CN101375116B - 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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CN101375116B
CN101375116B CN2006800528656A CN200680052865A CN101375116B CN 101375116 B CN101375116 B CN 101375116B CN 2006800528656 A CN2006800528656 A CN 2006800528656A CN 200680052865 A CN200680052865 A CN 200680052865A CN 101375116 B CN101375116 B CN 101375116B
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崔五凤
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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
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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
    • F25C1/00—Producing ice
    • 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
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C5/00—Working or handling ice
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    • F25C5/182—Ice bins therefor
    • 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
    • F25C2400/10—Refrigerator units
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
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Abstract

The 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 formed with a plurality of ice-making grooves in which water supplied from the water tank is frozen into ice; a valve assembly operating to selectively supply water stored in the water tank to the ice tray when the water tank is installed or withdrawn; and an ice bank for storing ice made in the ice tray, wherein the ice bank is installed in the installation space to be received in or withdrawn out of the installation space. According to the present invention, there are advantages in that ice can be more simply and easily taken out, can be made and stored in a more sanitary way and can be made more rapidly, and power consumption can be minimized while the ice is taken out.

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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 refrigerator that is used for the ice maker of refrigerator and comprises this ice maker.
Background technology
Refrigerator is to be used to keep food refrigerated or freezing food is kept at for a long time the household electrical appliance of fresh state.The inside of refrigerator is separated into refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber, and ice maker is arranged in the refrigerating chamber.
Fig. 1 and 2 illustrates the refrigerator of the ice maker that is provided with correlation technique, and Fig. 3 illustrates the ice maker that is installed in the refrigerator shown in Figure 2.
As shown in these figures, separated side by side refrigerating chamber 11 and refrigerating chamber 13 are arranged in the main body 10 of refrigerator.Main body 10 is provided with refrigerating chamber door 11a and refrigerating-chamber door 13a, so that optionally open or seal refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber 11 and 13 respectively.Refrigerating chamber door 11a and refrigerating-chamber door 13a are hinged to the relative cross side of main body 10 respectively, make door to pivot along forward direction.
In addition, be respectively arranged with home- bar 15 and 17 on refrigerating chamber door 11a and the refrigerating-chamber door 13a.For example the food storage of drinking water and so on is in each home-bar 15 and 17.Each home- bar 15 and 17 is made of home- bar housing 15a or 17a and home bar door 15b or 17b.
Home- bar housing 15a and 17a are separately positioned on the rear surface of refrigerating chamber door 11a and refrigerating-chamber door 13a.Home- bar housing 15a and 17a are respectively arranged with the food of drinking water and so on for example can be contained in wherein predetermined storage space.
Each home bar door 15b and 17b are used for optionally opening or sealing the opening that forms by the part corresponding with home- bar housing 15a or 17a of cutting away refrigerating chamber door 11a or refrigerating-chamber door 13a.Each home bar door 15b and 17b are mounted to along vertical and pivot.
With reference to figure 2, ice maker 19 is installed in a side of refrigerating chamber 11.Ice maker 19 is used for ice making.Ice maker 19 is installed in the refrigerating chamber 11 in recoverable mode.In addition, as shown in Figure 3, ice maker 19 comprises support frame 21 and a pair of ice pan 23.
Support frame 21 forms rectangular shape.Support frame 21 is used for rotatably supporting ice pan 23.That is to say, ice pan 23 can be mounted to and in support frame 21, rotate.
Each ice pan all is formed with a plurality of ice build-up tank 23a.Center in ice pan 23 front and rear surfaces is respectively arranged with back shaft 24.Ice pan 23 as among Fig. 2 observed to ground clockwise or be rotated counterclockwise around back shaft 24.For this reason, back shaft 24 rotatably inserts the rear surface of support frame 21.
As viewed among this figure, a certain position corresponding with back shaft 24 left sides on support frame 21 rear surfaces is provided with limited block 25.Limited block 25 is given prominence to predetermined distance from the rear surface of support frame 21 and is arranged on the mobile route of ice pan 23.Ice pan 23 around back shaft 24 rotations is twisted by limited block 25.
The front surface corresponding with ice pan 23 front sides of support frame 21 is provided with handle 26.Handle 26 is that the user holds the part with rotation ice pan 23.A pair of handle 26 is arranged to consistent with the number of ice pan 23.
Refer again to Fig. 2, in refrigerating chamber 11 ice maker 19 below ice bank 27 is installed.The ice of making in the ice maker 19 is stored in the ice bank 27.Ice bank 27 also is installed in the refrigerating chamber 11 in recoverable mode.
So the ice maker mode of operation of structure is as follows.
At first, make the ice build-up tank 23a of ice pan 23 be full of water.Open refrigerating chamber door 11a to open refrigerating chamber 11.Next, make ice maker 19 be contained in a side of refrigerating chamber 11.After ice maker 19 was installed by this way, sealing refrigerating chamber door 11a was with sealing refrigerating chamber 11.
Simultaneously, if the water that is filled among the ice build-up tank 23a freezes, then open refrigerating chamber door 11a once more after a period of time to open refrigerating chamber 11.If as among Fig. 2 observed to the handle 26 that turns clockwise, then ice pan 23 is also along the rotation of identical direction.
When ice pan 23 rotated predetermined angle, the rear end of ice pan 23 bumped against limited block 25.Therefore, ice pan 23 can not further turn clockwise to ground as observed among Fig. 2.If handle 26 is from further turning clockwise as viewed this state Fig. 2, then ice pan 23 is twisted.Therefore, the ice of making among the ice build-up tank 23a separates with ice pan 23 and is stored in subsequently in the ice bank 27.
But the ice maker that is used for refrigerator of correlation technique has following problem.
If the user wishes to store in ice bank 27 under the state of ice ice bank 27 is extracted out from refrigerating chamber 11, then he must draw back refrigerating chamber door 11a to open refrigerating chamber 11.Therefore, there is the problem of ice bank 27 being put into refrigerating chamber or taking out the trouble of ice bank 27 from refrigerating chamber.
In addition, during when opening refrigerating chamber 11 so that from refrigerating chamber extraction ice bank 27, the cold air in the refrigerating chamber 11 is discharged to the outside.That is to say that at the ice maker that is used for refrigerator of correlation technique, the cold air when extracting ice bank 27 out in the refrigerating chamber 11 unnecessarily is discharged to the outside.Therefore, increase the power consumption of refrigerator.
In addition, ice bank 27 is contained in the refrigerating chamber 11.Therefore, the ice that is stored in the ice bank 27 is impregnated with the smell that is stored in the food in the refrigerating chamber 11 probably.
In addition, at the ice maker that is used for refrigerator of correlation technique, be filled in the water among the ice build-up tank 23a of ice pan 23 because the cold air that in refrigerating chamber, circulates and glaciation after predetermined a period of time.Therefore, the problem that exists the water among the ice build-up tank 23a that is filled in ice pan 23 to spill from groove owing to the impact that when opening or sealing refrigerating chamber door 11a, produces.
Summary of the invention
Technical problem
Therefore, the present invention is contemplated that solution the problems of the prior art.The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of be used for refrigerator can take out the ice maker of ice and refrigerator in simpler mode with this ice maker.
Another object of the present invention provide a kind of be used for refrigerator, when taking out ice, can make the ice maker of power consumption minimum, and refrigerator with this ice maker.
Another purpose of the present invention provide a kind of be used for refrigerator, can make in the refrigerator at ice-making process and to pollute minimum ice maker, and refrigerator with this ice maker.
A further object of the present invention provide a kind of be used for refrigerator, can prevent that the ice that is stored in ice bank is impregnated with the ice maker of the smell of other food, and refrigerator with this ice maker.
An also purpose of the present invention provides a kind of ice maker of ice making rapidly that is used for refrigerator, and the refrigerator with this ice maker.
Technical scheme
Aspect of the present invention according to realizing purpose provides a kind of ice maker that is used for refrigerator, and described refrigerator comprises the ice maker that is used for refrigerator, and described ice maker comprises: water tank, and it is mounted on the rear surface of refrigerator doors with removably; The first ice making housing and the second ice making housing, it is being mounted to removably on the rear surface of described door below described water tank, and is respectively arranged with the first predetermined installing space and second installing space in the described first ice making housing and the second ice making housing; Ice pan, it is installed in described first installing space, and is formed with a plurality of ice build-up tanks, from water glaciation described a plurality of ice build-up tanks of described water tank supply; Valve module, it is operating as the water that optionally will be stored in the described water tank and is fed to described ice pan when installing or extracting described water tank out; And ice bank, it is used for being stored in the ice that described ice pan is made, and wherein, this ice bank is installed as can be placed in this second installing space or from this second installing space in described second installing space and extracts out.
In an embodiment of the invention, valve module comprises: activation projection, and it is arranged on the position on the rear surface of described door; Valve rod, it is activated by described activation projection, and is mounted to the outlet motion that forms in the basal surface that can be passed in described water tank, so that the water that will be stored in the described water tank is fed to described ice pan; Valve gap, it is arranged on the described outlet of passing of described valve rod and is arranged on end in the described water tank, so that optionally open or seal described outlet by means of the motion of described valve rod; And elastic component, it is used for applying elastic force with the direction of sealing described outlet to described valve rod along described valve gap is moved.
In another embodiment of the present invention, described water tank is installed in the installing space with removably, and this installing space boundary is between the top surface of basal surface that is arranged at one of basketry on the rear surface of described door and the described first ice making housing; And described activation projection forms on the top surface of the basal surface of described door basketry or the described first ice making housing, described activation projection is along the direction definite length extended that described water tank is put into described installing space or described water tank is extracted out from this installing space, and the basal surface of described door basketry or the top surface of the described first ice making housing are corresponding with the top or the bottom in described installing space.
In another embodiment of the present invention, described valve rod comprises bar main body and bar projection, this bar main body is installed in described water tank below, with the end that allows this valve rod with respect to the pivot pin end of this valve rod along the vertical direction predetermined angular that moves pivotally, this bar projection extends upward from the end of described bar main body and passes described outlet; The end of described valve gap and described bar projection forms; And described valve rod pivots along vertical direction in the scope from a position to the another location, this position is that described valve gap is forming tight the contact to seal the position of described outlet with the substrate surface of described water tank adjacent to described outlet place, and this another location is that the substrate surface of described valve gap and described water tank is spaced apart to open the position of described outlet.
In another embodiment of the present invention, elastic component is to be used to apply the torque spring of elastic force to allow described valve rod to pivot downwards.
In another embodiment of the present invention, described water tank comprises: box main body, and it forms have an opened type top polyhedron-shaped limiting water space therein, and is provided with outlet in the bottom surface of described box main body; Case lid, it is coupled to the opened type top of described box main body, optionally opening or to seal described water space, and is provided with supply opening in the pre-position of described case lid, is supplied and is stored in the described water space to allow water; And the supply flap, it is mounted on the described case lid pivotally, and optionally opening or to seal described supply opening, and described water tank forms by transparent or semitransparent material, visually to check the water yield that is stored in the described water space from the outside.
In another embodiment of the present invention, be mounted at described water tank under the state on the rear surface of described door, prevent to dismantle unintentionally described water tank by fixture.
In another embodiment of the present invention, described fixture comprises: fastening hook, and it is arranged on in the rear surface of the rear surface of described door and described water tank any one; And fastening projection, it is arranged on in the rear surface of the rear surface of described door and described water tank another, optionally and flexibly to be fastened on the described fastening hook.
In another embodiment of the present invention, described water tank is installed in the installing space with removably, and this installing space boundary is between the top surface of basal surface that is arranged at one of basketry on the rear surface of described door and the described first ice making housing; And fastening hook has predetermined elasticity, and is arranged on in the top surface of the basal surface of the described door basketry corresponding with the top in described installing space or bottom and the described first ice making housing any one.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the described water tank that is mounted to removably on the rear surface of described door is guided by guider.
