CN112444079A

CN112444079A - Refrigerator capable of increasing opening degree

Info

Publication number: CN112444079A
Application number: CN201910804417.6A
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: 2019-08-28
Filing date: 2019-08-28
Publication date: 2021-03-05
Anticipated expiration: 2039-08-28
Also published as: CN112444079B; CN114837508B; CN114837508A

Abstract

The invention discloses a refrigerator capable of increasing opening degree, which comprises 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 an outer side surface, the outer side surface is adjacent to the hinge assembly and is arranged on the extension section of the rotation path of the door body, the direction of the accommodating chamber towards the outer side surface is a first direction, the hinge assembly comprises a first hinge piece, a second hinge piece and a switching assembly connected with the first hinge piece and the second hinge piece, when the door body is in the opening process, the first hinge piece moves relative to the switching assembly to drive the door body to move away from the refrigerator body along the first direction, and then the switching assembly drives the second hinge piece to move relative to the switching assembly. The refrigerator can improve the degree of freedom of opening and closing the door body, and can generate various motion tracks to adapt to different application scenes.

Description

Refrigerator capable of increasing opening degree

Technical Field

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

Background

In general, relative motion between the refrigerator and the door body is realized through a fixed hinge piece, the opening and closing freedom degree of the door body is greatly limited, namely, the motion track of the door body cannot be freely controlled to adapt to different application scenes.

For example, in recent years, with the improvement of society and the improvement of living standard, the placement position and the placement mode of the refrigerator at home are more and more emphasized by common users, and for the current home decoration style, part of the family pursues style integration, the refrigerator needs to be put into a cabinet to form a so-called embedded refrigerator device, the refrigerator is called an embedded refrigerator, and the current refrigerator is difficult to adapt to the embedded application scene.

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 capable of increasing the opening degree, which can effectively improve the opening and closing freedom degree of a door body.

In order to achieve one of the above objectives, an embodiment of the present invention provides a refrigerator capable of increasing an opening degree, including a refrigerator body, a door body configured to open and close the refrigerator body, and a hinge assembly connecting the refrigerator body and the door body, where the refrigerator body includes an accommodating chamber and an outer side surface adjacent to the hinge assembly and on an extension section of a rotation path of the door body, a direction of the accommodating chamber toward the outer side surface is a first direction, the hinge assembly includes a first hinge member, a second hinge member, and a switching assembly connecting the first hinge member and the second hinge member, when the door body is in an opening process, the first hinge member moves relative to the switching assembly to drive the door body to move away from the refrigerator body in the first direction, and then the switching assembly drives the second hinge member to move relative to the switching assembly.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the door body includes a door body center of gravity, and when the door body is in an opening process, the hinge assembly drives the door body to move away from the box body along a first direction, and simultaneously, the hinge assembly drives the door body center of gravity to move towards a direction close to the box body.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the first hinge element is fixed to the box, the second hinge element is fixed to the door, the switching component includes a first mating element and a second mating element, when the door is in a process of opening from a closed state to a first opening angle, the first hinge element and the first mating element move relatively to drive the door to move away from the box along a first direction, and the second mating element limits the second hinge element, when the door is in a process of continuing to open from the first opening angle to a second opening angle, the second hinge element is separated from the limit of the second mating element, and the first mating element limits the first hinge element, and when the door is in a process of continuing to open from the second opening angle to a maximum opening angle, the second hinge element and the second mating element move relatively to drive the door to rotate in place relative to the box.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the switching assembly includes a first switching element and a second switching element that are matched with each other, when the door body is in a process of opening from a closed state to a first opening angle or in a process of continuing to open from a second opening angle to a maximum opening angle, the first switching element and the second switching element are relatively stationary, when the door body is in a process of continuing to open from the first opening angle to the second opening angle, the first switching element moves relative to the second switching element to separate the second hinge element from the limit of the second mating element, and the first mating element limits the first hinge element.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the first hinge element and the first mating member realize relative motion through a first shaft body group and a first groove body group which are mutually matched, the second hinge element and the second mating member realize relative motion through a second shaft body group and a second groove body group which are mutually matched, the first shaft body group includes a first shaft body and a second shaft body, the first groove body group includes a first groove body matched with the first shaft body and a second groove body matched with the second shaft body, the second shaft body group includes a third shaft body and a fourth shaft body, and the second groove body group includes a third groove body matched with the third shaft body and a fourth groove body matched with the fourth shaft body.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the first hinge element includes the first shaft and the second shaft, the first fitting element includes the first groove and the second groove, the second fitting element includes the third shaft and the fourth shaft, and the second hinge element includes the third groove and the fourth groove.

As a further improvement of the first embodiment of the present invention, the first slot body includes a first upper slot body located on the first switching member and a first lower slot body located on the second switching member, the first upper slot body includes a first upper free section, the first lower slot body includes a first lower free section, the second slot body includes a second upper slot body located on the first switching member and a second lower slot body located on the second switching member, the second upper slot body includes a second upper free section, the second lower slot body includes a second lower free section, the first slot body group includes a locking section, the fourth slot body includes a fourth free section and a limiting section, when the door body is opened from a closed state to a first opening angle, the first switching member and the second switching member are relatively stationary, the first upper free section and the first lower free section are overlapped to form a first free section, the second upper free section and the second lower free section are superposed to form a second free section, the first shaft body moves in the first free section, the second shaft body moves in the second free section, the fourth shaft body is limited in the limiting section so that the switching component limits the second hinge piece, when the door body is in the process of continuously opening from the first opening angle to the second opening angle, the first switching piece and the second switching piece move relatively to make the fourth shaft body separate from the limiting section, and the first shaft body and/or the second shaft body are/is limited at the locking section so that the switching component limits the first hinge piece, when the door body is in the process of continuously opening from the second opening angle to the maximum opening angle, the third shaft body rotates in situ in the third groove body, and the fourth shaft body moves in the fourth free section by taking the third shaft body as a circle center.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the locking section includes a first upper locking section located on the first upper tank body, a first lower locking section located on the first lower tank body, a second upper locking section located on the second upper tank body, and a second lower locking section located on the second lower tank body, the limiting section includes a fourth limiting section located on the fourth tank body, when the door body is opened from a closed state to a first opening angle, the fourth shaft body is limited at the fourth limiting section, when the door body is in the process of continuously opening from the first opening angle to the second opening angle, the first shaft body is simultaneously limited on the first upper locking section and the first lower locking section, the second shaft body is simultaneously limited on the second upper locking section and the second lower locking section, and the fourth shaft body is separated from the fourth limiting section.

As a further improvement of the first embodiment of the present invention, the first upper locking section and the first lower locking section are always offset from each other, and the second upper locking section and the second lower locking section are always offset from each other.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the first free section includes an initial position and a stop position which are oppositely disposed, when the door body is in a closed state, the first shaft is located at the initial position, the second shaft is located at one end of the second free section, and when the door body is in a process of opening from the closed state to a first opening angle, the second shaft moves in the second free section to drive the first shaft to move from the initial position to the stop position.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the door includes a front wall away from the box and a side wall interposed between the front wall and the box, a distance between the initial position and the front wall is greater than a distance between the stop position and the front wall, and a distance between the initial position and the side wall is smaller than a distance between the stop position and the side wall.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the door includes a front wall away from the box and a side wall interposed between the front wall and the box, a distance between the initial position and the front wall is smaller than a distance between the stop position and the front wall, and a distance between the initial position and the side wall is smaller than a distance between the stop position and the side wall.

