CN217031800U

CN217031800U - Positioning device for refrigerator

Info

Publication number: CN217031800U
Application number: CN202220188572.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 韩冲; 孙贤; 陈兵兵; 卞建飞
Original assignee: HEFEI HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO Ltd; Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: HEFEI HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO Ltd; Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-01-24
Filing date: 2022-01-24
Publication date: 2022-07-22
Anticipated expiration: 2032-01-24
Also published as: WO2023138356A1

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of refrigerators and provides a positioning device for a refrigerator. The utility model aims to solve the problem that the hinge shaft of the existing refrigerator door is not accurately positioned with a refrigerator body in the installation process. The refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body, a hinge shaft and a door body, wherein the refrigerator body is connected with the door body in a pivoting mode through the hinge shaft. The positioning device of the present invention comprises: first butt joint portion, second butt joint portion and location structure. A first abutting portion for abutting against a first side wall of the case; a second abutting portion for abutting against a second side wall of the case, the second side wall being adjacent to the first side wall; and the positioning structure is used for clamping the hinge shaft so as to position the hinge shaft and the box body. The positioning device effectively avoids the problem of cold air leakage in the refrigerator body caused by the installation and inclination of the refrigerator door body.

Description

Positioning device for refrigerator

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of refrigerators, and particularly provides a positioning device for a refrigerator.

Background

In the process of refrigerator production and assembly in a factory, the installation of the lower front beam assembly of the refrigerator is a key production procedure in the refrigerator production and assembly, and the assembly mode is mostly manual assembly, which consumes a large amount of labor and time. Meanwhile, due to the problems of production line beats and personnel skill experience, the deviation of the positioning size of the hinge shaft is very easy to occur, and then after the door body is installed on the refrigerator, the door body is installed partially, the door is sealed to form a flash seam, the door body is uneven, and further the quality problems such as condensation are caused. At this moment, the refrigerator body is foamed and finished, so that the refrigerator cannot be repaired, and great inconvenience is brought to the production and assembly work of the refrigerator.

Therefore, a positioning workpiece capable of positioning accurately is urgently needed to accurately position the hinge shaft so as to improve the sealing performance of the door body and the refrigerator body and further improve the use experience of a user on the refrigerator.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to solve the problem that the hinge shaft of the existing refrigerator door is not accurately positioned with a refrigerator body in the installation process.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a positioning device for a refrigerator, the refrigerator including a body, a hinge shaft, and a door body, the body being pivotally connected to the door body by the hinge shaft, the positioning device including:

a first abutting portion for abutting against a first side wall of the case;

a second abutting portion for abutting against a second sidewall of the case, the second sidewall being adjacent to the first sidewall;

and the positioning structure is used for clamping the hinge shaft so as to position the hinge shaft and the box body.

Further, the first abutting portion and the second abutting portion are L-shaped.

Furthermore, the first butt joint portion with the linking department of second butt joint portion is provided with the hole of stepping down, the hole of stepping down is used for dodging the right angle of box.

Further, the positioning structure is a groove structure formed on the first abutting portion or the second abutting portion, and the groove structure is used for clamping the hinge shaft; alternatively, the positioning structure is a hole structure formed on the first abutting portion or the second abutting portion, the hole structure allowing the hinge shaft to pass therethrough and thus catching the hinge shaft.

Further, the positioning device further comprises a handle.

Further, the handle is provided in a round bar shape.

Further, positioner still includes the magnet, the magnet be used for with positioner adsorbs on the box, the magnet still be used for with the articulated shaft adsorbs on positioner.

Further, the magnet includes: a first magnet provided on a side of the first abutting portion close to the case; a second magnet provided on a side of the second abutting portion close to the case; a third magnet disposed at the positioning structure.

Furthermore, an orientation mark graph is arranged on the positioning device.

Furthermore, the hinged shaft is connected with a fixing sheet, and the hinged shaft is fixedly connected with the box body through the fixing sheet; and a clamping groove is formed in the bottom side of the positioning device and used for clamping the fixing piece.

Based on the foregoing description, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that, in the foregoing technical solution of the present invention, by clamping the positioning structure on the positioning device and the hinge shaft, the first abutting portion and the second abutting portion of the positioning device are respectively abutted against the side wall of the refrigerator, so that the hinge shaft can be accurately positioned on the refrigerator body by the positioning structure, the door body of the refrigerator is effectively prevented from being inclined relative to the refrigerator body after being installed, and a gap is further prevented from being formed between the refrigerator body and the door body, thereby preventing the problem of cold air leakage from the gap.

