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CN114541914A
CN114541914A CN202210127137.8A CN202210127137A CN114541914A CN 114541914 A CN114541914 A CN 114541914A CN 202210127137 A CN202210127137 A CN 202210127137A CN 114541914 A CN114541914 A CN 114541914A
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李利云
鲍雨锋
张建
申乃雨
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Hisense Shandong Refrigerator Co Ltd
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05FDEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05F15/00Power-operated mechanisms for wings
    • E05F15/60Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators
    • E05F15/603Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors
    • E05F15/611Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for swinging wings
    • E05F15/614Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for swinging wings operated by meshing gear wheels, one of which being mounted at the wing pivot axis; operated by a motor acting directly on the wing pivot axis
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05DHINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D7/00Hinges or pivots of special construction
    • E05D7/08Hinges or pivots of special construction for use in suspensions comprising two spigots placed at opposite edges of the wing, especially at the top and the bottom, e.g. trunnions
    • E05D7/081Hinges or pivots of special construction for use in suspensions comprising two spigots placed at opposite edges of the wing, especially at the top and the bottom, e.g. trunnions the pivot axis of the wing being situated near one edge of the wing, especially at the top and bottom, e.g. trunnions
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05FDEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05F11/00Man-operated mechanisms for operating wings, including those which also operate the fastening
    • E05F11/54Man-operated mechanisms for operating wings, including those which also operate the fastening for doors
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00General constructional features
    • F25D23/02Doors; Covers
    • F25D23/028Details
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D29/00Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
    • F25D29/003Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices for movable devices
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2323/00General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2323/02Details of doors or covers not otherwise covered

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Abstract

The invention discloses a refrigerator, comprising: a refrigerator cabinet formed with a storage chamber; a refrigerator door provided at an opening of the storage chamber; the door opening and closing device is arranged on the refrigerator body and comprises: the shell is fixedly arranged at the top of the refrigerator body; a drive assembly disposed within the housing; the first end of the hinged shaft is rotatably arranged in the shell in a penetrating way, the second end of the hinged shaft is fixedly connected with the refrigerator door, and the peripheral wall of the first end of the hinged shaft is provided with a connecting tooth part; and the clutch is arranged between the driving assembly and the hinged shaft and comprises a driving shaft with a first tooth part and a driven shaft with a second tooth part, one part of the driven shaft penetrates through the driving shaft and is coaxially arranged with the driving shaft, the driving shaft is in transmission connection with the driving assembly through the first tooth part, and the driven shaft is in transmission connection with the connecting tooth part of the hinged shaft through the second tooth part.

Description

A kind of refrigerator
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of refrigerators, in particular to a refrigerator.
Background
At present, a refrigerator door is rotatably arranged at the front side of a refrigerator body, and particularly, the refrigerator door rotates around the refrigerator body through a hinge to open and close the refrigerator door. In the prior art, in order to improve the convenience of opening and closing the door and the experience of a user, some refrigerators drive the door to open and close through a door opening and closing device, for example, "a refrigerator" disclosed with a publication number of CN212299629U, for example, "a door opening and closing device and a door opening and closing method for a refrigerator" disclosed with a publication number of CN113587532A, for example, "a transmission device for automatically opening and closing the door of the refrigerator" disclosed with a publication number of CN208567281U, and the like, and the door is automatically opened and closed through the door opening and closing device. However, the structure and control mode of the door opening and closing device in the prior art are complex, the manufacturing cost is high, and the market competitiveness is lacked, so that the application in the market is less.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a refrigerator which can realize automatic door opening and closing, has a simple and compact structure and lower manufacturing cost and is beneficial to product popularization and application.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a refrigerator including:
a refrigerator cabinet formed with a storage chamber;
a refrigerator door provided at an opening of the storage chamber;
the door opening and closing device is arranged on the refrigerator body and comprises:
the shell is fixedly arranged at the top of the refrigerator body;
a drive assembly disposed within the housing;
the first end of the hinged shaft is rotatably arranged in the shell in a penetrating way, the second end of the hinged shaft is fixedly connected with the refrigerator door, and the peripheral wall of the first end of the hinged shaft is provided with a connecting tooth part; and
the clutch is arranged between the driving assembly and the hinged shaft and comprises a driving shaft with a first tooth part and a driven shaft with a second tooth part, one part of the driven shaft penetrates through the driving shaft and is coaxially arranged with the driving shaft, the driving shaft is in transmission connection with the driving assembly through the first tooth part, and the driven shaft is in transmission connection with the connecting tooth part of the hinged shaft through the second tooth part.
