EP2886980A1 - Réfrigérateur américain - Google Patents

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EP2886980A1
EP2886980A1 EP13829429.3A EP13829429A EP2886980A1 EP 2886980 A1 EP2886980 A1 EP 2886980A1 EP 13829429 A EP13829429 A EP 13829429A EP 2886980 A1 EP2886980 A1 EP 2886980A1
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Shuwei PAN
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B17/00—Accessories in connection with locks
    • E05B17/0025—Devices for forcing the wing firmly against its seat or to initiate the opening of the wing
    • E05B17/0033—Devices for forcing the wing firmly against its seat or to initiate the opening of the wing for opening only
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B53/00—Operation or control of locks by mechanical transmissions, e.g. from a distance
    • E05B53/001—Foot-operation
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
    • F25D2400/06—Refrigerators with a vertical mullion

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  • Embodiments of the present invention seek to solve at least one of the problems existing in the related art to at least some extent, or to provide a consumer with a useful commercial choice. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a side-by-side refrigerator, of which a door is easy and convenient to open.
  • embodiments of the present invention provide a side-by-side refrigerator, including: a refrigerator body; a left door body and a right door body rotatably disposed on the refrigerator body; a left door member disposed on the refrigerator body and movable between a left opening position in which the left door body is opened and a left closing position in which the left door body is allowed to be closed; a right door member disposed on the refrigerator body and movable between a right opening position in which the right door body is opened and a right closing position in which the right door body is allowed to be closed; a left pedal member connected with the right door member, corresponding to the left door body in an up and down direction and movable between a left stepping position and a left lifting position, wherein when the left pedal member moves from the left lifting position to the left stepping position, the right door member is driven to move from the right closing position to the right opening position; and a right pedal member connected with the left door member, corresponding to the right door body in the up and down direction and
  • the left door member and the left pedal member are adjacent to a right edge of the left door body, and the right door member and the right pedal member are adjacent to a left edge of the right door body.
  • the left door member is away from a left hinge and the right door member is away from a right hinge, such that the left door member and the left pedal member can be arranged compactly, the right door member and the right pedal member can be arranged compactly and it is easy for the user to open the left door body and the right door body with less effort.
  • the bracket includes: a rear frame with a L-shaped cross-section and having a first vertical portion and a first horizontal portion, and a first support plate being disposed on the first vertical portion and defining a first clamping groove and a second clamping groove; and a front frame with an inverted L-shaped cross-section and having a second vertical portion and a second horizontal portion, a second support plate being disposed on the second vertical portion and spaced from the first support plate in a right and left direction, and the second support plate defining a third clamping groove and a fourth clamping groove, in which the first shaft is pivotally fitted in the first clamping groove and the third clamping groove, the second shaft is pivotally fitted in the second clamping groove and the fourth clamping groove, a left door member window and a right door member window are formed in the second horizontal portion, a left pedal member window and a right pedal member window are formed in the second vertical portion, a free end of the left door member is extended upwards and passed through the left door member window and a free
  • a left boss is disposed on a lower surface of the left door body, and the free end of the left door member is located between the left boss and a front surface of the refrigerator body;
  • a right boss is disposed on a lower surface of the right door body, and the free end of the right door member is located between the right boss and the front surface of the refrigerator body. Therefore, the left door body and the right door body will not be damaged after having been opened for many times, thus increasing a working life of the left door body and the right door body, i.e., increasing a working life of the side-by-side refrigerator.
  • the left pedal member and the second left door arm are adjacent to a right edge of the left door body, and the right pedal member and the second right door arm are adjacent to a left edge of the right door body.
  • the left pedal member and the second left door arm are adjacent to a right edge of the left door body, and the right pedal member and the second right door arm are adjacent to a left edge of the right door body.
  • the side-by-side refrigerator 1 includes a refrigerator body 100, a left door body 200, a right door body 300, a left door member 500, a right door member 600, a left pedal member 700 and a right pedal member 800.
  • the user may step the right pedal member 800 with his foot to move the right pedal member from the right lifting position to the right stepping position, such that the right pedal member 800 may drive the left door member 500 to move from the left closing position to the left opening position so as to open the left door 200.
