CN115808044A

CN115808044A - Refrigerator

Info

Publication number: CN115808044A
Application number: CN202111081919.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 周志祥; 王栋; 刘敏
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: 2021-09-15
Filing date: 2021-09-15
Publication date: 2023-03-17
Also published as: WO2023040292A1

Abstract

The invention provides a refrigerator which comprises a refrigerator body, a hinge assembly, a door body and a first end cover. The box body is provided with an opening, and the top or the bottom of the opening is provided with a cross beam. The hinge assembly is positioned at one transverse end of the front end face of the cross beam and extends out of the rotating shaft towards the opening. The door body is arranged at the opening through the rotating shaft, and the door body rotates around the rotating shaft to open and close the opening. The first end cap covers the hinge assembly from a front portion of the hinge assembly to shield the hinge assembly. Because the hinge assembly is arranged on the front end surface of the cross beam and is covered by the first end cover, the appearance of the refrigerator is harmonious and attractive, and no abrupt place exists.

Description

Refrigerator with a door

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of refrigeration equipment, in particular to a refrigerator.

Background

The appearance of the refrigerator is one of the leading factors for consumers to purchase the refrigerator, and the hiding mode of the hinge position is just one of the important factors influencing the appearance of the refrigerator. At present, a refrigerator hinge is hidden in a mode that a refrigerator door body is flush with a refrigerator body or slightly higher than the refrigerator body, and the hinge is hidden behind the refrigerator door body. This hidden way makes the refrigerator inconsistent as a whole.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a refrigerator to solve the technical problem of incompatibility of the whole refrigerator caused by a hinge.

A further object of the present invention is to solve the technical problem of compact construction of refrigerators.

Another further object of the present invention is to solve the technical problem that the door of the refrigerator can be opened left and right.

Another further object of the present invention is to solve the technical problem of the common use of the related parts of the left and right side-changing doors of the refrigerator.

In particular, the present invention provides a refrigerator, comprising:

the box body is provided with an opening, and the top or the bottom of the opening is provided with a cross beam;

the hinge assembly is positioned at one transverse end of the front end surface of the cross beam and extends out of the rotating shaft towards the opening;

the door body is arranged at the opening through a rotating shaft and rotates around the rotating shaft to open and close the opening;

and a first end cap covering the hinge assembly from a front portion of the hinge assembly to shield the hinge assembly.

Optionally, any end of the front end face may be provided with a hinge assembly, and the first end cap is symmetrical along the length direction of the cross beam so as to be detachably disposed at any end of the front end face along with the hinge assembly.

Optionally, the refrigerator further comprises:

and the second end cover is arranged at the other end of the front end face relative to the first end cover and is symmetrical along the length direction of the cross beam.

Optionally, the refrigerator further comprises:

and the functional component and the hinge component are arranged on the front end surface side by side.

Optionally, the functional components comprise:

the display bracket is in a long strip shape, is arranged on the front end face along the length direction of the beam and is positioned between the first end cover and the second end cover.

Optionally, the display bracket extends out of mounting ears along two sides of the length direction of the display bracket respectively, and the display bracket is fixed on the front end face of the cross beam through the mounting ears;

the first end cover and the second end cover are respectively clamped on the mounting lugs so that the first end cover and the second end cover are respectively fixed at two ends of the cross beam.

Optionally, a portion of the hinge assembly is located on an upper or lower side of the mounting ear.

Optionally, the upper side and the lower side of the first end cover are both provided with a rotating hole, and when the first end cover is positioned at one end of the front end face, the rotating shaft penetrates through one rotating hole to rotate and is connected with the door body in a rotating manner; when the first end cover is positioned at the other end of the front end face, the rotating shaft penetrates through the other rotating hole to be rotatably connected with the door body.

Optionally, the first end cover is respectively provided with an installation through groove communicated with the rotary hole along the direction of the cover buckle;

when the first end cover is buckled at the front part of the hinge assembly, the rotating shaft can move into the rotating hole along the corresponding installation through groove.

Alternatively, the closer the mounting channel is to the rotation hole, the smaller the opening of the mounting channel.

