CN103486810B

CN103486810B - Refrigerator

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Publication number: CN103486810B
Application number: CN201310231207.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 孙周炫; 李东勋; 李旭镛; 李东埙; 金东正
Original assignee: LG Electronics Inc
Current assignee: LG Electronics Inc
Priority date: 2012-06-12
Filing date: 2013-06-09
Publication date: 2015-11-18
Anticipated expiration: 2033-06-09
Also published as: CN103486810A; KR101966043B1; KR20130138958A; US20130327081A1; EP2674703A1; EP2674703B1

Abstract

The invention discloses a kind of refrigerator, it comprises: casing, limits refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber; Refrigerating-chamber door; Ice bank, is arranged on refrigerating-chamber door; Distributor, is arranged on the below of ice bank.This refrigerator also comprises: ice machine, is arranged in refrigerating chamber; Transfer component, is connected to ice machine, and is configured to the ice made in ice machine to transfer to ice bank; Ice chute, is connected to ice bank by the outlet of transfer component.Ice chute limits the ice transfering channel between transfer component and ice bank.This refrigerator also comprises stop part, is arranged in the discharge end of ice chute, and is configured to stop in the state opened at refrigerating-chamber door that ice discharges from ice chute.

Description

Refrigerator

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of refrigerator.

Background technology

Generally speaking, refrigerator is with the household electrical appliance of low-temperature storage food in the interior storage space covered by door.Namely, the cold air carrying out heat exchange generation by being used in the cold-producing medium circulated in refrigerating circuit due to this refrigerator cools the inside of storage area, so food stored in storage area can store to slow down the state addled.

And the ice machine for ice making can be arranged on the inside of refrigerator.This ice machine is constructed such that to be contained in ice pallet from the water capacity of watering or water tank supply to make ice cube.And, can be arranged in this refrigerating-chamber door for the ice made in pure water or this ice machine being assigned to outside distributor.

Summary of the invention

On the one hand, refrigerator comprises: casing, limits refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber; Refrigerating-chamber door, is configured to open and close described refrigerating chamber at least partially; Ice bank, is arranged on described refrigerating-chamber door, and is configured to be stored in wherein for ice.This refrigerator also comprises: distributor, is arranged on the below of described ice bank, and is configured to distribute the ice stored in described ice bank; Ice machine, is arranged in described refrigerating chamber, and is configured to ice making.This refrigerator also comprises: transfer component, is connected to described ice machine, and is configured to the ice made in described ice machine to transfer to described ice bank; Ice chute, is connected to described ice bank by the outlet of described transfer component.Described ice chute limits the ice transfering channel between described transfer component and described ice bank.In addition, this refrigerator also comprises stop part, is arranged in the discharge end of described ice chute, and is configured to stop in the state opened at described refrigerating-chamber door that ice discharges from described ice chute.

Embodiment can comprise one or more following characteristics.Such as, stop part can have the shape of the discharge end covering described ice chute and can have multiple wing plate (flap), and described multiple wing plate is limited by multiple multiple lines of cut radially arranged from described stop part.In this example, described stop part can apply resistance to the ice through described stop part and can be bent to the dynamic ice of trying hard to recommend by enough large is discharged.Described stop part can be made through the flexible material returning to its home position afterwards by ice.This stop part can be fabricated from a silicon.Cold air holes can be limited at the center of described stop part.The diameter of cold air holes can be less than the diameter of the ice cube through described stop part.

In certain embodiments, stop part can comprise baffle plate, and described shutter configuration becomes to rotate to open and close the discharge end of described ice chute at least partially.In these embodiments, the rotating shaft of this baffle plate can be arranged on the top of the discharge end of described ice chute, and described baffle plate can apply resistance and rotatable to enable to be discharged by described stop part by enough large dynamic ice of trying hard to recommend to the ice through described stop part, and described stop part can return to its home position through after described stop part by himself weight at ice.

In some instances, spring can be connected to the rotating shaft of this baffle plate.In these examples, baffle plate can apply resistance to the ice through described stop part, rotatable to make to be discharged by described stop part by enough large dynamic ice of trying hard to recommend, and its home position can be turned back to through after described stop part by the restoring force of described spring at ice.

In addition, this refrigerator can comprise supporting member, and the discharge end of described ice chute is connected to described stop part by described supporting member, and described stop part can be coupled to described supporting member.Stop part can be coupled to the discharge end of described ice chute.This stop part can be connected to the sidewall corresponding with the discharge end of ice chute of refrigerating chamber.

In certain embodiments, this ice machine can be configured to make spherical ice cube.In these embodiments, this ice machine can comprise: upper tray, comprises with the first recessed recess of hemispherical; And lower tray, comprise with the second recessed recess of hemispherical.Described upper tray and described lower tray can be arranged such that described first recess is recessed away from described lower tray, and described second recess is recessed away from described upper tray.

On the other hand, refrigerator comprises: casing, limits refrigerating chamber wherein, and this casing has open side.This refrigerator also comprises: door, is configured to the open side that opens and closes to expose and cover this casing at least partially; And ice bank, be arranged on this back surface, and be configured to store ice.This refrigerator also comprises: ice machine, to be arranged in this casing and to be configured to ice making; Transfer component, is connected to this ice machine and is configured to the ice made in this ice machine to transfer to this ice bank; And ice chute, the outlet of this transfer component is connected to this ice bank.This ice chute limits the ice transfering channel between this transfer component and this ice bank.In addition, this refrigerator comprises: stop part, and the discharge end being arranged on this ice chute is configured to interfere ice to discharge from this ice chute.

