Refrigerator door sealing strip and refrigerator

Abstract

The utility model relates to a refrigerator door sealing strip which comprises a mounting seat, a door sealing strip, a door sealing strip, a door sealing strip, a door sealing strip, a door sealing strip, a door sealing strip and a door sealing strip, and the mounting seat is used for connecting a refrigerator and mounting the refrigerator door sealing strip to the refrigerator; one side of the air bag is connected with the mounting base, the other side of the air bag is used for making contact with a refrigerator body and sealing a gap between the refrigerator body and a refrigerator door, and the air bag is filled with heat preservation filler. The air bag is filled with the heat preservation filling material, the heat preservation filling material can provide additional rebound capacity for the air bag, and therefore the rebound capacity of the air bag can be better kept under long-term deformation.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of home appliances, and in particular to refrigerators. Background Technology

[0002] The refrigerator door seal is an important component of a refrigerator, primarily serving to seal the gap between the refrigerator door and the refrigerator body, ensuring that cold air inside the refrigerator does not leak out, while preventing hot air and dust from entering. Refrigerator door seals are generally made of rubber or plastic, achieving their sealing effect through elastic deformation and friction. They are installed around the perimeter of the refrigerator door, forming a tight seal with both the interior and exterior. Refrigerator door seals mainly rely on resilient air bladders to seal the gap between the refrigerator door and the body. However, existing air bladders are usually hollow, resulting in weak insulation. They rely on the inherent resilience of the air bladder material to deform upon contact with the refrigerator body, forming a tight seal. However, the resilience of the air bladder material itself weakens over long-term deformation, leading to a decrease in its sealing performance. Utility Model Content

[0003] This application provides a refrigerator door seal and a refrigerator to address the technical problem of weak airbag insulation.

[0004] In a first aspect, embodiments of this application provide a refrigerator door seal, the refrigerator door seal comprising:

[0005] Mounting bracket, the mounting bracket being used to connect to the refrigerator and install the refrigerator door seal onto the refrigerator;

[0006] An airbag is provided, with one side connected to the mounting base and the other side of the airbag used to contact the refrigerator body and seal the gap between the refrigerator body and the refrigerator door. The airbag is filled with thermal insulation material.

[0007] This application fills the airbag with insulating material, which provides additional insulation to the airbag, thereby giving the refrigerator door seal stronger insulation capabilities.

[0008] In some embodiments of this application, the thermal insulation filler includes at least one of hollow polyester fiber nonwoven fabric, polypropylene meltblown fabric, polyurethane foam, and EPDM rubber foam.

[0009] In some embodiments of this application, the refrigerator door seal further includes a sealing sheet, one end of which is connected to the airbag.

[0010] When the other side of the airbag contacts the refrigerator body, one end of the sealing sheet does not contact the refrigerator body, while the other end of the sealing sheet contacts the refrigerator body and seals the gap between the refrigerator body and the refrigerator door.

[0011] In some embodiments of this application, the distance between the other end of the sealing sheet and the other side of the airbag is greater than the distance between one end of the sealing sheet and the other side of the airbag.

[0012] In some embodiments of this application, the mounting base includes a plug-in portion, the cross-sectional shape of which is an isosceles triangle, and the apex of the isosceles triangle points in the direction in which the airbag points to the mounting base.

[0013] In some embodiments of this application, the mounting base further includes a first latch and a second latch disposed outside the plug-in portion, wherein the first latch and the second latch are respectively disposed on the two sides of the isosceles triangle in the cross-section of the plug-in portion.

[0014] In some embodiments of this application, the mounting base further includes a base plate, and the airbag and the insertion portion are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the base plate.

[0015] In some embodiments of this application, one end of the base plate extends outward and is connected to a first fin for protecting the refrigerator door liner.

[0016] In some embodiments of this application, the other end of the base plate is connected to a second fin for protecting the inner door liner of the refrigerator.

[0017] Secondly, embodiments of this application provide a refrigerator, the refrigerator including the refrigerator door seal described in any embodiment of the first aspect. Attached Figure Description

[0018] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with this application and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of this application.

[0019] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of a refrigerator door seal provided in an embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0021] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of this application clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this application, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0022] Unless otherwise specified, the terminology used herein should be understood as having the meaning as commonly used in the art. Therefore, unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application pertains. In case of any conflict, this specification shall prevail.

