CN101097106B - Ice grid assembly and refrigerator with same - Google Patents

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CN101097106B
CN101097106B CN2007101271299A CN200710127129A CN101097106B CN 101097106 B CN101097106 B CN 101097106B CN 2007101271299 A CN2007101271299 A CN 2007101271299A CN 200710127129 A CN200710127129 A CN 200710127129A CN 101097106 B CN101097106 B CN 101097106B
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尹种爽
姜炳珪
金荣祐
朴祥豪
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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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    • 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
    • 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
    • F25C1/00—Producing ice
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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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    • 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
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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
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
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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
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C2400/00—Auxiliary features or devices for producing, working or handling ice
    • F25C2400/14—Water supply
    • 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
    • F25C2500/00—Problems to be solved
    • F25C2500/06—Spillage or flooding of water
    • 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
    • F25D2323/00—General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2323/122—General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass the refrigerator is characterised by a water tank for the water/ice dispenser

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Abstract

An ice tray assembly and a refrigerator having the same are disclosed. The ice tray assembly includes an outer case on which a water container is mounted, and an inner case detachably mounted in the outer case to include ice trays which are supplied with water from the water container. The ice tray assembly includes the inner case which is detachable therefrom, thereby facilitating washing. Further, the ice trays can be supplied with water at once without water leakage and ice cubes made in the ice trays can be separated from the ice trays at once.

Description

Ice tray assembly and refrigerator with this ice tray assembly
The cross reference of related application
This application requirement is filed in the benefit of priority of the Korean Patent Application No. 10-2006-0059677 on June 29th, 2006, and its full content is introduced by reference at this.
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of ice tray assembly and refrigerator with this ice tray assembly, and relate to a kind of can being separated in more detail so that the ice tray assembly that cleans and can supply water, the ice cube of wherein making in ice tray can easily be separated with ice tray and a kind of refrigerator with this ice tray assembly.
Background technology
Refrigerator is to make the food that deposits in can keep fresh a kind of electrical home appliances for a long time food product refrigeration or refrigeration.Generally speaking, refrigerator comprises a refrigerating chamber and a refrigerating chamber.In addition, refrigerator comprises an ice machine that is used for making ice cube in refrigerating chamber.
Fig. 3 has shown a traditional ice tray assembly for refrigerator.Traditional ice tray assembly for refrigerator comprises the machine box 10 and the ice tray in machine box 10 20 that are arranged in the refrigerator, in order to the Water freezes into ice that will pack into, for example, is frozen into ice cube.
In addition, there is shelf 12 to be set in the machine box 10, is used to support ice tray 20.After ice tray 20 was filled water, it was placed on the shelf 12 in the machine box 10.In ice tray 20, produce ice cube by the cold air that flows in the refrigerator.
Yet, above-mentioned conventional refrigerator ice tray assembly, for ice tray 20 is fixed thereon, machine box 10 is set in the refrigerating chamber of frozen food.In refrigerating chamber, machine box 10 occupies a bigger space, thus the utilized space of having reduced refrigerating chamber.In addition, when cleaning machine box 10, it is difficult isolating machine box 10 from refrigerating chamber.
In addition, in order to isolate ice cube from ice tray 20, ice tray 20 should be taken out for 10 li by the slave box.When being put on the machine box 10 after ice tray 20 is filled water, water may overflow from ice tray 20, freezes between machine box 10 and ice tray 20 then.Therefore, it is difficult ice tray 20 slave boxes 10 being separated.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, the present invention relates to a kind of ice tray assembly and the refrigerator with this ice tray assembly, it has eliminated one or more basically because the limitation of correlation technique and the problem that shortcoming causes.
An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of ice tray assembly that can be installed on the refrigerator doors, with space and a kind of refrigerator of guaranteeing refrigerating chamber with this ice tray assembly.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of ice tray assembly, and it comprises that can be dismantled an inner casing that comes with it, thus convenient the cleaning and a refrigerator with this ice tray assembly.
In addition, another object of the present invention provides a kind of ice tray assembly, and it comprises inner casing that can be mounted or dismantle and the refrigerator with this ice tray assembly under stable state.
In addition, another object of the present invention provides a kind of ice tray assembly, and wherein ice tray can be supplied water immediately, and need not separate from inner casing, and in addition, inner casing is dismountable and has the refrigerator of this ice tray assembly.
