Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a refrigerator which can quickly balance the pressure inside and outside a refrigerator body when a refrigerator door is opened, so that the refrigerator door can be opened conveniently.
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
according to one aspect of the invention, the refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body, a refrigerator door covered on the front side of the refrigerator body, and a handle arranged on the refrigerator door, wherein the refrigerator door comprises a door body and a door seal arranged on the rear side of the door body, and the door seal is attached to the front side surface of the refrigerator body; the handle comprises a fixed seat and a movable seat; the fixed seat is arranged on the door body; the movable seat comprises a connecting part, a clamping hook part arranged on the connecting part and a holding part arranged on the connecting part; the connecting part is slidably connected with the fixing seat; the clamping hook part extends into the space between the front side surface of the box body and the door seal; the holding part is exposed out of the box body and the box door so as to drive the clamping hook part and the connecting part to move; when the clamping hook part moves, the door seal part is driven to compress towards the door body, so that the door seal part is deformed, and the inner space of the box body is communicated with the outer space of the box body.
In some embodiments, the connecting portion is provided with a limiting structure, so that after the inner space of the box body is communicated with the outer space of the box body, the limiting structure limits the movement of the connecting portion relative to the fixing seat, and the connecting portion can drive the door body to rotate relative to the box body through the fixing seat so as to open the box door.
In some embodiments, the connecting portion extends along a front-rear direction, the connecting portion is provided with a limiting groove to form the limiting structure, two side walls of the limiting groove extending along the front-rear direction are limited on the fixing base, so that the connecting portion can slide front and rear relative to the fixing base, and the rear side wall of the limiting groove can be limited with the fixing base.
In some embodiments, two side walls of the limiting groove extending along the front and back are provided with protruding parts extending along the front and back directions in a protruding mode; grooves are formed in the two side walls of the fixing seat, extending in the front-rear direction, corresponding to the protruding portions, and the protruding portions can be slidably arranged in the grooves in a penetrating mode.
In some embodiments, the handle further includes an elastic member connected between the movable seat and the fixed seat, so as to drive the movable seat to move toward the case when the case door is closed, so that the hook portion is elastically pressed on the front side surface of the case.
In some embodiments, the elastic member is a tension spring; the two ends of the elastic piece are respectively connected with the connecting part and the fixed seat so as to keep the movable seat to move backwards relative to the fixed seat.
In some embodiments, a notch is formed at the front end of the fixing seat; the elastic piece is positioned in the notch, and two ends of the elastic piece are respectively connected with the fixed seat and the front side wall of the limiting groove.
In some embodiments, a fixing hole for a fastener to pass through is formed on an outer side surface of the fixing seat, so that the fixing seat is connected to the door body through the fastener.
In some embodiments, a concave position is provided on the front side of the box, when the box door is covered on the box, the hook part is located in the concave position, and the front side of the hook part is flush with the front side of the box.
In some embodiments, an end of the connecting portion facing the door is bent inwards to form the hook portion; the holding part is positioned in front of the door body and is spaced from the door body.
According to the technical scheme, the invention has at least the following advantages and positive effects:
In the invention, the holding part is exposed outside the box body and the box door so as to be convenient for manual holding, thereby being convenient for manually pulling the connecting part to slide relative to the fixing part. The holding part drives the clamping hook part to move, and drives the door seal part to compress towards the door body, so that the door seal part is deformed, the inner space of the box body is communicated with the outer space of the box body, the pressure inside and outside the box body is balanced rapidly, the opening of the box door is facilitated, and the user experience is improved.
Detailed Description
Exemplary embodiments that embody features and advantages of the present invention will be described in detail in the following description. It will be understood that the invention is capable of various modifications in various embodiments, all without departing from the scope of the invention, and that the description and illustrations herein are intended to be by way of illustration only and not to be construed as limiting the invention.
In the description of the present application, it should 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", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present application. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise.
When the refrigerator is in a refrigerating state, after the refrigerator door is opened, hot air outside the refrigerator enters the refrigerator, at the moment, the refrigerator door is closed again, the hot air entering the refrigerator is rapidly contracted by cooling, because the refrigerator is a container with good tightness, a large negative pressure is formed in the refrigerator, if the refrigerator door is opened again before the negative pressure disappears, the resistance generated by the negative pressure needs to be overcome, and therefore, a large pulling force is needed for opening the refrigerator door. The door is hard to open, sometimes even the condition that the door cannot be opened can appear, and the door or the box body can be damaged when the door is forcibly opened.
For convenience of description and understanding, a direction of the refrigerator facing the user is taken as a front, and a direction of the refrigerator facing away from the user is taken as a rear; the direction towards the inside of the refrigerator is the inside, and the direction away from the refrigerator is the outside.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of the refrigerator of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1, the present embodiment provides a refrigerator including a cabinet 100, a door 200 provided on the cabinet 100 to be opened and closed, and a handle 300 installed on the door 200. The inside of the case 100 is constructed with an inner space opened at the front side for storing articles. The handle 300 pulls the door 200 to rotate or slide so as to selectively open or close the case 100, thereby enabling the article to be taken and put in the inner space of the case 100.