  • the right pedal member 800 when the right pedal member 800 is in the right lifting position, the left door member 500 is in the left closing position and the left door 200 is closed; when the right pedal member 800 is in the right stepping position, the left door member 500 is in the left opening position and the left door 200 is open.
  • the left door body 200 may be opened by stepping the right pedal member 800 and the right door body 300 may be opened by stepping the left pedal member 700, so that in the processes of opening the left door body 200 and the right door body 300, the left door body 200 and the right door body 300 will not interfere with feet or legs of the user, and thus it is easier and more convenient for the user to open the left door body 200 and the right door body 300.
  • the left door body 200 may be disposed on the refrigerator body 100 via a left hinge
  • the right door body 300 may be disposed on the refrigerator body 100 via a right hinge.
  • the side-by-side refrigerator 1 further includes a bracket 400, in which the left door member 500, the right door member 600, the left pedal member 700 and the right pedal member 800 are disposed on the bracket 400 respectively.
  • a bracket 400 By disposing the bracket 400 on the refrigerator body 100, it is easy and convenient to dispose the left door member 500, the right door member 600, the left pedal member 700 and the right pedal member 800 on the refrigerator body 100.
  • the side-by-side refrigerator 1 may further includes a first shaft 900 and a second shaft 1000.
  • the first shaft 900 and the second shaft 1000 may be pivotally disposed on the bracket 400 and be spaced from each other in the front and rear direction and in the up and down direction, the second shaft 1000 defines a left end connected with the left door member 500 and a right end connected with the right pedal member 800, and the first shaft 900 defines a right end connected with the right door member 600 and a left end connected with the left pedal member 700.
  • antiskid stripes 1100 may be formed in an upper surface of the left pedal member 700 and may also be formed in an upper surface of the right pedal member 800, such that friction forces between the user's feet and the left pedal member 700 and between the user's feet and the right pedal member 800 can be improved, thus performing a skid resistance function and further making it easier for the user to operate.
  • a space configured to receive a part of the left door member 500, a part of the right door member 600, a part of the left pedal member 700, a part of the right pedal member 800, the first shaft 900 and the second shaft 1000 is defined, such that the side-by-side refrigerator 1 has a simple and artistic appearance and the left door member 500, the right door member 600, the left pedal member 700, the right pedal member 800, the first shaft 900 and the second shaft 1000 can be protected.
  • first clamping groove 414 and the second clamping groove 415 in the first support plate 412 of the rear frame 410 and defining the third clamping groove 423 and the fourth clamping groove 424 in the second support plate 422 of the front frame 420 it is much easier to dispose the first shaft 900 and the second shaft 1000 on the bracket pivotally.
  • a rear end of the second horizontal portion 427 of the front frame 420 contacts with an upper end of the first vertical portion 411 of the rear frame 410, and a lower end of the second vertical portion 421 of the front frame 420 contacts with a front end of the horizontal portion 413 of the rear frame 410, and thus a chamber with a general rectangle shape is defined by the rear frame 410 with the L-shaped cross-section and the front frame 420 with the inverted L-shaped cross-section.
  • the first support plate 412 is disposed on a front surface of the first vertical portion 411 of the rear frame 410 (a surface of the first vertical portion 411 close to the user) and is extended forwards.
  • lower ends of the left pedal window 425 and the right pedal window 426 are open, such that it is easy to dispose the left pedal member 700 and the right pedal member 800, i.e., it is easy to dispose the left power-assisted opening mechanism and the right power-assisted opening mechanism.
  • the side-by-side refrigerator 1 further includes a bottom beam cover 1200 disposed on a bottom beam 140 of the refrigerator body 100 and formed with the front frame 420 integrally.
  • the bottom beam cover 1200 is formed with the front frame 420 by injection molding integrally, and thus the structural strength is improved, the producing process is simplified and the producing cost is reduced.
  • the side-by-side refrigerator 1 includes a first elastic member (not shown) and a second elastic member 1300.
  • the first elastic member is disposed between the left pedal member 700 and the bracket 400 and is configured to push the left pedal member 700 from the left stepping position to the left lifting position.
  • the second elastic member 1300 is disposed between the right pedal member 800 and the bracket 400 and is configured to push the right pedal member 800 to the right lifting position from the right stepping position.
