CN101375117B

CN101375117B - Ice making device for refrigerator

Info

Publication number: CN101375117B
Application number: CN2007800036637A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 姜炳圭; 金荣祐; 李在烈; 李活均; 尹种奭; 朴祥豪
Original assignee: LG Electronics Inc
Current assignee: LG Electronics Inc
Priority date: 2006-06-29
Filing date: 2007-06-13
Publication date: 2011-05-11
Anticipated expiration: 2027-06-13
Also published as: KR100792069B1; CN101097106B; CN101097106A; US20080006048A1; KR20080001321A; CN101375117A

Abstract

The present invention relates to an ice-making device for a refrigerator. The ice-making device comprises an ice-making housing mounted to a rear surface of a refrigerator door for selectively opening or closing a storage space and provided with a preset mounting space; a water tank detachably installed to the mounting space of the ice-making housing; first and second ice trays rotatably installed to the mounting space of the ice-making housing to make ice using water supplied from the water tank; and an ice bank retractably installed to the mounting space of the ice-making housing to store therein the ice made in the first and second ice trays; as well as a mounting means for detachably mounting the ice-making housing to the rear surface of the door. According to the present invention, ice can be more simply and easily taken out while minimizing the leakage of cold air circulating in the storage space. Further, ice can be stored in a more sanitary way while minimizing the contamination of the storage space in the process of making ice.

Description

The ice maker that is used for refrigerator

Technical field

The present invention relates to refrigerator, more specifically, relate to the ice maker that is used for refrigerator.

Background technology

Refrigerator be used to make food to keep freezing or refrigeration so that food is stored in the household electrical appliance of fresh state for a long time.Refrigerator inside is separated into refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber, removably is provided with ice maker in refrigerating chamber.

Fig. 1 shows the front view of the inside of the refrigerator that is provided with traditional ice maker, and Fig. 2 shows the plane of the ice maker in the refrigerator that is arranged on as shown in Figure 1.

As shown in these figures, be arranged in the main body 10 of refrigerator by vertical separated refrigerating chamber 11 and refrigerating chamber 13.In order optionally to open or seal refrigerating chamber 11 and refrigerating chamber 13 respectively, main body 10 is provided with refrigerating chamber door 11D and refrigerating-chamber door 13D.Among refrigerating chamber door 11D and the refrigerating-chamber door 13D each is hinged along the cross side of main body 10.

A plurality of

stocks

15 and 17 are removably mounted in refrigerating chamber 11 and the refrigerating chamber 13.Refrigerating chamber 11 and refrigerating chamber 13 are separated along vertical by

stock

15 and 17 respectively.A pair of vegetables box 19 can be installed in the bottom of refrigerating chamber 13 with extracting out.

In addition, ice maker 21 is installed in a side on refrigerating chamber 11 tops.Ice maker 21 is used for ice making.As shown in Figure 2, ice maker 21 can be installed in the refrigerating chamber 11 with extracting out.In addition, ice maker 21 is made up of bracing frame 23 and a pair of ice pan 25.

Bracing frame 23 forms rectangular frame shape.Each ice pan 25 is made up of a plurality of ice making groove 25A.Middle part in ice pan 25 front and rear surfaces is respectively arranged with back shaft 26.As shown in Figure 2, ice pan 25 is supported on the bracing frame 23, makes that it can be around back shaft 26 clockwise or rotate counterclockwise.For this reason, back shaft 26 is rotatably inserted the rear surface of bracing frame 23.

Retainer 27 is arranged in a certain specific location corresponding with back shaft 26 left sides projection from the described rear surface of the rear surface of bracing frame 23, as shown in Figure 2.The front end that retainer 27 allows ice pans 25 twists with respect to the tail end of ice pan 25 and rotates around back shaft 26.

The corresponding front surface in front side with ice pan 25 of bracing frame 23 is provided with pair of control bar 28.Control lever 28 persons of being to use catch to rotate the part of ice pan 25.Control lever 28 is connected with the back shaft 26 at the front surface place that is arranged on ice pan 25.

Again referring to Fig. 1, ice bank 29 be installed in ice makers 21 in the refrigerating chamber 11 below.The ice of making in ice maker 21 is stored in the ice bank 29.Ice bank 29 also can be installed in the refrigerating chamber 11 with extracting out.

Using so, the ice-making process of the ice maker of structure will make an explanation below.

At first, water is filled the ice making groove 25A of ice pan 25.Open refrigerating chamber door 11D, ice maker 21 is put into precalculated position in the refrigerating chamber 11.After ice maker 21 being put into refrigerating chamber 11 by this way, close refrigerating chamber door 11D with sealing refrigerating chamber 11.

Simultaneously, if after the regular hour section, the water that is filled among the ice making groove 25A is frozen, then opens refrigerating chamber door 11D once more to open refrigerating chamber 11.If control lever 28 clockwise rotates as shown in Figure 2, then ice pan 25 is reversed.Therefore, the ice of making in ice making groove 25A is thrown off from ice pan 25, is stored in then in the ice bank 29.

But the traditional ice maker that is used for refrigerator has following problem.

If the user wants to take out the ice bank 29 that wherein stores the ice of making in ice pan 25 from refrigerating chamber 11, it must spur refrigerating chamber door 11D to open refrigerating chamber 11.Like this, ice bank 27 is put into refrigerating chamber or its taking-up is just cumbersome from refrigerating chamber.

In addition, when opening refrigerating chamber 11 with taking-up ice bank 29 from refrigerating chamber, the cold airs in the refrigerating chamber 11 discharge.That is to say, be used for traditional ice maker of refrigerator, when taking out ice bank 29 from refrigerator, the cold air in the refrigerating chamber 11 can unnecessarily be discharged to the outside.Like this, the energy consumption of refrigerator will increase.

In addition, ice bank 29 is contained in the refrigerating chamber 11.Like this, the ice that is stored in the ice bank 29 just infiltrates the smell that is stored in other food in the refrigerating chamber 11 possibly.

And, be used for traditional ice maker of refrigerator, be filled in water among the ice making groove 25A of ice pan 25 because the cold air of circulation and glaciation after the preset time section in refrigerating chamber 11.That is to say that owing to produce impact when refrigerating chamber door 11D opens or closes, thereby the water that is filled among the ice making groove 25A of ice pan 25 might spill groove.Therefore, refrigerating chamber 11 might be polluted by the water that be spilt.

Summary of the invention

Technical problem

Therefore, the present invention is intended to solve the problems of the prior art.An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of refrigerator ice-making device that can take out ice in simple more mode.

Another object of the present invention provides and a kind ofly can make the loss of the cold air that circulates in the storage area reach minimum refrigerator ice-making device when taking out ice.

A further object of the present invention provides the refrigerator ice-making device that a kind of ice that can prevent to be stored in the ice bank is infiltrated the smell of other foods.

Another object of the present invention provides and a kind ofly can make pollution in the refrigerator reach minimum refrigerator ice-making device in the process of ice making.

Technical scheme

According to the one aspect of the present invention that is used to realize described purpose, a kind of refrigerator ice-making device is provided, this ice maker comprises: the water tank that is releasably attached to the rear surface of the refrigerator doors that is used for optionally opening or seal the storage area; Be installed to first and second ice pans of rear surface to use supply to carry out ice making of door from the water of water tank with rotary way; And be installed to the door the rear surface to be stored in the ice bank of the ice of making in the ice pan therein.

