High-strength bearing hinge for refrigerator

By designing high-strength load-bearing hinges for refrigerators and utilizing the combined structure of connectors and card plates and the design of the fixing hole direction, the problem of refrigerator door deformation due to gravity is solved, achieving stable opening and closing of the door and improving its sealing.

CN223446832UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-17QINGDAO MINGHAOJIA IND & TRADE CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422876232.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-25
Publication Date
2025-10-17
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-25

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Technical Problem

Due to the large weight of the refrigerator door, the door panel is easily deformed, which affects its service life and reduces its sealing performance.

Method used

A high-strength load-bearing hinge for refrigerators is designed. Through the combined structure of cabinet hinge, pin, connector, door frame hinge, pin sleeve and snap-on piece, the connector and snap-on piece are coordinated to form an auxiliary force point. Combined with the direction design of the fixing hole, the load-bearing strength of the hinge is enhanced.

Benefits of technology

It improves the bearing strength between the cabinet door and the cabinet body, prevents the door frame from falling off, maintains the normal opening and closing of the cabinet door, extends the service life and improves the sealing.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a high-strength bearing hinge of a refrigerator, which belongs to the technical field of electric appliance accessories and comprises a cabinet body hinge piece, a pin shaft piece, a plug connector, a door frame hinge piece, a pin shaft sleeve and a clamping piece, a first fixing hole is integrally formed in the surface of the cabinet body hinge piece, and the side face of the cabinet body hinge piece is fixedly connected with the pin shaft piece. Due to the fact that the auxiliary stress components are arranged on the cabinet body hinge piece and the door frame hinge piece, when the cabinet door frame is closed, the door frame hinge piece is folded to be close to the cabinet body hinge piece, and the included angle between the door frame hinge piece and the cabinet body hinge piece is 90 degrees. The inserting block on the side face of the inserting piece on the cabinet body hinge piece can be inserted between the two sets of clamping pieces on the door frame hinge piece, the two sets of clamping pieces can clamp the inserting piece from the outer side and limit the position of the inserting piece, lateral stress is carried out through the inserting piece and the clamping pieces, the inserting piece and the clamping pieces can serve as auxiliary stress points, and part of stress can be borne; and the bearing strength between the cabinet door and the cabinet body is effectively improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of electric appliance accessories, especially relates to a high-strength bearing hinge of a refrigerator. BACKGROUND

[0002] The refrigerator is another name of the refrigerator and the refrigerator cabinet, is suitable for storing various food, keeps food in low temperature environment, prolongs its freshness and shelf life, the size and the type of the refrigerator are rich;

[0003] The door of the refrigerator is usually a combination of stainless steel or glass window alone, the door is installed on the cabinet through the hinge, due to the large gravity, the stress point of the door plate is concentrated on one side of the door plate, which leads to the deformation of the door plate, not only affects the service life of the door plate, but also the gap of the door plate caused by deformation reduces the sealing performance of the refrigerator.

[0004] Therefore, the high-strength bearing hinge of the refrigerator is provided to meet the needs. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] The utility model discloses a high-strength bearing hinge of a refrigerator to solve the problems in the prior art.

[0006] To solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides the following technical scheme:

[0007] A high-strength bearing hinge of a refrigerator, comprising: a cabinet hinge piece, a pin shaft piece, a plug-in piece, a door frame hinge piece, a pin shaft sleeve and a clamping piece, the surface of the cabinet hinge piece is integrally provided with a first fixed hole, the side of the cabinet hinge piece is fixedly connected with the pin shaft piece, the surface of the cabinet hinge piece is welded with the plug-in piece, the side of the cabinet hinge piece is matched with the door frame hinge piece, the surface of the door frame hinge piece is integrally provided with a second fixed hole, the side of the door frame hinge piece is welded with the pin shaft sleeve, the inner side of the pin shaft sleeve is provided with a pin shaft hole, and the surface of the door frame hinge piece is welded with the clamping piece.

[0008] Preferably, the pin shaft piece is embedded in the pin shaft hole of the pin shaft sleeve, and the cabinet hinge piece is connected with the door frame hinge piece through the pin shaft piece.

[0009] Preferably, the cabinet hinge piece and the door frame hinge piece are on the same horizontal line.

[0010] Preferably, the surface of the cabinet hinge piece is provided with two groups of first fixed holes, the surface of the door frame hinge piece is provided with four groups of second fixed holes, the first fixed hole is horizontally arranged, the second fixed hole is vertically arranged, and the hole direction of the first fixed hole is opposite to that of the second fixed hole.

