Refrigeration appliance

Abstract

A refrigeration appliance comprises a box body and a door, the box body defines at least one storage chamber, the door is movably connected to the front portion of the box body to open or close at least one part of the storage chamber, the box body is supported on a mounting face through a base, the base comprises a pair of supporting beams which are independent of each other, and the supporting beams are arranged on the mounting face. The two supports respectively support the two sides of the bottom of the refrigeration appliance in the width or depth direction; the supporting beam is provided with a positioning part, the bottom of the box body is provided with an adaptive part corresponding to the positioning part, and the positioning part and the adaptive part are matched in shape and / or clamped to position the supporting beam at the bottom of the box body, so that the supporting beam is mounted at the bottom of the box body when the box body is in a standing state. According to the scheme, the refrigerating appliance can be mounted to a user in a more convenient and space-saving manner.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of refrigeration equipment technology, and specifically to a refrigeration equipment. Background Technology

[0002] Household appliances are widely used in people's daily lives and work. For example, refrigerators are used to store and preserve food, and washing machines are used to clean items. A major trend in the development of refrigeration appliances today is to make them larger to increase capacity and meet users' needs for large-capacity storage. However, installing large-sized refrigeration appliances in homes presents installation difficulties. Utility Model Content

[0003] One object of the embodiments of this disclosure is to provide an improved refrigeration appliance.

[0004] Therefore, this disclosure provides a refrigeration appliance including a housing and a door. The housing defines at least one storage compartment, and the door is movably connected to the front of the housing to open or close at least a portion of the storage compartment. The housing is supported on a mounting surface by a base, the base including a pair of independent support beams supporting the bottom of the refrigeration appliance on both sides along the width or depth direction. The support beams are provided with positioning portions, and the bottom of the housing is provided with fitting portions corresponding to the positioning portions. The positioning portions and the fitting portions are positioned at the bottom of the housing by form fitting and / or snap-fit, such that the support beams are installed at the bottom of the housing when the housing is in a standing position.

[0005] This implementation scheme, by setting up a pair of independent support beams, eliminates the need for additional tools during the installation of the refrigeration appliance. Simply tilt the cabinet slightly to install one support beam, then tilt the cabinet to the other side to install the other support beam, allowing for convenient and quick installation of the base onto the bottom of the cabinet. Furthermore, the way the support beams and the cabinet work together allows the support beams to be positioned within the cabinet even when the refrigeration appliance is standing. This addresses the issue of space constraints in a user's home, such as in a kitchen, where it might be impossible to lay the refrigerator down. Also, refrigerators are large and heavy, making it difficult to lay them down smoothly without a specialized tilting device. Therefore, the refrigeration appliance can be installed at the user's location in a more convenient and space-saving manner.

[0006] Furthermore, by raising the entire refrigeration unit using a base, the gap between the bottom of the refrigeration unit and the mounting surface is increased, which facilitates heat dissipation, especially when the refrigeration unit is installed in a recessed manner, thus improving its heat dissipation effect. The mounting surface can be, for example, the ground.

[0007] Optionally, the support beam has a first end and a second end opposite to each other along its extension direction. The positioning part includes a first positioning member disposed at the first end and a second positioning member disposed at the second end. The adapter part includes a first adapter for engaging with the first positioning member and a second adapter for engaging with the second positioning member. The first positioning member and the first adapter have a convex-concave fit, and the second positioning member and the second adapter have a concave-convex fit. Thus, the positioning member and the corresponding adapter reliably position the support beam at the bottom of the cabinet through their shape fit. The concave-convex fit also helps to simultaneously restrict the relative movement between the cabinet and the support beam in the extension direction of the support beam as the support beam is installed at the bottom of the cabinet, preventing the cabinet from unexpectedly slipping off the support beam and causing damage when the refrigeration appliance moves as a whole while supported by the support beam, for example, when pushing the refrigeration appliance into a cabinet. Furthermore, the opposite fit between the two ends of the support beam along its extension direction and the cabinet helps to prevent mistaken identification and ensures that the cabinet smoothly completes the positioning connection with the support beam in a standing state.

[0008] Optionally, the positioning part includes a positioning hole formed in the support beam. The positioning hole includes a first hole and a second hole that are connected. The diameter of the first hole is larger than the diameter of the second hole. The adapter enters the second hole through the first hole and is engaged with the edge of the second hole. In the use state of the refrigeration appliance, the direction in which the first hole points to the second hole is the same as the direction in which the refrigeration appliance enters the installation position. Thus, by forming a gourd-shaped positioning hole on the support surface of the support beam suitable for supporting the housing, and by engaging the adapter with the smaller-diameter second hole, the support beam is reliably positioned at the bottom of the housing. Furthermore, in the use state, the refrigeration appliance keeps the adapter engaged with the edge of the second hole to limit the relative movement between the housing and the support beam. Furthermore, the relative opening positions of the two holes on the support surface are suitable such that: after a pair of support beams are installed to the bottom of the refrigeration appliance's housing, and the refrigeration appliance is pushed backward into the cabinet in a form supported on the base so that the refrigeration appliance reaches the installation position embedded in the cabinet, the adapter remains in a state of engaging with the smaller diameter second hole, thus preventing the adapter from unexpectedly entering the larger diameter first hole and causing the refrigeration appliance to separate from the support beam.

[0009] During installation, slightly tilt the unit and align the first hole of one support beam with the adapter to enter the installation position. Push the support beam in the direction from the second hole to the first hole until the adapter enters the second hole to complete the installation. Then tilt the unit to the other side and install the other support beam in the same way. Alternatively, during installation, lift the entire refrigeration unit horizontally, place the pair of support beams in their corresponding positions on the bottom of the unit, lower the refrigeration unit so that the adapter enters the first hole of the corresponding support beam to enter the installation position, and then push the refrigeration unit in the direction from the first hole to the second hole until the adapter enters the second hole of the corresponding support beam. The entire installation process is convenient.

[0010] Optionally, the positioning part is fixed to the support beam by a first fastener, and / or the adapter part is fixed to the bottom of the housing by a first fastener. This ensures the reliability of the base's support and positioning of the refrigeration appliance. Furthermore, the positioning part can be a separate component and additionally installed to the support beam by the first fastener; similarly, the adapter part can be a separate component and additionally installed to the housing by the first fastener. The positioning part and adapter part are manufactured independently and installed as accessories to the support beam and housing, allowing the support beam and housing to be designed and manufactured as standard parts, improving their compatibility. Users can choose whether to install the positioning part and adapter part as needed.

[0011] Optionally, the support beam includes a support surface facing the housing, on which a perforated structure is punched, and the edge of the perforated structure is folded towards the housing to form the positioning part. This allows for direct punching of an upward protrusion on the support surface, reducing the number of parts and simplifying the installation process. For example, an irregularly shaped hole can be punched on the support surface first, and then an outward-facing flange can be formed along the edge of the hole as the positioning part.

[0012] Optionally, the positioning part includes a buckle extending from the supporting surface toward the housing, and the adapter part includes a hook portion disposed on the housing, the buckle being adapted to engage with the hook portion. Thus, the support beam is reliably positioned at the bottom of the housing via a snap-fit ​​mechanism.

