CN111119622A

CN111119622A - Hinge device and refrigerator with same

Info

Publication number: CN111119622A
Application number: CN201910988911.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吕贤滨; 王宁; 刘志军; 刘名超
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-10-17
Filing date: 2019-10-17
Publication date: 2020-05-08
Anticipated expiration: 2039-10-17
Also published as: WO2021073657A1; CN113374368B; CN111119622B; CN113374368A

Abstract

The invention provides a hinge device and a refrigerator with the same, wherein the hinge device comprises a hinge frame, a mounting seat and a fastener, the hinge frame is provided with a first mounting hole, the mounting seat is provided with a second mounting hole, the aperture of the first mounting hole is larger than that of the second mounting hole, the hinge device also comprises an adjusting piece and an adjusting mechanism matched with the adjusting piece, the adjusting mechanism comprises an adjusting hole arranged on the hinge frame and an adjusting groove arranged on the mounting seat, the end wall of the adjusting groove is exposed in the adjusting hole, when one end of the adjusting piece penetrates through the adjusting hole along a first direction to be matched and connected in the adjusting groove, the adjusting piece drives the hinge frame to move relative to the mounting seat in a direction perpendicular to the first direction under the abutting of the end wall of the adjusting groove. Compared with the prior art, the hinge device can drive the hinge frame to move relative to the mounting seat and perpendicular to the first direction through the adjusting piece, so that the relative position of the hinge frame and the box body is adjusted, and the door body is aligned with the box body.

Description

Hinge device and refrigerator with same

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, in particular to a hinge device and a refrigerator with the same.

Background

The door body of the refrigerator is usually assembled on the refrigerator body through the hinge device, the door body is connected with the hinge shaft of the hinge device, and the hinge frame of the hinge device is fixedly arranged on the refrigerator body, so that the door body can rotate around the hinge shaft relative to the refrigerator body, and the opening and closing of the door body are further realized. Need foam the box in the refrigerator production process, the foaming material causes the extrusion to the box casing easily to lead to the box casing to warp, and then when leading to the hinge frame to assemble to the casing of box according to predetermineeing the mounted position, the relative position of the door body and box is different with the preset position, takes place the dislocation between the door body and the box, and the door body is uneven with the box, under the condition of not changing the hinge frame, and the position of hinge frame is hardly adjusted to the assembler. In addition, the refrigerator is also easily extruded in the transportation process to cause the dislocation of the door body and the refrigerator body, so that the door body is not tightly sealed with the refrigerator body when being closed, and the maintenance personnel are difficult to adjust the position of the hinge frame. In order to adjust the relative position of the door body and the box body, even the hinge frame needs to be disassembled and replaced, but because the deformation direction and the deformation quantity are not controllable, the matched hinge frame is difficult to find for replacement, so that the dislocation between the door body and the box body is eliminated, and the door body and the box body are aligned.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to solve the problem that adjustment is not easy when a door body and a refrigerator body deviate, and provides a hinge device and a refrigerator with the same.

In order to achieve one of the above objects, an embodiment of the present invention provides a hinge device, including a hinge frame, a mounting seat, and a fastener, where the hinge frame is provided with a first mounting hole, the mounting seat is provided with a second mounting hole, and one end of the fastener can penetrate through the first mounting hole along a first direction and then be fitted in the second mounting hole, so that the hinge frame and the mounting seat are fixedly fitted in the first direction; the hinge device comprises a hinge frame, a hinge seat, a hinge device, an adjusting piece and an adjusting mechanism, wherein the first mounting hole is formed in the hinge frame, the second mounting hole is formed in the hinge device, the aperture of the first mounting hole is larger than that of the second mounting hole, the adjusting mechanism is matched with the adjusting piece and comprises an adjusting hole arranged on the hinge frame and an adjusting groove arranged on the mounting seat, the end wall of the adjusting groove is exposed in the adjusting hole, when one end of the adjusting piece penetrates through the adjusting hole in the first direction to be matched with the adjusting groove in the adjusting groove, the end wall of the adjusting groove is abutted to hold the adjusting groove, and the adjusting piece drives the hinge frame to move in the first direction perpendicular to the.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the adjustment mechanism includes at least a pair of the adjustment holes; when the adjusting piece is matched with the two adjusting holes in each pair respectively and matched with the adjusting grooves, the adjusting piece drives the hinge frame to move along opposite directions relative to the mounting seat respectively.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the adjusting mechanisms are provided with at least two sets, and when the adjusting member is respectively matched with the two sets of adjusting mechanisms, the directions of the adjusting member driving the hinge mount to move relative to the mounting seat are perpendicular to each other.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, each of the adjusting mechanisms includes a pair of the adjusting holes and an adjusting groove, and opposite end walls of the adjusting groove are respectively exposed in the pair of adjusting holes;

