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 machine main body; The ice-making disc framework, said ice-making disc framework can insert and extract said ice machine main body from vertical end of ice machine; Ice-making disc, said ice-making disc are rotatably installed in the said ice-making disc framework; Drive unit, said drive unit are connected to 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 to visit ice; Drive disk assembly, said drive disk assembly are arranged on the said ice machine main body, and said drive disk assembly is travelling gear or driving gear set; With the ice exploration bar stop component; Said ice exploration bar stop component is arranged on the ice machine main body and adjacent setting with said drive disk assembly; Said ice exploration bar stop component is longitudinally removable between the primary importance and the second place; Wherein be positioned at outside the said ice exploration bar rotational travel at the said ice exploration bar stop component of said primary importance; Below at least a portion of the said ice exploration bar stop component of the said second place is positioned at said ice exploration bar and limit the position that said ice exploration bar rotates; Wherein, When said drive disk assembly is travelling gear; Said ice-making disc frame facet is formed with first tooth-strip part, and said ice exploration bar stop component comprises second tooth-strip part, and is suitable between wherein said first tooth-strip part, said travelling gear and said second tooth-strip part; Thereby so that said first tooth-strip part drives said second tooth-strip part through said travelling gear said ice exploration bar stop component is moved between the primary importance and the second place in the ice-making disc framework inserts said ice machine main body or when said ice machine main body is extracted; When said drive disk assembly was driving gear set, said ice-making disc frame facet was formed with first tooth-strip part, and said ice exploration bar stop component comprises second tooth-strip part; Suitable between wherein said first tooth-strip part, said driving gear set and said second tooth-strip part, thus so that first tooth-strip part of said ice-making disc framework drives said second tooth-strip part through said driving gear set said ice exploration bar stop component is moved between the primary importance and the second place in the ice-making disc framework inserts said ice machine main body or when said ice machine main body is extracted.
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, said drive disk assembly is a travelling gear,
Said ice exploration bar stop component can also comprise: bearing, and said second tooth-strip part props up movably and is held on the said bearing, and said bearing is set on the said ice machine main body; And retainer, said retainer is connected with said second tooth-strip part and along crossing out, and at least a portion of said retainer be positioned in the horizontal said ice exploration bar under.
Automatic ice maker according to the above embodiment of the present invention is simple in structure, parts are few, cost is low.
According to another embodiment of the invention; Said drive disk assembly is by two formed driving gear set of gear; Said ice-making disc frame facet is formed with first tooth-strip part; Said ice exploration bar stop component comprises second tooth-strip part; Suitable between wherein said first tooth-strip part, said driving gear set and said second tooth-strip part, thus so that first tooth-strip part of said ice-making disc framework drives said second tooth-strip part through said driving gear set said ice exploration bar stop component is moved between the primary importance and the second place in the ice-making disc framework inserts said ice machine main body or when said ice machine main body is extracted.
Said ice exploration bar stop component can also comprise: bearing, and said second tooth-strip part props up movably and is held on the said bearing, and said bearing is set on the said ice machine main body; The portion of dangling, the said portion of dangling extends from the lower ends downward of said second tooth-strip part; And retainer, said retainer crosses out from the lower end edge of the said portion of dangling, and said retainer at least a portion be positioned in the horizontal said ice exploration bar under.
Automatic ice maker according to the above embodiment of the present invention; Need not judge the particular location of ice exploration bar through the device that other establishes; Where no matter ice exploration bar can both limit ice exploration bar when ice-making disc is left the installation site if being in; Can avoid occur detecting the blind area, and can further make and simplify the structure.
