CN107255389B

CN107255389B - Reinforcing member for refrigerator hanging lugs and refrigerator with reinforcing member

Info

Publication number: CN107255389B
Application number: CN201710521606.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨发林; 郑晓磊; 徐志国; 任杰青; 王一然
Original assignee: Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-06-30
Filing date: 2017-06-30
Publication date: 2023-06-30
Anticipated expiration: 2037-06-30
Also published as: CN107255389A

Abstract

The invention provides a reinforcing member for a refrigerator hanging lug, which comprises: the refrigerator door is characterized in that supports are arranged on two sides of the refrigerator door liner, an accommodating space is formed in the supports, lugs for supporting the gallon bottle seat are arranged on two opposite sides of the supports, and the lugs are formed to be convex outer convex parts towards the gallon bottle seat; the reinforcing member is clamped in the accommodating space and can support the hanging lugs; the reinforcing member comprises a base plate and an outer supporting protrusion arranged on the first side face of the base plate, the base plate is matched with the inner contour face of the face, which is supported, provided with the hanging lugs, of the base plate, and the outer supporting protrusion can be embedded into the outer protruding portion. The reinforcing member has the advantages of simplicity, wide application range and low cost.

Description

Reinforcing member for refrigerator hanging lugs and refrigerator with reinforcing member

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, in particular to a reinforcing member for a refrigerator hanging lug and a refrigerator with the reinforcing member.

Background

In order to expand the use space of the storage compartment of the refrigerator, so as to facilitate the user to take and place the stored articles, a gallon bottle seat is usually arranged on the refrigerator door, the structure of which is shown in fig. 1, and hanging lugs 31 for supporting the gallon bottle seat 2 are arranged on both sides of the inner container of the refrigerator door 1, so that the gallon bottle seat 2 can be fixed on the refrigerator door 1; when a user places a cola bottle, wine bottle, etc. in the gallon bottle holder 2, the lugs 31 will be subjected to downward tension. In practice, since the lugs 31 are usually formed by adsorption and the inside is filled with foaming material, the lugs 31 are easily broken from the upper part after long-term use, so that the stored articles on the gallon bottle holder 2 fall down and the user may be injured, and thus, the supporting strength of the lugs 31 needs to be enhanced. Namely, a reinforcing member for the hanger needs to be designed, and the refrigerator has a large number of models and large production capacity, so that the reinforcing member is required to have the characteristics of wide application range and low cost.

Therefore, designing a simple, widely applicable and low-cost hanger reinforcement member is a problem to be solved.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a reinforcing member for a refrigerator hanging lug and a refrigerator with the reinforcing member.

In order to achieve one of the above objects, an embodiment of the present invention provides a reinforcing member for a hanger of a refrigerator including: the refrigerator door is characterized in that supports are arranged on two sides of the refrigerator door liner, an accommodating space is formed in the supports, lugs for supporting the gallon bottle seat are arranged on two opposite sides of the supports, and the lugs are formed to be convex outer convex parts towards the gallon bottle seat; the reinforcing member is clamped in the accommodating space and can support the hanging lugs; the reinforcing member comprises a base plate and an outer supporting protrusion arranged on the first side face of the base plate, the base plate is matched with the inner contour face of the face, which is supported, provided with the hanging lugs, of the base plate, and the outer supporting protrusion can be embedded into the outer protruding portion.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the outer support protrusion is located at a non-center position of the first side of the base plate.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, an elastic plate capable of abutting against the inner contour surface of the outer flange is provided on the outer support protrusion.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, openings for accommodating the elastic plates are provided on the base plate and the outer support protrusions.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the reinforcing member is formed by plastic injection molding or plastic extrusion molding.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the reinforcing member is formed of a metal plate material.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the outer support protrusion is a hollow structure.

As a further development of the embodiment of the invention, a recess is provided in the first side of the base plate, said recess being intended to accommodate a stiffening groove of the suspension loop.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the invention, a plurality of through holes communicated with the second side surface of the substrate are arranged on the concave part.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a refrigerator including the above-described reinforcing member for a refrigerator hanger.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the technical effects that: in the invention, the reinforcing member is clamped in the accommodating space, so that the wall thickness of the hanging lugs can be increased, the supporting strength of the hanging lugs is improved, and the breakage of the hanging lugs can be effectively avoided; the outer supporting protrusions on the hanging lugs can be of hollow structures, so that the cost of the reinforcing member is reduced; and because the elastic plates are arranged on the base plate and the outer supporting protrusions, the outer supporting protrusions can be tightly attached to the inner contour surfaces of the hanging lugs, and the application range of the reinforcing member is widened.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the overall construction of a prior art refrigerator door fitted with a gallon bottle holder;

fig. 2 is a schematic view showing the overall structure of a refrigerator door equipped with a reinforcing member according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged partial view of the first embodiment of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a side view of a reinforcing member according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a reinforcing member according to a first embodiment of the present invention from a first perspective;

fig. 6 is a perspective view of a second view of the reinforcing member in the first embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. These embodiments are not intended to limit the invention and structural, methodological, or functional modifications of these embodiments that may be made by one of ordinary skill in the art are included within the scope of the invention.

