CN220771549U - Vertical beam for refrigerator and refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of refrigeration, discloses a vertical beam and refrigerator for refrigerator, and the refrigerator includes first refrigerator door and second refrigerator door that open, and the vertical beam is located between first refrigerator door and the second refrigerator door, and the vertical beam includes: the main body is hollow and tubular; the upper end cover is arranged at the pipe orifice at the upper end of the main body; the lower end cover is arranged at the pipe orifice at the lower end of the main body; wherein, the hollow tube of the main body is filled with inert gas. According to the refrigerator vertical beam, the vertical beam is arranged to be hollow, the pipe openings at the upper end and the lower end are sealed by filling inert gas in the pipe and utilizing the upper end cover and the lower end cover, so that refrigerators with different sizes can be sealed by cutting the hollow pipe with the corresponding size and utilizing the upper end cover and the lower end cover, and the universality of the refrigerator vertical beam with different heights is realized.

Description

Vertical beam for refrigerator and refrigerator

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of refrigeration, for example, to a vertical beam for a refrigerator and the refrigerator.

Background

Along with the improvement of living standard of people, the double-door refrigerator is gradually popularized in public families, and the refrigerator internal cooling capacity is leaked due to the gap between two split refrigerator doors, so that the power consumption of the refrigerator is increased.

In the prior art, two refrigerator doors and a refrigerator body are connected by arranging a vertical beam between the two refrigerator doors so as to meet the sealing requirement of the refrigerator.

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:

the existing vertical beams are formed by die sinking, the refrigerators with different heights are required to be independently die sinking, so that the cost of the refrigerators is high, the universality of the vertical beams is improved, and the manufacturing cost of the vertical beams of the refrigerators is reduced.

It should be noted that the information disclosed in the foregoing background section is only for enhancing understanding of the background of the present application and thus may include information that does not form the prior art that is already known to those of ordinary skill 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 vertical beam for a refrigerator and the refrigerator, so as to solve the problems of high production and manufacturing cost of the vertical beam of the refrigerator and the like.

According to a first aspect of the present utility model, there is provided a vertical beam for a refrigerator including first and second refrigerator doors that are split, the vertical beam being provided between the first and second refrigerator doors, the vertical beam comprising: the main body is hollow and tubular; the upper end cover is arranged at the pipe orifice at the upper end of the main body; the lower end cover is arranged at the pipe orifice at the lower end of the main body; wherein, the hollow tube of the main body is filled with inert gas.

Optionally, the body material comprises a thermoplastic, and the body is formed by an extrusion process.

Optionally, the body includes: the first tube shell is provided with a first concave cavity; the second tube shell is provided with a second concave cavity and is buckled with the first tube shell to define a hollow tube inner cavity of the main body.

Alternatively, the body cross-section includes, but is not limited to, rectangular, trapezoidal.

Optionally, the first tube shell and the second tube shell are connected through a plug structure.

Optionally, the vertical beam for the refrigerator further includes: an air bag filled with inert gas; the outer wall of the air bag is attached to the inner wall of the hollow tube of the main body.

Optionally, a metal coating is arranged on the surface of the air bag so as to ensure the air tightness of the air bag.

Optionally, the inert gas includes, but is not limited to, nitrogen and argon.

Optionally, the vertical beam for the refrigerator further includes: the first sealing gaskets are respectively arranged between the upper end cover and the upper end pipe orifice and between the lower end cover and the lower end pipe orifice.

Optionally, the vertical beam for the refrigerator further includes: the second sealing gaskets are respectively attached to the side surface of the upper end of the vertical beam, which is attached to the refrigerator body, and the side surface of the lower end of the vertical beam, which is attached to the refrigerator body.

Optionally, the vertical beam for the refrigerator further comprises a heating cavity, the heating cavity is adjacent to the hollow pipe cavity and is attached to the refrigerator body, and a heating device is arranged in the heating cavity and used for preventing icing between the vertical beam and the refrigerator body.

Optionally, the heat generating device includes, but is not limited to, a heating tube, a heating wire.

