member includes a side wall and a bottom wall, the side wall extending upward from one side of the bottom wall, the bottom wall and the side wall defining a second accommodating space for accommodating an article, the side wall being provided with the second supporting portion.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the moving member is provided with a first air outlet, and the first air outlet is communicated with the second accommodating space and the inner space of the drawer below the moving member.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the bottom or side of the storage container is provided with a first roller, the top of the drawer below the center sill is provided with a guide rail, the guide rail extends along the moving direction of the drawer, and the first roller is used for abutting against the guide rail and can roll along the guide rail.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the storage container is provided with a second air outlet, and the second air outlet is communicated with the first accommodating space and the refrigeration compartment.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The invention is further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples, in which:

fig. 1 is a schematic view showing an internal structure of a typical refrigerator having a center sill;

fig. 2 is a schematic view illustrating a structure of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a rotating mechanism in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the rotary mechanism shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of another state of the rotating mechanism shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the rotary mechanism shown in FIG. 4;

fig. 7 is a schematic view illustrating a structure of a storage container in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a side view of the storage container shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion of the storage container shown in FIG. 8 at A;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of a rotating mechanism in a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a rear view of the rotary mechanism shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of the rotary mechanism of FIG. 11 in another state;

fig. 13 is a schematic structural view of a rotating mechanism in a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is another state diagram of the rotating mechanism shown in FIG. 13;

fig. 15 is a schematic view showing a first state of a rotating mechanism and a storage container in a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 16 is a schematic view of the rotating mechanism and the storage container shown in FIG. 15 in a second state;

FIG. 17 is a schematic view showing the structure of a drawer and a moving member under a center sill in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 18 is a schematic view of a rotating mechanism in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention in a first state;

Fig. 19 is a schematic view of the rotating mechanism of the refrigerator shown in fig. 18 in a second state;

fig. 20 is a schematic view of the rotating mechanism of the refrigerator shown in fig. 19 in a third state;

fig. 21 is a schematic view of the rotating mechanism of the refrigerator shown in fig. 19 in a fourth state;

fig. 22 is a schematic view of a rotating mechanism of the refrigerator shown in fig. 19 in a fifth state;

fig. 23 is a schematic view of the rotating mechanism of the refrigerator shown in fig. 19 in a sixth state;

fig. 24 is a schematic view of the rotating mechanism of the refrigerator shown in fig. 19 in a seventh state;

fig. 25 is a schematic view of the refrigerator shown in fig. 24 with a drawer door in a closed state;

fig. 26 is a schematic view showing a state in which a lower drawer door is opened in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 27 is a schematic view of the storage container in the refrigerator shown in fig. 26 in a drawn-out state.

Reference numerals:

101. the refrigerator comprises a box body, 102, a refrigerating compartment, 103, an opening, 104, a middle beam, 105, an upper drawer, 106, a lower drawer, 107, a drawer body, 108, a drawer door, 109, a vacant area, 110, a sliding rail and 112 guide rails;

201. the storage container comprises a storage container body 202, a first supporting part 203, a first section 204, a second section 205, a fixing seat 206, a concave arc surface 207, a first roller, 208, a second air outlet 209 and a first accommodating space;

301. The device comprises a rotating mechanism 302, a rotating piece 303, a connecting part 304, a bearing part 305, a supporting part 306, a synchronous wheel 307, a synchronous belt 308, a first connecting rod 309, a second connecting rod 310, a supporting wheel 311, a bearing surface 312, a driving wheel 313, a driven piece 314, a connecting end 315, a bearing end 316 and a supporting end;

401. the movable part, 402, the second supporting part, 403, the second roller, 404, the side wall, 405, the bottom wall, 406, the third roller, 407, the first air outlet, 408, the second accommodating space, 409, the supporting section, 410 and the inclined section.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to like or similar elements or elements having like or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative only and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that references to orientation descriptions such as upper, lower, front, rear, left, right, etc. are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of description of the present invention and to simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, a number means one or more, a number means two or more, and greater than, less than, exceeding, etc. are understood to not include the present number, and above, below, within, etc. are understood to include the present number. The description of the first and second is for the purpose of distinguishing between technical features only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated or implicitly indicating the precedence of the technical features indicated.

In the description of the present invention, unless explicitly defined otherwise, terms such as arrangement, installation, connection, etc. should be construed broadly and the specific meaning of the terms in the present invention can be reasonably determined by a person skilled in the art in combination with the specific contents of the technical scheme.

Fig. 1 is a schematic view illustrating an internal structure of a typical refrigerator having a center sill, and referring to fig. 1, a conventional french refrigerator employs a drawer type door body, and a center sill 104 is disposed between adjacent drawer doors 108, so that after a drawer is pushed into a refrigerating compartment 102 in a refrigerator body 101, the center sill 104 cooperates with the drawer doors 108 to seal the refrigerating compartment 102 in the refrigerator body 101. However, since the middle beam 104 forms a barrier at the opening 103 side of the refrigerating compartment 102, the upper drawer 105 and the lower drawer 106 need to avoid the middle beam 104 when the refrigerating compartment 102 is pushed in or pulled out from the opening 103, and therefore, the bottom of the upper drawer 105 is not lower than the middle beam 104, and the top of the lower drawer 106 is not higher than the middle beam 104, thereby forming an empty area 109 (refer to the area shown by the dotted line frame in fig. 1) at the rear of the middle beam 104 and between adjacent drawers, resulting in waste of space of the refrigerating compartment 102.