when one end of the adjusting piece penetrates through one of the pair of adjusting holes along the first direction and is matched and connected into the adjusting groove, the adjusting piece drives the hinge frame to move along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction relative to the mounting seat under the abutting of one of the two opposite end walls of the adjusting groove;

when one end of the adjusting piece penetrates through the other one of the pair of adjusting holes along the first direction and is matched and connected into the adjusting groove, the adjusting piece drives the hinge frame to move along the opposite direction of the second direction relative to the mounting seat under the propping of the other one of the two opposite end walls of the adjusting groove.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, a pair of the adjustment holes in each of the adjustment mechanisms are arranged in an equal diameter manner, and the adjustment holes in different groups of the adjustment mechanisms are arranged in an equal diameter manner.

As a further development of an embodiment of the invention, the end wall of the adjustment groove has a guide bevel and/or the adjustment element is provided as a tip screw.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the hinge device further includes a positioning mechanism cooperating with the adjusting member, the positioning mechanism includes a first positioning hole provided in the hinge frame, and a second positioning hole provided in the mounting seat;

when the adjusting piece is matched with the positioning mechanism, one end of the adjusting piece can penetrate through the first positioning hole along the first direction and is matched and connected with the second positioning hole, so that the hinge frame is relatively and fixedly assembled on the mounting seat in the direction perpendicular to the first direction;

when the adjusting piece is matched with the adjusting mechanism, the first positioning hole and the second positioning hole are staggered in the first direction.

As a further development of an embodiment of the invention, the end of the adjustment groove facing away from the adjustment opening has a base plate which is connected to an end wall of the adjustment groove.

In order to achieve one of the above objects, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a refrigerator, which includes a refrigerator body, a door body, and the hinge device, where the door body is assembled on the refrigerator body through the hinge device.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the mounting seat is integrally formed on the box body;

or, the mounting seat is arranged in the box body, a third mounting hole, a limiting hole and a third positioning hole are formed in a shell of the box body, an end wall of the limiting hole is exposed in the adjusting hole, when one end of the adjusting piece penetrates through the adjusting hole along the first direction to be matched and connected with the limiting hole and the adjusting groove, the adjusting piece drives the hinge frame to move perpendicular to the first direction relative to the mounting seat under the abutting of the end walls of the limiting hole and the adjusting groove.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects: according to the hinge device, the adjusting piece is matched with the adjusting mechanism, and the aperture of the first mounting hole in the hinge frame is larger than that of the second mounting hole in the mounting seat, so that the adjusting piece can drive the hinge frame to move in a direction perpendicular to the first direction relative to the mounting seat, the relative position of the hinge frame and the box body is adjusted, and the door body is aligned with the box body.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a hinge device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a top view of a hinge assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line E-E in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line F-F in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line G-G of FIG. 4;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a hinge device assembled to a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is an exploded view of fig. 8.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

In the various drawings of the present invention, certain dimensions of structures or portions are exaggerated relative to other structures or portions for ease of illustration and, therefore, are used only to illustrate the basic structure of the subject matter of the present invention.

It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements or structures, these described elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish these descriptive objects from one another.

Referring to fig. 1, a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cabinet 100 and a door 200, wherein the door 200 is mounted on the cabinet 100 through a hinge device 300.

The hinge device 300 includes a hinge frame 31 and a mounting seat 32, in this embodiment, the mounting seat 32 is disposed in a foaming layer of the refrigerator body 100 and attached to an inner surface of a shell of the refrigerator body 100, so that the hinge device 300 can be flexibly applied to different refrigerators, and the application range of the hinge device 300 is increased; in other embodiments, the mounting seat 32 may also be integrally formed on the housing of the box 100, so as to determine the preset mounting position of the hinge frame 31 and reduce the manufacturing process.

Further, the hinge bracket 31 is mounted on the outer surface of the housing of the cabinet 100, and corresponds to the position of the mounting seat 32, one end of the hinge bracket 31 away from the cabinet 100 has a hinge shaft 313, the door 200 is mounted on the cabinet 100 via the hinge shaft 313, and the door 200 can rotate around the hinge shaft 313 to open or close the cabinet 100.

