CN101326417B - Ice-making device for refrigerator and refrigerator having the same - Google Patents

Ice-making device for refrigerator and refrigerator having the same Download PDF

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CN101326417B
CN101326417B CN2006800460583A CN200680046058A CN101326417B CN 101326417 B CN101326417 B CN 101326417B CN 2006800460583 A CN2006800460583 A CN 2006800460583A CN 200680046058 A CN200680046058 A CN 200680046058A CN 101326417 B CN101326417 B CN 101326417B
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姜炳圭
李恒馥
朴敬秀
刘桑珉
尹种奭
金善圭
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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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    • F25C1/22—Construction of moulds; Filling devices for moulds
    • F25C1/24—Construction of moulds; Filling devices for moulds for refrigerators, e.g. freezing trays
    • 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
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D25/00—Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled
    • 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

Abstract

The present invention relates to an ice-making device for a refrigerator and a refrigerator having the same. The ice-making device of the present invention comprises a water tank detachably mounted to a rear surface of a refrigerator door, an ice-making housing detachably mounted to the rear surface of the door below the water tank and provided with a predetermined installation space therein, an ice tray mounted into the installation space and provided with an ice-making groove in which water supplied from the water tank is frozen into ice, and an ice bank for storing ice made in the ice tray, wherein the ice bank can be received in or withdrawn from the installation space. According to the present invention, there are advantages in that ice-making water can be prevented from running down from the ice tray, ice made in the ice tray can be prevented from being impregnated with odor of other foods, the ice can be more easily withdrawn while the loss of cold air is minimized, and the ice can be prevented from being impregnated with odor of the other foods.

Description

The ice maker and refrigerator that are used for refrigerator with this ice maker
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of refrigerator, relate more specifically to a kind of ice maker and a kind of refrigerator that comprises this ice maker that is used for refrigerator.
Background technology
Refrigerator be used for keeping food freezing or refrigeration so that food is stored in the household electrical appliance under the fresh state for a long time.The inside of refrigerator is divided into refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber, and is provided with ice maker in the refrigerating chamber.
Fig. 1 and 2 shows a kind of refrigerator that is provided with conventional ice maker, and Fig. 3 shows a kind of ice maker that is installed in the refrigerator.
As shown in these figures, in the main body 10 that refrigerating chamber 11 of isolating side by side and refrigerating chamber 13 are arranged on refrigerator.Main body 10 is provided with refrigerating chamber door 11a and refrigerating-chamber door 13a optionally to open or close refrigerating chamber door 11a and refrigerating-chamber door 13a respectively.Refrigerating chamber door 11a and refrigerating-chamber door 13a are hinged to the relative side of main body 10 respectively, make described door to pivot on direction forward.
In addition, be respectively arranged with interior bar desk (homebars) 15 and 17 on refrigerating chamber door 11a and the refrigerating-chamber door 13a.Food storage such as drinking water is in interior bar desk 15 and 17.In the interior bar desk 15 and 17 each all is made up of interior bar desk box 15a or 17a and interior bar door 15b or 17b.
Interior bar desk box 15a and 17a are separately positioned on the rear surface of refrigerating chamber door 11a and refrigerating-chamber door 13a.Interior bar desk box 15a and 17a are respectively arranged with predetermined storage area, wherein can hold the food such as drinking water.
Among interior bar door 15b and the 17b function of each be open or close by excision refrigerating chamber door 11a or refrigerating-chamber door 13a a part with interior bar desk box 15a or the corresponding opening that forms of 17a.Among interior bar door 15b and the 17b each is mounted to can be along vertical pivot.
With reference to Fig. 2, ice maker 19 is installed on the position in the refrigerating chamber 11.Ice maker 19 is a kind of equipment that is used for ice making.Ice maker 19 is installed in the refrigerating chamber 11 in collapsible mode.In addition, as shown in Figure 3, ice maker 19 is made up of support 21 and a pair of ice pan 23.
The shape of support 21 is rectangles.The function of support 21 is to support ice pan 23 in rotatable mode.That is ice pan 23 can be mounted to rotatable in support 21.
Each ice pan 23 all is formed with a plurality of ice build-up tank 23a.The front surface of ice pan 23 and the center of rear surface are provided with back shaft 24.From Fig. 2, ice pan 23 around back shaft 24 clockwise or be rotated counterclockwise.For this purpose, back shaft 24 inserts the rear surface of support 21 in rotatable mode.
See that from this figure block 25 is installed on the ad-hoc location in upper support axle 24 left sides, rear surface of support 21.Block 25 is from the rear surface projection preset distance of support 21 and be positioned on the mobile route of ice pan 23.Ice pan 23 around back shaft 24 rotations is reversed by block 25.
Operating portion 26 is arranged on the front surface corresponding to the front portion of ice pan 23 of support 21.Operating portion 26 persons of being to use hold it to rotate the part of ice pan 23.Be provided with a pair of operating portion 26 to coordinate mutually with the quantity of ice pan 23.
Refer again to Fig. 2, ice pond (ice bank) 27 in refrigerating chamber 11, be arranged on ice maker 19 below.The ice of making in the ice maker 19 is stored in the ice pond 27.Ice pond 27 also is installed in the refrigerating chamber 11 in scalable mode.
The ice maker of this structure is operated in such a way.
At first, the ice build-up tank 23a with ice pan 23 fills water.Open refrigerating chamber door 11a to open refrigerating chamber 11.Next, ice maker 19 is contained on the position in the refrigerating chamber 11.After installing ice maker 19 by this way, shut refrigerating chamber door 11a to close refrigerating chamber 11.
Simultaneously, if the water of filling in ice build-up tank 23a freezes after a while, open refrigerating chamber door 11a once more to open refrigerating chamber 11.If operating portion 26 is seen from Fig. 2 and is turned clockwise, then also rotation in the same direction of ice pan 23.
When ice pan 23 rotation predetermined angulars, the rear surface of ice pan 23 is blocked by block 25.Therefore, ice pan 23 is seen from Fig. 2 and can not further be turned clockwise.If operating portion 26 is further turned clockwise from the state that Fig. 2 saw, ice pan 23 is reversed.Therefore, the ice of in ice build-up tank 23a, making separate with ice pan 23 be stored in then ice pond 27 in.
Yet there is following problem in the ice maker that is used for refrigerator of the prior art.
As mentioned above, ice pan 23 is contained in the refrigerating chamber 11 under ice build-up tank 23a fills the state of water.Therefore, existence problem is that the water of filling in ice build-up tank 23a can flow down from described ice build-up tank when ice pan 23 is contained in the refrigerating chamber 11.
In addition, when freezing, water in ice build-up tank 23a may be stained with the smell that is stored in other food in the refrigerating chamber 11 when filling.Therefore, the water of making in refrigerating chamber by this way is unclean and using the smell that may give out other food when icing.
If the user will take out the ice pond 27 that has wherein stored ice from refrigerating chamber 11, he should rotate refrigerating chamber door 11a to open refrigerating chamber 11.Therefore, existence problem is that ice pond 27 is put into refrigerating chamber or taken out all pretty troublesome from refrigerating chamber.
In addition, so that will ice pond 27 when refrigerating chamber takes out, the cold air in the refrigerating chamber 11 can leak when opening refrigerating chamber 11.That is, the ice maker that is used for refrigerator in the prior art, the cold air when taking out ice pond 27 in the refrigerating chamber 11 can unnecessarily leak.Therefore, increased the energy consumption of refrigerator.
In addition, ice pond 27 is contained in the refrigerating chamber 11.Therefore, the ice that is stored in the ice pond 27 might be stained with the smell that is stored in the food in the refrigerating chamber 11.
Summary of the invention
[technical problem]
Correspondingly, the present invention is intended to solve problems of the prior art.An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of ice maker that is used for refrigerator, this ice maker can prevent that ice making water from flowing down from ice pan.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of ice maker that is used for refrigerator, and this ice maker can be with the more mode ice making of cleaning.
Further aim of the present invention provides a kind of ice maker that is used for refrigerator, and this ice maker can will be iced taking-up with convenient mode more.
Further object of the present invention provides a kind of ice maker that is used for refrigerator, and this ice maker can minimize the leakage of cold air in the time will icing outside refrigerator is fetched into.
Further object of the present invention provides a kind of ice maker that is used for refrigerator, and this ice maker can prevent that the ice that is stored in the ice pond is stained with the smell that is stored in other food in the refrigerator.
