CN217876699U

CN217876699U - Positioning piece and refrigerator with same

Info

Publication number: CN217876699U
Application number: CN202221142690.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 苏宁宁; 刘敏; 王栋; 周志祥
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: 2022-05-12
Filing date: 2022-05-12
Publication date: 2022-11-22
Anticipated expiration: 2032-05-12

Abstract

The utility model provides a setting element and refrigerator that can use this setting element. The positioning member is used for eliminating a gap between the household appliance and the cabinet and/or positioning the household appliance in the cabinet, and comprises a fixing part and a sealing part. The fixing portion is fixed to a front side end portion of one circumferential side wall of the home appliance, the circumferential side wall being perpendicular to a rear side wall of the home appliance. The sealing part is arranged to extend towards the direction far away from the household appliance relative to the front end of the fixing part and is abutted against the inner wall of the cabinet. Wherein, the fixed part is formed with a plurality of joint structures for with domestic appliance joint. The utility model discloses a plurality of joint structures of fixed part accessible and the domestic appliance joint of setting element, the sealing can be contradicted with the inner wall of cupboard, has not only eliminated domestic appliance in the direction that is close to the setting element and the clearance between the cupboard, has reduced the use of screw moreover, and the setting element has improved the installation effectiveness for domestic appliance's location simple to operate.

Description

Positioning piece and refrigerator with same

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a household equipment field especially relates to a setting element and can use refrigerator of this setting element.

Background

The embedded refrigerator is integrated with a home by pushing the refrigerator into a cabinet, and shows an integrated style. Therefore, the positioning of the refrigerator in the cabinet must be precise, which directly affects the appearance of the home: the refrigerator is pushed too deeply, and the refrigerator door cannot be closed after the cabinet door is installed; pushing too shallow, protruding a part, and the surrounding arrangement is too incomparable; the periphery of the refrigerator has a large gap with the cabinet, and even the refrigerator is inclined left and right.

The locating points of the current embedded refrigerator are generally only arranged on two opposite sides of the box body, the number of the locating points is small, the installation efficiency is low, the installation precision is poor, the box body is prone to being inclined, and the appearance and the installation quality are seriously affected. Moreover, once positioned incorrectly, the damage to the cabinet is irreversible, causing a great loss to the user. In view of the above, it is desirable to provide a positioning member with high positioning accuracy and simple installation and a refrigerator having the same.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

It is an object of the first aspect of the present invention to overcome at least one of the technical drawbacks of the prior art and to provide a positioning element which eliminates the gap between the household appliance and the cabinet and/or positions the position of the household appliance in the cabinet.

The utility model discloses a further purpose of first aspect is to improve positioning accuracy and stability of setting element for domestic appliance.

An object of the second aspect of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator, which can be installed and positioned by using the positioning member.

The utility model discloses a further purpose of second aspect is convenient for the assembly of refrigerator box.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a positioning element for eliminating a gap and/or positioning between a household appliance and a cabinet a position of the household appliance in the cabinet, characterized in that the positioning element comprises:

a fixing portion fixed to a front side end portion of one circumferential side wall of the home appliance, the circumferential side wall being perpendicular to a rear side wall of the home appliance; and

a sealing part which is arranged to extend in a direction far away from the household appliance relative to the front end of the fixing part and is abutted against the inner wall of the cabinet; wherein,

the fixing part is provided with a plurality of clamping structures for clamping with the household appliance.

Optionally, the plurality of clamping structures comprises:

the bayonet is arranged to penetrate through the fixing part along the thickness direction of the positioning piece and is respectively clamped with the at least one limiting bulge of the household appliance so as to at least limit the movement of the positioning piece in the front-back direction of the household appliance; wherein,

the limiting protrusions are arranged to protrude from the circumferential side wall to the inner wall close to the cabinet.

Optionally, a rear end portion of the fixing portion is formed with at least one guide groove disposed to leave a space in a front-rear direction of the home appliance with the at least one bayonet, respectively; and is

The at least one guide groove is configured to enable the at least one limiting protrusion to respectively slide relative to the at least one guide groove and finally respectively clip into the at least one bayonet.

