CN215765957U - Refrigerator with a door - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a refrigerator, which comprises a refrigerator shell, a middle front beam and a middle hinge, wherein the refrigerator shell is provided with a box body; the box shell comprises a side plate and a first folding edge arranged on the edge of the front end of the side plate; the middle front beam is arranged on the front side of the box shell, and the end part of the middle front beam is connected to the back side of the first folding edge; the middle hinge is attached to the front side of the box shell; the back of the middle hinge is attached to the front side faces of the middle front beam and the first folding edge, and a space is formed between the outer end edge of the back of the middle hinge and the front end edge of the side plate. The middle front beam and the first folding edge are matched and fixed with the middle hinge, and the interval is formed between the outer end edge of the back surface of the middle hinge and the front end edge of the side plate, so that when the carrier clamps the door body in the process of carrying the refrigerator, the stress of the door body can be transmitted to the first folding edge and the middle front beam through the back surface of the middle hinge, and the interval is formed between the back surface of the middle hinge and the side plate of the refrigerator shell, so that the stress on the side plate of the refrigerator shell can be effectively reduced, and the problem that the side plate of the refrigerator is dented is further avoided.

Description

Refrigerator with a door

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, in particular to a refrigerator.

Background

In a multi-door refrigerator, a center hinge is generally fixed to a left end and/or a right end of a center front rail, so that a door body is rotatably coupled to a refrigerator body by a hinge shaft of the center hinge. The thickness of the middle front beam of the refrigerator is small, and hinge reinforcing iron needs to be additionally arranged on the middle beam when the hinge is installed, so that the stability of the hinge and the middle beam is improved.

At present, in the related art, in the process of assembling a middle hinge, a middle front beam, a reinforcing iron and a refrigerator shell of a refrigerator, the outer edge of the middle hinge is closer to a side plate of the refrigerator shell, and a screw hole on the middle hinge, which is close to the outer edge, is closer to the side plate of the refrigerator shell, so that the problem that the side plate of the refrigerator is dented due to stress of the middle hinge when a transporter clamps the front surface of the refrigerator in the transportation process is easily caused.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to provide a refrigerator, which is used for optimizing a connecting structure of a box shell and a middle hinge in the refrigerator in the related art so as to improve the structural stability of the refrigerator.

In order to solve the technical problems, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

according to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a refrigerator including: a cabinet having an opening at a front side thereof; the box shell comprises side plates and a first folding edge which is bent and extended from the front end edge of each side plate to the opening side; the middle front beam is transversely arranged in the middle of the front opening of the box shell, and the end part of the middle front beam is connected to the back side of the first folding edge; the middle hinge is attached to the front side of the box shell; the inner end part of the back surface of the middle hinge is fixedly attached to the front side surface of the middle front beam; the outer end part of the back surface of the middle hinge is fixedly attached to the front side surface of the first folding edge, and a space is formed between the outer end edge of the back surface of the middle hinge and the front end edge of the side plate.

In some embodiments of the present application, the middle hinge includes a connection plate, a support plate protruding from a front side of the connection plate, and a hinge shaft disposed on the support plate; the inner end part of the connecting plate is fixedly attached to the front side surface of the middle front beam; the outer end part of the connecting plate is fixedly attached to the front side surface of the first folded edge; the outer end edge of the connecting plate is spaced from the front end edge of the side plate.

In some embodiments of the present application, the connecting plate is provided with a first hinge hole, and the first folding edge is provided with a first fixing hole corresponding to the first hinge hole; the distance between the first fixing hole and the inner side edge of the first folding edge is smaller than the distance between the first fixing hole and the outer side edge of the first folding edge.

In some embodiments of the present application, the cabinet case further comprises a convex hull and a second folded edge formed by folding back the inner edge of the first folded edge; the second folded edge is attached to the back side of the first folded edge; the convex hull and the first folding edge are arranged at intervals and protrude out of the back of the second folding edge; a second fixing hole is formed in the joint of the second folded edge and the convex hull; the second fixing hole is coaxially arranged opposite to the first fixing hole; the end part of the middle front beam is attached to the back sides of the convex hull and the second folding edge, and the middle front beam is provided with a third fixing hole which is coaxially and oppositely arranged with the first fixing hole.

