CN218096755U - Foot kicking device for refrigerator and refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of the refrigerator, a skirting device and refrigerator for refrigerator is specifically provided. The utility model discloses aim at solving the unable problem that fuses with the cupboard of realizing in the vision of the skirting part of current embedded refrigerator bottom. Therefore, the utility model discloses a kick device for refrigerator includes the base member and sets up a plurality of magnets on the base member, in order to pass through a plurality of magnets will the kick device is fixed on the refrigerator. The utility model discloses a when playing the foot device and installing on the refrigerator, can make the skirting part of refrigerator bottom realize in the vision with the integration of cupboard. Meanwhile, the skirting device is fixed on the refrigerator through the magnet, so that the operation of mounting the skirting device on the refrigerator is facilitated for a user.

Description

Foot kicking device for refrigerator and refrigerator

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of the refrigerator, a skirting device and refrigerator for refrigerator is specifically provided.

Background

With the improvement of living standard of people, the requirements of users on kitchens are higher and higher. As a common appliance in a kitchen, a refrigerator is often integrated with a cabinet to improve the space utilization rate of the kitchen and optimize the aesthetics of the refrigerator and the cabinet. To achieve this technical goal, the embedded refrigerator is shipped out. The door body of the embedded refrigerator is made of materials and/or colors the same as or similar to those of a cabinet, so that the embedded refrigerator is visually integrated with the cabinet.

However, it is difficult to visually implement the effect of blending with the cabinet due to various reasons at the skirting portion of the bottom of the existing built-in refrigerator. One reason for this is that the skirting part of the bottom of the existing embedded refrigerator is often integrated with the refrigerator body of the refrigerator, and the refrigerator is single in color and cannot be replaced.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to solve the problem that the skirting part of current embedded refrigerator bottom can't realize fusing mutually with the cupboard in the vision.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a skirting device capable of being quickly installed on a refrigerator.

The utility model discloses a still further aim at provides a skirting device that can fast assembly.

To achieve the above objects, the present invention provides in a first aspect a kick device for a refrigerator, the kick device including a base and a plurality of magnets on the base, to pass through the plurality of magnets will the kick device is fixed on the refrigerator.

Optionally, the base body comprises a front side plate, a top side plate and a rear side plate which are fixedly connected together or integrally manufactured, so that the base body forms an inverted U-shaped structure; the plurality of magnets are fixed to the rear side plate; the base body further comprises a plurality of rib plates, and the plurality of rib plates are arranged among the front side plate, the top side plate and the rear side plate.

Optionally, the front side plate comprises a decorative part close to the top side plate and a grid part far away from the top side plate, and at least one part of the grid part is positioned at the lower side of the rear side plate; and/or one side of the rib plate, which is connected with the front side plate, extends from one end of the front side plate, which is close to the top side plate, to one end of the front side plate, which is far away from the top side plate.

Optionally, one side of the decoration part far away from the rear side plate is provided with a plurality of front decoration ribs.

Optionally, the middle part of the rear side plate is provided with a middle placing cavity, the end part of the rear side plate is provided with an end placing cavity, and the middle placing cavity and the end placing cavity are respectively used for placing the magnet.

Optionally, the kick device further comprises a buckle and two end caps, the buckle is used for shielding the magnet in the middle placement cavity, and the end caps are mounted at the end parts of the base body and used for shielding the magnet in the end placement cavity.

Optionally, a convex rib is arranged on the inner side of the top side plate, and a lock catch is respectively arranged on the inner sides of the front side plate and the rear side plate; the top of end cover be provided with the U type buckle of protruding muscle joint, the well lower part of end cover be provided with the spring bolt that the hasp closure was in the same place.

Optionally, the outer side of the end cap is provided with a plurality of side decorative ribs.

Optionally, the rear side plate has a middle raised portion raised toward the front side plate, the middle placement cavity is formed on the middle raised portion, and an opening of the middle placement cavity is formed on the left or right side of the middle raised portion; the clip is inserted into the opening from below the base, and opposite sides of the clip abut against the middle ridge and one of the ribs, respectively.

The utility model provides a refrigerator in the second aspect, including box, the door body and any one in the first aspect the skirting device, the skirting device is installed on the box and be located the below of the door body.

