CN103256768B - There is the ice maker of the handle of manual operation and there is the Domestic refrigerator of this ice maker - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a kind of ice maker (11) for manufacturing ice cube, have: for manufacturing the device (25) of ice cube, it is pivotally supported between perfusion-bit state and throwing bit state in this device (25), the ice cube with at least one ice cube forming pockets (35) shapes shell (29), for irrigating the water tank (39) of this at least one ice cube forming pockets (35) with water and being used for depositing the storage device (37) of the ice cube dished out from ice cube shaping shell (29), wherein, described ice maker (11) has can the handle (41) of manual operation and with the ice cube that supports swingably, this handle (41) is shaped the actuating device (51) that shell (29) couples, the motion of handle (41) is delivered to ice cube and shapes on shell (29) by this actuating device.The invention still further relates to one and there is the Domestic refrigerator (1) of this ice maker (11).

Description

There is the ice maker of the handle of manual operation and there is the domestic refrigeration of this ice maker Utensil

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of ice maker for manufacturing ice cube, there is the device for manufacturing ice cube, in perfusion-bit state And it is pivotally supported at ice cube in device, that there is at least one ice cube forming pockets between throwing bit state and shapes shell, use Yu Yishui irrigates the water tank of at least one ice cube forming pockets, and for depositing the deposit shaping the ice cube dished out shell from ice cube Device.The invention still further relates to a kind of Domestic refrigerator with this ice maker.

Background technology

EP1 857 750A1 describes the system of a kind of housing with thermal insulation and the ice maker being arranged in the inner chamber of housing Cooler has, and this ice maker includes support and at least one container that can pull out from this support.What this support was arranged on inner chamber can By in the grid that valve is closed, and this valve has space, and in the closed position of liner plate, container can be drawn by this space Go out.The space that may pass through valve for directly rotating the knob of ice cube forming containers of ice maker touches when valve is closed.

WO2007/091875A1 describes a kind of ice maker for refrigerator.This ice maker is arranged in refrigerant drawer, Thus ice cube can be merely due to the cold air circulated in refrigerator produces.This ice maker includes being arranged on the reception box of ice maker Water tank.Water tank has water storage chamber and at least one exports, and water can be flowed into shaping shell by this outlet from water storage chamber In, such that it is able to manufactured ice cube by the water flowed into.Water tank has two valve followers, and these valve followers are closed respectively or open two In individual outlet one.Ice maker has two and shapes shell, and each shaping shell therein manually can be turned to by knob.

Summary of the invention

The task of the present invention is, proposes a kind of ice maker and has the Domestic refrigerator of this ice maker, this ice making Device can be used by user is simple and reliable with method in a manual fashion.

The task of the present invention is solved by a kind of ice maker for manufacturing ice cube, and this ice maker has for manufacturing ice cube Device, be pivotally supported between perfusion-bit state and throwing bit state in device, have at least one ice cube shape recessed The ice cube of groove shapes shell, is used for irrigating with water the water tank of at least one ice cube forming pockets, and is used for depositing from ice cube shaping shell In the storage device of ice cube dished out, wherein, this ice maker have the handle that can manually operate and by this handle with can put The ice cube supported shapes the actuating device of shell coupling dynamicly, and the motion of handle is delivered to ice cube and shapes on shell by this actuating device.

This is used for the device the manufacturing ice cube holding means substantially by housing, framework or with type and constitutes, this guarantor Hold and on device, support at least one ice cube shaping shell swingably.In at least one ice cube shapes the perfusion-bit state of shell, permissible The water not freezed is injected into ice cube forming pockets from water tank, thus irrigates each ice cube forming pockets with water.Because at this In preferred embodiment, whole ice maker is positioned in the refrigerating chamber of Domestic refrigerator, water present in the ice cube forming pockets Can be merely due to low temperature full in refrigerating chamber, that be significantly less than zero degrees celsius be frozen into ice cube automatically, ice maker is without oneself Low temperature generator.Ice maker especially may be embodied to entirely without electrically driven (operated).Ice maker may be embodied to purely mechanic, from And it can only be operated by the manual operation of user.This at least one ice cube shapes the swing of shell according to the present invention especially Mechanically carry out, i.e. manually carried out by user.Especially need not and/or be not provided with electronic driving means.

By the handle according to the present invention, at least one ice cube shaping shell can be swung to by user from its perfusion-bit state In throwing bit state, in this throwing bit state, the ice cube completing to freeze can drop out or dish out for the storage device deposited In.Ice cube shapes shell can have elasticity, and this elastic permission ice cube shapes the shell angle distortion with necessity, thus ice cube shapes Groove correspondingly deforms, and extrudes with the ice cube that will freeze.Subsequently, ice cube can automatically fall into deposit dress under the influence of gravity In putting.