[0013] Optionally, the base includes multiple brackets, each disposed on the pair of support beams, with each support beam supported on the mounting surface by two spaced-apart brackets; wherein the relative distance between the support beams and the brackets is adjustable along the height direction of the refrigeration appliance. Thus, by adjusting the relative distance between the support beams and brackets, the height of the refrigeration appliance from the mounting surface can be flexibly adjusted as needed, further improving the heat dissipation effect of the refrigeration appliance. In applications where the refrigeration appliance uses an embedded installation method, cabinets typically have baseboards. Installing the base to the bottom of the refrigeration appliance ensures sufficient space between the bottom of the appliance door and the mounting surface for installing the baseboard. Furthermore, the cooperation of the support beams and brackets allows the distance from the bottom of the refrigeration appliance to the mounting surface to be adjustable to accommodate baseboards of different heights. Furthermore, although ventilation holes will be installed on the skirting board, considering the density and size limitations of the ventilation holes on the skirting board, it may greatly increase the air resistance of the heat dissipation outlet at the bottom of the refrigeration appliance. Therefore, this implementation plan increases the distance from the bottom of the refrigeration appliance to the mounting surface and increases the area of ​​the air outlet at the bottom of the refrigeration appliance to ensure that the heat dissipation efficiency at the bottom of the refrigeration appliance meets the requirements.

[0014] Optionally, the support beam includes a support surface facing the housing and a pair of sidewalls extending from the support surface away from the housing. The pair of sidewalls have a plurality of first through holes spaced apart along the height direction of the refrigeration appliance. The bracket has a second through hole. One of the plurality of first through holes and the second through hole are connected to the support beam by a second fastener passing through both the first and second through holes. Thus, the base is connected as a whole by the second fastener passing through both the first and second through holes.

[0015] Optionally, the relative distance between the support beam and the bracket varies depending on the location of the first through hole through which the second fastener passes on the side wall. Thus, first through holes are provided at different heights, and the second fastener is operated to pass through the corresponding first through hole at the desired height, allowing height adjustment to be completed simultaneously with base assembly, simplifying the installation process.

[0016] Optionally, multiple rows of first through holes are spaced apart along the extending direction on the pair of sidewalls, wherein each row of first through holes includes the plurality of first through holes, and adjacent rows of first through holes are staggered in the height direction of the refrigeration appliance. This increases the number of first through holes at different heights, providing more height options during installation and finer granularity in adjusting the height from the bottom of the refrigeration appliance to the mounting surface. Furthermore, arranging the multiple first through holes in multiple rows helps to increase the number of first through holes while avoiding excessively small spacing between adjacent first through holes, which could affect the structural strength of the base and improve the reliability of the support for the refrigeration appliance.

[0017] Optionally, the refrigeration appliance further includes: a baffle strip disposed at the bottom of the housing and used to divide the space between the refrigeration appliance and the mounting surface into an air inlet channel and an air outlet channel, wherein the air inlet channel has a forward-facing air inlet and the air outlet channel has a forward-facing air outlet. This forms a circulation loop at the bottom of the refrigeration appliance, promoting heat dissipation.

[0018] Optionally, the area of ​​the air outlet can be adjusted by changing the height of the cooling appliance from the mounting surface. Thus, by adjusting the distance from the bottom of the cooling appliance to the mounting surface, the area of ​​the air outlet at the bottom of the cooling appliance can be adjusted, promoting heat dissipation.

[0019] Optionally, the air deflector extends from the bottom of the housing to the mounting surface. Thus, the air deflector extends all the way to the mounting surface, making full use of the bottom space of the refrigeration appliance and improving heat dissipation.

[0020] Optionally, the wind deflector includes: a main body extending from the bottom of the housing in a direction away from the housing; and an extension extending from the side of the main body away from the housing toward the mounting surface. The extension is selected from multiple candidate extensions based on the height of the refrigeration appliance from the mounting surface, and the different candidate extensions have different heights. This improves the compatibility of the refrigeration appliance. Specifically, the refrigeration appliance is pre-assembled with a standard component (i.e., the main body) at the factory, suitable for non-embedded refrigerators or built-in refrigerators in cabinets without baseboards. Multiple candidate extensions are also included, allowing the user to select a suitable extension to install on the main body based on the final height of the refrigeration appliance raised via the base, so that the overall height of the wind deflector matches the height between the refrigeration appliance and the mounting surface.

[0021] Optionally, the main body and the extension can be installed at different locations. This allows for more flexible assembly of the refrigeration appliance and more efficient installation at the user's location.

[0022] Optionally, the base further includes multiple rollers correspondingly disposed on the multiple supports, and the refrigeration appliance is supported on the mounting surface by the multiple rollers. Thus, the rollers facilitate the overall movement of the base and the refrigeration appliance positioned and supported thereon.

[0023] Optionally, the rear end face of the support beam along its extension direction and the rear wall of the housing are fixed together by a limiting member. Thus, the limiting member is provided to further restrict the relative displacement between the base and the refrigeration appliance. Furthermore, the limiting member is located on the rear side of the refrigeration appliance, which is generally not visible to the user when the refrigeration appliance is in use, thus helping to maintain the aesthetically pleasing and simple appearance of the refrigeration appliance when in use.

[0024] Optionally, the limiting member is fixed to the rear wall of the housing by fasteners, which reuse the fasteners between the compressor compartment rear cover plate and the leg support member of the refrigeration appliance. This helps to reduce the number of parts. Attached Figure Description

[0025] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a refrigeration appliance according to the first embodiment of this disclosure;

[0026] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the installation process of a refrigeration appliance in a typical application scenario of an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0027] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 A magnified view of a portion of region A in the middle;

[0028] Figure 4 yes Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the central base;

[0029] Figure 5 yes Figure 4 Top view of the central support beam;

[0030] Figure 6 yes Figure 3 A partial schematic diagram of the bottom of the middle box;

[0031] Figure 7 yes Figure 4 A partial exploded view of region B in the middle;

[0032] Figure 8 yes Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the refrigeration appliance shown from another perspective;

[0033] Figure 9 yes Figure 8 A magnified view of a portion of region C in the middle;

[0034] Figure 10 This is a partial exploded view of the bottom of a refrigeration appliance according to the second embodiment of this disclosure;

[0035] Figure 11 yes Figure 10 A schematic diagram of the central base;

[0036] Figure 12 yes Figure 11 Exploded view of the structure shown;

[0037] Figure 13 yes Figure 10 A partial schematic diagram of the leg support component;

[0038] Figure 14 This is a schematic diagram showing the combination of refrigeration appliances and cabinets;

[0039] Figure 15 This is a schematic diagram of the installation of a refrigeration appliance in a cabinet according to the third embodiment of this disclosure;

[0040] Figure 16 yes Figure 15 A magnified view of the middle region D after removing the baseboard;

[0041] Figure 17 yes Figure 16 A magnified view of a portion of region E in the middle;

[0042] Figure 18 yes Figure 17 An exploded view of the windshield strip shown.