In some embodiments of the present application, a first inclined portion extending obliquely and gradually approaching the first folding edge is formed at a joint of the convex hull and the second folding edge; the second fixing hole is formed in the first inclined part; a first boss matched with the convex hull in shape is formed on the middle front beam, the first boss is attached to the back of the convex hull, and a second inclined part attached to the first inclined part is formed at the edge of the first boss; the third fixing hole is formed in the second inclined portion.

In some embodiments of the present application, the refrigerator further includes a reinforcing iron attached to a back side of an end of the center front beam and opposite to the connection plate; and a fourth fixing hole which is coaxially opposite to the third fixing hole is formed in the reinforcing iron.

In some embodiments of the present application, a second boss matched with the first boss in shape is formed on the reinforcing iron, the second boss is attached to the back surface of the first boss, and a third inclined portion attached to the second inclined portion is formed at the edge of the second boss; the fourth fixing hole is formed in the third inclined portion.

In some embodiments of the present application, a connecting end attached to a back side of the second flange is further disposed at an end of the middle front beam; the second inclined portion is formed between the first boss and the connection end; the end part of the reinforcing iron is provided with a flange which is bent forwards and is overlapped on the front side surface of the end part, the reinforcing iron is attached to the back surface of the first boss, and the flange is attached to the back surface of the connecting end; the thickness of the flanging is the same as the distance between the back of the first boss and the back of the connecting end.

In some embodiments of the present application, a second hinge hole is formed at an inner end of the connecting plate, which is attached to the center front beam, a first through hole is formed in the center front beam, which is coaxially opposite to the second hinge hole, and a second through hole is formed in the reinforcing iron, which is coaxially opposite to the first through hole.

In some embodiments of the present application, a plurality of positioning protrusions are convexly disposed on a back side of the center front beam, and the plurality of positioning protrusions are laterally spaced; and the reinforcing iron is provided with a positioning hole matched with the positioning bulge.

According to the technical scheme, the embodiment of the utility model at least has the following advantages and positive effects:

in the refrigerator of the embodiment of the utility model, the middle hinge is attached and fixed on the front side of the refrigerator shell, the inner end part of the back of the middle hinge is attached and fixed on the front side surface of the middle front beam by utilizing the matching of the middle front beam and the first folding edge of the refrigerator shell, the outer end part of the back of the middle hinge is attached and fixed on the front side surface of the first folding edge, and a gap is formed between the outer end edge of the back of the middle hinge and the front end edge of the side plate, so that when a carrying machine clamps a door body in the carrying process of the refrigerator, the stress of the door body can be transmitted to the first folding edge and the middle front beam through the back of the middle hinge, and the back of the middle hinge and the side plate of the refrigerator shell have a gap, so that the stress on the side plate of the refrigerator shell can be effectively reduced, and the problem that the side plate of the refrigerator is dented is avoided.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of fig. 1 with a portion of the door body removed.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the enclosure and center front rail of FIG. 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of the region a in fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is an exploded view of fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view of the structure of fig. 3 from another perspective.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged structural view of a region B in fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of the center front beam, the center hinge and the reinforcing iron in fig. 6.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged schematic view of region C in fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the area in fig. 7.

Fig. 11 is an enlarged schematic view of a region D in fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is a top view of the area in fig. 11.

Fig. 13 is a schematic structural view of another embodiment of fig. 12.

The reference numerals are explained below: 100. a box body; 200. an upper door body; 300. a lower door body; 1. a cabinet housing; 11. a left side plate; 111. a first left hem; 1111. a first fixing hole; 112. a convex hull; 113. a first inclined portion; 1131. a second fixing hole; 114. a second left hem; 115. a third left folded edge; 116. a fourth left folded edge; 117. fixing grooves; 12. a top side plate; 13. a right side plate; 131. a first right hem; 21. putting the box liner on the box; 22. a lower box liner; 3. a center front beam; 301. a first through hole; 302. positioning the projection; 303. a third fixing hole; 31. a first boss; 32. a first connection end; 33. a second inclined portion; 4. a middle hinge; 41. a connecting plate; 411. a first hinge hole; 412. a second hinge hole; 42. a support plate; 43. an upper hinge shaft; 44. a lower hinge shaft; 5. reinforcing iron; 501. a second through hole; 502. positioning holes; 503. a fourth fixing hole; 51. a second boss; 52. a second connection end; 53. a third inclined portion; 54. and (5) flanging.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments that embody features and advantages of the utility model are described in detail below in the specification. It is to be understood that the utility model is capable of other embodiments and that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the scope of the utility model and the description and drawings are to be regarded as illustrative in nature and not as restrictive.