Handle construction according to the present invention becomes manually to be operated by user, and wherein, actuating device is configured to hands The motion of handle is converted into ice cube and shapes the oscillating motion of shell.Thus, the motion of user hands then shapes the pendulum of shell with ice cube Dynamic motion difference.In other words, ice cube shaping shell is not directed through the hands movement of user and swings.Exactly, at handle Shape with ice cube and be provided with at least one between shell and especially individually couple conversion joint, this coupling conversion save by handle with can put Dynamic ice cube shapes shell coupling.This at least one coupling conversion joint constitutes actuating device.This actuating device can be respectively according to institute Desired embodiment is constructed differently to, so as to the different types of motion of handle is converted into ice cube and shapes the pendulum of shell Dynamic motion.Handle especially should carry out the motion different from pure rotational motion.Therefore, simpler hands movement, such as is carried out Pure roping is dynamic or pressure is moved, and replaces the knob rotary motion of the joints of hand burden strongly increasing the weight of user, comes for user Say and more conform to human engineering.When should high power be delivered on handle, roping is dynamic or pressure motion can especially have Meaning.The most such as can expend, with few manual force, very many and/or big ice cubes freezed of dishing out.

Pendulum that handle can be differently directed around the axis of oscillation of with ice cube shaping shell, that be especially perpendicular to ice cube shaping shell The rotation axis that moving axis line points to supports swingably, and actuating device can be configured to will manually operate handle Import to driving torque in actuating device, around the rotation axis effect of handle be converted into swing ice cube shape shell, around ice Block shapes the driving torque of the axis of oscillation effect of shell.

Handle can have at least one handle arms, especially two handle arms.The length of this at least one handle arms can Spend few power to produce high torque for user when operating handle.Handle especially can around a rotation axis swingably Supporting, in the position of this rotation axis, handle can be by user by the hands movement carried out the most from the top down or arm Motion operates.Become to be pulled down by user or press by handle construction, ice cube shape shell can spend few manual Operate in the case of power.

This actuating device can have at least one different pendulum that the pendulum angle of handle is converted into ice cube shaping shell The transmission converting unit of dynamic angle.This actuating device especially can have at least one and the little pendulum angle of handle is converted into ice Block shapes the transmission converting unit of the big pendulum angle of shell.Here, the less pendulum angle of handle is it is to be understood that its angle The pendulum angle of shell is shaped less than ice cube.Here, ice cube shapes the bigger pendulum angle of shell it is to be understood that its angle is more than The pendulum angle of handle.In a kind of specific implementation, the pendulum angle of handle is 90 degree, and ice cube shapes the angle of oscillation of shell Degree is more than 90 degree at this, especially between 100 degree to 120 degree, and such as 110 degree.I.e. actuating device is possible not only to be constructed such that, makes The motion of handle must be delivered to ice cube shape on shell, and it is also possible that construct so that realize one conversion, thus pass through The short range motion of handle such as can also realize ice cube shaping shell and be totally turned over throwing bit state from its perfusion-bit state.

Handle generally can be not only used for from its perfusion-bit state, at least one ice cube shaping shell is swung to throwing bit state In, and the ice cube that can be used for angularly distorting elasticity shapes shell, thus ice cube forming pockets correspondingly deforms, with pressure Go out the ice cube freezed.Especially in terms of elastic ice cube shapes this distortion of shell, from handle to ice cube, shape the angle of oscillation of shell Degree conversion can be suitable.Thus, it is also possible to arrange, the bigger swing angular transition of handle become ice cube shape shell Little pendulum angle, so as to the ice cube that bigger torque is applied to elasticity shapes on shell.

In one embodiment, actuating device can have the first transmission converting unit and carrying of endurance curves track The second transmission converting unit along the curve track follower that curve track moves.This actuating device may be embodied as thus Curve transmission device.With in the common effect of the shape and position of curve track follower, the profile of curve track and trend Determine torque transmission and the mode of conversion of actuating device.

First transmission converting unit can be connected with handle.First transmission converting unit especially can turn without relative with handle Connect dynamicly.Alternately or additionally, this curve track can have and arranges sloping surface.This slope may be embodied to Upwardly extend in the rotation axis side of handle.Alternately or additionally, this curve track can with circular arc around the rotation of handle Shaft axis extended an angle.This curve track especially can have spacing ground, circular arc ground thorny with the rotation axis of handle The rotation axis of handle extended an angle.Therefore, the curve track of transmission converting unit can be understood as worm screw helical pitch Or one section of lead (Gewindegang) (Schneckengang).By the shape of curve track, can be relative to The pendulum angle implemented of handle, it is achieved the torque change curve of change and/or the conversion ratio of change.Additionally, torque becomes Change curve and/or conversion ratio can be affected by the shape of curve track follower and position or structurally control.

