CN102597662A - Refrigeration device comprising an ice maker - Google Patents

Abstract

A refrigeration device, especially a domestic refrigeration device, comprises a carcass and a door, both surrounding a storage compartment, and an ice maker which is mounted in the storage compartment on a drawer that can be pulled out from the carcass.

Description

The refrigerating appliance that has ice maker

The present invention relates to a kind of refrigerating appliance, family expenses refrigerating appliance especially has a body and one, and this body surrounds a storage chamber that is cooled with door, also has the ice maker that is placed in the storage chamber.

By DE102006017804A1 a kind of such refrigerating appliance is disclosed for example.The ice maker of this tradition refrigerating appliance has the housing of microscler extension, this housing be suspended on be horizontally through that storage chamber extends, be fixed on the crossbeam on the body and the degree of depth whole capable of using of the storage chamber that extends to basically on.The lay mode of this ice maker in refrigerating appliance makes and is difficult to pour into water with hand.But the self water feeding of ice maker be take a lot of trouble and cause expensive.

Therefore, task of the present invention is, a kind of refrigerating appliance that has ice maker is provided, and it can be well suited for manual perfusion.

The settling mode of this task is, for a kind of refrigerating appliance, has a body and one; This body surrounds the storage chamber that is cooled with door; Also have the ice maker that is placed in the storage chamber, be provided with one can from this body, pull out pull out box, ice maker is placed in this and pulls out on the box.Since ice maker can with pull out box and move together, can freely touch ice maker and can jawing under the situation that box is drawn out pulling out, perhaps will process and take out.

Preferably, but be not necessary, box inside is pulled out at this in the position of ice maker.

Ice maker can take out from pull out box, like this, when without it, can the position that it occupies be discharged and offer the refrigeration thing in pulling out box.

To pull out on the box and in case of necessity with its taking-up in order being easy to ice maker is placed in, can to form an insertion position on the box pulling out, the ice maker shape embeds in this position sealedly.The power that the sealed embedding of the shape of ice maker on the insertion position also can make the user be easy to apply to be used to make the ice cube processed to be deviate from from ice maker is because avoid this power through limiting the sealed ice maker that can prevent.

Pull out box and can be separated at least two lattice, one of them holds ice maker.Like this, another lattice can be left other refrigeration thing usefulness for, and do not exist function that this refrigeration thing and the ice cube of processing contacted, disturbed ice maker perhaps be included in ice maker in liquid water contact and danger such as drench.

The mouth of dishing out of ice maker is led in one that pulls out at least two lattice that box is separated into.Ice maker itself then can be placed in the district of not separating that pulls out box, especially above above-mentioned lattice.

Separate on width if pull out box, then these lattice preferably extends pulling out on the sidewall of box, makes the relevant remainder of pulling out box can leave other refrigeration thing for and uses.In order to operate ice maker efficiently, it is exposed fully.Therefore, pull out box and needn't be completely pulled out of, even ice maker extends pulling out on the entire depth of box with the operation ice maker.

If pull out box and on depth direction, separate, advantageously, above-mentioned lattice extend in the front side of pulling out box, to guarantee to touch well ice maker.

Can around one the swing and coilable tray preferably can be by a lever.This lever makes the user especially be convenient to for the ice cube of processing is applied on the tray through the required power of the distortion demoulding.

For lever needn't be planted oneself when not using, preferred lever can be regulated between resting position and operating position, wherein, the distance of the handle section of lever and axle in operating position greater than in resting position.

Be easy to touch lever in order to guarantee compact conformation on the one hand and to guarantee on the other hand, lever can meet the destination and be embedded in another lattice in resting position at least.

If above-mentioned at least one tray of ice maker is separated into a plurality of lattice of the ice cube that is used for respectively producing in known manner; This ice maker meets the destination can have at least one dosage container; This dosage container has the verification volume, and this verification volume is equivalent to the total measurement (volume) of these lattice or the integer of this volume/one.Like this can through once or this perfusion dosage container of integer fast and accurately dosage go out the required water yield of position these lattice of perfusion.The dosage container is seen through at least one controllable flow export and is connected with these lattice.This dosage container can be the part fixing, that when ice maker normally uses, can not take away at least of ice maker.

