CN220001686U

CN220001686U - Adjustable bowl basket assembly and dish washer

Info

Publication number: CN220001686U
Application number: CN202320795837.4U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 沈越; 钱宇超; 钱福海; 李宁; 陆峰; 欧阳风
Original assignee: Zhejiang Youjia Electric Appliance Co ltd
Current assignee: Zhejiang Youjia Electric Appliance Co ltd
Priority date: 2023-04-03
Filing date: 2023-04-03
Publication date: 2023-11-14
Anticipated expiration: 2033-04-03

Abstract

The utility model discloses an adjustable bowl basket assembly and a dish washer, which comprises a bowl basket, a sliding seat and an adjustor, wherein the sliding seat is arranged on the outer side of the bowl basket and can slide up and down relative to the bowl basket; the regulator comprises a regulating seat and a regulating piece, the regulating seat is fixed on the outer side of the bowl basket, and the middle section of the regulating piece is rotationally connected with the regulating seat through a rotating shaft; the adjusting piece is provided with a pressing arm and an adjusting arm, the adjusting arm is fixed with an adjusting block, and the sliding seat is fixed with a linkage block; in the rotating stroke, the adjusting block is provided with a locking position which is opposite to the linkage block up and down and an opening position which is staggered with the linkage block up and down; an elastic component is arranged between the adjusting seat and the adjusting piece and is used for elastically maintaining the adjusting block at the locking position. The utility model can realize the adjustment of the height of the bowl basket, is convenient for adjusting the height of the bowl basket according to the tableware to be washed, and stably maintains the elastic locking state.

Description

Adjustable bowl basket assembly and dish washer

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of dish washers, in particular to an adjustable bowl basket assembly and a dish washer with the adjustable bowl basket assembly.

Background

At present, dish-washing machine bowls on the market are generally divided into an upper bowl basket and a lower bowl basket, wherein the upper bowl basket and the lower bowl basket are both in sliding connection with the inner wall of a dish-washing cavity through sliding rails, and a drawer type horizontal moving structure is formed in the dish-washing cavity. The height of the upper and lower baskets is generally fixed, i.e. the height of the largest cutlery that can be accommodated by the upper side of the basket is fixed. The user may need to place higher tableware or kitchen utensils and appliances in the lower floor in the use, but the height between lower floor and the upper strata is not enough, leads to unable placing, and the height of upper strata upside probably produces extravagant again in addition, leads to the space in the dish washer unable make full use of, therefore, inconvenient user uses.

The height of the bowl basket is adjusted up and down in a relatively ideal mode, so that the mutual positions of the bowl baskets are changed, and the upper side space of the bowl basket can be adjusted by adapting to the height of the tableware to be cleaned. However, the prior art has no structure, and the technical problems cannot be effectively solved.

In addition, in the prior art, a scheme related to up-and-down adjustment of the bowl basket is disclosed in, for example, chinese patent publication No. CN107296582a, but for the purpose of up-and-down adjustment of the bowl basket, the lifting structure is relatively complicated and complicated to facilitate the convenience of the bowl basket in the process of taking and placing, and the technical problem mentioned above cannot be solved.

There is therefore a need to propose a new solution to this problem.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to solve the problems and provide an adjustable bowl basket assembly, which can realize the adjustment of the height of the bowl basket and is convenient for adjusting the height of the bowl basket according to the tableware to be washed.

The technical aim of the utility model is realized by the following technical scheme: the adjustable bowl basket assembly comprises a bowl basket, a sliding seat and an adjustor, wherein the sliding seat is arranged on the outer side of the bowl basket and can slide up and down relative to the bowl basket, and the adjustor corresponds to the sliding seat, is arranged on the outer side of the bowl basket and is used for locking the relative position of the bowl basket and the sliding seat; the regulator comprises a regulating seat and a regulating piece, wherein the regulating seat is fixed on the outer side of the bowl basket, and the middle section of the regulating piece is rotationally connected with the regulating seat through a rotating shaft and has a certain reciprocating rotation stroke; the adjusting piece corresponds to two sides of the rotating shaft to form a pressing arm and an adjusting arm respectively, the adjusting arm is fixed with an adjusting block, and the sliding seat is fixed with a linkage block; in the rotating stroke, the adjusting block is provided with a locking position which is opposite to the linkage block up and down and an opening position which is staggered with the linkage block up and down; an elastic component is arranged between the adjusting seat and the adjusting piece, and the elastic component elastically acts on the adjusting piece and is used for elastically maintaining the adjusting block at the locking position.