Fig. 2 is a partial structural schematic view of a closed state of an embodiment of the refrigerator of the present invention. Fig. 3 is a partial structural view illustrating an opening process of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, in the present embodiment, the door 200 includes a door body 210 and a door seal 220 disposed at a rear side of the door body 210. After the door 200 is closed, the door seal 220 is attached to the front side of the case 100 to close the inner space of the case 100, so that a closed environment is formed between the case 100 and the door 200.
In this embodiment, the door 210 is rotatably connected to the case 100. In some implementations, the door 210 is slidably coupled to the case 100.
The dock seal 220 is made of a soft material such that the dock seal 220 has elasticity, and an outer circumference of the dock seal 220 has a circumferential structure to close an inner space of the case 100.
Fig. 4 is an exploded view of a handle 300 of an embodiment of the refrigerator of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the handle 300 includes a fixed base 310 fixed to the door body 210, a movable base 320 slidably coupled to the fixed base 310, and an elastic member 330 coupled between the fixed base 310 and the movable base 320.
The movable seat 320 partially extends between the front side of the cabinet 100 and the door seal 220, and partially is exposed to the outside of the cabinet 100 and the door 200. When the door 200 is closed, a portion of the movable seat 320 extending between the front side of the cabinet 100 and the dock seal 220 is attached to the front side of the cabinet 100, and a rear portion of the dock seal 220 is attached to the portion so that a closed inner space can be formed in the cabinet 100. The portion of the movable seat 320 exposed to the outside of the refrigerator facilitates the manual sliding of the movable seat 320. When the box door 200 is opened, the movable seat 320 is manually pulled to slide, so that the movable seat 320 drives the door seal 220 to compress towards the door body 210, and the door seal 220 is locally deformed, so that the inner space of the box body 100 is communicated with the outer space of the box body 100, and the pressure inside and outside the box body 100 is rapidly balanced, so that the box door 200 is rapidly opened, and the user experience is improved.
Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a fixing base 310 of an embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention.
Referring to fig. 4 and 5, in the present embodiment, the door 210 has a rotary structure, and the fixing base 310 is fixedly mounted on a side of the door 210 in the left-right direction, which is far away from the rotation axis of the door 210. Grooves 311 are formed in two side walls of the fixed seat 310 extending in the front-back direction, the grooves 311 penetrate through the front end and the back end of the fixed seat 310, and the two grooves 311 are matched with the movable seat 320, so that the movable seat 320 can slide back and forth along the extending direction of the grooves 311.
In some embodiments, the door 210 is in a sliding structure, the fixing base 310 is disposed on any side of the door 210, and the handle 300 is correspondingly disposed at a corresponding position of the door 210 to open or close the door 200.
The fixing base 310 is of a plate-shaped or sheet-shaped structure, the fixing base 310 is arranged on the door body 210 along the front-back direction and is positioned on the outer side of the door body 210, and when the fixing base 310 of the plate-shaped or sheet-shaped structure is installed on the door body 210, the fixing base 310 can not cause larger interference to the whole width of the refrigerator, so that the refrigerator can be placed, transported and used conveniently.
In this embodiment, the front end of the fixing base 310 is provided with a notch 312 for providing a place where the elastic element 330 is placed, so that the space on the fixing base 310 is fully utilized, and the structure of the handle 300 is compact.
The fixing base 310 is provided with a hook hole 313 in the notch 312 for connecting the elastic member 330.
In some embodiments, the notch 312 is disposed at the rear end of the fixing base 310, and the hook hole 313 is correspondingly disposed in the notch 312 at the rear end of the notch 312.
The fixing hole 314 for the fastener to pass through is formed on the outer side surface of the fixing base 310, so that the fixing base 310 is connected to the door body 210 by the fastener. The fastener is a bolt, a screw or a rivet.
In this embodiment, each handle 300 includes two fixing bases 310 disposed at intervals, so that the movable base 320 is connected to the fixing bases 310 without shaking.
In this embodiment, each fixing base 310 is correspondingly provided with a fastener for connecting the door body 210, and the door body 210 is correspondingly provided with a connecting hole for connecting the fasteners. The single fastener corresponds to the single connecting hole on the door body 210, and the arrangement of the single connecting hole has less influence on the structural strength of the door body 210, and can not cause larger interference on the structural strength of the door body 210.
Fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a movable seat 320 of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 7 is an enlarged view at a in fig. 6.