Embodiment can comprise one or more following characteristics.Such as, this stop part can comprise: anterior, is arranged in the discharge end of this ice chute; And multiple wing plate, limit by carrying out radial cuts to the front portion of this stop part.In this example, multiple wing plate can based on make ice cube by described stop part transfer to described ice bank described transfer component and to lateral bend in described ice bank.

This stop part is removably connected to the discharge end of this ice chute.This cover this casing open side state under, this stop part can be arranged in this ice bank at least partially.

The details of one or more embodiment proposes in the accompanying drawings and the description below.From description and accompanying drawing and from claims, other features will be apparent.

Detailed description of the invention

Now, will in detail with reference to preferred embodiment of the present invention, its example is shown in the drawings.

In the following description in detail of preferred embodiment, with reference to forming the accompanying drawing of its part, the wherein example of concrete preferred embodiment that can put into practice via the present invention of embodiment and illustrating.These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art put into practice the present invention, and can understand, when not deviating from the spirit and scope of the present invention, other embodiments can be adopted and can make a change in logical construction, machinery, electronics and chemistry etc.In order to avoid putting into practice the unnecessary details of the present invention for those skilled in the art, description can be omitted and be well known to a person skilled in the art some information.Therefore, the following detailed description limits absolutely not.

Fig. 1 illustrates the example of refrigerator.Fig. 2 is the example of the ice-making compartment in the example of the cold air recurrent state of the inside that the refrigerator shown in Fig. 1 is shown and the refrigerator shown in Fig. 1.

See figures.1.and.2, refrigerator 1 comprises: casing 10, limits storage area; And door 20 and 30, be arranged on casing 10.The profile of refrigerator 1 can be limited by casing 10 and door 20 and 30.

Storage area in casing 10 is vertically separated by dividing plate 11.Refrigerating chamber 12 is limited in the upside be separated out, and refrigerating chamber 13 is limited in the downside be separated out.

Door 20 and 30 comprises: refrigerating-chamber door 20, is used to open or close refrigerating chamber 12; And refrigerating chamber door 30, be used to open or close refrigerating chamber 13.

Refrigerating-chamber door 20 comprise be arranged on it left side and right side on multiple doors.Multiple door comprises the first refrigerating-chamber door 21, and is arranged on second refrigerating-chamber door 22 on right side of the first refrigerating-chamber door 21.First refrigerating-chamber door 21 and the second refrigerating-chamber door 22 relative to each other rotate independently.

Refrigerating chamber door 30 can be set to the door slidably entered.Refrigerating chamber door 30 comprises the multiple doors vertically arranged.If needed, refrigerating chamber door 30 can be set to a door.

Distributor 23 for dispensing water or ice is arranged in the one of the first refrigerating-chamber door 21 and the second refrigerating-chamber door 22.Such as, the structure in the first refrigerating-chamber door 21 of arranging of distributor 23 shown in Figure 1.

Ice-making compartment 40 for ice making and storage ice is limited in the first refrigerating-chamber door 21.Ice-making compartment 40 is set to independently insulating space.Ice-making compartment 40 can open or close by ice-making compartment door 41.Ice machine for ice making can be arranged in ice-making compartment 40.And, for storing the ice made or the parts being distributed the ice made by distributor 23 can be arranged in ice-making compartment 40.

The cool air inlet 42 be communicated with the cold airduct 50 be arranged in casing 10 when the first refrigerating-chamber door 21 is closed and cold-air vent 43 are all arranged in a surface of ice-making compartment 40.Be incorporated into the inner side of the chilled air cools ice-making compartment 40 in cool air inlet 42 with ice making.Afterwards, the cold air of heat exchange is discharged into the outside of ice-making compartment 40 by cold-air vent 43.

The heat-exchanging chamber 14 separated with refrigerating chamber 13 is limited in the rear side of refrigerating chamber 13.Evaporimeter is arranged in heat-exchanging chamber 14.The cold air produced in evaporimeter can be fed in refrigerating chamber 13, refrigerating chamber 12 and ice-making compartment 40 to cool the inside of each of refrigerating chamber 13, refrigerating chamber 12 and ice-making compartment 40.

And, for cold air being fed to ice-making compartment 40 and being arranged on the sidewall of casing 10 from the cold airduct 50 that ice-making compartment 40 reclaims cold air.Cold airduct 50 extends to the top of refrigerating chamber 12 from the side of refrigerating chamber 13.When the first refrigerating-chamber door 21 is closed, cold airduct 50 is communicated with cool air inlet 42 and cold-air vent 43.And cold airduct 50 is communicated with heat-exchanging chamber 14 and refrigerating chamber 13.

Therefore, the cold air in heat-exchanging chamber 14 is incorporated in ice-making compartment 40 by the service duct 51 of cold airduct 50.And the cold air in ice-making compartment 40 is recovered in refrigerating chamber 13 by the recovery approach 52 of cold airduct 50.Cold air carry out continuous circulation by cold airduct 50 and in ice-making compartment 40 ice making and store ice.

In the refrigerator with structure described above, perform in the ice-making compartment 40 that the making of ice and being stored in is arranged in refrigerating-chamber door 20, this increases the volume of refrigerating-chamber door 20.Therefore, the spatial accommodation limited in the back surface of refrigerating-chamber door 20 can reduce.

And because the cold air for ice making is upwards fed to ice-making compartment, energy consumption may increase.

Fig. 3 is the example of the refrigerator that door is opened, and Fig. 4 is the example of the ice bank that door is opened, and Fig. 5 is the inside of the example that refrigerating chamber is shown.

