CN114017983B - Ice making device and refrigerator - Google Patents

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CN114017983B
CN114017983B CN202010685335.7A CN202010685335A CN114017983B CN 114017983 B CN114017983 B CN 114017983B CN 202010685335 A CN202010685335 A CN 202010685335A CN 114017983 B CN114017983 B CN 114017983B
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杜启海
张延庆
赵振雨
阳军
张方友
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
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    • F25C5/18—Storing ice
    • F25C5/182—Ice bins therefor
    • F25C5/187—Ice bins therefor with ice level sensing means
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C5/00—Working or handling ice
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C5/00—Working or handling ice
    • F25C5/18—Storing ice
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D11/00—Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators
    • F25D11/02—Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators with cooling compartments at different temperatures
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/12—Arrangements of compartments additional to cooling compartments; Combinations of refrigerators with other equipment, e.g. stove
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
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Abstract

The invention provides an ice making device and a refrigerator, wherein the ice making device comprises an ice making assembly and an ice storage box arranged below the ice making assembly; the ice storage box comprises an outer box body and an inner box body arranged in the outer box body, wherein the outer box body is provided with an ice receiving area positioned below the ice making assembly and an ice storage area adjacent to the ice receiving area; the ice making device further comprises a driving assembly capable of driving the inner box body to move from the ice receiving area to the ice storage area. The ice making device and the refrigerator provided by the invention can avoid ice accumulation under the ice making assembly, and can fully utilize the ice storage space in the ice storage box.

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Ice making device and refrigerator
Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of household appliances, in particular to an ice making device and a refrigerator.
Background
At present, in the home life, a refrigerator has become an indispensable home appliance, and in order to meet the needs of users, the refrigerator is often installed with an ice making device.
The ice making apparatus generally includes an ice maker installed inside a refrigerator, and an ice bank at a lower portion of the ice maker, into which ice made by the ice maker may be discharged to be stored.
In the use process, because the ice storage box and the ice maker are relatively fixed, ice discharged into the ice storage box through the ice maker is often accumulated under the ice maker, the ice storage box cannot be uniformly filled, and the internal volume of the ice storage box is wasted.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the problems, the invention provides an ice making device and a refrigerator.
In order to achieve one of the above objects, an embodiment of the present invention provides an ice making device comprising: an ice-making assembly, and an ice bank disposed below the ice-making assembly;
the ice storage box comprises an outer box body and an inner box body arranged in the outer box body, wherein the outer box body is provided with an ice receiving area positioned below the ice making assembly and an ice storage area adjacent to the ice receiving area;
the ice making device further comprises a driving assembly capable of driving the inner box body to move from the ice receiving area to the ice storage area.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the ice making apparatus further includes an ice amount detecting module for detecting an amount of ice in the ice bank; and
and the control module is used for controlling the driving assembly to drive the inner box body to move from the ice receiving area to the ice storage area when the inner box body is positioned in the ice receiving area and the ice amount detection module detects that the ice amount of the inner box body reaches the upper storage limit of the inner box body.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the control module is further configured to: and when the ice amount detection module detects that the ice amount in the outer box body or the ice storage box reaches a preset ice storage amount, controlling the ice making assembly to stop making ice.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the ice amount detecting module includes a motor assembly fixedly installed at one side of the ice making tray, and an ice detecting lever rotatably installed at one side of the ice making tray and driven by the motor assembly, the ice detecting lever being used for detecting the ice amount of the ice receiving area.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the ice amount detecting module includes a weight sensor mounted at a bottom of the outer case.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the ice amount detecting module includes a first weight sensor installed at the bottom of the inner case and a second weight sensor installed at the bottom of the outer case.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the driving assembly includes a coil installed at one side of the ice bank outside the ice bank near the ice receiving area and facing the ice storage area, and a magnet installed on the inner case, the coil corresponding to the magnet when the inner case is in the ice receiving area.
