Cabinet door inclination auxiliary device

By using the combined structure of the drawer side plate and sliding body, connecting rod and damper in the cabinet door tilt auxiliary device, the problems of complex structure and poor connection reliability in the prior art are solved, and cost reduction and user experience improvement are achieved.

CN222264789UActive Publication Date: 2024-12-31CHANGZHOU GEMAI HOUSEHOLD PROD CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202420980985.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-05-07
Publication Date
2024-12-31
Estimated Expiration
2034-05-07

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Technical Problem

The existing cabinet door oblique opening mechanism has a complex structure and high manufacturing cost. The reliability of the auxiliary device and the drawer side plate is poor, resulting in noise and looseness during use.

Method used

A cabinet door tilt auxiliary device is designed, using the drawer side plate as a structural part, and the combined structure of the slider, connecting rod and damper can reduce the number of parts, improve structural strength and installation simplicity, and adopt an assembled design to enhance the Connection reliability.

Benefits of technology

It reduces product costs, improves the smoothness and quietness of the tilt opening of the cabinet door, enhances the user experience, and avoids noise and loosening problems.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the field of cabinets, and particularly relates to a cabinet door inclination auxiliary device used for opening a door plate of a cabinet drawer in an inclined mode. The cabinet door inclination auxiliary device is characterized by comprising a drawer side plate, a cover plate and an end plate, the cover plate is connected to the drawer side plate, a cavity is formed between the cover plate and the drawer side plate, the cabinet door inclination auxiliary device further comprises a sliding body, and the sliding body is arranged in the cavity and can slide in the cavity along the length of the drawer side plate. The end plate is connected to the end of the drawer side plate, an opening is formed in the end plate, a connecting rod is hinged to the end, close to the opening, of the sliding body, a damper is arranged on the cover plate or the drawer side plate, and the damper is used for buffering the sliding body in the process that the connecting rod slides out of the opening. The cabinet door inclination auxiliary device is novel in structure, simple in structure and convenient to install.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the field of cabinets, and in particular relates to a cabinet door tilting auxiliary device for tilting and opening a door panel of a cabinet drawer. Background Art

[0002] As the home furnishing industry develops towards simplicity, convenience and intelligence, higher requirements are placed on the matching furniture configuration. In pursuit of the performance requirements of maximizing space and convenient use, the corresponding matching hardware accessories face more challenges in terms of function and role.

[0003] The mechanism for obliquely opening cabinet doors in the prior art has the following shortcomings: 1. The structure in the prior art uses a gear and rack structure to control motion, which has a complex structure and high manufacturing cost. 2. In the prior art, the auxiliary device is integrated into a module, and then the module is inserted into the inner cavity of the drawer side panel and connected to the end of the drawer side panel through the end panel. The connection between the remaining drawer side panels is only through the screws on the end panel. During use, the opening of the cabinet door will also cause frequent impacts on the connection between the auxiliary device and the drawer side panel. After long-term use, the connection between the auxiliary device and the drawer side panel is prone to loosening, and various noises will be generated during use, affecting the user experience. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the utility model designs a cabinet door tilting auxiliary device which has a novel structure, a simple structure and is easy to install.

[0005] The technical solution of the utility model is as follows:

[0006] A cabinet door tilt assist device includes a drawer side panel, a cover panel and an end panel, wherein the cover panel is connected to the drawer side panel, a cavity is formed between the cover panel and the drawer side panel, and a sliding body is provided in the cavity, and the sliding body can slide in the cavity along the length of the drawer side panel, the end panel is connected to the end of the drawer side panel, and an opening is provided on the end of the end panel, a connecting rod is hinged at one end of the sliding body close to the opening, and a damper is provided on the cover panel or the drawer side panel, and the damper is used to cushion the sliding body during the process of the connecting rod sliding out of the opening.

[0007] Furthermore, a fixing plate is provided on the drawer side plate, the fixing plate is located outside the cover plate and away from the end plate, and an elastic component is connected between the fixing plate and the sliding body.