Optionally, the vertical beam for the refrigerator further comprises a sheet metal side wall, and the cover is arranged at the cavity opening of the heating cavity and is attached to the refrigerator body.

Optionally, the metal plate side wall is fixedly connected with the heating cavity opening through a second plug-in structure.

In some embodiments, the main body is in a cuboid shape, and two opposite sides of the cuboid are respectively attached to a sealing cushion between the first refrigerator door and the door body and a sealing cushion corresponding to the second refrigerator door.

In some embodiments, the first tube shell comprises a first side surface and a first butt-joint side edge which is perpendicular to the first side surface and extends from two sides of the first side surface, and the end part of the first butt-joint side edge is provided with a first plug-in structure; the second shell comprises a second side surface and a second butt joint side edge perpendicular to the second side surface and extending from two sides of the second side surface towards the first shell, and the end part of the second butt joint side edge is provided with a second plug-in structure which is matched with the first plug-in structure.

In some embodiments, the first mating structure and the second mating structure form a labyrinth shape to enhance the sealing effect.

In some embodiments, the outer layer of the air bag is provided with an isolating layer, and inert gas is filled between the isolating layer and the air bag.

In some embodiments, the upper end of a side surface of the vertical beam corresponding to the refrigerator body is provided with a mounting groove, the first sealing gasket comprises a flat gasket and a fixing plate bent at one end of the flat gasket, and the fixing plate is matched with the mounting groove to fix the first sealing gasket.

According to a second aspect of the present application, there is provided a refrigerator comprising: a first refrigerator door and a second refrigerator door which are opened in opposite directions; the vertical beam for a refrigerator according to any one of the above embodiments, provided between a first refrigerator door and a second refrigerator door.

Optionally, the refrigerator further comprises a rotary connecting mechanism, the rotary connecting mechanism is arranged on the first refrigerator door and connected with the first refrigerator door and the vertical beam, so that the vertical beam can automatically adjust the relative angle between the refrigerator body and the refrigerator door relative to each other in the opening and closing process of the refrigerator door so as to ensure tightness.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a vertical beam for a refrigerator and the refrigerator, which can realize the following technical effects:

through filling inert gas in the pipe and utilizing the upper end cover and the lower end cover to seal the pipe orifices at the upper end and the lower end, refrigerators with different sizes can be sealed by cutting hollow pipes with corresponding sizes and utilizing the upper end cover and the lower end cover, and the universality of the vertical beams of the refrigerators with different heights is realized.

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 partial structural schematic view of a vertical beam for a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

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

fig. 3 is a partial structural schematic view of a vertical beam for a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 4 is a partial structural schematic view of a vertical beam for a refrigerator according to still another embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 5 is a partial structural schematic view of a vertical beam for a refrigerator according to still another embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 6 is a partial structural schematic view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure from an outside front direction view angle;

fig. 7 is a partial structural schematic view of a refrigerator of an inside view angle provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Reference numerals:

10: a vertical beam; 11: a main body; 111: an upper pipe orifice; 112: a lower pipe orifice; 12: an upper end cap; 13: a lower end cap; 14: a first cartridge; 141: a first cavity; 15: a second cartridge; 151: a second cavity; 16: a plug-in structure; 161: a first plug structure; 162: a second plug structure; 163: a labyrinth structure; 17: an air bag; 18: a first gasket; 19: a second gasket; 20: a heating chamber; 21: a heat generating device; 22: a sheet metal side wall;

30: a refrigerator; 31: a case; 32: a first refrigerator door; 33: a second refrigerator door; 34: a rotary connection mechanism; 35: sealing the soft cushion; 36: and a mounting groove.

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.

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.

Along with the improvement of living standard of people, the double-door refrigerator is gradually popularized in public families, and the refrigerator internal cooling capacity is leaked due to the gap between two split refrigerator doors, so that the power consumption of the refrigerator is increased.

In the prior art, two refrigerator doors and a refrigerator body are connected by arranging a vertical beam between the two refrigerator doors so as to meet the sealing requirement of the refrigerator. Because the existing vertical beams are formed through die sinking, refrigerators with different heights need to be independently die sinking, so that the cost of the refrigerators is high, and the reduction of the manufacturing cost of the vertical beams of the refrigerators becomes a problem to be solved urgently.

