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 Icemaker assembly that is used for refrigerator, and the ice making speed of said Icemaker assembly is fast, and the ice cube quality that obtains is high.
Another object of the present invention is to propose a kind of refrigerator with above-mentioned Icemaker assembly.
A kind of Icemaker assembly that is used for refrigerator according to first aspect present invention embodiment comprises: ice tray, and Open Side Down for said ice tray; Ice making evaporator, said ice making evaporator are arranged on the top of said ice tray so that said ice tray is lowered the temperature; Drip tray movable along the horizontal, said drip tray is provided with sparge pipe, and said sparge pipe has at least one water jet; First and second slide rails that are parallel to each other, said first and second slide rails are located at the front side and the rear side of said drip tray respectively; Magnetic valve, said magnetic valve comprise can be along the cylindricality metal derby of transverse movement, and said cylindricality metal derby is connected to said drip tray through connector and laterally moves on said first and second slide rails to drive said drip tray; Be connected through water inlet pipe and drainpipe between the water tank, said water tank and said drip tray, wherein on said water inlet pipe, be provided with water pump so that the water in the water tank is injected into said ice tray through said water jet; Go out to ice passage, the said inlet that goes out to ice passage be positioned at said ice tray under; And ice bank, said ice bank is connected with the said outlet that goes out to ice passage.
According to the Icemaker assembly that is used for refrigerator of the embodiment of the invention, ice making speed is fast and the ice cube quality high, and is simple in structure and cost is low.
In addition, the Icemaker assembly that is used for refrigerator according to the present invention also has following additional technical feature:
The front end face of said drip tray and rear end face respectively forward with extend back protuberance, said protuberance moves in said first and second slide rails respectively.
Said ice making evaporator is welded on the top of said ice tray, to reach better thermal conductivity.
Said at least one water jet is along the setting of turning up the soil of the length direction each interval of said sparge pipe.
A kind of refrigerator according to second aspect present invention embodiment comprises refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber, also further comprises: according to the Icemaker assembly that is used for refrigerator described in the first aspect present invention embodiment, said Icemaker assembly is located at the top in the said refrigerating chamber; And distributor, said distributor is arranged on the chamber door of refrigerating chamber and is connected the ice output refrigerator making with said ice bank in the said Icemaker assembly.
According to the refrigerator of the embodiment of the invention, utilize the Icemaker assembly be located in the refrigerating chamber to carry out ice making, ice making speed is fast and the quality ice cube that obtains is high, ice maker convenience simple in structure, and cost is lower.
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.
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; It will be appreciated that; The orientation of indications such as term " " center ", " vertically ", " laterally ", " on ", D score, " preceding ", " back ", " left side ", " right side ", " interior ", " outward " or position relation are for based on orientation shown in the drawings or position relation; only be to describe with simplifying for the ease of describing the present invention; rather than the device or the element of indication or hint indication must have specific orientation, with specific azimuth configuration 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, need to prove that only if clear and definite regulation and qualification are arranged in addition, term " installation ", " linking to each other ", " connection " should be done broad understanding, for example, can be to be fixedly connected, also can be to removably connect, or connect integratedly; Can be directly to link to each other, also can link to each other indirectly through intermediary, can be the connection of two element internals.For those of ordinary skill in the art, can concrete condition understand above-mentioned term concrete implication in the present invention.
Following with reference to a kind of Icemaker assembly that be used for refrigerator of figure 1-Fig. 5 description according to first aspect present invention embodiment, shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 4, this Icemaker assembly is suitable for being arranged in the refrigerating chamber of refrigerator.
The Icemaker assembly that is used for refrigerator 100 according to the embodiment of the invention comprises: ice tray 1, ice making evaporator 2, drip tray 3, first slide rail 41 that is parallel to each other and second slide rail 42, magnetic valve 5, water tank (scheming not shown), go out to ice passage 7 and ice bank 8.
As shown in Figure 1, Open Side Down for ice tray 1, and the top that ice making evaporator 2 is arranged on ice tray 1 is with to ice tray 1 cooling, thereby to being attached to the water ice making in the ice tray 3.
