Door body with hidden door handle and household appliance

By designing hidden moving blocks and inner box structures on the door of home appliances, the problems of dust accumulation and aesthetics of traditional door handles are solved, achieving a combination of aesthetics and safety.

CN224107059UActive Publication Date: 2026-04-10FOSHAN NUOXI ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
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Filing Date
2025-04-10
Publication Date
2026-04-10

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Technical Problem

Traditional household appliance door handle designs suffer from problems such as easy dust accumulation, space occupation, and unsightly appearance, especially exposed handles and recessed handles, each with its own drawbacks.

Method used

Design a door body with a hidden door handle by setting a movable block on the door body. When the movable block is in the initial position, it covers the opening of the door handle. When in use, the movable block opens to facilitate operation. When the door handle is closed, it covers the door handle. Combined with the handle inner box and limiting structure, it ensures both aesthetics and safety.

Benefits of technology

This design achieves an overall aesthetically pleasing door appearance, avoids dust accumulation and space occupation caused by exposed handles, and improves security by preventing hand cuts and the risk of contact with electrical circuits.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of household appliance door handles, and provides a door body with a hidden door handle and a household appliance, the door body with the hidden door handle comprises a movable block arranged on the door body, a door handle opening part forming the door handle is arranged on the door body, the movable block is movably connected with the door body, and the movable block and the door handle are correspondingly arranged. And the movable block moves on the door body and opens or closes the opening part of the door handle. The door body is provided with a movable block corresponding to the door handle, the movable block forms the outer surface part of the door body and shields the opening part of the door handle when in the initial position state, and when the movable block moves towards the direction of opening the opening part of the door handle, the opening part of the door handle is in the open state, so that the hand of a user can conveniently stretch into the door handle to operate the door body. When the door body is in the undetermined state, the movable block shields the opening portion of the door handle of the door body, a user cannot easily observe the door handle, and the whole door body is more attractive.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of household appliance door handle, specifically relates to a door body of hidden door handle and household appliance. BACKGROUND

[0002] The door body of the traditional household appliance (such as dishwasher, disinfection cabinet, refrigerator etc.) adopts the exposed door handle design, and there is the problem of easy dust accumulation, space occupation and influence on overall appearance.

[0003] Taking the dishwasher as an example, the existing dishwasher door handle is divided into exposed handle and embedded door handle. The exposed handle occupies the dishwasher outside space, and the embedded door handle is often provided with a groove on the dishwasher door body, and the user can easily see the groove part on the dishwasher door body, resulting in that the overall appearance of the dishwasher door body is not beautiful enough. The embedded handle structure can be seen from the Chinese patent No. ZL202310764270.9 disclosed a handle embedded appliance door, and the exposed handle can be seen from the Chinese patent No. ZL202320841585.4 disclosed a new dishwasher handle.

[0004] Therefore, further improvement is needed. INVENTION CONTENTS

[0005] The utility model provides a door body of hidden door handle and household appliance, the movable block is formed on the door body corresponding to the door handle, and the movable block is in the initial position state and forms the outer surface part of the door body and covers the door handle opening part, when the movable block moves towards the opening direction of the door handle opening part, the door handle opening part is in the opening state, the user's hand can be easily inserted into the door handle to operate the door body, and the movable block covers the door handle opening part of the door body in the standby state of the door body, so that the user cannot easily observe the door handle, and the overall appearance of the door body is more beautiful.

[0006] A door body of hidden door handle is designed for this purpose, which comprises a movable block arranged on the door body, a door handle opening part formed on the door body to form a door handle, the movable block is movably connected to the door body, and the movable block is arranged corresponding to the door handle, the movable block is movably arranged on the door body and opens or closes the door handle opening part.

[0007] The door body is provided with a handle inner box, the handle inner box is provided with a handle inner cavity for accommodating the human hand, and the movable block is movably connected to the handle inner box.

[0008] The movable block moves towards the direction of closing the handle inner cavity to trigger the door handle opening part to close.

[0009] The movable block moves towards the direction of opening the handle inner cavity to trigger the door handle opening part to open.

[0010] The handle inner box is integrally formed with the door body and is an integral whole that cannot be disassembled; or the handle inner box is detachably mounted on the door body.

[0011] The handle inner box is provided with a limiting portion, and the movable block is moved to a corresponding position in a direction of closing the handle inner cavity and is limited on an inner side of the limiting portion.

[0012] The handle inner box is provided with a rear cover plate for closing a rear part of the handle inner cavity.

[0013] In the open state of the handle inner box, a human hand is limited to extend into the handle inner cavity of the handle inner box.

[0014] The door body is provided with an assembly position, and the movable block and the rear cover plate are respectively assembled on the handle inner box and constitute a handle assembly that is independently mounted on the assembly position of the door body.