In addition, another object of the present invention provides a kind of ice tray assembly, and the ice cube of wherein making in ice tray can be separated from ice tray immediately, and without the separation of ice tray with have the refrigerator of this ice tray assembly.
In addition, another object of the present invention provides an ice tray assembly, even wherein inner casing is dismountable, when reservoir of water was installed on the ice tray assembly, inner casing can prevent that also sealing spills and have the refrigerator of this ice tray assembly.
Additional advantages of the present invention, purpose and characteristics will be partly articulated in ensuing description, and after following reading, will be significantly for those of ordinary skill in the present technique field partly, perhaps can understand from the practice of the present invention.Purpose of the present invention and other advantage can realize by the structure of being specifically noted in writing explanation and claims and accompanying drawing obtaining.
In order to realize these purposes and other advantages and according to purpose of the present invention, as specializing at this and briefly describing, an ice tray assembly comprises a shell, a reservoir of water is installed above it, with an inner casing that is removably mounted on the shell, it comprises by the ice tray that supplies water from reservoir of water.
Preferably, there is the ways of insertion to be set at respectively on shell and the inner casing.
Preferably, insert ways and comprise that is formed on a shell and inner casing slot and the fin that is formed on another on one of them.
Preferably, ice tray assembly also comprises a water supply unit, and it supplies to ice tray with water from reservoir of water.
Preferably, the water supply unit comprises a water supply bar that is installed on the shell, is used for opening or closing reservoir of water.
Preferably, the water supply unit comprises a water supply part that water is supplied to any one ice tray from reservoir of water downwards.
Preferably, ice tray vertically arranged, and is connected with each other by a linkage, so that ice tray rotates simultaneously.
Preferably, linkage comprises the ice tray gear that is connected with ice tray, is connected gear with one with what the ice tray gear was operated together.
Preferably, inner casing comprises a bar hole, and when bar was inserted in the bar hole, bar hole guiding was connected to one of them described bar of ice tray gear and syndeton.
Preferably, ice tray is arranged with diagonal manner from top to following.
Preferably, inner casing comprises an ice making part, and ice tray is installed in wherein and an operation part, and linkage is installed in wherein.
Preferably, ice making part and operation part are by a dividing plate separately.
Preferably, there is a groove to be formed on the inner casing, is used for limiting the anglec of rotation of ice tray.
In another aspect of the present invention, a refrigerator, comprise an ice tray assembly, ice tray assembly comprise one be installed in the door the back side on shell, it is provided with a reservoir of water, with one it comprises ice tray removably at the inner casing that is installed in the shell, the water in the ice tray is supplied with from reservoir of water.
Preferably, refrigerator also comprises the insertion ways, inserts ways and comprises that is formed on a shell and inner casing slot and the fin that is formed on another on one of them.
Preferably, refrigerator also comprises a water supply unit, and it supplies to water in the ice tray from reservoir of water.
Preferably, the water supply unit comprises a water supply bar, and stretch out on its top from inner surface of outer cover, in order to open or close reservoir of water.
Preferably, the water supply unit comprises a funnelform water supply part, and it supplies to any one ice tray with water downwards from reservoir of water.
Preferably, ice tray vertically arranged, and is connected with each other by a linkage, so that ice tray rotates simultaneously.
Preferably, linkage comprises the ice tray gear that is connected with ice tray, is connected gear with one, so that the ice tray gear is operated together.
Preferably, inner casing comprises a bar hole, and when bar was inserted in the bar hole, bar hole guiding was connected to the ice tray gear and is connected one of them described bar of gear.
Preferably, ice tray is arranged with diagonal manner from top to following.
Preferably, inner casing comprises an ice making part, and ice tray is installed in wherein and an operation part, and linkage is installed in wherein.
Preferably, ice making part and operation part are by a dividing plate separately.
Preferably, there is a groove to be formed on the inner casing, is used for limiting the anglec of rotation of ice tray.
In addition, in another aspect of the present invention, refrigerator comprises a shell that is installed in a back side, and it is provided with a reservoir of water, an inner casing that is removably mounted in the shell, and it comprises ice tray, the water in the ice tray is supplied with from reservoir of water.With a water supply unit, it supplies to ice tray with water from reservoir of water.
Preferably, the water supply unit comprises a water supply bar that is installed on the shell, is used for opening or closing reservoir of water.