[technical scheme]
According to an aspect that is used to realize above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, a kind of ice maker that is used for refrigerator is provided, this ice maker comprises: be installed to the water tank on the rear surface of refrigerator doors with removably; Ice making box on the rear surface that is installed to described door below the described water tank with removably is provided with predetermined installing space in this ice making box; Be installed in the ice pan in the described installing space, described ice pan is provided with ice build-up tank, from water glaciation described ice build-up tank of described water tank supply; And the ice pond that is used for being stored in the ice that described ice pan makes, wherein, this ice pond can be contained in the described installing space and can take out from described installing space.
In an embodiment of the invention, described water tank is packed in the installing space between the top surface of the basal surface of arbitrary basket on the rear surface that is limited to described door and described ice making box with removably.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, described water tank is provided with: water space; Supply opening, water is supplied in the described water space by this supply opening; Outlet, the water that is stored in the described water space is supplied to described ice pan by this outlet; And the valve that is used for optionally opening or closing described outlet.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, described outlet is formed on water and is supplied on the position of departing from the zone in the described water space by supply opening.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, described water tank comprises: thus form the polyhedron-shaped water tank main body that forms water space therein and be provided with outlet in its bottom surface of open-top; Thereby the top that is connected to described water tank main body optionally opens or closes described water space and is provided with the tank lid of supply opening in the precalculated position; Thereby and be arranged on the supply flap that optionally opens or closes described supply opening on the described tank lid, and at least a portion of described water tank is made up of transparent or semitransparent material so that be stored in the water yield in the described water space from the outside by the visual manner inspection.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the inboard of the sidewall of described water tank main body is provided with supporting member to support the periphery of described tank lid.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the dimple portion that described supply flap is placed in one when being formed with supply opening on the top surface of described tank lid and being supplied flap and closing and around the seal groove of described supply opening, be formed with on the position of described tank lid to be communicated with described dimple portion and insert cut-out in the described dimple portion with the hand that allows the user, so that open the described supply flap that covers described supply opening, and the basal surface of described supply flap is provided with contact protrusion that closely contacts with described supply opening and the sealing projection that is assemblied in the described seal groove.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, described valve comprises: the valve carriage, and it is arranged on the periphery of described outlet and is formed with first feed water inlet; Valve body, thus it is mounted to and can optionally opens or closes described first feed water inlet along first feed water inlet that vertically moves through described valve carriage; Sealing ring, thus it is arranged on the slit that clogs between described valve carriage and the described valve body between described valve carriage and the described valve body; And elastic component, its direction that is used for closing along described valve body first feed water inlet of described valve carriage applies elastic force for described valve body, thereby and described valve body activate by the activation projection on the top surface that is arranged on described ice making box and open described outlet.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, described water tank is provided with the guide channel that the part by the basal surface that upwards pushes described water tank forms, described ice making box is provided with from the top surface of described ice making box to the prominent rib of the guiding of upper process, and when making described water tank be contained in the described installing space or described water tank taken out from described installing space can by allow the prominent rib of described guiding to insert described guide channel and in described guide channel slip guide described water tank.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, described ice making box comprises first ice making box and second ice making box, described first ice making box is installed in described water tank below and has the ice pan that is installed in its installing space, and described second ice making box is installed in described first ice making box below and has the ice pond that is installed in its installing space.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the top surface place of described first ice making box is provided with second feed water inlet and is supplied to described ice pan with the water that will be stored in the described water tank.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, thus described first ice making box comprises that further at least one is used for cold air is supplied to cold air supply opening in the described installing space, is used for from the outside checking by visual manner that the observation window of the ice-making process in the described ice build-up tank and user's hand can pass and wherein allows the operation aperture of installing or taking out described water tank.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, thereby two cross side places of described ice pan be provided with back shaft with described ice pan can the pivot mode being supported on described first ice making box, the inboard of described first ice making box is provided with block and described block is positioned at described ice pan within the scope that described back shaft pivots, the arranged outside of described first ice making box has pivot rods to pivot to allow described ice pan, thereby and described ice pan is blocked then by described stop block reverse when pivoting by activating described pivot rods, the ice of making in described ice build-up tank is able to separate with described ice build-up tank and is stored in then in the described ice pond.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, described pivot rods is arranged on the free-ended side corresponding to described door of described first ice making box.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, this ice maker further comprises disk cover, described disk cover is installed in the installing space of described first ice making box, thus the pivoting action of collaborative described ice pan and pivot and optionally open or close described ice build-up tank along vertical.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, described disk cover is made to allow the user to check ice-making process in the described ice build-up tank by visual manner by transparent or semitransparent material.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, described disk cover is provided with the 3rd feed water inlet, and the water through second feed water inlet of described first ice making box from described water tank supply can be supplied to described ice pan through described the 3rd feed water inlet.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the 3rd feed water inlet of described disk cover is formed on the position of departing from from the zone of described water space supply through second feed water inlet of described first ice making box with water.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, thus described disk cover further is provided with the downward-sloping water guide surface that water is imported described the 3rd feed water inlet towards the 3rd feed water inlet of described disk cover.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the top surface of described second ice making box is provided with ice and shifts opening and shift guiding surface, the ice of making in described ice pan shifts opening by this ice and is transferred to described ice pond, ices the guiding opening thereby this transfer guiding surface forms towards downward-sloping described ice is imported of described ice transfer opening.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, described ice pond forms the hexahedral shape of open-top and wherein is provided with the ice storage space, and at least a portion in described ice pond is made to allow the user to be stored in ice in the described ice storage space from the outside by the visual manner inspection by transparent or semitransparent material.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, this ice maker further comprises guiding device, and described guiding device is used for allowing described ice pond by taking out in the installing space that is arranged on interior bar desk in the described door and is contained in described second ice making box or from the installing space of described second ice making box.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, described in the bar desk comprise: the bar desk comprises in described: interior bar desk box, it is installed in the rear surface of described door below described second ice making box and is provided with predetermined storage area; Opening, it forms by a part of excising described door and is communicated with the storage area and the installing space of described second ice making box; And interior bar door, it is used for optionally opening or closing described opening, and described ice pond by described guiding device in described opening is contained in the installing space of described second ice making box or from the installing space of described second ice making box, take out.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, described guiding device is the guiding case, and this guiding case is used for placing in described ice pond under the state on this guiding case to the place ahead of the installing space of described second ice making box or to the rear of the installing space of described second ice making box and moves.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the rear end of described guiding case is provided with supports prominent rib, place in described ice pond that the prominent rib of described support closely contacts with the rear side in described ice pond under the state on the top surface of base plate of described guiding case, and the front side in described ice pond place is provided with supporting projections, places in described ice pond that described supporting projections closely contacts with the front end of described guiding case under the state on the top surface of base plate of described guiding case.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the base plate of described guiding case can the horizontal side with respect to described guiding case slide along the direction that reaches forward backward under the state placed on it of described ice pond, and is respectively arranged with the locking projection of lock slots and the described lock slots of insertion on the position on the basal surface in described ice pond and on the relevant position on the base plate of described guiding case.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the guiding case that prevents to be contained in the installing space of described second ice making box by locking device is deviate from from the installing space accident of described second ice making box under described ice pond places state on the described guiding case.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, described locking device comprises: advance door bolt, the side that closely contacts with described guiding case that it is arranged on side of described guiding case or described second ice making box; And latch dog, the opposite side that closely contacts with described guiding case that it is arranged on the opposite side of described guiding case or described second ice making box also promotes described guiding case and optionally is inserted in the described propelling door bolt by the direction in the installing space that is contained in described second ice making box along described ice pond.