[0015] The movable block is slidably arranged on the handle inner box in an up-down direction or is reversibly arranged on the handle inner box in a front-rear direction.

[0016] The movable block is rotationally connected with the handle inner box, and an elastic member is arranged at a rotation connection position between the movable block and the handle inner box, the elastic member is a spring, one end of the elastic member is elastically abutted against the movable block, and the other end of the elastic member is elastically abutted against the handle inner box, and the movable block is elastically rotated on the handle inner box through the elastic member.

[0017] The door body is internally provided with an electrical element, and an obstruction partition plate is formed on an inner circumferential side of the handle inner box to prevent a human hand from contacting the electrical element.

[0018] A household appliance designed for the purpose comprises a machine body, and the machine body is provided with the door body with the hidden door handle.

[0019] The household appliance comprises a dishwasher, a sterilizing cabinet, a refrigerator, a washing machine, an oven or a microwave oven.

[0020] The household appliance comprises a dishwasher, a sterilizing cabinet, a refrigerator, a washing machine, an oven or a microwave oven.

[0021] The door body is provided with a movable movable block corresponding to the door handle, the movable block forms a part of an outer surface of the door body and covers the door handle opening portion in an initial position state of the movable block, and when the movable block is moved in a direction of opening the door handle opening portion, the door handle opening portion is in an open state, so that a user's hand can easily extend into the door handle to operate the door body.

[0022] The door handle and the handle assembly are arranged at an upper part of the door body, so that a user can easily operate the door body by extending a hand forward.

[0023] The door handle inner periphery and / or the movable block outer periphery and / or the handle inner box handle inner cavity opening periphery are provided with a circular arc chamfer part for preventing scratching of the human hand, avoiding the formation of sharp edges on the door handle, the movable block and the handle inner box, and when the user's hand enters the handle inner box handle inner cavity in the open state of the door handle, the user's hand contacts the circular arc chamfer part, avoiding the user's hand being easily scratched by the door handle, the movable block and the handle inner box.

[0024] In the open state of the door handle, the top of the handle inner box forms a blocking baffle for preventing the human hand from contacting the operation display circuit board upward, preventing the user's hand from contacting the operation display circuit board when operating the door body, and avoiding the risk of electric shock when the user operates the door body. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0025] Figure 1 It is an embodiment of the utility model door body and handle assembly assembly exploded structure schematic view.

[0026] Figure 2 It is an embodiment of the utility model handle assembly installed in the structure diagram of the door body inside.

[0027] Figure 3 It is an embodiment of the utility model handle assembly assembly exploded structure schematic view.

[0028] Figure 4 It is an embodiment of the utility model movable block rotates and opens the structure diagram of the door handle.

[0029] Figure 5 It is an embodiment of the utility model movable block and door handle assembly exploded structure schematic view.

[0030] Figure 6 It is an embodiment of the utility model movable block in the initial position state closes the sectional structure schematic view of the door handle.

[0031] Figure 7 It is an embodiment of the utility model movable block rotates and opens the sectional structure schematic view of the door handle.

[0032] Figure 8 It is an embodiment of the utility model operation handle assembly pulls open the sectional structure schematic view of the door body. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] In the following, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described with the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. In order to make the above objects, characteristics and advantages of the present application more apparent, a large number of specific details are described in the following description so as to fully understand the present application. However, the present application can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without departing from the connotation of the present application, so the present application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0034] Referring to Figures 1-8 A door body with a hidden door handle, comprising a movable block 2 arranged on a door body 1, the door body 1 is provided with a door handle opening part forming a door handle 3, the movable block 2 is movably connected with the door body 1, and the movable block 2 is arranged correspondingly to the door handle 3, the movable block 2 is movable on the door body 1 and opens or closes the door handle opening part.

[0035] The movable block 2 is movably arranged on the door body 1 corresponding to the door handle 3, the movable block 2 forms a part of the outer surface of the door body 1 and covers the door handle opening part in the initial position state, when the movable block 2 moves towards the opening direction of the door handle opening part, the door handle opening part is in the opening state, so that the user's hand can be inserted into the door handle opening part to operate the door body 1, when the door body 1 is in the standby state, the movable block 2 covers the door handle opening part of the door body 1, so that the user cannot easily observe the door handle opening part, and the whole door body 1 is more beautiful.

[0036] The door body 1 is provided with a handle inner box 4, the handle inner box 4 is provided with a handle inner cavity 5 for accommodating the human hand, and the movable block 2 is movably connected with the handle inner box 4.

[0037] The movable block 2 moves towards the closing direction of the handle inner cavity 5 to trigger the closing of the door handle opening part.

[0038] The movable block 2 moves towards the opening direction of the handle inner cavity 5 to trigger the opening of the door handle opening part.