Referring to fig. 2 to 4, in order to assemble the hinge frame 31 to the cabinet 100, the hinge frame 31 is provided with a first mounting hole 311, the mounting seat 32 is provided with a second mounting hole 321, and the hinge device 300 further includes a fastening member 33, and one end of the fastening member 33 may be coupled in the second mounting hole 321 after passing through the first mounting hole 311 in a first direction, so that the hinge frame 31 and the mounting seat 32 are fixedly coupled in the first direction.

Referring to fig. 7, in order to enable the hinge frame 31 to move relative to the mounting seat 32 in a direction perpendicular to the first direction, the aperture of the first mounting hole 311 is larger than that of the second mounting hole 321, so that the hinge frame 31 can move within the range allowed by the aperture of the first mounting hole 311, and the adjustment of the relative position between the hinge frame 31 and the mounting seat 32, and thus the relative position between the door body 200 and the cabinet 100, is achieved, and the door body 200 is aligned with the cabinet 100.

Referring to fig. 4, at least two sets of the fastening member 33, the first mounting hole 311 and the second mounting hole 321 are preferably provided to prevent the hinge frame 31 from rotating about the fastening member 33 with respect to the mounting base 32.

Preferably, the fastening member 33 is a screw having an external thread, and the second mounting hole 321 has an internal thread matching with the external thread of the screw, so that the fastening member 33 is fixedly mounted on the mounting seat 32 and is convenient to mount and dismount. The diameter of the nut of the screw is larger than the diameter of the first mounting hole 311, so that the nut presses the hinge bracket 31 and the mounting seat 32 in the first direction to prevent the hinge bracket 31 from being far away from the mounting seat 32 in the direction opposite to the first direction.

For convenience of description, referring to the case 100 facing the user, in the present embodiment, the mounting seat 32 is mounted in the foam layer of the upper shell of the case 100 and is disposed to be attached to the inner surface of the upper shell, correspondingly, the hinge bracket 31 is mounted on the outer surface of the upper shell of the case 100, that is, the upper surface of the case 100, the door 200 is connected to the right side of the case 100 by the hinge shaft 313, the door 200 is disposed in the front of the case 100, and the first direction is vertical downward, and the direction perpendicular to the first direction is horizontal. In other embodiments, the mounting seat 32 may also be assembled in a foam layer of the lower casing of the cabinet 100 and arranged to be attached to the inner surface of the lower casing, accordingly, the hinge bracket 31 is assembled on the outer surface of the lower casing of the cabinet 100, that is, the lower surface of the cabinet 100, and the door 200 is connected to the left side or the right side of the cabinet 100 through the hinge shaft 313, so that the first direction is vertically upward. In a modified embodiment, the first direction may be horizontally leftward or horizontally rightward, depending on the mounting position of the cabinet 100 and the door 200.

Referring to fig. 5 to 6, the hinge assembly 300 further includes an adjusting member 34 and an adjusting mechanism 35 cooperating with the adjusting member 34, wherein the adjusting mechanism 35 includes an adjusting hole 351 formed on the hinge frame 31 and an adjusting groove 352 formed on the mounting seat 32. An end wall 3521 of the adjustment groove 352 is exposed in the adjustment hole 351, that is, the adjustment hole 351 is disposed to be offset from the adjustment groove 352 in the vertical direction. When the refrigerator body 100 is deformed in the foaming or transportation process, the installation seat 32 deviates from the preset installation position, and the hinge frame 31 drives the door body 200 to move, so that the door body 200 and the refrigerator body 100 are dislocated, one end of the adjusting piece 34 can vertically downwards penetrate through the adjusting hole 351 to be matched and connected with the adjusting groove 352, and because the adjusting hole 351 and the adjusting groove 352 are dislocated, when the adjusting piece 34 is vertically downwards matched and connected with the adjusting groove 352, the end wall 3521 of the adjusting groove 352 is abutted, the adjusting piece 34 can drive the hinge frame 31 to move in the horizontal direction relative to the installation seat 32, so that the door body 200 is driven to move, the relative position between the door body 200 and the refrigerator body 100 is adjusted, and the door body 200 is aligned with the refrigerator body 100.