[0043] Figure 19 yes Figure 16 A schematic diagram of the bottom of a refrigeration appliance;

[0044] Figure 20 This is a schematic diagram of the installation of a refrigeration appliance inside a cabinet in a variation of an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0045] In the attached image:

[0046] 1-Refrigeration appliance; 10-Box body; 10a-Bottom of box body; 10b-Top of box body; 102-Rear wall; 11-Door; 12-Adaptor part; 121-First adapter; 122-Second adapter; 123-Hook; 13-Wind deflector; 131-Main body; 132-Extension; 14-Air inlet channel; 141-Air inlet; 15-Air outlet channel; 151-Air outlet; 16-Compressor compartment rear cover; 17-Leg support; 18-Support plate; 19-Wind deflector; 2-Base; 21-Support beam; 21a-First end; 21b-Second end; 21c-Rear end face; 211-Support surface; 212-Punching Structure; 213-Side wall; 214-First through hole; 22-Positioning part; 221-First positioning component; 222-Second positioning component; 223-Positioning hole; 224-First hole; 225-Second hole; 226-Snap fastener; 227-Assembly hole; 23-First fixing component; 24-Bracket; 241-Second through hole; 25-Second fixing component; 26-Roller; 261-Pin; 262-Third through hole; 27-Limiting component; 28-Fastener; 29-Leveling component; 291-Fourth through hole; 3-Cabinet; 31-Baseboard; x-Width direction of refrigeration appliance; y-Depth direction of refrigeration appliance; z-Height direction of refrigeration appliance. Detailed Implementation

[0047] To make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of this disclosure more apparent and understandable, specific embodiments of this disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0048] Figure 1This is a schematic diagram of a refrigeration appliance 1 according to the first embodiment of this disclosure.

[0049] Refrigeration appliance 1 can be a refrigerator, freezer, wine cabinet, etc. Figure 1 The following example demonstrates a French door refrigerator. In practical applications, this implementation scheme can be applied to single-door refrigerators, as well as various other types of refrigerators with two doors (left and right), such as French door and side-by-side refrigerators, and three-door refrigerators.

[0050] For ease of description, in this embodiment, the width direction of the refrigeration appliance 1 is denoted as the x-direction, the depth direction as the y-direction, and the height direction as the z-direction. In this embodiment, the front-back direction refers to the y-direction and its opposite. Specifically, "front" or "front side" refers to the direction facing the user when the refrigeration appliance 1 is in use, and "rear" or "rear side" refers to the direction away from the user when the refrigeration appliance 1 is in use. In this embodiment, the up-down direction refers to the z-direction and its opposite. Specifically, "above," "upper side," or "top" refers to the direction higher along the direction of gravity when the refrigeration appliance 1 is in use, and "below," "lower side," or "bottom" refers to the direction in which the refrigeration appliance 1 contacts or is closest to the mounting surface when in use. The mounting surface can be, for example, the ground, or a cabinet 3 (e.g.,...). Figure 15 (as shown) the bottom wall.

[0051] In this embodiment, the refrigeration appliance 1 can be transported from the factory to the user's location, such as the user's home. After installation at the user's location, the refrigeration appliance 1 can be put into use for the user.

[0052] Specifically, refer to Figure 1 The refrigeration appliance 1 may include a cabinet 10 and a door 11. The cabinet 10 defines at least one storage compartment, and the door 11 is movably connected to the front of the cabinet 10 to open or close at least a portion of the storage compartment. Taking a refrigerator as an example, the storage compartment may be, for example, a freezer compartment, a refrigerator compartment, a variable temperature compartment, etc.

[0053] The housing 10 has a top 10b and a bottom 10a along the z-direction. It can be understood that the top 10b of the housing 10 corresponds to the top of the refrigeration appliance 1, and the bottom 10a of the housing 10 corresponds to the bottom of the refrigeration appliance 1.

[0054] Furthermore, the housing 10 can be supported on the mounting surface by a base 2. For example, the base 2 is placed on the mounting surface, and the bottom 10a of the housing 10 is supported on the base 2. The base 2 may include multiple independent components, which are respectively supported at different positions on the bottom 10a of the housing 10. The number of independent components can specifically be two, such as... Figure 1 As shown, two independent components are respectively supported on both sides of the bottom 10a of the housing 10 along the x-direction. The structure of each independent component is the same; therefore, the specific structure of the base 2 in this embodiment is illustrated by taking a single independent component as an example.

[0055] Furthermore, the base 2 may include a pair of independent support beams 21, which respectively support both sides of the bottom of the refrigeration appliance 1 along the width or depth direction. The pair of support beams 21 are two independent components, as shown in the reference. Figures 1 to 5 Each support beam 21 extends along the y-direction, and a pair of support beams 21 respectively support the bottom 10a of the housing 10 on both sides along the x-direction. Therefore, the structure of the base 2 visible from the front of the refrigeration appliance 1 is reduced, which improves the aesthetic appearance of the refrigeration appliance 1. Furthermore, the refrigeration appliance 1 is elevated by the base 2, increasing the gap between the bottom 10a of the housing 10 and the mounting surface, thus facilitating heat dissipation of the refrigeration appliance 1. The pair of support beams 21, respectively located on opposite sides of the bottom 10a of the housing 10a along the x-direction, can have forward-facing openings to expose the gap, which facilitates heat dissipation from the bottom of the refrigeration appliance 1 through the gap, significantly improving the heat dissipation effect, especially when the refrigeration appliance 1 is installed in an embedded manner.

[0056] Further, refer to Figures 1 to 6 The support beam 21 may be provided with a positioning part 22, and the bottom 10a of the box body 10 is provided with an adapter part 12 corresponding to the positioning part 22. The positioning part 22 and the adapter part 12 are positioned at the bottom 10a of the box body 10 by shape matching and / or snap-fit, so that the support beam 21 is installed at the bottom 10a of the box body 10 when the box body 10 is in a standing state.

[0057] For example, refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 By setting a pair of independent support beams 21, the refrigeration appliance 1 can be installed without additional tools. One support beam 21 can be installed by slightly tilting the casing 10. After the positioning part 22 of the support beam 21 and the corresponding fitting part 12 on the bottom 10a of the casing 10 have completed their shape matching and / or snap-fit, the casing 10 can be tilted to the other side and the other support beam 21 installed in the same way. This allows the base 2 to be easily and quickly installed onto the bottom 10a of the casing 10, forming a shape like... Figure 1 As shown in the diagram. Furthermore, the support beam 21 and the housing 10, based on the cooperation of the positioning part 22 and the adapter part 12, allow the refrigeration appliance 1 to have the support beam 21 positioned on the housing 22 while in a standing position. This addresses two issues: firstly, in a user's home, space constraints, such as in a kitchen, may prevent the refrigerator from being laid down for installation; secondly, refrigerators are large and heavy, making it difficult to lay them down smoothly without a specialized tilting mechanism. Therefore, the refrigeration appliance 1 can be installed at the user's location in a more convenient and space-saving manner.

[0058] In a specific implementation, refer to Figures 1 to 9The support beam 21 may have a first end 21a and a second end 21b along the extension direction. When a pair of support beams 21 are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the bottom 10a of the box body 10 along the x direction, the first end 21a is located behind the second end 21b along the y direction.

[0059] Furthermore, the positioning part 22 may include a first positioning member 221 disposed at the first end 21a and a second positioning member 222 disposed at the second end 21b. The adapter part 12 may include a first adapter 121 for cooperating with the first positioning member 221 and a second adapter 122 for cooperating with the second positioning member 222. The first positioning member 221 and the first adapter 121 are in a convex-concave fit, and the second positioning member 222 and the second adapter 122 are in a concave-convex fit. It should be noted that, although Figures 1 to 9 The first embodiment shown is illustrated by taking the second end 21b in front of the first end 21a as an example. In actual application, the first end 21a can also be in front of the second end 21b. Correspondingly, the support beam 21 and the box body 10 are in a convex-concave fit in front and a concave-convex fit in the rear along the y direction.

