CN206600959U - Side by side combination refrigerator and its vertical beam - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a side-by-side refrigerator and its vertical beam. The vertical beam is installed on a door body of the side-by-side refrigerator. It includes an end cover body that can be moved up and down below the vertical beam body. When the end cover body is at the highest position, its top end is against the bottom of the vertical beam body. The rear side of the end cover body is gradually from front to back. The upwardly inclined guide surface guides the body of the end cover from the front of the bottom wall of the storage room of the side-by-side refrigerator to the top of the bottom wall of the storage room during the backward movement of the sealing end cover, so as to seal the vertical beam body and the storage room. The gap between the bottom walls of the compartment; and the compression spring, the upper end of which extends into the accommodation cavity and is fixed to the vertical beam body, and the lower end is fixed to the end cover body, and when the end cover body moves upward, it exerts a downward elastic pre-tightening force . The utility model can eliminate the gap between the bottom end of the vertical beam and the bottom wall of the storage compartment after the two door bodies of the side-by-side refrigerator are closed.

Description

Side-by-side refrigerators and their vertical beams

technical field

The utility model relates to a refrigeration and freezing device, in particular to a side-by-side refrigerator and a vertical beam thereof.

Background technique

Side-by-side refrigerators are usually equipped with a vertical beam for sealing on one of the doors to prevent cold air from leaking from the gap between the two doors. When the door body is opened, the vertical beam is in a state approximately perpendicular to the door body, that is, in a fully folded state. During the closing process of the door body, the vertical beam will rotate along the vertical axis to a state approximately parallel to the door body, that is, a fully unfolded state, so as to seal the gap between the door body and another door body. Generally, the top wall of the storage compartment is provided with a guide groove with the opening facing downward, and an upwardly protruding guide piece is provided on the top of the vertical beam. During the process of opening and closing the door, the guide piece will move along the extended track of the guide groove to guide the opening and closing of the door. Vertical beam turns correctly.

It can be seen from the above that the vertical beam can seal the gap between the two door bodies. However, if the manufacturing error or assembly error of the vertical beam is large, after the two doors are closed, there will be a large gap between the bottom end of the vertical beam and the bottom wall of the storage compartment, resulting in excessive leakage of cold air and affecting the refrigeration system. As a result, condensation may also occur.

Utility model content

The purpose of this utility model is to overcome at least one defect of the prior art and provide a vertical beam for a side-by-side refrigerator. After the two doors of the side-by-side refrigerator are closed, the bottom end of the vertical beam and the storage compartment are eliminated. The gap between the bottom wall to avoid cold air leakage.

Another object of the present utility model is to provide a side-by-side refrigerator using the above vertical beam.

On the one hand, the utility model provides a vertical beam for a side-by-side refrigerator, which is used to be installed on a door body of a side-by-side refrigerator, which includes: a vertical beam body, the bottom end of which has a downwardly open accommodation cavity; Sealing end cover, which includes an end cover body that can be moved up and down below the vertical beam body. When the end cover body is at the highest position, its top end is against the lower side of the bottom end of the vertical beam body, and the rear side of the end cover body is It is a guide surface that gradually slopes upward from front to back. During the backward movement of the sealing end cover, the guide surface guides the end cover body from the front of the bottom wall of the storage compartment of the side-by-side refrigerator to above the bottom wall of the storage compartment. To seal the gap between the vertical beam body and the bottom wall of the storage compartment; and the compression spring, the upper end of which extends into the accommodation cavity and is fixed on the vertical beam body, and the lower end is fixed on the end cover body, so that when the end cover body moves up, Apply downward elastic preload to it.

Optionally, the sealing end cover also includes a sealing plate, the lower end of which is connected to the front part of the end cover body, and its front surface is retracted backward compared with the front surface of the end cover body to extend into the accommodation cavity, so as to seal the vertical beam body The cold air leakage channel between the body of the end cover and the end cover.