[0039] When the door handle opening part is in the opening state, the user's hand is inserted into the handle inner box 4 along the door handle opening part, and the user's hand can only be limited in the handle inner box 4 to prevent the user's hand from contacting other structures inside the door body 1.

[0040] The handle inner box 4 is integrally formed with the door body 1 and is arranged as an undetachable whole, or the handle inner box 4 is detachably mounted on the door body 1.

[0041] In the embodiment, the handle inner box 4 can be integrally formed with the door plate of the door body 1 as an undetachable whole, or the handle inner box 4 is detachably mounted on the door body 1, so that the movable block 2 can be conveniently mounted on the handle inner box 4, and the mounting of the assembly personnel is facilitated.

[0042] The handle inner box 4 is provided with a limiting portion 24, and the movable block 2 is limited on the inner side of the limiting portion 24 when the movable block 2 moves to a corresponding position in the direction of closing the handle inner cavity 5. In the closed state of the door handle opening portion, the movable block 2 is limited on the inner side of the handle inner box 4 through the limiting portion 24.

[0043] The handle inner box 4 is provided with a rear cover plate 6 for closing the rear part of the handle inner cavity 5.

[0044] In the open state of the handle inner box 4, the human hand is limited to extend into the handle inner cavity 5 of the handle inner box 4.

[0045] In the embodiment, the handle inner box 4 is provided with a rear cover plate 6 for closing the rear part of the handle inner cavity 5, so that when the user's hand extends into the handle inner box 4, the user's hand is prevented from easily contacting other structures in the door body 1 through the rear part of the handle inner cavity 5.

[0046] The door body 1 is provided with an assembly position 7, and the movable block 2 and the rear cover plate 6 are respectively assembled on the handle inner box 4 and constitute a handle assembly 8 which is independently installed on the assembly position 7 of the door body 1.

[0047] The movable block 2 is arranged on the handle inner box 4 in a sliding up and down or flipping front and back manner.

[0048] In the embodiment, the assembly position 7 of the door body 1 is provided with a first buckle 18, the first buckle 18 is provided with a first buckle hole, and the handle inner box 4 is provided with a first protruding buckle matched with the first buckle hole.

[0049] The rear cover plate 6 is provided with a second buckle 19, the second buckle 19 is provided with a second buckle hole, the handle inner box 4 is provided with a second protruding buckle matched with the second buckle hole, the rear cover plate 6 is connected with the handle inner box 4 through the buckling connection, and the handle inner box 4 is connected with the first buckle 18 of the door body 1 through the buckling connection.

[0050] In the embodiment, the door body 1 includes an inner frame 20 and a door inner side plate 21, and an installation space for installing the handle inner box 4 and corresponding electrical elements is arranged between the inner frame 20 and the door inner side plate 21. The inner frame 20 and the door inner side plate 21 are fixedly connected through buckling or screws.

[0051] The assembly personnel can assemble the movable block 2 and the rear cover plate 6 on the handle inner box 4 in advance before assembling the door body 1, so as to complete the assembly of the handle assembly 8. After the handle assembly 8 is assembled, the entire handle assembly 8 is installed on the door plate of the door body 1, thereby facilitating the overall assembly of the door body 1.

[0052] An arc chamfer portion 10 for preventing scratching of the human hand is arranged on the inner periphery of the door handle 3 and / or the outer periphery of the movable block 2 and / or the periphery of the opening of the handle inner cavity 5 of the handle inner box 4.

[0053] The movable block 2 is rotationally connected with the handle inner box 4, and an elastic element 13 is arranged at the rotationally connected position between the movable block 2 and the handle inner box 4. The elastic element 13 is a spring, one end of the elastic element 13 is elastically abutted against the movable block 2, and the other end of the elastic element 13 is elastically abutted against the handle inner box 4. The movable block 2 is elastically rotated on the handle inner box 4 through the elastic element 13.

[0054] In the embodiment, a sliding groove is arranged on the front surface of the handle inner box 4, and the movable block 2 is slidingly limited on the sliding groove. When the movable block 2 is upwardly slid, the door handle 3 is opened. In the opened state of the door handle 3, the movable block 2 is downwardly slid to reset and close the door handle 3.

[0055] The handle inner box 4 is provided with a connecting lug 11 arranged on the bottom wall in the handle inner cavity 5. The movable block 2 is provided with a connecting block 12 corresponding to the connecting lug 11, and the connecting block 12 is rotationally connected with the connecting lug 11, so that the movable block 2 is rotationally arranged on the handle inner box 4. The handle inner box 4 is installed on the door body 1, and the movable block 2 is rotationally arranged on the door body 1.

[0056] In the embodiment, the connecting lug 11 and the connecting block 12 are rotationally connected through a rotating shaft.