The invention provides a refrigerator which comprises a refrigerator body, a hinge assembly, a door body and a first end cover. The box body is provided with an opening, and the top or the bottom of the opening is provided with a cross beam. The hinge assembly is positioned at one transverse end of the front end face of the cross beam and extends out of the rotating shaft towards the opening. The door body is arranged at the opening through the rotating shaft, and the door body rotates around the rotating shaft to open and close the opening. The first end cap covers the hinge assembly from the front of the hinge assembly to conceal the hinge assembly. Because the hinge assembly is arranged on the front end surface of the cross beam and is covered by the first end cover, the appearance of the refrigerator is harmonious and attractive, and no abrupt place exists.

Furthermore, the refrigerator also comprises a functional assembly, and the functional assembly and the hinge assembly are arranged at the front end face side by side, so that the refrigerator is compact in structure.

Further, the first end cover and the second end cover in the refrigerator are symmetrical, so that the first end cover and the second end cover are universal on the left side and the right side, and the replacement requirement of opening the door from side to side of the refrigerator is met.

Furthermore, the first end cover and the second end cover in the refrigerator are clamped on the mounting ears, so that the refrigerator is less dependent on the specific structure of the refrigerator, and is universal in different types of refrigerators.

The above and other objects, advantages and features of the present invention will become more apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of specific embodiments thereof, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

Some specific embodiments of the invention will be described in detail hereinafter, by way of illustration and not limitation, with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numbers in the drawings identify the same or similar elements or components. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. In the drawings:

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

FIG. 2 is an enlarged schematic view at A in FIG. 1;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic view at B in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an end view of a first end cap in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is another perspective view illustrating a first end cap in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of a first end cap in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of functional components in a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic view of a hinge assembly in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a schematic view of a second end cap in a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the refrigerator according to the present embodiment includes a refrigerator body 100, a hinge assembly 300, a door body, and a first end cover 500. The cabinet 100 has an opening with a cross beam at the top or bottom of the opening. The specific shape of the case 100 is not limited, and the shape of the case 100 may be rectangular, square, or irregular. The type of the box 100 is not limited, and the box 100 may be a refrigerator box 100 or a freezer box 100. The number of the cases 100 is not limited, and may be one or more. In the present embodiment, the opening of the cabinet 100 refers to an opening at the front side of the cabinet 100, and the opening is a passage through which articles are put into and taken out of the refrigerator, that is, articles are put into the cabinet 100 through the opening, and articles are also taken out of the cabinet 100 through the opening. The open top or bottom has cross beams, i.e., one tank 100 typically has top and bottom cross beams. When the number of the cases 100 is more than one, as shown in fig. 1 and 3 of the present embodiment, the number of the cases 100 is two, and at this time, the bottom cross beam of the upper case 100 is the top cross beam of the lower case 100, and for convenience of description, the top cross beam of the upper case 100 is referred to as an upper cross beam 111 of the whole refrigerator, the bottom cross beam of the upper case 100 and the top cross beam of the lower case 100 are referred to as a middle cross beam 112 of the whole refrigerator, and the bottom cross beam of the lower case 100 is referred to as a lower cross beam 113. When the number of the cases 100 is more than one, the cases 100 respectively have independent openings and independent door bodies, which are respectively referred to as an upper door body 410 and a lower door body 420 of the refrigerator for convenience of distinction, and the openings are respectively referred to as an upper opening and a lower opening.

