CN111457642A

CN111457642A - Refrigerator with a door

Info

Publication number: CN111457642A
Application number: CN202010339833.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李全星; 辛海亚; 梁起; 石祎明
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2020-04-26
Filing date: 2020-04-26
Publication date: 2020-07-28
Also published as: WO2021218330A1

Abstract

The application provides a refrigerator, this refrigerator includes the main casing body, rotary type shelf subassembly and lid, and the opening has been seted up at the top of the main casing body, and the side of the main casing body is provided with opens the door. The rotary shelf component is rotatably arranged in the main shell around the axis in the vertical direction and is used for placing articles. The lid is installed at the top of rotary type shelf subassembly to cover on the opening, the lid is used for driving the rotary type shelf subassembly and rotates. By applying the technical scheme of the invention, when the space in the refrigerator needs to be rotated, a user can directly drive the rotary shelf component to rotate through the rotary cover body, so that the rotation of the space in the refrigerator is realized, and the operation is simple and convenient.

Description

Refrigerator with a door

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a refrigerator.

Background

Standing type cylindrical refrigerator has also appeared in the existing market, and the multiple orientation on the meeting face of this refrigerator face sets up the door to made things convenient for the user to get and put article, but also brought a problem like this, when getting and put article, can get into more outside air, caused great cold volume loss.

Therefore, a technology of opening a door individually to enable the inner space of the cylindrical refrigerator to rotate is also available in the market, but the technology mainly depends on an external control motor in the refrigerator to drive the inner space to rotate, the operation is troublesome, and a user often fails to remember where the corresponding article is stored.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the invention provides a refrigerator, which aims to solve the technical problem that the refrigerator in the prior art is inconvenient in operation of rotating an inner space.

An embodiment of the present application provides a refrigerator, including: the top of the main shell is provided with an opening, and the side surface of the main shell is provided with a door; the rotary shelf component is rotatably arranged in the main shell around the vertical axis and is used for placing articles; the lid is installed at the top of rotary type shelf subassembly to the lid is used for driving the rotary type shelf subassembly and rotates on the opening.

In one embodiment, an operating portion for operating the rotation of the cover body is provided on a circumferential outer side of the cover body.

In one embodiment, the operating portion is provided in plurality, and the plurality of operating portions are provided at intervals and project outward in the circumferential direction of the cover body.

In one embodiment, a rotatable shelf assembly comprises: the first end of the rotating shaft is rotatably arranged at the bottom in the main shell, and the cover body is arranged at the second end of the rotating shaft; and the shelf is perpendicular to the rotating shaft and is used for placing articles.

In one embodiment, the rotatable shelf assembly further comprises a bearing mounted between the first end of the shaft and the main housing.

In one embodiment, a fixing shaft is formed at the bottom inside the main housing, and a groove adapted to the fixing shaft is formed at the second end of the rotation shaft, and the fixing shaft is inserted into the groove.

In one embodiment, the rotatable shelf assembly further comprises a divider panel mounted perpendicular to the shelf and dividing the storage space on the shelf into a plurality of smaller spaces.

In one embodiment, the first end of the divider plate is attached to the shaft and the second end of the divider plate is adjacent to the sidewall within the main housing.

In one embodiment, the rotatable shelf assembly further comprises a flexible soft lip disposed at the second end of the divider plate and abutting the side wall within the main housing.

In one embodiment, the shelf is provided in plurality, and the plurality of shelves are arranged at intervals in the vertical direction to divide the space in the main casing into a plurality of layers.

In one embodiment, the number of the opening doors is multiple, the multiple opening doors are arranged at intervals in the vertical direction, and one opening door corresponds to the space divided by one layer of the shelves.

In one embodiment, the outside of the main housing is provided with a slide groove, and the door is slidably mounted on the slide groove.

In one embodiment, a seal ring is disposed between the cover and the top of the main housing.

In one embodiment, the main housing is cylindrical, the door is arcuate, and the cover is circular.

In one embodiment, the door is a transparent door.

In the embodiment, when the space in the refrigerator needs to be rotated, a user can directly drive the rotary shelf component to rotate through the rotary cover body, so that the rotation of the space in the refrigerator is realized, and the operation is simple and convenient. Therefore, even if the user does not remember where the article is stored, the user can directly find the article through operation, and the use of the user is facilitated.

Drawings

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

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

fig. 2 is a schematic sectional structure view of the refrigerator of fig. 1.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the following embodiments and accompanying drawings. The exemplary embodiments and descriptions of the present invention are provided to explain the present invention, but not to limit the present invention.