The embodiment of the invention provides a refrigerator, wherein a storage container for storing articles is arranged in an empty area behind a middle beam, a rotating mechanism is arranged for bearing the storage container, and the storage container is lifted by the rotating mechanism to enter and exit the empty area, so that the middle beam is avoided, the space utilization rate of a refrigerating compartment in the refrigerator can be improved, and a user can conveniently access the storage container.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, and referring to fig. 2, the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a case 101, a middle beam 104, a storage container 201, a rotation mechanism 301, and a plurality of drawers stacked in an up-down direction. The cabinet 101 defines a refrigerated compartment 102 having an opening 103 on one side, and the refrigerated compartment 102 can be used to freeze or chill items therein.

The middle beam 104 is connected to the case 101 at the opening 103 of the refrigerating compartment 102, drawers are respectively provided on both sides of the middle beam 104 in the up-down direction, the upper drawer 105 is the upper drawer, the lower drawer 106 is the lower drawer, and both drawers can move relative to the case 101 to enter and exit the refrigerating compartment 102.

The lower drawer 106 comprises a drawer body 107 and a drawer door 108, the drawer body 107 can enter and exit the refrigeration compartment 102 through the opening 103 of the refrigeration compartment 102, and after the drawer is pushed into the refrigeration compartment 102, the drawer door 108 is abutted with one side of the middle beam 104, which is far away from the refrigeration compartment 102, so that the refrigeration compartment 102 is closed, and the refrigeration effect is guaranteed.

The rear side of the center sill 104 faces the interior of the refrigerated compartment 102, which forms an empty area 109 between the rear side and the adjacent two drawers (upper 105 and lower 106 drawers). For ease of understanding, this empty region 109 is shown in fig. 2 with a dashed box. The storage container 201 is disposed in the empty area 109, and has a first accommodating space 209 for accommodating articles. Since the empty region 109 is also located in the refrigerating compartment 102, the articles stored in the storage container 201 can be refrigerated.

The rotating mechanism 301 includes at least two rotating members 302, and the at least two rotating members 302 are respectively connected to two opposite side walls of the case 101 and are used for carrying the storage container 201. Each rotating member 302 can synchronously rotate relative to the box body 101, and can drive the storage container 201 to move relative to the middle beam 104, so that the storage container enters and exits the empty area 109 behind the middle beam 104, thereby facilitating a user to access objects through the storage container 201, and the storage container 201 effectively utilizes the empty area 109 behind the middle beam 104, so that the space utilization rate of the refrigerating compartment 102 of the refrigerator is improved.

It will be appreciated that fig. 2 shows a refrigerator having two drawers as described above according to an embodiment of the present invention, and that the refrigerator may include a greater number of drawers in the practice of the invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a rotating mechanism 301 in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the invention, referring to fig. 2 and 3, in the refrigerator according to some embodiments, a rotating member 302 includes a connecting portion 303, a bearing portion 304 and a supporting portion 305 arranged in a triangular distribution, so that the connecting portion 303, the bearing portion 304 and the supporting portion 305 have a set distance therebetween, wherein the connecting portion 303 is rotatably connected to the case 101, and the rotating member 302 can be rotated relative to the case 101 by driving the supporting portion 305 to rotate around the connecting portion 303.

The carrying portion 304 is configured to carry the storage container 201, so that the rotating member 302 can drive the storage container 201 to move up and down relative to the center sill 104 through the carrying portion 304, so as to be able to enter and exit the empty area 109 behind the center sill 104. The synchronous rotation of the rotating members 302 can make the bearing portions 304 have the same movement track, so as to ensure that the storage containers 201 borne on the bearing portions 304 are balanced and avoid toppling. In a specific operation, the moving member 401 (which will be described in detail later) may push the rotating member 302 to rotate synchronously, so that the movement track of the bearing portion 304 is consistent.

Specifically, the connection portion 303 may be rotatably connected to the case 101 at a set position behind the middle beam 104, so that the connection portion 303 is located in the empty area 109, and when the rotating member 302 is rotated to move the storage container 201 downward below the middle beam 104, the abutting portion 305 is located at the front end of the rotating member 302, so as to face the opening 103 of the refrigeration compartment 102, so as to be driven by an external force. The bearing part 304 is located at the rear end of the rotating member 302, so as to deviate from the opening 103, and a set distance is reserved between the bearing part 304, the abutting part 305 and the connecting part 303, so that the bearing part 304 can rotate around the connecting part 303 along with the integral rotation of the rotating member 302, and the hollow area 109 behind the middle beam 104 is avoided, and the storage container 201 borne on the bearing part 304 can be driven to move up and down relative to the middle beam 104 to enter or exit the hollow area 109, thereby realizing the lifting of the storage container 201, and facilitating the user to access the articles in the storage container 201.

Fig. 4 to 6 are schematic structural views of the rotating mechanism 301 from several different views, and fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of the storage container 201 in the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 4 to 7, in the above embodiment, the storage container 201 may be provided with the first supporting portion 202, and the bearing portion 304 may include a connecting rod supported on the lower side of the first supporting portion 202, thereby being capable of bearing the storage container 201. The first support 202 may be a burring structure that is turned outward from the outer walls of the left and right sides of the storage container 201. In addition, since the first support 202 is movable relative to the connecting rod, when the storage container 201 is withdrawn from the empty area 109 and is positioned relatively below the center sill 104 in the up-down direction, the storage container 201 can be moved toward the opening 103 of the refrigeration compartment 102 by an external force, that is, the storage container 201 can be moved to a set position outside the case 101 or pulled away from the rotating mechanism 301, thereby facilitating the user to take and place the article in the first accommodation space 209 of the storage container 201 or to clean and maintain the storage container 201. It will be appreciated that, in order to reduce friction between the connecting rod and the first support 202, the connecting rod may be provided with a support wheel 310, the support wheel 310 may be rotatably disposed on the connecting rod, and therefore, when the storage container 201 moves relative to the connecting rod, the support wheel 310 may roll on the lower surface of the first support 202, thereby reducing friction, improving the stability of movement of the storage container 201, and effectively reducing sound generated during movement.