This flow export preferably can be through above-mentioned at least one tray control, its mode especially, this at least one tray can freeze between position (in this position flow export sealing) and perfusion position (unlimited at this position flow export) around a swing.Like this; Can the dosage container be filled into the verification mark always; And tray is in and freezes the position or be different from any other position of pouring into the position, after correct perfusion dosage container, tray is being swung to and is pouring into the position, so that the content of dosage container is discharged in these lattice.

In order to control flow export, preferably be provided with one have valve seat and a closure body valve, this closure body contacts with above-mentioned at least one tray to be against between position and the open position on the valve seat at a sealing paste and moves.

Preferred dosage container is crossed over these lattice.What meet purpose especially is that the dosage container forms the lid of the housing that surrounds above-mentioned at least one tray.This housing stops steam also to stop the outside undesirable frosting of ice maker from these lattice thus to the diffusion of refrigerating appliance remainder.

According to an alternative, the dosage container can take out from a chamber of ice maker.This dosage container can for example pour on tap in the ice maker outside, and since its needn't have tray flat pattern and usually can be more comfortable than the tray of having irritated water with more safely transport.

According to this scheme, the upside of ice maker also can be through a lid base closed, to avoid the outside frosting of ice maker.

In order to be easy to pour into these lattice, in lid, be preferably formed a tank, this tank has at least one and feeds the flow export in these lattice.

This tank especially can be inserted in the framework of a formation housing sidewall.

For the probability of accelerating filling process and flow export is freezed is little, what meet purpose is, flow export feeds in a plurality of lattice concurrently, and the partition between these lattice whether to have a breach irrelevant, these breach after in lattice, reaching specified water level are interconnected these lattice.

Can pull out in the front side of pulling out box if be used for the collection container (this collection container especially can be placed in above-mentioned lattice) of ice cube, the ice cube of processing can be especially easily and is pulled out and touch even will not pulling out box in some cases.

Other features and advantages of the present invention are learnt from following specification and the embodiment with reference to accompanying drawing.Accompanying drawing illustrates:

Fig. 1 uses the three-dimensional view of the ice maker in refrigerating appliance of the present invention;

View amplification, that dissect of a tray of the ice maker of Fig. 2 Fig. 1;

The alternative plan of Fig. 3 ice maker;

A section of the ice maker of Fig. 4 Fig. 3;

Second section of the ice maker of Fig. 5 Fig. 3;

The three-dimensional view of third party's case of Fig. 6 ice maker;

Fig. 7 is according to a section of the ice maker of cubic case;

Fig. 8 is according to the three-dimensional view of the refrigerating appliance of the present invention's first scheme;

The show in schematic partial sections of pulling out box of Fig. 9 refrigerating appliance shown in Figure 8; With

Figure 10 is according to the three-dimensional view of the refrigerating appliance of alternative plan of the present invention.

Fig. 1 illustrate one be used in the ice maker 37 in the refrigerating appliance of the present invention three-dimensional view.This ice maker 37 has rectangle, top and following unlimited framework 39, in this framework, is hung with two trays 1, and they can be around axle 23 swings along the longitudinal extension of framework 39.These trays are drawn in position level, that be suitable for producing ice.The oscillating motion of tray 1 drives through manual lever 20, and this leverage is on anti-two opposed facing end faces 5 that reverse the interconnective tray in ground relatively.Tray 1 deviate from each other distolateral 5 respectively carry a bearing pin 22 at the direction upper process of axle 23, backstop was on the inclined-plane 48 of framework 39 when this bearing pin was swung at tray.At this stop dog position; Change under the open side of the lattice 2 of tray; And, cross this stop dog position that limits on projection 22 and inclined-plane 48 through lever 20 swings, tray 1 is twisted itself; Lattice 2 distortion, the ice cube that in lattice, forms are extruded and deviate from from ice maker through the downside that opens wide of framework 39.