Terms such as "upper," "above," "lower," "below," and the like, as used herein, refer to a spatial relative position, and are used for ease of description to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element or feature as illustrated in the figures. The term spatially relative position may be intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "below" or "beneath" other elements or features would then be oriented "above" the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary term "below" can encompass both an orientation of above and below. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

Also, it should be understood that, although the terms first, second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements or structures, these described objects should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one such descriptive object from another. For example, a first side may be referred to as a second side, and similarly a second side may also be referred to as a first side, without departing from the scope of the present application.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a reinforcing member 4 for a hanger of a refrigerator, as shown in fig. 2, the refrigerator including: the refrigerator door 1, both sides of the inner container of the refrigerator door 1 are provided with supports 3, the inside of the supports 3 is provided with accommodating spaces, one surface of each of the two supports 3, which is opposite to the other surface, is provided with a hanging lug 31 for supporting the gallon bottle seat 2, and the hanging lug 31 is configured to be an outer protruding part protruding towards the gallon bottle seat 2; the reinforcing member card 4 is provided in the accommodation space and is capable of supporting the hanger 31;

as shown in fig. 4, 5 and 6, the reinforcing member 4 includes a base plate 41 and an outer supporting protrusion 42 disposed on a first side of the base plate, the base plate 41 is matched with an inner contour surface of the support 3 on which the hanging lugs are disposed, and the outer supporting protrusion 42 can be embedded into the outer flange.

In an actual refrigerator, the support 3, the hanging lugs 31 and the gallon bottle seat 2 are all positioned in the inner container of the refrigerator door 1, namely, when the refrigerator door 1 is closed, the gallon bottle seat 2 is positioned in the storage compartment, so that the temperature of the stored matters on the gallon bottle seat 2 can be reduced, and the freshness of the stored matters can be ensured. As shown in fig. 2, the support 3 is configured as a convex part protruding away from the liner, so that an accommodating space is formed in the support 3; the support 3 is generally configured as a bottom plate 33, an outer side plate 32 and an inner side plate 34, wherein the outer side plate 32 is arranged at a first end of the bottom plate 33, the inner side plate 34 is arranged at a second end of the bottom plate 33, the outer side plate 32 and the inner side plate 34 are arranged in opposition, and the bottom plate 33, the outer side plate 32 and the inner side plate 34 together form an accommodation space in which the reinforcement member 4 and the foaming material are accommodated.

The two sides of the inner container of the refrigerator door 1 are provided with the supports 3, and the inner side plates 34 of the two supports 3 are provided with the hanging lugs 31 which are protruding outer protruding parts facing the gallon bottle seat 2, so that the concave parts matched with the hanging lugs are needed to be arranged on the two sides of the gallon bottle seat 2.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, in the production of the refrigerator door 1, it is necessary to insert the outer support protrusions 42 into the outer protrusions, attach the base plate 41 to the inner contour surface (i.e., the inner side plate 34) of the side of the support 3 on which the lugs 31 are provided, and fill the housing space with the foaming material; in actual use, when a weight (e.g., cola bottle, wine bottle, etc.) is placed on the gallon bottle holder 2, the gallon bottle holder 2 will exert a pulling force on the lugs 31, which will be conducted by the lugs 31 to the reinforcing member 4, and since the base plate 41 is mated with the inner contour surface (i.e., the inner side plate 34) of the side of the support 3 on which the lugs 31 are disposed, the pulling force can be dispersed to the inner contour surface, i.e., the force receiving area is enlarged, thereby effectively preventing breakage of the lugs 31, improving the supporting strength of the lugs 31, and the reinforcing member 4 serves to increase the wall thickness of the lugs 31. Alternatively, the material of the reinforcing member 4 may be plastic or metal.

In practice, the area of the inner side plate 34 is generally much larger than that of the bottom plate 33, and compared with the technical scheme of dispersing the tensile force to the bottom plate 33, the technical scheme can better improve the supporting strength of the hanging lugs 31 and better prevent the hanging lugs 31 from breaking.

Preferably, the outer support protrusions 42 are located at non-central positions of the first side of the base plate 41.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, when the outer support protrusion 42 is embedded in the outer protrusion 42, a first outer side 421 facing the inner container of the refrigerator door 1 and a second outer side 422 facing away from the inner container of the refrigerator door 1 are formed on the outer support protrusion 42, so that when a heavy object (e.g., cola bottle, wine bottle, etc.) is placed on the gallon bottle seat 2, the gallon bottle seat 2 applies a pulling force to the hanger 31, and it will be understood that the first outer side 421 will bear the force facing away from the inner container and the first outer side 421 will bear a majority of the pulling force. In the preferred embodiment, since the outer supporting protrusion 42 is located at the non-center position of the first side surface of the base plate 41, the first side surface of the base plate 41 is divided into two sub-portions with unequal areas by the outer supporting protrusion 42, in practical use, the sub-portion with a large area can be oriented towards the inner container, and the sub-portion with a small area faces away from the inner container, so that the tension value that can be borne by the hanging lugs 31 can be improved under the condition of low cost, that is, the fracture resistance of the hanging lugs 31 is increased.

