Linkable island cabinet glass cover structure
By installing multiple glass covers on the island cabinet and using handles and seals to achieve linkage, the problems of cumbersome operation and poor sealing in the existing technology are solved, achieving convenient opening and tight closing.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520563870.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-28
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-03
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-03-28
AI Technical Summary
The existing island cabinet glass cover structure is cumbersome to operate, requiring the opening of multiple covers and prone to problems such as air leakage due to improper closure.
It adopts a multi-layer glass cover structure, with fixed, active and linked glass covers set on the track, and the lid is opened and closed in a linked manner by handle and seal, which increases the opening size and improves the sealing performance.
It improves operational convenience and sealing, reduces operational errors, prevents cold air leakage, and enhances the ease of use of the island cabinet.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of island cabinet technology, and in particular to an island cabinet glass cover structure that can be linked. Background Technology
[0002] In existing technology, island cabinets typically use two glass panels for their glass covers. One panel is fixed, and the other is movable. However, this structure results in a small opening size, making it inconvenient to access items. Some models on the market use three glass panels: a fixed top panel and two movable bottom panels. However, these are not linked, requiring both panels to be opened for each operation. This is cumbersome and prone to errors when closing, leading to leaks of cold air and severely impacting the island cabinet's usability. Utility Model Content
[0003] To address the aforementioned technical shortcomings, this invention provides an island cabinet glass cover structure that can be linked together. It employs multiple glass covers arranged on a track, with the lower glass covers being linked together, greatly improving operational convenience and increasing the size of the opening for easy access to items.
[0004] This utility model discloses a linkage-enabled island cabinet glass cover structure, including an island cabinet slide rail and at least three layers of glass covers disposed on the slide rail. The topmost glass on the island cabinet slide rail is a fixed glass cover, the bottommost glass on the island cabinet slide rail is an active glass cover, and the remaining middle glass covers are linkage glass covers. A handle is fixed on the active glass cover on the side away from the fixed glass cover, and the handle protrudes upward from the active glass cover. A seal is provided on the lower surface of the fixed glass cover on the side closer to the active glass cover, and a seal is also provided on the upper surface of the active glass cover on the side closer to the fixed glass cover. A seal is provided on the upper surface of the linkage glass cover on the side closer to the fixed glass cover, and a seal is provided on the lower surface of the linkage glass cover on the side closer to the active glass cover. Moreover, the seal on the lower surface of the upper glass cover of two adjacent glass covers is closer to the handle than the seal on the upper surface of the lower glass cover.
[0005] The handle includes a body, the lower end of which is fixedly connected to the edge of the active glass cover. A pressure plate extends from the lower end of the body toward the inside of the active glass cover, and the pressure plate is in contact with the upper surface of the active glass cover.
[0006] A baffle extends from the middle of the handle body toward the inside of the active glass cover. There is a gap between the baffle and the pressure plate. The gap between the baffle and the pressure plate is greater than the total thickness of the linkage glass cover and the fixed glass cover.
[0007] The seal is a long strip structure, comprising a hard part and a soft part. The hard part is fixed to the glass cover, and the soft part is disposed on the side wall of the hard part. The soft part of the seal on the upper surface of the lower glass cover of two adjacent glass covers is in contact with the soft part of the seal on the lower surface of the upper glass cover.
[0008] A groove is provided at the connection between the soft part and the hard part, and the groove extends inward from the side of the glass cover that is away from the hard part to the side of the glass cover.
[0009] At least the lower end of the hard part of the seal on the lower surface of the linkage glass cover adjacent to the active glass cover has a beveled structure, and the thickness of the hard part of the seal near the handle end is less than the thickness of the end connected to the soft part.
[0010] The island cabinet glass cover structure obtained by this utility model has sealing strips set on the upper and lower surfaces of adjacent glass covers. When the movable glass cover and the linked glass cover are opened, they can be opened by pulling the handle. When closed, the movable glass cover and the linked glass cover are closed by the sealing strips. At the same time, the seal between adjacent glass covers can be achieved, which greatly improves the convenience of using the island cabinet. Attached Figure Description
[0011] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;
[0012] Figure 2 This is a partially enlarged schematic diagram of point A in this utility model;
[0013] Figure 3 This is a partially enlarged schematic diagram of part B of this utility model. Detailed Implementation
[0014] To further illustrate the technical means and effects adopted by this utility model in order to achieve the intended utility model purpose, the following detailed description of the specific implementation methods, structure, features and effects of this utility model is provided in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments.
