CN111426138A

CN111426138A - Refrigerator footing assembly

Info

Publication number: CN111426138A
Application number: CN202010159503.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 蒋德玉; 刘雷训; 隋红军; 刘霞; 李红红; 刘明; 陈新龙
Original assignee: Aucma Co Ltd
Current assignee: Aucma Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-03-10
Filing date: 2020-03-10
Publication date: 2020-07-17

Abstract

The invention discloses a refrigerator footing assembly which comprises a bottom cover, wherein footing assemblies are symmetrically arranged at the bottoms of the left end and the right end of the bottom cover; the bottom foot assembly comprises a bottom foot seat which is fixedly connected with the bottom of the refrigerator, and a bottom caster is arranged at the bottom of one end of the bottom foot seat, which is far away from the bottom cover; a bottom foot is arranged at the bottom of one end, close to the bottom cover, of the bottom foot seat; the top of the bottom foot is coaxially and fixedly provided with an adjusting screw rod; a bottom foot cover is coaxially arranged at the bottom of the bottom foot, and the bottom foot is rotationally connected with the bottom foot cover; when the bottom foot is positioned at the highest point, the bottom end surface of the bottom foot cover is higher than the bottom tangent plane of the bottom foot wheel. The bottom foot of the refrigerator is not in direct contact with the ground, the bottom foot cover is in direct contact with the ground, and when the height of the refrigerator body is adjusted, the bottom foot rotates and the bottom foot cover does not rotate, so that the situation that the bottom foot scratches the floor in the height adjusting process is avoided; meanwhile, when the feet are adjusted to the highest point, the foot wheels contact the ground, and the foot covers are suspended, so that the refrigerator is more convenient to move.

Description

Refrigerator footing assembly

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of refrigerators, and particularly relates to a refrigerator foot assembly.

Background

With the continuous improvement of the living standard of people, the refrigerator as a common household appliance enters thousands of households, and the refrigerator market in China is huge and the competition is increasingly severe. The refrigerator product has the advantages that the use convenience and the human-computer interaction performance of the refrigerator product are continuously improved, the detail quality of the refrigerator product is continuously improved, the refrigerator product is popular with customers, and a new way of selling the refrigerator product is opened.

The refrigerator product volume is bigger and bigger in the existing market, and the volume increase brings convenience to users and also brings the problem that the refrigerator is not easy to level. Aiming at the problem, most of the existing refrigerators use leveling feet at the bottom of the refrigerator, the refrigerator body is connected with the leveling feet through bolts, and the leveling of the refrigerator is realized by rotating the leveling feet. However, since the foot base of the leveling foot is in contact with the floor, when the leveling foot is rotated, the floor may be scratched due to the rotation of the foot because of the heavy weight of the refrigerator. Meanwhile, as the capacity of the refrigerator increases, its movement becomes more and more difficult.

Accordingly, it is desirable to design a refrigerator foot assembly that prevents scratching of the floor while facilitating movement and leveling of the refrigerator.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to overcome the defects of the prior art and provides a refrigerator foot assembly.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

A refrigerator footing assembly comprises a bottom cover, wherein footing assemblies are symmetrically arranged at the bottoms of the left and right ends of the bottom cover;

The bottom foot assembly comprises a bottom foot base fixedly connected with the bottom of the refrigerator, one end of the bottom foot base is detachably connected with the bottom cover, and a bottom caster is arranged at the bottom of one end, far away from the bottom cover, of the bottom foot base; a bottom foot is arranged at the bottom of one end, close to the bottom cover, of the bottom foot seat;

The top of the bottom foot is coaxially and fixedly provided with an adjusting screw rod, and the bottom foot seat is provided with a threaded hole in threaded fit with the adjusting screw rod; a bottom foot cover is coaxially arranged at the bottom of the bottom foot, and the bottom foot is rotatably connected with the bottom foot cover;

When the bottom foot is positioned at the highest point, the bottom end surface of the bottom foot cover is higher than the bottom tangent plane of the bottom foot wheel.