The hinge assembly 300 is located at one end of the front end surface of the beam in the transverse direction, and extends out of the rotating shaft 310 towards the opening. The hinge assembly 300 may be located at any lateral end of the front face, and the opening direction of the refrigerator door determines which end of the front face the hinge assembly 300 is located at, which may be determined according to a specific operating condition. The hinge assembly 300 extends the rotation shaft 310 toward the opening, and in this embodiment, the cross members of the refrigerator include an upper cross member 111, a lower cross member 113 and a middle cross member 112. As shown in fig. 1 and 3, taking the hinge assembly 300 as an example, which is located on the upper cross member 111, the hinge assembly 300 extends out of the rotating shaft 310 towards the opening, that is, the hinge assembly 300 extends out of the rotating shaft 310 downwards, where the rotating shaft 310 is used for being hinged with the upper end of the upper door body 410 of the refrigerator. When the hinge assembly 300 is located on the middle cross member 112, the hinge assembly 300 extends out of the rotating shaft 310 toward the opening, that is, the hinge assembly 300 extends out of the rotating shaft 310 downward and upward respectively. The hinge assembly 300 extends upward to form a rotation shaft 310, wherein the rotation shaft 310 is hinged to the lower end of the upper door body 410 of the refrigerator; the hinge assembly 300 extends downwards to form a rotating shaft 310, wherein the rotating shaft 310 is hinged to the upper end of the lower door body 420 of the refrigerator. In this embodiment, the hinge assembly 300 includes a hinge bracket 320 and a rotating shaft 310, the hinge bracket 320 is used for carrying the rotating shaft 310, and the hinge bracket 320 is disposed at one end of the front end surface. The specific structure of the hinge bracket 320 is not limited, and the specific structure of the hinge bracket 320 in this embodiment is only exemplary and not exclusive.

The door body is disposed at the opening through the rotation shaft 310, and the door body rotates around the rotation shaft 310 to open and close the opening. In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 and 3, by taking the upper door body 410 as an example, the upper end of the upper door body 410 is connected to the rotating shaft 310 of the upper cross beam 111, and the lower end of the upper door body 410 is connected to the upward rotating shaft 310 of the middle cross beam 112. That is, the upper and lower ends of the upper door body 410 are connected to the rotating shaft 310 of the upper cross member 111 and the rotating shaft 310 of the middle cross member 112, respectively, so that the door body is firmly positioned at the rotating shaft 310 and rotates around the rotating shaft 310. The shape and size of the door body are not particularly limited, and the door body is matched with the size of the opening. The number of the door bodies is related to the number of the openings, and at least one door body is arranged in one opening.

The first end cap 500 is fastened to the hinge assembly 300 from the front of the hinge assembly 300, and the first end cap 500 shields the hinge assembly 300. As shown in fig. 1 to 7, the first end cap 500 is covered on the hinge assembly 300 from the front of the hinge assembly 300, that is, the first end cap 500 is covered on the hinge assembly 300 from the front of the hinge assembly 300, not from the left, right or upper side. This way, the upper side, the front side, the left side or the right side of the first cap 500 is flush with the refrigerator. This way, the appearance of the refrigerator is more harmonious and beautiful without abrupt places.

To sum up, the hinge assembly 300 is disposed on the front end surface of the cross member and is covered with the first end cap 500 in such a manner that the appearance of the refrigerator is harmonized and beautiful without a sharp place.

As shown in fig. 5 to 7, in other embodiments, the hinge assembly 300 may be disposed on any end of the front surface, the hinge assembly 300 may be detachably disposed on the front surface, and the opening direction of the refrigerator door determines whether the hinge assembly 300 is disposed on the left end or the right end of the front surface. In the present embodiment, the hinge assembly 300 for being disposed at the left end of the front end surface and the hinge assembly 300 for being disposed at the right end of the front end surface are designed separately, and are not common. It should be apparent that the construction of the hinge assembly 300 is exemplary only and not exclusive. The first end cap 500 is symmetrical in a length direction of the cross member, and as shown in fig. 5 to 7, the first end cap 500 is symmetrical up and down such that the first end cap 500 is detachably disposed at either end of the front end surface along with the hinge assembly 300. That is, when the hinge assembly 300 is disposed at the right side, the first end cap 500 is disposed at the right side; when the hinge assembly 300 is disposed at the left side, the same first cap 500 can be disposed at the left side after being rotated 180 °.

In summary, the first end cap 500 is disposed symmetrically up and down, so that the first end cap 500 is used on both left and right sides, and when the door is opened, the refrigerator does not need to replace the first end cap 500.

