A hinged cover for hinged connection between a box body and a door and a refrigerator having the same

Abstract

The present invention provides a hinge cover for hinged connection between a box body and a box door, the hinge cover is buckled on the top of the hinge, and the hinge cover includes: a cover body and a sealing strip; wherein the cover body is provided with a top wall and a peripheral wall extending downward from the top wall, the top wall and the peripheral wall form a cavity at the top of the hinge above the top of the hinge, the lower end surface of the peripheral wall is provided with a sealing groove along the circumferential direction, the sealing groove is embedded with a sealing strip, and the sealing strip forms an interference fit with the surface of the box body and / or the box door with which it is sealed. The structure compensates for the assembly gap between the hinge cover and the box body and / or the box door through the deformation of the sealing strip, thereby achieving the purpose of sealing and waterproofing, the structure is simple, and no additional waterproof protection is required for the wiring harness and the terminal; at the same time, the hinge cover design adds a waterproof design for the sensor opening, and no additional waterproof measures are required.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to refrigerator accessories, in particular to a hinge cover used for hinge connection between a box body and a door, and a refrigerator having the hinge cover. Background Art

[0002] As a necessity for households nowadays, refrigerators have more and more functions, and the surface display of the door is the mainstream in the current market. The door hinge has a wiring design, but users will use the space on the top of the refrigerator to place some items or vases when using the refrigerator. Currently, the hinge cover on the market is not completely sealed after assembly with the top plane of the refrigerator. Some even have openings on the hinge cover due to the design requirements of the sensor, so there is an electrical safety risk of water ingress and short circuit. In summary, how to provide a safe hinge cover design to avoid safety risks caused by water ingress into the internal wiring harness is an urgent problem to be solved by technical personnel in this field. Summary of the invention

[0003] In view of this, the present invention provides a hinge cover for hinged connection between a box body and a box door, and the hinge cover is buckled on the top of the hinge. The present invention provides a new hinge cover waterproof structure, which compensates for the assembly gap between the hinge cover and the box body and / or the box door through the deformation of the sealing strip, thereby achieving the purpose of sealing and waterproofing. The structure is simple and there is no need to add additional waterproof protection to the wiring harness and terminals. At the same time, the hinge cover design adds a waterproof design for the sensor opening, and no additional waterproof measures are required.

[0004] To achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0005] The present invention provides a hinge cover for hinged connection between a box body and a box door, the hinge cover is buckled on the top of the hinge, and the hinge cover comprises: a cover body and a sealing strip; wherein the cover body is provided with a top wall and a peripheral wall extending downward from the top wall, the top wall and the peripheral wall form a cavity at the top of the hinge above the top of the hinge, the lower end surface of the peripheral wall is provided with a sealing groove along the circumferential direction, the sealing groove is embedded with a sealing strip, and the sealing strip forms an interference fit with the surface of the box body and / or the box door with which it is sealed. The assembly gap between the hinge cover and the box body and / or the box door is compensated by the deformation of the sealing strip to prevent liquid from penetrating into the hinge cover through the assembly gap, thereby avoiding safety accidents caused by the wiring harness inside the hinge cover contacting with water.

[0006] Furthermore, the sealing groove is formed along the entire circumference of the lower end surface of the peripheral wall. All assembly gaps formed between the hinge cover and the box body and / or the box door are filled by the deformation of the sealing strip, which can prevent liquid around all assembly gaps from penetrating into the hinge cover through the gaps.

[0007] Furthermore, the sealing groove is formed along a portion of the circumference of the lower end surface of the peripheral wall. The partial assembly gap formed between the hinge cover and the box body and / or the box door is filled by the deformation of the sealing strip, which can prevent the liquid around the partially filled equipment gap from penetrating into the hinge cover through the gap.

[0008] Furthermore, the sealing groove and the sealing strip embedded therein are formed on the peripheral wall side that can prevent liquid on the top surface of the box from flowing into the hinge cover. In the area on the surface of the box where items can be placed, liquid is easily generated on the surface, which causes the problem of liquid infiltrating into the hinge cover. This design ensures that the assembly gap formed between the hinge cover and the box and / or the door near this area can be compensated by the deformation of the sealing strip, and liquid cannot infiltrate.

[0009] Furthermore, the hinge cover also includes a sensor, which is arranged in the hinge cover, and a sensor opening is arranged on the peripheral wall of the hinge cover, the sensor opening is higher than the top surface of the box body, and a shielding part is arranged above the sensor opening, and the shielding part is composed of an upper shielding part and a left shielding part and a right shielding part extending downward from both sides of the upper shielding part. The sensor is used to detect humidity, and air enters the hinge cover through the sensor opening, and the shielding part structure design can effectively prevent water from the outside of the hinge cover from entering the hinge cover through the sensor opening, thereby avoiding safety accidents caused by the wiring harness inside the hinge cover contacting water.

