CN106257186A - Refrigerator and the method manufacturing the ice machine for refrigerator - Google Patents
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Abstract
According to an embodiment, ice machine includes: main body, has the cooling space being provided with the cold air produced by refrigerating module；Icemaker assembly, including: ice pan, it is arranged in cooling space to produce ice；And rotary module, it is configured to rotate at least one in ice pan and the displacer discharged from ice pan by ice；Ice bucket, is arranged at the downside of Icemaker assembly, is configured to receive the ice from ice pan；Transfer assembly, is configured to that the ice being collected in ice bucket is sent to ice raft and goes out module；And expire ice detection module, it is configured to detect whether ice bucket becomes loaded with ice.Full ice detection module includes: first sensor, is installed to rotary module, is configured to send light；Reflecting element, it is connected to transfer assembly, and is configured to the light that reflection sends from first sensor；And second sensor, it is connected to rotary module, and preset distance spaced apart with first sensor, the light reflected by reflecting element with detection.
Description
Cross-Reference to Related Applications
This application claims the priority of the korean patent application No.10-2015-0086163 submitted on 06 17th, 2015,
Its content is fully incorporated herein by way of reference.
Technical field
Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to a kind of refrigerator and the method manufacturing the ice machine for refrigerator.
Background technology
Refrigerator is a kind of for the equipment with low temperature storage food, and can according to the kind of food, with freezing state or
Frozen state storage food.
By providing cold air to cool down the inside of refrigerator continuously, and by by kind of refrigeration cycle perform compression condensation-expansion-
Evaporation process produces cold air with the exchange of cold-producing medium heat.The cold air provided in refrigerator is transmitted uniformly to ice by convection current
The inside of case, therefore can be with the food in temperature required holding refrigerator.
Refrigerator typically has the rectangular body opened at its front surface.Main body can have cold room and freezing wherein
Room.The front surface of main body can be provided with refrigerating-chamber door and refrigerating chamber door, for being selectively opened a part for refrigerator.
In order to store various food in the internal storage space of refrigerator in the best way, refrigerator can include multiple drawer, shelf
With storage box etc..
Traditionally, use top Setup Type refrigerator, during wherein refrigerating chamber is positioned at top and cold room is positioned at bottom
In.In recent years, in order to increase the convenience of user, also have been developed bottom freeze type refrigerator, wherein, freezing
Room is positioned in bottom.Bottom freeze type refrigerator has the advantage that, owing to cold room is positioned in top and phase
Being positioned at the refrigerating chamber of less use in bottom, user can the most frequently utilize cold room.But, owing to making
User must bend over to access refrigerating chamber, and bottom freeze type refrigerator is to ice of taking in refrigerating chamber inconvenient from the point of view of user.
In order to solve this problem, have recently been developed another kind of bottom freeze type refrigerator, wherein for obtaining ice
Allotter is arranged in the refrigerating-chamber door being positioned at the top of refrigerator.In this case, for producing the ice machine of ice
Can be arranged in refrigerating-chamber door or among cold room.
Ice machine may include that Icemaker assembly, and it produces ice, and includes ice pan；Ice bucket, the ice that its storage produces；
And transfer assembly, its ice that will be stored in ice bucket is sent to allotter.
Specifically, the ice made by Icemaker assembly can be dropped to and be collected into the ice bucket being positioned at below ice pan
In.Traditional ice machine includes detecting bar, sensor etc., and whether its amount that can detect the ice being collected in ice bucket exceedes
Scheduled volume.Ice machine can be controlled, in order to when the amount of ice exceedes scheduled volume, stop ice machine.
But, owing to traditional detection bar or sensor have the ability of very limited amount of detection ice, so exist asks
Topic is, it is impossible to accurately detect the amount of the ice being collected in ice bucket.
Additionally, due to sensor is installed to be equipped with the ice machine of multiple assembly in little space, so ice machine manufacture is multiple
Miscellaneous.
Summary of the invention
Accordingly, it is considered to make the present invention to the problems referred to above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a kind of refrigerator, its bag
Include and can accurately detect whether ice bucket becomes loaded with the ice machine of ice.
