CN218881924U - Hinge assembly and refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of hinges and discloses a hinge assembly, which comprises: the hinge comprises a first hinge plate and a second hinge plate, wherein the first hinge plate is provided with a first matching part and a second matching part, and the direction of the extension line of the first matching part is intersected with the direction of the extension line of the second matching part; the second hinge plate is provided with a first shaft body and a second shaft body; when the hinge assembly is in the process of opening from the closed state to a first opening angle, the first shaft body moves towards the direction of the stop end along the first matching part, and the second shaft body moves towards the tail end along the second matching part; when the hinge assembly is in the process of being opened from a first opening angle to a maximum opening angle, the first shaft body moves towards the direction far away from the stop end along the first matching part, and the second shaft body moves towards the tail end along the second matching part. The application also discloses a refrigerator.

Description

Hinge assembly and refrigerator

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of hinge technology, for example, to a hinge assembly and a refrigerator.

Background

A refrigerator is a refrigerating apparatus for maintaining a constant low temperature, and is also a consumer product for maintaining food or other articles in a constant low temperature state. The cabinet or the box is provided with a compressor, an ice maker for freezing and a storage box with a refrigerating device. Refrigerators have been indispensable home appliances in modern kitchens. Moreover, as the living standard of people is improved, the capacity of the refrigerator is larger and larger. In a limited kitchen space, the rationality of refrigerator installation design directly determines the home grade. Therefore, the embedded refrigerator has both beauty and practicability, occupies a reasonable area, and draws the key attention of consumers.

The related technology discloses a hinge structure for a middle door of a refrigerator door, which comprises a first hinge plate, a second hinge plate and a pin shaft, wherein the first hinge plate is of an L-shaped structure, the short edge of the L-shaped structure is arranged on the inner side wall of a door shell of the middle door of the refrigerator door, and the long edge of the L-shaped structure is arranged on the inner wall of the door shell of the middle door of the refrigerator door; the short edge of the first hinge plate is connected with the second hinge plate through a pin shaft; the first hinge plate is provided with a first limiting hole, and the second hinge plate is provided with a second limiting hole.

In the process of implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure, it is found that at least the following problems exist in the related art:

refrigerator doors in related art are all configured as single-shaft structures that rotate around a fixed rotating shaft. The hinge is not only single in structure, but also in the opening process of the door body, a water caltrop part formed between the transverse edge of the plane where the door body front panel of the door body close to the hinge is located and the side edge perpendicular to the transverse edge can move outwards, and the edge of the water caltrop part exceeds the perpendicular plane where the side wall of the refrigerator body is located, so that the hinge is not suitable for being installed on an embedded refrigerator or a refrigerator with a small gap between the refrigerator body and a wall body. The hinge in the related art has the problem that the door body interferes with an obstacle on one side in the opening and closing process, so that the door body is inconvenient to open and close.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The following presents a simplified summary in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the disclosed embodiments. This summary is not an extensive overview and is intended to neither identify key/critical elements nor delineate the scope of such embodiments, but is intended to be a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a hinge assembly to solve the problem that a hinge in the related art can cause a door body to interfere with an obstacle on one side in the opening and closing process, so that the door body is inconvenient to open and close.

Embodiments of the first aspect of the present application provide a hinge assembly comprising: the first hinge plate is provided with a first matching part and a second matching part, and the extension line direction of the first matching part is intersected with the extension line direction of the second matching part; the second hinge plate is provided with a first shaft body and a second shaft body; when the hinge assembly is in the process of opening from the closed state to a first opening angle, the first shaft body moves along the first matching part towards the direction of the stop end of the first matching part, and the second shaft body moves along the second matching part towards the tail end; when the hinge assembly is in the process of opening from a first opening angle to a maximum opening angle, the first shaft body moves along the first matching part towards the direction far away from the stop end of the first matching part, and the second shaft body moves along the second matching part towards the tail end.

In some optional embodiments, the engaging portion includes the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion, the engaging portion is a sliding slot, the sliding slot includes a first sliding slot and a second sliding slot, and when the hinge assembly is in an opening process, the first shaft moves at the first sliding slot and the second shaft moves at the second sliding slot; when the hinge assembly is in the process of opening from the closed state to a first opening angle, the first shaft body moves along the first sliding groove in the direction departing from the second sliding groove, and the second sliding groove moves along the second shaft body; when the hinge assembly is in the process of opening from a first opening angle to a maximum opening angle, the first shaft body moves along the first sliding groove towards the direction close to the second sliding groove, and the second sliding groove moves along the second shaft body.