In the description of the present application, 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," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the present application and for simplicity in description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated in a particular manner, and are not to be construed as limiting the present application.

Furthermore, 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, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the description of the present application, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood in a specific case by those of ordinary skill in the art.

In the related art, when the middle hinge of the refrigerator is assembled with the middle front beam, the reinforcing iron and the refrigerator shell, the outer edge of the middle hinge is closer to the side plate of the refrigerator shell, and the screw hole on the middle hinge, which is close to the outer edge, is closer to the side plate of the refrigerator shell, so that the problem that the side plate of the refrigerator is depressed due to the stress of the middle hinge when the front surface of the refrigerator is clamped by the transporter in the transportation process is easily caused.

For convenience of description, unless otherwise specified, the directions of the upper, lower, left, right, front and rear are all referred to herein as the state of the refrigerator in use, and the door of the refrigerator is front and the opposite direction is rear.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of fig. 1 with a portion of the door body removed.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention mainly includes a refrigerator body 100, a door, a center front beam 3, a center hinge 4, and a reinforcing iron 5.

The case 100 has a rectangular hollow structure. It will be appreciated that other shapes of hollow housing structures may be used for the enclosure 100.

The cabinet 100 includes a cabinet 1, a cabinet container provided in the cabinet 1, a bottom plate (not shown) provided on the bottom side of the cabinet 1, and a rear cover (not shown) provided on the rear side of the cabinet 1.

The enclosure 1 includes a left side panel 11, a top side panel 12 and a right side panel 13. The left side plate 11 is located on the left side of the casing 100 and serves as a left outer surface of the casing 100. The top side panel 12 is located at the top side of the cabinet 100 and serves as a top exterior surface of the cabinet 100. The right side plate 13 is located on the right side of the casing 100 and serves as a right side external appearance surface of the casing 100. The left side plate 11, the top side plate 12 and the right side plate 13 are integrally formed into a U-shaped structure.

The bottom side of the box shell 1 is provided with an opening, and the bottom plate is arranged at the opening at the bottom side of the box shell 1 and is used as the bottom appearance surface of the box body 100. The back side of the cabinet 1 is provided with an opening, and the rear cover is provided at the back side opening of the cabinet 1 and serves as a back appearance surface of the cabinet 100. The front side of the box shell 1 is provided with an opening, and the left side plate 11, the top side plate 12, the right side plate 13, the bottom plate and the back plate jointly form a box body 100 structure with a front opening.

The container is arranged in the box body 100, the front side of the container is provided with an opening, and one or more refrigerating chambers can be formed in the container.

Referring to fig. 2, two containers are provided, namely an upper container 21 and a lower container 22, and the upper container 21 and the lower container 22 are arranged in an up-and-down separated manner. The upper tank liner 21 forms a refrigerating chamber alone and can be used as a refrigerating chamber, and the lower tank liner 22 is divided into a left refrigerating chamber and a right refrigerating chamber by a partition plate and can be used as a freezing chamber, a temperature changing chamber and the like respectively. It is understood that the interiors of the upper tank container 21 and the lower tank container 22 may be newly partitioned into a plurality of refrigerating compartments as necessary. A plurality of upper tank bladders 21 and a plurality of lower tank bladders 22 may be provided, respectively, as necessary.

Still referring to fig. 1 and 2, the door is provided at the front side of the cabinet 1. The number of the door bodies is four, namely two upper door bodies 200 and two lower door bodies 300. The two upper door bodies 200 are arranged oppositely left and right for opening and closing the refrigeration compartment in the upper tank liner 21. The two lower door bodies 300 are arranged oppositely left and right to open and close the refrigeration chamber in the lower box liner 22. It can be understood that only one upper door 200 and only one lower door 300 can be provided, that is, one upper door 200 can open and close the refrigeration compartment in the upper tank liner 21, and one lower door 300 can open and close the refrigeration compartment in the lower tank liner 22.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the cabinet 1 and the front center rail 3 of fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of the region a in fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an exploded view of fig. 4.

