CN117308440A - Skirting device for refrigerator and refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of refrigerators, and particularly provides a skirting device for a refrigerator and the refrigerator. The invention aims to solve the problem that the skirting part at the bottom of the existing embedded refrigerator cannot be visually integrated with a cabinet. To this end, the skirting device for a refrigerator of the present invention includes a base and a plurality of magnets provided on the base to fix the skirting device to the refrigerator by the plurality of magnets. When the skirting device is installed on the refrigerator, the skirting part at the bottom of the refrigerator can be visually fused with the cabinet. Meanwhile, the mode that the skirting device is fixed on the refrigerator through the magnet is also convenient for a user to install the skirting device on the refrigerator.

Description

Skirting device for refrigerator and refrigerator

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of refrigerators, and particularly provides a skirting device for a refrigerator and the refrigerator.

Background

Along with the improvement of the living standard of people, the requirements of users on the kitchen are also higher and higher. As a common electrical appliance for a kitchen, a refrigerator is often required to be fused with a cabinet, so that the space utilization rate of the kitchen is improved, and the attractiveness of the refrigerator and the cabinet is optimized. To achieve this technical object, the embedded refrigerator should be shipped. The embedded refrigerator has the advantage that the door body which is the same as or similar to the material and/or the color of the cabinet is arranged on the door body, so that the effect of being integrated with the cabinet is realized visually.

However, the skirting portion of the bottom of the conventional built-in refrigerator has difficulty in visually achieving the effect of being integrated with the cabinet for various reasons. One of the reasons is that the skirting part at the bottom of the existing embedded refrigerator is often integrally formed with the refrigerator body of the refrigerator, so that the color is single and the refrigerator cannot be replaced.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of the present invention is to solve the problem that the skirting portion at the bottom of the existing embedded refrigerator cannot be visually integrated with a cabinet.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a skirting device that can be quickly installed on a refrigerator.

It is yet a further object of the present invention to provide a skirting device that can be assembled quickly.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides in a first aspect a skirting device for a refrigerator, the skirting device including a base and a plurality of magnets provided on the base to fix the skirting device to the refrigerator by the plurality of magnets.

Optionally, the base body comprises a front side plate, a top side plate and a rear side plate which are fixedly connected together or integrally made, so that the base body forms an inverted U-shaped structure; the plurality of magnets are fixed to the rear side plate; the base body further includes a plurality of rib plates disposed between the front side plate, the top side plate, and the rear side plate.

Optionally, the front side plate includes a decorative portion near the top side plate and a grille portion far from the top side plate, at least a part of the grille portion being located on the lower side of the rear side plate; and/or one side of the rib plate connected with the front side plate extends from one end of the front side plate close to the top side plate to one end of the front side plate far away from the top side plate.

Optionally, a plurality of front decorative ribs are arranged on one side of the decorative part away from the rear side plate.

Optionally, the middle part of posterior lateral plate is provided with the middle part and places the chamber, the tip of posterior lateral plate is provided with the tip and places the chamber, the middle part is placed the chamber with the tip is placed the chamber and is used for placing respectively the magnet.

Optionally, the skirting device further comprises a buckle and two end covers, wherein the buckle is used for shielding the magnet in the middle placement cavity, and the end covers are installed at the end parts of the base body and used for shielding the magnet in the end placement cavity.

Optionally, a convex rib is arranged on the inner side of the top side plate, and a lock catch is respectively arranged on the inner sides of the front side plate and the rear side plate; the top of end cover be provided with protruding muscle joint's U type buckle, the well lower part of end cover be provided with the latch bolt that the hasp is locked together, the end cover makes earlier with the gesture of slope U type buckle with protruding muscle butt, then upset to make the latch bolt inserts the gesture in the hasp, thereby make the end cover is fixed to on the base member.

Optionally, the rear side plate has a middle bulge protruding toward the front side plate, the middle placement cavity is formed on the middle bulge, and an opening of the middle placement cavity is formed on a left side or a right side of the middle bulge; the buckle is inserted into the opening from the lower part of the base body, and two opposite sides of the buckle are respectively abutted with the middle bulge part and one rib plate.

Optionally, a gap allowing the magnet to pass through is formed between the rib plate abutting against the buckle and the rear side plate; the bottom of the middle bulge part is provided with a plugboard; the buckle includes:

a buckle body;

a clamping tongue which is embedded into the opening of the middle placement cavity;

an abutting portion provided on a front side of the buckle body and abutting against the rib plate;

the clamping hook is arranged at the bottom of the clamping buckle body and used for hooking the plugboard.