In some optional embodiments, the first sliding groove and the second sliding groove are both linear grooves, and a direction of an extension line of the first sliding groove intersects a direction of an extension line of the second sliding groove.

In some optional embodiments, the first sliding groove is located on one side of the second sliding groove, and one end of the first sliding groove facing the second sliding groove is communicated with the second sliding groove.

In some alternative embodiments, the chute includes a beginning and an end, the first shaft is located at the beginning of the first chute and the second shaft is located at the beginning of the second chute when the hinge assembly is in the closed state; when the hinge assembly is at the maximum opening angle, the first shaft body is positioned in the first sliding groove, and the second shaft body is positioned at the tail end of the second sliding groove.

In some alternative embodiments, the slot includes a beginning and an end, and the first shaft is located at the end of the first slot and the second shaft is located at a communication between the first slot and the second slot when the hinge assembly is at the first opening angle.

In some optional embodiments, the first sliding groove and the second sliding groove are perpendicular to each other, a length of the first sliding groove is equal to a distance between an intersection point of an extension line of the first sliding groove and an extension line of the second sliding groove and a start end of the second sliding groove, and a distance between the first shaft body and the second shaft body is equal to the length of the first sliding groove.

In some optional embodiments, the shaft body includes a first shaft body and a second shaft body, the shaft body is a stepped shaft, one end of the shaft body is matched with the second hinge plate, and the other end of the shaft body is matched with the first hinge plate.

Embodiments of the second aspect of the present application provide a refrigerator including a hinge assembly as described in any of the above alternative embodiments.

In some optional embodiments, the refrigerator further comprises: a case defining an accommodating chamber having a first opening; the movable cover is arranged at the first opening and limits an accommodating space with a second opening, and the first hinge plate is connected with the first door body; and the movable cover is arranged at the second opening, and the second door body is connected with the second hinge plate so that the second opening can be opened or closed by the second door body under the action of external force.

The hinge assembly and the refrigerator provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can realize the following technical effects:

the first hinge plate is provided with a first matching part and a second matching part, and the second hinge plate is provided with a first shaft body and a second shaft body, so that the first shaft body can move at the first matching part and the second shaft body can move at the second matching part, and the movable connection of the first hinge plate and the second hinge plate is realized; due to the limiting effect of the first matching part and the second matching part, the first shaft body and the second shaft body on the second hinge plate can only move along respective tracks under the action of external force, namely the first shaft body moves along the first matching part, and the second shaft body moves along the second matching part.

The foregoing general description and the following description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the application.

Drawings

One or more embodiments are illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, which correspond to the accompanying drawings and not in limitation thereof, in which elements having the same reference numeral designations are shown as like elements and not in limitation thereof, and wherein:

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a hinge assembly provided by embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the construction of an angled hinge assembly provided by embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of another angled hinge assembly provided by embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of a hinge assembly at yet another angle provided by embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of a further angular hinge assembly provided by embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of a hinge assembly at yet another angle provided by embodiments of the present disclosure;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Reference numerals:

10: first hinge plate, 11: first fitting portion, 111: stop end, 12: second fitting portion, 121: end, 13: first chute, 14: second chute, 15: fixing hole, 16: mounting hole, 20: second hinge plate, 21: first shaft body, 22: second shaft body, 30: case, 31: first door body, 32: and a second door body.

Detailed Description

So that the manner in which the features and elements of the disclosed embodiments can be understood in detail, a more particular description of the disclosed embodiments, briefly summarized above, may be had by reference to the embodiments, some of which are illustrated in the appended drawings. In the following description of the technology, for purposes of explanation, numerous details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the disclosed embodiments. However, one or more embodiments may be practiced without these details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices may be shown in simplified form in order to simplify the drawing.

The terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and in the claims, and the above-described drawings of embodiments of the present disclosure, are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It should be understood that the data so used may be interchanged under appropriate circumstances such that embodiments of the present disclosure described herein may be made. Furthermore, the terms "include" and "have," as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "middle", "outer", "front", "rear", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings. These terms are used primarily to better describe the disclosed embodiments and their embodiments, and are not used to limit the indicated devices, elements or components to a particular orientation or to be constructed and operated in a particular orientation. Moreover, some of the above terms may be used to indicate other meanings besides the orientation or positional relationship, for example, the term "on" may also be used to indicate some kind of attachment or connection relationship in some cases. The specific meanings of these terms in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

In addition, the terms "disposed," "connected," and "secured" are to be construed broadly. For example, "connected" may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or a unitary construction; can be a mechanical connection, or an electrical connection; may be directly connected, or indirectly connected through intervening media, or may be in internal communication between two devices, elements or components. Specific meanings of the above terms in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to specific situations.

The term "plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the character "/" indicates that the preceding and following objects are in an or relationship. For example, A/B represents: a or B.

The term "and/or" is an associative relationship that describes objects, meaning that three relationships may exist. For example, a and/or B, represents: a or B, or A and B.

It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be combined with each other.

As shown in connection with fig. 1-7, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a hinge assembly that includes a first hinge plate 10 and a second hinge plate 20; the first hinge plate 10 is provided with a first matching part 11 and a second matching part 12, and the extension line direction of the first matching part 11 is intersected with the extension line direction of the second matching part 12; the second hinge plate 20 is provided with a first shaft body 21 and a second shaft body 22; when the hinge assembly is in the process of opening from the closed state to the first opening angle, the first shaft body 21 moves along the first matching part 11 towards the stop end 111 of the first matching part 11, and the second shaft body 22 moves along the second matching part 12 towards the tail end 121; when the hinge assembly is in the process of opening from the first opening angle to the maximum opening angle, the first shaft 21 moves along the first fitting part 11 toward a direction away from the stop end 111 of the first fitting part 11, and the second shaft 22 moves along the second fitting part 12 toward the end 121.

With the hinge assembly provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, by providing the first matching portion 11 and the second matching portion 12 on the first hinge plate 10 and providing the first shaft body 21 and the second shaft body 22 on the second hinge plate 20, the first shaft body 21 can move at the first matching portion 11 and the second shaft body 22 can move at the second matching portion, so as to realize movable connection between the first hinge plate 10 and the second hinge plate 20; the direction of the extension line of the first matching part 11 intersects with the direction of the extension line of the second matching part 12, so that the first matching part 11 and the second matching part 12 are not parallel to each other, and thus under the limitation of the first matching part 11 and the second matching part 12, the first shaft body 21 and the second shaft body 22 can drive the second hinge plate 20 to move along multiple directions relative to the first hinge plate 10, that is, the second hinge plate 20 can rotate relative to the first hinge plate 10 while sliding forward relative to the first hinge plate 10, and further the hinge assembly can enable the door body not to interfere with an obstacle on one side in the opening and closing process.

In addition, the phrase "the hinge assembly is in the opening process" includes a process that the hinge assembly is opened from the closed state to the first opening angle and a process that the hinge assembly is opened from the first opening angle to the maximum opening angle, and the phrase "the hinge assembly is in the opening process" means that the second hinge plate 20 is opened in a direction away from the first hinge plate 10, that is, the second hinge plate 20 is acted in one direction to drive the second hinge plate 20 to move in a direction away from the first hinge plate 10, and when the hinge assembly is installed on the refrigerator, the opening process of the hinge assembly corresponds to the opening process of the door body.

According to the embodiment of the disclosure, by providing the first matching part 11 and the first shaft body 21, and the second matching part 12 and the second shaft body 22, due to the limiting effect of the first matching part 11 and the second matching part 12, the first shaft body 21 and the second shaft body 22 on the second hinge plate 20 can only move along respective tracks under the action of external force, that is, the first shaft body 21 moves along the first matching part 11, and the second shaft body 22 moves along the second matching part 12, and since the first shaft body 21 and the second shaft body 22 are both arranged on the second hinge plate 20 and the relative position and relative distance between the first shaft body 21 and the second shaft body 22 are fixed, in order to ensure the relative position and relative distance between the first shaft body 21 and the second shaft body 22, the first shaft body 21 and the second shaft body 22 must simultaneously move along respective tracks, and further the second hinge plate 20 can be driven to rotate relative to the first hinge plate 10 while sliding forward relative to the first hinge plate 10, so that the second hinge plate 20 can be ensured to rotate while the side edge of the second hinge plate 20 does not protrude out of the first hinge plate 10, and the door body can be mounted on one side of the first hinge plate, and the door body, and the door opening and door opening problems can be solved.