Referring to fig. 4, 6 and 7, the movable seat 320 includes a connecting portion 321, a hook portion 322 disposed on the connecting portion 321, and a holding portion 323 disposed on the connecting portion 321; the connecting portion 321 is slidably connected to the fixing base 310. The grip 323 is used for manual gripping to facilitate pulling of the handle 300. The holding portion 323 drives the connecting portion 321 to slide on the fixing base 310, so as to drive the hook portion 322 to move. The holding part 323 is exposed outside the case 100 and the door 200, so that the hook part 322 and the connecting part 321 can be driven to move outside the case 100 and the door 200 by the holding part 323.
In this embodiment, one end of the connecting portion 321 facing the door 200 is bent inwards to form a hook portion 322; the holding portion 323 is connected to an end of the connecting portion 321 facing away from the hook portion 322, and the holding portion 323 is located in front of the door 210 and has a space between the door 210.
In this embodiment, the hook portion 322 extends from the outside of the case 100 and the door 200 between the front side of the case 100 and the door seal 220. In some embodiments, the connecting portion 321 is disposed through the door 210 and the door seal 220, and a hook portion 322 is disposed at an end of the connecting portion 321 facing the case 100, such that the hook portion 322 extends between the front side of the case 100 and the door seal 220.
In this embodiment, when the hook portion 322 moves, the door seal 220 is driven to partially compress toward the door body 210, so that the door seal 220 is partially deformed, and the inner space of the case 100 is communicated with the outer space of the case 100.
In this embodiment, the handle 300 includes two connection portions 321, one end of each connection portion 321 facing the case 100 is provided with a hook portion 322, and one ends of the two connection portions 321 facing away from the hook portion 322 are connected to the same holding portion 323. In some embodiments, the connecting portion 321 is more than three corresponding to the fixing base 310.
In this embodiment, the connecting portion 321 extends in the front-rear direction, and the connecting portion 321 is provided with a limiting groove 3211 extending in the front-rear direction to form a limiting structure, and the limiting groove 3211 penetrates through both sides of the connecting portion 321 from the outer side of the connecting portion 321 toward the door 200.
Fig. 8 is a schematic view illustrating a connection structure of a connection part and a fixing base 310 of an embodiment of the refrigerator of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 2 to 8, protruding portions 3212 extending in the front-rear direction protrude from two sidewalls of the limiting groove 3211 extending in the front-rear direction, the protruding portions 3212 are disposed corresponding to the grooves 311 of the fixing base 310, and the protruding portions 3212 are slidably disposed in the grooves 311, so that the two sidewalls of the limiting groove 3211 extending in the front-rear direction are limited on the fixing base 310, and the connecting portion 321 can slide back and forth relative to the fixing base 310.
After the connecting portion 321 slides a preset length relative to the fixing seat 310, the hook portion 322 drives the door seal 220 to locally deform, so that the internal pressure and the external pressure of the box body 100 are balanced, at this time, the rear side wall of the limiting groove 3211 can be limited with the fixing seat 310, and movement of the connecting portion 321 relative to the fixing seat 310 is limited, so that after the internal space of the box body 100 is communicated with the external space of the box body 100, the door body 210 is pulled to rotate, and the box door 200 is opened.
In some embodiments, after the connecting portion 321 slides a certain length relative to the fixing base 310, a corresponding limiting structure is not disposed on the connecting portion 321 to limit the movement of the connecting portion 321 relative to the fixing base 310, and after the connecting portion 321 drives the hook portion 322 to move a preset length, the hook portion 322 drives the door seal 220 to press on the door body 210, thereby driving the door body 210 to rotate.
In other embodiments, the protruding portions 3212 are not disposed on two sidewalls of the limiting groove 3211 extending along the front-back direction, and two sides of the limiting groove 3211 extending along the front-back direction extend into the recess 311 of the fixed base 310, so that the movable base 320 can slide along the fixed base 310.
In other embodiments, the groove 311 of the fixing base 310 is disposed on a side of the fixing base 310 facing away from the door body 210, the protruding portion 3212 is disposed on a side of the connecting portion 321 facing the door body 210, and the protruding portion 3212 is slidably disposed in the groove 311. One end of the protruding portion 3212 facing the case 100 is provided with a limiting structure.
In this embodiment, the fixing base 310 extends into the limiting groove 3211 of the connecting portion 321, so that the space between the fixing base 310 and the movable base 320 is fully utilized, and the connection of the movable base 320 on the fixing base 310 does not cause large interference to the width of the refrigerator, so as to facilitate the transportation and placement of the refrigerator.
In this embodiment, a hook hole 3213 is provided on a front sidewall of the limiting groove 3211, and the hook hole 3213 is used for connecting and installing the elastic member 330, so that the elastic member 330 is connected to the movable seat 320.