  • the left boss is disposed on the lower surface of the left door body 200 detachably, and the right boss is disposed on the lower surface of the right door body 300 detachably.
  • the left boss and the right boss are damaged, they can be replaced.
  • a cost of replacing the left boss and the right boss is much less than that of replaying the left door body 200 and the right door body 300.
  • the side-by-side refrigerator 1 may further includes a first shaft 900 and a second shaft 1000.
  • the first shaft 900 and the second shaft 1000 may be pivotally disposed on the bracket 400 and be spaced from each other in the up and down direction, the second shaft 1000 is connected with the left door member 500 and defines a right end connected with the right pedal member 80, and the first shaft 900 is connected with the right door member 600 and defines a left end connected with the left pedal member 700.
  • the left door member 500 is disposed on the bracket 400 and rotated between the left opening position and the left closing position
  • the right door member 600 is disposed on the bracket 400 and rotated between the right opening position and the right closing position
  • the left pedal member 700 is rotated between the left stepping position and the left lifting position
  • the right pedal member 800 is rotated between the right stepping position and the right lifting position.
  • the first shaft 900 and the second shaft 1000 are spaced from each other both in the up and down direction, and thus the first shaft 900 and the second shaft 1000 are prevented from interfering with the left pedal member 700 and the right pedal member 800.
  • a fixed end of the left door member 500 (a lower end of the left door member 500) may be connected with a left end of the second shaft 1000, a free end of the left door member 500 (an upper end of the left door member 500) may be extended upwards and located between a lower portion of the left door body 200 and the refrigerator body 100.
  • a fixed end of the right door member 600 (a lower end of the right door member 600) may be connected with a right end of the first shaft 900, a free end of the right door member 600 (an upper end of the right door member 600) may be extended upwards and located between a lower portion of the right door body 300 and the refrigerator body 100.
  • the free end of the left door member 500 may contact with the lower portion of the left door body 200 and the free end of the right door member 600 may contact with the lower portion of the right door body 300.
  • the first shaft 900 is located below the second shaft 1000, the left compartment is a freezing chamber and the right compartment is a refrigerating chamber.
  • a left power-assisted opening mechanism consists of the left door member 500, the second shaft 1000 and the right pedal member 800, and a right power-assisted opening mechanism consists of the right door member 600, the first shaft 900 and the left pedal member 700.
  • the left door member 500, the second shaft 1000, and the right pedal member 800 are formed integrally, and the right door member 600, the first shaft 900 and the left pedal member 700 are formed integrally.
  • structural strengths of the left power-assisted opening mechanism and the right power-assisted opening mechanism can be improved, producing processes of the left power-assisted opening mechanism and the right power-assisted opening mechanism can be simplified and producing costs of the left power-assisted opening mechanism and the right power-assisted opening mechanism can be reduced.
  • the left door member 500 is adjacent to a left edge 230 of the left door body 200
  • the right door member 600 is adjacent to a right edge 330 of the right door body 300, such that the left door member 500 is adjacent to the left hinge and the right door member 600 is adjacent to the right hinge.
  • the left door body 200 can be opened with a larger angle by the left door member 500
  • the right door body 300 can be opened with a larger angle by the right door member 600.
  • the left door body 200 and the right door body 300 have larger power-assisted travels.
  • the left door body 200 can have the maximum power-assisted travel, i.e., the left door body 200 is opened with the maximum angle.
  • the right door body 300 can have the maximum power-assisted travel, i.e., the right door body 300 is opened with the maximum angle.
  • the left pedal member 700 is adjacent to the right edge 240 of the left door body 200
  • the right pedal member 800 is adjacent to the left edge 340 of the right door body 300.
  • the left door member 500 includes a first left door arm 520 and a second left door arm 530.
  • the first left door arm 520 is connected with the left end of the second shaft 1000 and is adjacent to the left edge 230 of the left door body 200 and the second left door arm 530 is connected with the second shaft 1000 and is located between the first left door arm 520 and the right pedal member 800.
  • the right door member 600 includes a first right door arm 620 and a second right door arm 630.