Optionally, the first shaft 21 and the second shaft 22 are disposed on one of the first hinge plate 10 and the second hinge plate 20, the other of the first hinge plate 10 and the second hinge plate 20 is provided with a first matching portion 11 and a second matching portion 12, the first shaft 21 is adapted to the first matching portion 11, and the second shaft 22 is adapted to the second matching portion 12.

Thus, it can be understood that the positions of the first shaft 21 and the second shaft 22 and the first matching portion 11 and the second matching portion 12 can be interchanged, as long as the requirement that the side edge of the second hinge plate 20 does not protrude out of one side of the first hinge plate 10 while the second hinge plate 20 rotates relative to the first hinge plate 10 is satisfied, i.e. the second hinge plate 20 does not interfere with an obstacle beside.

Optionally, the first hinge plate 10 is provided with a fixing hole 15 to fixedly connect the first hinge plate 10 with other components.

Optionally, the second hinge plate 20 is provided with a fixing hole 15 and a mounting hole 16, the fixing hole 15 is used for fixedly connecting the second hinge plate 20 with other components, and the mounting hole 16 is used for connecting both the first shaft body 21 and the second shaft body 22 with the second hinge plate 20 through the mounting hole 16.

In some embodiments, the engaging portion includes a first engaging portion 11 and a second engaging portion 12, the engaging portion is a sliding slot, the sliding slot includes a first sliding slot 13 and a second sliding slot 14, when the hinge assembly is in the opening process, the first shaft 21 moves at the first sliding slot 13, and the second shaft 22 moves at the second sliding slot 14; when the hinge assembly is in the process of opening from the closed state to the first opening angle, the first shaft body 21 moves along the first sliding chute 13 towards the direction departing from the second sliding chute 14, and the second sliding chute 14 moves along the second shaft body 22; when the hinge assembly is in the process of being opened from the first opening angle to the maximum opening angle, the first shaft body 21 moves along the first sliding groove 13 toward the direction close to the second sliding groove 14, and the second sliding groove 14 moves along the second shaft body 22.

With the hinge assembly provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, by providing the first matching portion 11 and the second matching portion 12 as sliding grooves, the movement of the first shaft body 21 and the second shaft body 22 can be limited, that is, the first shaft body 21 moves along the first sliding groove 13, and the second shaft body 22 moves along the second sliding groove 14, so as to ensure that the connection between the shaft bodies (the first shaft body 21 and the second shaft body 22) and the matching portions is stable.

Alternatively, the sliding groove may penetrate through the first hinge plate 10 in the thickness direction of the first hinge plate 10, that is, the sliding groove is a through hole, or the side of the sliding groove away from the second hinge plate 20 is a closed area, that is, the sliding groove is a groove. It is understood that the form of the chute is not exclusive.

In some embodiments, the first sliding groove 13 and the second sliding groove 14 are both linear grooves, and a direction of an extension line of the first sliding groove 13 intersects a direction of an extension line of the second sliding groove 14.

With the hinge assembly provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 2 to 6, by disposing the first sliding slot 13 and the second sliding slot 14 as linear slots and disposing the direction of the extension line of the first sliding slot 13 and the direction of the extension line of the second sliding slot 14 in an intersecting manner, that is, disposing the first sliding slot 13 and the second sliding slot 14 in a non-parallel manner, the second hinge plate 20 can move along multiple directions relative to the first hinge plate 10, that is, the second hinge plate 20 can rotate relative to the first hinge plate 10 while sliding forward relative to the first hinge plate 10, and further the hinge assembly can prevent the door body from interfering with an obstacle on one side during the opening and closing process.

In some embodiments, the first sliding groove 13 is located on one side of the second sliding groove 14, and an end of the first sliding groove 13 facing the second sliding groove 14 is communicated with the second sliding groove 14.