Optionally, the end cover body includes a bottom plate and a front side plate, a rear side plate, and two transverse side plates extending upwards from the front edge, the rear edge, and two transverse edges of the bottom plate; the sealing plate extends from the top rear edge of the front side plate extending upward; and the guiding surface is formed on the rear surface of the rear side plate.

Optionally, a mounting column extends upward from the top surface of the bottom plate; and the compression spring is sleeved on the mounting column.

Optionally, the ratio of the diameter of the mounting column to the distance from the front surface of the front side panel to the rear surface of the rear side panel is greater than 1/4.

Optionally, a mounting plate is fixed inside the accommodating cavity; and the upper end of the compression spring is fixed on the lower surface of the mounting plate.

Optionally, at least one limiting portion is extended upwards from the top surface of the bottom plate, and a limiting groove extending up and down is provided on the limiting portion; and a limiting protrusion extending up and down is arranged in the accommodation cavity, which is inserted into the limiting groove, In order to limit the body of the end cap to only translate up and down.

Optionally, two limiting parts extend upwards from the top surface of the bottom plate, and the openings of the limiting slots of the two limiting parts are respectively facing two lateral sides.

On the other hand, the utility model provides a side-by-side refrigerator, which includes a storage compartment with an open front side; body; and the vertical beam according to any one of the above, which is rotatably mounted on the first door body along a vertical axis.

In the side-by-side refrigerator and its vertical beam of the utility model, the bottom end of the vertical beam body is provided with a sealing end cover. The end cover body of the sealing end cover can be elastically stretched up and down under the vertical beam body and has a guiding surface. When the door body of the side-by-side refrigerator is closed, the vertical beam body drives the sealing end cover to move backward and the guiding surface can move the end cover body From the front of the bottom wall of the storage compartment to the top of the bottom wall of the storage compartment, the gap between the vertical beam body and the bottom wall of the storage compartment can be sealed to avoid cold air leakage. Moreover, the end cover body completely relies on the compression spring to provide upward force. When the end cover body is at the highest position, its top end abuts against the lower side of the bottom of the vertical beam body, without the need for complex supports on the vertical beam body And the limit structure makes its structure simpler.

Furthermore, in the side-by-side refrigerator and its vertical beam of the present utility model, the sealing end cover can seal the cold air leakage passage between the vertical beam body and the end cover body by setting a sealing plate, that is to say, there is no need to use it when the door body is closed. The end cover body is moved up to the highest position, which avoids the collision between the end cover body and the vertical beam body, and avoids the generation of impact noise.

Further, in the side-by-side refrigerator and its vertical beam of the present invention, the setting of the limiting groove and the limiting protrusion can make the body of the end cover only translate up and down without deflection.

According to the following detailed description of specific embodiments of the utility model in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art will be more aware of the above and other objectives, advantages and features of the utility model.

Description of drawings

Hereinafter, some specific embodiments of the present utility model will be described in detail in an exemplary rather than restrictive manner with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals in the drawings designate the same or similar parts or parts. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. In the attached picture:

Fig. 1 is a schematic front view of a side-by-side refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a schematic top view of the side-by-side refrigerator shown in Fig. 1 when the first door body and the second door body are in a closed state;

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the side-by-side refrigerator shown in Fig. 1 when the first door body is in an open state and the vertical beam is in a fully folded state;

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the top wall and the guide seat of the storage compartment of the side-by-side refrigerator shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the top structure of the vertical beam in Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the bottom structure of the vertical beam obtained by cutting the vertical beam of the embodiment of the utility model with a vertical plane extending back and forth;

Fig. 7 is a schematic exploded view of the bottom structure of the vertical beam shown in Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of the sealing end cap in the vertical beam shown in Fig. 6 .

detailed description

The side-by-side refrigerator and its vertical beam according to the embodiment of the utility model will be described below according to FIG. 1 to FIG. 8 . Among them, Fig. 1 is a schematic front view of a side-by-side refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present utility model; Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the side-by-side refrigerator shown in Fig. 1 when the first door 21 and the second door 22 are in a closed state Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the side-by-side refrigerator shown in Figure 1 when the first door body 21 is in an open state and the vertical beam 10 is in a fully folded state; Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the storage compartment 101 of the side-by-side refrigerator shown in Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the top wall and the guide seat 40. 2 and 3 are to expose the vertical beam 10 to clearly show its rotating state, and the top of the box body 30 is hidden.

As shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 3, the embodiment of the utility model provides a side-by-side refrigerator, which includes a box body 30, and the box body 30 defines at least one storage compartment with an open front side. The front side of each storage compartment is provided with its own door to open or close the corresponding storage compartment. Some storage compartments with larger capacity, such as the storage compartment 101 shown in FIG. 1 , can adopt a left and right side-by-side door structure to facilitate access to items. Specifically, a pivotable first door body 21 and a second door body 22 may be respectively provided on the front lateral sides of the storage compartment 101 .

The side-by-side refrigerator also includes a vertical beam 10 , which is rotatably installed inside the open end of the first door body 21 along a vertical axis. When the two doors (referring to the first door 21 and the second door 22) are in the closed state, for example as shown in Figure 2, the vertical beam 10 will be attached to the inner surface of the two doors to prevent cold air from leaking To the outside of a side-by-side refrigerator. In the process of opening the first door 21 , the vertical beam 10 will rotate toward the inside of the storage compartment 101 to rotate from a fully unfolded state substantially parallel to the first door 21 to a predetermined alignment with the first door 21 . Angle (for example, perpendicular to the fully folded state of the first door body 21), so as to be away from the second door body 22, so that when the first door body 21 is opened, the vertical beam 10 will not be blocked by the second door body 22, as shown in Figure 3 . Similarly, during the process of closing the first door body 21 , the vertical beam 10 will gradually rotate from the fully folded state to the fully unfolded state, so as to close the gap between the two door bodies.

Those skilled in the art should understand that the vertical beam 10 can also be installed on the second door body 22 instead of the first door body 21 . However, in this embodiment of the utility model, for the convenience of description, only the solution of installing the vertical beam 10 on the first door body 21 is introduced.

As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , the top wall of the storage compartment 101 is provided with a guide seat 40 , and a guide groove 42 with a forward notch 421 is formed on the guide seat 40 . The guide seat 40 can be installed in the recessed portion 32 formed on the top wall of the storage compartment 101 . The top of the vertical beam 10 has a guide piece 200. When the vertical beam 10 is in a fully folded state (approximately perpendicular to the door body, refer to FIG. 3) to close the first door body 21, the guide piece 200 is inserted through the gap 421 of the guide groove 42. Guide groove 42, and move along the extension track of guide groove 42, to drive vertical beam 10 to rotate gradually to fully unfolded state (approximately parallel to the state of door body, refer to Fig. 2), make first door body 21 close normally.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the bottom structure of the vertical beam 10 obtained by cutting the vertical beam 10 of the embodiment of the utility model with a vertical plane extending back and forth; Fig. 7 is a schematic exploded view of the bottom structure of the vertical beam 10 shown in Fig. 6; FIG. 8 is a schematic structural view of the sealing end cap 300 in the vertical beam 10 shown in FIG. 6 . The front-rear direction indicated in FIG. 6 is consistent with that of the side-by-side refrigerator described above, and the vertical beam 10 in FIG. 6 is in a fully expanded state, and the horizontal direction refers to the left-right direction.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 , the embodiment of the present invention provides a vertical beam 10 , which includes a vertical beam body 100 , a sealing end cover 300 and a compression spring 500 . Wherein, the vertical beam body 100 is rotatably installed on the above-mentioned first door body 21 , and has a guide piece 200 at its top end. A bottom end of the vertical beam body 100 is formed with an accommodating cavity 103 open downward. The sealing end cap 300 includes an end cap body 301 disposed below the vertical beam body 100 in a translational manner up and down. The range that the end cover body 301 can move up and down is limited, and when it is at the highest position, its top end abuts against the lower side of the bottom end of the vertical beam body 100 . Moreover, the rear side of the end cap body 301 is a guiding surface 331 (which may be a plane or a curved surface) that gradually slopes upward from front to back. During the closing process of the first door body 21 , the vertical beam 10 moves backward along with the first door body 21 , and the sealing end cover 300 then moves backward. The bottom end of the end cover body 301 is lower than the bottom wall 1011 of the storage compartment 101. When the guide surface 331 touches the front end of the bottom wall 1011 of the storage compartment 101, the end cover body 301 is lifted from the bottom wall 1011 of the storage compartment 101. The front of the bottom wall 1011 is guided to the top of the bottom wall 1011 of the storage compartment 101 (that is, the end cover body 301 moves up relative to the vertical beam body 100 while the end cover body 301 moves backward with the vertical beam body 100), so as to seal the vertical beam body 100 and the storage compartment. The gap between the bottom wall 1011 of the object compartment 101. The upper end of the compression spring 500 extends into the accommodation cavity 103 and is fixed to the vertical beam body 100, and the lower end is fixed to the end cover body 301, so that when the end cover body 301 moves upward, it exerts a downward elastic pre-tightening force, so that The end cover body 301 is closely attached to the bottom wall 1011 of the storage compartment 101 to enhance the sealing effect.

