CN110966830B - A reinforcement subassembly and domestic appliance for domestic appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

A reinforcement component for a household appliance and the household appliance, the reinforcement component for the household appliance comprises: a body portion made of plastic; a metal fixing member fixed to the main body portion, the metal fixing member having a threaded hole; wherein the body portion exposes the threaded hole. The scheme provided by the invention can provide an improved reinforcement component for the household appliance and the household appliance, wherein the reinforcement component has the advantages of light weight, low cost, difficulty in wire slipping in the use process and repeated disassembly and use.

Description

A reinforcement subassembly and domestic appliance for domestic appliance

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of household appliances, in particular to a reinforcing piece assembly for a household appliance and the household appliance.

Background

In the household appliance, in order to improve the bearing strength of the bearing part, a reinforcing part is generally added at the joint of the bearing part and the wall plate of the household appliance, so that the wall plate is prevented from being damaged due to the overlarge stress of the bearing part.

In the prior art, an integrally formed metal part is generally used as a reinforcing part. The metal reinforcing part has the defects of high cost, limited use scene and the like. In some scenarios, such as a refrigerator, metal reinforcements may also cause condensation problems.

Disclosure of Invention

It is an object of embodiments of the present invention to provide an improved stiffener assembly for a household appliance and a household appliance.

Accordingly, an embodiment of the present invention provides a reinforcement assembly for a home appliance, including: a body portion made of plastic; a metal fixing member fixed to the main body portion, the metal fixing member having a threaded hole; wherein the body portion exposes the threaded hole.

Compare current reinforcement subassembly for domestic appliance, this embodiment the installation of the metal mounting of fixed band screw hole in the plastics main part is adopted to reinforcement subassembly, and whole structure metal content is few, does benefit to the whole weight that alleviates the reinforcement subassembly, and the metal mounting that is used for playing the fixed effect of enhancement can the shaping through the punching press, and cost efficiency is higher. Furthermore, as the threaded holes are made of metal materials, the thread is not easy to slip in the use process, so that the whole reinforcement component can be repeatedly disassembled, and the service life of the reinforcement component is prolonged. Furthermore, because the body of the stiffener assembly is made of plastic, this is advantageous in reducing the likelihood of condensation, and the body of plastic is easier to form into a variety of different configurations, so that the designer may have greater freedom in designing the stiffener assembly.

Optionally, the metal fixing piece is fixed in the main body part, and for scenes used in refrigeration equipment such as a refrigerator, direct contact between the metal fixing piece and a region prone to generating condensation can be remarkably reduced, so that the probability of condensation caused by the reinforcement component is effectively reduced.

Optionally, the metal fixing member is detachably fixed to the main body portion. Therefore, partial part replacement of the reinforcing part assembly can be realized in the manufacturing process and/or the after-sale process, particularly for parts such as metal fixing pieces which are easily damaged due to frequent locking, the scheme of the embodiment allows the metal fixing pieces to be detached and replaced independently without removing the whole reinforcing part assembly, the replacement cost of the reinforcing part assembly is greatly reduced, and the service life of the whole structure of the reinforcing part assembly is prolonged.

Optionally, the main body portion includes a containing cavity and a cover portion adapted to close the containing cavity, the containing cavity is adapted to contain the metal fixing piece, and the containing cavity has a threaded through hole adapted to the threaded hole. Therefore, the metal fixing piece can be stably fixed in the main body part through the matching of the accommodating cavity and the cover part, the threaded hole in the metal fixing piece can be aligned with the threaded through hole in the accommodating cavity all the time, and the reinforcing piece assembly is convenient to mount on the household appliance.

Optionally, the shape of the accommodating cavity is matched with the shape of the metal fixing piece. Therefore, the metal fixing piece can be better matched with the accommodating cavity, and the metal fixing piece can be more accurately fixed in the main body part.

Optionally, the metal fixing part has at least one positioning angle, and for each positioning angle, the accommodating cavity has a positioning angle accommodating part matched with the accommodating cavity, so as to play a role in left-right positioning, and prevent the metal fixing part from unexpectedly rotating in the accommodating cavity.

Optionally, when the cover closes the accommodating cavity, the inner surface of the cover abuts against the metal fixing piece to play a role in positioning the cover up and down, so that the metal fixing piece is prevented from unexpectedly shaking in the accommodating cavity.