As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the first switching element and the second switching element are coupled to each other through a fifth shaft, and when the door body is opened from the first opening angle to the second opening angle, the first shaft moves to the locking section around the fifth shaft.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the first switching member is closer to the first hinge member than the second switching member.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the first switching member includes the third shaft body, the second switching member has a through hole through which the third shaft body extends to the third groove body, and the second switching member includes the fourth shaft body which extends to the fourth groove body.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the box body includes an opening and a front end surface surrounding the opening, a first distance is provided between the first shaft and the front end surface, when the door body is in a process of being continuously opened from a second opening angle to a maximum opening angle, a second distance is provided between the third shaft and the front end surface, and the second distance is greater than the first distance.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the refrigerator further includes an outer side surface adjacent to the hinge assembly and on the door body rotation path extension section, a third distance is provided between the first shaft body and the outer side surface, and a fourth distance is provided between the third shaft body and the outer side surface when the door body is in the process of continuously opening from the second opening angle to the maximum opening angle, and the fourth distance is smaller than the third distance.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that: the refrigerator provided by the embodiment of the invention can improve the degree of freedom of opening and closing the door body, and can generate various motion tracks to adapt to different application scenes.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a side-by-side combination refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the side-by-side refrigerator of one embodiment of the present invention with the second door omitted;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a side-by-side refrigerator omitting a door according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a door according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the hinge assembly of the present invention in a closed position;

FIGS. 6-8 are exploded views of one embodiment of a hinge assembly in various states;

fig. 9 is a plan view of a refrigerator in a closed state according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the hinge assembly of the present invention in a closed position;

FIG. 11 is a top cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the hinge assembly of the present invention in a closed state;

FIG. 12 is a bottom cross-sectional view of one embodiment of the hinge assembly of the present invention in a closed position;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of a refrigerator in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention at a first open angle;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the hinge assembly of the present invention at a first opening angle;

FIG. 15 is a top cross-sectional view of a hinge assembly in a first open angle in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 16 is a bottom cross-sectional view of one embodiment of the hinge assembly of the present invention at a first opening angle;

FIG. 17 is a top plan view of the refrigerator at a second opening angle in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 18 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the hinge assembly of the present invention at a second opening angle;

FIG. 19 is a top cross-sectional view of one embodiment of the hinge assembly of the present invention at a second open angle;

FIG. 20 is a bottom cross-sectional view of the hinge assembly of one embodiment of the present invention at a second opening angle;

fig. 21 is a plan view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention at a maximum opening angle;

FIG. 22 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the hinge assembly of the present invention at a maximum opening angle;

FIG. 23 is a top cross-sectional view of one embodiment of a hinge assembly of the present invention at a maximum opening angle;

FIG. 24 is a bottom cross-sectional view of one embodiment of the hinge assembly of the present invention at a maximum opening angle;

fig. 25-27 are top cross-sectional views of other embodiments of hinge assemblies;

fig. 28 is a schematic view of a fully inserted state of the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 29 is a perspective view of a hinge assembly under the door body in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 30 is a top view of a refrigerator with a trace module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 31 is a partially enlarged view of the refrigerator with the trace module according to an embodiment of the present invention in a three-dimensional state;

fig. 32 is a partially enlarged view of the refrigerator with the trace module according to the embodiment of the present invention in a top view (corresponding to a closed state of the door body);

fig. 33 is a partially enlarged view of the refrigerator with the trace module according to the embodiment of the present invention in a top view (corresponding to the door opening state).

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.

In the present embodiment, referring to fig. 1 to 8, the refrigerator 100 includes a cabinet 10, a door 20 to open and close the cabinet 10, and a hinge assembly 30 connecting the cabinet 10 and the door 20.

The cabinet 10 includes a receiving chamber S facing the outer side 13 in a first direction X, and the outer side 13 adjacent to the hinge assembly 30 and on an extension of a rotation path of the door body 20.

The hinge assembly 30 includes a first hinge member 31, a second hinge member 32, and a switching assembly 40 connecting the first hinge member 31 and the second hinge member 32.

When the door body 20 is in an opening process, the first hinge member 31 moves relative to the switching assembly 40, and then the second hinge member 32 moves relative to the switching assembly 40, wherein the hinge assembly 30 moves away from the cabinet 10 along the first direction X before the door body 20 is driven, and then the switching assembly 40 drives the second hinge member 32 to move relative to the switching assembly 40.

Here, the opening degree of the cabinet 10 may be increased by the movement of the door 20 away from the cabinet 10 in the first direction X.

Here, the door 20 includes a door center of gravity, and when the door 20 is in an opening process, the hinge assembly 30 drives the door 20 to move away from the cabinet 10 in the first direction X, and at the same time, the hinge assembly 30 drives the door center of gravity to move toward a direction close to the cabinet 10.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the switching operation between the first hinge member 31 and the second hinge member 32 can be realized through the switching component 33, and the first hinge member 31 and the second hinge member 32 can respectively realize partial functions of the door body 20 in the first direction X away from the box body 10 and in-situ rotation or others, and in the present embodiment, in the first direction X away from the box body 10 and in-situ rotation or others, the operations are sequentially completed one by one.

In the present embodiment, the first hinge 31 is fixed to the case 10, the second hinge 32 is fixed to the door 20, and the switching unit 40 includes the first mating member 41 and the second mating member 42.

When the door 20 is in the process of opening from the closed state to the first opening angle α 1, the first hinge member 31 and the first mating member 41 move relatively to drive the door 20 to move away from the box 10 along the first direction X, the second mating member 42 limits the second hinge member 32, 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 hinge member 32 is separated from the limit of the second mating member 42, the first mating member 41 limits the first hinge member 31, and when the door 20 is in the process of continuously opening from the second opening angle α 2 to the maximum opening angle α 3, the second hinge member 32 and the second mating member 42 move relatively to drive the door 20 to continuously rotate in place.

That is to say, the first hinge member 31 of the present example cooperates with the first mating member 41 to enable the door 20 to move away from the cabinet 10 along the first direction X, and the second hinge member 32 cooperates with the second mating member 42 to enable the door 20 to continue rotating in situ, wherein the switching assembly 40 can enable the first hinge member 31 to operate first and the second hinge member 32 to operate later through the locking and unlocking function.

The following description will be made of a specific embodiment.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, a side-by-side combination refrigerator 100 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.

It should be emphasized that the structure of the present embodiment is not only applicable to the side-by-side refrigerator 100 with the hinge assembly 30, but also applicable to other scenes, such as cabinets, wine cabinets, wardrobes, etc., and the present invention is illustrated by the side-by-side refrigerator 100, but not limited thereto.

The cabinet 10 further includes an outer side 13 adjacent to the hinge assembly 30 and on an extension of a rotation path of the door body 20, and a direction of the receiving chamber S toward the outer side 13 is a first direction X.

Here, the "pivoting side P" is defined as a region where the door body 20 is rotated with respect to the cabinet 10, i.e., a region where the hinge assembly 30 is provided.

Referring to fig. 5 to 8, the hinge assembly 30 includes a first hinge 31 fixed to the cabinet 10, a second hinge 32 fixed to the door 20, and a switching assembly 40 connecting the first hinge 31 and the second hinge 32.

The first hinge member 31 and the switching assembly 40 realize relative movement through the first shaft body sets 311 and 312 and the first slot body sets 411 and 412 which are matched with each other, the first shaft body sets 311 and 312 include the first shaft body 311 and the second shaft body 312, the first slot body sets 411 and 412 include a first free section S1, a second free section S2 and locking

sections

4132, 4142, 4152 and 4162, and the first free section S1 includes an initial position a1 and a stop position a2 which are oppositely arranged.

The second hinge element 32 and the switching assembly 40 realize relative movement through the second

shaft body groups

321 and 322 and the second

slot body groups

421 and 422, the second

shaft body groups

321 and 322 include a third shaft body 321 and a fourth shaft body 322, and the second

slot body groups

421 and 422 include a third free section 421, a fourth free section 4221 and a limit section 4222.

When the door 20 is in the closed state (refer to fig. 9 to 12), the first shaft 311 is located at the initial position a1, the second shaft 312 is located at one end of the second free section S2, and the fourth shaft 322 is located at the position-limiting section 4222, so that the switching assembly 40 limits the second hinge element 32.