Be used to realize another aspect of above-mentioned purpose according to the present invention, a kind of ice maker that is used for refrigerator is provided, this ice maker comprises: water tank, and it is installed on the rear surface of refrigerator doors with removably; First ice making box, it is being installed to removably on the rear surface of described door below described water tank, and is provided with predetermined installing space in described first ice making box; Ice pan, it to be can the pivot mode being installed in the installing space of described first ice making box, and described ice pan is provided with ice build-up tank, from water glaciation described ice build-up tank of described water tank supply; Disk cover, it is installed in the installing space of described first ice making box, thus the pivoting action of collaborative described ice pan is along vertically pivoting and optionally opening or closing described ice build-up tank; Second ice making box, it is being installed to removably on the rear surface of described door below described first ice making box, and is provided with predetermined installing space in described second ice making box; The ice pond, it is used to be stored in the ice of making in the described ice pan; And guiding case, it is used for placing in described ice pond under the state on the described guiding case to the place ahead or the rear of the installing space of described second ice making box and moves, thereby make that described ice pond can be by being arranged in the installing space that interior bar desk in the described door is contained in described second ice making box or taking out from the installing space of described second ice making box, wherein, described ice pond and described guiding case can be contained in the installing space of described second ice making box or take out from the installing space of described second ice making box.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, described water tank is installed to removably in the installing space between the top surface of the basal surface of arbitrary the basket that is provided with on the rear surface that is limited to described door and described first ice making box.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, described water tank comprises: the water tank main body, thereby it forms the polyhedron-shaped water space that forms therein of open-top, and described water tank main body is provided with outlet in its bottom surface, and the water that is stored in the described water space is supplied to described ice pond through described outlet; Valve, thus it is connected to described water tank main body and optionally opens or closes described outlet; Tank lid, thus its top that is connected to described water tank main body optionally opens or closes described water space, and described tank lid is provided with supply opening, and water is fed in the described water space by this supply opening; And supply flap, thereby it is arranged on and optionally opens or closes described supply opening on the described tank lid, and described outlet is formed on the position of departing from the zone of water in described supply opening is fed to described water space, and at least a portion of described water tank is made by transparent or semitransparent material so that be stored in the water yield in the described water space from the outside by the visual manner inspection.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, described valve comprises: the valve carriage, and it is arranged on the periphery of described outlet and is formed with first feed water inlet; Valve body, thus it is mounted to and can optionally opens or closes described first feed water inlet along vertically moving through described first feed water inlet; Sealing ring, thus it is arranged on the slit that clogs between described valve carriage and the described valve body between described valve carriage and the described valve body; And elastic component, its direction that is used for closing along described valve body described first feed water inlet applies elastic force for described valve body, thereby and described valve body activate by the activation projection on the top surface that is arranged on described first ice making box and open described outlet.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the top surface place of described first ice making box is provided with second feed water inlet so that the water that will be stored in the described water tank is fed in the described ice pan, the top surface of described second ice making box is provided with ice and shifts opening and shift guiding surface, the ice of making in described ice pan shifts opening by this ice and is transferred to described ice pond, will ice the described ice guiding of importing opening thereby this transfer guiding surface forms towards described ice transfer opening is downward-sloping.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, by actuating be arranged on described first ice making box corresponding to the pivot rods on the free-ended outside of described door, the block that makes described ice pan be set at the described first ice making box inboard then blocks and described ice pan is reversed because of described block, and the ice of making in the described ice build-up tank is able to separate with described ice build-up tank and is stored in then in the described ice pond.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, described disk cover is provided with the 3rd feed water inlet and water guide surface, described the 3rd feed water inlet is formed on water and is supplied to from described water tank on the position of the zone of described ice pan departing from through second feed water inlet of described first ice making box, thus described water guide surface towards the 3rd feed water inlet of described disk cover downward-sloping the 3rd feed water inlet that water is imported described disk cover.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, described ice pond forms in the hexahedral shape of open-top and the described ice pond and is provided with the ice storage space, and at least a portion in described ice pond is made to allow the user to be stored in ice in the described ice storage space from the outside by the visual manner inspection by transparent or semitransparent material.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the base plate of described guiding case can be under the state placed on it of described ice pond with respect to the horizontal side of described guiding case along forward and direction backward slide.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, described guiding case with described second ice making box that described guiding case closely contacts on be respectively arranged with and advance door bolt and latch dog, make that promoting described guiding case by the direction in the installing space that is contained in described second ice making box along described ice pond just can be fastened to described latch dog described propelling door bolt.
According to another aspect that is used to realize above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, a kind of refrigerator is provided, this refrigerator comprises: refrigerator main body, it is provided with predetermined storage area; Refrigerator doors, it is used for optionally opening or closing described storage area; And as each described ice maker in the claim 1 to 39, described ice maker is installed on the rear surface of described door.
[beneficial effect]
The ice maker that is used for refrigerator according to the invention described above can reach following Expected Results.
The water that can prevent ice making flows down from ice pan.Can also prevent that the ice of making is stained with the smell of other food in ice pan.In addition, can easily will ice taking-up and can when taking out ice, the waste of cold air be minimized.In addition, can also prevent to be stored in the smell that the ice of icing in the pond is stained with other food.
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Fig. 1 shows the front view of the refrigerator outward appearance that the prior art ice maker is housed;
Fig. 2 shows the front view of refrigerator inside shown in Figure 1;
Fig. 3 is arranged on the vertical view of the ice maker in the refrigerator shown in Figure 2;
Fig. 4 shows the front view that is equipped with according to the refrigerator outward appearance of the preferred implementation of ice maker of the present invention;
Fig. 5 shows the front view that is equipped with according to the refrigerator inside of the preferred implementation of ice maker of the present invention;
Fig. 6 shows the cutaway view of the present invention's embodiment shown in Figure 5;
Fig. 7 is the exploded view that constitutes the water tank of the present invention's embodiment shown in Figure 5;
Fig. 8 is the zoomed-in view of valve that constitutes the water tank of the present invention's embodiment shown in Figure 5;
Fig. 9 shows the stereogram of the first ice making box outward appearance that constitutes the present invention's embodiment shown in Figure 5;
Figure 10 shows the stereogram of the first ice making box inside that constitutes the present invention's embodiment shown in Figure 5;
Figure 11 shows the stereogram of the second ice making box outward appearance that constitutes the present invention's embodiment shown in Figure 5;
Figure 12 shows the stereogram of the second ice making box inside that constitutes the present invention's embodiment shown in Figure 5;
Figure 13 and 14 shows the cutaway view of the process in the water space in the water tank shown in Figure 5 that water is stored into;
Figure 15 and 16 shows the cutaway view of the process that water tank shown in Figure 5 is installed;
Figure 17 to 19 shows the cutaway view of the operating process of ice pan shown in Figure 5; And
Figure 20 to 23 shows the cutaway view of the taking-up process in ice pond shown in Figure 5.
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Describe in detail according to the preferred implementation that is used for the ice maker of refrigerator of the present invention hereinafter with reference to accompanying drawing.
Figure 4 and 5 show the refrigerator that is equipped with according to the preferred implementation of ice maker of the present invention, Fig. 6 shows the cutaway view of the present invention's embodiment as shown in Figure 5, Fig. 7 shows the water tank that constitutes the present invention's embodiment as shown in Figure 5, Fig. 9 shows the outward appearance of first ice making box that constitutes the present invention's embodiment as shown in Figure 5, the inside of first ice making box shown in Figure 10 illustrates, Figure 11 shows the outward appearance of second ice making box that constitutes the present invention's embodiment as shown in Figure 5, and Figure 12 show shown in the inside of second ice making box.
As shown in the figure, refrigerating chamber 31 and refrigerating chamber 33 are arranged within the main body 30 of refrigerator.Refrigerating chamber 31 and refrigerating chamber 33 are isolated in main body 30 side by side.In addition, refrigerating chamber door 31a and refrigerating-chamber door 33a make the side of each to pivot around its hinged opposite side can the pivot mode being installed on the main body 30.The effect of refrigerating chamber door 31a and refrigerating-chamber door 33a is respectively optionally to open and close refrigerating chamber 31 and refrigerating chamber 33.
With reference to Fig. 5, the relative side place on the rear surface of refrigerating chamber door 31a and refrigerating-chamber door 33a is provided with supporting side walls 31b and 33b respectively.The mode of each formation among supporting side walls 31b and the 33b is the outstanding backward predetermined altitude of a part of door lining that constitutes the outward appearance of door 31a and 33a rear surface.
On the rear surface of refrigerating chamber door 31a and refrigerating-chamber door 33a, between supporting side walls 31b and 33b, be provided with a plurality of baskets 32 and 34.In each basket 32 and 34, be formed with the parking space that is used for depositing therein food. Door basket 32 and 34 is installed on the rear surface of refrigerating chamber door 31a and refrigerating-chamber door 33a with removably respectively.
Bar desk 35 and 37 in refrigerating chamber door 31a and refrigerating-chamber door 33a, being provided with respectively. Interior bar desk 35 and 37 is respectively applied for the food of putting into or taking out such as drinking water under the situation of not opening refrigerating chamber door 31a and refrigerating-chamber door 33a.As shown in Figure 6, bar desk box 35a or 37a and interior bar door 35b or 37b in interior bar desk 35 or 37 comprises.
