Summary of the invention
Purpose of the present invention is intended to solve at least one of above-mentioned technological deficiency, particularly solves the defective that the user twists the knob inconvenience.
For achieving the above object, first aspect present invention has proposed a kind of manual ice maker, comprise: the ice machine main body, described ice machine main body is the framework that the top is formed with opening, the antetheca of described ice machine main body is provided with first locating hole and rear wall is provided with second locating hole, and the inner surface of the rear wall of described ice machine main body is provided with first spacing preiection; Ice box, the front end of described ice box are provided with first and rear end and are provided with second, and described first can be rotated to support in described first locating hole and stretch out described first locating hole, and described second can be rotated to support in described second locating hole; And deice assembly, the described assembly that deices comprises gear and button, described gear is installed on described first, described button has the tooth bar that is meshed with described gear, described button in the vertical direction is removable to drive described gear rotation between the primary importance and the second place, when described button is positioned at described primary importance, described ice box is positioned at the ice making position, the open surfaces of described ice box is in level, when described button is positioned at the described second place, described ice box is positioned at and deices the position, and the rear end that the open surfaces of described ice box is in heeling condition and described ice box is connected to described first spacing preiection to deice.
According to the manual ice maker of the embodiment of the invention, drive tooth bar by pressing keys, the rotation of rack drives gear is rotated the effect that deices and turn over ice that reaches thereby drive ice box.Because the engagement between gear and the tooth bar makes pushing of tooth bar have the power-assisted effect, the upset that the action that therefore can realize once applying less power drives ice box deices.In addition, in embodiments of the present invention, the inner surface of the rear wall by described ice machine main body is provided with spacing preiection, it is slack after the rear end that can control described ice box in the ice box switching process rotates to certain angle, the front end of described ice box continues upset, realize the whole distortion of ice box, ice cube is broken away from from described ice box.
In one embodiment of the invention, described button is provided with second spacing preiection, and when described button was positioned at described primary importance, described second spacing preiection was connected to described ice machine main body to limit the displacement of described button in the vertical direction.Like this, can limit the displacement of button in the vertical direction,, improve the product appearance degree to guarantee that button can reset to correct home position.
In one embodiment of the invention, described manual ice maker also comprises: elastic component, one end of described elastic component is fixed on the described ice box and the other end is fixed on the inner surface of rear wall of described ice machine main body, be used to make described ice box from the described location restore that deices to described ice making position.Like this, need not the user and carry out the operation that ice box resets again, make things convenient for the user to use.
According to one embodiment of present invention, described elastic component is a torsion spring.
According to one embodiment of present invention, described torsion spring set on described second and the tail end of described torsion spring be fixed on described first spacing preiection.
In one embodiment of the invention, described manual ice maker also comprises the ice machine loam cake, and described ice machine loam cake is arranged on the described ice box and has the funnel-form water sink that is used for to the ice box water filling.Like this, water can not splashed down in the outside of described ice box in the time of can guaranteeing water filling, can prevent dust simultaneously.
In one embodiment of the 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 button in the vertical direction is formed with second sliding part, and described first sliding part matches with described second sliding part so that described button can move between the described primary importance and the described second place.By described first sliding part and second sliding part are set described button 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.
In one embodiment of the invention, described manual ice maker also comprises and deices component mask, the described component mask that deices is installed on the antetheca of described ice machine main body, and is limited with between the described antetheca that deices component mask and described ice machine main body and is used to hold the described space that deices assembly.By being set, the described component mask that deices 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.
In one embodiment of the invention, the end face of described button is formed with the step position limiting structure, and the antetheca top of described ice machine main body is provided with baffle plate, and described step position limiting structure matches to limit the primary importance of described button with described baffle plate.Like this, can guarantee further that button is returned to correct home position.
Second aspect present invention has proposed a kind of refrigerator, comprising: casing is provided with refrigerating chamber in the described casing; Manual ice maker, described manual ice maker are placed in the described refrigerating chamber, and wherein said manual ice maker is the described manual ice maker of above-mentioned arbitrary embodiment.
Can finish to deice in less operating space, front side 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.
Aspect that the present invention adds 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 below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of the manual ice maker of prior art;
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of the manual ice maker of one embodiment of the invention;
The schematic diagram that Fig. 3 opens for the loam cake of the manual ice maker of one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the structural representation of ice machine main body of the manual ice maker of one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 is the structural representation of ice box of the manual ice maker of one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 6 is the structural representation of button of the manual ice maker of one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 is the schematic diagram that the wheel and rack of one embodiment of the invention is meshed;
Fig. 8 is the structural representation that deices component mask of the manual ice maker of one embodiment of the invention; And
Fig. 9 is the structural representation of 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, first spacing preiection 114, slide rail 115, ice box 120, first 121, second 122, elastic component 123, button 131, gear 132, tooth bar 133, second spacing preiection 134, step position limiting structure 135, chute 136, ice machine loam cake 140, water sink 141, deice component mask 150, refrigerator 200, casing 210, refrigerating chamber 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.
Describe the manual ice maker of the embodiment of the invention in detail below in conjunction with accompanying drawing 2-8.
Shown in Fig. 2-8, the manual ice maker 100 of the embodiment of the invention comprises: ice machine main body 110, ice box 120 and deice assembly.
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 inner surface of the rear wall of ice machine main body 110 is provided with first spacing preiection 114.Need to prove that the what is called of ice machine main body 110 " antetheca " is the wall near the user, so-called " rear wall " is the wall away from the user, promptly relative with described antetheca wall.