[0015] Example 1:
[0016] like Figures 1-3As shown, this utility model discloses a movable island cabinet glass cover structure, including an island cabinet slide rail and at least three glass covers disposed on the slide rail. The top glass on the island cabinet slide rail is a fixed glass cover 1, the bottom glass on the island cabinet slide rail is an active glass cover 3, and the remaining middle glass covers are movable glass covers 2. A handle 4 is fixed on the active glass cover 3 on the side away from the fixed glass cover 1. The handle 4 protrudes upward from the active glass cover 3. A seal 5 is disposed on the lower surface of the fixed glass cover 1 on the side close to the active glass cover 3. A seal 5 is also disposed on the upper surface of the active glass cover 3 on the side close to the fixed glass cover 1. A seal 5 is disposed on the upper surface of the movable glass cover 2 on the side close to the fixed glass cover 1. A seal 5 is disposed on the lower surface of the movable glass cover 2 on the side close to the active glass cover 3. Moreover, the seal 5 on the lower surface of the upper glass cover of two adjacent glass covers is closer to the handle 4 than the seal 5 on the upper surface of the lower glass cover.
[0017] The island cabinet's slide rails are arranged in parallel. Between these rails, from top to bottom, are a fixed glass cover 1, a linked glass cover 2, and an active glass cover 3. The fixed glass cover 1 is fixed to one end of the slide rail, while the linked glass cover 2 and the active glass cover 3 are slidably mounted on the slide rail. To ensure smooth sliding of the active glass cover 3 and the linked glass cover 2, gaps exist between adjacent glass covers. Typically, there are three layers of glass covers: the fixed glass cover 1, the linked glass cover 2, and the active glass cover 3, with one linked glass cover 2. Of course, there can be two or more linked glass covers 2; this embodiment describes the case with one linked glass cover 2. A handle 4 is provided on the active glass cover 3, and the handle 4 protrudes upwards from the active glass cover 3. When opening the glass cover, the user applies a pushing force to the handle 4, pushing the active glass cover 3 towards the fixed glass cover 1. The pushing process is as follows: the active glass cover 3 moves first until the handle 4 touches the linked glass cover 2. As it continues to push forward, the handle 4 on the active glass cover 3 will move the linked glass cover 2 together until the handle 4 touches the edge of the fixed glass cover 1. At this point, the glass cover is fully opened, and the island cabinet's glass cover is at its maximum opening degree. Of course, to maximize the opening degree of the glass cover, the handle 4 can be placed on the edge of the active glass cover 3 away from the fixed glass cover 1.
[0018] A sealing strip 5 is provided on the upper edge of the active glass cover 3 near the side of the linkage glass cover 2, and a sealing strip 5 is provided on the lower edge of the linkage glass cover 2 near the side of the active glass cover 3. Similarly, a sealing strip 5 is provided on the upper edge of the linkage glass cover 2 near the side of the fixed glass cover 1, and a sealing strip 5 is provided on the lower edge of the fixed glass cover 1 near the side of the linkage glass cover 2. In adjacent glass covers, the sealing strip 5 on the lower edge of the upper glass cover is closer to the handle 4 than the sealing strip 5 on the upper edge of the lower glass cover; that is, the sealing strip 5 on the lower edge of the linkage glass cover 2 is closer to the handle 4 than the sealing strip 5 on the upper edge of the active glass cover 3, and the sealing strip 5 on the lower edge of the fixed glass cover 1 is closer to the handle 4 than the sealing strip 5 on the upper edge of the linkage glass cover 2. Simultaneously, the thickness of the sealing strip 5 needs to be less than the gap between adjacent glass covers, but must be greater than half the gap between adjacent glass covers. This ensures that all glass covers are linked when they need to be closed. The specific closing process is as follows: The user applies a pulling force to the handle 4, causing the active glass cover 3 to move away from the fixed glass cover 1 along the slide rail until the seal 5 on the active glass cover 3 abuts against the seal 5 on the lower surface of the linkage glass cover 2. At this point, the active glass cover 3 continues to move, causing the linkage glass cover 2 to move synchronously until the active glass cover 3 reaches the edge of the island cabinet's slide rail. At this point, the seal 5 on the lower surface of the fixed glass cover 1 abuts against the seal 5 on the upper surface of the linkage glass cover 2, thus completing the linkage closing of the island cabinet's glass covers. After closing, the seals 5 on adjacent glass covers abut against each other, achieving a seal between the glass covers. For better sealing, the seal 5 extends from one end of the corresponding glass cover to the other, passing through the entire glass cover. There may be a small gap between the two ends of the seal 5 and the corresponding slide rail.