When the door 20 is in the process of opening from the closed state to the first opening angle α 1 (refer to fig. 13 to fig. 16), the second shaft 312 moves in the second free section S2 to drive the first shaft 311 to move from the initial position a1 to the stop position a2, and the door 20 moves away from the box 10 along the first direction X.

Here, in the opening process of the door 20, the door 20 moves away from the box 10 along the first direction X, that is, the door 20 moves towards the direction away from the accommodating chamber S, so that the door 20 can move away from the box 10 towards the first direction X as much as possible, the opening degree of the box 10 is ensured, and the problem that drawers, shelves and the like in the box 10 cannot be opened due to interference of the door 20 is avoided.

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 (refer to fig. 17 to 20), the fourth shaft 322 is separated from the position-limiting section 4222, and the first shaft 311 and/or the second shaft 312 is limited by the locking

sections

4132, 4142, 4152, 4162, so that the switching assembly 40 limits the first hinge 31.

When the door 20 is in the process of continuously opening from the second opening angle α 2 to the maximum opening angle α 3 (refer to fig. 21 to 24), the third shaft 321 rotates in situ in the third free section 421, the fourth shaft 322 moves in the fourth free section 4221 around the third shaft 321, and the door 20 continuously rotates in situ relative to the box 10.

In the present embodiment, the front end of the accommodation chamber S has an opening 102, and the case 10 further includes a front end surface 103 disposed around the opening 102.

Here, the front end surface 103 is an end surface of the casing 10 close to the door 20.

The door 20 includes a door body 25 and a door seal 26 connected together, and the door seal 26 includes a side door seal 261 adjacent to the outer side 13.

Here, the door seal 26 is annularly disposed on a side surface of the door body 25 close to the cabinet 10, and the side door seal 261 is a door seal disposed closest to the hinge assembly 30 and in a vertical direction.

When the door 20 is in the closed state, the door seal 26 and the front end surface 103 contact each other.

Here, the door seal 26 and the front end surface 103 contact each other to achieve a sealing engagement between the door 20 and the cabinet 10, and generally, the sealing effect is improved by the pressing, magnetic attraction, and the like of the door seal 26.

When the door body 20 is in an opening process, the hinge assembly 30 drives the side dock seal 261 to move in the first direction X.

Here, in the initial opening process of the door 20, the rotation of the door 20 drives the side door seal 261 to move in the opposite direction of the first direction X, and the hinge assembly 30 of the present embodiment drives the side door seal 261 to move in the first direction X, so that the movement amount of the side door seal 261 in the opposite direction of the first direction X can be effectively reduced, thereby preventing the side door seal 261 from obstructing the opening of the drawer, the rack, and the like in the box 10.

In the present embodiment, the door 20 includes a door center of gravity, and when the door 20 is in an opening process, the hinge assembly 30 drives the door 20 to move away from the cabinet 10 along the first direction X, and at the same time, the hinge assembly 30 drives the door center of gravity to move toward a direction close to the cabinet 10.

Here, the gravity center of the door body is defined as a resultant force point of gravity borne by each portion of the door body 20, the self weight of the door body 20 is heavy, and the door body 20 is selectively provided with a bottle seat, a dispenser, an ice maker and other components, so that the weight of the door body 20 is further increased to cause the risk of toppling over the whole refrigerator 100, and the hinge assembly 30 of the embodiment can drive the gravity center of the door body to move towards the direction close to the refrigerator body 10, thereby effectively preventing the toppling over of the refrigerator 100.

Specifically, the direction of the door 20 toward the refrigerator body 10 is the second direction Y, when the door 20 is in the opening process, the gravity center of the door moves toward the second direction Y and is close to the refrigerator body 10, and at this time, the gravity center of the door is close to the refrigerator body 10, so that the stability of the whole refrigerator 100 can be improved.

It should be noted that, during the opening process of the door 20 in the present embodiment, the hinge assembly 30 simultaneously drives the door 20 to move in the first direction X and the center of gravity of the door to move in a direction close to the refrigerator body 10, that is, simultaneously achieves the opening degree increase of the door 20 and the prevention of the refrigerator 100 from falling.

With reference to fig. 1 to 8, the first hinge 31 includes a first shaft 311 and a second shaft 322, the switch assembly 40 includes a first slot 411 having a first free section S1, a second slot 412 having a second free section S2, a third shaft 321, and a fourth shaft 322, and the second hinge 32 includes a third slot 421 having a third free section 421, and a fourth slot 422 having a fourth free section 4221.

The switching assembly 40 includes a first switching member 401 and a second switching member 402 that are engaged with each other.

The first slot 411 includes a first upper slot 413 located in the first switch 401 and a first lower slot 414 located in the second switch 402, and the first free section S1 includes a first upper free section 4131 located in the first upper slot 413 and a first lower free section 4141 located in the first lower slot 414.

The second slot 412 includes a second upper slot 415 located in the first switch 401 and a second lower slot 416 located in the second switch 402, and the second free section S2 includes a second upper free section 4151 located in the second upper slot 415 and a second lower free section 4161 located in the second lower slot 416.

The locking

segments

4132, 4142, 4152, 4162 include a first upper locking segment 4132 in communication with the first upper free segment 4131, a first lower locking segment 4142 in communication with the first lower free segment 4141, a second upper locking segment 4152 in communication with the second upper free segment 4151, and a second lower locking segment 4162 in communication with the second lower free segment 4161.

It should be noted that the first upper locking section 4132 may be an extension of the first upper free section 4131, for example, the first upper locking section 4132 is close to the stop position a2, or may form a certain angle with the first upper free section 4131, or of course, the first upper locking section 4132 and the second upper locking section 4152 may not be included, and the locking may be achieved by the first lower locking section 4142 and the second lower locking section 4162.

The first upper locking section 4132 and the first lower locking section 4142 are always offset from each other, and the second upper locking section 4152 and the second lower locking section 4162 are always offset from each other.

Here, "constantly staggered from each other" means that the first upper locking stage 4132 and the first lower locking stage 4142 do not completely overlap each other and the second upper locking stage 4152 and the second lower locking stage 4162 do not completely overlap each other even when the door body 20 is opened.

In the present embodiment, the first switching member 401 is closer to the first hinge member 31 than the second switching member 402, that is, the first hinge member 31, the first switching member 401, the second switching member 402, and the second hinge member 32 are stacked in this order.

Referring to fig. 8, the hinge assembly 30 further includes a first rivet tab 4111 and a second rivet tab 4121, when the first shaft 311 extends into the first slot 411, the first rivet tab 4111 is located below the second switch member 402 and is sleeved on the first shaft 311, so as to prevent the first shaft 311 from separating from the first slot 411, and similarly, when the second shaft 312 extends into the second slot 412, the second rivet tab 4121 is located below the second switch member 402 and is sleeved on the second shaft 312, so as to prevent the second shaft 312 from separating from the second slot 412.

The first switching member 401 and the second switching member 402 are coupled to each other through the fifth shaft 50.

Here, the first switch 401 and the second switch 402 are provided with a first through hole 4014 and a second through hole 4024, and an independent rivet is inserted as the fifth shaft body 50 through the first through hole 4014 and the second through hole 4024.

Specifically, the fifth shaft 50 includes a rivet post 51 and a rivet post gasket 52, the rivet post 51 has a larger end located below the second through hole 4024, the rivet post 51 has a smaller end extending to the second through hole 4024 and the first through hole 4014 in sequence, and the rivet post gasket 52 is located above the first through hole 4014 and is engaged with the rivet post 51 to lock the rivet post 51.

In this way, the first switch 401 and the second switch 402 can be connected to each other, that is, the first switch 401 and the second switch 402 can move relatively, and the first switch 401 and the second switch 402 cannot be separated from each other.

It should be noted that the first through hole 4014 and the second through hole 4024 are matched with the fifth shaft 50, and the first switch member 401 rotates in place relative to the second switch member 402.