The front end of ice box 120 is provided with first 121 and the rear end is provided with second 122, and wherein, the what is called of ice box 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 button 131 and gear 132, and gear 132 is installed on first 121.Button 131 has the tooth bar 133 that is meshed with gear 132.Button 131 in the vertical directions are removable with driven gear 132 rotations between the primary importance and the second place, and wherein when button 131 was positioned at described primary importance, the open surfaces that ice box 120 is positioned at ice making position and ice box 120 was in level; When button 131 was positioned at the described second place, ice box 120 was positioned at and deices the position, and the open surfaces of ice box 120 and horizontal plane tilt and the rear end of ice box 120 is connected to first spacing preiection 114 to deice.
When deicing operation, the user pushes button 131 so that thereby button 131 moves to the second place from primary importance drives ice box 120 and move to from the ice making position and deice the position, 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 box 120, particularly, tooth bar 133 driven gears 132 rotations of button 131 by being meshed with gear 132, gear 132 drives first 121 and rotates also and then drive ice box 120 and rotates, when ice box 120 (for example rotates to certain angle, about 110 °~115 °) time, it is slack that the rear end of ice box 120 is connected to first spacing preiection, 114 backs, the front end of ice box 120 (for example can continue upset under the drive of gear, about 140 °~180 °), realize ice box 120 whole distortions, deice thereby finish.
, and and then drive ice box 120 rotations and can deice by 132 rotations of button 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.
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.The concrete setting height of first spacing preiection 114 can be carried out adaptability design according to the size of ice box 120, installation site, shape etc.First spacing preiection 114 can be cuboid, cube, cylinder etc.
In one embodiment of the invention, button 131 is provided with second spacing preiection 134.When button 131 was positioned at primary importance, second spacing preiection 134 was connected to the displacement of ice machine main body 110 with restriction button 131 in the vertical directions.Like this, can guarantee that button 131 can reset to correct home position when resetting, improve the product appearance degree.Similarly, should be understood that second spacing preiection 134 can be cuboid, cube, cylinder etc.
In an example of the present invention, also can be formed with step position limiting structure 135 at the end face of button 131, and the antetheca top in ice machine main body 110 is provided with baffle plate, and step position limiting structure 135 and baffle plate cooperatively interact and can further limit the primary importance of button 131.
In one embodiment of the invention, ice machine 100 can also comprise elastic component 123, and an end of elastic component 123 can be fixed on the ice box 120, and the other end of elastic component 123 can be fixed on the inner surface of rear wall of ice machine main body 110.When deicing operation, along with the rotation of ice box 120, elastic component 123 is compressed or elongates.After deicing EO, the user need not to carry out the operation that ice box 120 resets again, and restoring to the original state by elastic component 123 automatically resets ice box 120, thereby makes things convenient for the user to use.
In an example of the present invention, elastic component 123 can be torsion spring.In a concrete example of the present invention, described torsion spring set is on second 122, and the tail end of described torsion spring is fixed on first spacing preiection 114.
In one embodiment of the invention, manual ice maker 100 can also comprise ice machine loam cake 140, and ice machine loam cake 140 is arranged on the ice box 120 and has the funnel-form water sink 141 that is used for to ice box 120 water fillings.Like this, can guarantee the accuracy of water filling, water can not splashed down in the outside of ice box 120, can prevent dust simultaneously.
In some embodiments of the invention, button 131 can be gone up removable between the primary importance and the second place at vertical direction (direction of arrow among Fig. 1 and Fig. 6).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 button 131, described first sliding part can match so that button 131 in the vertical directions are 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 button 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 button 131 by parallel rack 133.
In an example of the present invention, described first sliding part can be slide rail 115, and slide rail 115 can be formed on the outer surface of antetheca of ice machine main body 110 vertically, and described second sliding part can be chute 136, and chute 136 can be parallel with tooth bar 133.In another example of the present invention, described first sliding part can be chute 136, and chute 136 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 115, and slide rail 115 can be parallel with tooth bar 133.
In some embodiments of the invention, manual ice maker can also comprise and deices component mask 150, deice component mask 150 and can be installed on the antetheca of ice machine main body 110, and deice component mask 150 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.Deice component mask 150 by setting and not only can form protection, promptly button 131 and gear 132 are 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.
There is not special restriction about the mounting means that deices component mask 150, for example, can and deice on the component mask 150 at the antetheca of ice machine main body 110 screwed hole is set, and can utilize bolt assembly will deice component mask 150 to be installed on the antetheca of ice machine main body 110.Can also on the antetheca of ice machine main body 110, projection be set, groove be set deicing on the component mask 150, be installed on the antetheca of ice machine main body 110 will deice component mask 150 by described projection and groove fit.Deice and to be provided with breach on the component mask 150 to dodge tooth bar 133.
Need to prove, manual ice maker 100 according to the embodiment of the invention can have one or more ice boxes 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 boxes 120, and gear 132 is installed on first 121 of each ice box 120, the tooth bar 133 that respective number is set on a button 131 gets final product with driven gear 132 rotations.Be that spacing preiection 114, elastic component 123, slide rail 115, chute 136 of respective number etc. can also be set with it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that.Like this, can realize pushing one-touch 131 and turn over ice simultaneously to realize a plurality of ice boxes 120.
Below with reference to the refrigerator 200 of Fig. 9 description according to the embodiment of the invention.As shown in Figure 9, the refrigerator 200 according to the embodiment of the invention comprises casing 210 and manual ice maker.Be provided with refrigerating chamber 211 in the casing 210, manual ice maker is placed in the refrigerating chamber 211, and wherein manual ice maker is the manual ice maker of describing with reference to above-mentioned arbitrary embodiment 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, for the ordinary skill in the art, be appreciated that without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention and can carry out multiple variation, modification, replacement and modification that scope of the present invention is by claims and be equal to and limit to these embodiment.