CN109577743B

CN109577743B - Refrigerator handle and refrigerator

Info

Publication number: CN109577743B
Application number: CN201710911554.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘秀宇; 胡达宏; 王浩; 张海星
Original assignee: Hefei Hualing Co Ltd; Midea Group Co Ltd; Hefei Midea Refrigerator Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hefei Hualing Co Ltd; Midea Group Co Ltd; Hefei Midea Refrigerator Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-09-29
Filing date: 2017-09-29
Publication date: 2021-04-20
Anticipated expiration: 2037-09-29
Also published as: CN109577743A

Abstract

The invention discloses a refrigerator handle and a refrigerator, wherein the refrigerator handle (2) is used for being connected to a refrigerator door body (1), the refrigerator handle (2) is a folding handle and comprises a first folding part (21) and a second folding part (22), one end of each of the first folding part (21) and the second folding part (22) is hinged to each other, the other end of each of the first folding part (21) and the second folding part (22) is provided with a buckling part (25) connected with the refrigerator door body (1), and the first folding part (21) and the second folding part (22) can be pivoted around a hinge point to be unfolded or folded and contracted. The refrigerator handle (2) is respectively aligned, positioned and fastened with the abdicating clamping groove (11) on the refrigerator door body in a folding and contracting state and an expanding state, so that the refrigerator handle is quickly installed, and the production efficiency is greatly improved. In addition, after the assembly is completed, the structure can effectively prevent the refrigerator handle (2) from loosening, shifting or falling off in the use process, and ensure the use reliability.

Description

Refrigerator handle and refrigerator

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of refrigerators, in particular to a refrigerator handle and a refrigerator.

Background

The refrigerator on the market mostly adopts the handle structure of vertical rigid coupling of handle pole on the refrigerator door body through two upper and lower bolts. However, in the production and installation process of the handle structure, the alignment and positioning of bolt holes between the refrigerator door body and the handle and between the handle rod and the handle base are complicated, and the assembly efficiency is low; on the other hand, in the transportation or use process of the refrigerator adopting the handle structure, the fastening bolt is easy to loosen due to brute force logistics or improper use, so that the handle is displaced or falls off, and the normal use of a user is not facilitated. Therefore, in the present stage, it is necessary to optimize the handle structure of the refrigerator to improve the production efficiency and the reliability of the use.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above-mentioned defects or shortcomings of the prior art, the present invention provides a refrigerator handle and a refrigerator, which can be installed quickly and can effectively improve the stability of assembly.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a refrigerator handle for connecting to a refrigerator door, the refrigerator handle being a folding handle and including a first folding portion and a second folding portion, one end of each of the first folding portion and the second folding portion being hinged to each other, and the other end of each of the first folding portion and the second folding portion being formed with a buckling portion connected to the refrigerator door, the first folding portion and the second folding portion being pivotable about a hinge point into an unfolded state or a folded and contracted state, the refrigerator handle further including a hinge locking member for maintaining the unfolded state between the first folding portion and the second folding portion.

Preferably, the first folding portion and the second folding portion comprise handle rod sections, extension rod sections and buckling portions, one end of each handle rod section is a hinged end, the extension rod sections extend from the other ends of the handle rod sections towards the refrigerator door body, and the buckling portions and the handle rod sections extend from the two ends of the extension rod sections in opposite directions.

Preferably, the latch portion is formed as a wedge-shaped block.

Preferably, the extending end of the fastening part is tilted relative to the other end of the fastening part.

Preferably, an outer end surface of the hooking portion is formed in a flat surface.

Preferably, the hinge locking member is a locking sleeve slidably fitted over the hinge end of the first folding portion or the second folding portion.

Preferably, the hinged end is provided with a limiting protrusion for limiting the locking sleeve.

In addition, the invention also provides a refrigerator, which comprises a refrigerator door body and the refrigerator handle, wherein the refrigerator door body is provided with two abdicating clamping grooves, and the clamping parts of the refrigerator handle are respectively clamped in the corresponding abdicating clamping grooves.

Preferably, the length between the two abdicating clamping grooves is smaller than the unfolding length of the refrigerator handle.

Preferably, the refrigerator handle is vertically arranged.