In some embodiments, the door opening and closing device further comprises an angle detection assembly disposed within the housing, the angle detection assembly comprising:
detecting a panel: and
a plurality of detecting element, it is a plurality of detecting element integrate in on the detection panel, it is a plurality of detecting element is close to respectively the periphery wall setting of articulated shaft is followed the circumference of articulated shaft separates in proper order, be equipped with on the periphery wall of articulated shaft with the adapter of detecting element cooperation response.
In some embodiments, the detection element is a photosensor and the adapter is a reflector.
In some embodiments, the door opening and closing device further comprises a door opening and closing sensing assembly disposed in the housing, the door opening and closing sensing assembly comprising:
the middle part of the first pressure lever is rotatably arranged in the shell;
the middle part of the second pressure lever is rotatably arranged in the shell;
a first sensing element; and
a second inductive element;
the hinge shaft is provided with a first groove and a second groove on the peripheral wall, and can rotate between a completely closed door state and a completely opened door state;
when the hinged shaft is in the completely closed door state, the first end of the first pressure lever abuts against the peripheral wall of the hinged shaft, the second end of the first pressure lever is positioned in the sensing range of the first sensing element, the first end of the second pressure lever is inserted into the second groove, and the second end of the second pressure lever is positioned outside the sensing range of the second sensing element;
when the hinged shaft is in the state of opening the door completely, the first end of the first pressing rod is inserted into the first groove, the second end of the first pressing rod is located outside the sensing range of the first sensing element, the first end of the second pressing rod is abutted to the peripheral wall of the hinged shaft, and the second end of the second pressing rod is located within the sensing range of the second sensing element.
In some embodiments, the first inductive element and the second inductive element are each a microswitch;
when the hinged shaft is in the completely closed door state, the second end of the first pressure lever abuts against the sensing end of the first sensing element, and the second end of the second pressure lever is separated from the sensing end of the second sensing element; when the hinged shaft is in the full-open state, the second end of the first pressure lever is separated from the sensing end of the first sensing element, and the second end of the second pressure lever abuts against the sensing end of the second sensing element.
In some embodiments, the first end of the first plunger has a first protrusion that matingly engages with the first recess, and the first end of the second plunger has a second protrusion that matingly engages with the second recess.
In some embodiments, the housing comprises:
a base formed with a receiving groove, an
The top cover is arranged at the opening of the accommodating groove in a covering mode to limit an accommodating space, and the driving assembly, the first end of the hinge shaft and the clutch are located in the accommodating space.
In some embodiments, the drive assembly comprises:
the power output end of the driving motor is connected with a worm;
a worm gear in mating engagement with the worm; and
and the turbine is in transmission connection with the first tooth part through the first rotating wheel mechanism.
In some embodiments, the door opening and closing device further includes a second transmission gear mechanism, and the second tooth portion is in transmission connection with the connecting tooth portion through the second transmission gear mechanism.
In some embodiments, the hinge shaft has a second end and a peripheral wall formed with at least one coupling groove or coupling protrusion, and the refrigerator door is provided with a boss interference-fitted with the second end of the hinge shaft.
