Display panel fixing assembly for refrigerator and refrigerator

By combining decorative parts and display panels, and utilizing sliding grooves, limiting protrusions, and plug-in components, the problem of unintuitive refrigerator display panel installation is solved, enabling flexible disassembly and stable installation of the display panel, thus improving assembly efficiency and aesthetics.

CN114562849BActive Publication Date: 2026-01-09QINDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO LTD +1
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202210129967.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2022-02-11
Publication Date
2026-01-09
Estimated Expiration
2042-02-11

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Technical Problem

The installation location of the existing refrigerator display panel is not intuitive, and the screw fixing makes it difficult to disassemble and install.

Method used

It adopts a combination structure of decorative parts and display cover, and realizes flexible disassembly and installation of display panel through sliding groove, limiting protrusion and plug-in parts, and improves stability by combining buckle and groove design.

Benefits of technology

It enables flexible disassembly and installation of the display panel, simplifies the assembly process, improves assembly efficiency, and makes the display panel more stable and aesthetically pleasing.

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Abstract

The application provides a display panel fixing assembly for a refrigerator and the refrigerator. The display panel fixing assembly comprises a decoration piece, one side of which is provided with a sliding groove; an area of the decoration piece at the front side of the bottom of the sliding groove extends backward to form a baffle to shield a part of the sliding groove, and the rear edge of the baffle keeps a preset interval with the rear groove wall of the sliding groove; a display cover plate, comprising a front panel, located at the front side of the decoration piece, and the edge of the front panel on the same side of the sliding groove extends backward to form a side plate, and the partial area of the rear edge of the side plate extends to the sliding groove to form a first plug-in part and is inserted into the sliding groove and located between the baffle and the rear groove wall of the sliding groove, and the partial area of the other edge of the front panel extends backward to form a buckle and is buckled on the other side of the decoration piece; and a display panel, fixed to the side of the front panel facing the decoration piece, which can realize flexible disassembly and installation of the display cover plate and the display panel, simplifies the assembly process and improves the assembly efficiency.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of display panel, in particular to a display panel fixing assembly for a refrigerator and the refrigerator. BACKGROUND

[0002] At present, a display panel can be installed on a refrigerator to display state information in a storage compartment of the refrigerator, specifically, for example, the display panel can be installed on a door body of the refrigerator. However, the position of the display panel cannot intuitively correspond to a specific storage compartment, and a user cannot intuitively understand the state information of a specific storage compartment. Moreover, in the prior art, the display panel is often fixed by screws, which is not conducive to the disassembly and installation of the display panel. SUMMARY

[0003] In view of the above problems, the present application is proposed in order to provide a display panel fixing assembly for a refrigerator and the refrigerator which overcomes the above problems or at least partially solves the above problems.

[0004] An object of the present application is to achieve flexible disassembly and installation of the display panel.

[0005] Another object of the present application is to more stably fix the display panel.

[0006] In particular, the present application provides a display panel fixing assembly for a refrigerator, comprising:

[0007] a decorative piece, one side of which is provided with a sliding groove;

[0008] The area of the decorative piece located at the front side of the bottom of the sliding groove extends backward to form a baffle to shield a part of the sliding groove, and the rear edge of the baffle maintains a preset distance from the rear groove wall of the sliding groove;

[0009] a display cover plate, comprising a front panel located at the front side of the decorative piece, and the edge of the front panel on the same side as the sliding groove extends backward to form a side plate, part of the rear edge of the side plate extends to form a first plug-in part toward the sliding groove, and is inserted into the sliding groove and located between the baffle and the rear groove wall of the sliding groove, and part of the other edge of the front panel extends backward to form a buckle and is clamped on the other side of the decorative piece; and

[0010] a display panel fixed to one side of the front panel facing the decorative piece.

[0011] Optionally, the bottom of the side of the decorative piece provided with the sliding groove has a first limiting protrusion located directly below the sliding groove;

[0012] The bottom of the rear edge of the side plate has a second limiting protrusion, and the top of the second limiting protrusion abuts against the bottom of the first limiting protrusion.

[0013] Optionally, the first limiting protrusion has an obtuse angle with the side of the decoration piece.

[0014] The second limiting protrusion has an obtuse angle with the side plate.

[0015] Optionally, the end of the first plug-in part is bent forward to form a hook structure to hook on the baffle.

[0016] Optionally, the side of the decoration piece provided with the sliding groove is also provided with a first recess, the first recess penetrates the top of the decoration piece and is located directly above the sliding groove.

