CN112304007A

CN112304007A - Refrigerator with door opening stop structure

Info

Publication number: CN112304007A
Application number: CN201910665974.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 夏恩品; 张�浩; 李康; 朱小兵
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: 2021-02-02

Abstract

The invention discloses a refrigerator with a door opening stopping structure, which comprises a refrigerator body, a door body and a hinge assembly, wherein the refrigerator body comprises a containing chamber and a pivoting side connected with the hinge assembly, the door opening stopping structure comprises a stopping part and a limiting part, when the door body is opened 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 to a second opening angle, the hinge assembly drives the door body to move towards the containing chamber from the pivoting side, and when the door body is opened to a maximum opening angle, the hinge assembly drives the door body to move relative to the refrigerator body until the stopping part is abutted against the limiting. The hinge assembly can avoid the door body from interfering with surrounding cabinets or walls and the like in the opening process, and meanwhile, the door body can be ensured to be opened smoothly, and the opening angle of the door body can be limited.

Description

Refrigerator with door opening stop structure

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a refrigerator with a door opening stop structure.

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 addition, the opening angle of the door body is difficult to control.

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 body in the opening process and can limit the opening angle of the door.

In order to achieve one of the above objects, an embodiment of the present invention provides a refrigerator with a door opening stopping structure, the refrigerator includes 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, the refrigerator body includes a receiving chamber and a pivoting side connected to the hinge assembly, the hinge assembly includes a first hinge part located on the door body and a second hinge part located on the refrigerator body, the door opening stopping structure includes a stopping part and a limiting part, the stopping part is disposed on the first hinge part, the limiting part is disposed on the second hinge part, when the door body is in a closed state, the stopping part and the limiting part are separated from each other, when the door body is in a process of opening from the closed state to a first opening angle, the hinge assembly drives the door body to rotate in place relative to the refrigerator body, and the stopping part moves towards the limiting part, 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 towards the containing chamber from the pivoting side, and when the door body is in the process of opening from the second opening angle to the maximum opening angle, the hinge assembly drives the door body to move relative to the box body until the stopping part abuts against the limiting part.

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 development of an embodiment of the invention, the maximum opening angle is greater than 90 °.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the first hinge element includes a first hinge body and a first driving element connected to the first hinge body, the second hinge element includes a second hinge body and a second driving element connected to the second hinge body, the first driving element is pivotally connected to the second driving element, the stopping portion includes a main body portion and an acting portion, the main body portion and the first hinge body are fixed to each other, the acting portion protrudes out of the main body portion in a direction toward the second hinge body, and the limiting portion is located on the second hinge body.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the hinge assembly includes a first shaft body, a first slot body, and a second shaft body and a second slot body, which are mutually matched, the first shaft body is used as one of the first driving member and the second driving member, the first slot body is used as the other of the first driving member and the second driving member, the second shaft body is used as one of the first driving member and the second driving member, and the second slot body is used as the other of the first driving member and the second driving member.

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 main body portion is located on a side of the first hinge body away from the second hinge body, the acting portion is perpendicular to the main body portion, and the acting portion extends to an outer side surface of the second hinge body, and when the door body is in an opening or closing process, a gap is always formed between the acting portion and the outer side surface of the second hinge body.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the acting portion has a first acting surface which is a plane, the limiting portion is a second acting surface which is located on an outer side surface of the second hinge body and is a plane, and when the door body is opened to a maximum opening angle, the first acting surface and the second acting surface are abutted to each other.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the outer side surface of the second hinge body includes an initial surface, an arc surface and the second acting surface, which are connected to each other, when the door body is in a closed state, the acting portion corresponds to the initial surface, and when the door body is in a process of opening from the closed state to a maximum opening angle, the acting portion moves relative to the arc surface until the first acting surface abuts against the second acting surface, where a center of the arc surface is a center of the first shaft body.

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 second opening angle, the vertical beam and the first door body keep relatively stationary.