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 first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the vertical view of automatic ice maker shown in Figure 1;
Fig. 3 is the cross-sectional view of automatic ice maker shown in Figure 1, and wherein the ice exploration bar stop component is positioned at primary importance;
Fig. 4 is the cross-sectional view of automatic ice maker shown in Figure 1, and wherein the ice exploration bar stop component is positioned at the second place;
Fig. 5 is the stereogram according to the automatic ice maker of second embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 6 is the vertical view of automatic ice maker shown in Figure 5;
Fig. 7 is the cross-sectional view of automatic ice maker shown in Figure 5, and wherein the ice exploration bar stop component is positioned at primary importance;
Fig. 8 is an automatic ice maker cross-sectional view shown in Figure 5, and wherein the ice exploration bar stop component is positioned at the second place.Description of reference numerals
10: the ice machine main body; 20: ice-making disc;
30: the ice-making disc framework; 31: the first tooth-strip parts
40: ice exploration bar; 41: pivot;
50a: gear; 51a: rotating shaft;
50b: gear train; 51b: rotating shaft;
60a: ice exploration bar stop component; 61a: second tooth-strip part; 62a: retainer; 63a: bearing;
60b: ice exploration bar stop component; 61b: second tooth-strip part; 62b: retainer; 63b: bearing; 64b: the portion of dangling;
70: drive unit
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 ", " vertically ", " level ", " top ", " end " 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.
1~8 description is according to the automatic ice maker of 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 30 inserts is, before the direction of extracting is.
Shown in Fig. 1~8,, comprise ice machine main body 10, ice-making disc 20, ice-making disc framework 30, ice exploration bar 40, drive disk assembly 50, ice exploration bar stop component 60 and drive unit 70 according to the automatic ice maker of the embodiment of the invention.
Ice-making disc framework 30 can insert and extract ice machine main body 10 from vertical (left and right directions Fig. 1 and Fig. 5) end of ice machine.Ice-making disc 20 is rotatably installed in the ice-making disc framework 30.Drive unit 70 is connected to ice machine main body 10.One end of ice exploration bar 40 is rotatably installed in a side of drive unit 70 through pivot 41, and ice exploration bar 40 can be driven by drive unit 70 and visit ice.
In a concrete example of the present invention, drive unit 70 is a drive motors for example, persons of ordinary skill in the art may appreciate that drive motors 70 can also be used to drive ice-making disc 20 rotations and deice, and is not described in detail here.
Drive disk assembly 50 is arranged on the ice machine main body 10.Like Fig. 3 and shown in Figure 7; The moving track of one side of drive disk assembly 50 and ice-making disc framework 30 sides is adjacent; Ice exploration bar stop component 60 be arranged on the ice machine main body 10 and with drive disk assembly 50 adjacent settings, and ice exploration bar stop component 60 longitudinally can be mobile between the second place of the primary importance that allows ice exploration bar 40 rotations and 40 rotations of restriction ice exploration bar.
Like Fig. 3 and shown in Figure 7; In the time of in ice-making disc framework 30 is inserted into ice machine main body 10; Ice-making disc framework 30 drives ice exploration bar stop component 60 through drive disk assembly 50 and moves to primary importance from the second place, and when ice-making disc 20 and ice-making disc framework 30 inserted in the ice machine main body 10 installation in position fully, ice exploration bar stop component 50 was positioned at primary importance; Ice exploration bar stop component 60 is positioned at outside the rotational travel of said ice exploration bar at this moment; Promptly leave the rotational travel of ice exploration bar, thereby discharged ice exploration bar 40, so ice exploration bar 40 can detect to visit ice according to the preset program rotation.
Like Fig. 4 and shown in Figure 8, when ice-making disc framework 30 when ice machine main body 10 is extracted, ice-making disc framework 30 drives ice exploration bar stop component 60 through drive disk assembly 50 and moves to the second place from primary importance.When ice-making disc 20 and ice-making disc framework 30 extracted in ice machine main body 10; Ice exploration bar stop component 60 is positioned at a second place; Ice exploration bar stop component at least a portion of 60 was positioned near the below, front side of pivot 41 and was positioned at the rotational travel of ice exploration bar 40 this moment; Limit the rotation of ice exploration bar 40 with this, so that ice machine quits work.
It will be appreciated that; The process that ice-making disc 20 and ice-making disc framework 30 are extracted in ice machine main body 10; As long as ice exploration bar stop component 60 leaves primary importance, ice exploration bar stop component 60a just can limit ice exploration bar 40 and rotate, therefore; In the present invention; The second place is interpreted as a plurality of, and it is exactly the second place that ice exploration bar stop component 60a is in the position of departing from out primary importance, ice exploration bar stop component 60 residing second places when Fig. 4 and Fig. 8 only show ice-making disc framework 30 and will leave ice machine main body 10.Thereby; In the description of the embodiment of the invention; The Fig. 4 and a second place shown in Figure 8 are interpreted as departing from out primary importance ice exploration bar stop component 60 and can limit any one second place that ice exploration bar 40 rotates when mentioning the second place unless otherwise indicated.