Further, the adjusting mechanism 35 includes at least a pair of adjusting holes 351, when the adjusting element 34 is respectively engaged with two adjusting holes 351 of each pair of adjusting holes 351 and is engaged with the adjusting groove 352, the adjusting element 34 drives the hinge frame 31 to respectively move along opposite directions relative to the mounting seat 32, that is, the adjusting element 34 can drive the hinge frame 31 to move in two opposite directions in the horizontal direction, so that the adjusting holes 351 can be selected as required to move the hinge frame 31 to a direction to be adjusted, thereby aligning the door body 200 with the cabinet 100.

Further, the adjusting mechanism 35 is provided with at least two sets. When the adjusting member 34 is respectively matched with the two sets of adjusting mechanisms 35, the directions of the movement of the hinge frame 31 driven by the adjusting member 34 relative to the mounting seat 32 are mutually perpendicular, that is, the movement of the hinge frame 31 in four directions in the horizontal direction is realized by the adjusting member 34, and every two of the four directions are perpendicular to each other, when the adjusting mechanisms 35 are provided with a plurality of sets, the movement of the hinge frame 31 in more directions relative to the mounting seat 32 in the horizontal direction can be further realized by the adjusting member 34, the direction in which the hinge frame 31 can move is further increased, the range of the direction offset between the adjustable door body 200 and the box body 100 is expanded, the adjusting mechanism 35 and the adjusting hole 351 are conveniently selected according to the direction in which the door body 200 is offset relative to the box body 100, and therefore, the relative position between the door body 200 and.

In the present embodiment, the adjusting mechanisms 35 are provided in two sets, each set of adjusting mechanism 35 includes a pair of adjusting holes 351 and an adjusting groove 352, and opposite end walls 3521 of the adjusting groove 352 are respectively exposed in the pair of adjusting holes 351; when one end of the adjusting element 34 passes through one of the pair of adjusting holes 351 along the first direction and is coupled into the adjusting groove 352, the adjusting element 34 drives the hinge frame 31 to move along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction relative to the mounting seat 32 under the abutting of one of the two opposite end walls 3521 of the adjusting groove 352; when one end of the adjusting element 34 passes through the other of the pair of adjusting holes 351 along the first direction and is coupled into the adjusting groove 352, the adjusting element 34 drives the hinge frame 31 to move along the direction opposite to the second direction relative to the mounting seat 32 under the support of the other of the two opposite end walls 3521 of the adjusting groove 352.

Referring to fig. 2 to 6, for convenience of description, two mutually perpendicular directions AB and CD are defined in a direction perpendicular to the first direction, i.e., the horizontal direction. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the adjusting mechanisms 35 are provided in two sets, an AB-direction adjusting mechanism 35a and a CD-direction adjusting mechanism 35 c; when the adjusting member 34 is engaged with the AB-direction adjusting mechanism 35a, the adjusting member 34 can drive the hinge frame 31 to move in the a → B direction or the B → a direction relative to the mounting seat 32; when the adjusting member 34 is engaged with the CD adjusting mechanism 35C, the adjusting member 34 can drive the hinge frame 31 to move in the C → D direction or the D → C direction relative to the mounting seat 32.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, the AB-direction adjustment mechanism 35a includes a pair of adjustment holes 351 (a first adjustment hole 351a and a second adjustment hole 351B, respectively), and one adjustment groove 352 — the first adjustment groove 352a, the first adjustment groove 352a being a square groove and having an a-end wall 3521a and a B-end wall 3521B oppositely disposed in the a → B direction, the a-end wall 3521a being exposed in the first adjustment hole 351a, and the B-end wall 3521B being exposed in the second adjustment hole 351B. When the door 200 is deviated in the direction B → a relative to the box 100, the hinge frame 31 needs to be adjusted to move in the direction a → B relative to the mounting seat 32, at this time, the lower end of the adjusting piece 34 can vertically and downwardly penetrate through the first adjusting hole 351a and be matched and connected in the first adjusting groove 352a, under the abutting of the end wall 3521a of the a end of the first adjusting groove 352a, the adjusting piece 34 drives the hinge frame 31 to move in the direction a → B relative to the mounting seat 32, so as to drive the door 200 to move in the direction a → B relative to the box 100, and the door 200 is aligned with the box 100, thereby avoiding cold leakage and the like. When the door 200 is deviated from the case 100 in the a → B direction, the hinge frame 31 needs to be adjusted to move along the B → a direction relative to the mounting seat 32, at this time, the lower end of the adjusting member 34 can vertically and downwardly penetrate through the second adjusting hole 351B and be matched and connected with the first adjusting groove 352a, under the abutting of the B end wall 3521B of the first adjusting groove 352a, the adjusting member 34 drives the hinge frame 31 to move along the B → a direction relative to the mounting seat 32, so as to drive the door 200 to move along the B → a direction relative to the case 100, and the door 200 is aligned with the case 100, thereby avoiding cold leakage and the like.