In order to achieve one of the above objects, an embodiment of the present invention provides a refrigerator with a door opening stopping structure, the refrigerator including a cabinet, a door for opening and closing the cabinet, and a hinge assembly connecting the cabinet and the door, the cabinet including a receiving chamber and a pivoting side connecting the hinge assembly, the hinge assembly including a first hinge part at the door and a second hinge part at the cabinet, the first hinge part including a first driving part, the second hinge part including a second driving part, the hinge assembly including a first shaft body, a first slot body, a second shaft body and a second slot body, the first shaft body being one of the first driving part and the second driving part, the first slot body being the other of the first driving part and the second driving part, the second shaft body is used as one of the first driving piece and the second driving piece, the second groove body is used as the other of the first driving piece and the second driving piece, the first groove body comprises an initial position and a stop position, the second groove body comprises a first section, a second section and a third section which are connected, the door opening stopping structure comprises a stopping part and a limiting part which are matched with each other, the stopping part is arranged on the first hinge piece, the limiting part is arranged on the second hinge piece, when the door body is in a closed state, the stopping part and the limiting part are separated from each other, the first shaft body is positioned at the initial position, the second shaft body is positioned at one side of the first section, which is far away from the second section, when the door body is opened to a first opening angle from the closed state, 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, the stopping part moves towards the limiting part, 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 stopping position, the door body moves from the pivoting side towards the containing chamber, when the door body is in the process of opening the door body from the second opening angle to the maximum opening angle, the second shaft body moves in the third section, and the door body moves relative to the box body until the stopping part abuts against the limiting part.

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: according to the hinge assembly provided by the embodiment of the invention, the door body can be prevented from interfering with peripheral cabinets or walls and the like in the opening process, meanwhile, the door body can be ensured to be opened smoothly, and in addition, the opening angle can be limited.

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 door open stop according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of a refrigerator in a closed state according to an embodiment of the present invention;

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

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

FIG. 6 is a schematic view illustrating a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention being opened to a third opening angle;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view illustrating a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention opened to a maximum opening angle;

fig. 8 is an overall schematic view of a refrigerator according to another specific example of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic view of a refrigerator according to another specific example of the present invention with a structure of omitted parts;

FIG. 10 is an exploded view of the door open stop structure according to one embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 is a rear view (with some elements omitted) of the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is an exploded view of the first and second mating portions in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of a first hinge assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of a second hinge assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 15 is a schematic view of a third hinge assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 16 is an exploded view of a first hinge assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 17 is a plan view of a refrigerator in a closed state according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 18 is a perspective view of the hinge assembly of FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is a top view of the refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention opened to a first opening angle;

FIG. 20 is a perspective view of the hinge assembly of FIG. 19;

FIG. 21 is a top view of the refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention opened to a second opening angle;

FIG. 22 is a perspective view of the hinge assembly of FIG. 21;

FIG. 23 is a top view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention opened to a third opening angle;

FIG. 24 is a perspective view of the hinge assembly of FIG. 23;

FIG. 25 is a plan view illustrating a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention opened to a maximum opening angle;

fig. 26 is a perspective view of the hinge assembly of fig. 25.

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 7, a refrigerator 100 with a door opening stopper 60 according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown.

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.

The hinge assembly 30 includes a first hinge part 32 provided at the door body 20 and a second hinge part 31 provided at the container body 10.

Referring to fig. 2, the door opening stopping structure 60 includes a stopping portion 61 and a limiting portion 62, which are matched with each other, the stopping portion 61 is disposed on the first hinge member 32, and the limiting portion 62 is disposed on the second hinge member 31.

Referring to fig. 3, when the door 20 is in the closed state, the stopper portion 61 and the limiting portion 62 are separated from each other.

Referring to fig. 4, 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, and the stopper 61 moves toward the limiting portion 62.

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. 5, 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. 6 and 7, when the door 20 is opened from the second opening angle α 2 to the maximum opening angle α 4, the hinge assembly 30 drives the door 20 to move relative to the box 10 until the stop portion 61 abuts against the limiting portion 62.

Here, when the door 20 is completely opened, the stopper portion 61 abuts against the stopper portion 62, and the maximum opening angle of the door 20 can be effectively controlled.

In other embodiments, referring to fig. 6, 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.

