CN220818182U

CN220818182U - Refrigerator with a refrigerator body

Info

Publication number: CN220818182U
Application number: CN202322664908.XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 朱亚飞; 郑敬翰; 黄加玮; 符秀亮; 邓倩倩
Original assignee: Toshiba HA Manufacturing Nanhai Co Ltd
Current assignee: Toshiba HA Manufacturing Nanhai Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-09-28
Filing date: 2023-09-28
Publication date: 2024-04-19
Anticipated expiration: 2033-09-28

Abstract

The utility model discloses a refrigerator, which relates to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, and comprises a refrigerator body, a door assembly and a hinge assembly, wherein the hinge assembly is provided with a fixed part and a movable part, when the door assembly is closed relative to the refrigerator body, a rolling part can sequentially move along a first inclined section and a second inclined section relative to a slope part, the first inclined section is obliquely upwards arranged along the direction of a door plate towards the refrigerator body, the second inclined section is obliquely downwards arranged, in the door closing process, the rolling part moves along the first inclined section relative to the slope part, so that the door assembly is gradually lifted relative to the refrigerator body, the contact area between the movable part and the fixed part is reduced, the friction resistance between the movable part and the fixed part is reduced, and when the rolling part relatively moves to the beginning of the second inclined section, the door assembly can drive the rolling part to move along the second inclined section relative to the slope part under the action of self gravity, so that the door assembly can be automatically attached to the open end of the refrigerator body, the convenience of operation is improved.

Description

Refrigerator with a refrigerator body

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, in particular to a refrigerator.

Background

In the related art, part of the refrigerators have the functions of opening the doors left and right, and when the refrigerator is used, a user can open the door body of the refrigerator from the left side of the refrigerator body and can also open the door body of the refrigerator from the right side of the refrigerator body, so that the convenience in use of the refrigerator is greatly improved. The refrigerator adopts a hinge to realize the functions of opening the door left and right, wherein part of the hinge is arranged on a mouth frame of the refrigerator body and connected with the door body, and when the door body is closed, the door body needs to be rotated to the mouth frame to enable the door body to be attached to the refrigerator body under the action of magnetic attraction, so that the refrigerator is inconvenient to operate.

Disclosure of utility model

The present utility model aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. Therefore, the refrigerator can realize self-locking of the door assembly when the door assembly is closed, and improves the convenience of operation.

According to an embodiment of the utility model, a refrigerator includes:

The box body is provided with an open end, and an opening frame is arranged on the periphery of the open end;

The door assembly is provided with a door plate and a door frame, and the door frame is connected to one side of the door plate, which faces the box body;

The hinge assembly is provided with a fixed part and a movable part, the fixed part is arranged at the bottom of the mouth frame, the movable part is arranged at the bottom of the door frame, and the fixed part can be in rotary fit with the movable part so as to enable the door assembly to be opened or closed relative to the box body;

The door comprises a door frame, a door assembly and a door frame, wherein one of the door frame and the door frame is provided with a slope part, the other one of the door frame and the door frame is provided with a rolling part, the slope part comprises a first inclined section and a second inclined section, when the door assembly is closed relative to the box body, the rolling part can sequentially move along the first inclined section and the second inclined section, the first inclined section is obliquely arranged upwards, and the second inclined section is obliquely arranged downwards.

The refrigerator provided by the embodiment of the utility model has at least the following beneficial effects:

According to the refrigerator, the slope part is arranged on one of the opening frame and the door frame, the rolling part is arranged on the other slope part, the slope part comprises the first slope section and the second slope section, when the door component is closed relative to the refrigerator body, the rolling part can sequentially move along the first slope section and the second slope section relative to the slope part, the first slope section is obliquely upwards arranged along the direction of the door plate towards the refrigerator body, and the second slope section is obliquely downwards arranged, so that a user pushes the door component to move towards the refrigerator body to realize door closing, the rolling part moves along the first slope section relative to the slope part, the door component is gradually lifted relative to the refrigerator body, the contact area between the movable part and the fixed part is reduced, friction resistance between the movable part and the fixed part is reduced, and when the rolling part relatively moves to the initial end of the second slope section, the door component can be driven to move along the second slope section under the action of self gravity, the door component can be automatically attached to the open end of the refrigerator body, and convenience of operation is improved.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the slope portion further comprises an arc section, and two ends of the arc section are respectively connected with the first inclined section and the second inclined section in a smooth manner.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the rolling part is provided with a bracket and a roller rotatably mounted to the bracket, the roller being capable of rolling along the first inclined section, the circular arc section and the second inclined section.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the support is provided with a rotating shaft, the number of the rollers is plural, and the rollers are installed on the rotating shaft at intervals.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, one end of the movable member is provided with a rotating part capable of being rotationally matched with the fixed member, the rolling part is arranged at the other end of the movable member, and the slope part is arranged at the upper end of the fixed member and corresponds to the rolling part.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the fixing member includes a function plate and a mounting frame, the slope portion is disposed at an upper end of the function plate, the function plate is connected to the mounting frame, and the mounting frame is mounted to the mouth frame.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the mounting frame has a receiving portion and a bending portion bending upward relative to the receiving portion, the functional board is connected to the receiving portion, and the bending portion is connected to the mouth frame.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the support is disposed at a side of the end of the movable member near the bending portion.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, a first connecting hole is formed in one end of the bracket away from the bending part, and the bracket can be connected with the door frame through a first fastener penetrating through the first connecting hole.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the bending part is provided with a second connecting hole, and the bending part can be connected with the mouth frame through penetrating the second connecting hole by a second fastener.