Water tank can be divided into respectively from wherein water being fed to first and second water spaces of first and second ice pans.

When water tank was installed to the rear surface of door, the water that is stored in first and second water spaces can be fed to first and second ice pans respectively simultaneously by means of the valve module that has activated.

Ice maker of the present invention can further comprise water supply installation, the water that described water supply installation is used for being stored in any of first and second water spaces is fed in one of them ice pan of first or second ice pan, described one of them ice pan is compared with another ice pan in first and second ice pans of rear surface that are installed to door and is positioned to relatively lowly, makes ice pan all be spaced from each other within a predetermined distance in the horizontal direction and on front or rear direction.

Water supply installation can comprise: be installed under the water tank to receive from any the water supply bucket of water in first and second water spaces of water tank; Comprise the end that being connected to the bucket bottom of supplying water and be positioned at down ice pan directly over the other end, be transported to down the feed pipe of ice pan to allow to be fed to the supply water water that struggles against.

Preferably, feed pipe is formed by flexible material.

Water supply installation can comprise: the bucket that supplies water, its be installed in water tank under, to receive from any the water in first and second water spaces of water tank; Feed pipe, it is installed in bottom following water being fed to predetermined ice pan of the bucket that supplies water, and forms the terminal guide spare with projection.

Feed pipe can form make its far-end with respect to the bearing of trend of feed pipe with inclined at acute angles.

Ice maker of the present invention can further comprise the ice making housing, and it is installed to the rear surface of door and is provided with water tank, first and second ice pans and ice bank and is installed in wherein installing space.

Ice maker of the present invention can further comprise case lid, and it is used for covering the installing space of ice making housing under water tank is installed in the state on top of installing space of ice making housing.

Case lid can be integrally formed with the top surface of water tank.

According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of refrigerator ice-making device, having comprised: water tank, it is releasably attached to the rear surface of the refrigerator doors that is used for optionally opening or seal the storage area; First and second ice pans, it is installed to the rear surface of door with rotary way, carries out ice making to use supply from the water of water tank; And tumbler, the rear surface that it is installed to door to rotate first and second ice pans simultaneously, throws off the ice of making thereby make first and second ice pans to be reversed from first and second ice pans.

Tumbler can comprise: first gear, and it is connected with in the pair of rotary axes any, so that allow first ice pan to be supported on the rear surface of door with rotary way; Second gear, it is connected with in the pair of rotary axes any, so that allow second ice pan to be supported on the rear surface of door with rotary way; And at least one connects gear, itself and first and second gears engaged.

Tumbler can further comprise the control lever that is fixed to the connection gear, makes the user can catch control lever to rotate first and second ice pans.

Control lever can comprise: connecting portion, one end are connected to any in first and second gears and the connection gear; The grasping part, the other end that it is connected to connecting portion makes the user can catch the grasping part to rotate first and second ice pans.

Tumbler can further comprise elastic component, and described elastic component is used for allowing first and second gears and connects gear the elastic force edge and first or second ice pan are rotated so that ice is delivered to first or second ice pan in the opposite direction from the side that dish is thrown off.

In first and second ice pans each all can form to be had rectangular cross section and rotates around the turning cylinder that is arranged on its opposite side surfaces.

First or second ice pan can maintain level by means of the dish retainer on the rear surface that is arranged on door, thereby and can the part of ice pan after described dish rotates with predetermined rotational angle with coil retainer and form under the tight state of contact, under the effect of the required power of pivot first or second ice pan, twist.

Preferably, any of the apparent surface of first or second ice pan is provided with within a predetermined distance and the isolated guide protrusions of turning cylinder, gathering sill forms to have around the arc of the predetermined central angle of the turning cylinder of first or second ice pan and the rear surface that is formed on door and inserts wherein to allow guide protrusions, and, when first or second ice pan rotated the moving axis rotation, guide protrusions moved to the other end of described groove from an end of gathering sill.

First or second ice pan can further comprise first or second disk cover, and it is used for preventing to be stored in the outside that water in the water tank splashes ice pan when water being fed to first or second ice pan.

Disk cover can comprise: the disk cover main body, and it forms corresponding to the rectangular shape of the upper surface of ice pan and is provided with the feed water inlet in the middle, carries the water from water tank promptly to be supplied in the ice pan by described feed water inlet; And the guiding convex ridge, it extends downwards and has a leading end that forms the tight contact convex ridge that contacts with the top edge of first or second ice pan from the periphery on the lower surface of disc main body.

Disk cover can be mounted to and make that be parallel to the other end of arbitrary end in described disk cover that allows ice pan to be supported on rotary way in the two ends of disk cover of the turning cylinder on the rear surface of door pivots, the direction of described pivot with rotate so that the direction of rotation of the ice pan that ice is thrown off from ice pan when ice pan.

The hub switch side of tray covers can form tight the contact with the guiding retainer on the rear surface that is arranged on door, allowing the hub switch side relatively to pivot with respect to the other end of ice pan around disk cover, described pivot direction and ice pan are that to make ice throw off the direction of rotating from ice pan opposite.

Ice maker of the present invention can further comprise the ice making housing, and it is installed to the rear surface of door and is provided with installing space, and water tank, first and second ice pans, tumbler and first and second disk covers promptly are installed in the described installing space.

According to another aspect of the invention, provide a kind of refrigerator ice-making device, having comprised: first and second ice pans, it is installed to the rear surface of the refrigerator doors that is used for optionally opening and seal the storage area with rotary way, carries out ice making to use the water of being supplied; And ice bank, it is mounted to can be contained in the opening that forms by the part of front surface that cuts out door or take out and be mounted to from described opening and can be stored in the ice of making the ice pan therein.

Ice bank can be mounted in the installing space that can be contained in the ice making housing that is defined in the rear surface that is releasably attached to door or from described installing space and take out.

Ice bank can by described opening be formed at the ice making housing and rear surface door form the tight rear surface that contacts first ice bank inlet and along the place ahead of door to putting into or take out, and can be by second ice bank inlet that is formed at the front surface parallel ice making housing with rear surface door along the rear of door to putting into or taking out.

Ice maker of the present invention can further comprise linkage, it is used for allowing ice bank to be contained in the installing space of ice making housing according to the pivoting action of the family pub door of the part of the front surface that is installed on door or takes out from described installing space, and the pivoting action of described family pub door makes the upper end of family pub door vertically pivot optionally to open or to seal described opening around the lower end edge of family pub door.

Linkage can comprise: support plate, and it is mounted to the installing space that can move into the ice making housing or shifts out from described installing space, is placed on it securely to allow ice bank; And interlock plate, it forms the rear end of the front end that having pivots is connected to support plate and the front end that is fixed to the rear surface of family pub door, make that when family's bar door pivots ice bank is contained in the installing space of ice making housing or takes out from described installing space.

Preferably, on the top surface of the basal surface of ice bank and support plate, be formed with at least one anti-moving projection and at least one anti-moving groove respectively, make described projection be inserted in the described groove, relative to each other take place to be not intended to move to move into installing space at support plate or to prevent when described installing space shifts out that described projection and described groove are placed on securely at ice bank under the state on the top surface of support plate.

In support plate, can form at least one osculum, discharge downwards with the water between the top surface of the basal surface that allows to remain in ice bank and support plate.

