Summary of the invention
The present invention is intended to solve at least one of technical problem that exists in the prior art.For this reason; One object of the present invention is to propose a kind of automatic ice maker; When ice-making disc is taken out said automatic ice maker can limit ice exploration bar work so that ice machine shut down; And behind the ice-making disc installation in position, can make ice exploration bar recover operate as normal, to avoid ice machine owing to the caused ice making fault of water filling under abnormal condition.
In addition, another object of the present invention also is to provide a kind of refrigerator with above-mentioned automatic ice maker.
Automatic ice maker according to the embodiment of the invention comprises: the ice-making disc framework; Ice-making disc, said ice-making disc are rotatably installed in the said ice-making disc framework; The ice machine main body, said ice machine main body is formed with guiding groove, and said ice-making disc framework is arranged in the said ice machine main body along said guiding groove insertedly and removedly; Drive unit, said drive unit are installed on the said ice machine main body; Ice exploration bar, an end of the said ice exploration bar side and driven by said drive unit through being pivotally mounted in said drive unit is rotated; With the ice exploration bar stop component; It is interior and removable between the primary importance and the second place that said ice exploration bar stop component is arranged at said ice machine main body; Wherein when said ice-making disc framework is in the complete insertion position that is inserted into fully in the ice machine main body; Said ice exploration bar stop component is in the inboard that said primary importance and said ice exploration bar stop component are positioned at said ice exploration bar; When said ice-making disc framework left complete insertion position, said ice exploration bar stop component was positioned at said ice exploration bar below to limit said ice exploration bar rotation from least a portion that said primary importance moves to the said second place and said ice exploration bar stop component.
Automatic ice maker according to the embodiment of the invention; Can be when ice-making disc is removed with the ice-making disc framework through the work of ice exploration bar stop component restriction ice exploration bar; And the restriction that behind ice-making disc (comprising the ice-making disc framework) installation in position, can remove ice exploration bar makes it recover operate as normal, therefore can avoid ice machine because the caused ice making fault of water filling under abnormal condition.
In addition, the automatic ice maker according to the embodiment of the invention can have following additional technical characterictic:
According to one embodiment of present invention; In said ice machine main body, be provided with clamping part near the rear end; Wherein said ice exploration bar stop component is by said clamping part clamping and removable with respect to said clamping part; And be formed with sliding tray on the said clamping part; Said sliding tray is from extending back near the side wall inner surfaces of ice machine main body and tilting towards the direction of offset from side wall inner surface, and said ice exploration bar stop component comprises the directed portion of sliding, and the directed portion of said slip is engaged in the said sliding tray movably.
Angle between the side wall inner surfaces of said sliding tray and ice machine main body can be for more than 15 ° below 75 °, are preferably more than 30 ° below 60 °.The too small displacement in the horizontal of angle has certain difficulty when between ice exploration bar being carried out abundant stop and discharging fully, switching, excessive then being difficult to of angle moves between the primary importance and the second place through promotion of ice-making disc framework or drawing ice exploration bar stop component.
Further; Said clamping part can also comprise top panel and be connected the lower panel on the top panel; Wherein said sliding tray is formed on the said top panel, and the spaced apart preset distance of said lower panel and top panel is to limit the grasping part of clamping ice exploration bar stop component.
Said top panel can be horizontally disposed with; And be formed with the push-and-pull button at said ice-making disc framework afterbody; Wherein be positioned at said push-and-pull button, and the directed portion of said slip and said push-and-pull button are separated after said ice exploration bar stop component leaves said primary importance preset distance in said primary importance and in the directed portion of sliding described in the process that moves to the said second place from said primary importance.
Said ice exploration bar stop component can also comprise: horizontal part, said horizontal part are clamped in the said grasping part; The portion of dangling, the said portion of dangling from an end of said horizontal part to extending below; And retainer, said retainer is arranged on the lower end of the said portion of dangling and along laterally protruding, wherein below the said retainer of the said second place is positioned at said ice exploration bar, rotates to limit said ice exploration bar.