Furtherly, sets up the hole of stepping down through linking department at first butt portion and second butt portion for positioner can dodge the right angle of box through the hole of stepping down, has prevented because of the right angle butt of linking department and box of first butt portion and second butt portion, and leads to the unable while butt of first butt portion and second butt portion to the lateral wall of refrigerator, and then can't carry out the problem of fixing a position to box and hinge pin.

Furthermore, through setting up the magnet on positioner for positioner can adsorb on the box through this magnet, and can adsorb on positioner by the articulated shaft, increases positioner's location accuracy.

Drawings

In order to more clearly explain the technical solution of the present invention, some embodiments of the present invention will be described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that elements or portions of the same reference number identified in different figures are the same or similar; the drawings of the utility model are not necessarily to scale relative to each other. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator in some embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a first axial side view of a refrigerator and positioning apparatus in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a second axial side view of the refrigerator and positioning device of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the refrigerator and positioning device of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the refrigerator and positioning device of FIG. 2;

fig. 6 is an isometric view of the positioning device of fig. 2.

Detailed Description

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

It should be noted that in the description of the present invention, the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "top", "bottom", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", and the like, which indicate the directions or positional relationships, are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are only for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element 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.

Furthermore, it should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, 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; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, or through the communication between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

A refrigerator according to some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to fig. 1 to 6. Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator according to some embodiments of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a first axial side view of a refrigerator and positioning apparatus in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a second axial side view of the refrigerator and positioning device of FIG. 2; FIG. 4 is a side view of the refrigerator and positioning device of FIG. 2; FIG. 5 is a top view of the refrigerator and positioning device of FIG. 2; fig. 6 is an isometric view of the positioning device of fig. 2.

It should be noted that, for convenience of description and to enable those skilled in the art to quickly understand the technical solutions of the present invention, only the technical features that are strongly related (directly related or indirectly related) to the technical problems and/or technical concepts to be solved by the present invention will be described hereinafter, and detailed descriptions of the technical features that are weakly related to the technical problems and/or technical concepts to be solved by the present invention will not be repeated. Since the technical features with a weaker degree of association belong to the common general knowledge in the field, the utility model does not lead to insufficient disclosure of the utility model even if the features with the weaker degree of association are not described.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, in some embodiments of the present invention, the refrigerator 1 includes a cabinet 11, a door body 12, a hinge shaft 13, and a fixing plate 14, and the cabinet 11 is pivotally connected to the door body 12 through the hinge shaft 13. The case 11 includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall, and the first sidewall of the case 11 is adjacent to the second sidewall. One of the first side wall and the second side wall is a left side surface or an outer side surface of the box body 11, and one of the first side wall and the second side wall is a front end surface of the box body 11. The hinge shaft 13 is fixedly connected with the box body 11 through a fixing piece 14.

As shown in fig. 2 to 5, in some embodiments of the present invention, the positioning means 2 is used to position the cabinet 11 and the hinge shaft 13.

Alternatively, the positioning device 2 is applicable to both the left door body and the right door body. Alternatively, one positioning device 2 may be provided for each of the left door body and the right door body as required by those skilled in the art (as shown in fig. 4). In order to facilitate the operator to distinguish the two positioning devices 2, marks may be respectively provided on the two positioning devices 2. The mark may be a graphic or a text (as shown in fig. 5 and 6).

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the positioning device 2 comprises a first abutment 21, a second abutment 22, a positioning structure 23, a relief hole 24, a handle 25 and optionally a magnet 26. The first abutting portion 21 and the second abutting portion 22 are configured to abut against a side wall of the housing 11 to fix the positioning device 2 to the housing 11. The positioning structure 23 is used for clamping the hinge shaft 13 to accurately position the hinge shaft 13 on the cabinet 11, and then fixing the fixing piece 14 fixedly connected with the hinge shaft 13 to the cabinet 11 by means of a screw/bolt, thereby preventing the door body 12 from being tilted with respect to the cabinet 11 after being mounted on the hinge shaft 13.