In another embodiment, a through hole may be formed in one of the first switching member 401 and the second switching member 402, and the fifth shaft 50 is disposed in the other, so that the first switching member 401 and the second switching member 402 are coupled with each other by the engagement of the fifth shaft 50 and the through hole, but not limited thereto.

In addition, the first switching member 401 includes a third shaft body 321, the second switching member 402 has a through hole 4026, the third shaft body 321 extends to the third slot 421 through the through hole 4026, the second switching member 402 includes a fourth shaft body 322, and the fourth shaft body 322 extends to the fourth slot 422.

Here, the size of the through hole 4026 may be larger than that of the third shaft 321, such that the third shaft 321 can move in the through hole 4026, and when the first switching member 401 and the second switching member 402 move relatively, the through hole 4026 and the third shaft 321 can be prevented from interfering with each other.

That is, the third shaft 321 and the fourth shaft 322 are located in different switching elements in this embodiment, but the invention is not limited thereto.

In this embodiment, referring to fig. 8, the first switch 401 includes a first lining 4011, a first slide 4012, and a first bush 4013, which are stacked in this order, and the second switch 402 includes a second lining 4021, a second slide 4022, and a second bush 4023, which are stacked in this order.

Here, the first hinge member 31, the first liner 4011, the first slide 4012, the first bush 4013, the second liner 4021, the second slide 4022, the second bush 4023, and the second hinge member 32 are stacked in this order from top to bottom.

The first liner 4011, the first liner 4013, the second liner 4021, and the second liner 4023 are made of a plastic material, such as Polyoxymethylene (POM).

The first slide 4012 and the second slide 4022 are made of a metal material, such as stainless steel or Q235 steel.

The outer contours of the first lining 4011, the first sliding piece 4012 and the first bushing 4013 are matched with each other, the first lining 4011 and the first bushing 4013 are matched with each other to clamp the first sliding piece 4012 between the first lining 4011 and the first bushing 4013, and the first lining 4011, the first sliding piece 4012 and the first bushing 4013 are all required to be provided with slotted holes to form a first upper groove body 413, a second upper groove body 415 and a first through hole 4014 in a matched mode.

Here, the first through hole 4014 may be formed only by forming the groove holes in the first slide piece 4012 and the first bushing 4013, that is, the first through hole 4014 does not penetrate the first lining 4011, and at this time, the fifth shaft body 50 extends from below the first switch 401 to the first through hole 4011, and the first lining 4011 may shield the first through hole 4014 and the fifth shaft body 50, thereby improving the appearance.

The outer contours of the second gasket 4021, the second sliding piece 4022 and the second bushing 4023 are matched, the second gasket 4021 and the second bushing 4023 are matched with each other to clamp the second sliding piece 4022 therebetween, and the second gasket 4021, the second sliding piece 4022 and the second bushing 4023 are all required to be provided with slots to form the first lower slot 414, the second lower slot 416 and the second through hole 4024 in a matched manner.

Here, the second penetration hole 4024 may be formed only by forming the groove holes in the second pad 4021 and the second slide 4022, that is, the second penetration hole 4024 does not penetrate the second bushing 4023, in this case, the fifth shaft body 50 extends from below the second bushing 4023 to the second penetration hole 4024 and the first penetration hole 4011, and the second bushing 4023 may shield the second penetration hole 4024 and the fifth shaft body 50, thereby improving the appearance.

At this time, one end of the rivet pin 51 of the fifth shaft 50 may be limited in the second bushing 4023, so as to further improve the matching effect of the second lining 4021, the second slide 4022 and the second bushing 4023.

In this embodiment, the first switch 401 further includes a first decorative sheet 4015 covering the periphery of the first pad 4011, the first slide piece 4012, and the first bushing 4013, the second switch 402 further includes a second decorative sheet 4025 covering the periphery of the second pad 4021, the second slide piece 4022, and the second bushing 4023, and the first decorative sheet 4015 and the second decorative sheet 4025 are separated from each other.

Here, "the first decorative piece 4015 and the second decorative piece 4025 are separated from each other" means that the first decorative piece 4015 and the second decorative piece 4025 are independent from each other, and when the first switch 401 and the second switch 402 move relatively, the first decorative piece 4015 and the second decorative piece 4025 also move relatively.

In addition, the first decorative sheet 4015 of the present embodiment is shaped like a "door", that is, the first decorative sheet 4015 covers only three sides of the first switch 401, so as to facilitate the assembly of the first decorative sheet 4015, and the three sides can be provided with snap structures to realize the engagement with the first decorative sheet 4015, and the width of the first decorative sheet 4015 is substantially equal to the sum of the thicknesses of the first lining 4011, the first slide piece 4012, and the first bush 4013 in the stacking direction of the first switch 401 and the second switch 402.

Similarly, the second decorative piece 4025 is shaped like a "door", that is, the second decorative piece 4025 covers only three sides of the second switch 402, so as to facilitate the assembly of the second decorative piece 4025, and the three sides can be provided with snap structures to achieve the engagement with the second decorative piece 4025, and the width of the second decorative piece 4025 is substantially equal to the sum of the thicknesses of the second pad 4021, the second sliding piece 4022 and the second bushing 4023 in the overlapping direction of the first switch 401 and the second switch 402.

The first decorative sheet 4015 and the second decorative sheet 4025 may be made of abs (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) plastic.

Next, a specific operation flow of the hinge assembly 30 will be described.

In the present embodiment, the box 10 includes an outer side surface 13 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 21 far from the accommodating chamber S and a side wall 22 always interposed between the front wall 21 and the accommodating chamber S, and a side edge 23 is provided between the front wall 21 and the side wall 22.

Referring to fig. 9 to 12, when the door 20 is in the closed state, the first switching member 401 and the second switching member 402 are stationary relative to each other, the first upper free section 4131 and the first lower free section 4141 are overlapped to form a first free section S1, the second upper free section 4151 and the second lower free section 4161 are overlapped to form a second free section S2, the first shaft 311 is located at the initial position a1, and the second shaft 312 is located at one end of the second free section S2.

Specifically, the outer side surface 13 and the side wall 22 are located on the same plane, so that smoothness in appearance can be ensured, the appearance is more attractive, and the door body 20 can be conveniently mounted, but not limited thereto.

Referring to fig. 13 to 16, when the door 20 is in a process of being opened from a closed state to the first opening angle α 1, the first switching member 401 and the second switching member 402 are relatively stationary, the first upper free segment 4131 and the first lower free segment 4141 are overlapped to form a first free segment S1, the second upper free segment 4151 and the second lower free segment 4161 are overlapped to form a second free segment S2, the second shaft 312 moves in the second free segment S2 to drive the first shaft 311 to move from the initial position a1 to the stop position a2, the door 20 moves away from the box 10 along the first direction X, and meanwhile, the center of gravity of the door moves toward the direction close to the box 10.

In the prior art, because the hinge assembly is a single-shaft hinge assembly, the door body rotates in situ relative to the box body all the time, the opening degree of the box body is limited, the door body 20 moves towards the direction far away from the accommodating cavity S through the matching of the double shafts and the double grooves in the specific example, and the opening degree problem of the box body 10 can be effectively solved.

In addition, when the door 20 is opened, the hinge assembly 30 drives the door 20 to move in a direction away from the accommodating chamber S, so that the opening degree of the refrigerator body 10 can be effectively increased, and meanwhile, the hinge assembly 30 drives the gravity center of the door to move in a direction close to the refrigerator body 10, so that the refrigerator 100 is prevented from toppling over.

It should be noted that, when the door body 20 is opened from the closed state to the first opening angle α 1, the fourth shaft body 322 is always limited by the limit section 4222, so that the switching assembly 40 limits the second hinge element 32.