Automatic ice maker according to the above embodiment of the present invention; Owing to be formed with the push-and-pull button at ice-making disc framework afterbody; Wherein be positioned at said push-and-pull button in said primary importance and in the directed portion of sliding described in the process that moves to the said second place from said primary importance; And directed portion of said slip and said push-and-pull button are separated after said ice exploration bar stop component leaves said primary importance preset distance, thereby can accurately and timely carry out stop or release to ice exploration bar according to the installment state of ice-making disc and ice-making disc framework.
According to another embodiment of the invention, said clamping part is obliquely installed with low early and high after mode.
The inclination angle of said clamping part can be for more than 15 ° below 75 °, are preferably more than 30 ° below 60 °.If the too small then downward sliding force in inclination angle is abundant inadequately, receive the restriction ice exploration bar stop component displacement in the horizontal in space in the ice machine main body to be difficult to switching between ice exploration bar being carried out abundant stop and discharging fully if the inclination angle is excessive.
Further, said ice exploration bar stop component can also comprise: rake, said rake are clamped in the said grasping part; The portion of dangling, the said portion of dangling from an end of said rake to extending below; And retainer, said retainer is arranged on the lower end of the said portion of dangling and along laterally protruding, wherein below the said retainer of the said second place is positioned at said ice exploration bar, rotates to limit said ice exploration bar.
Automatic ice maker according to the above embodiment of the present invention, owing to need not the push-and-pull button to be set at ice-making disc framework afterbody, therefore further simplified structure.In addition, also can avoid because the problem of the ice exploration bar stop component cisco unity malfunction that breakage caused of push-and-pull button.
In addition, the present invention has also proposed a kind of refrigerator on the other hand, comprises casing, is limited with refrigerating chamber in the said casing; Automatic ice maker, said automatic ice maker are arranged in the said refrigerating chamber, and wherein said automatic ice maker is above-mentioned automatic ice maker; And connect ice chest, and saidly connect the below that ice chest is positioned at said automatic ice maker, be used to hold the ice cube that makes by said automatic ice maker.
Additional aspect of the present invention and advantage part in the following description provide, and part will become obviously from the following description, or recognize through practice of the present invention.
Description of drawings
Above-mentioned and/or additional aspect of the present invention and advantage obviously with are easily understood becoming the description of embodiment from combining figs, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the stereogram according to the automatic ice maker of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the cross-sectional view according to the automatic ice maker of first embodiment of the invention, and wherein the ice exploration bar stop component is positioned at primary importance;
Fig. 3 is the cross-sectional view according to the automatic ice maker of first embodiment of the invention, and wherein the ice exploration bar stop component is positioned at the second place;
Fig. 4 is the right pseudosection according to the automatic ice maker of first embodiment of the invention, and wherein the ice exploration bar stop component is positioned at primary importance;
Fig. 5 is the back pseudosection according to the automatic ice maker of first embodiment of the invention, and wherein the ice exploration bar stop component is positioned at primary importance;
Fig. 6 a is the stereogram according to the ice machine main body of the automatic ice maker of first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 6 b is the stereogram according to the ice exploration bar stop component of the automatic ice maker of first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 is the cross-sectional view according to the automatic ice maker of second embodiment of the invention, and wherein the ice exploration bar stop component is positioned at primary importance;
Fig. 8 is the cross-sectional view according to the automatic ice maker of second embodiment of the invention, and wherein the ice exploration bar stop component is positioned at the second place;
Fig. 9 is the right pseudosection according to the automatic ice maker of second embodiment of the invention, and wherein the ice exploration bar stop component is positioned at primary importance;
Figure 10 a is the stereogram according to the ice machine main body of the automatic ice maker of second embodiment of the invention;
Figure 10 b is the stereogram according to the ice exploration bar stop component of the automatic ice maker of second embodiment of the invention.