Fig. 2 illustrates the partial view with the amplification of the tray 1 of general elastoplast integrated injection molding.This tray 1 comprises the interconnective integratedly lattice 2 of two rows in known manner.The top edge of the partition that between adjacent lattice 2, extends has the breach 4 that is open upwards in their crosspoint respectively in other words in their end.In order to make the ice cube of processing be easy to deviate from from lattice 2, lattice 2 do not have sharp seamed edge and have the cross section that reduces continuously down in inside.Partition 3 carries out the transition in the bottom surface 8 of lattice 2 with section 7 distolateral 5, that longitudinal side 6 is crossed continuous bend respectively.

The gradient of end wall 5 increases from the top down continuously, and above partition 3, sidewall 5 vertically extends at least.And longitudinal wall 6 is separated into three sections that are connected each other in vertical direction.In the lower curtate 9 as in the end wall 5, draft increases from bottom to top continuously.At height of level seamed edge 10 places that extend to breach 4, draft reaches its maximum.Section 11 in above seamed edge 10, connecting, its gradient is less than adjacent lower wall sections 9.Middle section 11 and upper curtate 12 are through a continuous crooked transition each other.In upper curtate 12, the gradient of this longitudinal wall is with similar in lower curtate 9; It in addition can be as overhanging to inside seeing in that Fig. 2 is clear.

Because ice maker tray 1 usefulness elastoplast is processed, this of section 12 overhangs can not influence the possibility that tray 1 is processed as moulding.The integral type mould that is used for the inner surface of moulding tray 1 can come forced stripper mechanism through the strain of section 12 after injection moulding.The shape of cross section of longitudinal wall 6 is used to protect overflowing and sputter of water, if tray 1 bears the acceleration that laterally acts on respect to longitudinal wall 6.If such acceleration that in Fig. 2, is represented as arrow a affacts on the tray 1, the water that then is included in the lattice 2 accumulates on the longitudinal wall 6 that deviates from the observer.Water at first strikes on the less relatively middle section 11 of steepness there, and through this, water can not slow down suddenly, but upward deflects continuously.Reduce sputter danger thus.If the acceleration of tray 1 is strong like this; So that surpass seamed edge on it at the liter waterborne that rises on the sidewall 6 of back; Then water is through the overhang pulse of the lattice 2 that obtain forward, promptly turning back to tray 1 of this of upper curtate 12; Make it fall back in the lattice 2, rather than cross longitudinal wall 6 (if acceleration only part-time application).

In the combined altitudes of section 11 and upper curtate 12 effective protection of sprinkling is provided, this highly depends on tray the be in operation acceleration that bears and the acting duration of acceleration; Should height in reality the height of lower curtate 9 1/3rd to 2/3rds between.

Fig. 3 illustrates the first improvement structure of the ice maker 37 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 should improve the cross section of structure.The wall of framework 39 is compared with the wall among Fig. 1 upwards at this and is prolonged, so that shape is held two dosage containers 49 sealedly, below the dosage container, tray 1 is crooked fully.Dosage container 49 is provided with verification mark 50, the coboundary and the lower boundary of the water level that allows in their sign dosage containers 49.Verification mark 50 is provided with like this, and make the water yield that limits through their be enough to lattice 2 perfusions that are in the tray 1 below them respectively so far: the minimum point of breach 4 always is submerged, but the top edge of partition 3 is not submerged.

Usually the flow export 51 of sealing slot-shapedly framework 39 vertically on row's lattice 2 of extend past tray 1.If flow export 51 is opened, then all these lattice 2 are by perfusion simultaneously, in case they have been expired, the water of gap crossing 4 overflows also pours into all the other lattice 2 of tray 1.

Fig. 4 illustrates a section of the ice maker of Fig. 3, is in the plane that flow export 51 parallel with the end wall of framework 39, the dosage container 49 through one of tray 1 and tray top extends.A closure body 52 tabular, that slot in the horizontal with respect to the section plane of Fig. 4 can be on the valve seat of the encirclement flow export 51 that moves and abut in hermetically dosage container 49 on the bottom of dosage container 49 in hermetically enclosed gap 53.The last seamed edge that the bottom of closure body 52 is supported on the longitudinal wall 6 of tray 1 is., can between form gapped groove-tenon and cooperate not from longitudinal wall 6 landings in order to ensure closure body 52, this hold for the bag of closure body 52 longitudinal wall 6 on the form of groove 54 of seamed edge.