Referring to fig. 1 to 7, the embodiment of the present disclosure provides a vertical beam 10 for a refrigerator 30 and the refrigerator 30.

The refrigerator 30 includes a first refrigerator door 32 and a second refrigerator door 33 that are opened in opposite directions, and the vertical beam 10 is provided between the first refrigerator door 32 and the second refrigerator door 33. The vertical beam 10 for the refrigerator 30 includes a main body 11, an upper end cap 12, and a lower end cap 13. Wherein the main body 11 is hollow tubular; the upper end cover 12 is hermetically sealed and arranged at the upper end pipe orifice 111 of the main body 11; the lower end cover 13 is sealed and arranged at the lower end pipe orifice 112 of the main body 11; the hollow tube of the main body 11 is filled with an inert gas.

As shown in fig. 1, 2 and 7, the double door refrigerator 30 includes a first refrigerator door 32 and a second refrigerator door 33, the first refrigerator door 32 and the second refrigerator door 33 are juxtaposed to cover a door opening of the refrigerator body, and the vertical beam 10 is provided between the first refrigerator door 32 and the second refrigerator door 33. The first refrigerator door 32 and the second refrigerator door 33 are respectively provided with a sealing cushion 35 on the surface contacted with the refrigerator opening of the refrigerator 30, the sealing cushions 35 are used for sealing the corresponding parallel opening of the first refrigerator door 32 and the corresponding opening of the second refrigerator door 33 respectively, after the refrigerator 30 is closed, a cavity is formed between the sealing cushion 35 of the first refrigerator door 32 and the sealing cushion 35 of the second refrigerator door 33 and the refrigerator 30 door, in order to prevent the cavity from leaking cold air in the refrigerator 30, a vertical beam 10 is arranged on one side of the refrigerator 30 door, after the door is closed, the vertical beam 10 is positioned between the first refrigerator door 32 and the second refrigerator door 33, and the positions between the sealing cushions 35 on two sides are sealed. The vertical beam 10 is sealed between the first refrigerator door 32 and the second refrigerator door 33, is hollow, and is sealed by an upper end cover 12 and a lower end cover 13 at two ends, so that a sealed hollow pipe inner cavity is formed, and inert gas is filled in the hollow pipe inner cavity to realize sealing.

In some embodiments, the main body 11 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and opposite sides of the rectangular parallelepiped are respectively fitted with a sealing cushion 35 between the first refrigerator door 32 and the door body and a sealing cushion 35 corresponding to the second refrigerator door 33.

Optionally, the material of the main body 11 includes thermoplastic, and the main body 11 is formed by extrusion.

The straightness of the vertical beam 10 can be ensured by processing and molding the thermoplastic plastic by using an extruder, so that the tightness of the vertical beam 10 and the refrigerator 30 is ensured.

Alternatively, the main body 11 includes: a first envelope 14 provided with a first cavity 141; the second tube shell 15 is provided with a second cavity 151 and is buckled with the first tube shell 14 to define a hollow tube cavity of the main body 11.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the main body 11 is divided into a first tube shell 14 and a second tube shell 15 in the width direction, the first tube shell 14 and the second tube shell 15 are equal in length and mutually matched, and a hollow tube cavity is defined by buckling.

In some embodiments, the first tube housing 14 includes a first side surface and a first mating side edge extending perpendicular to the first side surface from both sides of the first side surface, and the first mating side edge is provided with a first mating structure 161 at an end thereof; the second tube shell 15 comprises a second side surface and a second butt joint side edge perpendicular to the second side surface and extending from two sides of the second side surface towards the first tube shell 14, and a second plug structure 162 is arranged at the end of the second butt joint side edge and is matched with the first plug structure 161.

Alternatively, the body 11 cross-section includes, but is not limited to, rectangular, trapezoidal.