Referring to fig. 7, when the door 20 is opened from the third opening angle α 3 to the maximum opening angle α 4, the hinge assembly 30 drives the door 20 to rotate in place relative to the box 10 until the stop portion 61 abuts against the limiting portion 62.

With continued reference to fig. 1 to 7, 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. 3, 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, and the stopping portion 61 and the limiting portion 62 are separated from 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. 4, 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 matching portion 21 to be separated from the second matching portion 11, and the stopping portion 61 moves toward the limiting portion 62.

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. 8 and 9, 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.

In the present embodiment, referring to fig. 10, the first hinge element 32 includes a first hinge body 323 and first driving

elements

321 and 322 connected to the first hinge body 323, the second hinge element 31 includes a second hinge body 313 and

second driving elements

311 and 312 connected to the second hinge body 313, and the

first driving elements

321 and 322 are pivotally connected to the

second driving elements

311 and 312.

The stopping portion 61 includes a main body portion 611 and an acting portion 612 connected to each other, the main body portion 611 and the first hinge body 323 are fixed to each other, the acting portion 612 protrudes out of the main body portion 611 in a direction toward the second hinge body 313, and the limiting portion 62 is located on the second hinge body 313.

The main body portion 611 is located on a side of the first hinge body 323 away from the second hinge body 313, the acting portion 612 is perpendicular to the main body portion 611, and the acting portion 612 extends to the outer side surface 3131 of the second hinge body 313.

That is, the stopper portion 61 is substantially L-shaped, and the width of the body portion 611 is larger than the width of the action portion 612 in the horizontal direction, so that the body portion 611 and the action portion 612 can be formed by bending operation.

When the door body 20 is in an opening or closing process, a gap is always formed between the acting portion 612 and the outer side surface 3131 of the second hinge body 313.

That is, when the door body 20 is in the closed state, a gap is formed between the acting portion 612 and the outer side surface 3131 of the second hinge body 313, so that the acting portion 612 can be prevented from abutting against the outer side surface 3131 of the second hinge body 313 to block the door body 20 from being closed, and then when the door body 20 is in the opening process, the gap between the acting portion 612 and the outer side surface 3131 is increased.

Specifically, the acting portion 612 has a first acting surface 6121 that is planar, the limiting portion 62 is a second acting surface 62 that is located on the outer side surface 3131 of the second hinge body 313 and is planar, and when the door body 20 is opened to the maximum opening angle α 4, the first acting surface 6121 and the second acting surface 62 abut against each other.

Here, the stopper effect between the action portion 612 and the stopper portion 62 can be improved by the contact between the flat surfaces.

The outer side surface 3131 of the second hinge body 313 includes a start surface 3131a, an arc surface 3131b, and a second acting surface 62, which are connected to each other, when the door body 20 is in a closed state, the acting portion 612 corresponds to the start surface 3131a, and when the door body 20 is in a process of opening from the closed state to the maximum opening angle α 4, the acting portion 612 moves relative to the arc surface 3131b until the first acting surface 6121 abuts against the second acting surface 62.

Referring to fig. 11 and 12, 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.

It should be noted that, because the self weight of the door body 20 is relatively large, and the door is prone to sinking, the door opening stopping structure 60 of the present embodiment is preferably located below the door body 20, that is, the second hinge assembly 30b and the third hinge assembly 30c include the door opening stopping structure 60, so that effective control of the maximum opening angle below the door body 20 can be ensured.

Referring to fig. 13 to 15, fig. 13 is a schematic view of the first hinge assembly 30a, fig. 14 is a schematic view of the second hinge assembly 30b, and fig. 15 is a schematic view of the third hinge assembly 30c, it can be seen that the door opening stopper 60 is located above the second hinge assembly 30b and the 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. 16 to 26, the hinge assembly 30 (or the first hinge assembly 30a) includes a first shaft 311, a first slot 321, and a second shaft 312 and a second slot 322, which are engaged with each other, the first shaft 311 serves as one of the first driving member and the second driving member, the first slot 321 serves as the other of the first driving member and the second driving member, the second shaft 312 serves as one of the first driving member and the second driving member, and the second slot 322 serves as the other of the first driving member and the second driving member.