Referring to fig. 2 to 5, the center front beam 3 is provided on the front side of the cabinet 1 and between the upper cabinet liner 21 and the lower cabinet liner 22. The center front beam 3 is arranged to extend in the lateral direction and is positioned in the middle of the front opening of the cabinet 1.

The front edge of the left side plate 11 is provided with a first left folded edge 111 that is folded and extended toward the center of the front opening of the cabinet 1. The front edge of the right side plate 13 is provided with a first right folded edge 131 which is folded and extended toward the center of the front opening of the cabinet 1. Both ends of the center front beam 3 are connected to the first left flange 111 and the first right flange 131, respectively, and fixed to the back sides of the first left flange 111 and the first right flange 131. It should be noted that both ends of the center front beam 3 may be fixed to the back sides of the first left flange 111 and the first right flange 131 by welding, bonding, screwing, or the like.

Still referring to fig. 2 to 5, the center hinge 4 is provided on the front side of the cabinet 1 and the center front beam 3. The middle hinges 4 are provided in two and symmetrically provided at both ends of the middle front beam 3. The bottom ends of the two upper door bodies 200 are respectively and rotatably connected to a middle hinge 4, and the top ends of the two lower door bodies 300 can also be rotatably connected to a middle hinge 4.

It is to be understood that when the upper door body 200 and the lower door body 300 are provided as only one, the center hinge 4 may be provided as only one and provided at one end portion of the center front rail 3.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, in some embodiments, the middle hinge 4 includes a connection plate 41, a support plate 42 and a hinge shaft which are integrally connected. The structure of the center hinge 4 will be described below by taking the structure of the center hinge 4 at the left end of the center front beam 3 as an example, and the structure of the center hinge 4 at the right end of the center front beam 3 may be arranged symmetrically with reference to the structure of the center hinge 4 at the left end.

In the center hinge 4 at the left end of the center front rail 3, the outer end of the connecting plate 41, i.e., the end away from the front opening of the cabinet 1, is attached to the front side surface of the first left flange 111, and the inner end of the connecting plate 41, i.e., the end close to the front opening of the cabinet 1, is attached to the front side surface of the center front rail 3.

The support plate 42 is protruded from the front side of the connection plate 41 to support the upper door body 200. The hinge shaft is arranged on the support plate 42 and extends vertically, and the hinge shaft is used for being rotationally connected with the door body.

In some embodiments, the hinge axes include an upper hinge axis 43 protrudingly provided on a top surface of the support plate 42 and a lower hinge axis 44 protrudingly provided on a bottom surface of the support plate 42. The upper hinge shaft 43 is used for being rotatably connected with the bottom of the upper door body 200, and the lower hinge shaft 44 is used for being rotatably connected with the top of the lower door body 300. The upper hinge shaft 43 and the lower hinge shaft 44 may be coaxially disposed.

In some embodiments, in the middle hinge 4, only the upper hinge shaft 43 may be provided, that is, the middle hinge 4 is only rotatably connected to the upper door body 200 and is not rotatably connected to the lower door body 300.

Referring to fig. 4, the outer edge of the connecting plate 41 is spaced from the front edge of the left side plate 11. Therefore, when the door body is gripped by the carrier during the transportation of the refrigerator, the force applied to the door body can be effectively transmitted to the first left folding edge 111 and the middle front beam 3 through the back surface of the connecting plate 41. And because the back of the connecting plate 41 has a space with the side plate of the case shell 1, the stress on the side plate of the case shell 1 can be effectively reduced, and the problem that the left side plate 11 and the right side plate 13 of the refrigerator generate indentation is further avoided.

The outer end of the connecting plate 41 is provided with a first hinge hole 411, and the first left folded edge 111 is provided with a first fixing hole 1111 coaxially and oppositely arranged with the first hinge hole 411. The outer end of the connecting plate 41 can be fixed to the front side of the first left folded edge 111 by screws inserted into the first hinge hole 411 and the first fixing hole 1111.

The inner end of the connecting plate 41 is provided with a second hinge hole 412, the middle front beam 3 is provided with a first through hole 301 coaxially and oppositely arranged with the second hinge hole 412, and the inner end of the connecting plate 41 can be fixed on the front side surface of the middle front beam 3 through a screw penetrating through the second hinge hole 412 and the first through hole 301. The first through holes 301 are provided in two and laterally spaced apart to stabilize the connection of the inner end portion of the connecting plate 41 to the center front rail 3. It is to be understood that only one first through hole 301 may be provided, and three or more first through holes may be provided.

