Installation foot and refrigerator having same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12435918-B2
Application number	US-202118011948-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 8, 2021
Priority date	Jun 30, 2020
Publication date	Oct 7, 2025
Grant date	Oct 7, 2025

Abstract

An installation foot and a refrigerator having same, the installation foot including: a support base, a part of which forms a first step portion and a second step portion; a roller wheel, rollably disposed below the second step portion; and an adjustment portion, provided with a screw rod and an adjustment rotary disc, the screw rod being rotatably disposed on the first step portion, and the adjustment rotary disc being fixedly connected to the screw rod or integrated with the screw rod to form a one-piece part so as to drive the screw rod to rotate. In an installation process, the roller wheel is able to roll along a supporting surface on which the installation foot is located, and the screw rod can rotate relative to the support base, so that the installation foot is suitable for both a leveling process and a moving process of an apparatus.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An installation foot, comprising:
a support base, a part of which forms a first step portion and a second step portion;
a roller wheel, rollably disposed below the second step portion; and
an adjustment portion, provided with a screw rod and an adjustment rotary disc, the screw rod being rotatably disposed at the first step portion, and the adjustment rotary disc being fixedly connected to the screw rod or integrated with the screw rod to form a one-piece part so as to drive the screw rod to rotate;
wherein the roller wheel comprises a wheel shaft extending in a horizontal direction, and a wheel body rotating around the wheel shaft; and
the support base further comprises:
a vertical connecting portion, a bottom end of which is connected to one end of the first step portion, and a top end of which is connected to one end of the second step portion, an interstice being reserved between the vertical connecting portion and the adjustment rotary disc;
a lateral shaft connecting portion, extending downward from the second step portion and having a shaft hole for matching with the wheel shaft so as to enable the wheel shaft to be rotatably connected to the support base; and
an upturned fulcrum portion, used for a connection with a bottom of an apparatus on which the installation foot is installed, the upturned fulcrum portion and the adjustment portion being located on both sides of the roller wheel, respectively;
wherein the first step portion and the second step portion are disposed in turn in a horizontal direction;
the upturned fulcrum portion comprises a plurality of hanging lugs, which are disposed on the second step portion or the lateral shaft connecting portion, and the plurality of hanging lugs are spaced in the horizontal direction; and
an extending direction of the wheel shaft is parallel to a direction of a connecting line of the plurality of hanging lugs, and perpendicular to an arrangement direction of the first step portion and the second step portion.

2. The installation foot according to claim 1 , wherein
the rotation axis of the adjustment rotary disc and the screw rod is coaxial with the central axis of the adjustment rotary disc and the central axis of the screw rod; and
the adjustment rotary disc extends radially outwards from a bottom section of the screw rod.

3. The installation foot according to claim 1 , wherein
the first step portion is provided with an unthreaded hole running through a thickness direction of a main body plate surface of the first step portion;
the adjustment portion is positioned above the unthreaded hole; and
the installation foot further comprises a connecting piece, one end of which is fixedly connected to the adjustment portion or integrated with the adjustment portion to form a one-piece part, and the other end of which is matched with a lower peripheral edge of the unthreaded hole to limit the freedom of the adjustment portion to move in a straight line relative to the first step portion in its rotation axis direction.

4. The installation foot according to claim 3 , wherein
a bottom hole is reserved in the center of a bottom of the adjustment portion; and
the connecting piece comprises:
a screw having a main body portion screwed into the bottom hole, and a head portion located under the main body portion and engaged with the lower peripheral edge of the unthreaded hole; and
a washer, disposed between the head portion and the adjustment portion.

5. The installation foot according to claim 4 , wherein
a first annular flange and a second annular flange are formed on a lower surface of the adjustment portion; the central axis of the first annular flange is coaxial with that of the second annular flange; and the second annular flange is higher than the first annular flange;
the unthreaded hole allows the first annular flange to extend thereinto and rotatably fit therewith; and
the second annular flange is pressed against the first step portion.

6. The installation foot according to claim 1 , wherein
the adjustment rotary disc is disc-shaped; and
at least one groove or protrusion is formed on an outer peripheral edge of the adjustment rotary disc to match a wrench tool and/or a drive belt.

7. A refrigerator, comprising:
at least one installation foot according to claim 1 , disposed at a bottom of the refrigerator, the bottom of the refrigerator being provided with a threaded hole, and the screw rod being in a screwed connection with the threaded hole.

8. An installation foot, comprising:
a support base, a part of which forms a first step portion and a second step portion;
a roller wheel, rollably disposed below the second step portion; and
an adjustment portion, provided with a screw rod and an adjustment rotary disc, the screw rod being rotatably disposed at the first step portion, and the adjustment rotary disc being fixedly connected to the screw rod or integrated with the screw rod to form a one-piece part so as to drive the screw rod to rotate;
wherein the first step portion and the second step portion are both horizontal plate wall portions on the support base, and the second step portion is higher than the first step portion; and
wherein the adjustment rotary disc is disposed above the first step portion, and an upper surface of the adjustment rotary disc is flush with the second step portion.

9. The installation foot according to claim 8 , wherein
the rotation axis of the adjustment rotary disc and the screw rod is coaxial with the central axis of the adjustment rotary disc and the central axis of the screw rod; and
the adjustment rotary disc extends radially outwards from a bottom section of the screw rod.

10. The installation foot according to claim 8 , wherein
the first step portion is provided with an unthreaded hole running through a thickness direction of a main body plate surface of the first step portion;
the adjustment portion is positioned above the unthreaded hole; and
the installation foot further comprises a connecting piece, one end of which is fixedly connected to the adjustment portion or integrated with the adjustment portion to form a one-piece part, and the other end of which is matched with a lower peripheral edge of the unthreaded hole to limit the freedom of the adjustment portion to move in a straight line relative to the first step portion in its rotation axis direction.

11. The installation foot according to claim 10 , wherein
a bottom hole is reserved in the center of a bottom of the adjustment portion; and
the connecting piece comprises:
a screw having a main body portion screwed into the bottom hole, and a head portion located under the main body portion and engaged with the lower peripheral edge of the unthreaded hole; and
a washer, disposed between the head portion and the adjustment portion.

12. The installation foot according to claim 11 , wherein
a first annular flange and a second annular flange are formed on a lower surface of the adjustment portion; the central axis of the first annular flange is coaxial with that of the second annular flange; and the second annular flange is higher than the first annular flange;
the unthreaded hole allows the first annular flange to extend thereinto and rotatably fit therewith; and
the second annular flange is pressed against the first step portion.

13. The installation foot according to claim 8 , wherein
the roller wheel comprises a wheel shaft extending in a horizontal direction, and a wheel body rotating around the wheel shaft; and
the support base further comprises:
a vertical connecting portion, a bottom end of which is connected to one end of t

Assignees

• Qingdao haier refrigerator co ltd
• Haier Smart Home Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Changzhi
• Fei Bin
• Xia Enpin
• Zhu Xiaobing
• Li Kang

Classifications

• F25D2323/0011

  Means for leveling refrigerators · CPC title

• F25D2400/38

  Refrigerating devices characterised by wheels · CPC title

• F16M7/00

  Details of attaching or adjusting engine beds, frames, or supporting-legs on foundation or base; Attaching non-moving engine parts, e.g. cylinder blocks (elastic or equivalent mounting for absorbing vibrations F16F, especially F16F15/04) · CPC title

• F25D23/00 Primary

  General constructional features (F25D21/00 takes precedence) · CPC title