The utility model further provides that the elastic component comprises an elastic sheet III, one end of the elastic sheet III is fixedly connected with the adjusting seat, and the other end of the elastic sheet III is suspended and elastically abutted against the adjusting arm of the adjusting piece.

The utility model is further arranged that the elastic sheet III is positioned at one side close to the adjusting arm and is integrally formed with the adjusting seat.

The utility model is further arranged that the elastic component further comprises an elastic sheet I and an elastic sheet II, wherein one end of the elastic sheet I is fixed on the adjusting seat, and the other end of the elastic sheet I is suspended; one end of the elastic piece II is fixed on the adjusting arm, and the other end of the elastic piece II is suspended in the air; the suspension ends of the first elastic sheet and the second elastic sheet are mutually elastically propped against each other and are used for elastically maintaining the adjusting block at the locking position.

The utility model further provides that the first elastic piece and the second elastic piece are both positioned at one side of the adjusting arm of the adjusting piece.

The utility model is further arranged that the first elastic sheet extends between the second elastic sheet and the adjusting arm, and the second elastic sheet extends between the first elastic sheet and the adjusting seat.

The utility model is further arranged that the adjusting seat is provided with a yielding hole I corresponding to the inner side position of the elastic sheet I; the adjusting arm is provided with a second yielding hole corresponding to the inner side of the second elastic piece.

The utility model is further arranged that the lower end of the adjusting block is a plane for supporting the linkage block in an up-and-down pressing way, and one side of the upper end of the adjusting block, which faces the adjusting seat, is an inclined plane for linkage with the linkage block.

The utility model is further characterized in that a lower supporting block is fixed on the upper side of the adjusting arm, an upper supporting block is fixed on the adjusting seat, the adjusting arm is positioned at the locking position, and the upper supporting block is positioned on the upper side of the lower supporting block and used for supporting in an up-down propping mode.

The utility model also provides a dish washing machine which is characterized by comprising the adjustable bowl basket assembly, wherein the adjustable bowl basket assembly is arranged in a bowl washing cavity, the sliding seat is in sliding connection with the inner wall of the bowl washing cavity through the sliding rail, and the bowl basket and the bowl washing cavity form a drawer-shaped structure

In summary, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

through installing the elastic component in the middle of the regulator of bowl basket, can carry out stable elastic locking to the swing position of regulating part, and then realize carrying out elastic locking to the relative position of regulating block and linkage piece, maintain bowl basket regulatory state's stability. Moreover, the elastic action direction is mutually perpendicular to the pressing direction of the linkage block and the adjusting block, the elastic component plays a role in locking, and is not mutually influenced by the load weight of the bowl basket, so that the stable adjusting state of the bowl basket can be maintained.

Through all setting up the elastic sheet at the both ends of the pressing arm and the adjusting arm of adjusting part, and then can both be formed with the elasticity that supplies the locking in both sides, can further maintain the net stability of adjusting part elastic locking. In addition, all adopt integrated into one piece's structure between each elastic sheet and the corresponding connecting component for regulator itself has two parts only, need not other metal spring, reducible regulator's part for regulator package assembly is simpler, conveniently assembles.

With a single set of elastic sheets, repeated compression multiple times may result in a deterioration of the elasticity of the elastic sheets themselves. Through setting up multiunit elastic sheet, each group elastic structure can compensate each other, and then keeps the elasticity stability on the regulating part.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a regulator of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the adjusting seat of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an adjustment member of the present utility model;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the regulator of the present utility model showing a spring locked condition;

FIG. 5 is a second cross-sectional view of the regulator of the present utility model to illustrate the resilient open state;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an adjustable bowl and basket assembly of the present utility model;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the high position of an adjustable bowl and basket assembly of the present utility model;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of an adjustable bowl and basket assembly of the present utility model during adjustment;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the low position structure of an adjustable bowl and basket assembly of the present utility model.