In addition, in this process, since first upper free section 4131 and first lower free section 4141 are always recombined into first free section S1, second upper free section 4151 and second lower free section 4161 are always recombined into second free section S2, that is, the moving tracks of the first switching member 401 and the second switching member 402 are identical, and the first shaft 311 moves in the first free segment S1, and at the same time, the second shaft 312 moves in the second free segment S2, the first switching member 401 and the second switching member 402 are not always staggered from each other in this process, that is, the first switching member 401 and the second switching member 402 are kept stationary, the first upper free section 4131 and the first lower free section 4141 are prevented from being misaligned, while preventing the second upper free section 4151 and the second lower free section 4161 from being misaligned with each other, and thus, the first shaft 311 can move smoothly in the first free section S1, and the second shaft 312 can move smoothly in the second free section S2.

With reference to fig. 17 to fig. 20, 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 first switching element 401 and the second switching element 402 move relatively to separate the fourth shaft 322 from the position-limiting section 4222, and the first shaft 311 and/or the second shaft 312 are limited by the locking

sections

Here, "the first switching element 401 and the second switching element 402 move relatively to separate the second hinge element 32 from the position of the switching component 40, and the first shaft 311 and/or the second shaft 312 are limited by the locking

segments

4132, 4142, 4152, 4162 to limit the switching component 40 on the first hinge element 31" means that there is no mutual limit between the switching component 40 and the second hinge element 32 due to the relative movement between the switching component 40 and the second hinge element 32, and there is no mutual limit between the switching component 40 and the second hinge element 32 due to the relative movement between the switching component 40 and the first hinge element 31 to limit the switching component 40 and the first hinge element 31.

In the present embodiment, the first shaft 311 is simultaneously constrained by the first upper locking section 4132 and the first lower locking section 4142, the second shaft 312 is simultaneously constrained by the second upper locking section 4152 and the second lower locking section 4162, and the fourth shaft 322 is disengaged from the fourth constraining section 4222, as follows:

when the door 20 is opened to the first opening angle α 1, the second shaft 312 moves from the second free section S2 to the second lower locking section 4162 for limiting, at this time, the first shaft 311 and the second shaft 312 cannot move relative to the first free section S1 and the second free section S2 any more, and at this time, the first shaft 311 is adjacent to the first upper locking section 4132 and the first lower locking section 4142, the second shaft 312 is adjacent to the second upper locking section 4152, and the track of the first upper locking section 4132 and the track of the second upper locking section 4152 are adapted to the movement path of the first shaft 311 and the second shaft 312.

When the door 20 continues to be opened based on the first opening angle α 1, the door 20 drives the second hinge element 32 connected to the door 20 to move, the second hinge element 32 applies an acting force to the third shaft 321 and the fourth shaft 322 through the third free section 4211 and the fourth limiting section 4222, and the third shaft 321 and the fourth shaft 322 drive the first switching element 401 and the second switching element 402 to move.

Specifically, at this time, the first shaft 311 is adjacent to the first upper locking section 4132, the second shaft 312 is adjacent to the second upper locking section 4152, the first switching element 401 can move relative to the first shaft 311 and the second shaft 312 by a first angle until the first shaft 311 is limited by the first upper locking section 4132 and the second shaft 312 is limited by the second upper locking section 4152, and meanwhile, the second switching element 402 moves relative to the first shaft 311 by a second angle using the fifth shaft 50 as a center until the first shaft 311 is limited by the second upper locking section 4152, during this process, the second shaft 312 is always in contact with the second lower locking section 4162, and the second angle is greater than the first angle.

That is, the first switch 401 and the second switch 402 both rotate a certain angle, and the rotation angle of the second switch 402 is larger than that of the first switch 401, so that the first switch 401 and the second switch 402 move relative to each other and are staggered.

It can be understood that the rotation processes of the first switching member 401 and the second switching member 402 are not in a certain sequence, and the first switching member 401 and the second switching member 402 may rotate simultaneously, for example, the first switching member 401 and the second switching member 402 rotate synchronously within a certain rotation angle range, and then the first switching member 401 and the second switching member 402 are staggered.

In practical operation, the first switch element 401 and the second switch element 402 drive the first slot 411 and the second slot 412 to rotate relative to the first shaft 311 and the second shaft 312, respectively, the first shaft 311 is separated from the first free section S1 and abuts against the first upper locking section 4132 and the first lower locking section 4142, that is, the first shaft 311 is simultaneously limited at the first upper locking section 4132 and the first lower locking section 4142, the second shaft 312 is separated from the second free section S2 and abuts against the second upper locking section 4152 and the second lower locking section 4162, that is, the second shaft 312 is simultaneously limited at the second upper locking section 4152 and the second lower locking section 4162, and meanwhile, the movement of the second switch element 402 causes the fourth shaft 322 to be separated from the fourth limiting section 4222.

It can be understood that when the first shaft 311 is located at the first upper locking section 4132 and the first lower locking section 4142, since the first switching member 401 and the second switching member 402 are staggered, the first upper free section 4131 and the first lower free section 4141, which are originally overlapped with each other, are also staggered with each other, and at this time, the staggered first upper free section 4131 and the first lower free section 4141 limit the first shaft 311 from being separated from the first upper locking section 4132 and the first lower locking section 4142, so that the first shaft 311 can be ensured to be always kept at the first upper locking section 4132 and the first lower locking section 4142 in the process of continuously opening the door 20.

Similarly, when the second shaft 312 is located at the second upper locking section 4152 and the second lower locking section 4162, since the first switching member 401 and the second switching member 402 are staggered, the second upper free section 4151 and the second lower free section 4161, which are originally overlapped with each other, are also staggered, and at this time, the staggered second upper free section 4151 and the second lower free section 4161 limit the second shaft 312 from being separated from the second upper locking section 4152 and the second lower locking section 4162, so that the second shaft 312 is always kept at the second upper locking section 4152 and the second lower locking section 4162 in the process of continuously opening the door 20.

In addition, the rotation angle of the second switching member 402 is greater than that of the first switching member 401, that is, the second switching member 402 and the first switching member 401 are staggered from each other, so that the locking effect between the first hinge member 31 and the switching assembly 40 can be further improved, and it is ensured that the first shaft body 311 is always kept at the first upper locking section 4132 and the first lower locking section 4142, and the second shaft body 312 is always kept at the second upper locking section 4152 and the second lower locking section 4162.

Referring to fig. 21 to 24, when the door 20 is in the process of continuously opening from the second opening angle α 2 to the maximum opening angle α 3, the first switching member 401 and the second switching member 402 are stationary, the third shaft 321 moves in the third free segment 421, and the fourth shaft 322 moves in the fourth free segment 4221.

Here, the first opening angle α 1 is approximately 80 ° to 83 °, the second opening angle α 2 is approximately 90 °, and the maximum opening angle α 3 is greater than 90 °, that is, in a process that the door 20 is opened to 80 ° to 83 °, the door 20 is displaced along the first direction X, the opening of the box 10 can be increased, and finally reaches 80 ° to 83 °, and thereafter, in a process that the door 20 is continuously opened to 90 °, the switching assembly 40 moves to make the door 20 continuously rotate with the rotating shaft replaced by the rotating shaft, that is, after 90 °, the door 20 continuously rotates in situ with respect to the box 10 with the third shaft 321 as the rotating shaft, and further opens the door 20.

It is to be understood that the angles are not limited by the above description.

It can be seen that, in the present embodiment, the switching assembly 40 unlocks and locks the first hinge member 31 and the second hinge member 32, so that the sequential switching of the first hinge member 31 and the second hinge member 32 can be effectively controlled, and the door body 20 can be stably opened.

