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EP-4006284-B1 - HINGE ASSEMBLY HAVING MOVABLE PLATE, AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING HINGE ASSEMBLY

EP4006284B1EP 4006284 B1EP4006284 B1EP 4006284B1EP-4006284-B1

Inventors

  • XIA, Enpin
  • LI, JIAMING
  • ZHANG, HAO

Dates

Publication Date
20260506
Application Date
20200115

Claims (14)

  1. A hinge assembly (30) with a movable plate (60), comprising a first hinge part (32), a second hinge part (31), and the movable plate (60), wherein the first hinge part, the second hinge part, and the movable plate are fitted with one another, the first hinge part is provided with a driving groove (322), the second hinge part is provided with a driving shaft (312) fitted with the driving groove, wherein the driving groove comprises a bottom wall (3223) and a side wall (3224) provided around the bottom wall (3223), wherein the bottom wall comprises a first region (3223a) and a second region (3223b) characterized in that the movable plate is detachably provided in the driving groove, the first region is overlapped with the movable plate, and the second region is separated from the movable plate; when moving in the first region, the driving shaft restricts separation of the movable plate from the driving groove, and when moving to the second region, the driving shaft is separated from the movable plate; wherein the movable plate (60) has a size less than a size of the bottom wall (3223), and is matched with the first region (3223a), and when provided in the driving groove (322), the movable plate (60) covers the first region (3223a), and exposes the second region (3223b), and a size of the second region (3223b) is matched with a size of the driving shaft (312).
  2. The hinge assembly with a movable plate according to claim 1, wherein the movable plate is provided adjacent to the bottom wall.
  3. The hinge assembly with a movable plate according to claim 1, wherein the movable plate comprises a first side portion (61) and a second side portion (62) connected with each other, the first side portion is movably connected with the side wall, and the second side portion is provided around the first region.
  4. The hinge assembly with a movable plate according to claim 3, wherein the first side portion has a first clamping portion (611), the side wall has a second clamping portion (3224a), and the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion are fitted with each other.
  5. The hinge assembly with a movable plate according to claim 4, wherein the movable plate comprises a movable plate body (601), the first clamping portions are configured as a plurality of protrusions (611) protruding from the movable plate body, the protrusion is parallel to the movable plate body, the second clamping portions are configured as a plurality of recesses (3224a) located at the side wall near the bottom wall, and the plurality of protrusions and the plurality of recesses are fitted with each other.
  6. A refrigerator, comprising the hinge assembly with a movable plate (60) according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
  7. The refrigerator according to claim 6, comprising a cabinet (10), a door (20) for opening and closing the cabinet, and the hinge assembly for connecting the cabinet and the door, wherein the cabinet comprises an accommodating chamber (S) and a pivoting side (P) connected with the hinge assembly; when the door is opened, the driving shaft moves in the driving groove to drive the door to move from the pivoting side to the accommodating chamber.
  8. The refrigerator according to claim 7, wherein the hinge assembly further comprises a positioning shaft (311) and a positioning groove (321) fitted with each other, the positioning shaft is provided on one of the first hinge part and the second hinge part, and the positioning groove is provided in the other of the first hinge part and the second hinge part.
  9. The refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein the positioning groove is provided in the first hinge part, and the positioning shaft is provided on the second hinge part.
  10. The refrigerator according to claim 9, wherein the positioning groove comprises an initial position (A1) and a first stop position (A2), and the driving groove comprises a first end (3221) and a second end (3222) opposite to each other; when the door is in the closed state, the positioning shaft is located at the initial position, and the driving shaft is located at the first end, and when the door is opened, the driving shaft moves in the driving groove to drive the positioning shaft to move from the initial position to the first stop position.
  11. The refrigerator according to claim 10, wherein the driving groove comprises a first section (L1) and a second section (L2) connected between the first end and the second end; when the door is opened from the closed state to a first opening angle, the positioning shaft is kept at the initial position, and the driving shaft moves in the first section around the positioning shaft, and when the door is continuously opened from the first opening angle to a second opening angle, the driving shaft moves in the second section to drive the positioning shaft to move from the initial position to the first stop position.
  12. The refrigerator according to claim 11, wherein the door is provided with a first fitting portion (21), the cabinet is provided with a second fitting portion (11), the first fitting portion and the second fitting portion are engaged with each other when the door is in the closed state, and when the door is opened from the closed state to the first opening angle, the driving shaft moves in the first section around the positioning shaft to drive the first fitting portion to be disengaged from the second fitting portion .
  13. The refrigerator according to claim 12, wherein the positioning groove further comprises a second stop position (A3) located on a side of the initial position apart from the first stop position, and the driving groove further comprises a third section (L3) and a fourth section (L4) located between the second section and the second end; when the door is continuously opened from the second opening angle to a third opening angle, the driving shaft moves in the third section to drive the positioning shaft to move from the first stop position to the second stop position, and when the door is continuously opened from the third opening angle to a maximum opening angle, the positioning shaft is kept at the second stop position, the driving shaft moves in the fourth section around the positioning shaft, and when moving to the second end, the driving shaft is separated from the movable plate.
  14. The refrigerator according to claim 13, wherein the movable plate covers the first section, the second section, the third section and a part of the fourth section of the driving groove.

