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 ofly can finish the manual ice maker that deices in less operating space, front side.
Another object of the present invention is to propose a kind of refrigerator that comprises above-mentioned manual ice maker.
To achieve these goals, embodiment according to first aspect present invention proposes a kind of manual ice maker, described manual ice maker comprises: the ice machine main body, described ice machine main body is the framework that the top is formed with opening, and the antetheca of described ice machine main body is provided with first installing hole and rear wall is provided with second installing hole; Ice maker container, the front end of described ice maker container is provided with first and rear end and is provided with second, wherein said first can be rotated to support in described first installing hole and stretches out described first installing hole, and described second is rotatably installed in described second installing hole; And deice assembly, the described assembly that deices comprises plate and gear, wherein said gear is installed on described first, described plate has the tooth bar that is meshed with described gear, described plate is removable between the primary importance and the second place, when described plate is positioned at described primary importance, the open surfaces that described ice maker container is positioned at ice making position and described ice maker container is in horizontal plane, when described plate was positioned at the described second place, described ice maker container was positioned at the open surfaces and the horizontal plane that deice position and described ice maker container and tilts to deice.
Manual ice maker according to the embodiment of the invention drives described gear rotation by described plate, and and then drive the rotation of described ice maker container to deice, need not deice operation like this, but above described manual ice maker, deice operation in the front side of described manual ice maker.Therefore, can in less operating space, front side, finish to deice according to the manual ice maker of the embodiment of the invention, be suitable for having the refrigerator of drawer type door of refrigerator.
In addition, the outlet housing according to the embodiment of the invention can have following additional technical characterictic:
According to one embodiment of present invention, described ice machine main body comprises the ice maker container installation portion in the horizontal and gets ice portion, in the described ice maker container installation portion described ice maker container is installed, the bottom surface of wherein said ice maker container installation portion is that the slope is so that the ice that is made by described ice maker container drops down onto the described ice portion of getting along the free skating of described slope.Like this, when using ice cube, do not need to take off described ice maker container, do not need described ice machine main body is taken out from the refrigerating chamber of refrigerator yet, can therefore have advantage easy to use from the described ice portion ice cube of directly taking of getting from described ice machine main body.
According to one embodiment of present invention, the inner surface of the rear wall of described ice machine main body is provided with spacing preiection, is used to limit the anglec of rotation of described ice maker container.Can prevent described ice maker container rotation excessively by described spacing preiection is set, thereby avoid damaging described ice maker container.
According to one embodiment of present invention, described manual ice maker also comprises elastic component, one end of described elastic component is fixed on the described ice maker container and the other end links to each other with described ice machine main body, is used to make described ice maker container from the described extremely described ice making position of location restore that deices.Need not the user like this and carry out the operation that ice maker container resets again, make things convenient for the user to use.
According to one embodiment of present invention, described elastic component is a spring.
According to one embodiment of present invention, described spring housing is on described second, and an end of described spring is fixed on the described ice maker container and the other end links to each other with described spacing preiection.
According to one embodiment of present invention, described manual ice maker also comprises: the ice machine face shield, described ice machine face shield is installed on the antetheca of described ice machine main body, and is limited with between the antetheca of described ice machine face shield and described ice machine main body and is used to hold the described space that deices assembly.By being set, described ice machine face shield not only can form protection to the described assembly that deice, and the injury that can avoid described gear and tooth bar to be meshed and may to bring to the user.
According to one embodiment of present invention, in the vertical direction is formed with first sliding part on the outer surface of the antetheca of described ice machine main body, described plate in the vertical direction is formed with second sliding part, and described first sliding part matches so that described plate is removable between the described primary importance and the described second place with described second sliding part.By described first sliding part and second sliding part are set described plate is moved along predetermined route.
According to one embodiment of present invention, described first sliding part is a slide rail, and described second sliding part is a chute.