In order to achieve one of the above objects, an embodiment of the present invention provides a refrigerator including a cabinet and a door, and an ice-making device installed in or on the cabinet, the ice-making device including an ice-making assembly and an ice bank disposed under the ice-making assembly;
the ice storage box comprises an outer box body and an inner box body arranged in the outer box body, wherein the outer box body is provided with an ice receiving area positioned below the ice making assembly and an ice storage area adjacent to the ice receiving area;
the ice making device further comprises a driving assembly capable of driving the inner box body to move from the ice receiving area to the ice storage area.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the refrigerator further includes an ice amount detecting module for detecting an amount of ice in the ice bank; and
and the control module is used for controlling the driving assembly to drive the inner box body to move from the ice receiving area to the ice storage area when the inner box body is positioned in the ice receiving area and the ice amount detection module detects that the ice amount of the inner box body reaches the upper storage limit of the inner box body.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the control module is further configured to: and when the ice amount detection module detects that the ice amount in the outer box body or the ice storage box reaches a preset ice storage amount, controlling the ice making assembly to stop making ice.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the ice amount detecting module includes a motor assembly fixedly installed at one side of the ice making tray, and an ice detecting lever rotatably installed at one side of the ice making tray and driven by the motor assembly, the ice detecting lever being used for detecting the ice amount of the ice receiving area.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the ice amount detecting module includes a weight sensor mounted at a bottom of the outer case.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the ice amount detecting module includes a first weight sensor installed at the bottom of the inner case and a second weight sensor installed at the bottom of the outer case.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the case includes a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber, the ice making assembly is installed at one side of a rear wall in the freezing chamber, the ice storage case is installed in the freezing chamber in a drawable manner, the ice receiving area is formed at one side of the outer case close to the rear wall, the ice storage area is formed at one side of the outer case away from the rear wall, the driving assembly includes a coil and a magnet, the coil is installed at the rear wall, the magnet is installed on the inner case, and the coil corresponds to the magnet when the inner case is in the ice receiving area.
The ice-making device and the refrigerator provided by the invention have the advantages that the ice storage box comprises the outer box body and the inner box body positioned in the outer box body, and the inner box body can move from the ice receiving area to the ice storage area, so that both the ice receiving area and the ice storage area in the outer box body can store ice, and the waste of the internal volume of the ice storage box caused by the fact that ice is only accumulated in the ice receiving area is prevented.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a schematic view of an ice making apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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In order to make the technical solution of the present invention better understood by those skilled in the art, the technical solution of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without making any inventive effort, shall fall within the scope of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1, an embodiment of the present invention provides a refrigerator 100 including a cabinet 110 and a door for opening and closing the cabinet 110. A refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment may be provided in the case 110, and an ice-making device is installed inside the freezing compartment. Of course, the ice making device may be installed on the freezing chamber door, the refrigerating chamber door, or the inside of the refrigerating chamber.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the ice making apparatus includes an ice making assembly 210 and an ice bank 220 disposed below the ice making assembly 210. The ice making assembly 210 may include an ice making machine frame 211, an ice making tray 212, and a water supply assembly, wherein the ice making machine frame 211 is fixedly installed on the cabinet 110 or the door of the refrigerator 100. The ice making tray 212 is connected to the ice making housing 211, and a water supply assembly is used to supply liquid water into the ice making tray 212. The ice making device can adopt torsion ice removing and can also remove ice through the ice raking device.
The ice bank 220 includes an outer case 221 and an inner case 222 disposed inside the outer case 221, the outer case 221 having an ice receiving area 223 positioned below the ice making assembly 210 and an ice storage area 224 adjacent to the ice receiving area 223. The ice making apparatus further includes a driving assembly 230, and the driving assembly 230 can drive the inner case 222 to move from the ice receiving area 223 to the ice storage area 224.