Fig. 8 is a side view of the storage container 201 shown in fig. 7, and fig. 9 is an enlarged partial schematic view of a portion a of the storage container 201 shown in fig. 8, and referring to fig. 7 to 9, in some embodiments, a fixing base 205 is disposed on a lower side surface of a first supporting portion 202 of the storage container 201, and the fixing base 205 is used to locate a relative position of a bearing portion 304 and the first supporting portion 202, so that the storage container 201 stays at a position where the fixing base 205 is located, and shaking during stay is avoided.

Specifically, referring to fig. 9, the fixing base 205 may be a protrusion protruding from a lower surface of the first supporting portion 202, and a concave arc surface 206 is formed on a downward side of the protrusion, and thus, when the storage container 201 moves to the connecting rod or the supporting wheel 310 sleeved on the connecting rod relative to the connecting rod and stays in the concave arc surface 206 of the fixing base 205, the connecting rod or the supporting wheel 310 sleeved on the connecting rod can be kept within a range surrounded by the concave arc surface 206 through the guiding action of the concave arc surface 206, so as to avoid shaking in the moving direction. Alternatively, the fixing seat 205 may be a groove structure recessed from the lower surface of the first supporting portion 202, the opening 103 of the groove faces downward, and the wall of the groove forms a cambered surface with a concave surface facing downward, so when the storage container 201 moves relative to the connecting rod to the position where the connecting rod is located in the groove and stays, the cambered surface formed by the wall of the groove has a guiding effect on the connecting rod or the supporting wheel 310 sleeved on the connecting rod, thereby preventing shaking in the moving direction, effectively preventing accidental falling, and continuing to move when external force is applied appropriately.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the rotation mechanism 301 may further include a driving member and a driven member 313, the driven member 313 for carrying the storage container 201 behind the rotation member 302, the driving member being connected to the rotation member 302 and the driven member 313 for transmitting movement to rotate the rotation member 302 and the driven member 313 synchronously. Wherein, the follower 313 is located at a side of the rotating member 302 facing away from the opening 103 of the refrigeration compartment 102, i.e. located at a rear of the rotating member 302, the follower 313 includes a connection end 314 and a carrying end 315, the connection end 314 is rotatably connected to a side wall of the case 101, and the carrying end 315 is used for carrying the storage container 201. Specifically, the transmission member may adopt a transmission manner of a synchronous belt, for example, referring to fig. 3 to 6, the transmission member may include a synchronous belt 307 and two synchronous wheels 306, the two synchronous wheels 306 are respectively connected to a connection portion 303 of the rotating member 302 and a connection end 314 of the driven member 313, and the synchronous belt 307 is in meshing connection with the synchronous wheels 306, thereby achieving synchronous rotation of the driven member 313 and the rotating member 302. Fig. 3 to 6 show a rotation mechanism 301 having a rotation member 302 and a driven member 313, wherein the driven member 313 and the rotation member 302 are connected with a set interval between them at a position inside the case 101 behind the center sill 104, and the rotation member 302 and the driven member 313 are respectively connected with a transmission member, thereby driving the rotation member 302 to rotate can drive the driven member 313 to synchronously rotate through the transmission member, and thus stably drive the storage container 201 to perform lifting movement. For example, referring to fig. 2, 4 and 5, when the carrying part 304 is located below the connecting part 303 (referring to fig. 4), the storage container 201 carried on the carrying part 304 is located below the empty area 109 behind the center sill 104, and the abutting part 305 of the front rotating member 302 is pushed backward to rotate the rotating member 302 clockwise around the connecting part 303 as the axis, so that the carrying part 304 rotates clockwise around the connecting part 303 to above the connecting part 303 (referring to fig. 5), and at the same time, along with the rotation of the rotating member 302, the synchronizing wheel 306 on the rotating member 302 drives the synchronizing belt 307 to rotate the synchronizing wheel 306 on the driven member 313, so that the driven member 313 synchronously rotates, and the movement is synchronously transmitted to the driven member 313 to realize the synchronous movement of the carrying end 315. At this time, the storage container 201 carried on the carrying portion 304 and the carrying end 315 moves upward into the empty area 109 behind the middle beam 104, and the abutting portion 305 that continuously abuts against the rotating member 302 can keep the rotating member 302 at the set position, and at this time, the carrying portion 304 is kept above the connecting portion 303, that is, the storage container 201 can be kept in the empty area 109 behind the middle beam 104. After the abutting of the abutting portion 305 is removed, the rotating member 302 can rotate counterclockwise around the connecting portion 303 under the action of gravity, so that the bearing portion 304 is located below the connecting portion 303, and thereby the storage container 201 is driven to move in the up-down direction.