In another embodiment of the present invention, described guider comprises: guiding rib, and it is arranged on along the direction of putting into or extracting out described water tank among the top surface of the rear surface of described door and described water tank any one; And gathering sill, it is arranged on in the top surface of the rear surface of described door and described water tank another, makes described guiding rib insert described gathering sill and slide along described gathering sill along the direction of putting into or extracting out described water tank.
In another embodiment of the present invention, described water tank is installed in the installing space with removably, and this installing space boundary is between the top surface of basal surface that is arranged at one of basketry on the rear surface of described door and the described first ice making housing; A pair of described guiding rib is arranged on the corresponding basal surface in the top with described installing space of described door basketry; And a pair of described gathering sill is formed on the top surface of described water tank.
In another embodiment of the present invention, described ice pan is installed in described first installing space, so that in the both sides that are arranged at described ice pan and be supported on pivotally on a pair of back shaft on the inboard of the described first ice making housing and pivot.
In another embodiment of the present invention, also comprise disk cover, described disk cover is installed in described first installing space, optionally to open or to seal described ice build-up tank.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the pivoting action that described disk cover is mounted to by means of hinge bracket corresponding to described ice pan pivots around the end of described hinge bracket, described hinge bracket extends from the both sides of the end of described disk cover, is pivotally connected to the inboard of the described first ice making housing with the described end that allows described hinge bracket.
In another embodiment of the present invention, described disk cover is provided with sealing ribs and circumferential rib, the front end downward definite length extended of sealing rib from the basal surface of described disk cover, and this circumferential rib is perpendicular to the outer surface definite length extended of described sealing ribs; And described ice pan is provided with seal groove and the rib that closely contacts, the sealing groove forms by making the recessed desired depth in the end corresponding with front end described disk cover described ice pan downwards, with the tip engages that allows described sealing ribs in described seal groove, closely the rib of contact extends upward predetermined length from the sidepiece adjacent with described seal groove of described ice pan, with allow this closely the inner surface of the rib of contact form tight the contact with the end that the outer surface of described sealing ribs forms the tight rib that contacts and should closely contact with the basal surface of described circumferential rib.
In another embodiment of the present invention, disk cover also comprises: supply opening, and it is formed on a position of described disk cover, transfers to described ice pan with the water that allows to be stored in the described water tank by this supply opening; The water guide face, it is formed on adjacent to described supply opening on the top surface of described disk cover, water is directed in the described supply opening; And targeting part, it is formed on the corresponding position of the periphery with described water guide face on the top surface of described disk cover, prevents that the water that is stored in the described water tank from splashing so that will be fed to guiding cool air in described first installing space in described ice pan and water is supplied in the ice build-up tank of described ice pan by described supply opening when.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the height of described targeting part increases along the direction that cold air is supplied in described first installing space.
In another embodiment of the present invention, between the facing surfaces of described hinge bracket, be connected with the cold air guide with predetermined angle of inclination, so that the cold air that will be fed in described first installing space guides towards described ice pan towards described ice pan.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the front end of described disk cover is provided with cushioning members, is used to absorb when corresponding to the pivoting action of described ice pan and the vibrations that a side joint of the described disk cover that pivots is produced when contacting a side of the described first ice making housing.
In another embodiment of the present invention, described ice bank is placed in described second installing space or from this second installing space and extracts out by being arranged on home-bar in the described door.
In another embodiment of the present invention, home-bar comprises: the home-bar housing, and it is being installed on the rear surface of described door and is being provided with predetermined storage area below described second ice making housing; Opening, it forms by a part of cutting away described door, so that be communicated with the described storage area and second installing space; And home bar door, it is used for optionally opening or seal described opening, and described ice bank is placed in described second installing space by described opening or extracts out from this second installing space.
In another embodiment of the present invention, also comprise guide frame, described guide frame is installed in described second installing space, so that guide described ice bank towards described opening with downward-sloping angle.
In another embodiment of the present invention, also comprise the guiding case, under described ice bank was arranged on state on the described guiding case regularly, described guiding case was placed in described second installing space or from this second installing space by described guide frame guiding and by opening and extracts out.
In another embodiment of the present invention, be respectively arranged with a pair of direction protrusion and a pair of guide slot on two outer surfaces of described guiding case and on the inner surface in two correspondences of described guide frame, thus when described ice bank along this ice bank being put into described second installing space or when the direction that this second installing space is extracted described ice bank out was moved, described direction protrusion inserted in the described guide slot and along described guide slot and slides.
In another embodiment of the present invention, described direction protrusion is along described ice bank being put into described second installing space or from the direction that this second installing space is extracted described ice bank out the preset distance that is spaced apart from each other; And the two ends of the described guide slot preset distance corresponding that be spaced apart from each other with the spacing distance of described direction protrusion.
In another embodiment of the present invention, each described guide slot comprises: first horizontal component, its direction that is placed in described second installing space or extracts out from this second installing space along the described ice bank position from each side surface of described guide frame is definite length extended flatly; Sloping portion, its along the extraction direction of described ice bank with the front end definite length extended of downward-sloping angle from described first horizontal component; And second horizontal component, its front end along the extraction direction of described ice pan from described sloping portion is definite length extended flatly.
In another embodiment of the present invention, described ice bank forms to have the polyhedron-shaped of opened type top and is provided with the ice storage space therein, and described guiding box-shaped becomes and has the polyhedron-shaped of the opened type top corresponding with described ice bank, front and rear.
In another embodiment of the present invention, upper end at two side surfaces of the rear end of two side surfaces of described ice bank and described guiding case is respectively arranged with engagement protrusion and fit ribs, closely contact and promote described fit ribs when described ice bank described engagement protrusion and rear end of described fit ribs when the extraction direction of this ice bank is moved form thus, thereby allow described guiding case to move with described ice bank.
In another embodiment of the present invention, be provided with the clamp rib at the front lower ends place of described ice bank; The lower end of the both sides on the opened type rear surface of described guiding case is respectively arranged with the cooperation support; And when described ice bank when the direction of this ice bank being put into described second installing space is moved, described clamp rib forms tight the contact to promote the front end of described guiding case with the front end of the substrate surface of described guiding case, and the both sides of the lower end, rear portion of described ice bank form tight the contact to promote described cooperation support with described cooperation support respectively, and described thus guiding case moves with described ice bank.
In another embodiment of the present invention, on any one in the corresponding substrate surface of the basal surface of described ice bank and described guiding case of described ice bank and described guiding case travel direction, be formed with at least one locking groove; And be formed with at least one stopper rib in the corresponding substrate surface of the basal surface of described ice bank and described guiding case another of described ice bank and described guiding case travel direction, described thus stopper rib is inserted in the described locking groove.
In another embodiment of the present invention, extraction direction along described ice bank is formed with sloping portion with downward-sloping angle at the rear portion of described ice bank lower end, be arranged on regularly under the state on the described guiding case by described opening from the ice bank of described second installing space extraction with acclivitous angular movement at described ice bank allowing, thereby make this ice bank and described guiding case separate.
According to another aspect of the present invention of realizing described purpose, a kind of ice maker that is used for refrigerator is provided, described ice maker comprises: water tank, it is mounted on the rear surface of refrigerator doors with removably; The first ice making housing and the second ice making housing, it is being mounted to removably on the rear surface of described door below described water tank, and is respectively arranged with the first predetermined installing space and second installing space in the described first ice making housing and the second ice making housing; Ice pan, it is installed in described first installing space, and is formed with a plurality of ice build-up tanks, from water glaciation described a plurality of ice build-up tanks of described water tank supply; Valve module, it is operating as the water that optionally will be stored in the described water tank and is fed to described ice pan when the described water tank of installation or removal; And ice bank, it is used for being stored in the ice that described ice pan is made, and this ice bank is installed in described second installing space, so that be placed in this second installing space or from this second installing space and extract out by being arranged on home-bar on the described door; The guiding case, it is installed in described second installing space, extracts out so that be arranged on regularly under the state on the described guiding case to be placed in described second installing space or from this second installing space by described home-bar at described ice bank; And guide frame, it is installed in described second installing space, so that guide on it described guiding case that has described ice bank that is provided with towards described home-bar and with downward-sloping angle.
In an embodiment of the invention, described water tank comprises: box main body, it forms has polyhedron-shaped to small part opened type top, in described box main body, to limit water space, and the bottom surface at described box main body is provided with outlet, is fed to described ice pan with the water that allows to be stored in the described water tank by described outlet; Case lid, it is coupled to the opened type top of described box main body, optionally opening or to seal described water space, and is provided with supply opening in the pre-position of described case lid, is supplied and is stored in the described water space to allow water; And supply flap, it is mounted on the described case lid pivotally, optionally to open or to seal described supply opening, and described water tank is installed in the installing space with removably, and this installing space boundary is between the top surface of basal surface that is arranged at one of basketry on the rear surface of described door and the described first ice making housing.
In another embodiment of the present invention, described valve module comprises: activation projection, and it forms on the top surface of the basal surface of the described door basketry corresponding with the top in described installing space or bottom or the described first ice making housing along the direction definite length extended that described water tank is put into described installing space or extracted described water tank from this installing space out; Valve rod, it is installed in the below of described box main body, vertically pivot in predetermined angular range with the end that the allows described valve rod pivot pin end with respect to described valve rod, and described valve rod is activated by described activation projection; Valve gap, it is arranged on the described outlet of passing of described valve rod and is arranged on end in the described water tank, so that optionally make the basal surface of described valve gap form tight the contact by means of the pivoting action of described valve rod, thereby optionally open or seal described outlet with the substrate surface of described water space; And torque spring, it is used for applying elastic force with the direction of sealing described outlet to described valve rod along described valve gap is pivoted, and described valve rod is vertically pivoting in the scope from a position to the another location under the effect of described activation projection, this position is that described valve gap is forming tight the contact to seal the position of this outlet with the substrate surface of described water space adjacent to described outlet place, and this another location is that the substrate surface of described valve gap and described water space is spaced apart to open the position of this outlet.
In another embodiment of the present invention, any one in the basal surface of corresponding with the top in described installing space and bottom respectively described door basketry and the top surface of the described first ice making housing is provided with the fastening hook with predetermined elasticity; The rear surface of described box main body is provided with fastening projection, optionally and flexibly to be fastened on the described fastening hook; And when described water tank being put into described installing space or when described water tank was extracted in this installing space out, described fastening projection optionally and flexibly was fastened on the described fastening hook, described thus water tank can not separate with described installing space unintentionally.
In another embodiment of the present invention, on the corresponding basal surface in the top with described installing space of described door basketry, be formed with a pair of guiding rib, described guiding rib extends along the direction of installing or extracting out described water tank; The top surface of described box main body is provided with a pair of gathering sill, and the direction that described gathering sill allows described guiding rib to be placed into or to extract out along described water tank is respectively inserted in the described gathering sill and along described gathering sill and slided; And when described water tank being put into described installing space or when described water tank was extracted in this installing space out, described guiding rib inserted respectively in the described gathering sill and along described gathering sill and slides, and guides the motion of described water tank thus.
In another embodiment of the present invention, also comprise disk cover, described disk cover is installed in described first installing space and corresponding to the pivoting action that is installed in the described first installing space medium floe and pivots, optionally to open or to seal described ice build-up tank.
In another embodiment of the present invention, described disk cover comprises: the water guide face, its periphery corresponding to supply opening is formed on the top surface of described disk cover, so that the water that will be stored in the described water tank is directed in the described supply opening, the water that is stored in the described water tank is fed to described ice pan by described supply opening; Targeting part, its periphery corresponding to described water guide face is formed on the described top surface of described disk cover, so that the cold air that will be fed in described first installing space is directed in the described ice pan by described supply opening, and prevent that the water that is stored in the described water tank from splashing in the ice build-up tank that water is fed to described ice pan by described supply opening; And cushioning members, it is formed on the front end place of described disk cover, so that absorb the vibrations that produced when a side joint when the described disk cover that pivots corresponding to the pivoting action of described ice pan contacts a side of the described first ice making housing.