Fig. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of the refrigerator of the present invention, which includes a main housing 10, a rotatable shelf assembly 20, and a cover 30, wherein an opening is opened at the top of the main housing 10, and a door 11 is provided at a side of the main housing 10. A rotatable shelf assembly 20 is rotatably mounted about an axis in the vertical direction within the main housing 10, the rotatable shelf assembly 20 being used for the placement of items. The cover 30 is installed on the top of the rotatable shelf assembly 20 and covers the opening, and the cover 30 is used for driving the rotatable shelf assembly 20 to rotate.

By applying the technical scheme of the invention, when the space in the refrigerator needs to be rotated, a user can directly drive the rotary shelf component 20 to rotate through the rotary cover body 30, so that the rotation of the space in the refrigerator is realized, and the operation is simple and convenient. Therefore, even if the user does not remember where the article is stored, the user can directly find the article through operation, and the use of the user is facilitated.

Optionally, a compressor mounting cavity 15 is formed at the bottom of the main housing 10, and components such as a compressor are mounted in the compressor mounting cavity 15.

As shown in fig. 1, in the present embodiment, an operation portion 31 is provided on the circumferential outer side of the lid body 30, and the operation portion 31 is used for operating the lid body 30 to rotate. Preferably, the plurality of operation portions 31 are provided, and the plurality of operation portions 31 are provided at intervals and project outward in the circumferential direction of the lid body 30. In use, the user can operate the lid 30 to rotate directly through the operation portion 31. Preferably, in the present embodiment, the operation portion 31 has a handle shape.

As another alternative embodiment, the operation portion 31 may be a ring-shaped structure protruding from the circumferential outer side of the cover 30, and may also be convenient for the user to operate.

As shown in fig. 2, in the present embodiment, the rotatable shelf assembly 20 includes a shaft 21 and a shelf 22, a first end of the shaft 21 is rotatably mounted at the bottom of the main housing 10, a cover 30 is mounted at a second end of the shaft 21, the shelf 22 is mounted perpendicular to the shaft 21, and the shelf 22 is used for placing objects. In use, the rotating cover 30 can rotate the rotating shaft 21, so as to rotate the shelf 22 in the main housing 10.

More preferably, in order to make the rotation of the rotatable shelf assembly 20 smoother, in the present embodiment, the rotatable shelf assembly 20 further includes a bearing 23, and the bearing 23 is installed between the first end of the rotating shaft 21 and the main housing 10. Preferably, in the solution of the present embodiment, the bearing 23 is a thrust bearing, and can mainly bear the weight of the rotating shelf assembly 20 and the cover 30. In addition, the bearing 23 may be another type of bearing.

As shown in fig. 2, in the solution of the present embodiment, a fixed shaft 12 is formed at the bottom inside the main housing 10, a groove adapted to the fixed shaft 12 is formed at the second end of the rotating shaft 21, and the fixed shaft 12 is inserted into the groove. Through the matching structure of the fixed shaft 12 and the groove, the limiting of the rotating shaft 21 can be realized, and the rotating stability of the mechanism is ensured. As an equivalent embodiment, the above-mentioned effect can be achieved by interchanging the positions of the grooves and the fixed shaft 12.

As a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the rotatable shelf assembly 20 further includes a divider plate 24, and the divider plate 24 is installed perpendicular to the shelf 22 and divides the storage space on the shelf 22 into a plurality of small spaces. Like this, when opening door 11 and getting and put article, a plurality of little spaces are relatively independent, can reduce the influence of outside air influence to the temperature in the whole object space when getting and putting article. More preferably, the first end of the partition plate 24 is connected to the rotation shaft 21, and the second end of the partition plate 24 is adjacent to the side wall inside the main housing 10, so that the small spaces are relatively separated more thoroughly.

In the solution of the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the rotatable shelf assembly 20 further comprises a flexible soft edge 25, and the flexible soft edge 25 is disposed at the second end of the partition plate 24 and abuts against the side wall inside the main housing 10. The flexible soft edge 25 makes it possible to seal a plurality of small spaces against one another, so that the space actually affected when the door 11 is opened is smaller. Optionally, the flexible soft edge 25 is a rubber soft edge, and as other optional embodiments, the material of the flexible soft edge 25 may also be of other types.

As shown in fig. 2, it is more preferable that the shelf 22 is plural, and the plural shelves 22 are arranged at intervals in the vertical direction to divide the space in the main casing 10 into plural stages. In this way, the space within the main casing 10 can be more fully utilized. Correspondingly, in the technical scheme of this embodiment, the door 11 is a plurality of, and a plurality of doors 11 set up at the interval in the vertical direction, and a door 11 corresponds the separated space of one deck shelf 22, and the benefit of setting up like this also lies in guaranteeing that each layer space is relatively independent when the door 11 is opened in the operation. As other alternative embodiments, it is also possible that one door 11 corresponds to a space partitioned by the multi-layered shelf 22. Preferably, a door frame is provided on the main housing 10, and the door 11 is correspondingly mounted on the door frame.

