CN112282545A

CN112282545A - Refrigerator with a door

Info

Publication number: CN112282545A
Application number: CN201910665893.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 夏恩品; 张�浩; 李康
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-07-23
Filing date: 2019-07-23
Publication date: 2021-01-29
Anticipated expiration: 2039-07-23
Also published as: CN112282545B

Abstract

The invention discloses a refrigerator, which comprises a refrigerator body, a door body and a hinge assembly, wherein the refrigerator body comprises an accommodating chamber and a pivoting side connected with the hinge assembly, the hinge assembly drives the door body to rotate in situ relative to the refrigerator body when the door body is opened to a first opening angle, the hinge assembly drives the door body to move towards the accommodating chamber from the pivoting side when the door body is opened to a second opening angle, and the hinge assembly drives the door body to move towards the pivoting side from the accommodating chamber when the door body is continuously opened to a third opening angle. The hinge assembly provided by the invention can avoid the door body from interfering with peripheral cabinets or walls and the like in the opening process, can ensure the opening degree of the box body as much as possible, and can ensure the door body to be opened smoothly.

Description

Refrigerator with a door

Technical Field

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

Background

Generally, refrigerators are freely placed in free space in homes. In recent years, with the progress of society and the improvement of living standard of people, the placement position and the placement mode of the refrigerator at home are more and more emphasized by common users.

In view of the current home decoration style, part of the households pursue style integration, and the refrigerator needs to be put into a cabinet to form a so-called embedded refrigerator device, and the refrigerator is called an embedded refrigerator.

At present, refrigerators all use a single-shaft hinge assembly, a door body performs circular motion around a fixed shaft of the hinge assembly to open and close the door body, and the design of the hinge assembly limits the opening angle of the refrigerator door body under the condition that a gap between an embedded refrigerator or a refrigerator shell and a wall body is small.

In view of the above, there is a need for an improved refrigerator to solve the above problems.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a refrigerator which can prevent a door body from interfering with a peripheral cabinet or wall in the opening process.

In order to achieve one of the above objects, an embodiment of the present invention provides a refrigerator including a cabinet, a door to open and close the cabinet, and a hinge assembly to connect the cabinet and the door, the cabinet including a receiving chamber and a pivot side to which the hinge assembly is connected, when the door body is opened from a closed state to a first opening angle, the hinge assembly drives the door body to rotate in situ relative to the box body, when the door body is in the process of continuously opening from a first opening angle to a second opening angle, the hinge assembly drives the door body to move from the pivoting side to the accommodating chamber, when the door body is in the process of continuously opening from the second opening angle to the third opening angle, the hinge assembly drives the door body to move towards the pivoting side from the accommodating chamber.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, a first matching portion is disposed on the door body, a second matching portion is disposed on the box body, when the door body is in a closed state, the first matching portion and the second matching portion are engaged with each other, and when the door body is opened from the closed state to a first opening angle, the hinge assembly drives the door body to rotate in situ relative to the box body to drive the first matching portion to disengage from the second matching portion.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the door body includes a first door body and a second door body which are pivotally connected to the refrigerator body and are arranged side by side along a horizontal direction, the refrigerator further includes a vertical beam movably connected to one side of the first door body close to the second door body, the first matching portion is arranged at the vertical beam, when the door body is in a closed state, the vertical beam extends to the second door body, when the door body is in a process of opening from the closed state to a first opening angle, the vertical beam rotates towards a side close to the accommodating chamber to enable a first folding angle to be formed between the first door body and the vertical beam, and when the door body is in a process of continuously opening from the first opening angle to a third opening angle, the vertical beam and the first door body keep relatively stationary.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the first engaging portion is a projection projecting upward from the vertical beam, and the second engaging portion is a groove having a notch through which the projection enters or leaves the groove.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the first opening angle is not more than 10 °, and the third opening angle is 90 °.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the box includes an outer side surface adjacent to the hinge assembly and on an extension section of a rotation path of the door body, the door body includes a front wall far away from the accommodating chamber and a side wall always sandwiched between the front wall and the accommodating chamber, a side edge is provided between the front wall and the side wall, when the door body is in a process of continuously opening from a first opening angle to a second opening angle, the side edge moves to a side of the outer side surface close to the accommodating chamber, and when the door body is in a process of continuously opening from the second opening angle to a third opening angle, the side edge moves in a plane where the outer side surface is located and gradually approaches the accommodating chamber.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the hinge assembly includes a first shaft, a first slot, and a second shaft and a second slot, the first shaft and the first slot are matched with each other, the first shaft is located in one of the box and the door, the first slot is located in the other of the box and the door, the second shaft is located in the other of the box and the door, and the second slot is located in the other of the box and the door.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the first shaft and the second shaft are located in the box, and the first groove and the second groove are located in the door.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the first tank includes a first stop position, a second stop position and an initial position between the first stop position and the second stop position, the first tank includes a first section, a second section and a third section, which are connected in sequence, when the door is in a closed state, the first shaft is located at the initial position, the second shaft is located at a side of the first section away from the second section, when the door is opened from the closed state to a first opening angle, the first shaft is kept at the initial position, the second shaft moves in the first section around the first shaft, and when the door is opened from the first opening angle to a second opening angle, the second shaft moves in the second section to drive the first shaft to move from the initial position When the door body is in the process of continuously opening from the second opening angle to the third opening angle from the first stop position, the second shaft body moves in the third section to drive the first shaft body to move from the first stop position to the second stop position.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, a first distance is formed between the center of the first shaft and the side edge, a second distance is formed between the center of the first shaft and the front wall, and a third distance is formed between the center of the first shaft and the side wall, when the door body is opened from the first opening angle to the second opening angle, the first distance, the second distance, and the third distance all decrease, and when the door body is opened from the second opening angle to the third opening angle, the first distance, the second distance, and the third distance all increase.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the door bodies include a first door body and a second door body which are pivotally connected to the refrigerator body and are arranged side by side in a horizontal direction, and a third door body and a fourth door body which are pivotally connected to the refrigerator body and are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, the third door body is located below the first door body, and the fourth door body is located below the second door body, and the refrigerator further includes a drawer located below the third door body and the fourth door body.