In some embodiments, the first hinge hole 411 has a space from the outer end edge of the connecting plate 41 to ensure that the connection between the connecting plate 41 and the first left folded edge 111 has sufficient strength.

In some embodiments, the distance between the first fixing hole 1111 and the inner side edge of the first left folded edge 111 is smaller than the distance between the first fixing hole 1111 and the outer side edge of the first left folded edge 111. That is, the first fixing hole 1111 is disposed near the inner side edge of the first left folded edge 111, so that the first hinge hole 411 can be also disposed near the inner side edge of the first left folded edge 111 as much as possible, and thus, a sufficient distance can be maintained between the outer end edge of the connecting plate 41 and the left side plate 11, and at the same time, a sufficient distance can be left between the first hinge hole 411 and the outer end edge of the connecting plate 41.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view of the structure of fig. 3 from another perspective. Fig. 7 is an enlarged structural view of a region B in fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of the center front beam 3, the center hinge 4, and the reinforcing iron 5 in fig. 6. Fig. 9 is an enlarged schematic view of region C in fig. 8.

Referring to fig. 6 to 9, the reinforcing iron 5 is attached to the back side of the end of the center front beam 3 and faces the connecting plate 41. The reinforcing iron 5 is provided with a second through hole 501 coaxially opposite to the first through hole 301, and the middle hinge 4, the middle front beam 3 and the reinforcing iron 5 are fixed into a whole through the cooperation of the second hinge hole 412, the first through hole 301 and the second through hole 501.

In some embodiments, the reinforcing iron 5 is provided with a plurality of positioning holes 502 arranged transversely, and the back surface of the center front beam 3 is convexly provided with a positioning protrusion 302 matched with the positioning holes 502. When the plurality of positioning holes 502 on the reinforcing iron 5 are respectively opposite to the positioning protrusions 302 on the back surface of the center front beam 3, the reinforcing iron 5 can be positioned on the back side of the center front beam 3, so that the first through hole 301 and the second through hole 501 are coaxially opposite, and the quick fixation through screws is further facilitated.

Fig. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the area in fig. 7. Fig. 11 is an enlarged schematic view of a region D in fig. 10. Fig. 12 is a top view of the area in fig. 11.

Referring to fig. 10 to 12, the inner edge of the first left folding edge 111 is folded backwards to form a convex hull 112 and a second left folding edge 114. The second left flap 114 is attached to the back side of the first left flap 111. The convex hull 112 is spaced apart from the first left folded edge 111 and protrudes from the back of the second left folded edge 114. The curved bending structure formed by the convex hull 112 between the second left folding edge 114 and the first left folding edge 111 is easier to bend, and the traditional way of directly bending by 180 degrees is easier to break at the bending position.

The first fixing hole 1111 of the first left folding edge 111 is close to the joint of the convex hull 112 and the second left folding edge 114, and a second fixing hole 1131 coaxially opposite to the first fixing hole 1111 is formed at the joint of the convex hull 112 and the second left folding edge 114. Further, the first fixing hole 1111 is as close as possible to the inner side edge of the first left folded edge 111, so that a sufficient space is left between the first fixing hole 1111 and the front end edge of the left side plate 11, and further a sufficient distance is left between the outer end edge of the connecting plate 41 and the front end edge of the side plate and between the outer end edge of the connecting plate 41 and the first hinge hole 411. Meanwhile, when the screw is fixed at the joint of the convex hull 112 and the second left folded edge 114, the structural strength of the first fixing hole 1111 and the second fixing hole 1131 can be effectively ensured.

Referring to fig. 12 and fig. 7, an end of the second left folded edge 114 away from the convex hull 112 is bent backward to form a third left folded edge 115, and a rear end of the third left folded edge 115 is bent toward the container side to form a fourth left folded edge 116. The second left folded edge 114, the third left folded edge 115 and the fourth left folded edge 116 enclose to form a fixing groove 117, and the edge of the box liner is fixedly connected in the fixing groove 117, so that the edge of the box liner can be welded and fixed on the box shell 1.