Additional aspects and advantages of the utility model will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the utility model.

Drawings

Additional aspects and advantages of the present utility model will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view (with parts omitted) of a refrigerator according to some embodiments of the present utility model;

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

FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration of a hinge assembly according to some embodiments of the present utility model;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the hinge assembly of FIG. 3;

fig. 5 is another angular schematic view of fig. 4.

The reference numerals are as follows:

A case 100; a mouth frame 110;

a door assembly 200; a door panel 210; a door frame 220;

A hinge assembly 300; a fixing member 310; a slope portion 311; a first inclined section 3111; a second inclined section 3112; arc segment 3113; a function board 312; a pivot 3121; guide block 3122; a mounting bracket 313; a receiving portion 3131; a bending portion 3132; a second connection hole 3133; a movable member 320; a rolling portion 321; a bracket 3211; a roller 3212; a rotating shaft 3213; a first connection hole 3214; a rotating portion 322; a chevron groove 323; a second fastener 330;

A booster handle assembly 400; a handle 410; a linkage 420.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present utility model are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to like or similar elements or elements having like or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative only and are not to be construed as limiting the utility model.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that references to orientation descriptions such as upper, lower, front, rear, left, right, etc. are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of description of the present utility model and to simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.

In the description of the present utility model, the description of the first and second is only for the purpose of distinguishing technical features, and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implying the number of technical features indicated or the precedence of the technical features indicated.

In the description of the present utility model, unless explicitly defined otherwise, terms such as arrangement, installation, connection, etc. should be construed broadly and the specific meaning of the terms in the present utility model can be reasonably determined by a person skilled in the art in combination with the specific contents of the technical scheme.

Therefore, the refrigerator can realize self-locking of the door assembly when the door assembly is closed, and improves the convenience of operation.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present utility model includes a cabinet 100, a door assembly 200, and a hinge assembly 300, wherein a refrigerating space for storing food materials or other objects is formed inside the cabinet 100, the refrigerating space has an open end, and the cabinet 100 is provided with a mouth frame 110 at an outer circumference of the open end. The door assembly 200 is provided with a door panel 210 and a door frame 220, and the door frame 220 is coupled to a side of the door panel 210 facing the cabinet 100. The hinge assembly 300 is provided with a fixed member 310 and a movable member 320, the fixed member 310 is installed at the bottom of the mouth frame 110, the movable member 320 is installed at the bottom of the door frame 220, and the fixed member 310 can be rotatably coupled with the movable member 320 to open or close the door assembly 200 with respect to the case 100. One of the mouth frame 110 and the door frame 220 is provided with a slope portion 311, and the other is provided with a rolling portion 321. For example, the slope portion 311 may be separately mounted at the bottom of the mouth frame 110, although the slope portion 311 may also be a part of the fixing member 310, the slope portion 311 is disposed at the upper end of the fixing member 310, the rolling portion 321 may be separately mounted at the bottom of the door frame 220, and of course, the rolling portion 321 may also be a part of the movable member 320, the rolling portion 321 is disposed at the lower end of the movable member 320, and when the door is closed, the rolling portion 321 may move along the slope portion 311 to drive the door assembly 200 to lift; of course, the slope portion 311 may be provided at the lower end of the movable member 320, the rolling portion 321 may be provided at the upper end of the fixed member 310, and when the door is closed, the slope portion 311 moves against the rolling portion 321, which corresponds to the movement of the rolling portion 321 relative to the slope portion 311, and the lifting of the door assembly 200 can be similarly achieved. Specifically, the slope portion 311 includes a first slope segment 3111 and a second slope segment 3112, when the door assembly 200 is closed relative to the box 100, the rolling portion 321 can move along the first slope segment 3111 and the second slope segment 3112 in sequence relative to the slope portion 311, along the direction of the door panel 210 towards the box 100, the first slope segment 3111 is obliquely set up upwards, the second slope segment 3112 is obliquely set downwards, thereby, the user pushes the door assembly 200 to move towards the box 100 to realize the door closing process, the rolling portion 321 moves along the first slope segment 3111 relative to the slope portion 311, the door assembly 200 is gradually lifted relative to the box 100, thereby reducing the contact area between the movable piece 320 and the fixed piece 310, thereby being beneficial to reducing the friction resistance between the movable piece 320 and the fixed piece 310, until the rolling portion 321 moves relatively to the beginning of the second slope segment 3112, the door assembly 200 can drive the rolling portion 321 to move along the second slope segment 3112 relative to the slope portion 311 under the effect of self gravity, so that the door assembly 200 can be automatically attached to the box 100, the opening of the door assembly 200 is realized, and the convenience of operation is improved. Of course, the door frame 220 may further be provided with a door seal, and when the door assembly 200 is attached to the open end, the door seal can be connected to the open end in a sealing manner, so that the cool air in the refrigerating space can be prevented from leaking to the surrounding environment.