Each cross side of support plate can be provided with at least one movable roller, described movable roller support plate move into the installing space of ice making housing along with the pivot of family pub door or when described installing space shifts out the backplate surface along the ice making housing move.

In the front-end and back-end of ice bank each all can be provided with and grasp recess, and the described recess that grasps grasps to allow ice bank to be contained in the ice making housing or to take out from described ice making housing for the user.

Preferably, grasp recess by making ice bank front end or the part of rear end form to being recessed on, and, front end or rear end setting by the corresponding part of the cross section with grasping recess that cuts out support plate at support plate grasp opening, make the user easily to catch and grasp recess.

In accordance with a further aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of refrigerator ice-making device, having comprised: the ice making housing, it is installed to the rear surface of the refrigerator doors that is used for optionally opening or seal the storage area and is provided with predetermined installing space; Water tank, it is releasably attached to the installing space of ice making housing; First and second ice pans, it is installed to the installing space of ice making housing with rotary way, carries out ice making to use supply from the water of water tank; Ice bank, it can be installed in the installing space of ice making housing with extracting out, to be stored in the ice of making in first and second ice pans therein; Erecting device, it is used for the ice making housing is installed to removably the rear surface of door.

Erecting device can comprise: be formed on along vertical and extend and from the inner surface of the carinate part of the side projection backwards of the rear surface of door at least one installed projection; At least one support slot, the side surface that it is formed at the ice making housing is assemblied in wherein with the installation projection that allows carinate part; At least one that is formed on the opposite side of ice making housing installed projection; And at least one mounting groove, the side surface that it is formed at the door basket of the rear surface that is releasably attached to door is assemblied in wherein with the installation projection that allows the ice making housing.

The ice making housing can comprise: the first ice making housing, and it is releasably attached to the rear surface of door and is provided with water tank and ice bank is installed in wherein first installing space; And the second ice making housing, it is removably mounted in first installing space of the first ice making housing and is provided with first and second ice pans and tumbler is installed in wherein second installing space.

The installation projection that is assemblied in the mounting groove of a basket can be arranged on the side surface of the first ice making housing, and the mounting groove that the installation projection of carinate part is assemblied in wherein can be arranged on the side surface of the second ice making housing.

Preferably, extend in the horizontal direction along the rear surface of door and from the rear surface of door backward projection be formed on the back outer surface of the second ice making housing with the recess that the supporting step that supports the door basket is inserted in wherein.

The air supply opening of the cold air that is used for the observation window of whether having made at first and second ice pans with visual inspection ice and is used for circulating in the storage area to the first and second ice pan supplies can be arranged on a side of the second ice making housing.

Beneficial effect

According to the present invention,, have the ice bank that is stored in ice wherein and can be contained in the refrigerator or from refrigerator easily and take out by the operation that family pub door is opened and closed.Therefore, the user can easily will ice taking-up from refrigerator.

In addition, need not open refrigerator doors, have the ice bank that is stored in ice wherein and can be contained in the refrigerator or from refrigerator and take out by only opening family pub door.Therefore, make the amount that is lost to the outside cold air that in the storage area of refrigerator, circulates reach minimum, thereby refrigerator can access more economically and utilize.

And, have the ice bank that is stored in ice wherein and be contained in the extra installing space that separates with the storage area.Therefore, the phenomenon that makes the ice that is stored in the ice bank infiltrate the smell that is stored in other food in the storage area reaches minimum, so ice can store in much cleaner mode.

Moreover when water was supplied to ice pan, the anti-sealing of disk cover spilt ice pan.Therefore, it is minimum that the pollution that cause owing to water the inside of refrigerator in ice-making process reaches, and like this, refrigerator can obtain utilizing more cleanly.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the front view that the inside of the refrigerator that is equiped with traditional ice maker is shown.

Fig. 2 is arranged on the front view of the ice maker in as shown in Figure 1 the refrigerator.

Fig. 3 is the exploded perspective view according to the embodiment of refrigerator ice-making device of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is the side cutaway view that embodiment as shown in Figure 3 is shown.

Fig. 5 is the fragmentary perspective cross sectional view that the water tank in the embodiment that is shown specifically as shown in Figure 3 is installed to the state of ice making housing.

Fig. 6 is the side cutaway view that the ice pan in the embodiment that is shown specifically as shown in Figure 3 is installed to the state of ice making housing.

Fig. 7 is the side cutaway view that the ice bank in the embodiment that is shown specifically as shown in Figure 3 is contained in the state in the ice making housing.

Fig. 8 is the stereogram of the example of the water supply installation in the embodiment that illustrates as shown in Figure 3.

Fig. 9 and Figure 10 are the views of the pivot process of the ice pan in the embodiment that illustrates as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 11 and Figure 12 are the views of the taking-up process of ice bank in the embodiment that illustrates as shown in Figure 3.

The specific embodiment

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings the preferred implementation according to refrigerator ice-making device of the present invention is described in detail.

Fig. 3 is the exploded perspective view according to the preferred implementation of refrigerator ice-making device of the present invention; Fig. 4 is the side cutaway view that embodiment as shown in Figure 3 is shown; Fig. 5 is the fragmentary perspective cross sectional view that the water tank that is shown specifically embodiment shown in Figure 3 is installed to the state of ice making housing; Fig. 6 is the side cutaway view that the ice pan that is shown specifically embodiment shown in Figure 3 is installed to the state of ice making housing; Fig. 7 is the side cutaway view that the ice bank that is shown specifically embodiment shown in Figure 3 is contained in the state in the ice making housing.

As shown in the figure, a pair of supporting

step

110 and 120 and

carinate part

130 and 140 be arranged on the rear surface of refrigerator doors 100.Supporting

step

110 and 120 along continuous straight runs are arranged on middle part and the lower end on door 100 rear surfaces.And

carinate part

130 and 140 vertically is arranged on two side places of door 100 rear surfaces.

The door basket of explaining after a

while

170 and 180 and

ice making housing

210 and 220 be positioned over securely respectively on the upper surface of supporting step 110 and 120.A plurality of installation projectioies 131 and 141 are separately positioned on the apparent surface of carinate part 130 and 140.

Carinate part

130 and 140

installation projection

131 and 141 are assembled to the mounting groove 171 and 181 or the mounting groove of ice making housing 220 of a

basket

170 and 180.

Opening 150 is arranged on a certain position of door 100.Opening 150 is used for taking out the ice bank of explaining after a while 280 from refrigerator, and need not open door 100.And, be provided with family pub door 160 optionally to open or to seal opening 150.Family pub door 160 is installed on the door 100, makes described family pub door pivot around the hinge 160H of the lower end that is arranged on door 100.

Be shown specifically as Fig. 7, interlock groove 161 is formed on the rear surface of family pub door 160.Interlock groove 160 is along the downward isolated horizontal line and being formed on the rear surface of family pub door 160 from the upper end of family pub door 160 within a predetermined distance.The interlock convex ridge 288 of the interlock plate 287 of Xie Shiing is inserted in the interlock groove 161 after a while.

One

opposite house basket

170 and 180 is arranged on the rear surface of door

100.In door basket

170 and 180, be limited with predetermined spatial accommodation 170S and 180S

respectively.Door basket

170 and 180 is releasably attached to the rear surface of door 100.For this reason, the mounting groove 171 and 181 to lower open mouth is respectively formed on two outer surfaces of a basket 170 and 180.