[0008] Furthermore, a second damper is provided on the cover plate or the drawer side plate, and the second damper is used to cushion the sliding body during the process of the connecting rod retracting from the opening.

[0009] Furthermore, the drawer side panel is provided with a window and also includes a connecting plate, which passes through the window and is fixedly connected to the sliding body.

[0010] Furthermore, the surface of the drawer side panel is provided with a first convex ridge and a second convex ridge, the surface of the drawer side panel next to the first convex ridge is provided with a first rib, the first rib and the side wall of the first convex ridge form a first guide groove, the surface of the drawer side panel next to the second convex ridge is provided with a second rib, the second rib and the side wall of the second convex ridge form a second guide groove, and the two ends of the side wall of the sliding body are provided with a first protruding edge and a second protruding edge, the first protruding edge is slidably fitted in the first guide groove, and the second protruding edge is slidably fitted in the second guide groove.

[0011] Furthermore, the surface of the cover plate is correspondingly provided with a third guide groove and a fourth guide groove, and the two ends of the other side wall of the sliding body are provided with a third protruding edge and a fourth protruding edge, the third protruding edge is slidably matched with the third guide groove, and the fourth protruding edge is slidably matched with the fourth guide groove.

[0012] Furthermore, both ends of the first protruding edge, the second protruding edge, the third protruding edge and the fourth protruding edge are provided with arc-shaped protrusions on the upper and lower surfaces respectively.

[0013] Furthermore, a second arc-shaped protrusion is provided on the surface of the third protruding edge and the fourth protruding edge corresponding to the arc-shaped protrusion.

[0014] Furthermore, the cover plate includes a cover plate body, the upper and lower ends of the cover plate body are respectively provided with cover plate side edges, the cover plate side edges are provided with a plurality of connecting ears, the connecting ears are provided with connecting through holes, and the fasteners pass through the connecting through holes to connect with the first ridge and the second ridge.

[0015] Furthermore, a damper mounting seat is provided on the cover body, and the damper mounting seat includes an end fixing seat, an intermediate clamping seat and a tail fixing seat. The end fixing seat is provided with a mounting through hole along the axis, the intermediate clamping seat is provided with an arc-shaped clamping groove, and the surface of the tail fixing seat close to the intermediate clamping seat is provided with a concave abutment cavity, and the damper is inserted from the mounting through hole and finally abuts in the abutment cavity.

[0016] In summary, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] The utility model designs a cabinet door tilting auxiliary device, which is arranged on a drawer side panel and uses the drawer side panel as a part of its structure, thereby reducing the number of components and parts and ensuring the structural strength of the product. The structure of the components is simple, which greatly reduces the cost of the product. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an embodiment of the utility model (without the cover plate);

[0020] Figure 3 It is a front view schematic diagram of an embodiment of the utility model (the connecting rod is in a retracted state);

[0021] Figure 4 It is a front view schematic diagram of an embodiment of the utility model (the connecting rod is in an extended state);

[0022] Figure 5 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of a sliding body of an embodiment of the utility model from one viewing angle;

[0023] Figure 6 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of a sliding body of an embodiment of the utility model from another perspective;

[0024] Figure 7 for Figure 6 An enlarged schematic diagram of A in FIG.

[0025] Figure 8 It is a front view schematic diagram of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0026] Fig. 9 for Figure 8 A schematic cross-sectional view of the middle BB;

[0027] Fig.10 for Fig. 9 The enlarged schematic diagram of the center C;

[0028] Fig.11 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of another viewing angle of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0029] Fig.12 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a cover plate of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0030] In the figure, 1 is a drawer side plate, 10 is a window, 11 is a connecting plate, 12 is a first convex edge, 13 is a second convex edge, 120 is a first rib plate, 121 is a first guide groove, 130 is a second rib plate, 131 is a second guide groove,