Fig. 9 is a partial structural schematic view of a refrigerator body 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 3 and 9, in the present embodiment, a recess 110 is provided on a front side of the case 100 for cooperation with the handle 300. When the box door 200 is covered on the box body 100, the clamping hook portion 322 is located in the concave portion 110, and the front side of the clamping hook portion 322 is flush with the front side of the box body 100, so that one surface of the door seal 220 facing the box body 100 is tightly attached to the front side of the box body 100 and the clamping hook portion 322, the sealing performance of the box body 100 is ensured, and the heat preservation and refrigeration effects of the refrigerator are ensured.
Fig. 10 is a schematic view of a handle 300 in a closed state according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 11 is a schematic view showing the structure of the handle 300 during the opening process of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 2 to 11, the elastic member 330 is connected between the fixed seat 310 and the movable seat 320, so as to drive the movable seat 320 to move toward the case 100 when the door 200 is closed, so that the hook portion 322 is elastically pressed onto the front side of the case 100, thereby ensuring that a closed environment is formed in the refrigerator after the door 200 is closed.
In this embodiment, the elastic member 330 is a tension spring; the two ends of the elastic member 330 are respectively connected with the hook hole 313 on the fixed seat 310 and the hook hole 3213 on the connecting portion 321 to connect the fixed seat 310 and the connecting portion 321, so as to keep the movable seat 320 moving backward relative to the fixed seat 310, and make the hook portion 322 fit on the box 100.
The elastic member 330 is connected to the notch 312 of the fixing base 310, and two ends of the elastic member are respectively connected to the hook hole 313 of the fixing base 310 and the hook hole 3213 of the front side wall of the limiting groove 3211. Under the premise of ensuring the elasticity of the movable seat 320, the elastic piece 330 is arranged in the notch 312, so that the space between the fixed seat 310 and the movable seat 320 is fully utilized, the structure of the handle 300 is more compact, and the space occupied by the handle 300 is smaller.
In some embodiments, the elastic member 330 is a compression spring, which is disposed between an end of the connection portion 321 facing the case 100 and the fixing base 310. Specifically, the hook hole 3213 on the limiting slot 3211 is disposed on a rear side wall of the limiting slot 3211, and the notch 312 on the fixing base 310 is disposed at a rear end of the fixing base 310.
In this embodiment, when the door 200 is closed, the elastic member 330 between the fixed seat 310 and the movable seat 320 has a force on the movable seat 320 in a direction toward the box body 100, so that the hook portion 322 on the movable seat 320 is attached to the front side of the box body 100 and is located in the recess 110 of the box body 100; at this time, the door seal 220 of the door 200 is closely attached to the front side surface of the case 100 and the hook portion 322, and the airtight state of the case 100 is maintained.
When the door 200 needs to be opened, the holding part 323 of the movable seat 320 is pulled, the pulling force overcomes the elasticity of the elastic piece 330, the connecting part 321 is pulled to slide forward relative to the fixed seat 310, the connecting part 321 drives the hook part 322 to move, and the hook part 322 drives the dock seal 220 around the hook part 322 to compress towards the door body 210, so that the dock seal 220 is locally deformed, and the inner space of the box 100 is communicated with the outer space of the box 100, so that the pressure inside and outside the box 100 is balanced. After the internal and external pressures of the cabinet 100 are balanced, the cabinet door 200 can be opened with a small pulling force. After the connecting portion 321 moves by a preset length relative to the fixing seat 310 so that the internal and external pressures of the box body 100 are balanced, the holding portion 323 is pulled continuously, the connecting portion 321 is limited relative to the fixing seat 310, and the pulling force on the holding portion 323 is transmitted to the door body 210 through the fixing seat 310, so that the box door 200 is opened.
When the door 200 is closed, the elastic member 330 drives the hook portion 322 to be attached to the case 100, and the door seal 220 is tightly attached to the front side of the case 100 and the hook portion 322, so as to maintain the airtight state of the case 100.
In this embodiment, the holding portion 323 is exposed outside the case 100 and the door 200, so as to facilitate manual holding, and thus facilitate manual pulling of the connecting portion 321 to slide relative to the fixing base 310. The holding part 323 drives the hook part 322 to move, and drives the door seal 220 to be partially compressed towards the door body 210, so that the door seal 220 is partially deformed, and the inner space of the box body 100 is communicated with the outer space of the box body 100, so that the pressure inside and outside the box body 100 is rapidly balanced, the opening of the box door 200 is facilitated, the opening of the box door 200 is labor-saving and convenient, and the user experience is improved.
While the invention has been described with reference to several exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the terminology used is intended to be in the nature of words of description and of limitation. As the present invention may be embodied in several forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, it should also be understood that the above-described embodiments are not limited by any of the details of the foregoing description, but rather should be construed broadly within its spirit and scope as defined in the appended claims, and therefore all changes and modifications that fall within the meets and bounds of the claims, or equivalences of such meets and bounds are therefore intended to be embraced by the appended claims.