Alternatively, in some other embodiments, the transmission member may further adopt a transmission manner of a link mechanism, referring to fig. 10 to 14, the transmission member may include a first link 308 and a second link 309, the driven member 313 further includes a supporting end 316, the connecting end 314, the bearing end 315 and the supporting end 316 are arranged in a triangular distribution, so that a set distance is provided between two pairs, the supporting portion 305 of the rotating member 302 and the supporting end 316 of the driven member 313 are rotatably connected to two ends of the first link 308, the bearing portion 304 of the rotating member 302 and the bearing end 315 of the driven member 313 are rotatably connected to the second link 309, thereby forming a four-link mechanism, and the supporting portion 305 of the driving rotating member 302 rotates around the connecting portion 303 thereof, and the driven member 313 can be driven by two links to rotate synchronously, so that the bearing portion 304 of the rotating member 302 and the bearing end 315 of the driven member 313 can move synchronously to bear the storage container 201.

Fig. 10 to 12 show a structure of a rotating mechanism 301 having a link, wherein two ends of a first link 308 are respectively connected to a holding portion 305 of a rotating member 302 and a holding end 316 of a driven member 313, and two ends of a second link 309 are respectively connected to a bearing portion 304 of the rotating member 302 and a bearing end 315 of the driven member 313. Referring to fig. 2, 11 and 12, when the carrying portion 304 is located below the connecting portion 303 (see fig. 11), the carrying end 315 is also located below the connecting end 314, the storage containers 201 carried on the carrying portion 304 and the carrying end 315 are located below the empty region 109 behind the center sill 104, and the abutting portion 305 of the rotating member 302 is pushed rearward to rotate the rotating member 302 clockwise about the connecting portion 303, so that the carrying portion 304 rotates clockwise about the connecting portion 303 to above the connecting portion 303 (see fig. 12). At the same time, as the front rotary member 302 rotates, the first link 308 is pushed rearward and the second link 309 is pulled forward, thereby synchronously transmitting the motion to the follower 313 to achieve synchronous motion of the carrying end 315, at which time the storage container 201 carried on the carrying portion 304 and the carrying end 315 moves upward into the empty region 109 behind the center sill 104. The abutment 305 of the continuous abutment swivel 302 enables the carrier 304 to remain located above the connection 303, i.e. the storage container 201 can remain located in the empty area 109 behind the centre sill 104. After the abutting of the abutting portion 305 is removed, the rotating member 302 can rotate counterclockwise around the connecting portion 303 under the action of gravity, so that the bearing portion 304 is located below the connecting portion 303, and thereby the storage container 201 is driven to move in the up-down direction. It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the supporting wheel 310 may be disposed on the supporting portion 304 and the supporting end 315 for supporting the storage container 201, so that friction between the storage container 201 and the supporting portion 304 and friction between the supporting end 315 can be reduced by rolling the supporting wheel 310 when the storage container 201 moves, thereby improving stability of movement of the storage container 201 and effectively reducing sound generated during movement.

It will be appreciated that the storage container 201 may also be carried by a link, for example, fig. 13 and 14 show another structure of the rotating mechanism 301 having a link, referring to fig. 13 and 14, and simultaneously referring to fig. 2, two ends of the first link 308 are respectively connected to the abutting portion 305 of the rotating member 302 and the abutting end 316 of the driven member 313, two ends of the second link 309 are respectively connected to the carrying portion 304 of the rotating member 302 and the carrying end 315 of the driven member 313, and an upward side of the second link 309 has a carrying surface 311 for carrying the storage container 201. When the carrying portion 304 is located below the connecting portion 303 (see fig. 13), the carrying end 315 is also located below the connecting end 314, the second link 309 is located at a lower position, the storage container 201 carried on the second link 309 is located below the empty area 109 behind the middle beam 104, and the abutting portion 305 of the rotating member 302 is pushed backward to rotate the rotating member 302 clockwise around the connecting portion 303, so that the carrying portion 304 rotates clockwise around the connecting portion 303 to above the connecting portion 303. At the same time, as the front rotating member 302 rotates, the first link 308 is pushed rearward and the second link 309 is pulled forward, thereby synchronously transmitting the motion to the follower 313 to realize the synchronous motion of the carrying end 315, at which time the second link 309 rises to a high position (refer to fig. 14), and the storage container 201 carried on the second link 309 moves upward into the empty region 109 behind the center sill 104. The abutment 305 of the continuous abutment rotor 302 enables the carrier 304 to remain located above the connection 303, i.e. the storage container 201 carried by the second link 309 can remain located in the empty region 109 behind the centre sill 104. After the abutting of the abutting portion 305 is removed, the rotating member 302 can rotate counterclockwise around the connecting portion 303 under the action of gravity, so that the bearing portion 304 is located below the connecting portion 303, and the second link 309 returns to the low position (refer to fig. 13), thereby driving the storage container 201 to move in the up-down direction.

It should be understood that, in the above embodiment, the structure in which one rotating member 302 and one driven member 313 are cooperatively rotated is shown, in practical implementation, the number of rotating members 302 and driven members 313 may be increased, and if the number of rotating members 302 or driven members needs to be increased, the configuration of the transmission members may also be performed according to the above embodiment, so that the transmission connection between the rotating members 302 and the driven members 313 is realized, and the increase in the number of rotating members 302 and driven members 313 can further increase the stability of the storage container 201 during the movement process.

