Summary of the invention
The present invention is intended to solve at least one of technical problem that exists in the prior art.
For this reason, one object of the present invention is to propose a kind of hinge means with bigger bearing capacity.
Another object of the present invention is to propose a kind of refrigerator with above-mentioned hinge means.
To achieve these goals, propose a kind of hinge means that is used for refrigerator according to the embodiment of first aspect present invention, said hinge means comprises: installation portion, said installation portion have first end and second end; Cantilever, an end of said cantilever link to each other with said installation portion and the other end of said cantilever extends away from said installation portion; Hinge portion, said hinge portion are arranged on the said cantilever; Supporting part, said supporting part are arranged on the upper surface of said cantilever and between said hinge portion and said installation portion.
Hinge means according to the embodiment of the invention is provided with the said supporting part that is used to carry refrigerator door, and said supporting part is between said hinge portion and said installation portion.Because said installation portion is mounted on the refrigerator body; The distance of said like this supporting part and refrigerator body is less than the distance of hinge portion (being used to carry the parts of refrigerator door in the existing refrigerator) with refrigerator body; Therefore can reduce the arm of force of refrigerator door gravity; Under the constant situation of moment, can allow refrigerator door to have bigger gravity.That is to say that said hinge means has bigger bearing capacity, perhaps have under the situation of equal bearing capacity that said hinge means can have the size littler than existing hinge means, thereby reduces production costs.And said supporting part is the closer to said installation portion (because said installation portion is installed on the refrigerator body, said like this supporting part is also just the closer to refrigerator body), and the arm of force of refrigerator door gravity is more little, and the bearing capacity of said hinge means is big more.
In addition, the hinge means according to the embodiment of the invention can also have following additional technical characterictic:
According to one embodiment of present invention, also comprise wear-resistant pad, said wear-resistant pad covers on the upper surface of said supporting part, and said supporting part is a boss.Through being set, said wear-resistant pad can prevent that the antirust coat on the said supporting part is worn.
According to one embodiment of present invention; Said boss comprises body and the clinohedral that links to each other with said body; Wherein said body is cuboid, cube, cylinder or circular arc body, and the upper surface of said clinohedral is along downward-sloping on the direction of second end from first end of said installation portion.
According to one embodiment of present invention, said body and said clinohedral are integrally formed.
According to one embodiment of present invention, first end of the contiguous said installation portion of an end of said cantilever.
According to one embodiment of present invention, said hinge portion is run through said cantilever along the vertical direction.
According to one embodiment of present invention, said supporting part and said hinge portion and said cantilever are integral.
Embodiment according to second aspect present invention proposes a kind of refrigerator, and said refrigerator comprises: casing; The door body; Hinge means; Said hinge means is used for said door body rotatably is installed on the said casing and for according to each described hinge means of claim 1-7; Wherein said installation portion is installed on the said casing, and said hinge portion rotatably cooperates with said door body and said supporting part carries said door body.
Refrigerator according to the embodiment of the invention is installed said door body through the said hinge means that utilization has bigger bearing capacity; Thereby said Men Tigeng firmly is installed on the said casing; Having alleviated long door body creeps; And can make said door body have bigger load, can place more article.
According to one embodiment of present invention, also comprise wear plate, said wear plate is arranged on the bottom end cover of said door body and between the bottom end cover of said supporting part and said body.Through being set, the bottom end cover that said wear plate can prevent said door body is worn.
According to one embodiment of present invention, also comprise anti-wear sleeve, said anti-wear sleeve is arranged on the bottom end cover of said door body and is sleeved on the said hinge portion.Through being set, the bottom end cover that said anti-wear sleeve can prevent said door body is worn.
Additional aspect of the present invention and advantage part in the following description provide, and part will become obviously from the following description, or recognize through practice of the present invention.
The specific embodiment
Describe embodiments of the invention below in detail, the example of said embodiment is shown in the drawings, and wherein identical from start to finish or similar label is represented identical or similar elements or the element with identical or similar functions.Be exemplary through the embodiment that is described with reference to the drawings below, only be used to explain the present invention, and can not be interpreted as limitation of the present invention.
In description of the invention; It will be appreciated that; Term " vertically ", " laterally ", " on ", the orientation of indications such as D score, " preceding ", " back ", " left side ", " right side ", " vertically ", " level ", " top ", " end " " interior ", " outward " or position relation be for based on orientation shown in the drawings or position relation; Only be to describe with simplifying for the ease of describing the present invention; Rather than the device or the element of indication or hint indication must have specific orientation, with specific azimuth configuration and operation, therefore can not be interpreted as limitation of the present invention.