Second transmission converting unit can shape shell with ice cube and be connected, and especially shapes shell with ice cube and connects without relative rotation Connecing, and have the dish of the rotation axis motion shaping shell around ice cube, curve track follower shapes the rotary shaft of shell with ice cube Extend from this dish on the direction of the rotation axis that line shapes shell at ice cube with having a spacing.Curve track follower shapes with ice cube The distance of the rotation axis of shell or the rotation axis of dish determines decreased food, and this decreased food determines that being applied to ice cube shapes shell On torque.

This dish extended the elongated hole of an angle with can having circular arc around the rotation axis of ice cube shaping shell, was embedded into Tenon in this elongated hole can be rigidly fixed on this device.By the tenon being embedded in elongated hole, ice cube shapes shell can be relative In the housing of device is fixed on its height and position.Because this dish shapes shell at ice cube swings to throwing bit state from perfusion-bit state In or swing back into perfusion-bit state period from throwing bit state and rotate, the circular port that matches with the cross section of tenon not, and Be elongated hole must pass over ice cube shape shell pendulum angle extend, thus ice cube shape shell desired motion not by tenon card Live.

In one embodiment, handle can on the apparatus, especially in the front plate of device supporting and with Support back-moving spring on the apparatus connects, and this back-moving spring is configured to make manually to swing to ice cube and shapes the position of dishing out of shell Handle in state automatically moves and returns in its initial position, and in this initial position, ice cube shapes shell and is again positioned at perfusion In the state of position.By handle manual movement from the perfusion-bit state of ice cube shaping shell to throwing bit state, back-moving spring is by the most pre- Tightly.After user release handle, the back-moving spring of pretension can do so to be used on handle or ice cube shaping shell so that Handle shapes shell and automatically but especially returns to initial position, i.e. ice cube without the motion again of external energy input ground and become with ice cube In the perfusion-bit state of shape shell.Handle and/or ice cube shape shell and can be provided with and stop undesirably quickly returning of handle to be touched Damping brake.

Back-moving spring it is so structured that on device, especially in back wall or in the front plate of device support spiral torsional Power spring.Ice cube shapes shell such as can have pivot, is pivotally supported in device in order to ice cube shapes shell, this pivot It is bearing in the hole of wall section or space, especially in the hole of back wall of housing or space of device.Back-moving spring can have There are a spring spiral section and two spring legs.The wire ends structure that spring leg can be tilted by the two of spring spiral section Become.Spring spiral section can be sleeved on ice cube and shape on the pivot of shell.One spring leg can prop up ice cube and shape shell support, separately One spring leg can prop up housing, especially device or back wall wall section support.

Alternately or additionally, back-moving spring can be arranged between the housing of device and handle.This embodiment party In formula, back-moving spring can also have a spring spiral section and two spring legs.Spring leg is equally by spring spiral section Two tilting wire ends constitute.One spring leg can prop up grip support, another spring leg can prop up housing, Especially device or handle receipt part wall section support.

As already mentioned, this device being used for manufacturing ice cube has the housing with sidewall.Water tank can support On the upper seamed edge of these sidewalls.Alternately or additionally, at least one sidewall of housing can be to form hands groove to be provided with Recess, this recess configuration for vacating a bottom stage of water tank for manually taking out water tank.By at least one side at housing On wall, structure extends up to the hands groove on the upper seamed edge of housing, although water tank cover is contained on housing, the bottom stage of water tank still keeps It is accessible, such that it is able to the upper side at water tank manually catches water tank from opposed two sides in the bottom stage exposed simultaneously. If water tank has handle, hands groove can be arranged in the region of this handle, such that it is able to when water tank cover is contained on housing Catch handle.

Water tank can have the housing being provided with through hole.Water tank especially can have the shell being provided with such through hole Body, this through hole is in shell in the position of supporting at water tank on the upper seamed edge of the sidewall of the housing of the device for manufacturing ice cube Above the recess of the edges open in the sidewall of body.Described hands groove is made up of the recess of edges open thus.If Water tank has the handle of through hole type, and hands groove can be arranged in the region of this through hole, such that it is able to be set with by water tank Through this through hole time on housing.

In order to irrigate at least one ice cube forming pockets, water tank can have the diapire with opening, and this opening can pass through The tilt valve being pivotally supported on diapire is closed.Water tank is arranged to shape shell higher than ice cube.Water tank especially can be bearing in On the housing of ice maker.If swingable tilt valve is positioned in its open position, deposit water in water tank can be due to weight Power is flowed out automatically by least one opening described.In the closed position of tilt valve, water is stoped to flow out from water tank.Replace unique Opening, water tank can have two or more openings.Water tank especially can have and the ice constructed in ice cube shapes shell The row of block forming pockets or row opening as much.In one embodiment, have can be respectively by single tilt valve for water tank Two openings closed.Tilt valve can have reception dish, be close in the closed position in opening cocked bead on Annular seal is bearing in this reception dish.