The present invention provides in a second aspect a refrigerator comprising a cabinet, a door, and a skirting device of any one of the first aspects, the skirting device being mounted on the cabinet and located below the door.

Based on the foregoing description, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that in the foregoing technical solution of the present invention, a plurality of magnets are provided on a base body so that a skirting device is fixed on a refrigerator through the plurality of magnets, thereby enabling a user to mount the skirting device of the present invention on the refrigerator, and thus enabling a skirting portion at the bottom of the refrigerator to be visually fused with a cabinet. Meanwhile, the mode that the skirting device is fixed on the refrigerator through the magnet is also convenient for a user to install the skirting device on the refrigerator.

Further, by arranging the base body in an inverted U-shaped structure, the thickness of the base body is increased, so that the front surface of the skirting device can be almost parallel to the front surface of the refrigerator door body, and the attractiveness of the front surface of the refrigerator is improved. Through set up a plurality of floor between preceding curb plate, top curb plate and posterior lateral plate, promoted the structural strength of base member, prevent that the base member from taking place to warp when being kicked by the user.

Further, by positioning at least a portion of the grill portion of the front side plate at the lower side of the rear side plate, the outside air can flow into the press compartment of the refrigerator through the grill portion, and the air in the press compartment can flow into the outside through the grill portion.

Further, by arranging the magnets at the middle part and the two end parts of the base body respectively, the connection strength between the skirting device and the refrigerator is improved. Through setting up the magnet at the top of base member for after the skirting device is fixed to the refrigerator, can make the bottom and the refrigerator butt of posterior lateral plate under the effect of self gravity, not only guaranteed the reliability of being connected between skirting device and the refrigerator, but also reduced the quantity of magnet.

Further, through making the magnet insert the middle part along the left and right directions of posterior lateral plate and place the chamber, make the buckle insert the opening part from the below of base member to make the opposite both sides of buckle respectively with middle part bulge and a floor butt, make the equipment of skirting device simpler, convenient, and still avoided the magnet to place the chamber from the middle part and deviate from.

Still further, in a state where the buckle is fixed to the base body, the buckle body is made to abut against the rear side plate and the rib plate corresponding to the gap, respectively, so that the buckle is fixed in the front-rear direction; the buckle body is abutted with the middle bulge part, the abutting part is abutted with the rib plate, and the clamping hook hooks the plugboard, so that the buckle is doubly fixed in the left-right direction; the clamping tongues are embedded into the openings of the middle placing cavity, so that the clamping buckles are fixed in the upper and lower directions, and the clamping buckles are prevented from falling from the base body.

Further, through making the end cover make U type buckle earlier with the gesture of slope and protruding muscle butt, then overturn to the gesture that makes the spring bolt insert in the hasp to make the end cover fixed to the base member, make the end cover can utilize lever principle to make the spring bolt insert in the hasp, perhaps make the spring bolt deviate from in the hasp, make the assembler can easily install the end cover on the base member, perhaps dismantle the end cover from the base member, made things convenient for the assembler to the equipment of skirting device.

The above, as well as additional objectives, advantages, and features of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of a specific embodiment of the present invention when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, some embodiments of the present invention will be described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that components or portions thereof identified in different drawings by the same reference numerals are identical or similar; the drawings of the invention are not necessarily to scale relative to each other.

In the accompanying drawings:

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a refrigerator (upper side door body not shown) in some embodiments of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a first isometric view of a kick device in some embodiments of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a first structural exploded view of the skirting device of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a second construction of the skirting device of FIG. 2 (with portions of the base body removed);

FIG. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of portion A of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an isometric view of the end cap of FIGS. 2-4;

FIG. 7 is a second isometric view of a kick device (with portions of the base removed) in some embodiments of the invention.

Detailed Description

It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described below are only some embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments of the present invention, and the some embodiments are intended to explain the technical principles of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without any inventive effort, based on the embodiments provided by the present invention, shall still fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

It should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, terms such as "center", "upper", "lower", "top", "bottom", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate directions or positional relationships, which are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

Further, it should also be noted that, in the description of the present invention, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected, can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can also be communicated with the inside of two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to the specific circumstances.

As shown in fig. 1, in some embodiments of the present invention, a refrigerator 100 includes a cabinet 110 and a door 120 mounted on the cabinet 110. The refrigerator 100 further includes a skirting device 200 mounted on the case 110, the skirting device 200 being detachably mounted under the door body 120.

