CN105571247B - Door and refrigerator for refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is about a kind of door and refrigerator for refrigerator.Door (1) includes electric appliance mould group (15)；It accommodates shell (13), has for accommodating electric appliance mould group (15) at least part of accommodation space (131)；Cover the front shroud (141) of accommodation space (131).Suggestion according to the present invention, the rear side of front shroud (141) have the interconnecting piece (5) for protruding into and accommodating shell (13), and interconnecting piece (5) has the first hole (51)；Accommodating shell (13) has the second hole (61) corresponding with the first hole (51)；Fixing piece (7) is located at the rear of front shroud (141) and connect with the first hole (51) and the second hole (61) and interconnecting piece (5) is fixed on receiving shell (13).

Description

Door for refrigerator and refrigerator

[ technical field ]

The present invention relates to a door for a refrigerator and a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator door having a handle groove and a household refrigerator having the same.

[ background art ]

JP4050120B discloses a refrigerator, the door of which is provided with a handle groove and a grip portion facing the handle groove. The front side of the gripper portion is covered by a detachable front panel. When a user opens the door, some fingers extend into the handle groove to grab the grabbing hand part to force the door to open, and some fingers (such as a thumb) touch/force the front panel in the process, for example, the fingers can press on the front panel, so that the front panel is easy to deform, and even an extreme condition that the front panel falls off from the door can occur.

[ summary of the invention ]

It is an object of the present invention to overcome at least one of the technical problems of the prior art and to provide an improved door for a refrigerator and a refrigerator.

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.

An aspect of the present invention relates to a door for a refrigerator. The door comprises an electrical appliance module; the accommodating shell is provided with an accommodating space for accommodating at least one part of the electrical appliance module; a front cover plate covering the accommodating space; the rear side of the front cover plate is provided with a connecting part extending into the accommodating shell, and the connecting part is provided with a first hole; the accommodating case has a second hole corresponding to the first hole; and the fixing piece is positioned at the rear part of the front cover plate, is connected with the first hole and the second hole and fixes the connecting part to the accommodating shell.

Thus, the front cover plate can be firmly fixed to the receiving case by the fixing member. On the other hand, since the fixing member is located behind the front cover plate and fixes the connecting portion connected to the rear side of the front cover plate to the accommodating case, the fixing member does not have to be exposed to the front side of the front cover plate, and thus an additional part for covering the fixing member is not necessary.

In one embodiment, the appliance module may be a user interface appliance module. The appliance module may include an input unit for receiving a user input instruction and/or an output unit for displaying information to a user. For example, the electrical module may include a touch unit to receive a touch instruction of a user. In an alternative embodiment, the user interface electrical module may also receive the user's command through other input devices such as keys.

The door may have one or more fixing members to fix the corresponding connecting portion to the receiving case.

When the door is mounted on the refrigerator, the front cover is exposed to the front side of the door. Besides the electrical module, the rear side of the front cover plate can also be provided with a handle groove and a handle part. In an alternative embodiment it is also possible that the handle/grip of the door is provided separately from the front cover plate.

Other features which are considered as characteristic for the invention, individually or in combination with other features, are set forth in the following appended claims.

In one possible embodiment, the fixing member is at least substantially parallel to the front cover plate. For example, the fastening elements are completely parallel to the front cover or the fastening elements are substantially parallel to the front cover. In this way, it is particularly facilitated for the fastening means on the rear side of the front cover plate to be connected to the connecting portion and the receiving housing.

In a preferred embodiment, the fastening element is screwed to the first and/or second bore, which particularly facilitates the mounting and dismounting of the fastening element, although other mechanical fastening means are also possible.

In one possible embodiment, the door includes a flange bent backward from one side of the front cover plate, and the fixing member is spaced apart from the flange.

In one possible embodiment, the flange is connected to the receiving housing by a plug connection in the front-rear direction of the door.

In one possible embodiment, the handle comprises a handle slot adjacent to the accommodating space and a partition wall separating the handle slot and the accommodating space, and the fixing piece is connected with the connecting part through the partition wall.

In a possible embodiment, the second aperture is located on the partition wall. In another possible embodiment, the partition wall may have a third hole, and the fixing member may be inserted into the third hole, the first hole, and the second hole in this order.

In one possible embodiment, the connection is located between the electrical module and the partition.

