CN217154668U - Wind shielding strip for refrigerator and refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a wind strip for a refrigerator, which comprises a body, a wind strip body and a wind guide plate, wherein the body is suitable for being installed on a refrigerator body of the refrigerator; the edge strip is formed on the body; wherein the body is configured and adapted to be retained on the tank by magnetic attraction. Furthermore, the utility model provides a refrigerator, refrigerator includes the box and is provided with the door body of door courage sealing member, and this door body arranges on this box, wherein, the box is constructed to keep this strip that keeps out the wind on the box through the magnetic adsorption effect between the body of box and strip that keeps out the wind. According to the utility model discloses an embodiment can realize the reliable and simple installation of weather strip on the box.

Description

Wind shielding strip for refrigerator and refrigerator

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of domestic appliance and specifically relates to a keep out wind strip and a corresponding refrigerator for refrigerator is related to.

Background

Nowadays, with the improvement of living standard of people, refrigeration appliances have gone into thousands of households such as refrigerators, freezers and the like.

Generally, a refrigerator is composed of at least one refrigerating compartment and at least one freezing compartment. The refrigerating compartment is at a relatively high temperature, typically set at about 3 ℃ to 8 ℃, while the freezing compartment is at a relatively low temperature, typically set at about-10 ℃ to-18 ℃. The ambient temperature outside the refrigerator is generally above 10 ℃. Because the temperature difference between the inside and the outside of the refrigerator is large, the refrigerator is easy to generate condensation, in particular to the door seal of the refrigerator. The inner side of the door seal is too cold, and the outer side of the door seal is exposed to hot air in the environment to generate condensation, which is a problem that refrigerator manufacturers try to solve, and the energy consumption of the refrigerator is also increased to a great extent.

In order to solve the above problems, the refrigerator is further provided with a weather strip. Generally, the weather strip is composed of a weather strip body mounted on the refrigerator cabinet and an edge strip.

The wind strip on the market at present is mainly fixed on the box through screw connection formula, interference buckle formula and paste formula. However, since the screw connection and the interference snap require corresponding fitting structures to be provided on the fitting region, both of these mounting methods complicate the structure of the fitting region of the case and increase the corresponding manufacturing costs. The attachment type installation method requires manual adhesion on one hand and the use of an adhesive on the other hand, so that the weather strip is in danger of falling off and the appearance problem can occur. In addition, the three common mounting modes are not beneficial to the cleaning work of the refrigerator body. In addition, the screw connection type and the paste type mounting manner cause inconvenience in detachment and replacement of the weather strip.

Accordingly, there remains a need for continued improvement, and in particular, for a weather strip that facilitates ease of installation and removal, and facilitates simplification of the refrigerator cabinet structure and reduction of manufacturing costs.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to provide an improved a weather strip and a corresponding refrigerator for refrigerator.

According to the utility model discloses an aspect, the utility model discloses an embodiment provides a weather strip for refrigerator, weather strip includes: a body configured to be adapted to be mounted on a cabinet of the refrigerator; an edge strip formed on the body; wherein the body is configured to be held to the case by magnetic attraction.

Through the utility model discloses a shortcoming among the prior art not only can be overcome to this embodiment, can realize a dismouting in addition and simply nimble, the abluent strip that keeps out the wind of being convenient for. Because the utility model discloses a weather strip can decide whether to install according to actual conditions, therefore need not repair the mould again. Thereby also significantly reducing the manufacturing cost of the refrigerator.

According to an optional embodiment of the weather strip, the body is provided with a first component which is configured to be suitable for establishing a magnetic adsorption connection with a second component provided on the box in the mounted state of the body. By means of the arrangement of the first component, a magnetic attraction connection can be realized in a simple manner with a corresponding second component on the housing, so that the installation of the wind-deflecting strip is simplified.

According to an optional embodiment of the weather strip, the body is configured to include a first engagement structure adapted to be inserted into a second engagement structure provided on the box in a manner corresponding thereto when installed. Through the mode of plug-in type gomphosis, guaranteed the simplification and the reliable installation of weather strip on the box.