Description of reference numerals
10: the ice machine main body; 11,11 ': clamping part; 111,111 ': sliding tray; 112,112 ': top panel; 113,113 ': lower panel; 12: guiding groove
20: the ice-making disc framework; 21: the push-and-pull button;
30: ice-making disc;
40: drive unit;
50: the ice exploration bar stop component; 51: the directed portion of sliding; 52: horizontal part; 53: the portion of dangling; 54: retainer;
50 ': the ice exploration bar stop component; 51 ': the directed portion of sliding; 52 ': rake; 53 ': the portion of dangling; 54 ': retainer;
60: ice exploration bar
The specific embodiment
Describe embodiments of the invention below in detail, the example of said embodiment is shown in the drawings, and wherein identical from start to finish or similar label is represented identical or similar elements or the element with identical or similar functions.Be exemplary through the embodiment that is described with reference to the drawings below, only be used to explain the present invention, and can not be interpreted as limitation of the present invention.
In description of the invention; Term " vertically ", " laterally ", " on ", the orientation of indications such as D score, " preceding ", " back ", " left side ", " right side " or position relation be for based on orientation shown in the drawings or position relation; Only be for the ease of describing the present invention rather than requiring the present invention therefore can not be interpreted as limitation of the present invention with specific azimuth configuration and operation.
1~10b describes the automatic ice maker according to the embodiment of the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.For convenience, in the description of the embodiment of the invention, after the direction that ice-making disc framework 20 inserts (be among Fig. 2 and Fig. 7 right-hand) is, before the direction of extracting (being the left among Fig. 2 and Fig. 7) is.
Shown in Fig. 1~10b,, comprise ice machine main body 10, ice-making disc 30, ice-making disc framework 20, drive unit 40, ice exploration bar 60, ice exploration bar stop component 50 according to the automatic ice maker of the embodiment of the invention.
Wherein, ice-making disc 30 is rotatably installed in the ice-making disc framework 20.Be formed with guiding groove 12 in the ice machine main body 20, ice-making disc framework 20 is arranged in the ice machine main body 10 along guiding groove 12 insertedly and removedly.
Drive unit 40 is installed on the ice machine main body 10.One end of ice exploration bar 60 is rotatably installed in a side of drive unit 40 through pivot, and ice exploration bar 60 can be driven by drive unit 40 and visit ice.In a concrete example of the present invention, drive unit 40 is a drive motors for example, persons of ordinary skill in the art may appreciate that drive motors 40 can also be used to drive ice-making disc 30 rotations and deice, and is not described in detail here.
Ice exploration bar stop component 50 is arranged in the ice machine main body 10, and ice exploration bar stop component 50 longitudinally can move between the second place of primary importance that allows ice exploration bar 60 rotations and 60 rotations of restriction ice exploration bar.
Like Fig. 2 and shown in Figure 7; When ice-making disc framework 20 is in the complete insertion position that is inserted into fully in the ice machine main body; Ice exploration bar stop component 50 is in primary importance; Ice exploration bar stop component 50 is arranged in the inboard (being the upside of Fig. 2 and Fig. 7) of ice exploration bar 60 at this moment, thereby has discharged ice exploration bar 60, so ice exploration bar 60 can detect to visit ice according to the preset program rotation.
Like Fig. 3 and shown in Figure 8; When ice-making disc framework 20 leaves complete insertion position; Ice exploration bar stop component 50 moves to the second place from primary importance, and at least a portion of this moment and ice exploration bar stop component 50 is positioned at ice exploration bar 60 belows, promptly is positioned at the rotational travel of ice exploration bar 60; Limit the rotation of ice exploration bar 60 with this, so that ice machine quits work.
It will be appreciated that, the process that ice-making disc 30 and ice-making disc framework 20 are extracted in ice machine main body 10, as long as ice exploration bar stop component 50 leaves primary importance; Ice exploration bar stop component 50 just can limit ice exploration bar 60 and rotate; Therefore, in the present invention, the second place is interpreted as a plurality of; It is exactly the second place that ice exploration bar stop component 50 is in the position of departing from out primary importance, and Fig. 3 and Fig. 8 only show ice exploration bar stop component 50 residing second places.Thereby; In the description of the embodiment of the invention; The Fig. 3 and a second place shown in Figure 8 are interpreted as departing from out primary importance ice exploration bar stop component 50 and can limit any one second place that ice exploration bar 60 rotates when mentioning the second place unless otherwise indicated.