Through the technical scheme, the refrigerator handle is respectively aligned to the positioning and fastened and clamped with the yielding clamping groove in the refrigerator door body when being folded and contracted and unfolded, so that quick installation is realized, and the production efficiency is greatly improved. In addition, after the assembly is completed, the structure can effectively prevent the handle of the refrigerator from loosening, shifting or falling off in the use process, and ensure the use reliability.

Additional features and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the detailed description which follows.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention and not to limit the invention. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a perspective view of a handle for a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a refrigerator employing the handle of the refrigerator of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the refrigerator handle of FIG. 1 in a collapsed configuration;

FIG. 4 is an assembled view of the refrigerator handle of FIG. 1 in an expanded configuration;

fig. 5 is an assembly view illustrating the locking sleeve fitted to the hinge end of the handle of the refrigerator of fig. 1.

Description of reference numerals:

100 refrigerator 1 refrigerator door

11 draw-in groove 2 refrigerator handle of stepping down

21 first fold 22 second fold

23 handle segment 24 extension segment

25 catch 26 locking sleeve

27 limiting bulge

Detailed Description

The following detailed description of embodiments of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating the present invention, are given by way of illustration and explanation only, not limitation.

It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

In the present invention, unless specified to the contrary, use of the terms of orientation such as "upper, lower, top, bottom" or the like are generally described with respect to the orientation shown in the drawings or the positional relationship of the components with respect to each other in the vertical, or gravitational direction.

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

As shown in fig. 1, the present invention provides a refrigerator handle 2 for connecting to a refrigerator door 1, the refrigerator handle 2 being a folding handle and including a first folding portion 21 and a second folding portion 22, one ends of the first folding portion 21 and the second folding portion 22 being hinged to each other, and the other ends thereof being formed with a buckling portion 25 connected to the refrigerator door 1, the first folding portion 21 and the second folding portion 22 being capable of pivoting about a hinge point into an unfolded state or a folded and contracted state.

As shown in fig. 3 to 4, in the process of assembling the refrigerator handle 2 to the refrigerator door 1, a certain pressure is applied to the first folding portion 21 and the second folding portion 22 of the refrigerator handle 2 to pivot towards each other, so that the refrigerator handle 2 is formed into a folded and contracted shape; then, aligning the buckling part 25 and preliminarily placing the buckling part at a corresponding buckling position on the refrigerator door body 1; finally, by applying a certain pressure to the first folding portion 21 and the second folding portion 22 to pivot back to back, the refrigerator handle 2 is reset to the unfolded state and the fastening portion 25 thereof is fastened and fastened with the fastening position, i.e. the refrigerator handle 2 and the refrigerator door 1 are stably assembled. In addition, when the refrigerator handle 2 needs to be detached for cleaning, maintenance or replacement, the refrigerator handle 2 can be quickly taken out only by applying certain pressure to the first folding part 21 and the second folding part 22 to pivot towards each other, so that the refrigerator handle 2 is formed into a folded and contracted shape again. Therefore, by the arrangement of the structure, the refrigerator handle 2 on the refrigerator door body 1 can be quickly assembled and disassembled, the production efficiency is greatly improved, and the procedures such as maintenance and the like are simplified. In addition, after the assembly is completed, the structure can effectively prevent the refrigerator handle 2 from loosening, shifting or falling off in the use process, and ensure the use reliability.

Specifically, each of the first folding portion 21 and the second folding portion 22 includes a handle bar section 23, an extension bar section 24, and a buckling portion 25, one end of the handle bar section 23 is a hinged end, the extension bar section 24 extends from the other end of the handle bar section 23 toward the refrigerator door 1, and the buckling portion 25 and the handle bar section 23 extend from both ends of the extension bar section 24 in opposite directions.