With reference to Fig. 3 to Fig. 5, refrigerator 100 comprises casing 110 and door.At this, casing 110 and thresholding determine the profile of refrigerator 100.The inside of casing 110 is separated by dividing plate 111.Namely, refrigerating chamber 112 is limited at upside, and refrigerating chamber 113 is limited at downside.

For the ice machine 200 of ice making with for by the ice made, the ice transfer device 300 transferred in ice bank 140 can be arranged in refrigerating chamber 113.And the ice chute 340 of ice transfer device 300 and cold airduct 350 have the opening 341 and 351 in the sidewall being limited to refrigerating chamber 112 respectively.The opening 341 of ice chute 340 can be described as " discharge end 341 ", because ice is discharged into ice bank 140 from ice chute 340 by the opening 341 of ice chute 340.

Door comprises the refrigerating-chamber door 120 for covering refrigerating chamber 112 and the refrigerating chamber door 130 for covering refrigerating chamber 113.Refrigerating-chamber door 120 comprises rotation with the first refrigerating-chamber door 121 and the second refrigerating-chamber door 122 opening or closing refrigerating chamber 112.And refrigerating chamber door 130 can be extracted out to open or close refrigerating chamber 113 along the longitudinal direction slidably.

Distributor 123 can be arranged in the front surface of the first refrigerating-chamber door 121.The ice made in pure water and ice machine 200 is assigned to outside by distributor 123.

Ice bank 140 is arranged in the back surface of refrigerating-chamber door 120.Ice bank 140 is provided for the space storing the ice shifted by ice transfer device 300.And ice bank 140 can be opened by the first refrigerating-chamber door 121.Ice bank 140 limits insulating space.And when the first refrigerating-chamber door 121 is closed, ice bank 140 is connected to ice chute 340 and cold airduct 350 to allow supply ice and to allow cold air to circulate.Ice bank 140 is communicated with distributor 123.Therefore, when handling distributor 123, the ice be stored in ice bank 140 can distribute.And, can be arranged in ice bank 140 for the independent housing 142 holding ice.In addition, be configured to shift reposefully the spiral organ 143 of ice and also can be arranged in ice bank 140 with the blade distributing ice cube for crushing ice.

And ice bank 140 protrudes the madial wall contacting refrigerating chamber 112 when the first refrigerating-chamber door 121 is closed.In the sidewall corresponding with the opening 341 and 351 of the ice chute 340 in the madial wall being arranged at refrigerating chamber 112 and cold airduct 350 that airport 144 and ice access aperture 145 can also be limited at ice bank 140.Therefore, when the first refrigerating-chamber door 121 is closed, the ice made and for keeping the cold air of ice can be fed in ice bank 140.

Stop part (Reference numeral 400 see Fig. 9) is arranged on the side of opening 341 of ice chute 340.Stop part 400 can be for interfering the component transferring to the ice ice access aperture 145 from the opening 341 of ice chute 340.The ice shifted between the opening 341 and ice access aperture 145 of ice chute 340 can rest between stop part 400 and ice chute 340 by the interference of stop part 400.Therefore, stop part 400 can prevent the subglacial when the first refrigerating-chamber door 121 is opened from falling to the ground.

It is inner that the drawer that can extract out, ice machine 200 and ice transfer device 300 can be arranged on refrigerating chamber 113.

Ice machine 200 is configured by use and carrys out ice making from the water of watering supply.Ice machine 200 can be arranged on the upper left side of refrigerating chamber 113.Ice machine 200 is fixedly mounted on the basal surface of dividing plate 111.The ice made in ice machine 200 can fall and fall into the shell 310 of ice transfer device 300.

And, for by the ice made in ice machine 200, the ice transfer device 300 be fed in ice bank 140 can be arranged on the below of ice machine 200.Namely, the position of ice machine 200 and ice transfer device 300 can be determined by the position of ice bank 140.At this, ice machine 200 and ice transfer device 300 can be arranged on the upper left side of refrigerating chamber 113, make to be arranged on the ice machine 200 in the first refrigerating-chamber door 121, have the shortest distance between ice transfer device 300 and each of ice bank 140.

Ice transfer device 300 can be arranged on the below of ice machine 200 and be fixedly mounted on the sidewall of refrigerating chamber 113.Transfer component 320 for shifting ice can be arranged in shell 310.Shell 310 can be connected to ice chute 340 to be transferred in ice bank 140 by ice chute 340 by the ice made.And the cold air around the ice that ice chute 340 shifts can be recycled to (or supplying from refrigerating chamber 113) in refrigerating chamber 113.

Cold airduct 350 is arranged on the side of ice transfer device 300.Cold airduct 350 is configured to the cold air supply of refrigerating chamber 113 (or recovery) in ice bank 140.The entrance of cold airduct can expose to the inside of refrigerating chamber 113, and air blast 353(is shown in Fig. 7) can be arranged on the side of cold airduct 350.

When air blast 353 rotates forward, the cold air of refrigerating chamber 113 is fed in ice bank 140 by cold airduct 350, and the cold air be fed in ice bank 140 is recovered in refrigerating chamber 113 by ice chute 340.On the other hand, when air blast 353 reversely rotates, the cold air of refrigerating chamber 113 is fed in ice bank 140 by ice chute 340, and the cold air be fed in ice bank 140 is recovered in refrigerating chamber 113 by cold airduct 350.That is, one in ice chute 340 and cold airduct 350 can be served as " cold air feed line ", for cold air being fed in ice bank 140, and the another one in ice chute 340 and cold airduct 350 can be served as " cold air recovery conduit ", for being recovered in refrigerating chamber 113 by the cold air of ice bank 140.