In the present embodiment, the bottom area of the outer case 221 is larger than the area of the ice making tray 212, and the projection of the ice making tray 212 toward the bottom surface of the outer case 221 falls entirely inside the bottom surface of the outer case 221. The ice receiving area 223 may be located below the ice making tray 212, and ice discharged from the ice making tray 212 directly falls to the ice receiving area 223, and the ice storage area 224 is adjacent to the ice receiving area 223. When the inner case 222 is placed in the ice receiving area 223, the projection of the ice tray 212 toward the bottom surface of the outer case 221 falls completely inside the bottom surface of the inner case 222, and the bottom surface of the inner case 222 may completely cover the ice receiving area 223. When the ice making is started, the inner case 222 may be placed in the ice receiving area 223, the ice made by the ice making assembly 210 is directly discharged into the inner case 222, and when the amount of ice in the inner case 222 reaches the upper limit of ice amount storage of the inner case 222, the driving assembly 230 drives the inner case 222 to move to the ice storage area 224, and at this time, the ice made by the ice making assembly 210 is directly dropped to the ice receiving area 223 of the outer case 221. Specifically, the ice storage area 224 may be equal to the ice receiving area 223, and the bottom area of the inner case 222 may be the same as the ice receiving area 223.
The inner bottom surface of the outer case 221 is provided with a guide rail 225 extending from the ice receiving area 223 to the ice storage area 224, the bottom of the inner case 222 is provided with a roller 226 engaged with the guide rail 225, and the inner case 222 can move from the ice receiving area 223 to the ice storage area 224 along the guide rail 225.
In this way, by providing the inner case 222 movable from the ice receiving area 223 to the ice storage area 224 inside the outer case 221 of the ice bank 220, it is possible to fully utilize the volume inside the ice bank 220, preventing the ice from being deposited only in the ice receiving area 223 at the lower portion of the ice making tray 212 and wasting the volume inside the ice bank 220.
Further, in an embodiment of the present invention, the refrigerator 100 further includes an ice amount detection module and a control module, wherein the ice amount detection module is used for detecting the amount of ice in the ice bank 220, and when the inner bank 222 is located in the ice receiving area 223 and the ice amount detection module detects that the amount of ice in the inner bank 222 reaches the upper storage limit of the inner bank 222, the control module controls the driving assembly 230 to drive the inner bank 222 to move from the ice receiving area 223 to the ice storage area 224.
In this embodiment, the ice amount detection module may be used to detect the amount of ice in the inner case 222 or the outer case 221, or the total amount of ice in the outer case 221 and the inner case 222, and the ice amount detection module may be an ice detection lever 215 disposed at one side of the ice making tray 212, or may be a weight sensor or other sensors. The ice amount detection module can be set as one or a plurality of ice amounts respectively used for detecting different areas, and the plurality of ice amount detection modules can adopt the same ice amount detection mode or different ice amount detection modes.
The control module may be a control module inside the system of the refrigerator 100, or may be a separate module provided on the ice making device independently of the system of the refrigerator 100. The ice making apparatus may further include a position detection module for detecting whether the inner case 222 is located at the ice receiving area 223, and the position detection module may be an ultrasonic sensor, an infrared sensor, or a proximity light sensor installed at the ice receiving area 223.
When the inner case 222 is located in the ice receiving area 223, the ice discharged from the ice making assembly 210 is directly received by the inner case 222, and at this time, if the ice amount detecting module detects that the ice amount in the inner case 222 reaches the upper storage limit of the inner case 222, the control module may control the driving assembly 230 to drive the inner case 222 to move from the ice receiving area 223 to the ice storage area 224. When the inner case 222 moves from the ice receiving area 223 to the ice storage area 224, the ice receiving area 223 is again in the ice-free state, and the ice produced by the ice making assembly 210 may be continuously discharged to the ice receiving area 223.
In this way, the ice amount is detected by the ice amount sensor, and when the inner box 222 reaches the upper limit of ice amount storage, the inner box 222 is automatically controlled to move from the ice receiving area 223 to the ice storage area 224, so that the storage space inside the ice storage box 220 is fully utilized, and more ice can be stored in the ice storage box 220.
Further, in an embodiment of the present invention, the control module is further configured to: when the ice amount detecting module detects that the amount of ice in the outer case 221 or the ice bank 220 reaches a preset ice storage amount, the ice making assembly 210 is controlled to stop making ice.