In order to achieve one of the above objects, an embodiment of the present invention provides a refrigerator, including a refrigerator body, a door body for opening and closing the refrigerator body, and a hinge assembly connecting the refrigerator body and the door body, wherein the refrigerator body includes an accommodating chamber and a pivot side connecting the hinge assembly, the hinge assembly includes a first shaft body, a first slot body, a second shaft body and a second slot body, the first shaft body, the first slot body, the second slot body and the second slot body are mutually matched, the first slot body includes a first stop position and a second stop position at two ends of the first slot body, and an initial position between the first stop position and the second stop position, the second slot body includes a first section, a second section and a third section which are connected, when the door body is in a closed state, the first shaft body is located at the initial position, the second shaft body is located at a side of the first section far from the, when the door body is opened from a closed state to a first opening angle, the first shaft body is kept at the initial position, the second shaft body takes the first shaft body as the center of a circle and moves in the first section, when the door body is in the process of continuously opening from the first opening angle to the second opening angle, the second shaft body moves in the second section to drive the first shaft body to move from the initial position to the first stop position, the door body moves from the pivoting side to the accommodating chamber, when the door body is in the process of continuously opening from the second opening angle to the third opening angle, the second shaft body moves in the third section to drive the first shaft body to move from the first stop position to the second stop position, and the door body moves from the accommodating chamber to the pivoting side.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, a first matching portion is disposed on the door, a second matching portion is disposed on the box, when the door is in a closed state, the first matching portion and the second matching portion are engaged with each other, and when the door is opened from the closed state to a first opening angle, the second shaft moves within the first section around the first shaft to drive the first matching portion to disengage from the second matching portion.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that: the hinge assembly provided by the embodiment of the invention can avoid the door body from interfering with a peripheral cabinet or wall body and the like in the opening process, can ensure the opening degree of the box body as much as possible, and can ensure the door body to be opened smoothly.

Drawings

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

fig. 2 is a schematic view of a refrigerator in a closed state according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view illustrating the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention being opened to a first opening angle;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view illustrating the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention being opened to a second opening angle;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view illustrating a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention being opened to a third opening angle;

fig. 6 is an overall schematic view of a refrigerator according to another specific example of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention with a omitted structure;

fig. 8 is a rear view (with some elements omitted) of the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is an exploded view of the first and second mating portions of one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a first hinge assembly of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a second hinge assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of a third hinge assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is an exploded view of a first hinge assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 14 is a plan view of a refrigerator in a closed state according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the hinge assembly of FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is a plan view illustrating the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention opened to a first opening angle;

FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the hinge assembly of FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a top view of the refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention opened to a second opening angle;

FIG. 19 is a perspective view of the hinge assembly of FIG. 18;

FIG. 20 is a plan view illustrating a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention opened to a third opening angle;

fig. 21 is a perspective view of the hinge assembly of fig. 20.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments shown in the drawings. These embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention, and structural, methodological, or functional changes made by those skilled in the art according to these embodiments are included in the scope of the present invention.

In the various drawings of the present invention, some dimensions of structures or portions are exaggerated relative to other structures or portions for convenience of illustration, and thus, are used only to illustrate the basic structure of the subject matter of the present invention.

Also, terms such as "upper," "above," "lower," "below," "left," "right," and the like, used herein to denote relative spatial positions, 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 spatially relative positional terms 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 at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

Referring to fig. 1 to 5, a refrigerator 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is schematically illustrated.

The refrigerator 100 includes a cabinet 10, a door 20 to open and close the cabinet 10, and a hinge assembly 30 to connect the cabinet 10 and the door 20.

The cabinet 10 includes a receiving chamber S and a pivoting side P to which the hinge assembly 30 is connected.

Here, the "pivoting side P" is defined as a region where the door body 20 is rotated with respect to the body 10, i.e., a region where the hinge assembly 30 is provided, a direction of the pivoting side P toward the receiving chamber S is defined as a first direction X, and a direction of the receiving chamber S toward the pivoting side P is defined as a second direction Y.