Interior bar desk box 35a or 37a form the polyhedron-shaped of open front usually.Interior bar desk box 35a or 37a are arranged on the rear surface of refrigerating chamber door 31a or refrigerating-chamber door 33a and between supporting side walls 31b and 33b.In interior bar desk box 35a or 37a, be limited with the storage area 35s or the 37s that are used to deposit drinking water etc.
In addition, as shown in Figure 6, by the part formation opening 35c of excision refrigerating chamber door 31a.Opening 35c is communicated with the installing space 61s of second ice making box 61 that storage area 35c and the back of interior bar desk box 35a will illustrate.
The effect of interior bar door 35b or 37b is respectively optionally to open or close opening 35c and 37c. Interior bar door 35b or 37b are installed on the front surface of refrigerating chamber door 31a or refrigerating-chamber door 33a, and bar door can be along vertical pivot in making.
In addition, on the rear surface of refrigerating chamber door 31a bar desk box 35a above be provided with ice making box 41 and 51. Ice making box 41 and 51 is made up of first ice making box 41 and second ice making box 51.In first ice making box 41 and second ice making box 51, be limited with installing space 41s and 51s respectively.
First ice making box 41 is installed in removably on the rear surface of refrigerating chamber door 31a and between the supporting side walls 31b of described refrigerating chamber door.For this purpose, as shown in Figure 9, on two outsides of first ice making box 41, all be formed with holddown groove 41a.In addition, be provided with the fixed projection (not shown) so that corresponding in the inboard of the supporting side walls 31b of refrigerating chamber door 31a with the holddown groove 41a of first ice making box 41.
As shown in Figure 6, first ice making box 41 is installed in the below of arbitrary the basket 32 on the rear surface that is arranged at refrigerating chamber door 31a.At this moment, first ice making box 41 is installed on the lower position that is lower than a basket 32 predetermined altitudes.Therefore, between the top surface of the basal surface of door basket 32 and first ice making box 41, be limited with certain installing space S.The water tank 61 that the back will illustrate is installed in the installing space S with removably.
First ice making box 41 forms the polyhedron-shaped of bottom-open.The top surface of first ice making box 41 is provided with the second feed water inlet 41h.The water that the second feed water inlet 41h is used for being stored in the water tank 61 is transported in the installing space 41s.
The top surface of first ice making box 41 is provided with activation projection 42, the periphery of the activation projection 42 next-door neighbours second feed water inlet 41h.Activation projection 42 is from the top surface projection predetermined altitude of first ice making box 41.The function of activation projection 42 is to activate the valve 65 that the back will illustrate.
The top surface of first ice making box 41 is provided with the prominent rib 43 of guiding.Guide prominent rib 43 top surface projection predetermined altitude from first ice making box 41 on the position of next-door neighbour's activation projection 41, and on the direction of water tank 61 installation or removal, extend.The function of the prominent rib 43 of guiding is that guiding is contained in installing space S Or water tank 61 from wherein taking out.
In addition, in the rear surface of first ice making box 41, be provided with observation window 44.Observation window 44 is formed by transparent or semitransparent material.The function of observation window 44 is to check ice-making process in the ice pan 71 that the back will illustrate by visual manner.
Back top edge at first ice making box 41 is formed with operation aperture 45.End face by excising first ice making box 41 and installing space SThe part of rear end correspondence and the part of the upper end of observation window 44 form operation aperture 45.The function of operation aperture 45 be allow the user hand channel its by to install or to take out water tank 61 and the cold airs in the refrigerating chamber 31 are fed in the installing space 41s of first ice making box 41.
The inboard of first ice making box 41 is provided with block 46.Each block 46 is projected into predetermined length in the installing space 41s from the inboard of first ice making box 41.Block 46 is positioned at the scope that ice pan 71 pivots.The function of block 46 is to support ice pan 71 and allow ice pan 71 pivot retrotorsion predetermined angulars.
As shown in figure 11, second ice making box 51 is installed in the place, rear surface of refrigerating chamber door 31a and is positioned at first ice making box, 41 belows with removably.For this purpose, similar with first ice making box 41, two outsides of second ice making box 51 all are formed with holddown groove 51a.In addition, place, the inboard of the supporting side walls 31b of refrigerating chamber door 31a is provided with the fixed projection (not shown) so that corresponding with the holddown groove 51a of second ice making box 51.
Second ice making box 51 forms the polyhedron-shaped of bottom-open.The rear surface of second ice making box 51 is provided with a plurality of cold air supplies 52.The function of each cold air supply opening 52 is that the cold air in the refrigerating chamber 31 is transported in the installing space 51s of second ice making box 51.
In addition, be formed with ice in the top surface of second ice making box 51 and shift opening 53.Ice shifts opening 53 and has become the ice made shift the path that opening is delivered to the ice pond 81 that the back will illustrate through described ice in ice pan 71.
Also be formed with on the top surface of second ice making box 51 and shift guide surface 54.Shift the opening 53 downward-sloping guide surfaces 54 that form by a part of top surface that makes second ice making box 51 towards ice.The function of guide surface 54 is that the ice that will make in ice pan 71 imports ice transfer opening 53.
The inboard of second ice making box 51 is provided with guide projections 55.Each guide projections 55 is extended from the inside protrusions predetermined altitude of second ice making box 51 and in the direction of installing space 51s front or back.The function of guide projections 55 is moving of the guiding back guiding case 83 that will illustrate.
One side of second ice making box 51 is provided with latch dog 56.Latch dog 56 inserts in the propelling door bolt 89 that back will illustrate and prevents under ice pan 71 is contained in the state of installing space 51s of second ice making box 51 that then described ice pond accident from deviating from.
In addition, water is stored in and is installed to installing space SIn the interior water tank 61, make stored water to be supplied to ice pan 71.With reference to Fig. 7, water tank 61 comprises water tank main body 62, tank lid 63, supply flap 64 and valve 65.
Water tank main body 62 forms the polyhedron-shaped of open-top.Be provided with the water space 62s that is used for storing certain water gaging (corresponding to the needed water yield of ice making in ice pan 71) in the tank lid 63.Water tank main body 62 forms the polyhedron-shaped of open-top.Preferably, at least a portion of water tank main body (and/or tank lid 63 and supply flap 64) is formed by transparent or semitransparent material, makes and can check the water yield that is stored in the water space 62s from the outside.
The part that the basal surface of water tank main body 62 is corresponding with the second feed water inlet 41h of first ice making box 41 is provided with discharges 62h.The water that is stored in the water space 62s is supplied to ice pan 71 through outlet 62h.The periphery of outlet 62h on the basal surface of water tank main body 62 is provided with the prominent rib 62r of assembling.The prominent rib 62r of assembling is from the outstanding downwards predetermined altitude of the basal surface of described water tank main body.
In addition, the internal upper part of the sidewall of water tank main body 62 is provided with supporting member 62a.Supporting member 62a from the internal upper part of water tank main body 62 to the inner process predetermined altitude to support the periphery of tank lid 63.
Part on the basal surface of water tank main body 62 is provided with handle portion 62b.The handle portion 62b person of being to use holds it so that water tank 61 is installed in installing space SIn or the parts from wherein taking out.By with the part of the basal surface of water tank main body 62 upwards extruding form handle portion 62b.
Be formed with guide channel 62c in the basal surface of water tank main body 62.The effect of guide channel 62c is to be contained in installing space at water tank 61 SIn or from wherein taking out time guiding water tank 61.A part that comprises outlet 62h by the basal surface with water tank main body 62 upwards extruding forms guide channel 62c.When water tank 61 is contained in installing space SIn or when wherein taking out, the horizontal side contacts of the outer surface of the prominent rib 43 of the guiding of first ice making box 41 and the guide channel 62c of water tank main body 62.
The top attachment of tank lid 63 and water tank main body 62 is optionally to open or close water space 62s.The periphery of tank lid 63 is supported on the state that tank lid 63 connects with water tank main body 62 by the supporting member 62a of water tank main body 62.At this moment, the top surface of tank lid 63 is concordant with the upper end of the sidewall of water tank main body 62.
In addition, the part of tank lid 63 is provided with supply opening 63h.From the water of external water source (not shown) supply in supply opening 62h is stored in water space 62s.
Simultaneously, the supply opening 63h of the outlet 62h of water tank main body 62 and tank lid 63 is spaced a predetermined distance from the horizontal.That is the outlet 62h of water tank main body 62 is formed on the supply opening 63h of water through tank lid 63 and is stored on the position of departing from the zone in the water space 62s.Reason is will prevent to discharge through the outlet 62h of water tank main body 62 through the water that the supply opening 63h of tank lid 63 is stored in the water space 62s at once.
