ENGAGEMENT ASSEMBLY, SLIDING RAIL MECHANISM HAVING SAME, DRAWER, REFRIGERATOR

• Main Authors: FEI, Bin, WANG, Jing, CHENG, Xueli, ZHU, Xiaobing
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 03.03.2021
• Subjects: BLASTING; CABINETS; COFFEE MILLS; COLD ROOMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS; DESKS; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; DRAWERS; FURNITURE; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; ICE-BOXES; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; OFFICE FURNITURE; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; REFRIGERATORS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; TABLES; WEAPONS

The present invention discloses an engaging assembly and a slide rail mechanism, a drawer and a refrigerator having the same. The engaging assembly comprises a first engaging portion that engages with a drawer and a second engaging portion that engages with a cabinet, one of the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion is a gear, and the other is a rack, the rack has a tooth surface enabling the gear to travel, and the rack comprises a main rack and an extension rack; when the drawer is in a closed state, the tooth surface has a first travel length; when the drawer is in an opening process, the extension rack moves onto a travel path of the gear so that the tooth surface has a second travel length; when the drawer is in a closing process, the extension rack returns, and the first travel length is shorter than the second travel length. The length of the tooth surface of the rack according to an embodiment of the present invention is variable and becomes larger in the opening process of the drawer, so that the pull-out distance of the drawer becomes larger, which facilitates the user to have access to articles in the drawer and improves the user experience.