Optionally, the cover has with hold the recess of chamber looks adaptation, work as the cover seals when holding the chamber, the bottom surface of recess with the metal mounting offsets to play positioning action from top to bottom through recess and the cooperation that holds the chamber, avoid the metal mounting to take place unexpected the rocking in holding the intracavity.

Optionally, the cover portion has a supporting portion, and when the cover portion closes the accommodating cavity, the supporting portion is supported against the metal fixing member, so that the supporting portion plays a role in positioning up and down, and the metal fixing member is prevented from unexpected shaking in the accommodating cavity.

Optionally, the main body portion includes a base portion provided with the receiving cavity, and the cover portion is flexibly connected to the base portion. Therefore, when the accommodating cavity is opened by the cover part, the cover part is still connected with the base part and cannot be completely separated from the main body part, the operation of a user is facilitated, and the situation that the accommodating cavity cannot be closed due to the loss of the cover part is avoided.

Optionally, the body portion includes a base portion provided with the accommodating cavity, and the base portion and the cover portion are in snap connection at least one end of the accommodating cavity. Therefore, when the cover part closes the accommodating cavity, the cover part is connected with the base part in a buckling mode to keep the cover part in a state of closing the accommodating cavity, and the metal fixing part is fixed in the accommodating cavity.

Optionally, the base portion has first and second opposite ends, the cover portion has first and second opposite ends, and the first end of the base portion is flexibly connected to the first end of the cover portion.

Optionally, the first end of the base has a first fastening portion, the first end of the cover has a first coupling portion, and when the first fastening portion is coupled with the first coupling portion, the cover closes the accommodating cavity.

Optionally, the second end of the base has a second fastening portion, the second end of the cover has a second coupling portion, and when the second fastening portion is coupled with the second coupling portion, the cover closes the accommodating cavity.

Optionally, at least one metal fixing part is respectively arranged at two ends of the main body part to disperse the bearing capacity and optimize the bearing capacity of the reinforcement component.

Optionally, the main body part is provided with a through hole between the two metal fixing parts, so that the metal fixing parts are convenient to take during installation, and the overall attractiveness of the reinforcement component is improved.

Optionally, the metal fixing piece is injection-molded in the main body part as an insert to firmly fix the metal fixing piece in the main body part, so as to avoid unexpected displacement of the metal fixing piece in the main body part.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a home appliance, including: a housing including an inner wall and an outer wall spaced from the inner wall; a chamber within the housing, the inner wall including a first side facing the chamber and an opposing second side; the above-mentioned reinforcement assembly, the said reinforcement assembly is affixed to the second side of the said inner wall; a bearing member mounted along a first side of the inner wall; and the fixing piece penetrates through the bearing piece and the inner wall and is in threaded connection with the metal fixing piece of the reinforcing piece assembly. When domestic appliance is refrigeration plant such as refrigerator, this embodiment the structure of reinforcement subassembly can also effectively avoid appearing the condensation phenomenon in the refrigerator.

Compared with the existing household appliance, the household appliance provided by the embodiment of the invention has the advantages that the bearing strength of the bearing part is improved by installing the reinforcing part assembly, meanwhile, the reinforcing part assembly is only screwed and connected by adopting a metal material, so that the overall cost is favorably reduced, the reinforcing part assembly and/or the metal fixing part therein can be repeatedly disassembled and used, the repeated utilization rate is high, and the overall service life is favorably prolonged.

Optionally, the fixing member includes a screw fitted into the threaded hole, and the reinforcing member assembly fixed to the metal fixing member and the load-bearing member are fixedly secured together by being coupled to the threaded hole of the metal fixing member.

Optionally, the bearing member includes a guide rail to prevent an object such as a drawer carried on the guide rail from being too heavy to damage an inner wall of the household appliance by cooperating with the reinforcement member assembly.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a main body portion of a stiffener assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a metal fastener of a reinforcement assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion of region A of FIG. 1;

FIGS. 4-7 are schematic views of metal fasteners of other reinforcement assemblies according to embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a partial schematic view of a main body portion of another reinforcement assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a partial schematic view of a main body portion of yet another reinforcement member assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is an illustration of the components shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 incorporated into a reinforcement assembly;

fig. 11 is a partial schematic view of a home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of an inner wall of the household appliance shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a partial exploded view of the inner wall shown in FIG. 12;

fig. 14 is a partial side view of the inner wall shown in fig. 12.