[0031] 2 is a cover plate, 20 is a cavity, 21 is a third guide groove, 22 is a fourth guide groove, 200 is a cover plate body, 201 is a side of the cover plate, 202 is a connecting ear, 203 is a connecting through hole, 23 is a damper mounting seat, 230 is an end fixing seat, 231 is a middle clamping seat, 232 is a tail fixing seat, 2301 is a mounting through hole, 2310 is an arc-shaped clamping groove, and 2320 is an abutting cavity;

[0032] 3 is an end plate, 30 is an opening,

[0033] 4 is a sliding body, 46 is a connecting rod, 40 is a first protruding edge, 41 is a second protruding edge, 42 is a third protruding edge, 43 is a fourth protruding edge, 44 is an arc-shaped protrusion, 45 is a second arc-shaped protrusion, 47 is a first surface, 48 is a second surface,

[0034] 5 is a damper,

[0035] 6 is a fixing plate, 7 is an elastic component, and 8 is a second damper. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] The present invention is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments so that those skilled in the art can better understand the present invention and implement it, but the embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0037] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "disposed on" or "fixed on" another element, it may be directly on the other element or there may be a central element. When an element is referred to as being "fixed on" another element, or "fixedly connected" to another element, they may be fixed in a detachable manner or in a non-detachable manner. When an element is considered to be "connected" or "rotatably connected" to another element, it may be directly connected to the other element or there may be a central element at the same time. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "left", "right", "upper", "lower" and similar expressions used are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only implementation method.

[0038] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art of the present invention. The terms used herein in the specification of the present invention are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to restrict the present invention. The term "and / or" used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more related listed items.

[0039] The terms “first”, “second”, “third” and the like in the present invention do not represent specific quantities and orders, but are merely used to distinguish names.

[0040] The utility model designs a cabinet door tilting auxiliary device, which is arranged on a drawer side panel and uses the drawer side panel as a part of its structure, thereby reducing the number of parts and components and ensuring the structural strength of the product. During use, a connecting rod is connected to the cabinet door of the drawer, and when the cabinet door rotates around the connecting axis with the drawer, a sliding body moves toward one side of the cabinet door in a cavity, and the sliding body is offset from a damper, thereby slowing down the speed of the last section of the cabinet door opening, thereby improving the smoothness and quietness of the cabinet door tilting and opening.

[0041] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the cabinet door tilting auxiliary device includes a drawer side panel 1, a cover panel 2 and an end panel 3, wherein the cover panel 2 is connected to the drawer side panel 1, and a cavity 20 is formed between the cover panel 2 and the drawer side panel 1. The cabinet door tilting auxiliary device also includes a sliding body 4, wherein the sliding body is a square component, and a connecting long rod is extended at one end of the square component, and the surface of the sliding body located below the connecting long rod is a first surface 47, and the other surface of the sliding body opposite to the first surface is a second surface 48. The sliding body 4 is arranged in the cavity 20 and can slide in the cavity 20 along the length of the drawer side panel, and the end panel 3 is connected to the drawer side panel 1. An end portion, and an opening 30 is provided on the end plate 3, the opening is a rectangular window set on the end plate, the sliding body 4 is hinged with a connecting rod 46 at one end close to the opening, as mentioned above, the connecting rod is connected to the connecting long rod of the sliding body, the connecting rod long rod is provided with a connecting groove, the connecting rod is connected in the connecting groove through a pin shaft, the cover plate or the drawer side plate is provided with a damper 5, the damper 5 is used to cushion the sliding body during the connecting rod sliding out of the opening, when the connecting rod slides out of the opening, the sliding body slides in the cavity toward one side of the end plate, during the sliding process, the first surface of the sliding body is against the damper, and the damper cushions the sliding body.