Description

The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201910665940.5, entitled "Hinge Assembly with Movable Plate and Refrigerator Having The Same", filed on July 23, 2019, Chinese Patent Application No. 201910666689.4, entitled "Refrigerator with Movable Plate", filed on July 23, 2019, Chinese Patent Application No. 201910667529.1, entitled "Hinge Assembly with Movable Plate and Refrigerator Having The Same", filed on July 23, 2019, and Chinese Patent Application No. 201910666717.2, entitled "Refrigerator with Movable Plate", filed on July 23, 2019. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to the field of household appliance technologies, and in particular, to a hinge assembly with a movable plate and a refrigerator having the same. BACKGROUND Generally, a refrigerator is opened and closed by a hinge assembly, the hinge assembly includes a driving shaft and a driving groove which are fitted with each other, the driving groove is provided with an opening, and external dust, impurities, or the like, tend to enter the driving groove through the opening and are difficult to remove. A hinge assembly for a household appliance is presented in CN 109 470 008 A. SUMMARY An object of the present invention is to provide a hinge assembly with a movable plate and a refrigerator having the same, which may facilitate an operation of bringing dust, impurities, or the like, out of the hinge assembly. In order to achieve one of the above objects of the present invention, embodiments of the present invention provide a hinge assembly as presented in the appended claims 1 to 5. In order to achieve one of the above objects of the present invention, embodiments of the present invention provide a refrigerator as presented in the appended claims 6 to 14. Compared with a prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: in an embodiment of the present invention, the dust, the impurities, or the like, may be brought out by detaching the movable plate from a driving groove. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hinge assembly according to a first embodiment of the present invention;FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the hinge assembly according to the first embodiment of the present invention;FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a hinge assembly according to a second embodiment of the present invention;FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the hinge assembly according to the second embodiment of the present invention;FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram in which a refrigerator is in a closed state according to an embodiment of the present invention;FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram in which a refrigerator is opened to a first opening angle according to an embodiment of the present invention;FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram in which a refrigerator is opened to a second opening angle according to an embodiment of the present invention;FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram in which a refrigerator is opened to a third opening angle according to an embodiment of the present invention;FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram in which a refrigerator is opened to a maximum opening angle according to an embodiment of the present invention;FIG. 11 is an overall schematic diagram of a refrigerator in another specific example of the present invention;FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a refrigerator in another specific example of the present invention with a part omitted;FIG. 13 is a rear view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention (with partial elements omitted);FIG. 14 is an exploded view of a first fitting portion and a second fitting portion according to an embodiment of the present invention;FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram of a first hinge assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram of a second hinge assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram of a third hinge assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;FIG. 18 is an exploded view of a first hinge assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;FIG. 19 is a top view in which a refrigerator is in a closed state according to an embodiment of the present invention;FIG. 20 is a perspective view of a hinge assembly in FIG. 19;FIG. 21 is a top view in which a refrigerator is opened to a first opening angle according to an embodiment of the present invention;FIG. 22 is a perspective view of a hinge assembly in FIG. 21;FIG. 23 is a top view in which a refrigerator is opened to a second opening angle according to an embodiment of the present invention;FIG. 24 is a perspective view of a hinge assembly in FIG. 23;FIG. 25 is a top view in which a refrigerator is opened to a third opening angle according to an embodiment of the present invention;FIG. 26 is a perspective view of a hinge assembly in FIG. 25;FIG. 27 is a top view i