Refrigerator

Abstract

The utility model provides a refrigerator. The refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body, two door bodies, a plurality of drawers and a plurality of sealing structures, wherein a storage chamber is defined in the refrigerator body, the two door bodies are used for opening and closing at least one part of the storage chamber, and the drawers are arranged in the storage chamber in a sliding mode. The multiple sealing structures are arranged on the multiple drawers correspondingly and used for sealing the gap between the two door bodies when the two door bodies are in the closed state. The sealing structure and the drawer are fixed together, when the door bodies are closed, the sealing structure and the drawer are pressed to seal the gap between the two door bodies, compared with a rotating vertical beam arranged on the door bodies in the prior art, a heater used for defrosting does not need to be arranged, the production cost is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved. And noise generated by opening and closing the door body is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of refrigeration and freezing, in particular to a refrigerator with a sealing structure. Background Art

[0002] In the existing refrigerators with one or more sets of double-leaf doors, a rotating vertical beam is provided on the door body to achieve sealing between the double-leaf doors: when the double-leaf doors are in a closed state, the vertical beam is close to the inner surfaces of the two door bodies to seal the gap between the double-leaf doors; when the door body with the vertical beam is in an open state, the vertical beam rotates to be close to the side end surface of the door body to avoid hindering the user from taking and placing food.

[0003] However, due to the low temperature in the freezer compartment, the vertical beams are easily frozen, causing the vertical beams to not rotate smoothly or even the door to be unable to open. It is necessary to add heaters to the vertical beams, which not only increases the production cost of the refrigerator, but also requires greater force to open and close the door. Utility Model Content

[0004] An object of the utility model is to overcome at least one technical defect in the prior art and provide a refrigerator with a sealing structure.

[0005] A further object of the present invention is to improve the sealing performance of the storage compartment.

[0006] Another further purpose of the utility model is to simplify the structure and reduce the production cost.

[0007] In particular, the utility model provides a refrigerator, characterized in that it comprises:

[0008] A box body, defining a storage compartment;

[0009] Two doors, configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage compartment;

[0010] A plurality of drawers slidably disposed in the storage compartment; and

[0011] A plurality of sealing structures are respectively arranged on the plurality of drawers and are used for sealing the gap between the two door bodies when the two door bodies are in a closed state.

[0012] The utility model fixes the sealing structure and the drawer together, and presses the sealing structure and the drawer together when the door body is closed to seal the gap between the two door bodies. Compared with the rotating vertical beam set on the door body in the prior art, not only is there no need to set a heater for defrosting, which reduces the production cost, but also reduces the noise generated by opening and closing the door body.

[0013] Optionally, the two door bodies are distributed in a horizontal direction; and

[0014] The multiple drawers are distributed along the vertical direction, and the multiple sealing structures are in the shape of long strips extending along the vertical direction.

[0015] The door sealing principle of the utility model is particularly suitable for a double-door refrigerator with horizontally distributed door bodies and vertically distributed drawers, and has a simple structure and excellent sealing effect.

[0016] Optionally, the longitudinal ends of two adjacent sealing structures are configured to be contact sealed.

[0017] Two adjacent sealing structures of the utility model collide with each other in the length direction, that is, when all drawers are in a closed state, the multiple sealing structures can be regarded as a whole to seal the gap between the two door bodies, thereby reducing the amount of cold leaking from the gap between the two sealing structures and reducing energy loss.

[0018] Optionally, each of the sealing structures comprises:

[0019] The main body is used to seal the gap between the two door bodies; and the sealing structure also includes:

[0020] The elastic member is arranged at one longitudinal end of the main body and is used for sealing the gap between the longitudinal end and an adjacent sealing structure.

[0021] At least part of the sealing structure of the utility model includes a main body and an elastic member, which are respectively used to seal the gap between the two door bodies and the gap between two adjacent sealing bodies, so that the sealing structure as a whole has a better sealing effect and a higher structural strength, which is conducive to using the sealing structure as a handle for opening and closing the drawer, simplifying the drawer structure, and increasing the storage space of the drawer. Especially when the elastic member is in direct contact with the main body of the adjacent sealing structure, it can also reduce the resistance to opening and closing the drawer while ensuring the sealing effect, thereby improving the user experience.