Tilt valve can have rocking lever, and this rocking lever has at least one and is maintained at the bearing that the diapire with water tank is connected Pivot in liner plate.By the bearing liner plate of water tank, rocking lever can snap on water tank swingably.This simplify tilt valve Assembling.Rocking lever can have the first lever arm being close in a closed position to the opening of water tank.Rocking lever can have especially Its second lever arm opposed with the first lever arm.A spring, especially leaf spring can be launched between the second lever arm and the diapire of water tank Or spring spiral.

Water tank and/or the tilt valve being connected with water tank or rocking lever can have tilt valve, especially rocking lever pretension Spring, especially leaf spring or spring spiral in the position closing opening.This spring, especially leaf spring can with tilt valve or Rocking lever single type ground structure.

In a kind of specific implementation, in other words, ice cube mould is rotatably supported in the end within ice maker On side, face, wherein, in a first direction, such as in the region in drawer front, the handle mechanism according to the present invention can be arranged. On opposed direction, such as in the region of drawer back wall, the first back-moving spring, especially helix torsion spring can be arranged, This back-moving spring makes ice cube mould return in initial position due to distortion power.Ground, end face side, can on the direction in drawer front With by plastic wheel, such as luminaire layout along circle on ice cube mould, wherein, this plastic wheel has protuberance or lobe and elongated hole. This elongated hole for protect when manipulator's handle mechanism ice cube mould in order to avoid prolapse upwards because the supporting arrangement of ice cube mould is upwards Open wide.Structure protuberance on plastic wheel the most functionally and shape in locking manner with correspondingly the shaping of handle mechanism Curve disc is in connection, and wherein, by manipulator's handle mechanism, curve disc such as can vertically be moved to water tank direction, and And plastic wheel is placed in rotation due to the relative configurations of curve disc, wherein, ice cube mold movement is in final position.? During final position is put, ice cube mould collides with the stopper section on ice maker in Background Region.If the front area of ice cube mould continues Continue and rotate, then ice cube mold distortion, and ice cube gets loose out from mould and drops in taking-up shell.The hands of handle mechanism Handle can be by back-moving spring, during especially helix torsion spring automatically returns to initial position.

The perfusion of ice cube mould is carried out by one case.The outlet valve go out with water conservation prevents at water tank such as from kitchen water Tap drips when the ice maker transport water being positioned in Domestic refrigerator.The handle mechanism with the handle according to the present invention draws Play turning to of the rotary motion for being got loose out from mould by ice cube.This ice maker as one being integrally placed in a shell, example In the refrigerant drawer of Domestic refrigerator.This ice maker may be embodied to be taken out completely by user.

More power can be applied when needed to the rotating mechanism of ice cube mould by handle mechanism, the most to be formed The quantity of ice cube bigger time.The power transmission carried out by handle mechanism can be by vibration damping, such as to avoid damaging.

The invention still further relates to a kind of ice maker, be provided with in this ice maker for irrigate ice cube mould, can modular The water tank taken out.This water tank can have kayser protuberance, and water tank is being pushed in set drawer by this kayser protuberance Time connected by clamping (Schnapp)-kayser and to be permanently connected with ice maker, wherein, clamping-kayser connection releasably constructs Become to be taken off by corresponding pressure-loaded.

Ice maker can have at least one valve between water tank, especially discharge outlet and ice cube shell.This valve can be provided with Go out water conservation and/or sealing lip, thus avoid water to discharge when transport.Valve is arranged on water tank and can support swingably In the fixing device of hook-type.Valve can keep closing by integrated leaf spring or spring spiral.The switching mechanism of valve is permissible Unclamp after being inserted in ice maker, and the water in water tank can flow in ice cube mould.The capacity of water tank can be with ice The receiving ability of block mould matches.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Embodiments of the invention are exemplarily illustrated in accompanying schematic figure.Accompanying drawing illustrates:

Fig. 1 has the three-dimensional view of the exemplary Domestic refrigerator of freezer drawer；

Fig. 2 a is before ice maker is encased in freezer drawer, and the exemplary freezing with the ice maker according to the present invention is taken out The three-dimensional view of drawer；

In Fig. 2 b ice maker position in being encased in freezer drawer, have the ice maker according to the present invention, according to figure The freezer drawer three-dimensional view of 2a；

Fig. 3 is according to the exploded view of the ice maker of the present invention；

