CN217817643U - Refrigerator with a door - Google Patents

Abstract

The present application relates to a refrigerator, the refrigerator includes: a box body; at least one door body; at least one hinge adapted to be coupled to the chest, the hinge adapted to support the door and enable the door to pivot relative to the chest; the buffer part is used for buffering the extrusion of the box body by the hinged piece, and the buffer part is arranged in a local area of a connecting surface between the hinged piece and the box body. The application has the advantages that: the refrigerator hinge joint can buffer the extrusion of the hinge joint on the refrigerator body under the condition of not influencing the rigid support of the hinge joint on the refrigerator body, thereby reducing the indentation of the refrigerator hinge joint on the refrigerator body.

Description

Refrigerator with a door

Technical Field

The present application relates to a refrigerator. The application particularly relates to a hinge structure of a door body of a refrigerator.

Background

Refrigerators are common household appliances in life. With the continuous increase of the productivity of society, more and more various kinds of articles such as various foods, beverages, etc. required to be stored using a refrigerator are appearing. The refrigerator is made larger and larger in capacity, and the refrigerator is developed from the first small refrigerator to the three-door, two-door and multi-door refrigerator of the present day. With this, refrigerator doors are getting heavier and more frequently opened and closed.

The door body of the refrigerator is assembled on the refrigerator body through a hinge member and can pivot relative to the refrigerator body so as to achieve the purposes of opening and closing the door. The weight of the door body is transmitted to the case via the hinge and presses the case. If the door is too heavy or frequently opened and closed, the hinge may create an impression on the chest. The shallower indentations are aesthetically unpleasing, while the deeper indentations are even accompanied by a breach in the bin.

In order to avoid the indentation and to improve the durability of the refrigerator, improvement of the hinge structure of the refrigerator is required.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of an embodiment of the present application is to provide a refrigerator capable of buffering the pressing of a hinge to a refrigerator cabinet without affecting the rigid support of the hinge on the cabinet, thereby reducing the indentation of the cabinet by the hinge of the refrigerator.

According to a first aspect of the present application, embodiments of the present application provide a refrigerator comprising:

a box body;

at least one door body;

at least one hinge adapted to be attached to the chest, the hinge adapted to support the door and allow the door to pivot relative to the chest;

the buffer part is used for buffering the extrusion of the box body by the hinged piece, and the buffer part is arranged in a local area of a connecting surface between the hinged piece and the box body.

According to an optional embodiment, the hinge member comprises a bearing part which is connected in an L shape and used for bearing the door body and a connecting part which is connected with the box body.

According to an alternative embodiment, the damping portion is a partial damping portion for damping a pressing of the lower portion of the hinge member against the case.

According to an alternative embodiment, the hinge member includes a hinge shaft about which the door body pivots, the hinge member includes a first end close to the hinge shaft and a second end remote from the hinge shaft, and the buffer portion is located at the first end.

According to an alternative embodiment, the cushioning portion is a resilient and/or flexible cushioning portion.

According to an alternative embodiment, the damping is constructed separately from the hinge and the box or integrally with the hinge or the box.

According to an alternative embodiment, the cushioning part is a cushion pad.

According to an alternative embodiment, the hinge or the box has a recess for accommodating the buffer.

According to an alternative embodiment, the buffer has an aperture suitable for the passage of a screw for connecting the hinge to the box.

According to an alternative embodiment, the height of the buffer is smaller than the height of the connection surface.

According to an alternative embodiment, the cushioning portion comprises a component made of a material having elasticity and/or flexibility and/or comprises a spring component and/or comprises a material weakening.

According to an alternative embodiment, the recess has a shape matching the shape of the cushioning pad.

According to an alternative embodiment, the buffer is a lower corner buffer for buffering the compression of the lower corner of the hinge on the box.

According to an alternative embodiment, the cushioning pad includes a cushioning portion and a drop-out prevention portion.

According to an alternative embodiment, the opening is provided in the drop-preventing portion.

According to an alternative embodiment, the lower corner bumper is a lower corner bumper pad located at the first end.

According to an alternative embodiment, the lower corner damping is used at least for damping two edge sections of the articulated part which enclose the lower corner.

According to an alternative embodiment, the lower corner cushioning pad is configured in an L-shape having a lateral edge portion forming the drop-preventing portion and a vertical edge portion forming the cushioning portion.

According to an alternative embodiment, the cushion pad is flush with the hinge in a state where the cushion pad is accommodated in the groove of the hinge; or the cushion pad is flush with the case in a state where the cushion pad is received in the recess of the case.

