Vehicle-mounted refrigerator with variable-axis hinge

The variable-axis hinge structure solves the problem of interference between the refrigerator door and environmental components, enabling smooth opening and closing of the door, avoiding interference and maintaining a safe distance.

CN223508153UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-04GUANGDONG INDELB ENTERPRISE CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202423156788.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-20
Publication Date
2025-11-04
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-20

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Traditional car refrigerator doors are prone to interference with environmental components during opening and closing, leading to problems such as uneven opening and closing or inability to open completely.

Method used

The variable-axis hinge structure includes first and second mounting bases, transmission rod and damper. The variable-axis movement of the door is realized through sliding groove and rotational connection to avoid interference between the door and environmental components, and the opening speed is controlled by the damper.

Benefits of technology

It ensures that the cabinet door maintains a safe distance from environmental components during opening, and that the door opens fully, smoothly, and without noise.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of vehicle-mounted refrigerators, in particular to a vehicle-mounted refrigerator with a variable-axis hinge, which is characterized in that a refrigerator door is hinged at an opening of a refrigerator main body, a first mounting seat is arranged on the outer side surface of the refrigerator main body, a second mounting seat is arranged on the refrigerator door, and a first sliding chute and a second sliding chute are respectively arranged on the first mounting seat and the second mounting seat; a variable-axis structure is formed among the first mounting seat, the transmission rod and the second mounting seat, when the box door is opened, the box door can rotate along the upper end of the transmission rod, the box door can drive the transmission rod to move in the rotating process, the upper end of the transmission rod can move along the second sliding groove, and the lower end of the transmission rod can move and rotate along the first sliding groove. The refrigerator door is gradually away from the refrigerator body in the rotating process, the situation that the bottom of the refrigerator door interferes with a refrigerator environment part when the refrigerator door is opened is avoided, and when the refrigerator door is completely opened, the upper end of the transmission rod can move to the lowest end of the second sliding groove, and the upper end of the transmission rod can move to the lowest end of the first sliding groove.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of vehicle refrigerator, especially a vehicle refrigerator with variable shaft hinge. BACKGROUND

[0002] The vehicle refrigerator is used for storing vehicle-related articles, refrigerating and preserving food and wine, and providing convenience for home travel, field camping and work. In recent years, the vehicle refrigerator has been favored by consumers. Under the background of consumption upgrading, the travel quality and life quality of people are changing. The vehicle refrigerator has evolved from a simple storage device to a benchmark for measuring the convenience of a car.

[0003] At present, the installation space of the embedded vehicle refrigerator is usually narrow and limited. In order to facilitate the free opening of the refrigerator door under the driving of the hinge during the opening and closing process, and to ensure that the side wall of the hinge joint during the opening process does not interfere with the environmental part (decorative part) on the refrigerator main body, a certain gap needs to be reserved between the door and the environmental part. If the gap is too large, it may cause the overall appearance of the refrigerator to be uneven. If the gap is too small, it may cause interference with the environmental part when the door is opened and closed, resulting in the door being unable to be fully opened. The traditional hinge is generally a fixed rotating shaft opening and closing hinge. The door with the traditional fixed rotating shaft opening and closing hinge cannot be rotated around the environmental part due to the fixed rotating center, which may cause interference between the door and the environmental part.

[0004] Therefore, the vehicle refrigerator with a variable shaft hinge is proposed to solve the above technical problems. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] To solve the above technical problems, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a vehicle refrigerator with a variable shaft hinge. The refrigerator door is in a curved shape, and the door can avoid interference with the surrounding environmental part when opened and maintain a certain safety distance.

[0006] The utility model adopts the technical scheme that a vehicle refrigerator with a variable shaft hinge comprises a refrigerator main body with a front opening, a door is hingedly connected to the opening of the refrigerator main body, a first mounting seat is arranged on the outer side of the refrigerator main body, a second mounting seat is arranged on the door, a first sliding groove and a second sliding groove are respectively arranged on the first mounting seat and the second mounting seat, a transmission rod is further arranged, the upper end of the transmission rod is movably arranged in the second sliding groove, and the lower end of the transmission rod is movably arranged in the first sliding groove.

[0007] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, the transmission rod comprises a first transmission rod and a second transmission rod, the lower end of the first transmission rod is slidingly connected to the first sliding groove, the upper end of the first transmission rod is rotatably connected to the lower part of the second mounting seat, the lower end of the second transmission rod is rotatably connected to the upper part of the first mounting seat, the upper end of the second transmission rod is slidingly connected to the second sliding groove, and the middle part of the second transmission rod is rotatably connected to the middle part of the first transmission rod.

[0008] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, the middle part of the first transmission rod is provided with an open slot, and the middle part of the second transmission rod is rotatably arranged in the open slot.

[0009] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, the bottom of the first mounting seat is provided with a mounting base, a sleeve is arranged on the mounting base, and a damper is further arranged, wherein the lower part of the damper is movably arranged in the sleeve, and the upper part of the damper is in transmission connection with the lower part of the first transmission rod.