In addition, term " first ", " second " only are used to describe purpose, and can not be interpreted as indication or hint relative importance.
In description of the invention, unless otherwise prescribed and limit, need to prove; Term " installation ", " linking to each other ", " connection " should be done broad understanding, for example, can be mechanical connection or electrical connection; Also can be the connection of two element internals, can be directly to link to each other, and also can link to each other indirectly through intermediary; For those of ordinary skill in the art, can understand the concrete implication of above-mentioned term as the case may be.
With reference to Fig. 3, Fig. 4 and Fig. 6 the hinge means according to the embodiment of the invention is described below.Like Fig. 3, Fig. 4 and shown in Figure 6, comprise installation portion 110, cantilever 120, hinge portion 130 and supporting part 140 according to the hinge means of the embodiment of the invention.Installation portion 110 has first end 111 and second end 112.One end of cantilever 120 links to each other with installation portion 110 and the other end of cantilever 120 extends away from installation portion 110.Hinge portion 130 is arranged on the cantilever 120.Supporting part 140 is arranged on the upper surface of cantilever 120 and between hinge portion 130 and installation portion 110.
Be provided with the supporting part 140 of the door body 220 that is used to carry refrigerator 200 according to the hinge means 100 of the embodiment of the invention, and supporting part 140 is between hinge portion 130 and installation portion 110.Because installation portion 110 is mounted on the casing 210 of refrigerator 200; The distance of supporting part 130 and casing 210 is less than the distance of hinge portion 130 (being used to carry the parts of refrigerator door in the existing refrigerator) with casing 210 like this; Therefore can reduce the arm of force of a body 220 gravity; Under the constant situation of moment, can allow a body 220 to have bigger gravity.That is to say that hinge means 100 has bigger bearing capacity, perhaps have under the situation of equal bearing capacity that hinge means 100 can have the size littler than existing hinge means, thereby reduces production costs.And supporting part 140 is the closer to installation portion 110 (because installation portion 110 is installed on the casing 210, supporting part 140 is also just the closer to casing 210 like this), and the arm of force of door body 220 gravity is more little, and the bearing capacity of hinge means 100 is big more.
First end 111 of installation portion 110 and second end 112 are respectively two ends of the length direction of installation portion 110 upper edge installation portions 110.Wherein, first end 111 be meant when installation portion 110 be installed in casing 210 last time installation portion 110 more near the end in refrigerator 200 outsides, second end 112 is meant the end away from refrigerator 200 outsides that is installed in casing 210 last time installation portion 110 when installation portion 110.For example, as depicted in figs. 1 and 2, first end 111 is meant the end on the right side of installation portion 110, and second end 112 is meant the end in the left side of installation portion 110.
In some embodiments of the invention, hinge means 100 can also comprise wear-resistant pad 150, and wear-resistant pad 150 can cover on the upper surface of supporting part 140.Because hinge means 100 can be formed by die cast metal, therefore can spray one deck thermosetting molding powder to form antirust coat on the surface of hinge means 100.In the process of open and close door body 220, supporting part 140 rubs with the bottom end cover 221 of door body 220, and said like this antirust coat can be worn, and causes supporting part 140 with the passing of time to get rusty.Through being set, wear-resistant pad 150 can prevent that the antirust coat on the supporting part 140 is worn.Particularly, wear-resistant pad 150 can have shape and the structure that is complementary with supporting part 140, thereby covers on the whole supporting part 140.For example, wear-resistant pad 150 can through bonding, snapping or methods such as riveted joint cover on the supporting part 140.Wear-resistant pad 150 can be processed by POM (polyformaldehyde) material.Can also on cantilever 120, installing hole be set, will be installed in the said installing hole, wear-resistant pad 150 like this can not need be set by the supporting part 140 that POM (polyformaldehyde) material is processed.
Like Fig. 3, Fig. 4 and shown in Figure 6, in one embodiment of the invention, supporting part 140 can be a boss.Said boss can be an arbitrary shape, and for example said boss can be cuboid, cube, cylinder or circular arc body etc.Particularly, said boss can be to be the circular arc body in the center of circle with hinge portion 130.In the process of open and close door body 220, door body 220 serves as that axle is rotated with hinge portion 130.When said boss is cuboid, cube or cylinder, because said boss size is limited, (can be that 30 degree are to 60 degree usually) door body 220 will break away from said boss after door body 220 is opened certain angle, and a door body 220 will change by hinge portion 130 carryings this moment.Because door body 220 is in use often closed, so opening the door of short time can not cause creeping of hinge means 100.Said boss is when being the circular arc body in the center of circle with hinge portion 130, because door body 220 serves as that axle is rotated with hinge portion 130, therefore in the process of open and close door body 220, door body 220 is carried by said boss all the time.