[0017] The top of the rear edge of the side plate extends to the first recess to form a second plug-in part matched with the first recess, and the second plug-in part is inserted into the first recess.

[0018] Optionally, the front side of the decoration piece is provided with a second recess, and the display panel is located in the second recess.

[0019] Optionally, the number of the sliding grooves is multiple, and each sliding groove is arranged longitudinally.

[0020] The first plug-in part corresponds to the sliding groove one by one.

[0021] Optionally, the number of the buckles is multiple, one of the buckles is located on the top of the front panel edge and clamped on the top of the decoration piece, and the end of the remaining buckles extends towards the side plate while being bent forward to form a hook structure to hook on the decoration piece.

[0022] Optionally, the decoration piece has a transversely penetrating through hole for a fixing column to penetrate the through hole to fix the decoration piece on the refrigerator.

[0023] According to another aspect of the present application, the present application also provides a refrigerator comprising:

[0024] a refrigerator liner; and

[0025] The display panel fixing assembly according to any one of the above is installed on the side wall of the refrigerator liner.

[0026] The display panel fixing assembly for the refrigerator can include a decoration piece, a display cover plate and a display panel. The decoration piece has a sliding slot on one side. The decoration piece extends backward at the area of the front side of the bottom of the sliding slot to form a baffle to shield a part of the sliding slot, and the rear edge of the baffle keeps a preset distance from the rear slot wall of the sliding slot. The display cover plate can include a front panel, which is located at the front side of the decoration piece, and the edge on the same side of the sliding slot of the front panel extends backward to form a side plate, and a part of the rear edge of the side plate extends to the sliding slot to form a first plug-in part, which is inserted into the sliding slot and located between the baffle and the rear slot wall of the sliding slot, and a part of the other edge of the front panel extends backward to form a buckle, which is buckled on the other side of the decoration piece. The display panel is fixed to the side of the front panel facing the decoration piece. When disassembling the display cover plate, the display cover plate can be moved upward, the first plug-in part slides upward along the sliding slot, and when the first plug-in part moves above the baffle, the first plug-in part is separated from the baffle, the display cover plate is moved forward, the first plug-in part can be deformed, and the disassembly of the display cover plate is completed; when assembling the display cover plate, the display cover plate can be pushed backward, the first plug-in part can be deformed and enter the sliding slot, the display cover plate is moved downward, the first plug-in part slides downward along the sliding slot, and slides between the baffle and the rear slot wall of the sliding slot to complete the assembly of the display cover plate. The display panel fixing assembly can realize flexible disassembly and assembly of the display cover plate and the display panel, simplify the assembly process, improve the assembly efficiency, and stably install the display cover plate on the decoration piece.

[0027] Further, the bottom of the side on which the decoration piece has the sliding slot has a first limiting protrusion directly below the sliding slot. The bottom of the rear edge of the side plate has a second limiting protrusion, and the top of the second limiting protrusion abuts against the bottom of the first limiting protrusion. When disassembling the display cover plate, the display cover plate is moved upward, the second limiting protrusion is deformed under the action of force, and then separates from the first limiting protrusion and moves upward, and at the same time, the first plug-in part slides upward along the sliding slot, and when the first plug-in part moves above the baffle, the display cover plate is moved forward, and the disassembly of the display cover plate is completed; when assembling the display cover plate, the display cover plate can be pushed backward, the first plug-in part enters the sliding slot, the display cover plate is moved downward, the first plug-in part slides downward along the sliding slot, and at the same time, the second limiting protrusion moves downward, and when the bottom of the second limiting protrusion abuts against the top of the first limiting protrusion, the display cover plate is pressed downward, the second limiting protrusion is deformed and moves below the first limiting protrusion, and abuts against the bottom of the first limiting protrusion to complete the assembly of the display cover plate. The abutment of the top of the second limiting protrusion against the bottom of the first limiting protrusion can effectively prevent the display cover plate from bouncing upward, so that the display cover plate is more stably fixed on the decoration piece.