It is to be understood that the two ends of the storage container 201 may be lifted by a rotating member 302, for example, fig. 15 is a schematic diagram of a first state of the rotating mechanism 301 and the storage container 201 in a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention, fig. 16 is a schematic diagram of a second state of the rotating mechanism 301 and the storage container 201 shown in fig. 15, and for convenience of observation and explanation, a contour line of the current view blocked by the rotating member 302 is shown by a dotted line. Referring to fig. 15 and 16, the first supporting portion 202 of the storage container 201 includes a first section 203 and a second section 204 extending in a front-rear direction, the first section 203 and the second section 204 have a set inclination angle, respectively, and an included angle formed by the first section 203 and the second section 204 is an obtuse angle, so that a fixing seat 205 for positioning a bearing portion 304 of the rotating member 302 is formed at a connection portion of the first section 203 and the second section 204 and is located at a position on an upper side of a middle portion of the storage container 201, preferably, the fixing seat 205 is located at a top of the middle portion of the storage container 201, and therefore, the bearing portion 304 is supported on the fixing seat 205, so that a center of gravity of the storage container 201 can be ensured to be located below the bearing portion 304, and the storage container 201 is prevented from being toppled.

Referring to fig. 15 and 16, and also referring to fig. 2, when the bearing portion 304 is at a lower position below the connection portion 303 (referring to fig. 15), the abutting portion 305 faces the opening 103 side of the refrigeration compartment 102, the bearing portion 304 is located behind the abutting portion 305, the storage container 201 carried on the bearing portion 304 is located below the empty region 109 behind the center sill 104, and the abutting portion 305 of the rotating member 302 is pushed backward to rotate the rotating member 302 about the connection portion 303, so that the bearing portion 304 rotates about the connection portion 303 to above the connection portion 303, thereby driving the storage container 201 to move upward. When the carrying portion 304 is rotated to the high position (refer to fig. 16), the storage container 201 carried by the carrying portion 304 moves upward into the empty region 109 behind the center sill 104. The holding portion 305 of the continuous holding rotating member 302 can keep the carrying portion 304 located above the connecting portion 303, that is, the storage container 201 carried by the carrying portion 304 can be kept located in the empty area 109 behind the center sill 104. After the abutting of the abutting portion 305 is removed, the rotating member 302 can rotate around the connecting portion 303 under the action of gravity, so that the bearing portion 304 is located below the connecting portion 303, and the bearing portion 304 returns to the low position (refer to fig. 13), thereby driving the storage container 201 to move in the up-down direction. The supporting wheel 310 may be disposed on the supporting portion 304, so as to support the storage container 201, and friction between the storage container 201 and the supporting portion 304 can be reduced by rolling the supporting wheel 310, so that stability of movement of the storage container 201 is improved, and sound generated during movement can be effectively reduced.

Fig. 17 is a schematic structural view of a drawer below a middle beam 104 and a moving member 401 in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 2 and 17, based on the above embodiment, the refrigerator may further include the moving member 401, where the moving member 401 is disposed between the middle beam 104 and the lower drawer 106 below the middle beam 104, and the moving member 401 is capable of sliding relative to the refrigerator body 101, so that the abutting portion 305 of the rotating member 302 can be pushed by the movement of the moving member 401 to rotate the rotating member 302. Specifically, a rail 110 (see fig. 2) extending in the front-rear direction may be provided on the inner wall of the case 101, and the moving member 401 may be slidably connected to the rail 110 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction along the rail 110, and may be moved into and out of the refrigeration compartment 102 through the opening 103. In addition, the side wall of the moving member 401 facing the case 101 is provided with a second roller 403 capable of rolling along the slide rail 110, thereby reducing friction.

The moving member 401 pushes the rotating members 302 at both sides of the storage container 201 to rotate synchronously, so that the movement tracks of the bearing portions 304 bearing the storage container 201 are consistent, and the storage container 201 is balanced to avoid toppling. Specifically, the moving member 401 is provided with the second supporting portion 402, and the position of the second supporting portion 402 corresponds to the abutting portion 305 of the rotating member 302, so that the second supporting portion 402 can abut against the abutting portion 305 of the rotating member 302 and drive the abutting portion 305 to rotate around the connecting portion 303 as the moving member 401 moves. The second supporting portion 402 of the moving member 401 located in the refrigerating compartment 102 can be supported below the abutting portion 305 to keep the rotating member 302 at the set position. For example, when the rotating member 302 rotates to the high position of the bearing portion 304, the second supporting portion 402 is supported below the supporting portion 305, and at this time, the storage container 201 is kept in the empty area 109 behind the middle beam 104.

It will be appreciated that the rotating members 302 on both sides of the storage container 201 may be symmetrically disposed, so that the structures on the moving member 401 for pushing the rotating members 302 on both sides of the storage container 201 are also symmetrical to each other, for example, two symmetrical second supporting portions 402 are disposed on the side wall of the moving member 401 facing the case 101, so that the two rotating members 302 can be pushed to rotate synchronously by the movement of the moving member 401, so that the storage container 201 is balanced, and the symmetrical structures are convenient for processing and installation.

It will be appreciated that the rotatable members 302 on either side of the reservoir 201 may also be provided in an asymmetric arrangement, for example: the distances between the abutting portions 305 and the connecting portions 303 are different, so that the heights of the abutting portions 305 of the two rotating members 302 in the up-down direction are not uniform; alternatively, the positions of the connection portions 303 connected to the side walls of the case 101 are not uniform in the front-rear direction, so that the two rotating members 302 are not aligned in the front-rear direction; alternatively, the positions of the connection portions 303 connected to the side walls of the case 101 are not uniform in the up-down direction, so that the two rotating members 302 are not aligned in the up-down direction; or other asymmetric structures; the structure of the moving member 401 for pushing the rotating members 302 on both sides of the storage container 201 is also asymmetric, for example, the structure of the two second supporting portions 402 on the moving member 401 facing the side wall of the case 101 is asymmetric, and may be that the heights of the two second supporting portions in the up-down direction are inconsistent or the positions of the two second supporting portions in the front-back direction are inconsistent, so as to adapt to the corresponding rotating members 302, so that the moving of the moving member 401 can push the two rotating members 302 to rotate synchronously, so that the bearing portions 304 of the rotating members 302 have the same movement track, and stability of the storage container 201 is ensured. In specific implementation, the internal structural members of the box body 101 and the installation space can be reasonably configured, and the asymmetric arrangement can effectively adapt to different installation requirements, so that structural interference is avoided, and applicability is improved.