Seal groove 63a is formed in the tank lid 63.As shown in Figure 7, seal groove 63a is positioned on the top surface of tank lid 63, make seal groove 63a can be under the periphery state spaced apart by a predetermined distance of seal groove 63a and supply opening 63h around the periphery of supply opening 63h.
In addition, tank lid 63 is provided with the 63b of dimple portion.Formed the 63b of dimple portion by the supply opening that comprises tank lid 63 of water of compaction case lid 63 and the part of seal groove 63a.Supply flap 64 firmly is arranged in the 63b of dimple portion under the state that the supply opening 63h of tank lid 63 is covered.Therefore equally, supply flap 64 firmly is arranged among the 63b of dimple portion, even supply flap 64 is in supply opening 63h and is supplied under the state that flap 64 covers and also can project upwards from tank lid 63.
Also be formed with cut-out 63c in the tank lid 63.Cut-out 63c is communicated with the 63b of dimple portion.It inserts described dimple portion to allow supply flap 64 around tank lid 63 pivoted portions the cut-out 63c person's of being to use hand channel.For this purpose, form cut-out 63c by a part of comparing darker more down water of compaction case lid 63 with the 63b of dimple portion.
Supply flap 64 can be along vertically pivoting forward.The effect of supply flap 64 is the supply opening 63h that optionally open or close tank lid 63.Supply flap 64 firmly is arranged among the 63b of dimple portion under the state that described supply opening tegmentum 64 covers.
Also be provided with contact protrusion 64a and sealing projection 64b on the basal surface of supply flap 64.Contact protrusion 64a and sealing projection 64b respectively with the corresponding position of periphery of the supply opening 63h of described tank lid and seal groove 63a on from the basal surface of supply flap 64 to the lower process predetermined altitude.The outer surface of contact protrusion 64a is supplied under the state that flap 64 covers at the supply opening 63h of tank lid 63 and closely contacts with the periphery of supply opening 63h.In addition, sealing projection 64b is supplied under the state that flap 64 covers at the supply opening 63h of tank lid 63 and is assemblied in the seal groove 63a.
Referring now to Fig. 8, the function of valve 65 is the outlet 62h that optionally open or close water tank main body 62.More particularly, valve 65 is designed to allow to be stored in the interior water of water space 62s and only is installed in installing space at water tank 61 SBe supplied to ice pan 71 when interior.Valve 65 comprises valve carriage 66, valve body 67, sealing ring 68 and elastic component 69.
Valve carriage 66 is arranged on the periphery of the outlet 62h of water tank main body 62.Valve carriage 66 is formed with the first feed water inlet 66h, and the water that is stored in the water space 62s is supplied to ice pan 71 through this supply opening basically.In addition, valve carriage 66 is formed with the downward-sloping top surface towards the first feed water inlet 66h.
In addition, be formed with the 66a of dimple portion on the position of the first feed water inlet 66h of next-door neighbour's valve carriage 66 on the top surface of valve carriage 66.Sealing ring 68a firmly is arranged among the 66a of dimple portion.
Be formed with fitting recess 66b in the top surface of valve carriage 66.The prominent rib 62r of the assembling of water tank main body 62 inserts among the fitting recess 66b.The inboard corresponding position of the top of valve carriage 66 and fitting recess 66b is provided with stay hook 66c.Because stay hook 66c is blocked on the basal surface of water tank main body under the prominent rib 62r of assembling is inserted in state among the fitting recess 66b, so valve carriage 66 is fixed to the basal surface of water tank main body 62.
Valve body 67 is mounted to can be along the first feed water inlet 66h that vertically moves through valve carriage 66.Valve body 67 optionally opens or closes the first feed water inlet 66h of valve carriage 66.That is water tank 61 is installed in installing space SIn, activation projection 42 moves up valve body 67, thereby makes the first feed water inlet 66h of valve carriage 66 to be opened.
The top of valve body 67 also is formed with the fitting recess 67a that has assembled sealing ring therein.In addition, the bottom of valve body 67 is provided with flange 67f, makes that the end of elastic component 69 is supported on the top surface of described flange.Also be provided with the first feed water inlet 66h among the flange 67f.The supply opening 67h of flange 67f is formed on the position corresponding with the first feed water inlet 66h of valve carriage 66.
The slit that sealing ring 68a clogs between valve carriage 66 and the valve body 67 is expelled to the outside with the water that prevents to be stored in the water space 62s.Sealing ring 68a moves along vertical with valve body 67 under the state that inserts fitting recess 66b.
In addition, be provided with containment member 68b between the fitting recess 66b of prominent rib 62r of the assembling of water tank main body 62 and valve carriage 66.The function of containment member 68b is that the water slit through assembling between prominent rib 62r and the fitting recess 66b when the prominent rib 62r of assembling is inserted among the fitting recess 66b that prevents to be stored in the water space 62s flows out to the outside.
The two ends of elastic component 69 are supported by the basal surface of valve carriage 66 and the top surface of flange 67f respectively.The effect of elastic component 69 is that the first feed water inlet 66h that prevents valve carriage 66 is opened by valve body 67 accidents.For this purpose, elastic component 69 is about at valve body 67 apply elastic force for valve body 67 on the direction of the first feed water inlet 66h of valve-off carriage 66.
Shown in Fig. 6 and 10, ice pan 71 is installed in the installing space 41s of first ice making box 41.The shape of ice pan 71 is rectangles.Ice pan 71 also is provided with a plurality of ice build-up tanks 72.Ice pan 71 is can the pivot mode being installed in the installing space 41s of first ice making box 41.
For this purpose, be provided with back shaft 73 in the short side of ice pan 71 respectively.The top of back shaft 73 is can the pivot mode being supported on the inner surface of first ice making box 41.As shown in Figure 5, the free-ended position corresponding to refrigerating chamber door 31a is provided with pivot rods 74 on the outer surface of first ice making box 41.Pivot rods 74 is connected with arbitrary back shaft 73 of ice pan 71.Therefore, the user can be with his/her hand-screw hinge bull stick 74 so that ice pan 71 pivots that are connected with described bar.
The left side as shown in Figure 6 of one side of ice pan 71-is promptly supported by block 46.At this moment, ice pan 71 is in level.Therefore, ice pan 71 only can pivot in one direction, i.e. the clockwise direction of seeing from Fig. 6.
Although do not illustrate in the drawings, back shaft 73 is provided with elastic component.Described elastic component on the direction that ice pan 71 pivots-clockwise direction promptly seen from Fig. 6 applies elastic force for ice pan 71.Therefore, when being used to make the elastic force elimination of pivot rods 74 pivots, ice pan 71 turns back to initial home position by the elastic force of described elastic component.At this moment, thus because a side that supports ice pans 71 by block 46 makes it remain on level, ice pan 71 can not further pivot in the counterclockwise direction in position shown in Figure 6.
In addition, ice pan 71 is being blocked by block 46 when back shaft 73 pivots.Therefore, because ice pan 71 can be in distortion when back shaft 73 pivots, so the ice of making in ice build-up tank 72 can separate with described ice pan.
Refer again to Fig. 6 and 10, disk cover 75 is installed in the installing space 41s of first ice making box 41.The effect of disk cover 75 is optionally to open or close the ice build-up tank of ice pan 71 72.Disk cover 75 forms the plate shape corresponding with the cross section of ice pan 71.In addition, disk cover 75 is preferably formed by transparent or semitransparent material so that by the ice-making process in the visual manner inspection ice build-up tank 72.
The pivoting action of the collaborative ice pans 71 of disk cover 75 and wind arbitrary end corresponding to the long side of ice pan 71 along vertical pivot.For this purpose, in the both sides of a long end of disk cover 75 pivotal axis 75a is set respectively.Therefore, disk cover 75 collaborative ice pans 71 pivot around pivotal axis 75a.
The 3rd feed water inlet 75h also is formed in the disk cover 75.The function of the 3rd feed water inlet 75h of disk cover 75 is the path that is supplied to ice pan 71 as the water in the water space 62s that is stored in water tank 61.In addition, the 3rd feed water inlet 75h of ice pan 75 is spaced apart with the outlet 62h of water tank 61 in the horizontal.That is the 3rd feed water inlet 75h of disk cover 75 is formed on the position of departing from through the zone that the outlet 62h of water tank 61 discharges with water.Reason is to prevent that therefore the bottom surface of directly impacting the ice build-up tank 72 of ice pan 71 from the water of water tank 61 supplies from also splashing the outside from ice build-up tank 72.