In the embodiment of the utility model, the end cover body 301 completely relies on the compression spring 500 to provide upward force for it. When the end cover body 301 is at the highest position, its top end is against the lower side of the bottom end of the vertical beam body 100 without Complicated supporting and limiting structures are arranged on the vertical beam body 100 to make the structure simpler.

In some embodiments, the sealing end cap 300 further includes a sealing plate 370, the lower end of which is connected to the front of the end cap body 301, and its front surface is retracted backward compared to the front surface of the end cap body 301 so as to be able to extend. Into the accommodating chamber 103, so as to seal the cold air leakage channel between the vertical beam body 100 and the end cover body 301. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 , the sealing plate 370 can be abutted against a plate body 130 inside the vertical beam 10 . When the first door 21 is closed, there is no need to move the end cover body 301 to the highest position, which avoids the collision between the end cover body 301 and the vertical beam body 100, and avoids the generation of impact noise

Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 , the end cover body 301 may include a bottom plate 310 and a front side plate 320 , a rear side plate 330 , and two lateral edges extending upward from the front edge, the rear edge, and two lateral edges of the bottom plate 310 , respectively. a transverse side panel 340,350. The aforementioned sealing plate 370 extends upwards from the top rear edge of the front side plate 320 so as to form a stepped surface 380 at the joint between the front side plate 320 and the sealing plate 370. When the end cover body 301 is at the highest position, the stepped surface 380 will It leans against the lower side of the bottom of the vertical beam body 100 . The aforementioned guide surface 331 is formed on the rear surface of the rear side plate 330 .

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , a mounting post 360 extends upward from the top surface of the bottom plate 310 , and the compression spring 500 is sleeved on the mounting post 360 . In addition, the ratio of the diameter (X) of the mounting post 360 to the distance (Y) between the front surface of the front side plate 320 and the rear surface of the rear side plate 330 is preferably greater than 1/4, so that the diameter of the mounting post 360 and the compression spring 500 is larger. Larger, so that the end cap body 301 can be more firmly held below the vertical beam body 100 .

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , a mounting plate 120 is fixed inside the receiving chamber 103 , and the upper end of the compression spring 500 is fixed on the lower surface of the mounting plate 120 . For example, the mounting plate 120 may extend forward from the rear wall of the receiving chamber 103 .