It is a further object to provide a kind of manufacture method for the ice machine of refrigerator, wherein, full ice detection mould
Block is easily mounted to ice machine.
According to an embodiment, refrigerator includes: housing, and it includes food storage space；Refrigerating module, it is configured to
For producing cold air, and include compressor, condenser, expansion valve and vaporizer；, it is arranged on housing, with
Protection food storage space；And ice machine, it is arranged at least one in food storage space and door, wherein,
Described ice machine includes: main body, and it has cooling space, and cold air space is provided to the cold air produced by refrigerating module；
Icemaker assembly, comprising: ice pan, it is arranged in cooling space to produce ice；And rotary module, it is configured for
In rotating ice pan and at least one in the displacer that ice discharged from ice pan ice；Ice bucket, it is arranged on ice making group
At the downside of part, to receive the ice (such as, dropping) from ice pan；Transfer assembly, it is configured for be collected in ice
Ice in Tong is sent to ice raft and goes out module；And expire ice detection module, it is configured for detecting whether ice bucket becomes loaded with ice,
And wherein, described full ice detection module includes: first sensor, it is installed to rotary module, is configured to send light；
Reflecting element, it is connected to transfer assembly, and is configured to the light that reflection sends from first sensor；And second sensing
Device, it is installed to rotary module, and preset distance spaced apart with first sensor, to allow detection to pass through reflecting element
The light of reflection.
Additionally, wherein, the light sent from first sensor is reflected by reflector element, is then received by the second sensor.
Additionally, wherein, Icemaker assembly also includes that cold air guides module, and it is arranged at the downside of ice pan, in order to will be from cold
But the cold air that module provides is directed to the downside of ice pan.
Additionally, wherein, in the first installation portion first sensor being inserted in the bottom being arranged on rotary module, and
In the second installation portion being inserted in the bottom being arranged on rotary module by second sensor, the second installation portion and first is installed
The spaced apart preset distance in portion.
Additionally, wherein, transfer assembly includes: auger, and it is used for transmitting ice；Auger motor, it is used
In driving auger；And auger electric machine casing, it is used for accommodating auger motor, and wherein,
Reflecting element is connected to auger electric machine casing.
Additionally, wherein, first sensor and reflecting element are arranged on and are formed by the back side of the ice pan extending to transfer assembly
On the rectangle part of plane to corner point.
Additionally, wherein, the second sensor and reflecting element are arranged on and are formed by the back side of the ice pan extending to transfer assembly
On the rectangle part of plane to corner point.
Additionally, wherein, the light sent from first sensor along zig-zag path first sensor, reflecting element and second
Move between sensor.
Additionally, wherein, reflecting element by the 3rd installation portion that is arranged in transfer assembly can install by the way of dismantling
To transfer assembly.
Additionally, wherein, the 3rd installation portion has the slit that reflecting element is slidably inserted.
According to an embodiment, a kind of manufacture for the method for the ice machine of refrigerator, including: manufacture include Icemaker assembly,
Ice bucket and the ice machine of transfer assembly；First and second sensors of full ice detection module are installed to the rotation of Icemaker assembly
Module, wherein, described full ice detection module is configured for detecting whether ice bucket becomes loaded with ice, and will full ice detection mould
The reflecting element of block is installed to the auger electric machine casing of transfer assembly；Regulation is installed to the first sensing of rotary module
Device and the position of the second sensor and be installed to the position of reflecting element of auger electric machine casing, in order to make first
Sensor, reflecting element and the second sensor are (such as, operatively) associated with each other in a visual manner；And will pass
Sending component is assembled to the side of ice bucket, and Icemaker assembly is assembled to the upside of ice bucket.
Additionally, Icemaker assembly includes ice pan, it is arranged on the top of ice bucket；And first sensor, reflecting element and
Two sensors on the rectangle part of the plane formed by the back side of the ice pan extending to transfer assembly to angle point with sawtooth
Shape set-up mode is installed.