Fig. 4 a in the corresponding position of perfusion-bit state shaping shell with ice cube, according to the ice maker of Fig. 3 according to the present invention The three-dimensional view of handle；

Fig. 4 b in the corresponding position of throwing bit state shaping shell with ice cube, according to the ice maker of Fig. 3 according to the present invention The three-dimensional view of handle；

Fig. 5 is according to the three-dimensional view cut open of the actuating device of the present invention；

Fig. 6 a is in ice cube shapes shell perfusion-bit state, according to the view cut open that the ice maker of the present invention is three-dimensional；

Fig. 6 b is in ice cube shapes shell throwing bit state, according to the view cut open that the ice maker of the present invention is three-dimensional；

Fig. 7 is according to the three-dimensional view of the water tank of the present invention；With

Fig. 8 have tilt valve, according to the sectional view of the water tank of Fig. 7.

Detailed description of the invention

Fig. 1 illustrates exemplary Domestic refrigerator 1, has cold room 3 and refrigerating chamber 5.Refrigerating chamber 5 arranges and will be stored in Refrigerant therein is cool below the temperature of the freezing point of water, especially until bearing the temperature of 18 degrees Celsius.At shown refrigerating chamber 5 In, such as can arrange three freezer drawer 7a, 7b, 7c with pulling out.

Freezer drawer 7a exemplary shown in Fig. 2 a, this freezer drawer can be encased in the freezing of Domestic refrigerator 1 In room 5, and there is the receiving area 9 for the ice maker 11 according to the present invention.Freezer drawer 7a has a diapire 13, both sides Wall 15a, 15b, back wall 17 and a drawer front 19.Drawer front 19 has handle bar 21 and breach 23.Pass through freezer drawer Breach 23 in the drawer front 19 of 7a, can be as detailed in Fig. 2 b from above touching the ice maker 11 being encased in freezer drawer 7a As carefully illustrating.

As it is shown on figure 3, ice maker 11 has the device 25 for manufacturing ice cube.Device 25 comprises additionally in housing 27 and at least The ice cube that one is pivotally supported in device 25 between perfusion-bit state and throwing bit state shapes shell 29.Exemplary perfusion Position state is shown in Fig. 6 a.Exemplary throwing bit state illustrates in figure 6b.Housing 27 has three sidewall 31a, 31b, 31c. In an illustrated embodiment, sidewall 29c has the recess 33 of edges open.As it can be seen, recess 33 can be by sidewall 31c's The wall section inwardly tumbled is formed.In an illustrated embodiment, ice cube shaping shell 29 has multiple ice cube forming pockets 35 of two rows. Each single ice cube forming pockets 35 is used as to manufacture the mould of single ice cube.Storage device 37 is used for depositing from ice cube shaping shell In the ice cube dished out.In an illustrated embodiment, storage device 37 is configured to removable and/or telescopic drawer, and this is taken out Drawer shapes at ice cube and is bearing on device 25 under shell 29.

The top of device 25 it is bearing in for irrigating the water tank 39 of at least one ice cube forming pockets 35 with water.Ice maker 11 There is the handle 41 wanting manual operation.Handle 41 is pivotally supported in the front plate 43 that the housing 27 with device 25 is connected. In an illustrated embodiment, handle 41 is made up of two handle arms 45a and 45b, and the free end of these handle arms passes through handlebar stem 47 connect.After handlebar stem 47, structure groove 49 on the other hand in front plate 43.Hands groove 49 can be taken out with freezing in moulding and size The handle bar 21 of drawer 7a correspondingly constructs.In the position that ice maker 11 is encased in freezer drawer 7a, hands groove 49 and freezing are taken out The front appearance that the complementary one-tenth of the handle bar 21 of drawer 7a is coherent.

Ice maker 11 has the actuating device 51 coupled by handle 41, this biography with the ice cube shaping shell 29 supported swingably The motion of handle 41 is delivered to ice cube and shapes on shell 29, as being exemplarily illustrated according in the embodiment of Fig. 5 by dynamic device As.Actuating device 51 has at least one first transmission converting unit 51a and at least one second transmission converting unit 51b。

As is shown in fig. 4 a, the first transmission converting unit 51a has curve track 53.First transmission converting unit 51a with Handle 41 is rigidly attached.To this end, the first transmission converting unit 51a has two liner plates 55 respectively with a receiving port 57, its In, respectively kayser one pivot 59 in each receiving port 57, this pivot proficiency shaft arm 45a, 45b with handle 41 respectively connects. Curve track is connected without relative rotation with handle 41 for this respect.Curve track 53 has one and is provided with at handle 41 The surface on the upwardly extending slope, side of rotation axis D.Additionally, the rotation axis D of curve track 53 and handle have a spacing ground, Extend an angle around the rotation axis D of handle 41 to circular arc.If handle 41 shapes shell 29 from shown in Fig. 4 a, ice cube Perfusion-bit state is shown in throwing bit state, then handle 41 and and thus curve track 53 also move to the position shown in Fig. 4 b In putting, this position is roughly equivalent to the half of total pendulum angle of handle 41.

