CN115523711A - Refrigerator with a door - Google Patents

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CN115523711A
CN115523711A CN202110710155.4A CN202110710155A CN115523711A CN 115523711 A CN115523711 A CN 115523711A CN 202110710155 A CN202110710155 A CN 202110710155A CN 115523711 A CN115523711 A CN 115523711A
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杜启海
张延庆
赵振雨
鲍茂增
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Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd
Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
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Priority to AU2022298740A priority patent/AU2022298740A1/en
Priority to PCT/CN2022/100765 priority patent/WO2022268164A1/en
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00General constructional features
    • F25D23/12Arrangements of compartments additional to cooling compartments; Combinations of refrigerators with other equipment, e.g. stove
    • F25D23/126Water cooler
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00General constructional features
    • F25D23/02Doors; Covers
    • F25D23/04Doors; Covers with special compartments, e.g. butter conditioners
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D11/00Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00General constructional features
    • F25D23/02Doors; Covers
    • F25D23/028Details
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2323/00General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2323/122General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass the refrigerator is characterised by a water tank for the water/ice dispenser

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Abstract

The invention provides a refrigerator which comprises a refrigerator body and a door body for opening and closing the refrigerator body, wherein a storage space defined by the refrigerator body comprises a cold storage chamber and a freezing chamber, the door body comprises a cold storage door body for opening and closing the cold storage chamber and a freezing door body for opening and closing the freezing chamber, the door body comprises a door shell and a door liner, heat insulation materials are filled between the door shell and the door liner, a distributor is arranged on the door body, a water tank support is arranged on the door liner of the cold storage door body, the water tank support comprises a distributor water tank accommodating area and a water cup accommodating area, the distributor water tank accommodating area is provided with a distributor water tank communicated with the distributor, and a water cup capable of being taken out is placed in the water cup accommodating area.

Description

Refrigerator with a door
Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of household appliances, in particular to a refrigerator.
Background
At present, in home life, a refrigerator has become an indispensable home appliance. In order to meet the requirement of a user for taking cold water, a water tank and a water supply assembly for automatically supplying water to the water tank are installed in part of the refrigerator, a distributor communicated with the water tank is arranged on a door body of the refrigerator, and the user can take water in the water tank through the distributor. However, the water is taken by the distributor, the water taking speed is low, the requirement for taking a large amount of water by a user cannot be met, however, if two water tanks are arranged in the refrigerator, the occupied space is too large, and normal-temperature water in the pipeline can be mixed with cold water in the water tanks in the refrigerator, so that the taste of ice water is influenced.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the problems, the invention provides a refrigerator, a water tank of a distributor and a water cup are arranged on a door body of the refrigerator, and the refrigerator is compact in structure.
In order to achieve one of the above objects, an embodiment of the present invention provides a refrigerator, which includes a refrigerator body and a door body for opening and closing the refrigerator body, wherein a storage space defined by the refrigerator body includes a cold storage compartment and a freezing compartment, the door body includes a cold storage door body for opening and closing the cold storage compartment and a freezing door body for opening and closing the freezing compartment, the door body includes a door shell and a door liner, a thermal insulation material is filled between the door shell and the door liner, a distributor is disposed on the door body, a water tank holder is disposed on the door liner of the cold storage door body, the water tank holder includes a distributor water tank accommodating area and a water cup accommodating area disposed along a width direction of the cold storage door body, a distributor water tank communicated with the distributor is disposed in the distributor water tank accommodating area, and a removable water cup is disposed in the water tank accommodating area.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the dispenser is disposed on the refrigeration door body, and the tank bracket is disposed at a rear side of the dispenser.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the refrigeration door body includes a hinge side connected to the cabinet and an open side opposite to the hinge side, the dispenser tank receiving area is adjacent to the hinge side, the cup receiving area is adjacent to the open side, the cup receiving area has an open end facing the open side, and a direction of taking out the cup is parallel to a width direction of the door body.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the dispenser water tank is columnar and vertically installed in the dispenser water tank accommodating area, the water cup is rectangular, and a length direction of the water cup is parallel to a width direction of the door body.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the refrigerator further includes a water supply device, a pipe penetrating hole corresponding to the dispenser water tank accommodating area is formed in the inner side of the refrigeration door body, the water supply device includes a first water supply pipe connected to an external water source, the first water supply pipe penetrates into the refrigeration door body from a door shaft of the refrigeration door body and penetrates through the pipe penetrating hole to enter the dispenser water tank accommodating area, the first water supply pipe is communicated with a water inlet of the dispenser water tank, a second water supply pipe is further formed in the refrigeration door body, one end of the second water supply pipe is connected to a water outlet of the dispenser, and the other end of the second water supply pipe penetrates through the pipe penetrating hole to enter the dispenser water tank accommodating area and is connected to a water outlet of the dispenser water tank.