According to an optional embodiment of the weatherstrip, the first member is at least partially encapsulated in the body. This construction is simple and protects the first component at least partially from external influences by the encapsulation.

According to an optional embodiment of the weather strip, the first member is a magnet strip or an iron strip. This construction makes it possible to mount the weather strip simply by magnetic attraction.

According to an optional embodiment of the weather strip, the magnet strip or the iron strip is arranged consecutively along the longitudinal direction of the body. This structure enables a large magnetic attraction force. Alternatively, the magnet or iron strips are arranged in segments along the lengthwise direction of the body. The segmented arrangement of the magnet or iron strips reduces the material consumption and thus the production costs and the weight of the wind-deflecting strip.

According to an optional embodiment of the weather strip, the body is configured to be cylindrical. The body can be designed in a prismatic or cylindrical manner. The structure of the body can thereby be simplified.

According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, the edge strip is integrally formed with the body. The configuration mode can realize the integration of the wind shielding strip, thereby improving the structural strength of the wind shielding strip and reducing the manufacturing cost.

According to the utility model discloses an optional embodiment of weather strip, the strake is made by the TPE material, the body is made by the PP material. The TPE material is generally softer than the PP material, and the structure mode ensures the fixing strength of the body while realizing the flexibility of the edge strips.

According to the utility model discloses a second aspect, the utility model discloses an embodiment provides a refrigerator, refrigerator includes the box and is provided with the door body of door courage sealing member, door body arrangement in on the box, wherein, the box is constructed to pass through the box with the utility model discloses a magnetic adsorption between the body of strip keeps out the wind will the strip keeps out the wind on the box.

According to an optional embodiment of the refrigerator of the present invention, the refrigerator body includes a cabinet liner and a foaming layer, a second member is provided on the cabinet liner or in the foaming layer, the second member is configured to be suitable for establishing a magnetic adsorption connection with the first member of the body of the weather strip in an installed state of the body of the weather strip. This embodiment makes it possible in a simple manner to achieve a magnetically attractive connection between the first component arranged on the weather strip and the second component on the tank or in the foamed layer.

According to an optional implementation mode of the refrigerator of the utility model, the box includes case courage, partition beam and foaming layer be provided with the second component on case courage and/or partition beam or in foaming layer and/or partition beam, the second component is constructed to be suitable for under the installation condition of the body of weather strip with the magnetic adsorption of the first component of the body of weather strip is connected. This embodiment makes it possible in a simple manner to achieve a magnetically attractive connection between the first component arranged on the weather strip and the second component on the tank and/or on the partition wall or in the foam layer and/or in the partition wall.

According to an optional embodiment of the refrigerator of the present invention, the cabinet bladder and/or the partition beam is provided with a second fitting structure configured to be adapted to be inserted-fitted with the first fitting structure on the body of the weather strip in the mounted state of the weather strip. Through the mode of plug-in type gomphosis, guaranteed the simplification and the reliable installation of weather strip on box courage and/or partition beam of box.

According to an optional embodiment of the refrigerator of the present invention, the second member is provided on the second fitting structure. This arrangement makes it possible for the first fitting structure of the wind-deflecting strip to be connected in a secure, magnetically attractive manner to the first component of the wind-deflecting strip when fitted into the second fitting structure.

According to an optional embodiment of the refrigerator of the present invention, the second member is an iron bar or a magnet bar, wherein the iron bar or the magnet bar is consecutively disposed along a lengthwise direction of the second fitting structure. Alternatively, the iron or magnet bars are arranged in segments along a lengthwise direction of the second fitting structure. The segmented arrangement of the magnet or iron strips reduces the material consumption and thus the production costs and the weight of the wind-deflecting strip.

According to an optional embodiment of the refrigerator of the present invention, the wind shielding strip is disposed in a flow path of the cooling wind toward the door liner sealing member. This prevents condensation on the door bladder seal.

According to an optional embodiment of the refrigerator of the present invention, the weather strip is provided near the door liner sealing member. This further prevents condensation on the door bladder seal.

According to an optional embodiment of the refrigerator of the present invention, the weather strip is provided near a slit formed between the door bodies adjacent to each other. This can be used to prevent condensation on the door bladder seal.