As seen in the overview of the actuating device 51 from Fig. 5, handle 41 shapes shell 29 around with ice cube The rotation axis D that is differently directed of axis of oscillation S support swingably.In an illustrated embodiment, handle 41 is around being perpendicular to ice The rotation axis D of the axis of oscillation S sensing that block shapes shell 29 supports swingably.In order to will be led by the manual operation of handle 41 Enter driving torque in actuating device 51, around the rotation axis D effect of handle 41 be converted into swing ice cube shape shell 29, Shape the driving torque of the axis of oscillation S effect of shell 29 around ice cube, construct actuating device 51.

Shape on shell 29 in order to the torque around rotation axis D effect to be delivered to ice cube, the first transmission converting unit 51a is permanently connected with handle 41.In an illustrated embodiment, the first transmission converting unit 51a have be basically constructed as circle The supporting body 61 of column body segment.Supporting body 61 is implemented with liner plate 55 single type ground.Liner plate 55 plays the effect of swing handle, this swing hands Handle rotates around rotation axis D and makes shell portion swing on a circuit orbit.The outer surface of shell portion is arranged song Trajectory 53.The surface of curve track 53 is in relative to rotation axis D in the radial direction all the time.Additionally, curve track The surface of 53 and rotation axis D have radial spacing ground to be spirally wound around around rotation axis D.Second transmission converting unit 51b exists Slide on curve track 53.Second transmission converting unit 51b and swingable ice cube shape shell 29 and are permanently connected.

In an illustrated embodiment, the second transmission converting unit 51b is configured to curve track follower 63.To this end, curve Track follower 63 is arranged on the sensing curve track 53 of dish 65, especially circular surface.Curve track follower 63 from The surface of dish 65 protrudes above to the direction of curve track 53.Curve track follower 63 can be the most such as by cylindrical Tenon is constituted.

If handle 41 swings to the position shown in Fig. 4 b from the position shown in Fig. 4 a, then curve track 53 to Upper motion.During this motion, the curve track follower 63 original position 67 from shown in Fig. 4 a, curve track 53 is sliding Move in the final position 69 shown in Fig. 4 a.The motion of curve track follower 63 makes dish 65 around axis of oscillation turn S.Because Dish 65 and ice cube shape shell 29 and are permanently connected, ice cube shape shell 29 due to it be pivotally supported in housing 27 from it Perfusion-bit state turns in its throwing bit state.Fig. 5 illustrates that dish 65 and ice cube shape shell 29 in perfusion-bit state and throwing thus Go out the position in the transition position state between a state.Original perfusion-bit state is shown specifically in Fig. 6 a.Here it will be appreciated also that Ground is found out, handle 41 is positioned in the initial position not operated.Throwing bit state is shown specifically in figure 6b.Here it will be appreciated also that Finding out, handle 41 is positioned in the final position operated in this case.

As clearly seen from Figure 3, in the present embodiment, dish 65 shapes shell 29 around ice cube with also having circular arc Rotation axis extends the elongated hole 71 of an angle.What a sidewall 31a of housing 27 and another sidewall 31c of housing 27 was connected Fix on crossbeam 73 or be configured with tenon 75.Tenon 75 is rigidly attached with device 25 thus.Tenon 75 stretches out through elongated hole 71, As shown in Figure 3.Stretched out through elongated hole 71 by tenon 75, prevent dish 65 and be therefore prevented from ice cube shaping shell 29 relative to swinging axle Line S offset movement radially.Simultaneously as be embodied as elongated hole 71, it is possible to realize dish 65 and ice cube shapes shell 29 around axis of oscillation S Rotate in the clear.

Handle 41 is bearing in the front plate 43 of device 25 and multiple with first in the front plate 43 being supported on device 25 Position spring 77 (Fig. 4 a) connects, and this back-moving spring is configured to make by the throwing bit state manually swinging to ice cube shaping shell 29 Handle 41 automatically move and return in its initial position, in this initial position, ice cube shapes shell 26 and is again positioned at perfusion In the state of position.In an illustrated embodiment, the first back-moving spring 77 be configured to make that handle 41 resets, be supported in front plate 43 Helix torsion spring.Additionally, device 25 has props up the second back-moving spring 79 (Fig. 6 b) that the sidewall 31b of device 25 supports.The Two back-moving springs 79 are configured to make the ice cube manually swinging in throwing bit state shaping shell 29 automatically move and return to its In perfusion-bit state according to Fig. 6 a.In an illustrated embodiment, the second back-moving spring 79 is configured to prop up the sidewall 31b of device 25 The helix torsion spring supported.

