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 the first locating hole and rear wall is provided with the second locating hole, and is provided with the first spacing preiection at the inner surface of the rear wall of described ice machine main body; Ice box, the front end of described ice box are provided with the first axle and the rear end is provided with the second axle, and described the first axle can be rotated to support in described the first locating hole and stretches out described the first locating hole, and described the second axle can be rotated to support in described the second locating hole; And deice assembly, the described assembly that deices comprises gear and button, described gear is installed on described the first axle, 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 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 the first spacing preiection to deice.
According to the manual ice maker of the embodiment of the invention, by pressing keys band carry-over bar, 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 pressing 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, be provided with spacing preiection by the inner surface at the rear wall of described ice machine main body, 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, be provided with the second spacing preiection at described button, when described button was positioned at described primary importance, described the 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, to guarantee that button can reset to correct home position, improve the product appearance degree.
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, is used for making described ice box from the described location restore that deices to described ice making position.Like this, need not the user and carry out again the operation that ice box resets, make things convenient for the user to use.
According to one embodiment of present invention, described elastic component is torsion spring.
According to one embodiment of present invention, described torsion spring set on described the second axle and the tail end of described torsion spring be fixed on described the 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 for the funnel-form water sink 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 the 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 the second sliding part, and described the first sliding part matches with described the second sliding part so that described button can move between described primary importance and the described second place.By described the first sliding part and the second sliding part are set described button is moved along predetermined route.
According to one embodiment of present invention, described the first sliding part is slide rail, and described the second sliding part is chute.
In one embodiment of the invention, described manual ice maker also comprises and deices component mask, described deicing on the antetheca that component mask is installed in described ice machine main body, and be limited be used to holding the described space that deices assembly between the described antetheca that deices component mask and described ice machine main body.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 and described baffle plate match to limit the primary importance of described button.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 in less operating space, front side 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.
The aspect that the present invention adds and advantage in the following description part 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 the 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;
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram that the loam cake of the manual ice maker of one embodiment of the invention is opened;
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, the first installing hole 112, the second installing hole 113, the first spacing preiection 114, slide rail 115, ice box 120, the first axle 121, the second axle 122, elastic component 123, button 131, gear 132, tooth bar 133, the 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
The below describes embodiments of the invention in detail, and the example of described embodiment is shown in the drawings, and wherein same or similar label represents same or similar element or the element with identical or similar functions from start to finish.Be exemplary below by the embodiment that is described with reference to the drawings, only be used for explaining 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 ", orientation or the position relationship of the indications such as D score, 'fornt', 'back', " left side ", " right side ", " vertically ", " level ", " top ", " end " " interior ", " outward " be based on orientation shown in the drawings or position relationship, only be for convenience of description the present invention and simplified characterization, 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 for describing 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, 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 indirectly link to each other by intermediary, for the ordinary skill in the art, can understand as the case may be the concrete meaning of above-mentioned term.
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 the first installing hole 112 and rear wall is provided with the second installing hole 113.Be provided with the first spacing preiection 114 on the inner surface of the rear wall of ice machine main body 110.Need to prove, 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, the i.e. wall relative with described antetheca.
The front end of ice box 120 is provided with the first axle 121 and the rear end is provided with the second axle 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.The first axle 121 can be rotated to support in the first installing hole 112 and stretches out the first installing hole 112, the second axles 122 and is rotatably installed in the second installing hole 113.
The described assembly that deices comprises button 131 and gear 132, and gear 132 is installed on the first axle 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 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 the first spacing preiection 114 to deice.
When deicing operation, the user pushes button 131 so that thereby button 131 moves to second place drive ice box 120 from the ice making position movement to deicing the position from primary importance, namely be in position movement in the horizontal plane to 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 121 rotations of the first axle also and then drives ice box 120 rotations, when ice box 120 (for example rotates to certain angle, approximately 110 °~115 °) time, it is rear slack that the rear end of ice box 120 is connected to the first spacing preiection 114, the front end of ice box 120 (for example can continue upset under the drive of gear, approximately 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, take up room little, therefore, can in less operating space, front side, finish to deice 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, such as being cuboid framework 111, square framework 111 etc., also can be the framework 111 of drawer type.The concrete setting height of the first spacing preiection 114 can be carried out adaptability design according to the size of ice box 120, installation site, shape etc.The first spacing preiection 114 can be cuboid, cube, cylinder etc.
In one embodiment of the invention, be provided with the second spacing preiection 134 on the button 131.When button 131 was positioned at primary importance, the second spacing preiection 134 was connected to ice machine main body 110 with the displacement of 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 the second spacing preiection 134 can be cuboid, cube, cylinder etc.
In an example of the present invention, also can be formed with at the end face of button 131 step position limiting structure 135, and the antetheca top in ice machine main body 110 arranges 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 compressed or elongations.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 the second axle 122, and the tail end of described torsion spring is fixed on the 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 for the funnel-form water sink 141 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 upper removable between 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 the first sliding part on the outer surface of the antetheca of ice machine main body 110, can be formed with the second sliding part on the button 131, described the first sliding part can match so that button 131 in the vertical directions are removable between described primary importance and the described second place with described the second sliding part.By being set, described the first sliding part and the second sliding part can make the movement of button 131 more steady.
Described the 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 the second sliding part can be formed on the button 131 by parallel rack 133.
In an example of the present invention, described the 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 the 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 the 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 the 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 on the antetheca that component mask 150 can be installed in ice machine main body 110, and deice component mask 150 can and the antetheca of ice machine main body 110 between be limited be used to holding the described space that deices assembly.Deice component mask 150 by setting and not only can form protection to the described assembly that deices, namely button 131 and gear 132 are formed protection, 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 component mask 150 at the antetheca of ice machine main body 110 screwed hole is set, and can utilize bolt assembly will deice on the antetheca that component mask 150 is installed in ice machine main body 110.Can also projection be set at the antetheca of ice machine main body 110, groove be set deicing 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, first installing hole 112 that only need respective number be set at described antetheca and the rear wall of ice machine main body 110 and the second installing hole 113 are to install a plurality of ice boxes 120, and at the first axle 121 of each ice box 120 gears 132 are installed, the tooth bar 133 that respective number is set at a button 131 gets final product with driven gear 132 rotations.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 pressing one-touch 131 and turn over simultaneously ice 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 100 of describing with reference to above-mentioned arbitrary embodiment.
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, the description of reference term " embodiment ", " some embodiment ", " example ", " concrete example " or " some examples " etc. means to be contained at least one embodiment of the present invention or the example in conjunction with specific features, structure, material or the characteristics of this embodiment or example description.In this manual, the schematic statement of above-mentioned term not necessarily referred to identical embodiment or example.And the specific features of description, structure, material or characteristics can be with suitable mode combinations 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 to these embodiment, scope of the present invention is by claims and be equal to and limit.