Ice maker-tray 1 is suspended in the framework 39, can be around vertical upwardly extending axle 23 swings of this framework.In Fig. 4 with shown in the solid line, the freezing in the position of tray 1, the top edge with partition 3 of sidewall 5,6 is levels, the slot 55 discord flow exports 51 of closure body 52 overlap.Through the user after one or two dosage container 49 of perfusion with itself and closure body 52 opposed longitudinal walls 6 to pressing down; Tray 1 swings to the perfusion position shown in the with dashed lines profile; In this position, closure body 52 is moved upwardly into this degree: make its slot 55 overlap with flow export 51.In this position, water flows out to the lattice 2 from dosage container 49.Because flow export 51 is big in the length transversely with respect to the section plane of Fig. 4, the water droplet that freezes can total blockage flow export 51.Do not exert an influence owing to the outflow water distribution that possibly exist this water droplet to cause is inhomogeneous, because the horizontal plane balance between the possessive case 2 takes place through breach 4.

Fig. 5 illustrates the section of the ice maker 37 of Fig. 4, is parallel to the narrow limit of framework 39 and the plane of extending through the slit that holds lever 20 along one.Can see swinging axle 23, be fixedly connected to each other, and see and be parallel to second 25 that axle 23 connects tray 1 that lever 20 can be around this second swing through its two tray 1.If lever 20 is swung around axle 25 in the clockwise direction, then projection 28 backstops to of lever 20 are on the bar 29 that extends between two trays 1.In this position, handle section 27 on lever 20 ends and the distance between the axle 23 be than big in the lever resting position shown in the solid outline, and in this resting position, lever freely on the longitudinal wall of hanging frame 39, makes to apply bigger torque.

From this stop dog position, the continuation of lever 20 swing can only be carried out around axle 23 with tray 1.The oscillating motion free degree of tray 1 also with Fig. 1 in the same restriction that receives bearing pin 22 of situation, these bearing pins deviate from the distolateral 5 outstanding and among Fig. 5, come on the inclined-plane 48 on two narrow limits of framework 39 from top retaining in the position shown in the with dashed lines profile of lever 20 from tray 1.If lever 20 is pressed to such an extent that cross this position, then cause tray 1 distortion, lattice 2 warpages and the ice cube that is included in wherein are forced out thus.The longitudinal wall of lever 20 and framework 39 or under situation shown in Figure 5 with gap 36 (see figure 3)s that are contained between the dosage container 49 in the contacting the distortion possibility that has limited tray 1 and prevent continuous deformation of buffer 38.

Fig. 6 illustrates the three-dimensional view according to the ice maker of third party's case.Tray 1 in framework 39 suspension and by the same in the mode of operation of lever 20 and preceding two schemes.Vacate lattice 60 that are used for dosage container 61 at the head end of framework 39.Dosage container 61 can be positioned in the lattice 60, has enough gaps, even so that its by point type be frozen on the lattice 61 also and can be easily throw off and take out from these lattice 61.Dosage container 61 is provided with verification mark 50, and these verification marks are respectively corresponding to the specified groundwater increment of a tray 1.Therefore, disposable through dosage container 61 to tray 1 emptying, the tray perfusion that is done.In order to reduce the locational requirement of ice maker, less lattice 60 also can be set and the dosage container 61 with half verification volume is set in these lattice 60, this dosage container then must twice to tray 1 emptying, so that pour into this tray fully; But because the user is more bothersome, this scheme is not preferred.