Embodiment according to second aspect present invention proposes a kind of refrigerator, and described refrigerator comprises: casing is provided with cold chamber drawer in the described casing; Manual ice maker, described manual ice maker are placed in the described cold chamber drawer, and wherein said manual ice maker is according to the described manual ice maker of first aspect present invention.
Can in less operating space, front side, finish to deice according to the refrigerator of the embodiment of the invention, and when not needing to prepare ice cube, can take out described manual ice maker is whole, thereby save the reefer space of refrigerator.
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 by practice of the present invention.
Description of drawings
Above-mentioned and/or additional aspect of the present invention and advantage are from obviously and easily understanding becoming the description of embodiment in conjunction with following accompanying drawing, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the structural representation according to the manual ice maker of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the structural representation according to the ice machine main body of the manual ice maker of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the structural representation according to the ice maker container of the manual ice maker of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the structural representation according to the plate of the manual ice maker of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 is the structural representation according to the gear of the manual ice maker of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 6 is the structural representation according to the ice machine face shield of the manual ice maker of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 is the structural representation according to the manual ice maker of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 8 is the structural representation according to the refrigerator of the embodiment of the invention.
Description of reference numerals:
Manual ice maker 100, ice machine main body 110, framework 111, first installing hole 112, second installing hole 113, ice maker container installation portion 114, get ice portion 115, spacing preiection 116, slide rail 117, ice maker container 120, first 121, second 122, plate 131, gear 132, tooth bar 133, chute 134, draw-in groove 135, ice machine face shield 140, refrigerator 200, casing 210, cold chamber drawer 211.
The specific embodiment
Describe embodiments of the invention below in detail, the example of described 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.Below by the embodiment that is described with reference to the drawings is exemplary, only is used to explain the present invention, and can not be interpreted as limitation of the present invention.
In description of the invention, it will be appreciated that, term " vertically ", " laterally ", " on ", close the orientation of indications such as D score, " preceding ", " back ", " left side ", " right side ", " vertically ", " level ", " top ", " end " " interior ", " outward " or position is based on orientation shown in the drawings or position relation, only be that the present invention for convenience of description and simplification are described, rather than indication or the hint device of indication or element must have specific orientation, with specific orientation structure and operation, therefore can not be interpreted as limitation of the present invention.
In addition, term " first ", " second " only are used to describe purpose, and can not be interpreted as indication or hint relative importance.
In description of the invention, unless otherwise prescribed and limit, need to prove that term " installation ", " linking to each other ", " connection " should be done broad understanding, for example, can be mechanical connection or electrical connection, also can be the connection of two element internals, can be directly to link to each other, and also can link to each other indirectly by intermediary, for the ordinary skill in the art, can understand the concrete implication of above-mentioned term as the case may be.
Below with reference to the manual ice maker 100 of Fig. 1-7 description according to the embodiment of the invention.Shown in Fig. 1-7, comprise ice machine main body 110, ice maker container 120 and deice assembly according to the manual ice maker 100 of the embodiment of the invention.
Particularly, ice machine main body 110 is formed with the framework 111 of opening for the top.The antetheca of ice machine main body 110 is provided with first installing hole 112 and rear wall is provided with second installing hole 113.The what is called of ice machine main body 110 " antetheca " is the wall near the user, and so-called " rear wall " is the wall away from the user, promptly relative with described antetheca wall.
The front end of ice maker container 120 is provided with first 121 and the rear end is provided with second 122, and wherein, the what is called of ice maker container 120 " front end " is the end near the user, and so-called " rear end " is the end away from the user.Can be rotated to support on for first 121 in first installing hole 112 and stretch out 112, the second 122 of first installing holes and be rotatably installed in second installing hole 113.
The described assembly that deices comprises plate 131 and gear 132, and gear 132 is installed on first 121.Plate 131 has the tooth bar 133 that is meshed with gear 132.Plate 131 is removable between the primary importance and the second place, and wherein when plate 131 was positioned at described primary importance, the open surfaces that ice maker container 120 is positioned at ice making position and ice maker container 120 was in horizontal plane; When plate 131 was positioned at the described second place, ice maker container 120 was positioned at the open surfaces and the horizontal plane that deice position and ice maker container 120 and tilts to deice.