Referring to fig. 2, it should be noted that the refrigerator may further include a power-assisted handle assembly 400, where the power-assisted handle assembly 400 is disposed at the bottom of the door frame 220, the power-assisted handle assembly 400 includes a handle 410 and a link mechanism 420, the handle 410 is fixedly connected with one end of the link mechanism 420, the link mechanism 420 is rotatably connected to the bottom of the door frame 220, and the other end of the link mechanism 420 can be abutted to the fixing member 310 by pushing the sliding block, so that the handle 410 can drive the door assembly 200 to rotate by using a lever principle, and the refrigerator can be opened by using a smaller force, thereby realizing a labor-saving door opening effect. It will be appreciated that, in order to achieve the self-locking of the door assembly 200 by enabling both left and right door opening operations, the hinge assembly 300 and the assist grip assembly 400 are provided with two sets, and the two sets of the hinge assembly 300 and the assist grip assembly 400 are distributed between the lower end of the door frame 220 and the lower end of the mouth frame 110 in a left and right direction.

According to the refrigerator disclosed by the utility model, one of the mouth frame 110 and the door frame 220 is provided with the slope part 311, the other is provided with the rolling part 321, the slope part 311 comprises the first inclined section 3111 and the second inclined section 3112, when the door assembly 200 is closed relative to the box 100, the rolling part 321 can sequentially move along the first inclined section 3111 and the second inclined section 3112 relative to the slope part 311, the first inclined section 3111 is upwards inclined and the second inclined section 3112 is downwards inclined along the direction of the door plate 210 towards the box 100, so that a user can drive the rolling part 321 to move along the second inclined section 3112 relative to the slope part 311 under the action of self gravity when the door assembly 210 moves towards the box 100 to realize door closing, the rolling part 321 moves along the first inclined section 3111 relative to the slope part 311, the door assembly 200 gradually rises relative to the box 100, the contact area between the movable part 320 and the fixed part 310 is reduced, and the friction resistance between the movable part 320 and the fixed part 310 is reduced, and the door assembly 200 can be driven to automatically move along the second inclined section 3112 under the action of self gravity when the rolling part 321 moves relatively to the beginning of the second inclined section 3112, and the door assembly is convenient to realize door assembly opening and door assembly 200.

Referring to fig. 3, it should be noted that, because the inclination directions of the first inclined section 3111 and the second inclined section 3112 are different, in order to enable the rolling portion 321 to smoothly transition to the start of the second inclined section 3112 when relatively moving to the end of the first inclined section 3111, in some embodiments of the present utility model, the slope portion 311 further includes a circular arc section 3113, and two ends of the circular arc section 3113 are smoothly connected to the first inclined section 3111 and the second inclined section 3112, respectively. For example, when the slope portion 311 is disposed at the upper end of the fixed member 310, the arc segment 3113 is in an upwardly convex arc shape, and when the slope portion 311 is disposed at the lower end of the movable member 320, the arc segment 3113 is in a downwardly convex arc shape. The two ends of the arc section 3113 are respectively connected with the first inclined section 3111 and the second inclined section 3112 in a smooth transition manner, so that the rolling portion 321 can smoothly move from the tail end of the first inclined section 3111 to the arc section 3113 and then smoothly move from the arc section 3113 to the start end of the second inclined section 3112, thereby greatly improving the smoothness of the rolling portion 321 moving relative to the slope portion 311, preventing the rolling portion 321 from being blocked between the first inclined section 3111 and the second inclined section 3112, and being beneficial to improving the smoothness of the door assembly 200 in the door closing process.