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.

Here, the center of the circular arc surface 3131b of the second hinge member body 313 is the center of the first shaft 311, so that whether the first shaft 311 is qualified can be detected through the circular arc surface 3131 b.

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, a third section L3 and a fourth section L4 which are 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. 17 and 18, 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, the protrusion 21 is limited in the groove 11, and the stopper 61 is away from the limiting portion 62.

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. 19 and 20, 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, when the protrusion 21 is completely disengaged from the groove 11, the first folding angle β is preferably maintained at less than 90 degrees to prevent the vertical beam 40 from affecting the opening and closing of the second door body 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. 21 and 22, 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, 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, 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. 23 and 24, 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.

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.

With reference to fig. 25 and 26, when the door 20 is in the process of continuously opening from the third opening angle α 3 to the maximum opening angle α 4, the first shaft 311 is kept at the second stop position a3, the second shaft 312 moves in the fourth segment L4 around the first shaft 311, and the stopping portion 61 abuts against the limiting portion 62.

Specifically, the vertical beam 40 and the first door 201 are kept relatively stationary, and the door 20 rotates in place relative to the box 10 until the stopper 61 abuts against the limiting portion 62.

In addition, the side edge 24 is always located on the side of the outer side surface 12 close to the accommodation chamber S.

The second opening angle α 2 is not greater than 90 °, the third opening angle α 3 is 90 °, and the maximum opening angle α 4 is greater than 90 °, that is, in the process of opening the door 20 to 90 °, the door 20 first displaces along the first direction X to prevent the door 20 from interfering with peripheral cabinets or walls during the opening process, and then the door 20 displaces along the second direction Y to prevent the door 20 from obstructing the opening of drawers, racks, and the like in the box 10, and finally, after 90 °, the door 20 rotates in place relative to the box 10 to further open the door 20.

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 other embodiments, the first slot 321 further includes a pivot position a4 on a side of the second stop position A3 away from the initial position a1, the second slot 322 further includes a transition section L between the third section L3 and the fourth section L4, and a line connecting the second stop position A3 and the pivot position a4 is parallel to the transition section L.

The first stop position A2, the initial position A1, and the second stop position A3 are on a straight line, and the pivot position A4 is not on the straight line, and the pivot position A4 is at an angle to the straight line.

When the door 20 is in the process of continuously opening from the third opening angle α 3 to the maximum opening angle α 4, the second shaft 312 moves in the transition section L to drive the first shaft 311 to move from the second stop position A3 to the pivot position a4, and then the first shaft 311 is kept at the pivot position a4, and the second shaft 312 moves in the fourth section L4 with the first shaft 311 as a center.

Here, when the door 20 rotates in place relative to the housing 10 and continues to open the door 20, if the first shaft 311 is maintained at the second stop position A3, the door 20 may slide or sway because a parallel portion exists between the portion between the first stop position a2 and the second stop position A3 and the fourth segment L.

In the embodiment, when the second shaft 312 moves in the fourth section L4, the first shaft 311 is kept at the pivot position a4 without shaking, so that the problem of side sliding or shaking of the door 20 is solved.

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 in the process of continuously opening 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, when the door body 20 is in the process of continuously opening 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, and when the door body 20 is in the process of continuously opening from the third opening angle α 3 to the maximum opening angle α 4, the first distance, the second distance and the third distance all remain unchanged.

In another embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 1 to 26, a refrigerator 100 with a door opening stopper 60 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 includes a first hinge 32 located on the door 20 and a second hinge 31 located on the box 10, the first hinge 32 includes a first driving member, the second hinge 31 includes a second driving member, the hinge assembly 30 includes a first shaft 311, a first slot 321, a second shaft 312 and a second slot 322, the first shaft 311 is used as one of the first driving member and the second driving member, the first slot 321 is used as the other of the first driving member and the second driving member, the second shaft 312 is used as one of the first driving member and the second driving member, and the second slot 322 is used as the other of the first driving member and the second driving member.

The first slot 321 includes an initial position a1 and a stop position a2, and the second slot 322 includes a first segment L1, a second segment L2, a third segment L3 and a third segment L4 connected with each other.