[0060] Thus, the positioning component 22 and the corresponding adapter 12 reliably position the support beam 21 on the bottom 10a of the cabinet 10 through their shape fit. The concave-convex shape fit also helps to simultaneously restrict the relative movement between the cabinet 10 and the support beam 21 in the extension direction of the support beam 21 as the support beam 21 is installed on the bottom 10a of the cabinet 10. This prevents the cabinet 10 from unexpectedly slipping off the support beam 21 and causing damage when the refrigeration appliance 1 is moved as a whole while supported by the support beam 21, for example, when the refrigeration appliance 1 is pushed into the cabinet 3. Furthermore, the fit between the two ends of the support beam 21 and the cabinet 10 along the extension direction is opposite, which helps to prevent mistaken identity and ensures that the cabinet 10 smoothly completes the positioning connection with the support beam 21 when standing.

[0061] In some embodiments, continue to refer to Figures 3 to 7 The positioning part 22 may include a positioning hole 223 formed in the support beam 21. Specifically, the support beam 21 may include a support surface 211 facing the housing 10. The refrigeration appliance 1 is supported on the support surface 211 in the use state. A through hole may be formed on the support surface 211 near the second end 21b to form the positioning hole 223.

[0062] Furthermore, the adapter 12 may include a second adapter 122 disposed at the bottom 10a of the housing 10. For example, the second adapter 122 may be a screw fixed to the bottom 10a of the housing 10, with the tip of the screw inserted into the bottom 10a of the housing 10 and fixed to the housing 10, and the enlarged part of the screw extending from the bottom 10a of the housing 10 toward the base 2.

[0063] Furthermore, the positioning hole 223 may include a first hole 224 and a second hole 225 that are connected, wherein the diameter of the first hole 224 is larger than the diameter of the second hole 225. For example, the positioning hole 223 may be gourd-shaped, with the larger diameter portion of the gourd-shaped hole forming the first hole 224 and the smaller diameter portion forming the second hole 225.

[0064] Furthermore, the adapter 12 (e.g., the second adapter 122) enters the second hole 225 through the first hole 224 and is engaged with the edge of the second hole 225. That is, the size of the enlarged portion is smaller than the diameter of the first hole 224 and larger than the diameter of the second hole 225. Thus, after the enlarged portion of the second adapter 122 passes through the first hole 224 to reach the second hole 225, it is engaged with the edge of the second hole 225 to achieve the engagement of the second adapter 122 with the positioning portion 22 (e.g., the second positioning member 222).

[0065] Therefore, a gourd-shaped positioning hole 223 is made on the support surface 211 of the support beam 21, which is adapted to support the housing 10. The support beam 21 is reliably positioned at the bottom 10a of the housing 10 by engaging with the adapter part 12 through the smaller diameter second hole 225. Furthermore, in the use state, the refrigeration appliance 1 keeps the adapter part 12 engaged at the edge of the second hole 225 to limit the relative movement between the housing 10 and the support beam 21, and to prevent the refrigeration appliance 1 from accidentally falling off the base 2 and causing damage during daily use.

[0066] In some embodiments, when the refrigeration appliance 1 is in use, the direction in which the first hole 224 points to the second hole 225 is the same as the direction in which the refrigeration appliance 1 enters the installation position. Here, the installation position refers to the location where the refrigeration appliance 1 is embedded in the cabinet 3, such as... Figure 14 As shown.

[0067] Specifically, refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 The first hole 224 can be located in front of the second hole 225 along the y direction, so that the relative opening positions of the two holes of the positioning hole 223 on the support surface 211 are suitable such that: after a pair of support beams 21 are installed to the bottom 10a of the cabinet 10 of the refrigeration appliance 1, the refrigeration appliance 1 is pushed backward into the cabinet 3 in the form of being supported on the base 2 so that the refrigeration appliance 1 reaches the installation position, the adapter 12 remains in a state of engaging with the second hole 225 with a smaller diameter, so as to avoid the adapter 12 from accidentally entering the first hole 224 with a larger diameter, causing the refrigeration appliance 1 to separate from the support beam 21.

[0068] In a non-limiting example, when the refrigeration appliance 1 arrives at the user's location for installation, the casing 10 is tilted slightly (e.g., ...). Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, align the first hole 224 of one of the support beams 21 with the adapter 12 (e.g., the enlarged portion of the screw) to enter the installation position. Push the support beam 21 along the direction of the second hole 225 pointing towards the first hole 224 (i.e., the y-direction) until the enlarged portion enters the second hole 225 to complete the installation. Then tilt the housing 10 to the other side and install the other support beam 21 using the same method. The refrigeration unit 1 is then installed and enters the installation position as shown. Figure 1 The usage state is shown. Further, if the refrigeration appliance 1 needs to be installed in a recessed manner, the refrigeration appliance 1 supported on the base 2 can be pushed. At this time, the refrigeration appliance 1 and the base 2 move as a whole on the mounting surface under the action of the rollers 26 until they are pushed into the cabinet 3. At this point, the refrigeration appliance 1 is in the installation position, as shown. Figure 14 As shown.

[0069] In another non-limiting example, when the refrigeration appliance 1 arrives at the user's location for installation, the entire refrigeration appliance 1 can be lifted horizontally, and a pair of support beams 21 can be placed at corresponding positions on the bottom 10a of the cabinet 10. The refrigeration appliance 1 is then lowered so that the adapter 12 (e.g., the enlarged portion of a screw) enters the first hole 224 of the corresponding support beam 21 to enter the installation position. Then, the refrigeration appliance 1 is pushed along the direction from the first hole 224 to the second hole 225 (i.e., the opposite direction of the y-direction) until the enlarged portion enters the second hole 225 of the corresponding support beam 21. The entire installation process is convenient. Similarly, if the refrigeration appliance 1 requires an embedded installation, the refrigeration appliance 1 supported on the base 2 can be pushed. At this time, the refrigeration appliance 1 and the base 2 move as a whole on the mounting surface under the action of the rollers 26 until they are pushed into the cabinet 3. At this point, the refrigeration appliance 1 is in the installation position, as shown below. Figure 14 As shown.

[0070] In a specific implementation, continue to refer to Figures 3 to 5 A perforated structure 212 can be formed by punching on the support surface 211. The edge of the perforated structure 212 is folded towards the box body 10 to form a positioning part 22.

[0071] Specifically, compared to the aforementioned positioning hole 223 which is adapted to form a concave structure on the support beam 21 to cooperate with the adapter 12 (e.g., the second adapter 122) which forms a convex structure on the housing 10, the punching structure 212 in this embodiment is adapted to form a convex structure on the support beam 21 to cooperate with the adapter 12 (e.g., the first adapter 121) which forms a concave structure on the housing 10.

[0072] For example, an irregularly shaped hole can be punched out on the support surface 211, and then an outward flange can be formed on the edge of the punched hole as a positioning part 22, which can be used as the first positioning part 221.

[0073] Furthermore, the first adapter 121 includes a groove formed at the bottom 10a of the housing 10, the groove opening toward the support beam 21 to receive the flange of the perforated structure 212.

[0074] Furthermore, multiple perforated structures 212 can be provided on a single support surface 211. The multiple perforated structures 212 are spaced apart along the extension direction (e.g., the y-direction) of the support beam 21 and are closer to the first end 21a than the second end 21b. Correspondingly, the number of first adapters 121 can also be multiple and spaced apart along the y-direction. The multiple first adapters 121 and the multiple perforated structures 212 correspond one-to-one. The figure shows an example of two perforated structures 212 and two first adapters 121.