Preferably, the middle of the top surface of the bottom cover is provided with a horizontal display instrument.

Preferably, the two sides of the bottom of one end of the bottom base, which is far away from the bottom cover, are symmetrically provided with connecting lug plates, and a roller pin is vertically arranged between the two connecting lug plates; the bottom caster is rotatably connected with the roller pin.

Preferably, the base is provided with a plurality of connecting holes.

Preferably, the bottom parts of the left end and the right end of the bottom cover are symmetrically provided with clamping jaws; and the base is provided with a cover mounting hole which is in buckled connection with the corresponding clamping jaw.

Preferably, the clamping jaw comprises two supporting legs, and clamping grooves are symmetrically formed in the side faces, back to the two supporting legs, of the two supporting legs; the outer side surface of the supporting leg at the lower part of the clamping groove is obliquely and inwardly inclined from top to bottom.

Preferably, the cover mounting hole is a square hole.

Preferably, the bottom of the footing is provided with a groove, and the bottom surface of the footing outside the groove is provided with an annular clamping groove; clamping protrusions are arranged on the inner side surface of the annular clamping groove along the circumferential direction;

The top of the bottom foot cover is upwards provided with an installation block matched with the groove, and the top surface of the installation block is in contact connection with the bottom surface of the groove; an annular clamping block matched with the annular clamping groove is arranged on the top surface of the bottom foot cover outside the mounting block; and a groove matched with the clamping protrusion is formed in the inner side surface of the annular clamping block.

Preferably, a bearing is arranged between the outer side surface of the mounting block and the inner side surface of the groove.

The invention has the beneficial effects that:

(1) According to the refrigerator foot assembly, the feet are not in direct contact with the ground, the foot cover is in direct contact with the ground, the feet and the foot cover can rotate relatively, when the height of a refrigerator body is adjusted, the feet rotate, and the foot cover does not rotate, so that the situation that the feet scratch the floor in the height adjusting process is avoided; meanwhile, the height of the refrigerator can be adjusted by rotating the bottom feet; simultaneously be provided with the footing truckle in this application, when adjusting the footing to the peak, the footing wheel contact ground, the footing lid is unsettled to it is more convenient to make the refrigerator remove.

(2) The top surface of the mounting block on the foot cover in the refrigerator foot assembly is in surface-to-surface contact with the bottom surface of the groove on the foot, so that the supporting force of the refrigerator foot is concentrated on a contact surface, the supporting force is not borne by the clamping protrusion and the groove on the annular fixture block, the clamping protrusion and the groove on the annular fixture block are matched only to play a role in preventing the foot cover from falling off, and the service life of the clamping protrusion and the annular fixture block is prolonged.

(3) The bottom cover is arranged in the refrigerator bottom foot assembly, the horizontal display instrument is arranged on the bottom cover, and a user can judge whether the left side and the right side of the refrigerator are leveled or not through the horizontal display instrument and can be guided to adjust the bottom foot assembly on one side, so that the left side and the right side of the refrigerator can be leveled conveniently by the user.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiments of the application and, together with the description, serve to explain the application and are not intended to limit the application.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator foot assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a foot assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an assembled schematic view of the foot assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the foot assembly of the present invention in a fixed condition of the refrigerator;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the foot assembly of the present invention with the refrigerator in a moving position;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of a foot base of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the construction of the bottom cap cover according to the present invention;

3 FIG. 3 8 3 is 3 a 3 sectional 3 view 3 taken 3 along 3 line 3 A 3- 3 A 3 of 3 FIG. 3 7 3; 3

FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a foot of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a foot cover of the present invention;

Wherein:

1-bottom cover, 101-claw, 102-leg, 103-clamping groove;

2-a base, 201-a threaded hole, 202-a connecting lug plate, 203-a connecting hole, 204-a bottom caster hole and 205-a cover mounting hole;

3-a level indicator;

4-bottom caster, 401-roller pin;

5-bottom feet, 501-adjusting screw rods, 502-grooves, 503-annular clamping grooves and 504-clamping protrusions;

6-bottom foot cover, 601-mounting block, 602-annular clamping block, 603-groove;

7-bearing.