In the drawings:

100-a stiffener assembly; 110-a body portion; 111-a containment chamber; 111 a-side walls of the receiving cavity; 111 b-the bottom surface of the receiving cavity; 112-a cover portion; 112 a-inner surface of the cover; 112 b-a first end of the cover; 112 c-a second end of the cover; 112 d-side edge of the cover; 113-a threaded via; 114-positioning the angular accommodation; 115-grooves; 115 a-the bottom surface of the groove; 116-a holding portion; 117-a base; 117 a-a first end of the base; 117 b-a second end of the base; 117 c-side of base; 118-a flexible foldable bridge; 120-metal fasteners; 120 a-side wall of metal fixture; 120 b-the upper surface of the metal fixture; 120c — lower surface of metal fixture; 121-a threaded hole; 122-orientation angle; 123-a limiting part; 124-notch; 130-a first fastening part; 131-a first coupling part; 132-a second latch; 133-a second coupling part; 134-a via; 135-a fitting part; 200-household appliances; 210-a housing; 211-inner wall; 211 a-a first side of the inner wall; 211 b-a second side of the inner wall; 212-outer wall; 213-a via hole of the inner wall; 214-a chamber; 220-a load-bearing member; 221-a guide rail; 222-a via of a rail; 230-a fixing member; x-the longitudinal direction of the body portion; y-the width direction of the body portion; z height direction of the main body.

Detailed Description

As background art, there are many irrational in the design of existing stiffeners for household appliances.

Taking a refrigerator as an example, a typical installation method of a reinforcement component is as follows: the plastic stud hole is directly formed in the plastic part in an injection molding mode, and the self-tapping screw penetrates through the bearing part (such as the guide rail) and the liner through hole to achieve the effects of locking and strengthening the bearing capacity of the guide rail. The reinforcement component has the advantages of low cost and difficult generation of condensation in the refrigerator. However, the plastic stud has the defects that the screw slipping phenomenon is easily generated in the screw locking process, the plastic screw can be locked and attached for three times, and the plastic reinforcing piece cannot be repeatedly disassembled when a customer needs to replace the guide rail.

Another typical installation method is to use a metal reinforcement assembly, specifically, the metal post is threaded and locked with a machine screw. The advantages of this type of stiffener assembly are: the metal thread can be repeatedly disassembled. However, the overall cost is relatively high, and the metal reinforcement is likely to cause a condensation phenomenon inside the refrigerator.

In summary, the existing reinforcing member for the refrigerator compartment cannot meet the user requirements of low cost, no condensation, detachability and the like.

To solve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention provides a reinforcement assembly for a home appliance, including: a body portion made of plastic; a metal fixing member fixed to the main body portion, the metal fixing member having a threaded hole; wherein the main body portion is exposed out of the threaded hole.

The technical personnel in the field understand, this embodiment reinforcement subassembly adopts the mounting means of the metal mounting of fixed band screw hole in the plastics main part, and whole structure metal content is few, does benefit to the whole weight that alleviates the reinforcement subassembly, and the metal mounting that is used for playing the fixed effect of enhancement can be shaping through the punching press, and cost efficiency is higher.

Furthermore, as the threaded holes are made of metal materials, the thread is not easy to slip in the use process, so that the whole reinforcement component can be repeatedly disassembled, and the service life of the reinforcement component is prolonged. Furthermore, because the body of the stiffener assembly is made of plastic, this is advantageous in reducing the likelihood of condensation, and the body of plastic is easier to form into a variety of different configurations, so that the designer may have greater freedom in designing the stiffener assembly.

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a main body portion of a stiffener assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention. Wherein, the reinforcement subassembly of this embodiment can be applied to refrigeration plant such as refrigerator, freezer, also can be applied to the domestic appliance that needs the bearing strength of reinforcing bearing member such as wardrobe, dish washer.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, in conjunction with fig. 1 and 2, the stiffener assembly 100 may include: a body portion 110 made of plastic; a metal fixing member 120 fixed to the body portion 110, the metal fixing member 120 having a screw hole 121; the body 110 exposes the screw hole 121.

Therefore, by adopting the installation mode of the metal fixing piece 120 with the fixing threaded hole 121 in the main body part 110 made of plastic, the metal content of the whole structure of the reinforcing piece assembly 100 is low, the whole weight of the reinforcing piece assembly 100 is favorably reduced, the metal fixing piece 120 used for reinforcing and fixing can be formed by stamping, and the cost efficiency is higher.