Additionally, wherein, reflecting element is can be connected to auger electric machine casing in the way of dismantling.
Accompanying drawing explanation
From detailed description below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, the above and other purpose of the present invention, feature be will be more clearly understood
With other advantages, wherein:
Fig. 1 shows the view of the exemplary ice machine being arranged in refrigerator according to an embodiment of the invention；
Fig. 2 shows the sectional view of the ice machine in Fig. 1；
Fig. 3 shows the exploded perspective view of the ice machine in Fig. 2；
Fig. 4 shows the view of the reflecting element in the auger electric machine casing arranging ice machine in fig. 2；
Fig. 5 is operation and the view of function of the full ice detection module of the ice machine in explanatory diagram 4；And
Fig. 6 shows the flow chart of the method manufacturing the ice machine according to an embodiment of the invention.
Detailed description of the invention
Describe the illustrative embodiments of the present invention below with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail.In some embodiments, in order to avoid
The explanation making the disclosure is inconspicuous, it is convenient to omit relative configurations as known in the art or the detailed description of function.
Fig. 1 shows the view being arranged on according to the exemplary ice machine in the refrigerator of an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 shows the sectional view of the ice machine in Fig. 1.Fig. 3 shows the exploded perspective view of the ice machine in Fig. 2.
Referring to figs. 1 to Fig. 3, it is shown that can detect whether ice bucket 320 becomes loaded with the ice machine 10 for refrigerator of ice.
Ice machine 10 can include main body 100, refrigerating module (not shown), Icemaker assembly 200, ice bucket 320, transmission group
Part 400 and full ice detection module.
Refrigerator 1 according to embodiment may include that housing 2, its external structure limiting refrigerator and/or outward appearance；Baffle plate
4, food storage space is separated into upper cold room R and lower refrigerating chamber F by it；Refrigerating-chamber door 3, it is arranged on housing 2
At two leading edges, to selectively open and close cold room R by its rotation；And refrigerating chamber door 5, it is used as
The front opening part of refrigerating chamber F.Although in embodiments, it is shown that ice machine 10 be arranged on the top of cold room R
Side at, but what this was merely exemplary.Alternatively, the difference during ice machine 10 may be mounted at cold room R
In position, or another one place, such as refrigerating-chamber door 3.
The main body 100 of ice machine 10 can have the cooling space 105 that can produce ice.Icemaker assembly 200 can be arranged
At the upside in cooling space 105, and ice bucket 320 can be arranged at the downside of Icemaker assembly 200.
Refrigerating module is used as produce cold air and provide ice pan 210 by the cold air of generation.Perform the cooling mould of cooling circulation
Block can include compressor, condenser, expansion valve, vaporizer etc..Refrigerating module is by exchanging between cold-producing medium and air
Heat produces cold air.Module 220 can be guided to provide through discharge line 310 and cold air in cold air by aerator etc.
Ice pan 210.
Icemaker assembly 200 includes: ice pan 210, and it receives water；Cold air guides module 220, and it guides the flowing of cold air,
So that the back side from the cold air of refrigerating module offer along ice pan 210 is moved；And rotary module 230, it rotates ice pan 210,
So that ice is dropped in ice bucket 320.
Ice pan 210 provides a space, wherein cools down the water provided from water supply line (not shown) etc. to make ice, and
And have be formed thereon on surface with accommodate water multiple ice molding spaces.According to the shape of the ice that will make, molding
Space can have variously-shaped, and the quantity of molding space can change.
Ice pan 210 can be made up of the metal with high-termal conductivity of such as aluminum.Owing to having high-termal conductivity, ice pan 210
The rate of heat exchange between water and cold air can be improved.Therefore, ice pan 210 can serve as a kind of heat exchanger.Although not by
Illustrating, the back side of ice pan 210 can be provided with cooling ribs etc., for increasing the surface area contacted with cold air.
Meanwhile, cold air guides module 220 for the cold air provided from refrigerating module is directed to the downside of ice pan 210.