It can be understood that, when the door 20 is in the closing process, that is, when the door 20 is closed from the maximum opening angle α 3, the switching component 40 can also effectively control the sequential switching of the first hinge component 31 and the second hinge component 32, that is, when the door 20 is in the process of closing from the maximum opening angle α 3 to the second opening angle α 2, the third shaft 321 moves in the third free section 4211, the fourth shaft 322 moves in the fourth free section 4221, and the switching component 40 locks the first hinge component 31, when the door 20 is in the process of closing from the second opening angle α 2 to the first opening angle α 1, the first switching component 401 and the second switching component 402 relatively move to make the first hinge component 31 separate from the limit of the switching component 40, and the fourth shaft 322 is limited in the fourth limit section 4222, the switching component 40 locks the second hinge component 32, when the door 20 is in the process of closing from the first opening angle α 1 to the complete closing, the first shaft 311 moves in the first free section S1, and the second shaft 312 moves in the second free section S2.

In other words, the closing process of the door 20 and the opening process of the door 20 are processes in reverse order, and the switching sequence of the first hinge member 31 and the second hinge member 32 in the opening and closing processes of the door 20 can be effectively controlled by the unlocking and locking actions of the switching assembly 40 on the first hinge member 31 and the second hinge member 32.

In the present embodiment, the initial position a1 is a greater distance from the front wall 21 than the stop position a2, and the initial position a1 is a lesser distance from the side wall 22 than the stop position a 2.

Specifically, the distance between the center of the first shaft body 311 at the initial position a1 and the front wall 21 is greater than the distance between the center of the first shaft body 311 at the stop position a2 and the front wall 21.

The distance between the center of the first shaft body 311 at the initial position a1 and the side wall 22 is smaller than the distance between the center of the first shaft body 311 at the stop position a2 and the side wall 22.

The first distance is formed between the center of the first shaft 311 and the front wall 21, the second distance is formed between the center of the first shaft 311 and the side wall 22, and the first distance and the second distance are changed when the door body 20 is opened.

When the door body 20 is in the process of opening from the closed state to the first opening angle α 1, the first distance is in a decreasing trend, and the second distance is in an increasing trend, and when the door body 20 is in the process of continuing to open from the second opening angle α 2 to the maximum opening angle α 3, both the first distance and the second distance are kept unchanged.

In other embodiments, with reference to fig. 25-27, the initial position a1 is a smaller distance from the front wall 21 than the stop position a2 is from the front wall 21, and the initial position a1 is a smaller distance from the side wall 22 than the stop position a2 is from the side wall 22.

Referring to fig. 25, 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 one end of the second free section S2.

Referring to fig. 26, when the door 20 is in the process of opening from the closed state to the first opening angle α 1, the second shaft 312 moves in the second free section S2 to drive the first shaft 311 to move from the initial position a1 to the stop position a2, the door 20 moves away from the box 10 along the first direction X, and the center of gravity of the door moves toward the box 10.

Referring to fig. 27, 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 shaft 311 and/or the second shaft 312 are limited by the locking

segments

4132, 4142, 4152, 4162.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the first shaft 311 and the third shaft 321 are offset from each other, and thus, the present invention is applicable to a built-in cabinet or a scene where a space for accommodating the refrigerator 100 is small.

Referring to fig. 28, a simple schematic diagram of the refrigerator 100 embedded in the cabinet 200 is illustrated.

In the present embodiment, the box 10 includes an opening 102 and a front end surface 103 disposed around the opening 102, the box 10 further includes an accommodating chamber S and an outer side surface 13 adjacent to the hinge assembly 30 and on an extension of a rotation path of the door 20, the door 20 includes a front wall 21 far from the accommodating chamber S and a side wall 22 interposed between the front wall 21 and the accommodating chamber S, and a side edge 23 is provided between the front wall 21 and the side wall 22.

Here, when the door 20 is in the process of being opened to the first opening angle α 1 in the closed state, the door 20 rotates around the first shaft 311, the first shaft 311 has a first distance from the front end surface 103, and when the door 20 is continuously opened from the second opening angle α 2 to the maximum opening angle α 3, the door 20 rotates around the third shaft 321, the third shaft 321 has a second distance from the front end surface 103, and the second distance is greater than the first distance, so that the maximum opening angle of the fully-embedded refrigerator 100 can be greatly increased.

In addition, a third distance is provided between the first shaft 311 and the outer side surface 13, and when the door 20 is in the process of being continuously opened from the second opening angle α 2 to the maximum opening angle α 3, a fourth distance is provided between the third shaft 321 and the outer side surface 13, and the fourth distance is smaller than the third distance, so that the opening degree of the box 10 can be further increased.

The concrete description is as follows:

in some movement tracks of the refrigerator 100, the first shaft 311 and the third shaft 321 move relative to the door 20, or the hinge assembly 30 further includes a second shaft 312 engaged with the first shaft 311 and a fourth shaft 322 engaged with the third shaft 321, for simplicity of description, it is simply regarded that the door 20 rotates with the first shaft 311 as a shaft first, and then is switched to rotate with the third shaft 321 as a shaft through the switching assembly 40.

In practice, in order to improve the insertion effect, it is preferable that the refrigerator 100 is completely inserted into the cabinet 200, and the refrigerator 100 is a free-insertion type refrigerator, that is, the front end 201 of the cabinet 200 is located on the same plane with the front wall 21 of the door 20 far from the cabinet 10, or the front wall 21 of the door 20 does not protrude out of the front end 201 of the cabinet 200 at all.

In the prior art, all refrigerators are single-shaft refrigerators, and a certain distance needs to be kept between a rotating shaft of the refrigerator and the side wall and the front wall of the refrigerator, so that enough space can be provided for satisfying foaming or other processes, that is, the position of the rotation shaft of the conventional refrigerator is approximately at the position of the first shaft body 311 in fig 28, in this case, after the single-axis refrigerator is inserted into the cabinet 200, since the corner 203 of the cabinet 200 between the front end 201 and the inner wall 202 is disposed corresponding to the side edge 23 of the door body 20, when the door 20 is opened, the side edge 23 interferes with the door 20 to limit the maximum opening angle of the door 20, in order to ensure the normal opening of the door 20, the conventional method is to increase the gap between the inner wall 202 of the cabinet 200 and the refrigerator 100, this gap needs to be roughly around 10cm, which seriously affects the embedding effect and is not good for the rational use of limited space.

Referring to fig. 28, a shaded area represents the door 20 in a closed state, when the door 20 is in an opening process, if the door 20 always rotates around the first shaft 311 (i.e., the prior art), referring to the dashed door 20 'in fig. 28, since the first shaft 311 is close to the front end surface 103, that is, the first shaft 311 is far away from the front end 201 of the cabinet 200, after the door 20' is opened to a certain angle, the edge 203 of the cabinet 200 interferes with the door 20 'to limit the maximum opening angle of the door 20'.

In the present embodiment, the third shaft 321 is located on the first switching element 401, and in the opening process of the door 20, the switching assembly 40 moves relative to the first hinge element 31 and the second hinge element 32 to make the third shaft 321 gradually move away from the front end surface 103, that is, the third shaft 321 gradually moves toward the direction close to the front end 201 of the cabinet 200, that is, the whole door 20 moves toward the direction away from the box 10, referring to the solid-line door 20 in fig. 28, the interference effect of the corner 203 of the cabinet 200 on the door 20 is greatly reduced, and the corner 203 of the cabinet 200 interferes with each other when the door 20 is opened to a larger angle, so that the maximum opening angle of the door 20 is greatly increased.

That is to say, in the embodiment, the door 20 can rotate around the third shaft 321 through the switching component 40, so that the maximum opening angle of the door 20 can be effectively increased on the premise that the refrigerator 100 is freely embedded into the cabinet 200, the refrigerator 100 can be conveniently operated by a user, and the user experience can be greatly improved.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the gap between the inner wall 202 of the cabinet 200 and the refrigerator 100 does not need to be increased, the refrigerator 100 and the cabinet 200 can be connected seamlessly, and the insertion effect is greatly improved.

