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, first aspect of the present invention purpose is to propose a kind of simple in structure, ice maker container installation and removal ice machine easily.
A purpose of second aspect of the present invention is to provide a kind of refrigeration plant with ice machine according to a first aspect of the invention, and said ice machine is removably mounted in the refrigeration plant.
To achieve these goals, the ice machine according to the embodiment of first aspect present invention comprises: the ice machine main body; The ice maker container framework, said ice maker container framework removably is inserted in the said ice machine main body, and the rear end of said ice maker container framework is provided with the container installing hole and front end is provided with mounting groove; Fixed card, said fixed card are removably mounted in the said mounting groove and with said mounting groove and limit spatial accommodation, and wherein said fixed card is provided with vertical groove; Knob, said knob are rotatably installed in the said spatial accommodation, and the back surface of said knob is provided with support slot; And ice maker container; The rear end of said ice maker container is provided with bolster and front end is provided with the ice maker container axle, and wherein said bolster can be rotated to support in the said installing hole and said ice maker container axle passes said vertical groove and rotatably is inserted in the said support slot.
Ice machine according to the above embodiment of the present invention is simple in structure, the installation and removal of ice maker container convenient, low cost of manufacture, and ice making efficient is high, is prone to clean.
In addition, ice machine according to the above embodiment of the present invention can also have following additional technical characterictic:
According to one embodiment of present invention, the antetheca of the mounting groove of refrigeration plant is provided with the knob through hole, and the part of wherein said knob rotatably is contained in the said knob through hole.
This knob through hole the further ice machine structure of having simplified is set, make that the installation and removal operation of ice maker container is more easy.
In some embodiments of the invention, the inwall of said knob through hole is provided with at least one limited impression, and the outer peripheral face of said knob is provided with and is used for cooperating said knob is limited to the spacing preiection in precalculated position with said at least one limited impression.
Being used of limited impression and spacing preiection can be limited to knob on the precalculated position better, with the limit function of realizing being scheduled to.
In some embodiments of the invention; Said fixed card is provided with the lever groove; The outer peripheral face of said knob is provided with the extension lever, and said extension lever is engaged in the said lever groove so that spacing and said extension lever can upwards stretch out said lever groove by said lever groove at left and right directions.
The lever groove is used with the extension lever, can easily said ice maker container frame fixation perhaps be taken off from said ice making main body on said ice machine main body.
In some embodiments of the invention, said fixed card comprises header board and back plate, and the vertical groove of said fixed card is located on the said header board, and said lever groove runs through said back plate along the vertical direction and forms.
In some embodiments of the invention, said ice machine main body is provided with and is used to insert the extension lever that upwards stretches out in the said lever groove so that with respect to the fixing slot of ice maker container framework of ice machine main body.
In some embodiments of the invention; Said limited impression comprises first to the 3rd limited impression, and wherein said first to the 3rd limited impression respectively can be from the removable position of ice maker container framework under the dismounting of ice machine main body with ice maker container framework wherein, the ice maker container removable position that can dismantle from the ice maker container framework of ice maker container and the ice maker container framework is fixed with respect to the ice machine main body and ice maker container is corresponding with respect to the fixed position of ice maker container frame fixation wherein.
In some embodiments of the invention, the left and right sides sidewall of said mounting groove is provided with draw-in groove, is respectively equipped with on the left and right side of said fixed card to be used to be coupled in the draw-in groove so that the card of qualification fixed card is protruding.
Draw-in groove and protruding being used of card can be fixed on fixed card in the mounting groove easily.
In some embodiments of the invention, said support slot is the cardinal principle U-shaped.
In some embodiments of the invention, the front surface of said knob is provided with operating portion.
Refrigeration plant according to the embodiment of second aspect present invention comprises: casing, and the front side of said casing is provided with opening; Chamber door, said chamber door are installed in and are used to open and close said opening on the casing; And ice machine, said ice machine is removably mounted in the said casing, and wherein said ice machine is the ice machine according to first aspect present invention embodiment.