Fig. 6 shows the example of ice machine.With reference to Fig. 6, ice machine 200 is arranged on the ice machine support that is arranged on dividing plate 111 (Reference numeral 250 see Fig. 7).And ice machine 200 comprises: upper tray 210, limit its top profile; Lower tray 220, limits its low profile; Electric machine assembly, for the one in operation upper part pallet 210 and lower tray 220; And deliverying unit, for separating of the ice that upper tray 210 or lower tray 220 are made.

Such as, when observing from upside, lower tray 220 has the shape of approximating square.And lower tray 220 has recess 225 recessed down, and it is hemispherical, thus makes the bottom with sphere or spherical ice.Lower tray 220 can be formed by metal material.When needed, being formed by deformable material at least partially of lower tray 220.In some instances, only a part for lower tray 220 is formed by elastomeric material.

Lower tray 220 can comprise: pallet housing 221, limits its profile; Tray body 223, is arranged on pallet housing 221 to limit the recess 225 providing the space of making ice; And pallet cover 226, tray body 223 is fixed and is installed to pallet housing 221.

Pallet housing 221 can have the shape of square frame.And pallet housing 221 also extends up and down along its periphery.And the base portion 221a striking out annular is arranged in pallet housing 221.Base portion 221a can have the shape of the recess 225 corresponding to tray body 223.And base portion 221a has circular inner surface, makes to have hemispheric recess 225 and stably settles thereon.Base portion 221a can be set to multiple, to correspond to position and the shape of recess 225.Therefore, multiple base portion 221a can be arranged to a line continuously and be connected to each other.

And upper tray 210 and electric machine assembly 240 are connected to the rear side of pallet housing 221.And lower tray connecting portion 222 is arranged on the rear side of pallet housing 221, pallet housing 221 is rotatably installed.

And the elastic component installation portion 221b for installing elastic component 231 also can be arranged on the side surface of pallet housing 221, described elastic component 231 provides elastic force to keep the closure state of lower tray 220.

Tray body 223 is formed by elastically deformable flexible material.Tray body 223 is placed on pallet housing 221.Tray body 223 comprises: planar portions 224, has the shape corresponding to tray body 223; And recess 225, recessed from planar portions 224.

Planar portions 224 is the plate shapes with predetermined thickness.And planar portions 224 can have the shape of the top surface corresponding to pallet housing 221, planar portions 224 is received in pallet housing 221.And recess 225 can be hemispherical, to limit the lower casing providing the space of making ice cube.Alternatively, recess 225 can have the shape of the recess 225 corresponding to upper tray 210.Therefore, when upper tray 210 and lower tray 220 close, the shell providing and there is spherical or spherical space can be limited.

Recess 225 can be given prominence to downwards through the base portion 221a of pallet housing 221.Therefore, when lower tray 220 rotates, recess 225 can be discharged unit and promote.As a result, the ice in recess 225 is separable to outside.

And the lower protrusion projected upwards is arranged around recess 225.When upper tray 210 and lower tray 220 are relative to each other closed, lower protrusion can be overlapping with the top protrusion of upper tray 210 to prevent water seepage.

Pallet cover 226 can be arranged on tray body 223, so that tray body 223 is fixed to pallet housing 221.Bolt or rivet can be connected to pallet cover 226.This bolt or rivet continuously across pallet cover 226, tray body 223 and pallet housing 221 to assemble lower tray 220.

The pressing part 226a that shape corresponds to the shape of the unlimited top surface of the recess 225 limited in tray body 223 is limited in pallet cover 226.Pressing part 226a can in the shape of the multiple circles in turn overlapped each other.Therefore, when lower tray 220 is fully assembled, recess 225 is exposed by pressing part 226a, and lower protrusion is arranged on pressing part 226a inside.

Upper tray 210 limits the top profile of ice machine 200.Upper tray 210 can comprise the installation portion 211 for installing ice machine 200 and the tray portion 212 for ice making.

In detail, installation portion 211 is configured to inside ice machine 200 being arranged on refrigerating chamber 113.Installation portion 211 can along the vertical extension in the direction perpendicular to tray portion 212.Therefore, installation portion 211 can surface contact refrigerating chamber 113 to keep its stable installment state.

And tray portion 212 can have the shape corresponding to lower tray 220.Tray portion 212 can comprise multiple recess 213, and each recess 213 is upwards recessed and in hemispherical.Multiple recess 213 is linearly in turn arranged.When upper tray 210 and lower tray 220 close, the recess 225 of lower tray 220 and the recess 213 of upper tray 210 connect and match each other in shape, thus limit the shell of the ice making space providing spherical or spherical.The recess 213 of upper tray 210 can have the hemispherical corresponding to lower tray 220.

The axle connection part 211a that lower tray connecting portion 222 axle connects on it also can be arranged on the rear side of tray portion 212.Axle connection part 211a is from the both sides of the basal surface of tray portion 212 to downward-extension and axle is connected to lower tray connecting portion 222.Therefore, lower tray 220 axle is connected to upper tray 210 and is rotatably installed in upper tray 210.Namely, lower tray 220 is rotatably opened by the rotation of electric machine assembly 240 or is closed.

Upper tray 210 can be formed by metal material.Therefore, upper tray 210 can be configured to the water in freezing shell rapidly.And, also can be arranged on upper tray 210 for heating upper tray 210 with the heater making ice and be separated with upper tray 210.And, can be arranged on upper tray 210 for feed pipe water is fed in the water unit 214 of upper tray 210.