In this embodiment, the preset stored ice amount may be the upper ice amount storage limit, or may be another value smaller than the upper ice amount storage limit. The refrigerator 100 may be provided with an ice amount input module through which a user may input a preset ice amount desired to be stored in the ice bank 220 according to his/her own demand, and the control module controls the operation of the ice making assembly 210 according to the preset ice amount input by the user. If the user does not input the preset ice storage amount, the preset ice storage amount may be defaulted to be the ice storage upper limit.
Thus, the start and stop of the ice making assembly 210 is automatically controlled according to the ice amount, thereby being convenient and quick.
Further, in an embodiment of the present invention, the ice amount detecting module includes a motor assembly 214 fixedly installed at one side of the ice making tray 212, and an ice detecting lever 215 rotatably installed at one side of the ice making tray 212 and driven by the motor assembly 214, the ice detecting lever 215 being used to detect the amount of ice in the ice receiving area 223.
In this embodiment, after the ice-making assembly 210 is de-iced, the motor assembly 214 may be started to drive the ice detection rod 215 to rotate, so as to detect the ice amount in the ice receiving area 223. When the ice detection lever 215 detects that the ice amount in the ice receiving area 223 reaches the upper storage limit, i.e., the ice amount in the ice receiving area 222 reaches the upper storage limit, the driving assembly 230 is controlled to move the ice receiving area 223 to the ice storage area 224, when the ice discharged from the ice making assembly 210 is directly discharged into the ice receiving area 222 while the ice receiving area 222 is positioned in the ice receiving area 223. After the inner case 222 moves to the ice storage area 224, the ice making assembly 210 continues to make ice. When the inner case 222 is positioned in the ice storage area 224, if the ice detection lever 215 detects that the ice amount of the ice receiving area 223 reaches the upper limit of the ice amount storage, i.e., the ice amount in the outer case 221 or the ice bank 220 reaches the upper limit of the storage, the control module controls the ice making assembly 210 to stop making ice.
In this way, the movement of the inner box 222 and the start and stop of the ice maker can be controlled by detecting the ice amount of the ice receiving area 223 through the ice detecting rod 215, so that the inner space of the ice storage box 220 is fully utilized, and the whole structure is simple and compact.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the ice amount detecting module further includes a weight sensor installed at the bottom of the outer case 221. The amount of ice stored inside the ice bank 220, i.e., the total amount of ice stored inside the outer case 221 and the inner case 222, may be detected by a weight sensor. An ice amount input module may be provided on the refrigerator 100, through which a user may input a preset ice storage weight desired to be stored in the ice bank 220, and when the weight sensor detects that the ice storage amount inside the ice bank 220 reaches the preset ice storage weight or an upper limit of ice storage of the ice bank 220, the control module controls the ice making assembly 210 to stop making ice.
Specifically, in the present embodiment, the ice amount of the ice receiving area 223 can be detected by the ice detecting rod 215 at the same time, and the motor assembly 214 is started to drive the ice detecting rod 215 to detect the ice amount of the ice receiving area 223 after the ice removing of the ice making assembly 210 is completed. When the inner box 222 is located in the ice receiving area 223 and the ice detecting rod 215 detects that the ice amount in the ice receiving area 223 reaches the upper storage limit, that is, the ice amount in the inner box 222 reaches the upper storage limit, at this time, the driving component 230 may be controlled to drive the inner box 222 to move from the ice receiving area 223 to the ice storage area 224, and if the weight sensor detects that the ice amount in the ice storage box 220 reaches the preset ice amount, the ice making component 210 may be controlled to stop making ice. When the inner case 222 is positioned in the ice storage area 224, if the ice lever 215 detects that the ice amount of the ice receiving area 223 reaches the upper storage limit or the weight sensor detects that the ice amount reaches the preset ice storage amount, the ice making assembly 210 is controlled to stop making ice.
In this manner, the amount of ice stored in the ice bank 220 can be precisely obtained by providing the weight sensor. The weight sensor may be used in combination with the ice detection lever 215 to improve the accuracy of control, preventing the excessive amount of ice from overflowing the ice bank 220.
In still another embodiment of the present invention, the ice amount detecting module includes a first weight sensor installed at the bottom of the inner case 222 and a second weight sensor installed at the bottom of the outer case 221. Wherein the first weight sensor may detect an amount of ice stored inside the inner case 222, and the second weight sensor may detect an amount of ice stored inside the ice bank 220, i.e., the second weight sensor may detect a total amount of ice stored inside the inner case 222 and the outer case 221.