In some embodiments of the invention, said refrigeration plant is a refrigerator, is limited with refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber in the casing of wherein said refrigerator, and said ice machine is installed on the roof of said refrigerating chamber through davit.
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.
Following with reference to the ice machine that be used for refrigeration plant of figure 1-8 detailed description according to the embodiment of the invention.
Ice machine comprises ice machine main body 1, ice maker container framework 2, fixed card 3, knob 4 and ice maker container 5 according to an embodiment of the invention.
Particularly, ice maker container framework 2 removably is inserted in the ice machine main body 1, and the rear end of ice maker container framework 2 is provided with container installing hole 21 and front end is provided with mounting groove 22.
Fixed card 3 is removably mounted in the mounting groove 22 and with mounting groove 22 and limits spatial accommodation, and wherein fixed card 3 is provided with vertical groove 31.
Knob 4 is rotatably installed in the spatial accommodation, and the back surface of knob 4 (like the right lateral surface of Fig. 1, being knob 4 towards the inboard surface of paper) is provided with support slot 41.
The rear end of ice maker container 5 is provided with bolster 51 and front end is provided with ice maker container axle 52, and wherein bolster 51 can be rotated to support in the installing hole 21 and ice maker container axle 52 passes vertical groove 31 and rotatably is inserted in the support slot 41.
Ice machine according to the above embodiment of the present invention, installation and removal simple in structure, ice maker container are convenient, low cost of manufacture, ice making efficient is high, is prone to clean.
In some embodiments of the invention, the antetheca of mounting groove 22 is provided with knob through hole 23, and wherein the part of knob 4 rotatably is contained in the knob through hole 23.This knob through hole 23 the further ice machine structure of having simplified is set, make that the installation and removal operation of ice maker container 5 is more easy.
In concrete example of the present invention, the inwall of knob through hole 23 is provided with at least one limited impression 222, for example, in the concrete example shown in the figure, is provided with three limited impressions 222.The outer peripheral face of knob 4 is provided with and is used for cooperating knob 4 is limited to the spacing preiection 44 in precalculated position with limited impression 222.Spacing preiection 44 can be interference fit with knob through hole 23, need on knob 4, apply the torsion more than the certain value, could turning knob 4.When turning knob 4 rotated to the precalculated position, spacing preiection 44 snapped in the limited impression 222, and spacing preiection 44 is a matched in clearance with limited impression 222.When the torsion that on knob 4, applies is big inadequately, can't knob 4 be outwarded winding from the precalculated position, thereby play positioning action knob 4.Thus; Through being used of limited impression 222 and spacing preiection 44; Can be limited to knob on the precalculated position better; To realize predetermined function, the torsion that promptly only on knob 4, applies more than the certain value could turning knob 4, and when the torsion that on knob 4, applies is big inadequately, can't knob 4 be outwarded winding from the precalculated position.
As shown in Figure 2; In a concrete example of the present invention; Fixed card 3 is provided with lever groove 35, and the outer peripheral face of knob 4 is provided with and extends lever 43, extends that lever 43 is engaged in the lever groove 35 so that spacing and extend lever 43 and can upwards stretch out lever groove 35 by lever groove 35 at left and right directions.In a further concrete example of the present invention, fixed card 3 comprises header board 32 and back plate 33, and the vertical groove 31 of fixed card 3 is located on the header board 32, and lever groove 35 runs through back plate 33 along the vertical direction and forms.Thus, through being used of lever groove 35 and extension lever 43, can easily said ice maker container framework 2 being fixed on the said ice machine main body 1 and perhaps taking off from said ice making main body 1.
In a concrete example of the present invention, ice machine main body 1 is provided with and is used to insert the extension lever 43 that upwards stretches out in the lever groove 35 so that with respect to the fixing slot of ice maker container framework 2 of ice machine main body 2.
In a concrete example of the present invention; Limited impression 222 comprises first to the 3rd limited impression, and first to the 3rd limited impression is corresponding with first to the 3rd position respectively: promptly ice maker container framework 2 can be from the following removable position of ice maker container framework of ice machine main body 1 dismounting, ice maker container 5 can be corresponding from the ice maker container removable position of ice maker container framework 2 dismountings and ice maker container framework 2 fixed position that fixing and ice maker container 5 is fixed with respect to ice maker container framework 2 with respect to ice machine main body 1.
