CN117308486A

CN117308486A - Floor type equipment

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Publication number: CN117308486A
Application number: CN202210729894.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 董雨峰; 夏恩品; 张�浩; 李康; 王常志; 张增鹏
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: 2022-06-24
Filing date: 2022-06-24
Publication date: 2023-12-29

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of household appliances and particularly provides floor type equipment. The invention aims to solve the problem that the existing floor type equipment is difficult to realize the effect of being combined with a cabinet in vision because the skirting part of the existing floor type equipment cannot be adjusted back and forth. For this purpose, the floor-type equipment of the invention comprises an equipment body, a first threaded member, a second threaded member and a skirting member positioned at the bottom of the equipment body. The first screw member is mounted on or formed on the apparatus body; the second threaded member is in threaded connection with the first threaded member; the skirting member is pivotally connected with the first screw member so that the skirting member moves back and forth relative to the apparatus body with the rotation of the second screw member. The invention can lead the skirting member to move back and forth relative to the equipment body along with the rotation of the second threaded member, thereby overcoming the problem that the skirting member is difficult to realize the effect of fusing with the cabinet visually.

Description

Floor type equipment

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of household appliances and particularly provides floor type equipment.

Background

With the improvement of living standard of people, people put higher demands on home environment. For example, it is often desirable to have large floor-standing appliances (including refrigerators, washing machines, dishwashers, air conditioners, etc.) that can be integrated with cabinets to enhance the aesthetics of the home environment while also enhancing space utilization. In order to achieve the technical object, the built-in refrigerator, the built-in dishwasher, the built-in washing machine and the built-in air conditioner should be operated.

The skirting of some current cabinets is concave rearward, i.e. the front surface of the skirting is located behind the front surface of the cabinet on its upper side. The skirting part of the existing household floor type equipment is often molded with the floor type equipment, so that the skirting part cannot be adjusted back and forth. This makes it difficult for existing floor-standing devices to visually achieve a blend with a cabinet.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of the present invention is to solve the problem that the existing floor-type apparatus is difficult to visually achieve the effect of being integrated with a cabinet because the skirting portion thereof cannot be adjusted back and forth.

It is a further object of the invention to avoid deformation of the fore-and-aft movable skirting board when it is kicked by a user.

It is still a further object of the present invention to maintain the original appearance of the refrigerator while allowing the skirting member to move forward and backward.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a floor-standing apparatus comprising:

an equipment body;

a first screw member mounted on or formed on the apparatus body;

a second screw member screwed with the first screw member;

and the skirting member is positioned at the bottom of the equipment body and is pivotally connected with the first threaded member so that the skirting member moves back and forth relative to the equipment body along with the rotation of the second threaded member.

Optionally, the first threaded member is an internally threaded member mounted on the apparatus body; the second threaded member is an externally threaded member that mates with the first threaded member.

Optionally, the first screw member includes a screw hole and a bar-shaped hole penetrating a side wall of the screw hole, and a length direction of the bar-shaped hole is parallel to an axis of the screw hole.

Optionally, the outer side end of the second threaded member is used for clamping a countersink or a bulge of the operating device; and the second threaded member is also provided with a clamping groove, so that the second threaded member is pivotally connected with the skirting member through the clamping groove.

Optionally, the skirting member includes a driving arm passing through the strip-shaped hole and being clamped in the clamping groove.

Optionally, the driving arm includes a semi-annular clamping portion at an end portion thereof, and the clamping portion is clamped in the clamping groove.

Optionally, the apparatus body is provided with a sliding structure below the first screw member; the skirting member further comprises a sliding fit structure which is in sliding connection with the sliding structure so as to guide the front-back movement of the skirting member.

Optionally, the floor standing apparatus further comprises a skirting board mounted on or integrally made with the skirting member.

Optionally, the floor-standing apparatus is a refrigerator, and the refrigerator further includes a door body mounted on the apparatus body.

Optionally, the first threaded member is arranged to be obscured by the closed door body.

Based on the foregoing, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that in the foregoing technical solutions of the present invention, by mounting or forming the first screw member on the apparatus body, screwing the second screw member with the first screw member, and pivotally connecting the skirting member with the first screw member, the skirting member moves back and forth relative to the apparatus body with the rotation of the second screw member, thereby overcoming the problem that it is difficult for the skirting member to visually achieve the fusing effect with the cabinet.