[0022] Optionally, a gap is left between the main bodies of two adjacent sealing structures in the longitudinal direction of the sealing structures; and

[0023] The elastic member is configured to contact and seal with the main body of the adjacent sealing structure when the corresponding drawer is in a closed state.

[0024] A gap is left between the main bodies of two adjacent sealing structures of the utility model, and the sealing of the two adjacent sealing structures is achieved only by elastic parts, thereby avoiding movement interference when one of the drawers is pulled out alone, reducing the noise generated by pulling out the drawer, and the sealing effect of the sealing structure can be maintained only by replacing the elastic parts, thereby reducing the maintenance cost for users.

[0025] Optionally, a limiting protrusion is provided at a longitudinal end of the main body and one of the elastic members; and

[0026] A limiting groove is provided at the longitudinal end of the main body and at the other of the elastic members, and the limiting groove is configured to be engaged with the limiting protrusion.

[0027] The utility model realizes the clamping and fixing of the main body of the sealing structure and the elastic member through the limiting protrusion and the limiting groove, and is convenient for disassembly and assembly, so that users can replace the elastic member by themselves.

[0028] Optionally, the elastic member is provided with the limiting groove, and the elastic member comprises:

[0029] Two fixing parts are arranged on opposite sides of the limiting protrusion; and

[0030] The connecting portion is configured to connect the two fixing portions and to form the limiting groove with one side opening together with the two fixing portions.

[0031] The elastic part of the utility model comprises two fixing parts and a connecting part connecting the two fixing parts, has a simple structure and is easy to operate, so that the elastic part can be snapped with the limiting protrusion by sliding along the radial direction or the axial direction of the limiting protrusion, and the elastic part half surrounds the limiting protrusion, so the installation is stable and reliable.

[0032] Optionally, the connecting portion is arranged on a side of the limiting protrusion away from the door body.

[0033] The utility model arranges the connection part on the side of the limiting protrusion closer to the storage compartment, so that the elastic member can be better squeezed and deformed when the drawer is closed, thereby achieving reliable sealing and further reducing the amount of cold leaking from the gap between the two sealing structures.

[0034] Optionally, the plurality of sealing structures are formed with wedge-shaped end surfaces at longitudinal ends of the inner wall of the compartment adjacent to the storage compartment, and the wedge-shaped end surfaces are arranged to extend in a direction away from the inner wall of the compartment from near to far relative to the door body.

[0035] The sealing structure of the utility model is provided with a wedge-shaped end surface, which not only facilitates the user to pull out the drawer, but also reduces the resistance of squeezing the elastic member when closing the drawer, especially when the sealing structure is provided with an elastic member, and can improve the sealing performance between the sealing structure and the inner wall of the storage compartment, thereby further improving the sealing performance of the storage compartment.

[0036] Optionally, the sealing structure is formed with at least one handle to facilitate opening and closing the drawer through the sealing structure; and

[0037] Each of the handles is disposed on one side of the sealing structure in the transverse direction and is recessed toward the other side in the transverse direction.

[0038] The sealing structure of the utility model is provided with a handle portion, which is convenient for the user to pull out the drawer through the sealing structure to avoid slipping during operation, so that the drawer does not need to be provided with an additional handle, the drawer structure is simplified, and the storage space of the drawer is increased. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0039] Hereinafter, some specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail in an exemplary and non-limiting manner with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals in the accompanying drawings indicate the same or similar components or parts. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that these drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. In the accompanying drawings:

[0040] Figure 1 is a schematic axonometric diagram of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0041] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A schematic front view of the refrigerator is shown with the door of the freezer compartment removed;

[0042] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 A schematic partial cross-sectional view of the refrigerator shown;

[0043] Figure 4 yes Figure 3 A schematic partial enlarged view of the middle area A;

[0044] Figure 5 yes Figure 3 A schematic partial enlarged view of the middle region B;

[0045] Figure 6 It is a schematic axonometric view of a sealing structure according to an embodiment of the utility model, wherein (a) is an assembly view; and (b) is an exploded view.