[0075] Therefore, an upward protrusion is directly stamped on the support surface 211, reducing the number of parts and simplifying the installation process.

[0076] In some embodiments, reference Figure 6 , Figure 8 and Figure 9 The refrigeration appliance 1 may include a compressor compartment for housing the compressor. The compressor compartment may include a compressor compartment rear cover plate 16 defining its rear surface, two leg supports 17 arranged opposite each other along the x-direction, and a support plate 18 connected to the leg supports 17. The support plate 18 is used to support the compressor. Furthermore, the first adapter 121 may reuse the original groove structure on the leg supports 17, such as... Figure 6 As shown. Therefore, the existing structure of the refrigeration appliance 1 can be fully utilized, reducing the number of parts.

[0077] Figure 10 This is a partial exploded view of the bottom of a refrigeration appliance 1 according to the second embodiment of this disclosure. This view primarily focuses on the second embodiment and the above-described embodiment. Figures 1 to 9 The differences of the first embodiment shown will be explained.

[0078] Specifically, refer to Figures 10 to 12 The refrigeration appliance 1 described in the second embodiment is the same as described above. Figures 1 to 9 The main differences of the refrigeration appliance 1 in the first embodiment shown are: the positioning part 22 is fixed to the support beam 21 by the first fixing member 23, and / or the adapter part 12 is fixed to the bottom 10a of the housing 10 by the first fixing member 23. In other words, at least one of the positioning part 22 and the adapter part 12 is an independent part and is fixed to the corresponding component (i.e., the support beam 21 or the housing 10) by the first fixing member 23.

[0079] For example, the first positioning member 221 can be a detachable part, and the support surface 211 of the support beam 21 has an assembly hole 227 near the first end 21a. The first fixing member 23 passes through the first positioning member 221 and the assembly hole 227 to fix the first positioning member 221 to the support beam 21. Correspondingly, the first adapter 121 can reuse the recessed structure on the leg support 17 originally used for mounting wheels, such as... Figure 6 As shown, the recessed structure can be located along the y-direction behind the two grooves on the lamb leg support 17 in the first embodiment that are adapted to form the first adapter 121. The first positioning member 221 and the first adapter 121 are in a convex-concave fit.

[0080] For example, the second adapter 122 can be a detachable part and fixed to the area corresponding to the second end 21b of the bottom 10a of the housing 10 by the first fastener 23. Correspondingly, the second positioning member 222 can be a through hole opened on the support surface 211 near the second end 21b to receive the second adapter 122 protruding downward from the bottom 10a of the housing 10. The second positioning member 222 and the second adapter 122 are in a concave-convex fit.

[0081] This ensures the reliability of the base 2's support and positioning of the refrigeration appliance 1. Furthermore, the positioning part 22 can be a separate component and is additionally installed to the support beam 21 via the first fixing member 23. Similarly, the adapter part 12 can be a separate component and is additionally installed to the housing 10 via the first fixing member 23. The positioning part 22 and the adapter part 12 are manufactured independently and installed as accessories to the support beam 21 and the housing 10, thus allowing the support beam 21 and the housing 10 to be designed and manufactured as standard parts, improving their compatibility. Users can choose whether to install the positioning part 22 and the adapter part 12 as needed.

[0082] In some embodiments, continue to refer to Figure 12 The number of first fixing members 23 used to fix the first positioning member 221 can be two, and they are spaced apart in the y-direction. Correspondingly, two mounting holes 227 are provided on the support surface 211, which are spaced apart in the y-direction.

[0083] Furthermore, the two mounting holes 227 arranged in a row along the y-direction are referred to as a row of mounting holes 227, and two rows of mounting holes 227 can be arranged side by side along the x-direction on the support surface 211. Thus, the same support beam 21 can be compatible with the left and right leg support members 17.

[0084] For example, when the support beam 21 is installed into the box 10... Figure 10 When viewed from the bottom right side 10a, the first fixing member 23 can pass through the first positioning member 221 and the button in sequence. Figure 12 A row of mounting holes 227 on the right side of the viewing angle are used to fix the first fastener 23 to the right side of the central axis of the support surface 211, such as... Figure 11As shown. Therefore, the first positioning element 221 can be positioned relative to the housing 10. Figure 10 The first adapter 121 on the right-side leg support 17 engages to reliably install the support beam 21 to the bottom right side 10a of the housing 10.

[0085] For example, when the support beam 21 is installed into the box 10... Figure 10 When viewed from the bottom left of the left side 10a, the first fixing member 23 can pass through the first positioning member 221 and the button in sequence. Figure 12 A row of mounting holes 227, positioned to the left of the viewing angle, is used to fix the first fastener 23 to the left side of the central axis of the support surface 211. Thus, the first positioning member 221 can be positioned with the mounting hole 227 located on the housing 10. Figure 10 The first adapter 121 on the left-side leg support 17 engages to reliably install the support beam 21 to the bottom left side 10a of the housing 10.

[0086] In some embodiments, the first fastener 23 may be a screw.

[0087] In a specific implementation, refer to Figures 10 to 13 The difference between the base 2 in the second embodiment and the base 2 in the first embodiment further includes that the positioning part 22 may include a buckle 226 extending from the supporting surface 211 toward the housing 10. Correspondingly, the adapter part 12 may include a hook part 123 disposed on the housing 10, and the buckle 226 is adapted to engage with the hook part 123. Thus, the adapter part 12 and the positioning part 22 can be engaged by a buckle connection to reliably position the support beam 21 at the bottom 10a of the housing 10.

[0088] Furthermore, the hook 123 can be disposed on the leg support 17, specifically it can be an existing structure on the leg support 17, or it can be a newly added structure to cooperate with the buckle 226. In some embodiments, the hook 123 can be disposed between the two first adapters 121 in the first embodiment described above.

[0089] Furthermore, two hooks 123 can be provided on the leg support 17 along the y-direction, and correspondingly, two buckles 226 are provided on the support surface 211 along the y-direction. These two buckles 226 arranged along the y-direction are referred to as a row of buckles 226, and two rows of buckles 226 can be arranged side-by-side on the support surface 211 along the x-direction. Thus, the same support beam 21 can accommodate both left and right leg supports 17, and different rows of buckles 226 and hooks 123 engage when the support beam 21 supports different sides of the box 10 along the x-direction.

[0090] In one specific implementation, in a common embodiment of the first and second embodiments described above, reference is made to... Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figures 7 to 12 The base 2 may include multiple brackets 24, each disposed on a pair of support beams 21, and each support beam 21 is supported on the mounting surface by two spaced-apart brackets 24. For example, each support beam 21 may be supported on the mounting surface by two brackets 24 spaced apart along its extension direction (e.g., the y-direction).

[0091] Furthermore, the base 2 may also include multiple rollers 26, correspondingly disposed on multiple supports 24, with the cooling appliance 1 supported on the mounting surface by the multiple rollers 26. The rollers 26 facilitate the overall movement of the base 2 and the cooling appliance 1 positioned and supported thereon. In some embodiments, each support 24 is supported on the mounting surface by one roller 26. For example, the support 24 may have a third through hole 262, and a pin 261 passes through the rotation axis of the roller 26 and the third through hole 262 to rotatably connect the roller 26 to the support 24.