[0028] Further, the side of the decoration piece, in which the sliding slot is formed, is further provided with a first recess, the first recess penetrating through the top of the decoration piece and being located directly above the sliding slot. The top of the rear edge of the side plate extends to form a second insertion part matched with the first recess, and the second insertion part is inserted into the first recess. Since the second insertion part is matched with the first recess, after the second insertion part is inserted into the first recess, there is no gap between the second insertion part and the first recess, so that the structure of the display plate fixing assembly is more compact and neat, and the display plate fixing assembly is more beautiful. In addition, the first recess can also limit the display cover plate. Specifically, when the display cover plate is installed, the display cover plate can be pushed backward, so that the second insertion part is deformed to enter the first recess, and the display cover plate is moved downward, so that the bottom of the second insertion part abuts against the bottom of the first recess, thereby completing the installation of the display cover plate. In addition, since the first recess penetrates through the top of the decoration piece, compared with other sliding slots, the position of the first recess can be more easily determined when the display cover plate is pushed backward, and then the second insertion part can be more easily inserted into the first recess, so that the installation process of the display cover plate is more easy.

[0029] The above and other objects, advantages and features of the present application will become more apparent from the following detailed description of some embodiments thereof, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0030] Some embodiments of the present application will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals or characters denote like elements throughout the drawings. It should be understood that these drawings are not necessarily to scale. In the drawings:

[0031] Figure 1 is an exploded schematic view of a display plate fixing assembly for a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present application;

[0032] Figure 2 is a schematic view of the structure of a display plate fixing assembly for a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present application;

[0033] Figure 3 is a schematic view of the structure of a display cover plate according to one embodiment of the present application; Figure 1 is an enlarged schematic view of region A in

[0034] Figure 4 is a schematic view of the structure of a display cover plate according to another embodiment of the present application;

[0035] Figure 5 is an enlarged schematic view of region C in Figure 1

[0036] Figure 6 is an enlarged schematic view of region B in Figure 1

[0037] ​​Figure 7 is a structural diagram of a display panel fixing assembly for a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present application;

[0038] Figure 8 is a structural diagram of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] Figure 1 is an exploded diagram of a display panel fixing assembly for a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0040] Figure 2 is a structural diagram of a display panel fixing assembly for a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present application; Figure 3 is Figure 1 is an enlarged diagram of region A in FIG. 10; Figure 4 is a structural diagram of a display cover plate according to another embodiment of the present application. Referring to FIG. 10, Figures 1 to 4 the display panel fixing assembly 100 for a refrigerator according to the present application can include a trim 101, a display cover plate 118, and a display panel 108. The trim 101 has a slide groove 102 formed on one side thereof. The trim 101 has a baffle 103 formed by extending a region at the front side of the bottom of the slide groove 102 rearward to shield a portion of the slide groove 102, and the rear edge of the baffle 103 is spaced apart from the rear groove wall of the slide groove 102 by a predetermined distance. The display cover plate 118 can include a front panel 104 located at the front side of the trim 101, and a side plate 105 formed by extending a region of the edge of the front panel 104 on the same side as the slide groove 102 rearward. A portion of the rear edge of the side plate 105 extends toward the slide groove 102 to form a first insertion portion 106, and is inserted into the slide groove 102 and located between the baffle 103 and the rear groove wall of the slide groove 102. A portion of the other edge of the front panel 104 extends rearward to form a catch 107, and is caught at the other side of the trim 101. The display panel 108 is fixed to the side of the front panel 104 facing the trim 101.

[0041] In the embodiment, when disassembling the display cover plate 118, the display cover plate 118 can be moved upward, the first plug-in part 106 is slid upward along the sliding groove 102, when the first plug-in part 106 is moved above the baffle 103, i.e. the first plug-in part 106 is separated from the baffle 103, the display cover plate 118 is moved forward, the first plug-in part 106 can be deformed, thereby completing the disassembly of the display cover plate 118; when installing the display cover plate 118, the display cover plate 118 can be pushed backward, the first plug-in part 106 can be deformed and enter the sliding groove 102, the display cover plate 118 is moved downward, the first plug-in part 106 is slid downward along the sliding groove 102, and is slid between the baffle 103 and the rear groove wall of the sliding groove 102 to complete the installation of the display cover plate 118. Moreover, the display plate 108 is fixed to the side of the front panel 104 facing the decorative part 101, i.e. the back of the display cover plate 118, and is combined with the display cover plate 118 as an assembly, when disassembling and installing the display cover plate 118, the display plate 108 can also be disassembled and installed. The display plate fixing assembly 100 of the present application can realize the flexible disassembly and installation of the display cover plate 118 and the display plate 108, simplifies the assembly process, improves the assembly efficiency, and can very stably install the display cover plate 118 on the decorative part 101.

