Hovering mechanism and refrigerating device
By designing a hover mechanism on the refrigerator, and using the coordination of the stopper and the stopper, the limit hover of the refrigerator door body is achieved, solving the problem of automatic closing of traditional refrigerator doors and improving the convenience of picking and placing items.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421094070.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-05-20
- Publication Date
- 2025-04-01
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-05-20
AI Technical Summary
After the traditional refrigerator door is opened, it will automatically close due to the offset center of gravity, and cannot remain open, which will make it inconvenient for users to pick up and place items.
A hover mechanism is designed, including a rotatably connected seat body and a rotary member. By hovering with the multiple stop positions, the limit hover of the door body is realized, and the user can hover and fix the door body at a suitable angle according to needs.
The door body is stable hovered at different angles, preventing automatic closing, and improving the convenience of users to pick up and place items.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present application relates to the field of refrigeration technology, and in particular to a suspension mechanism and a refrigeration device. Background Art
[0002] With the application of refrigerators in life, refrigerators not only improve the preservation level of kitchen food, but also improve the quality of life. At the same time, with the development of economy, people have higher and higher requirements for refrigerators, and the experience of using refrigerators is getting higher and higher. However, the door of traditional refrigerators will automatically close after opening due to the center of gravity offset, and the door cannot remain open. When people use the refrigerator, they need to open the door with one hand and put things in with the other hand, which makes it inconvenient to take and place items. Utility Model Content
[0003] Based on this, it is necessary to provide a suspension mechanism and a refrigeration device to address the problem that traditional refrigerators cannot conveniently take and put items.
[0004] A suspension mechanism comprises a rotatably connected seat and a rotating member, one of the seat and the rotating member is fixedly connected to a box body of a refrigeration device, and the other of the seat and the rotating member is fixedly connected to a door body of the refrigeration device;
[0005] A stopper is provided on one of the rotating member and the seat body, and a plurality of stop positions are provided on the other of the rotating member and the seat body; the rotating member can rotate relative to the base, and drive the stopper to selectively suspend and cooperate with any one of the plurality of stop positions.
[0006] In one embodiment, the seat body is rotatably connected to the rotating member around a rotation axis, a trajectory formed by the free end of the stop member rotating around the rotation axis is a first circumferential trajectory, and a plurality of stop positions are arranged at intervals along the first circumferential trajectory.
[0007] In one embodiment, the seat body includes a base body and a rotating shaft transmitted on the base body, the axial direction of the rotating shaft coincides with the direction of the rotation axis, the rotating member is rotatably mounted on the rotating shaft, the stop member is provided on the rotating member, and a plurality of stop positions are provided on the base body.
[0008] In one embodiment, the base body includes a bottom and a support portion arranged on the bottom, the rotating shaft is passed through the support portion, the outer wall of the support portion surrounding the rotating shaft is constructed as an arc-shaped wall, and the arc-shaped wall is provided with a plurality of grooves spaced apart along its circumference, and the grooves are constructed as the stop position.
[0009] In one of the embodiments, the rotating member is provided with an avoidance groove adjacent to the arc-shaped wall, the fixed end of the stop member is fixed to the rotating member, and the free end of the stop member extends to the avoidance groove to cooperate with the stop position.
[0010] In one of the embodiments, the free end of the stopper is provided with a convex tooth, and the convex tooth can selectively abut against different groove sleeves.
[0011] In one embodiment, the stopper is elastic.
[0012] In one embodiment, the rotating member rotates relative to the seat body between an open door position and a closed door position. When the rotating member is in the closed door position, the rotating member is locked with the base at a limited position; when the rotating member is in the open door position, the rotating member is released from the base, and the rotating member is suspended by cooperating with different stop positions through the stop member.
[0013] In one embodiment, a protrusion is provided on one of the rotating member and the base, and a hook is provided on the other of the rotating member and the base. When the rotating member is rotated relative to the base to the door closing position, the hook engages with the protrusion, and when the rotating member is rotated relative to the base to the door opening position, the hook is separated from the protrusion.
[0014] A refrigeration device comprises a box body, a door body rotatably connected to the box body and the above-mentioned suspension mechanism, wherein one of the seat body and the rotating member is fixedly connected to the box body, and the other of the seat body and the rotating member is fixedly connected to the door body.