The door opening stopping structure 60 includes a stopping portion 61 and a limiting portion 62, which are matched with each other, the stopping portion 61 is disposed on the first hinge member 32, and the limiting portion 62 is disposed on the second hinge member 31.

When the door body 20 is in the closed state, the stopper portion 61 and the limiting portion 62 are separated from each other, the first shaft body 311 is located at the initial position a1, and the second shaft body 312 is located at a side of the first section L1 away from the second section L2.

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, the second shaft 312 moves within the first segment L1 around the first shaft 311, and the stopper 61 moves toward the limiting portion 62.

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 stop position a2, and the door 20 moves from the pivot side P toward the accommodating compartment S.

When the door 20 is in the process of opening from the second opening angle α 2 to the maximum opening angle α 4, the second shaft 312 moves in the third sections L3 and L4, and the door 20 moves relative to the box 10 until the stop portion 61 abuts against the limit portion 62.

The embodiment can prevent 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 maximum opening angle of the door 20 can be limited.

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, 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 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.

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.

When the door 20 is in the process of continuing to open from the third opening angle α 3 to the maximum opening angle α 4, the first shaft 311 is kept at the second stop position a2, and the second shaft 312 moves in the fourth segment L4 around the first shaft 311.

This embodiment can ensure that the first engaging portion 21 is smoothly separated from the second engaging portion 11, and can prevent the door 20 from interfering with the peripheral cabinet or wall during the opening process, and is suitable for the embedded cabinet or the small space scenario for accommodating the refrigerator 100, and in addition, can ensure that the cabinet 10 has a sufficient opening degree, and can limit the maximum opening angle of the door 20.

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 that the first engaging portion 21 is smoothly separated from the second engaging portion 11 through the dual-axis dual-slot engaging structure of the first shaft 311, the first slot 321, the second shaft 312, and the second slot 322, when the refrigerator 100 includes the vertical beam 40, it can be ensured that the protrusion 21 on the vertical beam 40 is smoothly separated from the groove 11 on the refrigerator body 10 at the initial opening stage of the door body 20 without mutual interference, and then the door body 20 moves from the pivoting side P toward the accommodating chamber S during the continuous opening process of the door body 20 to avoid the door body 20 from interfering with the surrounding cabinets or walls during the opening process, which is suitable for the embedded cabinets or the scenes with small space for accommodating the refrigerator 100, and in addition, when the opening angle of the door body 20 is larger, the door body 20 moves from the accommodating chamber S toward the pivoting side P to avoid the door body 20 from obstructing the opening of the drawers, shelves, etc. in the refrigerator body 10, and the door opening stopping structure 60 of the present invention can limit the maximum opening angle of the door body 20.

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. A refrigerator with a door opening stopping structure 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 hinge piece and a second hinge piece, the first hinge piece and the second hinge piece are positioned on the refrigerator body, the door opening stopping structure comprises a stopping portion and a limiting portion, the stopping portion and the limiting portion are matched with each other, the stopping portion is arranged on the first hinge piece, the limiting portion is arranged on the second hinge piece, when the door body is in a closed state, the stopping portion and the limiting portion are separated from each other, 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 place relative to the refrigerator body, and the stopping portion, when the door body is in the process of continuously opening from the first opening angle to the 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 in the process of opening from the second opening angle to the maximum opening angle, the hinge assembly drives the door body to move relative to the box body until the stopping part abuts against the limiting part.

2. The refrigerator with the door opening stopping structure according to claim 1, wherein the door body is provided with a first matching portion, the refrigerator body is provided with a second matching portion, when the door body is in a closed state, the first matching portion and the second matching portion are mutually clamped, 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 place relative to the refrigerator body to drive the first matching portion to be separated from the second matching portion.

3. The refrigerator with the door opening stopper according to claim 1, wherein the maximum opening angle is greater than 90 °.

4. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first hinge member includes a first hinge body and a first driving member connected to the first hinge body, the second hinge member includes a second hinge body and a second driving member connected to the second hinge body, the first driving member is pivotally connected to the second driving member, the stopping portion includes a main body portion and an acting portion, the main body portion is fixed to the first hinge body, the acting portion protrudes from the main body portion in a direction toward the second hinge body, and the limiting portion is located on the second hinge body.