[0023] Unless otherwise specified, all raw materials, reagents, instruments and equipment used in this application can be purchased from the market or prepared by existing methods.

[0024] Various embodiments of this application may exist in the form of a range; it should be understood that the description in the form of a range is merely for convenience and brevity and should not be construed as a hard limitation on the scope of this application; therefore, it should be considered that the range description has specifically disclosed all possible sub-ranges and single numerical values ​​within that range. For example, it should be considered that the range description from 1 to 6 has specifically disclosed sub-ranges such as from 1 to 3, from 1 to 4, from 1 to 5, from 2 to 4, from 2 to 6, from 3 to 6, etc., and single numbers within the range, such as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, regardless of the range. Furthermore, whenever a numerical range is referred to herein, it means including any referenced number (fraction or integer) within the referred range.

[0025] In this application, unless otherwise stated, directional terms such as "upper," "lower," "left," and "right" specifically refer to the drawing directions in the accompanying drawings. Furthermore, in the description of this application, the terms "comprising," "including," etc., mean "including but not limited to." Moreover, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element. In this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used merely to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. In this document, "and / or" describes the relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist; for example, A and / or B can represent: A alone, A and B simultaneously, or B alone. For associations involving three or more related objects described using "and / or", it indicates that any one of the three related objects can exist alone, or at least two of them can exist simultaneously. For example, for A, and / or B, and / or C, it can mean that any one of A, B, and C exists alone, or any two of them exist simultaneously, or all three of them exist simultaneously. In this document, "at least one" means one or more, and "more than one" means two or more. "At least one", "at least one of the following", or similar expressions refer to any combination of these items, including any combination of single or multiple items. For example, "at least one of a, b, or c", or "at least one of a, b, and c", can both mean: a, b, c, ab (i.e., a and b), ac, bc, or abc, where a, b, and c can each be single or multiple.

[0026] The existing airbag 2 has a technical problem of reduced sealing ability under long-term deformation.

[0027] The technical solution provided in this application is to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, and the general idea is as follows:

[0028] Firstly, this application provides a refrigerator door seal, please refer to... Figure 1 The refrigerator door seal includes:

[0029] Mounting bracket, the mounting bracket being used to connect to the refrigerator and install the refrigerator door seal onto the refrigerator;

[0030] Airbag 2, one side of which is connected to the mounting base, and the other side of which is used to contact the refrigerator body and seal the gap between the refrigerator body and the refrigerator door, and the airbag 2 is filled with thermal insulation material 21.

[0031] Airbag 2 is a standard structure for refrigerator door seals, used to contact the refrigerator body and seal the gap between the refrigerator body and the refrigerator door.

[0032] This application fills the airbag 2 with insulating filler 21, which can provide additional insulation to the airbag 2, thereby giving the refrigerator door seal a stronger insulation capability.

[0033] In some embodiments of this application, the thermal insulation filler 21 includes at least one of hollow polyester fiber nonwoven fabric, polypropylene meltblown fabric, polyurethane foam, and EPDM rubber foam.

[0034] It is easy to understand that hollow polyester fiber nonwoven fabric, polypropylene meltblown fabric, polyurethane foam, and EPDM rubber foam, in addition to having good thermal insulation capabilities, also possess good flexibility and resilience. Existing airbags 2 are typically hollow structures, relying on the inherent resilience of the airbag material itself to deform upon contact with the refrigerator body, thus sealing the gap between the refrigerator body and the refrigerator door. However, the resilience of the airbag material itself weakens over long-term deformation, leading to a decrease in its sealing performance. The thermal insulation filler 21 includes at least one of hollow polyester fiber nonwoven fabric, polypropylene meltblown fabric, polyurethane foam, and EPDM rubber foam, which can further enhance the thermal insulation capability of the refrigerator door seal.

[0035] In some embodiments of this application, the refrigerator door seal further includes a sealing sheet 3, one end of which is connected to the airbag 2.

[0036] When the other side of the airbag 2 contacts the refrigerator body, one end of the sealing sheet 3 does not contact the refrigerator body, while the other end of the sealing sheet 3 contacts the refrigerator body and seals the gap between the refrigerator body and the refrigerator door.