According to an optional embodiment of the refrigerator of the present invention, the second fitting structure is configured as a groove. This structure can easily process the second fitting structure, and reduce the cost.

According to an optional embodiment of the refrigerator of the present invention, the refrigerator is a side hung door refrigerator or a side by side combination refrigerator.

Drawings

The principles, features and advantages of the present invention may be better understood by describing the invention in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings comprise:

fig. 1 illustrates a front view of a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 illustrates a side sectional view of a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 illustrates a side sectional view of a refrigerator according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 shows a sectional view of a weather strip for a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention in an assembled state;

fig. 5 shows a perspective view of a weather strip for a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention in an assembled state.

List of reference numerals

1 refrigerator

2 wind-shielding strip

3 main body

4 side strip

5 separating beam

6 first structural member

7 second member

8 door liner sealing member

9 second fitting structure

10 case body

11 first door body

12 second door body

13 foamed layer

14 first fitting structure

15 container

W producing cold air.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and advantageous effects of the present invention more apparent, the present invention will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and a plurality of exemplary embodiments. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating the scope of the invention, are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

First, for the sake of understanding, returning to the description of the background art, the weather strip in the prior art has problems of complicated structure, inconvenient installation and disassembly, and poor appearance.

In view of at least one of the above technical problems or other possible technical problems, an exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a weather strip for a refrigerator, including: a body configured to be adapted to be mounted on a cabinet of the refrigerator; an edge strip formed on the body; wherein the body is configured to be held to the case by magnetic attraction.

For a better understanding of the above-described weather strip, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the directional terms used in the description refer to the conventional usage state of the refrigerator for convenience of description and are not to be construed as absolute limitations of the corresponding features.

Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, which is exemplarily a side hung door type double door refrigerator as shown in fig. 1.

As can be seen from fig. 1, the refrigerator 1 includes a cabinet 10, and a first door 11 and a second door 12 mounted on the cabinet 10. As can also be taken from fig. 1, the refrigerator 1 contains two storage spaces (not shown in detail) due to the exemplary configuration as a side hung double-door refrigerator.

Fig. 2 illustrates a side sectional view of a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As can be seen from fig. 2, the cabinet 10 of the refrigerator 1 includes a cabinet liner 15, a cabinet outer shell, and a foaming layer 13 disposed between the cabinet liner 15 and the cabinet outer shell. For the sake of simplicity, only the foamed layer 13 and the tank bladder 15 are schematically shown, and the tank case is omitted. Since the main related parts of the present invention are not described herein, the housing case will not be described in detail.

As can also be seen from fig. 2, the cabinet 10 or the cabinet liner 15 is formed with an upper storage space and a lower storage space, and the first door 11 and the second door 12 are provided on the cabinet 10 and respectively close the upper storage space and the lower storage space of the cabinet 10 in the present view. The first door 11 and the second door 12 are respectively provided with a door liner seal 8 for sealing the cabinet 10. As can also be seen from fig. 2, the cooling wind W flows from left to right (arrow direction) in the plane of view toward the direction of the second door body 12. When the second door body 12 is opened, the cooling air W flows through the door liner seal 8 from the opening between the second door body 12 and the cabinet 10 and flows out to the outside environment. Since there is a temperature difference between the outside ambient temperature and the temperature in the lower storage space, condensation occurs on the door liner seal 8. To avoid this, a weather strip 2 is arranged on the tank container 15. The wind deflector 2 is arranged in a flow path of the cooling air W in the direction of the door liner seal 8 arranged on the second door body 12 of the refrigerator 1 and blocks the cooling air W from directly blowing toward the door liner seal 8. In this example embodiment, the weather strip 2 is disposed near the slit formed between the first door body 11 and the second door body 12 adjacent to each other.