  • the first right door arm 620 is connected with the right end of the first shaft 900 and is adjacent to the right edge 330 of the right door body 300 and the second right door arm 630 is connected with the first shaft 900 and is located between the first right door arm 620 and the left pedal member 700.
  • each of the first left door arm 520 and the second left door arm 530 may be disposed on the bracket 400 and rotated between the left opening position and the left closing position
  • each of the first right door arm 620 and the second right door arm 630 may be disposed on the bracket 400 and rotated between the right opening position and the right closing position.
  • the user may step the right pedal member 800 with his foot to move the right pedal member 800 from the right lifting position to the right stepping position, such that the right pedal member 800 may drive the first left door arm 520 and the second left door arm 530 to move from the left closing position to the left opening position so as to open the left door 200.
  • the user may step the left pedal member 700 with his foot to move the left pedal member from the left lifting position to the left stepping position, such that the left pedal member 700 may drive the first right door arm 620 and the second right door arm 630 to move from the right closing position to the right opening position so as to open the right door 300.
  • the left door body 200 can be opened with a larger angle by the first left door arm 520 and the right door 300 can be opened with a larger angle by the first right door arm 620.
  • the left door body 200 and the right door body 300 have larger power-assisted travels.
  • the second left door arm 530 is away from to the left edge 230 of the left door body 200 and the second right door arm 630 is away from to the right edge 330 of the right door body 300 (i.e., the second left door arm 530 is away from to the left hinge and the second right door arm 630 is away to the right hinge)
  • an action point of a force acted on the left door body 200 by the second left door arm 530 is away from the left hinge
  • an action point of a force acted on the right door body 300 by the second right door arm 630 is away from the right hinge, and thus the user can open the left door 200 and the right door 300 with a little effort.
  • first left door arm 520 adjacent to the left edge 230 of the left door body 200 and disposing the second left door arm 530 away from to the left edge 230 of the left door body 200
  • first right door arm 620 adjacent to the right edge 330 of the right door body 300 and disposing the second right door arm 630 away from to the right edge 330 of the right door body 300
  • first right door arm 620 adjacent to the right edge 330 of the right door body 300
  • second right door arm 630 away from to the right edge 330 of the right door body 300, not only the user can open the right door 300 with a little effort, but also the right door body 300 can have a larger power-assisted travel.
  • the second left door arm 530 contacts with the left door body 200 and the first left door arm 520 is spaced from the left door body 200 with a certain distance (such as 3mm to 20mm, preferably 10mm); in the right closing position, the second right door arm 630 contacts with the right door body 300 and the first right door arm 620 is spaced from the right door body 300 with a certain distance (such as 3mm to 20mm, preferably 10mm).
  • the first left door arm 520 and the second left door arm 530 are rotated forwards (i.e., swung forwards). Since the second left door arm 530 contacts with the left door body 200, the left door body 200 is opened with a certain angle (such as 3 degrees to 5 degrees) by the second left door arm 530, and thus the left door 200 is beyond a magnetism scope of a door gasket.
  • the second left door arm 530 separates from the left door body 200 and the first left door body contacts with the left door body 200 so as to continuously open the left door body 200 (at the moment, the left door 200 has been beyond the magnetism scope of the door gasket and has a certain initial velocity, and thus the left door body 200 has a small opening resistance), until the first left door arm 520 separates from the left door body 200.
  • the left door body 200 can be opened with an angle of 5 degrees to 20 degrees and even be opened with an angle larger than 90 degrees by means of inertance thereof.
  • the process of opening the right door body 300 is the same with that of opening the left door body 200 and is omitted herein.
  • the left pedal member 700 and the second left door arm 530 may be adjacent to the right edge 240 of the left door body 200, and the right pedal member 800 and the second right door arm 630 may be adjacent to left edge 340 of the right door body 300.
  • the force acted on the left door body 200 by the second left door arm 530 has the longest force arm, and thus the user can open the left door body 200 with a little effort.
  • the force acted on the right door body 300 by the second right door arm 630 has the longest force arm, and thus the user can open the right door body 300 with a little effort.
  • the left pedal member 700 in a position adjacent to the right edge 240 of the left door body 200 and disposing the right pedal member 800 in a position adjacent to the left edge 340 of the right door body 300, the left pedal member 700, the second left door arm 530, the right pedal member 800 and the second right door arm 630 can be arranged compactly.