Further, as the threaded hole 121 is made of a metal material, the thread is not easy to slip in the using process, so that the whole reinforcing member assembly 100 can be repeatedly disassembled, and the service life of the reinforcing member assembly 100 is prolonged. Furthermore, since the main body (i.e., the main body portion 110) of the reinforcement assembly 100 is made of plastic, it is advantageous to reduce the possibility of dew condensation, and the main body portion 110 made of plastic is more easily formed into various different configurations, so that the designer can have a greater degree of freedom in designing the reinforcement assembly 100.

In one or more embodiments, the metal fixing member 120 is detachably fixed to the body part 110. Therefore, partial part replacement of the reinforcement member assembly 100 can be realized, for example, in the manufacturing process and/or the after-sale process, especially for parts such as the metal fixing member 120 which are vulnerable to damage due to frequent locking, the solution of the embodiment allows the metal fixing member 120 to be detached and replaced independently without removing the whole reinforcement member assembly 100, thereby greatly reducing the replacement cost of the reinforcement member assembly 100 and being beneficial to prolonging the service life of the whole structure of the reinforcement member assembly 100.

In one or more embodiments, the metal fixing member 120 may be fixed inside the main body portion 110, and for a scene used in a refrigeration device such as a refrigerator, direct contact between the metal fixing member 120 and a region where condensation is likely to occur may be significantly reduced, so that the probability of condensation caused by the reinforcement assembly 100 may be effectively reduced.

In one or more embodiments, referring to fig. 3, the body part 110 may include a receiving cavity 111 and a cover part 112 adapted to close the receiving cavity 111, the receiving cavity 111 is adapted to receive a metal fixing member 120, and the receiving cavity 111 has a threaded through hole 113 adapted to a threaded hole 121. Therefore, the metal fixing piece 120 can be firmly fixed in the main body part 110 through the matching of the accommodating cavity 111 and the cover part 112, the threaded hole 121 in the metal fixing piece 120 can be always aligned with the threaded through hole 113 in the accommodating cavity 111, and the reinforcement component 100 can be conveniently installed on the household appliance.

For example, the threaded through hole 113 may be opened at the bottom surface 111b of the receiving cavity 111 and extend to a surface of the body part 110 close to the home appliance when being mounted to the home appliance.

In a typical application scenario, when the reinforcement assembly 100 is mounted on the sidewall of the household appliance, the screw sequentially passes through the through hole of the load-bearing member and the through hole of the household appliance, and then extends into the threaded through hole 113 and couples with the threaded hole 121, so as to firmly screw the load-bearing member and the reinforcement assembly 100.

In one or more embodiments, the metal fixing member 120 may be adhesively received in the receiving cavity 111 to prevent the threaded hole 121 and the threaded through hole 113 from being misaligned due to an unexpected movement of the metal fixing member 120 in the receiving cavity 111.

In one or more embodiments, referring to fig. 1 to 3, the shape of the receiving cavity 111 may be adapted to the shape of the metal fixing member 120. Therefore, the metal fixing member 120 can be better fitted with the accommodating cavity 111, so as to fix the metal fixing member 120 in the main body portion 110 more accurately.

For example, the metal fixing member 120 may be received in the receiving cavity 111 in an interference fit manner to increase a friction force between an outer edge of the metal fixing member 120 and an inner edge of the receiving cavity 111, which may also avoid the threaded hole 121 and the threaded via 113 from being misaligned due to an unexpected movement of the metal fixing member 120 in the receiving cavity 111.

Specifically, the shapes of the metal fixing member 120 and the receiving cavity 111 may be triangular, rectangular, polygonal, cross-shaped (as shown in fig. 1 to 3), irregular, and the like.

In one or more embodiments, the metal fixing member 120 may have at least one positioning angle 122, and for each positioning angle 122, the receiving cavity 111 has a positioning angle receiving portion 114 adapted to perform a left-right positioning function to prevent the metal fixing member 120 from rotating unexpectedly in the receiving cavity 111. Here, left and right indicate ± x directions (and/or ± y directions) in the drawing.

In a typical application scenario, during the process of coupling with the screw, the positioning angle 122 and the positioning angle receiving portion 114 cooperate to effectively prevent the metal fixing member 120 from rotating along with the rotation of the screw.

In one or more embodiments, the plurality of positioning angles 122 may be uniformly and symmetrically distributed on the metal fixing member 120, and similarly, the corresponding plurality of positioning angle receiving portions 114 may also be uniformly and symmetrically distributed on the receiving cavity 111.