[0011] Preferably, the clamping piece is vertically arranged, and the upper end of the clamping piece is in arc shape.

[0012] Preferably, the said card connecting pieces are provided in two groups, and the two groups of card connecting pieces are respectively located on the left and right sides of the middle of the door frame hinge piece in a mirror symmetric manner, and the two groups of card connecting pieces are in the shape of a Chinese character "几" as a whole.

[0013] Preferably, the connector is in an "N" shape, the plug block is arranged horizontally on the side of the connector, and when the cabinet hinge is folded with the door frame hinge through the pin shaft, the connector and the two sets of card plates are arranged relative to each other.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0015] 1. When the door frame is closed, the door frame hinge is folded close to the cabinet hinge, forming a 90° angle between the two. The plug-in block on the side of the cabinet hinge can be inserted between the two sets of clips on the door frame hinge. The two sets of clips can clamp the connector from the outside to limit the position of the connector. The connector and the clips are used to bear lateral force, which can serve as auxiliary force points and bear part of the stress, effectively improving the bearing strength between the door and the cabinet.

[0016] 2. Two groups of first fixing holes are provided on the surface of the cabinet hinge, and four groups of second fixing holes are provided on the surface of the door frame hinge. The first fixing holes are arranged horizontally, and the second fixing holes are arranged vertically, and the hole directions of the first fixing holes and the second fixing holes are opposite. The four groups of second fixing holes make the door frame hinge firmly fixed to the door frame, support the door frame, and make the door frame not easy to fall off. By setting the directions of the fixing holes in opposite directions, the load-bearing strength of the hinge structure is effectively improved. After fixed installation, the force direction can be different, avoiding the situation where the door frame falls due to the weight of the door frame and gravity, and can also ensure the normal opening and closing of the cabinet door after long-term use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, further serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure and to enable one skilled in the relevant art to make and use the present disclosure.

[0018] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 It is a side structural diagram of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the planar structure of the present utility model.

[0021] [reference numerals]

[0022] 1-cabinet hinge; 2-pin; 3-connector; 4-door frame hinge; 5-pin sleeve; 6-clip; 101-first fixing hole; 301-insert block; 401-second fixing hole; 501-pin hole.

[0023] As shown in the figure, in order to clearly implement the structure of the embodiment of the present invention, specific structures and devices are marked in the figure, but this is only for illustrative purposes and is not intended to limit the present invention to the specific structure, device and environment. According to specific needs, ordinary technicians in this field can adjust or modify these devices and environments, and the adjustments or modifications made are still included in the scope of the appended claims. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] like Figure 1 、 Figure 2 and Figure 3 The high-strength load-bearing hinge for a refrigerator shown in the figure is provided in an embodiment of the utility model, including: a cabinet hinge 1, a pin member 2, a connector 3, a door frame hinge 4, a pin sleeve 5 and a snap-in piece 6. The surface of the cabinet hinge 1 is integrated with a first fixing hole 101, the side of the cabinet hinge 1 is fixedly connected to the pin member 2, the surface of the cabinet hinge 1 is welded with a connector 3, the side of the cabinet hinge 1 is matched with a door frame hinge 4, the surface of the door frame hinge 4 is integrated with a second fixing hole 401, the side of the door frame hinge 4 is welded with a pin sleeve 5, the inner side of the pin sleeve 5 is provided with a pin hole 501, and the surface of the door frame hinge 4 is welded with a snap-in piece 6.

[0025] In this embodiment, the pin member 2 is embedded in the pin hole 501 of the pin sleeve 5, and the cabinet hinge 1 is connected to the door frame hinge 4 through the pin member 2. When in use, the door frame hinge 4 is horizontally attached to the door frame for installation, and the cabinet hinge 1 is horizontally attached to the side inner wall of the cabinet for installation. The door frame hinge 4 can be flipped over with the cabinet hinge 1.

[0026] In this embodiment, the cabinet hinge 1 and the door frame hinge 4 are on the same horizontal line, so that they can be turned over normally.

[0027] In this embodiment, two groups of first fixing holes 101 are provided on the surface of the cabinet hinge 1, and four groups of second fixing holes 401 are provided on the surface of the door frame hinge 4. The first fixing holes 101 are arranged horizontally, and the second fixing holes 401 are arranged vertically, and the hole directions of the first fixing holes 101 and the second fixing holes 401 are opposite. The four groups of second fixing holes 401 make the door frame hinge 4 firmly fixed to the door frame, support the door frame, and make the door frame not easy to fall off. By setting the directions of the fixing holes in opposite directions, the load-bearing strength of the hinge structure is effectively improved. After fixed installation, the force direction can be different, avoiding the situation where the door frame falls downward due to the weight of the door frame and gravity, and can also ensure the normal opening and closing of the cabinet door after long-term use.