Preferably, the water supply unit comprises a water supply part that water is supplied to any one ice tray from reservoir of water downwards.
According to above structure of the present invention, ice tray assembly comprises can dismantle the inner casing that comes with it, thereby is convenient to clean.In addition, ice tray can be supplied to water immediately and the ice cube made in ice tray can be separated from ice tray immediately, and need not the separation of ice tray.In addition, can work as reservoir of water when being installed on the ice tray assembly water spill.
Should be appreciated that the present invention's generality explanation and detailed description hereinafter above is exemplary and illustrative, and is intended to explain for claimed invention provides further.
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Appended accompanying drawing is to be used for further understanding of the present invention, and it is contained in the application's book and constitutes the part of the application's book, accompanying drawing diagram embodiments of the invention and and specification come together to explain principle of the present invention.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 are according to the perspective view of ice tray assembly of the present invention with the part of the refrigerator with this ice tray assembly; With
Fig. 3 is a traditional ice tray assembly for refrigerator.
The specific embodiment
To quote a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below, example is wherein represented in the accompanying drawings.In described embodiment, same parts will adopt identical title and Reference numeral.
Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 are according to the perspective view of ice tray assembly of the present invention with the part of the refrigerator with this ice tray assembly.Ice tray assembly comprises shell 50, inner casing 100, and ice tray 210, bar 300, ice tray gear 410 connects gear 420 and reservoir of water 500.
In this specific embodiment, inner casing 100 is removably to insert in the shell 50.Inner casing 100 forms vertically parallel hexahedral shape, so that ice tray 210 is vertically arranged.
Shell 50 has the inner surface of a surface and refrigerator doors suitable, so that shell 50 can be installed on the refrigerator doors.Therefore, ice tray assembly can be installed on the refrigerator doors, thereby makes installing space reach minimum in refrigerator.
In addition, another surface of shell 50 can be disassembled, in order that inner casing 100 can be inserted into or disassemble from shell 50.
In addition, there is a fin R to be set on the shell 50 as an insertion ways.Fin R is formed on the inner surface of shell 50, outstanding and stretching, extension on the direction of insertion of inner casing 100.In addition, it is preferred forming a fin R respectively at the opposite side of the inner surface of shell, in order that inner casing 100 can stably be inserted into shell 50 or from the shell 50 demolition get off.
Reservoir of water 500 is installed on the shell 50, to supply water to ice tray 210.Water supply bar 55 is arranged on the shell 50, is used for opening or closing the valve 520 that is installed on reservoir of water 500 bottom surfaces.
Water supply bar 55 extends from shell 50 upper inside surface are outstanding.Therefore, when inner casing 100 is inserted into shell 50 and reservoir of water 500 when being installed on the shell 50, the valve 520 that is installed on reservoir of water 500 bottom surfaces is pushed down by water supply bar 55, is fed in each ice tray 210 so that be kept at the water of 500 li of reservoir of water.
The inner casing 100 that is inserted in the shell 50 can disassemble from shell 50.Preferably, inner casing 100 forms the parallelepiped shape that vertically elongates, so that ice tray 210 is vertically arranged.
Preferably, the bottom surface of inner casing 100 is removed, so that the ice that falls from ice tray 210, for example ice cube is by the there.In addition, at least one side of inner casing 100 is made by transparent material, so that can check the state at the ice of 210 li manufacturings of ice tray from the outside of inner casing 100.
Especially, inner casing 100 comprises 110, one ice making parts 120 of a water supply part and an operation part 130.Ice making part 120 and operation part 130 are arranged side by side in inner casing 100, and inner casing 100 comprises a dividing plate P who separates ice making part 120 and operation part 130.
In addition, inner casing 100 comprises and holds ice tray gear 410 and the hole h that is connected gear 420.Hole h is formed on the dividing plate P that separates ice making part 120 and operation part 130.
Water supply part 110 is arranged in the inner casing 100, and the water that will flow down from reservoir of water 500 supplies to any one in the ice tray 210.Water supply part 110 forms and is funnel-form, so that collect the water that flows out and the water of collecting supplied to one of them ice tray 210 that is installed in inner casing 100 bottoms from reservoir of water 500.
In addition, porose 111 are formed on the bottom surface of water supply part 110, its be positioned to be installed in inner casing 100 bottoms one of them ice tray 210 above.So that 111 water that flow down are fed into 210 li of one of them ice trays that are installed in inner casing 100 bottoms from the hole.