Cold air guides module 220 to may be coupled to discharge line 310 as the passage providing cold air from refrigerating module.Cold air guides
Module 220 can include the cold air induction element 221 and 222 being connected at least one surface of discharge line 310, and
And the first cold air induction element 221 and the second cold air induction element 222, described first cold air induction element 221 can be included
Extend from the upper surface of discharge line 310, and described second cold air induction element 222 is from the following table of discharge line 310
Face extends.
First cold air induction element 221 can be connected to the upper surface of discharge line 310 and ice pan 210 is mounted thereto
Between support 211.Second cold air induction element 222 can extend from the lower surface of discharge line 310, and and ice pan
The back side of 210 is spaced apart.Therefore, the cold air path 225 for cold air flow can be formed at ice pan 210 the back side and
Between the upper surface of the second cold air induction element 222.
The cold air guided by cold air induction element 221 and 222 can flow to the back side of ice pan 210, and can be with ice
Dish 210 heat-shift, in order to make the water being present in ice pan 210 be transformed into ice.
The ice made in the above described manner can drop to be arranged on ice pan 210 ice bucket 320 below by rotary module 230
In.Specifically, the upper surface of ice pan 210 can turn to ice bucket 320 by the rotation of rotary shaft 234, and when rotating
When exceeding special angle, (such as, reversing) ice pan 210 can be distorted by contacting with retaining element (not shown).
Therefore, by the distortion of ice pan 210, the ice in ice pan 210 can drop in ice bucket 320.
Additionally, multiple displacer (not shown) can be arranged in rotary shaft 234, in order in the rotation not having ice pan 210
In the case of Zhuaning, from ice pan 210, discharge ice by the rotation of displacer.
Module 232 can be driven to drive rotary shaft 234 by ice machine, and ice machine drives module 232 to pass through
Ice machine fixing device 233 is connected in ice making space 105.
Additionally, ice pan 210 can be equipped with ice-melting heater 231, its in the rotary course of rotary shaft 234 or
Before the rotation of rotary shaft 234, the surface of heating ice pan 210.Can be with by the heat from ice-melting heater 231
The mode on the surface melting the ice in ice pan 210 separates ice from ice pan 210.
Ice is transmitted and goes out module 600 to ice raft by transfer assembly 400, and can include that auger 410 and spiral push away
Fortune device motor 420.Auger 410 can be the element that can rotate of the blade with screw rod or helical form,
And rotated by auger motor 420.Auger 410 can be arranged in ice bucket 320.It is collected in ice
Ice in bucket 320 is inserted between the blade of auger 410, to be passed by the rotation of auger 410
It is sent to ice raft and goes out module 600.Auger motor 420 can be arranged in auger electric machine casing 430.
Ice raft goes out the allotter in that module 600 may be coupled to be arranged in refrigerating-chamber door 3, and according to use
The startup of person, the ice transmitted by transfer assembly 400 can be supplied to user by allotter.Although having been not shown, but
It is that ice raft goes out module 600 and can have cutter unit, for ice is cut to predetermine sizes.
Fig. 4 shows the view of the reflecting element on the auger electric machine casing arranging ice machine in fig. 2.
Fig. 5 is operation and the view of effect of the full ice detection module of the ice machine in explanatory diagram 4.
With reference to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, the ice that full ice detection module detection is collected in ice bucket 320 exceedes to a certain degree, i.e. inspection
Survey whether ice bucket 320 becomes loaded with ice.Full ice detection module includes a pair first and second sensors 510 and 520 and anti-
Penetrating element 530, it is respectively installed to rotary module 230 and auger electric machine casing 430.Sensor 510 and 520
Can be the photoelectric sensor of such as infrared sensor, and be configurable to such as optical reflective sensor and light-receiving sensing
Device.
Photoemission pickoff is arranged to the sensor for launching the light that may be stopped by ice, and optical receiving sensor is
It is configured for detecting the sensor of light.When the light sent from photoemission pickoff is not received by optical receiving sensor,
May determine that barrier material, namely ice, be present in the path of light.In an illustrative embodiments, will under
The first sensor 510 that face describes is photoemission pickoff and the second sensor 520 is optical receiving sensor.