In one embodiment of the invention; In ice machine main body 10, be provided with clamping part 11 near the rear end; Wherein ice exploration bar stop component 50 is by clamping part 11 clampings and removable with respect to clamping part 11; And be formed with sliding tray 111 on the clamping part 11; Said sliding tray 111 is from extending back near the side wall inner surfaces of ice machine main body 10 and tilting towards the direction of offset from side wall inner surface, and ice exploration bar stop component 50 comprises the directed portion 51 of sliding simultaneously, and the directed portion 51 of sliding is engaged in the sliding tray 111 movably.
Angle between the side wall inner surfaces of sliding tray 111 and ice machine main body 10 does not have particular provisions; Can pass through the ice-making disc framework when ice exploration bar stop component 50 displacement is in the horizontal switched between can realizing ice exploration bar carried out abundant stop and discharge fully easily push-and-pull ice exploration bar stop component is mobile between the primary importance and the second place as long as satisfy in the space allowed ice machine main body 10 in the scope; For example the angle between the side wall inner surfaces of sliding tray 111 and ice machine main body 10 can be for more than 15 ° below 75 °, are preferably more than 30 ° below 60 °.In some embodiments of the invention, clamping part 11 comprises top panel 112 and is connected the lower panel 113 on the top panel 112 that wherein sliding tray 111 is formed on the top panel 112.Lower panel 113 and top panel 112 spaced apart preset distances are to limit the grasping part of clamping ice exploration bar stop component 50.
Certainly, clamping part 11 also can include only a panel, and relatively in the directed portion 51 of sliding, forms the draw-in groove suitable with this clamping part 11.This programme can be realized by clamping part 11 clamping ice exploration bar stop components 50 equally and ice exploration bar stop component 50 can be moved relative to clamping part 11.
Embodiment 1
Below, the automatic ice maker of first embodiment of the invention is described with reference to figure 2~Fig. 6 b.
In the present embodiment; Shown in Fig. 6 a; Clamping part 11 is horizontally set near the ice machine main body 10 interior rear ends; And be formed with sliding tray 111 on the clamping part 11, sliding tray 111 is from extending back near the side wall inner surfaces of ice machine main body 10 and tilting towards the direction of offset from side wall inner surface, and the angle between the side wall inner surfaces of sliding tray and ice machine main body is 30 °.Simultaneously, like Fig. 2~shown in Figure 5, be formed with push-and-pull button 21 at ice-making disc framework 30 afterbodys.Like Fig. 2, Fig. 4 and shown in Figure 5, at the primary importance place and from primary importance to the process that the second place moves, slide directed position 51 in push-and-pull button 21.After ice exploration bar stop component 50 left the primary importance preset distance, as shown in Figure 3, the directed portion 51 of sliding was separated with push-and-pull button 21.
In a concrete example of the present invention, shown in Fig. 6 b, ice exploration bar stop component 50 also comprises: horizontal part 52, horizontal part 52 are clamped in the grasping part that is limited clamping part 11; The portion 53 of dangling, the said portion 53 of dangling from an end of said horizontal part 52 to extending below; With retainer 54, said retainer 54 is arranged on the lower end of the portion of dangling 53 and stretches out along laterally outside (being the below of Fig. 2).
Behind certain distance in the said ice machine main body 10 of ice-making disc framework 20 insertions; The directed portion 51 of sliding slips in the push-and-pull button 21; And along with ice-making disc framework 20 backward the tail end of the side shifting ice-making disc framework 20 directed portion 51 of promote sliding move to the inside simultaneously to rear side along sliding tray 111; Thereby driving ice exploration bar stop component 50 moves to primary importance (as shown in Figure 2) from the second place (as shown in Figure 3); Also promptly drive retainer 54 and leave the rotational travel of ice exploration bar 60 to the inside and to rear side, thereby discharge stop ice exploration bar 60 from the position that is positioned at 60 rotations of ice exploration bar 60 belows restriction ice exploration bar.