A skirting device 200 for a refrigerator according to some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to fig. 2 to 7.

As shown in fig. 2-4, in some embodiments of the present invention, a kicker device 200 includes a base 210, an optional end cap 220, a magnet 230, and an optional catch 240. Wherein, the end caps 220 are detachably mounted at the ends of the base 210, i.e., each end of the base 210 is provided with one end cap 220, so that the base 210 and the end caps 220 together constitute the exposed portion of the skirting device 200, thereby playing the role of decorating the refrigerator 200. The magnets 230 and the catches 240 are detachably mounted on the base 210, respectively, and the end caps 220 and the catches 240 correspond to at least one magnet 230, respectively, and thus allow the end caps 220 and the catches 240 to secure their respective corresponding magnets 230 to the base 210.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, in some embodiments of the present invention, the base 210 includes a front side plate 211, a top side plate 212, and a rear side plate 213 fixedly connected together or integrally formed such that the base 210 forms an inverted U-shaped structure. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that such a structural form of the base 210 can effectively increase the thickness of the base 210, thereby enabling the front surface of the skirting device 200 to be almost parallel to the front surface of the door 120 of the refrigerator 100 to enhance the aesthetic appearance of the front surface of the refrigerator 100.

With continued reference to fig. 3 and 4, in some embodiments of the invention, the base 212 further includes a plurality of optional ribs 214, the plurality of ribs 214 being disposed between the front side plate 211, the top side plate 212 and the rear side plate 213, the plurality of ribs 214 being configured to increase the structural strength of the base 210 to prevent deformation of the base 210 when kicked by a user.

As shown in fig. 3, in some embodiments of the present invention, the front side plate 211 includes a decorative portion 2111 near the top side plate 212 and a grill portion 2112 far from the top side plate 212, at least a portion of the grill portion 2112 being located at a lower side of the rear side plate 2113 to enable outside air to flow into a press compartment of the refrigerator 100 through the grill portion 2112 and to enable air in the press compartment to flow to the outside through the grill portion 2112.

With continued reference to fig. 3, in some embodiments of the invention, the decorative portion 2111 is provided with a plurality of optional front ribs 2113 on a side thereof remote from the rear side panel 213. The plurality of front ribs 2113 preferably extend in the left-right direction of the skirting device 200. The number of front ribs 2113 may be any feasible number, such as three, four, six, etc.

With continued reference to fig. 3, in some embodiments of the invention, the inner sides of the two ends of the front side plate 211 are respectively provided with a first latch 2114, and the first latch 2114 is used to fix the end cover 220.

As shown in fig. 4, in some embodiments of the invention, the inner sides of the two ends of the top side plate 212 are provided with ribs for also securing the end caps 220. For convenience of description, the ribs on the top side plate 212 will be referred to herein as first ribs 2121.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, in some embodiments of the present invention, the inner sides of both ends of the rear side plate 213 are provided with second latches 2131, respectively, and the second latches 2131 are also used to fix the end cover 220.

As shown in fig. 3 to 5, in some embodiments of the present invention, the side of the rear side plate 213, both end portions of which face the front side plate 211, is provided with an end bulge 2132, and the side of the middle portion of the rear side plate 213, which faces the front side plate 211, is provided with a middle bulge 2133. Wherein, an end placement cavity 21321 for accommodating the magnet 230 is formed in the end bulge 2132, and a middle placement cavity 21331 for accommodating the magnet 230 is formed in the middle bulge 2133. Further, the opening of the end placement cavity 21321 is located on the side of the end bulge 2132 near the end cap 220, and the opening of the middle placement cavity 21331 is formed on the left or right side of the middle bulge 2133.

As shown in fig. 4, the side of the end ridge 2132 adjacent to the end cap 220 is also provided with a second bead 21322, the second bead 21322 also serving to secure the end cap 220.

As shown in fig. 5, in some embodiments of the invention, the bottom of the central spine 2133 is provided with a peg 21332, the peg 21332 being used to secure the clasp 240.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, in some embodiments of the invention, to provide sufficient structural strength to base 210, a majority of plurality of ribs 214 have the following characteristics: one side of the rib 214 that meets the front side plate 211 extends from one end of the front side plate 211 near the top side plate 212 to one end of the front side plate 211 that is away from the top side plate 212, one side of the rib 214 that meets the top side plate 212 extends from one end of the top side plate 212 near the front side plate 211 to one end of the top side plate 212 near the rear side plate 213, and one side of the rib 214 that meets the rear side plate 213 extends from one end of the rear side plate 213 near the top side plate 212 to one end of the rear side plate 213 that is away from the top side plate 212.