Specifically, when the hinge assemblies 30 are disposed on both left and right sides of the refrigerator 100, the box 10 includes a left pivoting side P1 and a right pivoting side P2, the first direction X is a direction from left to right when the pivoting side P is the left pivoting side P1, the second direction Y is a direction from right to left, the first direction X is a direction from right to left when the pivoting side P is the right pivoting side P2, the second direction Y is a direction from left to right, that is, the actual directions of the first direction X and the second direction Y are different corresponding to different pivoting sides P, and the pivoting side P is the left pivoting side P1 for example in the following description.

Referring to fig. 3, when the door 20 is in the process of being opened from the closed state to the first opening angle α 1, the hinge assembly 30 drives the door 20 to rotate in place relative to the cabinet 10.

Here, when the door 20 is in the process of being opened from the closed state to the first opening angle α 1, the door 20 rotates in place relative to the box 10, that is, the door 20 only rotates without generating displacement in other directions, so that it is effectively avoided that the door 20 cannot be normally opened due to displacement in a certain direction of the door 20, and reference may be specifically made to the following description of specific examples.

Referring to fig. 4, when the door 20 is in the process of continuously opening from the first opening angle α 1 to the second opening angle α 2, the hinge assembly 30 drives the door 20 to move from the pivot side P toward the accommodating chamber S.

Here, when the door 20 is in the process of continuously opening from the first opening angle α 1 to the second opening angle α 2, the door 20 moves toward one side of the accommodating chamber S, that is, at this time, the door 20 both rotates relative to the box 10 and displaces relative to the box 10 along the first direction X, so that the distance that the door 20 protrudes out of the box 10 toward the side away from the accommodating chamber S during the rotation process is greatly reduced, that is, the displacement of the door 20 along the first direction X offsets the portion of the door 20 protruding out of the box 10 along the second direction Y during the rotation process, thereby preventing the door 20 from interfering with peripheral cabinets or walls during the opening process, and being suitable for embedded cabinets or scenes with small space for accommodating the refrigerator 100.

Referring to fig. 5, when the door 20 is in the process of continuously opening from the second opening angle α 2 to the third opening angle α 3, the hinge assembly 30 drives the door 20 to move from the accommodating chamber S toward the pivoting side P.

Here, when the door 20 is in the process of continuously opening from the second opening angle α 2 to the third opening angle α 3, the door 20 moves toward one side of the pivot side P, that is, at this time, the door 20 rotates relative to the box 10 and displaces along the second direction Y relative to the box 10, so that the door 20 can be kept away from the box 10 as far as possible, the opening degree of the box 10 is ensured, and the problem that drawers, racks and the like in the box 10 cannot be opened due to interference of the door 20 is avoided.

With continued reference to fig. 1 to 5, in a specific example of the present invention, the door 20 is provided with a first engaging portion 21, and the box 10 is provided with a second engaging portion 11.

Referring to fig. 2, when the door 20 is in the closed state, the first engaging portion 21 and the second engaging portion 11 are engaged with each other.

Here, the first engaging portion 21 and the second engaging portion 11 are engaged with each other to close the door 20 and the box 10, and the specific form of the first engaging portion 21 and the second engaging portion 11 may be determined according to actual situations.

Referring to fig. 3, when the door 20 is in the process of being opened from the closed state to the first opening angle α 1, the hinge assembly 30 drives the door 20 to rotate in place relative to the box 10 to drive the first engaging portion 21 to disengage from the second engaging portion 11.

Here, when the door 20 is in the process of being opened from the closed state to the first opening angle α 1, the door 20 rotates in place relative to the box 10, that is, the door 20 only rotates without generating displacement in other directions, so that the phenomenon that the first engaging portion 21 cannot be separated from the second engaging portion 11 due to the displacement in a certain direction of the door 20 can be effectively avoided.

It should be noted that the refrigerator 100 in this example may be a single-door refrigerator having the first and second

fitting portions

21 and 11, or a side-by-side refrigerator, a multi-door refrigerator, or the like having the first and second

fitting portions

21 and 11.

In other specific examples, the refrigerator 100 may not include the first matching portion 21 and the second matching portion 11, and with reference to fig. 6 and 7, the refrigerator 100 is a side-by-side combination refrigerator 100 ', the refrigerator 100 ' includes two compartments spaced apart from each other by a fixing beam 200 ', the refrigerator 100 ' further includes a first door 201 ' and a second door 202 ' corresponding to the two compartments, respectively, the first door 201 ' and the second door 202 ' are disposed adjacent to each other, when the refrigerator 100 ' is in a closed state, both the first door 201 ' and the second door 202 ' contact the fixing beam 200 ' to achieve sealing, and when the first door 201 ' and/or the second door 202 ' are opened from the closed state to the first opening angle α 1, the first door 201 ' and/or the second door 202 ' rotate in situ relative to the refrigerator body 10 '.

Here, if the first door 201 'generates a displacement in the horizontal direction when being opened, the first door 201' and the second door 202 'may generate mutual interference to cause that the first door 201' and the second door 202 'cannot be normally opened, and the first door 201' and the second door 202 'rotate in situ when the refrigerator 100' of this example is opened, so that the mutual interference between the adjacent first door 201 'and the second door 202' can be effectively avoided.

Of course, the type of the refrigerator 100 is not limited to the above specific examples, and may be determined according to actual circumstances.