[0015] The above-mentioned hovering mechanism is arranged on the refrigeration device. When the user opens the door body of the refrigeration device, it drives the rotating part to rotate relative to the base, and then drives the stopper to hover and cooperate with any one of the multiple stop positions, so as to limit the door body to hover at different angles. The user can open the door body at a suitable angle for hovering and fixing according to the actual needs of taking and placing items, which is convenient for the user to take and place items, prevents the door body from closing automatically during the process of taking and placing items, and improves the convenience of taking and placing items. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of a refrigeration device in one embodiment of the present application.
[0017] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the structure of the suspension mechanism in one embodiment of the present application.
[0018] Figure 3 It is a schematic structural diagram of a base in one embodiment of the present application.
[0019] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of an exploded view of a hovering mechanism in one embodiment of the present application.
[0020] Explanation of the reference numerals: 100, suspension mechanism; 10, seat body; 12, base body; 121, bottom; 123, support portion; 14, rotating shaft; 16, arc-shaped wall; 18, protrusion; 30, rotating member; 32, avoidance groove; 34, hook; 50, stop member; 52, fixed end; 54, free end; 56, protruding tooth; 70, stop position; 200, refrigeration device; 300, door body. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0021] In order to make the above-mentioned purposes, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the present application are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the following description, many specific details are set forth to facilitate 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 violating the connotation of the present application, so the present application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.
[0022] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.
[0023] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of this application, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.
[0024] In this application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly defined. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.
[0025] In the present application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being “above” or “below” a second feature may mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, a first feature being “above”, “above”, and “above” a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being “below”, “below”, and “below” a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.
[0026] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it may be directly on the other element or there may be a central element. When an element is considered to be "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", "upper", "lower", "left", "right" and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be the only implementation method.
[0027] See also Figure 1-Figure 2 In one embodiment of the present application, a refrigeration device 200 is provided, including a box body and a door body 300 rotatably connected to the box body. The box body has a refrigeration space inside for storing items in the refrigeration space. The door body 300 is used to close and open the box body, allowing a user to take items from the inside of the box body. For example, the refrigeration device 200 is a refrigerator, a freezer, or the like.
[0028] The refrigeration device 200 further includes a suspension mechanism 100 , which is disposed at the top of the door body 300 , or the suspension mechanism 100 is disposed at the bottom 121 of the door body 300 , and can be installed according to actual conditions.
[0029] See also Figure 2-Figure 4In some embodiments, the suspension mechanism 100 includes a rotatably connected seat 10 and a rotating member 30, one of which is fixedly connected to the box, and the other of which is fixedly connected to the door 300. When the box rotates relative to the door 300, the rotating member 30 can be driven to rotate relative to the seat 10. In addition, a stopper 50 is provided on one of the rotating member 30 and the seat 10, and a plurality of stoppers 70 are provided on the other of the rotating member 30 and the seat 10. The rotating member 30 can rotate relative to the base, and drive the stopper 50 to selectively suspend and cooperate with any one of the plurality of stoppers 70. In this way, when the user opens the door body 300, the rotating member 30 is driven to rotate relative to the base, and then the stop member 50 is driven to hover and cooperate with any one of the multiple stop positions 70, so as to limit the door body 300 to hover at different angles. The user can open the door body 300 to a suitable angle and hover and fix it according to the actual needs of taking and placing items, which is convenient for the user to take and place items, and prevents the door body 300 from closing automatically during the process of taking and placing items, thereby improving the convenience of taking and placing items.
[0030] Furthermore, the seat body 10 is rotatably connected to the rotating member 30 around a rotation axis, and the trajectory formed by the rotation of the end of the stop member 50 around the rotation axis is a first circumferential trajectory, and a plurality of stop positions 70 are arranged at intervals along the first circumferential trajectory. In this way, a plurality of stop positions 70 are arranged at intervals on the first circumferential trajectory of the rotation of the free end 54 of the stop member 50. During the door opening process, the free end 54 of the stop member 50 can be inserted into any stop position 70 for suspension, thereby fixing the door body 300 of the refrigeration device 200 in a suitable position.