Water guide surface 76 also is formed on the disk cover 75.The effect on water guide surface 76 is the 3rd feed water inlet 75h that the water from water tank 61 supplies imported disk cover 75.Part by allowing disk cover 75 is towards the downward-sloping water guide surface 76 that forms of the 3rd feed water inlet 75h.
With reference to Fig. 6 and 12, ice pond 81 is installed in the installing space 51s of second ice making box 51.Ice pond 81 can be in opening 35c be contained in the installing space 51s of second ice making box 51 or from wherein taking out.
In addition, ice pond 81 forms the hexahedral shape of open-top.In ice pond 81, be limited with ice storage space 81s.The ice of making in ice pan 71 is stored in the 81s of ice storage space.In addition, the front side in ice pond 81 is made by transparent or semitransparent material, makes and can observe the ice that is stored in the 81s of ice storage space from the outside by visual manner.
Front side in ice pond 81 is provided with support protrusion 81a.The support protrusion 81a predetermined length that stretches out from the edge of front side in ice pond 81.Support protrusion 81a closely contacts with the leading edge of the guiding case 83 that the back will illustrate.
The basal surface in ice pond 81 is provided with locking projection 81b.Locking projection 81b also extends to the lower process predetermined altitude in the horizontal from the basal surface in ice pond 81.Preferably, locking projection 81b forms with the support protrusion 81a that is arranged on ice 81 lower ends, pond and has identical height.Locking projection 81b inserts among the lock slots 87b of guiding case 83.
Guiding case 83 is installed in the installing space 51s of second ice making box 51.The effect of guiding case 83 is interior or ice ponds 81 from wherein taking out of installing space 51s that guiding is contained in second ice making box 51.Guiding case 83 is mounted to can be along the forward direction of the installing space 51s of second ice making box 51 or back to moving.
Guiding case 83 forms the anterior uncovered and rear portion hexahedral shape consistent with icing pond 81.Be formed with on the top surface of guiding case 83 with the ice of second ice making box 51 and shift the ice transfer opening 83a that opening 53 is communicated with.On direction forward or backward, also be formed with guide channel 84 respectively on the lateral outer side of guiding case 83.The guide projections 55 of second ice making box 51 is inserted in the guide channel 84.
Ice pond 81 firmly is arranged on the base plate 87 of guiding case 83.The base plate 87 of guiding case 83 is mounted to and makes it to slide along direction forward or backward with respect to the horizontal side of guiding case 83.For this purpose, thus guide projections 85 is formed on the lower end of inboard of guiding case 83 extends on direction forward or backward.In addition, the both lateral sides of the base plate 87 of guiding case 83 is provided with the guide channel 88 that has wherein inserted guide projections 85.
Upper end on the rear side of guiding case 83 and lower end are provided with and support prominent rib 86.Support prominent rib 86 and extend predetermined altitude up or down from upper end and lower end on the rear side of guiding case 83.Upper end and lower end on the rear side in the ice pond 81 on supporting prominent rib 86 and firmly being arranged in the base plate 87 of guiding case 83 closely contact.
The base plate 87 of guiding case 83 is provided with the prominent rib 87a of operation.The front end of the prominent rib 87a of operation from the basal surface of the base plate of guiding case 83 is to the lower process predetermined length.The operation grip part 87a person of being to use holds the part of sliding with respect to the both lateral sides of guiding case 83 with the base plate 87 that allows guiding case 83 with it.
Be formed with lock slots 87b in the base plate 87 of guiding case 83.By cutting into the consistent lock slots 87b that forms with locking projection 81b along the part that laterally will guide the base plate 87 of case 83.Because locking projection 81b inserts among the lock slots 87b, so ice pond 81b can work in coordination with the slippage fortune merit of the base plate 87 of guiding case 83 and move.
The rear surface of guiding case 83 is provided with and advances door bolt 89.Latch dog 56 optionally inserts and advances in the door bolt 89.That is, by icing pond 81 or guiding case 83 is shifted onto in the installing space 51s of second ice making box 51, latch dog 56 is inserted advance door bolt 89 or separate with advancing door bolt 89.Therefore, ice pond 81 can be installed in the installing space 51s of second ice making box 51 in the installing space 51s that is contained in second ice making box 51 or under the state that wherein takes out.
Next, illustrate in greater detail the process that the utilization ice maker that is used for refrigerator according to the present invention carries out ice making with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Figure 13 and 14 shows water is stored in according to the process in the water space in the water tank of ice maker of the present invention, Figure 15 and 16 shows the process of installation according to the water tank of ice maker of the present invention, Figure 17 to 19 shows the operating process according to the ice pan of ice maker of the present invention, and Figure 20 to 23 shows the taking-up process according to the ice pond of ice maker of the present invention.
With reference to Figure 13, the supply flap 64 with respect to tank lid 63 pivot predetermined angulars to open supply opening 63h.Then, water is carried and is stored in the water space 62s of water tank 61 through supply opening 63h.At this moment, the outlet 62h of the supply opening 63h of tank lid 63 and water tank main body 62 is spaced apart at a predetermined distance from each other on lateral separation.Anti-sealing is directly discharged through the outlet 62h of water tank main body 62 when therefore, can at the supply opening 63h through tank lid 63 water is stored in the water space 62s.
If water is stored in the water space 62s, pivot to close supply opening 62h just supply flap 64 as shown in figure 14.Then, under supply opening 63h closing state, described water tank is installed to installing space SIn.
More particularly, water tank 61 at first slips into installing space as shown in figure 15 SIn.At this moment, the basal surface of water tank main body 63 contacts the top surface of first ice maker 41.Then, the top surface of tank lid 63 contacts with the basal surface of door basket 34.
As shown in figure 16, water tank 61 further slips into installing space under the state of the horizontal side contacts of the guide channel 62c of prominent rib 43 of the guiding of first ice making box 41 and water tank main body 62 SIn.That is, utilize prominent rib 43 of guiding and guide channel 63c that water tank 61 can easily be installed.
If described water tank is installed in installing space as shown in figure 14 fully SIn, then the outlet 62h of water tank 61 just is positioned to corresponding with the second feed water inlet 41h of first ice making box 41.Then, the activation projection 42 by first ice making box 41 makes valve body 67 move up-promptly move in the water tank 61.Therefore, the outlet 62h of water tank 61 and basically the first feed water inlet 66h of valve carriage 66 all open, thereby the interior water of water space 62s that is stored in water tank 61 can shift by the first feed water inlet 66h of valve carriage 66 and the supply opening 67h of valve body 67.
The water that the first feed water inlet 66h by valve carriage 66 shifts drops onto on the top surface of disk cover 75 by the second feed water inlet 41b of first ice making box 41.Then, drop onto water on the top surface of disk cover 75 imports disk covers 75 by water guide surface 76 the 3rd feed water inlet 75h.
As shown in figure 17, the water of the 3rd feed water inlet 75h of importing disk cover 75 is fed in the ice build-up tank 72 of ice pan 71.Being stored in water in the water space 62s of water tank 61 equally also drops onto on the disk cover 75 and is supplied to then in the ice build-up tank 72 of ice pan 71.Therefore, can prevent to be stored in water in the water space 62s of water tank 61 directly impact ice pan 71 ice build-up tank 72 the bottom surface and therefore splash the outside from ice build-up tank 72.
After this, will be contained in by cold air that water congeals into ice in the ice build-up tank 72 of ice pan 71 from refrigerating chamber 31.At this moment, cold air is fed in the installing space 41s of first ice making box 41 from refrigerating chamber 31 through operation aperture 45.
After being contained in the water glaciation in the ice build-up tank 72 of ice pan 71, rotation pivot rods 74.Therefore, as shown in figure 18, the ice pan 71 that is connected with pivot rods 74 pivots around back shaft 73.
As shown in figure 19, if ice pan 71 pivot predetermined angulars, then an end of ice pan 71 is blocked by block 46.If pivot rods 74 further pivots in this state, can ice pan 71 be reversed by block 46.Therefore, described ice just separates with groove 72.
As shown in figure 20, the ice that separates with the ice build-up tank 72 of ice pan 71 is stored in the ice pond 81 that is arranged in the guiding case 83.Being stored in ice that the ice of guiding in the case 83 shifted opening 53 and guiding case 53 by transfer guiding surface 54 guiding of second ice making box 51 and the ice by second ice making box 51 shifts opening 53a and shifts.