[0092] Furthermore, the relative distance between the support beam 21 and the bracket 24 along the z-direction is adjustable. Thus, by adjusting the relative distance between the support beam 21 and the bracket 24, the height of the refrigeration appliance 1 from the mounting surface can be flexibly adjusted as needed, further improving the heat dissipation effect of the refrigeration appliance 1.

[0093] refer to Figure 14 In applications where the refrigeration appliance 1 is installed in a recessed manner, the cabinet 3 typically has a baseboard 31. The base 2 is then installed at the bottom of the refrigeration appliance 1 to ensure sufficient space between the bottom of the door 11 and the mounting surface for the baseboard 13, preventing the baseboard 13 from obstructing the opening and closing of the door 11. For example, by adjusting the relative distance between the support beam 21 and the bracket 24 along the z-direction, it is ensured that, in use, the height of the bottom of the refrigeration appliance 1 from the mounting surface is not less than the height of the baseboard 13. Furthermore, the cooperation between the support beam 21 and the bracket 24 makes the distance between the bottom of the refrigeration appliance 1 and the mounting surface adjustable to accommodate baseboards 13 of different heights.

[0094] In a variation, a support beam 21 may be provided with a bracket 24, the length of which extends along the y-direction is substantially equal to the length of which the support beam 21 extends along the y-direction. Furthermore, a roller 26 is connected to each end of the bracket 24 along its extension direction.

[0095] Alternatively, a support beam 21 may be provided with three supports 24, located at the front end, middle end, and rear end of the support beam 21 along its extension direction, respectively. Furthermore, each support 24 is provided with a roller 26.

[0096] In a specific implementation, continue to refer to Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figure 7 , Figure 9 , Figures 10 to 12The support beam 21 may include a support surface 211 facing the housing 10, and a pair of sidewalls 213 extending from the support surface 211 in a direction away from the housing 10. A plurality of first through holes 214 are spaced apart along the z-direction on the pair of sidewalls 213. Correspondingly, the bracket 24 may have a second through hole 241. One of the plurality of first through holes 214 and the second through hole 241 are both passed through by a second fastener 25 to connect the bracket 24 to the support beam 21. Thus, the base 2 is connected as a whole by the second fastener 25 passing through both the first through hole 214 and the second through hole 241 simultaneously.

[0097] Specifically, the bracket 24 may include a bottom connecting wall disposed opposite to the support surface 211, the bottom connecting wall having a through hole to avoid the roller 26. Furthermore, the bracket 24 may also include a pair of side connecting walls extending from the bottom connecting wall toward the support beam 21, the pair of side connecting walls corresponding to a pair of side walls 213, each side wall 213 being located outside the corresponding side connecting wall along the x-direction.

[0098] Furthermore, each pair of side connecting walls is provided with a second through hole 241, and each pair of side walls 213 is provided with a plurality of first through holes 214. For example, the first through hole 214 can be a through hole with a smooth hole wall, the second through hole 241 can be a threaded hole, and the second fastener 25 can be a screw, which is driven into the threaded hole through the first through hole 214 to fix it.

[0099] Furthermore, the relative distance between the support beam 21 and the bracket 24 varies depending on the location of the first through hole 214 through which the second fastener 25 passes on the side wall 213. For example, the closer the first through hole 214 through which the second fastener 25 passes is to the support surface 211, the smaller the relative distance between the support beam 21 and the bracket, and the closer the bottom of the refrigeration appliance 1 is to the mounting surface.

[0100] Therefore, first through holes 214 are provided at different heights. The second fixing piece 25 is operated to pass through the first through hole 214 at the corresponding height to adjust the height. The height adjustment is completed at the same time as the base 2 is assembled, simplifying the installation process. Furthermore, the adjustment of the relative distance between the support beam 21 and the bracket 24 can be completed before the base 2 is installed to the bottom 10a of the casing 10, so that the height of the refrigeration appliance 1 to the mounting surface can be adjusted in a more labor-saving way.

[0101] In some embodiments, a second through hole 241 may be symmetrically opened on a pair of side connecting walls.

[0102] In some embodiments, reference Figures 10 to 12For each side connecting wall, two second through holes 241 can be opened at intervals along the y direction. Correspondingly, each side wall 213 has two rows of first through holes 214 at intervals along the y direction near the first end 21a and the second end 21b, respectively, wherein each row of first through holes 214 includes a plurality of first through holes 214 spaced apart along the z direction.

[0103] In some embodiments, reference Figure 4 , Figure 7 and Figure 9 For each connecting wall, two sets of second through holes 241 can be spaced apart along the y-direction, wherein each set of second through holes 241 includes two adjacent second through holes 241 along the y-direction. Correspondingly, each side wall 213 has two sets of first through holes 214 spaced apart along the y-direction near the first end 21a and the second end 21b, respectively, wherein each set of first through holes 214 includes two rows of first through holes 214 adjacent along the y-direction, and each row of first through holes 214 includes a plurality of first through holes 214 spaced apart along the z-direction.

[0104] Furthermore, for each group of first through holes 214, the adjacent rows of first through holes 214 in the group of first through holes 214 are staggered in the z-direction. This increases the number of first through holes 214 at different heights, providing more height options during installation and allowing for finer granular adjustment of the height from the bottom of the refrigeration appliance 1 to the mounting surface. Furthermore, the multiple first through holes 214 in each group of first through holes 214 are arranged in multiple rows, which helps to increase the number of first through holes 214 while avoiding excessively small spacing between adjacent first through holes 214 that could affect the structural strength of the base 2, thus improving the reliability of the support for the refrigeration appliance 1.

[0105] In some embodiments, for each row of first through holes 214, the spacing between adjacent first through holes 214 in the row of first through holes 214 can be 10 mm.

[0106] Figure 15 This is a schematic diagram of the installation of the refrigeration appliance 1 in the cabinet 3 according to the third embodiment of this disclosure. When installing at the user's location, after installing the base 2 shown in the first or second embodiment above at the bottom of the refrigeration appliance 1, the refrigeration appliance 1 supported on the base 2 is pushed into the cabinet 3 to achieve embedded installation, and then a baseboard 31 is installed in front of the bottom of the refrigeration appliance 1.

[0107] Specifically, refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 8 , Figures 15 to 19The refrigeration appliance 1 may also include a baffle strip 13, which is disposed at the bottom 10a of the housing 10 and is used to divide the space between the refrigeration appliance 1 and the mounting surface into an air inlet channel 14 and an air outlet channel 15. Further, the air inlet channel 14 has a forward-facing air inlet 141 and the air outlet channel 15 has a forward-facing air outlet 151.

[0108] For example, the baffle 13 can extend approximately along the y-direction, thereby dividing the space enclosed by the refrigeration appliance 1, the mounting surface, and the base 2 into an air inlet channel 14 and an air outlet channel 15 along the x-direction. Furthermore, the air inlet 141 and the air outlet 151 are respectively located in the compressor compartment, thus forming a circulation loop at the bottom of the refrigeration appliance 1 connecting the compressor compartment and the outside, promoting heat dissipation. Outside air (e.g., cold air) enters the air inlet channel 14 through the ventilation holes in the baseboard 31, and then enters the compressor compartment through the air inlet 141. Air inside the compressor compartment (e.g., hot air) enters the air outlet channel 15 through the air outlet 151 and is then discharged through the ventilation holes in the baseboard 31.