[0057] The door handle 3 is provided with a first limiting recess 23 and / or a limiting portion 24. The movable block 2 is limited on the first limiting recess 23 and / or the limiting portion 24 in the initial position state, so as to prevent the movable block 2 from being pulled out of the door body 1 from the door handle 3. The first limiting recess 23 is used for limiting the bottom of the movable block 2, and the limiting portion 24 is used for limiting the side of the movable block 2. The top of the movable block 2 is not limited, so as to prevent the movable block 2 from being flipped along the inner side of the handle inner box 4.

[0058] In the embodiment, the elastic element 13 is provided with a shaft hole sleeved on the rotating shaft. When the door body 1 is operated, the movable block 2 is flipped into the inner side of the handle inner box 4. The fingers can hold the handle inner box 4 to pull the door body 1 outwardly or push the door body 1 inwardly to close. After the operation is completed, the user releases the handle inner box 4, the movable block 2 is flipped outwardly to close the handle inner cavity 5 of the handle inner box 4 and the door handle 3. The movable block 2 forms part of the outer surface of the door body 1. The user cannot easily observe the recess of the door body 1 (the handle inner cavity 5 of the handle inner box 4), and the door body 1 is more beautiful.

[0059] The door body 1 is internally provided with an electric element. The inner circumferential side of the handle inner box 4 forms a blocking partition plate 16 for preventing the human hand from contacting the electric element.

[0060] The inner side of the door body 1 is provided with an electric control box 15 for installing an operation display circuit board 14. The handle inner box 4 is located below the electric control box 15. In the opened state of the door handle 3, the top of the handle inner box 4 forms a blocking partition plate 16 for preventing the human hand from upwardly contacting the operation display circuit board 14.

[0061] A household appliance comprising a body 17 provided with a door body of the above-mentioned hidden door handle;

[0062] The household appliance comprises a dishwasher or a sterilizer or a refrigerator or a washing machine or an oven or a microwave oven.

[0063] The above only is the preferred embodiment of the present application, and does not limit the present application, and any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A door body for concealing a door handle, characterized by: The door body (1) is provided with a handle inner box (4), the handle inner box (4) is provided with a handle inner cavity (5) for accommodating the human hand, and the movable block (2) is movably connected with the handle inner box (4).

2. The door body of claim 1, wherein: The movable block (2) moves towards the direction of closing the handle inner cavity (5) to trigger the door handle opening portion to be closed. The movable block (2) moves towards the direction of opening the handle inner cavity (5) to trigger the door handle opening portion to be opened. The handle inner box (4) is integrally formed with the door body (1) and is arranged as an undetachable whole, or the handle inner box (4) is detachably mounted on the door body (1).

3. The door body of claim 2, wherein: The handle inner box (4) is provided with a limiting portion (24), the movable block (2) moves to a corresponding position in the direction of closing the handle inner cavity (5), and the movable block (2) is limited on the inner side of the limiting portion (24); and in the closed state of the door handle opening portion, the movable block (2) is limited on the inner side of the handle inner box (4) through the limiting portion (24).

4. The door body of claim 2, wherein: The handle inner box (4) is provided with a rear cover plate (6) for closing the rear part of the handle inner cavity (5).

5. The door body of claim 2, wherein: In the open state of the handle inner box (4), the human hand is limited to extend into the handle inner cavity (5) of the handle inner box (4). The door body (1) is provided with an assembly position (7), the movable block (2) and the rear cover plate (6) are respectively assembled on the handle inner box (4) and constitute a handle assembly (8) which is independently mounted on the assembly position (7) of the door body (1).

6. The door body of claim 5, wherein: The movable block (2) is slidably arranged on the handle inner box (4) in the up-down direction or is reversibly arranged on the handle inner box (4) in the front-rear direction.

7. The door body of claim 2, wherein: The movable block (2) is rotatably connected with the handle inner box (4), and an elastic member (13) is arranged on the rotatable connection between the movable block (2) and the handle inner box (4), the elastic member (13) is a spring, one end of the elastic member (13) is elastically abutted against the movable block (2), the other end of the elastic member (13) is elastically abutted against the handle inner box (4), and the movable block (2) is elastically rotatable on the handle inner box (4) through the elastic member (13).

8. The door body of claim 7, wherein: The door body (1) is provided with an electric element, and a blocking partition (16) is formed on the inner circumferential side of the handle inner box (4) to prevent the human hand from contacting the electric element.

9. The door body of claim 2, wherein: The machine body (17) is provided with the door body of the hidden door handle according to any one of claims 1-9.

10. A household appliance comprising a carcass (17), characterized by: The household appliance includes a dishwasher, a sterilizer, a refrigerator, a washing machine, an oven or a microwave oven. ​

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