Based on the foregoing description, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that, in the technical solution of the present invention, a plurality of magnets are disposed on the base body, so that the kicking device is fixed on the refrigerator through the plurality of magnets, thereby enabling the user to install the kicking device on the refrigerator, thereby visually realizing the integration of the kicking part of the bottom of the refrigerator and the cabinet. Meanwhile, the skirting device is fixed on the refrigerator through the magnet, so that the operation of mounting the skirting device on the refrigerator is facilitated for a user.

Further, the base body is arranged to be of an inverted U-shaped structure, the thickness of the base body is increased, and therefore the front surface of the kick device can be almost parallel to the front surface of the refrigerator door body, and the attractiveness of the front surface of the refrigerator is improved. Through set up a plurality of floor between preceding curb plate, top side board and posterior lateral plate, promoted the structural strength of base member, prevent that the base member from being played the time emergence of warping by the user.

Further, at least a part of the grid part of the front side plate is positioned at the lower side of the rear side plate, so that the outside air can flow into the press cabin of the refrigerator through the grid part, and the air in the press cabin can flow into the outside through the grid part.

Furthermore, the magnets are respectively arranged at the middle part and the two end parts of the base body, so that the connection strength between the skirting device and the refrigerator is improved. Through setting up the magnet at the top of base member for after kicking the foot device and fixing to the refrigerator, can make the bottom and the refrigerator butt of posterior lateral plate under the effect of self gravity, not only guaranteed the reliability of being connected between kicking the foot device and the refrigerator, but also reduced the quantity of magnet.

Further, insert the middle part through the left and right sides direction that makes the magnet follow the posterior lateral plate and place the chamber, make the buckle insert the opening part from the below of base member to make the relative both sides of buckle respectively with middle part uplift and a floor butt, make the equipment of skirting device simpler, convenient, and still avoided the magnet to place and deviate from in the chamber from the middle part.

Further, in a state where the clip is fixed to the base, the clip is fixed in the front-rear direction by causing the clip body to abut against the rear side plate and the rib plate corresponding to the gap, respectively; the buckle body is abutted against the middle bulge part, so that the abutting part is abutted against the rib plate, the clamping hook is hooked on the inserting plate, and the buckle is doubly fixed in the left and right directions; the clamping tongue is embedded into the opening of the middle placing cavity, so that the clamping buckle is fixed in the upper and lower directions of the clamping buckle, and the clamping buckle is prevented from falling from the base body.

Further, make U type buckle and protruding muscle butt earlier through the gesture that makes the end cover with the slope, then overturn to the gesture that makes the spring bolt insert in the hasp to make the end cover fixed to the base member, make the end cover can utilize lever principle to make in the spring bolt inserts the hasp, perhaps make the spring bolt deviate from in the hasp, make the assembler can easily install the end cover on the base member, perhaps dismantle the end cover from the base member, made things convenient for the assembler to the equipment of kicking the foot device.

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

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, some embodiments of the present invention will be described below 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 present invention are not necessarily drawn to scale relative to each other. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is an axial view of a refrigerator according to some embodiments of the present invention (upper side door is not shown);

fig. 2 is a first isometric view of a kicker device in accordance with some embodiments of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a first exploded view of the kicker of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a second exploded view of the kick unit of FIG. 2 (with portions of the base hidden);

FIG. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of portion A of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an isometric view of the end cap of FIGS. 2-4;

fig. 7 is a second axial view of the kick device according to some embodiments of the present invention (with portions of the base hidden).

Detailed Description

It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described below are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and 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. Based on the embodiments provided by the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without any inventive work should still fall within the scope 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", etc. indicating 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.

Further, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly stated or limited in the description of the present invention, 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 meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

As shown in fig. 1, in some embodiments of the present invention, the refrigerator 100 includes a cabinet 110 and a door 120 installed on the cabinet 110. The refrigerator 100 further includes a kick device 200 mounted on the cabinet 110, and the kick device 200 is detachably mounted under the door 120.

The kick apparatus 200 for a refrigerator according to some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to fig. 2 to 7.