Reference numerals: 1. an adjusting seat; 11. a mounting plate; 12. a mounting groove; 13. a shaft hole; 14. a guide groove; 15. an elastic sheet III; 16. an elastic sheet I; 17. yielding hole I; 18. an upper support block; 2. an adjusting member; 21. a rotating shaft; 211. an end face; 22. a pressing arm; 23. an adjusting arm; 24. an elastic sheet II; 25. yielding holes II; 26. a lower support block; 27. an adjusting block; 271. an inclined plane; 272. a plane; 3. a slide; 31. a linkage block; 32. a pulley; 4. bowl basket.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present utility model, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.

The embodiment discloses an adjustable bowl basket assembly, as shown in fig. 6, including bowl basket 4, slide 3 and regulator, wherein, slide 3 and regulator are provided with two sets of respectively, install in the left and right sides position of slide 3, play the supporting role to bowl basket 4.

Two groups of sliding rails are arranged at two sides of the bowl washing cavity, and the sliding seat 3 is provided with a pulley 32 which is matched with the sliding rails in a sliding manner, so that a sliding structure in the horizontal direction is formed in the bowl washing cavity, and the bowl basket 4 forms a telescopic drawer-shaped structure in the bowl washing cavity.

The sliding seat 3 is arranged on the outer side of the bowl basket 4 and can slide up and down relative to the bowl basket 4. The slide seat 3 can be provided with a clamping groove which is clamped with the vertical rod at the outer side of the bowl basket 4, so that a structure which can be adjusted up and down is formed. The position of the regulator corresponds to that of the sliding seat 3, and the regulator is arranged outside the bowl basket 4, and can lock the relative position of the bowl basket 4 and the sliding seat 3, so that the up-down position regulation of the bowl basket 4 relative to the sliding seat 3 is realized.

Through the upper and lower position adjustment to bowl basket 4, can realize the upper and lower space adjustment between a plurality of bowl baskets 4 of washing bowl intracavity for bowl basket 4 can be applicable to placing the tableware of equidimension not, has better flexibility, and convenience of customers uses.

As shown in fig. 1 to 5, the regulator comprises a regulating seat 1 and a regulating member 2, wherein the regulating seat 1 is fixedly arranged on the outer side of a bowl basket 4, and the middle section of the regulating member 2 is rotatably connected with the regulating seat 1 through a rotating shaft 21 and has a certain reciprocating rotation stroke; the regulating member 2 is formed with a pressing arm 22 and a regulating arm 23 respectively corresponding to both sides of the rotation shaft 21. In the rotating process of the adjusting piece 2, the pressing arms 22 and the adjusting arms 23 on two sides are propped against the adjusting seat 1, so that the rotating stroke limit is realized.

Two mounting plates 11 are fixed on the adjusting seat 1, and a mounting groove 12 matched with the adjusting piece 2 is formed between the mounting plates 11 to assist in supporting the upper and lower positions of the adjusting piece 2. And the mounting plate 11 is provided with shaft holes 13, and two ends of the rotating shaft 21 are respectively clamped into the two shaft holes 13, so that the mounting can be formed. In order to facilitate the installation of the adjusting member 2 and the adjusting seat 1, the two end surfaces 211 of the rotating shaft 21 can be processed to be inclined, and the rotating shaft 21 can be conveniently clamped in by guiding the inclined surface 271. In addition, a guide groove 14 may be formed at an outer position corresponding to the inner side of the mounting plate 11, and the bottom surface of the guide groove 14 may also be formed into an inclined structure, so that the shaft 21 is easily engaged into the shaft hole 13 by the inclined guide structure of the guide groove 14 and the end surface 211 of the shaft 21.

The adjusting arm 23 is fixed with an adjusting block 27, the slide seat 3 is fixed with a linkage block 31, and the height of the bowl basket 4 can be adjusted by mutually adapting and adjusting the adjusting block 27 and the linkage block 31.