As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, a water pipe support is connected to a side of the door liner facing the door shell, the water pipe support is provided with a water pipe guide cavity, the door liner is provided with an opening corresponding to the water pipe guide cavity, and a pipe penetrating hole is formed in a cavity wall of the water pipe guide cavity.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the water tank bracket further includes a pipeline accommodating area disposed above the water cup accommodating area, a first inlet and a second outlet water valve are installed in the pipeline accommodating area, a water inlet of the first inlet and second outlet water valve is connected to the first water supply pipe, a water outlet of the first inlet and second outlet water valve is connected to a water inlet of the water tank of the dispenser through a third water supply pipe, and the other water outlet supplies water to the water cup.
In order to achieve one of the above objects, an embodiment of the present invention provides a refrigerator, wherein a partition wall is disposed between the pipeline accommodating area and the water cup accommodating area, the one-in two-out water valve is mounted on the partition wall, a water inlet is disposed at a top of the water cup, an opening corresponding to the water inlet of the water cup is disposed on the partition wall, and a water outlet nozzle disposed in the opening is disposed at another water outlet of the one-in two-out water valve.
As a further improvement of one embodiment of the invention, a gap is left between the rear wall of the cup accommodating area and the door liner, a hall switch is installed on the gap, and a magnet is arranged on the inner wall of the cup corresponding to the hall switch.
As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, a cup holding groove is arranged on the bottom wall of the cup holding area, an overflow groove and a drainage groove communicating the overflow groove and the rear wall of the cup holding area are arranged in the cup holding groove, an overflow sensor is arranged between the rear wall of the cup holding area and the door lining, and the position of the overflow sensor corresponds to the position of the drainage groove.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, a cup accommodating groove is formed in a bottom wall of the cup accommodating area, a bottom of the cup is disposed in the cup accommodating groove, the cup accommodating groove has a front wall and a rear wall parallel to a width direction of the refrigeration door body, and two side walls connecting the front wall and the rear wall, a side wall of the cup accommodating groove close to the open end is arc-shaped and lower than the front wall and the rear wall of the cup accommodating groove, and ends of the front wall and the rear wall of the cup accommodating groove close to the open end are inclined planes and horn-shaped, which are enlarged toward the open end.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the top wall of the cup holding area is provided with an anti-falling rib which is arc-shaped and is disposed on a side away from the open end.
According to the refrigerator provided by the invention, the water tank support is arranged on the refrigerating door body, the distributor water tank and the water cup are arranged in the water tank support along the width direction of the door body, the structure is compact, the water storage capacity is large, a user can select to take cold water in the distributor water tank from the distributor or directly open the refrigerating door body to take out the cold water taken by the water cup, the diversified requirements of the user can be met, and the user experience is good.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a refrigeration door according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is another schematic view of the refrigeration door shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a further schematic view of the refrigeration door shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the refrigeration door shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a tank bracket according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the lid assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 7 is an exploded view of the lid assembly in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a sliding cover of the lid assembly shown in FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the lid assembly in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 10 is a schematic view of the lid assembly slide shown in FIG. 9 in a closed position;
FIG. 11 is a schematic view of the lid assembly slide of FIG. 9 in an open position.
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In order to make those skilled in the art better understand the technical solution of the present invention, the technical solution in the embodiment of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiment of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiment is only a part of the embodiment of the present invention, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1 to 5, an embodiment of the present invention provides a refrigerator, including a refrigerator body and a door for opening and closing the refrigerator body, where the door may be pivotally connected to the refrigerator body by a hinge. The storage space defined by the box body can comprise a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber, and the door bodies comprise a refrigerating door body 100 for opening and closing the refrigerating chamber and a freezing door body for opening and closing the freezing chamber. The door body includes a door shell 110 and a door liner 120, and an insulation material is filled between the door shell 110 and the door liner 120 to prevent cold air in the door body from leaking, and the insulation material may be a foam material.
The door body may further be provided with a dispenser 130, a water tank and an ice making device may be provided in the refrigerator, and a user may take out ice cubes and water stored in the refrigerator using the dispenser 130 without opening the door body.
In the present embodiment, the door liner 120 of the refrigeration door body 100 is provided with a water tank holder 220, the water tank holder 220 comprises a dispenser water tank accommodating area 210 and a water cup accommodating area 220 arranged along the width direction of the refrigeration door body 100, a dispenser water tank 300 communicated with the dispenser 130 is arranged in the dispenser water tank accommodating area 210, and a removable water cup 400 is arranged in the water cup accommodating area 220.
During use, a user may access water from the dispenser tank 300 through the dispenser 130, or the user may access cold water by directly removing the cup 400 from the tank cradle 220. Therefore, the distributor water tank 300 and the water cup 400 are arranged on the refrigeration door body 100 of the refrigerator simultaneously, and various water taking requirements of a user can be met. The water tank bracket 220 is directly arranged on the refrigeration door body 100, the distributor water tank 300 and the water cups 400 are arranged in the water tank bracket 220 in a centralized manner, the distributor water tank 300 and the water cups 400 are arranged along the width direction of the door body, the installation of the bottle holders 190 on the refrigeration door body 100 cannot be influenced, the whole structure is compact, and the space utilization rate is high.