Referring to fig. 4, it can be understood that, in order to further improve the smoothness of the movement of the rolling portion 321 relative to the slope portion 311, in some embodiments of the present utility model, the rolling portion 321 is provided with a bracket 3211 and a roller 3212, the roller 3212 is rotatably mounted on the bracket 3211, the roller 3212 can roll along the first inclined segment 3111, the circular arc segment 3113 and the second inclined segment 3112, and the rolling friction resistance is small relative to the sliding friction resistance due to the rolling of the roller 3212 along the slope portion 311, so that the smoothness of the movement of the rolling portion 321 relative to the slope portion 311 can be greatly improved, and the door assembly 200 can rotate more smoothly relative to the box 100.

Referring to fig. 5, it can be appreciated that, because the weight of the door assembly 200 is relatively large, in order to prevent the roller 3212 from being damaged easily due to excessive stress, in some embodiments of the present utility model, the bracket 3211 is provided with a rotating shaft 3213, the number of the roller 3212 is multiple, and the plurality of rollers 3212 are mounted on the rotating shaft 3213 at intervals, so that the weight of the door assembly 200 can be shared by the plurality of rollers 3212, the pressure applied by the single roller 3212 is reduced, the service life of the roller 3212 is advantageously prolonged, and the stress distribution of the ramp 311 is more uniform by mounting the plurality of rollers 3212 on the rotating shaft 3213 at intervals, so that the influence of the wear deformation of the ramp 311 on the roller 3212 is advantageously reduced.

Referring to fig. 4, it can be understood that, in order to make the resistance of the door assembly 200 to the rotation of the case 100 smaller, in some embodiments of the present utility model, one end of the movable member 320 is provided with a rotation portion 322 capable of being rotatably coupled with the fixed member 310, the rolling portion 321 is provided at the other end of the movable member 320, the slope portion 311 is provided at the upper end of the fixed member 310 and is provided corresponding to the rolling portion 321, and the fixed member 310 is provided with a pivot 3121 coupled with the rotation portion 322. Through the above arrangement, the rolling portion 321 and the rotating portion 322 are respectively located at two ends of the movable member 320, at this time, the distance between the rolling portion 321 and the rotating portion 322 is relatively large, when the door assembly 200 rotates relative to the box 100 assembly, the rotating portion 322 rotates around the pivot 3121 of the fixed member 310, at this time, the rolling portion 321 can be moved relative to the slope portion 311 by a relatively small pushing force to lift the door assembly 200, so that the door assembly 200 rotates more smoothly.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, it can be appreciated that in order to reduce the influence of the engagement with the movable member 320 when the fixing member 310 is mounted to the mouth frame 110, in some embodiments of the present utility model, the fixing member 310 includes a function plate 312 and a mounting bracket 313, the slope portion 311 is disposed at an upper end of the function plate 312, the function plate 312 is connected to the mounting bracket 313, and the mounting bracket 313 is mounted to the mouth frame 110. Specifically, the movable member 320 is further provided with a herringbone groove 323, the function board 312 is further provided with a guide block 3122 matched with the herringbone groove 323 of the movable member 320, the function board 312 can be connected to the mounting frame 313 through a bolt or other fastening member, the mounting frame 313 can also be mounted on the mouth frame 110 through a bolt or other fastening member, the mounting operation is convenient, and meanwhile, through the arrangement, the influence of the mounting frame 313 on the matching between other components on the function board 312 and the movable member 320 can be reduced.

It will be appreciated that in order to enhance the convenience of the mounting bracket 313 being mounted to the bezel 110, in some embodiments of the present utility model, the mounting bracket 313 has a receiving portion 3131 and a bending portion 3132 bent upward relative to the receiving portion 3131, the functional plate 312 is connected to the receiving portion 3131, and the bending portion 3132 is connected to the bezel 110. Specifically, the bearing portion 3131 is provided with a through hole, one end of the functional board 312 facing the bearing portion 3131 is provided with a connecting groove, the inner wall of the connecting groove is provided with threads, and the fastener can be arranged in the through hole in a penetrating manner and is screwed into the connecting groove, so that the functional board 312 is locked and connected to the upper end of the bearing portion 3131, and the influence of the fastener on a component at the upper end of the bearing portion 3131 is avoided. Meanwhile, the bending part 3132 is bent upwards relative to the bearing part 3131, so that the distance between the bending part 3132 and the functional plate 312 is far, and the operation space for installing the bending part 3132 on the mouth frame 110 by a user is larger, so that the operation is more convenient.