[0031] In some embodiments, the base body 10 includes a base body 12 and a rotating shaft 14 disposed on the base body 12, the axial direction of the rotating shaft 14 coincides with the direction of the rotation axis, and the rotating member 30 is rotatably sleeved on the rotating shaft 14, and the rotating member 30 can rotate relative to the base around the axial direction of the rotating shaft 14. A stopper 50 is disposed on the rotating member 30, and a plurality of stopper positions 70 are disposed on the base body 12. When the rotating member 30 rotates relative to the base, the stopper 50 can be driven to rotate and cooperate with any one of the plurality of stopper positions 70, so that the stopper 50 can be suspended at different positions, allowing the door body 300 to be opened and fixed at a suitable position relative to the box body.
[0032] Further, the base body 12 includes a bottom 121 and a support portion 123 disposed on the bottom 121, the rotating shaft 14 is passed through the support portion 123, the outer wall of the support portion 123 surrounding the rotating shaft 14 is configured as an arc-shaped wall 16, and the arc-shaped wall 16 is provided with a plurality of grooves spaced along its circumference, and the grooves are configured as stop positions 70. In other words, a plurality of grooves are disposed on the arc-shaped wall 16 around the circumference of the rotating shaft 14, and the clamping member can be clamped into different grooves when rotating, so that the clamping member can be blocked and fixed at a plurality of different angles.
[0033] Furthermore, an avoidance groove 32 adjacent to the arc wall 16 is opened on the rotating member 30, the fixed end 52 of the stop member 50 is fixed on the rotating member 30, and the free end 54 of the stop member 50 extends to the avoidance groove 32 for cooperating with the stop position 70, so that the free end 54 of the stop member 50 is suspended in the avoidance groove 32, which facilitates the free end 54 to extend into the groove for hovering limit.
[0034] In some embodiments, the free end 54 of the stop member 50 is provided with a protruding tooth 56, and the protruding tooth 56 can selectively abut against different groove sleeves. In this way, the protruding tooth 56 is protruded from the free end 54, and the protruding tooth 56 is used to limit the abutment with the inner wall of the groove, thereby improving the stability of the free end 54 when it cooperates with the groove, and the packaging door body 300 can be stably fixed in the corresponding position when hovering.
[0035] In some embodiments, the stopper 50 is elastic, and after the free end 54 is inserted into the groove, when the stopper 50 is driven by the rotating member 30 to rotate, the free end 54 of the stopper 50 can be deformed to exit the current groove, and when encountering another groove, it can restore the deformation and insert into another groove, so that the free end 54 of the stopper 50 can be inserted into different grooves under the action of its own elastic force during the rotation process, and can also be deformed and separated from the groove when pulled by an external force, allowing the stopper 50 to cooperate with different grooves to hover. For example, the stopper 50 is a metal strip that can be elastically deformed.
[0036] In some embodiments, the rotating member 30 rotates relative to the base body 10 between an open door position and a closed door position. When the rotating member 30 is in the closed door position, the rotating member 30 is engaged with the base limit position; when the rotating member 30 is in the open door position, the rotating member 30 is released from the base, and the rotating member 30 is suspended in cooperation with different stop positions 70 through the stop member 50.
[0037] In this way, when the user closes the door body 300, the rotating member 30 is driven by the door body 300 to rotate to the door closing position, and the rotating member 30 is engaged with the base, so that the door body 300 is firmly engaged with the box body to prevent the door body 300 from opening, thereby improving the sealing effect to prevent cold air from leaking out. When the user opens the door body 300, the rotating member 30 is driven by the door body 300 to rotate to the door opening position, and the rotating member 30 is released from the base. Through the cooperation of the stopper 50 and different stop positions 70, the door body 300 can be suspended at different positions, and the angle of opening the door body 300 can be fixed according to the actual needs of taking and placing items, so that the user can take and place items conveniently.
[0038] Furthermore, a protrusion 18 is provided on one of the rotating member 30 and the base, and a hook 34 is provided on the other of the rotating member 30 and the base. When the rotating member 30 rotates relative to the base to the door closing position, the hook 34 engages with the protrusion 18, and when the rotating member 30 rotates relative to the base to the door opening position, the hook 34 separates from the protrusion 18. In this way, when the hook 34 engages with the protrusion 18, the door body 300 can be kept in the door closing position, so that the door body 300 remains closed relative to the box body to prevent the cold air inside the refrigeration device 200 from leaking. In addition, when the door needs to be opened, the hook 34 can be separated from the protrusion 18, which will not interfere with the opening of the door body 300.
