CN219199604U - Refrigerator with a refrigerator body - Google Patents

Abstract

The application relates to household electrical appliances technical field discloses a refrigerator, include: a box body and a box door. The box door comprises an upper door and a lower door, and the upper door and the lower door are connected with the box body in parallel through a hinge assembly; the hinge assembly comprises a first hinge and a second hinge, wherein the first hinge is arranged at the upper side and used for connecting the upper door and the box body, the second hinge is arranged at the lower side and used for connecting the lower door and the box body, and the thickness of the first hinge is larger than that of the second hinge. The thickness of the whole first hinge and the thickness of the whole second hinge can be reduced, the requirement on the thickness of the middle beam of the refrigerator can be further reduced, the parallel storage capacity can be kept, and the occupation of the storage space of the refrigerator can be reduced.

Description

Refrigerator with a refrigerator body

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of household appliances, for example to a refrigerator.

Background

At present, when the existing embedded refrigerator is opened, a door body (door plate) cannot collide with a side barrier, and meanwhile, normal pulling-out of an internal drawer shelf and the like is guaranteed, and in order to guarantee the functional effect, a multi-connecting-rod (six-connecting-rod) hinge is adopted for the door body hinge.

The existing embedded refrigerator adopts a six-link hinge mode, and the six-link hinge mode is connected with the links in different shapes in a staggered mode through the specific hinge point position to realize the specific movement track of the door body, but the links are of a U-shaped groove structure, the thickness of the connecting rods is large, corresponding mounting cross beams of the connecting rods are correspondingly thickened in the mounting process, more waste is caused to the whole volume of the refrigerator, the attractiveness of the refrigerator is also deteriorated, and when the refrigerator is provided with an upper door configuration and a lower door configuration, the same upper hinge and the same lower hinge are required to be mounted at the middle beam, so that the situation is serious.

Therefore, how to reduce the occupation of the installation space of the hinge and reduce the thickness of the middle beam of the refrigerator is a technical problem to be solved by those skilled in the art.

Disclosure of Invention

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 as a prelude to the more detailed description that follows.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a refrigerator, which aims to solve the problem that when the refrigerator is provided with an upper door and a lower door, the same upper hinge and the same lower hinge are required to be installed at a middle beam, and the space of the refrigerator is seriously occupied.

In some embodiments, a refrigerator includes: a box body and a box door. The box door comprises an upper door and a lower door, and the upper door and the lower door are connected with the box body in parallel through a hinge assembly; the hinge assembly comprises a first hinge and a second hinge, wherein the first hinge is arranged at the upper side and used for connecting the upper door and the box body, the second hinge is arranged at the lower side and used for connecting the lower door and the box body, and the thickness of the first hinge is larger than that of the second hinge.

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

under the condition that the refrigerator is provided with an upper door body and a lower door body, a first hinge and a second hinge are respectively arranged at adjacent positions of the upper door body and the lower door body, wherein the first hinge is connected with the upper door and is positioned at the lower side of the upper door, the second hinge is connected with the lower door and is positioned at the upper side of the lower door, the upper door and the lower door are vertically arranged, the weight of the upper door and the lower door is downward, so that the stress of the hinge positioned at the lower side of the refrigerator door is larger, the stress of the hinge positioned at the upper side of the refrigerator door is smaller, the thickness of the first hinge is set to be larger than that of the second hinge, more weight is born through the thicker first hinge, the thickness of the second hinge is smaller, the thickness of the whole first hinge and the thickness of the second hinge can be reduced, the requirement on the thickness of a middle beam of the refrigerator is further reduced, the parallel storage capacity is favorably maintained, and the occupation of the storage space of the refrigerator is reduced.

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 and not limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings, in which like references indicate similar elements, and in which like reference numerals refer to similar elements, and in which:

fig. 1 is a schematic view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged schematic view of portion A of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of a hinge assembly provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a first hinge provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a chute and slider combination provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of another hinge assembly provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural view of a mating load bearing structure provided by embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is an exploded top view of one hinge assembly provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a projection provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a door closer provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 11 is a schematic structural view of another door closer provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 12 is a schematic structural view of another door closer provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Reference numerals:

100. a case; 200. a door; 201. a door is arranged; 202. a lower door; 300. a hinge assembly; 310. a first hinge; 320. a second hinge; 330. a box body mounting seat; 331. a chute; 332. a slide block; 333. a pin shaft; 334. a pin fixing part; 335. a first accommodation portion; 340. a door body connecting seat; 341. a second accommodating portion; 350. a connecting rod assembly; 351. a first link; 352. a second link; 353. a third link; 354. a clamping groove; 355. a protruding gear; 356. positioning a concave surface; 357. a sliding surface; 360. matching with a bearing structure; 361. a bearing groove; 362. a bearing bulge; 370. a door closer; 371. a slide rod; 372. a sliding seat; 373. a spring; 374. a roller; 375. a compression spring; 376. an arc-shaped sheet; 377. positioning a slide rod; 378. a slide rod groove; 379. an arc-shaped spring piece; 400. a partition wall.