According to an alternative embodiment, the recess is provided on the hinge and forms a lower corner void of the hinge.

According to an alternative embodiment, the buffer is a cushion made of silicone material.

According to an alternative embodiment, the door body has a hinge hole for receiving the hinge shaft.

According to an alternative embodiment, the hinge is connected to a cross member of the cabinet of the refrigerator.

According to an alternative embodiment, the hinge is a lower hinge for the door body.

Drawings

The principles, features and advantages of the present application may be better understood by describing the application in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings comprise:

fig. 1 shows one example of a cabinet, a hinge structure, and a screw for assembling the hinge structure of a refrigerator of the present application in a perspective view.

Fig. 2 shows the hinge structure and the screw of fig. 1 in a perspective view.

Fig. 3 shows a cross-sectional view of the hinge structure and screw of fig. 2.

Fig. 4 shows schematically an example of a connection surface and four possible embodiments of a damping section.

Reference numerals:

1-hinge, 11-carrier, 12-connector, 121-connector, 13-hinge, 14-groove;

2-a buffer part, 21-a buffer part, 22-a drop-proof part, 23-an opening;

3-a screw;

4-a box body;

a-a first end, B-a second end.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and advantageous effects to be solved by the present application more apparent, the present application will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and exemplary embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present application and do not limit the scope of the present application.

A refrigerator generally includes a cabinet and at least one door. The door body is assembled on the box body by a hinge piece and can pivot relative to the box body so as to achieve the purposes of opening and closing the door. The weight of the door body is transmitted to the case via the hinge and presses the case. If the door body is too heavy or frequently opened and closed, the hinge may generate an impression on the cabinet. In order to avoid the indentation, the hinge structure of the refrigerator needs to be changed.

Fig. 1 shows in perspective view one example of a cabinet 4, a hinge structure, and a screw 3 for fitting the hinge structure of the refrigerator of the present application. The section shows a partial region of the housing 4. The hinge structure comprises a hinge 1. The hinge 1 is mounted to the box 4, in particular to the cross-beam of the box 4, with screws 3. The hinge structure further comprises a buffer part 2 for buffering the extrusion of the hinge 1 to the box body 4 so as to avoid indentation.

Fig. 2 shows the hinge structure of fig. 1 and the screw 3 in a perspective view. Only a part of the hinge 1 is shown here. As shown in fig. 2, the buffer 2 is provided in a partial region of a connection surface 121 between the hinge 1 and the housing 4.

Therefore, the buffer part 2 can avoid indentation by buffering the extrusion, and on the other hand, the box body 4 can still support the door body rigidly through the hinge 1 in the rest area of the connecting surface 121 by being arranged in the local area of the connecting surface 121, so that the functionality of the hinge 1 is ensured.

The connection surface 121 between the hinge 1 and the housing 4 is understood in particular to be: the connection surface 121 includes both a surface region in which the hinge 1 is directly connected to the housing 4 and a surface region in which the hinge 1 is indirectly connected to the housing 4, in particular indirectly connected via the damping 2.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the hinge 1 is a lower hinge for the door body. Since the weight of the door body is mainly taken over by the lower hinge part, it is advantageous if at least the lower hinge part is provided with a damping part 2. The upper hinge 1 for the door body may not be provided with the buffer 2.

According to an exemplary embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the hinge member 1 includes a bearing portion 11 connected in an L shape for bearing the door body and a connecting portion 12 connected to the cabinet 4. The connection 12 is connected to the cross-beam of the box 4, in particular by means of screws 3. The hinge axis 13 for mounting the door body is located on the carrier part 11 and is spaced apart from the connecting part 12 in particular.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the cushioning part 2 is a resilient and/or flexible cushioning part 2. The buffer 2 may in particular comprise a component made of a material having elasticity and/or flexibility and/or comprise a spring component and/or comprise a material weakening. The cushioning portion 2 is made of, for example, silicone, foam, or the like. The cushioning portion 2 is elastically deformable particularly under pressure and is restored to its original shape after the pressure disappears, whereby no indentation is generated.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the damping portion 2 is independent of the hinge 1 and the box 4. This makes it possible to produce the buffer in a simple manner. As shown in fig. 2, for example, the buffer 2 is a cushion pad, and the hinge 1 has a recess 14 for receiving the cushion pad. However, the damping cushion is not necessarily mounted in the hinge part 1, but can also be mounted in the recess 14 of the housing 4, without the hinge part 1 having to be provided with a recess 14 for receiving the damping cushion. The hinge 1 or the recess 14 of the housing 4 may have a shape matching the shape of the cushion. It is also conceivable for the damping part 2 to be formed integrally with the hinge 1 or the housing 4. For example, the hinge 1 is molded in a multi-component injection molding process, while the damper 2 is formed of a softer component thereof. Whereby there is no need to consider the problem of assembling the cushioning portion 2.