In another embodiment of the present invention, described disk cover is supported pivotally by hinge bracket, and described hinge bracket extends from the both sides of the end of described disk cover, is pivotally connected to the inboard of the described first ice making housing with the end that allows described hinge bracket; And between the facing surfaces of described hinge bracket, be connected with the cold air guide with predetermined angle of inclination, so that the cold air that will be fed in described first installing space guides towards described ice pan towards described ice pan.
In another embodiment of the present invention, be respectively arranged with a pair of direction protrusion on two outer surfaces of described guiding case, described a pair of direction protrusion is along described ice bank being put into described second installing space or from the direction that this second installing space is extracted described ice bank out the preset distance that is spaced apart from each other; And on two inner surfaces of described guide frame, be respectively arranged with a pair of guide slot, the described a pair of guide slot preset distance corresponding that be spaced apart from each other with the spacing distance of described direction protrusion, thus when described ice bank along described ice bank being put into described second installing space or when the direction that this second installing space is extracted described ice bank out was moved, described direction protrusion inserted in the described guide slot and along described guide slot and slides.
In another embodiment of the present invention, described ice bank forms to have the polyhedron-shaped of opened type top and is provided with the ice storage space, and comprises engagement protrusion that projects upwards from two side surfaces of this ice bank and the clamp rib that extends from the front lower ends of this ice bank downwards; Described guiding box-shaped becomes and has the polyhedron-shaped of the opened type top corresponding with described ice bank, front and rear, and comprises respectively fit ribs that the upper end edge rightabout at two side surfaces of this guiding case extends and the lower end edge rightabout of both sides extends from the rear surface of described guiding case cooperation support; And when described ice bank when the direction of extracting this ice bank out is moved, described engagement protrusion and the rear end of described fit ribs form and closely contact and promote described fit ribs, thereby allow described guiding case to move with described ice bank; When described ice bank when the direction of this ice bank being put into described second installing space is moved, described clamp rib forms tight the contact to promote the front end of described guiding case with the front end of the substrate surface of described guiding case, and the both sides of the lower end, rear portion of described ice bank form tight the contact so that promote described cooperation support with described cooperation support respectively, and described thus guiding case moves with described ice bank.
Another aspect of the present invention according to realizing described purpose provides a kind of refrigerator that comprises according to each described ice maker in the claim 1 to 42.
Beneficial effect
According to by this way the structure the present invention, can with simpler and easily mode take out ice.In addition, the power consumption when taking out ice is minimized.In addition, can make and store ice in the mode that more cleans.And, ice making apace.
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Fig. 1 is the front view of outward appearance that the refrigerator of the ice maker that is equipped with correlation technique is shown.
Fig. 2 is the front view that the inside of refrigerator shown in Figure 1 is shown.
Fig. 3 is arranged on the vertical view of the ice maker in the refrigerator shown in Figure 2.
Fig. 4 illustrates to be equipped with the front view of the outward appearance of the refrigerator of ice maker according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 5 illustrates to be equipped with the front view of the inside of the refrigerator of ice maker according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is the stereogram that the mounting structure of the water tank that constitutes embodiment of the present invention shown in Figure 5 is shown.
Fig. 7 is the stereogram that the valve module that constitutes embodiment of the present invention shown in Figure 5 is shown.
Fig. 8 is the side sectional view that the inside of the first ice making housing that constitutes embodiment of the present invention shown in Figure 5 is shown.
Fig. 9 is the stereogram that the disk cover that constitutes embodiment of the present invention shown in Figure 5 is shown.
Figure 10 is the side sectional view that the inside of the second ice making housing that constitutes embodiment of the present invention shown in Figure 5 and home-bar housing is shown.
Figure 11 illustrates ice bank to be arranged on stereogram according to the state on the guiding case of embodiments of the present invention shown in Figure 5 regularly.
Figure 12 is the stereogram that the guide frame that constitutes embodiment of the present invention shown in Figure 5 is shown.
Figure 13 and 14 is the side sectional view that the installation process of the water tank that constitutes embodiment of the present invention shown in Figure 5 is shown.
Figure 15 is the side sectional view that the operating process of the ice pan that constitutes embodiment of the present invention shown in Figure 5 is shown.
Figure 16 and 17 is side sectional views that the extraction of the ice bank that constitutes embodiment of the present invention shown in Figure 5 is shown.
The specific embodiment
Hereinafter, will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings according to the preferred implementation of the ice maker that is used for refrigerator of the present invention and have the preferred implementation of the refrigerator of this ice maker.
Figure 4 and 5 illustrate the refrigerator that is equipped with the ice maker that is used for refrigerator according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 6 illustrates the mounting structure of the water tank that constitutes embodiment of the present invention shown in Figure 5, Fig. 7 illustrates the valve module that constitutes embodiment of the present invention shown in Figure 5, Fig. 8 illustrates the inside of the first ice making housing that constitutes embodiment of the present invention shown in Figure 5, Fig. 9 illustrates the disk cover that constitutes embodiment of the present invention shown in Figure 5, Figure 10 illustrates the second ice making housing of formation embodiment of the present invention shown in Figure 5 and the inside of home-bar housing, Figure 11 illustrates ice bank and is arranged on regularly according to the state on the guiding case of embodiment of the present invention shown in Figure 5, and Figure 12 illustrates the guide frame that constitutes embodiment of the present invention shown in Figure 5.
As shown in the figure, be provided with refrigerating chamber 31 and refrigerating chamber 33 in the main body 30 of refrigerator.In main body 30, refrigerating chamber 31 and refrigerating chamber 33 are separated side by side.In addition, refrigerating chamber door 31a and refrigerating-chamber door 33a are hinged to the relative lateral sides of main body 30 respectively, make door flatly to pivot.Refrigerating chamber door 31a and refrigerating-chamber door 33a are respectively applied for and optionally open or seal refrigerating chamber 31 and refrigerating chamber 33.
With reference to figure 5, relative side place is provided with supporting side walls 31b and 33b respectively on the rear surface of refrigerating chamber door 31a and refrigerating-chamber door 33a.Each supporting side walls 31b and 33b form by this way, promptly make the formation door 31a of door lining or the part of 33a rear surface outward appearance give prominence to predetermined height backward.Corresponding position on the apparent surface of each supporting side walls 31b and 33b is respectively arranged with a plurality of fixed projection (not shown).
On the rear surface of refrigerating chamber door 31a or refrigerating-chamber door 33a, between supporting side walls 31b or 33b, be provided with a plurality of basketrys.Be formed with the spatial accommodation that holds food therein in each basketry.The door basketry is installed on the rear surface of refrigerating chamber door 31a and refrigerating-chamber door 33a with removably respectively.
With reference to figure 6 and 7, the rear end on the basal surface of door basketry 34 is formed with a pair of fastening hook 34a, and door basketry 34 is arranged on the topmost place of refrigerating chamber door 31a rear surface.Fastening hook 34a is used for preventing that being installed to the water tank 41 that illustrates after a while under the state of the installing space S that illustrates after a while at water tank is by mistake dismantled.Fastening hook 34a in the both sides of the basal surface rear end of door basketry 34 along the backward directions of refrigerator doors 31a---promptly along dismounting water tank 41 direction---extend, described basal surface rear end is adjacent to the rear surface of refrigerating chamber door 31a.Each fastening hook 34a has predetermined elasticity along the installation direction perpendicular to water tank 41.
In addition, the place, two ends that is positioned at fastening hook 34a the place ahead on the basal surface of door basketry 34a is formed with a pair of guiding rib 34b.Guiding rib 34b is used for guiding water tank 41 is installed.Guiding rib 31b is along the width of refrigerating chamber door 31a---promptly along direction---vertical with the installation direction of water tank 41 preset distance that is spaced apart from each other, and along the thickness direction of the refrigerating chamber door 31a installation direction of water tank 41---promptly along---extends.
The place is provided with activation projection 34c in the middle of the rear end on the basal surface of door basketry 34.Activation projection 34c is at place in the middle of the rear end on the basal surface of door basketry 34---promptly the basal surface rear end of door basketry 34 with fastening hook 34a between corresponding in the middle of the place---promptly along the direction extension of dismounting water tank 41, described basal surface rear end is adjacent to the rear surface of refrigerating chamber door 31a along the backward directions of refrigerating chamber door 31a.Activation projection 34c is used to activate the valve rod 46 of explanation after a while.
Shown in Figure 4 and 5, be respectively arranged with home- bar 35 and 37 among refrigerating chamber door 31a and the refrigerating-chamber door 33a.Home- bar 35 and 37 is respectively applied for and receives or take out for example food of drinking water and so under the state of not opening refrigerating chamber door 31a and refrigerating-chamber door 33a.Home- bar 35 or 37 comprises home- bar housing 35a or 37a and home bar door 35b or 37b.
Home- bar housing 35a or 37a form usually to have with the rear surface of refrigerating chamber door 31a or refrigerating-chamber door 33a and form the polyhedron-shaped of tight opened type top that contacts and front portion.Be arranged on accordingly between home- bar housing 35a or 37a and supporting side walls 31b or the 33b on the rear surface of refrigerating chamber door 31a or refrigerating-chamber door 33a.In family expenses bar housing 35a or 37a, be limited with the storage area 35s or the 37s that are used to hold drinking water etc.
In addition, form opening 35c or 37c by a part of cutting away refrigerating chamber door 31a or refrigerating-chamber door 33a.Be formed among the refrigerating chamber door 31a opening 35c and the storage area 35s of home-bar housing 35a and after a while the installing space 61s of the second ice making housing 61 of explanation be communicated with.Therefore, by opening 35c, food is put among the storage area 35s of home-bar housing 35a or from this storage area 35s food is taken out, the ice bank 81 that perhaps will illustrate after a while is placed among the installing space 61s of the second ice making housing 61 or takes out ice bank 81 from this installing space 61s.The opening 37c that is formed among the refrigerating-chamber door 33a is communicated with the storage area 37s of home-bar housing 37a.Therefore, by opening 37c, food is put among the storage area 37s of home-bar housing 37a or from this storage area 37s, taken out food.
Home bar door 35b or 37b are installed on the front surface of refrigerating chamber door 31a or refrigerating-chamber door 33a, make that home bar door can be along vertical pivot. Home bar door 35b and 37b are respectively applied for and optionally open or seal opening 35c and 37c.Particularly, the home bar door 35b that is mounted to refrigerating chamber door 31a allows optionally to open or seal the storage area 35s of home-bar housing 35a and the installing space 61s of the second ice making housing 61.
In addition, between the first ice making housing 51 of door basketry 34 and explanation after a while, be limited with the installing space S.That is to say that between the basal surface that the installing space S roughly is limited to a basketry 34 and the top surface of the first ice making housing 51, the basal surface of a basketry 34 and the top surface of the first ice making housing 51 are along vertical spaced apart preset distance.
Water tank 41 is installed in the installing space S with removably.Water tank 41 is full of water, and described water can be supplied to ice pan 71 again.Shown in Fig. 6 and 7, the box main body 42 of water tank 41 forms the polyhedron-shaped of hollow.The top surface of box main body 42 is provided with cage part 42a.This cage part 42a forms by this way, makes that promptly the core on box main body 42 top surfaces forms step downwards with respect to the other parts on box main body 42 top surfaces.
Be limited with opening 35c (Figure 13) in the cage part 42a.Opening 35c stores into inlet among the water space 43s of explanation after a while as water by it.The cage part 42a corresponding with edge of opening is provided with upwardly extending insertion rib 42c (Figure 13).
On the top surface of box main body 42, be formed with a pair of gathering sill 42d.Each gathering sill 42d longitudinally extends along the installation direction of water tank 41.When water tank 41 was installed in the installing space S, the guiding rib 34b of door basketry 34 inserted gathering sill 42d respectively and slides along gathering sill 42d.In the embodiment that illustrates, gathering sill 42d roughly by the basal surface of cage part 42a and two side surfaces and after a while two side surfaces of the case lid 48 of explanation limit.
Shown in the amplifier section of Fig. 6, be formed with fastening projection 42e respectively at the place, two ends of corresponding rear surface, the rear surface with refrigerating chamber door 31a of box main body 42.Fastening projection 42e is installed to the fastening hook 34a that flexibly is fastened to a basketry 34 under the state of installing in the space S at water tank 41.