[0109] Considering the density and size limitations of the ventilation holes on the skirting board 13, which may greatly increase the air resistance of the cooling appliance 1 at the bottom, this implementation scheme increases the distance from the bottom of the cooling appliance 1 to the mounting surface by using a height-adjustable base 2, and increases the area of ​​the air outlet 151 at the bottom of the cooling appliance 1, so as to ensure that the heat dissipation efficiency at the bottom of the cooling appliance 1 meets the requirements.

[0110] Furthermore, the area of ​​the air outlet 151 is adjusted according to the height of the cooling appliance 1 from the mounting surface. For example, the greater the relative distance between the support beam 21 and the bracket 24, and the greater the height of the cooling appliance 1 from the mounting surface, the larger the area of ​​the air outlet 151. Thus, by adjusting the distance from the bottom of the cooling appliance 1 to the mounting surface, the area of ​​the air outlet 151 at the bottom of the cooling appliance 1 is adjusted, promoting heat dissipation. Similarly, the area of ​​the air inlet 141 is also adjusted accordingly as the height of the cooling appliance 1 from the mounting surface is adjusted.

[0111] In one specific implementation, the air deflector 13 can extend from the bottom 10a of the housing 10 to the mounting surface. Specifically, the air deflector 13 extending to the mounting surface means that the air deflector 13 abuts against the mounting surface, makes only a loose contact with the mounting surface, or the gap between the air deflector 13 and the mounting surface is almost negligible. Thus, the air deflector 13 extends all the way to the mounting surface, making full use of the bottom space of the refrigeration appliance 1 to divide and form an air inlet channel 14 and an air outlet channel 15, thereby improving the heat dissipation effect.

[0112] Furthermore, the height at which the wind deflector 13 extends from the bottom 10a of the housing 10 toward the mounting surface can be determined based on the height from the bottom 10a of the housing 10 to the mounting surface. This helps ensure that the wind deflector 13 can extend sufficiently to the mounting surface after the refrigeration appliance 1 supported on the base 2 is embedded in the cabinet 3.

[0113] In some embodiments, reference Figures 17 to 19 The wind deflector 13 may include: a main body 131 extending from the bottom 10a of the housing 10 toward a direction away from the housing 10; and an extension 132 extending from the side of the main body 131 away from the housing 10 toward the mounting surface.

[0114] Furthermore, the extension 132 can be selected from multiple candidate extensions based on the height of the refrigeration appliance 1 from the mounting surface, and the heights of the different candidate extensions are different. Herein, the height of the candidate extension refers to the distance between the side of the candidate extension connected to the main body 131 and the side facing the mounting surface.

[0115] This improves the compatibility of the refrigeration appliance 1. Specifically, the refrigeration appliance 1 is pre-assembled with a standard component (i.e., the main body 131) at the factory, which can be adapted to non-embedded refrigerators or built-in refrigerators in cabinets 3 without a baseboard 31. In addition, several candidate extensions are included, allowing the user to select a suitable candidate extension as an extension 132 to be installed on the main body 131 based on the final height of the refrigeration appliance 1 raised via the base 2, so that the overall height of the baffle 13 is adapted to the height between the refrigeration appliance 1 and the mounting surface.

[0116] Furthermore, the installation locations of the main body 131 and the extension 132 can be different. As a result, the assembly of the refrigeration appliance 1 is more flexible and the installation at the user's location is more efficient.

[0117] In a typical application scenario, the main body 131 of the refrigeration appliance 1 can be fixed to the bottom 10a of the cabinet 10 by screws when it leaves the factory. After the refrigeration appliance 1 is delivered to the user, a candidate extension of appropriate height is selected as the extension 132 according to the height of the baseboard 31 of the cabinet 3. On the other hand, the relative distance between the bracket 24 and the support surface 211 is adjusted by passing the second fastener 25 through the first through hole 214 of appropriate height, ensuring that the height of the support surface 211 from the mounting surface is not less than the height of the baseboard 31.

[0118] Then, tilt the refrigeration unit 1 to one side along the x-direction to install one side of the base 2, and then tilt the refrigeration unit to the other side to install the other side of the base 2. During this process, attach the extension 132 to the main body 131 using double-sided tape, as shown. Figure 17 As shown. At this point, the installation can be completed as follows. Figure 8 and Figure 19 The refrigeration appliance shown is 1.

[0119] Next, the refrigeration unit 1, supported by the base 2, is pushed into the cabinet 3 using the rollers 26, as follows: Figure 16 As shown. Finally, install the baseboard 31 to obtain the result as shown. Figure 15 The structure shown.

[0120] In one variation, cabinet 3 may not have a baseboard 31 installed. After the refrigeration appliance 1 is delivered to the user, it can be installed according to... Figure 2 As shown, with only the main body 131 set, the base 2 is directly installed at the bottom of the refrigeration appliance 1, resulting in the following state: Figure 1 The structure is shown. Then, the refrigeration appliance 1, supported on the base 2, is pushed into the cabinet 3 by the rollers 26 to achieve embedded installation. In this variation, the height of the first through hole 214 through which the second fastener 25 passes is adapted to match the height of the support surface 211 to the mounting surface with the height of the main body 131.

[0121] Alternatively, if the height of cabinet 3 is very limited, base 2 can be omitted, meaning the refrigeration unit 1 is directly supported on the mounting surface, such as... Figure 20 As shown. At this time, the height from the bottom 10a of the housing 10 to the mounting surface is equal to the height of the main body 131.

[0122] In some embodiments, continue to refer to Figure 19 A wind deflector 19 may be provided at the bottom 10a of the housing 10 near the rear, extending from the bottom 10a to the mounting surface. The wind deflector 19 is suitable for blocking the communication path between the bottom 10a and the rear side of the housing 10, preventing air from entering the air inlet 141 and then flowing through the gap between the rear side of the housing 10 and the cabinet to the top of the housing 10, ensuring high gas flow efficiency in the circulation path from the air inlet 141, air inlet 14, compressor chamber, air outlet 15 to the air outlet 151. Furthermore, along the y-direction, the wind deflector 19 may be flush with the rear wall 102; for example, the wind deflector 19 may extend downwards from the connection between the bottom 10a and the rear wall 102 of the housing 10 to the mounting surface.

[0123] In a specific implementation, continue to refer to Figure 8 and Figure 9 The rear end face 21c of the support beam 21 along its extension direction and the rear wall 102 of the box body 10 can be fixed together by a limiting member 27. Specifically, the rear end face 21c is closer to the first end 21a than the second end 21b.

[0124] Furthermore, the limiting member 27 can be roughly elongated, and the two ends of the limiting member 27 along the extension direction can be fixed to the rear end face 21c and the rear wall 102 respectively by fasteners 28.

[0125] Therefore, a limiting member 27 is provided to further limit the relative displacement between the base 2 and the refrigeration appliance 1. Furthermore, the limiting member 27 is located on the rear side of the refrigeration appliance 1, which is normally not visible to the user when the refrigeration appliance 1 is in use, which helps to maintain the aesthetically pleasing and simple appearance of the refrigeration appliance 1 when it is in use.

[0126] In some embodiments, the rear wall 102 may include a compressor compartment rear cover 16, and the fasteners 28 may be reused from the fasteners 28 between the compressor compartment rear cover 16 and the leg support 17 of the refrigeration appliance 1. This facilitates a reduction in the number of parts.