Optionally, the plurality of clamping structures comprises:

the notch is arranged at the rear side end of the fixing part, is recessed forwards and is clamped with at least one first claw of the household appliance respectively so as to limit the movement of the positioning piece in the longitudinal direction and the backward direction; wherein,

the first claw is at least partially arranged on one side of the circumferential side wall close to the inner wall of the cabinet, and the at least one notch is arranged to enable the at least one first claw to be at least partially positioned in the at least one notch respectively.

Optionally, the fixing portion is formed with an avoiding region recessed in a direction away from the circumferential side wall, so as to avoid interference with a protruding structure of the circumferential side wall when the positioning member is fixed to the circumferential side wall.

Optionally, the positioning member further includes:

the shielding part is arranged to be connected with the fixing part and the sealing part, arranged below the fixing part and used for shielding the junction of the front end face of the household appliance and the circumferential side wall.

Optionally, the positioning member further includes:

a connection part arranged to extend forward from a front end of the sealing part for fastening connection with an inner wall of the cabinet.

Optionally, the positioning member further includes:

a positioning part disposed to extend in a direction away from the home appliance with respect to a front end of the sealing part to interfere with an opening periphery of the cabinet, thereby defining a depth of the home appliance in the cabinet.

According to the utility model discloses a second aspect provides a refrigerator, a serial communication port, include:

a case defining at least one storage compartment with a forward opening; and

the door body is used for opening and closing the at least one storage compartment; wherein,

the refrigerator body is arranged to be clamped with the positioning piece, and the refrigerator is the household appliance.

Optionally, the box includes:

an outer box;

the inner container is arranged in the outer box and is respectively limited with the at least one storage compartment; and

the embedded part is at least partially arranged between the outer box and the at least one inner container; wherein,

the clamping jaws are formed on the embedded parts; and is

The outer container is correspondingly provided with an avoiding opening so that the clamping jaw penetrates through the avoiding opening and is clamped with the fixing part.

Optionally, the first jaw is arranged to form a first clamping groove together with the circumferential side wall; and is

The at least one notch is arranged to enable a rearward periphery of the at least one notch to be respectively clamped into the at least one first clamping groove so as to limit the movement of the positioning piece in the thickness direction of the positioning piece.

Optionally, the box body is provided with two second claws which are respectively arranged at two longitudinal sides of the fixing portion to limit the movement of the positioning member in the longitudinal direction thereof.

Optionally, the two second claws and the circumferential side wall are arranged to form two second locking grooves together, so that two longitudinal ends of the fixing portion can slide along the two second locking grooves respectively and limit the movement of the positioning element in the thickness direction and the backward direction thereof.

The utility model discloses a plurality of joint structures of fixed part accessible and the domestic appliance joint of setting element, sealing portion can be contradicted with the inner wall of cupboard, has not only eliminated domestic appliance in the direction that is close to the setting element and the clearance between the cupboard, has reduced the use of screw moreover, and the setting element has improved the installation effectiveness for domestic appliance's location simple to operate.

Further, the utility model discloses a setting element still including the location portion that can contradict with the opening periphery of cupboard, can be when eliminating domestic appliance in the direction that is close to the setting element and the clearance between the cupboard, inject the degree of depth of domestic appliance in the cupboard, avoid domestic appliance to take place the incline in the cupboard to can pass through connecting portion and cupboard fastening connection after accomplishing the location of domestic appliance in the cupboard, reduced the injury to the cupboard, further improved the installation effectiveness.

Further, the utility model discloses a setting element has realized the setting element installation location on domestic appliance through bayonet socket, guide way, breach isotructure to inject the motion of setting element in all directions, improved the setting element for domestic appliance's positioning accuracy and stability, the installation is simple moreover, quick, has reduced installer's requirement, has improved user experience.

Further, the utility model discloses make the jack catch form the built-in fitting between outer container and inner bag ingeniously, the jack catch passes the fixed part joint of dodging opening and setting element of outer container, the built-in fitting of not only being convenient for itself for the location of outer container, is favorable to controlling the gesture of setting element for the preceding terminal surface of box moreover, avoids leading to the location portion of setting element and the preceding terminal surface of box to produce the contained angle because of the deformation that the outer container formed in the production assembly, and then has avoided the refrigerator to take place the incline in the cupboard.