[0042] The utility model improves a cabinet door tilting auxiliary device, adopts an assembled structural design, and utilizes the drawer side panel as the installation position of the auxiliary device, and connects the cover plate to the drawer side panel to arrange a sliding body between the two, and the sliding body moves in a cavity formed by the cover plate and the drawer side panel. The structural strength and stability of the tilting auxiliary device thus constructed are good. Furthermore, by adopting the method of assembling parts, the cabinet door tilting auxiliary device and the drawer side panel are connected reliably, thus overcoming the problem of poor reliability of the cabinet door tilting auxiliary device being an independent module connected to the drawer side panel in the prior art.

[0043] Furthermore, an assembled structural design is adopted, which provides more design space for the design of each component, thereby simplifying the structure of the component and reducing the manufacturing cost of the cabinet door tilting auxiliary device.

[0044] See also Figure 2 As shown, a fixing plate 6 is further provided on the drawer side panel 1, and the fixing plate 6 is located on the outer side of the cover plate 2 and away from the end plate 3. An elastic component 7 is connected between the fixing plate 6 and the sliding body 4, and the elastic component provides a pulling force here. When the cabinet door is converted from an inclined state to a vertical closed state, the pulling force plays an auxiliary role in the cabinet door state conversion process, so that the cabinet door can be tightly attached to the end of the drawer, avoiding the situation where the cabinet door cannot be tightly attached to the end of the drawer and there is a gap.

[0045] Further, preferably, see Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the cover plate or the drawer side plate is provided with a second damper 8, and the second damper 8 is used to cushion the sliding body during the process of the connecting rod retracting from the opening. In this embodiment, the second damper is arranged on the cover plate, and the second damper acts on the sliding body. When the cabinet door is converted from an inclined state to a vertical closed state, the sliding body slides in the cavity, and the second damper acts on the end of the sliding body. Specifically, the second damper acts on the second surface of the sliding body to slow down the moving speed of the sliding body in the cavity, avoid the collision sound between the cabinet door and the drawer end, and improve the product usage experience.

[0046] See also Fig.11 As shown, the drawer side panel 1 is provided with a window 10, and also includes a connecting plate 11, which passes through the window and is fixedly connected to the sliding body. A small drawer is also provided above the drawer. In order to facilitate the removal of items in the small drawer, it is necessary to enable the small drawer to move in conjunction with the drawer. During the slanting opening of the cabinet door, it is necessary to make the small drawer perform a pre-movement so that the small drawer moves from the inner end of the cabinet to the outer end of the cabinet. This is achieved through a connecting plate in this embodiment. The connecting plate is fixedly connected to the sliding body. During the slanting opening of the cabinet door, the connecting plate will move with the sliding body. The connecting plate drives the small drawer to move through a magnetic component, thereby realizing the linkage between the small drawer and the drawer.

[0047] In order to improve the stability and reliability of the movement of the sliding body in the cavity, see Figures 5 to 10 As shown, the surface of the drawer side panel 1 is provided with a first rib 12 and a second rib 13, the first rib and the second rib are strip structures formed on the surface of the drawer side panel and arranged along the length direction of the drawer side panel and higher than the drawer side panel, the interior of the strip structure may be hollow, the surface of the drawer side panel next to the first rib 12 is provided with a first rib 120, the first rib 120 and the side wall of the first rib 12 form a first guide groove 121, the surface of the drawer side panel 1 next to the second rib 13 is provided with a second rib 130, the second rib 130 and the side wall of the second rib 13 form a second guide groove 131, the sliding body The first protruding edge 40 and the second protruding edge 41 are provided at both ends of the side wall of the sliding body in the height direction, and the first protruding edge and the second protruding edge are arranged at both ends of the side wall of the sliding body in the height direction, extending from the front end to the rear end of the sliding body, the first protruding edge 40 is slidably fitted in the first guide groove 121, and the second protruding edge 41 is slidably fitted in the second guide groove 131, and the thickness of the first protruding edge and the second protruding edge is less than or equal to the width of the first guide groove and the second guide groove, so that the first guide groove and the second guide groove can limit the sliding body in the height direction of the sliding body, so that the sliding body can slide steadily and smoothly between the cover plate and the drawer side plate.