Further, in an embodiment of the present invention, the dispenser 130 is disposed on the refrigeration door body 100, and the tank bracket 220 is disposed at the rear side of the dispenser 130. A dispenser shell which is concave towards one side of the door liner 120 can be arranged on the door shell 110 of the refrigeration door body 100, and the position of the door liner 120 of the refrigeration door body 100, which corresponds to the dispenser 130, is convex towards one side of the refrigerator body so as to ensure that sufficient foaming material is filled between the dispenser shell and the door liner 120 and ensure the heat insulation effect.
In the present embodiment, the tank holder 220 is provided at the rear side of the dispenser 130, and the space of the door body corresponding to the position of the dispenser 130 can be fully utilized.
Further, the refrigerator door body 100 includes a hinge side 140 connected to the cabinet and an open side 150 opposite the hinge side 140, the dispenser tank receiving region 210 is adjacent to the hinge side 140, the cup receiving region 220 is adjacent to the open side 150, the cup receiving region 220 has an open end 221 facing the open side 150, and a removal direction of the cup 400 is parallel to a width direction of the refrigerator door body 100. Specifically, the dispenser water tank 300 is columnar and is vertically installed in the dispenser water tank accommodating area 210, the water cup 400 is rectangular, and the length direction of the water cup 400 is parallel to the width direction of the door body.
The water tank bracket 220 may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape, a partition is provided between the dispenser water tank accommodating section 210 and the cup accommodating section 220, an inner accommodating space of the cup accommodating section 220 may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a wall surface of the cup accommodating section 220 facing one side of the tank body may be a transparent surface, so that a user can directly observe the amount of water in the cup 400. The handle 411 can be arranged on the water cup 400, the handle 411 can face the opening end 221, and a user can take out the water cup 400 through the handle 411 along the direction parallel to the width direction of the door body. The water cup 400 is cuboid, the length direction of the water cup is parallel to the width direction of the door body, the occupation of the inner space of the box body is reduced, and the space on the door body is fully utilized. The refrigerating door body 100 may further be provided with a bottle seat 190, wherein the bottle seat 190 may be located on the upper side of the water tank bracket 220, and the water tank bracket 220 may be flush with the bottle seat 190, so that the whole body is relatively beautiful.
Further, a water supply device is provided in the refrigerator, the water supply device can automatically supply water to the ice maker, the dispenser water tank 300 and the water cup 400 at the same time, or can automatically supply water only to the ice maker and the dispenser water tank 300, and the water cup 400 is manually filled with water after being taken out by a user. The pipe penetrating holes 160 corresponding to the distributor water tank accommodating areas 210 are formed in the inner side of the refrigeration door body 100, the water supply device comprises a first water supply pipe 170 connected with an external water source, and the first water supply pipe 170 penetrates into the refrigeration door body 100 from a door shaft of the refrigeration door body 100 and penetrates out of the distribution door body accommodating areas 210 through the pipe penetrating holes 160. The first water supply pipe 170 communicates with the inlet port 310 of the dispenser water tank 300 to supply water into the dispenser water tank 300, and particularly, the first water supply pipe 170 may be directly connected to the inlet port 310 of the dispenser water tank 300 or may be connected to the inlet port 310 of the dispenser water tank 300 through a valve body. A second water supply pipe 171 is further disposed in the refrigeration door body 100, one end of the second water supply pipe 171 is connected to the water outlet of the dispenser 130, and the other end of the second water supply pipe 171 passes through the through hole 160 and enters the dispenser water tank accommodation region 210 to be connected to the water outlet 320 of the dispenser water tank 300.
In this embodiment, the external water source may be connected to the first water supply pipe 170 supplying water to the dispenser water tank 300 and the water supply pipe supplying water to the ice maker through one inlet and two outlet water valves. The first water supply pipe 170 penetrates into the foaming layer of the refrigeration door body 100 from the door shaft of the refrigeration door body 100, then penetrates into the dispenser water tank accommodating area 210 through the through hole 160 to be communicated with the dispenser water tank 300, and the second water supply pipe 171 is also pre-embedded in the foaming layer of the refrigeration door body 100, penetrates into the dispenser water tank accommodating area 210 through the through hole 160 to be connected with the water outlet 320 of the dispenser water tank 300.
The external water source supplies water into the dispenser water tank 300 through the first water supply pipe 170, and the dispenser water tank 300 supplies water to the dispenser 130 through the second water supply pipe 171. The first and second water supply pipes 170 and 171 are directly introduced into the dispenser tank receiving region 210 through the penetration hole 160, and a water supply line can be shortened.
Further, a water pipe support 180 is disposed between the door liner 120 and the door shell 110 of the refrigeration door body 100. The water pipe bracket 180 may be installed on the door liner 120, and in particular, the water pipe bracket 180 is provided on a surface of the door liner 120 facing the door case 110. When the refrigerator door is manufactured, the water pipe bracket 180 may be pre-buried in a foaming layer between the door case 110 and the door liner 120. The water pipe support 180 is provided with a water pipe guiding cavity 181, the cavity opening of the water pipe guiding cavity 181 can face one side of the door liner 120, and the wall of the water pipe guiding cavity 181 is provided with a through hole 160.