First and second sensors 510 of full ice detection module 500 and 520 and reflecting element 530 be installed to rotating mould
The height (such as, y-axis coordinate) of block 230 and auger electric machine casing 430 is according to being contained in ice bucket 320
In limited amount ice (hereafter, be referred to as " predetermined limit capacity ") change.First and second biographies of full ice detection module
Sensor 510 and 520 and reflecting element 530 can be connected to rotary module 230 and auger at relevant height
Electric machine casing 430.
Reflecting element 530 can include the reflecting material of light sent for reflection from first sensor 510, and in order to
Uniform reflection is provided, can be the element with planar reflection surface.The light sent from first sensor 510 can lead to
Cross reflecting element 530 to be received by the second sensor 520.
Reflecting element 530 can be designed as shown in Figure 4, and can also have multiple reflecting element.Additionally, reflecting element
The 530 whole surfaces that can also be connected to auger electric machine casing 430.
The light sent from first sensor 510 can along zig-zag path (such as, by shown in the dotted line in Fig. 5) sequentially
Ground is through reflecting element 530 and the second sensor 520.
First and second sensors 510 and 520 can be installed to the ice machine fixing device 233 times of rotary module 230
Portion, wherein, the first and second sensors 510 and 520 are spaced apart from each other.Reflector element 530 can be installed to spiral and push away
Fortune device electric machine casing 430.In this case, the first and second sensors 510 and 520 can pass through the first installation portion
511 and second installation portion (not shown) be installed to rotary module 230, described first installation portion 511 and the second installation portion tool
There is the respective groove that the first and second sensors 510 and 520 are plugged into.
Reflecting element 530 may be coupled to auger electric machine casing 430, or can push by being arranged on spiral
The 3rd installation portion 531 in device electric machine casing 430 is can install in the way of dismantling.3rd installation portion 531 can have
Reflecting element 530 is by the slit can being inserted in the way of sliding, and reflecting element 530 can pass through counterpart 532
Support, clamp or be frictionally secured to the 3rd installation portion 531.
First sensor 510 and reflecting element 530 may be mounted at by the back of the body of the ice pan 210 extending to transfer assembly 400
Face formed plane (such as, x-z-plane) rectangle part on to corner point.Additionally, reflecting element 530 and second
Sensor 520 may be mounted at plane (such as, the x-z formed by the back side of the ice pan 210 extending to transfer assembly 400
Plane) in rectangle part to corner point.That is, the first and second sensors 510 and 520 and reflecting element 530
May be mounted at the difference in z-axis.
The operation of ice machine according to the embodiment of the present invention and result or function are described below.
In the ice machine 10 according to an embodiment, can be by by compressor, condenser, expansion valve and evaporation
The cold air that device produces provides cooling space 105 via discharge line 310.Cold air freezing can be placed at cooling
The water in ice pan 210 in space 105.In this case, module 220 is guided to be connected to discharge line due to cold air
310 and extend therefrom, the cold air discharged from discharge line 310 can guide module 220 move along cold air.
With reference to Fig. 2, cold air can enter between the first induction element 221 and the second induction element 222, and then may be used
To move along the cold air path 225 being formed between the back side of ice pan 210 and the second induction element 222.Cold air and ice pan
The back side heat-shift of 210, the back side along ice pan 210 is moved simultaneously, and can be cooled in the water in ice pan 210,
So as formation ice.The ice made in ice pan 210 can be dropped downwards by the rotation of rotary shaft 234 and is collected in and set
Put in the ice bucket 320 below ice pan 210.
When producing ice, the amount being collected in the ice in ice bucket 320 can exceed the predetermined limit capacity of ice bucket 320.At this
In the case of Zhong, whether the amount that full ice detection module can detect the ice being collected in ice bucket 320 has exceeded the pre-of ice bucket 320
Definite limitation capacity.
With reference to Fig. 5, first sensor 510 can consistently or periodically send out light, and from first sensor 510
The light sent arrives the reflecting element 530 being positioned in diagonal path.Arrive the light of reflecting element 530 by reflecting element 530
Reflection (such as, and being refracted), and the second sensor 520 being positioned in diagonal path in the opposite direction
Receive.