Preferably, the outer support protrusion 42 is provided with an elastic plate 43 capable of abutting against the inner contour surface of the outer flange.

The refrigerator has various types and the sizes of the hanging lugs are also changed, so that the reinforcing member 4 can be better buckled in the outer protruding part by using the elastic plate 43, and the application range of the reinforcing member 4 is enlarged; at the same time, the elastic plate 43 may also give the outer support protrusions 42 a tight fit to the inner contour surface of the outer flange.

Preferably, openings 44 for accommodating the elastic plates 43 are provided on the base plate 41 and the outer support protrusions 42.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, openings 44 for accommodating the elastic plates 43 are provided in the base plate 41 and the outer support protrusions 42, so that the outer support protrusions 42 can be easily fitted into the outer protrusions and the reinforcing members 4 can be easily fed out by inserting fingers into the openings 44. Since the outer support protrusions 42 divide the first side of the substrate into two sub-portions having different areas, it is preferable that the openings 44 be provided at the portions having smaller areas.

Preferably, the reinforcing member 4 is injection molded, plastic extrusion molded or sheet metal molded.

Preferably, the outer support protrusions 42 are hollow. The outer support protrusions 42 are hollow, so that not only can cost be saved and the weight of the reinforcing member 4 be reduced, but also the support strength of the outer support protrusions 42 is not reduced when a proper manufacturing material is selected.

Preferably, a recess 45 is provided in the first side of the base plate 41, said recess 45 being intended to receive a stiffening groove of said suspension loop 31.

In practice, in order to increase the support strength of the lugs, a reinforcing groove is usually provided at the position of the support 3 close to the lugs 31, and therefore, in order to enable the reinforcing member 4 to be smoothly fitted into the accommodating space, it is necessary to provide a recess 45 accommodating the reinforcing groove on the same side as the outer support protrusion 42.

Preferably, a plurality of through holes communicating with the second side of the substrate 41 are provided in the recess 45.

In actual production, the liner is usually manufactured by an adsorption process, and therefore, the size of the reinforcing groove formed each time varies, and thus, a gap is left between the recess 45 and the reinforcing groove after the reinforcing member 4 is mounted.

In an embodiment of the invention, the first side and the second side are two different sides of the substrate 41. In the production process of the refrigerator door 1, when the reinforcing member 4 is installed, the receiving space of the support 3 needs to be filled with the foaming material, and a gap is left between the concave portion 45 and the reinforcing groove, so that the foaming material may not enter the gap, and a hollow drum may be formed; in the preferred scheme, the foaming material can enter the gap through the through hole, so that the hollowness can be well eliminated.

The second embodiment of the invention provides a refrigerator, which comprises the reinforcing member 4 for the refrigerator hanging lugs provided in the first embodiment of the invention.

It should be understood that although the present disclosure describes embodiments, not every embodiment is provided with a separate embodiment, and that this description is for clarity only, and that the skilled artisan should recognize that the embodiments may be combined as appropriate to form other embodiments that will be understood by those skilled in the art.

The above list of detailed descriptions is only specific to practical embodiments of the present invention, and they are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all equivalent embodiments or modifications that do not depart from the spirit of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A reinforcing member for a refrigerator hanger, the refrigerator comprising: the refrigerator door is characterized in that supports are arranged on two sides of the refrigerator door liner, an accommodating space is formed in the supports, lugs for supporting the gallon bottle seat are arranged on two opposite sides of the supports, and the lugs are formed to be convex outer convex parts towards the gallon bottle seat; the reinforcing member is clamped in the accommodating space and can support the hanging lugs; it is characterized in that the method comprises the steps of,

the reinforcing member comprises a base plate and an outer supporting protrusion arranged on the first side face of the base plate, the base plate is matched with the inner contour face of the supported face provided with the hanging lugs, the outer supporting protrusion can be embedded into the outer protruding portion, an elastic plate capable of being abutted to the inner contour face of the outer protruding portion is arranged on the outer supporting protrusion, and the outer supporting protrusion is of a hollow structure.

2. The reinforcing member for a refrigerator hanger of claim 1, wherein: the outer support protrusions are located at non-center positions of the first side of the substrate.

3. The reinforcing member for a refrigerator hanger of claim 2, wherein: openings for accommodating the elastic plates are provided on the base plate and the outer support protrusions.

4. The reinforcing member for a refrigerator hanger of claim 1, wherein: the reinforcing member is formed by plastic injection molding and plastic extrusion molding.

5. The reinforcing member for a refrigerator hanger of claim 1, wherein: the reinforcing member is formed by metal plates.

6. The reinforcing member for a refrigerator hanger of claim 1, wherein: a recess is provided in the first side of the base plate, said recess being adapted to receive a stiffening groove of the suspension loop.

7. The reinforcing member for a refrigerator hanger of claim 6, wherein: the concave part is provided with a plurality of through holes communicated with the second side surface of the substrate.

8. A refrigerator, characterized in that: comprising a reinforcing member for a refrigerator hanger as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7.