Have a bar hole 131 to be formed on the operation part 130, it is vertically elongated, so that by bar hole 131 action bars 300.
Inner casing 100 is provided with a slot S, as an insertion ways.That is to say that in specific embodiments of the invention, fin R and slot S are set to insert ways.Slot S is formed on the outer surface of operation part 130, along the direction of insertion of inner casing 100.Like this, the fin R that is formed on the shell 50 is inserted among the slot S.
Therefore, inner casing 100 can stably disassemble with shell 50 combinations or from shell 50.In addition, fluted 121 are formed on the inner casing 100, are used for limiting the anglec of rotation of ice tray 210.Groove 121 forms arcuation on a face of ice making part 120, be formed separately outstanding (not show) in ice tray 210 1 sides, this outstanding being inserted in the groove 121 with guiding.
For health, be used to adorn water so that be frozen into the ice tray 210 of ice cube and be respectively arranged with lid 220, in case water in the stagnant ice lattice 210 or ice cube are separated from ice tray 210.There is a water supply hole 222 to be formed on each lid 220, so that water is fed into each ice tray 210 above ice tray 210.
In addition, lid 220 is respectively arranged with hook 221, and when when ice tray 210 is taken out ice cube, hook 221 is released from stationary state.Therefore, prevented after Jiang Shui is fed to ice tray 210 that because the impact that is produced, the water or the ice cube that are included in the ice tray 210 are separated from ice tray 210 when refrigerator doors is opened or closed.
In addition, preferred, rod (not showing) is set, to unclamp hook 221 from stationary state, so that when ice tray 210 was rotated, lid 220 was opened ice tray 210 and ice cube is separated from ice tray 210 on inner casing 100.
In this case, lid 220 is connected to ice tray 210 by hinge H respectively, so that open or close the end face of ice tray 210.Preferably, if ice tray 210 clockwise direction Unscrew lids 220, then with respect to the longitudinal axis of ice tray 210, lid 220 on the left side hinges are connected on the ice tray 210.On the other hand, if ice tray 210 counter clockwise direction Unscrew lids 220, then with respect to the longitudinal axis of ice tray 210, lid 220 is connected on the ice tray 210 at right side hinge.
In this specific embodiment, because ice tray 210 rotation counterclockwise, so with respect to the longitudinal axis of ice tray 210, lid 220 hinge on the right is connected to ice tray 210.Therefore when ice tray 210 rotations, lid 220 is opened, and ice cube separates from ice tray 210 thus.
In addition, as mentioned above, the anglec of rotation of ice tray 210 can be inserted into outstanding (not showing) restriction of groove 121, and this groove 121 is formed on the inner casing 100, is used for limiting the anglec of rotation of ice tray 210.
Ice tray 210 is vertically arranged, and makes ice tray 210 rotate in inner casing 100.Rotation for ice tray 210, preferably, the longitudinal axis of each ice tray 210 all links to each other with a hole (not showing) that is formed on ice making part 120 surfaces, and link to each other with each ice tray gear 410 that is inserted among the hole h that is formed on the dividing plate P, dividing plate P limits ice making part 120 and operation part 130 come out.
Preferably, ice tray 210 is arranged with oblique line from top to following, makes to rotate and make ice cube when ice tray 210 is separated, non-interference between the ice tray 210 when ice tray 210.In this specific embodiment, when when ice tray 210 is seen in the front of inner casing 100, ice tray 210 is arranged with oblique line to the lower right side from the upper left side.
Bar 300 is connected in ice tray 210, is used for rotating ice tray 210.Especially, an end of bar 300 links to each other with in the ice tray 210 any one, and the other end of bar 300 is outwards outstanding from inner casing by the bar hole 131 that is formed on operation part.Bar 300 is along any one longitudinal axis rotation in the ice tray 210.
In this specific embodiment, for the rotation that makes bar 300 has enough spaces, preferably, bar 300 is connected with the ice tray 210 that is installed in inner casing 100 upsides, and bar 300 rotates in inner casing 100 and rotation counterclockwise.
Ice tray gear 410 is connected on the ice tray 210 respectively, makes ice tray gear 410 be meshing with each other.Preferably, ice tray gear 410 is connected on the longitudinal axis of ice tray 210 respectively, so that 410 rotations of ice tray gear are as the rotation of ice tray 210.