In the solution in which the rotating mechanism 301 is provided with the rotating member 302 and the driven member 313, the transmission structure adopted between the rotating member 302 and the driven member 313 on both sides of the storage container 201 may be the same or different, and may be reasonably configured according to the actual installation space and the assembly requirement.

Referring to fig. 2, 3 and 17, in some embodiments, rollers may be suitably provided to reduce friction during relative movement due to the abutting relationship and the moving relationship between the rotating member 302 and the moving member 401. For example, the abutting portion 305 of the rotating member 302 is provided with the driving wheel 312, and the driving wheel 312 is used to abut against the upper surface of the second supporting portion 402, so that the driving wheel 312 can roll on the upper surface of the second supporting portion 402 during the movement of the moving member 401 relative to the rotating member 302, thereby reducing friction.

After the rotating member 302 rotates to the set position, the driving wheel 312 is used to abut against the upper surface of the second supporting portion 402, so that during the moving of the moving member 401 relative to the rotating member 302, the driving wheel 312 can roll on the upper surface of the second supporting portion 402, thereby maintaining the position of the rotating member 302 and reducing friction.

Referring to fig. 2 and 17, the mover 401 may include a side wall 404 extending upward from one side of the bottom wall 405 from the bottom wall 405, the side wall 404 defining a second receiving space 408 for receiving an article. Therefore, the moving member 401 can be used as a container for storing articles, and the rotating mechanism 301 can be driven to lift the storage container 201 to the empty area 109 at the rear part of the middle beam 104 at the same time when the moving member 401 is pushed into the refrigerating compartment 102, and the moving member 401 is positioned below the storage container 201. It will be appreciated that in a conventional French drawer door construction refrigerator, a shallow tray is typically provided above the lower drawer 106 for storing smaller or fragile items (e.g., dumplings, pastries, etc.), facilitating access and storage, and avoiding crushing of the stack in the drawer, thereby optimizing delamination of the interior space. The refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention may be configured such that the rotation mechanism 301 and the storage container 201 are provided at the rear portion of the center sill 104 based on these predetermined configurations, and the lifting operation of the storage container 201 is performed by pushing in and pulling out the tray by using the tray of the conventional refrigerator as the moving member 401. Not only can the rear space of the middle beam 104 be effectively utilized, but also the right side is convenient for access operation.

Fig. 18 is a schematic view of a first state of a rotating mechanism in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 17 and 18, a side wall 404 of a moving member 401 is provided with the above-mentioned second supporting portion 402, which may be formed by flanging from the top of the side wall 404, or the side wall 404 of the moving member 401 has a proper thickness, and the top of the side wall 404 may be used to support the supporting portion 305 of the rotating member 302. The second supporting portion 402 includes a supporting section 409 extending in the front-rear direction and an inclined section 410 extending rearward from the rear end of the supporting section 409 and inclined downward, so that when the rear end of the second supporting portion 402 abuts against the abutting portion 305 of the rotating member 302, the abutting portion 305 is abutted against and pushed by the inclined section 410, and moves rearward along with the moving member 401, the abutting portion 305 of the rotating member 302 is gradually rotated by pushing of the inclined section 410, so that the technical lifting or technical dropping of the storage container 201 caused by too high rotation speed of the rotating member 302 can be effectively avoided, and damage or dropping of the articles in the storage container 201 can be caused.

Fig. 18 to 24 show several different states in which the rotation mechanism lifts the storage container 201, and it will be understood that the refrigerator of the embodiment of fig. 18 to 24 has two drawers, respectively an upper drawer 105 and a lower drawer 106, stacked on both sides of the middle beam 104, and in practice, the refrigerator may include a greater number of drawers. In the refrigerator of the embodiment shown in fig. 18 to 24, the rotating mechanism 301 includes a rotating member 302 and a driven member 313, which are transmitted by the transmission manner of the synchronous belt, and in the implementation, the rotating mechanism 301 may also adopt other embodiments provided in the foregoing. The following is described by way of the embodiment shown in fig. 18 to 24:

Referring to fig. 18, the lower drawer 106 is in the extracted state, and the moving member 401 is extracted to the outside of the refrigerating compartment 102, at this time, the rotating member 302 of the rotating mechanism 301 is not held by the moving member 401, and the rotating member 302 rotates to the lower position of the bearing portion 304 below the connecting portion 303 due to the gravity, at this time, the holding portion 305 faces forward, and the storage container 201 is suspended on the bearing portion 304 and is located below the empty area 109 behind the center sill 104.

Referring to fig. 19, the lower drawer 106 is in the drawn-out state, the moving member 401 moves backward to abut against the abutting portion 305 of the rotating member 302, the moving member 401 starts pushing the driving wheel 312 on the abutting portion 305 backward to rotate the rotating member 302 around the connecting portion 303, and the carrying portion 304 carries the storage container 201 to rotate around the connecting portion 303 and to be lifted toward the space region at the rear of the center sill 104 as the rotating member 302 rotates.