[0037] It is easy to understand that when one end of the sealing sheet 3 is connected to the airbag 2, and the other side of the airbag 2 is in contact with the refrigerator body, if one end of the sealing sheet 3 is also in contact with the refrigerator body, the airbag 2 will inevitably deform, thereby reducing the airtightness of the fit between the airbag 2 and the refrigerator body, or even causing the airbag 2 to fail to fit tightly with the refrigerator body. Therefore, it is limited that when the other side of the airbag 2 is in contact with the refrigerator body, one end of the sealing sheet 3 should not be in contact with the refrigerator body.

[0038] It is easy to understand that the other end of the sealing sheet 3 contacts the refrigerator body and seals the gap between the refrigerator body and the refrigerator door, which can further enhance the sealing effect on the basis that the airbag 2 has already sealed the gap between the refrigerator body and the refrigerator door.

[0039] In some embodiments of this application, the distance between the other end of the sealing sheet 3 and the other side of the airbag 2 is greater than the distance between one end of the sealing sheet 3 and the other side of the airbag 2.

[0040] by Figure 1 The refrigerator sealing strip structure is illustrated below. One end of the sealing piece 3 is positioned at the upper left of the airbag 2. Since one end of the sealing piece 3 does not contact the refrigerator body when the other side of the airbag 2 is in contact with it, and the other end of the sealing piece 3 contacts the refrigerator body and seals the gap between the refrigerator body and the refrigerator door, one end of the sealing piece 3 must be positioned below the other side of the airbag 2. Otherwise, when the other side of the airbag 2 contacts the refrigerator body, one end of the sealing piece 3 will also contact the refrigerator body. The other end of the sealing piece 3 needs to be positioned above the other side of the airbag 2; otherwise, when the other side of the airbag 2 contacts the refrigerator body, the other end of the sealing piece 3 may not be able to seal the gap between the refrigerator body and the refrigerator door. In this case, the other end of the sealing piece 3 may be positioned at the upper left or upper right of the sealing piece 3. When the other end of the sealing sheet 3 is positioned at the upper left of the sealing sheet 3, the distance between the other end of the sealing sheet 3 and the other side of the airbag 2 is greater than the distance between one end of the sealing sheet 3 and the other side of the airbag 2. After the other end of the sealing sheet 3 contacts the refrigerator body, the stress generated by the deformation of the sealing sheet 3 has little impact on the airbag 2, and will hardly cause the airbag 2 to deform, thus affecting the sealing degree of the contact between the airbag 2 and the refrigerator body. However, when the other end of the sealing sheet 3 is positioned at the upper right of the sealing sheet 3, the distance between the other end of the sealing sheet 3 and the other side of the airbag 2 is closer than the distance between one end of the sealing sheet 3 and the other side of the airbag 2. After the other end of the sealing sheet 3 contacts the refrigerator body, the sealing sheet 3 is squeezed between the refrigerator body and the airbag 2, which will inevitably cause the airbag 2 to deform, thus affecting the sealing degree of the contact between the airbag 2 and the refrigerator body. Therefore, the distance between the other end of the sealing sheet 3 and the other side of the airbag 2 is limited to being greater than the distance between one end of the sealing sheet 3 and the other side of the airbag 2.

[0041] In some embodiments of this application, the mounting base includes a plug-in portion 11, the cross-sectional shape of the plug-in portion 11 is an isosceles triangle, and the apex of the isosceles triangle points in the direction that the airbag 2 points towards the mounting base.

[0042] It should be noted that in order to install the refrigerator door seal through the plug-in part 11, the corresponding refrigerator door should be provided with a plug-in slot for plugging in the plug-in part 11.

[0043] It is easy to understand that the cross-sectional shape of the plug part 11 is an isosceles triangle, and the direction in which the apex of the isosceles triangle points is the same as the direction in which the airbag 2 points to the mounting base. The beneficial effect is that the apex of the plug part 11 can easily enter the plug groove, thereby making it easier for the plug part 11 to be plugged into the plug groove.

[0044] In some embodiments of this application, the mounting base further includes a first latch 111 and a second latch 112 disposed outside the plug-in portion 11. In the cross-section of the plug-in portion 11, the first latch 111 and the second latch 112 are respectively disposed on the two sides of the isosceles triangle.