In the present embodiment, when the inner case 222 is located in the ice receiving area 223, if the first weight sensor detects that the amount of ice in the inner case 222 reaches the upper limit of ice storage of the inner case 222, the driving component 230 is controlled to drive the inner case 222 to move from the ice receiving area 223 to the ice storage area 224. If the second weight sensor detects that the amount of ice in the ice bank 220 reaches the preset ice amount, the ice making assembly 210 is controlled to stop making ice, wherein the preset ice amount can be input by a user through the ice amount input module, and can be the upper limit of ice amount storage of the ice bank 220 set at the time of leaving the factory.
In this way, two weight sensors are provided to detect the amount of ice in the inner case 222 and the ice bank 220, respectively, to ensure the accuracy of the ice amount detection.
Further, in an embodiment of the present invention, the driving assembly 230 is an electromagnetic driving assembly 230, and the driving assembly 230 includes a coil 231 and a magnet 232. The coil 231 is installed at the side of the outside of the ice bank 220 near the ice receiving area 223 and toward the ice storage area 224, and the magnet 232 is installed on the inner case 222 such that the coil 231 corresponds to the magnet 232 when the inner case 222 is positioned at the ice receiving area 223. Specifically, the inner case 222 is provided with a receiving space for receiving the magnet 232 on the rear wall adjacent to the coil 231.
The coil 231 may be installed independently of the ice bank 220, the coil 231 may be installed on the case 110 or the door body of the refrigerator 100, or an independent bracket may be provided at one side of the ice bank 220 to install the coil 231. The magnet 232 is fixed to the inner case 222 and moves together with the inner case 222.
In this embodiment, when the inner case 222 is in the ice receiving area 223 and the ice amount detection module detects that the ice amount in the inner case 222 reaches the upper storage limit, the control module controls the coil 231 to be energized, and the driving magnet 232 drives the inner case 222 to move toward the ice storage area 224. When the ice amount detection module detects that the amount of ice in the outer case 221 or the ice bank 220 reaches the upper storage limit, the ice making assembly 210 is controlled to stop making ice.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the ice making assembly 210 is installed at one side of the rear wall of the freezing chamber, and the length direction of the ice making tray 212 may be parallel to the width direction of the rear wall of the freezing chamber, i.e., the ice making tray 212 is horizontally placed inside the freezing chamber, thereby facilitating the installation of the ice making assembly 210. The ice bank 220 is drawably installed in the freezing chamber, and a rear wall surface of the ice bank 220 is adjacent to a rear wall of the freezing chamber. Specifically, the rear wall of the ice bank 220 is adjacent to the air duct cover 113 of the rear wall of the freezing chamber, an ice receiving area 223 is formed at one side of the ice bank 220 close to the rear wall of the freezing chamber, and an ice storage area 224 is formed at one side of the ice bank 220 away from the rear wall of the freezing chamber. The coil 231 is installed at the rear wall of the freezing chamber, and in particular, the coil 231 is installed on the duct cover 113 at the rear side of the freezing chamber.
The driving unit 230 is an electromagnetic driving unit 230, the coil 231 is separated from the magnet 232, and a user can directly take out the ice storage case 220 or take out the ice only from the inner case 222 inside the outer case 221. After the ice is taken, the inner box body 222 is returned to the ice receiving area 223, and the ice bank 220 is replaced, so that the operation is convenient.
In summary, in the ice making device and the refrigerator 100 provided by the invention, the ice bank 220 includes the outer case 221 and the inner case 222 disposed in the outer case 221, and the inner case 222 can move from the ice receiving area 223 to the ice storage area 224 in the outer case 221, so as to prevent the ice from accumulating in the ice receiving area 223 and affecting the internal volume utilization of the ice bank 220.
It should be understood that although the present disclosure describes embodiments in terms of examples, not every embodiment is provided with a single embodiment, and that this description is for clarity only, and that the skilled artisan should recognize that the embodiments may be combined appropriately to form other embodiments that will be understood by those skilled in the art.
