CN104422236B

CN104422236B - Door and refrigerating appliance for refrigerating appliance

Info

Publication number: CN104422236B
Application number: CN201310385402.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 阿尔佛雷德·拉布; 丁玉磊; 林志刚; 丁渊; 宋继聪
Original assignee: BSH Electrical Appliances Jiangsu Co Ltd
Current assignee: BSH Electrical Appliances Jiangsu Co Ltd
Priority date: 2013-08-29
Filing date: 2013-08-29
Publication date: 2018-08-21
Anticipated expiration: 2033-08-29
Also published as: EP2843331A2; EP2843331A3; CN104422236A; EP2843331B1

Abstract

The present invention is about a kind of door and refrigerating appliance for refrigerating appliance.Door（1）Including door body（2）And at least one it is connected to door body（2）Ornamental strip（4）.Door body（2）Including foreboard（211）, door lining（22）, a pair of side plates（212）, upper end cover（23）, bottom end cover（24）And the insulated space surrounded by these components.Ornamental strip（4）It is connected to corresponding side plate（212）.According to the present invention, upper end cover（23）And bottom end cover（24）One of include protrude from side plate in the horizontal（212）Position-arresting part（238）, ornamental strip（4）One end terminal surface（45）With position-arresting part（238）It abuts, ornamental strip（4）The other end from it is horizontal look up covering upper end cover（23）And bottom end cover（24）In another at least partly side end face（249）.

Description

Door for a refrigeration device and refrigeration device

[ technical field ]

The present invention relates to a door for a refrigerator and a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a door for a refrigerator including a door body and a decorative strip attached to the door body, and a refrigerator having the same.

[ background art ]

CN201203325Y discloses a refrigerator door with a decorative strip, which is connected to the edge of the refrigerator door. The trim strip extends substantially from the upper end to the lower end of the refrigerator door.

Due to the objective presence of manufacturing tolerances, the trim strip may extend beyond the end of the door body and/or may have a large gap with the end of the refrigerator door after being attached to the door body. This not only increases the difficulty of assembling the refrigerator door but also causes a defect in the appearance of the refrigerator door.

[ summary of the invention ]

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the above-mentioned problems, and to providing a door for a refrigeration appliance, which is easy to assemble and can reduce appearance defects, and a refrigeration appliance having the same.

The above object is achieved by the features of the independent claims. Preferred embodiments of the invention are the subject of the figures, the description and the dependent claims.

One aspect of the invention relates to a door for a refrigeration appliance, comprising a door body and at least one decorative strip connected to the door body; the door body comprises a front plate, a door liner, a pair of side plates, an upper end cover, a lower end cover and a heat insulation space enclosed by the front plate, the door liner, the pair of side plates, the upper end cover and the lower end cover; the decorative strips are connected to the corresponding side plates; characterized in that one of the upper end cover and the lower end cover comprises a stop portion protruding from the side plate in the transverse direction, a distal end surface of one end of the decorative strip abuts against the stop portion, and the other end of the decorative strip covers at least part of a side end surface of the other of the upper end cover and the lower end cover when viewed in the transverse direction.

Therefore, when the decorative strip is connected to the door body, one end of the decorative strip can be stopped/positioned through the stopping part, and meanwhile, the length of the decorative strip can be properly increased during design, so that the other end of the decorative strip covers at least one part of the corresponding side end face of the other end cover, therefore, the assembly difficulty of the decorative strip is conveniently reduced, the technical problem that gaps are formed between the two ends of the decorative strip and the end covers is favorably solved, the appearance quality of the door is favorably improved, and the decorative strip can be realized on the premise that the requirement of manufacturing tolerance is not increased.

It should be understood that the refrigerator appliance of the present invention may include an electric appliance such as a refrigerator, a wine chest, a freezer, etc. for storing an article to be cooled.

The decorative strip may cover the entire or at least a part of the wall thickness of the lateral end face in the longitudinal direction.

In the case of an embodiment in which the decorative strip covers the entire width of the side plate, the stop can be provided over the entire width of the respective end cap, and in the case of an embodiment in which the decorative strip covers only a partial width of the side plate, the stop is correspondingly provided only in the respective width range of the respective end cap.