In examples more of the present invention, said boss can comprise body 141 and the clinohedral 142 that links to each other with body 141.Wherein body 141 can be cuboid, cube, cylinder or circular arc body, and the upper surface of clinohedral 142 can be along from the inclination that is directed downwards to second end 112 of first end 111 of installation portion 110.That is to say that the upper surface of clinohedral 142 can be the inclined-plane, and the direction of motion of said upper surface door body 220 when beating opening door body 220 is downward-sloping.
When body 141 is cuboid, cube or cylinder, (can be that 30 degree are to 60 degree usually) door body 220 will break away from body 141 and be slipped on the cantilever 120 after door body 220 is opened certain angle.Like this, when closing body 220, need earlier the door body is lifted on the body 141.Through the clinohedral 142 that can link to each other with body 141 is set, can make a body 220 break away from bodies 141 backs and move along the upper surfaces of clinohedral 142, when closing body 220, door body 220 is along the upper surface reverse movement of clinohedral 142 and turn back to body 141.That is to say that clinohedral 142 can play the effect of closing assisted door body 220.
As shown in Figure 6, in a concrete example of the present invention, the upper surface of clinohedral 142 can link to each other with the upper surface of body 141.Like this, when closing body 220, do not need opposite house body 220 to carry out any raising, thereby the feel of closing the door when utilizing existing hinge means is identical.Particularly, body 141 can form with clinohedral 142.Wear-resistant pad 150 also can comprise body and clinohedral, and wear-resistant pad 150 can have shape and the structure that is complementary with supporting part 140.
In some embodiments of the invention, installation portion 110 can be that tabular, tabular installation portion 110 not only is convenient to be installed on the casing 210 of refrigerator 200, and is convenient to link to each other with cantilever 120.As shown in Figure 6, can form on the installation portion 110 along the isolated installing hole 113 of its length direction, like this can through securing member for example bolt installation portion 110 is installed on the casing 210.In addition, can also installation portion 110 be installed on the casing 210 through welding.
As shown in Figure 6, in some embodiments of the invention, an end of cantilever 120 can be close to first end 111 of installation portion 110.Wherein, the said vicinity end that is meant cantilever 120 to the distance of first end 111 less than an end of cantilever 120 distance to second end 112.In a concrete example of the present invention, cantilever 120 can be that tabular, tabular cantilever 120 is convenient to be provided with hinge portion 130 and supporting part 140.Particularly, the principal plane of installation portion 110 can with the principal plane quadrature of cantilever 120.Wherein, the principal plane of installation portion 110 is meant the maximum plane of area of installation portion 110, and the principal plane of cantilever 120 is meant the maximum plane of area of cantilever 120.As shown in Figure 6, the principal plane of cantilever 120 can flatly be connected on the installation portion 110.
In one embodiment of the invention, hinge portion 130 along the vertical direction E (direction of arrow among Fig. 6) run through cantilever 120.Hinge portion 130 also along the vertical direction E only be arranged on the upper surface of cantilever 120, hinge portion 130 E along the vertical direction only is arranged on the lower surface of cantilever 120.In a concrete example of the present invention, the end of hinge portion 130 can be welded on the upper surface and/or lower surface of cantilever 120, and hinge portion 130 is arranged on the cantilever 120 more firmly.In another concrete example of the present invention; Can be provided with screwed hole on the upper surface of cantilever 120 and/or the lower surface; The end of hinge portion 130 can be provided with screw thread, screws in said screwed hole so that hinge portion 130 is arranged on the upper surface and/or lower surface of cantilever 120 through the end with hinge portion 130.
In some embodiments of the invention, cantilever 120 can be welded on the installation portion 110, also can be through being bolted on the installation portion 110.Supporting part 140 can be welded on the cantilever 120, also can be through being bolted on the cantilever 120.As shown in Figure 6, installation portion 110 can form with cantilever 120, so not only can improve the structural strength of hinge means 100, and hinge means 100 is made more easily.Particularly, supporting part 140, hinge portion 130 and cantilever 120 can form.That is to say that supporting part 140, hinge portion 130, cantilever 120 and cantilever 120 can form.In order to improve the bearing capacity of hinge means 100, can supporting part 140 be arranged on the position of as close as possible installation portion 110.For example, supporting part 140 can be arranged on the junction of cantilever 120 and installation portion 110.