Embodiment 1
In the present embodiment, shown in Fig. 1~4, drive disk assembly is travelling gear 50a, and the rotating shaft 51a of travelling gear 50a is perpendicular to the moving track of ice-making disc framework.Wherein, the side of ice-making disc framework 30 is formed with first tooth-strip part 31, and ice exploration bar stop component 60a comprises the second tooth-strip part 61a.Suitable between first tooth-strip part 31, travelling gear 50a and the second tooth-strip part 61a.
When ice-making disc framework 30 inserts in the said ice machine main body 10; First tooth-strip part 31 promotes travelling gear 50a and clockwise rotates; And the rotation of travelling gear 50a further drives second tooth-strip part 61a side shifting forward, thereby ice exploration bar stop component 60 is moved to primary importance (as shown in Figure 3) from the second place (as shown in Figure 4).
When ice-making disc framework 30 when ice machine main body 10 is extracted; First tooth-strip part 31 promotes travelling gear 50a and rotates counterclockwise; And the rotation of travelling gear 50a further drives second tooth-strip part 61a side shifting backward, thereby ice exploration bar stop component 60 is moved to the second place (as shown in Figure 4) from primary importance (as shown in Figure 3).
In an example of the present invention, ice exploration bar stop component 60 also comprises bearing 63a and retainer 62a except the second tooth-strip part 61a.Wherein, the second tooth-strip part 61a props up movably and is held on the bearing 63a, and bearing 63a is set on the ice machine main body 10.Retainer 62a is connected with the second tooth-strip part 61a and the edge crosses out.
Ice-making disc framework 30 is along the longitudinal movement ice exploration bar stop component 60 through promoting gear 50a.Be positioned at primary importance (as shown in Figure 3) retainer 62a near the front side below of ice exploration bar 40 because with the rotational travel mutually noninterfere of ice exploration bar, visit ice so ice exploration bar 40 can be rotated.And be positioned at the front side of pivot 41 and be positioned at the rotational travel of ice exploration bar 40 at the second place (as shown in Figure 4) retainer 62a, limit ice exploration bar 40 rotations thus and visit ice.As stated, it will be appreciated that as long as ice exploration bar stop component 60 leaves primary importance, thereby at least a portion of retainer 62a is located in the rotation of below, the front side restriction ice exploration bar 40 of pivot 41.
Need to prove; Move as long as can satisfy between the second place of primary importance that allows ice exploration bar to rotate and the rotation of restriction ice exploration bar; Retainer 62a both can be as shown in Figure 1 stretches out along (being right side Fig. 1) laterally laterally from the end of the second tooth-strip part 61a, also can through bending parts (not shown) be connected in the second tooth-strip part 61a and make its edge laterally inwardly side stretch out; One end that both can be connected in the second tooth-strip part 61a also can be connected in the middle optional position of the second tooth-strip part 61a.
Automatic ice maker according to the embodiment of the invention; When ice-making disc 20 can be made when in place ice exploration bar 40 recover operate as normal along with ice-making disc framework 30 is inserted into fully in the ice machine main body 10; When ice-making disc 20 is extracted from ice machine main body 10 along with ice-making disc framework 30; In case promptly ice-making disc 20 is left primary importance with ice-making disc framework 30; Ice exploration bar stop component 60a just can limit ice exploration bar 40 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 30 and can limit in ice-making disc 20 ice exploration bar 40.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
In the present embodiment, shown in Fig. 5~8, the driving gear set 50b of drive disk assembly for constituting by two gears, the rotating shaft 51b of travelling gear 50b is perpendicular to the moving track of ice-making disc framework.Wherein, the side of ice-making disc framework 30 is formed with first tooth-strip part 31, and ice exploration bar stop component 60b comprises the second tooth-strip part 61b.Suitable between first tooth-strip part 31, driving gear set 50b and the second tooth-strip part 61a.