The decorative strip can only partially or completely cover the side panel, and can also partially or completely cover the side panel and at least partially cover the front panel.

The front plate and the side plates can be integrally formed, for example, the front plate and the side plates are integrally formed by sheet metal parts; the front and side panels may also be separately manufactured (e.g., from different materials and/or manufactured by different processes) and then assembled together.

The door body can comprise an insulating foaming layer positioned in the insulating space, and can also comprise inert gas filled in the insulating space, and the insulating space can also be vacuum.

The decorative strip can be adhered or clamped on the door body, and can also be fixed on the door body through fixing pieces such as screws and the like.

In one possible embodiment, the stopper portion may be provided on the upper end cover, and a lower end of the decorative strip covers the at least part of the side end surface as viewed in the lateral direction. Thus, even if the lower end of the trim strip is not aligned with the bottom surface of the lower end cap due to manufacturing tolerances, it has a limited effect on the appearance of the door.

In one possible embodiment, at least part of the side end face of the other of the upper end cover and the lower end cover is approximately flush with the corresponding side plate or protrudes out of the side plate for adhering the decorative strip to the thickness of the adhesive strip of the side plate.

In one possible embodiment, the door may comprise a sheet metal door panel comprising said front panel and said side panels bent back from the longitudinal sides of said front panel.

In one possible embodiment, the side panel includes a handle portion and a rear side panel portion connected to a rear side of the handle portion, and the decorative strip is connected to the handle portion.

In one possible embodiment, the stop is part of a base wall of the upper or lower end cap, the stop having a reduced wall thickness compared to a main body portion of the base wall. This is advantageous in that the coverage of the trim strip in the longitudinal direction is increased, so that the appearance of the door can be improved.

In one possible embodiment, a trim panel is included that is adhered to the front side of the front panel, the trim strip being located entirely behind the trim panel.

In one possible embodiment, a trim panel is included that is attached to the front panel, the trim strip being located entirely behind the trim panel.

In one possible embodiment, the front end of the trim strip has a hook portion that laterally covers and extends between the connecting curved surface connecting the front panel and the side panel and the trim panel.

In one possible embodiment, the decorative strip has a constant and substantially L-shaped cross section, and includes a first plate portion substantially perpendicular to the front panel and a second plate portion bent inward from a rear side of the first plate portion, and a bonding strip for bonding the decorative strip and the side panel is provided between the first plate portion and the side panel.

Another aspect of the invention relates to a refrigerator comprising a refrigerator door as claimed in any one of the above.

The construction of the present invention and other objects and advantages thereof will be more apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[ description of the drawings ]

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention. Wherein,

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a door for a refrigeration appliance according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic exploded view of a door for a refrigeration appliance in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic exploded view of a door body according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic partial perspective view of an upper end cap in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic partial perspective view of a lower end cap in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line I-I in FIG. 1;

fig. 7 is a bottom view of a decorative strip in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic enlarged partial view of portion A of FIG. 1 taken along line II-II;

fig. 9 is a schematic partial enlarged view of a section B in fig. 1 taken along the direction II-II.

[ detailed description of the invention ]

Fig. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of a door 1 for a refrigeration appliance according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The door 1 is connected to a cabinet (not shown) of a refrigeration appliance (not shown) to close at least a portion of a storage compartment or at least one storage compartment within the cabinet. In this embodiment the door 1 may be pivotally connected to the cabinet, in an alternative embodiment the door may be slidably connected to the cabinet.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the door 1 includes a door body 2, a decorative panel 3 attached to a front side of the door body 2, and a pair of decorative strips 4 attached to respective sides of the door body 2. The decorative panel 3 is made of tempered glass in this embodiment.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the door body 2 includes a door panel 21, a door liner 22, an upper end cap 23, a lower end cap 24, and a thermal insulation layer 25 (shown in fig. 6 and 8) located in a space surrounded by the door panel 21, the door liner 22, the upper end cap 23, and the lower end cap 24.