5. The refrigerator with the door opening stopping structure as claimed in claim 4, wherein the hinge assembly comprises a first shaft body, a first slot body and a second shaft body, a second slot body, wherein the first shaft body and the second slot body are matched with each other, the first shaft body is used as one of the first driving member and the second driving member, the first slot body is used as the other one of the first driving member and the second driving member, the second shaft body is used as one of the first driving member and the second driving member, and the second slot body is used as the other one of the first driving member and the second driving member.

6. The refrigerator with the door opening stopping structure according to claim 5, wherein the first shaft body and the second shaft body are located in the refrigerator body, and the first groove body and the second groove body are located in the door body.

7. The refrigerator with the door opening stopping structure according to claim 6, wherein the main body portion is located on a side of the first hinge body away from the second hinge body, the acting portion is perpendicular to the main body portion and extends to an outer side surface of the second hinge body, and when the door body is in an opening or closing process, a gap is always formed between the acting portion and the outer side surface of the second hinge body.

8. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 7, wherein the action portion has a first action surface, the position-limiting portion is a second action surface located on an outer side of the second hinge body and having a plane shape, and the first action surface and the second action surface are abutted to each other when the door body is opened to a maximum opening angle.

9. The refrigerator with the door opening stopping structure according to claim 8, wherein the outer side surface of the second hinge body comprises an initial surface, an arc surface and the second acting surface which are connected, when the door body is in a closed state, the acting portion corresponds to the initial surface, when the door body is in a process of opening from the closed state to a maximum opening angle, the acting portion moves relative to the arc surface until the first acting surface abuts against the second acting surface, and a circle center of the arc surface is a center of the first shaft body.

10. The refrigerator with the door opening stopper according to claim 2, the door body comprises a first door body and a second door body which are connected with the box body through pivots and are arranged side by side along the horizontal direction, the refrigerator also comprises a vertical beam movably connected to one side of the first door body close to the second door body, the first matching part 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, when the door body is in the process of continuously opening from the first opening angle to the second opening angle, the vertical beam and the first door body keep relatively static.

11. A refrigerator with a door opening stopping structure 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 pivot side connected with the hinge assembly, the hinge assembly comprises a first hinge piece and a second hinge piece, the first hinge piece is located on the door body, the second hinge piece is located on the refrigerator body, the first hinge piece comprises a first driving piece, the second hinge piece comprises a second driving piece, 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 and the second groove body are matched with each other, the first shaft body is used as one of the first driving piece and the second driving piece, the first groove body is used as the other of the first driving piece and the second driving piece, and the second shaft body is used as one of the first driving piece and the, the second groove body is used as the other one of the first driving piece and the second driving piece, the first groove body comprises an initial position and a stop position, the second groove body comprises a first section, a second section and a third section which are connected, the door opening stopping structure comprises a stopping part and a limiting part which are matched with each other, the stopping part is arranged on the first hinge piece, the limiting part is arranged on the second hinge piece, when the door body is in a closed state, the stopping part and the limiting part are separated from each other, the first shaft body is positioned at the initial position, the second shaft body is positioned at one side of the first section, which is far away from the second section, when the door body is opened to a first opening angle from the closed state, the first shaft body is kept at the initial position, and the second shaft body takes the first shaft body as a circle center and moves in the first section, and the stopping part moves towards the limiting part, when the door body is in the process of continuously opening 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 stopping position, the door body moves from the pivoting side towards the containing chamber, when the door body is in the process of opening from the second opening angle to the maximum opening angle, the second shaft body moves in the third section, and the door body moves relative to the box body until the stopping part abuts against the limiting part.

12. The refrigerator with the door opening stopping structure according to claim 11, wherein the door body is provided with a first engaging portion, the refrigerator body is provided with a second engaging portion, when the door body is in a closed state, the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion are engaged with each other, and when the door body is opened from the closed state to a first opening angle, the second shaft body moves within the first section around the first shaft body to drive the first engaging portion to be disengaged from the second engaging portion.