It should be noted that, the handle bar sections 23, the extension bar sections 24, and the buckling sections 25 of the first folding portion 21 and the second folding portion 22 are preferably arranged symmetrically one by one with respect to the hinge end, so that the consideration of the specific arrangement direction of the first folding portion 21 and the second folding portion 22 in the tooling process can be eliminated, and the installation efficiency can be further improved. Meanwhile, the symmetrical arrangement structure enables the clamping between the refrigerator handle 2 and the refrigerator door body 1 to be firmer, and ensures that the refrigerator handle 2 is stressed more uniformly in the using process, thereby reducing the possibility of loosening, shifting or falling off. Furthermore, the handle section 23, the extension section 24 and the buckling part 25 may preferably be integrally formed, so as to ensure the overall appearance of the refrigerator handle 2 to be elegant and beautiful. In addition, the inner side of the handle rod section 23 can adopt a concavo-convex structure or a straight rod structure which is matched with the palm grasping shape, so that the user can grasp and use the handle conveniently.

Preferably, the locking portion 25 may be formed as a wedge-shaped block. With this structure, when the fastening portion 25 is fastened to the fastening position on the refrigerator door 1, the fastening portion 25 can smoothly transition from the folded and contracted state to the unfolded state, and can be fastened to the fastening position.

Further, the extending tip of the engaging portion 25 is tilted with respect to the other end of the engaging portion 25. In other words, the extending end of the fastening portion 25 can be formed into a hook shape, which can firmly hook the fastening position of the refrigerator door 1, thereby effectively avoiding the loosening, shifting or falling off of the refrigerator handle 2.

Alternatively, the outer end surface of the locking portion 25 may be formed as a flat surface. At this time, the outer end face of the buckling part 25 can be tightly attached and pressed against the refrigerator door body 1 in a larger area, and the refrigerator handle 2 can be effectively prevented from loosening, shifting or falling off.

Specifically, the refrigerator handle 2 further includes a hinge locking member for maintaining the unfolded state between the first folding portion 21 and the second folding portion 22. The hinge locking piece can completely restrain the freedom degrees of the first folding part 21 and the second folding part 22 at the hinge position, the situation that the first folding part 21 and the second folding part 22 are pivoted and folded to be loosened, shifted or fallen when the refrigerator handle 2 is subjected to overlarge external pulling force is prevented, and the stability and the use reliability of the refrigerator handle 2 are improved.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 5, the hinge locking member may be formed as a locking sleeve 26, and the locking sleeve 26 is slidably sleeved on the hinge end of the first folding portion 21 or the second folding portion 22. When the first folding portion 21 and the second folding portion 22 of the refrigerator handle 2 are pivotally retracted to a folded and contracted state, the locking sleeve 26 is slidably sleeved on the handle bar section 23 of the first folding portion 21 or the second folding portion 22 without obstructing the retraction action. When the first and second folding portions 21 and 22 of the refrigerator handle 2 are pivoted to the unfolded state, the locking sleeve 26 is slidably fitted to the hinge end, completely restricting the degree of freedom of the refrigerator handle 2 at the hinge. Furthermore, the locking sleeve 26 is easy to install and does not interfere with the user's grip feel of the refrigerator handle 2.

In particular, the hinged end is provided with a limit projection 27 that limits the locking sleeve 26. As can be seen from the above, after the refrigerator handle 2 is assembled, the first folding portion 21 and the second folding portion 22 are both unfolded and vertically placed, and the locking sleeve 26 is sleeved on the hinged end of the refrigerator handle 2. At this point, the locking sleeve 26 has a tendency to slide downward under its own weight against the friction with the hinged end. Therefore, by disposing the above-mentioned limit protrusion 27 against the right below of the locking sleeve 26, the locking sleeve 26 is limited to move in the vertically downward direction, and can be stably sleeved on the hinged end of the refrigerator handle 2 at all times, so as to restrict the retracting movement of the first folding portion 21 and the second folding portion 22, and prevent the loosening, shifting or falling-off. In addition, the above-mentioned limit projection 27 can also be arranged at the inner side of the locking sleeve 26, and at this time, a limit groove matched with the limit projection 27 is correspondingly arranged near the hinged end of the refrigerator handle 2, and the limit effect of the locking sleeve 26 can also be realized.