In one possible embodiment, the handle slot is located within the containment case.

In one possible embodiment, the handle groove comprises a handle part positioned in front of the handle groove, and the front cover plate covers the handle part.

In one possible embodiment, the receiving case includes a fixing wall located in the receiving space and extending toward the front cover, and the second hole is provided on the fixing wall. The fixing wall may be integrally formed on the receiving case or may be separately constructed and then mounted on the receiving case.

In one possible embodiment, a plurality of snap structures are formed between the receiving case and at least one edge of the front cover plate.

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

It is to be understood that the present invention can be applied to various differently configured refrigerators, and should not be limited to the preferred embodiments disclosed herein. For example, the present invention may be applied to a side-by-side refrigerator having a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber which are distributed side by side, to a refrigerator having a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber which are distributed up and down, and to a refrigerator having the same storage chamber closed by a pair of doors.

The storage compartment of the refrigerator may be used for storing food and/or wine, for example the refrigerator may have at least one storage compartment purely for storing wine. The door may be a rotatable door pivotally coupled to the main body of the refrigerator, or a drawer-type door slidably coupled to the main body. The door may close one or more storage compartments of the refrigerator and may also close a portion of one or more storage compartments.

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 partial perspective view of a refrigerator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic partial perspective view of a door in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic partial perspective view of a door according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention with the front panel removed;

FIG. 4 is a schematic partial perspective view of a front panel in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic partial sectional view along B-B in fig. 2.

[ detailed description of the invention ]

Fig. 1 illustrates a schematic perspective view of a refrigerator 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 1, the refrigerator 100 includes a main body 5 having a first storage chamber (not shown) and a second storage chamber (not shown) disposed side by side. The refrigerator 100 further includes a pair of half doors 1, 1' connected to the main body 5 to close the respective storage compartments, respectively.

The door 1 has an insulating layer 17 (fig. 5) between the door panel 11 and the inner liner (not shown). Referring to fig. 2 in conjunction with fig. 1, the door 1 has an integrated operation center 6. The operation center 6 includes a user interface 61 and a handle slot 132 integrated into the operation center 6. When the door 1 is opened or closed, a user's hand may extend into the handle groove 132.

The operation center 6 may further include a recess 133, and the user's hand enters the handle groove 132 through the recess 133. The recess 133 is opened to the front surface 101 and the side surface 102 of the door 1 to be exposed to the front and right sides of the door 1, and thus is accessible from the front and right sides of the door 1.

The operation center 6 is provided on the side of the door 1 opposite to the other door 1'. In this embodiment, the door 1' also has a recess and a handle slot (not shown) accessible from the recess. The depressions of a pair of doors 1, 1' are oppositely disposed and may have the same length.

The user interface 61 is arranged to accept input from a user and/or to output information to a user. The user interface 61 includes a front panel 14 and an appliance module 15 located behind the front panel 14.

The appliance module 15 may include an output unit to output information (e.g., setting information about the refrigerator 100 and/or food stored in the refrigerator 100, or information unrelated to the refrigerator such as video/photos) to a user and/or an input unit to receive a user's instruction.

The front panel 14 may include a plurality of touch areas 14a and/or display areas 14b indicated by touch indicia. The electrical module 14 may include a touch unit to receive an instruction input by a user through operating the touch area 14a and/or the display area 14 b.

The door 1 includes a receiving space 131 depressed rearward to receive the electrical module 15. The receiving space 131, the handle groove 132 and the recess 133 may be located in the same receiving case 13. The accommodating case 13 is connected to the door panel 11, and the rear side thereof is tightly fixed to the insulation layer 17.

The front panel 14 is attached to the accommodating case 13. In the present embodiment, the front panel 14 does not contact the heat insulating layer 17 of the door 1, so that it can be detached from the door 1 without damaging the door 1.

The grip portion 135 may be integrally formed on the accommodating case 13. The grip portion 13 may have embedded therein a reinforcing insert 1353.

Referring to fig. 2-5, also covered by the front panel 14 is a grip portion 135 located forward of the handle slot 132. When a user's hand is inserted into the handle groove 132, fingers positioned in the handle groove 132 may be pulled on the grip portion 135.

The front panel 14 includes a front cover 141 covering the receiving space 131 and a flange 142 bent rearward from a first side of the front cover 141. A first side of the front cover plate 141 is adjacent to an entrance of the handle groove 132.