In addition, the switching assembly 40 of the present embodiment drives the third shaft 321 to gradually move toward the front end 201 of the cabinet 200, and simultaneously drives the third shaft 321 to gradually approach the inner wall 202 of the cabinet 200, that is, when the door 20 rotates about the third shaft 321, the third shaft 321 is closer to the front end 201 and the inner wall 202 of the cabinet 200 than the first shaft 311, so as to increase the maximum opening angle of the door 20, and further make the door 20 away from the cabinet 10 to increase the opening degree of the cabinet 10, thereby facilitating the opening and closing of the racks, drawers, etc. in the cabinet 10, or facilitating the taking and placing of articles.

Of course, the third shaft 321, which is finally used as a rotation shaft, may be located at other positions, for example, when the door 20 rotates around the third shaft 321, the third shaft 321 is closer to the front end 201 of the cabinet 200 than the first shaft 311, and the third shaft 321 is farther away from the inner wall 202 of the cabinet 200 than the first shaft 311.

It can be understood that, the switching assembly 40 controls the switching sequence of the first hinge member 31 and the second hinge member 32 during the opening and closing processes of the door 20, so as to effectively prevent the door 20 from interfering with the cabinet 200 during the opening and closing processes.

In addition, it should be noted that the motion trajectory of the door 20 can be effectively controlled through a specific design of the shaft body slot, in this embodiment, the box 10 includes a pivoting side P connected to the hinge assembly 30, when the door 20 is in the opening process, the hinge assembly 30 at least drives the door 20 to move from the pivoting side P toward the accommodating chamber S, so as to avoid the door 20 from interfering with a peripheral cabinet or wall in the opening process, and the following embodiments may be referred to for the specific design of the shaft body slot.

In the present embodiment, the hinge assembly 30 located at different regions of the door body 20 has a different structure, and the hinge assembly 30 is a hinge assembly 30 located between the upper portion of the door body 20 and the cabinet 10, and hereinafter, the hinge assembly 30' located between the lower portion of the door body 20 and the cabinet 10 will be briefly described with reference to fig. 29.

The lower hinge assembly 30' differs from the upper hinge assembly 30 in that: the first hinge part 31 ' of the hinge assembly 30 ' has a protrusion 313 ', the second hinge part 32 ' has a corresponding hook 323 ', the hook 323 ' is an elastic part, when the door 20 is in a closed state, the protrusion 313 ' acts on the hook 323 ' to deform, so that the door 20 is tightly matched with the box 10, and when the door 20 is in an opening state, the door 20 drives the hook 323 ' to move, and the hook 323 ' deforms to separate from the protrusion 313 '.

That is, when the door 20 is in the closed state, the protruding portion 313 'and the hook 323' are in interference fit, so that the closing effect of the door 20 is enhanced.

It should be noted that, since the switching component 40 'is connected between the first hinge member 31' and the second hinge member 32 ', the second hinge member 32' further includes an extension 324 'passing through the switching component 40' in the thickness direction, and the extension 324 'is connected to the hook 323', so that the hook 323 'is horizontally disposed and can be matched with the protrusion 313'.

In this embodiment, referring to fig. 30 to 33, the refrigerator 100 is a refrigerator 100 with a wire module 60.

The routing module 60 includes a fixed end 61 and a free end 62 which are oppositely disposed, the fixed end 61 is connected to the door 20, the free end 62 is movably disposed on the box 10, and the routing E of the box 10 sequentially passes through the free end 62 and the fixed end 61 and extends to the door 20.

Here, the "free end 62 is movably disposed on the box 10" means that the free end 62 is not fixed to the box 10, and as the door 20 is opened, the free end 62 can move relative to the box 10, so that the trace E in the trace module 60 can also move freely as the door 20 is opened.

It should be noted that, along with the intellectualization and the multi-functionalization of the refrigerator 100, some functional modules, such as an ice making module, a display module, etc., are usually disposed on the door 20 of the refrigerator 100, and these modules are usually connected to the control module in the refrigerator body 10 through the routing line E, the routing line E of the present embodiment extends to the door 20 through the routing line module 60, which can effectively avoid the phenomenon that the routing line E is pulled in the opening and closing process of the door 20, and can be adapted to the door 20 with various movement trajectories, for example, when the hinge assembly 30 drives the door 20 to move from the pivot side P toward the accommodation chamber S, the extension trajectory of the routing line E also changes, and the present embodiment can completely adapt to the movement of the door 20 through the design of the routing line module 60, i.e., the extension trajectory of the routing line E can be flexibly adjusted through the routing line module.

In this embodiment, the refrigerator 100 further includes a limiting space 101, the limiting space 101 includes a notch 1011 disposed toward the door 20, the fixed end 61 of the wiring module 60 passes through the notch 1011 and connects with the door 20, when the door 20 is opened, the door 20 drives the wiring module 60 to move in the limiting space 101, and the free end 62 is always located in the limiting space 101.

Here, the limiting space 101 is located at the top 11 of the box 10, the routing module 60 is disposed parallel to the top 11 of the box 10, and the fixing end 61 is movably connected to the door 20, but of course, the limiting space 101 may be disposed in other areas.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the trace module 60 includes a first housing 601 and a second housing 602, the second housing 602 is disposed adjacent to the top 11 of the box 10, the first housing 601 is far away from the top 11 of the box 10 relative to the second housing 602, the first housing 601 and the second housing 602 cooperate with each other to form a receiving cavity 603 for receiving the trace E, and two openings of the receiving cavity 603 are a fixed end 61 and a free end 62.

The door body 20 protrudes upwards to protrude out of the top 11 of the refrigerator body 10, the edge of the top 11 close to the door body 20 is provided with a stop 111 protruding out of the top 11, the stop 111 is provided with a notch 1011, the refrigerator 100 comprises a plurality of protruding parts 112 protruding out of the top 11, and the protruding parts 112 surround to form a limiting space 101.

Here, the first hinge 31 is fixed at an edge of the top 11, and in order to adapt to the design that the door 20 protrudes out of the top 11, the first hinge 31 of the hinge assembly 30 is substantially Z-shaped, so that the first hinge 31 can extend from the top 11 of the box 10 to the top of the door 20 to be adapted to the switching component 40 at the top of the door 20, and the plurality of protrusions 112 include first protrusions 1121 between the first hinge 31 and the routing module 60 and second protrusions 1122 spaced from the first protrusions 1121, the first protrusions 1121 can prevent the routing module 60 and the first hinge 31 from interfering with each other, and the profile of the first protrusions 1121 is adapted to the movement track of the routing module 60, and the second protrusions 1122 can be a plurality of protruding columns to reduce the impact of the routing module 60 and the second protrusions 1122.

The refrigerator 100 may further include a cover 103, the cover 103 is located at the top 11 and covers the limiting space 101, the first hinge member 31, and the like, the cover 103 may be adapted to the stopper 111, and the shape of the cover 103 may be determined according to specific requirements.

In addition, the fixed end 61 and the notch 1011 of the routing module 60 are both disposed near the hinge assembly 30, and it can be understood that, in the opening process of the door body 20, the routing module 60 is exposed in the opening gap of the door body 20, and the fixed end 61 and the notch 1011 are disposed near the hinge assembly 30, so that on one hand, the movement track of the routing module 60 can be reasonably controlled, and on the other hand, the influence of the routing module 60 on the appearance and the normal use of the refrigerator 100 can be avoided.

The routing module 60 is horizontally arranged and extends to the door body 20 through the notch 1011, a routing hole H is arranged in the door body 20, a routing E extends from the fixed end 61 and extends to the interior of the door body 20 through the routing hole H, the area C adjacent to the routing hole H is connected with the area pivot of the fixed end 61, the door body 20 comprises a cover body 24 covering the fixed end 61, the routing hole H and the area C, so that the routing module 60 can be movably connected with the door body 20, when the door body 20 is opened, the door body 20 drives the routing module 60 to move, the routing module 60 can freely move in the limit space 101 according to different trajectories, that is, the movement trajectory of the routing module 60 can completely adapt to the movement trajectory of the door body 20, and thus line clamping is avoided.