The above and other objects, advantages and features of the present invention will become more apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of specific embodiments thereof, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

Some specific embodiments of the invention will be described in detail hereinafter by way of example and not by way of limitation with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numbers in the drawings identify the same or similar elements or components. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic isometric view of a refrigerator and cabinet according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic partial enlarged view of region A in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic enlarged partial view of region B of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the refrigerator and cabinet shown in FIG. 1 taken along a vertical plane;

FIG. 5 is a schematic partial isometric view of the top spacer of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a schematic partial isometric view of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 with a top positioning member disposed therein;

FIG. 7 is a schematic enlarged partial view of area C of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a schematic enlarged partial view of region D of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a schematic partial isometric view of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 with the top spacer removed;

fig. 10 is a schematic partial enlarged view of the region E in fig. 9.

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 is a schematic isometric view of a refrigerator 100 and a cabinet 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic partial enlarged view of region A in FIG. 1; fig. 3 is a schematic partial enlarged view of the region B in fig. 1. Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the refrigerator 100 is an embedded refrigerator. The refrigerator 100 may be positionally installed in the receiving cavity of the cabinet 200 by the top spacer 300, the bottom spacer 400, and the side spacers 500.

The refrigerator 100 may include a cabinet 110 defining at least one storage compartment opened in a front direction, at least one door 120 for opening and closing the at least one storage compartment, and a plurality of hinges 130 connecting the cabinet 110 and the at least one door 120. In the present invention, at least one of the plurality of the first and second electrodes is one, two, or more than two.

The case 110 may include an outer case 111, and at least one inner container 112 disposed in the outer case 111. At least one of the inner containers 112 may define at least one storage compartment, respectively. And a heat-insulating foaming material is arranged between the outer box 111 and the at least one inner container 112.

In the illustrated embodiment, the storage compartments and the door bodies 120 are each one in number.

Fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the refrigerator 100 and the cabinet 200 shown in fig. 1, taken along a vertical plane;

fig. 5 is a schematic partial isometric view of the top spacer 300 of fig. 4. Referring to fig. 4 and 5, the top spacer 300 may include a fixing portion 310 and a sealing portion 320.

The fixing portion 310 may be fixed to a front side end portion of a top wall of the refrigerator 100. The sealing part 320 may be disposed to extend in a direction away from the refrigerator 100 with respect to the front end of the fixing part 310 and to interfere with the inner wall of the cabinet 200 to eliminate a gap between the top wall of the refrigerator 100 and the cabinet 200.

In some embodiments, the top locator 300 can also include a curtain portion 330. The shielding part 330 may be configured to connect the fixing part 310 and the sealing part 320, and be disposed below the fixing part 310, so as to shield a boundary between the front end surface and the circumferential side wall of the refrigerator 100, and improve the structural strength of the top positioning member 300.

In some embodiments, the top spacer 300 may further include a connecting portion 340. The connection portion 340 may be provided to extend forward from a front end of the sealing portion 320 for fastening with an inner wall of the cabinet 200 to improve stability of the top spacer 300.

The connecting portion 340 may be provided with a counter-sunk hole depressed upward. The fastener may be configured to be securely coupled to the cabinet 200 through the counter-bore with the head of the fastener at least partially disposed within the recess of the counter-bore. And a decorative cover can be arranged at the opening at the lower end of the counter sink to hide the fastener.

In some embodiments, the top spacer 300 may further include a positioning part 350. The positioning part 350 may be provided to extend forward with respect to the front end of the sealing part 320 to interfere with the opening periphery of the cabinet 200, thereby limiting the depth of the refrigerator 100 in the cabinet 200 and preventing the cabinet 110 from being deflected in the cabinet 200.

FIG. 6 is a schematic partial isometric view of the refrigerator 100 of FIG. 1 with the top spacer 300 disposed therein; FIG. 7 is a schematic partial enlarged view of region C in FIG. 6; FIG. 9 is a schematic partial isometric view of the refrigerator 100 of FIG. 1 with the top keeper 300 removed; fig. 10 is a schematic partial enlarged view of the region E in fig. 9. Referring to fig. 5 to 7, 9 and 10, the fixing part 310 may be formed with a plurality of catching structures for catching with the refrigerator 100 to reduce the use of screws and improve the assembly efficiency.