Referring to fig. 4 and 6, the CD-adjusting mechanism 35C also includes a pair of adjusting holes 351 (a third adjusting hole 351C and a fourth adjusting hole 351D, respectively), and one adjusting groove 352 — a second adjusting groove 352C, the second adjusting groove 352C being a square groove and having a C-end wall 3521C and a D-end wall 3521D oppositely disposed in the C → D direction, the C-end wall 3521C being exposed in the third adjusting hole 351C, and the D-end wall 3521D being exposed in the fourth adjusting hole 351D. When the door 200 is shifted in the direction D → C with respect to the box 100, the hinge frame 31 needs to be adjusted to move in the direction C → D with respect to the mounting seat 32, at this time, the lower end of the adjusting member 34 can vertically pass through the third adjusting hole 351C downward and be matched and connected with the second adjusting groove 352C, and under the abutting of the end wall 3521C of the second adjusting groove 352C, the adjusting member 34 drives the hinge frame 31 to move in the direction C → D with respect to the mounting seat 32, so as to drive the door 200 to move in the direction C → D with respect to the box 100, so that the door 200 is aligned with the box 100, and cold leakage is avoided. When the door 200 is shifted in the direction C → D relative to the box 100, the hinge frame 31 needs to be adjusted to move in the direction D → C relative to the mounting seat 32, at this time, the lower end of the adjusting member 34 can vertically and downwardly penetrate through the fourth adjusting hole 351D and be matched and connected with the second adjusting groove 352C, and under the abutting of the end wall 3521D of the second adjusting groove 352C, the adjusting member 34 drives the hinge frame 31 to move in the direction D → C relative to the mounting seat 32, so as to drive the door 200 to move in the direction D → C relative to the box 100, so that the door 200 is aligned with the box 100, and cold leakage is avoided. Like this, two regulation holes 351 correspond an adjustment tank 352, not only can practice thrift production processes, are convenient for rationally arrange adjustment mechanism 35's position according to the condition of hinge bracket 31, mount pad 32 and box 100 casing moreover, save space.

Referring to fig. 2 to 4, in order to conveniently and quickly select the adjusting holes 351 as required, pointing arrows 312 are correspondingly marked around the adjusting holes 351 on the hinge frame 31, and the direction pointed by the pointing arrows 312 is the direction in which the adjusting members 34 pass through the corresponding adjusting holes 351 to drive the hinge frame 31 to move. For example, when the door 200 is deviated in the direction B → a relative to the box 100, the hinge frame 31 needs to be adjusted to move in the direction a → B relative to the mounting seat 32, at this time, the first adjusting hole 351a corresponding to the arrow 312 pointing in the direction a → B is selected, and the lower end of the adjusting piece 34 vertically passes through the first adjusting hole 351a downwards and is inserted into the first adjusting groove 352a, and under the support of the end wall 3521a of the end a of the first adjusting groove 352a, the adjusting piece 34 can drive the hinge frame 31 to move in the direction a → B relative to the mounting seat 32, so as to drive the door 200 to move in the direction a → B relative to the box 100, so that the door 200 is aligned with the box 100, thereby avoiding the occurrence of cold leakage and the like, and reducing energy consumption.

In other embodiments, only one set of adjusting mechanisms 35 may be provided, where the set of adjusting mechanisms 35 includes four adjusting holes 351 and one adjusting groove 352, the adjusting groove 352 is a square groove, and four end walls 3521 of the adjusting groove 352 are respectively exposed to the four adjusting holes 351, so that the movement of the hinge frame 31 relative to the mounting seat 32 along four directions can be realized through one adjusting groove 352; or, the group of adjusting mechanisms 35 includes eight adjusting holes 351 and one adjusting groove 352, the adjusting groove 352 is in a regular octagon shape and has eight end walls 3521, and the eight end walls 3521 are respectively exposed in the eight adjusting holes 351, so that the movement of the hinge frame 31 relative to the mounting seat 32 along eight directions can be realized through one adjusting groove 352, the movement of the hinge frame 31 relative to the mounting seat 32 along multiple directions driven by the adjusting piece 34 is realized, the production processes are reduced, and the production efficiency is improved.

