CN211233515U

CN211233515U - Refrigerator and door thereof

Info

Publication number: CN211233515U
Application number: CN201921117189.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨香飞; 刘晓东; 陈烁
Original assignee: Bo Xihua Electric Jiangsu Co Ltd; BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Current assignee: BSH Electrical Appliances Jiangsu Co Ltd; Bo Xihua Electric Jiangsu Co Ltd; BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Priority date: 2019-07-17
Filing date: 2019-07-17
Publication date: 2020-08-11
Anticipated expiration: 2029-07-17

Abstract

A refrigerator and a door thereof, wherein the door includes a metal housing having an upper portion, a lower portion, a first side portion, a second side portion and a front portion, and a fitting located at the first side portion and the front portion of the metal housing and extending between the upper portion and the lower portion of the metal housing, the metal housing and the fitting having fitting structures that are fitted to each other. The metal shell is directly assembled with the accessory and is completed in preassembly, the assembly structure can be used without adhesive tapes, and the process can be simplified.

Description

Refrigerator and door thereof

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a refrigerator and door thereof.

Background

The existing refrigerator door design with metal shells such as stainless steel plates and accessories such as electric boxes and decorative panels needs adhesive tapes between the metal shells and the accessories, and the process is complex.

For example, it is necessary to ensure the reliability of preassembly by adding an adhesive tape between the electrical box and the stainless steel plate before foaming, which is time consuming and labor consuming and has a risk of poor bubble leakage due to inaccurate positioning in the foaming mold.

For another example, the stainless steel plate and the plastic decoration panel are preassembled with the additional plastic box below the decoration panel through the stainless steel plate, and the decoration panel and the plastic box are installed after foaming is finished. The plastic box and the stainless steel plate are preassembled, and the leakage-proof adhesive tape is attached to prevent bubbles from leaking, so that the process is complex and the cost is high. The plastic box itself also presents the cost of the mold, the single piece of material, and the installation process.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems set forth above.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a door of a refrigerator, including a metal case and an accessory, the metal case having an upper portion, a lower portion, a first side portion, a second side portion and a front portion, the accessory being located on the metal case the first side portion and the front portion, and the metal case the upper portion and the lower portion extend therebetween, the metal case and the accessory having an assembling structure which are fitted to each other. Thus, the metal shell is directly assembled with the fitting and completed in pre-assembly, and the assembly structure can be used without an adhesive tape, thereby simplifying the process.

Optionally, the fitting is an electrical box, and the mounting structure includes a slot of the fitting extending between the upper portion and the lower portion of the metal shell, and a flange of the front portion of the metal shell inserted into the slot. This may facilitate assembly between the metal shell and the fitting.

Optionally, the assembling structure comprises a buckle of the fitting located on the inner wall of the groove and a hole of the metal shell located on the flanging and matched with the buckle. Thus, the fitting between the metal shell and the fitting can be enhanced, and the reliability of the preassembly can be further improved.

Optionally, the assembly structure includes a slot of the accessory and a flanging insert of the metal shell located at the first side portion and matched with the slot. Therefore, the risk of displacement of the metal shell and the electric box in the foaming mould is reduced, and poor foaming leakage is reduced.

Optionally, the fitting is a decorative panel, and the fitting structure includes a bent portion of the first side portion of the metal shell and a receiving groove of the fitting that receives the bent portion. Therefore, the metal shell can be directly assembled with the accessory and the pre-assembly is completed, meanwhile, no adhesive tape is used for preventing leakage, the assembly is not needed after the foaming process is finished, and the process is simplified.

Optionally, the bending part is in a "Z" shape. Thus, bubble leakage can be effectively prevented.

Optionally, the fitting is a decorative panel, and the fitting structure includes a bent portion of the front portion of the metal shell and a receiving groove of the fitting that receives the bent portion. Therefore, the metal shell can be directly assembled with the accessory and the pre-assembly is completed, meanwhile, no adhesive tape is used for preventing leakage, the assembly is not needed after the foaming process is finished, and the process is simplified.