Use the ice that is stored in the ice pond 81, the interior bar door 35b of bar desk 35 at first opening.Then, ice pond 81 or guiding case 83 are pushed in the installing space 51s of second ice making box 51.Therefore, the latch dog 56 of second ice making box 51 unclamps from the propelling door bolt 89 of guiding case 83.
Therefore, the guiding case 83 that is placed in one of ice pond 81 can move forward from the installing space 51s of second ice making box 51.As shown in figure 21, if will guide the installing space 51s that case 83 is pulled out second ice making box 51 forward, ice pond 81 and guiding case 83 all can be pulled out from the installing space 51s of second ice making box 51.
In addition, as shown in figure 22, ice pond 81 is further pulled out the installing space 51s of second ice making box 51 forward with respect to guiding case 83.Therefore, the base plate 87 that will ice pond 81 and guiding case 83 of the opening 35c through interior bar desk 35 is pulled out the installing space 51s of second ice making box 51 fully.
At last, as shown in figure 23, ice pond 81 can be separated with the base plate 87 of guiding case 83.That is, can take out fully by icing that pond 81 is pulled upwardly ice pond 81 and then through the opening 35c of interior bar desk 35 will shown in the ice pond from shown in base plate take out.
Those of ordinary skill in the art be it is evident that, can within the scope of the present invention that claim is determined, retrofit and modification it.Therefore, should on the basis of claim, make an explanation to scope of the present invention.
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By the ice maker that is used for refrigerator that forms constructed according to the invention and the refrigerator that comprises this ice maker, can reach following Expected Results.
At first, according to the present invention, the water that is used for ice making is fed in the ice pan under being contained in the state of water tank. Therefore, can avoid because ice making water flows down the phenomenon that causes refrigerating chamber or freezer to tarnish or make dirty from water tank or ice pan.
Secondly, ice pan is installed in the installing space of the ice making box of isolating with refrigerating chamber. Therefore, when ice pan, preventing that made ice be stained with the smell that be stored in other food refrigerating chamber in during glaciation from the water of water tank supply. Thus, the user can use ice more to clean more comfortable mode.
In addition, will take out from refrigerating chamber for the ice pond that therein storage is iced by interior bar desk. That is, can will ice less than the interior bar door of the refrigerating chamber door that is used for opening or closing refrigerating chamber outside the pond is fetched into by opening relatively. Therefore, can will ice the pond in mode more easily takes out.
Moreover, take out from refrigerating chamber owing to can in the situation of not opening refrigerating chamber door, will ice the pond, unnecessarily be discharged to the outside so can prevent the cold air in the refrigerating chamber. Therefore, can make the energy consumption minimized of refrigerator and therefore use refrigerator in more economical mode.
And the ice pond is installed in the installing space of the ice making box on the rear surface that is arranged at refrigerating chamber door. Therefore, be stained with the smell that is stored in other food in the refrigerating chamber owing to prevented the ice that is stored in the ice pond, so can use described ice in the mode that more cleans.

Claims (38)

1. ice maker that is used for refrigerator comprises:
Water tank, it is installed on the rear surface of refrigerator doors with removably;
Ice making box, it is installed on the rear surface of described door with removably below described water tank and is provided with predetermined installing space in it;
Ice pan, it is installed in the described installing space and is provided with ice build-up tank, from water glaciation described ice build-up tank of described water tank supply; And
The ice pond, it is used for being stored in the ice that described ice pan is made, and wherein, described ice pond can be contained in the described installing space or take out from described installing space,
Wherein, described water tank is provided with: water space; Supply opening, water is supplied in the described water space by this supply opening; Outlet, the water that is stored in the described water space is supplied to described ice pan by this outlet; And the valve that is used for optionally opening or closing described outlet.
2. ice maker as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described water tank is installed to removably in the installing space between the top surface of the basal surface of arbitrary the basket that is provided with on the rear surface that is limited to described door and described ice making box.
3. ice maker as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described outlet is formed on the position of departing from the zone of water in described supply opening is supplied to described water space.
4. ice maker as claimed in claim 3, wherein, described water tank comprises:
The water tank main body, thus it forms the polyhedron-shaped of open-top and forms described water space therein, and described water tank main body is provided with described outlet in its bottom surface;
Tank lid, its top that is connected to described water tank main body are optionally opening or closing described water space, and described tank lid is provided with described supply opening in the precalculated position; And
The supply flap, it is arranged on the described tank lid optionally opening or closing described supply opening, and
At least a portion of described water tank is made by transparent or semitransparent material so that be stored in the water yield in the described water space from the outside by the visual manner inspection.
5. ice maker as claimed in claim 4, wherein, place, the inboard of the sidewall of described water tank main body is provided with supporting member to support the periphery of described tank lid.
6. ice maker as claimed in claim 5, wherein, be formed with dimple portion on the top surface of described tank lid and around the seal groove of described supply opening, described supply flap places described dimple portion when described supply opening is closed by described supply flap, be formed with on the position of described tank lid to be communicated with described dimple portion and insert cut-out in the described dimple portion with the hand that allows the user, so that open the described supply flap that covers described supply opening, and the basal surface of described supply flap is provided with contact protrusion that closely contacts with described supply opening and the sealing projection that is assemblied in the described seal groove.
7. ice maker as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described valve comprises:
The valve carriage, it is arranged on the periphery of described outlet and is formed with first feed water inlet;
Valve body, thus it is mounted to and can optionally opens or closes described first feed water inlet along first feed water inlet that vertically moves through described valve carriage;
Sealing ring, thus it is arranged on the slit that clogs between described valve carriage and the described valve body between described valve carriage and the described valve body; And
Elastic component, its direction that is used for closing along described valve body first feed water inlet of described valve carriage applies elastic force for described valve body, and
Thereby described valve body is activated by the activation projection on the top surface that is arranged on described ice making box and opens described outlet.
8. ice maker as claimed in claim 2, wherein, described water tank is provided with the guide channel that the part by the basal surface that upwards pushes described water tank forms, described ice making box is provided with from the top surface of described ice making box to the prominent rib of the guiding of upper process, and when making described water tank be contained in the described installing space or described water tank taken out from described installing space can by allow the prominent rib of described guiding to insert described guide channel and in described guide channel slip guide described water tank.
9. ice maker as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described ice making box comprises first ice making box and second ice making box, described first ice making box is installed in described water tank below and has the ice pan that is installed in its installing space, and described second ice making box is installed in described first ice making box below and has the ice pond that is installed in its installing space.
10. ice maker as claimed in claim 9, wherein, the top surface place of described first ice making box is provided with second feed water inlet and is supplied to described ice pan with the water that will be stored in the described water tank.
11. ice maker as claimed in claim 9, wherein, thus described first ice making box comprises that further at least one is used for cold air is supplied to cold air supply opening in the described installing space, is used for from the outside checking by visual manner that the observation window of the ice-making process in the described ice build-up tank and user's hand can pass and wherein allows the operation aperture of installing or taking out described water tank.
12. ice maker as claimed in claim 9, wherein, thereby two cross side places of described ice pan be provided with back shaft with described ice pan can the pivot mode being supported on described first ice making box, the inboard of described first ice making box is provided with block and described block is positioned at described ice pan within the scope that described back shaft pivots, the arranged outside of described first ice making box has pivot rods to pivot to allow described ice pan, thereby and described ice pan is blocked then by described stop block reverse when pivoting by activating described pivot rods, the ice of making in described ice build-up tank is able to separate with described ice build-up tank and is stored in then in the described ice pond.
13. ice maker as claimed in claim 12, wherein, described pivot rods is arranged on the free-ended side corresponding to described door of described first ice making box.
14. ice maker as claimed in claim 12 further comprises disk cover, described disk cover is installed in the installing space of described first ice making box, thus the pivoting action of collaborative described ice pan and pivot and optionally open or close described ice build-up tank along vertical.
15. ice maker as claimed in claim 14, wherein, described disk cover is made to allow the user to check ice-making process in the described ice build-up tank by visual manner by transparent or semitransparent material.
16. ice maker as claimed in claim 14, wherein, described disk cover is provided with the 3rd feed water inlet, and the water through second feed water inlet of described first ice making box from described water tank supply can be supplied to described ice pan through described the 3rd feed water inlet.