As shown in fig. 2-4, in some embodiments of the present invention, the kick device 200 includes a base 210, an optional end cap 220, a magnet 230, and an optional catch 240. The end caps 220 are detachably mounted at the ends of the base 210, that is, one end cap 220 is disposed at each end of the base 210, so that the base 210 and the end caps 220 together form the exposed portion of the kick device 200, thereby achieving the effect of decorating the refrigerator 200. The magnets 230 and the snaps 240 are respectively detachably mounted on the base 210, and the end cap 220 and the snaps 240 respectively correspond to at least one of the magnets 230, and thus the end cap 220 and the snaps 240 secure their respective magnets 230 to the base 210.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, in some embodiments of the present invention, the base 210 includes a front side plate 211, a top side plate 212, and a rear side plate 213 fixedly connected together or integrally formed such that the base 210 forms an inverted U-shaped structure. It can be understood by those skilled in the art that such a structural form of the base 210 can effectively increase the thickness of the base 210, so that the front surface of the kicking device 200 can be almost parallel to the front surface of the door 120 of the refrigerator 100, to improve the aesthetic property of the front surface of the refrigerator 100.

With continued reference to fig. 3 and 4, in some embodiments of the present invention, the base 212 further includes a plurality of optional ribs 214, the plurality of ribs 214 being disposed between the front side panel 211, the top side panel 212, and the rear side panel 213, the plurality of ribs 214 being configured to increase the structural strength of the base 210 and prevent the base 210 from deforming when kicked by a user.

As shown in fig. 3, in some embodiments of the present invention, the front side plate 211 includes a decoration portion 2111 close to the top side plate 212 and a grid portion 2112 far from the top side plate 212, and at least a portion of the grid portion 2112 is located at a lower side of the rear side plate 2113, so that external air can flow into the press compartment of the refrigerator 100 through the grid portion 2112, and air in the press compartment can flow into the outside through the grid portion 2112.

With continued reference to fig. 3, in some embodiments of the present invention, the side of decorative portion 2111 remote from rear side panel 213 is provided with a plurality of optional front decorative ribs 2113. The plurality of front decorative ribs 2113 preferably extend in the left-right direction of the kick device 200. The number of front decorative ribs 2113 may be any feasible number, such as three, four, six, and so on.

With continued reference to fig. 3, in some embodiments of the present invention, the inner sides of the two ends of the front side plate 211 are respectively provided with a first locking buckle 2114, and the first locking buckle 2114 is used for fixing the end cover 220.

As shown in fig. 4, in some embodiments of the present invention, the inner sides of the two ends of the top side plate 212 are provided with ribs for fixing the end cap 220 as well. For convenience of description, the rib on the top side plate 212 is referred to as a first rib 2121.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, in some embodiments of the present invention, the inner sides of the two ends of the rear side plate 213 are respectively provided with a second locking device 2131, and the second locking device 2131 is also used for fixing the end cap 220.

As shown in fig. 3 to 5, in some embodiments of the present invention, the side of the two end portions of the rear side plate 213 facing the front side plate 211 is provided with an end raised portion 2132, and the side of the middle portion of the rear side plate 213 facing the front side plate 211 is provided with a middle raised portion 2133. An end portion placing cavity 21321 for accommodating the magnet 230 is formed in the end portion swelling portion 2132, and a middle portion placing cavity 21331 for accommodating the magnet 230 is formed in the middle portion swelling portion 2133. Further, the opening of the end portion placing chamber 21321 is located on the side of the end swelling portion 2132 close to the end cap 220, and the opening of the middle portion placing chamber 21331 is formed on the left or right side of the middle swelling portion 2133.

As shown in fig. 4, the end bump 2132 is further provided with a second rib 21322 on a side thereof adjacent to the end cap 220, and the second rib 21322 is also used for fixing the end cap 220.

As shown in fig. 5, in some embodiments of the present invention, the bottom of the middle bump 2133 is provided with an insert plate 21332, and the insert plate 21332 is used for fixing the buckle 240.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, in some embodiments of the present invention, in order to provide sufficient structural strength to the base 210, a majority of the plurality of ribs 214 have the following characteristics: the side of the rib plate 214 connected to the front side plate 211 extends from the end of the front side plate 211 close to the top side plate 212 to the end of the front side plate 211 away from the top side plate 212, the side of the rib plate 214 connected to the top side plate 212 extends from the end of the top side plate 212 close to the front side plate 211 to the end of the top side plate 212 close to the rear side plate 213, and the side of the rib plate 214 connected to the rear side plate 213 extends from the end of the rear side plate 213 close to the top side plate 212 to the end of the rear side plate 213 away from the top side plate 212.