Specifically, the two pipe penetrating holes 160 may be parallel, and the water pipe bracket 180 and the pipe penetrating holes 160 may limit and fix the first water supply pipe 170 and the second water supply pipe 171, so as to facilitate installation of the first water supply pipe 170 and the second water supply pipe 171. In the installation and manufacturing process, the dispenser water tank 300 may be installed on the water tank bracket 220, then the water tank bracket 220 may be installed on the door liner 120, and then the first water supply pipe 170, the dispenser water tank 300, and the second water supply pipe 171 may be connected, and the installation process may be simple.
Further, the water tank bracket 220 further includes a pipe accommodating area 230 disposed above the water cup accommodating area 220, a first inlet and second outlet valve 240 is installed in the pipe accommodating area 230, the first water supply pipe 170 is connected to a water inlet of the first inlet and second outlet valve 240, one water outlet of the first inlet and second outlet valve 240 is connected to a water inlet 310 of the dispenser water tank 300 through a third water supply pipe 172, the other water outlet supplies water to the water cup 400, and an external water source can automatically supply water to the dispenser water tank 300 and the water cup 400 through the first inlet and second outlet valve 240 via the first water supply pipe 170.
A partition wall 250 is provided between the pipe receiving area 230 and the cup receiving area 220, and the one-in two-out water valve 240 is installed on the partition wall 250. The partition wall 250 is formed as a top wall of the cup receiving section 220, and a top of the cup 400 may be provided with a water inlet through which water can be filled into the cup 400. An opening corresponding to the water inlet of the water cup 400 is arranged on the partition wall 250, and the water outlet of the one-inlet and two-outlet valve 240 is provided with a water outlet nozzle which is directly arranged in the opening of the partition wall 250 to inject water into the water cup 400.
In this embodiment, the partition wall 250 may be provided with a rib for installing the first-in second-out water valve 240, and the first-in second-out water valve 240 may be directly fixed on the partition wall 250 by a fastener such as a screw. In the installation and manufacturing process, the dispenser water tank 300 and the one-inlet and two-outlet water valve 240 are fixedly installed on the water tank support 220 through fasteners such as screws, the third water supply pipe 172 between the water outlet of the one-inlet and two-outlet water valve 240 and the water inlet 310 of the dispenser water tank 300 is connected, finally the water tank support 220 is installed on the refrigerator door liner 120, the first water supply pipe 170 in the dispenser water tank accommodating area 210 is connected with the water inlet of the one-inlet and two-outlet water valve 240, the second water supply pipe 171 is connected with the water outlet 320 of the dispenser water tank 300, the overall assembly is simple, the pipeline is short, the water supply pipe, the water valve, the dispenser water tank 300 and the water cup 400 of the water supply device are all arranged in the accommodating space of the water tank support 220, the overall structure is compact, the occupied space is small, and the appearance is attractive.
Further, a gap is left between the rear wall of the cup accommodating area 220 and the door liner 120 and is provided with a hall switch, a magnet is arranged on the inner wall of the cup 400 corresponding to the hall switch, and when the cup 400 is placed in the cup accommodating area 220, the magnet corresponds to the hall switch. Whether the magnet in the water cup 400 is sensed by the hall switch can detect whether the water cup 400 is placed at a proper position in the water cup accommodating area 220, so that whether water is filled into the water cup 400 can be controlled.
A liquid level sensor is also provided between the rear wall of the cup receiving area 220 and the door liner 120 for detecting the liquid level in the cup 400. The hall switch and the liquid level sensor are both installed between the rear wall of the cup accommodating area 220 and the door liner 120, so that the space occupation in the height direction can be reduced, and the installation of the bottle seat 190 is prevented from being hindered.
Further, referring to FIG. 5, the bottom wall of the cup receiving area 220 is provided with a cup receiving groove 260. The shape of the cup receiving groove 260 matches the shape of the bottom of the cup 400 such that when the cup 400 is placed in the cup receiving area 220, the bottom of the cup 400 is placed in the cup receiving groove 260 to prevent the cup 400 from tipping over. An overflow groove 270 and a flow guiding groove 271 are arranged in the cup accommodating groove 260, the overflow groove 270 can be formed by sinking the bottom part of the cup accommodating groove 260, and the flow guiding groove 271 can penetrate through one side wall of the overflow groove 270 to communicate the overflow groove 270 with the rear wall of the cup accommodating area 220. If the water cup 400 shakes during the opening and closing of the door body, water in the water cup 400 overflows, or if water is overflowed from the water cup 400 due to the fact that the water volume is too large during water injection, the overflowed water flows into the overflow groove 270 at the bottom and flows to the drainage groove 271.