Referring to fig. 8 and 9, the door 20 includes a first door 201 and a second door 202 pivotally connected to the cabinet 10 and arranged in parallel in a horizontal direction.

The refrigerator 100 further includes a vertical beam 40 movably connected to one side of the first door 201 close to the second door 202, and the first engaging portion 21 is disposed at the vertical beam 40.

Here, the vertical beam 40 is movably connected to the right side of the first door 201, the vertical beam 40 and the first door 201 can be connected through the return spring 41, and the vertical beam 40 rotates relative to the first door 201 around the vertical axis, in other words, the vertical beam 40 can rotate relative to the first door 201 and be kept at a predetermined position through the action of the return spring 41.

The first fitting portion 21 is a projection 21 projecting upward from the vertical beam 40.

The second matching portion 11 is fixed on the box 10, for example, the second matching portion 11 is a groove 11 on the base 101, the base 101 is fixed on the top of the accommodating chamber S, one end of the groove 11 has a notch 111, the opening direction of the notch 111 faces forward, the protrusion 21 and the groove 11 are both arc-shaped, and the protrusion 21 enters or separates from the groove 11 through the notch 111 to realize mutual spacing and mutual separation of the protrusion 21 and the groove 11.

Of course, it can be understood that the specific structure of the first and

second matching portions

21 and 11 is not limited to the above description, that is, the first matching portion 21 is not limited to the protrusion 21 at the vertical beam 40, the second matching portion 11 is not limited to the groove 11 matching with the protrusion 21, and the first and

second matching portions

21 and 11 may be the structure matching with other areas of the refrigerator 100.

In the present embodiment, the door 20 further includes a third door 203 and a fourth door 204 pivotally connected to the cabinet 10 and arranged side by side in a horizontal direction, the third door 203 is located below the first door 201, the fourth door 204 is located below the second door 202, and the refrigerator 100 further includes a drawer 50 located below the third door 203 and the fourth door 204.

Here, the accommodating chambers S corresponding to the first door body 201 and the second door body 202 are refrigerating chambers, that is, the refrigerating chambers are of a split door structure; the third door body 203 and the fourth door body 204 respectively correspond to two independent temperature-changing chambers S1; drawer 50 is a freezer drawer.

It should be noted that the refrigerator 100 includes a fixed beam fixed inside the refrigerator body 10 and used for separating the two temperature-changing compartments S1, and the third door body 203 and the fourth door body 204 can cooperate with the fixed beam to achieve sealing, that is, at this time, no vertical beam is required to be arranged at the third door body 203 and the fourth door body 204.

It is understood that the refrigerator 100 of the present embodiment may have other structures, such as a side-by-side refrigerator including only the first door 201 and the second door 202.

In the present embodiment, the hinge assemblies 30 located in different regions of the door bodies 20 have different structures, for example, a first hinge assembly 30a is located between the upper end of the first door body 201 and the cabinet 10, a second hinge assembly 30b is located between the lower end of the first door body 201 and the upper end of the third door body 203 and the cabinet 10, and a third hinge assembly 30c is located between the lower end of the third door body 203 and the cabinet 10, and the hinge assemblies 30 are symmetrically arranged in the left-right direction, that is, the description of the hinge assemblies 30 at the second door body 202 can refer to the description of the first hinge assembly 30a and the second hinge assembly 30b at the first door body 201, and the description of the hinge assemblies 30 at the fourth door body 204 can refer to the description of the second hinge assembly 30b and the third hinge assembly 30c at the third door body 203.

Here, the second hinge module 30b is located between the first door body 201 and the third door body 203, that is, the first door body 201 and the third door body 203 share the second hinge module 30b, and the second hinge module 30b can be processed adaptively.

Specifically, with reference to fig. 10 to 12, fig. 10 is a schematic view of a first hinge assembly 30a, fig. 11 is a schematic view of a second hinge assembly 30b, and fig. 12 is a schematic view of a third hinge assembly 30 c.

Next, the hinge assembly 30 of the present embodiment will be described by taking the first hinge assembly 30a located between the upper end of the first door body 201 and the box body 10 as an example, and the description of the other hinge assemblies can refer to the description of the first hinge assembly 30 a.

Referring to fig. 13 to 21, the hinge assembly 30 (or referred to as a first hinge assembly 30a) includes a first shaft 311, a first slot 321, a second shaft 312 and a second slot 322, wherein the first shaft 311 and the second slot are engaged with each other, the first shaft 311 is located in one of the box 10 and the door 20, the first slot 321 is located in the other of the box 10 and the door 20, the second shaft 312 is located in one of the box 10 and the door 20, and the second slot 322 is located in the other of the box 10 and the door 20.

That is, the distribution form of the hinge assembly 30 may include various cases, in the first example, the first shaft body 311 and the second shaft body 312 are located in the box body 10, and the first slot body 321 and the second slot body 322 are located in the door body 20; in the second example, the first shaft 311 and the second shaft 312 are located on the door 20, and the first slot 321 and the second slot 322 are located on the box 10; in the third example, the first shaft 311 and the second chute 322 are located in the box 10, and the first chute 321 and the second shaft 312 are located in the door 20; in the fourth example, the first shaft 311 and the second slot 322 are located in the door 20, and the first slot 321 and the second shaft 312 are located in the box 10.