Detailed Description

So that the manner in which the features and techniques of the disclosed embodiments can be understood in more detail, a more particular description of the embodiments of the disclosure, briefly summarized below, may be had by reference to the appended drawings, which are not intended to be limiting of the embodiments of the disclosure. 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 still be practiced without these details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices may be shown simplified in order to simplify the drawing.

The terms first, second and the like in the description and in the claims of the embodiments of the disclosure and in the above-described figures are used for distinguishing between similar objects and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used may be interchanged where appropriate in order to describe embodiments of the present disclosure. Furthermore, the terms "comprise" 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 an azimuth or a positional relationship based on that shown in the drawings. These terms are used primarily to better describe embodiments of the present disclosure and embodiments thereof and are not intended to limit the indicated device, element, or component to a particular orientation or to be constructed and operated in a particular orientation. Also, some of the terms described above may be used to indicate other meanings in addition to orientation or positional relationships, for example, the term "upper" may also be used to indicate some sort of attachment or connection in some cases. The specific meaning of these terms in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art in view of the specific circumstances.

In addition, the terms "disposed," "connected," "secured" and "affixed" are to be construed broadly. For example, "connected" may be in a fixed connection, a removable connection, or a unitary construction; may 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. The specific meaning of the above terms in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to specific circumstances.

The term "plurality" means two or more, unless otherwise indicated.

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

The term "and/or" is an associative relationship that describes an object, meaning that there may be three relationships. For example, a and/or B, represent: a or B, or, A and B.

It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments of the present disclosure and features of the embodiments may be combined with each other.

As shown in connection with fig. 1-2, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a refrigerator including: a box body 100 and a box door 200. The door 200 includes an upper door 201 and a lower door 202, and the upper door 201 and the lower door 202 are connected with the cabinet 100 side by side up and down through a hinge assembly 300; the hinge assembly 300 includes a first hinge 310 and a second hinge 320, the first hinge 310 being disposed at an upper side for coupling the upper door 201 and the case 100, and the second hinge 320 being disposed at a lower side for coupling the lower door 202 and the case 100, the first hinge 310 having a thickness greater than that of the second hinge 320.

By adopting the refrigerator provided by the embodiment of the disclosure, under the condition that the refrigerator is provided with the upper door 201 and the lower door 202, the adjacent positions of the upper door 201 and the lower door 202 are respectively provided with the first hinge 310 and the second hinge 320, wherein the first hinge 310 is connected with the upper door 201 and is positioned at the lower side of the upper door 201, the second hinge 320 is connected with the lower door 202 and is positioned at the upper side of the lower door 202, and the upper door 201 and the lower door 202 are vertically arranged, so that the weight of the upper door 201 and the lower door 202 is downward, the stress of the hinge positioned at the lower side of the refrigerator door 200 is larger, and the stress of the hinge positioned at the upper side of the refrigerator door 200 is smaller, so that the thickness of the first hinge 310 is set to be larger than that of the second hinge 320, more weight is born by the thicker first hinge 310, and the thickness of the second hinge 320 is smaller, the thickness of the whole thickness of the first hinge 310 and the second hinge 320 can be reduced, thereby reducing the requirement on the thickness of a middle beam of the refrigerator, being beneficial to keeping parallel storage capacity and reducing the occupation of the storage space of the refrigerator.

Optionally, a partition wall 400 is provided on the case 100 opposite to the upper door 201 and the lower door 202, and the first hinge 310 and the second hinge 320 are installed in parallel on the partition wall 400. In this way, the first hinge 310 and the second hinge 320 are installed on the partition wall 400, making full use of space, and improving the stability of the fixation of the two.

Alternatively, the first hinge 310 is connected to the lower side of the upper door 201, and the second hinge 320 is connected to the upper side of the lower door 202. In this way, since the lower side of the door 200 needs to bear more weight, the first hinge 310 with stronger bearing capacity is used to support the lower side of the upper door 201, so as to maintain the stability of the upper door 201, and the second hinge 320 with smaller thickness is used to fix the upper side of the lower door 202, so that the installation space of the second hinge 320 can be saved, and further the occupation of the storage space of the refrigerator can be reduced.

