US 11,988,438 B2
Refrigerator door with replaceable door panel
Wenchun Wang, Qingdao (CN); Hao Zhang, Qingdao (CN); Jiaming Li, Qingdao (CN); and Xuan Ji, Qingdao (CN)
Assigned to CHONGQING HAIER REFRIGERATION ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD., Chongqing (CN); QINGDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD., Qingdao (CN); and HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD., Qingdao (CN)
Appl. No. 18/013,244
Filed by CHONGQING HAIER REFRIGERATION ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD., Chongqing (CN); QINGDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD, Qingdao (CN); and HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD., Qingdao (CN)
PCT Filed Jun. 18, 2021, PCT No. PCT/CN2021/100884
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 27, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/001699, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 6, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 202010623485.5 (CN), filed on Jun. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0258386 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. F25D 23/02 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 23/028 (2013.01) [F25D 23/02 (2013.01); F25D 2400/18 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator door with a replaceable door panel, wherein the refrigerator door comprises:
a rear door body, and a door panel detachably connected to the rear door body;
the rear door body comprises a first boss and a first engaging member which are disposed opposite to each other;
a rear side of the door panel facing towards the rear door body comprises a link latch and a second engaging member which are disposed opposite to each other;
wherein when the door panel is assembled to a front side of the rear door body, one end of the link latch snap-fits with the first boss to limit a displacement of the door panel in an up-down direction; the first engaging member engages the second engaging member to limit a displacement of the door panel in a front-rear direction;
wherein the link latch comprises a first link, a second link and a third link which are pivotally connected in sequence, the first link is pivotally connected to the rear side of the door panel;
when the first link rotates to a first position, an end of the first link is configured as the one end of the link latch which snap-fits with the first boss, and a connection line between a first pivot center of the first link, a second pivot center of the second link and a third pivot center of the third link is a straight line.