In some embodiments, the top wall of the case 110 may be provided with at least one limit projection 1111. The clamping structure may include at least one bayonet 311 penetrating the fixing part 310 in a thickness direction. The at least one bayonet 311 may be respectively configured to be engaged with the at least one limit protrusion 1111 of the cabinet 110 to at least limit the movement of the top mount 300 in the front and rear directions of the refrigerator 100.

The rear side end of the fixing part 310 may be formed with at least one guide groove 312. The at least one guide groove 312 may be disposed to be spaced apart from the at least one bayonet 311 in the front-rear direction of the refrigerator 100, respectively. The at least one guide groove 312 may be configured to enable the at least one limiting protrusion 1111 to slide relative to the at least one guide groove 312, respectively, and finally to be snapped into the at least one bayonet 311, respectively, to improve assembly efficiency.

In some embodiments, the top wall of the case 110 may be provided with at least one first jaw 1131. The clamping structure may include at least one notch 313 provided at a rear end of the fixing part 310 and recessed forward. The at least one notch 313 may be engaged with the at least one first jaw 1131 of the refrigerator 100, respectively, such that the at least one first jaw 1131 is at least partially located in the at least one notch 313, respectively, to limit the movement of the top retainer 300 in the longitudinal direction thereof and the backward direction thereof.

The first jaw 1131 may be configured to form a first catching groove together with the top wall of the case 110. The at least one notch 313 of the fixing part 310 is configured such that a rear circumferential edge of the at least one notch 313 is respectively caught in the at least one first catching groove to limit movement of the top positioning member 300 in a thickness direction thereof.

In some embodiments, the top wall of the case 110 may also be provided with two second claws 1132. Two second claws 1132 may be respectively provided at both longitudinal sides of the fixed part 310 to limit the movement of the top stopper 300 in the longitudinal direction thereof.

The two second claws 1132 may be provided to form two second catching grooves together with the top wall of the case 110 such that both longitudinal ends of the fixing part 310 can slide along the two second catching grooves, respectively, and limit the movement of the top retainer 300 in its thickness direction and its backward direction.

In some embodiments, the fixing portion 310 may be formed with an escape area 314 recessed upward to avoid interference with a protruding structure (e.g., a screw) of the top wall of the case 110 when the top positioning member 300 is fixed to the top wall of the case 110.

The box body 110 may further include an embedded part 113, such as a display control embedded box, at least partially disposed between the outer box 111 and the inner container 112. The front side of the embedment 113 may be provided with a cover plate 114.

First and

second claws

1131 and 1132 may be formed in the embedment 113 so as to control the posture of the positioning member with respect to the front surface of the case 110. The outer case 111 may be correspondingly formed with an escape opening 1112, so that the first and

second claws

1131 and 1132 may pass through the escape opening 1112 to be engaged with the fixing portion 310.

It should be noted that the top positioning member 300 may be fixed to other circumferential side walls of the refrigerator 100, except the top wall, which are perpendicular to the rear side wall. The top spacer 300 may also be applied to the mounting location of other home appliances in the cabinet 200, such as an oven, a sterilizer, and the like.

Fig. 8 is a schematic partial enlarged view of region D in fig. 6. Referring to fig. 8, the side spacer 500 may include a clamping portion 510, and a positioning portion 520.

The clamping portion 510 may be at least partially disposed between the door 120 and the cabinet 200. The positioning part 520 may be disposed with one end connected to the front end of the clamping part 510 and abutted against the periphery of the opening of the cabinet 200, thereby limiting the depth of the box body 110 in the cabinet 200 and the angle of the front end surface of the box body 110 with respect to the opening of the cabinet 200, and improving the positioning accuracy of the refrigerator 100.

The hinge 130 may be provided with at least one fixing hole 131 for fastening connection with the cabinet 200. In some embodiments, the clamping portion 510 may be provided with at least one set of positioning posts 511 protruding toward the adjacent cabinet 200. One set of the positioning posts 511 can be respectively clamped in one of the fixing holes 131, so that the side positioning member 500 can be pre-held in the refrigerator 100. Each of the positioning columns 511 includes at least one positioning column 511.

In some embodiments, the positioning pillars 511 may include two positioning pillars 511 distributed along the front-back direction, so as to improve the stability of the side positioning member 500.