As shown in fig. 5, in some embodiments of the present invention, a gap 215 is formed between one of the ribs 214 adjacent to the opening of the central placement chamber 21331 and the rear side plate 213 to allow the magnet 230 to pass through, so that the magnet 230 is inserted into the central placement chamber 21331 after passing through the gap 215.

As shown in fig. 6, in some embodiments of the present invention, two U-shaped snaps 221 and two locking tabs 222 are provided on the end cap 220. One U-shaped buckle 221 above the two U-shaped buckles 221 is used for clamping (particularly hooking) a first protruding rib 2121 at the end of the top side plate 212, and one U-shaped buckle 221 below the two U-shaped buckles 221 is used for clamping (particularly hooking) a second protruding rib 21322 on the rear side plate 213. One of the two locking tongues 222 is for insertion into a first latch 2114 on the front side plate 211 and one of the two locking tongues 222 is for insertion into a second latch 2131 on the rear side plate 213.

As can be seen in fig. 6, one of the two U-shaped hooks 221 hooks the second bead 21322, and the outer side of the portion that hooks the second bead 21322 is inclined toward the end cover 220, so that the U-shaped hook 221 smoothly passes over the second bead 21322 and hooks the second bead 21322 during the process of mounting the end cover 220 to the base 210.

As shown in fig. 4 and 6, the second shackle 2131 includes a locking ring (not labeled in the figures) allowing the locking tongue 222 to pass therethrough and a protrusion (not labeled in the figures) locking the locking tongue 222. Correspondingly, a side of the locking tongue 222 facing the protrusion is provided with a clamping groove for accommodating the protrusion.

With continued reference to fig. 6, in some embodiments of the invention, the end cap 220 is further provided with a plurality of side trim strips 223. Preferably, each side rib 223 is aligned with a respective one of the front ribs 2113 to make the skirting device 200 more aesthetically pleasing in appearance.

As shown in fig. 3, in some embodiments of the present invention, the buckle 240 includes a buckle body 241, a tongue 242, an abutment 243, and a hook 244. The latch 242 is disposed on the buckle body 241 and elastically swings along the left-right direction of the buckle body 241; the abutting portion 243 is provided at a position above the buckle body 241 to the left; the hook 244 is disposed at the bottom of the buckle body 241. Further, the catch body 241 is configured to abut against the middle bulge portion 2133, a side of the rear side plate 213 facing the front side plate 211, and a side of the one rib 214 corresponding to the gap 215 facing the rear side plate 213, the catch 242 is configured to be inserted into the middle placement chamber 21331 from the opening of the middle placement chamber 21331, the abutment portion 243 is configured to abut against the one rib 214 corresponding to the gap 215, and the catch 244 is configured to catch the insert plate 21332 of the middle bulge portion 2133.

The method of assembling the skirting device 200 in some embodiments of the present invention will be briefly described below.

Mounting of magnet 230: as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the magnet 230 is inserted into the end placement chamber 21321 and the middle placement chamber 21331, respectively. Wherein the path of insertion of the central placement cavity 21331 into the magnet 230 is indicated by the dashed-dotted line with an arrow in fig. 5.

Mounting of end cap 220: as shown in fig. 4 and 7, the end cap 220 is first tilted and the U-shaped buckle 221 thereabove is inserted into the inner side of the first rib 2121 of the roof side plate 212. The end cap 220 is then turned down until the lower U-shaped catch 221 engages the second bead 21322 and the two locking tabs 222 engage the first latch 2114 and the second latch 2131, respectively. To this end cap 220 is secured to base 210.

Mounting of the buckle 240: as shown in fig. 5 and 7, the clip 240 is inserted into the gap 215 from below the base 210 in the direction indicated by the dot-dash line with an arrow in fig. 5. At this time, the engaging body 241 is abutted against the rib 214 corresponding to the rear side plate 213 and the gap 215, the engaging body 241 is abutted against the middle bulge portion 2133, the abutment portion 243 is abutted against the rib 214, and the hook 244 hooks the insert plate 21332.