For example, referring to fig. 1 to 3, the number of the positioning angles 122 and the corresponding positioning angle receiving portions 114 may be 4 and are uniformly and symmetrically distributed on the metal fixing member 120 and the receiving cavity 111.

In one or more alternative examples, the plurality of positioning angles 122 may also be distributed unevenly and asymmetrically on the metal fixing member 120, and similarly, the corresponding plurality of positioning angle receiving portions 114 may also be distributed unevenly and asymmetrically on the receiving cavity 111.

In one or more embodiments, referring to fig. 1-6, the positioning angle 122 may extend outward from the sidewall 120a of the metal fixture 120 and be in the same plane as the upper surface 120b (and/or the lower surface 120c) of the metal fixture 120. Similarly, the corresponding positioning corner receiving portion 114 may also extend outward from the sidewall 111a of the receiving cavity 111 and be in the same plane with the bottom surface 111b of the receiving cavity 111.

In one or more alternative examples, referring to fig. 7, assuming that the upper surface 120b of the metal fixing member 120 is the side close to the bottom surface of the accommodating cavity 111, the positioning angle 122 may be recessed from the upper surface 120b in the direction of the lower surface 120c and protrude outward from the lower surface 120c (i.e., protruding in the + z direction as shown). Similarly, the corresponding positioning angle receiving portion 114 may protrude from the bottom surface 111b in the + z direction as shown. Therefore, when the metal fixing element 120 is placed in the accommodating cavity 111, the positioning angle 122 and the positioning angle accommodating part 114 can also play a role of limiting.

In one or more embodiments, referring to fig. 4 to 6, the portion of the metal fixture 120 with the positioning angle 122, except for the positioning angle 122, may have a circular arc shape (or a shape with a circular arc shape and a straight line with a transition interval). Further, the positioning corner 122 may have various shapes such as triangle, rectangle, polygon, etc.

Further, the number of the positioning angles 122 may be 1 or more.

Similarly, the shape of the receiving cavity 122 may be determined according to the shape of the metal fixture 120.

In one or more embodiments, the threaded hole 121 may be located at the geometric center, or the center of gravity, of the metal fixture 120, or other suitable locations that are not prone to fracture of the metal fixture 120. The position of the threaded through hole 113 opened in the receiving cavity 111 may be determined according to the position of the threaded hole 121 on the metal fixture 120.

In one or more embodiments, the number of threaded holes 121 may be one (as shown in fig. 2, 4, 5, and 7), two (as shown in fig. 6), or even more. The number of the threaded through holes 113 opened in the receiving cavity 111 corresponds to the number of the threaded holes 121.

In one or more embodiments, referring to fig. 8, when the cover part 112 closes the accommodating cavity 111, the inner surface 112a of the cover part 112 abuts against the metal fixing member 120 to achieve the up-and-down positioning effect through the cover part 112, so as to prevent the metal fixing member 120 from undesirably shaking in the accommodating cavity 111. Wherein, the upper and lower are indicated in the ± z direction of the figure. That is, the inner surface 112a of the cover part 112 is engaged with the angular positioning receiving part 114, so that the metal fixture 120 can be prevented from moving in the receiving cavity 111 in all directions in the ± z direction, the ± y direction, and the ± x direction, and the metal fixture 120 can be firmly fixed to the body part 110.

In one or more alternative examples, referring to fig. 9, the cover part 112 may have a groove 115 adapted to the accommodating cavity 111, when the cover part 112 closes the accommodating cavity 111, a bottom surface 115a of the groove 115 abuts against the metal fixing member 120, so as to achieve an up-and-down positioning effect through the cooperation of the groove 115 and the accommodating cavity 111, and prevent the metal fixing member 120 from generating unexpected shaking in the accommodating cavity 111. Accordingly, the bottom surface 115a of the recess 115 formed in the cover 112 is fitted into the angular positioning receiving portion 114, whereby the metal fixture 120 can be prevented from moving in the receiving cavity 111 in all directions in the ± z direction, the ± y direction, and the ± x direction, and the metal fixture 120 can be firmly fixed to the body 110.

In one or more alternative examples, referring to fig. 1 and fig. 3, the cover portion 112 may have a supporting portion 116, and when the cover portion 112 closes the accommodating cavity 111, the supporting portion 116 is supported against the metal fixing member 120, so as to achieve the vertical positioning function through the supporting portion 116, and prevent the metal fixing member 120 from undesirably shaking in the accommodating cavity 111.