Fig. 3 illustrates a side sectional view of a refrigerator according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention. In this exemplary embodiment, the difference from the refrigerator 1 in fig. 2 is that the cabinet 10 in fig. 3 includes a partition beam 5 provided inside the cabinet 10 in addition to the cabinet bladder 15, the cabinet outer case, and the foaming layer 13 provided between the cabinet bladder 15 and the cabinet outer case. The partition beam 5 is arranged transversely and delimits together with the tank container 15 an upper storage space and a lower storage space, which in the present illustration are respectively closed by the first door body 11 and the second door body 12 provided on the cabinet 10.

As can also be seen from fig. 3, the weather strip 2 is exemplarily arranged on the partition beam 5, and, similarly to fig. 2, the weather strip 2 is arranged in a flow path of the cooling air W toward the door liner seal 8 provided on the second door body 12 and is arranged close to the slit formed between the first door body 11 and the second door body 12 adjacent to each other.

Next, the configuration and mounting manner of the weather strip will be described with reference to exemplary embodiments.

Fig. 4 shows a sectional view of a weather strip for a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention in an assembled state. As can be seen from fig. 4, the weather strip 2 includes a body 3 and an edge strip 4 formed on the body 3. Here, the edge strip 4 is made of TPE material and the body 3 is made of PP material. In this exemplary embodiment, the body 3 is configured in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the edge strip 4 is illustratively integrally molded with the body 3. The weather strip 2 is arranged as an example on the partition beam 5 in fig. 3. However, depending on the requirements and the configuration of the housing 10, the weather strip 2 may also be provided on the tank container 15 and a plurality of weather strips 2 may also be arranged within the housing 10. In contrast to the usual mounting of the weather strip mentioned in the background of the invention, according to this exemplary embodiment of the invention, a first component 6 is provided in the body 3 of the weather strip 2, which first component 6 is formed by an iron strip by way of example. The separating beam 5 has a second component 7 enclosed therein, which second component 7 is formed by a magnet strip by way of example. Therefore, when the wind shielding strip 2 is installed on the separation beam 5, the iron strips in the body 3 of the wind shielding strip 2 and the magnet strips in the separation beam 5 are connected in a magnetic adsorption mode, and therefore the wind shielding strip 2 is conveniently installed on the box body 10. According to a further exemplary embodiment, the first component 6 can also be designed as a magnet strip, and the second component 7 can accordingly also be designed as an iron strip or another magnet strip cooperating therewith, so that a magnetically attractive connection of the first component 6 to the second component 7 can also be ensured.

In order to more reliably mount the weather strip 2 to, for example, the partition member 5, it is necessary to reserve an assembly mark at a position where the weather strip 2 is engaged. In this exemplary embodiment, it can also be seen from fig. 4 that a second engagement structure 9, which is configured here as an exemplary recess, is formed on the partition bar 5. A first engagement structure 14 is formed on the body 3 of the wind deflector 2, the first engagement structure 14 being, in the exemplary embodiment, an edge of the cuboid body 3. The recess and the edge have mutually matching dimensions. During the assembly of the wind deflector strip 2, this edge or body 3 is inserted into a recess of the partition bar 5. The magnet strips are arranged in the recesses, so that after the body 3 has been inserted into the recesses, the iron strips in the body 3 are connected to the magnet strips in the partition bar 5 in an optimized magnetic attraction manner. The recess thus also forms a reserve for the assembly of the weather strip 2. The wind deflector strip 2 is securely fastened to the housing 10 or to the partition bar 5 and/or the tank container 15 by means of the provision of the recesses and the magnetic-attraction connection.

In this exemplary embodiment, the magnet strip is completely and entirely enclosed in the partition beam 5 and the iron strip is completely and entirely enclosed in the body 3. Other arrangements, such as partial encapsulation of the magnet or iron strips or an arrangement divided into segments, are also conceivable by the person skilled in the art, as long as the arrangement of the wind deflector strip 2 on the partition bar 5 or alternatively or additionally on the tank container 15 is possible by means of a magnetically attractive connection of the magnet and iron strips.

Fig. 5 shows a perspective view of a weather strip for a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention in an assembled state. In this exemplary embodiment, the second member 7 is not visible in this figure, since it is completely enclosed in the partition beam 5.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above by taking a side hung door type double door refrigerator as an example, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that the idea of the present invention is not limited to a side hung door type double door refrigerator, and the wind deflector is utilized when the wind deflector is used in the refrigerator. For example, a more-door refrigerator or a single-door refrigerator may also use the wind deflector as needed.