When ice-making disc framework 20 when (as shown in Figure 2) extracted by ice machine main body 10 from complete insertion position; Directed portion 51 is positioned at push-and-pull button 21 owing to slide; Along with ice-making disc framework 20 forward push-and-pull button 21 pulling of the side shifting ice-making disc framework 20 directed portion 51 of sliding move laterally simultaneously to the front side along sliding tray 111; Move to the second place (as shown in Figure 3) from primary importance (as shown in Figure 2) thereby drive ice exploration bar stop component 50, also promptly drive retainer 54 rotation with restriction ice exploration bar 60 from the below of medial movement to the ice exploration bar 60 of ice exploration bar 60.
Be positioned at the inboard of ice exploration bar 40 at primary importance (as shown in Figure 2) retainer 54 because with the rotational travel mutually noninterfere of ice exploration bar 60, visit ice so ice exploration bar 60 can be rotated.And be positioned at the below of ice exploration bar 60 at the second place (as shown in Figure 3) retainer 54, and also be in the rotational travel of ice exploration bar 60, limit ice exploration bar 60 rotations thus and visit ice.As stated, it will be appreciated that as long as ice exploration bar stop component 50 leaves primary importance, thereby at least a portion of retainer 54 is located in the rotation of the below restriction ice exploration bar 60 of ice exploration bar 60.
Automatic ice maker according to the embodiment of the invention;, ice-making disc 30 can make ice exploration bar 60 recover operate as normal when being inserted into the complete insertion position in the ice machine main body 10 fully along with ice-making disc framework 20; When ice-making disc 30 is extracted from ice machine main body 10 along with ice-making disc framework 20; In case promptly ice-making disc 30 is left primary importance with ice-making disc framework 20; Ice exploration bar stop component 50 just can limit ice exploration bar 60 work so that automatic ice maker shut down, thereby be inserted into and extract in ice machine main body 10 processes with ice-making disc framework 20 and can both limit in ice-making disc 30 ice exploration bar 60.In addition, simple in structure according to the automatic ice maker of the embodiment of the invention, parts are few, cost is low.
Embodiment 2
Below, the automatic ice maker of second embodiment of the invention is described with reference to figure 7~Figure 10 b.
In the present embodiment; Shown in Figure 10 a; Clamping part 11 ' with low early and high after is (before the right side among Figure 10 a is; The left side is the back) mode be obliquely installed in ice machine main body 10 near the rear end, and clamping part 11 ' on be formed with sliding tray 111 ', the angle between the side wall inner surfaces of sliding tray and ice machine main body is 30 °.
In addition, in the present embodiment, clamping part 11 ' the inclination angle be 30 °, promptly as shown in Figure 9 clamping part on the longitudinal section 11 ' and horizontal plane between the inclination angle be 30 °.Certainly; Said clamping part 11 ' the inclination angle do not have particular provisions; As long as satisfy in the space allowed in the ice machine main body the scope displacement of ice exploration bar stop component 50 ' in the horizontal can realize ice exploration bar carried out abundant stop and discharge fully between switching; For example clamping part 11 ' the inclination angle can be for more than 15 ° below 75 °, be preferably more than 30 ° below 60 °.
In a concrete example of the present invention, shown in Figure 10 b, ice exploration bar stop component 50 ' except the directed portion 51 of sliding ' also comprise rake 52 ', the portion 53 of dangling ' and retainer 54 '.Wherein, in rake 52 ' be clamped in the grasping part clamping part 11 ' limited, promptly be clamped in top panel 112 ' with the space of lower panel 113 ' limited in.Dangle portion 53 ' from said rake 52 ' an end to extending below.Retainer 54 ' the be arranged on portion of dangling 53 ' the lower end and along laterally outwards (being the below of Fig. 7) stretch out.
Behind certain distance in the said ice machine main body 10 of ice-making disc framework 20 insertions; The tail end that continues side shifting ice-making disc framework 20 backward along with ice-making disc framework 20 promote to slide directed portion 51 ' move to the inside simultaneously to rear side along sliding tray; Thereby drive ice exploration bar stop component 50 ' move to primary importance (as shown in Figure 7) from the second place (as shown in Figure 8); Thereby also promptly drive retainer 54 ' move the rotational travel of leaving ice exploration bar 60 to the inside, discharge stop thus ice exploration bar 60 from being positioned at the position that ice exploration bar 60 belows restrictions ice exploration bar 60 rotates.