The door panel 21 is a sheet metal member and includes a front panel 211 and a pair of side panels 212 respectively extending from a corresponding longitudinal side of the front panel 211 in a bent manner. The door liner 22 is coupled to the rear end of the side plate 212 at a predetermined interval from the front plate 211. The rear end of the side plate 212 may include a connection plate portion 2123 bent inward and substantially parallel to the front plate 211, and the door liner 22 is connected to the connection plate portion 2123.

The upper and lower caps 23 and 24 are attached to the upper and lower ends of the door panel 21 and the door liner 22, respectively, and have substantially the same attachment structure as the door panel 21, and thus technical features having the same function and/or structure will be referred to by the same technical terms while using different reference numerals in the following description.

As shown in fig. 3, 4 and 5, the upper and lower caps 23 and 24 have base walls 230 and 240 extending laterally, respectively, and the base walls 230 and 240 form top and bottom walls of the door 1, respectively. The upper and lower caps 23 and 24 further include front coupling edges 231 and 241, respectively, coupled to the corresponding base walls 230 and 240 and extending in a vertical plane, and a pair of insertion grooves 232 and 242 at corresponding one side ends. The front connecting edges 231, 241 respectively constitute at least part of the front surfaces of the upper end cap 23 and the lower end cap 24 and are located in the same vertical plane. One pair of slots 232 is located at the left and right ends of the upper cover 23, open downward and parallel to the side plate 212, and the other pair of slots 242 is located at the left and right ends of the lower cover 24, open upward and parallel to the side plate 212. The upper and lower caps 23 and 24 respectively include vertically extending ribs 233 and 243 connected to side ends of the corresponding base walls 230 and 240, the ribs 233 and 243 forming outer groove walls of the corresponding insertion grooves 232 and 242.

The base walls 230, 240 of the upper and lower caps 23, 24, respectively, extend forwardly slightly beyond the front surface of the respective front connecting edges 231, 241 to form upper and lower stops 234, 244.

When assembled, the inner surfaces of the upper and lower edge portions of the front panel 211 respectively overlap the front surfaces of the front connecting edges 231, 241 of the upper and lower covers 23, 24, and the upper and lower edge portions of each side panel 212 are inserted into the corresponding slots 232, 242 of the upper and lower covers 23, 24, as shown in fig. 6. In addition, the upper and lower end surfaces of the front plate 211 may be restricted by the upper and lower stoppers 234 and 244 to restrict the movement of the front plate 211 in the longitudinal direction. Thus, the door panel 21 is fixed to the upper end cover 23 and the lower end cover 24.

As shown in fig. 4 to 6, in this embodiment, the insertion grooves 232 and 242 are provided only at the rear portions of the upper and lower caps 23 and 24, respectively, and the front portions of the upper and lower caps 23 and 24 include side connection edges 235 and 245 connected to the respective front connection edges 231 and 241. The side plate 212 includes a substantially L-shaped handle portion 2121 connected to the front plate 211 and a side plate rear portion 2122 connected to a rear side of the handle portion 2121 and extending rearward. The side connecting edges 235, 245 have a similar sectional shape to the handle portion 2121, and the inner surfaces of the upper and lower edge portions of the handle portion 2121 are respectively overlapped with the corresponding side connecting edges 235, 245, and the upper and lower ends of the rear portion 2122 of the side plate are inserted into the insertion grooves 232, 242. The trim 4 is connected to the grip portion 2121 and covers upper and lower edge portions of the grip portion 2121.

As shown in fig. 2, the upper and lower edge portions of the front plate 211 include a plurality of inwardly recessed portions 2115, respectively, and the upper and lower caps 23 and 24 include support ribs 236 and 246, respectively, inserted into the respective recessed portions 2115. The support ribs 236, 246 are connected to the respective base walls 230, 240 and are disposed substantially parallel to the front panel 211.

The support ribs 236, 246 are adjacent to the front connecting edges 231, 241 and are spaced apart from the front connecting edges 231, 241 by a gap G to facilitate insertion of the support ribs 236, 246 into the recess 2115. The upper and lower edge portions of the front plate 211 are respectively caught in the gap G. When assembled, the front surfaces of the support ribs 236, 246 do not extend beyond the front surface of the front plate 211.