As shown in fig. 5, in some embodiments of the present invention, a gap 215 for allowing the magnet 230 to pass through is formed between one of the ribs 214 adjacent to the opening of the middle placement chamber 21331 and the rear side plate 213, so that the magnet 230 is inserted into the middle placement chamber 21331 after passing through the gap 215.

As shown in fig. 6, in some embodiments of the present invention, two U-shaped buckles 221 and two locking tongues 222 are disposed on the end cap 220. The upper one 221 of the two U-shaped hooks 221 is used for catching (specifically hooking) the first rib 2121 at the end of the top side plate 212, and the lower one 221 of the two U-shaped hooks 221 is used for catching (specifically hooking) the second rib 21322 on the rear side plate 213. One of the two locking tongues 222 is used for inserting the first lock catch 2114 on the front side plate 211, and one of the two locking tongues 222 is used for inserting the second lock catch 2131 on the rear side plate 213.

As can be seen from fig. 6, one of the two U-shaped buckles 221 hooks one of the second ribs 21322, and the outer side of the portion hooking the second rib 21322 is inclined toward the end cap 220, so that the U-shaped buckle 221 smoothly passes over the second rib 21322 and hooks the second rib 21322 during the process of installing the end cap 220 to the base 210.

As shown in fig. 4 and 6, the second locker 2131 includes a locking ring (not shown) allowing the locking tongue 222 to pass therethrough and a protrusion (not shown) catching the locking tongue 222. Correspondingly, a side of the latch 222 facing the protrusion is provided with a slot for receiving the protrusion.

With continued reference to fig. 6, in some embodiments of the present invention, a plurality of side ribs 223 are further disposed on the end cap 220. Preferably, each side decorative rib 223 is aligned with a respective front decorative rib 2113 to make the kicking device 200 more aesthetically pleasing in appearance.

As shown in fig. 3, in some embodiments of the present invention, the buckle 240 includes a buckle body 241, a latch 242, an abutment 243, and a hook 244. Wherein, the latch 242 is disposed on the latch body 241 and elastically swings in the left and right direction of the latch body 241; the abutting portion 243 is provided above the buckle body 241 at a position shifted to the left; the hook 244 is disposed at the bottom of the buckle body 241. Further, the clip body 241 abuts against the middle raised portion 2133, a side of the rear side plate 213 facing the front side plate 211, and a side of one rib 214 corresponding to the gap 215 facing the rear side plate 213, the latch 242 is inserted into the middle placing cavity 21331 from an opening of the middle placing cavity 21331, the abutment portion 243 abuts against one rib 214 corresponding to the gap 215, and the hook 244 hooks the insert plate 21332 of the middle raised portion 2133.

The method of assembling the kicker device 200 according to some embodiments of the present invention will be briefly described.

Installation of magnet 230: as shown in fig. 4 and 5, a magnet 230 is inserted into each of the end placing chamber 21321 and the middle placing chamber 21331. The path in which the medial placement chamber 21331 is inserted into the magnet 230 is shown in figure 5 by the dotted line with arrows.

Installation of end cap 220: as shown in fig. 4 and 7, the end cap 220 is first tilted and the U-shaped catch 221 above it is inserted into the inner side of the first rib 2121 of the top side plate 212. The end cap 220 is then rotated downward until the lower U-shaped catch 221 engages the second rib 21322 and the two locking tongues 222 engage the first 2114 and second 2131 catches, respectively. To this end, the end cap 220 is fixed to the base 210.

Mounting of the buckle 240: as shown in fig. 5 and 7, the catch 240 is inserted into the gap 215 from below the base 210 in the direction indicated by the dotted line with an arrow in fig. 5. At this time, the hook body 241 abuts on the rib 214 corresponding to the rear side plate 213 and the gap 215, the hook body 241 abuts on the middle raised portion 2133, the abutting portion 243 abuts on the rib 214, and the hook 244 hooks the insert plate 21332.

