Storage assembly and refrigerator having said assembly

Abstract

A storage assembly, which comprises: a cabinet body (100), a door body (200), and a hinge assembly (300); the door body (200) is pivotally connected to an open side (10) of the cabinet body (100) by means of the hinge assembly (300); the hinge assembly (300) comprises a main shaft (31), an auxiliary shaft (32) used for guiding the rotation of the door body (200), and a main slot (21) and an auxiliary slot (22) respectively corresponding to the main shaft (31) and the auxiliary shaft (32); when the the door body (200) pivots, there is a stage in which the auxiliary shaft (32) moves along the trajectory of the linear auxiliary shaft (32) as a whole. Further provided is a refrigerator comprising the storage assembly. the door body of the storage assembly and the refrigerator stably pivots.

Description

[00250] The radius of the first reference circle C1 can be any value between 12mm and 25mm. For example, 12mm, 15mm, 18mm, 20mm, 23mm, 25mm.

[00251] The seventh auxiliary shaft reference point D27 is located on a line connecting the second auxiliary shaft reference point D22 and the sixth auxiliary shaft reference point D26.

[00252] The seventh auxiliary shaft reference point D27 is located at the midpoint of this line.

[00253] The drawings of the detailed descriptions for the above-provided embodiments all describe the technical solution where the shaft is fixed to the housing 100 and the groove is fixed to the door 200.

[00254] The present application does not exclude technical solutions where the shaft is arranged on the door 200 and the groove is arranged on the housing 100, or where one shaft is arranged on the door 200 and another shaft is arranged on the housing 100. Based on such transformed technical solutions, those skilled in the art can achieve the effects provided above by adjusting the movement direction of the shaft.

[00255] Such changes in shaft-groove positions, without departing from the concept of the present application, may fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[00256] The above-provided embodiments are mostly described in terms of the opening process of the door, but those skilled in the art are capable of deriving corresponding solutions for the closing process of the door.

[00257] In an embodiment, the storage component is arranged at a side of an external environment component 400, and the door 200 includes a third wall surface 25 and a second wall surface 24 perpendicular to each other. When the door 200 closes the opening side 10 of the housing 100, the hinge assembly 300 is close to a first side face 41 of the external environment component 400; the third wall surface 25 is away from and parallel to a plane where the opening side 10 is located; the second wall surface 24 is close to and parallel to the first side face 41. The third wall surface 25 intersects with the second wall surface 24 to form a first side edge 26.

[00258] When the auxiliary shaft 32 moves to an end of the second auxiliary shaft trajectory 61 (a starting point of the third auxiliary shaft trajectory) and the door 200 continues to open from the current position of the door, the distance along the first direction F1 between the first closest position T0 of the first side edge 26 relative to the external environment component 400 and the first farthest position T1 of the first side edge 26 relative to the external environment component 400 is not greater than 0.5mm.

[00259] When at least part of the outer edge trajectory of the first side edge 26 is generally linear along the second direction F2, the distance along the first direction F1 between the first closest position T0 and the first farthest position T1 is not greater than 0.2mm.

[00260] The first direction F1 is perpendicular to the first side face 41, and the second direction F2 is perpendicular to a plane where the opening side 10 of the housing 100 is located.

[00261] In summary, the storage component provided by the present application can enhance pivoting stability by setting a stage where the auxiliary shaft moves along a linear line during a pivoting process of the door.

[00262] In an embodiment, during an opening process of the door, configuring the shaft for guiding door rotation to move along a linear line and configuring the shaft for driving door rotation to move along a curved line not only allows the door to rotate normally but also avoids abnormal interference damage to the shaft caused by processing factors between the shaft and groove, thereby achieving the effects of extending service life and reducing costs; since the auxiliary shaft and main shaft are configured to move along linear lines and curved lines respectively and simultaneously, under a same opening angle, the position change of the main shaft is less compared to the prior art, making the door rotation opening process more stable and helping achieve rapid door opening.

[00263] In an embodiment, during an opening process of the door, configuring the shaft for guiding door rotation to first move along a linear trajectory and then along a curved trajectory can help the door first generate translation amount and then generate rotation amount, and can achieve self-adaptation by adjusting the lengths of the two trajectories; moreover, since the curved trajectory is configured to be entirely on the door opening direction side of the linear trajectory, it can effectively improve the smoothness during the opening process and avoid aging and damage caused by structural interference.