Compared with the prior art, the refrigerator has the beneficial effects that:
the door of the refrigerator and the refrigerator body are opened or closed through the door opening and closing device. When the clutch is not electrified, a user can manually rotate the refrigerator door relative to the refrigerator body, the refrigerator door drives the hinge shaft to rotate, at the moment, the torque is only transmitted to the driven shaft of the clutch, the driving shaft of the clutch is not stressed, and the refrigerator door can be opened and closed manually; when the clutch is powered on, the driven shaft of the clutch is attracted with the driving shaft under the action of magnetic force, so that the power generated by the driving assembly is transmitted to the hinged shaft through the driving shaft and the driven shaft, the hinged shaft is driven to rotate, and the refrigerator door is automatically opened and closed relative to the refrigerator body. Compared with the door opening and closing device structure in the prior art, the door opening and closing device of the refrigerator has the advantages of simple and compact structure, lower manufacturing cost, contribution to popularization and application of products and convenience in later maintenance.
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Fig. 1 is a broken-away schematic view of a switching door apparatus according to some embodiments of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the housing of FIG. 1 with the illustration omitted;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of FIG. 2, taken apart;
fig. 4 is a schematic structural view illustrating a hinge shaft, an angle detection assembly and a door opening and closing sensing assembly according to some embodiments of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a hinge shaft according to some embodiments of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of a first plunger according to some embodiments of the present invention.
In the figure, 10, a door opening and closing device; 1. a housing; 11. a base; 111. accommodating grooves; 12. a top cover; 2. a drive assembly; 21. a drive motor; 22. a worm; 23. a turbine; 24. a first drive wheel mechanism; 3. hinging a shaft; 31. a connecting tooth portion; 32. a first groove; 33. a second groove; 34. a connecting groove; 35. an adapter; 4. a clutch; 41. a drive shaft; 411. a first tooth portion; 42. a driven shaft; 421. a second tooth portion; 5. an angle detection assembly; 51. detecting a panel; 52. a detection element; 6. a door opening and closing sensing component; 61. a first pressure lever; 611. a first boss portion; 62. a second compression bar; 63. a first inductive element; 64. a second inductive element; 7. a second drive wheel mechanism; 8. and a shaft sleeve.
Detailed Description
The following detailed description of embodiments of the present invention is provided in connection with the accompanying drawings and examples. The following examples are intended to illustrate the invention but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", and the like, indicate orientations and positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are used only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be considered as limiting the present invention.
Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.
In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.
In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, "above" or "below" a first feature means that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact with each other via another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.
Referring to fig. 1 to 6, an embodiment of the invention provides a refrigerator, which includes a refrigerator body (not shown), a refrigerator door (not shown), and a door opening and closing device 10; the refrigerator body and the refrigerator door are conventional structures of the existing refrigerator, namely, the refrigerator body is provided with a storage chamber, and the front side of the storage chamber is provided with an opening for a user to store food into the storage chamber or take food out of the storage chamber; the refrigerator door is arranged at the opening of the storage chamber and used for opening or closing the opening of the storage chamber; the door opening and closing device 10 comprises a shell 1, a driving component 2, a hinge shaft 3 and a clutch 4, wherein the shell 1 is fixedly arranged at the top of the refrigerator body; the driving component 2 is arranged in the shell 1; a first end of a hinge shaft 3 is rotatably arranged in the shell 1 in a penetrating way, a second end of the hinge shaft 3 is fixedly connected with a refrigerator door, and a connecting tooth part 31 is arranged on the peripheral wall of the first end of the hinge shaft 3; clutch 4 is located between drive assembly 2 and articulated shaft 3, and clutch 4 includes driving shaft 41 that has first tooth portion 411 and driven shaft 42 that has second tooth portion 421, and a part of driven shaft 42 wears to locate in driving shaft 41 and sets up with driving shaft 41 is coaxial, and driving shaft 41 is connected with drive assembly 2 transmission through first tooth portion 411, and driven shaft 42 is connected with the drive of being connected tooth portion 31 of articulated shaft 3 transmission through second tooth portion 421.