Referring to fig. 20, the lower drawer 106 is in the pulled-out state, the moving member 401 continues to move backward based on the state of fig. 19, at this time, the moving member 401 abuts against the driving wheel 312 provided on the abutting portion 305 of the rotating member 302, and further moves backward, the moving member 401 further lifts up the abutting portion 305, so that the rotating member 302 continues to rotate the lifting carrier 304, and the storage container 201 carried by the carrier 304 is further lifted up toward the space region at the rear of the center sill 104.

Referring to fig. 21, the lower drawer 106 is in the pulled-out state, the moving member 401 continues to move backward based on the state of fig. 20, at this time, the driving wheel 312 provided at the abutting portion 305 of the rotating member 302 starts to abut against the second supporting portion 402 of the moving member 401, the moving member 401 further lifts up the abutting portion 305, the rotating member 302 continues to rotate and lift up the bearing portion 304, and the storage container 201 borne by the bearing portion 304 is further lifted up toward the space region at the rear of the center sill 104.

Referring to fig. 22, the lower drawer 106 is in the drawn-out state, and the moving member 401 continues to move rearward based on the state of fig. 21, at this time, the driving wheel 312 on the abutting portion 305 of the rotating member 302 abuts against the upper surface of the inclined section 410 of the second supporting portion 402 of the moving member 401, and as the moving member 401 moves, the driving wheel 312 rolls along the inclined section 410, so that the storage container 201 carried on the carrying portion 304 is gradually lifted further toward the space region at the rear of the center sill 104.

Referring to fig. 23, the lower drawer 106 is in the extracted state, the moving member 401 continues to move backward based on the state of fig. 22, at this time, the driving wheel 312 on the abutting portion 305 of the rotating member 302 abuts against the upper surface of the supporting section 409 of the second supporting portion 402 of the moving member 401, the carrying portion 304 rotates to the high position, and the storage container 201 carried by the carrying portion 304 completely enters the empty area 109 at the rear of the center sill 104.

Referring to fig. 24, the lower drawer 106 is in the drawn-out state, the moving member 401 continues to move backward based on the state of fig. 23 to all of the refrigerating compartments 102 in the case 101, the abutting portion 305 of the rotating member 302 is kept abutting against the upper surface of the supporting section 409 of the second supporting portion 402 of the moving member 401, the bearing portion 304 is kept in a high position, the storage container 201 borne by the bearing portion 304 is kept in the empty region 109 at the rear of the center sill 104, and the storage of the storage container 201 and the moving member 401 can be completed.

It will be appreciated that fig. 18 to 24 show different states of the rotating member 302 having the driving wheel 312, and that the moving member 401 can rotate the rotating member 302 by abutting against the edge of the abutting portion 305 of the rotating member 302 during the backward movement when the driving wheel 312 is not provided to the rotating member 302.

Fig. 25 is a schematic view of the refrigerator shown in fig. 24 in a state in which the drawer door 108 is closed, and referring to fig. 25, the lower drawer 106 is pushed into the refrigerating compartment 102 in the state shown in fig. 24, and the drawer door 108 abuts against the edge of the cabinet 101 and the outer side of the center sill 104, thereby sealing the refrigerating compartment 102. As can be seen from a comparison of the structure of the conventional refrigerator in fig. 1, the empty area 109 formed at the rear of the middle beam 104 can be effectively utilized by the storage container 201 in the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 26 is a schematic view of an opened door of the lower drawer 106 in the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, fig. 27 is a schematic view of a drawn-out state of the storage container 201 in the refrigerator shown in fig. 26, and referring to fig. 26 and 27, when the lower drawer 106 of the refrigerator is in a closed state (as shown in fig. 25), if the storage container 201 needs to be taken out, only the lower drawer 106 is required to be opened (as shown in fig. 26), and the moving member 401 is drawn out, and then the storage container 201 is drawn out (as shown in fig. 27). In the process of withdrawing the moving member 401 outward, the position change of the storage container 201 during the descent process is opposite to the position change of the storage container 201 during the ascent process during the inward pushing of the moving member 401 shown in fig. 18 to 24, which will not be described herein. The storage container 201 can be lifted and lowered by the rotating mechanism 301 in cooperation with the moving member 401 (or a tray disposed above the lower drawer 106 in a conventional refrigerator), thereby entering or exiting the empty region 109 behind the center sill 104, facilitating the access operation of the user.

Referring to fig. 17, in combination with fig. 18 to 24, a third roller 406 may be provided at the bottom or side of the moving member 401, a guide rail 112 is provided at the top of the lower drawer 106, the guide rail 112 extends in a front-rear direction, and the third roller 406 is used to abut against the guide rail 112, so that the third roller 406 can roll along the guide rail 112 during the pushing in or pulling out of the moving member 401, and friction can be reduced. In addition, a second roller 403 is disposed on a side of the moving member 401 facing the side wall of the case 101, the second roller 403 is relatively located above the third roller 406, and the second roller 403 can slide along a sliding rail 110 (refer to fig. 2) disposed on the side wall of the case 101, so that friction between the moving member 401 and the case 101 is reduced, and the second roller 403 and the third roller 406 cooperate with each other, so that stable movement of the moving member 401 can be ensured.

Referring to fig. 7 and 8, in combination with fig. 25 and 26, a first roller 207 may be provided at the bottom or side of the storage container 201, a guide rail 112 is provided at the top of the lower drawer 106, the guide rail 112 extends in the moving direction of the drawer, and the first roller 207 is used to abut against the guide rail 112, so that the first roller 207 can roll along the guide rail 112 during the process of drawing the storage container 201 out of the case 101, thereby enabling friction to be reduced.