As shown in fig. 5 to 7, in some other embodiments, the upper and lower sides of the first end cap 500 are respectively provided with a rotation hole 520, and when the first end cap 500 is located at one end of the front end surface, the rotation shaft 310 passes through one of the rotation holes 520 to be rotatably connected with the door body; when the first cover 500 is located at the other end of the front end surface, the rotating shaft 310 passes through another rotating hole 520 to be rotatably connected with the door body. The two rotation holes 520 are vertically symmetrical, the first end cap 500 is installed at the left side, and the first end cap 500 may be installed at the right side after being rotated by 180 °, that is, the first end cap 500 may be used in common at both sides.

The first end cap 500 is respectively provided with an installation through groove 530 communicated with the rotary hole 520 along the direction of the cover buckle; when the first end cap 500 is snapped over the front of the hinge assembly 300, the rotation shaft 310 can move into the rotation hole 520 along the corresponding mounting through groove 530. The closer the mounting through slot 530 is located to the rotation hole 520, the smaller the opening of the mounting through slot 530 is, i.e., the first mounting through slot 530 assumes a trumpet shape.

The installation through groove 530 facilitates the assembly of the first end cap 500, and has a positioning function on the first end cap 500. The mounting channel 530 flares to facilitate alignment with the rotational axis 310.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, 7 and 9, the first end cap 500 is provided with a first positioning structure 540, and the hinge bracket 320 is provided with a second positioning structure 330. The first positioning structure 540 is positioned in the first end cap, on both sides of the rotation hole 520. The first positioning structure 540 and the second positioning structure 330 are used to ensure that the installation position of the first end cap 500 is not deflected when the first end cap 500 is fastened to the hinge assembly 300. It should be apparent that the specific configurations of the first positioning structure 540 and the second positioning structure 330 are not limited, and the specific configurations in the drawings are only exemplary and not exclusive.

In other embodiments, as shown in fig. 10, the refrigerator further includes a second cover 600, and the second cover 600 is disposed at the other end of the front surface opposite to the first cover 500. The second end cap 600 is symmetrical along the length direction of the cross beam, that is, the second end cap 600 is symmetrical up and down, and the second end cap 600 is used on both the left and right sides of the front end surface. The user or the refrigerator installer can replace the first end cap 500, the hinge assembly 300 and the second end cap 600 left and right, and the replacement can be performed at any time and is relatively simple, so that the appearance of the refrigerator is not affected, and the universality of the refrigerator is improved. For example, as shown in fig. 1 and 3, when the refrigerator is shipped, the first end cap 500 and the hinge assembly 300 are both disposed on the right side of the front end surface, the second end cap 600 is disposed on the left side of the front end surface, and the refrigerator is left-opening, that is, the refrigerator door is opened from the left side. However, since the first and

second covers

500 and 600 can be exchanged left and right and the hinge assembly 300 can be detachably installed, the user can adjust the door opening direction of the refrigerator at any time according to his or her own habit. The arrangement mode enables the left and right door of the refrigerator to be more flexibly opened, and the refrigerator is more attractive and symmetrical.

In other embodiments, as shown in fig. 1 to 10, the refrigerator further includes a functional assembly 200, and the functional assembly 200 is disposed at the front end surface side by side with the hinge assembly 300. The specific type of the functional component 200 is not limited, and may be a display screen or other keys, for example. As shown in fig. 1, the front end surfaces of the functional components 200 are flush with the front end surfaces of the first and second end caps 500 and 600, so that the refrigerator is harmonious and aesthetically pleasing. The hinge assembly 300 and the functional assembly 200 are arranged on the front end surface side by side, which is beneficial to fully utilizing the space of the cross beam; meanwhile, the hinge assembly 300 or the functional assembly 200 is prevented from being separately emergent, so that the refrigerator is more compact and attractive.

In some other embodiments, the functional assembly 200 includes the display bracket 210, the main body of the display bracket 210 is shaped like an elongated bar, the display bracket 210 is disposed on the front end surface along the length direction of the beam, and the display bracket 210 is located between the first end cover 500 and the second end cover 600. In this embodiment, the functional assembly 200 further includes a display screen, and the display screen cover is buckled on the display bracket 210 to be flush with the first end cover 500 and the second end cover 600, so that the transverse space is fully utilized, the structure is compact, and the whole refrigerator is beautiful.