In a changed embodiment, the adjusting mechanism 35 may also be an adjusting hole 351 corresponding to one adjusting groove 352, the adjusting mechanism 35 is provided with a plurality of groups, and when the adjusting member 34 is matched with the adjusting mechanisms 35 of different groups, the hinge frame 31 can be driven to move along different directions relative to the mounting seat 32, so that the positions of the adjusting mechanisms 35 can be reasonably arranged according to the conditions of the hinge frame 31, the mounting seat 32 and the casing of the box 100, and the space is saved. Of course, in a modified embodiment, the corresponding relationship and the number of the adjusting holes 351 in the adjusting mechanism 35 and the adjusting grooves 352, and the number of the adjusting mechanisms 35 may be combined as required, as long as it can satisfy that when one end of the adjusting element 34 passes through the adjusting hole 351 along the first direction and is coupled into the adjusting groove 352, the adjusting element 34 can drive the hinge frame 31 to move perpendicular to the first direction relative to the mounting seat 32 under the abutting of the end wall 3521 of the adjusting groove 352.

In addition, in other embodiments, the adjustment groove 352 may also be configured as a circular groove, a kidney-shaped groove, or a profile groove, only the end wall 3521 of the adjustment groove 352 needs to be exposed to the adjustment hole 351, and when one end of the adjustment element 34 passes through the adjustment hole 351 to fit into the adjustment groove 352 along the first direction, the adjustment element 34 can drive the hinge frame 31 to move perpendicular to the first direction relative to the mounting seat 32 under the support of the end wall 3521 of the adjustment groove 352.

Preferably, each pair of the adjusting holes 351 in each group of the adjusting mechanisms 35 are arranged in an equal diameter mode, and the adjusting holes 351 in different groups of the adjusting mechanisms 35 are arranged in an equal diameter mode, so that on one hand, the machining process is simplified, on the other hand, the same adjusting piece 34 can be conveniently matched with all the adjusting holes 351, the number of the adjusting pieces 34 is reduced, and the cost is saved.

Referring to fig. 5 to 6, further, the end wall 3521 of the adjustment groove 352 has a guide inclined surface 35211 for guiding the adjustment member 34 to be fitted into the adjustment groove 352, when one end of the adjustment member 34 is vertically inserted into the adjustment groove 352 through the adjustment hole 351 downwards, the adjustment member 34 drives the hinge frame 31 to move in a horizontal direction relative to the mounting seat 32 under the support of the guide inclined surface 35211, and due to the arrangement of the guide inclined surface 35211, as the depth of the adjustment member 34 fitted into the adjustment groove 352 is different, the displacement of the hinge frame 31 relative to the mounting seat 32 is also different, so that the depth of the adjustment member 34 fitted into the adjustment groove 352 is adjusted according to the degree of the displacement of the door body 200 relative to the cabinet 100, thereby aligning the door body 200 with the cabinet 100.

Preferably, the adjustment member 34 is provided as a tip screw. When the tip of the tip screw vertically passes through the adjusting hole 351 downwards to be matched and connected with the adjusting groove 352, under the abutting of the end wall 3521 of the adjusting groove 352, the adjusting piece 34 can drive the hinge frame 31 to move along the horizontal direction relative to the mounting seat 32, and along with the difference of the depth of the tip screw matched and connected with the adjusting groove 352, the displacement of the hinge frame 31 moving relative to the mounting seat 32 is also different, so that the depth of the tip screw matched and connected with the adjusting groove 352 is conveniently adjusted according to the offset degree of the door body 200 relative to the box 100, and the door body 200 is aligned with the box 100. In addition, the cap end of the tip screw can lock the hinge bracket 31 vertically down onto the mount 32 to limit the hinge bracket 31 from moving vertically up away from the mount 32.