By adopting the hinge assembly provided by the embodiment of the disclosure, the opening area of the sliding grooves can be reduced by communicating the first sliding groove 13 with the second sliding groove 14, and compared with the first hinge plate 10 provided with the first sliding groove 13 and the second sliding groove 14 which are not communicated, the processing difficulty of the first hinge plate 10 can be effectively reduced, the production cost of the first hinge plate 10 is reduced, and in addition, the strength requirement on the first hinge plate 10 can be reduced.

In some embodiments, the chutes comprise a beginning and an end, and when the hinge assembly is in the closed state, the first shaft 21 is located at the beginning of the first chute 13 and the second shaft 22 is located at the beginning of the second chute 14; when the hinge assembly is at the maximum opening angle, the first shaft 21 is located in the first sliding slot 13, and the second shaft 22 is located at the end of the second sliding slot 14.

With the hinge assembly provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, the sliding slots include the starting end and the tail end, and as shown in fig. 1, the starting end of the first sliding slot 13 is the rear end of the first sliding slot 13, the tail end of the first sliding slot 13 is the front end of the first sliding slot 13, the starting end of the second sliding slot 14 is the left end of the second sliding slot 14, and the tail end of the second sliding slot 14 is the right end of the second sliding slot 14. When the hinge assembly is in a state from the closed state to the maximum opening angle, the first shaft 21 moves from the beginning to the end of the first sliding slot 13, and then moves from the end to the beginning, and the second shaft 22 moves from the beginning to the end of the second sliding slot 14.

In some embodiments, the sliding slot includes a beginning end and an ending end, and when the hinge assembly is at the first opening angle, the first shaft 21 is located at the ending end of the first sliding slot 13, and the second shaft 22 is located at the communication between the first sliding slot 13 and the second sliding slot 14.

With the hinge assembly provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 1 to 6, when the hinge assembly is at the first opening angle, the first shaft 21 is located at the end of the first sliding slot 13, that is, the front end of the first sliding slot 13, and the second shaft 22 is located at the communication position of the first sliding slot 13 and the second sliding slot 14, that is, the distance between the first shaft 21 and the second shaft 22 is equal to the length of the first sliding slot 13, so that the maximum opening angle of the second hinge plate 20 relative to the first hinge plate 10 can be controlled by controlling the length of the second sliding slot 14.

In some embodiments, the first sliding chute 13 and the second sliding chute 14 are perpendicular to each other, a length of the first sliding chute 13 is equal to a distance between an intersection point of an extension line of the first sliding chute 13 and an extension line of the second sliding chute 14 and a start end of the second sliding chute 14, and a distance between the first shaft body 21 and the second shaft body 22 is equal to a length of the first sliding chute 13.

By adopting the hinge assembly provided by the embodiment of the disclosure, when the hinge assembly rotates to the first opening angle, that is, the first shaft 21 is located at the end of the first sliding groove 13, the second shaft 22 is located at the joint of the first sliding groove 13 and the second sliding groove 14, at this moment, the forward movement amount of the second hinge plate 20 relative to the first hinge plate 10 reaches the maximum and the rotation angle is 90 degrees, so that the user can conveniently open the door while ensuring that the opening angle meets the requirement. The relationship between the maximum rotation angle of the second hinge plate 20 with respect to the first hinge plate 10 and the first opening angle can be controlled by controlling the length of the second chute 14. When the length of the second chute 14 is equal to the length of the first chute 13, the first opening angle is equal to the maximum opening angle; when the length of the second chute 14 is greater than the length of the first chute 13 and less than or equal to twice the length of the first chute 13, the first opening angle is less than the maximum opening angle; when the length of the second slide groove 14 is greater than twice the length of the first slide groove 13, the second hinge plate 20 may interfere with an obstacle on one side of the first hinge plate 10.

In some embodiments, the shaft body includes a first shaft body 21 and a second shaft body 22, the shaft body is a stepped shaft, one end of the shaft body is adapted to the second hinge plate 20, and the other end of the shaft body is adapted to the first hinge plate 10.

By adopting the hinge assembly provided by the embodiment of the disclosure, the shaft body is set to be in the form of a stepped shaft, so that the first hinge plate 10 and the second hinge plate 20 can be spaced apart, the contact area between the first hinge plate 10 and the second hinge plate 20 is reduced, and the situation that noise is generated or even movement cannot be performed due to overlarge friction force between the first hinge plate 10 and the second hinge plate 20 in the relative movement process of the first hinge plate 10 and the second hinge plate 20 is avoided.