  • the first left door arm 520, the second left door arm 530, the first right door arm 620 and the second right door arm 630 may be configured as rods.
  • the left pedal member 700 includes a left support rod 720 connected with the left end of the first shaft 900 and a left pedal 730 disposed on the left support rod 720
  • the right pedal member 800 includes a right support rod 820 connected with the right end of the second shaft 1000 and a right pedal 830 disposed on the right support rod 820.
  • the first left door arm 520, the second shaft 1000 and the right support rod 820 are formed integrally
  • the first right door arm 620, the first shaft 900 and the left support rod 720 are formed integrally.
  • the left pedal member 700 and the right pedal member 800 have artistic appearances, and the contact areas between the user's feet and the right pedal member 800 and the left pedal member 700 are increased, such that it is easier for the user to step the right pedal member 800 and the left pedal member 700.
  • antiskid stripes may be formed in an upper surface of the left pedal 730 and may also be formed in an upper surface of the right pedal 830, such that friction forces between the user's feet and the left pedal 730 and between the user's feet and the right pedal 830 can be improved, thus performing a skid resistance function and further making it easier for the user to operate.
  • the first left door arm 520, the second shaft 1000 and the right support rod 820 are made of a steel bar with a diameter of 8mm by bending, and a first end of the steel bar is bent forwards with an angle of 90 degrees so as to from the right support rod 820, and a second end of the steel bar is bent upwards with an angle of 90 degrees so as to form the first left door arm 520.
  • the first right door arm 620, the first shaft 900 and the left support rod 720 also are made of a steel bar with a diameter of 8mm by bending, and a manufacturing method thereof is the same with that in above descriptions.
  • the second left door arm 530 and the second right door arm 630 are made of steel, and the second left door arm 530 is welded on the second shaft 1000 and the second right door arm 630 is welded on the first shaft 900.
  • the first left door arm 520 and the second left door arm 530 are oriented in the up and down direction; in the right closing position, the first right door arm 620 and the second right door arm 630 are oriented in the up and down direction.
  • the left support rod 720 and the left pedal 730 are oriented in a front and rear position; in the right lifting position, the right support rod 820 and the right pedal 830 are oriented in the front and rear direction.
  • the second shaft 1000 is orthogonal to each of the first left door arm 520, the second left door arm 530, the right support rod 820 and the right pedal 830, and the first shaft 900 is orthogonal to each of the first right door arm 620, the second right door arm 630, the left support rod 720 and the left pedal 730.
  • a first left boss 250 and a second left boss 260 are disposed on a lower surface 220 of the left door body 200, a free end 521 of the first left door arm 520 is located between the first left boss 250 and a front surface 110 of the refrigerator body 100, and a free end 531 of the second left door arm 530 is located between the second left boss 260 and the front surface 110 of the refrigerator body 100.
  • a first right boss 350 and a second right boss 360 are disposed on a lower surface 320 of the right door body 300, a free end 621 of the first right door arm 620 is located between the first right boss 360 and the front surface 110 of the refrigerator body 100, and a free end 631 of the second right door arm 630 is located between the second right boss 360 and the front surface 110 of the refrigerator body 100.
  • the first left door arm 520 applies a force to the first left boss 250 and the second left door arm 530 applies a force to the second left boss 260
  • the first right door arm 620 applies a force to the first right boss 350
  • the second right door arm 630 applies a force to the second right boss 360.
  • the first left boss 250 and the second left boss 260 are prevented from applying a force to the left door body 200 directly; by disposing the first right boss 350 and the second left door boss 360 on the lower surface 320 of the right door body 300, the first right door arm 620 and the second left door arm 630 are prevented from applying a force to the right door body 300 directly. Therefore, the left door body 200 and the right door body 300 will not be damaged after having been opened for many times, thus increasing a working life of the left door body 200 and the right door body 300, i.e., increasing a working life of the side-by-side refrigerator 1.
  • the first left boss 250 and the second left boss 260 are disposed on the lower surface 220 of the left door body 200 detachably, and the first right boss 350 and the second right boss 360 are disposed on the lower surface 320 of the right door body 300 detachably.