Further, by arranging the sliding structure below the first screw member on the apparatus body, the sliding fit structure is arranged on the skirting member, and the sliding fit structure is slidably connected with the sliding structure, thereby guiding the forward and backward movement of the skirting member, so that the skirting member is doubly fixed in the up and down direction through the second screw member and the sliding fit structure. And because the second screw thread component and the first screw thread component can be relatively fixed in the front-back direction, when the skirting component is kicked by a user, the second screw thread component and the sliding fit structure can be used as stress supporting points, so that the moment born by the skirting component is effectively reduced, and further, the deformation of the skirting component is effectively avoided.

Still further, the refrigerator maintains its original appearance by making the first screw member be shielded by the closed door body.

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 in some embodiments of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a first structural exploded view of the refrigerator skirting portion of FIG. 1 (showing a lower cross member);

FIG. 3 is a rear upper isometric view of the refrigerator skirting portion of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front upper isometric view of the refrigerator skirting portion of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an isometric view of the first threaded member of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a side view of the second threaded member of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a second structural exploded view of the refrigerator skirting portion of FIG. 1 (lower cross member not shown);

fig. 8 is a partial view of a kick member 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.

In the invention, the floor type equipment comprises an equipment body, a first threaded member, a second threaded member and a skirting member positioned at the bottom of the equipment body. The first screw member is mounted on or formed on the apparatus body; the second screw member is in screw connection with the first screw member; the skirting member is pivotally connected to the first screw member such that the skirting member moves forward and backward with respect to the apparatus body as the second screw member rotates.

According to the invention, the first threaded member is arranged or formed on the equipment body, the second threaded member is in threaded connection with the first threaded member, and the skirting member is in pivot connection with the first threaded member, so that the skirting member moves back and forth relative to the equipment body along with the rotation of the second threaded member, and the problem that the skirting member is difficult to realize the fusion effect with a cabinet visually is solved.

In the present invention, the floor-standing appliance includes, but is not limited to, at least one of a refrigerator, an air conditioner, a dishwasher, and a washing machine.

The floor-standing type apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings by taking a refrigerator as an example.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in some embodiments of the present invention, a refrigerator 100 includes an apparatus body 10, a door body 20, an optional skirting board 30, a first screw member 40, a second screw member 50, and a skirting member 60. Wherein, the door body 20 is installed on the apparatus body 10, the first screw member 40 is disposed on the apparatus body 10, the second screw member 50 is in screw connection with the first screw member 40, the skirting member 60 is pivotally connected with the second screw member 50, and the skirting trim 30 is detachably connected, fixedly connected or integrally formed with the skirting member 60.

As shown in fig. 1, in some embodiments of the present invention, the bottom of the apparatus body 10 is provided with a lower beam 11, and the skirting board 30, the first screw member 40, the second screw member 50 and the skirting member 60 are all mounted at the lower beam 11.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, in some embodiments of the present invention, a middle portion of the lower cross member 11 is provided with a mounting hole (not labeled in the drawings) for mounting the first screw member 40. Preferably, the mounting hole can be shielded by the bottom door body 20 when the bottom door body 20 is closed, and thus the first screw member 40 is also shielded, thereby securing the original appearance of the refrigerator 100.

As shown in fig. 4, in some embodiments of the present invention, the lower cross member 11 is further provided with a sliding structure 111 and a escape hole 112, the sliding structure 111 being for sliding connection with the skirting member 60 to guide the skirting member 60 to slide in the front-rear direction of the refrigerator 100. The escape hole 112 is used to escape the kick member 60 so that the kick member 60 passes through the lower cross member 11 and is pivotally coupled to the second screw member 50.

As shown in fig. 4, in some embodiments of the present invention, the sliding structure 111 is a bar-shaped opening formed on the lower beam 11, and the left and right sides of the lower beam 11 have one sliding structure 111, respectively.

Furthermore, in other embodiments of the present invention, one skilled in the art may arrange the sliding structures 111 in any other feasible number, and distribute the corresponding number of sliding structures 111 on the lower cross member 11 in a desired manner, as desired. For example, four sliding structures 111 are provided on the lower cross member 11 at equal intervals. And/or one skilled in the art may also provide the sliding structure 111 as any other possible sliding mechanism, for example, providing the sliding structure 111 as a sliding rail or a sliding chute, as desired.