Here, in the first example, the first shaft 311 and the second shaft 312 are located in the box 10, and the first slot 321 and the second slot 322 are located in the door 20.

Specifically, the hinge assembly 30 includes a first hinge member 32 and a second hinge member 31 that are engaged with each other, the first hinge member 32 is located at the door 20, and the second hinge member 31 is located at the box 10.

The first hinge 32 includes a first hinge body 323, and a first slot 321 and a second slot 322 recessed in the first hinge body 323, and the first hinge body 323 is fixed to the door 20 by a screw 324.

The second hinge 31 includes a second hinge body 313, and a first shaft 311 and a second shaft 312 protruding out of the second hinge body 313, and the second hinge body 313 and the box 10 are fixed to each other.

The first slot 321 includes a first stop position a2, a second stop position A3 and an initial position a1 between the first stop position a2 and the second stop position A3 at both ends of the first slot 321, and the second slot 322 includes a first section L1, a second section L2 and a third section L3 connected in sequence.

In the present embodiment, the box 10 includes an outer side surface 12 adjacent to the hinge assembly 30 and on an extension of a rotation path of the door body 20, the door body 20 includes a front wall 22 far from the accommodating chamber S and a side wall 23 always interposed between the front wall 22 and the accommodating chamber S, and a side edge 24 is provided between the front wall 22 and the side wall 23.

Here, the outer side surface 12 is a left side surface (corresponding to the left pivot side P1) or a right side surface (corresponding to the right pivot side P2) of the casing 10, the different pivot sides P correspond to the different outer side surfaces 12, the front wall 22 is a front surface of the door body 20, and the side wall 23 is a side surface of the door body 20.

Referring to fig. 14 and 15, when the door 20 is in the closed state, the first shaft 311 is located at the initial position a1, the second shaft 312 is located at a side of the first section L1 away from the second section L2, and the protrusion 21 is limited in the groove 11.

Specifically, the protrusion 21 is limited in the groove 11 so that the vertical beam 40 extends to the second door body 202, that is, the vertical beam 40 is attached to the inner side surfaces of the first door body 201 and the second door body 202 at this time, so as to prevent the cold air in the accommodating chamber S from leaking to the outside of the refrigerator 100.

In addition, the outer side surface 12 and the side wall 23 are located on the same plane, which can ensure smoothness in appearance, improve aesthetic appearance, and facilitate installation of the door body 20, but not limited thereto.

Referring to fig. 16 and 17, when the door 20 is in the process of opening from the closed state to the first opening angle α 1, the first shaft 311 is kept at the initial position a1, and the second shaft 312 moves in the first segment L1 around the first shaft 311, at this time, the door 20 rotates in place relative to the box 10 to disengage the protrusion 21 from the groove 11.

Specifically, the protrusion 21 gradually disengages from the groove 11 through the notch 111, and at the same time, the vertical beam 40 rotates toward a side close to the accommodating chamber S to enable the first door body 201 and the vertical beam 40 to have the first folding angle β therebetween.

Here, the vertical beam 40 can rotate relative to the first door 201 by the return spring 41, and when the protrusion 21 is completely separated from the groove 11, the first folding angle β is preferably kept less than 90 degrees, so as to prevent the vertical beam 40 from affecting the opening and closing of the second door 202.

It should be noted that, because the projection 21 and the groove 11 are in arc-shaped fit, when the door 20 is in the closed state, the projection 21 and the groove 11 are mutually limited in the first direction X or the second direction Y, if the door 20 is displaced along the first direction X or the second direction Y during the process of opening the door 20 to the first opening angle α 1, the projection 21 and the groove 11 will be mutually interfered and jammed, so that the projection 21 cannot be separated from the groove 11, and the door 20 cannot be opened.

In the present embodiment, the door 20 rotates in situ relative to the box 10 during the process of opening the door 20 to the first opening angle α 1, so as to ensure that the door 20 does not displace along the first direction X or the second direction Y during the process, and further ensure that the protrusion 21 can smoothly separate from the groove 11.

Here, the first opening angle is not greater than 10 °, that is, the projection 21 may not be restricted by the groove 11 during the process of opening the door 20 to about 10 °, and at this time, the projection 21 may be completely separated from the groove 11, or the projection 21 may not interfere with the groove 11 even if it is displaced in the first direction X or the second direction Y.

In addition, if the outer side surface 12 and the side wall 23 are located on the same plane when the door 20 is in the closed state, the side edge 24 will protrude out of the outer side surface 12 along the second direction Y during the rotation process (the protruding distance is generally not more than 3 mm).

Referring to fig. 18 and 19, when the door 20 is in the process of continuously opening from the first opening angle α 1 to the second opening angle α 2, the second shaft 312 moves in the second segment L2 to drive the first shaft 311 to move from the initial position a1 to the first stop position a2, and at this time, the door 20 moves from the accommodating chamber S toward the pivot side P to avoid the door 20 interfering with the surrounding cabinets or walls during the opening process.