Detailed Description

It should be noted that the following detailed description is exemplary and is intended to provide further explanation of the disclosure. Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs.

It is noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, and it should be understood that when the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" are used in this specification, they specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, devices, components, and/or combinations thereof, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

In the present invention, terms such as "upper", "lower", "bottom", "top", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only terms of relationships determined for convenience in describing structural relationships of the components or elements of the present invention, and do not particularly indicate any components or elements of the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the present invention, terms such as "connected" and "connecting" should be interpreted broadly, and mean either a fixed connection or an integral connection or a detachable connection; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be determined according to specific situations by persons skilled in the relevant scientific or technical field, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

The invention is further illustrated with reference to the following figures and examples.

As shown in fig. 1, a refrigerator foot assembly comprises a bottom cover 1, wherein foot assemblies are symmetrically arranged at the bottoms of the left and right ends of the bottom cover 1;

As shown in fig. 2-3, the foot assembly comprises a foot base 2 for fixedly connecting with the bottom of the refrigerator, one end of the foot base 2 is detachably connected with the bottom cover 1, and a bottom caster 4 is arranged at the bottom of the end of the foot base 2 away from the bottom cover 1; a bottom foot 5 is arranged at the bottom of one end of the bottom foot seat 2 close to the bottom cover 1;

The top of the bottom foot 5 is coaxially and fixedly provided with an adjusting screw 501, and the bottom foot base 2 is provided with a threaded hole 201 which is in threaded fit with the adjusting screw 501; a bottom foot cover 6 is coaxially arranged at the bottom of the bottom foot 5, and the bottom foot 5 is rotatably connected with the bottom foot cover 6;

When the bottom foot 5 is positioned at the highest point, the bottom end surface of the bottom foot cover 6 is higher than the bottom tangent plane of the bottom foot wheel 4, so that when the bottom foot 5 is adjusted to the highest point, the bottom foot wheel 4 is in contact with the ground, and the refrigerator is convenient to move.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 7, a horizontal display instrument 3 is arranged in the middle of the top surface of the bottom cover 1, and through the horizontal display instrument 3, a user can judge whether the left side and the right side of the refrigerator are leveled or not, and can also guide the user to adjust a bottom foot component on one side, so that the user can level the refrigerator left and right conveniently.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 6, the connecting lug plates 202 are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the bottom of one end of the base 2 away from the bottom cover 1, and a roller pin 401 is vertically arranged between the two connecting lug plates 202; the bottom caster 4 is rotatably connected with a roller pin 401; specifically, the connecting lug 202 is provided with a bottom wheel hole 204, and the roller pin 401 is fitted into the bottom wheel hole 204.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 6, a plurality of connecting holes 203 are formed in the base 2, and in use, fastening bolts are arranged in the connecting holes 203 to connect with the bottom of the refrigerator.

Preferably, the bottom parts of the left end and the right end of the bottom cover 1 are symmetrically provided with clamping claws 101; the base 2 is provided with a cover mounting hole 205 for snap-fit connection with the corresponding claw 101.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 8, the pawl 101 includes two legs 102, and the sides of the two legs 102 facing away from each other are symmetrically provided with locking grooves 103; the outer side surfaces of the legs 102 at the lower part of the clamping groove 103 are obliquely and inwardly arranged from top to bottom, so that the lower ends of the two legs 102 are arranged in a downward arrow shape, and the clamping claws 101 can be conveniently inserted into the cover mounting holes 205; when installed, the latch 102 is pressed down into the cover mounting hole 205, so that the base 2 is latched into the latch slot 103.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 6, the cover mounting hole 205 is a square hole.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 9, a groove 502 is provided at the bottom of the foot 5, and an annular groove 503 is provided on the bottom surface of the foot outside the groove 502; a clamping protrusion 504 is arranged on the inner side surface of the annular clamping groove 503 along the circumferential direction;

As shown in fig. 10, the top of the bottom foot cover 6 is provided with an installation block 601 which is matched with the groove 502, and the top surface of the installation block 601 is in contact connection with the bottom surface of the groove 502; an annular clamping block 602 matched with the annular clamping groove 503 is arranged on the top surface of the bottom foot cover 6 outside the mounting block 601; the inner side surface of the annular fixture block 602 is provided with a groove 603 which is matched with the fixture protrusion 504.