As shown in fig. 2 to 4, in some embodiments of the present invention, the first screw member 40 is an internal screw member mounted on the apparatus body 10, and the second screw member 50 is an external screw member mated with the first screw member 40.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 4 and 6, the first screw member 40 is installed on the lower cross member 11 in a rivet manner, and the first screw member 40 includes a screw hole 41 for receiving the second screw member 50 and a bar hole 42 penetrating a sidewall of the screw hole 41, the length direction of the bar hole 42 being parallel to the axis of the screw hole 41 so as to guide the skirting member 60 to move in the front-rear direction of the refrigerator 100 when the second screw member 50 thereof rotates.

Further, the person skilled in the art may also arrange the first screw member 40 as any other possible member, for example, arranging the first screw member 40 as a semi-annular cylinder and arranging the internal screw thread in the semi-annular cylinder, as desired. Further, the person skilled in the art may fix the first screw member 40 to the lower beam 11 in any other feasible manner, such as welding, clamping, etc., as desired.

Further preferably, as shown in fig. 2 and 6, the second screw member 50 includes a countersink 51 at an outer end thereof and a catching groove 52 at an inner end thereof. The countersink 51 is used to hold an operating device (e.g., a wrench, a screwdriver, etc.). The sink 51 is preferably a cross-shaped sink for receiving a cross-shaped screwdriver. In addition, the sinking tank 51 may be provided in any other possible structure, such as a straight sinking tank, a triangular sinking tank, a rectangular sinking tank, a hexagonal sinking tank, etc., as required by those skilled in the art. Alternatively, the sink 51 may be provided in any feasible convex configuration, such as triangular, rectangular, hexagonal, etc., as desired by those skilled in the art. Further, the person skilled in the art may also arrange the clamping groove 52 at other positions of the second screw member 50, such as at a middle or near an outer end of the second screw member 50, as desired.

As shown in fig. 6, the catch 52 is an annular catch such that the catch 52 remains pivotally connected to the kick member 60 as the second threaded member 50 rotates.

As shown in fig. 7, in some embodiments of the present invention, a drive arm 61 and a slip fit structure 62 are provided on top of the kick member 60, the drive arm 61 passing through the relief hole 112 and the strip-shaped hole 42 and being snapped into the catch 52. Preferably, the end of the driving arm 61 is provided with a semi-annular clamping portion 611, the clamping portion 611 is clamped in the clamping groove 52, and the outer diameter of the clamping portion 611 is smaller than the inner diameter of the threaded hole 41. The sliding fit structure 62 is slidably connected to the sliding structure 111.

Further, as shown in fig. 7 and 8, the slip-fit structure 62 includes a connection rib 621, a hanging rib 622, and a guide rib 623 connected in sequence. Wherein, the connecting rib 621 is connected to the body portion (not labeled in the drawing) of the skirting member 60, the connecting rib 621 corresponds to the guiding rib 623 in front and back and has the same width, so that the connecting rib 621 and the guiding rib 623 penetrate the sliding structure 111 at the same time, and the rotation of the sliding fit structure 62 in the sliding structure 111 is limited by the connecting rib 621 and the guiding rib 623. Also, a hanging rib 622 is located above the lower cross member 11 to hang the kick member 60, thereby supporting the kick member 60 on the lower cross member 11.

As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, by providing the sliding structure 111 below the first screw member 40 on the apparatus body 10, providing the sliding engagement structure 62 on the kick member 60, and slidably connecting the sliding engagement structure 62 with the sliding structure 111, the forward and backward movement of the kick member 60 is guided, so that the kick member 60 is doubly fixed in the up and down direction by the driving arm 61 and the sliding engagement structure 62. And because the second screw thread member 50 and the first screw thread member 40 can be relatively fixed in the front-rear direction, when the skirting member 60 is kicked by a user, the driving arm 61 and the sliding fit structure 62 can be used as stress supporting points, so that the moment born by the skirting member 60 is effectively reduced, and further the deformation of the skirting member 60 is effectively avoided.