The recess 213 of upper tray 210 can be formed by elastomeric material, as the recess 225 of lower tray 220, ice cube is easily separated.

Turning arm 230 and elastic component 231 are arranged on the side of lower tray 220.Turning arm 230 can be configured such that the tension force with elastic component 231.Turning arm 230 is rotatably installed in lower tray 220.

One end axle of turning arm 230 is connected to lower tray connecting portion 222.Therefore, even if lower tray 220 is in closed state, turning arm 230 is also rotatable to make elastic component 231 can tensioning (tightening).And elastic component 231 is arranged between turning arm 230 and elastic component installation portion 221b.Elastic component 231 can comprise tension spring.Therefore, turning arm 230 also can rotate in the counterclockwise direction under the closed state of lower tray 220, to make elastic component 231 can tensioning.As a result, lower tray 220 can closely be attached to upper tray 210 to prevent water seepage during ice making by the elastic force of elastic component 231.

Electric machine assembly 240 can be arranged on the side of upper tray 210 and lower tray 220, and comprises motor.And this electric machine assembly can comprise multiple gear be bonded to each other to regulate the rotation of lower tray 220.

Fig. 7 is the overall structure of the example that ice transfer device is shown.Fig. 8 is the example that ice transfering state is shown by the example of ice transfer device.

With reference to Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, ice transfer device 300 is arranged in refrigerating chamber 113, and is connected to ice bank 140, to be fed in ice bank 140 by the ice made in ice machine 200 via refrigerating chamber 113, refrigerating chamber 112 and the first refrigerating-chamber door 121.

Ice transfer device 300 can be arranged in the inner housing 115 of the inner surface limiting casing 110, and exposes to the inside of refrigerator.At this, ice transfer device 300 can be arranged on be connected in inner housing 115 component (support as independent) on.And, ice transfer device 300 can be embedded in the isolated material be arranged between the shell body 114 of casing 110 and inner housing 115 at least partially, to provide isolation performance.

Ice transfer device 300 comprises: shell 310, and the ice cube shifted from ice machine 200 is supplied to wherein; Transfer component 320, is arranged in shell 310, to shift ice in shell 310; Driver element 330, for rotating transfer component 320; And ice chute 340, for the ice in shell 310 is directed upwardly to distributor 123.

Shell 310 is arranged on the below of ice machine 200.And shell 310 is provided in the space wherein holding ice and transfer component 320.Shell 310 is open upwards to hold the ice supplied from ice machine 200.

At this, the top of shell 310 is arranged on the below of ice machine 200 and the inside to refrigerating chamber 113 is exposed.And the bottom holding the shell 310 of transfer component 320 can be embedded in the isolated material between shell body 114 and inner housing 115.

And transfer component 320 is arranged in shell 310.Transfer component 320 can be gear shape or impeller shape.Transfer component 320 can be configured to the spherical or spherical ice cube made to be received in the space between multiple protrusions 321 disposed thereon.

At this, whole transfer component 320 can be contained in shell 310.The rotating shaft of transfer component 320 passes shell 310 and is exposed to the outside of shell 310.And driver element 330 is connected to the rotating shaft of transfer component 320 to be provided for rotating the power of transfer component 320.

Driver element 330 can be configured to the power being provided for rotating transfer component 320.Driver element 330 comprises for the gear assembly providing the drive motors of rotary power and rotate by this drive motors.This gear assembly can be set to multiple.And multiple gear can be bonded to each other the speed of rotation controlling transfer component 320.

The ice cube made in ice machine 200 is directed in ice bank 140 by ice chute 340, and simultaneously, guides the cold air circulated between refrigerating chamber 113 and ice bank 140.Ice chute 340 extends up to from the side of shell 310 for ice bank 140 first refrigerating-chamber door 121 mounted thereto.Therefore, ice chute 340 can be hollow tubular, and spherical or spherical ice cube is shifted by it.When ice chute 340 is cylindrical shape, the internal diameter of ice chute 340 may correspond to the diameter in spherical or spherical ice cube, or less times greater than the diameter of the spherical or spherical ice cube made.Therefore, the ice cube made can be arranged in a straight line and in turn shift.But the shape of ice chute 340 is not limited to cylindrical shape, therefore ice chute can have various shape.

Ice chute 340 can extend across dividing plate 111.And ice chute 340 can be mounted to make chute 340 be exposed to the outside of refrigerating chamber 113 and refrigerating chamber 112.Now, insulating element also can be arranged on the outside of ice chute 340 to prevent refrigerating chamber 112 and ice chute 340 heat exchange.

Ice chute 340 can be arranged between shell body 114 and inner housing 115.Namely, ice chute 340 can be arranged on corresponding in the sidewall of the first refrigerating-chamber door 121 of casing 110.Now, ice chute 340 can be thermally isolated in a manner known by the insulating element in casing 110 and not expose to the inside of refrigerator.

Ice chute 340 extends up to the madial wall corresponding to the position of ice bank 140 of refrigerating chamber 112.And the opening 341 offered in the inwall of refrigerating chamber 112 is limited in the upper end of ice chute 340.

Therefore, when the first refrigerating-chamber door 121 is closed, ice bank 140 and ice chute 340 can communicate with each other.Therefore, ice cube can move along ice chute 340 by the rotation of transfer component 320 and be fed in ice bank 140.