[0045] It is easy to understand that the first latch 111 and the second latch 112 are used to engage the plug part 11 into the plug slot.

[0046] In some embodiments of this application, the mounting base further includes a base plate 12, and the airbag 2 and the insertion part 11 are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the base plate 12.

[0047] In some embodiments of this application, the mounting base further includes a connecting portion 13, through which the insertion portion 11 is connected to the base plate 12.

[0048] In some embodiments of this application, one end of the base plate 12 extends outward and is connected to a first fin 121 for protecting the outer door liner of the refrigerator.

[0049] It is easy to understand that after the insertion part 11 is inserted into the insertion slot, the first fin 121 can cover the outer door liner of the corresponding refrigerator door, thereby playing a protective role. The length of the base plate 12 should be set so that the first fin 121 can cover the outer door liner of the refrigerator door.

[0050] In some embodiments of this application, the other end of the base plate 12 is connected to a second fin 122 for protecting the inner door liner of the refrigerator.

[0051] It is easy to understand that after the plug-in part 11 is plugged into the plug-in slot, the first fin 121 can cover the inner door liner of the corresponding refrigerator door to play a protective role.

[0052] Secondly, embodiments of this application provide a refrigerator, the refrigerator including the refrigerator door seal described in any embodiment of the first aspect.

[0053] The refrigerator is based on the refrigerator door seal described in any embodiment of the first aspect. The specific implementation of the refrigerator can be referred to the above embodiments and common knowledge in the field. Since the refrigerator adopts some or all of the technical solutions of the above embodiments, it has at least all the beneficial effects brought about by the technical solutions of the above embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0054] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of this application, enabling those skilled in the art to understand or implement this application. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of this application. Therefore, this application is not to be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features claimed herein.

Claims

1. A refrigerator door seal, characterized in that, The refrigerator door seal includes: Mounting bracket, the mounting bracket being used to connect to the refrigerator and install the refrigerator door seal onto the refrigerator; Airbag (2), one side of the airbag (2) is connected to the mounting base, the other side of the airbag (2) is used to contact the refrigerator body and seal the gap between the refrigerator body and the refrigerator door, and the airbag (2) is filled with heat-insulating filler (21), and the airbag is a single airbag. The refrigerator door seal also includes a sealing sheet (3), one end of which is connected to the airbag (2). When the other side of the airbag (2) contacts the refrigerator body, one end of the sealing sheet (3) does not contact the refrigerator body, and the other end of the sealing sheet (3) contacts the refrigerator body and seals the gap between the refrigerator body and the refrigerator door. The distance between the other end of the sealing sheet (3) and the other side of the airbag (2) is greater than the distance between one end of the sealing sheet (3) and the other side of the airbag (2).

2. The refrigerator door seal according to claim 1, characterized in that, The thermal insulation filler (21) includes at least one of hollow polyester fiber nonwoven fabric, polypropylene meltblown fabric, polyurethane foam, and EPDM rubber foam.

3. The refrigerator door seal according to claim 1, characterized in that, The mounting base includes a plug-in portion (11), the cross-sectional shape of which is an isosceles triangle, and the apex of the isosceles triangle points in the direction that the airbag (2) points to the mounting base.

4. The refrigerator door seal according to claim 3, characterized in that, The mounting base also includes a first latch (111) and a second latch (112) disposed outside the plug-in portion (11). In the cross-section of the plug-in portion (11), the first latch (111) and the second latch (112) are respectively disposed on the two sides of the isosceles triangle.

5. The refrigerator door seal according to claim 3, characterized in that, The mounting base also includes a base plate (12), and the airbag (2) and the plug-in part (11) are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the base plate (12).

6. The refrigerator door seal according to claim 5, characterized in that, One end of the base plate (12) extends outward and is connected to a first fin (121) for protecting the outer door liner of the refrigerator.

7. The refrigerator door seal according to claim 6, characterized in that, The other end of the base plate (12) is connected to a second fin (122) for protecting the inner door liner of the refrigerator.

8. A refrigerator, characterized in that, The refrigerator includes the refrigerator door seal as described in any one of claims 1 to 7.

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