CN109579414B - Refrigerator with a door - Google Patents

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CN109579414B
CN109579414B CN201710912124.0A CN201710912124A CN109579414B CN 109579414 B CN109579414 B CN 109579414B CN 201710912124 A CN201710912124 A CN 201710912124A CN 109579414 B CN109579414 B CN 109579414B
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
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The invention discloses a refrigerator door handle and a refrigerator, comprising: the fixed handle and the movable handle are connected with the fixed handle; wherein, the height of the movable handle is adjustable. The refrigerator door handle disclosed by the invention has the advantages that the height of the whole refrigerator door handle is adjustable by dividing the handle into the fixed handle and the movable handle and utilizing the height adjustment of the movable handle, so that the use performance is improved.

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Refrigerator with a door
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of refrigerators, in particular to a refrigerator.
Background
With the improvement of living standards, the side-by-side refrigerator is gradually widely used. The doors of side-by-side refrigerators are typically provided with handles to facilitate opening of the doors. However, the length and the height of the handle are fixed and cannot be adjusted, and due to the fact that the height of the handle required when the refrigerator door is opened by people with different heights is different, the requirements of users with different heights are difficultly met by the existing handle, and the usability is poor.
In addition, when the position of the handle is lower, children can easily contact the handle to open the refrigerator door, and the storage objects of the refrigerator are influenced.
In addition, the handle is usually made of metal materials such as aluminum alloy, and the temperature of the handle is low in winter, so that the use comfort is affected.
In summary, how to provide a refrigerator door handle to achieve height adjustment of the handle and improve usability is a problem to be solved urgently by those skilled in the art.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a refrigerator, which aims to realize height adjustment of a handle and improve service performance. In order to achieve the above purpose, the invention provides the following technical scheme:
a refrigerator includes: the refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body, a refrigerator door arranged on the refrigerator body and a door handle arranged on the refrigerator door; wherein the door handle includes: the fixed handle is a movable handle connected with the fixed handle; wherein the height of the movable handle is adjustable;
the door handle further includes a driving part that drives the movable handle to move in a height direction of the fixed handle;
the refrigerator further includes:
a first detector for detecting whether a person approaches the refrigerator;
a second detector for detecting a height of a person approaching the refrigerator;
the calculation module is used for calculating the displacement required by the movable handle according to the height of a person;
the first control module is used for controlling the driving part to drive the movable handle to move according to the displacement;
the second control module is used for controlling the driving part to drive the movable handle to move to a preset position when the height of a person close to the refrigerator is smaller than a preset value;
wherein, the calculation module specifically is: when the height of a person close to the refrigerator is not less than a preset value, the calculating module is used for calculating the displacement required by the movable handle according to the height of the person, so that the person with the height less than the preset value cannot contact the door handle.
Preferably, the driving part drives the movable handle to move in the height direction of the fixed handle through a lead screw mechanism.
Preferably, the screw mechanism includes: the screw rod is a nut in threaded fit with the screw rod; the driving component drives the lead screw to rotate, the lead screw is fixedly arranged along the axial direction of the lead screw, the nut is fixedly arranged along the circumferential direction of the nut, and the nut is fixedly connected with the movable handle.
Preferably, the fixed handle is sleeved outside the movable handle, the driving part is arranged in the fixed handle, and the movable handle is provided with a first abdicating hole for the lead screw to pass through.
Preferably, the movable handle comprises: the handle comprises a handle holding ring, a mounting block positioned in the handle holding ring, and a connecting piece for connecting the inner wall of the handle holding ring and the mounting block;
the handle holding ring is sleeved outside the fixed handle, the mounting block is located in the fixed handle, the fixed handle is provided with a second yielding hole for the connecting piece to penetrate through, the driving part is located in the fixed handle, and the nut is fixedly connected with the mounting block.
Preferably, the handle grip ring is a leather or rubber ring.
According to the refrigerator provided by the invention, the door handle is divided into the fixed handle and the movable handle, and the height of the whole refrigerator door handle is adjustable by utilizing the height adjustment of the movable handle, so that the use performance is improved.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the provided drawings without creative efforts.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a refrigerator door handle according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the movable handle of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a partial enlarged view of a cross-sectional view of the refrigerator door handle of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is another schematic structural diagram of a door handle of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In FIGS. 1-5:
1 is a door handle, 11 is a fixed handle, 111 is a second abdicating hole, 12 is a movable handle, 121 is a handle grip ring, 122 is an installation block, 123 is a connecting piece, 124 is a first abdicating hole, 13 is a screw rod, 14 is a nut, 15 is a driving part, 2 is a refrigerator door, and 3 is a refrigerator box body.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1 to 5, an embodiment of the present invention provides a refrigerator door handle including: a fixed handle 11, a movable handle 12 connected with the fixed handle 11; wherein the height of the movable handle 12 is adjustable.
It can be understood that the height direction of the movable handle 12, the height direction of the fixed handle 11, and the height direction of the entire refrigerator door handle are the same direction. The height of the movable handle 12 is adjustable, i.e. the movable handle 12 is adjustable along the height direction of the fixed handle 11.
