Door body with hidden door handle and household appliance

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of household appliance door handles, and provides a door body with a hidden door handle and a household appliance, the door body with the hidden door handle comprises a movable block arranged on the door body, the door body is provided with a door handle opening part forming the door handle, the movable block is movably connected with the door body, and the movable block and the door handle are correspondingly arranged; and the movable block moves on the door body and opens or closes the opening part of the door handle. The door body is provided with a movable block corresponding to the door handle, the movable block forms the outer surface part of the door body and shields the opening part of the door handle when in the initial position state, and when the movable block moves towards the direction of opening the opening part of the door handle, the opening part of the door handle is in the open state, so that the hand of a user can conveniently stretch into the door handle to operate the door body. When the door body is in the undetermined state, the movable block shields the opening portion of the door handle of the door body, a user cannot easily observe the door handle, and the whole door body is more attractive.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of door handles for household appliances, and particularly relates to a door body with a hidden door handle and a household appliance. Background Art

[0002] Most door bodies of traditional household appliances (such as dishwashers, disinfection cabinets, refrigerators, etc.) adopt an exposed door handle design, which has problems such as being prone to dust accumulation, occupying space, and affecting the overall aesthetics.

[0003] Taking a dishwasher as an example, existing dishwasher door handles are divided into exposed visible handles and embedded door handles. The exposed visible handle occupies the outer space of the dishwasher, while the embedded door handle often has a groove on the dishwasher door body, and it is easy for users to see the groove part on the dishwasher door body, resulting in the overall aesthetics of the dishwasher door body being insufficient. The structure of the embedded door handle can be referred to a handle-embedded electrical appliance door disclosed in Chinese Patent No. ZL202310764270.9; the exposed visible handle can be referred to a new type of dishwasher handle disclosed in Chinese Patent No. ZL202320841585.4.

[0004] Therefore, further improvement is needed. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The present invention provides a door body with a hidden door handle and a household appliance. An active block is provided on the door body corresponding to the door handle. When the active block is in the initial position state, it forms a part of the outer surface of the door body and blocks the opening of the door handle. When the active block moves in the direction of opening the door handle opening, the door handle opening is in the open state, facilitating the user's hand to reach into the door handle to operate the door body. When the active block is in a certain state of the door body, the active block blocks the door handle opening of the door body, and it is not easy for the user to observe the door handle, making the overall door body more beautiful.

[0006] A door body with a hidden door handle designed according to this purpose includes an active block provided on the door body. A door handle opening for forming a door handle is provided on the door body. The active block is movably connected to the door body and is correspondingly arranged with the door handle. The active block moves on the door body to open or close the door handle opening.

[0007] A handle inner box is provided on the door body. The handle inner box is provided with a handle inner cavity for accommodating the human hand. The active block is movably connected to the handle inner box; The active block moves in the direction of closing the handle inner cavity to trigger the closing of the door handle opening; The active block moves in the direction of opening the handle inner cavity to trigger the opening of the door handle opening.

[0008] The handle inner box is integrally formed with the door body and is set as an inseparable whole; or, the handle inner box is detachably installed on the door body.

[0009] The inner box of the handle is provided with a limiting part. The movable block moves towards the direction of closing the inner cavity of the handle to a corresponding position and is limited on the inner side of the limiting part. When the opening part of the door handle is in the closed state, the movable block is limited on the inner side of the inner box of the handle through the limiting part.

[0010] The inner box of the handle is provided with a rear cover plate for closing the rear part of the inner cavity of the handle; When the inner box of the handle is in the open state, the human hand is limited and extends into the inner cavity of the handle of the inner box of the handle.

[0011] An assembly position is provided on the door body. The movable block and the rear cover plate are respectively assembled on the inner box of the handle and form a handle assembly independently installed at the assembly position of the door body.

[0012] The movable block is arranged on the inner box of the handle to slide up and down or flip back and forth.

[0013] The movable block is rotatably connected to the inner box of the handle, and an elastic member is provided at the rotational connection between the movable block and the inner box of the handle. The elastic member is a spring. One end of the elastic member elastically abuts against the movable block, and the other end of the elastic member elastically abuts against the inside of the inner box of the handle. The movable block elastically rotates on the inner box of the handle through the elastic member.

[0014] Electrical components are provided inside the door body, and a blocking partition for preventing the human hand from contacting the electrical components is formed on the inner peripheral side of the inner box of the handle.