In the foaming process, a foaming agent is injected into a door panel assembly formed of the door panel 21, the upper end cap 23 and the lower end cap 24, and then the door liner 22 is attached to the door panel containing the foaming agent, and the door panel 21, the upper end cap 23, the lower end cap 24 and the door liner 22 are closely combined with a thermal insulation layer 25 formed of the foaming agent.

As shown in fig. 6, the decorative panel 3 is attached to the door 2 by the first attaching device 6. The application means 6 is preferably an adhesive tape. The first attaching means 6 are distributed along four edge portions of the front plate 211, and the decorative panel 3 is attached to the front plate 211 by the first attaching means 6.

The trim strip 4 may be an extruded piece of aluminium which is attached to the side panel 212, integrally located behind the trim panel 3. The trim 4 covers upper and lower edge portions of the grip portion 2121 and extends substantially over the entire height of the grip portion 2121.

In this embodiment, the trim strip 4 is attached to the handle portion 2121. An adhesive strip 63, such as double-sided adhesive tape, is provided between the decorative strip 4 and the handle portion 2121 to secure the decorative strip 4 to the handle portion 2121.

As shown in fig. 6 and 7, the trim strip 4 has a constant, substantially L-shaped cross section. Each trim strip 4 includes a first plate portion 42 substantially perpendicular to the front plate and a second plate portion 43 bent inward from the rear side of the first plate portion 42. The adhesive tape 63 is provided between the first plate section 42 and the side plate 212.

As shown in fig. 8 and 9, the base wall 230 of the upper end cap 23 projects laterally beyond the grip portion 2121 to form a side stopper portion 238 for positioning the decorative strip 4 when the decorative strip 4 is attached. The base wall 240 of the lower cap 24 is shorter than the side stoppers 238, and in one embodiment, a side end surface 249 of the base wall 240 of the lower cap 24 corresponding to a front portion of the handle portion 2121 may slightly protrude from the side plate 212, and when the adhesive strip 63 (not shown in fig. 8 and 9) is adhered to the side plate 212, a step between the base wall 240 and the side plate 212 is compensated. In an alternative embodiment, side end faces 249 may also be substantially flush with side plates 212, or even more inboard than side plates 212.

The upper end surface 45 of the trim strip 4 is positioned in the longitudinal direction against the lower surface of the stopper portion 238, the lower end of the trim strip 4 covers the side end surface 249 of the base wall 240 of the lower end cap 24 corresponding to the front portion of the grip portion 2121, and the lower end surface 46 is located on the front side of the front end surface 249 and exposed to the outside.

The side stop 238 is a portion of the horizontal base wall 230 of the upper end cap 23, and the side stop 238 has a reduced wall thickness as compared to the main portion of the base wall 230. Specifically, the wall thickness of the side stopper portion 238 is smaller than the wall thickness of the base wall 230 at the rear of the rear side of the trim strip 4, and is also smaller than the wall thickness of the central region of the base wall 230. The side end surface 249 may have a reduced height as in the image side stopper 238.

As shown in fig. 6 and 8, the front end of the trim 4 has a hook 41 bent inward, and the hook 41 covers the connecting curved surface 213 between the side panel 212 and the front panel 211 and extends between the connecting curved surface 213 and the trim panel 3 as viewed in the lateral direction.

The inner surface and the outer surface of the hook 41 facing the door panel 21 are connected to the ends, and the radius of curvature of the inner surface is smaller than that of the outer surface, and the hook 41 is tapered.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the door body 2 includes a system housing 8 for accommodating the operation and/or display unit 7, and the system housing 8 has an accommodating space 80 for accommodating the operation and/or display unit 7. The front plate 211 has an opening 2116 and a flange 2117 extending rearward from an edge of the opening 2116, and the system housing 8 has a connection slot (not shown) that receives the flange 2117. With the insertion of the cuff 2117 into the attachment slot, the system housing 8 may be secured to the rear side of the front panel 211 prior to the foaming process. The burring 2117 is provided along left and right edges and a lower edge of the opening 2116, and an upper edge of the opening 2116 is not provided with the burring, so that the operating and/or display unit 7 can be smoothly inserted into the accommodating space 80.