According to the refrigerator door handle provided by the embodiment of the invention, the handle is divided into the fixed handle 11 and the movable handle 12, and the height of the whole refrigerator door handle is adjustable by utilizing the height adjustment of the movable handle 12, so that the use performance is improved.
In the above door handle for a refrigerator, there are various ways in which the height of the movable handle 12 can be adjusted, for example, the movable handle 12 is detachably mounted on the fixed handle 11, the fixed handle 11 has a plurality of mounting positions for the movable handle 12, and the mounting positions are distributed along the height of the fixed handle 11. The movable handle 12 can also be selected to be telescopic, thereby realizing height adjustment.
For convenience of implementation, the movable handle 12 is driven by a driving part 15 to realize height adjustment, and specifically, the refrigerator door handle further comprises a driving part 15 for driving the movable handle 12 to move along the height direction of the fixed handle 11. It is understood that the movable handle 12 is slidably provided to the fixed handle 11 in the height direction of the fixed handle 11.
When the height of the movable handle 12 needs to be increased, the driving part 15 drives the movable handle 12 to move upwards, so that the height of the movable handle 12 is increased; when the height of the movable handle 12 needs to be lowered, the driving part 15 drives the movable handle 12 to move downwards, so that the height of the movable handle 12 is lowered.
The driving member 15 may be provided inside the fixed handle 11 or outside the fixed handle 11, and the driving member 15 may be provided inside the fixed handle 11 for the purpose of enhancing the appearance.
The movable handle 12 and the fixed handle 11 may be connected to each other in a sleeved manner, or may have other connecting structures, but is not limited thereto.
The driving member 15 may be a linear driving member such as a linear motor or an air cylinder, or alternatively, the driving member 15 may be a rotary driving member such as a rotary motor or a rotary air cylinder.
When the driving member 15 is a rotary driving member, the output of the driving member 15 is a rotary motion, and in this case, a transmission mechanism needs to be added to convert the rotary motion of the driving member 15 into a linear motion. The transmission mechanism can be a screw rod mechanism, a gear rack mechanism and the like. In order to simplify the structure and reduce the volume, the driving member 15 drives the movable handle 12 to move in the height direction of the fixed handle 11 through a screw mechanism.
The above-mentioned screw mechanism includes: a lead screw 13, a nut 14 in threaded engagement with the lead screw 13; the driving part 15 drives the screw 13 to rotate, the screw 13 is fixedly arranged along the axial direction, the nut 14 is fixedly arranged along the circumferential direction, and the nut 14 is fixedly connected with the movable handle 12, as shown in fig. 3 and 4.
It is understood that when the driving member 15 drives the screw 13 to rotate, the screw 13 cannot move along the axial direction thereof, and the nut 14 cannot rotate. Specifically, the screw 13 can be fixed in the axial direction thereof by fixing the driving member 15, and the nut 14 can be fixedly disposed in the circumferential direction thereof by circumferentially limiting the nut 14.
For the sake of simplifying the structure, as shown in fig. 4, the fixed handle 11 is sleeved on the movable handle 12, the driving member 15 is disposed in the fixed handle 11, and the movable handle 12 has a first yielding hole 124 for the lead screw 13 to pass through.
Preferably, the movable handle 12 and the nut 14 are of a one-piece structure. Of course, the movable handle 12 and the nut 14 may be fixed by welding or other connecting components, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.
The movable handle 12 may be rod-shaped or plate-shaped, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.
In the refrigerator door handle, the movable handle 12 and the fixed handle 11 may have other assembling structures. Preferably, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, the above movable handle 12 includes: a handle grip ring 121, a mounting block 122 positioned in the handle grip ring 121, and a connecting member 123 connecting an inner wall of the handle grip ring 121 and the mounting block 122.
The handle grip ring 121 is sleeved on the fixed handle 11, the mounting block 122 is located in the fixed handle 11, the fixed handle 11 has a second relief hole 111 for the connecting member 123 to pass through, the driving member 15 is located in the fixed handle 11, and the nut 14 is fixedly connected to the mounting block 122.
Preferably, the nut 14 and the mounting block 122 are of a unitary construction. Of course, the nut 14 and the mounting block 122 may also be a split structure, and the two are fixedly connected by welding or other connecting components, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present invention.
Preferably, the grip ring 121, the mounting block 122 and the connector 123 are a unitary structure. Of course, the handle grip ring 121, the mounting block 122 and the connecting member 123 may also be a split structure, and the three may be fixedly connected by welding or other connecting members, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present invention.
In order to avoid the temperature of the movable handle 12 being too low in winter, the movable handle 12 is a leather handle or a rubber handle. Similarly, when the movable handle 12 includes a handle grip ring 121, the handle grip ring 121 is a leather ring or a rubber ring.
Based on the door handle for the refrigerator provided by the above embodiment, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a refrigerator, as shown in fig. 5, including: the refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body 3, a refrigerator door 2 arranged on the refrigerator body 3, and a door handle 1 arranged on the refrigerator door 2; the door handle 1 is the door handle of the refrigerator according to the above embodiment.