Specifically, the shape of the abutting portion 116 may be adapted to the shape of the metal fixing element 120, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, so as to abut against the metal fixing element 120 in all directions.

Alternatively, the abutting portion 116 may be a cylinder with any shape protruding from the inner surface 112a of the cover portion 112 to the direction of the accommodating cavity 111, so as to reduce the complexity of the manufacturing process.

In one or more embodiments, referring to fig. 1 and 3, the body portion 110 can include a base portion 117 provided with the receiving cavity 111, and the cover portion 112 can be flexibly coupled to the base portion 117. Therefore, when the cover part 112 opens the accommodating cavity 111, the cover part 112 is still connected with the base part 117 and cannot be completely separated from the main body part 110, the operation of a user is convenient, and the situation that the accommodating cavity 111 cannot be closed due to the loss of the cover part 112 is avoided.

Specifically, the receiving cavity 111 is disposed at one side of the base 1117 facing the cover 112, and one end of the threaded through hole 113 extends to the opposite side of the base 1117 to be able to couple with a screw passing through the home appliance when mounted to the home appliance.

Further, the cover 112 and the base 117 may be connected by a flexible foldable bridge 118.

In a typical application scenario, after the metal fixing member 120 is placed in the receiving cavity 111 of the main body 110 shown in fig. 1, the cover portion 112 is turned over to the position shown in fig. 10. At this time, the inner surface 112a of the lid 112 (or the bottom surface 115a of the groove 115 formed on the lid 112, or the abutting portion 116 provided on the lid 112) presses the metal fixing member 120, thereby achieving an effect of fixing the metal fixing member 120 in the body 110. Moreover, the cover part 112 and the receiving cavity 111 cover most regions of the metal fixture 120 except for the screw hole 121, thereby preventing the metal fixture 120 from being directly exposed.

In one or more embodiments, the base 117 and the cover 112 can be snap-fit at least one end of the receiving cavity 111. Thus, when the cover part 112 closes the accommodation cavity 111 (as shown in fig. 10), the cover part 112 is snap-coupled with the base part 117 to hold the cover part 112 in a state of closing the accommodation cavity 111, so as to fix the metal fixture 120 in the accommodation cavity 111.

In an alternative, referring to fig. 3, the base 117 has opposite first and second ends 117a, 117b, the cover 112 has opposite first and second ends 112b, 112c, and the first end 117a of the base 117 is flexibly coupled to the first end 112b of the cover 112.

For example, the first end 117a of the base 117 and the first end 112b of the cover 112 may be connected by a flexible foldable bridge 118. In contrast, the second end 117b of the base 117 and the second end 112c of the cover 112 may contact or separate from each other to enable the cover 112 to open or close the receiving cavity 111.

In an alternative example, the first end 117a of the base 117 may have a first latch 130, and the first end 112b of the cover 112 may have a first coupling portion 131, such that when the first latch 130 is coupled with the first coupling portion 131, the cover 112 closes the receiving cavity 111.

In an alternative example, the second end 117b of the base 117 may have a second latch 132, and the second end 112c of the cover 112 may have a second coupling portion 133, so that when the second latch 132 is coupled with the second coupling portion 133, the cover 112 closes the receiving cavity 111.

Thus, the cover 112 can be securely attached to the base 117 by the engagement of the first engaging portion 130 with the first coupling portion 131 and/or the engagement of the second engaging portion 132 with the second coupling portion 133, so that the cover 112 can be held in a position closing the accommodation chamber 111.

In one or more alternative examples, the cover portion 112 is just sized to close the accommodating cavity 111, and the first locking portion 130 and/or the second locking portion 132 may be respectively disposed at two ends of the accommodating cavity 111 along the ± x direction, which may also achieve the effect of closing the accommodating cavity 111 by the cover portion 112.

In one or more embodiments, referring to fig. 1, at least one metal fastener 120 may be disposed at each end of the main body 110 along the length direction (i.e., the ± x direction) to distribute the load-bearing force and optimize the load-bearing capacity of the stiffener assembly 100. Accordingly, each of the metal fasteners 120 is fixed in a corresponding one of the body portions 110.

Specifically, the plurality of metal fasteners 120 may be arranged in ± x and/or ± y directions at both ends of the body part 110.