[0042] Referring to Figure 4 and Figure 5 In an embodiment of the present application, the bottom of the side of the decorative part 101 provided with the sliding groove 102 is provided with a first limiting protrusion 109, the first limiting protrusion 109 is located directly below the sliding groove 102. The bottom of the rear edge of the side plate 105 is provided with a second limiting protrusion 110, the top of the second limiting protrusion 110 abuts against the bottom of the first limiting protrusion 109.

[0043] In the embodiment, when the display cover plate 118 is disassembled, the display cover plate 118 is moved upward, the second limiting protrusion 110 is deformed under the action of force, and then is separated from the first limiting protrusion 109 and is moved upward, at the same time, the first inserting part 106 is slid upward along the sliding groove 102, when the first inserting part 106 is moved above the baffle 103, the display cover plate 118 is moved forward, and thus the disassembly of the display cover plate 118 is completed; when the display cover plate 118 is assembled, the display cover plate 118 can be pushed backward, the first inserting part 106 enters the sliding groove 102, the display cover plate 118 is moved downward, the first inserting part 106 is slid downward along the sliding groove 102 at the same time, the second limiting protrusion 110 is moved downward, when the bottom of the second limiting protrusion 110 abuts against the top of the first limiting protrusion 109, the display cover plate 118 is pressed downward, the second limiting protrusion 110 is deformed and is moved below the first limiting protrusion 109 and abuts against the bottom of the first limiting protrusion 109, and thus the assembly of the display cover plate 118 is completed. The abutment of the top of the second limiting protrusion 110 against the bottom of the first limiting protrusion 109 can effectively prevent the display cover plate 118 from being bounced upward, and thus the display cover plate 118 is more stably fixed on the decoration piece 101. Of course, the first limiting protrusion 109 can also be deformed under the action of force.

[0044] In an embodiment of the present application, the top surface of the first limiting protrusion 109 and the side of the decoration piece 101 form an obtuse angle.

[0045] In the embodiment, the top surface of the first limiting protrusion 109 and the side of the decoration piece 101 can form an angle a1 as shown in the drawing, and the bottom surface of the second limiting protrusion 110 and the side plate 105 can form an angle a2 as shown in the drawing. Figure 5 Figure 4 Of course, the angle a1 and the angle a2 can also be understood as the angles between the top surface of the first limiting protrusion 109 and the bottom surface of the second limiting protrusion 110 and a vertical plane respectively. The angle a1 and the angle a2 are obtuse angles respectively, and the top surface of the first limiting protrusion 109 and the bottom surface of the second limiting protrusion 110 are both inclined surfaces, which can make the second limiting protrusion 110 more easily move below the first limiting protrusion 109, and thus the assembly of the display cover plate 118 is more simple. One preferred angle range of the angle a1 and the angle a2 can be 120-140 degrees, for example, 135 degrees.

[0046] In an embodiment of the present application, the end of the first inserting part 106 is bent forward to form a hook structure to be hooked on the baffle 103.

[0047] ​In the embodiment, the end of the first inserting part 106 is bent forward to form a hook structure to hook on the baffle 103, so that the display cover plate 118 is more stably fixed on the decoration piece 101. Moreover, the hook structure can also be deformed under the action of force.

[0048] Referring to Figure 1 、 Figure 4 and Figure 6 In an embodiment of the present application, the side of the decoration piece 101, on which the sliding groove 102 is formed, is further provided with a first recess 112, which penetrates the top of the decoration piece 101 and is located directly above the sliding groove 102. The top of the rear edge of the side plate 105 extends to the first recess 112 to form a second inserting part 113 which is adapted to the first recess 112, and the second inserting part 113 is inserted into the first recess 112.

[0049] In the embodiment, since the second inserting part 113 is adapted to the first recess 112, after the second inserting part 113 is inserted into the first recess 112, there is no gap between the second inserting part 113 and the first recess 112, so that the structure of the display plate fixing assembly 100 is more compact and neat, and the display plate fixing assembly 100 is more beautiful. Moreover, since the first recess 112 penetrates the top of the decoration piece 101, compared with the positions of other sliding grooves 102, the position of the first recess 112 can be more easily determined by a person, and the person can more easily and accurately insert the second inserting part 113 into the first recess 112 when pushing the display cover plate 118 backward, so that the installation process of the display cover plate 118 is more easy. Specifically, after the second inserting part 113 is inserted into the first recess 112, the first inserting part 106 is also located between the baffle 103 and the rear groove wall of the sliding groove 102, and the top of the second limiting protrusion 110 also abuts against the bottom of the first limiting protrusion 109.