Preferably, the refrigerator is a side by side refrigerator. Of course, the refrigerator may be selected as another type, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.
When the door handle 1 further includes a driving member 15 for driving the movable handle 12 to move in the height direction of the fixed handle 11, in order to facilitate the adjustment of the height of the movable handle 12, the refrigerator further includes: the device comprises a first detector, a second detector, a calculation module and a first control module; the first detector is used for detecting whether a person approaches the refrigerator or not; the second detector is used for detecting the height of a person close to the refrigerator; the calculation module is used for calculating the displacement required by the movable handle 12 according to the height of a person; the first control module is used for controlling the driving part 15 to drive the movable handle 12 to move according to the displacement calculated by the calculation module.
The refrigerator detects the height of a person approaching the refrigerator through the first detector and the second detector, calculates the distance, namely the displacement, of the movable handle 12 required to move through the calculating module, and controls the driving part 15 to drive the movable handle 12 to move through the first control module, so that the displacement of the movable handle 12 is the displacement calculated through the calculating module.
When a child touches the door handle 1, the refrigerator door 2 is easily opened by mistake, and the stored articles in the refrigerator are influenced. In order to prevent children from opening the refrigerator door by mistake, the refrigerator further comprises a second control module, and when the height of a person approaching the refrigerator is smaller than a preset value, the second control module is used for controlling the driving part 15 to drive the movable handle 12 to move to a preset position, so that the person with the height smaller than the preset value cannot contact the door handle 1.
At this time, the calculating module is specifically: when the height of the person close to the refrigerator is not less than the preset value, the calculation module is used for calculating the displacement required by the movable handle 12 according to the height of the person.
In the refrigerator, when the second control module is provided, the fixed handle 11 is preferably sleeved outside the movable handle 12, the driving member 15 is disposed inside the fixed handle 11, the movable handle 12 has a first avoiding hole 124 for the screw 13 to pass through, and the fixed handle 11 is located at the top end of the movable handle 12.
In order to simplify the structure, the first control module and the second control module are integrated into a whole.
Preferably, the first detector is an infrared probe and the second detector is a microwave probe. Of course, the above-mentioned detector and the second detector may be selected to be of other types, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.
The first detector and the second detector can be arranged on the top of the refrigerator door 2, and can also be arranged on the top of the refrigerator body 3. The embodiments of the present invention do not limit the positions of the first detector and the second detector.
The previous description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

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1. A refrigerator, comprising: the refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body (3), a refrigerator door (2) arranged on the refrigerator body (3), and a door handle (1) arranged on the refrigerator door (2); characterized in that the door handle (1) comprises: a fixed handle (11), a movable handle (12) connected with the fixed handle (11); wherein the height of the movable handle (12) is adjustable;
the door handle (1) further includes a drive member (15) that drives the movable handle (12) to move in the height direction of the fixed handle (11);
the refrigerator further includes:
a first detector for detecting whether a person approaches the refrigerator;
a second detector for detecting a height of a person approaching the refrigerator;
a calculation module for calculating the displacement required by the movable handle (12) according to the height of the person;
the first control module is used for controlling the driving part (15) to drive the movable handle (12) to move according to the displacement;
the second control module is used for controlling the driving part (15) to drive the movable handle (12) to move to a preset position when the height of a person approaching the refrigerator is smaller than a preset value, so that the person with the height smaller than the preset value cannot contact the door handle (1);
wherein, the calculation module specifically is: when the height of the person close to the refrigerator is not less than a preset value, the calculating module is used for calculating the displacement required by the movable handle (12) according to the height of the person.
2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the driving member (15) drives the movable handle (12) to move in a height direction of the fixed handle (11) by a screw mechanism.
3. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the screw mechanism comprises: a screw (13), a nut (14) which is in threaded fit with the screw (13); the driving component (15) drives the lead screw (13) to rotate, the lead screw (13) is fixedly arranged along the axial direction of the lead screw, the nut (14) is fixedly arranged along the circumferential direction of the lead screw, and the nut (14) is fixedly connected with the movable handle (12).
4. The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the fixed handle (11) is sleeved on the movable handle (12), the driving member (15) is disposed in the fixed handle (11), and the movable handle (12) has a first relief hole (124) for the lead screw (13) to pass through.
5. The refrigerator according to claim 3, characterized in that said movable handle (12) comprises: the handle comprises a handle holding ring (121), a mounting block (122) positioned in the handle holding ring (121), and a connecting piece (123) for connecting the inner wall of the handle holding ring (121) and the mounting block (122);
wherein, handle grip ring (121) overcoat in fixed handle (11), installation piece (122) are located in fixed handle (11), fixed handle (11) have the confession second hole of stepping down (111) that connecting piece (123) passed, driver part (15) are located in fixed handle (11), nut (14) with installation piece (122) are fixed continuous.
6. The refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein the handle grip ring (121) is a leather or rubber ring.
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