When deicing operation, plate 131 moves to the described second place from described primary importance and drives ice maker container 120 and move to from the ice making position and deice the position thereby the user promotes that plate 131 is done rectilinear motion, promptly be in position in the horizontal plane and move to the position that open surfaces and horizontal plane tilt from the open surfaces of ice maker container 120, particularly, tooth bar 133 driven gears 132 rotations of plate 131 by being meshed with gear 132, gear 132 drives first 121 and rotates also and then drive ice maker container 120 and rotates, and deices thereby finish.
, and and then drive ice maker container 120 rotations and can deice by 132 rotations of plate 131 driven gears according to the manual ice maker 100 of the embodiment of the invention.According to the embodiment of the invention to deice modular construction simple, compact, it is little to take up room, and therefore, can finish to deice according to the manual ice maker 100 of the embodiment of the invention in less operating space, front side.In addition,, deice operation and above manual ice maker 100, carry out, need not deice operation in the front side of manual ice maker 100, be particularly useful for having the refrigerator of drawer type refrigerating chamber according to the manual ice maker 100 of the embodiment of the invention.
Ice machine main body 110 can be the framework 111 that the top of Any shape is formed with opening, for example can be cuboid framework 111, square framework 111 etc., also can be the framework 111 of drawer type.In some embodiments of the invention, as depicted in figs. 1 and 2, ice machine main body 110 laterally can comprise ice maker container installation portion 114 and get ice portion 115 on the A (direction of arrow among Fig. 1 and Fig. 2).In the ice maker container installation portion 114 ice maker container 120 can be installed, wherein the bottom surface of ice maker container installation portion 114 can be for the slope so that the ice cube that is made by ice maker container 120 drops down onto the ice portion 115 of getting along the free skating of described slope.That is to say that ice cube drops on the described slope after ice maker container 120 comes off, then under the effect of described ice cube self gravitation from the landing of described slope to getting ice portion 115.Like this, when using ice cube, do not need to take off ice maker container 120 from ice machine main body 110, do not need ice machine main body 110 is taken out from the refrigerating chamber 210 of refrigerator 200 yet, can be from getting the ice portion 115 described ice cube of directly taking, therefore the manual ice maker 100 according to the embodiment of the invention has advantage easy to use.
In some embodiments of the invention, can be provided with spacing preiection 116 on the inner surface of the rear wall of ice machine main body 110, spacing preiection 116 can be used to limit the anglec of rotation of ice maker container 120, prevents ice maker container 120 rotations excessively, thereby avoids damaging ice maker container 120.The concrete setting height of spacing preiection 116 can be carried out adaptability design according to the size of ice maker container 120, installation site, shape etc.。Spacing preiection 116 can be cuboid, cube, cylinder etc.
In one embodiment of the invention, ice machine 100 can also comprise elastic component, and an end of described elastic component can be fixed on the ice maker container 120, and the other end of described elastic component can link to each other with ice machine main body 110.When deicing operation, along with the rotation of ice maker container 120, described elastic component is compressed or elongates.After deicing EO, the user need not to carry out the operation that ice maker container 120 resets again, and restoring to the original state by described elastic component automatically resets ice maker container 120, thereby makes things convenient for the user to use.
In an example of the present invention, described elastic component can be spring.In a concrete example of the present invention, described spring housing is on second 122, and an end of described spring is fixed on the ice maker container 120 and the other end of described spring links to each other with spacing preiection 116.For example, can on spacing preiection 116 through hole be set, the other end of described spring fixes on described through hole.
In some embodiments of the invention, as shown in Figure 6 and Figure 7, manual ice maker can also comprise ice machine face shield 140, ice machine face shield 140 can be installed on the antetheca of ice machine main body 110, and ice machine face shield 140 can and the antetheca of ice machine main body 110 between be limited with and be used to hold the described space that deices assembly.Not only can form protection by ice machine face shield 140 is set, promptly plate 131 and gear 132 be formed protection the described assembly that deices, and the unexpected injury that can avoid the user when deicing operation, to cause because of the gear 132 that is meshed and tooth bar 133.