[00264] In an embodiment, during a closing process of the door, configuring the shaft for guiding door rotation to first move along a linear trajectory and then along a curved trajectory can help the door first generate translation amount and then generate rotation amount, and can achieve self-adaptation by adjusting the lengths of the two trajectories; moreover, since the curved trajectory is configured to be entirely on the door closing direction side of the linear trajectory, it can effectively improve the smoothness during a closing process and avoid aging and damage caused by structural interference.

[00265] It should be understood that although this detailed descriptions is described in terms of embodiments, not every embodiment contains only a single independent technical solution. This narrative approach in the detailed descriptions is solely for the purpose of clarity. Those skilled in the art should consider the detailed descriptions as a whole, and the technical solutions in various embodiments may also be appropriately combined to form other embodiments understandable to those skilled in the art.

[00266] The series of detailed descriptions provided above are merely specific explanations regarding feasible embodiments of the present application and are not intended to limit the scope of protection thereof. Any equivalent embodiments or modifications made without departing from the spirit of the application shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A storage component, comprising a housing, a door and a hinge assembly; wherein the door is pivotally connected to an opening side of the housing through the hinge assembly; the hinge assembly comprises a main shaft, an auxiliary shaft configured to provide guidance for rotation of the door, a main groove corresponding to the main shaft, and an auxiliary groove corresponding to the auxiliary shaft;during a pivoting process of the door, there exists a stage where the auxiliary shaft moves along an auxiliary shaft trajectory which is generally linear as a whole;during an opening process of the door, the main shaft moves reciprocally within the main groove; there successively exists a stage where the main shaft moves along a first main shaft trajectory, a stage where the main shaft moves along a second main shaft trajectory and a stage where the main shaft moves along a third main shaft trajectory; a sum of lengths of the third main shaft trajectory and the first main shaft trajectory equals to a length of the second main shaft trajectory.

2. The storage component according to claim 1, wherein the storage component is arranged at a side of an external environment component, the main shaft is fixed to the housing, and the main groove is fixed to the door; when the door closes the opening side of the housing, the hinge assembly is close to the external environment component;during an opening process of the door, relative to the door, the main shaft has a movement component in a direction towards a side close to the external environment component, so as to prevent interference between the door and the external environment component.

3. The storage component according to claim 1, wherein the storage component is arranged at a side of an external environment component, the door comprises a first wall surface and a second wall surface perpendicular to each other, when the door closes the opening side of the housing, the first wall surface is close to and parallel to a plane where the opening side is located, and the second wall surface is close to and parallel to a first side face of the external environment component;during an opening process of the door and movement of the auxiliary shaft along a first auxiliary shaft trajectory, relative to the door, there exists a stage where the auxiliary shaft moves simultaneously closer to the second wall surface and away from the first wall surface; and / or,during an opening process of the door and movement of the auxiliary shaft along a fourth auxiliary shaft trajectory, relative to the door, there exists a stage where the auxiliary shaft moves2024238966   07 Aug 2026simultaneously closer to the second wall surface and away from the first wall surface, or there exists a stage where the auxiliary shaft moves simultaneously closer to the second wall surface and closer to the first wall surface.

4. The storage component according to claim 1, wherein the storage component is arranged at a side of an external environment component, the door comprises a first wall surface and a second wall surface perpendicular to each other, when the door closes the opening side of the housing, the first wall surface is close to and parallel to a plane where the opening side is located, and the second wall surface is close to and parallel to the first side face of the external environment component;relative to the door, when the main shaft moves along the first main shaft trajectory, it moves simultaneously closer to the second wall surface and away from the first wall surface; and / or, relative to the door, when the main shaft moves along the second main shaft trajectory, it moves simultaneously away from the second wall surface and closer to the first wall surface.

5. The storage component according to claim 1, wherein when the auxiliary shaft moves along a second auxiliary shaft trajectory, the main shaft rotates about itself, and the door rotates in place with the main shaft as a rotation axis; and / or,when the auxiliary shaft moves along a third auxiliary shaft trajectory, the main shaft first moves along the first main shaft trajectory and then moves along the second main shaft trajectory, the door first moves simultaneously away from an external environment component and closer to the housing, then moves simultaneously closer to the external environment component and away from the housing, and finally moves simultaneously closer to the external environment component and closer to the housing; and / or,when the auxiliary shaft moves along a fourth auxiliary shaft trajectory, the main shaft moves along the second main shaft trajectory, and the door moves simultaneously closer to an external environment component and closer to the housing; and / or,when the auxiliary shaft moves along a first auxiliary shaft trajectory, the main shaft moves along a third main shaft trajectory, and the door moves simultaneously away from the external environment component and away from the housing.