Specifically, at this time, the vertical beam 40 and the first door 201 are kept relatively stationary, that is, the vertical beam 40 and the first door 201 are kept at the first folding angle β, and at this time, when the first door 201 is closed again, the protrusion 21 is inserted into the groove 11 through the notch 111 of the groove 11 and moves along the extending track of the groove 11 to drive the vertical beam 40 to gradually rotate to the fully-unfolded state, that is, at this time, the vertical beam 40 is attached to the inner side surfaces of the first door 201 and the second door 202 at the same time.

In addition, the side edge 24 moves to a side of the outer side surface 12 close to the accommodating chamber S, that is, the hinge assembly 30 drives the side edge 24 to move toward the side close to the accommodating chamber S, so that interference with surrounding cabinets or walls and the like due to the fact that the side edge 24 protrudes out of the outer side surface 12 can be avoided during the opening process of the door body 20.

Here, in order to secure the opening degree of the box 10 as much as possible and avoid the problem that the drawer, the rack, and the like in the box 10 cannot be opened due to interference of the door 20, the side edge 24 moves toward the side close to the accommodating chamber S into the plane of the outer side surface 12, and then the hinge assembly 30 drives the side edge 24 to move in the plane and gradually approach the accommodating chamber S.

That is, at this time, on the basis of ensuring that the side edge 24 does not protrude out of the corresponding outer side surface 12, the side edge 24 is as close as possible to the outer side surface 12, so that interference between the door 20 and a peripheral cabinet or wall in the opening process can be avoided, and the opening degree of the box 10 can be ensured as much as possible.

Referring to fig. 20 and 21, when the door 20 is in the process of continuously opening from the second opening angle α 2 to the third opening angle α 3, the second shaft 312 moves in the third segment L3 to drive the first shaft 311 to move from the first stop position a2 to the second stop position A3, and at this time, the door 20 moves from the accommodating chamber S toward the pivot side P to prevent the door 20 from obstructing the opening of the drawers, racks, and the like in the box 10.

Specifically, the vertical beam 40 and the first door body 201 are kept relatively stationary at this time.

Here, the second opening angle is not greater than 90 °, and the third opening angle is 90 °, that is, in the process of opening the door 20 to 90 °, the door 20 is first displaced along the first direction X, so as to prevent the door 20 from interfering with a peripheral cabinet or wall during the opening process, and then the door 20 is displaced along the second direction Y, so as to prevent the door 20 from hindering the opening of a drawer, a rack, and the like in the box 10.

It can be understood that, when the door 20 is opened from the closed state to the first opening angle α 1, because the door 20 rotates in situ relative to the box 10, the door 20 slightly protrudes out of the box 10 toward the side (left side) away from the accommodating chamber S, and when the door 20 is continuously opened from the first opening angle α 1 to the second opening angle α 2, the displacement of the door 20 along the first direction X may offset all portions of the door 20 protruding out of the box 10 along the second direction Y during the whole rotation process, and then when the door 20 is continuously opened from the second opening angle α 2 to the third opening angle α 3, the displacement of the door 20 along the second direction Y may enable the door 20 not to protrude out of the box 10 and ensure the opening degree of the box 10 as much as possible.

In addition, the lateral edges 24 move in the plane of the outer lateral surface 12 and gradually approach the housing chamber S.

It can be understood that, when the door 20 is in the process of continuing to open from the second opening angle α 2 to the third opening angle α 3, if the door 20 rotates in place relative to the box 10, the side edge 24 gradually moves toward a side close to the accommodating chamber S, and meanwhile, the door 20 gradually moves close to the accommodating chamber S, and the door 20 may obstruct the opening of the drawer, the rack, and the like in the box 10, that is, the opening of the box 10 may be reduced.

The hinge assembly 30 of the present embodiment drives the side edge 24 to move in the plane of the outer side surface 12, so that the door 20 is away from the box 10 as much as possible, the opening degree of the box 10 is ensured, the problem that drawers, racks and the like in the box 10 cannot be opened due to interference of the door 20 is avoided, and the side edge 24 is prevented from protruding out of the outer side surface 12 in the direction away from the accommodating chamber S.

In the present embodiment, a first connection line passing through the side edge 24 of the door body 20 is defined by the center of the first shaft body 311 at the initial position a1, the center of the first shaft body 311 at the first stop position a2, and the center of the first shaft body 311 at the second stop position A3.

The distance between the center and the side edge 24 of the first shaft body 311 at the initial position a1 is greater than the distance between the center and the side edge 24 of the first shaft body 311 at the first stop position a2, and the distance between the center and the side edge 24 of the first shaft body 311 at the initial position a1 is less than the distance between the center and the side edge 24 of the first shaft body 311 at the second stop position A3.

The distance between the center of the first shaft body 311 at the initial position a1 and the front wall 22 is greater than the distance between the center of the first shaft body 311 at the first stop position a2 and the front wall 22, and the distance between the center of the first shaft body 311 at the initial position a1 and the front wall 22 is less than the distance between the center of the first shaft body 311 at the second stop position A3 and the front wall 22.

