Storage box and refrigerator having the same

Abstract

The present application discloses a storage box, comprising an enclosure, a storage box body, a pivot shaft connected to the enclosure and the storage box body, an elastic element disposed between the pivot shaft and the enclosure, and a locking device, wherein the elastic element always provides a driving force driving the storage box body to turn outwards the enclosure about the pivot shaft; the locking device comprises a locking portion disposed on the enclosure, and a fitting portion which is disposed on the storage box body and push-fitted with the locking portion. The storage box body can automatically turn without a handle being disposed, thereby expanding the space for storing items.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A storage box, comprising an enclosure, a storage box body, a pivot shaft connected to the enclosure and the storage box body, wherein the storage box further comprises:
 an elastic element disposed between the pivot shaft and the enclosure, the elastic element always providing a driving force driving the storage box body to turn outwards the enclosure about the pivot shaft;   a locking device comprising a locking portion and a fitting portion which is push-fitted with the locking portion, where one of the locking portion and the fitting portion is disposed on the enclosure, and the other is disposed on the storage box body.   
     
     
         2 . The storage box according to  claim 1 , wherein the elastic element is a torsion spring, the torsion spring comprises a spring body, and a spring arm connected to the spring body, and the spring body is sleeved on the pivot shaft. 
     
     
         3 . The storage box according to  claim 2 , wherein the enclosure comprises a fixing portion connected to a side wall of the enclosure, the fixing portion is provided with a through hole, and the spring arm passes through the through hole. 
     
     
         4 . The storage box according to  claim 1 , wherein the fitting portion is a lock tongue provided on a rear wall of the storage box body, and the locking portion is a push lock provided on a rear wall of the enclosure. 
     
     
         5 . The storage box according to  claim 4 , wherein the push lock comprises a first force receiving portion, a second force receiving portion, and a resisting portion, the first force receiving portion causes the resisting portion to release the lock tongue, and the second force receiving portion causes the resisting portion to clamp the lock tongue. 
     
     
         6 . The storage box according to  claim 5 , wherein the resisting portion is provided with a first protrusion, and the lock tongue is provided with a second protrusion. 
     
     
         7 . The storage box according to  claim 1 , wherein the storage box further comprises a damping device connected to the enclosure and the storage box body, and the damping device provides a resistance against the turn of the storage box body outward the enclosure. 
     
     
         8 . The storage box according to  claim 7 , wherein the damping device comprises:
 a rotary damper fixedly connected to a side wall of the enclosure;   a gear fixedly connected to a damping rotation shaft of the rotary damper;   an arc-shaped rack fixedly connected to the side wall of the storage box body and meshing with the gear.   
     
     
         9 . The storage box according to  claim 1 , wherein the storage box further comprises a buffer structure which is a rubber member disposed on the enclosure. 
     
     
         10 . A refrigerator, comprising a door body, wherein the storage box according to  claim 1  is disposed on an inner side of the door body.