An overflow sensor is disposed between the rear wall of the cup receiving region 220 and the door liner 120 at a position corresponding to the drainage groove 271, and in particular, the overflow sensor is mounted on the rear wall 262 of the cup receiving region 220. The overflow sensor can sense whether accumulated water exists in the drainage groove 271, and then whether the water in the water cup 400 overflows is judged. If the overflow of the water in the water cup 400 is detected in the water filling process, the water filling of the water cup 400 is stopped, and if the overflow of the water in the water cup 400 is detected after the water filling is finished, a prompt can be sent to remind a user.
Further, the cup receiving groove 260 has an approximately rectangular parallelepiped shape, and has a front wall 261 and a rear wall 262 parallel to the width direction of the refrigeration door body 100, and two side walls 263 connecting the front wall 261 and the rear wall 262. The side wall 263 adjacent to the open end 221 is curved and lower than the front wall 261 and the rear wall 262 of the cup receiving groove 260, and the ends of the front wall 261 and the rear wall 262 of the cup receiving groove 260 adjacent to the open end 221 are inclined to form a trumpet shape expanding toward the open end 221, so that the insertion direction and the insertion position of the cup 400 can be guided when a user inserts the cup 400.
The top wall of the cup receiving area 220 is provided with an anti-falling rib 264, and the anti-falling rib 264 is arc-shaped and is arranged on the side far away from the opening end 221. After the cup 400 is placed in the cup receiving area 220, the top of the cup 400 abuts against the anti-toppling rib 264, so that the cup 400 is prevented from toppling over due to the shaking of the door body. The anti-toppling rib 264 is arc-shaped, so that the interference between the water cup 400 and the anti-toppling rib 264 when the water cup 400 is placed can be avoided.
Further, the cup 400 includes a cup body 410 and a lid assembly. Referring to fig. 6 to 8, in an embodiment of the present invention, the cap assembly includes a fixed cap 420 and a sliding cap 430 connected to the fixed cap 420. The fixed cover 420 may be fixedly installed at the cup opening of the cup body 410, an opening 451 may be provided on the fixed cover 420, and the sliding cover 430 may be used to close the opening 451 of the fixed cover 420.
The opening 451 of the fixed cover 420 can be provided with a tea bin connecting part 471, the tea bin 470 can be installed on the tea bin connecting part 471, and the tea leaves can be put into the tea bin 470 through the opening 451 of the fixed cover 420 without opening the whole cup cover assembly. Tea storehouse connecting portion 471 uses the flexible glue material to make, and fixed lid 420 uses the ebonite material preparation, and tea storehouse connecting portion 471 and fixed lid 420 pass through double-colored shaping technology integrated into one piece, prevent to leave the clearance between fixed lid 420 and the tea storehouse connecting portion 471, store up dirty.
Soft adhesive strips 427 are arranged on the side walls of both sides of the fixed cover 420, and when the fixed cover 420 is installed on the cup body 410, the opening of the cup body 410 is sealed by the soft adhesive strips 427. The side walls of two sides of the fixed cover 420 are further provided with a pair of parallel first sliding grooves 421, the fixed cover 420 is further provided with a second sliding groove 422 parallel to the first sliding grooves 421, the edge of the sliding cover 430 is provided with a flange 431, the flange 431 is provided with a pair of first sliding rails 432 matched with the first sliding grooves 421, the inner side of the sliding cover 430 is provided with second sliding rails 433 matched with the second sliding grooves 422, and the end surfaces of the first sliding rails 432 are in line contact with the first sliding grooves 421 through cambered surfaces.
In the present embodiment, a plurality of ribs are provided on the sidewall of the fixing cover 420 around the circumference of the fixing cover 420. Specifically, be provided with on the lateral wall on the fixed lid 420 along the last protruding muscle that the upper edge set up, along the lower protruding muscle that the lower edge set up and set up in two protruding muscle at middle part, many protruding muscle are parallel to each other, form the mounting groove that is used for installing soft adhesive tape 427 between two protruding muscle of lower part, and two protruding muscle on upper portion form first spout 421. The surface of the fixed cover 420 is provided with a pair of second sliding grooves 422, and the inner surface of the sliding cover 430 is provided with a pair of rib plates to form second sliding rails 433 matched with the second sliding grooves 422. The sliding cover 430 edge is provided with decurrent turn-ups 431, be provided with on the turn-ups 431 with first spout 421 complex first slide rail 432, specifically, first slide rail 432 can be for setting up the protruding muscle on turn-ups 431, and the face of first slide rail 432 towards fixed lid 420 lateral wall one side is the cambered surface, thereby can reduce the sliding cover 430 friction of slip in-process with the lateral wall line contact of fixed lid 420, set up the double slide rail structure simultaneously, second spout 422 can assist spacing direction, avoid opening the dislocation that the contact between the first slide rail 432 of in-process both sides and first spout 421 is more and more littleer to lead to.
The upper convex rib of the fixed cover 420 is disposed between the cover body of the sliding cover 430 and the first slide rail 432, the connecting surface between the first slide rail 432 and the cover body of the sliding cover 430 is an inclined surface, and the fixed cover 420 is in surface-line contact with the connecting surface, so as to further reduce the friction force during the sliding process of the sliding cover 430.