[0046] Reference numerals:

[0047] Refrigerator 100;

[0048] Box body 110; freezing compartment 112;

[0049] Refrigeration door body 121; freezing door body 122;

[0050] Drawer 130;

[0051] Sealing structure 140 ; ​​main body 141 ; elastic member 142 ; fixing portion 1421 ; connecting portion 1422 ; limiting protrusion 143 ; limiting groove 144 ; wedge-shaped end surface 145 ; handle portion 146 . DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0052] Figure 1 is a schematic axonometric diagram of a refrigerator 100 according to an embodiment of the present utility model; Figure 2 yes Figure 1 1 is a schematic front view of the refrigerator 100, wherein the door of the freezer compartment 112 is removed. Figure 1 and Figure 2 The refrigerator 100 of the present invention may include a box body 110 , a plurality of door bodies and a plurality of drawers 130 .

[0053] The housing 110 may define at least one storage compartment. Figure 2 In the illustrated embodiment, the cabinet 110 may define a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment 112 located below the refrigerating compartment. The freezing compartment 112 has a lower storage temperature than the refrigerating compartment.

[0054] The plurality of doors may be used to open and close the storage compartments of the cabinet 110. The freezing compartment 112 may be provided with at least two freezing doors 122 to open and close at least a portion of the freezing compartment 112.

[0055] The plurality of drawers 130 are slidably disposed in the freezing compartment 112 to partition the inner space of the freezing compartment 112 .

[0056] In particular, the refrigerator 100 of the present invention may further include a plurality of sealing structures 140 .

[0057] A plurality of sealing structures 140 may be respectively disposed on the plurality of drawers 130 , and configured to seal a gap between the two freezing door bodies 122 when the two freezing door bodies 122 are in a closed state.

[0058] The utility model fixes the sealing structure 140 and the drawer 130 together, and presses the sealing structure 140 and the drawer 130 together when the door body is closed to seal the gap between the two door bodies. Compared with the rotating vertical beam set on the door body in the prior art, not only is there no need to set a heater for defrosting, which reduces the production cost, but also reduces the noise generated by opening and closing the door body.

[0059] Exemplarily, the freezer compartment 112 may be provided with two freezer doors distributed in the vertical direction; the two drawers may be distributed in the vertical direction; the two sealing structures may be in the shape of long strips extending in the horizontal direction, respectively provided at the bottom end of the upper drawer and the top end of the lower drawer.

[0060] exist Figure 1 and Figure 2 In the illustrated embodiment, the plurality of door bodies may include two refrigerating door bodies 121 for opening and closing the refrigerating compartment, and two freezing door bodies 122 for opening and closing the freezing compartment 112 .

[0061] The two freezing door bodies 122 may be distributed in the horizontal direction. The two freezing door bodies 122 may be arranged to be rotatably connected to the cabinet 110, and the rotation axis is close to the opening periphery of the freezing chamber 112 in the horizontal direction.

[0062] The plurality of drawers 130 may be distributed in a vertical direction so that each drawer 130 has a larger storage space.

[0063] The plurality of sealing structures 140 may be in the shape of long strips extending in a vertical direction to reduce cold leakage between the sealing structures 140 .

[0064] The door sealing principle of the utility model is particularly suitable for a double-door refrigerator 100 in which the door body is horizontally distributed and the drawers 130 are vertically distributed. It has a simple structure and an excellent sealing effect.

[0065] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of a refrigerator 100. Figure 2 and Figure 3 In some embodiments, the longitudinal ends of two adjacent sealing structures 140 can be set to contact seals, so that when all drawers 130 are in a closed state, multiple sealing structures 140 can be regarded as a whole to seal the gap between the two freezer door bodies 122, thereby reducing the amount of cold leaking from the gap between the two sealing structures 140 and reducing energy loss.

[0066] In the present invention, the longitudinal direction of the sealing structure 140 refers to the length direction of the sealing structure 140. Figure 2 and Figure 3 The lateral direction of the sealing structure 140 refers to the width direction perpendicular to the length direction and thickness direction of the sealing structure 140, in Figure 2 and Figure 3 The middle direction is left and right.