Cold airduct 350 can be configured so that together with ice chute 340 cold air in refrigerating chamber is recycled in ice bank 140.Cold airduct 350 can be arranged on the side place of refrigerating chamber 113 along refrigerating chamber 112.And cold airduct 350 can be embedded in casing 100, as ice chute 340.Under the pent state of the first refrigerating-chamber door 121, cold airduct 350 is communicated with ice bank 140, to supply (or recovery) cold air.

When refrigerator 100 runs, the cold air produced in evaporimeter can be fed in the ice machine 200 being arranged at refrigerating chamber 113 inside.By using the water be fed in ice machine 200, spherical or spherical ice cube can be made in ice machine 200 inside.When completing the making of ice cube, ice cube is by the heater be arranged in ice machine 200 or fall for separating of the parts of ice.

The entrance be open upwards of shell 310 can be limited to the below of ice machine 200, and the spherical or spherical ice cube therefore made can be fed in shell 310.The ice supplied by the upside of shell can be moved by the rotation of transfer component 320.

In detail, multiple protrusion 321 is arranged on transfer component 320.The space of each holding spherical or spherical ice cube is limited between protrusion 321.Therefore, be incorporated in the space that the ice cube in shell 310 is received into by the rotation of transfer component 320 between multiple protrusions 321 of being arranged on transfer component 320.

The ice cube be contained in the space that transfer component 320 limits can shift by the rotation of transfer component 320.Therefore, ice chute 340 can remain on the state that the ice cube made fills ice chute 340.Now, transfer component 320 is rotatable with the ice cube promoted in ice chute 340, thus is discharged in ice bank 140 by ice cube.

The ice cube be discharged in ice bank 140 is stored in ice bank 140.When handling distributor 123, the ice cube be stored in ice bank 140 is assigned with by distributor 123.

And full ice sniffer 146 can be arranged in ice bank 140.In addition, full ice sniffer 312 can be additionally provided on the inside of shell 310.Predetermined amount or more ice can be filled in ice bank 140 and shell 310 by the full ice sniffer be arranged in each of ice bank 140 and shell 310.And the operation of ice machine 200 can be controlled by full ice sniffer 146 and 312, until predetermined amount or more ice cube fill ice bank 140 and shell 310.In a state in which, transfer component 320 can run to be fed in ice bank 140 by ice cube.

When user is full of the state lower-pilot distributor 123 of ice at ice bank 140, the operation of driver element 330 can start.When transfer component 320 rotates, the ice cube be contained in the space that transfer component 320 limits can rotate the ice cube be upwardly contained in the lower end of ice chute 340 together.When the ice cube in the lower end being contained in ice chute 340 is pushed upwardly, these ice cubes stacked gradually in ice chute 340 can be pushed simultaneously and rise.And spherical or spherical ice cube is fed in ice bank 140 by the opening 341 of ice chute 340.Afterwards, ice cube is assigned to outside by distributor 123.

At this, each of the ice cube distributed by distributor 123 can be spherical or spherical, and user distributes the ice cube of desired amt by handling distributor 123.

The operation of driver element 330 limits by the door sensor of the opening/closing for detecting refrigerating-chamber door 120.Namely, when user handles distributor 123 in the state that refrigerating-chamber door 120 is opened, driver element 330 can not run in case stagnant ice is assigned with.

When the first refrigerating-chamber door 121 is opened, between the opening 341 and ice access aperture 145 of ice chute, the ice cube of movement can be interfered with stop part 400, thus prevents ice cube from dropping on ground.Below, stop part 400 will be described in more detail.

Fig. 9 is the example of stop part, and Figure 10 is the example of the operation of the example that stop part is shown.In detail, Fig. 9 stop part 400, Figure 10 shown under the state opened at refrigerating-chamber door shows the operation of the stop part 400 under the state of closing at refrigerating-chamber door.

Stop part 400 is arranged on the side of opening 341, enters the motion ice bank 140 to interfere ice cube from ice chute 340.

In detail, stop part 400 can comprise front portion 410 and the peripheral part 420 around anterior 410.

Anterior 410 can comprise: wing plate 411, and the center externally to front portion 410 from anterior 410 extends; And cold air holes 412, be limited in the central part of anterior 410.

Wing plate 411 can be the part be applied to along the power in the direction contrary with the moving direction of ice on it.Wing plate 411 can be set to multiple.Multiple wing plate 411 can be arranged along the outer periphery of front portion 410.Therefore, due to structure described above, prevent ice cube to be separated stop part 400 Absorbable organic halogens.

Stop part 400 can be formed by flexible material, makes when ice cube is discharged, and stop part is bent and applies resistance to ice cube, and at ice cube through after it, stop part recovers its home position.Particularly, stop part 400 can be formed by heat-resisting, cold-resistant, water-fast and that electrical insulation capability is excellent silicon materials.

The front portion 410 of stop part 400, peripheral part 420 and wing plate 411 can be integrated with each other.Wing plate 411 is made simply by a part of anterior 410 is cut predetermined length.In this case, owing to not needing to make front portion 410, peripheral part 420 and wing plate 411 individually, so be useful in production process and cost.

Refrigerator 100 also can comprise: supporting member 500, and the discharge end 341 of ice chute 340 is connected to stop part 400.Supporting member 500 can comprise: outer wall 510, and the front surface to inner housing 115 is outstanding and extend; And first connection part 520, be arranged on the outer surface of outer wall 510.Stop part 400 can be connected to the first connection part 520.Stop part 400 can comprise the second connection part that circumferentially portion 420 is arranged.