Carinate part

130 and 140 installation projection 141 are assembled in the mounting groove 171 and 181 at place, right side of the

door basket

170 and 180 that is positioned as shown in Figure 3.The installation projection 211 of ice making housing 210 is assembled in the mounting groove 171 and 181 at the place, left side that is positioned a

basket

170 and 180 as shown in Figure 3.

Ice maker 200 is arranged on the rear surface of door 100.Ice maker 200 is releasably attached to the rear surface of door 100.Ice maker 200 comprises

ice making housing

210 and 220, water tank 230,

ice pan

250 and 260 and ice bank 280.

Ice making housing

210 and 220 defines the outward appearance of ice maker 200 substantially.Water tank 230,

ice pan

250 and 260 and ice bank 280 be installed in ice making housing 210 and 220.

Ice making housing

210 and 220 is divided into the first ice making housing 210 and the second ice making housing 220.

The first ice making housing 210 forms the hexahedral shape with open top.The first installing space 210S is limited in the first ice making housing 210.A plurality of installation projectioies 211 are arranged on the right side of the first ice making housing 210, as shown in Figure 3.The installation projection 211 of the first ice making housing 210 is assembled to respectively in the mounting groove 171 and 181 of a

basket

170 and 180.

Otch 212 is arranged on the right side of the first ice making housing 210.Otch 212 forms by a part of cutting away ice making housing right side with such form, that is: make the shape of described part corresponding to the cross section of the supporting step 110 at the middle part that is arranged on door 100 rear surface.

Housing inlet 213 is arranged at the first ice making housing 210.According to the shape and size of the appropriate section of the second ice making housing 220, the part by the middle part in sides and excision left side before and after 210 excisions of the first ice making housing forms described housing inlet 213.Housing inlet 213 passes it as the second ice making housing 220 and the inlet that is installed among the first installing space 210S or pulls down from the first installing space 210S.

Water tank supporting part 215 be arranged on the first installing space 210S with preset distance from the upper end of the first ice making housing 210 downward isolated top.Water tank supporting part 215 is parts that water tank 230 firmly is placed on it.Water tank supporting part 215 is provided with a pair of feed water inlet 216A and the 216B that divides with left-hand and dextrad.The right feed water inlet of water tank supporting part 215 is called the first feed water inlet 216A, and the left feed water inlet of water tank supporting part 215 then is called the second feed water inlet 216B, as shown in the figure.Activate the middle part that projection 217 is arranged on the upper surface of water tank supporting part 215, just, between the first and second feed water inlet 216A and 216B.Activate projection 217 and be used for activating the valve module 234 that is arranged in the water tank 230.

Support slot 218 is separately positioned on the inner surface of the first ice making housing 210, is positioned the top of water tank supporting part 215.Support slot 218 is upwards uncovered, thereby the supporting convex 232 that is formed on the water tank 230 is placed in each support slot 218 securely.

Ice bank inlet

219A and 219B are arranged on the place, bottom of the front and rear surfaces of the first ice making housing 210.

Ice bank inlet

219A and 219B are that ice bank 280 passes it and the inlet that is accommodated among the first installing space 210S or takes out from the first installing space 210S.Hereinafter, the inlet that is formed on the back lower surface of the first ice making housing 210 is called first ice bank inlet 219A, and the inlet that is formed on the preceding lower surface of the first ice making housing 210 then is called second ice bank inlet 219B.

The second ice making housing 220 forms the hexahedral shape with open top and bottom.The second installing space 220S is defined in the second ice making housing 220.A plurality of mounting groove (not shown) form in the left surface of as shown in Figure 3 the second ice making housing 220.Mounting groove is to lower open mouth.

Carinate part

130 and 140

installation projection

131 and 141 are assemblied in respectively in the mounting groove of the second ice making housing 220.

By housing inlet 213 the second ice making housing 220 is removably mounted among the first installing space 210S.Recess 222 is arranged on the rear surface of the second ice making housing 220.According to the cross section of otch 212, by making the recessed recess 222 that forms of a part with the predetermined degree of depth towards the second installing space 220S corresponding to the rear surface of the second ice making housing 220 of the rear surface of the first ice making housing 210 in left-hand or dextrad.The supporting step 110 that is arranged on the middle part of door 100 rear surface is inserted in the recess 222.

The front surface of the second ice making housing 220 parallel with the rear surface of the second ice making housing 220 is provided with observation window 223.Observation window 223 is used for the inside of the visual observation second installing space 220S.Observation window 223 is provided with a pair of cold air supply opening 224.Each cold air supply opening 224 forms by a part that cuts out observation window 223 in left-hand or dextrad.Cold air supply opening 224 is used for allowing cold air to circulate in the storage area by door 100 sealings, being supplied to the second installing space 220S, and then is supplied to

ice pan

250 and 260 in fact.

As shown in Figure 6, a pair of hole 225A that is used for rotating and 225A are arranged on each of two side surfaces of the second ice making housing 220.Rotation hole 225A and 225B are used for respectively supporting

ice pan

250 and 260 with rotary way.A pair of gathering sill 226A and 226B are formed on a side surface of the second ice making housing 220--i.e. left-hand face as shown in Figure 3---on, contiguous rotation hole 225A and 225B.Gathering sill 226A and 226B form the arc that has around rotation hole 225A and the predetermined central angle of 225B.In the embodiment shown, when an inner surface of the second ice making housing 220 was observed, gathering sill 226A and 226B form had the central angle that is approximately the 0-100 degree that centers on rotation hole 225A and 225B in rectangular co-ordinate in the second installing space 220S.

A pair of dish retainer 227A and 227B are arranged on the inner surface of the second ice making housing 220, contiguous rotation hole 225A and 225B.Dish retainer 227A and 227B are used for making

ice pan

250 and 260 to maintain level, and are used for closely contacting with ice pan 250 that has turned an angle and 260 formation, thereby

ice pan

250 and 260 can be reversed.

In addition, a pair of guiding retainer 228A and 228B are arranged on the inner surface of the second ice making housing 220, are positioned at the position relative with 227B with dish retainer 227A with respect to rotation hole 225A and 225B.Guiding retainer 228A and 228B are used for making the disk cover of explaining after a

while

253 and 263 relatively to pivot around ice pan 250 and 260.For this reason, guiding retainer 228A is formed closely contacts with

disk cover

253 and 263 with 228B.This respect will be described in further detail below.

Referring to Fig. 3, gear installation unit 229 is arranged at the second ice making housing 220 again, the contiguous second installing space 220S.Gear installation unit 229 is a plurality of gears zones mounted thereto that are used to rotate ice pan 250 and 260.For example, if the second ice making housing 220 by form contact mutually in the one side but form at spaced inner housing of its opposite side and shell body, then the gear installation unit is limited between the outside of the inboard of shell body and inner housing.

Right-hand member at as shown in the figure the second ice making housing, 220 front ends is provided with control lever groove 229A.Control lever groove 229A is used for guiding moving of (will be described below) control lever 276, so that rotate ice pan 250 and 260.Control lever groove 229A vertically is formed on the right-hand member of the second ice making housing, 220 front surfaces, to be communicated with gear installation unit 229.