Referring to fig. 2 to 4, further, the hinge device 300 further includes a positioning mechanism 36 cooperating with the adjusting member 34, and the positioning mechanism 36 includes a first positioning hole 361 disposed on the hinge frame 31 and a second positioning hole 362 disposed on the mounting base 32. When the adjusting member 34 is fitted to the positioning mechanism 36, one end of the adjusting member 34 may vertically pass downward through the first positioning hole 361 and mate with the second positioning hole 362, so that the hinge frame 31 is relatively fixedly fitted on the mounting seat 32 in a direction perpendicular to the vertical direction. That is, in the case that the door 200 is aligned with the box 100, the relative position of the door 200 with respect to the box 100 does not need to be adjusted, and at this time, one end of the adjusting member 34 vertically passes downward through the first positioning hole 361 and is coupled with the second positioning hole 362, and the adjusting hole 351 and the adjusting groove 352 are in the idle state, so that the hinge frame 31 can be fixedly assembled on the mounting seat 32. If the door 200 is misaligned with the cabinet 100 due to foaming or transportation, the adjuster 34 may be taken out of the positioning mechanism 36, the adjuster 34 may be fitted into the corresponding adjusting hole 351 and the adjusting groove 352 according to the offset orientation of the door 200 with respect to the cabinet 100, and the position of the hinge bracket 31 with respect to the mounting seat 32 may be adjusted, so as to adjust the relative position of the door 200 with respect to the cabinet 100, and align the door 200 with the cabinet 100. When the adjuster 34 is fitted to the adjustment mechanism 35, the first positioning hole 361 and the second positioning hole 362 are vertically misaligned. Thus, the hinge device 300 can adjust the relative position of the door 200 and the cabinet 100 through the adjusting mechanism 35 without disassembling and replacing the hinge bracket 31, thereby prolonging the service life of the hinge device 300.

Preferably, the positioning mechanisms 36 are provided with at least two sets to lock the hinge frame 31 and the mounting seat 32, so as to prevent the hinge frame 31 from moving in a direction perpendicular to the vertical direction relative to the mounting seat 32, which may cause the door body 200 to be misaligned with the cabinet 100.

Referring to fig. 5 to 6, further, an end of the adjustment groove 352 facing away from the adjustment hole 351 has a bottom plate 3522, and the bottom plate 3522 is connected to an end wall 3521 of the adjustment groove 352 to close the end of the adjustment groove 352 facing away from the adjustment hole 351, so as to prevent foaming material from overflowing from the adjustment groove 352 to the outside of the box 100 during foaming. Preferably, a side of the mounting seat 32 facing away from the hinge frame 31 is a closed structure to limit the foaming material from overflowing out of the box 100 from the mounting seat 32 during the foaming process, and specifically, in this embodiment, the ends of the second mounting hole 321, the second positioning hole 362, and the adjusting groove 352 facing away from the hinge frame 31 are all closed structures.

Referring to fig. 8 to 9, in order to assemble the hinge device 300 to the box 100, a third mounting hole 11, a limiting hole 12 and a third positioning hole 13 are formed in the housing of the box 100 between the mounting seat 32 and the hinge bracket 31, so as to reinforce the mounting of the hinge device 300, which is beneficial to prolonging the service lives of the hinge device 300 and the refrigerator.

Wherein, the fastening member 33 can vertically pass through the first mounting hole 311 and the third mounting hole 11 downwards and be fitted into the second mounting hole 321, so that the hinge frame 31 can be fixedly fitted on the mounting seat 32 along the vertical direction, preferably, the fastening member 33 can vertically pass through the first mounting hole 311 downwards and be fixedly fitted in the third mounting hole 11, and further, the hinge frame 31 can be locked on the mounting seat 32 along the vertical direction, so as to strengthen the fixation of the hinge frame 31.

When the adjusting member 34 is fitted to the positioning mechanism 36, one end of the adjusting member 34 can vertically pass through the first positioning hole 361 and the third positioning hole 13 downwards and mate with the second positioning hole 362, so that the hinge frame 31 is relatively fixedly assembled on the mounting seat 32 in a direction perpendicular to the vertical direction, and at this time, the limiting hole 12 and the end wall 3521 of the adjusting groove 352 are exposed in the adjusting hole 351. When the adjusting member 34 is fitted to the adjusting mechanism 35, one end of the adjusting member 34 vertically passes through the adjusting hole 351 downward and is connected to the limiting hole 12 and the adjusting groove 352, the adjusting member 34 drives the hinge frame 31 to move in a direction perpendicular to the vertical direction relative to the mounting base 32 under the abutting of the end wall 3521 of the limiting hole 12 and the adjusting groove 352, and at this time, the first positioning hole 361, the third positioning hole 13 and the second positioning hole 362 are dislocated in the vertical direction.