Specifically, in the rotation stroke, the adjusting block 27 has a locking position opposite to the linkage block 31 up and down, i.e. the positions shown in fig. 1, 4 and 7, and at this time, the adjusting block 27 can abut against the linkage block 31 up and down to support the linkage block 31 at a high position. The adjusting block 27 also has an open position, i.e. the position according to fig. 5, 8. At this time, the adjusting block 27 on the adjusting piece 2 swings back to the direction of the adjusting seat 1, so that the adjusting block 27 and the linkage block 31 are located at the position of vertical relative dislocation, the adjusting block 27 cannot support the linkage block 31 in a pressing manner, vertical relative adjustment between the sliding seat 3 and the adjuster can be achieved, and then the position of the bowl basket 4 is adjusted in a vertical sliding manner.

In order to maintain the positions of the adjustment seat 1 and the adjustment member 2 in a relatively stable state, an elastic assembly may be installed between the adjustment seat 1 and the adjustment member 2. The elastic component elastically acts on the adjusting piece 2, so that the adjusting block 27 can be elastically maintained at the locking position, and the elastic locking state can be formed when the adjusting block is at the locking position.

As shown in fig. 2, 4 and 5, the elastic component comprises an elastic sheet three 15, one end of the elastic sheet three 15 is fixedly connected to the adjusting seat 1, and the other end of the elastic sheet three is suspended and elastically abuts against the adjusting arm 23 of the adjusting piece 2. The elastic sheet III 15 can be in an integral injection molding structure with the adjusting seat 1, and has certain elasticity due to the property of the plastic material, so that the elastic sheet III 15 can generate certain elasticity under the condition of being pressed.

The third elastic sheet 15 is located at a position close to the adjusting arm 23, and an adaptive protrusion is formed at a corresponding position of the pressing arm 22 towards the third elastic sheet 15, and the protrusion and the third elastic sheet 15 elastically abut against each other, so that the deformation of the third elastic sheet 15 is larger and smoother.

With the single group of the third elastic sheet 15, the condition of insufficient elasticity may be generated, and the third elastic sheet 15 and the adjusting seat 1 are integrally formed, and after repeated compression for a plurality of times, the elasticity of the third elastic sheet 15 may be deteriorated. Therefore, the two-phase elastic sheet 16 and the elastic sheet 24 can be additionally arranged in the elastic assembly, and a supplementary elastic limit structure is formed on one side of the adjusting arm 23 of the adjusting piece 2 through the elastic sheet 16 and the elastic sheet 24.

As shown in fig. 2-5, the elastic component further comprises an elastic sheet one 16 and an elastic sheet two 24, wherein one end of the elastic sheet one 16 is fixed on the adjusting seat 1, and the other end is suspended; one end of the second elastic piece 24 is fixed on the adjusting arm 23, and the other end is suspended. The first elastic sheet 16 and the second elastic sheet 24 are integrally formed, and are integrally injection-molded with the adjusting seat 1 and the adjusting arm 23 which are correspondingly connected. The elastic function of the elastic sheet I16 and the elastic sheet II 24 is realized by the plastic material property of the elastic sheet I and the elastic sheet II and the thinner sheet body structure. All adopt integrated into one piece's structure, form elasticity by material itself, need not other spring part for regulator structure is simpler, and the installation is more convenient.

In use, the free ends of the first and second elastic pieces 16, 24 resiliently abut against each other, and resiliently maintain the adjustment block 27 in the locked position. Specifically, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the first elastic piece 16 extends between the second elastic piece 24 and the adjusting arm 23, and the second elastic piece 24 extends between the first elastic piece 16 and the adjusting seat 1. The first elastic sheet 16 and the second elastic sheet 24 are in a nearly parallel state, and can apply a certain pressing force, so that in a natural state, one side of the adjusting arm 23 and the adjusting seat 1 can be driven to mutually press, and the locking state is realized. When the pressing arm 22 is pressed, the adjusting member 2 will rotate and swing, and the adjusting arm 23 will swing away from the adjusting seat 1, at this time, the first elastic sheet 16 and the second elastic sheet 24 are pressed against each other to deform, so as to limit the swing of the adjusting member 2, and further form a certain elastic locking effect.