Referring to fig. 10 to 12, in some embodiments, the end of the middle front beam 3 near the first left folding edge 111 is formed with a first boss 31 matching the shape of the convex hull 112 and a first connecting end 32 attached to the back of the second left folding edge 114. The first boss 31 is attached to the back of the convex hull 112, and the first connecting end 32 is attached to the back of the second left folded edge 114, so that the connection between the center front beam 3 and the cabinet 1 is more stable. The joint of the first boss 31 and the first connection end 32 is provided with a third fixing hole 303 coaxially opposite to the first fixing hole 1111. When the end of the middle front beam 3 is fixed on the back of the convex hull 112 and the second left folding edge 114 through the third fixing hole 303, the second fixing hole 1131, the first fixing hole 1111 and the first hinge hole 411, the locking structural strength of the screw in the first hinge hole 411 is further ensured.

In some embodiments, the end of the reinforcing iron 5 near the first left folded edge 111 is formed with a second boss 51 matching the shape of the first boss 31 and a second connection end 52 attached to the back of the first connection end 32. The second boss 51 is attached to the back of the first boss 31, and the second connection end 52 is attached to the back of the first connection end 32. Meanwhile, a fourth fixing hole 503 is opened at a connection position of the second connection end 52 and the second boss 51 to ensure structural strength at the fourth fixing hole 503.

In some embodiments, a junction between the convex hull 112 and the second left folded edge 114 in the cabinet 1 is formed with a first inclined portion 113 extending obliquely and gradually approaching the first left folded edge 111, and the second fixing hole 1131 is opened at the first inclined portion 113. A second inclined portion 33 extending obliquely is formed at a connection portion between the first boss 31 and the first connection end 32 of the center front beam 3, the second inclined portion 33 is attached to a back side of the first inclined portion 113, and a third fixing hole 303 is opened at the second inclined portion 33. A third inclined portion 53 extending obliquely is formed at a connection portion between the second boss 51 and the second connection end 52 of the reinforcing iron 5, the third inclined portion 53 is attached to a back side of the second inclined portion 33, and a fourth fixing hole 503 is opened at the third inclined portion 53. Therefore, the first inclined portion 113, the second inclined portion 33 and the third inclined portion 53 are attached one by one, the structure is stable, the locking structural strength of the screws at the first fixing hole 1111, the second fixing hole 1131, the third fixing hole 303 and the fourth fixing hole 503 can be effectively ensured, and a sufficient distance is left between the first hinge hole 411 and the left side plate 11.

Fig. 13 is a schematic structural view of another embodiment of fig. 12.

Referring to fig. 13, in some embodiments, the end of the reinforcing iron 5 is formed with a flange 54 bent forward and overlapping the front side of the end, and the flange 54 and the end of the reinforcing iron 5 are formed into a 180 ° bent structure. When the reinforcing iron 5 is attached and fixed to the back surface of the first boss 31, the front side surface of the flange 54 is attached to the back surface of the first connection end 32. At this time, the thickness of the flange 54, that is, the thickness of the reinforcing iron 5 is substantially the same as the interval between the back surface of the first boss 31 and the back surface of the first connection end 32. The reinforcing iron 5 has high structural strength and ductility, so the flange 54 can be used to replace the third inclined part 53 to fill up the gap generated by the gap between the back surface of the first boss 31 of the center front beam 3 and the back surface of the first connection end 32, thereby enhancing the structural stability of the reinforcing iron 5 at the fourth fixing hole 503.

Based on the technical scheme, the embodiment of the utility model at least has the following advantages and positive effects:

in the refrigerator of the embodiment of the utility model, the middle hinge 4 is attached and fixed on the front side of the refrigerator shell 1, the inner end part of the back surface of the middle hinge 4 is attached and fixed on the front side surface of the middle front beam 3 by utilizing the matching of the middle front beam 3 and the first folding edge of the refrigerator shell 1, the attachment of the outer end part of the back surface of the middle hinge 4 is fixed on the front side surface of the first folding edge, and the interval is formed between the outer end edge of the back surface of the middle hinge 4 and the front end edge of the side plate, so that when a carrying machine clamps a door body in the carrying process of the refrigerator, the stress of the door body can be transmitted to the first folding edge and the middle front beam 3 through the back surface of the middle hinge 4, and the interval is formed between the back surface of the middle hinge 4 and the side plate of the refrigerator shell 1, the stress on the side plate of the refrigerator shell 1 can be effectively reduced, and the problem that the side plate of the refrigerator is dented is avoided.