The distance between the center of the first shaft body 311 at the initial position a1 and the side wall 23 is greater than the distance between the center of the first shaft body 311 at the first stop position a2 and the side wall 23, and the distance between the center of the first shaft body 311 at the initial position a1 and the side wall 23 is less than the distance between the center of the first shaft body 311 at the second stop position A3 and the side wall 23.

A first distance is formed between the center of the first shaft body 311 and the side edge 24, a second distance is formed between the center of the first shaft body 311 and the front wall 22, and a third distance is formed between the center of the first shaft body 311 and the side wall 23, and the first distance, the second distance and the third distance are changed when the door body 20 is opened.

When the door body 20 is continuously opened from the first opening angle α 1 to the second opening angle α 2, the first distance, the second distance, and the third distance all decrease, and when the door body 20 is continuously opened from the second opening angle α 2 to the third opening angle α 3, the first distance, the second distance, and the third distance all increase.

In another embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 1 to 21, a refrigerator 100 includes a cabinet 10, a door 20 to open and close the cabinet 10, and a hinge assembly 30 to connect the cabinet 10 and the door 20.

The hinge assembly 30 comprises a first shaft body 311, a first groove body 321, a second shaft body 312 and a second groove body 322 which are matched with each other, the first groove body 321 comprises a first stop position A2 and a second stop position A3 which are positioned at two ends of the first groove body 321, and an initial position A1 which is positioned between the first stop position A2 and the second stop position A3, and the second groove body 322 comprises a first section L1, a second section L2 and a third section L3 which are sequentially connected.

When the door 20 is in the closed state, the first shaft 311 is located at the initial position a1, and the second shaft 312 is located at a side of the first segment L1 away from the second segment L2.

When the door 20 is in the process of being opened from the closed state to the first opening angle α 1, the first shaft 311 is kept at the initial position a1, and the second shaft 312 moves within the first segment L1 around the first shaft 311.

When the door 20 is in the process of continuing to open from the first opening angle α 1 to the second opening angle α 2, the second shaft 312 moves in the second segment L2 to drive the first shaft 311 to move from the initial position a1 to the first stop position a2, and the door moves from the pivot side P toward the accommodating chamber S.

When the door 20 is in the process of continuing to open from the second opening angle α 2 to the third opening angle α 3, the second shaft 312 moves in the third segment L3 to drive the first shaft 311 to move from the first stop position a1 to the second stop position a 2.

The embodiment can avoid the door 20 from interfering with the surrounding cabinets or walls during the opening process, and is suitable for the embedded cabinets or the scenes with small space for accommodating the refrigerator 100, and in addition, the door 10 can be ensured to have enough opening degree, and the door 20 can be ensured to be normally opened.

In another embodiment, the door 20 is provided with a first engaging portion 21, and the box 10 is provided with a second engaging portion 11.

When the door 20 is in the closed state, the first engaging portion 21 and the second engaging portion 11 are engaged with each other.

When the door 20 is in the process of opening from the closed state to the first opening angle α 1, the first shaft 311 is kept at the initial position a1, and the second shaft 312 moves within the first segment L1 around the first shaft 311 to drive the first engaging portion 21 to disengage from the second engaging portion 11.

In this way, the first fitting portion 21 can be ensured to be smoothly separated from the second fitting portion 11.

For other descriptions of the present embodiment, reference may be made to the foregoing description, which is not repeated herein.

In summary, the present invention can ensure the first engaging portion 21 to be smoothly separated from the second engaging portion 11 by the matching structure of the first shaft 311, the first groove 321, the second shaft 312, and the second groove 322, and when the refrigerator 100 includes the vertical beam 40, it can be ensured that the convex block 21 on the vertical beam 40 is smoothly separated from the groove 11 on the box body 10 without mutual interference at the initial opening stage of the door body 20, then, in the process that the door body 20 is continuously opened, the door body 20 moves from the pivoting side P toward the accommodating chamber S to avoid the door body 20 from interfering with peripheral cabinets or walls and the like in the opening process, so that the refrigerator is suitable for a scene with a small space for accommodating the embedded cabinet or refrigerator 100, in addition, when the opening angle of the door 20 is larger, the door 20 moves from the receiving chamber S to the pivoting side P to prevent the door 20 from obstructing the opening of the drawer, the rack, and the like in the cabinet 10.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, for example, if the techniques in different embodiments can be used in a superposition manner to achieve the corresponding effects, the embodiments are also within the protection scope of the present invention. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

1. The refrigerator is characterized by comprising a refrigerator body, a door body and a hinge assembly, wherein the door body is used for opening and closing the refrigerator body, the hinge assembly is connected with the refrigerator body and the door body, the refrigerator body comprises an accommodating chamber and a pivoting side connected with the hinge assembly, when the door body is opened from a closed state to a first opening angle, the hinge assembly drives the door body to rotate in place relative to the refrigerator body, when the door body is opened from the first opening angle to a second opening angle, the hinge assembly drives the door body to move from the pivoting side to the accommodating chamber, and when the door body is opened from the second opening angle to a third opening angle, the hinge assembly drives the door body to move from the accommodating chamber to the pivoting side.

2. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the door has a first engaging portion, the cabinet has a second engaging portion, the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion are engaged with each other when the door is closed, and the hinge assembly drives the door to rotate in situ relative to the cabinet to separate the first engaging portion from the second engaging portion when the door is opened from the closed state to the first opening angle.

3. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the door body comprises a first door body and a second door body which are pivotally connected to the refrigerator body and are arranged side by side in a horizontal direction, the refrigerator further comprises a vertical beam movably connected to one side, close to the second door body, of the first door body, the first matching portion is arranged at the vertical beam, when the door body is in a closed state, the vertical beam extends to the second door body, when the door body is opened from the closed state to a first opening angle, the vertical beam rotates towards one side close to the accommodating chamber to enable a first folding angle to be formed between the first door body and the vertical beam, and when the door body is continuously opened from the first opening angle to a third opening angle, the vertical beam and the first door body keep relatively stationary.

4. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first engaging portion is a projection projecting upward from the vertical beam, and the second engaging portion is a groove having a notch through which the projection enters or exits the groove.

5. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the first opening angle is not greater than 10 ° and the third opening angle is 90 °.

6. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the refrigerator body includes an outer side surface adjacent to the hinge assembly and on an extension section of a rotation path of the door body, the door body includes a front wall far away from the accommodating chamber and a side wall always clamped between the front wall and the accommodating chamber, a side edge is provided between the front wall and the side wall, when the door body is in a process of continuously opening from a first opening angle to a second opening angle, the side edge moves to a side of the outer side surface close to the accommodating chamber, and when the door body is in a process of continuously opening from the second opening angle to a third opening angle, the side edge moves in a plane of the outer side surface and gradually approaches to the accommodating chamber.

7. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 6, wherein the hinge assembly includes a first shaft body and a first slot body which are matched with each other, and a second shaft body and a second slot body which are matched with each other, the first shaft body is located at one of the refrigerator body and the door body, the first slot body is located at the other of the refrigerator body and the door body, the second shaft body is located at one of the refrigerator body and the door body, and the second slot body is located at the other of the refrigerator body and the door body.

8. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first shaft and the second shaft are located in the cabinet, and the first groove and the second groove are located in the door.

9. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 8, wherein the first slot includes a first stop position, a second stop position and an initial position between the first stop position and the second stop position, the second slot includes a first section, a second section and a third section connected in sequence, when the door is in a closed state, the first shaft is located at the initial position, the second shaft is located at a side of the first section far away from the second section, when the door is opened from the closed state to a first opening angle, the first shaft is kept at the initial position, the second shaft moves in the first section around the first shaft, when the door is opened from the first opening angle to a second opening angle, the second shaft body moves in the second section to drive the first shaft body to move from the initial position to the first stop position, and when the door body is in the process of continuously opening from the second opening angle to the third opening angle, the second shaft body moves in the third section to drive the first shaft body to move from the first stop position to the second stop position.

10. The refrigerator according to claim 9, wherein a first distance is provided between the center of the first shaft and the side edge, a second distance is provided between the center of the first shaft and the front wall, and a third distance is provided between the center of the first shaft and the side wall, wherein the first distance, the second distance, and the third distance are decreased when the door body is opened from a first opening angle to a second opening angle, and the first distance, the second distance, and the third distance are increased when the door body is opened from the second opening angle to a third opening angle.

11. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the door comprises a first door and a second door pivotally connected to the refrigerator body and arranged side by side in a horizontal direction, and a third door and a fourth door pivotally connected to the refrigerator body and arranged side by side in a horizontal direction, the third door is located below the first door, and the fourth door is located below the second door, and the refrigerator further comprises a drawer located below the third door and the fourth door.

12. A refrigerator is characterized by comprising a refrigerator body, a door body and a hinge assembly, wherein the door body is used for opening and closing the refrigerator body, the hinge assembly is connected with the refrigerator body and the door body, the refrigerator body comprises an accommodating chamber and a pivoting side connected with the hinge assembly, the hinge assembly comprises a first shaft body, a first groove body, a second shaft body and a second groove body, the first shaft body, the first groove body, the second groove body and the second groove body are matched with each other, the first groove body comprises a first stop position and a second stop position which are arranged at two ends of the first groove body, and an initial position between the first stop position and the second stop position, the second groove body comprises a first section, a second section and a third section which are connected, when the door body is in a closed state, the first shaft body is positioned at the initial position, the second shaft body is positioned at one side, away from the first section, when the door body is opened to a first opening angle from, the first shaft body is kept at the initial position, the second shaft body takes the first shaft body as a circle center and moves in the first section, when the door body is in the process of continuously opening the door body from a first opening angle to a second opening angle, the second shaft body moves in the second section to drive the first shaft body to move from the initial position to the first stop position, the door body moves from the pivoting side to the accommodating chamber, when the door body is in the process of continuously opening the door body from the second opening angle to a third opening angle, the second shaft body moves in the third section to drive the first shaft body to move from the first stop position to the second stop position, and the door body moves from the accommodating chamber to the pivoting side.

13. The refrigerator according to claim 12, wherein the door body is provided with a first engaging portion, the refrigerator body is provided with a second engaging portion, the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion are engaged with each other when the door body is in a closed state, and the second shaft body moves within the first section around the first shaft body to drive the first engaging portion to disengage from the second engaging portion when the door body is opened from the closed state to a first opening angle.