In addition, water tank 230 is releasably attached to the top of the first installing space 210S.Water space is limited in the water tank 230, is shown specifically as Fig. 5.Water space is made up of the first and second water space 230A and the 230B that divide with left-hand and dextrad.Be fed to

ice pan

250 and 260---promptly the water of first and second ice pans 250 and 260---can be stored in respectively among the first and second water space 230A and the 230B.The water that is stored among the first water space 230A is fed to first ice pan 250 by the first feed water inlet 216A.Be stored in water supply bucket 271 and the feed pipe 272 that the water among the second water space 230B explains by the second feed water inlet 216B, after a while and be fed to second ice pan 260.

Water tank 230 comprises: the first and second water space 203A and 230B are defined in casing main body 231 wherein; Be used for optionally opening or the Box Cover 239 at the top of closed tank main body 231; Be used for optionally supplying the valve module 234 of the water that is stored in the first and

second water space

230A and 230B to

ice pan

250 and 260.

Casing main body 231 forms the hexahedral shape with open top and bottom.The supporting convex 232 that is placed on securely in the support slot 218 is respectively formed on two outer surfaces of casing main body 231.Among the first and second water space 230A and the 230B each is formed in the casing main body 231, adopts the hopper shape in left-hand or dextrad symmetry.Further, the first and second feed water inlet 233A and 233B are respectively formed on the bottom of the first and

second water space

230A and 230B.

Valve module 234 comprises: be installed in below the casing main body 231, make that the one end can be along the valve body 235 that vertically pivots around the other end; Be used for elastic force upwards is delivered to the elastic component (not shown) of valve body 235.Valve body 235 is constructed by this way, makes when water tank 230 is installed to the top of the first installing space 210S, activates protruding 217 ends that activated to allow valve body 235 and upwards pivots around the other end.The hub switch side of valve body 235 is provided with valve projection 236A or the 236B that vertically moves through the first and second feed water inlet 233A or 233B.Be used for optionally opening or seal the valve cover 237A of the first or second feed water inlet 233A or 233B or the upper end that 237B is arranged on valve projection 236A and 236B by the mobile of valve projection 236A or 236B.Elastic component is delivered to valve body 235 with elastic force, makes an end of valve body 235 pivot around its other end downwards.Therefore, if the valve body 235 required power that upwards pivot are eliminated, promptly water tank 230 is pulled down from the top of the first installing space 210S, and then valve body 235 pivots downwards, to allow valve gap 237A or 237B sealing first or second feed water inlet 233A and the 233B.Be arranged on the pivot center and can be used as elastic component with the torsionspring that allows its two ends to be respectively fixed to casing main body 231 and valve body 235.

Box Cover 239 is opened or the open top of closed box main body 231 selectively.Box Cover 239 forms with the top corresponding shape with casing main body 231.The top edge of casing main body 231 inserts and is fixed in the periphery place that wherein groove 239A is formed on the lower surface of Box Cover 239.

And case lid 240 is formed on the upper surface of Box Cover 239.Box Cover 240 is used for sealing the first installing space 210S.In the embodiment shown in this, case lid 240 and Box Cover 239 are integrally formed, but the present invention is not confined to this.For example, case lid 240 forms separately with Box Cover 239, and therefore, it can be installed to the first ice making housing 210 or Box Cover 239 removably.

Referring to Fig. 3,

ice pan

250 and 260 is made up of first and second ice pans 250 and 260 again, and it is installed among the second installing space 220S with rotary way.Hereinafter, the ice pan that is installed to the relative top of the second installing space 220S is called first ice pan 250, and the ice pan that is installed to the relative bottom of the second installing space 220S then is called second ice pan 260.

As shown in Figure 6, each in first and second ice pans 250 and 260 all has rectangular cross section.A plurality of ice making groove 250A or 260B that ice is made substantially therein are formed in first or second ice pan 250 or 260.Then, first and second ice pans 250 and 260 are reversed, throw off from

ice making groove

250A and 260A, to make made ice.That is, reverse first and second ice pans 250 and 260 by this way, make described ice pan rotate at a predetermined angle and be snapped on dish retainer 227A and the 227B around being arranged on its

turning cylinder

251 or 261 respectively relative to

leptoprosopy.Turning cylinder

251 and 261 is inserted among rotation hole 225A and the 225B with rotary way respectively.

In the

guide protrusions

252 and 262 each is arranged on the surface of first or

second ice pan

250 or 260, contiguous turning cylinder 251 or 261.

Guide protrusions

252 and 262 is inserted in respectively among gathering sill 226A and the 226B.When

ice pan

250 or 260 rotated, guide

protrusions

252 or 262 was guided along gathering sill 226A or 226B.At this moment, when first or

second ice pan

252 or 262 is in level, promptly when first or

second ice pan

250 or 260 is supported by dish retainer 227A or 227B, what guide

protrusions

252 or 262 was placed on gathering sill 226A or 226B rotates a residing position corresponding end with the angle of zero degree around rotation hole 225A or 225B with described guide protrusions.When first or

second ice pan

250 or 260 rotated, guide

protrusions

252 or 262 was guided along gathering sill 226A or 226B.Then, when first or second ice pan was subjected to reversing by dish retainer 227A or 227B, what guide

protrusions

252 or 262 was placed on gathering sill 226A or 226B rotated the residing position corresponding other end with the angles of 100 degree around rotation hole 225A or 225B with described guide protrusions.

First or

second ice pan

250 or 260 is provided with and collaborative first or

second disk cover

253 or 263 that pivots of ice

pan.Disk cover

253 or 263 is used for preventing that the water that is supplied in first ice pan 250 or second ice pan 260 from splashing the ice pan outside, promptly splashes among the second installing space 220S.

In addition,

disk cover

253 or 263 by disk cover

main body

254 or 264 with contact convex ridge 257 or 167 and form.Disc

main body

254 or 264 is provided with

feed water inlet

254A or 264A in the middle.By

feed water inlet

254A or 264A, the water that is stored among the first or second water space 230A or the 230B is transported in first or second ice pan 250 or 260.So

feed water inlet

254A or 264A preferably are formed in disc

main body

254 or 264 and have such shape and size, make and win or the second feed water inlet 216A or 216B are included in the cross section of feed water inlet 254A or 164A.Disc

main body

254 or 264 locates to be provided with pivot 255 or 265 in its back-

end.Pivot

254 or 264 becomes the pivot center of first or

second disk cover

253 or 263, and described first or

second disk cover

253 or 263 relatively pivots about first or second ice pan 250 or 260.The periphery of contact

convex ridge

257 or 267 from the lower surface of disc

main body

254 or 264 extended downwards.The leading end that contacts

convex ridge

257 or 267 closely contacts with inner formation of going up of first or

second ice pan

250 or 260.

As mentioned above, first or

second disk cover

253 or 263 is installed to first or

second ice pan

250 or 260, makes the front end of disk cover to pivot along vertical around pivot 255 or 265.When first or

second ice pan

250 or 260 was in level, first or

second disk cover

253 or 263 front end formed tight the contact with dish retainer 227A or 227B.So when ice pan rotated, the direction of the direction of rotation of first or

second disk cover

253 or 263 front end edge and first or

second ice pan

250 or 260 was relatively rotated around pivot 255 or 265 about first or second ice pan 250 or 260.Promptly, if first or

second ice pan

250 or 260 rotates counterclockwise as illustrated in fig. 4, feasible ice can be thrown off from

ice making groove

250A and 260A, and then first or

second disk cover

253 or 263 forms under the tight state of contact with guiding retainer 228A or 228B at the disk cover front end and relatively rotates around pivot 255 or 265 about first and second ice pans 250 and 260.