[0010] Furthermore, the shielding portion is a U-shaped structure.

[0011] Furthermore, a limiting buckle is provided inside the hinge cover for fixing the wiring harness inside the hinge cover.

[0012] Furthermore, an assembly buckle extending toward the inside of the hinge cover is also provided on the peripheral wall of the hinge cover body for cooperating with the hinge.

[0013] The present invention also provides a refrigerator, comprising a box body, a box door, and an upper hinge connecting the box body and the box door, wherein the top end of the upper hinge is provided with a hinge cover as described in any one of the above items.

[0014] Furthermore, the upper hinge is correspondingly provided with a hook that cooperates with the assembly buckle, and the hinge cover and the hinge are fixed together by the assembly buckle and the hook.

[0015] Furthermore, the hinged cover is fixed to the box body and / or the box door by screws.

[0016] Beneficial effects:

[0017] The present invention provides a hinged cover for connecting a box body and a door with hinges, the hinged cover is buckled on the top of the hinge, and the hinged cover includes: a cover body and a sealing strip; wherein the cover body is provided with a top wall and a peripheral wall extending downward from the top wall, the top wall and the peripheral wall form a cavity at the top of the hinge above the top of the hinge, the lower end surface of the peripheral wall is provided with a sealing groove along the circumferential direction, the sealing groove is embedded with a sealing strip, and the sealing strip forms an interference fit with the box body and / or the door surface with which it is sealed. The present invention provides a new hinged cover waterproof structure, which compensates for the assembly gap between the hinged cover and the refrigerator through the deformation of the sealing strip, and solves the problem that the hinged cover is not waterproof after being assembled with the refrigerator; at the same time, the hinged cover design of the present invention adds a waterproof design of the sensor opening, and solves the problem that the hinged cover sensor opening is easy to get water in. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent by describing in detail its exemplary embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and it is clear to a person skilled in the art that other accompanying drawings can be obtained from these accompanying drawings without creative work.

[0019] Figure 1 Structural diagram of hinged cover with sealing strip;

[0020] Figure 2 Sectional view of hinged lid;

[0021] Figure 3 Diagram of a refrigerator with a hinged lid.

[0022] In the figure:

[0023] S1-top wall, S2-peripheral wall, S21-lower end surface, 1-hinge cover; 2-sensor; 21-sensor opening; 22-shielding portion; 3-sealing strip; 4-sealing groove; 5-limiting buckle; 61-box body; 62-box door; 80-first assembly buckle; 81-second assembly buckle; 82-third assembly buckle; 83-fourth assembly buckle; 9-screw hole; 10-screw DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0025] The terms used in the embodiments of the present invention are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The singular forms "a", "said" and "the" used in the embodiments of the present invention and the appended claims are also intended to include plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates other meanings, and "multiple" generally includes at least two, but does not exclude the inclusion of at least one.

[0026] It should also be noted that the terms "include", "comprises" or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a product or system including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such a product or system. In the absence of more restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprises a ..." do not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the product or system including the elements.

[0027] Currently, the hinged covers on the market are not completely sealed after assembly with the top plane of the refrigerator. Some even have openings on the hinged covers due to the design requirements of the sensors, thus posing an electrical safety risk of water ingress and short circuit.

[0028] The present invention provides a hinged cover for connecting a box body and a door with hinges, the hinged cover is buckled on the top of the hinge, and the hinged cover comprises: a cover body and a sealing strip; wherein the cover body is provided with a sealing groove, the sealing strip is embedded in the sealing groove, and the sealing strip forms an interference fit with the box body and / or the door surface with which it is sealed. A refrigerator using the hinged cover can compensate for the assembly gap between the hinged cover and the refrigerator through the deformation of the sealing strip to prevent liquid from penetrating into the hinged cover through the assembly gap, thereby avoiding safety accidents caused by the wiring harness inside the hinged cover contacting water; at the same time, the hinged cover design of the present invention increases the waterproof design of the sensor opening, and the problem that the hinged cover sensor opening is easy to get into water is solved.