In addition as shown in Figure 7, in box main body 42, be limited with water storage part 43.Water storage part 43 is formed with the water space 43s of the water (i.e. required water yield of ice making in ice pan 71) that wherein stores scheduled volume.Water storage part 43 forms the funnel shaped that extends from the edge of opening 35c downwards.In fact, inserting rib 42c and water storage part 43 and box main body 42 forms.In Figure 13, illustrate in greater detail the shape of inserting rib 42c and water storage part 43.
Preferably, form by transparent or semitransparent material to small part box main body 42 (and/or case lid 48, supply flap 49).Its reason is that the user can be stored in the water yield the water space 43s from visual examination.
Bottom centre place in water storage part 43 is provided with outlet 43h.The outlet 43h of water by water tank 41 that is stored among the water space 43s is fed to ice pan 71.The outlet 43h of water tank 41 preferably be set to when water tank 41 is installed in installing space S outlet 43h be positioned at the first ice making housing 51 oriented part 51a above.
The basal surface corresponding with the periphery of outlet 43h water tank 41 water storage part 43 is provided with valve guide 44.Valve guide 44 is used to guide the motion of the valve projection 46b of explanation after a while.Valve guide 44 roughly forms cylinder form.In addition, the side at valve guide 44 is formed with otch 44a.Otch 44a is used to avoid the interference of valve projection 46b.Cut otch 44a by this way, that is, make the part of valve guide 44 make progress and recede.
In the middle of the lower end, locate to be formed with a pair of hinge member 45 on the box main body 42 inner rear sides.Each hinge member 45 extends preset distance forward from the inside rear side of box main body 42.Hinge member 45 is used for supporting valve rod 46 in the mode that pivots.Each hinge member 45 all is formed with pan 45a.
Valve rod 46 is arranged to optionally open or seal outlet 43h.Valve rod 46 is mounted to the inside rear side of box main body 42 and vertically pivots in rear side upper edge, the inside of box main body 42.Valve rod 46 comprises bar main body 46a and bar projection 46b.
Bar main body 46a forms the plate with predetermined area.Two rear end at bar main body 46a are respectively arranged with hinge protrusions 46h.Each hinge protrusions 46h rotatably is coupled among the pan 45a of hinge member 45.When water tank 41 was installed in the installing space S, bar main body 46a was activated by activation projection 34c, pivoted along vertical around hinge protrusions then.
Valve projection 46b roughly forms L shaped.The end of valve projection 46b is fixed to the front end of bar main body 46a.The other end of valve projection 46b makes progress and is arranged in the water space 43s through the outlet 43h of water tank 41.When valve rod 46 pivoted, valve projection 46b vertically moved.For this reason, valve projection 46b forms the diameter that has relatively the diameter than the outlet 43h of water tank 41 is little.
Be provided with valve gap 46c (Figure 13) in the end of valve projection 46b.In fact, the outlet 43h of water tank 41 is optionally opened or is sealed by valve gap 46c.For this reason, valve projection 46b forms the diameter that has relatively than the big dish of diameter of the outlet 43h of water tank 41.Valve gap 46c is motion vertically along with the motion of valve rod 46.When valve gap 46c vertically moved, the basal surface of valve gap 46c optionally closely contacted in the formation of the outlet 43h place of contiguous water tank 41 with the basal surface of water storage part 43, thereby optionally opened or the outlet 43h of closed tank 41.
If valve rod 46 moves upward under the state of the outlet 43h of water tank 41 by valve gap 46c sealing, then valve gap 46c also moves upward.Therefore, the substrate surface of the basal surface of valve rod 46 and water storage part 43 is spaced apart, thereby the outlet 43h of water tank 41 is opened.On the other hand, if valve rod 46 moves downward under the state that the discharge 43h of water tank 41 is not sealed by valve gap 46c, then valve gap 46c also moves downward.Therefore, the basal surface of valve rod 46 forms tight the contact with the substrate surface of water storage part 43, thereby the outlet 43h of water tank 41 is sealed.
The end of valve rod 46 under the state that the outlet 43h of water tank 41 is closed preferably towards the anterior downward-sloping predetermined angular of water tank 41.Its reason is that it(?) can be more easily when water tank 41 is installed in the installing space S activate valve rod 46 by means of the activation projection 34c of door basketry 34.
Any one hinge protrusions 46h place at valve rod 46 is provided with torque spring 47.Torque spring 47 is used for along the direction by the outlet 43h of valve gap 46c closed tank 41---promptly along as the viewed downward direction of Fig. 7---applies elastic force towards valve rod 46.Therefore, at water tank 41 encapsulation not being installed establishes under the state in the space S---and promptly under the state that valve rod 46 is not activated by the activation projection 34c of door basketry 34, valve gap 46c is because the elastic force of torque spring 47 still remains on the state that the outlet 43h of water tank 41 is closed.For this reason, the two ends of torque spring 47 are supported on respectively on the top surface of the inside rear side of box main body 42 and valve body 46a.
Refer again to Fig. 6, case lid 48 is coupled on the top surface of box main body 42.Case lid 48 is coupled to the top of box main body 42, optionally to open or to seal water space 43s---and be the opening 35c of box main body 42.Edge at the basal surface of case lid 48 is formed with insertion groove 48a (Figure 13).Inserting rib 42c inserts among the insertion groove 48a.
Each side surface of case lid 48 is coupled at case lid 48 under the state of box main body 42 and the spaced apart preset distance corresponding to gathering sill 42d width of the side surface of cage part 42a.In addition, the top surface of case lid 48 is coupled under the state of box main body 42 preferably the other parts coplane except that cage part 42a with box main body 42 top surfaces at case lid 48.
Side place at case lid 48 is provided with supply opening 48h (Figure 13).Supply opening 48h by case lid 48 is stored in the water space 43s from the water of external water source (not shown) supply.Periphery adjacent to the supply opening 48h of case lid 48 on the top surface of case lid 48 is provided with sealing ribs 48b.Sealing ribs 48b forms by this way, promptly makes sealing ribs 48b project upwards from the top surface of the case lid 48 supply opening 48h adjacent to case lid 48.
On the top surface of case lid 48, be formed with bearing step 43b.Bearing step 43 forms by this way, promptly makes the supply opening 48h that comprises case lid 48 of case lid 48 top surfaces and the part of sealing ribs 48b be recessed into predetermined altitude downwards.
Case lid 48 is provided with supply flap 49.Supply flap 49 is used for optionally covering the supply opening 48h of case lid 48.For this reason, the ad-hoc location of supply flap 49 on case lid 48 top surfaces vertically pivots.Supply flap 49 is being arranged on the bearing step 43b under the state that the supply opening 48b of case lid 48 is closed reliably.In addition, the basal surface edge of supply flap 49 forms tight the contact with the upper end of sealing ribs 48b.
On case lid 48, be formed with handle dimple 48d.Handle dimple 48d is communicated with bearing step 43b.Handle dimple 48d is that user's hand inserts wherein to allow supply flap 49 around case lid 48 pivoted portions.Therefore, handle dimple 48d preferably forms by a part that makes case lid 48 mode further more recessed downwards than bearing step 43b.
Refer again to Fig. 5, part is provided with the ice making housing above being positioned at home-bar housing 35a on the rear surface of freezing type door 31a.The ice making housing comprises the first ice making housing 51 and the second ice making housing 61.Shown in Fig. 8 and 10, in the first ice making housing 51 and the second ice making housing 61, be limited with installing space 51s and 61s respectively equally.The first ice making housing 51 is being installed between the supporting side walls 31b of refrigerating chamber door 31a on the rear surface of refrigerating chamber door 31a with removably.For this reason, be formed with the holddown groove (not shown) on two outer surfaces of the first ice making housing 51.The fixed projection of supporting side walls 31b is coupled in the holddown groove.Each holddown groove forms the ∏ shape with opened type bottom.Therefore, the first ice making housing 51 is in the rear surface that is mounted to refrigerating chamber door 31a when supporting side walls is vertically moved with removably.
The first ice making housing 51 is arranged on the below of a basketry 34.As mentioned above, because the first ice making housing 51 installs than door basketrys 34 positions of low predetermined altitudes downwards, so formation water tank 41 can be installed to wherein installing space S between the first ice making housing 51 and door basketry 34.
Refer again to Fig. 8, the first ice making housing 51 forms has the polyhedron-shaped of opened type bottom.The top surface of the first ice making housing 51 is provided with oriented part 51a.Lower end at oriented part 51a is formed with supply opening 51b.Oriented part 51a is set to from the top surface of the first ice making housing 51 funnel to the inside of installing space 51s definite length extended.Oriented part 51a is used for the water from water tank 41 supplies is directed to the supply opening 51h of the first ice making housing 51, makes it possible to water is fed among the installing space 51s of the first ice making housing 51.
In addition, be provided with observation window 53 in the front surface of the first ice making housing 51.Observation window 53 is formed by transparent or semitransparent material.Observation window 53 is used for visually checking the process in ice pan 71 ice makings of explanation after a while.
Front upper edge at the first ice making housing 51 is formed with handle opening 55.The part of the upper end of handle opening 55 by cutting away the first ice making housing, 51 top surfaces and corresponding part in the rear end installing space S and observation window 53 forms.Handle opening 55 is that user's hand can pass to install or to take out the part of water tank 41.In addition, can the cold air in the refrigerating chamber 31 be fed among the installing space 51s of the first ice making housing 51 by handle opening 55.That is to say that handle opening 55 is in fact as the cold air supply opening.But obviously the side at the first ice making housing 51 can be provided with additional cold air supply opening.
Two inboards at the first ice making housing 51 also are provided with limited block 57.Each limited block 57 is projected into predetermined length the installing space 51s from the inboard of the first ice making housing 51.Limited block 57 is used to support ice pan 71, and allows ice pan 71 to be twisted after ice pan has pivoted predetermined angular.
In addition, two of the first ice making housing 51 inner rear sides are provided with a pair of joint pin 59.Each joint pin 59 is all along extending laterally predetermined length.Joint pin 59 inserts in the pan 78a of hinge bracket 78 pivotally.
Simultaneously, ice pan 71 is installed among the installing space 51s of the first ice making housing 51.Ice pan 71 forms rectangular shape.Ice pan 71 is provided with a plurality of ice build-up tank 71s.Ice pan 71 is installed among the installing space 51s of the first ice making housing 51 pivotally.
For this reason, on the short side of ice pan 71, be respectively arranged with back shaft 72a.The end of back shaft 72a is supported on each inner side of the first ice making housing 51 pivotally.As shown in Figure 5, the corresponding arranged outside in the hub switch side with refrigerating chamber door 31a of the first ice making housing 51 has pivot rods 73.Pivot rods 73 is connected on any one back shaft 72a of ice pan 71.Therefore, the user can make pivot rods 74 rotations by his/her hand, thereby makes it possible to be connected to by back shaft 72a ice pan 71 pivots of pivot rods.
Ice pan 71 is supported on level by limited block 57.Therefore, ice pan 71 only can pivot along a direction by means of the external force that allows pivot rods 73 to pivot.
As viewed in the accompanying drawing, ice pan 71 bumps against limited block 57 at it in back shaft 72a rotation.Therefore, owing to ice pan 71 is twisted in back shaft 72a rotation at it, so the ice of making in ice build-up tank 71s can separate with ice pan.
In the embodiment that illustrates, as viewed in the accompanying drawing, limited block 57 is configured to support the left end of ice pan 71.Therefore, as viewed in the accompanying drawing, 71 of ice pans rotate around back shaft 72a along clockwise direction.Hereinafter, for convenience of description, under the state that this ice pan 71 is supported by limited block 57, the end that rotates up of ice pan 71 is called the front end of ice pan 71.Ice pan 71 be called the rear end of ice pan with the terminal relative other end of this ice pan 71.
Although not shown in figures, back shaft 72a is provided with elastic component.Elastic component is along the direction opposite with the direction of rotation of ice pan 71---promptly as viewed clockwise direction---in the accompanying drawings applies elastic force towards ice pan 71.Therefore, if remove the elastic force that allows pivot rods 73 to pivot, then the elastic force of elastic component just makes ice pan 71 turn back to the initial home position that this ice pan 71 is supported by limited block 57.