Drip tray 3 is movable along the horizontal, in the ice-making process, drip tray 3 move to ice tray 1 under, and after ice making was accomplished, drip tray 3 was laterally removed.Drip tray 3 is provided with sparge pipe 31, and sparge pipe 31 has at least one water jet 32.Particularly, as shown in Figure 2, drip tray 3 can be all along the fore-and-aft direction setting with sparge pipe 31.Alternatively, at least one water jet 32 is turned up the soil along length direction (being the fore-and-aft direction among Fig. 2) each interval of sparge pipe 31 and is provided with and the two ends sealing of sparge pipe 31.
First slide rail 41 and second slide rail 42 are located at the front side and the rear side of drip tray 3 respectively, make drip tray 3 along first slide rail 41 and 42 transverse movements of second slide rail.Magnetic valve 5 comprises can be along the cylindricality metal derby of transverse movement, and the cylindricality metal derby is connected to drip tray 3 through connector 51 and laterally moves on first slide rail 41 and second slide rail 42 to drive drip tray 3.
Water tank links to each other with external water source through valve (scheming not shown), and can be located at the interior any position of refrigerating chamber of refrigerator.Wherein whether this valve can be regulated the water source according to the water yields in the drip tray 3 and get into, and persons of ordinary skill in the art may appreciate that the level sensor, ball valve etc. of the control panel that is connected to refrigerator all can be realized being not described in detail above-mentioned control procedure at this.
Water tank is connected through water inlet pipe 61 and drainpipe 62 between drip tray 3, wherein on water inlet pipe 61, is provided with water pump (scheming not shown) so that the water in the water tank is injected into ice tray 1 through water jet 32.Thus; External water source can be conveyed in the water tank earlier by control; From water tank, be injected into ice tray 1 by water pump and water inlet pipe 61 through water jet 32 again, part water can be attached to ice tray 1 by ice making evaporator 2 coolings and then icing, and remaining water can fall back in the drip tray 3; Water in the drip tray 3 returns in the water tank through drainpipe 62, thereby has realized the shuttling movement of water.
The inlet that goes out to ice passage 7 be positioned at ice tray 1 under, ice bank 8 is connected with the outlet that goes out to ice passage 7, thus; After making ice, magnetic valve 5 drives drip trays 3 and laterally moves, get out of the way ice tray 1 under; After ice in the ice tray 1 falls, enter into ice bank 8 through going out to ice passage 7.Wherein, other in the ice bank for example constitute ice exploration bar, to push away ice bar 71 (shown in Fig. 2-Fig. 3) and trash ice blade etc. and operate all be known for those of ordinary skills, are not described in detail here.
According to the Icemaker assembly that is used for refrigerator 100 of the embodiment of the invention, ice making speed is fast and the ice cube quality high, and is simple in structure and cost is low.
Particularly, shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 5, the front end face of drip tray 3 and rear end face respectively forward with extend back protuberance 33, protuberance 33 moves in first slide rail 41 and second slide rail 42 respectively.
In some embodiments of the invention, ice making evaporator 2 is welded on the top of ice tray 1, to reach better thermal conductivity.Certainly, ice making evaporator 2 can also be placed or be fixed on the top of ice tray 1 and directly contact with ice tray.
Like Fig. 2 and shown in Figure 4, a kind of refrigerator according to second aspect present invention embodiment comprises refrigerating chamber 200.
Refrigerator according to the embodiment of the invention also comprises Icemaker assembly 100 and distributor 300, and wherein Icemaker assembly 100 is according to the Icemaker assembly of describing among the first aspect present invention embodiment that is used for refrigerator.Icemaker assembly 100 is located at the top in the refrigerating chamber 200, and distributor 300 is arranged on the chamber door of refrigerating chamber 200 and is connected with the ice that will make and exports refrigerator with ice bank 8 in the Icemaker assembly 100.When the user needs ice cube, can control push away ice bar 81 ice cube is pushed to the refrigerator outside through distributor 400.
According to the refrigerator of the embodiment of the invention, utilize the Icemaker assembly be located in the refrigerating chamber to carry out ice making, ice making speed is fast and the quality ice cube that obtains is high, ice maker convenience simple in structure, and cost is lower.
Constituting for example refrigerating control and refrigeration system etc. and operate according in the refrigerator of the utility model embodiment other all is known for those of ordinary skills, is not described in detail here.
In the description of this specification, the description of reference term " embodiment ", " some embodiment ", " illustrative examples ", " 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.