In addition, as shown in fig. 2, the invention further provides a refrigerator 100, the refrigerator 100 includes a refrigerator door body 1 and any one of the refrigerator handles 2, the refrigerator door body 1 is provided with two abdicating slots 11, and the buckling parts 25 of the refrigerator handle 2 are respectively buckled in the corresponding abdicating slots 11. As can be seen, the engagement position of the refrigerator door 1 may be preferably formed as a relief groove 11 for engaging with the engagement portion 25 of the refrigerator handle 2. The refrigerator 100 of the invention can realize the quick installation of the refrigerator handle 2, has good stability and use reliability after the assembly is finished, and greatly improves the use experience of users.

Specifically, the length between the two abdicating card slots 11 is smaller than the extension length of the refrigerator handle 2. It can be seen that, in the process of assembling the refrigerator handle 2 to the refrigerator door 1, in order to ensure that the two fastening portions 25 can be correspondingly and preliminarily placed in the two yielding slots 11, the maximum distance between the ends of the two fastening portions 25 when the refrigerator handle 2 retracts to the folded and contracted state must be smaller than the length between the two yielding slots 11. In addition, after the assembly is completed, the refrigerator handle 2 is in an unfolded shape, the length between the two abdicating clamping grooves 11 is smaller than the unfolded length of the refrigerator handle 2, the structure can ensure that the refrigerator handle 2 is limited by the abdicating clamping grooves 11 when being pulled outwards, and the situation of looseness, displacement or falling off is prevented.

Preferably, the refrigerator handle 2 is vertically arranged, so that the whole refrigerator handle is elegant and attractive, and is convenient for a user to grasp and the like.

The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, however, the present invention is not limited to the specific details of the above embodiments, and various simple modifications can be made to the technical solution of the present invention within the technical idea of the present invention, and these simple modifications are within the protective scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that the various technical features described in the above embodiments can be combined in any suitable manner without contradiction, and the invention is not described in any way for the possible combinations in order to avoid unnecessary repetition.

In addition, any combination of the various embodiments of the present invention is also possible, and the same should be considered as the disclosure of the present invention as long as it does not depart from the spirit of the present invention.

Claims

1. A refrigerator handle for connecting to a refrigerator door (1), characterized in that the refrigerator handle (2) is a folding handle and comprises a first folding portion (21) and a second folding portion (22), one end of each of the first folding portion (21) and the second folding portion (22) is hinged to each other, the other end of each of the first folding portion (21) and the second folding portion (22) is formed with a fastening portion (25) for connecting to the refrigerator door (1), the first folding portion (21) and the second folding portion (22) can be pivoted around a hinge point to an unfolded state or a folded and contracted state, the refrigerator handle (2) further comprises a hinge locking member for keeping the unfolded state between the first folding portion (21) and the second folding portion (22);

the first folding portion (21) and the second folding portion (22) comprise handle rod sections (23), extension rod sections (24) and buckling portions (25), one ends of the handle rod sections (23) are hinged ends, and the extension rod sections (24) extend from the other ends of the handle rod sections (23) towards the refrigerator door body (1).

2. The refrigerator handle according to claim 1, wherein the catch (25) and the handle bar segment (23) extend oppositely from both ends of the extension bar segment (24).

3. The refrigerator handle according to claim 2, wherein the catch (25) is formed as a wedge-shaped block.

4. The handle for the refrigerator as defined in claim 2, wherein the extended tip of the catching portion (25) is tilted with respect to the other end of the catching portion (25).

5. The handle for a refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein an outer end surface of the catching portion (25) is formed in a flat surface.

6. The refrigerator handle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hinge lock is a locking sleeve (26), the locking sleeve (26) being slidably fitted over the hinge end of the first fold (21) or the second fold (22).

7. The refrigerator handle according to claim 6, wherein the hinged end is provided with a limit protrusion (27) that limits the locking sleeve (26).

8. The refrigerator is characterized in that the refrigerator (100) comprises a refrigerator door body (1) and a refrigerator handle (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 7, two abdicating clamping grooves (11) are formed in the refrigerator door body (1), and the clamping parts (25) of the refrigerator handle (2) are respectively clamped in the corresponding abdicating clamping grooves (11).

9. The refrigerator according to claim 8, characterized in that the length between the two abdicating slots (11) is smaller than the extended length of the refrigerator handle (2).

10. The refrigerator according to claim 8, characterized in that the refrigerator handle (2) is vertically disposed.