When the light through focusing path is received by the second sensor 520, the amount of the ice being collected in ice bucket 320 can be true
It is set to the predetermined limit capacity less than ice bucket 320.
In ice accumulates in ice bucket 320 and exceed predetermined altitude, such as, when arriving the detection height of full ice detection module,
The light sent from first sensor 510 hits ice, and described light is not received by the second sensor 520.Therefore, control
Unit (not shown) processed may determine that whether ice bucket 320 becomes loaded with ice.Then, control unit can be stopped the rotation module
The driving of 230, and can stop and/or suspending the operation of assembly for manufacturing ice.
Reflecting element 530 is arranged between the first and second sensors 510 and 520, thus makes from first sensor 510
The path of the light sent can arrive the second sensor.Therefore, full ice detection module can detect whether ice bucket becomes loaded with ice
Region can be exaggerated.
Furthermore, it is possible to by the scope increasing extra reflecting element regulation detection region.Owing to one or many can be used
Individual low price reflecting element replaces relatively costly sensor amplification detection region, thus reduces manufacturing cost.
Additionally, when reflecting element 530 is positioned on auger electric machine casing 430, it is possible to detection ice is the most abundant
Occur in other parts of auger 410 grade and in the lower region of ice pan 210.
Full ice detection module replaces the full ice detection structure of machinery, and thus can reduce parts and the number of assembling process
Amount, therefore can reduce manufacturing cost.
Additionally, due to be exaggerated the detection region whether becoming loaded with ice for detecting ice bucket, it is possible to remove because of full ice inspection
The factor of the causing trouble that sniffing causes by mistake, therefore ice machine can have the reliability of raising.
The method that manufacture ice machine according to an embodiment of the invention is described below.
Fig. 6 shows the flow chart of the illustrative methods manufacturing the ice machine according to an embodiment of the invention.
Referring to figs. 1 to Fig. 6, above-mentioned ice machine 10 includes Icemaker assembly 200, ice bucket 320 and transfer assembly 400.For
Manufacture the ice machine 10 according to an embodiment, the ice making group of the most separately made composition ice machine 10
Part 200, ice bucket 320 and transfer assembly 400 (S100).The full ice detection of ice whether is become loaded with for detecting ice bucket 320
First and second sensors 510 and 520 of module are installed to the rotary module 230 of Icemaker assembly 200, and reflector
Part 530 is installed to the auger electric machine casing 430 (S200) of transfer assembly 400.
In this case, first sensor 510 is inserted in the groove of the first installation portion 511, and second passes
Sensor 520 is inserted in the groove of the second installation portion.Reflecting element 530 can be can be inserted in the way of sliding
In the slit of the 3rd installation portion 531.
First sensor 510, reflecting element 530 and the second sensor 520 can be by extending to transfer assembly 400
The mode that angle point is sentenced zigzag arrangement on the rectangle part of the plane that the back side of ice pan 210 is formed is installed.Can adjust
Joint is installed to the position of the first and second sensors 510 and 520 of rotary module 230 and is installed to auger electricity
The position of the reflecting element 530 of casing body 430, in order to first sensor 510, reflecting element 530 and the second sensor
520 in a visual manner and/or (S300) the most associated with each other.I.e., it is possible to it is regulation first sensor 510, anti-
Penetrate element 530 and the position of the second sensor 520, in order to the light sent from first sensor 510 is by reflecting element 530
Reflection (such as, and being refracted), is then received by the second sensor 520.
For making first sensor 510, reflecting element 530 and the second sensor 520 in a visual manner and/or with operation side
The position adjustments of formula interconnection can be reduced to reflecting element 530 and cover the whole surface of auger electric machine casing 430,
Or reflecting element 530 has the reflective surface area of increase.