Referring to fig. 7 and 8, the storage container 201 may be provided with a second air outlet 208 for communicating the first receiving space 209 with the refrigerating compartment 102, and air flow may be introduced into a drawer or tray below the storage container 201, thereby reducing the influence of air flow inside the refrigerating compartment 102 due to the blocking of the storage container 201, and thus avoiding the influence of the refrigerating effect of the articles in the container below.

For example, referring to fig. 25, a container for storing articles in a refrigerator includes, from top to bottom, an upper drawer 105, a storage container 201, a moving member 401 (tray type) and a lower drawer 106, and a second air outlet 208 of the storage container 201 communicates with a second receiving space 408 of the moving member 401 below, whereby a wind flow entering into the storage container 201 can be introduced into the second receiving space 408, reducing a blocking effect of the storage container 201 to affect a cooling effect of the second receiving space 408. Similarly, the moving member 401 may also be provided with a first air outlet 407 for communicating the second accommodating space 408 with the inner space of the lower drawer 106. The air current entering the second accommodating space 408 can be introduced into the lower drawer 106, and the blocking effect of the moving member 401 is reduced to affect the refrigerating effect inside the lower drawer 106.

As can be seen from the above, in the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention, the storage container 201 is additionally arranged in the space behind the middle beam 104 to expand the storable space inside the refrigerator body 101, thereby improving the space utilization of the refrigeration compartment 102 inside the refrigerator body 101.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made within the knowledge of one of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Claims

1. A refrigerator, comprising:

a box body defining a refrigerating compartment with one side open;

the drawers are vertically stacked in the refrigerating compartment and can move relative to the box body to enter and exit the refrigerating compartment;

the middle beam is connected to the box body at the opening of the refrigeration compartment and positioned between two adjacent drawers, and an empty area is formed between one side of the middle beam facing the interior of the refrigeration compartment and the two adjacent drawers;

the storage container is arranged in the empty area;

the rotating mechanism is arranged in the refrigerating compartment and comprises at least two rotating parts, the at least two rotating parts are respectively connected with two opposite side walls of the box body, each rotating part comprises a connecting part, a bearing part and a supporting part which are arranged in a triangular distribution mode, the connecting parts are rotationally connected with the box body, the bearing parts are used for bearing the storage containers, the supporting parts are driven to rotate around the connecting parts so that the rotating parts can rotate, the rotating parts can synchronously rotate relative to the side walls so that the movement track of the bearing parts is identical, the storage containers are driven to move relative to the middle beam along the up-down direction, and the storage containers can avoid the middle beam from entering and exiting the empty area under the driving of the rotating parts.

2. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the connection portion is located in the empty area, and the holding portion is located at an end of the rotation member facing the opening, and the bearing portion is located at an end of the rotation member away from the opening when the rotation member is rotated to move the storage container downward below the center sill.

3. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the storage container is provided with a first supporting portion, the bearing portion includes a connection rod, wherein the connection rod is supported at a lower side of the first supporting portion, and the first supporting portion is movable relative to the connection rod; or, the connecting rod is provided with a rotatable supporting wheel, and the tread of the supporting wheel is supported on the lower side of the first supporting part.

4. The refrigerator of claim 3, wherein a fixing base is provided on an underside surface of the first supporting portion, the fixing base being used for locating a relative position of the bearing portion and the first supporting portion.

5. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the rotating mechanism further comprises a driving member and a driven member, the driven member being positioned on a side of the rotating member facing away from the opening, the driven member comprising a connection end and a bearing end, the connection end being rotatably connected to the side wall, the bearing end being for bearing the storage container, the driving member being connected to the rotating member and the driven member for transmitting movement to rotate the driven member in synchronization with the rotating member.

6. The refrigerator of claim 5, wherein the transmission member includes a timing belt and two timing wheels, the two timing wheels are respectively connected to the connection portion and the connection end, and the timing belt is engaged with the two timing wheels.

7. The refrigerator of claim 5, wherein the driving member includes a first link and a second link, the driven member further includes a supporting end, the connection end, the bearing end and the supporting end are distributed in a triangle, two ends of the first link are rotatably connected to the supporting portion and the supporting end, respectively, and two ends of the second link are rotatably connected to the bearing portion and the bearing end, respectively.

8. The refrigerator of any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a moving member disposed between the center sill and the drawer below the center sill, the moving member being slidable relative to the cabinet to access the refrigeration compartment through the opening; the moving piece is provided with a second supporting part, and the position of the second supporting part corresponds to the supporting part of the rotating piece; and along with the movement of the moving piece, the second supporting part can drive the abutting part to rotate around the connecting part.

9. The refrigerator of claim 8, wherein the abutting portion is provided with a driving wheel for abutting an upper surface of the second supporting portion.

10. The refrigerator of claim 9, wherein the moving member includes a side wall and a bottom wall, the side wall extending upward from one side of the bottom wall, the bottom wall and the side wall defining a second receiving space for receiving an article, the side wall being provided with the second supporting portion.

11. The refrigerator of claim 10, wherein the moving member is provided with a first air outlet communicating with the second receiving space and an inner space of the drawer below the moving member.

12. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein a bottom or side portion of the storage container is provided with a first roller, a top of the drawer below the center sill is provided with a guide rail extending in a moving direction of the drawer, and the first roller is adapted to abut against and roll along the guide rail.

13. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the storage container is provided with a second air outlet communicating with the interior of the storage container and the refrigerating compartment.