One in first and second connection parts can be given prominence to, and another can be inserted into.Stop part 400 and supporting member 500 removably can be arranged by the first and second connection parts.Therefore, when stop part 400 made dirty or lose due to the passage along with service time flexibility cause cisco unity malfunction time, stop part 400 can be washed or be replaced after separating.In some implementations, stop part 400 and supporting member 500 can be integrated with each other.

The discharge end 341 of ice chute can directly be fixed or removably be connected to stop part 400.Such as, stop part 400 can be connected to the outer surface of discharge end 341, inner peripheral surface or end.And stop part 400 can be connected to the sidewall corresponding with the discharge end 341 of ice chute of refrigerating chamber 112 regularly or removably.

Shown in Figure 10 be arranged on the topmost place of stop part 400 the first ice I1 and the second ice I2 just after discharging from the opening 341 of stop part 400.When refrigerating-chamber door 120 is opened, the ice moving to the state of the second ice I2 from the state of the first ice I1 may not be placed in ice bank 140 and falls to the ground.But stop part 400 can prevent ice cube from falling to the ground.

First, in the state that refrigerating-chamber door 120 is closed, the operation of stop part 400 will be described.When external force is not applied to wing plate 411, wing plate 411 can remain in the state determined.Such as, as shown in Figure 9, wing plate 411 can remain on wing plate 411 and is arranged on the state in anterior 410 identical planes.When the mobile beginning of ice, ice can cause the distortion of wing plate 411.When ice moves along the right relative to Figure 10, wing plate 411 is bending along right.That is, wing plate 411 is to the interior curve of ice bank 140.Because wing plate 411 is formed by flexible material, so when ice discharges via stop part, wing plate 411 is bent and applies resistance to ice, then recovers its home position at ice through after it.Therefore, when ice moves to the state of the second ice I2 from the state of the first ice I1, it can stop ice to leave ice chute 340.If ice moves further through the state of the second ice I2, then wing plate 411 can be bending further, makes ice pass wing plate 411.Therefore, ice can leave stop part 400.And, because the ice leaving stop part 410 is in the state that ice enters into the inner space of ice bank 140, so ice can be in ice bank 140 reposefully.

Next, in the state that refrigerating-chamber door 120 is opened, the operation of stop part 400 will be described.When refrigerating-chamber door 120 is opened, stop for the operation shifting the driver element 330 of ice.The ice leaving the state of the second ice I2 is placed in ice bank 140.And, as described above, ice (such as, being in the ice cube in the state of the first ice I1 and the second ice I2) before the state leaving the second ice I2 can be fixed between stop part 400 and ice chute 340 reposefully by being applied to the power of ice cube from wing plate 411.

If do not arrange stop part 400, the ice be in the state of the second ice I2 can drop on ground.And when applying slight external force to refrigerator 100 or when there is internal vibration in refrigerator 100, the ice being in the first ice I1 can leave ice chute 340 and drop on ground.Therefore, the ice cube from the state of the first ice I1 to the state of the second ice I2 can not to drop to outside refrigerator and can transfer to reposefully ice bank 140.

Figure 11 illustrates another example of stop part 400.

With reference to Figure 11, stop part 400 is arranged on opening 341.Stop part 400 comprises: baffle plate 414, for interfering the motion of ice cube; And rotating shaft 415, rotatably connect relative to opening 341 for making baffle plate 414.

Baffle plate 414 can have the shape corresponding essentially to opening 341.Baffle plate 414 can have the size of the only part covering opening 341.The cold air that this is done to make to flow through ice chute 340 can circulate swimmingly.Although baffle plate 414 is semicircle in fig. 11, the present invention is not restricted to this.And baffle plate 414 can be set to multiple.

Rotating shaft 415 can be the part that baffle plate 414 is connected to inner housing 115 place.Rotating shaft 415 is arranged on baffle plate 414.Baffle plate 414 vertically can rotate relative to rotating shaft 415.

Baffle plate 414 can apply power along the direction contrary with ice moving direction to ice.But baffle plate 414 can turn back to by the deadweight of baffle plate 414 position covering opening 341.When ice is along when moving relative to the right in Figure 11, baffle plate 414 rotates in the counterclockwise direction.At this, the power returned along clockwise direction because of deadweight is applied to baffle plate 414.Therefore, baffle plate 414 applies power relative to ice along the direction contrary with the moving direction of ice.

The power being applied to ice due to baffle plate 414 causes, so be not limited to flexible material for the formation of the material of baffle plate 414 because of gravity.

Figure 12 shows the another embodiment of stop part 400.

With reference to Figure 12, stop part 400 is arranged on the side of opening 341.Such as, stop part 400 can arrange the downside place of opening 341 shown in Figure 12.Stop part 400 can comprise: baffle plate 414, for interfering the motion of ice cube; Rotating shaft 415, is arranged on the side of baffle plate 414; And spring 416, be arranged on the side of rotating shaft 415.

Spring 416 can be to provide elastic force and make baffle plate 414 remain on the component of the position covering opening 341.Such as, spring 416 can be set to torque spring.

Baffle plate 414 can apply power along the direction contrary with the moving direction of ice to ice.But baffle plate 414 can turn back to by the elastic force of spring 416 position covering opening 341.When ice is along when moving relative to the right of Figure 12, baffle plate 414 is rotated in a clockwise direction.At this, by spring 416 elastic force and the power returned in the counterclockwise direction is applied to baffle plate 414.And baffle plate 414 applies power relative to ice along the direction contrary with the moving direction of ice.

The power being applied to ice due to baffle plate 414 causes, so be not limited to flexible material for the formation of the material of baffle plate 414 because of elastic force.