When completing the position adjustments of first sensor 510, reflecting element 530 and the second sensor 520, can be by
Transfer assembly 400 is assembled to the side of ice bucket 320, and Icemaker assembly 200 can be assembled to the upside of ice bucket 320
(S400).By assembling main body 100 extraly, ice raft goes out module 600 etc. and forms ice machine 10 and complete ice machine 10
Manufacture.
Owing to first sensor 510, reflecting element 530 and second sensor 520 of full ice detection module are installed to difference
Assembly, it is possible to amplify by full ice detection module detection region, to support different assemblies.Furthermore, it is possible to
Configuration first sensor 510, reflecting element 530 and the second sensor 520 are in a visual manner and/or the most each other
The position of association, in order to reflecting element 530 separates with the 3rd installation portion 531.Setting first sensor 510, reflection
After the position of element 530 and the second sensor 520, reflecting element 530 can be inserted in the 3rd installation portion 531.
That is, owing to reflecting element 530 is can be installed to auger electric machine casing 430 in the way of dismantling, so i.e.
Reflecting element 530 is made to be connected to and the first and second separate assemblies of sensor 510 and 520, it is also possible to easily to carry out
For associating first sensor 510, reflecting element 530 and the second sensor 520 in a visual manner and/or operatively
Operation.
According to an illustrative embodiment of the invention, using the teaching of the invention it is possible to provide a kind of refrigerator, it includes that can accurately detect ice bucket is
The no ice machine becoming loaded with ice.
Furthermore it is possible to provide a kind of manufacture for the method for the ice machine of refrigerator, its fullness in the epigastrium and abdomen ice detection module is easily installed
To ice machine.
Although for illustrative purposes, have been disclosed for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but to those skilled in the art
From the point of view of it is readily apparent that in without departing substantially from claim below limit the spirit and scope of the invention in the case of,
Various changes and modifications can be made.More specifically, it is possible in the composed component of embodiment, make various change and repair
Change.However, it should be understood that change and modifications relevant difference and fall into described and limit in the following claims
Among fixed the spirit and scope of the invention.
Claims (20)
1. a refrigerator, including:
Housing, it includes food storage space；
Refrigerating module, it includes compressor, condenser, expansion valve and vaporizer, and is configured to produce cold air；
Door, it is arranged on housing, to protect food storage space；And
Ice machine, it is arranged at least one in food storage space and door,
Wherein, described ice machine includes:
Main body, it has cooling space, the cold air that cooling space is produced by refrigerating module for reception；
Icemaker assembly, comprising: ice pan, it is arranged in cooling space to produce ice；And rotary module, its configuration
For for rotating ice pan and at least one in the displacer discharged from ice pan by ice；
Ice bucket, it is arranged at the downside of Icemaker assembly, to receive the ice from ice pan；
Transfer assembly, it is configured for that the ice being collected in ice bucket is sent to ice raft and goes out module；And
Expiring ice detection module, it is configured for detecting whether ice bucket becomes loaded with ice, and
Wherein, described full ice detection module includes:
First sensor, it is connected to rotary module, and is configured to send light；
Reflecting element, it is connected to transfer assembly, and is configured to the light that reflection sends from first sensor；And
Second sensor, it is connected to rotary module, wherein, the second sensor preset distance spaced apart with first sensor,
With the light allowing detection to be reflected by reflecting element.
2. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the light sent from first sensor is reflected by reflector element, so
Received by the second sensor afterwards.
3. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described Icemaker assembly also includes that cold air guides module, cooling to guide
Module is arranged at the downside of ice pan, and is configured to be directed to the cold air provided from refrigerating module the downside of ice pan.
4. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein, is inserted into first sensor in the bottom being arranged on rotary module
The first installation portion in, and in the second installation portion that the second sensor is inserted in the bottom being arranged on rotary module,
Wherein, the second installation portion and the spaced apart preset distance of the first installation portion.
5. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described transfer assembly includes:
Auger, it is configured to transmit ice；
Auger motor, it is configured for driving auger；And
Auger electric machine casing, its be configured for connect auger motor, and
Wherein, reflecting element is connected to auger electric machine casing.
6. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein, first sensor and reflecting element are at the rectangle part of a plane
On to corner point connect, wherein said plane is formed by the back side of the ice pan extending to transfer assembly.
7. refrigerator as claimed in claim 6, wherein, the second sensor and reflecting element are arranged on the rectangle of a plane
In part to corner point, wherein said plane is formed by the back side of the ice pan extending to transfer assembly.
8. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the light sent from first sensor passes along zig-zag path first
Move between sensor, reflecting element and the second sensor.
9. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein, reflecting element is by the 3rd installation portion being arranged in transfer assembly
So that transfer assembly can be connected in the way of dismantling.
10. refrigerator as claimed in claim 9, wherein, described 3rd installation portion includes slit, and reflecting element can be with
It is slidably inserted in slit.
11. 1 kinds of methods manufacturing the ice machine for refrigerator, described method includes:
Manufacture and form the Icemaker assembly of ice machine, ice bucket and transfer assembly；
The first sensor of full ice detection module and the second sensor are connected to the rotary module of Icemaker assembly；
The reflecting element of full ice detection module is connected to the auger electric machine casing of transfer assembly, wherein, described full
Ice detection module is configured for detecting whether ice bucket becomes loaded with ice；
Regulation is connected to first sensor and the position of the second sensor of rotary module and is connected to auger motor
The position of the reflecting element of housing, in order to connect first sensor, reflecting element and the second sensor in a visual manner；With
And
Transfer assembly is assembled to the side of ice bucket, and Icemaker assembly is assembled to the upside of ice bucket.
12. methods as claimed in claim 11, wherein:
Icemaker assembly includes the top ice pan being arranged on ice bucket；And
First sensor, reflecting element and the second sensor are in the plane formed by the back side of the ice pan extending to transfer assembly
Rectangle part on the mode that angle point is sentenced zigzag arrangement connect.
13. methods as claimed in claim 11, wherein, described reflecting element is can be connected to spiral in the way of dismantling
Pusher electric machine casing.
14. 1 kinds of equipment for ice making, described equipment includes:
Main body, it has cooling space, cools down space and be configured for receiving the cold air produced by refrigerating module；
Icemaker assembly, comprising: ice pan, it is arranged in cooling space to produce ice；And rotary module, its configuration
For rotating ice pan and at least one in the displacer discharged from ice pan by ice；
Ice bucket, it is arranged at the downside of Icemaker assembly, to receive the ice from ice pan；
Transfer assembly, it is configured for that the ice being collected in ice bucket is sent to ice raft and goes out module；And
Expiring ice detection module, it is configured for detecting whether ice bucket becomes loaded with ice, wherein, and described full ice detection module bag
Include:
First sensor, it is connected to rotary module, and is configured to send light；
Reflecting element, it is connected to transfer assembly, and is configured to the light that reflection sends from first sensor；And
Second sensor, it is connected to rotary module, and wherein, described second sensor is positioned to allow for detecting by reflection
The light of element reflection.
15. equipment as claimed in claim 14, wherein, are reflected the light sent from first sensor by reflecting element,
Then received by the second sensor.
16. equipment as claimed in claim 14, wherein, described Icemaker assembly also includes that cold air guides module, and cold air draws
Guide module is arranged at the downside of ice pan, and is configured to be directed to the cold air provided from refrigerating module the downside of ice pan.
17. equipment as claimed in claim 14, wherein, are inserted into the bottom being arranged on rotary module by first sensor
In the first installation portion in, and in the second installation portion that the second sensor is inserted in the bottom being arranged on rotary module,
Second installation portion and the spaced apart preset distance of the first installation portion.
18. equipment as claimed in claim 14, wherein, the light sent from first sensor along zig-zag path first
Move between sensor, reflecting element and the second sensor.
19. equipment as claimed in claim 14, wherein, described reflecting element by be arranged in transfer assembly the 3rd
Installation portion is can be connected to transfer assembly in the way of dismantling.
20. equipment as claimed in claim 19, wherein, described 3rd installation portion has slit, and reflecting element can be with
It is slidably inserted in slit.
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