In other embodiments, as shown in fig. 1 to 4 and 8, the display bracket 210 extends from two sides of the length direction thereof with mounting ears 220, and the display bracket 210 is fixed on the front end surface of the cross beam via the mounting ears 220. A portion of hinge assembly 300 is located on the upper or lower side of mounting ear 220. As shown in fig. 1 and 3, the hinge assembly 300 and the functional assembly 200 are disposed on the upper cross member 111, and since the cabinet 100 is not disposed on the upper cross member 111, in the present embodiment, a portion of the hinge assembly 300 is located at a lower side of the mounting lug 220 in order to fully utilize space. If the hinge assembly 300 and the functional assembly 200 are disposed on the middle cross member 112, the mounting ear 220 may be disposed at a middle portion of one side of the display bracket 210, that is, the mounting ear 220 is disposed at a middle portion of a short side of the display bracket 210. At this time, the space for installing the hinge assembly 300 is provided for the upper and lower sides of the installation ear 220, the hinge assembly 300 is provided on the upper side of the installation ear 220 and is hinged with the lower end of the upper door body 410, and the hinge assembly 300 provided on the lower side of the installation ear 220 and is hinged with the upper end of the lower door body 420. If the hinge assembly 300 and the functional assembly 200 are disposed on the lower cross member 113, the hinge assembly 300 is required to be disposed on the upper side of the mounting ear 220, and the hinge assembly 300 is hinged to the upper end of the lower door body 420. Accordingly, a portion of the hinge assembly 300 disposed on the upper or lower side of the mounting ear 220 may be disposed according to specific needs, and is not particularly limited herein. In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 and 3, the hinge assembly 300 and the functional assembly 200 are disposed on the upper cross member 111, and the hinge assembly 300 is disposed on the lower side of the mounting ear 220. The right side of the middle beam is provided with only the hinge assembly 300 and the middle beam is not provided with the functional assembly 200. The right side of the middle cross beam is sequentially provided with an upper hinge assembly 300, a mounting part and a lower hinge assembly 300 from top to bottom, the upper hinge assembly 300 is hinged with the lower side of an upper door body 410 of the refrigerator, and the lower hinge assembly 300 is hinged with the upper side of a lower door body 420 of the refrigerator. The refrigerator further includes a third end cap, which is fastened to the mounting member to cover the upper hinge assembly 300, the mounting member, and the lower hinge assembly 300, so that the refrigerator is more attractive as a whole. The third end cover is also vertically symmetrical, so that the third end cover can be commonly used on the left side and the right side of the middle cross beam 112. It is obvious that the above-mentioned arrangement of the cross beam of the refrigerator is only exemplary and not exclusive. The refrigerator beam is provided with the functional assembly 200 and the hinge assembly 300, so that the space of the refrigerator is fully utilized, and the structure of the refrigerator is more compact and attractive.

The first end cap 500 and the second end cap 600 are respectively snapped on the mounting ears 220 so that the first end cap 500 and the second end cap 600 are respectively fixed on both ends of the cross beam. Since the first and

second covers

500 and 600 are fastened to the mounting ears 220, there is less dependency on the specific structure of the refrigerator, that is, the display bracket 210, the first cover 500, and the second end can be used in common even for different types of refrigerators.