In refrigerator described above, ice machine can be arranged in refrigerating chamber, to omit the independent space for arranging ice machine.Therefore, the convenience distributing ice can be kept, and can expand in the back surface of refrigerating-chamber door for the space stored.Therefore, the storage volume of refrigerator can increase, and keeps the convenience used simultaneously.

And, because ice is made in refrigerating chamber, so ice making efficiency can improve.

And even if open refrigerating-chamber door to transfer in the ice bank be arranged on refrigerating-chamber door from refrigerating chamber at ice while, stop part can fall by anti-stagnant ice.Therefore, can the waste of anti-stagnant ice, and the convenience of use can be improved.

Particularly, because stop part uses simple frame for movement without the need to using additional sensor or the control of motor, so cost can have advantage.And when ice machine breaks down, ice machine can easily be replaced and repair.

Although with reference to multiple exemplary embodiment, present invention is described, it should be understood that thinkable other remodeling numerous of those skilled in the art and embodiment all fall in spirit and scope.More specifically, in the scope of present disclosure, accompanying drawing and claims, various amendment and remodeling can be carried out to the building block in main combination allocation plan and/or structure.Except modifying to building block and/or structure and retrofit, for a person skilled in the art, substituting use is also apparent.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 is the stereogram of the example of refrigerator;

Fig. 2 is the stereogram of the example of ice-making compartment in the cold air recurrent state of the inside that the refrigerator shown in Fig. 1 is shown and the refrigerator shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is the stereogram of the example of the refrigerator that door is opened;

Fig. 4 is the stereogram of the example of the ice bank that door is opened;

Fig. 5 is the partial perspective view of the inside of the example that refrigerating chamber is shown;

Fig. 6 is the three-dimensional exploded view of the example of ice machine;

Fig. 7 is the integrally-built stereogram of the example that ice transfer device is shown;

Fig. 8 is the schematic diagram of the example that ice transfering state is shown by the example of ice transfer device;

Fig. 9 is the stereogram of the example of stop part;

Figure 10 is the view of the operation of the example that stop part is shown;

Figure 11 is the stereogram of another example of stop part;

Figure 12 is the stereogram of the another example of stop part.

Claims

1. a refrigerator, comprising:

Casing, limits the refrigerating chamber below refrigerating chamber and described refrigerating chamber;

Refrigerating-chamber door, can be connected to the front portion of described casing rotatably, and is configured to open and close described refrigerating chamber at least partially;

Ice bank, is arranged on the rear portion of described refrigerating-chamber door, and is configured to be stored in wherein for ice;

Distributor, is arranged on the below of described ice bank, and is configured to distribute the ice stored in described ice bank;

Ice machine, is arranged in described refrigerating chamber, and is configured to ice making, and described ice machine comprises:

Upper tray, comprises with upwards recessed multiple first recess of hemispherical; And

Lower tray, comprise with hemispherical multiple second recess recessed down, wherein said upper tray and described lower tray are configured to contact with each other to make spherical ice cube;

Transfer component, is connected to described ice machine, and is configured to the ice made in described ice machine to transfer to described ice bank;

Ice chute, is connected to described ice bank by the outlet of described transfer component, and described ice chute limits the ice transfering channel between described transfer component and described ice bank, and described ice chute is configured to extend along the side surface of described casing; And

Stop part, is arranged in the discharge end of described ice chute, and stops under being configured to the state opened at described refrigerating-chamber door that ice discharges from described ice chute.

2. refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein said stop part has the shape of the discharge end covering described ice chute and has multiple wing plate, and described multiple wing plate is limited by multiple multiple lines of cut radially arranged from described stop part.

3. refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein said stop part applies resistance and is bent to the dynamic ice of trying hard to recommend by enough large is discharged to the ice through described stop part, and described stop part is made through the flexible material returning to the home position of described stop part after described stop part by ice.

4. refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein said stop part is fabricated from a silicon.

5. refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein limit cold air holes at the center of described stop part, the diameter of described cold air holes is less than the diameter of the ice cube through described stop part.

6. refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein said stop part comprises baffle plate, and described shutter configuration becomes to rotate to open and close the discharge end of described ice chute at least partially.

7. refrigerator according to claim 6, the rotating shaft of wherein said baffle plate is arranged on the top of the discharge end of described ice chute, and

Described baffle plate is applied resistance to the ice through described stop part and rotates to enable to be discharged by described stop part by enough large dynamic ice of trying hard to recommend, and described stop part returns to its home position through after described stop part by himself weight at ice.

8. refrigerator according to claim 6, also comprises spring, and described spring is coupled to the rotating shaft of described baffle plate,

Wherein, described baffle plate is applied resistance to the ice through described stop part and rotates to make to be discharged by described stop part by enough large dynamic ice of trying hard to recommend, and described stop part turns back to its home position through after described stop part by the restoring force of described spring at ice.

9. refrigerator according to claim 1, also comprises supporting member, and the discharge end of described ice chute is connected to described stop part by described supporting member,

Wherein said stop part is coupled to described supporting member.

10. refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein said stop part is coupled to the sidewall corresponding with the discharge end of described ice chute of described refrigerating chamber.

11. refrigerators according to claim 2, wherein said multiple wing plate transfers to the described transfer component of described ice bank based on making ice cube by described stop part, and to lateral bend in described ice bank.

12. refrigerators according to claim 1, under the state of wherein closing at described refrigerating-chamber door, being arranged at least partially in described ice bank of described stop part.