Further, in an embodiment of the present invention, the top surface of the fixing cover 420 is provided with a resistance-reducing rib 423 parallel to the sliding direction of the sliding cover 430, and the sliding cover 430 is supported on the resistance-reducing rib 423. Specifically, the resistance-reducing ribs 423 are provided on the surface of the fixing cover 420, and are disposed between the first and second sliding grooves 421 and 422. In the sliding process of the sliding cover 430, the cover body of the sliding cover 430 is in line contact with the fixed cover 420, and meanwhile, the sliding cover 430 is in line contact with the sliding groove, so that the sliding resistance of the sliding cover 430 is small in the sliding process, and the user experience is good.
Further, be provided with closed spacing muscle 424 in the first spout 422, be provided with closed spacing groove 434 on the first slide rail 432, closed spacing muscle 424 and closed spacing groove 434 set up near closed position one end, and when the sliding cover 430 was closed, closed spacing muscle 424 and closed spacing groove 434 cooperation, when the user slided and opened sliding cover 430, drive closed spacing muscle 424 and closed spacing groove 434 and break away from.
Can avoid sliding to lead to sealed not tight after closing through setting up closed spacing muscle 424 and closed spacing groove 434, closed spacing muscle 424 sets up in closed position one side simultaneously, can avoid the one end perk of sliding cover 430, simultaneously, opening the in-process of sliding cover 430, the user need exert external force earlier and break away from closed spacing muscle 424 and closed spacing groove 434, later alright even pulling sliding cover 430, user experience feels better.
Further, the cup cover assembly further includes an anti-warping rib 435 disposed on one of the fixed cover 420 and the sliding cover 430, and an anti-warping groove 425 disposed on the other one of the fixed cover 420 and the sliding cover 430, the anti-warping rib 435 and the anti-warping groove 425 are both disposed at one end of the opening position far away from the sliding cover 430, and when the sliding cover 430 is at the closing position, the anti-warping rib 435 is matched with the anti-warping groove 425.
In the present embodiment, the warpage preventing groove 425 is formed on an end surface of the fixed cover 420 perpendicular to the sliding direction, the warpage preventing rib 435 is formed on a flange 431 of the sliding cover 430 perpendicular to the sliding direction, and when the sliding cover 430 slides to the closed position, the warpage preventing rib 435 on the sliding cover 430 is inserted into the warpage preventing groove 425 to prevent the end portion of the sliding cover 430 from being warped.
Further, the fixed cover 420 is provided with an opening area 450, and an opening side restriction area 440 and a closing side restriction area 460 which are located at both sides of the opening area 450, and the opening 451 of the fixed cover 420 is provided at the opening area 450, and the opening side restriction area 440 and the closing side restriction area 460 are higher than the opening area 450. The opening-side restriction area 440 is disposed near the opening position, the closing-side restriction area 460 is disposed near the closing position, and the second sliding slot 422 may be disposed in the opening-side restriction area 440.
The connecting wall between the opening side restriction region 440 and the opening region 450 forms an opening side restriction wall 441, and the connecting wall between the closing side restriction region 460 and the opening region 450 forms a closing side restriction wall 462. When the sliding cover 430 is at the open position, the flange 431 at the closed position end of the sliding cover 430 abuts against the open side limiting wall 441 to limit the sliding cover 430 to further slide to avoid the sliding cover 430 falling off, and when the sliding cover 430 is at the closed position, the flange 431 at the closed position end of the sliding cover 430 abuts against the closed side limiting wall 462 to avoid the sliding transition of the sliding cover 430.
Further, the opening 451 on the fixed cover 420 is circular, the opening side limiting wall 441 includes an arc-shaped concave section concentric with the opening 451 and a horizontal section perpendicular to the sliding direction of the sliding cover 430, the closing side limiting wall 462 is matched with the opening side limiting wall 441 in shape, and includes an arc-shaped convex section matched with the arc-shaped concave section of the opening side limiting wall 441, the shape of the flange 431 at one end of the sliding cover 430 at the closing position is the same as that of the opening side limiting wall 441, and specifically, the shape of the sliding cover 430 is substantially the same as that of the opening side limiting region 440. Therefore, when the sliding cover 430 moves to the closed position and the open position, one end of the sliding cover 430 at the closed position can be matched with the open-side limiting wall 441 or the closed-side limiting wall 461 in shape, and the limiting effect is good.
Further, still be provided with the first backstop muscle 426 of perpendicular to sliding direction of sliding cover 430 on the fixed cover 420, first backstop muscle 426 is located fixed cover 420 and is close to open position one side, and is concrete, first backstop muscle 426 sets up on opening the side spacing district 440, the sliding cover 430 inboard is provided with the second backstop muscle 436 with first backstop muscle 426 complex, when sliding cover 430 slides to open position, second backstop muscle 436 slides to first backstop muscle 426 and is close to open position one side to prevent sliding cover 430 to slide to close position one side.