Compared with the prior art, the hinge device 300 and the refrigerator with the same provided by the invention have the beneficial effects that: in the hinge device 300 of the present invention, when the relative position between the door 200 and the cabinet 100 is not shifted, the adjuster 34 is inserted into the second positioning hole 362 through the first positioning hole 361, so as to fix the relative position between the hinge bracket 31 and the mounting seat 32, thereby fixing the position between the door 200 and the cabinet 100. When the relative position of the door body 200 and the box body 100 deviates to cause the door body 200 and the box body 100 to be uneven, the adjusting piece 34 and the adjusting mechanism 35 are matched, and the aperture of the first mounting hole 311 on the hinge frame 31 is larger than the aperture of the second mounting hole 321 on the mounting seat 32, so that the adjusting piece 34 can drive the hinge frame 31 to move perpendicular to the first direction relative to the mounting seat 32, and the position of the hinge frame 31 relative to the mounting seat 32 in the direction perpendicular to the first direction can be adjusted according to the staggered structure design of the adjusting groove 352 and the adjusting hole 351, so that the adjusting hole 351 can be conveniently and quickly selected according to needs in the use process, and further the relative position of the door body 200 and the box body 100 can be adjusted, the door body 200 and the box body 100 can be aligned, and the situations of cold leakage, energy consumption increase and the like can be avoided. In addition, the guide inclined plane 35211 on the adjusting groove 352 or the adjusting piece 34 is provided as a tip screw, so that the depth of the adjusting piece 34 matched into the adjusting groove 352 can be controlled according to the offset distance of the door body 200 relative to the box body 100, and the displacement of the hinge frame 31 relative to the movement of the mounting seat 32 can be controlled.

It should be understood that although the present description refers to embodiments, not every embodiment contains only a single technical solution, and such description is for clarity only, and those skilled in the art should make the description as a whole, and the technical solutions in the embodiments can also be combined appropriately to form other embodiments understood by those skilled in the art.

The above-listed detailed description is only a specific description of a possible embodiment of the present invention, and they are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and equivalent embodiments or modifications made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A hinge device comprises a hinge frame, a mounting seat and a fastener, wherein the hinge frame is provided with a first mounting hole, the mounting seat is provided with a second mounting hole, and one end of the fastener can penetrate through the first mounting hole along a first direction and then is matched and connected in the second mounting hole, so that the hinge frame and the mounting seat are fixedly matched and connected in the first direction; the hinge device is characterized in that the aperture of the first mounting hole is larger than that of the second mounting hole, the hinge device further comprises an adjusting piece and an adjusting mechanism matched with the adjusting piece, the adjusting mechanism comprises an adjusting hole arranged on the hinge frame and an adjusting groove arranged on the mounting seat, the end wall of the adjusting groove is exposed in the adjusting hole, when one end of the adjusting piece penetrates through the adjusting hole in the first direction to be matched and connected in the adjusting groove, the end wall of the adjusting groove is abutted and held, and the adjusting piece drives the hinge frame to move in the first direction perpendicular to the mounting seat.

2. The hinge assembly of claim 1, wherein the adjustment mechanism includes at least a pair of the adjustment apertures;

when the adjusting piece is matched with the two adjusting holes in each pair respectively and matched with the adjusting grooves, the adjusting piece drives the hinge frame to move along opposite directions relative to the mounting seat respectively.

3. The hinge assembly of claim 2, wherein the adjustment mechanisms are provided in at least two sets, and the directions of movement of the hinge frame by the adjustment member relative to the mounting base are perpendicular to each other when the adjustment member is engaged with the two sets of adjustment mechanisms.

4. The hinge device according to claim 2, wherein each of the adjustment mechanisms includes a pair of the adjustment holes and one of the adjustment grooves, opposite end walls of the adjustment groove being exposed to the pair of adjustment holes, respectively;

5. The hinge assembly of claim 3, wherein a pair of said adjustment apertures of each set of said adjustment mechanisms are arranged in a constant diameter, and wherein the adjustment apertures of different sets of said adjustment mechanisms are arranged in a constant diameter.

6. The hinge device according to claim 1, wherein the end wall of the adjustment groove has a guide slope and/or the adjustment member is provided as a tip screw.

7. The hinge assembly of claim 1, further comprising a positioning mechanism engaged with the adjustment member, wherein the positioning mechanism comprises a first positioning hole disposed in the hinge frame and a second positioning hole disposed in the mounting base;

8. The hinge assembly of claim 1, wherein an end of the adjustment slot facing away from the adjustment aperture has a floor that is connected to an end wall of the adjustment slot.

9. A refrigerator comprising a cabinet and a door, characterized by further comprising a hinge device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the door is mounted to the cabinet via the hinge device.

10. The refrigerator of claim 9, wherein the mount is integrally formed on the cabinet;