Front end place on the top surface of ice pan 71 is formed with seal groove 72b.Seal groove 72b is used to seal ice build-up tank 71s.Seal groove 72b forms by the recessed downwards desired depth of the part of the front end on the top surface that makes ice pan 71.The sealing ribs 77a of Shuo Ming disk cover 75 is coupled among the seal groove 72b after a while.
Front edge place on the top surface of ice pan 71 is provided with the rib 72c of tight contact adjacent to seal groove 72b.Rib 72c extends upward predetermined length from the front end on the top surface of ice pan 71.The inner surface of rib 72c forms tight the contact with the outer surface of sealing ribs 77a in being coupled to seal groove 72b.In the embodiment that illustrates, closely the rib 72c of contact is arranged on the whole edge that comprises the front end on ice pan 71 top surfaces on ice pan 71 top surfaces.
Disk cover 75 is installed among the installing space 51s of the first ice making housing 51.Disk cover 75 is used for optionally opening or sealing the ice build-up tank 71s of ice pan 71.Disk cover 75 is set to the plate corresponding with the cross section of ice pan 71.In addition, disk cover 75 is preferably formed by transparent or semitransparent material, so that allow the user visually to check the process of ice making in ice build-up tank 71s.
Disk cover 75 vertically pivots by this way corresponding to the pivoting action of ice pan 71, that is, make the corresponding end (being called " front end " hereinafter) of the front end with ice pan 71 of disk cover vertically move with respect to the corresponding other end in the rear end with ice pan 71 of disk cover (being called " rear end " hereinafter).In disk cover 75, be formed with supply opening 75h.The supply opening 75h of disk cover 75 is fed to passage in the ice pan 71 as will be stored in water among the water space 43s of water tank 41 by it.
On the top surface of disk cover 75, also be formed with water guide face 75a.Water guide face 75a is used for and will be directed to the supply opening 75h of disk cover 75 by the water of the supply opening 51h of the first ice making housing 51 by oriented part 51a guiding.Towards the mode that supply opening 75h tilts water guide face 75a is formed conical in shape downwards by a part that allows disk cover 75.
The periphery of water guide face 75a on the top surface of disk cover 75 is provided with targeting part 75b.Targeting part 75b is used for preventing being splashed towards the installing space 51s of the first ice making housing 51 by the water that water guide face 75a is directed to the supply opening 75h of disk cover 75.In addition, targeting part 75b also is used for the handle opening 55 by the first ice making housing 51 is fed to the supply opening 75h of a part by disk cover 75 of cold air of installing space 51s of the first ice making housing 51 towards ice pan 71 guiding.
For this reason, targeting part 75b projects upwards from the periphery of water guide face 75a on the top surface of disk cover 75.At this moment, targeting part 75b forms by this way, that is, make the part of its height from distance handle opening 55 part farthest to the most close handle opening 55 reduce.In other words, targeting part 75b forms by this way, that is, make its height increase from the part of part court the most close disk cover 75 rear ends of the most close disk cover 75 front ends.
Simultaneously, the front end place on the top surface of disk cover 75 is provided with cushioning members 76.Cushioning members 76 is used to absorb the vibrations that produced when disk cover 75 is worked in coordination with the pivoting action rotation of ice pans 71 and touched oriented part 51a.Therefore, cushioning members 76 is formed by elastomeric material.
Be shown specifically as Fig. 9, be provided with a pair of hinge bracket 78 at the front end place of disk cover 75.Inside rear side towards the first ice making housing 51 extends hinge bracket 78 from the both sides of disk cover 75 rear ends respectively.In the end of each hinge bracket 78, be formed with pan 78a.The joint pin 59 of the first ice making housing 51 inserts among the pan 78a of hinge bracket 78.Therefore, disk cover 75 vertically pivots around joint pin corresponding to the pivoting action of ice pan 71.In the embodiment that illustrates, disk cover 75 pivots around joint pin 59 along the direction opposite with the pivotal orientation of ice pan 71.
Between this is to hinge bracket 78, also be provided with cold air guide 79.Cold air guide 79 is used for the handle opening 55 by the first ice making housing 51 is fed to the part of cold air of installing space 51s of the first ice making housing 51 towards ice pan 71 guiding.Cold air guide 79 is installed by this way, that is, make its two ends be respectively fixed on hinge bracket 78 facing surfaces.In fact, disk cover 75, hinge bracket 78 and cold air guide 79 form each other.At this moment, the cold air guide is preferably downward-sloping towards ice pan 71, to allow towards ice pan 71 direct cold airs.
Front end place on the basal surface of disk cover 75 is provided with sealing ribs 77a.Sealing ribs 77a on the basal surface of disk cover 75 from the downward definite length extended of front end.Under the state that the ice build-up tank 71s of ice pan 71 is covered by disk cover 75, the tip engages of sealing ribs 77a is in seal groove 72b.Under the tip engages of the sealing ribs 77a state in the seal groove 72b, the outer surface of sealing ribs 77a forms tight contact with the inner surface of the rib 72c that closely contacts.
The outer surface of sealing ribs 77a is provided with circumferential rib 77b.Circumferential rib 77b extends perpendicular to the outer surface of sealing ribs 77a.Under the tip engages of the sealing ribs 77a state in the seal groove 72b, the basal surface of circumferential rib 77b forms tight contact with the end of the rib 72c that closely contacts, makes rib 72c form tight the contact with rib 77a.
In the embodiment that illustrates, ice pan 71 seals by means of seal groove 72b, the rib 72c, the sealing ribs 77a that closely contact and circumferential rib 77b with disk cover 75, but the present invention not necessarily is confined to this.For example, ice pan 71 and disk cover 75 can utilize sealing device sealing, described sealing device for example to be arranged on the packing ring of the edge of the top surface of ice pan 71 or disk cover 75 or basal surface.
The second ice making housing 61 is installed on the rear surface of refrigerating chamber door 31a with removably below the first ice making housing 51.For this reason, on two outer surfaces of the second ice making housing 61, be coupled to wherein holddown groove (not shown) with the fixed projection that is formed with supporting side walls 31b with the same mode of the first ice making housing 51.
As shown in figure 10, the second ice making housing 61 forms polyhedron-shaped, and this is polyhedron-shaped to have with the rear surface of refrigerating chamber door 31a and form top surface/basal surface and the side surface that the tight rear surface that contacts and part are opened wide.
Be mounted at the second ice making housing 61 under the state on the rear surface of refrigerating chamber door 31a, the preceding bottom of the opened type of the second ice making housing 61 is communicated with the top of opening 35c.The opened type top of the second ice making housing 61 and basal surface are communicated with the opened type basal surface of the first ice making housing 51 and the opened type top surface of home-bar housing 35a respectively.
Any one fixed projection of the supporting side walls 31a all part of the opened type side surface by the second ice making housing 61 is projected among the installing space 61s.The front surface of the second ice making housing 61 is provided with cold air supply opening 62.Cold air supply opening 62 is used for the cold air of refrigerating chamber 31 is transported among the installing space 61s of the second ice making housing 61.
Simultaneously, ice bank 81 is installed among the installing space 61s of the second ice making housing 61.Ice bank 81 can be put into the installing space 61s of the second ice making housing 61 or ice bank 81 is extracted out from this installing space 61s by opening 35c.Therefore, for convenience of description, as be called the front surface of ice bank 81 from a surface of the viewed ice bank 81 of the front surface of refrigerating chamber door 31a.This orientation also is applicable to other element that receives and extract ice bank 81 out---the guiding case 83 and the guide frame 87 that promptly illustrate after a while.
Ice bank 81 forms has the polyhedron-shaped of opened type top.In ice bank 81, be limited with the ice storage space 81s that is stored in the ice of making in the ice pan 71 therein.In addition, at least one surface (being preferably front surface) of ice bank 81 is formed by transparent or semitransparent material, makes it possible to visually check the ice that is stored in the 81s of ice storage space from the outside.
The front lower ends of ice bank 81 is provided with clamp projection 81a.Rear upper end place on two side surfaces of ice bank 81 is provided with engagement protrusion 81b respectively.Clamp projection 81a gives prominence to predetermined altitude downwards from the front lower ends of ice bank 81, and extends along lateral.Engagement protrusion 81b projects upwards predetermined altitude from the rear upper end on the side surface of ice bank 81.
Clamp projection 81a and engagement protrusion 81b are used for allowing leading case 83 along installing space 61s that ice bank 81 is put into the second ice making housing 61 or the direction that ice bank 81 is extracted out from this installing space 61s, do routing motion with the ice bank 81 that moves through opening 35c.For this reason, clamp projection 81a and engagement protrusion 81b optionally form tight the contact with the rear end of the fit ribs 83a of the front end of the substrate surface of guiding case 83 and the case 83 that leads respectively.
In addition, on the basal surface of ice bank 81, be formed with a pair of locking groove 81c.The part of the basal surface of each locking groove 81c by making ice bank 81 forms to being recessed on and extending along fore-and-aft direction.Groove 81c is used for being arranged on regularly at ice bank 81 and prevents under the state of guiding on the case 83 that ice bank 81 is along moving perpendicular to the direction of the ice bank direction of motion.
Lower end is provided with sloping portion 81d at the rear portion of ice bank 81.Sloping portion 81d forms by this way, that is, make lower end, the rear portion court of ice bank 81 extract the inclination that is directed downwards of ice bank 81 out from the installing space 61s of the second ice making housing 61 by opening 35c.Sloping portion 81d is used for the ice bank 81 that is inclined upwardly a little under the situation of by opening 35 ice bank 81 being extracted out from the installing space 61s of the second ice making housing 61, so that remove ice banks 81 from guiding case 83 under ice bank is arranged on state in the guiding case 83.
Guiding case 83 is installed in the installing space 61s of the second ice making housing 61.Guiding case 83 forms accordingly with ice bank 81 has the polyhedron-shaped of opened type top, front and rear.Ice bank 81 is arranged in the guiding case 83 regularly.Guiding case 83 is arranged under wherein the state by guide frame 87 guiding regularly at ice bank 81, makes it possible to ice bank 81 be put into the installing space 61s of the second ice making housing 61 or ice bank 81 is extracted out from this installing space 61s by opening 35c.
Be arranged on regularly under the state of guiding in the case 83 at ice bank 81, the front end of the substrate surface of guiding case 83 forms tight the contact with the rear surface of clamp projection 81a.Therefore, if ice bank 81 moves along the direction among the installing space 61s that puts it into the second ice making housing 61, then clamp rib 81a promotes the front end of the substrate surface of guiding case 83, makes guiding case 83 to put in the second ice making housing 61 with ice bank 81 with matching.
Fit ribs 83a is arranged on the upper end of two side surfaces of guiding case 83.Each fit ribs 83a locates along opposite direction definite length extended at the middle of side surface upper end of guiding case 83.If ice bank 81 is along by opening 35c ice bank 81 being moved from the direction of the installing space 61s extraction of the second ice making housing 61, then the rear end of engagement protrusion 81b contact fit ribs 83a makes guiding case 83 to be drawn out of with ice bank 81 to promote fit ribs 83a with matching.
As shown in figure 10, be provided with respectively at the both sides place of the lower end, opened type rear portion of guiding case 83 and cooperate support 83b.Cooperate support 83b to be arranged on the both sides of rear end of the substrate surface of guiding case 83, so that form tight the contact with two sides of sloping portion 81d and rear portion of ice bank 81.Therefore, if ice bank 81 moves along the direction among the installing space 61s that puts it into the second ice making housing 61, then two sides in the sloping portion 81d of ice bank 81 and rear portion promote to cooperate support 83b, make guiding case 83 to put into the second ice making housing with ice bank 81 with matching.