In this case, preferably, the connection gear 410 that is connected to respectively on the ice tray has same gear ratios, to keep the same anglec of rotation.
Connect gear 420 and link to each other, so that the direction of ice tray 210 rotations is identical with the direction of rotation of bar 300 with each ice tray gear 410.Preferably, connect between the ice tray gear 410 that gear 420 is connected respectively with ice tray 210 links to each other, so that the direction that ice tray 210 rotates is identical with the direction of rotation of bar 300.
In this case, preferably, connecting gear 420 has identical gear ratio, so that the connection gear 410 that is connected respectively on the ice tray 210 is kept the identical anglec of rotation.
Simultaneously, in another specific embodiment of the present invention, bar 300 can be connected to ice tray gear 410 or connect on the gear 420, and does not directly link to each other with ice tray 210.
The water supply unit comprises water supply bar 55 that is installed on the shell 50 and the water supply part 110 that is installed on the inner casing 100.
Reservoir of water 500 comprises the discharge outlet 510 of water supply usefulness and is used for opening or closing the valve 520 of discharge outlet 510 that discharge outlet 510 is installed on the bottom surface of reservoir of water 500.The number of the discharge outlet 510 that is provided with is consistent with the quantity of ice tray 210, is used for supplying water to respectively ice tray 210.Discharge outlet 510 is opened or closed by valve 520.
Valve 520 be positioned to supply water bar 55 above, to open or close by water supply bar 55 control valves 520.Discharge outlet 510 be positioned water supply hole 222 above, wherein water supply hole 222 is arranged on the lid 220 of ice tray 210 respectively.Therefore, inner casing 100 can disassemble from shell 50, and water can be fed in each ice tray 210.
Below, will do to describe in detail according to ice tray assembly of the present invention and operation with refrigerator of this ice tray assembly.
At first, be used as the fin R and the slot S that insert ways inner casing 100 is inserted shell 50.Reservoir of water 500 is full of water and is installed on the shell 50, then, water supply bar 55 starts the valve 520 that is arranged on reservoir of water 500 bottom surfaces, thereby respectively water is supplied to ice tray 210 from discharge outlet 510.
In this case, water flows down from any one discharge outlet 510, directly supplies in one of them ice tray 210 that is installed in above the inner casing 100.Water flows down from the another one discharge outlet, is collected in the water supply part 110, is fed at last in one of them ice tray 210 that is installed in below the inner casing 100.
Water supply bar 55 is not formed on the inner casing 100, and is formed on the shell 50.Therefore, when inner casing 100 is inserted in the shell 50,,, can prevent that sealing spills by reservoir of water 500 being installed to shell 50 although inner casing 100 is not accurately to be installed on the shell 50.
Water was frozen into ice cube in ice tray 210 after, bar 300 was rotated counterclockwise in inner casing 100, so that ice tray 210 rotates with identical direction with the ice tray gear 410 that is connected to bar 300.
When ice tray gear 410 is rotated counterclockwise, connect gear 420 and therefore connect together with ice tray gear 410, to rotate, that is to say with the direction of the direction of rotation of ice tray gear 410, turn clockwise.
In addition, when connecting gear 420 rotations, whether ice tray gear 410 link to each other with the ice tray 210 that does not or not link to each other bar 300, and its direction of rotation and the direction of rotation that is connected gear 420 that is to say, are rotated counterclockwise.The direction of rotation of the ice tray 210 that is connected with bar 300 is not identical with the direction of rotation of another ice tray 210 that is connected with bar 300.
When ice tray 210 rotated with identical direction, lid 220 can be opened the rod (not showing) of hook 221 and be opened, and ice cube is separated from ice tray 210.In this case, because ice tray 210 arranges with oblique line from top to following, thus not interference of the motion of ice tray 210, so ice cube falls down from ice tray 210 equably.
There are ice tray assembly structure described above and the refrigerator with this ice tray assembly that following effect is arranged.
The first, ice tray assembly can be installed on the refrigerator doors, to guarantee the space of refrigerating chamber. In addition, ice tray assembly comprises the inner casing that can disassemble therefrom, thereby is convenient to the cleaning of inner casing.
The second, inner casing can be separated with being stabilized. In addition, although inner casing is dismountable, when reservoir of water was installed on the ice tray assembly, it can prevent that sealing spills.
The 3rd, inner casing is dismountable, and ice tray can be supplied water immediately and need not separate from inner casing.