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 , in order to make the end cover body 301 only translate up and down without deflection, at least one limiting portion 390 can be extended upward from the top surface of the bottom plate 310 , The limit part 390 is provided with a limit groove 392 extending up and down, and a limit protrusion 140 extending up and down is arranged in the accommodation cavity 103, and the limit protrusion 140 is inserted into the limit groove 392, so that the end cover body 301 can only be limited up and down. panning.

Preferably, two limiting portions 390 extend upward from the top surface of the bottom plate 310 , and the opening directions of the limiting slots 392 of the two limiting portions 390 are opposite. Further, the openings of the two limiting slots 392 can be made to face to two lateral sides respectively. For example, as shown in FIG. 8 , the opening of the left limiting groove 392 can be set facing left, and the opening of the right limiting groove 392 can be set facing right.

So far, those skilled in the art should recognize that although a number of exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described in detail herein, they can still be used according to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Many other variations or modifications that conform to the principles of the utility model are directly determined or derived from the disclosed content of the new model. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should be understood and deemed to cover all such other variations or modifications.

Claims (9)

1. A vertical beam for a side-by-side refrigerator, for being installed on a door body of a side-by-side refrigerator, characterized in that it comprises: The vertical beam body, the bottom end of which has an accommodating chamber open downward; A sealing end cap, which includes an end cap body that can be translated up and down below the vertical beam body, when the end cap body is at the highest position, its top end abuts against the lower side of the bottom end of the vertical beam body, The rear side of the end cover body is a guide surface that gradually slopes upward from front to back. During the backward movement of the sealing end cover, the guide surface guides the end cover body from the storage room of the side-by-side refrigerator. the bottom wall of the chamber is forwardly directed above the bottom wall of the storage compartment to seal a gap between the vertical beam body and the bottom wall of the storage compartment; and Compression spring, the upper end of which extends into the accommodation cavity and is fixed to the vertical beam body, and the lower end is fixed to the end cover body, so as to apply downward elastic pre-tightening force to the end cover body when it moves upwards . 2. The vertical beam of claim 1, wherein: The sealing end cap also includes a sealing plate, the lower end of which is connected to the front part of the end cap body, and its front surface is retracted backward compared to the front surface of the end cap body to extend into the accommodating cavity, so that The cold air leakage channel between the vertical beam body and the end cover body is sealed. 3. The vertical beam of claim 2, wherein: The end cover body includes a bottom plate and a front side plate, a rear side plate and two transverse side plates respectively extending upward from the front edge, rear edge and two transverse edges of the bottom plate; the sealing plate extends upwardly from the top rear edge of the front side plate; and The guide surface is formed on the rear surface of the rear side plate. 4. The vertical beam of claim 3, wherein: There are mounting posts extending upward from the top surface of the bottom plate; and The compression spring is sleeved on the installation post. 5. A vertical beam according to claim 4, characterized in that The ratio of the diameter of the mounting column to the distance from the front surface of the front side panel to the rear surface of the rear side panel is greater than 1/4. 6. The vertical beam of claim 1, wherein: A mounting plate is fixed inside the accommodating cavity; and The upper end of the compression spring is fixed on the lower surface of the mounting plate. 7. The vertical beam of claim 3, wherein: At least one limiting portion is extended upwards from the top surface of the bottom plate, and a limiting groove extending up and down is opened on the limiting portion; and A limit protrusion extending up and down is provided in the accommodating cavity, which is inserted into the limit groove so as to limit the end cover body to only translate up and down. 8. The vertical beam of claim 7, wherein: Two limiting portions extend upward from the top surface of the bottom plate, and the openings of the limiting slots of the two limiting portions are respectively facing two lateral sides. 9. A side-by-side refrigerator, characterized by comprising: Storage compartments open at the front; a first door body and a second door body respectively pivotably arranged on both lateral sides in front of the storage compartment; and The vertical beam according to any one of claims 1 to 8, which is rotatably mounted on the first door body along a vertical axis.