In addition, with reference to Figure 11, the substrate surface of guiding case 83 is provided with a pair of stopper rib 83c.Each stopper rib 83c longitudinally extends at the substrate surface upper edge fore-and-aft direction of guiding case 83, and projects upwards predetermined altitude from this substrate surface.Be arranged on regularly under the state of guiding on the case 83 at ice bank 83, rib 83c is coupled to respectively among the groove 81c.Therefore, ice bank 81 is arranged on regularly under the state of guiding on the case 83 at it and can---promptly along the direction perpendicular to the ice bank direction of motion---move along lateral.
Two outer surfaces of guiding case 83 are provided with paired direction protrusion 84 and 85. Direction protrusion 84 and 85 is used for being arranged under the state of guiding on the case 83 guiding at ice bank 81 and puts into the installing space 61s of the second ice making housing 61 or the guiding case of extracting out from this installing space 61s 83 by opening 35c.Direction protrusion 84 and 85 slides along guide slot 88 and 89 respectively under the state of direction protrusion 84 and 85 insertion guide slot 88 and 89.
In the embodiment that illustrates, direction protrusion 84 and 85 is called as first direction protrusion 84 and second direction protrusion 85 respectively.First direction protrusion 84 is outwards outstanding from the central upper portion end of two outer surfaces of guiding case 83 respectively.The second direction protrusion 85 rear portion center-side from two outer surfaces of guiding case 83 respectively is outwards outstanding.First direction protrusion 84 and second direction protrusion 85 are in the installing space 61s that ice bank 81 and guiding case 85 is placed in the second ice making housing 61 by opening 35c or with the direction that ice bank 81 and guiding case 85 are extracted out from this installing space 61s preset distance that is spaced apart from each other.By doing like this, at the installing space 61s that ice bank 81 and guiding case 83 is put into the second ice making housing 61 or when this installing space 61s extracts, the ice bank 81 and the case 83 that leads can remain on level.
In addition, also be provided with guide frame 87, so that be arranged on the outside motion that guiding guiding case 83 enters the inside motion of the second ice making housing 61 or carries out coming out from this second ice making housing 61 under the state of guiding on the case 83 regularly at ice bank 81.Be shown specifically as Figure 12, guide frame 87 forms has the polyhedron-shaped of opened type top, rear portion and bottom.Guiding case 83 is installed in forward in the guide frame 87 in recoverable mode.
In the top surface of guide frame 87, be formed with ice transfer port 87a.Ice transfer port 87a is transported to passage among the ice storage space 81s of ice bank 81 as the ice of making by it in ice pan 71.Ice transfer port 87a forms in the mode that the part of the top surface of guide frame 87 is holed.Preferably, ice transfer port 87a forms such rectangular shape, and the size that described rectangular shape has is equal to or less than the opened type top of ice bank 81---and be the inlet of ice storage space 81s.
Ice transfer port 87a on guide frame 87 top surfaces is provided with ice transfer targeting part 87b.Ice shifts targeting part 87b so that its both sides are set to funnel towards the downward-sloping mode of ice transfer port 87a.Ice shifts the supply that targeting part 87b is used for guiding the ice of making at ice pan 71, makes it possible to by ice transfer port 87a ice is fed among the ice storage space 81s of ice bank 81.
Guide frame 87 is configured to be arranged on regularly under the situation of guiding on the case 83 towards the downward-sloping motion of opened type front portion---promptly towards opening 35c---the guiding guiding case 83 of guide frame 87 at ice bank 81.This be in the installing space 61s that ice bank 81 and guiding case 83 is placed in the second ice making box housing 61 by opening 35c or with ice bank 81 and guiding case 83 when this installing space 61s extracts, prevent to bump against introducing and the extraction that hinders ice bank 81 on the rear surface of refrigerating chamber door 31a adjacent to opening 35c part because of the ice that in the 81s of the ice storage space of ice bank 81, stores.
In order to guide moving downward of ice bank 81 and guiding case 83 towards opening 35c in the above described manner, paired guide slot 88 and 89 is arranged on two side surfaces of guide frame 87. Direction protrusion 84 and 85 inserts respectively in guide slot 88 and 89 and along this guide slot 88 and 89 and slides.Guide slot 88 and 89 is called as first guide slot 88 and second guide slot, 89, the first direction protrusions 84 slide along first guide slot 88, and second direction protrusion 85 slides along second guide slot 89.
When first projection 84 and second projection 85 respectively when first guide slot 88 and second guide slot 89 are slided, the ice bank 81 that guiding case 83 and having is provided with above it regularly is motion preset distance under level at first, moves towards opening 35c under downward-sloping state then.Then, guiding case 83 and disposed thereon 's ice bank 81 towards opening 35c motion, and is extracted out by the installing space 61s from the second ice making housing 61 by opening 35c under level.
Refer again to Figure 11, each first guide slot 88 comprises the first horizontal component 88a, sloping portion 88b and the second horizontal component 88c.The central horizontal ground definite length extended of the first horizontal component 88a along the extraction direction---promptly forward---of guiding case 83 from each side surface upper end of guide frame 87 from guide frame 87.Sloping portion 88b along the guiding case 83 the extraction direction with the front end definite length extended of downward-sloping angle from the first horizontal component 88a.The second horizontal component 88c is definite length extended flatly along the extraction direction of guiding case 83 from the front end of sloping portion 88b.The front end of the second horizontal component 88c is arranged on the central part office of each side surface front end of guide frame 87.
Each second guide slot 89 also comprises the first horizontal component 89a, sloping portion 89b and the second horizontal component 89c.The first horizontal component 89a along the extraction direction---promptly forward---of guiding case 83 from guide frame 87 from the central horizontal of each side surface rear end of guide frame 87 ground definite length extended.Sloping portion 89b along the guiding case 83 the extraction direction with the front end definite length extended of downward-sloping angle from the first horizontal component 89a.The second horizontal component 89c is definite length extended flatly along the extraction direction of guiding case 83 from the front end of sloping portion 89b.The front end of the second horizontal component 89c is arranged on the place, bottom of each side surface front end of guide frame 87.
Be arranged under the state in the guide frame 87 at guiding case 83, promptly under guiding case 83 is received in state in the installing space 61s of the second ice making housing 61, the rear end of first horizontal component 88a that first direction protrusion 84 and second direction protrusion 85 lay respectively in first guide slot 88 and the first horizontal component 89a of second guide slot 89.At this moment, remain under the horizontal state at ice bank 81 and guiding case 83, the top surface of ice bank 81 and guiding case 83 is set to adjacent and adjacent with the upper end of opening 35c with the ice transfer port 87a of guide frame 87.
In this state, if the guiding case 83 with the ice bank 81 that is arranged on regularly wherein is towards opening 35c motion, then first direction protrusion 84 and second direction protrusion 85 slide along the sloping portion 88b of first guide slot 88 and the sloping portion 89b of second guide slot 89 respectively.Therefore, guiding case 83 is downward-sloping at an angle towards opening 35c.At this moment, the top surface of ice bank 81 and guiding case 83 is from the downward spaced apart preset distance of ice transfer port 87a of guide frame 87 and from the downward spaced apart predetermined distance in the upper end of opening 35c.
Next, if guiding case 83 further moves towards opening 35c, then first direction protrusion 84 and second direction protrusion 85 slide along second horizontal component 88c of first guide slot 88 and the second horizontal component 89c of second guide slot 89 respectively.Then, if first direction protrusion 84 and second direction protrusion 85 lay respectively at second horizontal component 88c of first guide slot 88 and second guide slot 89 and the front end place of 89c, then the some parts of ice bank 81 and guiding case 83 is extracted out from the installing space 61s of the second ice making housing 61 by opening 35c.
On two outer surfaces of guide frame 87, be formed with holddown groove 87c respectively.Holddown groove 87c is used for fixing guide frame 87.Be combined with fixed projection in holddown groove 87c, described fixed projection is formed on the supporting side walls 31b of refrigerating chamber door 31a, and is projected among the installing space 61s of the second ice making housing 61 through the uncovered part of two outer surfaces of the second ice making housing 61.
In the embodiment that illustrates, be arranged on regularly under the state of guiding on the case 83 at ice bank 81, ice bank 81 is by guide frame 87 guiding.But the present invention can be configured such that ice bank 81 is directly by guide frame 87 under the situation of not using guiding case 83.In this case, preferably, direction protrusion should be arranged on two outer surfaces of ice bank 81, and to be formed on guide slot 88 on the guide frame 87 and 89 front end---be second horizontal component 88c and the 89c of guide slot 88 and 89---should cut to the place, the top end of two side surfaces of guide frame 81.
Hereinafter, the ice maker that be used for refrigerator and the ice making of refrigerator with this ice maker and the process of getting ice of utilization according to embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.
Figure 13 and 14 illustrates the installation process of the water tank of the ice maker that is used for refrigerator according to the present invention; Figure 15 illustrates the operating process of ice pan that is used for the ice maker of refrigerator according to the preferred embodiment for the present invention; Figure 16 and 17 illustrates the extraction of ice bank that is used for the ice maker of refrigerator according to the preferred embodiment for the present invention.
As shown in figure 13, the water tank 41 that at first its water space 43s is full of the water of scheduled volume slides in the installing space S.At this moment, the outlet 43h of water tank 41 is in the state that it is sealed by valve gap 46c.In addition, when water tank 41 was installed in the installing space S, the top surface of box main body 42 formed tight the contact with the basal surface of door basketry 34 and the top surface of the first ice making housing 51 respectively with basal surface.In addition, slide among the gathering sill 42d of the guiding rib 53 insertion box main bodies 42 of the first ice making housing 51 and along this gathering sill 42d.That is to say that the installation of water tank 41 is by guiding rib 53 and gathering sill 42d guiding.
As shown in figure 14, if water tank 41 is installed in the installing space S, then the outlet 43h of water tank 41 is positioned at the corresponding position of supply opening 51h with the first ice making housing 51.Fastening projection 42e flexibly is fastened on the fastening hook 34a of a basketry 34.Therefore, if water tank 41 is installed in the installing space S, water tank 41 just can by mistake not dismantled.
In addition, if water tank 41 is installed in the installing space S, then valve rod 46 is activated by activation projection 34c and upwards pivots.In addition, the valve projection 46b of valve rod 46 also moves upward, and promptly enters in the water space 43s of water tank 41.Therefore, the valve gap 46c that is used to cover the outlet 43h of water tank 41 also moves upward, and makes it possible to open the outlet 43h of water tank 41.
If open the outlet 43h of water tank 41 in the above described manner, then the water that stores in the water space 43s of water tank 41 is fallen on the top surface of disk cover by the supply opening 51h of the first ice making housing 51.At this moment, the water that will be stored among the water space 43s of water tank 41 by means of the oriented part 51a of the first ice making housing 51 is directed among the supply opening 51h of the first ice making housing 51.
Then, the water that is directed among the supply opening 75h of disk cover 75 is transferred among the ice build-up tank 71s of ice pan 71.At this moment, the water that stores in the water space 43s of water tank 41 is fallen on the water guide face 75a of disk cover 75 basically.Therefore, the water that stores in the water space 43s of water tank 41 is transferred among the ice build-up tank 71s of ice pan 71 by the water guide face 75a of disk cover 75 guiding and the supply opening 75h by disk cover 75.
In addition, can prevent that by means of targeting part 75b the water that stores from splashing the phenomenon among the installing space 51s of the first ice making housing 51 after falling on the water guide face 75a of disk cover 75 in the water space 43s of water tank 41.Therefore, because the water that stores in water tank 41 can not splash among the installing space 51s of the first ice making housing 51 when transferring to the ice build-up tank 71s of ice pan 71, so can prevent that the space 51s of the first ice making housing 51 is contaminated.
Simultaneously, transfer to water among the ice build-up tank 71s of ice pan 71 because the cold air in the refrigerating chamber 31 and glaciation.At this moment, the cold air in the refrigerating chamber 31 is fed among the installing space 51s of the first ice making housing 51 by the handle opening 55 of the first ice making housing 51.In addition, will be fed to guiding cool air among the installing space 51s of the first ice making housing 51 in ice pan 71 by means of cold air guide 79 and targeting part 75b.