In other embodiments, as shown in fig. 5 to 7, the first end cap 500 and the second end cap 600 are provided with a locking groove, and the locking groove is locked on the mounting ear 220. For ease of distinction, the card slot on the first endcap 500 is referred to as a first card slot 510, and the card slot on the second endcap 600 is referred to as a second card slot 610. The specific formation manner of the first card slot 510 and the second card slot 610 is not limited. In this embodiment, the first slot 510 is further provided with a locking block 550, the mounting lug 220 is provided with a locking hole 221, and the locking block 550 is received in the locking hole 221 to further lock the first end cap 500 to the mounting lug 220. The second card slot 610 is also provided with a card block at a corresponding position, which is not described herein. It should be apparent that the manner in which the first and second end caps 500 and 600 are snapped onto the mounting ears 220 is merely exemplary and not exclusive. In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 and 3, the hinge assembly 300 and the functional assembly 200 are disposed on the upper cross member 111, and since the cabinet 100 is not disposed on the upper cross member 111, in order to make the most of the space, the mounting lug 220 is disposed at the upper end of one side of the display bracket 210, that is, the mounting lug 220 is disposed at the upper end of the short side of the display bracket 210, and a portion of the hinge assembly 300 is located at the lower side of the mounting lug 220. As shown in fig. 5 to 7 and 10, there are two first card slots 510 and two second card slots 610, two first card slots 510 are vertically symmetrical, and two second card slots 610 are also vertically symmetrical, so that the first end cap 500 and the second end cap 600 can be used on both sides. It is apparent that the arrangement positions and the number of the card slots of the first and second end caps 500 and 600 are merely exemplary and not exclusive. For example, if the hinge assembly 300 and the functional assembly 200 are disposed on the middle cross member 112, the mounting ears 220 may be disposed at a middle portion of one side of the display bracket 210, that is, the mounting ears 220 may be disposed at a middle portion of a short side of the display bracket 210. This is because the middle positions of the first and second end caps 500 and 600 are provided with the locking grooves, and it is not necessary to provide the locking grooves at both upper and lower positions.

In the description of the present embodiments, reference to the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

In the description of the present embodiments, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

The terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature, i.e., one or more such features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise. When a feature "comprises or comprises" a or some of its intended features, this indicates that other features are not excluded and that other features may be further included, unless expressly stated otherwise.

Unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can include, for example, fixed connections, removable connections, or integral connections; can be mechanically or electrically connected; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate, unless otherwise specifically limited. Those skilled in the art should understand the specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention according to specific situations.

Further, in the description of the present embodiments, the first feature being "on" or "under" the second feature may include the first and second features being in direct contact, and may also include the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact via another feature therebetween. That is, in the description of the present embodiment, the first feature being "on", "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or merely means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature "under," "beneath," or "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

Thus, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that while a number of exemplary embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described in detail herein, many other variations or modifications consistent with the principles of the invention may be directly determined or derived from the disclosure of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the invention should be understood and interpreted to cover all such other variations or modifications.

Claims

1. A refrigerator, comprising:

the door body is arranged at the opening through the rotating shaft and rotates around the rotating shaft to open and close the opening;

a first end cap covering the hinge assembly from a front portion thereof to shield the hinge assembly.

2. The refrigerator according to claim 1,

the hinge assembly is detachably arranged at any end of the front end face, and the first end cover is symmetrical along the length direction of the cross beam so as to detachably arrange at any end of the front end face along with the hinge assembly.

3. The refrigerator of claim 1, further comprising:

and the second end cover is arranged at the other end of the front end face relative to the first end cover, and is symmetrical along the length direction of the cross beam.

4. The refrigerator of claim 3, further comprising:

and the functional component and the hinge component are arranged on the front end face side by side.

5. The refrigerator of claim 4, wherein,

the functional components include:

the display bracket is in a long strip shape, the display bracket is arranged on the front end face along the length direction of the cross beam, and the display bracket is positioned between the first end cover and the second end cover.

6. The refrigerator of claim 5, wherein,

mounting lugs extend from two sides of the display bracket along the length direction of the display bracket respectively, and the display bracket is fixed on the front end face of the cross beam through the mounting lugs;

7. The refrigerator according to claim 6,

a portion of the hinge assembly is located on an upper or lower side of the mounting ear.

8. The refrigerator according to claim 2,

the upper side and the lower side of the first end cover are both provided with a rotating hole, and when the first end cover is positioned at one end of the front end face, the rotating shaft penetrates through one rotating hole to rotate and is connected with the door body in a rotating mode; when the first end cover is positioned at the other end of the front end face, the rotating shaft penetrates through the other rotating hole to be rotatably connected with the door body.

9. The refrigerator of claim 8, wherein,

the first end cover is respectively provided with an installation through groove communicated with the rotary hole along the direction of the cover buckle;

when the first end cap is buckled at the front part of the hinge assembly, the rotating shaft can move into the rotating hole along the corresponding installation through groove.

10. The refrigerator of claim 9, wherein,

the closer the installation through groove is to the rotary hole, the smaller the opening of the installation through groove is.