Alternatively, two or more metal fixing members 120 may be disposed in one main body portion 110, wherein a plurality of accommodating cavities 111 are disposed on the main body portion 110, and each metal fixing member 120 is disposed in a corresponding accommodating cavity 111. Specifically, the plurality of receiving cavities 111 may be arranged in ± x and/or ± y directions within the body portion 110.

In one or more embodiments, the main body 110 may have a through hole 134 formed between the two metal fasteners 120, which is convenient for taking during installation and is also beneficial for improving the overall aesthetic appearance of the reinforcement assembly 100.

In one or more alternative examples, when only one metal fixing member 120 is provided, the whole structure of the main body portion 120 may be as shown in fig. 3, and the effect of sharing the load of the load-bearing member may also be achieved by mounting a plurality of main body portions 110 shown in fig. 3 to the household appliance.

In one or more embodiments, the metal fixing member 120 may be injection molded in the body portion 110 as an insert to firmly fix the metal fixing member 120 in the body portion 110, so as to prevent the metal fixing member 120 from being undesirably displaced in the body portion 110.

In one or more embodiments, referring to fig. 3, a position-limiting portion 123 may be disposed on a side 112d of the cover portion 112, and a side 117c of the base portion 117 may be disposed with an adapting portion 135, wherein when the cover portion 112 closes the accommodating cavity 111, the position-limiting portion 123 is coupled with the adapting portion 135 to play a role of assisting positioning, so as to prevent the cover portion 112 from deviating from the base portion 117 in the ± y direction and thus failing to effectively close the accommodating cavity 111.

For example, the position-limiting portion 123 may be a boss, and the adapting portion 135 may be a groove; alternatively, the position-limiting portion 123 may be a groove, and the adapting portion 135 may be a boss.

Further, when the limiting portion 123 is a boss, the limiting portion 123 may have a plurality of notches 124 along the ± y direction, so as to achieve the effects of beauty and positioning.

Fig. 11 is a partial schematic view of a home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention. In order to more clearly show the solution of the present embodiment, fig. 11 only shows a box portion of the household appliance 200.

Specifically, in conjunction with fig. 11 and 12, the home appliance 200 of the present embodiment may include: a housing 210, the housing 210 may include an inner wall 211 and an outer wall 212 spaced from the inner wall 211; a chamber 214 located within the housing 210, the inner wall 211 may include a first side 211a facing the chamber 214 and an opposite second side 211 b; any of the stiffener assemblies 100 shown in fig. 1-10 above, the stiffener assembly 100 may be secured to the second side 211b of the inner wall 211; a bearing member 220 mounted along a first side 211a of the inner wall 211; and the fixing piece 230 is used for fixing the bearing piece 220, and the fixing piece 230 penetrates through the bearing piece 220 and the inner wall 211 and is in threaded connection with the metal fixing piece 120 of the reinforcing piece assembly 100.

Taking a refrigerator as an example, the inner wall 211 may be an inner container of the refrigerator, the outer wall 212 may be an outer shell of the refrigerator, and a heat insulating material is filled between the inner wall 211 and the outer wall 212.

Those skilled in the art understand that, by installing the reinforcement assembly 100, the household appliance 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention improves the load-bearing strength of the bearing member 220, and at the same time, since only the screw portion of the reinforcement assembly 100 is made of metal material, the overall cost is reduced, and the reinforcement assembly 100 and/or the metal fixing member 120 therein can be repeatedly disassembled for use, so that the recycling rate is high, and the overall service life is prolonged. When the household appliance 200 is a refrigeration device such as a refrigerator, the structure of the reinforcement member assembly 100 of the present embodiment can also effectively prevent the condensation phenomenon from occurring in the refrigerator.

In one or more embodiments, the fixing member 230 may include a screw adapted to the screw hole 121, and the reinforcing member assembly 100 fixed to the metal fixing member 120 and the load bearing member 220 are firmly fixed together by being coupled to the screw hole 121 of the metal fixing member 120.

For example, the screw may be a machine-threaded screw.

In one or more embodiments, in conjunction with fig. 13 and 14, the load bearing member 220 may include a rail 221 to prevent damage to the inner wall 211 of the home appliance 200 due to an excessive weight of a drawer or the like carried on the rail 221 by cooperation with the reinforcement member assembly 100.

In a typical application scenario, the receiving cavity 111 may be formed on the plastic main body 110 by injection molding, the metal fixing member 120 shown in fig. 2 is placed in the receiving cavity 111 of the main body 110 shown in fig. 1, and the positioning angle 122 cooperates with the positioning angle receiving portion 114 to prevent the metal sheet from rotating left and right.