Referring to Fig. 3, the bucket 271 that supplies water is arranged on the top of the second installing space 220S again.The bucket 271 that supplies water is used for supplying the water that is stored among the second water space 230B to ice pan 250 and 260.The bucket 271 that supplies water forms the hopper shape with open top.And the bucket 271 that supplies water is arranged on the last right side of the second installing space 220S, make its open top just in time be positioned the second feed water inlet 216B below.

Feed pipe 272 is connected to the bottom of the bucket 271 that supplies water.Feed pipe 272 is used for carrying the water that is supplied to the bucket 271 that supplies water from the second water space 230B, and described water is transported to the ice making groove 250A and the 260A of second ice pan 260 in fact.For this reason, feed pipe 272 1 ends are connected to the bottom of the bucket 271 that supplies water.The other end of feed pipe 272 is positioned the top of the second ice making housing 220.Feed pipe 272 is made by flexible material.Reason is that the rotation of first or

second ice pan

250 or 260 can not be subjected to feed pipe 272 obstructions.

Fig. 8 illustrates to constitute the stereogram of another example of the water supply installation of implementation method as shown in Figure 3.Referring to Fig. 8, the bucket 371 that supplies water is arranged on the top of the second installing space 220S.Referring to Fig. 8, the bucket 371 that supplies water is used for supplying the water that is stored among the second water space 230B to ice pan 250 and 260.The bucket 371 that supplies water forms the hopper shape with open top.

In addition, feed pipe 372 is connected to the bottom of the bucket 371 that supplies water.Feed pipe 372 tilts to make water to flow down along feed pipe 372 with respect to the bucket 371 that supplies water.Feed pipe 372 forms and makes its far-end tilt with acute angle (θ) with respect to the bearing of trend of feed pipe 372.Be formed on the far-end of described pipe from the terminal guide spare 374 of the far-end projection of feed pipe 372.Because the far-end of feed pipe 372 tilts at a predetermined angle, so current are guided terminal guide spare 374, make water not spill at the far-end of feed pipe 372.

Side at the bucket 371 that supplies water is provided with installed part 376.Installed part 376 is installed to the second ice making housing 220.Installed part 376 forms has mounting groove 378, makes to be installed under the state of the second ice making housing 220 at the bucket that will supply water, and the bucket 371 that supplies water can move along left-hand or dextrad.

The control lever 276 that gear installation unit 229 is provided with first and second gears 273 and 274, connects gear 275 and allow first and second ice pans 250 and 260 to rotate simultaneously.First gear 273 is connected to the turning cylinder at right surface 251 that is arranged on first ice pan 250 as shown in the figure.Second gear 274 also is connected to the turning cylinder at right surface 261 that is arranged on first ice pan 260 as shown in the figure.Connect the gear 275 and first and second gears 273 and 274 engagements.Therefore, because first and second gears 273 and 274 rotation simultaneously by connecting gear 275, thereby first and second ice pans 273 and 274 can rotate simultaneously.

Control lever 276 is made up of connecting portion 277 and grasping part 278.Connecting portion 277 forms the rod that extends along longitudinally.One end of connecting portion 277 forms has the propeller boss 277B that is connected with second gear 274.The other end of connecting portion 277 passes the outside that control lever groove 229A extends to gear installation unit 229 then.Grasping part 278 vertically is connected to the other end that extends to gear installation unit outside of connecting portion 277.Grasping part 278 persons of being to use catch in fact to rotate the part of first and second gears 273 and 274.

Torsionspring 279A or 279B are arranged at the pivot 251 of first and second ice pans 250 and 260 and any (referring to Fig. 6) of 261.The two ends of torsionspring 279A or 279B are respectively fixed to a side of inboard and first or

second ice pan

250 or 260 of the second ice making housing 220.Torsionspring 279A or 279B are used for providing elastic force to first or

second ice pan

250 or 260, the direction of described elastic force and first or

second ice pan

250 or 260 opposite for making ice throw off the direction that pivots from

ice making groove

250A or 260A.

As shown in Figure 7, ice bank 280 is provided with the ice of making and is stored in wherein ice storage space 280S in first and second ice pans 250 and 260.Ice bank 280 is installed in the bottom of the first installing space 210S, makes described ice bank 280 to be contained among the first installing space 210S or from the first installing space 210S by the first and

second inlet

219A and 219B and takes out.

That is to say, when the storage area seals by door 100, then the opening 150 by opening via first ice bank inlet 219A and family pub door 160 makes ice bank 280 be contained among the first installing space 210S or taking-up ice bank 280 from the first installing space 210S.When door 100 is opened, then make ice bank 280 be contained among the first installing space 210S or taking-up ice bank 280 from the first installing space 210S by second ice bank inlet 219B.

At least one anti-moving projection 281 is arranged on the basal surface of ice bank 280.When the first clipping room 210S is put into or taken out to ice bank, anti-moving projection 281 was used for preventing that ice bank 280 is placed on securely at ice bank under the state on the top surface of support plate 283 is not intended to move, and this respect will explained after a while.For this reason, anti-moving projection 281 from the downward projection of the basal surface of ice bank 280, makes described anti-moving projection 281 can be inserted in the anti-moving groove 284 that is formed on the support plate 283 with predetermined altitude.

Grasp lower front end and following rear end that recess 282A and 282B are separately positioned on ice bank 280.Grasping recess 282A and the 282B person of being to use catches to allow ice bank 280 by first ice bank inlet 219A and opening 150 or be contained among the first installing space 210S or the part of taking out from the first installing space 210S by second ice bank inlet 219B.Grasp recess 282A or 282B by making ice bank 280 lower front end or down the pars intermedia of rear end form to being recessed on.

Ice bank 280 is mounted to and makes described ice bank 280 to be contained in the first installing space 210S according to the rotation of the family pub door 160 that is used for opening or seal opening 150 or take out from the first installing space 210S.For this reason, support plate 283 is arranged on the backplate surface of the first installing space 210S.Support plate 283 is mounted to and can moves into the first installing space 210S or shift out from the first installing space 210S.The movable roller 283R that moves that is used for guide support plate 283 is separately positioned on the rear end of two cross sides of support plate 283.

The a plurality of anti-moving groove 284 that a plurality of anti-moving projectioies 281 are inserted in wherein is formed on the support plate 283.A plurality of osculums 285 also are formed on the support plate 283.The water that osculum 285 is used for allowing remaining between the top surface of the basal surface of ice bank 280 and support plate 283 is discharged downwards, makes them can not freeze mutually.

Grasp the front-end and back-end that opening 286A and 286B are separately positioned on support plate 283.Grasping opening 286A or 286B allows the user easily to catch to grasp recess 282A or 282B, make ice bank 280 easily to put into or to take out.Grasp opening 286A and 286B by cutting out the support plate corresponding 283 with the cross section that grasps recess 282A or 282B front end or the pars intermedia of rear end form.