17. ice maker as claimed in claim 16, wherein, the 3rd feed water inlet of described disk cover is formed on the position of departing from from the zone of described water space supply through second feed water inlet of described first ice making box with water.
18. ice maker as claimed in claim 17, wherein, thereby described disk cover further is provided with the downward-sloping water guide surface that water is imported described the 3rd feed water inlet towards the 3rd feed water inlet of described disk cover.
19. ice maker as claimed in claim 9, wherein, the top surface of described second ice making box is provided with ice and shifts opening and shift guiding surface; The ice of making in described ice pan shifts opening through this ice and is transferred to described ice pond; Thereby described transfer guiding surface forms towards described ice transfer opening is downward-sloping described ice is imported ice guiding opening.
20. ice maker as claimed in claim 19, wherein, described ice pond forms the hexahedral shape of open-top and wherein is provided with the ice storage space, and at least a portion in described ice pond is made to allow the user to be stored in ice in the described ice storage space from the outside by the visual manner inspection by transparent or semitransparent material.
21. ice maker as claimed in claim 20, further comprise guiding device, described guiding device is used for allowing described ice pond by taking out in the installing space that is arranged on interior bar desk in the described door and is contained in described second ice making box or from the installing space of described second ice making box.
22. ice maker as claimed in claim 21, wherein, described interior bar desk comprises:
Interior bar desk box, it is installed in the rear surface of described door and is provided with predetermined storage area below described second ice making box;
Opening, it forms by a part of excising described door and is communicated with the storage area and the installing space of described second ice making box; And
Interior bar door, it is used for optionally opening or closing described opening, and
Described ice pond by means of described guiding device in described opening is contained in the installing space of described second ice making box or from the installing space of described second ice making box, take out.
23. ice maker as claimed in claim 22, wherein, described guiding device is the guiding case, and this guiding case is used for placing in described ice pond under the state on this guiding case to the place ahead or the rear of the installing space of described second ice making box and moves.
24. ice maker as claimed in claim 23, wherein, the rear end of described guiding case is provided with supports prominent rib, places in described ice pond that the prominent rib of described support closely contacts with the rear side in described ice pond under the state on the top surface of base plate of described guiding case; And the front side in described ice pond place is provided with supporting projections, places in described ice pond that described supporting projections closely contacts with the front end of described guiding case under the state on the top surface of base plate of described guiding case.
25. ice maker as claimed in claim 23, wherein, the base plate of described guiding case can the horizontal side with respect to described guiding case slide along the direction that reaches forward backward under the state placed on it of described ice pond, and is respectively arranged with the locking projection of lock slots and the described lock slots of insertion on the position on the basal surface in described ice pond and on the relevant position on the base plate of described guiding case.
26. ice maker as claimed in claim 23, wherein, the guiding case that prevents to be contained in the installing space of described second ice making box by locking device is deviate from from the installing space accident of described second ice making box under described ice pond places state on the described guiding case.
27. ice maker as claimed in claim 26, wherein, described locking device comprises:
Advance door bolt, the side that closely contacts with described guiding case that it is arranged on side of described guiding case or described second ice making box; And
Latch dog, the opposite side that closely contacts with described guiding case that it is arranged on the opposite side of described guiding case or described second ice making box, and promote described guiding case and optionally be inserted in the described propelling door bolt by the direction in the installing space that is contained in described second ice making box along described ice pond.
28. an ice maker that is used for refrigerator comprises:
Water tank, it is installed on the rear surface of refrigerator doors with removably;
First ice making box, it is being installed to removably on the rear surface of described door below described water tank, and is provided with predetermined installing space in described first ice making box;
Ice pan, it to be can the pivot mode being installed in the installing space of described first ice making box, and described ice pan is provided with ice build-up tank, from water glaciation described ice build-up tank of described water tank supply;
Disk cover, it is installed in the installing space of described first ice making box, thus the pivoting action of collaborative described ice pan is along vertically pivoting and optionally opening or closing described ice build-up tank;
Second ice making box, it is being installed to removably on the rear surface of described door below described first ice making box, and is provided with predetermined installing space in described second ice making box;
The ice pond, it is used to be stored in the ice of making in the described ice pan; And
The guiding case, it is used for placing in described ice pond under the state on the described guiding case to the place ahead or the rear of the installing space of described second ice making box and moves, thereby make that described ice pond can be by being arranged in the installing space that interior bar desk in the described door is contained in described second ice making box or taking out from the installing space of described second ice making box
Wherein, described ice pond and described guiding case can be contained in the installing space of described second ice making box or take out from the installing space of described second ice making box.
29. ice maker as claimed in claim 28, wherein, described water tank is installed to removably in the installing space between the top surface of the basal surface of arbitrary the basket that is provided with on the rear surface that is limited to described door and described first ice making box.
30. ice maker as claimed in claim 28, wherein, described water tank comprises:
The water tank main body, thus it forms the polyhedron-shaped of open-top and forms water space therein, and described water tank main body is provided with outlet in its bottom surface, and the water that is stored in the described water space is supplied to described ice pond through described outlet;
Valve, thus it is connected to described water tank main body and optionally opens or closes described outlet;
Tank lid, thus its top that is connected to described water tank main body optionally opens or closes described water space, and described tank lid is provided with supply opening, and water is fed in the described water space by this supply opening; And
The supply flap, thus it is arranged on and optionally opens or closes described supply opening on the described tank lid, and
Described outlet is formed on the position of departing from the zone of water in described supply opening is fed to described water space, and at least a portion of described water tank is made by transparent or semitransparent material so that be stored in the water yield in the described water space from the outside by the visual manner inspection.
31. ice maker as claimed in claim 30, wherein, described valve comprises:
The valve carriage, it is arranged on the periphery of described outlet and is formed with first feed water inlet;
Valve body, thus it is mounted to and can optionally opens or closes described first feed water inlet along vertically moving through described first feed water inlet;
Sealing ring, thus it is arranged on the slit that clogs between described valve carriage and the described valve body between described valve carriage and the described valve body; And
Elastic component, its direction that is used for closing along described valve body described first feed water inlet applies elastic force for described valve body, and
Thereby described valve body activates by the activation projection on the top surface that is arranged on described first ice making box and opens described outlet.
32. ice maker as claimed in claim 28, wherein, the top surface place of described first ice making box is provided with second feed water inlet so that the water that will be stored in the described water tank is fed in the described ice pan, the top surface of described second ice making box is provided with ice and shifts opening and shift guiding surface, the ice of making in described ice pan shifts opening by this ice and is transferred to described ice pond, will ice the described ice guiding of importing opening thereby this transfer guiding surface forms towards described ice transfer opening is downward-sloping.
33. ice maker as claimed in claim 28, wherein, by actuating be arranged on described first ice making box corresponding to the pivot rods on the free-ended outside of described door, the block that makes described ice pan be set at the described first ice making box inboard then blocks and makes described ice pan because of described block reverses when described ice pan is supported on the described block, makes the ice of making in the described ice build-up tank be able to separate with described ice build-up tank and is stored in then in the described ice pond.
34. ice maker as claimed in claim 28, wherein, described disk cover is provided with the 3rd feed water inlet and water guide surface, described the 3rd feed water inlet is formed on water and is supplied to from described water tank on the position of the zone of described ice pan departing from through second feed water inlet of described first ice making box, thus described water guide surface towards the 3rd feed water inlet of described disk cover downward-sloping the 3rd feed water inlet that water is imported described disk cover.
35. ice maker as claimed in claim 28, wherein, described ice pond forms in the hexahedral shape of open-top and the described ice pond and is provided with the ice storage space, and at least a portion in described ice pond is made to allow the user to be stored in ice in the described ice storage space from the outside by the visual manner inspection by transparent or semitransparent material.
36. ice maker as claimed in claim 28, wherein, the base plate of described guiding case can be under the state placed on it of described ice pond with respect to the horizontal side of described guiding case along forward and direction backward slide.
37. ice maker as claimed in claim 28, wherein, described guiding case with described second ice making box that described guiding case closely contacts on be respectively arranged with and advance door bolt and latch dog, make that promoting described guiding case by the direction in the installing space that is contained in described second ice making box along described ice pond just can optionally be fastened to described latch dog described propelling door bolt.
38. a refrigerator comprises:
Refrigerator main body, it is provided with predetermined storage area;
Refrigerator doors, it is used for optionally opening or closing described storage area; And
As each described ice maker in the claim 1 to 37, described ice maker is installed on the rear surface of described door.
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