According to an exemplary embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the height of the buffer 2 is smaller than the height of the connection surface 121 of the hinge 1 to the housing 4.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the buffer 2 is a partial buffer for buffering the pressing of the lower portion of the hinge 1 against the case 4. In the assembled state, the door body is mounted with a hinge hole on the hinge shaft 13 of the hinge member 1. As can be seen from fig. 2, the center of gravity of the door body is horizontally spaced from the connection surface 121 between the hinge 1 and the housing 4, so that the weight of the door body exerts a torque on the hinge 1 about the X axis, which presses the hinge 1 against the housing 4 with the lower part of the connection surface 121, in particular the lower edge region. The damping part 2 thus advantageously damps the lower part of the hinge 1, in particular the lower edge region.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the hinge member 1 comprises a first end a close to the hinge axis 13 and a second end B far from the hinge axis 13, the damper 2 being located at the first end a. During opening of the door, the door opening force exerts a torque about the Z axis on the hinge part 1, which causes the hinge part 1 to press against the housing 4 with the side of the connection surface 121 at the first end a, in particular the vertical side edge as shown in fig. 2. The damping part 2 thus advantageously damps the side of the joint 1 at the first end, in particular the side edges.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the local buffer is a lower corner buffer for buffering the compression of the lower corner of the hinge 1 against the tank 4. The lower corner bumper is a lower corner bumper at a first end as shown particularly in figure 2. As can be seen from the above two embodiments, the intersection of the lower edge and the lateral edge of the connecting surface 121 is certainly the most severely compressed region. The damping 2 is thus advantageous for damping the lower corner of the hinge 1 at the first end. However, it is also conceivable to provide the damping section 2 at both lower corners of the joint 1, in particular of the connecting section 12.

The cushioning portion 2 may have various sizes and shapes according to actual needs and actual door body loads (see fig. 4). For example, the damping portion 2 may cover substantially the entire lower edge and/or the entire lateral edge of the connection surface 121; the cushioning part 2 can be divided into several parts, which are distributed at a distance from one another along the lower edge and/or the lateral edges, etc. Still alternatively, the buffer portion 2 may at least partially cover an upper portion of the connection surface 121. However, for the aforementioned rigid support, unnecessary cushioning should be avoided as much as possible.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the buffer 2, in particular the lower corner buffer, has an opening 23 adapted for the passage of a screw 3 for attaching the hinge 1 to the box 4.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the cushion pad includes a buffering portion 21 and a drop-preventing portion 22. The drop-preventing portion 22 allows the cushioning pad to be substantially caught in the recess 14 and not to fall down. The opening 23 may be provided on the drop-preventing portion 22. Thereby, the cushioning portion 2 is also hung on the screw 3 through the opening 23 to be prevented from falling. However, it is also conceivable that the damping part 2, in particular the cushion, is held on the hinge 1 in another way, for example by gluing, in which case the damping part 2 may also have no fall-protection part 22 and only the damping part 21.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the lower corner cushion is configured in an L-shape having a lateral edge portion forming the drop-preventing portion 22 and a vertical edge portion forming the cushioning portion 21.

Fig. 3 shows a cross-sectional view of the hinge structure of fig. 2 and the screw 3. According to an exemplary embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the buffer 2 is flush with the hinge 1 in a state where the buffer 2, particularly, a cushion pad is accommodated in the groove 14 of the hinge 1. Further, if the recess 14 is provided in the cabinet 4 of the refrigerator, the buffer 2 is flush with the cabinet 4 in a state where the buffer 2 is received in the recess 14 of the cabinet 4. The damping element 2, in particular the cushion, does not have to protrude beyond the connection surface 121, since the hinge 1 penetrates the housing 4 with the damping element 2 in a similar manner during the pressing. It is clear, however, that it is also possible for the damping portion 2, in particular the damping cushion, to be slightly above the connection surface 121.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the recess 14 is provided on the hinge 1 and forms a lower corner void of the hinge 1. It is clear that the recess 14 has a correspondingly different shape depending on the shape of the cushioning part 2, in particular the cushioning pad.