6. The storage component according to claim 5, wherein the second auxiliary shaft trajectory is generally in a shape of a circular arc with equal radius, and the main shaft trajectory is generally in a shape of an elliptical arc.2024238966   07 Aug 20267. The storage component according to claim 1, wherein when the auxiliary shaft moves to an end of a second auxiliary shaft trajectory, the main shaft remains at an initial position relative to the main groove, and an opening angle of the door is 14 degrees; and / or,when the main shaft moves to an end of the first main shaft trajectory, the auxiliary shaft is located at a third auxiliary shaft trajectory, and an opening angle of the door is 45 degrees; and / or,when the main shaft moves and returns to its initial position, the auxiliary shaft is located at a third auxiliary shaft trajectory, and an opening angle of the door is 70 degrees; and / or,when the auxiliary shaft moves to an end of a third auxiliary shaft trajectory, the main shaft is located between its initial position and an end of the second main shaft trajectory, and an opening angle of the door is 80 degrees; and / or,when the auxiliary shaft moves to an end of a fourth auxiliary shaft trajectory, the main shaft is located at an end of the second main shaft trajectory or the third main shaft trajectory, and an opening angle of the door is 90 degrees; and / or,when the auxiliary shaft moves to an end of a first auxiliary shaft trajectory, the main shaft moves to an end of the third main shaft trajectory and returns to its initial position, and an opening angle of the door is 110 degrees.

8. The storage component according to claim 1, wherein the door comprises a third wall surface perpendicular to a second wall surface; when the door closes the opening side of the housing, the third wall surface is away from and parallel to a plane where the opening side is located; the third wall surface intersects with the second wall surface to form a first side edge;when the auxiliary shaft moves to a starting point of the third auxiliary shaft trajectory and the door continues to open from the current position of the door, a distance along a first direction between a first closest position of the first side edge relative to an external environment component and a first farthest position of the first side edge relative to the external environment component is not greater than 0.2 mm, and during this process, a first outer side edge trajectory of the first side edge is generally linear along a second direction;wherein the first direction is perpendicular to a first side face, and the second direction is perpendicular to a plane where the opening side of the housing is located.

9. The storage component according to claim 1, wherein during an opening process of the door, the main shaft moves along the third main shaft trajectory, while the auxiliary shaft moves along a first auxiliary shaft trajectory; the third main shaft trajectory is generally curved, and the first auxiliary shaft trajectory is generally linear.2024238966   07 Aug 202610. The storage component according to claim 9, wherein the door comprises a first wall surface and a second wall surface perpendicular to each other, when the door closes the opening side of the housing, the first wall surface is close to and parallel to a plane where the opening side is located, and the second wall surface is close to and parallel to a first side face of an external environment component;during a process where the door continues to open from 90 degrees, when the main shaft moves along the third main shaft trajectory, the auxiliary shaft moves along a first auxiliary shaft trajectory; and / or,during an opening process of the door and movement of the main shaft along a third main shaft trajectory, relative to the door, there exists a stage where the main shaft moves simultaneously closer to the second wall surface and away from the first wall surface; and / or,during movement of the auxiliary shaft along a first auxiliary shaft trajectory, there exists a stage where the door moves in a direction away from the external environment component; and / or,during movement of the auxiliary shaft along a first auxiliary shaft trajectory, there exists a stage where the door moves simultaneously away from the external environment component and away from the housing; and / or,during an opening process of the door, there exists a stage where the main shaft moves along a first main shaft trajectory and a stage where the main shaft moves along a second main shaft trajectory; and / or,there exists a stage where the auxiliary shaft moves along a third auxiliary shaft trajectory and a stage where the auxiliary shaft moves along a fourth auxiliary shaft trajectory, wherein the third auxiliary shaft trajectory is generally linear, and the fourth auxiliary shaft trajectory is generally curved; the third main shaft trajectory protrudes towards a side away from the second wall surface; and / or,the third main shaft trajectory is generally in a shape of an elliptical arc.

11. The storage component according to claim 1, wherein the storage component is arranged at a side of an external environment component; the door comprises a second wall surface; when the door closes the opening side of the housing, the hinge assembly is close to a first side face of the external environment component, and the second wall surface is close to and parallel to the first side face;during an opening process of the door, relative to the door, there successively exists a stage where the auxiliary shaft moves along a third auxiliary shaft trajectory and a stage where the2024238966   07 Aug 2026auxiliary shaft moves along a fourth auxiliary shaft trajectory; the third auxiliary shaft trajectory is generally linear, and the fourth auxiliary shaft trajectory is generally curved; the fourth auxiliary shaft trajectory is entirely located on a side of the third auxiliary shaft trajectory closer to the second wall surface.