The front cover 141 covers the electric module 15 and the hand grip 135 in the front-rear direction of the door 1. The flange 142 is connected to the grip portion 135 and covers at least a part of the grip portion 135 in the depth direction D of the handle groove (in the present embodiment, the width direction/lateral direction of the door 1). With this, the end surface of the front panel 14 is not easily exposed to the user, which is advantageous in that a portion where the door 1 is easily seen by the user has a neat appearance.

In this embodiment, the electrical module 15 may be fixed to the rear side of the front cover 141. The rear side of the front cover 141 has a fixing portion 1411 for fixing the electrical module 15. The fixing portion 1411 includes a plurality of hooks 1412, and the hooks 1412 are fastened to the electrical module 15. In an alternative embodiment, the electrical module 15 can also be fixed to the receiving housing 13.

The front cover 141 includes a plurality of hook-shaped catching portions 137 for engaging with the accommodating case 13. The catching part 137 extends rearward from the rear surface of the front cover plate 141 and forms a hook part at the tip. The locking portion 137 is connected to the second side of the front cover 141 on which the flange is not provided and extends rearward.

As shown in fig. 5, the hooking portion 137 is hooked on a recess (not labeled) of the accommodating case 131, the recess being located on a boundary wall 136 that defines a boundary of the accommodating space 131.

A snap feature 3 is also provided on the other side of the front panel 14 between the flange 142 and the finger grip 135. The snap structure includes a plurality of hooks 31 provided on the flange 142 and/or the hand grip 135 and a plurality of recesses 32 provided on the hand grip 135 and/or the flange 142 to be engaged with the corresponding hooks 31.

Since the user's hand often touches and/or presses the front panel 14 during the door opening process, which may cause the front panel 14 to deform, loosen or even fall off, for this reason, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the door 1 includes a fixing member 7 located behind the front panel 14 to fix the front panel 14 to the door 1. In this embodiment, the fixing member 7 has a threaded structure, such as a screw.

As shown in fig. 4, the front panel 14 includes a connecting portion 5 protruding into the housing case 13 from the rear side thereof. The connecting portion 5 has a first hole 51 penetrating the connecting portion 5. The connection part 5 is located between the opposite left and right sides of the front cover 141, and particularly, the connection part 5 is located between the module 15 and the partition 134 of the receiving space 131 of the handle groove 132, so that the fixture 7 does not affect the module 15.

Accordingly, as shown in fig. 3, the accommodating case 13 has a fixing wall 6 extending toward the front panel 14, and the fixing wall 6 has a second hole 61. When the front panel 14 is mounted on the door 1, the connecting portion 5 and the fixing wall 6 overlap in the depth direction D of the handle groove 132, and the first hole 51 and the second hole 61 are concentric.

The connecting portion 5 and the fixing wall 6 are located between the partition wall 134 and the boundary wall 136 of the accommodating space 131 opposite to the partition wall 134. The connecting portion 5 may have a substantially U-shaped cross section.

As shown in fig. 5, the partition 134 has a third hole 1341 concentric with the first and second holes 51, 61. The fixing member 7 is connected to the connecting portion 5 and the fixing wall 6 through the partition wall 134. Specifically, the fixing member 7 passes through the third hole 1341, the first hole 51, and the second hole 61 in this order to fix the front panel 14 to the accommodating case 13, and thus to the door 1. In this embodiment, the fixing member 7 may be screw-coupled with the second hole 61.

The central axes of the first hole 51, the second hole 61 and the third hole 1341 are at least substantially parallel to the front cover plate 141, so that the fixing member 7 is at least substantially parallel to the front cover plate 141 with a space between the fixing member 7 and the flange 142.

In an alternative embodiment, the connecting portion 5 may also be fixed to the partition wall 134. For example, the fixing member 7 is screwed into the first hole 51 of the connecting portion 5 after passing through the hole of the partition wall 134. In this way, no additional fixing wall 6 has to be provided in the receiving housing 13.