The door body 2 has a passage 91 communicating with the accommodating space 80. The inlet of the passage 91 is located on the upper end cover 23, and extends from the upper end cover 23 to above the accommodating space 80. The upper end cap 23 includes a hollow connection block 9 formed with a passage 91 and connected to one end of the system housing 8.

The joining table 9 protrudes more downward than the front joining edge 231 and the front surfaces thereof are located in the same plane, so that the front surface of the joining table 9 can also be joined to the inner surface of the front plate 211. A pair of support ribs 236 are provided adjacent to respective sides of the joining station 9. A second bonding means 92 is provided between the front surface of the connecting table 9 and the front plate 211 to prevent the foaming liquid from leaking between the connecting table 9 and the front plate 211. The second adhesive means 92 is, for example, an adhesive tape.

The various embodiments of the individual components described in connection with fig. 1 to 9 may be combined with each other in any given way to achieve the advantages of the invention. In addition, the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiments, and other means than those shown may be generally used as long as the same effects are obtained.

Claims

1. A door (1) for a refrigeration appliance comprises a door body (2) and at least one decorative strip (4) connected to the door body (2); the door body (2) comprises a front plate (211), a door liner (22), a pair of side plates (212), an upper end cover (23), a lower end cover (24) and a heat insulation space enclosed by the front plate (211), the door liner (22), the pair of side plates (212), the upper end cover (23) and the lower end cover (24), wherein the heat insulation space is provided with a heat insulation layer (25) formed by a foaming agent or inert gas filled in the heat insulation space or vacuum; the decorative strips (4) are connected to the corresponding side plates (212);

characterized in that one of the upper end cover (23) and the lower end cover (24) comprises a stop portion (238) protruding from the side plate (212) in the transverse direction, a distal end face (45) of one end of the decorative strip (4) abuts against the stop portion (238), and the other end of the decorative strip (4) covers at least part of a side end face (249) of the other of the upper end cover (23) and the lower end cover (24) in the transverse direction.

2. A door as claimed in claim 1, wherein said stop portion (238) is provided on said upper end cap (23), and a lower end of said decorative strip (4) covers said at least part of said side end face (249) as viewed in a lateral direction.

3. A door as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least part of the lateral end face (249) of the other of said upper and lower end caps (23, 24) is substantially flush with the corresponding side panel (212) or protrudes from said side panel (212) by the thickness of an adhesive strip for adhering said decorative strip (4) to said side panel (212).

4. The door according to claim 1, comprising a sheet metal door panel (21), wherein the door panel (21) comprises the front panel (211) and the side panel (212), and wherein the side panel (212) is bent back from a longitudinal side of the front panel (211).

5. A door as claimed in claim 1, wherein said side panel (212) comprises a handle portion (2121) and a rear side panel portion (2122) connected to a rear side of the handle portion (2121), said trim strip (4) being connected to said handle portion (2121).

6. The door according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the stopper (238) is a portion of a base wall (230) of the upper or lower end cap (23, 24), the stopper (238) having a reduced wall thickness compared to a main portion of the base wall (230).

7. A door as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized by comprising a trim panel (3) adhered to the front side of the front panel (211), the trim strip (4) being located entirely behind the trim panel (3).

8. A door as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that the decorative strip (4) has a hook (41) at its front end, said hook (41) laterally covering a curved connecting surface (213) connecting the front panel (211) and the side panel (212) and projecting between said curved connecting surface (213) and the decorative panel (3).

9. A door as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein said trim strip (4) has a constant and substantially L-shaped cross section, comprising a first panel portion (42) substantially perpendicular to said front panel (211) and a second panel portion (43) bent inwardly from the rear side of said first panel portion (42), an adhesive strip (63) for adhering said trim strip (4) and said side panel (212) being provided between said first panel portion (42) and said side panel (212).

10. A refrigeration appliance comprising a door as claimed in any preceding claim.