As shown in fig. 3, optionally, the first hinge 310 and the second hinge 320 each include: a box mount 330, a door mount 340, and a link assembly 350. One end of the link assembly 350 is rotatably connected to the case mounting seat 330, and the other end is rotatably connected to the door body connecting seat 340. Thus, the door body mounting seat 330 is fixed with the box body 100, the door body connecting seat 340 is connected with the box door 200, the door 200 can be opened and closed relative to the box body 100 by the matched rotation of the connecting rod assembly 350, the door opening and closing track meets the requirements of users, and the first hinge 310 and the second hinge 320 can be mounted between the box body 100 and the door 200 more simply and rapidly.

Optionally, the first hinge 310 and the second hinge 320 share the same housing mount 330. Thus, the first hinge 310 and the second hinge 320 share the same box body mounting seat 330, so that the thickness of the side wall of one layer of box body mounting seat 330 can be reduced, the mounting space can be more fully utilized, the thickness of the middle beam can be reduced, the occupation of the optimal storage position in the refrigerator can be further reduced, and the storage space of the refrigerator can be optimized.

Optionally, the link assembly 350 includes: a first link 351, a second link 352, and a third link 353. One end of the first connecting rod 351 is rotationally and slidingly connected with the box body mounting seat 330, and the other end is rotationally connected with the door body connecting seat 340; one end of the second link 352 is rotatably connected with the box body mounting seat 330, and is staggered with the first link 351, and the staggered positions of the second link 352 are rotatably connected with each other; one end of the third link 353 is rotatably connected to the second link 352, and the other end is rotatably connected to the door body coupling seat 340. In this way, three connecting rods are arranged between the box body mounting seat 330 and the door body connecting seat 340, so that the door body connecting seat 340 is opened or closed relative to the box body mounting seat 330, one end of the first connecting rod 351 is arranged to be in rotary sliding connection with the box body mounting seat 330, one end of the first connecting rod 351 slides in the hinge unfolding process, the other end of the first connecting rod 351 can be displaced along with the first connecting rod, the door body can be driven to be far away from the box body 100 under the condition that the other end of the first connecting rod 351 is connected with the door body, the door body can be effectively prevented from colliding with an obstacle of the box body when the refrigerator is used in an embedded refrigerator, compared with the scheme that the door body is driven to be far away from the box body 100 by adopting a six-connecting-rod mode in the prior art, at least one connecting rod and two hinge points can be reduced, the quantity of the connecting rods is directly reduced, the thickness of the hinge can be most directly and fundamentally solved, the thickness of the mounting connection can be effectively reduced under the condition that the same door opening track is ensured, the condition that the whole refrigerator is wasted, the whole volume of the refrigerator or the whole refrigerator is more well-balanced and the refrigerator is more convenient.

As shown in fig. 4, optionally, a clamping groove 354 is provided on the third link 353 of the first hinge 310, and one end of the second link 352 is clamped in the clamping groove 354 and is rotatably connected with the clamping groove 354. In this way, the rotation connection point of the third link 353 and the second link 352 is not connected with the box 100 and the box door 200, and belongs to a suspension point, so that the stress at the connection point is all pressed at the connection point of the third link 353 and the box door 200, and the first hinge 310 is mounted at the lower side of the upper door 201 body, so that the weight to be born is large, and the second link 352 is clamped in the clamping groove 354 of the third link 353, so that the stability of the connection between the second link 352 and the third link 353 can be improved, the strength of the whole first hinge 310 is improved, and the bearing capacity is better.

As shown in fig. 3, optionally, the third link 353 of the second hinge 320 is staggered and rotatably connected with the second link 352 thereof. In this way, the second hinge 320 is connected to the upper side of the lower door 202, so that the weight borne by the second hinge 320 is small, and therefore, the stress between the third link 353 and the second link 352 is small, so that the third link 353 and the second link 352 can bear the weight better, and the connection points of the third link 353 and the second link 352 are staggered, so that the thickness of the second link 352 and the third link 353 after being connected can be reduced, the thickness of the whole second hinge 320 is reduced, the occupation of the second hinge 320 to the installation space is reduced, and the occupation of the second hinge 320 to the storage space of the refrigerator is reduced.

Optionally, the first link 351 and the second link 352 of the first hinge 310 are the same thickness as the first link 351 and the second link 352 of the second hinge 320, and the thickness of the third link 353 of the first hinge 310 is greater than the thickness of the third link 353 of the second hinge 320. In this way, the first link 351 and the second link 352 of the first hinge 310 and the second hinge 320 have the same size and structure, keep the same of the two, only increase the thickness of the third link 353 of the first hinge 310 to improve the whole bearing capacity of the first hinge 310, and have the same components at multiple positions, so as to reduce the production cost, and the later maintenance can be replaced with each other, so that the maintenance cost is lower.