When ice-making disc framework 20 when (as shown in Figure 8) extracted by ice machine main body 10 from complete insertion position; Because said clamping part 11 ' be low early and high after mode to be obliquely installed; Along with ice-making disc framework 20 forward side shifting since gravity effect ice exploration bar stop component 50 ' also naturally along sliding tray 111 ' move laterally simultaneously to the front side; It is ice exploration bar stop component 50 ' move to the second place (as shown in Figure 7) from primary importance (as shown in Figure 8); It also is retainer 54 ', promptly in the rotational travel of ice exploration bar 60, limit the rotation of ice exploration bar 60 with this from the below of medial movement to the ice exploration bar 60 of ice exploration bar 60.
Primary importance (as shown in Figure 7) retainer 54 be positioned at ice exploration bar 40 ' the inboard because with the rotational travel mutually noninterfere of ice exploration bar 60, visit ice so ice exploration bar 60 can be rotated.And at the second place (as shown in Figure 8) retainer 54 ' be positioned at the below of ice exploration bar 60, also be in the rotational travel of ice exploration bar 60, limit ice exploration bar 60 rotations thus and visit ice.As stated, it will be appreciated that, thereby thereby as long as ice exploration bar stop component 50 leave primary importance retainer 54 ' at least a portion be positioned at the rotation of the below restriction ice exploration bar 60 of ice exploration bar 60.
In addition; Can also to rake 52 ' with the lower panel 113 of clamping part ' carry out surface treatment; Such as to rake 52 ' lower surface and/or lower panel 113 ' upper surface carry out surperficial machining or the mode through the lining film reduces its surface roughness, reduces coefficient of friction etc., thereby can make ice exploration bar stop component 50 ' with respect to clamping part 11 ' be easier to slide.
Automatic ice maker according to the embodiment of the invention;, ice-making disc 30 can make ice exploration bar 60 recover operate as normal when being inserted into the complete insertion position in the ice machine main body 10 fully along with ice-making disc framework 20; When ice-making disc 30 is extracted from ice machine main body 10 along with ice-making disc framework 20; In case promptly ice-making disc 30 is left primary importance with ice-making disc framework 20; The work of ice exploration bar stop component 50 ' just can limit ice exploration bar 60 so that automatic ice maker shut down, thereby be inserted into and extract in ice machine main body 10 processes with ice-making disc framework 20 and can both limit in ice-making disc 30 ice exploration bar 60.In addition, simple in structure according to the automatic ice maker of the embodiment of the invention, parts are few, cost is low.
In addition, according to the automatic ice maker of the embodiment of the invention, owing to need not the push-and-pull button to be set at ice-making disc framework 20 afterbodys, therefore further simplified structure.In addition, also can avoid because the problem of ice exploration bar stop component 50 cisco unity malfunctions that breakage caused of push-and-pull button.
Automatic ice maker according to the embodiment of the invention is simple in structure, parts are few, cost is low.
Refrigerator according to the embodiment of the invention is described below.
Refrigerator according to the embodiment of the invention comprises casing, is limited with refrigerating chamber in the said casing, wherein in refrigerating chamber, is provided with automatic ice maker, and said automatic ice maker can be the automatic ice maker that above-mentioned arbitrary embodiment describes according to the present invention.Other formations of refrigerator are known for those of ordinary skill in the art, are not described in detail here.
In the description of this specification, the description of reference term " embodiment ", " some embodiment ", " example ", " concrete example " or " some examples " etc. means the concrete characteristic, structure, material or the characteristics that combine this embodiment or example to describe and is contained at least one embodiment of the present invention or the example.In this manual, the schematic statement to above-mentioned term not necessarily refers to identical embodiment or example.And concrete characteristic, structure, material or the characteristics of description can combine with suitable manner in any one or more embodiment or example.
Although illustrated and described embodiments of the invention; Those having ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that: under the situation that does not break away from principle of the present invention and aim, can carry out multiple variation, modification, replacement and modification to these embodiment, scope of the present invention is limited claim and equivalent thereof.