Next, freeze and form ice, pivot rods 73 is pivoted from state shown in Figure 8 if be contained in water among the ice build-up tank 71s of ice pan 71.Therefore, as shown in figure 15, the ice pan 73 that is connected with pivot rods 73 is along rotating around back shaft 72a as viewed clockwise direction among this figure.
If the predetermined angle of ice pan 71 rotations, then a side of ice pan 71 bumps against limited block 57.Owing to if ice pan 71 is further rotated and will be twisted, so the ice of making separates with ice build-up tank 71s.The ice that separates with the ice build-up tank 71s of ice pan 71 shifts and is stored among the ice storage space 81s of ice bank 81.At this moment, be stored in that ice in the ice bank 81 shifts targeting part 87b guiding by the ice of guide frame 87 and the ice transfer port 87a by guide frame 87 shifts.
As shown in figure 16, in order to use the ice among the ice storage space 81s that is stored in ice bank 81, open opening 35c by the home bar door 35b that opens home-bar 35.Then, outside from the installing space 61s of the second ice making housing 61---promptly direction is extracted on the edge out---pulls out ice bank 81.
At this moment, as shown in figure 17, the guiding case 83 that is provided with ice bank 81 on it regularly moves along extracting direction out with also matching with ice bank 81.The motion of ice bank 81 and guiding case 83 is guided with the guide slot 88 and 89 of guide frame 87 by the direction protrusion 84 of guiding case 83 and 85.
That is to say, if direction protrusion 84 and 85 is along the first horizontal component 88a and 89a, sloping portion 88b and 88b and the second horizontal component 88c and 89c slip, the case 83 that then leads is along the at first horizontal movements of extraction direction, then with downward-sloping angular movement and finally horizontal movement once more.Therefore, even too many ice is stored among the ice storage space 81s of ice bank 81 and therefore some ice project upwards from ice bank 81, ice bank 81 is put into the second ice making housing 61 or with ice bank 81 during from these second ice making housing, 61 extractions ice bank 81 can not interfere with refrigerating chamber door 31a yet.
In addition, if direction protrusion 84 and 85 lays respectively at second horizontal component 88c of guide slot 88 and 89 and the front end place of 89c, the case 83 that then leads can not further move along extracting direction out.If further draw ice bank 81 along extracting direction out in this state, ice bank 8 is moved then with the installing space 51s extraction of ice bank 8 from the first ice making housing 51 along extracting direction out.
At this moment, ice bank 81 moves along extracting directions out, up to engagement protrusion 81b with till the rear end of the fit ribs 83a of the case 83 that leads forms tight the contact.In addition, form under the tight state of contact, have only of the installing space 51s extraction of the front end of ice bank 81 from the first ice making housing 51 in the rear end of engagement protrusion 81b and fit ribs 83a.
In this state, ice bank 81 moves upward with certain angle towards extracting direction out.Therefore, ice bank 81 separate with guiding case 83 and fully from the installing space 51s of the first ice making housing 51 extraction.At this moment, the sloping portion 81d of ice bank 81 prevents that when ice bank 81 and guiding case 83 separate ice bank 81 and guiding case 83 from interfering with each other.
It should be apparent that for those skilled in the art, in the scope that is defined by the claims of the present invention, can make various modification and change.Therefore, scope of the present invention should be that the basis makes an explanation with the claim.
Industrial applicibility
The ice maker that is used for refrigerator of constructing like this according to the present invention and the refrigerator with this ice maker, can realize following effect:
At first, according to the present invention, take out the ice that is stored in the ice bank by home-bar. Therefore, owing in the situation of not opening refrigerator doors, ice bank being put into refrigerator or ice bank being extracted out from refrigerator, so can take out more simply ice.
In addition, ice bank is extracted out with downward-sloping angular movement and by home-bar. Therefore, can hinder putting into or taking out of the food that is stored in the home-bar or minimized by the phenomenon of putting into or taking out that the ice that is stored in ice bank hinders ice bank by ice bank.
In addition, from refrigerator, extract out so that ice bank is put in the refrigerator or with ice bank owing to only open or seal home bar door, so when taking out ice, the leakage of cold air is minimized. Therefore, can save the power consumption of refrigerator, thereby can use refrigerator in more economical mode.
In addition, under the required water of ice making was stored in state in the water tank, the operation by means of valve module when the installation or removal water tank optionally was fed to ice pan with water. Therefore, owing to supply ice making necessary water in simpler mode, so more easily ice making.
In addition, can prevent that the necessary water of ice making from splashing on water tank or the ice pan. Therefore, contaminated owing to can prevent refrigerating chamber or space owing to water, so can use more cleanly refrigerator.
In addition, ice pan is installed in the installing space of the ice making housing that separates with refrigerating chamber, and ice pan is covered by disk cover. Therefore, can prevent from being stored in ice in the ice bank is impregnated with the food that stores in the storage area of refrigerator smell. Therefore, the user can use ice in much cleaner and comfortable mode.
At last, the cold air that is fed in the installing space of ice making housing can more effectively be transferred to ice pan. Therefore, shorten the time that ice making spends in the ice pan, thereby allowed the user to use more quickly ice.

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1. ice maker that is used for refrigerator comprises:
Water tank, it is mounted on the rear surface of refrigerator doors with removably;
The first ice making housing and the second ice making housing, it is being mounted to removably on the rear surface of described door below described water tank, and is respectively arranged with the first predetermined installing space and second installing space in the described first ice making housing and the second ice making housing;
Ice pan, it is installed in described first installing space, and is formed with a plurality of ice build-up tanks, from water glaciation described a plurality of ice build-up tanks of described water tank supply;
Valve module, it is operating as the water that optionally will be stored in the described water tank and is fed to described ice pan when installing or extracting described water tank out; And
Ice bank, it is used for being stored in the ice that described ice pan is made, and wherein, this ice bank is installed as can be placed in this second installing space or from this second installing space in described second installing space and extracts out.
2. ice maker as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described valve module comprises:
Activation projection, it is arranged on the position on the rear surface of described door;
Valve rod, it is activated by described activation projection, and is mounted to the outlet motion that forms in the basal surface that can be passed in described water tank, so that the water that will be stored in the described water tank is fed to described ice pan;
Valve gap, it is arranged on the described outlet of passing of described valve rod and is arranged on end in the described water tank, so that optionally open or seal described outlet by means of the motion of described valve rod; And
Elastic component, it is used for applying elastic force with the direction of sealing described outlet to described valve rod along described valve gap is moved.
3. ice maker as claimed in claim 2, wherein, described water tank is installed in the installing space with removably, and this installing space boundary is between the top surface of basal surface that is arranged at one of basketry on the rear surface of described door and the described first ice making housing; And
Activation projection forms on the top surface of the basal surface of described door basketry or the described first ice making housing, described activation projection is along the direction definite length extended that described water tank is put into described installing space or described water tank is extracted out from this installing space, and the basal surface of described door basketry or the top surface of the described first ice making housing are corresponding with the top or the bottom in described installing space.
4. ice maker as claimed in claim 3, wherein, described valve rod comprises bar main body and bar projection, this bar main body is installed in described water tank below, with the end that allows this valve rod with respect to the pivot pin end of this valve rod along the vertical direction predetermined angular that moves pivotally, this bar projection extends upward from the end of described bar main body and passes described outlet;
The end of described valve gap and described bar projection forms; And
Described valve rod pivots along vertical direction in the scope from a position to the another location, this position is that described valve gap is forming tight the contact to seal the position of described outlet with the substrate surface of described water tank adjacent to the outlet part, and this another location is that the substrate surface of described valve gap and described water tank is spaced apart to open the position of described outlet.
5. ice maker as claimed in claim 4, wherein, described elastic component is to be used to apply the torque spring of elastic force to allow described valve rod to pivot downwards.
6. ice maker as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described water tank comprises:
Box main body, it forms have an opened type top polyhedron-shaped limiting water space therein, and is provided with outlet in the bottom surface of described box main body;
Case lid, it is coupled to the opened type top of described box main body, optionally opening or to seal described water space, and is provided with supply opening in the pre-position of described case lid, is supplied and is stored in the described water space to allow water; And
The supply flap, it is mounted on the described case lid pivotally, optionally opening or to seal described supply opening, and
Described water tank is formed by transparent or semitransparent material, visually to check the water yield that is stored in the described water space from the outside.
7. ice maker as claimed in claim 1 wherein, is mounted at described water tank under the state on the rear surface of described door, prevents to dismantle unintentionally described water tank by fixture.
8. ice maker as claimed in claim 7, wherein, described fixture comprises:
Fastening hook, it is arranged on in the rear surface of the rear surface of described door and described water tank any one; And
Fastening projection, it is arranged on in the rear surface of the rear surface of described door and described water tank another, optionally and flexibly to be fastened on the described fastening hook.
9. ice maker as claimed in claim 8, wherein, described water tank is installed in the installing space with removably, and this installing space boundary is between the top surface of basal surface that is arranged at one of basketry on the rear surface of described door and the described first ice making housing; And
Fastening hook has predetermined elasticity, and is arranged on in the top surface of the basal surface of the described door basketry corresponding with the top in described installing space or bottom and the described first ice making housing any one.
10. ice maker as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the described water tank that is mounted to removably on the rear surface of described door is guided by guider.
11. ice maker as claimed in claim 10, wherein, described guider comprises:
Guiding rib, it is arranged on along the direction of putting into or extracting out described water tank among the top surface of the rear surface of described door and described water tank any one; And
Gathering sill, it is arranged on in the top surface of the rear surface of described door and described water tank another, makes described guiding rib insert described gathering sill and slide along described gathering sill along the direction of putting into or extracting out described water tank.
12. ice maker as claimed in claim 11, wherein, described water tank is installed in the installing space with removably, and this installing space boundary is between the top surface of basal surface that is arranged at one of basketry on the rear surface of described door and the described first ice making housing;
A pair of described guiding rib is arranged on the corresponding basal surface in the top with described installing space of described door basketry; And
A pair of described gathering sill is formed on the top surface of described water tank.
13. ice maker as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described ice pan is installed in described first installing space, so that in the both sides that are arranged at described ice pan and be supported on pivotally on a pair of back shaft on the inboard of the described first ice making housing and pivot.
14. ice maker as claimed in claim 13 also comprises disk cover, described disk cover is installed in described first installing space, optionally to open or to seal described ice build-up tank.
15. ice maker as claimed in claim 14, wherein, the pivoting action that described disk cover is mounted to by means of hinge bracket corresponding to described ice pan pivots around the end of described hinge bracket, described hinge bracket extends from the both sides of the end of described disk cover, is pivotally connected to the inboard of the described first ice making housing with the described end that allows described hinge bracket.
16. ice maker as claimed in claim 15, wherein, described disk cover is provided with sealing ribs and circumferential rib, and the sealing rib is from the downward definite length extended of the front end of the basal surface of described disk cover, and this circumferential rib is perpendicular to the outer surface definite length extended of described sealing ribs; And
Described ice pan is provided with seal groove and the rib that closely contacts, the sealing groove forms by making the recessed desired depth in the end corresponding with front end described disk cover described ice pan downwards, with the tip engages that allows described sealing ribs in described seal groove, closely the rib of contact extends upward predetermined length from the sidepiece adjacent with described seal groove of described ice pan, with allow this closely the inner surface of the rib of contact form tight the contact with the end that the outer surface of described sealing ribs forms the tight rib that contacts and should closely contact with the basal surface of described circumferential rib.
17. ice maker as claimed in claim 14, wherein, described disk cover also comprises:
Supply opening, it is formed on a position of described disk cover, transfers to described ice pan with the water that allows to be stored in the described water tank by this supply opening;
The water guide face, it is formed on adjacent to described supply opening on the top surface of described disk cover, water is directed in the described supply opening; And
Targeting part, it is formed on the corresponding position of the periphery with described water guide face on the top surface of described disk cover, so that will be fed to that cold air in described first installing space is directed in the described ice pan by described supply opening and prevent that the water that is stored in the described water tank from splashing water is supplied in the ice build-up tank of described ice pan by described supply opening when.