As shown in fig. 5, optionally, a chute 331 is provided on the housing mounting seat 330, and one end of the first link 351 is slidably connected to the chute 331. Like this, through installing spout 331 on box mount pad 330, make the one end of first link 351 slide along spout 331, can keep first link 351 gliding stability, and adopt the form that sets up spout 331 can not extra occupation space, be favorable to reducing the holistic thickness of hinge, avoid leading to its whole volume to the refrigerator or the circumstances that causes the waste to the most convenient region of use because of the thickness is great.

Optionally, the chute 331 is obliquely arranged. Like this, can make the setting of spout 331 more reasonable, can be more smooth open or close door body connecting seat 340 when guaranteeing that first connecting rod 351 slides along spout 331, simultaneously with spout 331 slope setting, the safe clearance of the in-process of being convenient for control refrigerator door 200 body open more and barrier avoids the condition of bumping between the barrier, has also guaranteed the stability of opening the refrigerator process when improving to refrigerator protectiveness, and guaranteed the opening angle of door body connecting seat 340, the user of being convenient for more gets article to refrigerator memory, brings better use experience for the user.

It will be appreciated that the inclined arrangement of the chute 331 means that one end of the chute 331 is adjacent to the rear side wall of the box mounting base 330 and the other end is adjacent to the front side wall of the box mounting base 330.

Optionally, as shown, the sides of the chute 331 are sloped. In this way, the side surface of the sliding groove 331 is set to be an inclined surface, so that the side surface of the sliding groove 331 has a funnel-like effect, has a furling function, and can play a certain positioning role when being matched with the fixing part of the pin shaft 333 with the inclined surface, so that the pin shaft 333 can slide along the sliding groove 331 more smoothly, the fixing parts at the two ends of the pin shaft 333 can sink into a part like a groove, and the thickness of the whole hinge is further reduced.

Optionally, a slider 332 is disposed in the sliding slot 331, and the slider 332 is defined to slide along the sliding slot 331, and one end of the first link 351 is rotatably connected to the slider 332. Like this, first connecting rod 351 is through slider 332 along spout 331 slip, and with first connecting rod 351 and slider 332 swivelling joint, not only can make first connecting rod 351 slip process more steady and smooth, avoid directly sliding with first connecting rod 351 on spout 331 and lead to taking place the condition that slides the card was blocked, guaranteed the continuity and the stability of slip process, moreover utilize flexible connected mode between first connecting rod 351 and the slider 332, in the gliding in-process of slider 332 drive first connecting rod 351, utilize swivelling joint to help at any time to adjust the relative position between first connecting rod 351 and the slider 332, further strengthened the stability of first connecting rod 351 slip process, guarantee that first connecting rod 351 can smoothly and steadily open or close door body connecting seat 340.

Optionally, the slider 332 includes a pin 333 and a pin fixing portion 334, wherein the pin 333 passes through the chute 331 and the end of the first link 351, and both ends of the pin 333 are defined by the pin fixing portion 334, so that the pin 333 and the pin fixing portion 334 can stably slide along the chute 331. In this way, the end of the first link 351 can be better fixed, and the pin shaft 333 passes through the chute 331, so that the first link 351 can slide in the chute 331 along with the pin shaft 333, and the first link 351 can rotate along with the pin shaft 333, thereby increasing the flexibility of the movement of the first link 351.

Optionally, a pin fixing portion 334 is installed on a portion of the end portion of the pin 333 passing through the chute 331, and the pin fixing portion 334 is of an inverted table structure, and the inclination angle of the side edge is the same as that of the inclined surface. In this way, the pin fixing portion 334 can be better engaged with the slide groove 331, and can stably slide along the slide groove 331.

Alternatively, the pin fixing portion 334 is entirely recessed and installed in the slide groove 331. In this way, the protrusion of the pin fixing portion 334 can be avoided, the thickness of the box body mounting seat 330 can be affected, and the thickness of the whole hinge can be further reduced.