[0015] A household appliance designed according to this purpose includes a body, and the body is provided with a door body having the above-mentioned hidden door handle; The household appliance includes a dishwasher or a disinfection cabinet or a refrigerator or a washing machine or an oven or a microwave oven.

[0016] The beneficial technical effects of the present invention are as follows: A movable block is provided on the door body corresponding to the door handle. When the movable block is in the initial position state, it forms a part of the outer surface of the door body and blocks the opening part of the door handle. When the movable block moves towards the direction of opening the opening part of the door handle, when the opening part of the door handle is in the open state, it is convenient for the user's hand to extend into the door handle to operate the door body. When the movable block is in the undetermined state of the door body, the movable block blocks the opening part of the door handle of the door body, and it is not easy for the user to observe the door handle, and the overall door body is more beautiful.

[0017] The door handle and the handle assembly are arranged at the upper position of the door body, which is convenient for the user to reach forward and operate towards the door body.

[0018] An arc chamfer portion for preventing scratching of the human hand is provided on the inner periphery of the door handle and / or the outer periphery of the movable block and / or the periphery of the opening of the handle inner cavity of the handle inner box, so as to avoid forming sharp edges on the door handle, the movable block and the handle inner box. When the door handle is in the open state and the user reaches into the handle inner cavity of the handle inner box, the user's hand contacts the arc chamfer portion, preventing the user's hand from being easily scratched by the door handle, the movable block and the handle inner box.

[0019] When the door handle is in the open state, a blocking partition for preventing the human hand from contacting the operation display circuit board upward is formed at the top of the handle inner box, preventing the user's hand from contacting the operation display circuit board when reaching to operate the door body, and avoiding the risk of electric shock when the user operates the door body. Description of the Drawings

[0020] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the assembled and disassembled structure of the door body and the handle assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the handle assembly installed inside the door body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the assembled and disassembled structure of the handle assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the movable block rotating to open the door handle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the assembled and disassembled structure of the movable block and the door handle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0025] Figure 6 It is a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of the movable block in the initial position state closing the door handle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0026] Figure 7 It is a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of the movable block rotating to open the door handle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0027] Figure 8 It is a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of operating the handle assembly to pull open the door body according to an embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Description of the Invention

[0028] Next, in combination with the embodiments of the present invention, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features, and advantages of the present application more obvious and understandable, many specific details are set forth in the following description for a full understanding of the present application. However, the present application can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without departing from the connotation of the present application. Therefore, the present application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0029] See Figures 1-8 , a door body with a hidden door handle, including a movable block 2 provided on the door body 1. A door handle opening for forming a door handle 3 is provided on the door body 1. The movable block 2 is movably connected to the door body 1, and the movable block 2 is correspondingly arranged with the door handle 3. The movable block 2 moves on the door body 1 to open or close the door handle opening.

[0030] A movable block 2 is provided on the door body 1 corresponding to the door handle 3. When the movable block 2 is in the initial position state, it forms a part of the outer surface of the door body 1 and blocks the door handle opening. When the movable block 2 moves in the direction of opening the door handle opening, the door handle opening is in the open state, which is convenient for the user to extend the hand into the door handle opening to operate the door body 1. When the movable block 2 is in a pending state of the door body 1, the movable block 2 blocks the door handle opening of the door body 1, and it is not easy for the user to observe the door handle opening, making the overall door body 1 more beautiful.

[0031] A handle inner box 4 is provided on the door body 1. The handle inner box 4 is provided with a handle inner cavity 5 for accommodating the human hand. The movable block 2 is movably connected to the handle inner box 4; The movable block 2 moves in the direction of closing the handle inner cavity 5 to trigger the closing of the door handle opening; The movable block 2 moves in the direction of opening the handle inner cavity 5 to trigger the opening of the door handle opening.

[0032] When the door handle opening is in the open state, the user's hand extends into the handle inner box 4 along the door handle opening, and the user's hand can only be limited within the handle inner box 4 to prevent the user's hand from contacting other structures inside the door body 1.

[0033] The handle inner box 4 is integrally formed with the door body 1 and set as an inseparable whole; or, the handle inner box 4 is detachably installed on the door body 1.

[0034] In this embodiment, the handle inner box 4 can be integrally formed with the door panel of the door body 1 by injection molding; the handle inner box 4 is disassembled and installed on the door body 1, which is convenient for installing the movable block 2 on the handle inner box 4 and facilitating the installation of the assembler.