As shown in fig. 2 and 7, the cross section of the main body 11 defines the overall shape of the main body 11, and in the case where the cross section of the main body 11 is rectangular, two opposite sides of the rectangular are respectively attached to the refrigerator 30 doors on both sides, and the middle side is respectively attached to the refrigerator body 31 and the door body of the refrigerator 30 door. In the case that the cross section of the main body 11 is trapezoidal, the outer contour of the main body 11 is a trapezoid, wherein, two side waist faces of the trapezoid correspond to two side refrigerator 30 doors respectively, the side face of the refrigerator 30 door corresponding to the vertical beam 10 is an inclined face and is matched with two side waist faces of the trapezoid, and the upper bottom face and the lower bottom face of the trapezoid correspond to the refrigerator 31 and the door body respectively.

Optionally, the first envelope 14 is connected to the second envelope 15 by a plug structure 16.

As shown in fig. 2, the first tube housing 14 and the second tube housing 15 are respectively provided with a first plug structure 161 and a second plug structure 162, and the first tube housing 14 and the second tube housing 15 are in sealing connection through the plug structure 16 along the length direction, wherein the first plug structure 161 and the second plug structure 162 realize sealing through tight fit.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2, the first and second mating structures 161, 162 form a labyrinth shape to enhance the sealing effect.

Optionally, the vertical beam 10 for the refrigerator 30 further includes an air bag 17 filled with an inert gas inside; the outer wall of the air bag 17 is attached to the inner wall of the hollow tube of the main body 11.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, an air bag 17 is provided in the hollow tube cavity of the vertical beam 10, and after the air bag 17 is installed in the hollow tube cavity, inert gas is filled in the air bag 17, so that the air bag 17 is blown until the outer contour is closely attached to the inner wall of the hollow tube cavity, and the air bag is sufficient to block the internal and external air. To act as a seal.

Optionally, the surface of the air bag 17 is provided with a metal plating film to ensure the air tightness of the air bag 17.

After the air bag 17 is filled with inert gas, a metal coating film, such as an aluminized film or a silver coating film, is performed on the outer surface of the air bag 17 to further isolate the air inside and outside the air bag 17, and the inflation holes of the air bag 17 are blocked to prevent the air bag 17 from leaking with the increase of practical time. The metal coating can also play a role in reinforcing the outer surface of the air bag 17, so that the air bag 17 is prevented from being damaged under the condition of being impacted by external force to cause air leakage.

In some embodiments, the outer layer of the gas bag 17 is provided with a barrier layer, and inert gas is filled between the barrier layer and the gas bag 17.

The inner air bag 17 is separated from the outer wall protective layer by the isolating layer, so that a secondary protective effect is achieved, external pressure acts on the surface of the outer isolating layer and cannot directly act on the inner air bag 17, the air bag 17 is protected, and air leakage of the inner air bag 17 is prevented by a certain layering degree. The isolating layer includes plastic air bag or metal air bag.

Optionally, inert gases include, but are not limited to, nitrogen and argon.

The inert gas is preferably nitrogen, which is nontoxic, colorless and odorless after the air leakage, and does not affect the practicality of food in the refrigerator 30.

Under the condition that the inert gas is argon, the leakage condition should be detected in time due to the toxicity of the argon, and after the argon is filled into the air bag 17, a protective film or an isolation cavity can be arranged on the outer side to prevent the argon from directly leaking into the refrigerator 30.

Optionally, the vertical beam 10 for the refrigerator 30 further includes a first gasket 18 provided between the upper end cap 12 and the upper end nozzle 111 and between the lower end cap 13 and the lower end nozzle 112, respectively.

An upper end cap 12 covers an upper end pipe orifice 111 provided at the upper end of the vertical beam 10 for sealing a hollow pipe of the vertical beam 10. The outer contour of the first sealing gasket 18 is matched with the upper end pipe orifice 111 of the main body 11, the first sealing gasket 18 is clamped between the upper end cover 12 and the upper end pipe orifice 111, the upper end cover 12 covers the upper end pipe orifice 111, and the first sealing gasket 18 is pressed by the upper end cover 12 to seal the hollow pipe cavity of the main body 11. The first gasket 18 between the lower end cover 13 and the lower end nozzle 112 is sandwiched between the lower end cover 13 and the lower end nozzle 112 of the main body 11, and is pressed by the lower end cover 13.