[0029] like Figure 1-3 The present embodiment provides a refrigerator, which includes a box body 61, a box door 62, and an upper hinge connecting the box body 61 and the box door 62. The top end of the upper hinge is covered with a hinge cover 1. Preferably, the peripheral wall S2 of the cover body of the hinge cover 1 is provided with an assembly buckle extending toward the inside of the hinge cover 1, which is used to cooperate with the upper hinge. The position and number of the assembly buckle are determined according to specific assembly requirements. Preferably, the upper hinge is correspondingly provided with a hook that cooperates with the assembly buckle, and the hinge cover 1 and the hinge are fixed together by the assembly buckle and the hook. Figure 1As shown, according to the assembly requirements, it is further preferred that the peripheral wall S2 of the hinge cover 1 is provided with four assembly buckles extending toward the inside of the hinge cover 1, namely the first assembly buckle 80, the second assembly buckle 81, the third assembly buckle 82, and the fourth assembly buckle 83, and the upper hinge is correspondingly provided with four hooks that cooperate with the assembly buckles, namely the first hook, the second hook, the third hook, and the fourth hook, and the hinge cover 1 and the hinge are fixed together by the assembly buckles and the hooks. Preferably, the hinge cover 1 is fixed to the refrigerator body 61 and / or the door 62 by screws 10, and the number of screws 10 is determined according to the specific structure of the hinge cover 1. As shown in FIG. Figure 1 and 3 As described above, a screw hole 9 is provided on the top wall S1 of the hinge cover 1, and the screw hole 9 cooperates with a screw 10 to be fixed to the refrigerator body 61.

[0030] The hinge cover 1 comprises: a cover body and a sealing strip 3, wherein the cover body is provided with a top wall S1 and a peripheral wall S2 extending downward from the top wall S1, the top wall S1 and the peripheral wall S2 form a cavity at the top of the hinge above the top of the hinge, the lower end surface S21 of the peripheral wall S2 is provided with a sealing groove 4 along the circumferential direction, the sealing groove 4 is embedded with a sealing strip 3, and the sealing strip 3 forms an interference fit with the surface of the box body 61 and / or the box door 62 with which it is sealed; wherein the interference fit refers to the deformation of the sealing strip 3 to make up for the assembly gap between the hinge cover 1 and the box body 61 and / or the box door 62, which can prevent liquid from penetrating into the hinge cover 1 through the assembly gap, and avoid safety accidents caused by the wiring harness inside the hinge cover 1 contacting water.

[0031] The manner of the sealing groove 4 provided on the hinge cover 1 can be changed according to the specific structure. Preferably, the sealing groove 4 is formed along the entire circumference of the lower end surface S21 of the peripheral wall S2, and all assembly gaps formed between the hinge cover 1 and the box body 61 and / or the door 62 of the refrigerator can prevent the liquid around it from penetrating into the hinge cover 1 through the gap. Further preferably, the sealing groove 4 is formed along a part of the circumference of the lower end surface S21 of the peripheral wall S2. Further preferably, the sealing groove 4 and the sealing strip 3 embedded therein are formed on the side of the peripheral wall S2 that can prevent the liquid on the top surface of the box body 61 of the refrigerator from flowing into the hinge cover 1. In the area where the items can be placed on the surface of the box body 61 of the refrigerator, liquid is easily generated on the surface, which causes the problem of liquid penetrating into the hinge cover 1. The present design ensures that the assembly gap formed between the hinge cover 1 and the box body 61 and / or the door 62 near this area can be compensated by the deformation of the sealing strip 3, and liquid cannot penetrate.

[0032] Preferably, the hinged cover 1 also includes a sensor 2, which is arranged in the hinged cover 1 and can communicate with the outside world. The wiring harness of the sensor 2 is connected to the refrigerator body 61 from the inside of the hinged cover 1. A sensor opening 21 is provided on the peripheral wall S2 of the hinged cover 1. The sensor opening 21 is higher than the top surface of the body 61, and a shielding portion 22 is provided above the sensor opening 21. The shielding portion 22 is composed of an upper shielding portion and left and right shielding portions extending downward from both sides of the upper shielding portion. The angle formed by the intersection of the upper shielding portion of the shielding portion 22 with the left and right shielding portions is greater than 0° and less than 180°. Preferably, a limit buckle 5 is provided inside the hinge cover 1, and the sensor 2 wiring harness and other internal wiring harnesses are fixed by the limit buckle 5; the sensor 2 is used to detect humidity, and air enters the hinge cover 1 through the sensor opening 21, and the structural design of its shielding portion 22 can effectively prevent water from the outside of the hinge cover 1 from entering the hinge cover 1 through the sensor opening 21, thereby avoiding safety accidents caused by the wiring harness inside the hinge cover 1 contacting water. Further preferably, the shielding portion 22 is a U-shaped structure. The cross-sectional shape of the U-shaped structure connection, i.e., the position where the upper baffle of the shielding portion 22 forms contact with the left baffle and the right baffle, can be a right angle or an arc. The U-shaped structure can effectively prevent water from above the hinge cover 1 from entering the hinge cover 1.