[0019] The above solution, with the cooperation of the active glass cover 3, the linkage glass cover 2, and the fixed glass cover 1, achieves linkage in the opening and closing process, improving the convenience of operation, and at the same time increases the size of the island cabinet opening, making it easier to retrieve items.
[0020] The handle 4 includes a body 41, the lower end of which is fixedly connected to the edge of the active glass cover 3. A pressure plate 42 extends from the lower end of the body 41 toward the inner side of the active glass cover 3, and the pressure plate 42 is attached to the upper surface of the active glass cover 3. To ensure a firm connection between the handle 4 and the active glass cover 3, and to minimize the area occupied by the handle 4 on the active glass cover 3, a pressure plate 42 is provided at the lower end of the body 41. This allows for a relatively smaller volume of the body 41. Because the pressure plate 42 is relatively thin, in the open state, it can be inserted into the gap between the active glass cover 3 and the linkage glass cover 2 without affecting the maximum opening degree of the glass cover. The pressure plate 42, attached to the active glass cover 3, increases the firmness of the connection between the body 41 and the active glass cover 3.
[0021] A baffle 43 extends from the middle of the handle 4 body 41 toward the inside of the active glass cover 3. A gap exists between the baffle 43 and the pressure plate 42, and this gap is greater than the combined thickness of the linkage glass cover 2 and the fixed glass cover 1. When opening the glass cover, the operator needs to hold the handle 4 and apply pushing force. The edges of the linkage glass cover 2 and the fixed glass cover 1 will subsequently contact the handle 4. At this time, the operator's hand is easily caught between the handle 4 and the linkage glass cover 2 or the fixed glass cover 1, resulting in injury. To protect the operator's safety, a baffle 43 is provided in the middle of the body 41. When opening the glass cover, the operator's hand is held on the body 41 above the baffle 43, while the contact points between the linkage glass cover 2, the fixed glass cover 1, and the body 41 are all located below the baffle 43. This ensures the operator's safety and prevents hand pinching.
[0022] The seal 5 is a long strip structure, comprising a rigid part 51 and a flexible part 52. The rigid part 51 is fixed to the glass cover, and the flexible part 52 is disposed on the side wall of the rigid part 51. The flexible part 52 of the seal 5 on the upper surface of the lower glass cover of two adjacent glass covers is in contact with the flexible part 52 of the seal 5 on the lower surface of the upper glass cover. The seal 5 can be extruded, with the rigid part 51 made of a rigid material, such as rigid PVC, and the flexible part 52 made of a flexible material, such as soft PVC, etc., and can be integrally extruded. The rigid part 51 ensures that the seals 5 can generate an interlocking force after contact during the interlocking closing of the glass covers, preventing excessive deformation that could cause adjacent glass covers to fail to interlock, thus improving operational reliability. The flexible part 52 allows for a certain amount of compression between the flexible parts 52 of the seals 5 after the glass covers are interlocked closed, thereby improving the sealing effect.
[0023] A groove 53 is provided at the connection between the soft part 52 and the hard part 51. The groove 53 extends inward from the side of the glass cover that is away from the hard part 51. The design of the groove 53 can effectively improve the deformation of the soft parts 52 caused by mutual compression between the seals 5 after the adjacent glass covers are closed. The groove 53 can give the soft parts 52 better resilience, thereby improving the sealing performance between the seals 5.