[0050] In an embodiment of the present application, the front side of the decoration piece 101 is provided with a second recess 114, and the display plate 108 is located in the second recess 114.

[0051] In the embodiment, when the display cover plate 118 is fixed on the decoration piece 101, the display plate 108 is just located in the second recess 114, so that the display cover plate 118 and the decoration piece 101 are more closely attached together, and the structure of the display plate fixing assembly 100 is more compact and neat.

[0052] In an embodiment of the present application, the number of the sliding grooves 102 is plural, and the sliding grooves 102 are arranged longitudinally. The first inserting parts 106 correspond to the sliding grooves 102 one by one.

[0053] In the embodiment, the number of the sliding grooves 102 is multiple, each of the sliding grooves 102 is arranged longitudinally, the first inserting part 106 is the same as the number of the sliding grooves 102 and corresponds to each of the sliding grooves 102, so that the display cover plate 118 is more firmly fixed on the decoration part 101. The number of the sliding grooves 102 can be 3 or 4 or more.

[0054] Referring to Figure 4 and Figure 7 In an embodiment of the present application, the number of the buckles 107 is multiple, one of the buckles 107 is located at the top of the edge of the front panel 104 and buckled on the top of the decoration part 101, the end of the other buckles 107 extends towards the side panel 105 and is bent forward to form a hook structure and buckled on the decoration part 101.

[0055] In the embodiment, Figure 7 is a structure diagram of a display plate fixing assembly for a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present application, Figure 7 and Figure 2 are structure diagrams of two different sides of the display plate fixing assembly 100 respectively, Figure 7 the side of the decoration part 101 in the figure is a cavity structure. In combination with Figure 2 and Figure 7 it can be seen that the decoration part 101 can be formed by extending each edge of a fixed plate to the same side, the hook structure on the buckle 107 is buckled on the edge in front of the cavity structure. One of the buckles 107 is located at the top of the edge of the front panel 104 and buckled on the top of the decoration part 101, the buckle 107 can be closely attached to the decoration part 101 without a gap, so that the structure of the display plate fixing assembly 100 is more compact and neat, and the display plate fixing assembly 100 is more beautiful. The end of the other buckles 107 extends towards the side panel 105 and is bent forward to form a hook structure and buckled on the decoration part 101, so that the display cover plate 118 is more stably fixed on the decoration part 101. Of course, each of the buckles 107 can be deformed under the action of force.

[0056] In an embodiment of the present application, the decoration part 101 can have a through hole 117 transversely penetrating, so that the fixing column is inserted into the through hole 117 to be fixed on the refrigerator.

[0057] In the embodiment, the number of the through holes 117 can be multiple, for example, the number of the through holes 117 is 3. The through hole 117 transversely penetrating is formed on the decoration part 101, and then the fixing column is inserted into the through hole 117 to be stably fixed on the refrigerator.

[0058] Referring to Figure 8Based on the same concept, the application also provides a refrigerator. The refrigerator can include a refrigerator liner 116 and the display panel fixing assembly 100 according to any one of the above embodiments. The display panel fixing assembly 100 is installed on the side wall of the refrigerator liner 116.

[0059] In the embodiment, in order to facilitate the disassembly and assembly of the display cover plate 118 and the display panel 108, the side of the decoration piece 101 without the sliding groove 102 is attached to the side wall of the refrigerator liner 116. When the refrigerator liner 116 includes multiple storage containers, the display panel fixing assembly 100 can correspond to the storage containers one by one. For example, when the refrigerator liner 116 includes two storage containers, especially when the two storage containers are arranged horizontally, the display panel fixing assembly 100 can be installed on the two side walls of the refrigerator liner 116, respectively, and each display panel fixing assembly 100 displays the state information in the storage container adjacent thereto, so that the user can more intuitively understand the state information of each storage container.