As shown in fig. 6-7, in some embodiments, the case mount 330 is a U-shaped seat defining a first receptacle 335; the door connecting seat 340 is a U-shaped seat, defining a second receiving portion 341; one end of the connecting rod assembly 350 is rotatably connected in the first accommodating part 335, and the other end is rotatably connected in the second accommodating cavity, wherein the box body mounting seat 330 is matched with the door body connecting seat 340 under the condition that the connecting rod assembly 350 is in a folded state, so that the first accommodating part 335 and the second accommodating part 341 completely wrap the connecting rod assembly 350. Like this, all set up box mount pad 330 and door body connecting seat 340 into the U-shaped seat, its inside sets up first accommodation portion 335 and second accommodation portion 341 respectively, under the circumstances of door body connecting seat 340 and box mount pad 330 adaptation, utilize first accommodation portion 335 and second accommodation portion 341 can accomodate whole link assembly 350 parcel, on the one hand can utilize the bottom side of first accommodation portion 335 to support link assembly 350, prevent that link assembly 350 atress from taking place deformation for a long time under the circumstances that the door was closed, on the other hand with link assembly 350 whole centre gripping in first accommodation portion 335 and second accommodation portion 341, can form fixedly to link assembly 350, prevent that link assembly 350 from taking place to rock, improve the holistic stability of hinge.

Optionally, a rear sidewall of the case mounting seat 330 is provided with a mounting hole for fixedly mounting the case mounting seat 330 on the case 100, wherein the rear sidewall of the case mounting seat 330 is a sidewall opposite to the opening of the first receiving portion 335. Thus, the box body 100 is convenient to install and connect with the box body 100, and the space occupation of the hinge is reduced without additionally occupying other spaces.

Alternatively, the depth of the first receiving portion 335 is greater than the depth of the second receiving portion 341. Like this, because the weight of the door body passes through the transmission of link assembly 350, finally act on box mount pad 330, therefore box mount pad 330 also is as main bearing position when the door body is closed, set up the degree of depth of first accommodation portion 335 to be greater than the degree of depth of second accommodation portion 341, can accomodate the more positions of link assembly 350 into first accommodation portion 335 as far as possible, thereby utilize the better bearing link assembly 350 of first accommodation portion 335, reduce the atress of link assembly 350, prevent link assembly 350 atress produces the deformation for a long time, improve the stability that the hinge is whole to be used, better bearing door body's weight when the door body is closed.

As will be appreciated, the first and second receptacles 335 and 341 are collectively referred to as receptacles, the depth of which refers to the distance of the opening from the inner sidewall opposite the opening.

Optionally, as shown, a mating load bearing structure 360 is provided between the box mount 330 and the door mount 340. Like this, utilize cooperation bearing structure 360 to link up box mount pad 330 and door body connecting seat 340, directly transmit the box mount pad 330 with the last power of door body connecting seat 340 on, reduce the atress of link assembly 350, prevent that link assembly 350 from taking place deformation for a long time atress, the door body that leads to rocks scheduling problem.

As shown in fig. 7, optionally, the mating load bearing structure 360 includes: a bearing recess 361 and a bearing projection 362. The bearing groove 361 is arranged on the box body mounting seat 330; the bearing protrusion 362 is disposed on the door body connecting seat 340 and can be connected with the bearing groove 361 in an adapting manner, so that the box mounting seat 330 forms a bearing function on the door body connecting seat 340. In this way, when the door is closed, the door connecting seat 340 is opposite to the box mounting seat 330, so that the bearing protrusion 362 provided on the door connecting seat 340 is inserted into the bearing groove 361 of the box mounting seat 330, and the force on the door connecting seat 340 is directly transferred to the box mounting seat 330 through the bearing protrusion 362, so as to reduce the stress of the link assembly 350.

As shown in connection with fig. 8-10, in some embodiments, the refrigerator further includes a door closer 370. The door closer 370 is disposed in the first accommodating portion 335 and is combined with the second link 352 in a linked manner. Like this, through changing the structure of box mount pad 330, make its inside limit a first accommodation portion 335, with the one end of link assembly 350 and the equal mount pad of door closer 370 in this first accommodation portion 335, and make door closer 370 and the linkage of second connecting rod 352 make, supplementary link assembly 350 accomodate the closure, it is inside at box mount pad 330 to integrate door closer 370, make it can overlap with link assembly 350 in the horizontal direction, do not additionally occupy the space, reduce hinge structure and the holistic thickness of door closer 370, practice thrift installation space, reduce the influence to the whole volume of refrigerator.

Optionally, the door closer 370 is in linkage combination with the second link 352. Like this, because the one end of second connecting rod 352 does not change for the position of box mount pad 330, and is located box mount pad 330, here can cooperate door closer 370 to link better, exerts the dynamics to second connecting rod 352 through door closer 370, can drive whole link assembly 350 activity through second connecting rod 352, and then provide the auxiliary force when accomodating for whole link assembly 350, the door body of being convenient for closes, prevents that the door body from opening by oneself.

It should be understood that the linkage combination of the door closer 370 and the second link 352 means that the door closer 370 and the second link 352 have a following property, and the door closer 370 may be directly connected to the second link 352 or may abut against the second link 352.