Alternatively, the vertical beam 10 for the refrigerator 30 includes the second gasket 19 respectively attached to the side surface of the upper end of the vertical beam 10 attached to the refrigerator body 31 and the side surface of the lower end of the vertical beam 10 attached to the refrigerator body 31.

As shown in fig. 1, 4 and 5, a second gasket 19 is provided between the upper cover 12 and the main body 11 and is located at a side of the vertical beam 10 corresponding to the refrigerator case 31 to seal a gap between the refrigerator case 31 and the door of the refrigerator 30. The second gasket 19 is also provided between the lower cap 13 and the main body 11 at the side of the vertical beam 10 corresponding to the refrigerator cabinet 31 to seal the gap between the refrigerator cabinet 31 and the door of the refrigerator 30.

In some embodiments, the upper end of a side surface of the vertical beam 10 corresponding to the refrigerator cabinet 31 is provided with a mounting groove 36, the second gasket 19 includes a flat gasket 191 and a fixing plate 192 bent from one end of the flat gasket, and the fixing plate 192 is adapted to the mounting groove 36 to fix the second gasket 19. The second gasket 19 between the lower end cap 13 and the main body 11 has the same structure as the second gasket 19 between the upper end cap 12 and the main body 11.

Optionally, the vertical beam 10 for the refrigerator 30 further comprises a heating cavity 20 adjacent to the hollow pipe cavity and attached to the refrigerator body 31, and a heating device 21 is arranged in the heating cavity 20 and used for preventing ice from freezing between the vertical beam 10 and the refrigerator body 31.

As shown in fig. 3, the vertical beam 10 is provided with a heating cavity 20 at one side of the surface contacting with the refrigerator body 31, a heating device 21 is arranged in the heating cavity 20, the heating cavity 20 comprises a heating groove formed by inwards sinking the shell of the first tube shell 14 and a sheet metal side wall 22 buckled on the notch of the heating groove, the heating cavity 20 is formed between the sheet metal side wall 22 and the first tube shell 14, the heating device 21 is arranged in the heating cavity 20, the heating device 21 is controlled to generate heat, and the vertical beam 10 and the refrigerator body 31 are heated to prevent the vertical beam 10 from being frozen in the refrigerator body 31, so that the door opening is difficult.

Optionally, the heat generating device 21 includes, but is not limited to, a heating tube, a heating wire.

As shown in fig. 3, in the case that the heating device 21 includes a heating pipe, the heating pipe is disposed on the sheet metal sidewall 22 in a serpentine shape to rapidly heat the sheet metal sidewall 22. In the case that the heat generating device 21 includes a heating wire, the heating wire is adhered to the inner surface of the sheet metal side wall 22 to be heated rapidly.

Optionally, the vertical beam 10 for the refrigerator 30 further includes a sheet metal sidewall 22, covering the cavity opening of the heating cavity 20 and fitting the refrigerator body 31.

As shown in fig. 2 to 5, the heating cavity 20 is recessed toward the inside of the main body 11, the metal plate side wall 22 is fastened at the cavity opening of the heating cavity 20, and the heating device 21 is attached to the metal plate side wall 22 so as to rapidly heat the metal plate side wall 22, and the outer wall of the metal plate side wall 22 is attached to the refrigerator box 31 so as to rapidly defrost the space between the vertical beam 10 and the refrigerator box 31.

Optionally, the metal plate side wall 22 is fixedly connected with the cavity opening of the heating cavity 20 through a second plug structure 162.

As shown in fig. 3, two side edges of the sheet metal side wall 22 are bent to form steps, two side edges of the cavity opening of the heating cavity 20 are abutted against the side walls of the steps, the sheet metal side wall 22 is inserted into the heating cavity 20 along the length direction of the vertical beam 10 through the second inserting structure 162, and the two side edges of the sheet metal side wall 22 are abutted against the steps through the cavity opening of the heating cavity 20 to be fixed.