18. ice maker as claimed in claim 17, wherein, the height of described targeting part increases along the direction that cold air is supplied in described first installing space.
19. ice maker as claimed in claim 15, wherein, between the facing surfaces of described hinge bracket, be connected with the cold air guide with predetermined angle of inclination, so that the cold air that will be fed in described first installing space guides towards described ice pan towards described ice pan.
20. ice maker as claimed in claim 15, wherein, the front end of described disk cover is provided with cushioning members, is used to absorb when corresponding to the pivoting action of described ice pan and the vibrations that a side joint of the described disk cover that pivots is produced when contacting a side of the described first ice making housing.
21. ice maker as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described ice bank is placed in described second installing space or from this second installing space and extracts out by being arranged on home-bar in the described door.
22. ice maker as claimed in claim 21, wherein, described home-bar comprises:
The home-bar housing, it is being installed on the rear surface of described door and is being provided with predetermined storage area below described second ice making housing;
Opening, it forms by a part of cutting away described door, so that be communicated with the described storage area and second installing space; And
Home bar door, it is used for optionally opening or sealing described opening, and
Described ice bank is placed in described second installing space or from this second installing space by described opening and extracts out.
23. ice maker as claimed in claim 22 also comprises guide frame, described guide frame is installed in described second installing space, so that guide described ice bank towards described opening with downward-sloping angle.
24. ice maker as claimed in claim 23, also comprise guiding case by described guide frame guiding, under described ice bank was arranged on state on the described guiding case regularly, described guiding case was placed in described second installing space or from this second installing space by opening and extracts out.
25. ice maker as claimed in claim 24, wherein, be respectively arranged with a pair of direction protrusion and a pair of guide slot on two outer surfaces of described guiding case and on the inner surface in two correspondences of described guide frame, thus when described ice bank along this ice bank being put into described second installing space or when the direction that this second installing space is extracted out was moved, described direction protrusion inserted in the described guide slot and along described guide slot and slides.
26. ice maker as claimed in claim 25, wherein, described direction protrusion is along described ice bank being put into described second installing space or from the direction that this second installing space is extracted described ice bank out the preset distance that is spaced apart from each other; And
The two ends of the described guide slot preset distance corresponding that be spaced apart from each other with the spacing distance of described direction protrusion.
27. ice maker as claimed in claim 26, wherein, each described guide slot comprises: first horizontal component, its direction that is placed in described second installing space or extracts out from this second installing space along the described ice bank position from each side surface of described guide frame is definite length extended flatly; Sloping portion, its along the extraction direction of described ice bank with the front end definite length extended of downward-sloping angle from described first horizontal component; And second horizontal component, its front end along the extraction direction of described ice pan from described sloping portion is definite length extended flatly.
28. ice maker as claimed in claim 24, wherein, described ice bank forms to have the polyhedron-shaped of opened type top and is provided with the ice storage space therein, and described guiding box-shaped becomes and has the polyhedron-shaped of the opened type top corresponding with described ice bank, front and rear.
29. ice maker as claimed in claim 25, wherein, upper end at two side surfaces of the rear end of two side surfaces of described ice bank and described guiding case is respectively arranged with engagement protrusion and fit ribs, closely contact and promote described fit ribs when described ice bank described engagement protrusion and rear end of described fit ribs when the extraction direction of this ice bank is moved form thus, thereby allow described guiding case to move with described ice bank.
30. ice maker as claimed in claim 29 wherein, is provided with the clamp rib at the front lower ends place of described ice bank;
The lower end of the both sides on the opened type rear surface of described guiding case is respectively arranged with the cooperation support; And
When described ice bank when the direction of this ice bank being put into described second installing space is moved, described clamp rib forms tight the contact to promote the front end of described guiding case with the front end of the substrate surface of described guiding case, and the both sides of the lower end, rear portion of described ice bank form tight the contact to promote described cooperation support with described cooperation support respectively, and described thus guiding case moves with described ice bank.
31. ice maker as claimed in claim 30 wherein, is formed with at least one locking groove on any one in the corresponding substrate surface of the basal surface of described ice bank and described guiding case of described ice bank and described guiding case travel direction; And
Be formed with at least one stopper rib in the corresponding substrate surface of the basal surface of described ice bank and described guiding case another of described ice bank and described guiding case travel direction, described thus stopper rib is inserted in the described locking groove.
32. ice maker as claimed in claim 31, wherein, extraction direction along described ice bank is formed with sloping portion with downward-sloping angle at the rear portion of described ice bank lower end, be arranged on regularly under the state on the described guiding case by described opening from the ice bank of described second installing space extraction with acclivitous angular movement at described ice bank allowing, thereby make this ice bank and described guiding case separate.
33. an ice maker that is used for refrigerator comprises:
Water tank, it is mounted on the rear surface of refrigerator doors with removably;
The first ice making housing and the second ice making housing, it is being mounted to removably on the rear surface of described door below described water tank, and is respectively arranged with the first predetermined installing space and second installing space in the described first ice making housing and the second ice making housing;
Ice pan, it is installed in described first installing space, and is formed with a plurality of ice build-up tanks, from water glaciation described a plurality of ice build-up tanks of described water tank supply;
Valve module, it is operating as the water that optionally will be stored in the described water tank and is fed to described ice pan when the described water tank of installation or removal;
Ice bank, it is used for being stored in the ice that described ice pan is made, and this ice bank is installed in described second installing space, so that be placed in this second installing space or from this second installing space and extract out by being arranged on home-bar on the described door;
The guiding case, it is installed in described second installing space, extracts out so that be arranged on regularly under the state on the described guiding case to be placed in described second installing space or from this second installing space by described home-bar at described ice bank; And
Guide frame, it is installed in described second installing space, so that guide on it described guiding case that has described ice bank that is provided with towards described home-bar and with downward-sloping angle.
34. ice maker as claimed in claim 33, wherein, described water tank comprises:
Box main body, it forms has polyhedron-shaped to small part opened type top, in described box main body, limiting water space, and be provided with outlet, be fed to described ice pan by described outlet with the water that allows to be stored in the described water tank in the bottom surface of described box main body;
Case lid, it is coupled to the opened type top of described box main body, optionally opening or to seal described water space, and is provided with supply opening in the pre-position of described case lid, is supplied and is stored in the described water space to allow water; And
The supply flap, it is mounted on the described case lid pivotally, optionally opening or to seal described supply opening, and
Described water tank is installed in the installing space with removably, and this installing space boundary is between the top surface of basal surface that is arranged at one of basketry on the rear surface of described door and the described first ice making housing.
35. ice maker as claimed in claim 34, wherein, described valve module comprises:
Activation projection, it forms on the top surface of the basal surface of the described door basketry corresponding with the top in described installing space or bottom or the described first ice making housing along the direction definite length extended that described water tank is put into described installing space or extracted described water tank from this installing space out;
Valve rod, it is installed in the below of described box main body, vertically pivot in predetermined angular range with the end that the allows described valve rod pivot pin end with respect to described valve rod, and described valve rod is activated by described activation projection;
Valve gap, it is arranged on the described outlet of passing of described valve rod and is arranged on end in the described water tank, so that optionally make the basal surface of described valve gap form tight the contact by means of the pivoting action of described valve rod, thereby optionally open or seal described outlet with the substrate surface of described water space; And
Torque spring, it is used for applying elastic force with the direction of sealing described outlet to described valve rod along described valve gap is pivoted, and
Described valve rod is vertically pivoting in the scope from a position to the another location under the effect of described activation projection, this position is that described valve gap forms tight the contact to seal the position of this outlet with the substrate surface adjacent to described outlet of described water space, and this another location is that the substrate surface of described valve gap and described water space is spaced apart to open the position of this outlet.
36. ice maker as claimed in claim 34, wherein, any one in the basal surface of corresponding with the top in described installing space and bottom respectively described door basketry and the top surface of the described first ice making housing is provided with the fastening hook with predetermined elasticity;
The rear surface of described box main body is provided with fastening projection, optionally and flexibly to be fastened on the described fastening hook; And
When described water tank being put into described installing space or when described water tank was extracted in this installing space out, described fastening projection optionally and flexibly was fastened on the described fastening hook, described thus water tank can not separate with described installing space unintentionally.
37. ice maker as claimed in claim 34 wherein, is formed with a pair of guiding rib on the corresponding basal surface in the top with described installing space of described door basketry, described guiding rib extends along the direction of installing or extracting out described water tank;
The top surface of described box main body is provided with a pair of gathering sill, and the direction that described gathering sill allows described guiding rib to be placed into or to extract out along described water tank is respectively inserted in the described gathering sill and along described gathering sill and slided; And
When described water tank being put into described installing space or when described water tank was extracted in this installing space out, described guiding rib inserted respectively in the described gathering sill and along described gathering sill and slides, and guides the motion of described water tank thus.
38. ice maker as claimed in claim 33 also comprises disk cover, described disk cover is installed in described first installing space and corresponding to the pivoting action that is installed in the described first installing space medium floe and pivots, optionally to open or to seal described ice build-up tank.
39. ice maker as claimed in claim 38, wherein, described disk cover comprises:
The water guide face, its periphery corresponding to supply opening is formed on the top surface of described disk cover, so that the water that will be stored in the described water tank is directed in the described supply opening, the water that is stored in the described water tank is fed to described ice pan by described supply opening;
Targeting part, its periphery corresponding to described water guide face is formed on the described top surface of described disk cover, so that the cold air that will be fed in described first installing space is directed in the described ice pan by described supply opening, and prevent that the water that is stored in the described water tank from splashing in the ice build-up tank that water is fed to described ice pan by described supply opening; And
Cushioning members, it is formed on the front end place of described disk cover, so that absorb the vibrations that produced when a side joint when the described disk cover that pivots corresponding to the pivoting action of described ice pan contacts a side of the described first ice making housing.
40. ice maker as claimed in claim 38, wherein, described disk cover is supported pivotally by hinge bracket, and described hinge bracket extends from the both sides of the end of described disk cover, is pivotally connected to the inboard of the described first ice making housing with the end that allows described hinge bracket; And
Between the facing surfaces of described hinge bracket, be connected with the cold air guide with predetermined angle of inclination, so that the cold air that will be fed in described first installing space guides towards described ice pan towards described ice pan.
41. ice maker as claimed in claim 33, wherein, be respectively arranged with a pair of direction protrusion on two outer surfaces of described guiding case, described a pair of direction protrusion is along described ice bank being put into described second installing space or from the direction that this second installing space is extracted described ice bank out the preset distance that is spaced apart from each other; And
On two inner surfaces of described guide frame, be respectively arranged with a pair of guide slot, the described a pair of guide slot preset distance corresponding that be spaced apart from each other with the spacing distance of described direction protrusion, thus when described ice bank along described ice bank being put into described second installing space or when the direction that this second installing space is extracted described ice bank out was moved, described direction protrusion inserted in the described guide slot and along described guide slot and slides.
42. ice maker as claimed in claim 33, wherein, described ice bank forms to have the polyhedron-shaped of opened type top and is provided with the ice storage space, and comprises engagement protrusion that projects upwards from two side surfaces of this ice bank and the clamp rib that extends from the front lower ends of this ice bank downwards;
Described guiding box-shaped becomes and has the polyhedron-shaped of the opened type top corresponding with described ice bank, front and rear, and comprises respectively fit ribs that the upper end edge rightabout at two side surfaces of this guiding case extends and the lower end edge rightabout of both sides extends from the rear surface of described guiding case cooperation support; And
When described ice bank when the direction of extracting this ice bank out is moved, described engagement protrusion and the rear end of described fit ribs form and closely contact and promote described fit ribs, thereby allow described guiding case to move with described ice bank; When described ice bank when the direction of this ice bank being put into described second installing space is moved, described clamp rib forms tight the contact to promote the front end of described guiding case with the front end of the substrate surface of described guiding case, and the both sides of the lower end, rear portion of described ice bank form tight the contact so that promote described cooperation support with described cooperation support respectively, and described thus guiding case moves with described ice bank.
43. a refrigerator, it comprises as each described ice maker in the claim 1 to 42.
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