The rear end of interlock plate 287 is connected to the front end of support plate 283.Interlock convex ridge 288 is arranged on the front end of interlock plate 287.Interlock convex ridge 288 inserts in the interlock groove 161.When family's bar door 160 pivots and opens or when sealing opening 150, interlock plate 287 moves forward or backward, promptly the direction of putting into or taking out from the first installing space 210S along ice bank 280 moves.

The pivot center of interlock plate 287, the rear end of the plate 287 that promptly links is compared with the pivot 160H at the pivot center that is used as family pub door 160, is positioned over higher relatively position.Therefore, when family's bar door 160 pivots, interlock convex ridge 288 along with interlock groove 161 mutually short pivotal path of diameter group divide a word with a hyphen at the end of a line.Thereby when family's bar door 160 pivoted, interlock plate 287 also pivoted and along continuous straight runs moves.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, describe ice-making process and the process of taking out the made ice in the refrigerator ice-making device according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention in detail.

Fig. 9 and 10 is views that the process that the ice pan according to the refrigerator ice-making device of embodiment of the present invention is pivoted is shown, and Figure 11 and 12 then is the view that illustrates according to the taking-up process of the ice bank of the refrigerator ice-making device of embodiment of the present invention.

At first, will have the water tank 230 that is stored in the water among the first and second water space 230A and the 230B and be installed to the first ice making housing 210, promptly be installed on the first installing space 210S.At this moment, water tank 230 is installed in the top of the first installing space 210S from the top.If water tank 230 is installed in the top of the first installing space 210S, then the periphery of the basal surface of water tank 230 is supported by the top surface of water tank supporting part 215.The supporting convex 232 of water tank 230 is placed in the support slot 218 of the first ice making housing 210 securely.Simultaneously, the first installing space 210S is by case lid 240 sealings that are arranged at water tank 230.Meanwhile, the valve module 234 of water tank 230 activated by means of the actuating projection 217 of the first ice making housing 210, and then the first and second feed water inlet 233A and 233B are opened.Thereby the water that is stored among the first water space 230A is supplied to first ice pan 250 by the first feed water inlet 216A.In addition, the water that is stored among the second water space 230B is supplied to second ice pan 260 by the second feed water inlet 216B, water supply bucket 271 and feed pipe 272.

As shown in Figure 9, by means of first or

second disk cover

253 or 263, the water that is fed in first or

second ice pan

250 or 260 can not splash the outside, promptly can not splash among the second installing space 220S.Further, by means of the cold air that is fed to by cold air air supply opening 224 among the second installing space 220S, the water that is fed in first or

second ice pan

250 or 260 freezes.

After having made ice by this way, the user reverses first or

second ice pan

250 or 260 so that the ice of making is thrown off.That is, spur control lever 276 downwards, connect gear 275 and with connects first and second gears 273 and 274 that gear 275 meshes and rotates counterclockwise as shown in figure.Therefore, as shown in figure 10, first or

second ice pan

250 or 260 that is connected to first or second gear 273 or 274 moving

axis

251 or 261 that also rotates rotates counterclockwise as shown in figure.At this moment, guide

protrusions

252 or 262 is guided along gathering sill 226A or 226B under it is located in the state of an end of gathering sill 226A or 226B.

Front end (left end as shown in the figure) at disk cover forms under the tight state of contact with guiding retainer 228A or 228B, if rotate first or

second ice pan

250 or 260, then first or

second disk cover

253 or 263 relatively pivots around pivot 255 or 265 as shown in figure counterclockwise with respect to first or second ice pan 250 or 260.So the process that ice is thrown off can not be subjected to the obstruction of first or

second disk cover

253 or 263.

If first or

second ice pan

250 or 260 further rotates counterclockwise as shown in figure, first or second ice pan 250 forms tight contact with dish retainer 227A with 227B with a side of 260.If spur control lever 276 further downwards under such state, then first or

second ice pan

250 or 260 is reversed.Therefore, made ice is thrown off from first or second ice pan 250 or 260.At this moment,--promptly the required power of pulling control lever 276--downwards-elimination if pivot or reverse first or

second ice pan

250 or 260 required power, then by with the elastic force of torsionspring 279A or 279B, first or

second ice pan

250 or 260 returns to it by the state of horizontal positioned, and promptly a side of ice pan is by the state of dish retainer 227A or 227B support.

The ice of throwing off from first or

second ice pan

250 or 260 is stored in the ice bank 280.To have the ice bank 280 that is stored in ice wherein in order taking out, at first to pivot family pub door 160 downwards to open opening 150 around pivot 160H.

Therefore, shown in Figure 11 and 12, when family's bar door 160 pivoted, interlock plate 287 also pivoted, and make the front end of plate 287 pivot around its rear end downwards, thereby plate 287 moves to the place ahead of the first installing space 210S, i.e. as shown in the figure right-hand.When interlock plate 287 is mobile by this way, support plate 283 and the ice bank 280 that is placed on its top surface also move right as shown in figure, make ice bank 280 to take out from the first installing space 210S by first ice bank inlet 219A and opening 215.At this moment, support plate 283 moves by the movable roller 283R guiding on the rear end of the cross side that is arranged on support plate 283.

If take out ice bank 280 from the first installing space 210S, then the user catches grasping recess 282A and shifting out ice bank 280 from the top surface of support plate 283 of the front end that is arranged on ice bank 280.Then, the user just can take out and use the ice that is stored in the ice bank 280.

Though do not illustrate, under the state that door 100 is opened, promptly under the state that is opened in the storage area, can take out ice bank 280 by second ice bank inlet 219B.In this case, what the user caught the rear end that is arranged on ice bank 280 by second ice bank inlet 219B grasps recess 282B, from the top surface of support plate 283 ice bank 280 is pulled down then, ice bank is taken out from the first installing space 210S by second ice bank inlet 219B at last.

Though with preferred implementation the present invention has been carried out illustration and description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not confined to this, but is limited by appended claim.So, it will be understood by those of skill in the art that under the prerequisite that does not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention that are defined by the following claims, can carry out various modifications and changes to the present invention.

Claims

1. ice maker that is used for refrigerator comprises:

The ice making housing, it is installed to the rear surface of the refrigerator doors that is used for optionally opening or seal the storage area and is provided with predetermined installing space;

Water tank, it is releasably attached to the installing space of described ice making housing;

First ice pan and second ice pan, it is installed to the installing space of described ice making housing with rotary way, carries out ice making to use supply from the water of described water tank;

Ice bank, it can be installed in the installing space of described ice making housing with extracting out, to be stored in the ice of making in described first ice pan and described second ice pan therein; And

Erecting device, it is used for described ice making housing is installed to removably the rear surface of described door.

2. ice maker according to claim 1, wherein, described water tank is divided into respectively from wherein water being fed to first water space and second water space of described first ice pan and described second ice pan.

3. ice maker according to claim 2, wherein, when described water tank was installed to the rear surface of described door, the water that is stored in described first water space and described second water space was fed to described first ice pan and described second ice pan simultaneously respectively by means of the valve module that activated.

4. ice maker according to claim 3, it further comprises water supply installation, any water that described water supply installation is used for being stored in described first water space and described second water space is fed in one of them ice pan of described first ice pan and described second ice pan, described one of them ice pan and first ice pan of the rear surface that is installed to described door are compared with another ice pan in second ice pan and are positioned to relatively lowly, make described first ice pan and described second ice pan all be spaced from each other within a predetermined distance in the horizontal direction and on fore-and-aft direction.