[0127] For example, when the refrigeration appliance 1 leaves the factory, the base 2 has not yet been installed to the bottom 10a of the housing 10. At this time, the compressor compartment rear cover 16 and the leg support 17 are fixed together by fasteners 28. As the refrigeration appliance 1 is transported to the user's location, after the base 2 is installed to the bottom 10a of the housing 10, the fasteners 28 can be removed, and the limiting member 27 can be installed to the rear side of the housing 10 and the first end 21a of the support beam 21. Then, one fastener 28 is passed through the limiting member 27, the compressor compartment rear cover 16, and the leg support 17 in sequence to complete the connection and fixation of the three. Another fastener 28 is passed through the limiting member 27 and the rear end face 21c in sequence to connect and fix the housing 10 and the base 2.

[0128] In a specific implementation, continue to refer to Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figure 7 , Figures 10 to 12 The base 2 may also include a pair of leveling members 29 for adjusting the height difference of the pair of support beams 21 in the z-direction. Specifically, the bottom connecting wall of the bracket 24 may have a fourth through hole 291, which may be a threaded hole. The leveling member 29 may be screwed into the fourth through hole 291 from the side away from the support beam 21, and the angle between the support surface 211 and the mounting surface may be adjusted by adjusting the extent to which the leveling member 29 extends out of the fourth through hole 291.

[0129] For example, a pair of leveling pieces 29 can be installed on brackets 24 near the second end 21b of a pair of support beams 21. After the refrigeration appliance 1 supported on the base 2 is pushed into the cabinet 3, the exposed leveling pieces 29 are adjusted to adjust the angle between each of the pair of support surfaces 211 and the mounting surface, so as to level the refrigeration appliance 1.

[0130] Although specific embodiments have been described above, these embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure, even when only a single embodiment is described with respect to a particular feature. The examples of features provided in this disclosure are intended to be illustrative and not limiting, unless otherwise stated. In practice, one or more technical features of the dependent claims may be combined with technical features of the independent claims, and technical features from the respective independent claims may be combined in any suitable manner rather than solely by the specific combinations listed in the claims.

[0131] While the above disclosure is provided, it is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art may make various alterations and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of this disclosure; therefore, the scope of protection of this disclosure shall be determined by the scope defined in the claims.

Claims

1. A refrigeration appliance comprising a housing (10) and a door (11), the housing (10) defining at least one storage compartment, the door (11) being movably connected to the front of the housing (10) to open or close at least a portion of the storage compartment, characterized in that, The housing (10) is supported on the mounting surface by a base (2), the base (2) including a pair of independent support beams (21) that support the bottom of the refrigeration appliance on both sides along the width or depth direction respectively; The support beam (21) is provided with a positioning part (22), and the bottom (10a) of the box (10) is provided with an adapter part (12) corresponding to the positioning part (22). The positioning part (22) and the adapter part (12) are positioned at the bottom (10a) of the box (10) by shape matching and / or snap-fit, so that the support beam (21) is installed at the bottom (10a) of the box (10) when the box (10) is in a standing state.

2. The refrigeration appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that, The support beam (21) has a first end (21a) and a second end (21b) opposite each other along the extension direction. The positioning part (22) includes a first positioning member (221) disposed at the first end (21a) and a second positioning member (222) disposed at the second end (21b). The adapter part (12) includes a first adapter (121) for cooperating with the first positioning member (221) and a second adapter (122) for cooperating with the second positioning member (222). The first positioning member (221) and the first adapter (121) are in a convex-concave fit, and the second positioning member (222) and the second adapter (122) are in a concave-convex fit.

3. The refrigeration appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that, The positioning part (22) includes a positioning hole (223) opened in the support beam (21). The positioning hole (223) includes a first hole (224) and a second hole (225) that are connected. The diameter of the first hole (224) is larger than the diameter of the second hole (225). The adapter (12) enters the second hole (225) through the first hole (224) and is held at the edge of the second hole (225). In the use state of the refrigeration appliance, the direction of the first hole (224) pointing to the second hole (225) is the same as the direction of the refrigeration appliance entering the installation position.

4. The refrigeration appliance according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that, The positioning part (22) is fixed to the support beam (21) by the first fastener (23), and / or the adapter part (12) is fixed to the bottom (10a) of the box (10) by the first fastener (23); and / or The support beam (21) includes a support surface (211) facing the housing (10), on which a perforated structure (212) is punched, and the edge of the perforated structure (212) is folded toward the housing (10) to form the positioning part (22); and / or The positioning part (22) includes a buckle (226) extending from the support surface (211) toward the housing (10), and the adapter part (12) includes a hook (123) disposed on the housing (10), and the buckle (226) is adapted to engage with the hook (123).

5. The refrigeration appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that, The base (2) includes: Multiple brackets (24) are respectively disposed on a pair of support beams (21), and each of the support beams (21) is supported on the mounting surface by two spaced brackets (24); The relative distance between the support beam (21) and the bracket (24) is adjustable along the height direction of the refrigeration appliance.

6. The refrigeration appliance according to claim 5, characterized in that, The support beam (21) includes a support surface (211) facing the housing (10) and a pair of sidewalls (213) extending from the support surface (211) away from the housing (10). The pair of sidewalls (213) are provided with a plurality of first through holes (214) spaced apart along the height direction of the refrigeration appliance. The bracket (24) is provided with a second through hole (241). One of the plurality of first through holes (214) and the second through hole (241) are together passed through by a second fastener (25) to connect the bracket (24) to the support beam (21).

7. The refrigeration appliance according to claim 6, characterized in that, The relative distance between the support beam (21) and the bracket (24) varies with the location of the first through hole (214) through which the second fastener (25) passes on the side wall (213); and / or Multiple rows of first through holes (214) are spaced apart along the extension direction on the pair of sidewalls (213), wherein each row of first through holes (214) includes the multiple first through holes (214), and adjacent rows of first through holes (214) are staggered from each other in the height direction of the refrigeration appliance.

8. The refrigeration appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that, Also includes: A baffle strip (13) is provided at the bottom (10a) of the housing (10) and is used to divide the space between the refrigeration appliance and the mounting surface into an air inlet channel (14) and an air outlet channel (15). The air inlet channel (14) has a forward-facing air inlet (141) and the air outlet channel (15) has a forward-facing air outlet (151).

9. The refrigeration appliance according to claim 8, characterized in that, The area of ​​the air outlet (151) is adjusted according to the height of the refrigeration appliance from the mounting surface; and / or The wind deflector (13) extends from the bottom (10a) of the housing (10) to the mounting surface.

10. The refrigeration appliance according to claim 8, characterized in that, The wind deflector (13) includes: The main body (131) extends from the bottom (10a) of the box (10) in a direction away from the box (10); An extension (132) extends from the side of the main body (131) away from the housing (10) toward the mounting surface; The extension (132) is selected from multiple candidate extensions based on the height of the refrigeration appliance from the mounting surface, and the heights of the different candidate extensions are different.

11. The refrigeration appliance according to claim 10, characterized in that, The main body (131) and the extension (132) are installed at different locations.

12. The refrigeration appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that, The rear end face (21c) of the support beam (21) along the extension direction and the rear wall (102) of the box (10) are fixed together by a limiting member (27).

13. The refrigeration appliance according to claim 12, characterized in that, The limiting member (27) is fixed to the rear wall (102) of the housing (10) by fasteners (28), which reuse the fasteners (28) between the compressor compartment rear cover plate (16) and the leg support member (17) of the refrigeration appliance.

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