  • the first left boss 250, the second left boss 260, the first right boss 350 and the second right boss 360 are damaged, they can be replaced.
  • a cost of replacing the first left boss 250, the second left boss 260, the first right boss 350 and the second right boss 360 is much less than that of replaying the left door body 200 and the right door body 300.
  • the second left door arm 530 contacts with the second left boss 260 and the first left door arm 520 is spaced from the first left boos 250 with a certain distance (such as 3mm-20mm, preferably 10mm); in the right closing position, the second right door arm 630 contacts with the second right boss 360 and the first right door arm 620 is spaced from the first right boss 350 with a certain distance (such as 3mm-20mm, preferably 10mm).
  • the bracket 400 includes a first support 470, a second support 480 and a third support 490.
  • the first support 470 is located below the left door body 200 and is adjacent to the left edge 230 of the left door body 200.
  • the second support 480 is located below the left door body 200 and/or the right door body 300.
  • the third support 490 is located below the right door body 300 and is adjacent to the right edge 330 of the right door body 300.
  • the right end of the first shaft 900 is supported on the third support 490
  • the left end of the second shaft 1000 is supported on the first support 470
  • the left end of the first shaft 900 and the right end of the second shaft 1000 are supported on the second support 480.
  • each of the first support 470, the second support 480 and the third support 490 includes a third vertical portion and a third horizontal portion.
  • the third vertical portion is disposed on a front surface of the bottom beam 140 of the refrigerator body 100, and a first shaft hole 481 and a second shaft hole 482 penetrated through the third vertical portion in the left and right direction are spaced from each other in the up and down direction.
  • the third horizontal portion is disposed on a lower face of the refrigerator body 100, and a front edge of the third horizontal portion is connected with a lower edge of the third vertical portion.
  • the side-by-side refrigerator 1 further includes a first reinforcer, a second reinforcer and a third reinforcer.
  • the first reinforcer, the second reinforcer and the third reinforcer may be disposed on a rear surface of the bottom beam 140 of the refrigerator body 100 and spaced from one another.
  • the first support 470 may be disposed on the bottom beam 140 of the refrigerator body 100 and the first reinforcer by a first fastener.
  • the second support 480 may be disposed on the bottom beam 140 of the refrigerator body 100 and the second reinforcer by a second fastener.
  • the third support 490 may be disposed on the bottom beam 140 of the refrigerator body 100 and the third reinforcer by a third fastener.
  • first reinforcer By disposing the first reinforcer, the second reinforcer and the third reinforcer, the first support 470, the second support 480, the third support 490 can be disposed on the bottom beam 140 of the refrigerator body 100 stably and can bear larger forces.
  • the first fastener, the second fastener and the third fastener may be screws.
  • the side-by-side refrigerator 1 further includes a decoration cover 1400 disposed on the bottom beam 140 of the refrigerator body 100.
  • a first gap 1411 and a second gap 1422 are formed in a rear edge of an upper surface 1410 of the decoration cover 1400, and a third gap 1421 and a fourth gap 1422 are formed in a lower edge of a front surface 1420 of the decoration cover 1400.
  • the free end 510 of the left door member 500 is extended upwards and passed through the first gap 1411
  • the free end 610 of the right door member 600 is extended upwards and passed through the second gap 1412
  • the free end 710 of the left pedal member 700 is extended forwards and passed through the third gap 1421
  • the free end 810 of the right pedal member 800 is extended forwards and passed through the fourth gap 1422.
  • the decoration cover 1400 By disposing the decoration cover 1400 on the bottom beam 140 of the refrigerator body 100, the left door member 500, the right door member 600, the left pedal member 700 and the right pedal member 800 can be covered up, thus providing an artistic appearance with the side-by-side refrigerator 1.
  • a first opening 1423 and a second opening 1424 are formed in the decoration cover 1400.
  • the free end 521 of the first left door arm 520 is extended upwards and passed through the first gap 1411
  • the free end 531 of the second left door arm 530 is extended upwards and institutions through the first opening 1423
  • the free end 621 of the first right door arm 620 is extended upwards and passed through the second gap 1412
  • the free end 632 of the second right door arm 630 is extended upwards and passed through the second opening 1424.

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