Fig. 4 shows an example of a connection surface 121 and four possible embodiments of the damping part 2 in a schematic representation. For the sake of simplicity, the recess 14 on the connection surface 121 for accommodating the buffer 2 is not depicted. Of course, the embodiments depicted herein are not exhaustive, but rather serve to demonstrate that a person skilled in the art may design various cushioning portions 2 based on the concepts of the present application. In the four embodiments, the cushioning parts 2 of the first and second embodiments cover the entire lower edge and a large part of the two side edges of the connecting surface 121, which is particularly suitable in the case of particularly heavy door bodies. The cushioning portion 2 of the first embodiment is, for example, adhesively bonded to the recess in the attachment surface 121, and the cushioning portion 2 of the second embodiment is, for example, substantially prevented from catching the portion 22 in the recess 14 in the attachment surface 121. The cushioning portions 2 of the third and fourth embodiments are lower corner cushions that act only on the a-end.

Although specific embodiments have been described above, these embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure, even if only a single embodiment is described with respect to a particular feature. The characteristic examples provided in the disclosure of the present application are intended to be illustrative, not limiting, unless differently stated. In the specific implementation, a plurality of features can be combined with each other according to actual needs, where technically feasible. Various substitutions, alterations, and modifications may be devised without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application.

Claims (10)

1. A refrigerator, characterized in that the refrigerator comprises:

a box body (4);

at least one door body;

at least one hinge (1) adapted to be connected to the cabinet (4), the hinge (1) being adapted to support the door body and to enable the door body to pivot relative to the cabinet (4);

the buffer part (2) is used for buffering the extrusion of the box body (4) by the hinge piece (1), and the buffer part (2) is arranged in a local area of a connecting surface (121) between the hinge piece (1) and the box body (4).

2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that it has at least one of the following features:

the hinge piece (1) comprises a bearing part (11) which is connected in an L shape and used for bearing the door body and a connecting part (12) connected with the box body (4);

the buffer part (2) is a local buffer part for buffering the extrusion of the lower part of the hinge piece (1) to the box body (4);

the hinge piece (1) comprises a hinge shaft (13), the door body pivots around the hinge shaft (13), the hinge piece (1) comprises a first end close to the hinge shaft (13) and a second end far away from the hinge shaft (13), and the buffer part (2) is positioned at the first end;

the buffer part (2) is an elastic and/or flexible buffer part (2);

the damping part (2) is constructed independently of the hinge (1) and the housing (4) or the damping part (2) is constructed integrally with the hinge (1) or the housing (4);

the buffer part (2) is a buffer pad;

the hinge (1) or the box (4) has a recess (14) for accommodating the damping part (2);

the buffer (2) has an opening (23) adapted for the passage of a screw (3) for connecting the hinge (1) to the box (4);

the height of the buffer part (2) is smaller than that of the connecting surface (121).

3. The refrigerator according to claim 2, characterized in that it has at least one of the following features:

the cushioning part (2) comprises a component made of a material having elasticity and/or flexibility and/or comprises a spring component and/or comprises a material weakening part;

the recess (14) has a shape matching the shape of the cushioning pad;

the buffer part (2) is a lower corner buffer part which is used for buffering the extrusion of the lower corner of the hinge piece (1) to the box body (4);

the cushion pad includes a cushioning portion (21) and a drop-preventing portion (22);

the opening (23) is provided on the drop-preventing portion (22).

4. The refrigerator according to claim 3,

the lower corner buffer part is a lower corner buffer pad positioned at the first end;

the lower corner damping is used at least for damping two edge sections of the joint (1) that enclose the lower corner.

5. The refrigerator according to claim 4,

the lower corner cushion is configured in an L-shape having a lateral edge portion forming the drop-preventing portion (22) and a vertical edge portion forming the cushioning portion (21).

6. The refrigerator according to claim 2,

in a state where the cushion pad is accommodated in a groove (14) of the hinge (1), the cushion pad is flush with the hinge (1); or

The cushion is flush with the case (4) in a state where the cushion is received in a recess (14) of the case (4).

7. The refrigerator according to claim 3,

the recess (14) is arranged on the hinge (1) and forms a lower corner opening of the hinge (1).

8. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 2 to 7,

the buffer part (2) is a buffer pad made of a silica gel material.

9. The refrigerator according to claim 2,

the door body has a hinge hole for receiving the hinge shaft (13).

10. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the refrigerator has at least one of the following features:

the hinged part (1) is connected to a cross beam of the refrigerator body (4);

the hinge (1) is a lower hinge for the door body.

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