In a concrete example of the present invention, referring to figs. 2 and 5, be distributed with draw-in groove 221 on the left and right sides sidewall of mounting groove 22, be respectively equipped with on the left and right side of fixed card 3 and be used to be coupled in the draw-in groove 221 so that limit the card protruding 34 of fixed card 3.Fixed card 3 is inserted mounting groove 22 downwards, and the card on the fixed card 3 protruding 34 snaps in the draw-in groove 221, thereby fixed card 3 is fixed on the ice maker container framework 2.Through being used of draw-in groove 221 and card protruding 34, can easily fixed card 3 being fixed in the mounting groove 22 and then with fixed card 3 and being fixed on the ice maker framework 2.
As shown in Figure 2, the support slot 41 of knob 4 can be set to U-shaped substantially, and the upper end has the opening 411 that opens wide up, and the lower end has the close mouth 412 of arc.The opening that rotates to its U-shaped support slot when knob 4 is during with the position that the opening of the vertical groove 31 of fixed card 3 overlaps; The vessel axis 52 of ice maker container 5 can insert in the arc close mouth 412 downwards along opening 411; Also can move up, shift out from opening 411 from close mouth 412.Thus, can realize the installation and removal of ice maker container 5 more easily.
Further, can also be provided with operating portion on the front surface of knob 4.As shown in Figure 3, operating portion can be a crossbeam 42, and this beam structure can make things convenient for the user to grip and rotate knob 4.
Below simple installation and the unloading process of describing according to the ice maker container 5 of embodiment of the invention ice machine.
At first knob 4 is installed in the knob through hole 23; Wherein the opening of the support slot 41 of knob 4 roughly makes progress; Bolster 51 with ice maker container 5 inserts installing hole 21 then, and ice maker container axle 52 is installed in the support slot 41, then inserts fixed card 3 in the mounting groove 22 downwards again; The card of fixed card 3 protruding 34 is engaged in the draw-in groove 221, thereby knob 4 is limited in the spatial accommodation that fixed card 3 and mounting groove 22 limited.
Rotation knob 4 is to primary importance (the removable position of ice maker container framework), after extending lever 43 and stretching in the lever groove 35, can ice maker container framework 2 integral body be packed in the ice machine main body 1.Rotation knob 4 to the second place (ice maker container removable position), support slot 41 openings of knob 4 overlap with the opening of the vertical groove 31 of fixed card 3, can ice maker container 5 be disassembled from ice maker container framework 2.Knob 4 to the 3rd positions (fixed position); Extending lever 43 stretches out from lever groove 35; The relevant position of ice machine main body 1 is provided with slot; Extend lever 43 and be inserted in the slot of ice machine main body 1, thereby ice maker container framework 2 is fixed on the ice machine main body 1, simultaneously ice maker container 5 is fixed on the ice maker container framework 2.
According to the ice machine of the embodiment of the invention, installation and removal simple in structure, ice maker container 5 are convenient, low cost of manufacture, and ice making efficient is high, is prone to clean.Wherein, through hole 23 the further ice machine structure of having simplified is set, make that the installation and removal operation of ice maker container 5 is more easy.Limited impression 222 can be limited to knob 4 on the precalculated position with being used of spacing preiection 44 better, with the limit function of realizing being scheduled to.Lever groove 35 is used with extension lever 43, can easily said ice maker container framework 2 be fixed on the said ice machine main body 1 perhaps to take off from said ice making main body 1.
The refrigeration plant of the ice machine with embodiment of the invention is described below with reference to Fig. 8.
Refrigeration plant is a refrigerator for example according to an embodiment of the invention, but is not limited to this, and refrigerator 100 comprises casing 101, chamber door (not shown) and ice machine.Wherein, the front side of casing 101 is provided with opening, and chamber door is installed in and is used to open and close opening on the casing 101.Can be limited with refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber in the casing 101, ice machine is through being installed on the roof of refrigerating chamber by davit 6.
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.