Optionally, the bent portion is "Z" shaped. Thus, bubble leakage can be effectively prevented.

The utility model also provides a refrigerator that contains above-mentioned arbitrary door.

The utility model discloses still provide one kind and contain above-mentioned any kind the accessory is the door and any kind of electric box the accessory is the refrigerator of the door of decoration panel.

The subject matter of any independent claim above may be combined with any subject matter or combination of subject matter of any dependent claims as may be permitted under the circumstances of technology to form new claimed subject matter.

The invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The use of the same or similar reference symbols in the drawings indicates similar or identical items in different embodiments.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a front view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a perspective view of a door of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which an electrical box is exposed;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a metal shell of the door of the refrigerator of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a partial top view of the electrical box from the door of the refrigerator of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of the assembled metal housing and electrical box of the door of the refrigerator of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of the metal shell and electrical box of the door of the refrigerator of FIG. 2 assembled;

FIG. 7 is an assembled partial cross-sectional view of the door of the refrigerator of FIG. 2;

fig. 8 is a perspective view of a door of a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a partial sectional view of a door of the refrigerator of fig. 8.

Detailed Description

As shown in fig. 1, a refrigerator 48 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes two doors 10 arranged in parallel. Wherein door 10 includes a metal shell 12 and a fitting 14, said metal shell 12 having an upper portion 16, a lower portion 18, a first side portion 20, a second side portion 22 and a front portion 24, said fitting 14 being positioned on said first side portion 20 and said front portion 24 of said metal shell 12 and extending between said upper portion 16 and said lower portion 18 of said metal shell 12, said metal shell 12 and said fitting 14 having cooperating mounting structures 26. The metal shell 12 is assembled directly with the fitting 14 and completed in pre-assembly, and the assembly structure 26 can be used without adhesive tape, simplifying the process.

The metal shell 12 may be made of stainless steel and the fitting 14 may be plastic. The accessories 14 may be electrical boxes, decorative panels, and any other accessory that may be assembled with the metal shell 12. The refrigerator 48 may include any of the doors described later, or a door in which any of the accessories described later is an electric box and a door in which any of the accessories is a decorative panel.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the fitting 14 of the door 10 is an elongated electrical box, and the mounting structure 26 includes a slot 28 of the fitting 14 extending between the upper portion 16 and the lower portion 18 of the metal shell 12, and a flange 30 of the front portion 24 of the metal shell 12 that is inserted into the slot 28. The mating of the slot 28 and the flange 30 may facilitate assembly between the metal shell 12 and the fitting 14.

As shown in fig. 3, 4 and 6, the fitting structure 26 includes a snap 32 of the fitting 14 located on the inner wall of the groove 28 and a hole 34 of the metal shell 12 located on the flange 30 and matching with the snap 32. The plurality of clips 32 and holes 34 may be provided, respectively, which in combination may enhance the fit between the metal shell 12 and the fitting 14, further improving the reliability of the pre-assembly.

Referring to fig. 3, 4 and 5, the mounting structure 26 includes a slot 36 of the fitting 14 and a flanged tab 38 of the metal shell 12 at the first side 20, which is engaged with the slot 36. The two slots 36 and the two flanging insertion pieces 38 can be respectively used, and the matching of the two slots helps to reduce the risk of displacement of the metal shell 12 and the electrical box 14 in a foaming mold, so that poor foaming leakage is reduced.

As shown in fig. 2 and 7, the door 10 further includes an elongated cover plate 48 covering the electrical box 14, and the cover plate 48 has hooks 50 on both sides that engage protrusions 52 on the electrical box 14 to couple the cover plate 48 and the electrical box 14. The cover plate 48 is attached to the front portion 24 and the first side portion 20 of the metal shell 12 on both sides.