For convenience of explanation, the positioning device 2 applied to the left door body will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the first abutting portion 21 is configured to abut against a first side wall (a left side wall of the case 1 in fig. 5) of the case 11 to more accurately position the positioning device 2. Further, the outer peripheral edge of the first abutting portion 21 is provided in a circular arc shape to prevent the operator from being cut at a right angle.

With continued reference to fig. 5 and 6, the second abutting portion 22 is configured to abut against a second side wall (a front end surface of the case 1 in fig. 5) of the case 11, so as to more accurately position the positioning device 2. Further, the peripheral edge of the second abutting portion 22 is set to be circular arc-shaped, so as to avoid that the second abutting portion 22 scratches the side wall of the refrigerator 1 when the positioning device 2 is taken out.

With continued reference to fig. 5 and 6, the first abutment 21 and the second abutment 22 are L-shaped to reduce material usage.

As shown in fig. 2 to 6, the positioning structure 23 is a groove structure formed on the second abutting portion 22 for catching the hinge shaft 13. The skilled person can also arrange the slot structure in the positioning structure 23 at the first abutment 21 as desired.

Furthermore, in other embodiments of the present invention, the skilled person can also set the positioning structure 23 to a hole structure formed on the first abutting portion 21 or the second abutting portion 22, which allows the hinge shaft 13 to pass through, as required.

With continued reference to fig. 2-6, the positioning structure 23 is used to engage the hinge shaft 13 to position the hinge shaft 13 and the housing 11.

Although not shown in the drawings, in still other embodiments of the present invention, a person skilled in the art may also provide a slot on the bottom side of the positioning device 2 to lock the fixing piece 14 by the slot, so as to make the positioning device 2 abut against the hinge shaft 13 more firmly.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the joint of the first abutting portion 21 and the second abutting portion 22 is provided with a relief hole 24, and the relief hole 24 is used for relieving the right angle of the box body 11, so as to prevent the first abutting portion 21 and the second abutting portion 22 from being abutted to the side wall of the refrigerator 1 at the same time due to the abutment of the joint of the first abutting portion 21 and the second abutting portion 22 and the right angle of the box body 11, and further prevent the box body 11 and the hinge shaft 12 from being positioned.

As shown in fig. 6, the magnet 26 is used to attach the positioning device 2 to the case 11, and the magnet 26 is also used to attach the hinge shaft 13 to the positioning device 2.

With continued reference to fig. 6, in some embodiments of the utility model, the magnet 26 includes a first magnet 261, a second magnet 262, and a third magnet 263. The first magnet 261 is disposed on a side of the first abutting portion 21 close to the case 11, and the first magnet 261 is used to make the first abutting portion 21 of the positioning device 2 and the first side wall of the case 11 abut against each other more firmly. A second magnet 262 is provided on a side of the second abutting portion 22 close to the case 11, and the second magnet 262 is used to make the second abutting portion 22 of the positioning device 2 more firmly abutted against the second side wall of the case 11. A third magnet 263 is provided at the positioning structure 23, and the third magnet 263 serves to attract the hinge shaft 13 to the positioning device 2 to prevent the hinge shaft 13 from being detached from the positioning device 2.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that in some embodiments of the present invention, the positioning device 2 can be attracted to the housing 11 by the magnet 26 and the hinge shaft 13, thereby releasing the hands of the operator and improving the user experience of the operator.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the positioning device 2 further includes a handle 25, and the handle 25 has a circular rod shape. After the door 12 is completely installed, the positioning device 2 can be detached from the box 11 and the hinge shaft 13 by pulling the handle 25 upward, that is, pulling the handle 25 in the axial direction of the hinge shaft 13.

It should be noted that the structure of the handle 25 of the positioning device 2 in the present invention is not limited to the round bar shape shown in the drawings, but may be any other feasible structure convenient for the user to hold. For example, the handle 25 may be provided as a plate-like structure.

Further, in other embodiments of the present invention, the material of the positioning device 2 is configured as a resin material to reduce the weight of the positioning device 2, and at the same time, the positioning device can be reused, thereby improving the production efficiency of the refrigerator 1 in a factory and reducing the cost of the positioning device 2.