As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, during the installation of the end cap 220, the end cap 220 is fixed to the base 210 by abutting the U-shaped buckle 221 above with the first rib 2121 in an inclined posture and then turning over to a posture in which the locking tongue 222 is inserted into the first lock 2114 and the second lock 2131, so that the end cap 220 can insert the locking tongue 222 into the first lock 2114 and the second lock 2131 or release the locking tongue 222 from the first lock 2114 and the second lock 2131 by using the lever principle, so that an assembler can easily install the end cap 220 on the base 210 or detach the end cap 220 from the base 210, thereby facilitating the assembly of the skirting device 200 by the assembler.

Based on the foregoing description, it can be further understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention visually fuses the skirting device 200 with the cabinet by providing a plurality of magnets 230 on the base 210 such that the skirting device 200 is fixed to the refrigerator 100 by the plurality of magnets 230, thereby enabling a user to mount the skirting device 200 of a corresponding color on the refrigerator 100 as desired. Meanwhile, the manner in which the skirting device is fixed to the refrigerator by the magnet 230 also facilitates the user's operation of mounting the skirting device 200 to the refrigerator 100.

Thus far, the technical solution of the present invention has been described in connection with the foregoing embodiments, but it will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of the present invention is not limited to only these specific embodiments. The technical solutions in the above embodiments can be split and combined by those skilled in the art without departing from the technical principles of the present invention, and equivalent changes or substitutions can be made to related technical features, so any changes, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the technical principles and/or technical concepts of the present invention will fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A skirting device for a refrigerator, the skirting device comprising a base and a plurality of magnets disposed on the base to fix the skirting device to the refrigerator by the plurality of magnets.

2. The skirting device for a refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein,

the base body comprises a front side plate, a top side plate and a rear side plate which are fixedly connected together or integrally manufactured, so that the base body forms an inverted U-shaped structure; the plurality of magnets are fixed to the rear side plate;

the base body further includes a plurality of rib plates disposed between the front side plate, the top side plate, and the rear side plate.

3. The skirting device for a refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein,

the front side plate comprises a decorative part close to the top side plate and a grid part far away from the top side plate, and at least one part of the grid part is positioned at the lower side of the rear side plate; and/or the number of the groups of groups,

one side of the rib plate connected with the front side plate extends from one end of the front side plate, which is close to the top side plate, to one end of the front side plate, which is far away from the top side plate.

4. The skirting device for a refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein,

and one side of the decorative part, which is far away from the rear side plate, is provided with a plurality of front decorative ribs.

5. The skirting device for a refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein,

the middle part of posterior lateral plate is provided with the middle part and places the chamber, the tip of posterior lateral plate is provided with the tip and places the chamber, the middle part place the chamber with the tip is placed the chamber and is used for placing respectively the magnet.

6. The skirting device for a refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein,

the skirting device further comprises a buckle and two end covers, wherein the buckle is used for shielding the magnet in the middle placement cavity, and the end covers are installed at the end parts of the base body and used for shielding the magnet in the end placement cavity.

7. The skirting device for a refrigerator according to claim 6, wherein,

convex ribs are arranged on the inner sides of the top side plates, and lock catches are respectively arranged on the inner sides of the front side plates and the rear side plates;

the top of end cover be provided with protruding muscle joint's U type buckle, the well lower part of end cover be provided with the latch bolt that the hasp is locked together, the end cover makes earlier with the gesture of slope U type buckle with protruding muscle butt, then upset to make the latch bolt inserts the gesture in the hasp, thereby make the end cover is fixed to on the base member.

8. The skirting device for a refrigerator according to claim 6, wherein,

the rear side plate has a middle bulge portion protruding toward the front side plate, the middle placement cavity is formed on the middle bulge portion, and an opening of the middle placement cavity is formed on the left side or the right side of the middle bulge portion;

the buckle is inserted into the opening from the lower part of the base body, and two opposite sides of the buckle are respectively abutted with the middle bulge part and one rib plate.

9. The skirting device for a refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein,

a gap allowing the magnet to pass through is formed between the rib plate abutting against the buckle and the rear side plate; the bottom of the middle bulge part is provided with a plugboard;

the buckle includes:

the buckle body is respectively abutted with the middle bulge part, the rear side plate and the rib plate corresponding to the gap;

a clamping tongue which is embedded into the opening of the middle placement cavity;

an abutting portion provided on a front side of the buckle body and abutting against the rib plate;

the clamping hook is arranged at the bottom of the clamping buckle body and used for hooking the plugboard.

10. A refrigerator comprising a cabinet, a door and the skirting device of any one of claims 1 to 9, said skirting device being mounted on said cabinet and located below said door.