5. ice maker according to claim 4, wherein, described water supply installation comprises:

The bucket that supplies water, its be installed in described water tank under to receive from first water space of described water tank and any the water in second water space;

Feed pipe, it comprise the bottom that is connected to described water supply bucket an end and be positioned at the below that is positioned at described first ice pan described second ice pan directly over the other end, be transported to described second ice pan with the water that allows to be fed to described water supply bucket.

6. ice maker according to claim 5, wherein, described feed pipe is formed by flexible material.

7. ice maker according to claim 4, wherein, described water supply installation comprises:

Feed pipe, it is installed in bottom following water being fed to predetermined ice pan of described water supply bucket, and forms the terminal guide spare with projection.

8. ice maker according to claim 7, wherein, described feed pipe form make its far-end with respect to the bearing of trend of described feed pipe with inclined at acute angles.

9. ice maker according to claim 1, it further comprises case lid, described case lid is used for stating in the state lower cover residence on top that described water tank is installed in the installing space of described ice making housing the installing space of ice making housing.

10. ice maker according to claim 9, wherein, the top surface of described case lid and described water tank is integrally formed.

11. ice maker according to claim 1, further comprise tumbler, it is installed to the rear surface of described door, rotating described first ice pan and described second ice pan simultaneously, thereby making that described first ice pan and described second ice pan can be reversed makes the ice of making throw off from described first ice pan and described second ice pan.

12. ice maker according to claim 11, wherein, described tumbler comprises:

First gear, it is connected with in the pair of rotary axes any, so that allow described first ice pan to be supported on the rear surface of described door with rotary way;

Second gear, it is connected with in the pair of rotary axes any, so that allow described second ice pan to be supported on the rear surface of described door with rotary way; And

At least one connects gear, itself and described first gear and described second gears engaged.

13. ice maker according to claim 12, wherein, described tumbler further comprises the control lever that is fixed to described connection gear, makes the user can catch described control lever to rotate described first ice pan and described second ice pan.

14. ice maker according to claim 13, wherein, described control lever comprises:

Connecting portion, one end are connected to any in described first gear and described second gear and the described connection gear; The grasping part, the other end that it is connected to described connecting portion makes the user can catch described grasping part to rotate described first ice pan and described second ice pan.

15. ice maker according to claim 14, wherein, described tumbler further comprises elastic component, and it is to make ice throw off the side that is rotated with described first ice pan or described second ice pan to be applied to described first ice pan or described second ice pan in the opposite direction with elastic force edge and described first ice pan or described second ice pan that described elastic component is used to allow described first gear and described second gear and described connection gear.

16. ice maker according to claim 13, wherein, each in described first ice pan and described second ice pan all can form to be had rectangular cross section and rotates around the turning cylinder that is arranged on its opposite side surfaces.

17. ice maker according to claim 16, wherein, described first ice pan or described second ice pan maintain level by means of the dish retainer on the rear surface that is arranged on described door, thereby and form under the tight state of contact at the part of described first ice pan or described second ice pan after described first ice pan or described second ice pan have rotated with predetermined rotational angle and described dish retainer, twist under the effect of the required power of described first ice pan of pivot or described second ice pan.

18. ice maker according to claim 17, wherein,

Any of the apparent surface of described first ice pan or described second ice pan is provided with preset distance and the isolated guide protrusions of described turning cylinder,

Gathering sill forms to have around the arc of the predetermined central angle of the turning cylinder of described first ice pan or described second ice pan and the rear surface that is formed on described door and inserts wherein to allow described guide protrusions, and

When described first ice pan or described second ice pan when described turning cylinder rotates, described guide protrusions moves to the other end of described gathering sill from an end of described gathering sill.

19. ice maker according to claim 11, wherein, described first ice pan or described second ice pan further comprise first disk cover or second disk cover, and described first disk cover or described second disk cover are used for preventing to be stored in the outside that water in the described water tank splashes described first ice pan or described second ice pan when Jiang Shui is fed to described first ice pan or described second ice pan.

20. ice maker according to claim 19, wherein, described first disk cover or described second disk cover comprise:

The disk cover main body, it forms corresponding to the rectangular shape of the upper surface of described first ice pan or described second ice pan and is provided with the feed water inlet in the middle, carries the water from described water tank promptly to be supplied in described first ice pan or described second ice pan by described feed water inlet; And

The guiding convex ridge, it extends downwards and has with the top edge of described first ice pan or described second ice pan from the periphery on the lower surface of the main body of described first ice pan or described second ice pan and forms the tight contact convex ridge leading end that contacts.

21. ice maker according to claim 20, wherein, described first disk cover or described second disk cover are mounted to and make that be parallel to the other end of arbitrary end in described first disk cover or described second disk cover that allows described first ice pan or described second ice pan to be supported on rotary way in the two ends of described first disk cover of the described turning cylinder on the rear surface of described door or described second disk cover pivots, the direction of described pivot with rotate when described first ice pan or described second ice pan so that the ice pan direction of rotation that ice and described first ice pan or described second ice pan are thrown off.

22. ice maker according to claim 21, wherein, the hub switch side of described first disk cover or described second disk cover forms tight the contact with guiding retainer on the rear surface that is arranged on described door, with allow described hub switch side with respect to described first ice pan or described second ice pan around the other end of described first disk cover or described second disk cover along with described first ice pan or described second ice pan be the side that ice and described first ice pan or described second ice pan thrown off rotates pivot relatively in the opposite direction.

23. according to each described ice maker in the claim 19 to 22, wherein, described tumbler and described first disk cover and described second disk cover are installed in the described installing space.

24. ice maker according to claim 1, wherein, described erecting device comprises:

The installation projection of at least one carinate part, it is formed on along vertical and extends and from the inner surface of the carinate part of the side projection backwards of the rear surface of described door;

At least one second mounting groove, it is formed on the side surface of described ice making housing, is assemblied in wherein with the installation projection that allows described carinate part;

The installation projection of at least one ice making housing, it is formed on the opposite side of described ice making housing; And

At least one first mounting groove, the side surface that it is formed at the door basket of the rear surface that is releasably attached to described door is assemblied in wherein with the installation projection that allows described ice making housing.

25. ice maker according to claim 24, wherein, described ice making housing comprises:

The first ice making housing, it is releasably attached to the rear surface of described door and is provided with described water tank and described ice bank is installed in wherein first installing space; And

The second ice making housing, it is removably mounted in first installing space of the described first ice making housing and is provided with described first ice pan and described second ice pan and tumbler and is installed in wherein second installing space.

26. ice maker according to claim 25, wherein, the installation projection that is assemblied in the described ice making housing in first mounting groove of described door basket is arranged on the side surface of the described first ice making housing, and described second mounting groove that the installation projection of described carinate part is assemblied in wherein is arranged on the side surface of the described second ice making housing.

27. ice maker according to claim 26, wherein, extend in the horizontal direction along the rear surface of described door and from the rear surface of described door backward projection be formed on the back outer surface of the described second ice making housing with the recess that the supporting step that supports described door basket is inserted in wherein.

28. ice maker according to claim 27, wherein, the air supply opening that is used for the cold air that the observation window of whether having made at described first ice pan and described second ice pan with visual inspection ice and being used for circulates in described storage area to described first ice pan and the described second ice pan supply is arranged on a side of the described second ice making housing.