[0035] The inner handle box 4 is provided with a limiting portion 24. The movable block 2 moves towards the direction of closing the handle inner cavity 5 to a corresponding position, and the movable block 2 is limited on the inner side of the limiting portion 24. When the opening of the door handle is in the closed state, the movable block 2 is limited on the inner side of the handle inner box 4 through the limiting portion 24.

[0036] The inner handle box 4 is provided with a rear cover plate 6 for closing the rear part of the handle inner cavity 5; When the inner handle box 4 is in the open state, the human hand is limited to extend into the handle inner cavity 5 of the inner handle box 4.

[0037] In this embodiment, the inner handle box 4 is provided with a rear cover plate 6 for closing the rear part of the handle inner cavity 5. When the user's hand extends into the inner handle box 4, it prevents the user's hand from easily passing through the rear part of the handle inner cavity 5 and contacting other structures inside the door body 1.

[0038] The door body 1 is provided with an assembly position 7. The movable block 2 and the rear cover plate 6 are respectively assembled on the inner handle box 4 and form a handle assembly 8 independently installed at the assembly position 7 of the door body 1.

[0039] The movable block 2 is arranged on the inner handle box 4 to slide up and down or flip back and forth.

[0040] In this embodiment, a first buckle 18 is provided at the assembly position 7 of the door body 1. A first buckle hole is provided on the first buckle 18, and a first convex buckle for cooperating with the first buckle hole is provided on the inner handle box 4.

[0041] A second buckle 19 is provided on the rear cover plate 6. A second buckle hole is provided on the second buckle 19, and a second convex buckle for cooperating with the second buckle hole is provided on the inner handle box 4. The rear cover plate 6 is snap-connected to the inner handle box 4, and the inner handle box 4 is snap-connected to the first buckle 18 of the door body 1.

[0042] In this embodiment, the door body 1 includes an inner frame 20 and an inner door panel 21. An installation space for installing the inner handle box 4 and corresponding electrical components is provided between the inner frame 20 and the inner door panel 21. The inner frame 20 and the inner door panel 21 are fixedly connected by buckles or screws.

[0043] Before assembling the door body 1, the assembler can pre-assemble the movable block 2 and the rear cover plate 6 on the inner handle box 4 to complete the assembly of the handle assembly 8. After the handle assembly 8 is assembled, the entire handle assembly 8 is installed on the door panel of the door body 1, which is convenient for the overall assembly of the door body 1.

[0044] An arc chamfer portion 10 for preventing scratching of the human hand is provided on the inner periphery of the door handle 3 and / or the outer periphery of the movable block 2 and / or the periphery of the opening of the handle inner cavity 5 of the inner handle box 4.

[0045] The movable block 2 is rotatably connected to the handle inner box 4, and an elastic member 13 is provided at the rotational connection between the movable block 2 and the handle inner box 4. The elastic member 13 is a spring. One end of the elastic member 13 elastically abuts against the movable block 2, and the other end of the elastic member 13 elastically abuts against the inside of the handle inner box 4. The movable block 2 elastically rotates on the handle inner box 4 through the elastic member 13.

[0046] In this embodiment, when the movable block 2 slides up and down on the handle inner box 4, a chute is provided on the front surface of the handle inner box 4, and the movable block 2 is slidably limited up and down on the chute. When the movable block 2 slides upward, the door handle 3 is opened. When the door handle 3 is in the open state, the movable block 2 slides downward to reset and close the door handle 3.

[0047] The handle inner box 4 is provided with a connecting ear 11. The connecting ear 11 is arranged on the inner bottom wall of the handle inner cavity 5. The movable block 2 is correspondingly provided with a connecting block 12 for the connecting ear 11. The connecting block 12 is rotatably connected to the connecting ear 11, so that the movable block 2 rotates on the handle inner box 4. The handle inner box 4 is installed on the door body 1, and the movable block 2 is relatively rotatably arranged on the door body 1.

[0048] In this embodiment, the connecting ear 11 and the connecting block 12 are rotatably connected through a rotating shaft.

[0049] The door handle 3 is provided with a first limiting recess 23 and / or a limiting portion 24. When the movable block 2 is in the initial position, it is limited on the first limiting recess 23 and / or the limiting portion 24 to prevent the movable block 2 from coming out of the door body 1 outward from the door handle 3. The first limiting recess 23 is used to limit the bottom of the movable block 2, and the limiting portion 24 is used to limit the side of the movable block 2. The top of the movable block 2 is not provided with a limit to prevent the movable block 2 from not being able to flip along the inner side of the handle inner box 4.