The top surface of the mounting block 601 on the bottom foot cover 6 and the bottom surface of the groove 502 on the bottom foot 5 form surface-surface contact, so that the supporting force of the refrigerator bottom foot is concentrated on the contact surface, the supporting force is not borne by the clamping convex 504 and the groove 603 on the annular fixture block 602, the matching of the clamping convex 504 and the groove 603 on the annular fixture block 602 only plays a role in preventing the bottom foot cover 6 from falling off, and the service life of the clamping convex 504 and the annular fixture block 602 is prolonged.

Preferably, a bearing 7 is arranged between the outer side surface of the mounting block 601 and the inner side surface of the groove 502, and the bearing 7 is used for facilitating the relative rotation between the foot cover 6 and the foot 5.

A refrigerator foot assembly, its embodiment mode is as follows:

According to the refrigerator, the bottom foot 5 is not in direct contact with the ground, the bottom foot cover 6 is in direct contact with the ground, the bottom foot 5 and the bottom foot cover 6 can rotate relatively, when the height of the refrigerator body is adjusted, the bottom foot 5 rotates, and the bottom foot cover 6 does not rotate, so that the situation that the bottom foot 5 scratches the floor in the height adjusting process is avoided.

As shown in fig. 4, when the height of the refrigerator needs to be adjusted, the bottom foot cover 6 contacts the ground, the bottom foot wheel 4 is suspended, the bottom foot 5 is rotated, and the height of the refrigerator can be adjusted by adjusting the threaded fit between the screw 501 and the bottom foot base 2; if the bottom feet 5 on the left side and the right side of the bottom cover 1 are respectively adjusted, the left height and the right height of the refrigerator can be adjusted.

When the refrigerator needs to be moved, the feet 5 are rotated to enable the feet 5 to be located at the highest position, the bottom caster wheels 5 are in contact with the ground at the moment, and the foot covers 6 are suspended in the air as shown in fig. 5, so that the refrigerator is more convenient to move.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and it should be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and changes may be made without inventive efforts based on the technical solutions of the present invention.

Claims

1. The refrigerator footing assembly is characterized by comprising a bottom cover, wherein footing assemblies are symmetrically arranged at the bottoms of the left end and the right end of the bottom cover;

2. The refrigerator foot assembly of claim 1 wherein a level indicator is disposed in a middle portion of a top surface of said bottom cover.

3. The refrigerator foot assembly according to claim 1, wherein the foot base is symmetrically provided with connecting lug plates at two sides of the bottom of one end away from the bottom cover, and a roller pin is vertically arranged between the two connecting lug plates; the bottom caster is rotatably connected with the roller pin.

4. The refrigerator foot assembly of claim 1 wherein said foot base is provided with a plurality of attachment holes.

5. The refrigerator foot assembly of claim 1 wherein the bottom cover is symmetrically provided with claws at the bottom of the left and right ends; and the base is provided with a cover mounting hole which is in buckled connection with the corresponding clamping jaw.

6. The refrigerator foot assembly of claim 5 wherein said pawl comprises two legs, said legs having symmetrically disposed notches on opposite sides; the outer side surface of the supporting leg at the lower part of the clamping groove is obliquely and inwardly inclined from top to bottom.

7. The refrigerator foot assembly of claim 6 wherein said cover mounting hole is a square hole.

8. The refrigerator foot assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein a groove is provided at the bottom of the foot, and a ring-shaped groove is provided on the bottom surface of the foot outside the groove; clamping protrusions are arranged on the inner side surface of the annular clamping groove along the circumferential direction;

9. The refrigerator foot assembly of claim 8 wherein a bearing is disposed between the outer side of the mounting block and the inner side of the recess.