Optionally, one end of the second link 352 is provided with a protruding stop 355, and the protruding stop 355 is combined with the movable end of the door closer 370 in a linkage manner. Like this, through setting up outstanding shelves 355 at the one end of connecting rod and making outstanding shelves 355 and door closer 370 cooperation, can cooperate the connecting rod activity better, can make door closer 370 not directly be connected with the connecting rod, set up door closer 370 in one side of connecting rod, can prevent that door closer 370 from blocking the connecting rod, influence the normal storage of connecting rod.

Alternatively, the protruding bar 355 and the connecting rod are integrally formed, and a set included angle is formed between the protruding direction of the protruding bar 355 and the extending direction of the connecting rod. In this way, the integrity of the protruding rail 355 and the connecting rod can be maintained, so that the connecting rod is more stable, because two connecting rods which are arranged in a crossing way exist in the connecting rod assembly 350, an angle is necessarily formed between the unfolded state of the connecting rod and the box installation seat 330, and the door closer 370 is installed in the box installation seat 330, so that the space is saved, the door closer 370 needs to be installed in parallel with the box installation seat 330 as much as possible, the protruding rail 355 is arranged to have a set angle with the connecting rod assembly 350, the door closer 370 can be better matched with the installation angle of the door closer 370, and the door closer 370 can better follow the connecting rod through the protruding rail 355.

As shown in fig. 9, alternatively, the protruding step 355 is provided with a positioning concave surface 356 and a sliding surface 357, and the positioning concave surface 356 is provided on a side of the protruding step 355 that interfaces with the link, and the sliding surface 357 is provided on a side of the protruding step 355 that opposes the link. Thus, when the connecting rod is in the folded state, one end of the door closer 370 can be clamped in the positioning concave 356, and further a certain limiting effect is provided for the movement of the connecting rod, so that the connecting rod is prevented from being opened by itself in the folded state, when the door closer 370 is applied, the door can be kept closed, cold leakage and the like, and when one end of the door closer 370 is close to the positioning concave 356 and is not completely clamped in the positioning concave 356, the door closer 370 has a sliding trend towards the positioning concave 356, so that the connecting rod can be helped to be in a state of being fully folded just before the connecting rod is fully folded, when the door is applied, a small distance before the door is fully closed is provided with an auxiliary door closing force, the situation that the door cannot be closed normally when a user closes the door is prevented, and when the door closer 370 is fully slid out of the positioning concave 356 into the sliding surface 357 in the opening process of the door is prevented, at this time, one end of the door closer 370 only slides on the sliding surface 357, the running is not affected, when the door is opened, a certain distance is not generated, and the door closing direction is not influenced, and the door is normally opened by the user.

As shown in fig. 10, alternatively, the door closer 370 includes: a slide rod 371, a slide seat 372 and a spring 373. One end of the sliding rod 371 is connected with the box body mounting seat 330 through a positioning seat; the sliding seat 372 is sleeved on the other end of the sliding rod 371 and can slide relative to the sliding rod 371, and the sliding seat 372 is in sliding connection with the box body mounting seat 330 in the same sliding direction as the extending direction of the sliding rod 371; the spring 373 is sleeved on the sliding rod 371 between the sliding seat 372 and the fixed position. In this way, one end of the door closer 370 is fixed, the other end can move along with one end of the connecting rod, and the restoring force is applied to the connecting rod through the restoring force of the spring 373, so that the connecting rod has a force tending to the closed state of the door body, and the door body is driven to be closed better, wherein the spring 373 is sleeved on the sliding rod 371, so that the restoring force of the spring 373 is limited to be along the direction of the sliding rod 371, and the spring 373 is prevented from being deflected to one side in the process of being stressed and compressed, and the conduction of the force is influenced.

Optionally, the box mounting base 330 is provided with a sliding groove, and the sliding base 372 is provided with a protrusion, and the protrusion is limited to slide in the sliding groove. Thus, the stability of sliding of the slide base 372 in the housing mount 330 can be improved, and the slide base 372 can be prevented from being displaced.

Optionally, a roller 375 is disposed on the sliding seat 372, and the roller 375 abuts against the protruding rail 355. Like this, can make door closer 370 and the better cooperation of connecting rod, can produce the removal friction between its and door closer 370 at connecting rod activity in-process, can reduce the friction through setting up gyro wheel 375, make the activity between the two more smooth and easy, on the one hand can reduce wearing and tearing, on the other hand can avoid frictional noise.

Optionally, the second link 352 is provided with a receiving groove, which corresponds to the door closer 370, and part or all of the door closer 370 is located in the receiving groove in the state that the door connecting seat 340 is completely closed. Thus, the door closer 370 can avoid the situation that the second link 352 is blocked to rotate in the box body mounting seat 330, so as to ensure the stability of the closing process, and the sliding end of the door closer 370 can be stably abutted against the second connection, so as to ensure the stability of the closing process of the door body connecting seat 340.