In addition, in order to avoid the deformation of the front panel 14 caused by the user frequently pressing the front cover 141, for example, the flange 142 may be warped outwards, and an uneven gap is formed between the flange 142 and the hand grip 135, according to the embodiment of the present invention, besides a plurality of snap structures 3 for snap-connecting the hand grip 135 and the flange 142, a plug structure 4 for plug-connecting the hand grip 135 and the flange 142 is further provided between the flange 142 and the hand grip 135. The latching structures 3 and the plug-in structures 4 are distributed alternately and with a spacing in the longitudinal direction of the hand grip 135.

The insertion structure 4 includes at least one positioning protrusion 41, 42 provided on the hand grip 135 and/or the flange 142 and at least one positioning groove 43, 44 provided on the flange 142 and/or the hand grip 135, the positioning protrusion 41, 42 being inserted into the corresponding positioning groove 43, 44 in the front-rear direction of the door 1.

The positioning projections 41, 42 are at least substantially perpendicular to the front cover plate 141, and the positioning grooves 43, 44 have a backward open entrance and a forward open entrance, respectively, so that the positioning projections 41, 42 can be inserted into the corresponding positioning grooves 43, 44, respectively, in the front-rear direction. Both ends of the positioning projection 42 have a shape adapted to the positioning groove 44. When the positioning projection 42 is inserted into the positioning groove 44, both ends of the positioning projection 42 are stopped by the positioning groove 44, thereby preventing the burring 142 from moving in the length direction of the handle groove 132.

In summary, the movement of the turned edge 142 relative to the grip part 135 in the depth direction D of the handle groove is blocked by the positioning part 41 inserted into the positioning groove 43 and the positioning part 42 inserted into the positioning groove 44, the movement of the turned edge 142 relative to the grip part 135 in the length direction of the handle groove 132 is blocked by the positioning part 42 inserted into the positioning groove 44, and the movement of the turned edge 142 relative to the grip part 135 in the front-rear direction is blocked by the catching structure 3, so that the movement of the turned edge 142 and the grip part 135 in three dimensions is restricted, which can effectively prevent the deformation of the turned edge 142.

The various embodiments of the individual components described in connection with fig. 1 to 5 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 (14)

1. A door (1) for a refrigerator, the door (1) comprising

An electrical appliance module (15);

a housing case (13) having a housing space (131) for housing at least a part of the electrical module (15);

a front cover plate (141) covering the accommodating space (131);

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

the rear side of the front cover plate (141) is provided with a connecting part (5) extending into the accommodating shell (13), and the connecting part (5) is provided with a first hole (51);

the housing case (13) has a second hole (61) corresponding to the first hole (51);

and a fixing member (7) which is located behind the front cover plate (141), is connected to the first hole (51) and the second hole (61), and fixes the connecting portion (5) to the housing case (13).

2. A door as claimed in claim 1, wherein said fixing member (7) is at least substantially parallel to said front cover plate (141).

3. A door as claimed in claim 1, wherein said fixing member (7) is screwed with said first hole (51) and/or said second hole (61).

4. The door as claimed in claim 1, comprising a flange (142) bent backward from a side of the front cover, wherein the fixing member (7) is spaced apart from the flange (142).

5. The door as claimed in claim 4, wherein the flange (142) is plug-connected to the receiving case (13) in a front-rear direction of the door.

6. The door according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a handle slot (132) adjacent to the receiving space (131) and a partition (134) separating the handle slot (132) and the receiving space (131), wherein the fixing member (7) is connected to the connecting portion (5) through the partition (134).

7. The door according to claim 6, wherein the second hole (61) is located on the partition wall (134).

8. The door according to claim 6, wherein the partition wall (134) has a third hole (1341), and the fixing member (7) is inserted into the third hole (1341), the first hole (51), and the second hole (61) in this order.

9. Door according to claim 6, characterized in that said first hole (51) is located between said electric module (15) and said partition (134).

10. The door as claimed in claim 6, wherein said handle slot (132) is located in said accommodating case (13).

11. The door as claimed in claim 6, comprising a grip part (135) located in front of the handle groove (132), wherein the front cover plate (141) covers the grip part (135).

12. The door according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the receiving case (13) includes a fixing wall (6) located in the receiving space (131) and extending toward the front cover plate (141), and the second hole (61) is provided on the fixing wall (6).

13. The door according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a plurality of snap structures (137, 3, 31, 32) are formed between the receiving case (13) and at least one edge of the front cover (141).

14. A refrigerator (100) comprising a door as claimed in any preceding claim.