[0033] The embodiment of the present invention discloses a refrigerator with a hinged cover structure, wherein the hinged cover comprises a cover body and a sealing strip, wherein the sealing strip is interference fit with the refrigerator body, so as to prevent water on the top of the refrigerator body from penetrating into the waterproof hinged cover through the matching gap between the waterproof hinged cover and the refrigerator body, thereby avoiding safety accidents caused by the wiring harness inside the hinged cover contacting with water. At the same time, a shielding part is provided on the waterproof hinged cover, which can effectively prevent water from pouring on the hinged cover from entering the hinged cover through the sensor opening.

[0034] In summary, the present invention provides a hinge cover for connecting a box body and a door with hinges, the hinge cover is buckled on the top of the hinge, and the hinge cover includes: a cover body and a sealing strip; wherein the cover body is provided with a top wall and a peripheral wall extending downward from the top wall, the top wall and the peripheral wall form a cavity at the top of the hinge above the top of the hinge, the lower end surface of the peripheral wall is provided with a sealing groove along the circumferential direction, the sealing groove is embedded with a sealing strip, and the sealing strip forms an interference fit with the box body and / or door surface with which it is sealed. The refrigerator with the hinge cover can make up for the assembly gap between the hinge cover and the refrigerator through the deformation of the sealing strip, and the problem of the hinge cover being not waterproof after being assembled with the refrigerator is solved; at the same time, the hinge cover design of the present invention increases the waterproof design of the sensor opening, and the problem of the hinge cover sensor opening being easy to get water in is solved.

[0035] The exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are specifically shown and described above. It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the detailed structures, configurations or implementations described herein; on the contrary, the present disclosure is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent configurations included in the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A hinge cover for connecting a box body and a door hinge, the hinge cover is buckled on the top of the hinge, characterized in that: The hinged cover (1) comprises: a cover body and a sealing strip (3); wherein the cover body is provided with a top wall (S1) and a peripheral wall (S2) extending downward from the top wall (S1); a sealing groove (4) is provided on the lower end surface (S21) of the peripheral wall (S2) along the circumferential direction; the sealing groove (4) is embedded with the sealing strip (3); the sealing strip (3) forms an interference fit with the surface of the box body (61) and / or the box door (62) with which it is sealed; The hinge cover (1) further comprises a sensor (2), wherein the sensor (2) is arranged in the hinge cover (1), a sensor opening (21) is arranged on a peripheral wall (S2) of the hinge cover (1), the sensor opening (21) is higher than a top surface of the box body (61), and a shielding portion (22) is arranged above the sensor opening (21); The shielding portion (22) is composed of an upper shielding portion and a left shielding portion and a right shielding portion extending downward from both sides of the upper shielding portion, and is used to prevent water from above the hinge cover (1) from entering the hinge cover (1).

2. The hinged cover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sealing groove (4) is formed along the entire circumference of the lower end surface (S21) of the peripheral wall (S2).

3. The hinged cover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sealing groove (4) is formed along a portion of the circumference of the lower end surface (S21) of the peripheral wall (S2).

4. The hinged cover according to claim 3, characterized in that: The sealing groove (4) and the sealing strip (3) embedded therein are formed on the side of the peripheral wall (S2) which can prevent the liquid on the top surface of the box body (6) from flowing into the hinge cover (1).

5. The hinged cover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shielding portion (22) is a U-shaped structure.

6. The hinged cover according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: A limiting buckle (5) is provided inside the hinge cover (1) and is used to fix the wiring harness inside the hinge cover (1).

7. The hinged cover according to claim 6, characterized in that: The peripheral wall (S2) of the hinge cover (1) is also provided with an assembly buckle extending toward the inside of the hinge cover (1) for cooperating with the hinge.

8. A refrigerator, comprising a box body, a door, and an upper hinge connecting the box body and the door, characterized in that: The top end of the upper hinge is provided with a hinge cover (1) as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6.

9. A refrigerator, comprising a box body, a door, and an upper hinge connecting the box body and the door, characterized in that: The top end of the upper hinge is provided with a hinge cover (1) as claimed in claim 7.

10. The refrigerator according to claim 9, characterized in that: The upper hinge is correspondingly provided with a hook that cooperates with the assembly buckle, and the hinge cover (1) and the hinge are fixed together through the assembly buckle and the hook.

11. The refrigerator according to claim 10, characterized in that: The hinged cover (1) is fixed to the box body (61) and / or the box door (62) by means of screws (10).

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