Further, referring to fig. 9, in an embodiment of the present invention, a fixed magnet 480 is disposed on the fixed cover 420, a sliding cover magnet 490 is disposed on the sliding cover 430, the fixed magnet 480 is located on one side of the sliding cover magnet 490 in a sliding direction perpendicular to the sliding cover 430, magnetic poles of the fixed magnet 480 and the sliding cover magnet 490 are distributed in the sliding direction perpendicular to the sliding cover 430, adjacent magnetic poles of the sliding cover magnet 490 and the fixed magnet 480 are the same, and a repulsive magnetic force is generated between the fixed magnet 480 and the sliding cover magnet 490.
Referring to fig. 10, when the sliding cover 430 is in the closed position, the sliding cover magnet 490 is close to the closed position side of the sliding cover 430 relative to the fixed magnet 480, and at this time, the magnetic force applied to the sliding cover magnet 490 by the fixed magnet 480 is directed toward the closed position, so as to prevent the sliding cover 430 from opening; referring to fig. 11, when the slide cover 430 is in the open position, the slide cover magnet 490 is close to the open position side of the slide cover 430 relative to the fixed magnet 480, and at this time, the magnetic force applied to the fixed magnet 480 by the slide cover magnet 490 is directed toward the open position, so as to prevent the slide cover 430 from closing.
In the process that the user slides the sliding cover 430 from the closed position to the open position, the repulsive force applied by the fixed magnet 480 needs to be overcome first to move the sliding cover magnet 490 to the position balanced with the fixed magnet 480, when the sliding cover 430 slides over the balanced position, the direction of the repulsive force applied by the fixed magnet 480 to the sliding cover magnet 490 will be changed to be towards the open position, the user does not need to continue to apply the external force, and the sliding cover 430 can be automatically opened.
Further, in an embodiment of the present invention, the fixed magnet 480 includes a first fixed magnet and a second fixed magnet respectively located at two sides of the slider magnet 490, the first fixed magnet and the second fixed magnet are arranged in parallel, and a distance between the first fixed magnet and the slider magnet 490 is equal to a distance between the second fixed magnet and the slider magnet 490, and is about 6 mm.
In the direction perpendicular to the sliding direction of the sliding cover 430, the magnetic poles of the first fixed magnet, the sliding cover magnet 490 and the second fixed magnet may be S, N, N, S, S, N in sequence, and the first fixed magnet and the second fixed magnet apply the same magnetic force in the same direction and magnitude to both sides of the sliding cover magnet 490, so that the sliding cover magnet 490 is stressed uniformly and the sliding cover 430 moves stably.
Further, both the fixed magnet 480 and the slide magnet 490 are bar magnets extending in the sliding direction of the slide cover 430, and the fixed magnet 480 and the slide magnet 490 have the same length.
The first fixed magnet and the second fixed magnet are disposed in parallel on both sides of the slider magnet 490. When the sliding cover magnet 490 moves between the first fixed magnet and the second fixed magnet and is disposed in parallel with the first fixed magnet and the second fixed magnet, the sliding cover magnet 490 is relatively balanced with the first fixed magnet and the second fixed magnet, and at this time, the magnetic force applied to the sliding cover magnet 490 by the first fixed magnet and the second fixed magnet is perpendicular to the sliding direction of the sliding cover 430, and the sliding cover magnet 490 is not driven to move. And when designing and manufacturing, the length of the bar magnet can be selected according to the travel of the slide cover 430.
Further, when the sliding cover 430 is at the closed position, the sliding cover magnet 490 partially overlaps the fixed magnet 480 in the sliding direction of the sliding cover 430, the overlapping distance between the sliding cover magnet 490 and the fixed magnet 480 is 2-3mm, at this time, the repulsive force received by the sliding cover magnet 490 is large and stable, and the reliability of the sliding cover 430 is good.
When the sliding cover 430 is in the open position, a preset distance is formed between the sliding cover magnet 490 and the fixed magnet 480 in the sliding direction of the sliding cover 430, and at this time, the preset distance formed between the sliding cover magnet 490 and the fixed magnet 480 is the same as the overlapping distance between the sliding cover magnet 490 and the fixed magnet 480 when the sliding cover 430 is closed, which is 2-3mm, so that the sliding cover magnet 490 can be stably maintained in the open position.
In this way, the movement of the sliding cover 430 is 3 times the length of the bar magnet, which facilitates the adjustment of the size of the magnet as required.
Further, the bottom surface of the slider magnet 490 is higher than the bottom surface of the fixed magnet 480 in the vertical direction, and the magnetic force of the slider magnet 490 by the fixed magnet 480 includes a repulsive force toward the top surface of the slider magnet 490. Thus, under the magnetic force of the fixed magnet 480, the sliding cover 430 will not cling to the fixed cover 420, and the sliding friction of the sliding cover 430 can be reduced, so that the sliding cover 430 can be opened and closed more stably. The distance between the bottom surface of the slider magnet 490 and the bottom surface of the fixed magnet 480 is 1-2mm, and the slider 430 can be held in place without excessive or insufficient repulsive force.