In order to better adapt to the deformation positions of the first elastic sheet 16 and the second elastic sheet 24 in the adjusting process, a first yielding hole 17 can be formed at the inner side position of the adjusting seat 1 corresponding to the first elastic sheet 16; the adjusting arm 23 is provided with a second relief hole 25 corresponding to the inner side of the second elastic piece 24. The ends of the first elastic sheet 16 and the second elastic sheet 24 can be inserted into the corresponding yielding holes respectively, so that the contact with other components is avoided to generate action interference.

The position locking action between the adjusting piece 2 and the sliding seat 3 is realized by the abutting and pressing fit of the adjusting block 27 and the linkage block 31. The sliding seat 3 has a certain vertical sliding stroke relative to the bowl basket 4, and can not slide continuously at the two ends of the stroke, so that the support can be realized. The lower end of the adjusting block 27 is provided with a plane 272, and the plane 272 can be vertically supported by pressing with the linkage block 31. A slope 271 is formed at the upper end of the adjusting block 27, and the slope 271 is directed to one side of the adjusting seat 1 to be guided with the linkage block 31.

The bowl basket 4 has two upper and lower shelves adjustment positions in the adjustment process, and when bowl basket 4 adjusts to the low level, as shown in fig. 9, the regulating block 27 in bowl basket 4 outside is located the downside of linkage piece 31, does not produce the effect of supporting from top to bottom between regulating block 27 and the linkage piece 31. The bowl basket 4 is directly supported by the travel limit between the bowl basket 4 and the sliding seat 3, and the bowl basket 4 can be kept in a low-position state.

When the bowl basket 4 is adjusted to the high position, as shown in fig. 7, the adjusting block 27 on the outer side of the bowl basket 4 is positioned on the upper side of the linkage block 31, and the adjusting block 27 and the linkage block 31 are vertically propped against each other, so that the bowl basket 4 can be stably supported in the high position state. In order to keep the high-level support stable, a lower support block 26 can be fixed on the upper side of the adjusting arm 23, and an upper support block 18 can be fixed on the adjusting seat 1. When the adjusting arm 23 is located at the locking position, the upper supporting block 18 is located at the upper side of the lower supporting block 26, and the upper supporting block and the lower supporting block are supported against each other, so that load transmission of the bowl basket 4 can be realized, and stability of stress between the adjusting piece 2 and the adjusting seat 1 is improved.

When the bowl basket 4 is adjusted from the high position to the low position, as shown in fig. 8, the pressing arm 22 of the adjusting piece 2 can be pressed, so that the adjusting arm 23 and the adjusting block 27 swing back to the direction of the adjusting seat 1, and the adjusting block 27 is staggered with the linkage block 31, so that the bowl basket 4 and the adjuster can slide downwards.

When the bowl basket 4 is adjusted from the low position to the high position, namely from the state of fig. 9 to the state of fig. 7, in the ascending process of the bowl basket 4, the inclined plane 271 on the upper side of the adjusting block 27 is propped against the linkage block 31, and under the guiding action of the inclined plane 271, the adjusting block 27 can be pushed back to the direction of the adjusting seat 1 until the adjusting block 27 and the linkage block 31 are staggered with each other, so that the bowl basket 4 can be adjusted to the high position. After the adjustment is completed, the adjusting piece 2 is elastically reset under the action of the elastic component, the adjuster is elastically locked, and the bowl basket 4 is stably maintained at the high position.