It can be understood by those skilled in the art that, during the installation of the end cap 220, the end cap 220 is fixed to the base 210 by making the end cap 220 first abut the upper U-shaped buckle 221 with the first rib 2121 in an inclined posture and then turning to a posture that the bolt 222 is inserted into the first buckle 2114 and the second buckle 2131, so that the end cap 220 can insert the bolt 222 into the first buckle 2114 and the second buckle 2131 or disengage the bolt 222 from the first buckle 2114 and the second buckle 2131 by using the principle of leverage, so that the assembling personnel can easily install the end cap 220 on the base 210 or disassemble the end cap 220 from the base 210, thereby facilitating the assembling of the kick device 200 by the assembling personnel.

Based on the foregoing description, it can also be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention provides a plurality of magnets 230 on the base 210 to fix the kick device 200 on the refrigerator 100 through the plurality of magnets 230, so that the user can mount the kick device 200 of a corresponding color on the refrigerator 100 as needed, thereby visually integrating the kick portion of the bottom of the refrigerator 100 with the cabinet. Meanwhile, the skirting device is fixed to the refrigerator by the magnet 230, thereby facilitating the operation of the user for mounting the skirting device 200 to the refrigerator 100.

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. Without deviating from the technical principle of the present invention, those skilled in the art can split and combine the technical solutions in the above embodiments, and also can make equivalent changes or substitutions for the related technical features, and any changes, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the technical concept and/or technical principle of the present invention will fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A kick device for a refrigerator, the kick device comprising a base and a plurality of magnets disposed on the base to secure the kick device to the refrigerator via the plurality of magnets.

2. The kick apparatus for a refrigerator of claim 1,

the base body comprises a front side plate, a top side plate and a rear side plate which are fixedly connected together or integrally manufactured, so that the base body forms an inverted U-shaped structure; the plurality of magnets are fixed to the rear side plate;

the base body further comprises a plurality of rib plates, and the plurality of rib plates are arranged among the front side plate, the top side plate and the rear side plate.

3. The kick apparatus for a refrigerator of claim 2,

the front side plate comprises a decoration part close to the top side plate and a grid part far away from the top side plate, and at least one part of the grid part is positioned on the lower side of the rear side plate; and/or the like and/or,

one side of the ribbed plate, which is connected with the front side plate, extends from one end, which is close to the top side plate, of the front side plate to one end, which is far away from the top side plate, of the front side plate.

4. The kick apparatus for a refrigerator of claim 3,

and a plurality of front decorative ribs are arranged on one side of the decorative part, which is far away from the rear side plate.

5. The kick apparatus for a refrigerator of claim 2,

the middle part of the rear side plate is provided with a middle placing cavity, the end part of the rear side plate is provided with an end part placing cavity, and the middle placing cavity and the end part placing cavity are respectively used for placing the magnets.

6. The kick apparatus for a refrigerator of claim 5,

the skirting device further comprises a buckle and two end covers, the buckle is used for shielding the magnet in the cavity is placed at the middle part, and the end covers are installed at the end parts of the base body and used for shielding the magnet in the cavity is placed at the end parts.

7. The kick apparatus for a refrigerator of claim 6,

the inner side of the top side plate is provided with a convex rib, and the inner sides of the front side plate and the rear side plate are respectively provided with a lock catch;

the top of end cover be provided with the U type buckle of protruding muscle joint, the well lower part of end cover be provided with the spring bolt that the hasp closure was in the same place.

8. The kick apparatus for a refrigerator of claim 7,

the outside of end cover is provided with a plurality of side decorative ribs.

9. The kick apparatus for a refrigerator of claim 6,

the rear side plate is provided with a middle bulge part protruding towards the front side plate, the middle placing cavity is formed on the middle bulge part, and an opening of the middle placing cavity is formed on the left side or the right side of the middle bulge part;

the clip is inserted into the opening from below the base, and opposite sides of the clip abut against the middle ridge and one of the ribs, respectively.

10. A refrigerator comprising a body, a door and the kick device of any one of claims 1 to 9, the kick device being mounted on the body and located below the door.

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