[0067] Figure 4 yes Figure 3 Schematic partial enlarged view of area A in FIG. Figure 3 and Figure 4 In some embodiments, the plurality of sealing structures 140 may be formed with wedge-shaped end surfaces 145 at longitudinal ends of the inner walls of the compartments adjacent to the storage compartments.

[0068] That is, the upper longitudinal end of the uppermost sealing structure 140 and the lower longitudinal end of the lowermost sealing structure 140 among the plurality of sealing structures 140 may be formed with wedge-shaped end surfaces 145 , respectively.

[0069] The wedge-shaped end surface 145 can be arranged to extend from near to far relative to the freezing door body 122 in a direction away from the inner wall of the compartment, which not only facilitates the user to pull out the drawer 130, but also improves the sealing performance between the sealing structure 140 and the inner wall of the storage compartment.

[0070] Figure 5 yes Figure 3A schematic partial enlarged view of the middle region B; Figure 6 1 is a schematic isometric view of a sealing structure 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein (a) is an assembly view and (b) is an exploded view. Figure 3 , Figure 5 to Figure 6 Each sealing structure 140 may include a main body 141 for sealing a gap between two freezing door bodies 122 .

[0071] The body 141 may include a shell made of metal and / or plastic, and a heat insulating material disposed in the shell.

[0072] In some embodiments, one or more sealing structures 140 may further include an elastic member 142 .

[0073] The elastic member 142 can be arranged at a longitudinal end of the main body 141 to seal the gap between the longitudinal end and the adjacent sealing structure 140, so that the sealing structure 140 as a whole has a better sealing effect and higher structural strength, which is conducive to using the sealing structure 140 as a handle for opening and closing the drawer 130.

[0074] The elastic member 142 may be made of a heat-insulating material that is elastic (such as rubber), or may be an elastic moving structure (such as a spring and a rigid sealing component).

[0075] In some further embodiments, the main bodies 141 of two adjacent sealing structures 140 may leave a gap in the longitudinal direction of the sealing structure 140 to avoid movement interference when one of the drawers 130 is pulled out alone, thereby reducing the noise generated by pulling out the drawer 130 .

[0076] The elastic member 142 may be arranged to contact and seal with the main body 141 of the adjacent sealing structure 140 when the corresponding drawer 130 is in a closed state. That is, only one of the two longitudinal ends of the two adjacent sealing structures 140 is provided with the elastic member 142, so as to further reduce the resistance to opening and closing the drawer 130 while ensuring the sealing effect. The user can maintain the sealing effect of the sealing structure 140 only by replacing the elastic member 142, thereby reducing the maintenance cost of the user.

[0077] In the embodiment where the sealing structure 140 extends in the vertical direction, the elastic member 142 may be disposed on the top of the main body 141 to improve the stability of the elastic member 142 .

[0078] Of course, an elastic member 142 may also be respectively disposed at the two longitudinal ends of the main body 141 .

[0079] In some further embodiments, a limiting protrusion 143 may be provided at a longitudinal end of the main body 141 or one of the elastic member 142 .

[0080] The longitudinal end of the main body 141 and the other of the elastic member 142 may be provided with a limiting groove 144. The limiting groove 144 may be configured to engage with the limiting protrusion 143 to achieve the clamping and fixing of the main body 141 of the sealing structure 140 and the elastic member 142, which is convenient for disassembly and assembly, and is convenient for users to replace the elastic member 142 by themselves.

[0081] In some further embodiments, the limiting groove 144 may be disposed on the elastic member 142 .

[0082] The elastic member 142 may include two fixing portions 1421 and a connecting portion 1422 , and has a simple structure and is easy to operate.

[0083] Specifically, the two fixing portions 1421 may be disposed on opposite sides of the limiting protrusion 143 .

[0084] The connecting portion 1422 can be configured to connect the two fixing portions 1421 and together with the two fixing portions 1421 form a limiting groove 144 with one side open. The elastic member 142 half surrounds the limiting protrusion 143, and the installation is stable and reliable.

[0085] In some further embodiments, the connection portion 1422 may be disposed on a side of the limiting protrusion 143 away from the freezing door body 122, so that the elastic member 142 can be better squeezed and deformed when the drawer 130 is closed, thereby achieving reliable sealing.