[0048] Preferably, the surface of the cover plate 2 is correspondingly provided with a third guide groove 21 and a fourth guide groove 22, and the two ends of the other side wall of the sliding body 4 are provided with a third protruding edge 42 and a fourth protruding edge 43, the third protruding edge 42 is slidably matched with the third guide groove 21, and the fourth protruding edge 43 is slidably matched with the fourth guide groove 22, the third protruding edge and the fourth protruding edge are arranged opposite to the first protruding edge and the second protruding edge, and are respectively located on two side surfaces of the sliding body. On the basis of the foregoing, the sliding body is further guided and limited on the side close to the cover plate, thereby further improving the smoothness of the movement of the sliding body in the cavity.

[0049] For further information, see Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, arc-shaped protrusions 44 are respectively provided at both ends of the first protruding edge 40, the second protruding edge 41, the third protruding edge 42 and the fourth protruding edge 43 on the upper and lower surfaces. Specifically, at both ends of the length direction of the first protruding edge, the second protruding edge, the third protruding edge and the fourth protruding edge, the upper end or the lower end of the arc-shaped protrusion is higher than the surface of the first protruding edge, the third protruding edge, the second protruding edge and the fourth protruding edge. When the first protruding edge, the third protruding edge, the second protruding edge and the fourth protruding edge of the sliding body cooperate with the first guide groove, the second guide groove, the third guide groove and the fourth guide groove, the cross-section of the arc-shaped protrusion contacts the upper and lower wall surfaces of the guide groove respectively, reducing the contact area between the first protruding edge, the third protruding edge, the second protruding edge and the fourth protruding edge and the guide groove, thereby reducing the friction between the sliding body and the drawer side panel and the cover plate. People can achieve the tilted opening of the drawer cabinet door with less force, which is convenient for people to use.

[0050] Further, see Figure 7 As shown, a second arcuate protrusion 45 is provided on the surface of the third protruding edge 42 and the fourth protruding edge 43 corresponding to the arcuate protrusion 44. The second arcuate protrusion is higher than the surface of the third protruding edge and the fourth protruding edge. When it is assembled with the cover plate, the end surface of the second arcuate protrusion is opposite to the bottom surface of the third guide groove and the fourth guide groove. During the movement, the surface of the third protruding edge or the fourth protruding edge may contact the ground of the third guide groove and the fourth guide groove. Due to the addition of the second arcuate protrusion, the contact between the end surface of the third protruding edge or the fourth protruding edge and the cover plate is changed from the previous surface contact to line contact, which optimizes the contact form between the sliding body and the cover plate, and further improves the smoothness of the sliding of the sliding body in the cavity.

[0051] The specific structure of the cover is described below. Fig.12As shown, the cover plate 2 includes a cover plate body 200, and the upper and lower ends of the cover plate body 200 are respectively provided with cover plate side edges 201, and the cover plate side edges 201 are provided with a plurality of connecting ears 202, and the connecting ears 202 are provided with connecting through holes 203, and the fasteners pass through the connecting through holes to be connected with the first ridge and the second ridge. The cover plate is made of plastic material, and the cover plate side panels are connected to the first ridge and the second ridge. The first ridge and the second ridge are higher than the surface of the drawer side panel, and the fasteners will not protrude from the surface of the drawer side panel, thereby ensuring the beauty of the inner wall of the drawer side panel.

[0052] In order to facilitate the installation of the damper, a mounting structure of the damper is arranged on the cover plate. A damper mounting seat 23 is provided on the cover plate body 200. The damper mounting seat 23 includes an end fixing seat 230, an intermediate clamping seat 231 and a tail fixing seat 232. The end fixing seat 230 is provided with a mounting through hole 2301 along the axis, the intermediate clamping seat 231 is provided with an arc-shaped clamping groove 2310, and the surface of the tail fixing seat 232 close to the intermediate clamping seat is provided with a concave abutment cavity 2320. The damper is inserted from the mounting through hole and finally abuts against the abutment cavity. The arc-shaped clamping groove tightens and holds the middle part of the damper, and the abutment cavity is used to limit the damper in the axial direction.