The separately shown water tank of Fig. 7 39.Water tank 39 comprises additionally in hollow component 81, connects in the cavity of this hollow component Receive water.This hollow component constitutes at least one hydroecium being provided with bottom side openings 91 (Fig. 8).Opening 91 is worked into thus In the diapire 89 of water tank 39.In an illustrated embodiment, diapire 89 is downward-sloping to the direction of opening 91, is especially configured to funnel Shape, thus hydroecium can the most almost entirely empty.

In the present embodiment, in water tank 39, it is provided with two openings 91 that can be closed respectively by a tilt valve 95.In Fig. 8 It is shown specifically a kind of embodiment of tilt valve 95.This tilt valve 95 is pivotally supported on the diapire 89 of water tank 39.To this end, Tilt valve 95 can have rocking lever 97 as shown in the figure, and this rocking lever has at least one and is maintained at the diapire 89 with water tank 39 even Pivot pin 99 in the bearing liner plate 101 connect.

Rocking lever 97 in tilt valve 95, i.e. illustrated embodiment is tightened to close each by spring 103, especially spring spiral in advance Opening 91 position in.Spring 103 can with tilt valve 95 or rocking lever 97 single type construct.

The hollow component 81 of water tank 39 can have through hole 105 as shown in Figure 7.As Fig. 3 is shown specifically, This through hole 105 can be at water tank 39 at the sidewall 31a of the housing 27 of device 25, the position of supporting on the upper seamed edge of 31b, 31c In (Fig. 3) be in above the recess 33 of edges open, thus the water tank 39 being sleeved on device 25 can be by the hands of user Hold recess 33 from below and take off from device 25.

In an illustrated embodiment, water tank 39 the most also has lid 107, and this lid is pivotally supported at hollow body On component 81, and this lid has seal section 109, and this seal section is the water filling port of closed tank 39 in the detent position of lid 107 111.Additionally, lid 107 can also have the breach 113 mated in shape and size with through hole 105, thus in lid 107 envelopes In the case of closing, although the size of lid 107 is overlapping with through hole 105, through hole 105 is still vacated, in order to passed by finger.

List of reference signs

1 Domestic refrigerator

3 cold rooms

5 refrigerating chambers

7a, 7b, 7c freezer drawer

9 receiving areas

11 ice makers

13 diapires

15a, 15b sidewall

17 back walls

19 drawer fronts

21 handle bars

23 breach

25 devices

27 housings

29 ice cubes shape shell

31a, 31b, 31c sidewall

33 recesses

35 ice cube forming pockets

37 storage devices

39 water tanks

41 handles

43 front plate

45a, 45b handle arms

47 handlebar stems

49 hands grooves

51 actuating devices

51a the first transmission converting unit

51b the second transmission converting unit

53 curve tracks

55 liner plates

57 receiving ports

59 pivots

61 supporting bodies

63 curve track followers

65 dishes

67 original positions

69 final positions

71 elongated holes

73 crossbeams

75 tenons

77 first back-moving springs

79 second back-moving springs

81 hollow components

89 diapires

91 openings

95 tilt valve

97 rocking levers

99 pivot pins

101 bearing liner plates

103 springs

105 through holes

107 lids

109 seal sections

111 water filling ports

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Claims (22)

1. for manufacturing the ice maker of ice cube, have: for manufacturing the device (25) of ice cube, perfusion-bit state and throwing bit state it Between be pivotally supported at ice cube in this device (25), that there is at least one ice cube forming pockets (35) shape shell (29), For irrigating the water tank (39) of this at least one ice cube forming pockets (35) with water, and it is used for depositing from ice cube shaping shell (29) The storage device (37) of the ice cube dished out, it is characterised in that described ice maker (11) has can the handle (41) of manual operation Shaping, with the ice cube supported swingably, the actuating device (51) that shell (29) couples with by this handle (41), this actuating device is by hands The motion of handle (41) is delivered to ice cube and shapes on shell (29), and wherein, described handle (41) is around the pendulum of with ice cube shaping shell (29) The rotation axis (D) that moving axis line (S) is differently directed supports swingably.

Ice maker the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that described actuating device (51) is configured to by handle (41) Manual operation import to the driving torque that rotation axis (D) in actuating device (51), around handle (41) acts on and be converted into Ice cube is made to shape the driving torque that axis of oscillation (S) that shell (29) swings, around ice cube shaping shell (29) acts on.

3. according to the ice maker of claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that described actuating device (51) has at least one transmission and turns Changing unit (51a, 51b), the pendulum angle of handle (41) is converted into ice cube and shapes shell (29) no by described transmission converting unit Same pendulum angle.