12. The storage component according to claim 11, wherein during the transition from moving along the third auxiliary shaft trajectory to moving along the fourth auxiliary shaft trajectory, an angle between a movement direction of the auxiliary shaft and the second wall surface gradually increases from an acute angle; and / or,during movement of the auxiliary shaft along the third auxiliary shaft trajectory, there exists a stage where the door moves in a direction away from the external environment component; and / or,during movement of the auxiliary shaft along the fourth auxiliary shaft trajectory, there exists a stage where the door moves in a direction closer to the external environment component; and / or,during movement of the auxiliary shaft along the third auxiliary shaft trajectory, the door first moves in a direction away from the external environment component, then moves in a direction closer to the external environment component; and / or,during movement of the auxiliary shaft along the fourth auxiliary shaft trajectory, the door first moves in a direction closer to the external environment component, then moves in a direction away from the external environment component; and / or,during an opening process of the door and movement of the auxiliary shaft along the third auxiliary shaft trajectory, relative to the door, there exists a stage where the auxiliary shaft moves simultaneously closer to the second wall surface and closer to a first wall surface; and / or,during an opening process of the door and movement of the auxiliary shaft along the fourth auxiliary shaft trajectory, relative to the door, the auxiliary shaft first moves simultaneously closer to the second wall surface and closer to a first wall surface, then moves simultaneously closer to the second wall surface and away from the first wall surface; and / or,during an opening process of the door, the main shaft moves along a main shaft trajectory, the main shaft trajectory includes at least a curved section, and the curved section protrudes towards a side away from the second wall surface; and / or,relative to the door, when the main shaft moves along the third main shaft trajectory, it moves simultaneously closer to the second wall surface and away from a first wall surface; the third main shaft trajectory is generally in a shape of an elliptical arc; and / or,the first auxiliary shaft trajectory is generally linear.2024238966   07 Aug 202613. The storage component according to claim 1, wherein the storage component is arranged at a side of an external environment component; the door comprises a second wall surface; when the door closes the opening side of the housing, the hinge assembly is close to a first side face of the external environment component, and the second wall surface is close to and parallel to the first side face;during a closing process of the door, relative to the door, there successively exists a stage where the auxiliary shaft moves along a first auxiliary shaft trajectory and a stage where the auxiliary shaft moves along a fourth auxiliary shaft trajectory; the first auxiliary shaft trajectory is generally linear, and the fourth auxiliary shaft trajectory is generally curved; the fourth auxiliary shaft trajectory is entirely located on a side of the first auxiliary shaft trajectory away from the second wall surface.

14. The storage component according to claim 13, wherein the door comprises a first wall surface and a second wall surface perpendicular to each other, when the door closes the opening side of the housing, the first wall surface is close to and parallel to a plane where the opening side is located, and the second wall surface is close to and parallel to the first side face of the external environment component;during the transition from moving along the first auxiliary shaft trajectory to moving along the fourth auxiliary shaft trajectory, an angle between a movement direction of the auxiliary shaft and the second wall surface gradually increases from an acute angle; and / or,during an opening process of the door and movement of the auxiliary shaft along the first auxiliary shaft trajectory, there exists a stage where the door moves in a direction away from the external environment component; and / or,during an opening process of the door and movement of the auxiliary shaft along the fourth auxiliary shaft trajectory, there exists a stage where the door moves in a direction closer to the external environment component; and / or,during an opening process of the door and movement of the auxiliary shaft along the first auxiliary shaft trajectory, relative to the door, there exists a stage where the auxiliary shaft moves simultaneously closer to the second wall surface and away from the first wall surface; and / or,during an opening process of the door and movement of the auxiliary shaft along the fourth auxiliary shaft trajectory, relative to the door, the auxiliary shaft first moves simultaneously closer to the second wall surface and closer to the first wall surface, then moves simultaneously closer to the second wall surface and away from the first wall surface; and / or,2024238966   07 Aug 2026during an opening process of the door, the main shaft moves along a main shaft trajectory, the main shaft trajectory includes at least a curved section, and the curved section protrudes towards a side away from the second wall surface; and / or,during an opening process of the door, relative to the door, when the main shaft moves along the third main shaft trajectory, there exists a stage where the main shaft moves simultaneously closer to the second wall surface and away from the first wall surface; the third main shaft trajectory is generally in a shape of an elliptical arc; and / or,the first auxiliary shaft trajectory is generally linear.

15. A refrigerator, comprising the storage component according to any one of claims 1-14.

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