Based on the scheme, the refrigerator door and the refrigerator body are opened or closed through the door opening and closing device 10. When the clutch 4 is not electrified, a user can manually rotate the refrigerator door relative to the refrigerator body, the refrigerator door drives the hinge shaft 3 to rotate, at the moment, the torque is only transmitted to the driven shaft 42 of the clutch 4, and the driving shaft 41 of the clutch 4 is not stressed, so that the refrigerator door can be opened and closed manually; when the clutch 4 is powered on, the driven shaft 42 of the clutch 4 is magnetically attracted with the driving shaft 41 under the action of magnetic force, so that the power generated by the driving component 2 is transmitted to the hinge shaft 3 through the driving shaft 41 and the driven shaft 42, the hinge shaft 3 is driven to rotate, and the refrigerator door is automatically opened and closed relative to the refrigerator body. Compared with the structure of the door opening and closing device 10 in the prior art, the door opening and closing device 10 of the refrigerator has the advantages of simple and compact structure, lower manufacturing cost, contribution to popularization and application of products and convenience for later maintenance.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 1-4, the door opening and closing device 10 further includes an angle detecting assembly 5 disposed in the housing 1, the angle detecting assembly 5 includes a detecting panel 51 and a plurality of detecting elements 52, the plurality of detecting elements 52 are integrated on the detecting panel 51, the plurality of detecting elements 52 are respectively disposed near the peripheral wall of the hinge shaft 3 and are sequentially spaced along the circumferential direction of the hinge shaft 3, and an adapter 35 is disposed on the peripheral wall of the hinge shaft 3 and is configured to cooperate with the detecting elements 52 for sensing. Specifically, the control system of the refrigerator is electrically connected to the detection panel 51 to receive the detection signals of the detection elements 52, when the driving assembly 2 drives the hinge shaft 3 to rotate through the clutch 4, the adaptor 35 rotates a certain angle along with the hinge shaft 3 to trigger the detection element 52 at the relative position, so that the detection element 52 generates the detection signal and transmits the detection signal to the control system, thereby determining the opening angle of the refrigerator door relative to the refrigerator body, and further controlling the driving assembly 2 to further drive the hinge shaft 3 to achieve a completely closed door state or a completely opened door state by feedback control of the control system, and meanwhile, the rotational position of the hinge shaft 3 is controlled by interaction of the detection elements 52 and the adaptor 35, so as to achieve opening and closing positioning of the refrigerator door.
Further, the detecting element 52 of the embodiment of the present invention is a photoelectric sensor, and accordingly, the adaptor 35 is a light reflecting member. The external light source irradiates on the adaptor 35 to form a light spot, when the hinge shaft 3 rotates, the adaptor 35 sequentially passes through the plurality of detecting elements 52 and activates the corresponding detecting elements 52, the detecting elements 52 generate a detecting signal and transmit the detecting signal to the control unit, so that the control unit controls the rotation of the hinge shaft 3 by the driving assembly 2 through the detecting signal of the detecting elements 52, thereby controlling the unfolding position of the door of the refrigerator.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 1 to 5, in order to ensure that the door of the refrigerator can be completely closed and completely opened when the hinge shaft 3 is at the extreme position, the door opening and closing device 10 further includes a door opening and closing sensing assembly 6 disposed in the housing 1, the door opening and closing sensing assembly 6 includes a first pressing rod 61, a second pressing rod 62, a first sensing element 63 and a second sensing element 64, and a middle portion of the first pressing rod 61 is rotatably disposed in the housing 1; the middle part of the second pressure lever 62 is rotatably arranged in the shell 1; wherein, the peripheral wall of the articulated shaft 3 is provided with a first groove 32 and a second groove 33, and the articulated shaft 3 can rotate between a completely closed door state and a completely opened door state; when the hinge shaft 3 is in a completely closed door state, the first end of the first pressing rod 61 abuts against the peripheral wall of the hinge shaft 3, the second end of the first pressing rod 61 is located within the sensing range of the first sensing element 63, the first end of the second pressing rod 62 is inserted into the second groove 33, and the second end of the second pressing rod 62 is located outside the sensing range of the second sensing element 64; when the hinge shaft 3 is in a fully open state, the first end of the first pressing rod 61 is inserted into the first groove 32, the second end of the first pressing rod 61 is outside the sensing range of the first sensing element 63, the first end of the second pressing rod 62 abuts against the peripheral wall of the hinge shaft 3, and the second end of the second pressing rod 62 is within the sensing range of the second sensing element 64.