Ice maker the most according to claim 3, it is characterised in that described actuating device (51) has endurance curves track (53) Second transmission of the curve track follower (63) that the first transmission converting unit (51a) and carrying are moved along curve track (53) turns Change unit (51b).

Ice maker the most according to claim 4, it is characterised in that described first transmission converting unit (51a) is with handle (41) even Connecing, described curve track (53) has the surface on the upwardly extending slope, side being provided with the rotation axis (D) in handle (41), And with having spacing ground, the circular arc rotation around handle (41) of the rotation axis (D) of described curve track (53) and handle (41) Axis (D) extends an angle.

6. according to the ice maker of claim 4 or 5, it is characterised in that described second transmission converting unit (51b) shapes with ice cube Shell (29) connects, and has the dish (65) that moves of rotation axis (S) shaping shell (29) around ice cube, and described curve track is servo-actuated The rotation axis (S) of device (63) and ice cube shaping shell (29) shapes the side of the rotation axis (S) of shell (29) with having spacing at ice cube Upwards extend from this dish.

Ice maker the most according to claim 6, it is characterised in that described dish (65) shapes shell (29) around ice cube with having circular arc Rotation axis (S) extend the elongated hole (71) of an angle, and a tenon (75) being embedded in described elongated hole (71) is solid rigidly It is scheduled on described device (25).

8. according to the ice maker any one of claim 1,2,4,5,7, it is characterised in that described handle (41) is at described device (25) upper supporting and the back-moving spring (77,79) upper with being supported on this device (25) connect, and described back-moving spring structure is used In the initial bit making the handle (41) manually swinging in the throwing bit state of ice cube shaping shell (29) motion automatically return to it In putting, in this initial position, ice cube shapes shell (29) and is again positioned in perfusion-bit state.

Ice maker the most according to claim 8, it is characterised in that described back-moving spring (77,79) is configured at described device (25) the upper helix torsion spring supported.

10. according to the ice maker any one of claim 1,2,4,5,7,9, it is characterised in that for manufacturing this dress of ice cube Putting (25) and have the housing (27) with sidewall (31a, 31b, 31c), water tank (39) is bearing on the upper seamed edge of described sidewall, institute At least one sidewall (31a, 31b, 31c) stating housing (27) is provided with recess (33) to form hands groove (49), this recess structure Make the bottom stage for vacating water tank (39) for manually taking out water tank.

11. according to the ice maker any one of claim 1,2,4,5,7,9, it is characterised in that described water tank (39) has shell Body, this housing is provided with through hole (105).

12. according to the ice maker any one of claim 1,2,4,5,7,9, it is characterised in that be used for irrigating at least one ice The water tank (39) of block forming pockets (35) has the diapire (89) with opening (91,93), and described opening can be by swingable The tilt valve (95) that is bearing on diapire (89) close.

13. ice makers according to claim 12, it is characterised in that described tilt valve (95) has rocking lever (97), this rocking arm Bar has at least one pivot pin (99) being maintained in the bearing liner plate (101) that the diapire (89) with water tank (39) is connected.

14. ice makers according to claim 12, it is characterised in that described water tank (39) has tilt valve (95) and to be tightened to envelope in advance Close the spring (103) in the position of described opening (91,93).

15. ice makers according to claim 1, it is characterised in that described handle (41) is perpendicular to ice cube around one and shapes shell (29) The rotation axis (D) that points to of axis of oscillation (S) support swingably.

16. ice makers according to claim 5, it is characterised in that described first transmission converting unit (51a) and handle (41) nothing Connect in relative rotation.

17. ice makers according to claim 6, it is characterised in that described second transmission converting unit (51b) shapes shell with ice cube (29) connect without relative rotation.

18. ice makers according to claim 8, it is characterised in that the described handle (41) front plate in described device (25) (43) above support and connect with the back-moving spring (77,79) being supported in this front plate (43).

19. ice makers according to claim 18, it is characterised in that described back-moving spring (77,79) is configured in back wall (17) Or the upper helix torsion spring supported of the front plate (43) of this device (25).

20. ice makers according to claim 11, it is characterised in that described housing is provided with such through hole (105): this passes through Through hole water tank (39) for manufacture ice cube device (25) housing (27) sidewall (31a, 31b, 31c) upper seamed edge on Recess (33) top of the edges open in one of sidewall (31a, 31b, 31c) being in housing (27) in the position of supporting.

21. ice makers according to claim 14, it is characterised in that described water tank (39) has rocking lever (97) and to be tightened to envelope in advance Close the leaf spring in the position of described opening (91,93) or spring spiral.

22. Domestic refrigerators, have according to the ice maker (11) any one of claim 1 to 21.