Fig. 7 illustrates a cross section, a kind of improvement structure of the ice maker 37 through Fig. 6.Towards framework 39, insert a lid 62 with water tank type depression 63 from last with tray 1 partition distance ground, this distance is enough big, does not hinder ice maker to the also oscillating motion of the demoulding position shown in the with dashed lines profile.The dosage container 49 of this water tank type depression 63 and Fig. 3 is the same to have the flow export 51 of form that a lengthwise extend through one is arranged the slot of lattice 2.Flow export 51 is located like this: make that it only can draining in these lattice 2, got rid of through this that water comes down in torrents and on the position of the oscillating motion property that hinders tray 1, freezes in perfusion.This enclosing cover 62 prevents that moisture from overflowing and being limited in from ice maker and forms frost the refrigerating appliance inner room that surrounds ice maker.

Fig. 8 illustrates the three-dimensional view of the refrigerating appliance body 41 that has ice maker 37, and the ice maker of Fig. 7 is shown, and replaces and can use above-described any scheme.Illustrate one with the state of pulling out largely and pull out box 40 from body 41.At the height of the height of pulling out the rear wall 46 that extends on the width of box less than the outer wall of pulling out box 40, this rear wall will be pulled out box 40 and will be separated into preceding lattice 42 and the nominative 47 that is positioned at the back with less degree of depth.The width of lattice 42 and the degree of depth are corresponding to the size of the framework 39 of ice maker 37.From the wall of lattice 42 narrow horizontal bar 43 such support frames 39 to inner process, make ice maker 37 upside and the top edge of outer wall of lattice 42 evenly stop.Be useful on the collection container of ice cube in bar 43 arranged beneath, be the form of drawer 45, it can be pulled out from this box in the front side of pulling out box 40.In order to utilize ice maker, pull it can take out dosage container 61, with two trays of this dosage container perfusion 1 and will pull out box roll back again just enough so that water freezes in tray 1.After water freezes with lever 20 pendulum and drawing forward upwards.The ice cube of being dished out through tray 1 distortion that causes falls into drawer 45 and can take out through drawer.

Owing to pull out box 40 needn't for perfusion be pulled out to than be pulled to before the rear wall 46 of lattice 42 farther, the nominative 47 that is in back is protected the invasion of the extraneous air of avoiding damp and hot.

If rear wall 16 as shown in Figure 8 do not reach bar 43 above go, then framework 39 meets the destination and has step 70 at its lower limb, and is shown in figure 12, makes ice maker 37 can shape be embedded in the opening 44 that is surrounded by bar 43 of lattice 42 sealedly.

If remove from pulling out box 40 without ice maker 37 and with it, can on its position on seamed edge on the rear wall 46 and bar 43 location plug-in part 67, as shown in Figure 9.Plug-in part 67 has base plate 66, and this base plate was opened lattice 42 in 47 minutes with the nominative that increases through taking-up ice maker 37 together with the drawer 45 that comprises within it.Two outstanding downwards bars 68 are locked at plug-in part 67 on the rear wall 46, make it not can from 46 opposed 43 of rear walls on landing.A bar that projects upwards 69 can be set on plug-in part 67, refrigerate thing is crossed base plate when pulling out box 40 forward back edge whereabouts with the smallclothes of avoiding being shelved on the base plate 66.

An alternative of refrigerating appliance shown in Figure 10 has and is installed in the ice maker 37 of pulling out in the box 40.At this, this ice maker 37 is contained on the lattice 42 that separate in the longitudinal side of pulling out box 40, in these lattice 42, extending a narrow and dark drawer 45 below the ice maker 37, is used to collect the ice of processing.

Although the framework of ice maker 37 39 itself is a rectangle with the lattice 42 that hold ice maker, this ice maker can only be with an orientation, be to be positioned on these lattice 42 in the lever 20 embedding nominatives 47.In this orientation, dosage container 61 directly is in the leading edge place that pulls out box 40, and making only needs to pull out box and pull out far away like this in order to take out dosage container 61: dosage container 61 is exposed.For the perfusion tray 1 of ice maker 37, do not need to pull out box 40 and pull out fully; Pull it far away so just much of that: the depression 63 that is in tray 1 top respectively of lid 62 is exposed abundantly for cosily pouring into water.