Mounting means about ice machine face shield 140 does not have special restriction, for example, can on the antetheca of ice machine main body 110 and ice machine face shield 140, screwed hole be set, and can utilize bolt assembly that ice machine face shield 140 is installed on the antetheca of ice machine main body 110.Can also on the antetheca of ice machine main body 110, projection be set, on ice machine face shield 140, groove be set, by described projection and groove fit so that ice machine face shield 140 is installed on the antetheca of ice machine main body 110.Can be provided with breach on the ice machine face shield 140 to dodge tooth bar 133.
In some embodiments of the invention, plate 131 can be gone up removable between the described primary importance and the second place at vertical direction B (direction of arrow among Fig. 1 and Fig. 4).In one embodiment of the invention, can be formed with first sliding part on the outer surface of the antetheca of ice machine main body 110, can be formed with second sliding part on the plate 131, described first sliding part can match so that plate 131 is removable between the described primary importance and the described second place with described second sliding part.By being set, described first sliding part and second sliding part can make moving of plate 131 more steady.
Described first sliding part can be formed on the outer surface of antetheca of ice machine main body 110 vertically, also can be formed obliquely on the outer surface of the antetheca of ice machine main body 110.Described second sliding part can be formed on the plate 131 by parallel rack 133.
In an example of the present invention, described first sliding part can be slide rail 117, and slide rail 117 can be formed on the outer surface of antetheca of ice machine main body 110 vertically, and described second sliding part can be chute 134, and chute 134 can be parallel with tooth bar 133.In another example of the present invention, described first sliding part can be chute 134, and chute 134 can be formed on the outer surface of antetheca of ice machine main body 110 vertically, and described second sliding part can be slide rail 117, and slide rail 117 can be parallel with tooth bar 133.
In some embodiments of the invention, the central area of gear 132 is provided with draw-in groove 135, can be sticked in for first 121 in this draw-in groove 135, promptly by first 121 the end of stretching out first installing hole 112 being inserted in the draw-in groove 135 so that gear 132 be installed on first 121.This structure is convenient to the installation and removal of manual ice maker 100.
Need to prove, manual ice maker 100 according to the embodiment of the invention can have one or more ice maker containers 120, only first installing hole 112 that need respective number be set at the described antetheca and the rear wall of ice machine main body 110 and second installing hole 113 are to install a plurality of ice maker containers 120, and gear 132 is installed on first 121 of each ice maker container 120, the plate 131 that respective number is set is with driven gear 132 rotations, or the tooth bar 133 that respective number is set on a plate 131 gets final product with driven gear 132 rotations.Be that spacing preiection 116, elastic component, slide rail 117, chute 134 of respective number etc. can also be set with it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that.
Below with reference to the refrigerator 200 of Fig. 8 description according to the embodiment of the invention.As shown in Figure 8, the refrigerator 200 according to the embodiment of the invention comprises casing 210 and manual ice maker.Be provided with cold chamber drawer 211 in the casing 210, manual ice maker is placed in the cold chamber drawer 211, and wherein manual ice maker is above-mentioned manual ice maker 100.
Can in less operating space, front side, finish to deice according to the refrigerator 200 of the embodiment of the invention, and when not needing to prepare ice cube, can be with manual ice maker 100 whole taking-ups, thus saved the reefer space of refrigerator.
In the description of this specification, concrete feature, structure, material or characteristics that the description of reference term " embodiment ", " some embodiment ", " example ", " concrete example " or " some examples " etc. means in conjunction with this embodiment or example description are 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 feature, structure, material or the characteristics of description can be with the suitable manner combination 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: can carry out multiple variation, modification, replacement and modification to these embodiment under the situation that does not break away from principle of the present invention and aim, scope of the present invention is limited by claim and equivalent thereof.