Further, the second end 112c of the cover 112 is pushed, and under the action of a force, the second end 112c of the cover 112 can rotate around the flexible foldable bridge 118, the second latch portion 132 is engaged with the second coupling portion 133, and the first latch portion 130 is engaged with the first coupling portion 131. The abutting portion 116 presses the metal fixing member 120 under the clamping force, so as to complete the positioning and installation of the metal fixing member 120, and the effect after the installation is completed is shown in fig. 10.

Further, a fixing member 230 (e.g., a screw) passes through the through hole 222 of the guide rail 221, the through hole 213 of the inner wall 211, the threaded through hole 113 opened on the main body portion 110 of the reinforcement member assembly 100 and is locked with the threaded hole 121 on the metal fixing member 120 fixed in the main body portion 110 from the inside of the cavity 214 to the state shown in fig. 14, thereby completing the installation of the guide rail 221.

Although the present invention is disclosed above, the present invention is not limited thereto. Various changes and modifications may be effected therein by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Claims (14)

1. A reinforcement assembly (100) for a household appliance (200), comprising:

a main body portion (110) made of plastic;

a metal fixing member (120) fixed to the main body portion (110), the metal fixing member (120) having a screw hole (121);

the main body part (110) is exposed out of the threaded hole (121), the main body part (110) comprises a containing cavity (111) and a cover part (112) suitable for closing the containing cavity (111), the containing cavity (111) is suitable for containing the metal fixing piece (120), and the containing cavity (111) is provided with a threaded through hole (113) matched with the threaded hole (121).

2. The reinforcement assembly (100) of claim 1, wherein the metal fastener (120) is removably secured to the body portion (110).

3. The reinforcement assembly (100) of claim 1, wherein the metal fastener (120) is secured inside the body portion (110).

4. The reinforcement assembly (100) of claim 1, wherein the receiving cavity (111) is shaped to fit the shape of the metal fixture (120).

5. The reinforcement assembly (100) of claim 1, wherein the metal fixture (120) has at least one orientation angle (122), and for each orientation angle (122), the receiving cavity (111) has a matching orientation angle receptacle (114).

6. The reinforcement assembly (100) according to claim 1, wherein an inner surface (112a) of the cover portion (112) abuts the metal fixture (120) when the cover portion (112) closes the receiving cavity (111).

7. The reinforcement assembly (100) according to claim 1, wherein the cover part (112) has a recess (115) adapted to the receiving cavity (111), and a bottom surface (115a) of the recess (115) abuts against the metal fixture (120) when the cover part (112) closes the receiving cavity (111).

8. The reinforcement assembly (100) according to claim 1, wherein the cover portion (112) has an abutting portion (116), and the abutting portion (116) abuts against the metal fixture (120) when the cover portion (112) closes the accommodation cavity (111).

9. The stiffener assembly (100) according to claim 1, wherein the body portion (110) comprises a base portion (117) provided with the receiving cavity (111), the cover portion (112) being flexibly connected to the base portion (117).

10. The reinforcement assembly (100) according to claim 1, wherein the body portion (110) comprises a base portion (117) provided with the receiving cavity (111), the base portion (117) and the cover portion (112) being snap-connected at least one end of the receiving cavity (111).

11. The reinforcement assembly (100) of claim 1, wherein the metal fixture (120) is insert molded in the body portion (110).

12. A household appliance (200), characterized in that it comprises:

a housing (210), the housing (210) including an inner wall (211) and an outer wall (212) spaced from the inner wall (211);

a chamber (214) within the housing (210), the inner wall (211) comprising a first side (211a) facing the chamber (214) and an opposite second side (211 b);

the stiffener assembly (100) of any of claims 1 to 11, the stiffener assembly (100) being secured to the second side (211b) of the inner wall (211);

a bearing member (220) mounted along a first side (211a) of the inner wall (211);

a fixing member (230) for fixing the bearing member (220), the fixing member (230) passing through the bearing member (220) and the inner wall (211) and being screwed to the metal fixing member (120) of the reinforcement assembly (100).

13. A household appliance (200) as in claim 12, characterized by the fixture (230) comprising a screw fitting with the threaded hole (121).

14. A household appliance (200) according to claim 12, characterized in that the bearing part (220) comprises a guide rail (221).

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