The above list of detailed descriptions is only specific to practical embodiments of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all equivalent embodiments or modifications that do not depart from the spirit of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention.

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1. An ice making apparatus comprising:
an ice-making assembly, and an ice bank disposed below the ice-making assembly;
the ice storage box is characterized by comprising an outer box body and an inner box body arranged in the outer box body, wherein the outer box body is provided with an ice receiving area positioned below the ice making assembly and an ice storage area adjacent to the ice receiving area;
the ice making device further comprises a driving assembly capable of driving the inner box body to move from the ice receiving area to the ice storage area; the ice making device also comprises an ice amount detection module, wherein the ice amount detection module is used for detecting the ice amount in the ice storage box and comprises a motor assembly fixedly arranged on one side of the ice making tray and an ice detection rod rotatably arranged on one side of the ice making tray and driven by the motor assembly, and the ice detection rod is used for detecting the ice amount of the ice receiving area; a guide rail extending from the ice receiving area to the ice storage area is arranged on the inner bottom surface of the outer box body, rollers matched with the guide rail are arranged at the bottom of the inner box body, and the inner box body can move from the ice receiving area to the ice storage area along the guide rail;
the ice making apparatus further includes:
the control module is used for controlling the driving assembly to drive the inner box body to move from the ice receiving area to the ice storage area when the inner box body is positioned in the ice receiving area and the ice amount detection module detects that the ice amount of the inner box body reaches the upper storage limit of the inner box body;
the control module is further configured to: and when the ice amount detection module detects that the ice amount in the outer box body or the ice storage box reaches a preset ice storage amount, controlling the ice making assembly to stop making ice.
2. The ice-making device of claim 1, wherein the driving assembly includes a coil mounted on a side of the ice bank exterior adjacent to the ice receiving area and facing the ice storage area, and a magnet mounted on the inner housing, the coil corresponding to the magnet when the inner housing is in the ice receiving area.
3. A refrigerator comprising a refrigerator body, a door body and an ice making device arranged in the refrigerator body or on the door body, wherein the ice making device comprises an ice making assembly and an ice storage box arranged below the ice making assembly;
the ice storage box is characterized by comprising an outer box body and an inner box body arranged in the outer box body, wherein the outer box body is provided with an ice receiving area positioned below the ice making assembly and an ice storage area adjacent to the ice receiving area;
the ice making device further comprises a driving assembly capable of driving the inner box body to move from the ice receiving area to the ice storage area; a guide rail extending from the ice receiving area to the ice storage area is arranged on the inner bottom surface of the outer box body, rollers matched with the guide rail are arranged at the bottom of the inner box body, and the inner box body can move from the ice receiving area to the ice storage area along the guide rail; the refrigerator further comprises an ice amount detection module, wherein the ice amount detection module is used for detecting the ice amount in the ice storage box and comprises a motor assembly fixedly arranged on one side of the ice making tray and an ice detection rod rotatably arranged on one side of the ice making tray and driven by the motor assembly, and the ice detection rod is used for detecting the ice amount of the ice receiving area;
the refrigerator further includes:
the control module is used for controlling the driving assembly to drive the inner box body to move from the ice receiving area to the ice storage area when the inner box body is positioned in the ice receiving area and the ice amount detection module detects that the ice amount of the inner box body reaches the upper storage limit of the inner box body;
the control module is further configured to: and when the ice amount detection module detects that the ice amount in the outer box body or the ice storage box reaches a preset ice storage amount, controlling the ice making assembly to stop making ice.
4. The refrigerator of claim 3, wherein the case includes a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber, the ice making assembly is installed at one side of a rear wall in the freezing chamber, the ice bank is drawably installed in the freezing chamber, the ice receiving area is formed at one side of the outer case close to the rear wall of the freezing chamber, the ice storing area is formed at one side remote from the rear wall, the driving assembly includes a coil and a magnet, the coil is installed at the rear wall, the magnet is installed on the inner case, and the coil corresponds to the magnet when the inner case is in the ice receiving area.
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