[0053] The utility model designs a cabinet door tilting auxiliary device, which is arranged on a drawer side panel and uses the drawer side panel as a part of its structure, thereby reducing the number of components and parts and ensuring the structural strength of the product. The structure of the components is simple, which greatly reduces the cost of the product. The movement process is stable and reliable, and can better assist the cabinet door of the drawer to be tilted and opened, thereby meeting people's usage needs.

[0054] Based on the described embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. The cabinet door tilt assist device is characterized by: It includes a drawer side panel, a cover panel and an end panel, wherein the cover panel is connected to the drawer side panel, and a cavity is formed between the cover panel and the drawer side panel. It also includes a sliding body, which is arranged in the cavity and can slide along the length of the drawer side panel in the cavity. The end panel is connected to the end of the drawer side panel and is provided with an opening. The sliding body is hinged with a connecting rod at one end close to the opening. The cover panel or the drawer side panel is provided with a damper, and the damper is used to cushion the sliding body when the connecting rod slides out of the opening.

2. The cabinet door tilt assist device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drawer side plate is also provided with a fixing plate, which is located outside the cover plate and away from the end plate. An elastic component is connected between the fixing plate and the sliding body.

3. The cabinet door tilt assist device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The cover plate or the drawer side plate is provided with a second damper, and the second damper is used to buffer the sliding body during the process of the connecting rod retracting from the opening.

4. The cabinet door tilt assist device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drawer side plate is provided with a window and also includes a connecting plate, which passes through the window and is fixedly connected to the sliding body.

5. The cabinet door tilt assist device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The surface of the drawer side panel is provided with a first convex ridge and a second convex ridge, the surface of the drawer side panel next to the first convex ridge is provided with a first rib, the first rib and the side wall of the first convex ridge form a first guide groove, the surface of the drawer side panel next to the second convex ridge is provided with a second rib, the second rib and the side wall of the second convex ridge form a second guide groove, the two ends of the side wall of the sliding body are provided with a first protruding edge and a second protruding edge, the first protruding edge is slidably fitted in the first guide groove, and the second protruding edge is slidably fitted in the second guide groove.

6. The cabinet door tilt assist device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The surface of the cover plate is correspondingly provided with a third guide groove and a fourth guide groove, and the two ends of the other side wall of the sliding body are provided with a third protruding edge and a fourth protruding edge, the third protruding edge is slidably matched with the third guide groove, and the fourth protruding edge is slidably matched with the fourth guide groove.

7. The cabinet door tilt assist device according to claim 6, characterized in that: Both ends of the first protruding edge, the second protruding edge, the third protruding edge and the fourth protruding edge are respectively provided with arc-shaped protrusions on the upper and lower surfaces.

8. The cabinet door tilt assist device according to claim 7, characterized in that: A second arc-shaped protrusion is provided on the surface of the third protruding edge and the fourth protruding edge corresponding to the arc-shaped protrusion.

9. The cabinet door tilt assist device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The cover plate comprises a cover plate body, wherein the upper and lower ends of the cover plate body are respectively provided with cover plate side edges, the cover plate side edges are provided with a plurality of connecting ears, the connecting ears are provided with connecting through holes, and the fasteners pass through the connecting through holes to connect with the first convex ridge and the second convex ridge.

10. The cabinet door tilt assist device according to claim 9, characterized in that: A damper mounting seat is provided on the cover body, and the damper mounting seat includes an end fixing seat, an intermediate clamping seat and a tail fixing seat. The end fixing seat is provided with a mounting through hole along the axis, the intermediate clamping seat is provided with an arc-shaped clamping groove, and the surface of the tail fixing seat close to the intermediate clamping seat is provided with a concave abutment cavity, and the damper is inserted from the mounting through hole and finally abuts in the abutment cavity.