Therefore, when the first sensing element 63 transmits the generated sensing signal to the control system of the refrigerator, the door of the refrigerator is judged to be completely closed, and the refrigerator works normally to ensure that the cold energy is not leaked; when the second sensing element 64 transmits the generated sensing signal to the control system of the refrigerator, it is determined that the door of the refrigerator is fully opened, and the door of the refrigerator is unfolded at the maximum angle, so that the user can store or carry food conveniently. When the hinge shaft 3 is located between the completely closed door state and the completely opened door state, the first end of the first pressing rod 61 and the first end of the second pressing rod 62 are respectively abutted to the peripheral wall of the hinge shaft 3, and since the middle parts of the first pressing rod 61 and the second pressing rod 62 and the shell 1 rotate mutually, the second end of the first pressing rod 61 and the second end of the second pressing rod 62 are respectively located in the sensing range of the first sensing element 63 and the second sensing element 64, at this time, the first sensing element 63 and the second sensing element 64 respectively transmit the generated sensing signals to the control system of the refrigerator, so as to judge that the refrigerator door is in the opened state but not in the completely opened door state, and after a long time, the alarm can be given or the refrigerator door can be further unfolded by the door opening and closing device 10 in the prior art.
It should be further noted that the present invention is not limited to the specific structure or shape of the first sensing element 63 and the second sensing element 64, for example, the first sensing element 63 and the second sensing element 64 may be a micro switch, a proximity sensor, a hall sensor, or the like, respectively, and the control system of the refrigerator obtains the signals of the first sensing element 63 and the second sensing element 64 to determine the position of the door of the refrigerator by the second end of the first pressing rod 61 and the first sensing element 63 cooperating to sense, and the second end of the second pressing rod 62 cooperating to sense, so as to precisely control the movement of the door of the refrigerator. In addition, the first sensing element 63 and the second sensing element 64 may be the same or different, and are not limited herein.
Specifically, in some embodiments, the first sensing element 63 and the second sensing element 64 are each a micro switch; when the hinge shaft 3 is in the completely closed door state, the second end of the first pressing rod 61 abuts against the sensing end of the first sensing element 63, and the second end of the second pressing rod 62 is separated from the sensing end of the second sensing element 64; when the hinge shaft 3 is in the fully open state, the second end of the first pressing rod 61 is separated from the sensing end of the first sensing element 63, and the second end of the second pressing rod 62 abuts against the sensing end of the second sensing element 64.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the first pressing rod 61 and the second pressing rod 62 are sequentially arranged at intervals along the axial direction of the hinge shaft 3, the position of the first groove 32 corresponds to the position of the first end of the first pressing rod 61, the position of the second groove 33 corresponds to the position of the first end of the second pressing rod 62, so that the first end of the first pressing rod 61 can be inserted into the first groove 32 but can not be inserted into the second groove 33, and the first end of the second pressing rod 62 can be inserted into the second groove 33 but can not be inserted into the first groove 32.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 6, the first end of the first pressing rod 61 has a first protrusion 611 matching with the first groove 32, and the first end of the second pressing rod 62 has a second protrusion matching with the second groove 33. When the hinge shaft 3 is in a completely closed door state, the first protruding portion 611 abuts against the outer peripheral wall of the hinge shaft 3, the second protruding portion is inserted into the second groove 33, because the middle portion of the first pressing rod 61 and the middle portion of the second pressing rod 62 rotate around the housing 1, the second end of the first pressing rod 61 is located within the sensing range of the first sensing element 63, the second end of the second pressing rod 62 is located outside the sensing range of the second sensing element 64, and the control system of the refrigerator determines that the refrigerator door is in a position for hermetically closing the refrigerator body after receiving a sensing signal generated by the first sensing element 63. On the same principle, when the hinge shaft 3 is in the fully open state, the second protrusion abuts against the outer peripheral wall of the hinge shaft 3, the first protrusion 611 is inserted into the first groove 32, and since the middle of the first pressing rod 61 and the middle of the second pressing rod 62 rotate around the housing 1, the second end of the second pressing rod 62 is located within the sensing range of the second sensing element 64, the second end of the first pressing rod 61 is located outside the sensing range of the first sensing element 63, and the control system of the refrigerator determines that the opening angle of the refrigerator door is the largest after receiving the sensing signal generated by the second sensing element 64.