Referring to fig. 8 and 9, in some embodiments, the accessory 14 of the door 10 is a decorative panel. As shown in fig. 1, the trim panel 14 may have a similar or identical appearance to the cover panel 48 when assembled. The mounting structure 26 includes a bent portion 40 of the first side portion 20 of the metal shell 12 and a receiving groove 42 of the fitting 14 that receives the bent portion 40. Thus, the metal shell 12 can be directly assembled with the fitting 14 and the pre-assembly is completed, no adhesive tape leakage is realized, and the assembly is not required after the foaming process is finished, so that the process is simplified. Optionally, the bending portion 40 is a "Z" shape, which can effectively prevent bubbles from leaking.

Optionally, the fitting structure 26 includes a bent portion 44 of the front portion 24 of the metal shell 12 and a receiving groove 46 of the fitting 14 receiving the bent portion 44. Thus, the metal shell 12 can be directly assembled with the fitting 14 and the pre-assembly is completed, no adhesive tape leakage is realized, and the assembly is not required after the foaming process is finished, so that the process is simplified. Optionally, the bending portion 44 is "Z" shaped, which can effectively prevent bubble leakage.

As shown in fig. 9, the receiving groove 42 and the receiving groove 46 are vertically distributed, and are respectively matched with the bending part 40 and the bending part 44, so that the stability of preassembling the decorative panel 14 can be effectively improved, and the flatness of the foamed decorative panel and the metal shell 12 can be accurately controlled.

The various embodiments described above and shown in the drawings are illustrative of the invention and are not intended to be all-inclusive. In the scope of the basic technical idea of the present invention, a person skilled in the relevant technical field can easily change the position of the object to be protected.

Claims

1. A refrigerator door (10) comprising a metal housing (12) and a fitting (14), said metal housing (12) having an upper portion (16), a lower portion (18), a first side portion (20), a second side portion (22) and a front portion (24), said fitting (14) being located at said first side portion (20) and said front portion (24) of said metal housing (12) and extending between said upper portion (16) and said lower portion (18) of said metal housing (12), characterized in that: the metal housing (12) and the fitting (14) have cooperating mounting structures (26).

2. The refrigerator door (10) of claim 1, wherein the fitting (14) is an electrical box, and the mounting structure (26) includes a slot (28) of the fitting (14) extending between the upper portion (16) and the lower portion (18) of the metal shell (12), and a flange (30) of the front portion (24) of the metal shell (12) inserted into the slot (28).

3. The refrigerator door (10) of claim 2, wherein the mounting structure (26) includes a catch (32) of the fitting (14) located on an inner wall of the slot (28) and a hole (34) of the metal shell (12) located on the flange (30) that mates with the catch (32).

4. The refrigerator door (10) of claim 2, wherein the mounting structure (26) includes a slot (36) of the fitting (14) and a flanged tab (38) of the metal shell (12) on the first side (20) that mates with the slot (36).

5. The refrigerator door (10) of claim 1, wherein the fitting (14) is a trim panel, and the mounting structure (26) includes a bent portion (40) of the first side portion (20) of the metal housing (12) and a receiving groove (42) of the fitting (14) that receives the bent portion (40).

6. The refrigerator door (10) of claim 5, wherein the bent portion (40) is Z-shaped.

7. The refrigerator door (10) of claim 1, wherein the fitting (14) is a trim panel, and the fitting structure (26) includes a bent portion (44) of the front portion (24) of the metal housing (12) and a receiving groove (46) of the fitting (14) that receives the bent portion (44).

8. The refrigerator door (10) of claim 7, wherein the bent portion (44) is "Z" shaped.

9. A refrigerator (48) characterized in that: comprising a refrigerator door (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

10. A refrigerator (48) characterized in that: comprising a refrigerator door (10) according to any of the preceding claims 1 to 4 and a refrigerator door (10) according to any of the preceding claims 5 to 8.