In addition, the trace module 60 includes the arc segment D, so as to further prevent the trace E from being interfered inside the accommodating cavity 603.

In order to avoid wear and sliding noise of the trace module 60, a buffer member or a sliding member may be disposed between the second housing 602 of the trace module 60 and the top 11 of the box 10, which may be determined according to actual situations.

In this embodiment, the notch 1011 of the spacing space 101 has a first notch width, the routing module 60 includes a movable portion 63 located between the fixed end 61 and the free end 62, and the first notch width is greater than the maximum width of the movable portion 63.

That is to say, as the door body 20 is opened, the movable portion 63 gradually protrudes out of the limiting space 101, and the width of the first notch is greater than the maximum width of the movable portion 63, so that the notch 1011 can be prevented from limiting the movable portion 63 to protrude out of the limiting space 101, and the notch 1011 can control the movement track of the routing module 60 to a certain extent, and the routing module 60 is prevented from being separated from the limiting space 101 due to too large movement amplitude.

Here, in order to further prevent the routing module 60 from being separated from the spacing space 101, the free end 62 may be bent, i.e. an included angle is formed between the free end 62 and the movable portion 63.

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 capable of increasing the opening degree 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 an outer side face, the outer side face is adjacent to the hinge assembly and is arranged on an extending section of a rotating path of the door body, the direction of the accommodating chamber facing the outer side face is a first direction, the hinge assembly comprises a first hinge piece, a second hinge piece and a switching assembly connected with the first hinge piece and the second hinge piece, when the door body is in an opening process, the first hinge piece moves relative to the switching assembly to drive the door body to move away from the refrigerator body along the first direction, and then the switching assembly drives the second hinge piece to move relative to the switching assembly.

2. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the door includes a door center of gravity, and wherein the hinge assembly drives the door away from the cabinet in a first direction and simultaneously drives the door center of gravity toward the cabinet when the door is in the opening process.

3. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the first hinge member is fixed to the refrigerator body, the second hinge member is fixed to the door body, the switching assembly includes a first fitting member and a second fitting member, when the door body is opened from a closed state to a first opening angle, the first hinge member and the first fitting member move relatively to drive the door body to move away from the refrigerator body along a first direction, the second fitting member limits the second hinge member, when the door body is opened from the first opening angle to a second opening angle, the second hinge member is separated from the second fitting member and limits the first hinge member, and when the door body is opened from the second opening angle to a maximum opening angle, the second hinge member and the second fitting member move relatively to drive the door body to move relative to the refrigerator body The ground is rotated.

4. The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the switching assembly comprises a first switching member and a second switching member which are engaged with each other, when the door body is in a process of opening from a closed state to a first opening angle or in a process of continuing to open from a second opening angle to a maximum opening angle, the first switching member and the second switching member are stationary relative to each other, when the door body is in a process of continuing to open from the first opening angle to the second opening angle, the first switching member moves relative to the second switching member so that the second hinge member is separated from the limit of the second fitting member, and the first fitting member limits the first hinge member.

5. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first hinge member and the first fitting member are relatively moved by a first shaft body group and a first groove body group which are mutually matched, the second hinge member and the second fitting member are relatively moved by a second shaft body group and a second groove body group which are mutually matched, the first shaft body group comprises a first shaft body and a second shaft body, the first groove body group comprises a first groove body matched with the first shaft body and a second groove body matched with the second shaft body, the second groove body group comprises a third shaft body and a fourth shaft body, and the second groove body group comprises a third groove body matched with the third shaft body and a fourth groove body matched with the fourth shaft body.

6. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 5, wherein the first hinge member includes the first shaft and the second shaft, the first fitting member includes the first groove and the second groove, the second fitting member includes the third shaft and the fourth shaft, and the second hinge member includes the third groove and the fourth groove.

7. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 6, wherein the first slot body comprises a first upper slot body located at the first switching member and a first lower slot body located at the second switching member, the first upper slot body comprises a first upper free section, the first lower slot body comprises a first lower free section, the second slot body comprises a second upper slot body located at the first switching member and a second lower slot body located at the second switching member, the second upper slot body comprises a second upper free section, the second lower slot body comprises a second lower free section, the first slot body group comprises a locking section, the fourth slot body comprises a fourth free section and a limiting section, when the door body is opened from a closed state to a first opening angle, the first switching member and the second switching member are relatively stationary, the first upper free section and the first lower free section are overlapped to form a first free section, the second upper free section and the second lower free section are superposed to form a second free section, the first shaft body moves in the first free section, the second shaft body moves in the second free section, the fourth shaft body is limited in the limiting section so that the switching component limits the second hinge piece, when the door body is in the process of continuously opening from the first opening angle to the second opening angle, the first switching piece and the second switching piece move relatively to make the fourth shaft body separate from the limiting section, and the first shaft body and/or the second shaft body are/is limited at the locking section so that the switching component limits the first hinge piece, when the door body is in the process of continuously opening from the second opening angle to the maximum opening angle, the third shaft body rotates in situ in the third groove body, and the fourth shaft body moves in the fourth free section by taking the third shaft body as a circle center.

8. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 7, wherein the locking section comprises a first upper locking section located at the first upper groove body, a first lower locking section located at the first lower groove body, a second upper locking section located at the second upper groove body, and a second lower locking section located at the second lower groove body, the limiting section comprises a fourth limiting section located at the fourth groove body, when the door body is opened from a closed state to a first opening angle, the fourth shaft body is limited at the fourth limiting section, when the door body is in the process of continuously opening from the first opening angle to the second opening angle, the first shaft body is simultaneously limited on the first upper locking section and the first lower locking section, the second shaft body is simultaneously limited on the second upper locking section and the second lower locking section, and the fourth shaft body is separated from the fourth limiting section.

9. The refrigerator of claim 8, wherein the first upper locking section and the first lower locking section are always staggered from each other, and the second upper locking section and the second lower locking section are always staggered from each other.

10. The refrigerator according to claim 7, wherein the first free section comprises an initial position and a stop position which are oppositely arranged, 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 one end of the second free section, and when the door body is opened from the closed state to a first opening angle, the second shaft body moves in the second free section to drive the first shaft body to move from the initial position to the stop position.

11. The refrigerator according to claim 10, wherein the door includes a front wall away from the cabinet and a side wall interposed between the front wall and the cabinet, a distance between the initial position and the front wall is greater than a distance between the stop position and the front wall, and a distance between the initial position and the side wall is less than a distance between the stop position and the side wall.

12. The refrigerator according to claim 10, wherein the door includes a front wall away from the cabinet and a side wall interposed between the front wall and the cabinet, a distance between the initial position and the front wall is smaller than a distance between the stop position and the front wall, and a distance between the initial position and the side wall is smaller than a distance between the stop position and the side wall.

13. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first switching member and the second switching member are coupled to each other via a fifth shaft, and when the door body is opened from the first opening angle to the second opening angle, the first shaft moves to the locking section around the fifth shaft.

14. The refrigerator of claim 7, wherein the first switching member is closer to the first hinge member than the second switching member.

15. The refrigerator of claim 14, wherein the first switching member includes the third shaft body, the second switching member has a through hole through which the third shaft body extends to the third slot body, and the second switching member includes the fourth shaft body which extends to the fourth slot body.

16. The refrigerator according to claim 7, wherein the cabinet includes an opening and a front surface surrounding the opening, a first distance is provided between the first shaft and the front surface, and a second distance is provided between the third shaft and the front surface when the door body is opened from a second opening angle to a maximum opening angle, the second distance being greater than the first distance.

17. The refrigerator according to claim 16, further comprising an outer side surface adjacent to the hinge assembly and on the door body rotation path extension section, wherein the first shaft body has a third distance from the outer side surface, and when the door body is in the process of opening from the second opening angle to the maximum opening angle, the third shaft body has a fourth distance from the outer side surface, and the fourth distance is smaller than the third distance.