While the present invention has been described with reference to several exemplary embodiments, it is understood that the terminology used is intended to be in the nature of words of description and illustration, rather than of limitation. As the present invention may be embodied in several forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, it should also be understood that the above-described embodiments are not limited by any of the details of the foregoing description, but rather should be construed broadly within its spirit and scope as defined in the appended claims, and therefore all changes and modifications that fall within the meets and bounds of the claims, or equivalences of such meets and bounds are therefore intended to be embraced by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A refrigerator, characterized by comprising:

a cabinet having an opening at a front side thereof; the box shell comprises side plates and a first folding edge which is bent and extended from the front end edge of each side plate to the opening side;

the middle front beam is transversely arranged in the middle of the front opening of the box shell, and the end part of the middle front beam is connected to the back side of the first folding edge; and

the middle hinge is attached to the front side of the box shell; the inner end part of the back surface of the middle hinge is fixedly attached to the front side surface of the middle front beam; the outer end part of the back surface of the middle hinge is fixedly attached to the front side surface of the first folding edge, and a space is formed between the outer end edge of the back surface of the middle hinge and the front end edge of the side plate.

2. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the middle hinge includes a connection plate, a support plate protruded at a front side of the connection plate, and a hinge shaft provided on the support plate;

the inner end part of the connecting plate is fixedly attached to the front side surface of the middle front beam; the outer end part of the connecting plate is fixedly attached to the front side surface of the first folded edge;

the outer end edge of the connecting plate is spaced from the front end edge of the side plate.

3. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 2, wherein the connecting plate is provided with a first hinge hole, and the first folding edge is provided with a first fixing hole corresponding to the first hinge hole;

the distance between the first fixing hole and the inner side edge of the first folding edge is smaller than the distance between the first fixing hole and the outer side edge of the first folding edge.

4. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 3, wherein the cabinet further comprises a convex hull and a second folded edge formed by folding back the inner edge of the first folded edge; the second folded edge is attached to the back side of the first folded edge; the convex hull and the first folding edge are arranged at intervals and protrude out of the back of the second folding edge; a second fixing hole is formed in the joint of the second folded edge and the convex hull; the second fixing hole is coaxially arranged opposite to the first fixing hole;

the end part of the middle front beam is attached to the back sides of the convex hull and the second folding edge, and the middle front beam is provided with a third fixing hole which is coaxially and oppositely arranged with the first fixing hole.

5. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 4, wherein a first inclined portion extending obliquely and gradually approaching the first folding edge is formed at a junction of the convex hull and the second folding edge; the second fixing hole is formed in the first inclined part;

a first boss matched with the convex hull in shape is formed on the middle front beam, the first boss is attached to the back of the convex hull, and a second inclined part attached to the first inclined part is formed at the edge of the first boss; the third fixing hole is formed in the second inclined portion.

6. The refrigerator according to claim 5, further comprising a reinforcing iron attached to a back side of an end of the center front beam opposite to the connection plate;

and a fourth fixing hole which is coaxially opposite to the third fixing hole is formed in the reinforcing iron.

7. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 6, wherein the reinforcing iron is formed with a second boss having a shape corresponding to the first boss, the second boss is attached to a rear surface of the first boss, and a third inclined portion attached to the second inclined portion is formed at an edge of the second boss; the fourth fixing hole is formed in the third inclined portion.

8. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 6, wherein the end of the center front rail is further provided with a connecting end attached to a backside of the second flange; the second inclined portion is formed between the first boss and the connection end;

the end part of the reinforcing iron is provided with a flange which is bent forwards and is overlapped on the front side surface of the end part, the reinforcing iron is attached to the back surface of the first boss, and the flange is attached to the back surface of the connecting end; the thickness of the flanging is the same as the distance between the back of the first boss and the back of the connecting end.

9. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 6, wherein the connecting plate has a second hinge hole formed at an inner end thereof to be coupled to the center front beam, the center front beam has a first through hole coaxially opposite to the second hinge hole, and the reinforcing iron has a second through hole coaxially opposite to the first through hole.

10. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 6, wherein a plurality of positioning protrusions are protruded from a back side of the center front beam, and the plurality of positioning protrusions are laterally spaced; and the reinforcing iron is provided with a positioning hole matched with the positioning bulge.

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