With reference to Fig. 1-6 refrigerator 200 according to the embodiment of the invention is described below.Shown in Fig. 1-6, refrigerator 200 comprises casing 210, door body 220 and hinge means 100.Hinge means 100 is used for door body 220 rotatably is installed to casing 210, and hinge means 100 is the hinge means of describing according to the above embodiment of the present invention.Wherein, installation portion 110 is installed on the casing 210, and hinge portion 130 rotatably cooperates with door body 220 and supporting part 140 carries door body 220.
Refrigerator 200 according to the embodiment of the invention is installed a body 220 through the hinge means 100 that utilization has bigger bearing capacity; Thereby a body 220 more firmly is installed on the casing 210; Having alleviated long door body creeps; And can make a body 220 have bigger load, can place more article.
In some embodiments of the invention, installation portion 110 can through securing member for example bolt be installed on the casing 210.The bottom end cover 221 of door body 220 can be provided with pivot hole, and hinge portion 130 can be inserted in the said pivot hole so that hinge portion 130 and rotatably cooperated with door body 220.Because supporting part 140 has certain altitude, so supporting part 140 can be with door body 220 bed hedgehoppings and a carrying door body 220, and hinge portion 130 does not recur and carries the effect of door body 220 like this.
It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that a body 220 can comprise cold sotrage door body and door of refrigerator body.Like Fig. 1 and shown in Figure 5; When hinge means 100 is installed in refrigerator 200 tops; Hinge portion 130 E along the vertical direction is arranged on the lower surface of cantilever 120, and when hinge means 100 was installed in refrigerator 200 bottoms, hinge portion 130 E along the vertical direction was arranged on the upper surface of cantilever 120; When hinge means 100 was installed in refrigerator 200 middle parts, cantilever 120 was run through in hinge portion 130 E along the vertical direction.
Like Fig. 3 and shown in Figure 4, in examples more of the present invention, refrigerator 200 can also comprise wear plate 230, and wear plate 230 can be arranged on the bottom end cover 221 of a body 220 and between the bottom end cover 221 of supporting part 140 and door body 220.Because bottom end cover 221 is processed through Shooting Technique by ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer) material, so the wearability of bottom end cover 221 is relatively poor.Through being set, wear plate 230 can prevent that bottom end cover 221 is worn on bottom end cover 221.When hinge means 100 was not provided with wear-resistant pad 150, wear plate 230 can contact with supporting part 140.When hinge means 100 was provided with wear-resistant pad 150, wear plate 230 can contact with wear-resistant pad 150.Wear plate 230 can be processed by POM (polyformaldehyde) material.
In some embodiments of the invention, refrigerator 200 can also comprise anti-wear sleeve 240, and anti-wear sleeve 240 can be arranged on the bottom end cover 221 of a body 220 and can be sleeved on the hinge portion 130, thereby can prevent that bottom end cover 221 is worn.Anti-wear sleeve 240 can be processed by POM (polyformaldehyde) material.It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that when hinge means 100 is installed in refrigerator 200 tops and middle part, can also on the upper end cover 222 of door body 220, anti-wear sleeve 240 be set, thereby can prevent that upper end cover 222 is worn.
Particularly, like Fig. 3, Fig. 4 and shown in Figure 6, anti-wear sleeve 240 can form with wear plate 230, like this can be so that processing also can be simplified assembly process.
Hinge means 100 according to the embodiment of the invention has bigger bearing capacity, perhaps has under the situation of equal bearing capacity, and hinge means 100 can have the size littler than existing hinge means, thereby reduces production costs.
Refrigerator 200 according to the embodiment of the invention not only can make said Men Tigeng firmly be installed on the said casing, and can make said door body have bigger load.
In the description of this specification, the description of reference term " embodiment ", " some embodiment ", " example ", " concrete example " or " some examples " etc. means the concrete characteristic, structure, material or the characteristics that combine this embodiment or example to describe and is contained at least one embodiment of the present invention or the example.In this manual, the schematic statement to above-mentioned term not necessarily refers to identical embodiment or example.And concrete characteristic, structure, material or the characteristics of description can combine with suitable manner in any one or more embodiment or example.
Although illustrated and described embodiments of the invention; Those having ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that: under the situation that does not break away from principle of the present invention and aim, can carry out multiple variation, modification, replacement and modification to these embodiment, scope of the present invention is limited claim and equivalent thereof.