[0010] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, a limiting slot is arranged on the sleeve, and a limiting rod is arranged on the lower part of the damper and movably arranged in the limiting slot.

[0011] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, a spring is further arranged, the spring is sleeved on the sleeve and the damper, and the spring is located between the mounting base and the first transmission rod.

[0012] The beneficial effects of the present application are as follows: the first mounting seat, the transmission rod and the second mounting seat form a variable shaft structure, when the box door is opened, the box door can rotate along the upper end of the transmission rod, and the box door can drive the transmission rod to move during the rotation process, so that the upper end of the transmission rod can move along the second sliding groove, and the lower end of the transmission rod can move and rotate along the first sliding groove, so that the box door gradually moves away from the refrigerator main body during the rotation process, and the bottom of the box door does not interfere with the refrigerator environment when the box door is opened, and a certain safety distance is maintained with the environment, and when the box door is completely opened, the upper end of the transmission rod moves to the lowermost end of the second sliding groove, and the upper end of the transmission rod moves to the lowermost end of the first sliding groove. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0013] The present application will be further explained and described below in combination with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0014] Figure 1 It is a cross-sectional view of the vehicle-mounted refrigerator when the box door is closed.

[0015] Figure 2 It is a cross-sectional view of the vehicle-mounted refrigerator when the box door is opened.

[0016] Figure 3The utility model discloses a first mounting seat and second mounting seat's connection structure diagram when the box door is closed.

[0017] Figure 4 The utility model discloses a first mounting seat and second mounting seat's connection structure diagram when the box door is closed.

[0018] Figure 5 The utility model discloses a first mounting seat and second mounting seat's connection structure diagram when the box door is closed.

[0019] Figure 6 The utility model discloses a first mounting seat and second mounting seat's connection structure diagram when the box door is closed.

[0020] Figure 7 The utility model discloses a first mounting seat and second mounting's explosion map.

[0021] In the drawing: 1-refrigerator main body, 2-box door, 3-first mounting seat, 31-first sliding groove, 32-mounting base, 33-sleeve, 331-limiting groove, 4-second mounting seat, 41-second sliding groove, 5-transmission rod, 51-first transmission rod, 511-opening groove, 52-second transmission rod, 6-damper, 61-limiting rod, 7-spring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] This part will describe the specific embodiment of the utility model in detail, and the preferred embodiment of the utility model is shown in the drawing, and the drawing is used to supplement the description of the text part with graphics, so that people can intuitively and visually understand each technical feature and the overall technical scheme of the utility model, but it cannot be understood as the limitation of the protection scope of the utility model.

[0023] In the description of the utility model, it is understood that the orientation description, such as the orientation or position relationship of up, down, front, back, left, right and the like, is based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawing, and is only for the convenience of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the indicated device or element must have a specific orientation, a specific orientation and operation, so it cannot be understood as the limitation of the utility model.

[0024] In the description of the utility model, the meaning of several is one or more, and the meaning of multiple is more than two, greater than, less than, more than and the like are not included in the number, and above, below, within and the like are included in the number. If it is described to the first, the second is only used for distinguishing technical features for the purpose, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the sequence of indicated technical features.

[0025] In the description of the utility model, unless otherwise explicitly limited, the words such as setting, installing, connecting should be understood broadly, and the specific meaning of the above words in the utility model can be determined by the person skilled in the art in combination with the specific content of the technical scheme.

[0026] Reference Figures 1 to 7 A vehicle-mounted refrigerator with variable-axis hinge, comprising a refrigerator main body 1 with a front opening, a box door 2 is hinged at the opening of the refrigerator main body 1, a first mounting seat 3 is arranged on the outer side of the refrigerator main body 1, a second mounting seat 4 is arranged on the box door 2, a first sliding groove 31 and a second sliding groove 41 are respectively arranged on the first mounting seat 3 and the second mounting seat 4, and the utility model also comprises a transmission rod 5, the upper end of the transmission rod 5 is movably arranged in the second sliding groove 41, and the lower end of the transmission rod 5 is movably arranged in the first sliding groove 31.

[0027] The first mounting seat 3, the transmission rod 5 and the second mounting seat 4 form a variable-axis structure, when the operator opens the box door 2, the box door 2 can rotate along the upper end of the transmission rod 5, in the rotating process, the box door 2 can drive the transmission rod 5 to move, so that the upper end of the transmission rod 5 can move along the second sliding groove 41, and the lower end of the transmission rod 5 can move and rotate along the first sliding groove 31, so that the box door 2 gradually moves away from the refrigerator main body 1 in the rotating process, the situation that the bottom of the box door 2 interferes with the refrigerator environment when opening is avoided, when the box door 2 is completely opened, the upper end of the transmission rod 5 will move to the lowermost end of the second sliding groove 41, and the upper end of the transmission rod 5 will move to the lowermost end of the first sliding groove 31.