Referring to fig. 3, it can be appreciated that in order to enable the door assembly 200 to be lifted as soon as possible to reduce frictional resistance when the door assembly 200 is pushed to achieve the closing of the door, in some embodiments of the present utility model, the bracket 3211 is disposed at one side of the end portion of the movable member 320 near the bent portion 3132, so that when the door assembly 200 is rotated toward the case 100, the roller 3212 at the lower end of the bracket 3211 can earlier contact the ramp portion 311 to move along the first inclined section 3111 to lift the door assembly 200, thereby reducing frictional resistance between the movable member 320 and the fixed member 310 and improving smoothness of rotation of the door assembly 200.

Referring to fig. 4, it can be understood that when the rolling portion 321 moves relatively along the first inclined section 3111 and the second inclined section 3112 of the ramp portion 311, the rolling portion 321 may vibrate to cause collision with the door frame 220 after being released due to different inclination directions of the first inclined section 3111 and the second inclined section 3112, and therefore, in some embodiments of the present utility model, a first connecting hole 3214 is provided at an end of the bracket 3211 away from the bending portion 3132, and the bracket 3211 can be connected to the door frame 220 by penetrating a first fastener through the first connecting hole 3214, where the first fastener may be a bolt or other fastener. Through the arrangement, the rolling part 321 can be connected with the door frame 220 more firmly, so that the rolling part 321 is prevented from loosening from the door frame 220 due to vibration, and the service life of the rolling part 321 is prolonged.

Referring to fig. 4, it can be understood that, in order to facilitate the installation of the bending portion 3132, in some embodiments of the present utility model, the bending portion 3132 is provided with a second connecting hole 3133, and the bending portion 3132 can be penetrated through the second connecting hole 3133 by a second fastener 330 to connect the port frame 110, and the second fastener 330 can be a bolt, a pin or other fastener thereof, so that the installation operation is convenient. Of course, the number of the second connecting holes 3133 may be plural, and the plural second connecting holes 3133 are disposed at intervals along the length direction of the bending portion 3132, the number of the second fastening members 330 is the same as the number of the second connecting holes 3133, and the plural second fastening members 330 are correspondingly disposed through the plural second connecting holes 3133, so that the bending portion 3132 is mounted on the mouth frame 110 more firmly.

The embodiments of the present utility model have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present utility model is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made within the knowledge of one of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A refrigerator, comprising:

2. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the slope portion further comprises a circular arc section, both ends of the circular arc section being smoothly connected to the first inclined section and the second inclined section, respectively.

3. The refrigerator of claim 2, wherein the rolling portion is provided with a bracket and a roller rotatably mounted to the bracket, the roller being capable of rolling along the first inclined section, the circular arc section, and the second inclined section.

4. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 3, wherein the supporter is provided with a rotation shaft, the number of the rollers is plural, and the plurality of rollers are installed at intervals on the rotation shaft.

5. The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein one end of the movable member is provided with a rotating portion capable of being rotatably fitted with the fixed member, the rolling portion is provided at the other end of the movable member, and the slope portion is provided at the upper end of the fixed member and is provided corresponding to the rolling portion.

6. The refrigerator of claim 5, wherein the fixing member includes a function plate and a mounting bracket, the slope portion is provided at an upper end of the function plate, the function plate is connected to the mounting bracket, and the mounting bracket is mounted to the mouth frame.

7. The refrigerator of claim 6, wherein the mounting frame has a receiving portion and a bending portion bent upward with respect to the receiving portion, the function plate is connected to the receiving portion, and the bending portion is connected to the mouth frame.

8. The refrigerator of claim 7, wherein the bracket is disposed at a side of the end of the movable member near the bent portion.

9. The refrigerator of claim 7, wherein the bracket is provided with a first coupling hole at an end thereof remote from the bent portion, and the bracket is coupled to the door frame by being penetrated through the first coupling hole by a first fastener.

10. The refrigerator of claim 7, wherein the bending part is provided with a second connection hole, and the bending part can be connected with the mouth frame by penetrating the second connection hole through a second fastener.