The embodiment also discloses a dish washer, which is provided with the adjustable bowl basket assembly in the embodiment, wherein the bowl basket assembly is arranged in the bowl washing cavity, a sliding connection structure is formed between the sliding seat 3 and the bowl washing cavity, and the bowl basket 4 and the bowl washing cavity form a drawer-shaped structure. Through adjustable bowl basket subassembly, can realize the upper and lower regulation to bowl basket 4 height, and then in the middle of the change dish washing chamber, the relative position of two sets of bowl basket 4 about for the spatial position of bowl basket 4 upside can with wait the high looks adaptation each other of abluent article, improve dish washer's suitability, convenience of customers adjusts the operation.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, and the protection scope of the present utility model is not limited to the above examples, and all technical solutions belonging to the concept of the present utility model belong to the protection scope of the present utility model. It should be noted that modifications and adaptations to the present utility model may occur to one skilled in the art without departing from the principles of the present utility model and are intended to be within the scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. The adjustable bowl basket assembly comprises a bowl basket (4), a sliding seat (3) and an adjustor, wherein the sliding seat (3) is arranged on the outer side of the bowl basket (4) and can slide up and down relative to the bowl basket (4), and the adjustor corresponds to the sliding seat (3), is arranged on the outer side of the bowl basket (4) and is used for locking the relative position of the bowl basket (4) and the sliding seat (3); the bowl basket is characterized in that the regulator comprises a regulating seat (1) and a regulating piece (2), the regulating seat (1) is fixed on the outer side of the bowl basket (4), and the middle section of the regulating piece (2) is rotationally connected with the regulating seat (1) through a rotating shaft (21) and has a certain reciprocating rotation stroke; the two sides of the adjusting piece (2) corresponding to the rotating shaft (21) are respectively provided with a pressing arm (22) and an adjusting arm (23), the adjusting arm (23) is fixedly provided with an adjusting block (27), and the sliding seat (3) is fixedly provided with a linkage block (31); in the rotating stroke, the adjusting block (27) is provided with a locking position which is opposite to the linkage block (31) up and down and an opening position which is staggered with the linkage block (31) up and down; an elastic component is arranged between the adjusting seat (1) and the adjusting piece (2), and the elastic component elastically acts on the adjusting piece (2) and is used for elastically maintaining the adjusting block (27) at the locking position.

2. An adjustable bowl basket assembly according to claim 1, wherein the elastic assembly comprises an elastic sheet III (15), one end of the elastic sheet III (15) is fixedly connected to the adjusting seat (1), and the other end of the elastic sheet III is suspended and elastically abutted against the adjusting arm (23) of the adjusting piece (2).

3. An adjustable bowl and basket assembly according to claim 2 wherein the resilient tab three (15) is located adjacent one side of the adjustment arm (23) and is integrally formed with the adjustment base (1).

4. The adjustable bowl and basket assembly according to claim 1, wherein the elastic assembly further comprises an elastic sheet one (16) and an elastic sheet two (24), one end of the elastic sheet one (16) is fixed on the adjusting seat (1), and the other end of the elastic sheet one is suspended; one end of the elastic sheet II (24) is fixed on the adjusting arm (23), and the other end is suspended; the suspension ends of the first elastic sheet (16) and the second elastic sheet (24) are mutually elastically abutted to elastically maintain the adjusting block (27) at the locking position.

5. An adjustable bowl basket assembly according to claim 4 wherein the first resilient tab (16) and the second resilient tab (24) are each located to one side of the adjustment arm (23) of the adjustment member (2).

6. An adjustable bowl basket assembly according to claim 5 wherein the first resilient tab (16) extends between the second resilient tab (24) and the adjustment arm (23), and the second resilient tab (24) extends between the first resilient tab (16) and the adjustment seat (1).

7. An adjustable bowl and basket assembly according to claim 6, wherein the adjustment seat (1) is formed with a relief hole (17) corresponding to the inner position of the first resilient tab (16); the adjusting arm (23) is provided with a second yielding hole (25) corresponding to the inner side position of the second elastic sheet (24).

8. An adjustable bowl and basket assembly according to claim 1, wherein the lower end of the adjusting block (27) is a plane (272) for supporting the linking block (31) in an up-down pressing manner, and the side of the upper end facing the adjusting seat (1) is a bevel (271) for linking with the linking block (31).

9. An adjustable bowl basket assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the upper side of the adjusting arm (23) is fixed with a lower supporting block (26), the adjusting seat (1) is fixed with an upper supporting block (18), the adjusting arm (23) is located at the locking position, and the upper supporting block (18) is located at the upper side of the lower supporting block (26) for supporting against the upper and lower sides.

10. A dishwasher, characterized by an adjustable basket assembly according to any one of claims 1-9, which is mounted in the dishwashing cavity, the slide (3) being slidingly connected to the inner wall of the dishwashing cavity by means of a slide rail, the basket (4) and the dishwashing cavity forming a drawer-like structure.