Further, in other embodiments of the present invention, the person skilled in the art may also arrange the slip fit structure 62 and the slip structure 111 as any other possible structure, such as arranging the slip fit structure 62 as a guide bar on the rear side of the kick member 60, arranging the slip structure 111 as a guide hole on the rear side of the kick member 60, and slidably inserting the guide bar into the guide hole, as desired. Alternatively, on the basis of some of the foregoing embodiments of the present invention, a guide bar is provided on the rear side of the kick member 60, a guide hole is provided on the lower cross member 11 on the rear side of the kick member 60, and the guide bar is slidably inserted into the guide hole. Further increasing reduces the moment to which the skirting member 60 is subjected and thus further avoids deformation of the skirting member 60.

Further, in other embodiments of the present invention, the skirting member 60 may be provided as desired by one skilled in the art as any other feasible member, such as a grid with the aforementioned drive arms 61 and slip fit structure 62 on top or a mount with ribs, tendons or support beams.

Although not explicitly shown, in some embodiments of the present invention, the kick trim panel 30 may be mounted to the kick member 60 in any feasible manner, such as by clamping, rivets, magnetic attraction, adhesive, screw attachment, or the like, to the kick member 60. Alternatively, one skilled in the art may also make the kick trim panel 30 integral with the kick member 60 as desired. Still alternatively, the skilled person may also arrange the kick member 60 in a form capable of shielding the bottom of the apparatus body 10 as needed, so that it is not necessary to install the kick trim plate 30 on the kick member 60.

The following briefly describes the mounting process of the skirting portion of the refrigerator 100 with reference to fig. 4.

The first screw member 40 is first fixed to the lower cross member 11 with the bar-shaped hole 42 located below the first screw member 40. Then, the kick member 60 horizontally or obliquely passes the driving arm 61 and the slip fit structure 62 through the slip structure 111 and the escape hole 112, respectively, on the lower cross member 11. The second screw member 50 is screwed to expose the locking groove 52 thereof to the outside of the first screw member 40 and the locking portion 611 is inserted into the locking groove 52, and finally the second screw member 50 is screwed into the first screw member 40 and the skirting board 30 is mounted on the skirting board 60.

Based on the foregoing description, it can be appreciated by those skilled in the art that in some embodiments of the present invention, by having the first screw member 40 mounted on or formed on the apparatus body 10, having the second screw member 50 screw-coupled with the first screw member 40, and having the kick member 30 pivotably coupled with the first screw member 40, the kick member 30 moves forward and backward with respect to the apparatus body 10 as the second screw member 50 rotates, thereby overcoming the problem that it is difficult for the kick member 30 to visually achieve a fusing effect with a cabinet.

Further, the refrigerator 100 maintains its original appearance by the first screw member 40 being shielded by the closed door body 20.

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

1. A floor standing apparatus comprising:

an equipment body;

a first screw member mounted on or formed on the apparatus body;

a second screw member screwed with the first screw member;

2. The floor-standing apparatus of claim 1, wherein,

the first screw member is an internal screw member mounted on the apparatus body;

the second threaded member is an externally threaded member that mates with the first threaded member.

3. The floor-standing apparatus of claim 2, wherein,

the first threaded member comprises a threaded hole and a strip-shaped hole penetrating through the side wall of the threaded hole, and the length direction of the strip-shaped hole is parallel to the axis of the threaded hole.

4. The floor-standing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein,

the outer side end of the second threaded member is used for clamping a sinking groove or a bulge of the operating device;

and the second threaded member is also provided with a clamping groove, so that the second threaded member is pivotally connected with the skirting member through the clamping groove.

5. The floor-standing apparatus of claim 4, wherein,

the skirting member comprises a driving arm, and the driving arm penetrates through the strip-shaped hole and is clamped in the clamping groove.

6. The floor-standing apparatus of claim 5, wherein,

the driving arm comprises a semi-annular clamping part positioned at the end part of the driving arm, and the clamping part is clamped in the clamping groove.

7. The floor-standing apparatus of claim 5, wherein,

the device body is provided with a sliding structure below the first threaded member;

the skirting member further comprises a sliding fit structure which is in sliding connection with the sliding structure so as to guide the front-back movement of the skirting member.

8. The floor-standing apparatus of claim 1, wherein,

the floor-standing type equipment further comprises a skirting board, wherein the skirting board is installed on the skirting component or is integrally manufactured with the skirting component.

9. The floor-standing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein,

the floor type equipment is a refrigerator, and the refrigerator further comprises a door body arranged on the equipment body.

10. The floor-standing apparatus of claim 9, wherein,

the first screw member is arranged to be shielded by the closed door body.