In another alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 11-12, a door closer 370 is disposed within the chute 331 and is in linkage combination with a link rotatably disposed within the chute 331. Thus, the chute 331 is arranged on the box body mounting seat 330, along with the opening process of the door body relative to the box body 100, the end part of the second connecting rod 352 slides in the chute 331, and the door closer 370 is arranged in the chute 331, so that the door closer 370 arranged in the chute 331 has the function of assisting in closing the door by pushing the sliding of the connecting rod in the chute 331 due to the fact that the association degree of the movement of the connecting rod relative to the chute 331 and the door body switch is large, and the door closer 370 is arranged in the chute 331, so that normal assisting in closing the door can be kept, meanwhile, the space in the chute 331 can be fully utilized, the space occupation of the door closer 370 is reduced, the whole thickness of the hinge structure and the door closer 370 is reduced, the mounting space is saved, and the influence on the whole volume of the refrigerator is reduced.

As shown in fig. 11, alternatively, the door closer 370 is a compression spring 375 disposed along the chute 331, one end of which is fixed to one end of the chute 331, and the other end of which abuts on a portion of the link extending into the chute 331. Like this, can apply the power like spout 331 one end for sliding connection at spout 331 inner connecting rod through compression spring 375 restoring force all the time, can more steadily apply force for the connecting rod, and then make the connecting rod have the state of tending to accomodate all the time, and then drive the door body and tend to closed state, prevent that the door body from opening by oneself, and have supplementary better supplementary effect of closing the door when the user closes the door body, adopt compression spring 375 simple structure simultaneously, the production degree of difficulty is lower.

Optionally, an arcuate tab 376 is provided at the end of the compression spring 375 that abuts the link. Therefore, the compression spring 375 can be better combined with the connecting rod, the contact position of the compression spring 375 and the connecting rod is prevented from slipping, the connection stability of the compression spring 375 and the connecting rod is improved, the rotation of the connecting rod is not influenced, and the smooth movement of the connecting rod is kept.

It will be appreciated that, in the case where the link is fixed in the chute 331 by the pin 333, the contact between the compression spring 375 and the portion of the link extending into the chute 331 means contact with the pin 333.

Alternatively, the arc of the arc piece 376 is the same as the surface arc of the pin 333 inserted into the chute 331 on the link. In this way, the arc piece 376 can be better abutted with the pin shaft 333, so that the arc piece 376 and the pin shaft 333 are prevented from being separated, and the linkage stability of the arc piece 376 and the pin shaft 333 is maintained.

The pin shaft 333 rotates relative to the arc plate 376, so that one side of the arc plate 376 facing the pin shaft 333 is set to be a smooth surface, friction force between the arc plate 376 and the pin shaft 333 is reduced, the pin shaft 333 rotates more smoothly, abrasion can be reduced, and friction noise is reduced.

Optionally, the compression spring 375 is sleeved on the positioning sliding rod 377, one end of the positioning sliding rod 377 is fixedly connected with the movable end of the compression spring 375, and the other end of the positioning sliding rod 377 can slide out of the fixed end of the sliding groove 331 and the compression spring 375. Therefore, the compression and recovery processes of the compression spring 375 can be kept on the same straight line through the positioning slide rod 377, the compression spring 375 is prevented from being deflected when being stressed, the recovery force of the compression spring 375 is conducted along the straight line, the connecting rod is better pushed to move, and the user is assisted to close the door body.

Optionally, a sliding rod groove 378 is disposed at one end of the sliding groove 331 along the extending direction of the sliding groove 331, and one end of the compression spring 375 is fixed at the junction between the sliding groove 331 and the sliding rod groove 378. Thus, when the positioning slide rod 377 passes through the sliding groove 331, the positioning slide rod 377 can be accommodated by the slide rod groove 378, and the stability of the movement of the positioning slide rod 377 can be maintained.

As shown in fig. 12, in some embodiments, the door closer 370 is an arc-shaped spring piece 379, and the arc-shaped spring piece 379 is attached to a side wall of the chute 331 and protrudes toward an inner wall of the chute 331, so that the door closer can be flattened when the connecting rod passes. Thus, the volume of the door closer 370 can be further reduced, the door closer 370 is better combined with the chute 331 into a whole, the installation space is saved, the thickness of the hinge structure and the whole thickness of the door closer 370 are reduced, the installation space is saved, and the influence on the whole volume of the refrigerator is reduced.