In some embodiments, the engaging portion is a protrusion on the second hinge member, the protrusion includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion, the first shaft 21 includes a first notch engaged with the first protrusion, the second shaft 22 includes a second notch engaged with the second protrusion, the first notch slides along the first protrusion and the second notch slides along the second protrusion when the hinge assembly is in the opening process, the first notch moves along the first protrusion in a direction away from the second protrusion and the second notch moves along the second protrusion when the hinge assembly is in the opening process from the closed state to the first opening angle; when the hinge assembly is in the process of opening from the first opening angle to the maximum opening angle, the first notch moves along the first protrusion towards the direction close to the second protrusion, and the second notch moves along the second protrusion.

In this way, the first hinge plate 10 and the second hinge plate 20 can be connected by providing the engaging portion in the form of a protrusion and the shaft body in the form of a recess that engages with the corresponding protrusion. The matching form of the matching part and the shaft body can be the matching form of the shaft body and the sliding groove, and can also be the matching form of the protrusion and the notch, and it can be understood that the matching form of the matching part and the shaft body includes the above two modes, but is not limited to the two modes.

Optionally, the first protrusion and the second protrusion are both strip-shaped, the first notch is sleeved outside the first protrusion and slides along the extending direction of the first protrusion, the second notch is sleeved outside the second protrusion and slides along the extending direction of the second protrusion, the opening width of the first notch is substantially the same as the width of the first protrusion, so that when the first notch slides at the first protrusion, the first notch can stably slide along the extending direction of the first protrusion without shaking or jumping off, and the length of the first notch in the extending direction of the first protrusion is small, thereby avoiding the first notch from interfering with the first protrusion in the sliding process. Similarly, the width of the opening of the second notch is substantially the same as the width of the second protrusion, so that when the second notch slides on the second protrusion, the second notch can stably slide along the extending direction of the second protrusion without shaking or jumping, and the length of the second notch in the extending direction of the second protrusion is smaller, thereby avoiding the second notch interfering with the second protrusion in the sliding process.

Optionally, the ends of the first protrusion and the second protrusion are provided with a stopping portion to prevent the first notch and the second notch from separating from the first protrusion and the second protrusion during the sliding process.

Here, the stopping portion may be a protruding structure disposed at the end portions of the first protrusion and the second protrusion, or the end portions of the first protrusion and the second protrusion are bent to limit the first notch and the second notch from sliding continuously, but not limited thereto.

As shown in fig. 1 to 7, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a refrigerator including a hinge assembly as in any one of the above embodiments.

The hinge assembly is not only applicable to refrigerators, but also applicable to other components, such as freezers, wine cabinets, wardrobes, etc., and the hinge assembly is used for the refrigerator as an example, but not limited thereto.

The refrigerator provided by the embodiment of the disclosure has all the benefits of the hinge assembly in any one of the above embodiments due to the hinge assembly in any one of the above embodiments, and details are not repeated herein.

Alternatively, the refrigerator includes a case defining a storage space having a notch, a main door movably covering the notch of the case, a first hinge plate 10 of the hinge assembly fixedly coupled to the case, and a second hinge plate 20 of the hinge assembly fixedly coupled to the main door.

Like this, when installing wall body or cupboard with the refrigerator embedding, the main door receives the restraint of hinge subassembly, and the user can rotate the main door for the casing and open, can avoid the main door to be close to the nearly edge of cupboard and collide the cupboard at the opening in-process, leads to the condition appearance that the main door can not be opened, has both guaranteed the aesthetic property of installation, has guaranteed the normal opening of refrigerator again.

In some embodiments, a refrigerator includes: the refrigerator body 30, the first door body 31 and the second door body 32, wherein the refrigerator body 30 defines an accommodating cavity with a first opening; the first door body 31 is movably covered at the first opening and defines an accommodating space with a second opening, and the first hinge plate 10 is connected with the first door body 31; the movable cover of the second door 32 is disposed at the second opening, and the second door 32 is connected to the second hinge plate 20, so that the second door 32 can open or close the second opening under the action of an external force.