Specifically, be provided with the fixed magnet holding tank 483 that is used for placing fixed magnet 480 on the fixed lid 420, fixed magnet holding tank 483 can set up and opening side limiting area 440, is provided with the sealed lid 484 that is used for sealing it on the fixed magnet holding tank 483, is provided with the sliding closure magnet that is used for holding sliding closure magnet 490 on the sliding closure 430 and holds box 491, and sealed lid 484 and sliding closure magnet hold box 491 and all seal through ultrasonic welding technology, prevent to pollute the quality of water in the drinking cup 400.
It should be understood that although the present description refers to embodiments, not every embodiment may contain only a single embodiment, and such description is for clarity only, and those skilled in the art will be able to make the description as a whole, and the embodiments may be appropriately combined to form other embodiments as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art.
The above detailed description is merely illustrative of possible embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, which is intended to include all equivalent embodiments or modifications within the scope of the present invention without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention.

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1. The refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body and a door body used for opening and closing the refrigerator body, wherein a storage space defined by the refrigerator body comprises a cold storage chamber and a freezing chamber, the door body comprises a cold storage door body for opening and closing the cold storage chamber and a freezing door body for opening and closing the freezing chamber, the door body comprises a door shell and a door liner, heat insulation materials are filled between the door shell and the door liner, and a distributor is arranged on the door body.
2. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dispenser is provided to the refrigerating door body, and the water tank bracket is provided at a rear side of the dispenser.
3. The refrigerator of claim 2, wherein the refrigeration door body includes a hinge side connected to the cabinet and an open side opposite the hinge side, the dispenser tank receiving area being adjacent the hinge side, the cup receiving area being adjacent the open side, the cup receiving area having an open end facing the open side, the direction of removal of the cup being parallel to the door body width direction.
4. The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the dispenser water tank is cylindrical and vertically installed in the dispenser water tank receiving region, the cup is rectangular, and a length direction of the cup is parallel to a width direction of the door body.
5. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a water supply device, wherein a pipe penetrating hole corresponding to the dispenser water tank accommodation area is formed at an inner side of the refrigerating door body, the water supply device comprises a first water supply pipe connected with an external water source, the first water supply pipe penetrates into the refrigerating door body from a door shaft of the refrigerating door body, penetrates out of the pipe penetrating hole and enters the dispenser water tank accommodation area, the first water supply pipe is communicated with a water inlet of the dispenser water tank, a second water supply pipe is further formed in the refrigerating door body, one end of the second water supply pipe is connected with a water outlet of the dispenser, and the other end of the second water supply pipe penetrates through the pipe penetrating hole and enters the dispenser water tank accommodation area and is connected with a water outlet of the dispenser water tank.
6. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 5, wherein a water pipe support is connected to a side of the door liner facing the door case, the water pipe support is provided with a water pipe guide chamber, the door liner is provided with an opening corresponding to the water pipe guide chamber, and a wall of the water pipe guide chamber is provided with a through hole.
7. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 5, wherein the water tank bracket further comprises a pipe receiving section disposed above the water cup receiving section, a one-in two-out water valve is installed in the pipe receiving section, a water inlet of the one-in two-out water valve is connected to the first water supply pipe, a water outlet of the one-in two-out water valve is connected to a water inlet of the water tank of the dispenser through a third water supply pipe, and the other water outlet supplies water to the water cup.
8. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 7, wherein a partition wall is provided between the pipe receiving area and the cup receiving area, the one-in two-out water valve is installed on the partition wall, a water inlet is provided at a top of the cup, an opening corresponding to the water inlet of the cup is provided on the partition wall, and a water outlet of the one-in two-out water valve has a water outlet nozzle disposed in the opening.
9. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 7, wherein a gap is left between the rear wall of the cup receiving area and the door liner and a hall switch is installed, and a magnet is installed at a position corresponding to the hall switch on the inner wall of the cup.
10. The refrigerator according to claim 7, wherein the bottom wall of the cup receiving area is provided with a cup receiving groove, an overflow groove and a drainage groove communicating the overflow groove with the rear wall of the cup receiving area are provided in the cup receiving groove, an overflow sensor is provided between the rear wall of the cup receiving area and the door liner, and the position of the overflow sensor corresponds to the position of the drainage groove.
11. The refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein the bottom wall of the cup receiving area is provided with a cup receiving groove, the bottom of the cup is disposed in the cup receiving groove, the cup receiving groove has a front wall and a rear wall parallel to the width direction of the refrigerator door body, and two side walls connecting the front wall and the rear wall, the side wall near one side of the open end is arc-shaped and lower than the front wall and the rear wall of the cup receiving groove, and the end of the front wall and the rear wall of the cup receiving groove near the open end is inclined in a horn shape expanding toward the open end.
12. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 11, wherein a top wall of the cup receiving section is provided with an anti-falling rib having a circular arc shape and disposed at a side away from the open end.
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