It is further noted that: the middle portion of the first pressing rod 61 and the middle portion of the second pressing rod 62 can rotate with the housing 1 via a rotation shaft, which is a conventional structure in the art and a detailed description thereof is omitted.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 1, the housing 1 includes a base 11 and a top cover 12, the base 11 is formed with a receiving groove 111, the top cover 12 is disposed at an opening of the receiving groove 111 to define a receiving space, and the driving assembly 2, the first end of the hinge shaft 3 and the clutch 4 are located in the receiving space. In addition, the angle detection assembly 5 and the door opening and closing sensing assembly 6 are also arranged in the accommodating space.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 2-3, the driving assembly 2 includes a driving motor 21, a worm wheel 23, and a first driving wheel mechanism 24, wherein a power output end of the driving motor 21 is connected to a worm 22; the worm wheel 23 is in matched engagement with the worm 22; the turbine 23 is drivingly connected to the first toothed segment 411 via a first rotating wheel mechanism. The first transmission gear mechanism 24 is composed of a plurality of driving gears engaged with each other, and is used for smoothly transmitting the torque of the turbine 23 to the driving shaft 41 of the clutch 4, thereby driving the driving shaft 41 of the clutch 4 to rotate.
In some embodiments, door opening and closing device 10 further includes a second transmission wheel mechanism 7, second transmission wheel mechanism 7 is composed of a plurality of driven gears meshed with each other, and second tooth portion 421 is in transmission connection with connecting tooth portion 31 through second transmission wheel mechanism 7, and is used for smoothly transmitting the torque of driven shaft 42 of clutch 4 to hinge shaft 3, so as to drive hinge shaft 3 to rotate.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 5, at least one coupling groove 34 or coupling protrusion is formed on the outer circumferential wall of the second end of the hinge shaft 3, and the refrigerator door is provided with a boss 8 interference-fitted with the second end of the hinge shaft 3. So make the periphery of the second end of articulated shaft 3 be non-cylindrical surface, ensure to be interference fit between the second end of articulated shaft 3 and the axle sleeve 8 of refrigerator chamber door, refrigerator chamber door and the relative refrigerator box synchronous rotation of articulated shaft 3 promptly, realize stabilizing pivoted purpose.
To sum up, the embodiment of the present invention provides a refrigerator, wherein a door of the refrigerator and a refrigerator body of the refrigerator are opened or closed by a door opening and closing device 10. When the clutch 4 is not electrified, a user can manually rotate the refrigerator door relative to the refrigerator body, the refrigerator door drives the hinge shaft 3 to rotate, at the moment, the torque is only transmitted to the driven shaft 42 of the clutch 4, and the driving shaft 41 of the clutch 4 is not stressed, so that the refrigerator door can be opened and closed manually; when the clutch 4 is powered on, the driven shaft 42 of the clutch 4 is magnetically attracted with the driving shaft 41 under the action of magnetic force, so that the power generated by the driving component 2 is transmitted to the hinge shaft 3 through the driving shaft 41 and the driven shaft 42, the hinge shaft 3 is driven to rotate, and the refrigerator door is automatically opened and closed relative to the refrigerator body. Compared with the structure of the door opening and closing device 10 in the prior art, the door opening and closing device 10 of the refrigerator has the advantages of simple and compact structure, lower manufacturing cost, contribution to popularization and application of products and convenience for later maintenance.
In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.
While embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

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1. A refrigerator, characterized by comprising:
a refrigerator cabinet formed with a storage chamber;
a refrigerator door provided at an opening of the storage chamber;
the door opening and closing device is arranged on the refrigerator body and comprises:
the shell is fixedly arranged at the top of the refrigerator body;
a drive assembly disposed within the housing;
the first end of the hinged shaft is rotatably arranged in the shell in a penetrating way, the second end of the hinged shaft is fixedly connected with the refrigerator door, and the peripheral wall of the first end of the hinged shaft is provided with a connecting tooth part; and
the clutch is arranged between the driving assembly and the hinged shaft and comprises a driving shaft with a first tooth part and a driven shaft with a second tooth part, one part of the driven shaft penetrates through the driving shaft and is coaxially arranged with the driving shaft, the driving shaft is in transmission connection with the driving assembly through the first tooth part, and the driven shaft is in transmission connection with the connecting tooth part of the hinged shaft through the second tooth part.
2. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the opening and closing door apparatus further comprises an angle detecting assembly provided in the casing, the angle detecting assembly comprising:
detecting a panel: and
a plurality of detecting element, it is a plurality of detecting element integrate in on the detection panel, it is a plurality of detecting element is close to respectively the periphery wall setting of articulated shaft is followed the circumference of articulated shaft separates in proper order, be equipped with on the periphery wall of articulated shaft with the adapter of detecting element cooperation response.
3. The refrigerator of claim 2, wherein the sensing element is a photosensor and the adaptor is a reflector.
4. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the door opening and closing device further comprises a door opening and closing sensing assembly provided in the casing, the door opening and closing sensing assembly comprising:
the middle part of the first pressure lever is rotatably arranged in the shell;
the middle part of the second pressure lever is rotatably arranged in the shell;
a first inductive element; and
a second inductive element;
the hinge shaft is provided with a first groove and a second groove on the peripheral wall, and can rotate between a completely closed door state and a completely opened door state;
when the hinged shaft is in the completely closed door state, the first end of the first pressure lever abuts against the peripheral wall of the hinged shaft, the second end of the first pressure lever is positioned in the sensing range of the first sensing element, the first end of the second pressure lever is inserted into the second groove, and the second end of the second pressure lever is positioned outside the sensing range of the second sensing element;
when the hinged shaft is in the state of opening the door completely, the first end of the first pressing rod is inserted into the first groove, the second end of the first pressing rod is located outside the sensing range of the first sensing element, the first end of the second pressing rod is abutted to the peripheral wall of the hinged shaft, and the second end of the second pressing rod is located within the sensing range of the second sensing element.
5. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first and second sensing elements are micro switches, respectively;
when the hinged shaft is in the completely closed door state, the second end of the first pressure lever abuts against the sensing end of the first sensing element, and the second end of the second pressure lever is separated from the sensing end of the second sensing element; when the hinged shaft is in the full-open state, the second end of the first pressure lever is separated from the sensing end of the first sensing element, and the second end of the second pressure lever abuts against the sensing end of the second sensing element.
6. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first end of the first pressing lever has a first protrusion engaged with the first groove, and the first end of the second pressing lever has a second protrusion engaged with the second groove.
7. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the outer case includes:
a base formed with a receiving groove, an
The top cover is arranged at the opening of the accommodating groove in a covering mode to limit an accommodating space, and the driving assembly, the first end of the hinge shaft and the clutch are located in the accommodating space.
8. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the driving assembly comprises:
the power output end of the driving motor is connected with a worm;
a worm gear in mating engagement with the worm; and
and the turbine is in transmission connection with the first tooth part through the first rotating wheel mechanism.
9. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the door opening and closing device further comprises a second transmission mechanism, and the second gear is drivingly connected to the connecting tooth portion through the second transmission mechanism.
10. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one coupling groove or coupling protrusion is formed at a peripheral wall of the second end of the hinge shaft, and the refrigerator door is provided with a boss interference-fitted to the second end of the hinge shaft.
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