As shown in conjunction with fig. 1 to 7, the embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a refrigerator 30 including a first refrigerator door 32 and a second refrigerator door 33 that are split; the vertical beam 10 for the refrigerator 30 according to any one of the above embodiments is provided between the first refrigerator door 32 and the second refrigerator door 33.

As shown in fig. 6 and 7, the vertical beam 10 has the same length as the refrigerator 30 door, is provided between the first refrigerator door 32 and the second refrigerator door 33, and seals a gap between the refrigerator 30 doors at both sides.

Optionally, the refrigerator 30 further includes a rotary connection mechanism disposed on the first refrigerator door 32 and connecting the first refrigerator door 32 with the vertical beam 10, so that the vertical beam 10 can automatically adjust a relative angle between the refrigerator body 31 and the refrigerator 30 door during opening and closing of the refrigerator 30 door, so as to ensure tightness.

As shown in fig. 3 and 7, one side of the vertical beam 10 is connected with the first refrigerator door 32 through a rotating connection structure 34, the sheet metal side wall 22 of the vertical beam 10 is attached to the refrigerator body 31 when the first refrigerator door 32 is closed, and the vertical beam 10 rotates 90 degrees relative to the first refrigerator door 32 when the refrigerator 30 door is opened, and is retracted into the inner side of the refrigerator 30 door to prevent collision.

Wherein the rotational connection 34 includes a rotational axis and/or a hinge.

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.

Moreover, the terminology used in the present application is for the purpose of describing embodiments only and is not intended to limit the claims. As used in the description of the embodiments and the claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" (the) are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Similarly, the term "and/or" as used in this application is meant to encompass any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed.

Furthermore, when used in this application, the terms "comprises," "comprising," and/or "includes," and variations thereof, mean that the stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components are present, but that the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof is not precluded. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method or apparatus comprising such elements.

In this context, each embodiment may be described with emphasis on the differences from the other embodiments, and the same similar parts between the various embodiments may be referred to each other. For the methods, products, etc. disclosed in the embodiments, if they correspond to the method sections disclosed in the embodiments, the description of the method sections may be referred to for relevance.

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 vertical beam for refrigerator, its characterized in that, refrigerator includes first refrigerator door and second refrigerator door that split, and the vertical beam is located between first refrigerator door and the second refrigerator door, includes:

the main body is hollow and tubular;

the upper end cover is arranged at the pipe orifice at the upper end of the main body;

the lower end cover is arranged at the pipe orifice at the lower end of the main body;

wherein, the hollow tube of the main body is filled with inert gas.

2. A vertical beam for a refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein,

the main body material comprises thermoplastic plastics, and the main body is formed by processing through an extrusion process.

3. The vertical beam for a refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the main body comprises:

the first tube shell is provided with a first concave cavity;

the second tube shell is provided with a second concave cavity and is buckled with the first tube shell to define a hollow tube inner cavity of the main body.

4. A vertical beam for a refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein,

the first tube shell is connected with the second tube shell through a plug-in structure.

5. The vertical beam for a refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising:

an air bag filled with inert gas;

the outer wall of the air bag is attached to the inner wall of the hollow tube of the main body.

6. A vertical beam for a refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein,

the surface of the air bag is provided with a metal coating so as to ensure the air tightness of the air bag.

7. A vertical beam for a refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein,

the hollow tube of the main body is filled with nitrogen or argon.

8. The vertical beam for a refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising:

the first sealing gaskets are respectively arranged between the upper end cover and the upper end pipe orifice and between the lower end cover and the lower end pipe orifice.

9. The vertical beam for a refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising:

the second sealing gaskets are respectively attached to the side surface of the upper end of the vertical beam, which is attached to the refrigerator body, and the side surface of the lower end of the vertical beam, which is attached to the refrigerator body.

10. A refrigerator, comprising:

a first refrigerator door and a second refrigerator door which are opened in opposite directions;

the vertical beam for a refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 9, provided between a first refrigerator door and a second refrigerator door.