In some embodiments, the clamping portion 510 may be provided with two sets of positioning posts 511. The two sets of positioning pillars 511 may be arranged in mirror symmetry with respect to a horizontal central plane of the clamping portion 510 to improve the versatility of the side positioning member 500, so that the left and right sides of the door 120 hinged to the box 110 can be positioned by the side positioning member 500.

In some embodiments, the clip portion 510 may be formed with at least one relief groove 512 recessed away from the cabinet 200. At least one set of positioning posts 511 may be disposed to extend from the bottom wall of the at least one avoiding groove 512 toward the direction close to the cabinet 200, respectively, so as to reduce the gap between the refrigerator 100 and the cabinet 200.

In some embodiments, the fixing hole 131 may be a rectangular circular hole extending in a vertical direction.

The positioning post 511 may include a main body 5111 and two supporting ribs 5112. Two supporting ribs 5112 may be provided to respectively extend upward and downward from the main body 5111 to reduce the gap between the positioning column 511 and the fixing hole 131 in the vertical direction.

The size of the supporting rib 5112 in the front-rear direction may be smaller than the size of the main body 5111 in the front-rear direction, so that the production cost is reduced on the basis of ensuring the structural strength.

In some embodiments, the side positioning member 500 may further include a stopper. The stopper may be disposed to extend from the rear end of the clamping portion 510 to a direction away from the cabinet 200 and between the case 110 and the door 120 to prevent the side positioning portion 520 from being deformed when contacting the cabinet 200.

Thus, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that while a number of exemplary embodiments of the invention have been shown and described in detail herein, many other variations and modifications can be made, consistent with the principles of the invention, which are directly determined or derived from the disclosure herein, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention should be understood and interpreted to cover all such other variations or modifications.

Claims

1. A spacer for eliminating a gap between a home appliance and a cabinet and/or positioning the home appliance in the cabinet, the spacer comprising:

a sealing part which is arranged to extend in a direction away from the household appliance relative to the front end of the fixing part and is abutted against the inner wall of the cabinet; wherein,

the fixed part is formed with a plurality of joint structures for with domestic appliance joint.

2. The spacer of claim 1, wherein the plurality of snap features comprise:

3. Positioning element according to claim 2,

at least one guide groove is formed at the rear end of the fixing part, and the at least one guide groove is arranged to be spaced from the at least one bayonet in the front-rear direction of the household appliance; and is

4. The spacer of claim 1, wherein the plurality of snap features comprise:

5. The spacer according to claim 1,

the fixing part is provided with an avoidance area which is sunken towards the direction far away from the circumferential side wall, so that the positioning piece is prevented from interfering with the protruding structure of the circumferential side wall when being fixed on the circumferential side wall.

6. The spacer as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

the shielding part is arranged to be connected with the fixing part and the sealing part and arranged below the fixing part and used for shielding the junction of the front end face of the household appliance and the circumferential side wall.

7. The spacer according to claim 1, further comprising:

8. The spacer as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

9. A refrigerator, characterized by comprising:

a case defining at least one storage compartment with a forward opening; and

the box body is arranged to be clamped with the positioning piece according to claim 1, and the refrigerator is the household appliance.

10. The refrigerator according to claim 9, wherein the positioning member is a positioning member according to further claim 4, wherein the cabinet includes:

an outer box;

the clamping jaws are formed on the embedded parts; and is

11. The refrigerator according to claim 9, the positioning member being a positioning member according to further claim 4,

the first clamping jaw and the circumferential side wall form a first clamping groove together; and is

The at least one notch is arranged to enable the backward periphery of the at least one notch to be respectively clamped into the at least one first clamping groove so as to limit the movement of the positioning piece in the thickness direction of the positioning piece.

12. The refrigerator according to claim 9,

the box is provided with two second claws which are respectively arranged on the two longitudinal sides of the fixing part so as to limit the movement of the positioning piece in the longitudinal direction of the positioning piece.

13. The refrigerator according to claim 12,

the two second clamping jaws are arranged to form two second clamping grooves together with the circumferential side wall, so that two longitudinal end portions of the fixing portion can slide along the two second clamping grooves respectively, and the movement of the positioning piece in the thickness direction and the backward direction of the positioning piece is limited.