[0050] In this embodiment, the elastic member 13 is provided with a shaft hole sleeved on the rotating shaft. When operating the door body 1, the movable block 2 flips inward to the inner side of the handle inner box 4. The finger can hold the handle inner box 4 to pull the door body 1 outward or push the door body 1 inward to close. After the operation is completed, the user releases it. The movable block 2 flips outward to the outer side of the handle inner box 4 and closes the handle inner cavity 5 of the handle inner box 4 and closes the door handle 3. The movable block 2 forms a part of the outer surface of the door body 1, and it is not easy for the user to observe the groove of the door body 1 (the handle inner cavity 5 of the handle inner box 4), and the overall door body 1 is more beautiful.

[0051] An electrical component is provided inside the door body 1, and a blocking partition 16 for preventing the human hand from contacting the electrical component is formed on the inner peripheral side of the handle inner box 4.

[0052] An electrical control box 15 for installing an operation display circuit board 14 is provided on the inner side of the door body 1. The handle inner box 4 is located below the electrical control box 15. When the door handle 3 is in the open state, a blocking partition 16 for preventing the human hand from contacting the operation display circuit board 14 upward is formed at the top of the handle inner box 4.

[0053] A household appliance includes a body 17, and a door body with the above-mentioned hidden door handle is provided on the body 17; The household appliance includes a dishwasher, a disinfection cabinet, a refrigerator, a washing machine, an oven, or a microwave oven.

[0054] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention shall be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A door body with a hidden door handle, characterized in that: It includes a movable block (2) provided on a door body (1). A door handle opening for forming a door handle (3) is provided on the door body (1). The movable block (2) is movably connected to the door body (1), and the movable block (2) is correspondingly arranged with the door handle (3). The movable block (2) moves on the door body (1) to open or close the door handle opening.

2. The door body with a hidden door handle according to claim 1, characterized in that: A handle inner box (4) is provided on the door body (1). The handle inner box (4) is provided with a handle inner cavity (5) for accommodating a human hand. The movable block (2) is movably connected to the handle inner box (4); The movable block (2) moves in the direction of closing the handle inner cavity (5) to trigger the closing of the door handle opening; The movable block (2) moves in the direction of opening the handle inner cavity (5) to trigger the opening of the door handle opening.

3. The door body with a hidden door handle according to claim 2, characterized in that: The handle inner box (4) is integrally formed with the door body (1) and set as an inseparable whole; or, the handle inner box (4) is detachably installed on the door body (1).

4. The door body with a hidden door handle according to claim 2, wherein: The handle inner box (4) is provided with a limiting part (24). When the movable block (2) moves in the direction of closing the handle inner cavity (5) to a corresponding position, the movable block (2) is limited on the inner side of the limiting part (24). When the door handle opening is in a closed state, the movable block (2) is limited on the inner side of the handle inner box (4) through the limiting part (24).

5. The door body with a hidden door handle according to claim 2, characterized in that: The handle inner box (4) is provided with a rear cover plate (6) for closing the rear part of the handle inner cavity (5); When the handle inner box (4) is in an open state, a human hand is limited to extend into the handle inner cavity (5) of the handle inner box (4).

6. The door body with a hidden door handle according to claim 5, characterized in that: An assembly position (7) is provided on the door body (1). The movable block (2) and the rear cover plate (6) are respectively assembled on the handle inner box (4) and form a handle assembly (8) independently installed at the assembly position (7) of the door body (1).

7. The door body with a hidden door handle according to claim 2, wherein: The movable block (2) is arranged to slide up and down or flip back and forth on the handle inner box (4).

8. The door body with a hidden door handle according to claim 7, characterized in that: The movable block (2) is rotatably connected to the handle inner box (4), and an elastic member (13) is provided at the rotational connection between the movable block (2) and the handle inner box (4). The elastic member (13) is a spring. One end of the elastic member (13) elastically abuts against the movable block (2), and the other end of the elastic member (13) elastically abuts against the inside of the handle inner box (4). The movable block (2) elastically rotates on the handle inner box (4) through the elastic member (13).

9. The door body with a hidden door handle according to claim 2, wherein: Electrical components are provided inside the door body (1). A blocking partition (16) for preventing a human hand from contacting the electrical components is formed on the inner peripheral side of the handle inner box (4).

10. A household appliance, comprising a body (17), characterized in that: The body (17) is provided with a door body of the hidden door handle according to any one of claims 1-9; The household appliance includes a dishwasher or a disinfection cabinet or a refrigerator or a washing machine or an oven or a microwave oven.

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