# US 11,079,170 B2 · Refrigerator having slide rail cabling mechanism > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,079,170 B2 - Document ID: US11079170B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/042,163 - Filed: 2019-09-10 - Published: 2021-01-21 - Granted: 2021-08-03 - Earliest claimed: 2018-12-27 - Assignees: Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yihao Xu; Bin Fei; Dengqiang Li; Xueli Cheng - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11079170B2 ## CPC - F25D 25/025: {Drawers} - F25D 23/028: {Details} - F25D 21/14: Collecting or removing condensed and defrost water; Drip trays - F25D 23/021: {Sliding doors} - F25D 2323/02: Details of doors or covers not otherwise covered - F25D 2400/36: Visual displays - F25D 2400/40: Refrigerating devices characterised by electrical wiring - F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B) ## Abstract A refrigerator having a slide rail cabling mechanism comprises a compartment provided with a front-facing opening and a drawer-type door. The compartment has a bottom wall, a rear wall, and two sidewalls. An electrical component is provided on the drawer-type door. The slide rail cabling mechanism comprises a cable for powering the electrical component, a first cabling box, and a second cabling box. A first receiving portion and a second receiving portion located below a drawer box are formed in the first cabling box. The cable has a fixed section fixed in the first receiving portion and a movable section extending from the fixed section to the second cabling box. The second receiving portion is used to receive part of the movable section. The second cabling box is formed with a fixed receiving section extending in the front-rear direction. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A refrigerator having a slide rail cabling mechanism, comprising a compartment opened forward and a drawer-type door which is movable back and forth to open or close the compartment, the compartment having a bottom wall, a rear wall and two sidewalls, the drawer-type door being provided with an electrical component, a support frame movably mounted on the sidewall in a front-rear direction being further disposed on a rear side of the drawer-type door, the support frame being used to support a drawer box, wherein the slide rail cabling mechanism comprises a cable for powering the electrical component, a first cabling box fixed on an inner side of the compartment and a second cabling box fixed on the support frame; the first cabling box is formed with a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion below the drawer box, the cable having a fixed section fixed in the first receiving portion and a movable section extending from the fixed section towards the second cabling box, the second receiving portion being used to receive part of the movable section; the second cabling box is formed with a fixed receiving section extending in the front-rear direction. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein both the first receiving portion and second receiving portion are disposed spaced apart from the bottom wall. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein a partial area of the bottom wall is recessed downward to form a groove, and the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion are correspondingly disposed above the groove. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a front end and a rear end of the first cabling box are respectively formed with a first fixed portion and a second fixed portion, and the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion are both located between the first fixed portion and the second fixed portion in the front-rear direction. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein the slide rail cabling mechanism further comprises a base fixed on the bottom wall, and the first fixed portion is fixed with the base. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein the first fixed portion is pressed down on the base, and the first fixed portion is formed with a plurality of fixing ribs which are opposed to one another in a left-right direction and pressed against the surface of the base. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein the base is formed with a mounting hole that is disposed backward and obliquely downward, and the first cabling box is provided with a fixing hole at a position corresponding to the mounting hole. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein the slide rail cabling mechanism further comprises a rear connection box fixed on the rear wall, and the second fixed portion is fixed with the rear connection box. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of first fixing members for fixing the fixed section are provided in the first receiving portion. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the first receiving portion comprises a linear receiving space extending back and forth, and an arcuate receiving space located in front of the linear receiving space and communicated with the second receiving portion, and the second receiving portion is provided with a limiting member at an end adjacent to the arcuate receiving space. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the second cabling box is further formed with a guide section located in the rear of the fixed receiving section, and the guide section is formed with a guide surface extending backward and toward the inner side of the compartment in the left-right direction. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The refrigerator according to claim 11, wherein the second cabling box further has a mounting opening located between the fixed receiving section and the guide section, both ends of the cable are respectively provided with a first terminal and a second terminal, and at least one of both the first terminal and the second terminal may pass through the mounting opening. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the second cabling box is further formed with at least two snap-fitting portions which are spaced apart in the front-rear direction and snap-fitted with the support frame. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the fixed receiving section is provided with a plurality of second fixing members for restricting the movement of the cable. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the sliding rail cabling mechanism comprises a door support iron fixed on the rear side of the drawer-type door and fixed with the support frame, a connecting window is provided on the door support iron, and the slide rail cabling mechanism further comprises a front connection box detachably mounted on the connecting window. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a distance between the second cabling box and the second receiving portion is set to 15-20 times a diameter of the cable. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the fixed receiving section is located below the drawer box and not lower than the first cabling box in the vertical direction. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a sheath is circumferentially provided around at least a portion of the cable.