As shown in fig. 2 to 6, the following describes a method of using the positioning apparatus 2:

first, the first abutting portion 21 of the positioning device 2 is abutted with the first side wall of the refrigerator 1, and thus the first magnet 261 is attracted to the first side wall of the refrigerator 1. The second abutting portion 22 of the positioning device 2 abuts against the second side wall of the refrigerator 1, and thus the second magnet 262 is attracted to the second side wall of the refrigerator 1. Then, the hinge shaft 13 of the refrigerator 1 is inserted into the positioning structure 23, and thus the third magnet 263 attracts the hinge shaft 13 to the positioning device 2. Then, the fixing piece 14 is moved to a position abutting against the bottom wall of the case 11. Thereafter, the fixing piece 14 is fixed to the case 11 with screws/bolts, thereby completing the positioning and installation of the hinge shaft 13.

Subsequently, the operator removes positioning device 2 from box 11 and hinge 13 along the axial direction of hinge 3. The door body 12 can then be mounted to the hinge shaft 13.

As can be understood by those skilled in the art, according to the present invention, the positioning structure 23 on the positioning device 2 is clamped with the hinge shaft 13, and the first abutting portion 21 and the second abutting portion 22 of the positioning device 2 are abutted to the side wall of the refrigerator 1, respectively, so that the positioning structure 23 can accurately position the hinge shaft 13 on the refrigerator body 11, thereby effectively preventing the door body 12 of the refrigerator 1 from being inclined relative to the refrigerator body 11 after being installed, further preventing a gap from being formed between the refrigerator body 11 and the door body 12, and further preventing cold air from leaking from the gap.

Further, through setting up the hole 24 of stepping down in the department that links up of first butt portion 21 and second butt portion 22 for positioner 2 can dodge the right angle of box 11 through the hole 24 of stepping down, has prevented because of the right angle butt of the department that links up of first butt portion 21 and second butt portion 22 and box 11, and lead to first butt portion 21 and second butt portion 22 can't butt to the lateral wall of refrigerator 1 simultaneously, and then can't carry out the problem of fixing a position to box 11 and hinge pin 12.

Further, by providing the magnet 26 on the positioning device 2, the positioning device 2 can be attached to the box 11 through the magnet 26, and the hinge shaft 13 can be attached to the positioning device 2, so as to increase the positioning accuracy of the positioning device 2.

So far, the technical solution of the present invention has been described in connection with the foregoing embodiments, but it is easily understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments. A person skilled in the art may split and combine the technical solutions in the above embodiments without departing from the technical principle of the present invention, and may also make equivalent changes or substitutions for the related technical features, and any changes, equivalents, improvements, etc. made within the technical idea and/or technical principle of the present invention will fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A positioning device for a refrigerator, the refrigerator including a cabinet, a hinge shaft, and a door body, the cabinet being pivotally connected to the door body by the hinge shaft, the positioning device comprising:

a first abutting portion for abutting against a first side wall of the case;

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

the first abutting portion and the second abutting portion are L-shaped.

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

the first butt joint portion with the linking department of second butt joint portion is provided with the hole of stepping down, the hole of stepping down is used for dodging the right angle of box.

4. The positioning device for a refrigerator according to claim 1,

the positioning structure is a groove structure formed on the first abutting part or the second abutting part, and the groove structure is used for clamping the hinge shaft; or,

the positioning structure is a hole structure formed on the first abutting portion or the second abutting portion, the hole structure allowing the hinge shaft to pass therethrough and thus catching the hinge shaft.

5. The positioning device for a refrigerator according to claim 1,

the positioning device further comprises a handle.

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

the handle is arranged to be in a round rod shape.

7. The positioning device for a refrigerator according to claim 1,

the positioning device further comprises a magnet, the magnet is used for adsorbing the positioning device on the box body, and the magnet is also used for adsorbing the hinge shaft on the positioning device.

8. The positioning device for a refrigerator according to claim 7,

the magnet includes:

a first magnet provided on a side of the first abutting portion close to the case;

a second magnet provided on a side of the second abutting portion close to the case;

a third magnet disposed at the positioning structure.

9. The positioning device for a refrigerator according to claim 1,

and the positioning device is provided with an azimuth mark pattern.

10. The positioning device for a refrigerator according to claim 1,

the hinged shaft is connected with a fixing piece, and the hinged shaft is fixedly connected with the box body through the fixing piece;

and a clamping groove is formed in the bottom side of the positioning device and used for clamping the fixing piece.