When ice-making disc framework 30 inserts in the said ice machine main body 10; First tooth-strip part 31 promotes driving gear set 50b and rotates; And the further second tooth-strip part 61b of drive of the rotation of driving gear set 50b moves towards the direction identical with the moving direction of ice-making disc framework 30 (being rear side), thereby ice exploration bar stop component 60 is moved to primary importance (as shown in Figure 7) from the second place (as shown in Figure 8).
When ice-making disc framework 30 when ice machine main body 10 is extracted; First tooth-strip part 31 promotes driving gear set 50b and rotates; And the further second tooth-strip part 61b of drive of the rotation of driving gear set 50b moves towards the direction identical with the moving direction of ice-making disc framework 30 (being the front side), thereby ice exploration bar stop component 60 is moved to the second place (as shown in Figure 8) from primary importance (as shown in Figure 7).
In an example of the present invention, ice exploration bar stop component 60 also comprises bearing 63b except the second tooth- strip part 61b, 64b of portion and retainer 62b dangle.Wherein, the second tooth-strip part 61b props up movably and is held on the bearing 63b, and bearing 63b is set on the ice machine main body 10.Retainer 62b is connected with the second tooth-strip part 61a and the edge crosses out.
Ice-making disc framework 30 is along the longitudinal movement ice exploration bar stop component 60 through promoting gear 50b.Be positioned at primary importance (as shown in Figure 7) retainer 62b near the rear side below of ice exploration bar 40 because with the rotational travel mutually noninterfere of ice exploration bar, visit ice so ice exploration bar 40 can be rotated.And be positioned at the front side of pivot 41 and be positioned at the rotational travel of ice exploration bar 40 at the second place (as shown in Figure 8) retainer 62b, limit ice exploration bar 40 rotations thus and visit ice.As stated, it will be appreciated that as long as ice exploration bar stop component 60 leaves primary importance, thereby at least a portion of retainer 62b is located in the rotation of below, the front side restriction ice exploration bar 40 of pivot 41.
Need to prove; Move as long as can satisfy between the second place of primary importance that allows ice exploration bar to rotate and the rotation of restriction ice exploration bar; Retainer 62b both can be as shown in Figure 5 stretches out along (being right side Fig. 5) laterally laterally from the end of the second tooth-strip part 61b, also can through bending parts (not shown) be connected in the second tooth-strip part 61b and make its edge laterally inwardly side stretch out; One end that both can be connected in the second tooth-strip part 61b also can be connected in the middle optional position of second tooth-strip part.
Automatic ice maker according to the embodiment of the invention; When ice-making disc 20 can be made when in place ice exploration bar 40 recover operate as normal along with ice-making disc framework 30 is inserted into fully in the ice machine main body 10; When ice-making disc 20 is extracted from ice machine main body 10 along with ice-making disc framework 30; In case promptly ice-making disc 20 is left primary importance with ice-making disc framework 30; Ice exploration bar stop component 60b just can limit ice exploration bar 40 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 30 and can limit in ice-making disc 20 ice exploration bar 40.
In addition; Automatic ice maker according to the embodiment of the invention; Because in primary importance; The retainer 62b of ice exploration bar stop component 60b is positioned at the rear side below of the pivot 41 of ice exploration bar, therefore with ice-making disc framework 30 from ice machine main body 10 extract so that ice exploration bar stop component 60b from primary importance when the second place moves, no matter ice exploration bar 40 is in what position can both limit ice exploration bar 40 in the rotating distance.Even extract ice-making disc framework 30 such as being at ice exploration bar to be rotated down in the process of visiting ice; Because ice exploration bar stop component 60b moves forward from pivot 41 rear sides; Therefore thereby the ice exploration bar stop component 60b below that also can move to ice exploration bar 40 limits it, thereby and ice exploration bar 40 can not occur and be in the below of ice exploration bar stop component 60b and cause ice exploration bar 40 normally not playback the problem of blind area occurring detecting.Owing to need not judge the particular location of ice exploration bar 40 through the device that other establishes, simplify the structure thereby can further make.
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.