[0028] In this embodiment, the card piece 6 is vertically arranged, and the upper end of the card piece 6 is arc-shaped. The vertically arranged card piece 6 protrudes outward from the surface of the door frame hinge piece 4 and can be used in conjunction with the plug-in component 3.

[0029] In this embodiment, two groups of snap-in plates 6 are provided, and the two groups of snap-in plates 6 are mirror-symmetrically located on the left and right sides of the middle of the door frame hinge plate 4. The two groups of snap-in plates 6 are in the shape of a "J" as a whole. The tops of the two groups of snap-in plates 6 are spaced apart to form an opening, and the inner sides are spaced apart to form a rectangular cavity. The two groups of snap-in plates 6 can clamp the connector 3 from the outside to limit the position of the connector 3.

[0030] In this embodiment, the connector 3 is in an "N" shape, and the plug-in block 301 is horizontally arranged on the side of the connector 3. When the cabinet hinge 1 is folded with the door frame hinge 4 through the pin shaft 2, the connector 3 and the two groups of snap-in plates 6 are arranged relative to each other. When the cabinet door frame is closed, the door frame hinge 4 is folded close to the cabinet hinge 1, and a 90° angle is formed between the two. The plug-in block 301 on the side of the connector 3 can be inserted between the two groups of snap-in plates 6, and is laterally stressed by the connector 3 and the snap-in plates 6. It can serve as an auxiliary force point, bear part of the stress, and effectively improve the bearing strength between the cabinet door and the cabinet.

Claims

1. A high-strength load-bearing hinge for a refrigerator, characterized in that: Including: Cabinet hinge piece (1), pin shaft piece (2), plug-in piece (3), door frame hinge piece (4), pin shaft sleeve (5) and clamping piece (6). On the surface of the cabinet hinge piece (1), a first fixing hole (101) is integrally arranged. On the side of the cabinet hinge piece (1), a pin shaft piece (2) is fixedly connected. On the surface of the cabinet hinge piece (1), a plug-in piece (3) is welded. On the side of the plug-in piece (3), a plug (301) is integrally arranged. On the side of the cabinet hinge piece (1), a door frame hinge piece (4) is provided in a matching manner. On the surface of the door frame hinge piece (4), a second fixing hole (401) is integrally arranged. On the side of the door frame hinge piece (4), a pin shaft sleeve (5) is welded. Inside the pin shaft sleeve (5), a pin shaft hole (501) is arranged. On the surface of the door frame hinge piece (4), a clamping piece (6) is welded.

2. The high-strength load-bearing hinge for a refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pin shaft piece (2) is embedded in the pin shaft hole (501) of the pin shaft sleeve (5), and the cabinet hinge piece (1) is connected to the door frame hinge piece (4) through the pin shaft piece (2).

3. The high-strength load-bearing hinge for a refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cabinet hinge piece (1) and the door frame hinge piece (4) are on the same horizontal line.

4. The high-strength load-bearing hinge for a refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: On the surface of the cabinet hinge piece (1), two groups of first fixing holes (101) are arranged. On the surface of the door frame hinge piece (4), four groups of second fixing holes (401) are arranged. The first fixing holes (101) are arranged horizontally, the second fixing holes (401) are arranged vertically, and the hole directions of the first fixing holes (101) and the second fixing holes (401) are opposite.

5. The high-strength load-bearing hinge for a refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping piece (6) is arranged vertically, and the upper end of the clamping piece (6) is arc-shaped.

6. The high-strength load-bearing hinge for a refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two clamping pieces (6) are arranged. The two clamping pieces (6) are mirror-symmetrically located on the left and right sides in the middle of the door frame hinge piece (4) respectively, and the two clamping pieces (6) as a whole are in a "ji" shape.

7. The high-strength load-bearing hinge for a refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plug-in piece (3) is in an "N" shape. The plug (301) is arranged horizontally on the side of the plug-in piece (3). When the cabinet hinge piece (1) and the door frame hinge piece (4) are folded through the pin shaft piece (2), the plug-in piece (3) and the two clamping pieces (6) are arranged relatively.