For ice maker with two trays 1, as shown in Figure 10, must will pull out box 40 pull out obvious half the more than its degree of depth so that can pour into the tray 1 of back.Therefore; For be reduced to the perfusion the required box 40 of pulling out move, Figure 10 have the microscler extension ice maker of depth direction scheme in, meeting the destination can be provided with; Replace two trays 1; Ice maker is equipped with a unique tray 1, and, be used to make the lever 20 of tray 1 swing and distortion to be contained in the adjacent narrow sidewall 5 of lattice tray 1 and dosage container 61 60.

Here, ice maker also can be replaced by plug-in part 67.The configuration of this plug-in part 67 with describe to Figure 11 and 12 the same.

Claims (18)

1. refrigerating appliance, especially the family expenses refrigerating appliance has a body (41) He Yimen; This body surrounds a storage chamber with door; Also have the ice maker (37) that is placed in the storage chamber, it is characterized in that, this ice maker (37) be placed in one can from this body (41), pull out pull out on the box (40).

2. refrigerating appliance according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this ice maker (37) can be pulled out the box (40) from this and taken out.

3. refrigerating appliance according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, pulls out box (40) at this and goes up formation one insertion position, and ice maker (37) shape embeds in this insertion position sealedly.

4. according to the described refrigerating appliance of one of aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that this is pulled out box (40) and is separated at least two lattice (42,47), one of them lattice holds this ice maker.

5. according to the described refrigerating appliance of one of aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that of this ice maker (37) mouth of dishing out leads to this and pulls out in the lattice (42) at least two lattice that box (40) is separated into.

6. according to claim 4 or 5 described refrigerating appliances, it is characterized in that this is pulled out box (40) and is separating on the width and said lattice (42) extend on this pulls out a sidewall of box (40).

7. according to claim 4 or 5 described refrigerating appliances, it is characterized in that this is pulled out, and box (40) is separated and said lattice (42) extend in this front side of pulling out box (40) on depth direction.

8. according to the described refrigerating appliance of one of aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that this ice maker (37) comprises that at least one can be by the tray (1) of a lever (20) around one (23) swing and distortion.

9. refrigerating appliance according to claim 8; It is characterized in that; This lever (20) can be regulated between a resting position and an operating position, and wherein, the handle section (27) of this lever (20) is big in operating position than in resting position with the distance of said axle (23).

10. according to the claim for the moment 8 of quoting claim 5 to 7 or 9 described refrigerating appliances, it is characterized in that this lever (20) embeds in another lattice (47) at least in resting position.

11. to one of 10 described refrigerating appliances, it is characterized in that according to Claim 8 said at least one tray (1) is separated into a plurality of lattice (2) of the ice cube that is used for respectively producing, this ice maker has at least one dosage container (49; 61), this dosage container has the verification volume, and this verification volume is equivalent to integer/one of total measurement (volume) or this volume of these lattice (2).

12. refrigerating appliance according to claim 11 is characterized in that, this dosage container (49) is connected with these lattice (2) through at least one controllable flow export (51).

13. refrigerating appliance according to claim 12 is characterized in that, this flow export (51) can be through the Position Control of said at least one tray (1).

14. according to claim 12 or 13 described refrigerating appliances; It is characterized in that; Said at least one tray (1) can freeze to swing around one (23) between a position and the perfusion position one, freezes the said flow export in position (51) sealing at this, opens wide at this perfusion said flow export in position (51).

15. according to the described refrigerating appliance of one of claim 12 to 14; It is characterized in that; This flow export (51) has the valve of valve seat and closure body (52), and this closure body and said at least one tray (1) can be against between position and the open position on the valve seat at a sealing paste contiguously and move.

16. refrigerating appliance according to claim 11 is characterized in that, this dosage container (61) can take out from a chamber (60) of this ice maker.

17. according to the described refrigerating appliance of one of aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, one be used to collect ice cube collection container can pull out box from this and take out.

18. according to the described refrigerating appliance of one of claim 1 to 16, it is characterized in that, one be used to collect ice cube collection container can pull out from this front side of pulling out box.

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