Although specific embodiments have been described above, these embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure, even if only a single embodiment is described with respect to a particular feature. The examples of features provided in the present disclosure are intended to be illustrative, not limiting, unless expressly stated otherwise. In the specific implementation, a plurality of features can be combined with each other according to actual needs, where technically feasible. Various substitutions, alterations, and modifications may be devised without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims (14)

1. A weather strip for a refrigerator, characterized in that the weather strip (2) comprises:

a body (3), said body (3) being configured to be adapted to be mounted on a cabinet (10) of said refrigerator (1);

an edge strip (4), the edge strip (4) being formed on the body (3);

wherein the body (3) is configured to be held on the tank (10) by magnetic attraction.

2. Weather strip for a refrigerator according to claim 1, characterised in that the body (3) is provided with a first member (6), the first member (6) being configured and adapted to establish a magnetic-attraction connection with a second member (7) provided on the cabinet (10) in the mounted state of the body (3).

3. The weather strip for a refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the body (3) is configured to include a first fitting structure (14) adapted to be plug-fitted with a corresponding second fitting structure (9) provided on the cabinet (10) when installed.

4. The weather strip for a refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the first member (6) is at least partially enclosed in the body (3).

5. The weather strip for a refrigerator according to any one of claims 2 to 4,

the first member (6) is a magnet or iron bar, and/or

The magnet or iron strips are arranged consecutively in the longitudinal direction of the body (3), or

The magnet or iron strips are arranged in segments in the longitudinal direction of the body (3).

6. Refrigerator, the refrigerator (1) comprising a cabinet (10) and door bodies (11, 12) provided with a door liner seal (8), the door bodies (11, 12) being arranged on the cabinet (10), characterized in that the cabinet (10) is configured to retain the weather strip (2) on the cabinet (10) by magnetic attraction between the cabinet (10) and the body (3) of the weather strip for a refrigerator according to one of claims 1 to 5.

7. The refrigerator according to claim 6,

the box (10) comprises a box liner (15) and a foamed layer (13), a second component (7) is arranged on the box liner (15) or in the foamed layer (13), and the second component (7) is suitable for establishing a magnetic adsorption connection with a first component (6) of a body (3) of the wind shielding strip (2) in an installation state of the body (3); or

The box (10) comprises a box bladder (15), a partition beam (5) and a foam layer (13), wherein a second component (7) is arranged on the box bladder (15) and/or the partition beam (5) or in the foam layer (13) and/or the partition beam (5), and the second component (7) is suitable for establishing a magnetic adsorption connection with a first component (6) of a body (3) of the wind-shielding strip (2) in an installation state of the body (3) of the wind-shielding strip (2).

8. The refrigerator according to claim 7, characterized in that the cabinet bladder (15) and/or the partition beam (5) are provided with a second engaging structure (9), the second engaging structure (9) being configured to be adapted to be plug-in engaged with the first engaging structure (14) on the body (3) of the weather strip (2) in the mounted state of the weather strip (2).

9. The refrigerator according to claim 8, characterized in that the second member (7) is a bar or a magnet bar, wherein the bar or magnet bar is arranged sectionally in the longitudinal direction of the second engaging structure (9) or consecutively in the longitudinal direction of the second engaging structure (9).

10. The refrigerator according to claim 9, characterized in that the wind-deflecting strip (2) is arranged in the flow path of the refrigerating air (W) in the direction of the door liner seal (8).

11. The refrigerator according to claim 10, characterized in that the wind-deflecting strip (2) is arranged close to the door liner seal (8).

12. The refrigerator according to claim 11, wherein the weather strip (2) is disposed near a slit formed between the door bodies (11, 12) adjacent to each other.

13. The refrigerator according to one of claims 8 to 12, characterized in that the second fitting structure (9) is configured as a groove.

14. The refrigerator of claim 13, wherein the refrigerator is a side hung or side by side refrigerator.

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