[0060] The above embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. According to any one of the above preferred embodiments or a combination of multiple preferred embodiments, the embodiment of the application can achieve the following beneficial effects:

[0061] When disassembling the display cover plate 118, the display cover plate 118 can be moved upward, the first plug-in part 106 can be slid upward along the sliding groove 102, and when the first plug-in part 106 is moved above the baffle 103, that is, when the first plug-in part 106 is separated from the baffle 103, the display cover plate 118 can be moved forward, the first plug-in part 106 can be deformed, and thus the disassembly of the display cover plate 118 is completed. When assembling the display cover plate 118, the display cover plate 118 can be pushed backward, the first plug-in part 106 can be deformed and enter the sliding groove 102, the display cover plate 118 can be moved downward, the first plug-in part 106 can be slid downward along the sliding groove 102, and the first plug-in part 106 can be slid between the baffle 103 and the rear groove wall of the sliding groove 102 to complete the assembly of the display cover plate 118. The display panel fixing assembly 100 of the application can realize the flexible disassembly and assembly of the display cover plate 118 and the display panel 108, simplify the assembly process, improve the assembly efficiency, and stably assemble the display cover plate 118 on the decoration piece 101.

[0062] In the description of the present embodiments, it is to be understood that the orientations or positional relationships indicated by the terms "central", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", "clockwise", "counterclockwise" and the like are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are merely intended for convenience of description and simplification of description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present application.

[0063] The terms "first", "second", "third", etc. are used only for the purpose of description, and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implying that the indicated technical features are limited to a certain number. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features, i.e. one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "a plurality of" is at least two, for example two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically limited. When a certain feature "includes or comprises" a certain or certain features, unless otherwise specifically described, it indicates that other features are not excluded and can further include other features.

[0064] Unless otherwise specifically defined and limited, the terms "mount", "connect", "connect", "fix", "couple" and the like should be broadly understood, for example, can be fixed connection, can also be detachable connection, or integral; can be mechanical connection, can also be electrical connection; can be directly connected, can also be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise specifically limited. Those skilled in the art should be able to understand the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application according to the specific circumstances.

[0065] So far, those skilled in the art should realize that although the present application has been shown and described in detail in the above embodiments, many other variants or modifications in accordance with the principles of the present application can be directly determined or deduced from the disclosure of the present application without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application. Therefore, the scope of the present application should be understood and recognized as covering all these other variants or modifications.

Claims

1.A display panel fixing assembly for a refrigerator, comprising: a decorative piece having a slide groove formed on one side thereof; a baffle formed by extending the area on the front side of the bottom of the slide groove rearward to shield a portion of the slide groove, and the rear edge of the baffle being kept at a preset distance from the rear groove wall of the slide groove; a display cover plate including a front panel located on the front side of the decorative piece, and a side panel formed by extending the edge of the front panel on the same side as the slide groove rearward, a portion of the rear edge of the side panel extending to form a first insertion part of the side panel, and being inserted into the slide groove and located between the baffle and the rear groove wall of the slide groove, and a portion of the other edge of the front panel extending rearward to form a buckle and being buckled to the other side of the decorative piece; and a display panel fixed to the side of the front panel facing the decorative piece; the bottom of the side of the decorative piece having the slide groove formed thereon has a first limiting protrusion located directly below the slide groove; the bottom of the rear edge of the side panel has a second limiting protrusion, the top of the second limiting protrusion abutting the bottom of the first limiting protrusion; the top surface of the first limiting protrusion forms an obtuse angle with the side of the decorative piece on which the first limiting protrusion is located; the bottom surface of the second limiting protrusion forms an obtuse angle with the side panel; the side of the decorative piece having the slide groove formed thereon further has a first recess formed therein, the first recess extending through the top of the decorative piece and being located directly above the slide groove; the top of the rear edge of the side panel extends to form a second insertion part of the side panel that is adapted to the first recess, and the second insertion part is inserted into the first recess. 2.The display panel fixing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the end of the first insertion part is bent forward to form a hook structure to be hooked on the baffle. 3.The display panel fixing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the front side of the decorative piece has a second recess formed therein, and the display panel is located in the second recess. 4.The display panel fixing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the number of the slide grooves is plural, and each of the slide grooves is arranged longitudinally; the first insertion part corresponds to the slide groove one by one. 5.The display panel fixing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the number of the buckles is plural, one of the buckles is located on the top of the edge of the front panel and buckled to the top of the decorative piece, and the ends of the remaining buckles extend toward the side panel while being bent forward to form hook structures to be hooked on the decorative piece. 6.The display panel fixing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the decorative piece has a through hole formed thereon to be penetrated by a fixing column to be fixed to the refrigerator. 7.A refrigerator, comprising: a refrigerator liner; and the display panel fixing assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 6, the display panel fixing assembly being mounted on the side wall of the refrigerator liner. ​ ​

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