[0028] In the preferred embodiment, the transmission rod 5 comprises a first transmission rod 51 and a second transmission rod 52, the lower end of the first transmission rod 51 is slidably connected to the first sliding groove 31, the upper end of the first transmission rod 51 is rotatably connected to the lower part of the second mounting seat 4, the lower end of the second transmission rod 52 is rotatably connected to the upper part of the first mounting seat 3, the upper end of the second transmission rod 52 is slidably connected to the second sliding groove 41, and the middle part of the second transmission rod 52 is rotatably connected to the middle part of the first transmission rod 51.

[0029] When the box door 2 is opened, the first transmission rod 51 will move to the upper end of the first sliding groove 31, and the second transmission rod 52 will move to the lower end of the second sliding groove 41, the first transmission rod 51 and the second transmission rod 52 can rotate relative to the first mounting seat 3, and the second mounting seat 4 can rotate relative to the second transmission rod 53 and move forward by a certain distance.

[0030] In the preferred embodiment, the middle part of the first transmission rod 51 is provided with an open groove 511, and the middle part of the second transmission rod 52 is rotatably arranged in the open groove 511.

[0031] In the preferred embodiment, the bottom of the first mounting base 3 is provided with a mounting base 32, the mounting base 32 is provided with a sleeve 33, and the first mounting base 3 further comprises a damper 6, the lower part of the damper 6 is movably arranged in the sleeve 33, and the upper part of the damper 6 is in transmission connection with the lower part of the first transmission rod 51; the damper 6 can slow down the opening and closing speed of the box door 2, so that the box door 2 can be opened and closed smoothly and slowly, and noise can be reduced.

[0032] In the preferred embodiment, the sleeve 33 is provided with a limiting groove 331, and the lower part of the damper 6 is provided with a limiting rod 61, the limiting rod 61 is movably arranged in the limiting groove 331.

[0033] In the preferred embodiment, the first mounting base 3 further comprises a spring 7, the spring 7 is sleeved on the sleeve 33 and the damper 6, and the spring 7 is located between the mounting base 32 and the first transmission rod 51.

[0034] When the box door 2 is closed, the first transmission rod 51 can compress the spring 7, and when the box door 2 is opened, the spring 7 can release elastic force and push the first transmission rod 51 to move along the first sliding groove 31, so that the box door 2 can be automatically opened.

[0035] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the utility model, and does not limit the patent range of the utility model, and any equivalent structural transformation, direct or indirect application in other related technical fields under the utility model concept of the utility model, and the contents of the utility model specification and drawings are included in the patent protection range of the utility model.

Claims

1. A vehicle-mounted refrigerator with a variable-axis hinge, comprising a refrigerator body (1) with a front opening, wherein a door (2) is hinged to the opening of the refrigerator body (1), characterized in that: The refrigerator body (1) is provided with a first mounting base (3) on its outer side and a second mounting base (4) on the door (2). The first mounting base (3) and the second mounting base (4) are respectively provided with a first sliding groove (31) and a second sliding groove (41). The refrigerator also includes a transmission rod (5). The upper end of the transmission rod (5) is movably disposed in the second sliding groove (41), and the lower end of the transmission rod (5) is movably disposed in the first sliding groove (31).

2. A vehicle-mounted refrigerator with a variable-axis hinge as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The transmission rod (5) includes a first transmission rod (51) and a second transmission rod (52). The lower end of the first transmission rod (51) is slidably connected to the first slide groove (31), the upper end of the first transmission rod (51) is rotatably connected to the lower part of the second mounting base (4), the lower end of the second transmission rod (52) is rotatably connected to the upper part of the first mounting base (3), the upper end of the second transmission rod (52) is slidably connected to the second slide groove (41), and the middle part of the second transmission rod (52) is rotatably connected to the middle part of the first transmission rod (51).

3. A vehicle-mounted refrigerator with a variable-axis hinge as described in claim 2, characterized in that: The first transmission rod (51) has an opening groove (511) in the middle, and the second transmission rod (52) is rotatably disposed in the opening groove (511) in the middle.

4. A vehicle-mounted refrigerator with a variable-axis hinge as described in claim 2, characterized in that: The first mounting base (3) is provided with a mounting base (32) at its bottom. The mounting base (32) is provided with a sleeve (33) and also includes a damper (6). The lower part of the damper (6) is movably disposed in the sleeve (33), and the upper part of the damper (6) is connected to the lower part of the first transmission rod (51)(5) for transmission.

5. A vehicle-mounted refrigerator with a variable-axis hinge as described in claim 4, characterized in that: The sleeve (33) is provided with a limiting groove (331), and the lower part of the damper (6) is provided with a limiting rod (61), which is movably disposed in the limiting groove (331).

6. A vehicle-mounted refrigerator with a variable-axis hinge as described in claim 4, characterized in that: It also includes a spring (7) which is sleeved on the sleeve (33) and the damper (6) and is located between the mounting base (32) and the first transmission rod (51).