[0039] Optionally, a protrusion 18 is provided on the base, and a hook 34 is provided on the rotating member 30 . During the rotation of the rotating member 30 , the hook 34 rotates toward and away from the protrusion 18 , and can be engaged with or separated from the protrusion 18 .
[0040] In some embodiments, the present application further provides a suspension mechanism 100 as described in any of the above embodiments, the suspension mechanism 100 comprises a rotatably connected seat 10 and a rotating member 30, one of the seat 10 and the rotating member 30 is fixedly connected to the box, and the other of the seat 10 and the rotating member 30 is fixedly connected to the door 300, when the box rotates relative to the door 300, the rotating member 30 can be driven to rotate relative to the seat 10. In addition, a stopper 50 is provided on one of the rotating member 30 and the seat 10, and a plurality of stop positions 70 are provided on the other of the rotating member 30 and the seat 10, the rotating member 30 can rotate relative to the base, and drive the stopper 50 to selectively cooperate with any one of the plurality of stop positions 70 for suspension.
[0041] In this way, when the user opens the door body 300, the rotating member 30 is driven to rotate relative to the base, and then the stop member 50 is driven to hover and cooperate with any one of the multiple stop positions 70, so as to limit the door body 300 to hover at different angles. The user can open the door body 300 to a suitable angle and hover and fix it according to the actual needs of taking and placing items, which is convenient for the user to take and place items, and prevents the door body 300 from closing automatically during the process of taking and placing items, thereby improving the convenience of taking and placing items.
[0042] The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. To make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.
[0043] The above-described embodiments only express several implementation methods of the present application, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be construed as limiting the scope of the patent application. It should be pointed out that, for a person of ordinary skill in the art, several variations and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent application shall be subject to the attached claims.
Claims
1. A hovering mechanism, characterized in that: It comprises a rotatably connected seat body and a rotating member, one of the seat body and the rotating member is fixedly connected to a box body of a refrigeration device, and the other of the seat body and the rotating member is fixedly connected to a door body of the refrigeration device; A stopper is provided on one of the rotating member and the seat body, and a plurality of stop positions are provided on the other of the rotating member and the seat body; the rotating member can rotate relative to the seat body, and drive the stopper to selectively suspend and cooperate with any one of the plurality of stop positions.
2. The suspension mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The seat body is rotatably connected to the rotating member around a rotation axis, a trajectory formed by the free end of the stop member rotating around the rotation axis is a first circumferential trajectory, and a plurality of stop positions are arranged at intervals from each other along the first circumferential trajectory.
3. The suspension mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The seat body includes a base body and a rotating shaft arranged on the base body, the axial direction of the rotating shaft coincides with the direction of the rotating axis, the rotating member is rotatably mounted on the rotating shaft, the rotating member is provided with the stopping member, and the base body is provided with a plurality of the stopping positions.
4. The suspension mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: The base body includes a bottom and a support portion arranged on the bottom, the rotating shaft is passed through the support portion, the outer wall of the support portion surrounding the rotating shaft is constructed as an arc-shaped wall, and the arc-shaped wall is provided with a plurality of grooves spaced apart along its circumference, and the grooves are constructed as the stop positions.
5. The suspension mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: The rotating member is provided with an avoidance groove adjacent to the arc-shaped wall, the fixed end of the stop member is fixed to the rotating member, and the free end of the stop member extends to the avoidance groove for cooperating with the stop position.
6. The suspension mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: The free end of the stopper is provided with a convex tooth, and the convex tooth can selectively abut against different groove sleeves.
7. The suspension mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: The stopper is elastic.
8. The suspension mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The rotating member rotates relative to the seat body between an open door position and a closed door position. When the rotating member is in the closed door position, the rotating member is locked with the seat body; when the rotating member is in the open door position, the rotating member is released from the seat body, and the rotating member is suspended in cooperation with different stop positions through the stop member.
9. The suspension mechanism according to claim 8, characterized in that: A protrusion is provided on one of the rotating member and the base body, and a hook is provided on the other of the rotating member and the base body. When the rotating member rotates to the door closing position relative to the base body, the hook engages with the protrusion, and when the rotating member rotates to the door opening position relative to the base body, the hook is separated from the protrusion.
10. A refrigeration device, characterized in that: It comprises a box body, a door body rotatably connected to the box body, and the suspension mechanism described in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein one of the seat body and the rotating member is fixedly connected to the box body, and the other of the seat body and the rotating member is fixedly connected to the door body.