Adopt the refrigerator of this disclosed embodiment, box 30, first door body 31 and second door body 32 have constituted door-in-door structure, can increase the accommodation space of refrigerator, through with first door body 31 and second door body 32 respectively with hinge subassembly fixed connection, when the embedded installation of refrigerator, can avoid second door body 32 to be close to the edge that the barrier is close to and bump the barrier at the opening in-process, lead to the condition appearance that second door body 32 can not be opened, both guaranteed the aesthetic property of installation, guaranteed the normal of second door body 32 again and opened.

The above description and drawings sufficiently illustrate embodiments of the disclosure to enable those skilled in the art to practice them. Other embodiments may include structural and other changes. The examples merely typify possible variations. Individual components and functions are optional unless explicitly required, and the sequence of operations may vary. Portions and features of some embodiments may be included in or substituted for those of others. The embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to the structures that have been described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A hinge assembly, comprising:

the hinge comprises a first hinge plate and a second hinge plate, wherein the first hinge plate is provided with a first matching part and a second matching part, and the direction of the extension line of the first matching part is intersected with the direction of the extension line of the second matching part;

the second hinge plate is provided with a first shaft body and a second shaft body;

when the hinge assembly is in the process of opening from the closed state to a first opening angle, the first shaft body moves along the first matching part towards the direction of the stop end of the first matching part, and the second shaft body moves along the second matching part towards the tail end; when the hinge assembly is in the process of opening from a first opening angle to a maximum opening angle, the first shaft body moves along the first matching part towards the direction far away from the stop end of the first matching part, and the second shaft body moves along the second matching part towards the tail end.

2. The hinge assembly of claim 1,

the matching part comprises the first matching part and the second matching part, the matching part is a sliding groove, the sliding groove comprises a first sliding groove and a second sliding groove, when the hinge assembly is in an opening process, the first shaft body moves at the first sliding groove, and the second shaft body moves at the second sliding groove;

when the hinge assembly is in the process of opening from the closed state to a first opening angle, the first shaft body moves along the first sliding groove in the direction departing from the second sliding groove, and the second sliding groove moves along the second shaft body; when the hinge assembly is in the process of opening from a first opening angle to a maximum opening angle, the first shaft body moves along the first sliding groove towards the direction close to the second sliding groove, and the second sliding groove moves along the second shaft body.

3. The hinge assembly of claim 2,

the first sliding groove and the second sliding groove are both straight line grooves, and the direction of the extension line of the first sliding groove is intersected with the direction of the extension line of the second sliding groove.

4. The hinge assembly of claim 3,

the first sliding groove is located on one side of the second sliding groove, and one end, facing the second sliding groove, of the first sliding groove is communicated with the second sliding groove.

5. The hinge assembly of claim 4,

the sliding chute comprises a starting end and a tail end, when the hinge assembly is in a closed state, the first shaft body is positioned at the starting end of the first sliding chute, and the second shaft body is positioned at the starting end of the second sliding chute; when the hinge assembly is at the maximum opening angle, the first shaft body is positioned in the first sliding groove, and the second shaft body is positioned at the tail end of the second sliding groove.

6. The hinge assembly of claim 4,

the sliding groove comprises a starting end and a tail end, when the hinge assembly is at a first opening angle, the first shaft body is located at the tail end of the first sliding groove, and the second shaft body is located at a communication position of the first sliding groove and the second sliding groove.

7. The hinge assembly of claim 4,

the first sliding groove and the second sliding groove are perpendicular to each other, the length of the first sliding groove is equal to the distance between the intersection point of the extension line of the first sliding groove and the extension line of the second sliding groove and the starting end of the second sliding groove, and the distance between the first shaft body and the second shaft body is equal to the length of the first sliding groove.

8. The hinge assembly of any one of claims 1 to 7,

the shaft body comprises a first shaft body and a second shaft body, the shaft body is a stepped shaft, one end of the shaft body is matched with the second hinge plate, and the other end of the shaft body is matched with the first hinge plate.

9. A refrigerator characterized by comprising a hinge assembly as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8.

10. The refrigerator according to claim 9, further comprising:

a case defining a receiving chamber having a first opening;

the movable cover is arranged at the first opening and limits an accommodating space with a second opening, and the first hinge plate is connected with the first door body;

and the movable cover is arranged at the second opening, and the second door body is connected with the second hinge plate so that the second opening can be opened or closed by the second door body under the action of external force.

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