[0024] At least the lower end of the rigid portion 51 of the seal 5 on the lower surface of the linkage glass cover 2 adjacent to the active glass cover 3 has a beveled structure, and the thickness of the rigid portion 51 of the seal 5 near the handle 4 is less than the thickness of the end connected to the soft portion 52. The beveled structure of the lower end of the rigid portion 51 of the seal 5 on the lower surface of the linkage glass cover 2 creates a gap between the rigid portion 51 of the seal 5 and the upper surface of the active glass cover 3, allowing the pressure plate 42 to be inserted into the gap. This prevents interference between the pressure plate 42 and the seal 5 when the glass cover is opened, thus avoiding affecting the maximum opening state. The beveled structure on the rigid portion 51 of the seal 5 does not affect other seals, so all seals 5 can adopt this structure, resulting in lower processing costs.
[0025] In the description of this application, it should be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," and "counterclockwise," etc., indicating orientation or positional relationships based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, are used only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this application. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined with "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of this application, "multiple" means two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.
[0026] In the description of this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "joining" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the interaction relationship between two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this application according to the specific circumstances.
[0027] In this application, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, "above" or "below" the second feature can include direct contact between the first and second features, or contact between the first and second features through another feature between them. Furthermore, "above," "over," and "on top" of the second feature includes the first feature being directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is at a higher horizontal level than the second feature. "Below," "below," and "under" the second feature includes the first feature being directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is at a lower horizontal level than the second feature.
[0028] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model in any way. Although the present utility model has been disclosed above with reference to a preferred embodiment, it is not intended to limit the present utility model. Any person skilled in the art can make some modifications or alterations to the above-disclosed technical content to create equivalent embodiments without departing from the scope of the present utility model. Any simplification, equivalent changes, and alterations made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present utility model without departing from the scope of the present utility model shall still fall within the scope of the present utility model.
Claims
1. A movable island cabinet glass cover structure, comprising an island cabinet slide rail and at least three layers of glass covers disposed on the slide rail, characterized in that: The top glass on the island cabinet slide rail is a fixed glass cover, the bottom glass on the island cabinet slide rail is an active glass cover, and the remaining middle glass covers are linked glass covers. A handle is fixed on the active glass cover away from the fixed glass cover, and the handle protrudes upward from the active glass cover. A seal is provided on the lower surface of the fixed glass cover near the active glass cover, and a seal is also provided on the upper surface of the active glass cover near the fixed glass cover. A seal is provided on the upper surface of the linked glass cover near the fixed glass cover, and a seal is provided on the lower surface of the linked glass cover near the active glass cover. In two adjacent glass covers, the seal on the lower surface of the upper glass cover is closer to the handle than the seal on the upper surface of the lower glass cover.
2. The island cabinet glass cover structure capable of linkage according to claim 1, characterized in that: The handle includes a body, the lower end of which is fixedly connected to the edge of the active glass cover. A pressure plate extends from the lower end of the body toward the inside of the active glass cover, and the pressure plate is in contact with the upper surface of the active glass cover.
3. The island cabinet glass cover structure capable of linkage according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: A baffle extends from the middle of the handle body toward the inside of the active glass cover. There is a gap between the baffle and the pressure plate. The gap between the baffle and the pressure plate is greater than the total thickness of the linkage glass cover and the fixed glass cover.
4. The island cabinet glass cover structure capable of linkage according to claim 3, characterized in that: The seal is a long strip structure, comprising a hard part and a soft part. The hard part is fixed to the glass cover, and the soft part is disposed on the side wall of the hard part. The soft part of the seal on the upper surface of the lower glass cover of two adjacent glass covers is in contact with the soft part of the seal on the lower surface of the upper glass cover.
5. The island cabinet glass cover structure capable of linkage according to claim 4, characterized in that: A groove is provided at the connection between the soft part and the hard part, and the groove extends inward from the side of the glass cover that is away from the hard part to the side of the glass cover.
6. The island cabinet glass cover structure capable of linkage according to claim 5, characterized in that: At least the lower end of the hard part of the seal on the lower surface of the linkage glass cover adjacent to the active glass cover has a beveled structure, and the thickness of the hard part of the seal near the handle end is less than the thickness of the end connected to the soft part.