Optionally, two sockets are provided on the side wall of the chute 331, and two ends of the arc-shaped spring piece 379 are respectively fixedly inserted into the two sockets. Like this, because the thickness of arc inserted sheet is less, ordinary fixed mode is fixed the effect nonideal, through all inserting in the socket with the both ends of arc spring leaf 379, can play better fixed effect, prevent that arc spring leaf 379 atress from taking place to drop.

Optionally, in the collapsed state of the link assembly 350, one end of the link rotatably disposed in the chute 331 is located at the first end of the chute 331, and one end of the arc-shaped spring piece 379 is disposed at the first end of the chute 331. Like this, utilize arc spring leaf 379 can play the limiting displacement, when link assembly 350 is in the state of drawing in, fix the one end of connecting rod, can avoid link assembly 350 to open by oneself, then prevent that the door body from opening by oneself, keep the tight closure of the door body.

Optionally, a set gap is formed between the arc-shaped spring piece 379 and the first end of the chute 331, and a positioning portion is defined between the first end of the chute 331 and the arc-shaped spring piece 379, in which the pin 333 connected with the connecting rod can be exactly clamped. Thus, after the pin shaft 333 passes through the arc-shaped spring piece 379, the pin shaft 333 can be fixed at the first end of the chute 331, so that the pin shaft 333 is prevented from moving, and the door body is prevented from being opened by itself when the door body is closed in the application process.

Optionally, the arc of the arc spring 379 is divided into two sections, and the arc of the arc toward the first end of the chute 331 is smaller than the arc of the arc toward the other end. Thus, when the connecting rod assembly 350 is folded, under the condition that one connecting rod presses the arc-shaped spring piece 379, the connecting rod can be slowly pushed to the first end of the chute 331 under the action of the restoring force of the arc-shaped spring piece 379, so that a certain stroke is provided in the stress process, and the door body can be automatically closed under the condition that a user does not completely close the door body, so that the door body is prevented from being not completely closed, and the conditions such as cold leakage are avoided.

The above description and the drawings illustrate embodiments of the disclosure sufficiently to enable those skilled in the art to practice them. Other embodiments may include structural and other modifications. The embodiments represent only 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 refrigerator, comprising:

a case (100);

the box door (200) comprises an upper door (201) and a lower door (202), and the upper door (201) and the lower door (202) are connected with the box body (100) side by side up and down through a hinge assembly (300);

wherein the hinge assembly (300) includes a first hinge (310) and a second hinge (320), the first hinge (310) is disposed at an upper side for connecting the upper door (201) and the case (100), the second hinge (320) is disposed at a lower side for connecting the lower door (202) and the case (100), and the first hinge (310) has a thickness greater than that of the second hinge (320).

2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the first hinge (310) and the second hinge (320) each comprise:

a box mounting base (330);

a door body connecting seat (340);

and one end of the connecting rod assembly (350) is rotatably connected with the box body mounting seat (330), and the other end of the connecting rod assembly is rotatably connected with the door body connecting seat (340).

3. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the link assembly (350) includes:

a first connecting rod (351) with one end rotationally and slidingly connected with the box body mounting seat (330) and the other end rotationally connected with the door body connecting seat (340);

one end of the second connecting rod (352) is rotationally connected with the box body mounting seat (330), and the second connecting rod is staggered with the first connecting rod (351), and the staggered positions of the second connecting rod are rotationally connected with each other;

and one end of the third connecting rod (353) is rotationally connected with the second connecting rod (352), and the other end of the third connecting rod is rotationally connected with the door body connecting seat (340).

4. A refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the third link (353) of the first hinge (310) is provided with a clamping groove (354), and one end of the second link (352) is clamped in the clamping groove (354) and is rotatably connected to the clamping groove (354).

5. A refrigerator according to claim 3, characterized in that the third link (353) of the second hinge (320) is staggered and rotationally connected with its second link (352).

6. A refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the first link (351) and the second link (352) of the first hinge (310) are the same thickness as the first link (351) and the second link (352) of the second hinge (320), and the thickness of the third link (353) of the first hinge (310) is greater than the thickness of the third link (353) of the second hinge (320).

7. A refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the box mounting base (330) is provided with a chute (331), and one end of the first link (351) is slidably connected to the chute (331).

8. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the first hinge (310) and the second hinge (320) share the same cabinet mount (330).

9. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a partition wall (400) is provided on the cabinet (100) at a position opposite to the upper door (201) and the lower door (202), and the first hinge (310) and the second hinge (320) are installed in parallel on the partition wall (400).

10. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the first hinge (310) is connected to a lower side of the upper door (201), and the second hinge (320) is connected to an upper side of the lower door (202).

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