[0086] In some embodiments, the sealing structure 140 may be formed with at least one handle portion 146 to facilitate opening and closing of the drawer 130 through the sealing structure 140, so that the drawer 130 does not need to be provided with an additional handle.

[0087] Each handle portion 146 may be disposed on one side of the sealing structure 140 in the transverse direction and recessed toward the other side in the transverse direction to prevent the drawer 130 from slipping when the user pulls out the drawer 130 .

[0088] The main body 141 and the elastic member 142 may both be formed with a partial handle portion 146 to make the end surface shape of the sealing structure 140 in the lateral direction uniform and avoid local protrusions affecting the user's hand feeling.

[0089] exist Figure 6 In the illustrated embodiment, the sealing structure 140 is provided with two handle portions 146 , and the two handle portions 146 are respectively provided on two lateral sides of the sealing structure 140 .

[0090] exist Figures 3 to 5 In the illustrated embodiment, the number of drawers 130 and the number of sealing structures 140 are both two.

[0091] The top of the upper sealing structure 140 is provided with a wedge-shaped end surface 145. The top of the lower sealing structure 140 is provided with an elastic member 142, and the bottom is provided with a wedge-shaped end surface 145.

[0092] In other embodiments, the number of drawers 130 and sealing structures 140 may both be greater than two.

[0093] The top of the sealing structure 140 located in the middle may be provided with an elastic member 142 and the bottom may be a flat surface.

[0094] It should be noted that those skilled in the art can understand that the sealing structure 140 of the present invention can also be applied to a refrigerated compartment.

[0095] At this point, those skilled in the art should recognize that, although multiple exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described in detail herein, many other variations or modifications that conform to the principles of the present invention can still be directly determined or derived from the contents disclosed in the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should be understood and recognized as covering all such other variations or modifications.

Claims

1. A refrigerator, characterized in that: include: A box body, defining a storage compartment; Two doors, configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage compartment; A plurality of drawers are slidably disposed in the storage room; as well as A plurality of sealing structures are respectively arranged on the plurality of drawers and are used for sealing the gap between the two door bodies when the two door bodies are in a closed state.

2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two door bodies are distributed in the horizontal direction; and The multiple drawers are distributed along the vertical direction, and the multiple sealing structures are in the shape of long strips extending along the vertical direction.

3. The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The longitudinal ends of two adjacent sealing structures are arranged to be in contact sealing.

4. The refrigerator according to claim 3, characterized in that: Each of the sealing structures comprises: The main body is used to seal the gap between the two door bodies; and the sealing structure also includes: The elastic member is arranged at one longitudinal end of the main body and is used for sealing the gap between the longitudinal end and an adjacent sealing structure.

5. The refrigerator according to claim 4, characterized in that: A gap is left between the main bodies of two adjacent sealing structures in the longitudinal direction of the sealing structure; and The elastic member is configured to contact and seal with the main body of the adjacent sealing structure when the corresponding drawer is in a closed state.

6. The refrigerator according to claim 4, characterized in that: A limiting protrusion is provided at a longitudinal end of the main body and one of the elastic members; and A limiting groove is provided at the longitudinal end of the main body and at the other of the elastic members, and the limiting groove is configured to be engaged with the limiting protrusion.

7. The refrigerator according to claim 6, characterized in that: The elastic member is provided with the limiting groove, and the elastic member comprises: Two fixing parts are arranged on opposite sides of the limiting protrusion; and The connecting portion is configured to connect the two fixing portions and to form the limiting groove with one side opening together with the two fixing portions.

8. The refrigerator according to claim 7, characterized in that: The connecting portion is arranged on a side of the limiting protrusion away from the door body.

9. The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plurality of sealing structures are formed with wedge-shaped end surfaces at longitudinal ends of the inner wall of the compartment adjacent to the storage compartment, and the wedge-shaped end surfaces are arranged to extend in a direction away from the inner wall of the compartment from near to far relative to the door body.

10. The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sealing structure is formed with at least one handle portion to facilitate opening and closing the drawer through the sealing structure; and Each of the handles is disposed on one side of the sealing structure in the transverse direction and is recessed toward the other side in the transverse direction.

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