As shown in fig. 1, a sliding groove 13 is provided on the outside of the main housing 10, and the door 11 is slidably mounted on the sliding groove 13. Optionally, in the technical solution of this embodiment, the main housing 10 is cylindrical, the door 11 is arc-shaped, and the cover 30 is circular. The corresponding slide groove 13 is also an arc-shaped groove. As other alternative embodiments, the external shape of the main housing 10 may be a rectangular parallelepiped.

As shown in fig. 1, in the technical solution of this embodiment, a sealing groove is formed at the top of the main housing 10, and a sealing ring 14 is disposed in the sealing groove to seal a gap between the cover 30 and the top of the main housing 10, so as to further ensure the air tightness requirement of the internal space and reduce the influence of the external air. As another alternative, the sealing ring 14 may be mounted on the bottom of the cover 30.

More preferably, in the present invention, the door 11 is a transparent door, preferably a glass door, which facilitates the observation of the usage of the small space on the rotatable shelf assembly 20. As a further alternative, the door 11 may also be made of a rigid plastic.

Above structure makes the inner space of refrigerator can rotate in step through rotating the handle on the lid 30 to make all spaces all can rotate to the one side that has the door 11 that opens, observe through the glass door, slide corresponding 11 that open the door according to the demand and can get the article of putting, consequently this structure can be through the less door 11 that opens but get the article of putting more spaces, thereby reduced the influence of outside air. The rubber soft edge fixed on the partition plate 24 makes the air between the partition plates relatively independent, so that the space actually influenced when the door is opened and closed is smaller. The sealing rings between the cover 30 and the main casing 10 and between the main casing 10 and the door 11 are arranged, so that the air tightness requirement of the inner space is further ensured, and the influence of the outside air is reduced.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made to the embodiment of the present invention by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A refrigerator, characterized by comprising:

the refrigerator comprises a main shell (10), wherein an opening is formed in the top of the main shell (10), and an opening door (11) is arranged on the side surface of the main shell (10);

a rotatable shelf assembly (20) rotatably mounted about a vertical axis within the main housing (10), the rotatable shelf assembly (20) being for placement of an item;

a cover (30) mounted on top of the rotatable shelf assembly (20) and covering the opening, the cover (30) being adapted to drive the rotatable shelf assembly (20) to rotate.

2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein an operation portion (31) is provided on a circumferential outer side of the cover body (30), the operation portion (31) being for operating the cover body (30) to rotate.

3. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the operating portion (31) is provided in plurality, and the plurality of operating portions (31) are provided at intervals and protrude to the outer side in the circumferential direction of the cover body (30).

4. The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that the rotatable shelf assembly (20) comprises:

a rotating shaft (21), a first end of the rotating shaft (21) is rotatably installed at the bottom in the main shell (10), and the cover body (30) is installed at a second end of the rotating shaft (21);

the shelf (22) is arranged perpendicular to the rotating shaft (21), and the shelf (22) is used for placing articles.

5. The refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein the rotatable shelf assembly (20) further comprises a bearing (23), the bearing (23) being mounted between the first end of the shaft (21) and the main housing (10).

6. The refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein a fixing shaft (12) is formed at the bottom inside the main housing (10), and a groove adapted to the fixing shaft (12) is formed at the second end of the rotation shaft (21), and the fixing shaft (12) is inserted into the groove.

7. The refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein the rotatable shelf assembly (20) further comprises a divider plate (24), the divider plate (24) being mounted perpendicular to the shelf (22) and dividing a storage space on the shelf (22) into a plurality of small spaces.

8. The refrigerator according to claim 7, wherein a first end of the partition plate (24) is connected to the rotation shaft (21), and a second end of the partition plate (24) is adjacent to a side wall inside the main casing (10).

9. The refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein the rotatable shelf assembly (20) further comprises a flexible soft edge (25), the flexible soft edge (25) being disposed at the second end of the divider plate (24) and abutting a side wall inside the main housing (10).

10. The refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein the shelf (22) is plural, and the plural shelves (22) are provided at intervals in a vertical direction to divide the space in the main casing (10) into plural stages.

11. The refrigerator according to claim 10, wherein the opening door (11) is plural, a plurality of the opening doors (11) are arranged at intervals in a vertical direction, and one opening door (11) corresponds to a space partitioned by one layer of the shelf (22).

12. The refrigerator according to claim 11, wherein the outside of the main housing (10) is provided with a slide groove (13), and the door (11) is slidably mounted on the slide groove (13).

13. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a sealing ring (14) is provided between the cover (30) and the top of the main casing (10).

14. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the main housing (10) has a cylindrical shape, the opening door (11) has an arc shape, and the cover (30) has a circular shape.

15. The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that the opening door (11) is a transparent door.