The 4th, the ice cube of making in ice tray can be separated from ice tray immediately, and without the separation of ice tray.
Do not breaking away under the spirit or scope of the present invention prerequisite, those of ordinary skills obviously can carry out various modifications and variation to the present invention. Therefore, various modifications and variations of the present invention are contained by the appended content that gets claims and equivalent thereof.

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1. an ice tray assembly comprises:
Shell is installed reservoir of water on described shell; With
Inner casing, described inner casing is removably mounted in the described shell, comprises the ice tray that is supplied water by described reservoir of water,
Wherein, described ice tray is vertically arranged, and is connected to each other by the linkage that is installed in the described inner casing, so that rotation simultaneously,
Wherein, described linkage comprises: the ice tray gear that is connected with described ice tray; Operate the connection gear of described ice tray gear together, and
Wherein, described inner casing comprises the bar hole, and when being connected to described ice tray gear with described when being connected one of them bar of gear and being inserted into described bar hole, described bar hole guides described bar, and described bar is configured to optionally rotate any one in the described ice tray gear.
2. ice tray assembly according to claim 1 wherein is provided with the insertion ways respectively on described shell and described inner casing.
3. as ice tray assembly as described in the claim 2, wherein said insertion ways comprises the slot on that is formed in described shell and the described inner casing and is formed on fin in described shell and the described inner casing another.
4. ice tray assembly as claimed in claim 1 also comprises the water supply unit, and described water supply unit supplies to described ice tray with water by described reservoir of water.
5. as ice tray assembly as described in the claim 4, wherein said water supply unit comprises the water supply bar that is installed on the described shell, and described water supply bar is used to open or close described reservoir of water.
6. as ice tray assembly as described in the claim 4, wherein said water supply unit comprises water supply part, and described water supply part will supply to any one described ice tray from the water that described reservoir of water flows down.
7. ice tray assembly according to claim 1, wherein said ice tray is arranged with diagonal manner from top to following.
8. ice tray assembly according to claim 1, wherein said inner casing comprises:
Ice making part, described ice tray are installed in the described ice making part; With
Operation part, described linkage is installed in the described operation part.
9. as ice tray assembly as described in the claim 8, wherein said ice making part and described operation part are separated by dividing plate.
10. ice tray sub-assembly according to claim 1 wherein forms groove, the anglec of rotation of the described ice tray of described indentation limitations on described inner casing.
11. a refrigerator that comprises ice tray assembly comprises:
Shell, described shell is installed in a back side, is provided with reservoir of water; With
Inner casing, described inner casing is removably mounted in the described shell, comprises the ice tray that is supplied water by described reservoir of water,
Wherein, described ice tray is vertically arranged, and is connected to each other by the linkage that is installed in the described inner casing, so that rotation simultaneously,
Wherein, described linkage comprises: the ice tray gear that is connected with described ice tray; Operate the connection gear of described ice tray gear together, and
Wherein, described inner casing comprises the bar hole, and when being connected to described ice tray gear with described when being connected one of them bar of gear and being inserted into described bar hole, described bar hole guides described bar, and described bar is configured to optionally rotate any one in the described ice tray gear.
12. as refrigerator as described in the claim 11, also comprise the insertion ways, described insertion ways comprises the slot on that is formed in described shell and the described inner casing and is formed on fin in described shell and the described inner casing another.
13. refrigerator as claimed in claim 11 also comprises the water supply unit, described water supply unit supplies to described ice tray with water by described reservoir of water.
14. as refrigerator as described in the claim 11, wherein said water supply unit comprises the water supply bar, described water supply bar stretches out from the top of the inner surface of described shell, is used to open or close described reservoir of water.
15. as refrigerator as described in the claim 13, wherein said water supply unit comprises funnelform water supply part, described water supply part will supply to any one described ice tray from the water that described reservoir of water flows down.
16. as refrigerator as described in the claim 11, wherein said ice tray is arranged with diagonal manner from top to following.
17. as refrigerator as described in the claim 11, wherein said inner casing comprises:
Ice making part, described ice tray are installed in the described ice making part; With
Operation part, described linkage is installed in the described operation part.
18. as refrigerator as described in the claim 17, wherein said ice making part and described operation part are separated by dividing plate.
19., wherein on described inner casing, form groove, the anglec of rotation of the described ice tray of described indentation limitations as refrigerator as described in the claim 11.
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