CN106257213A - 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, and it has cooling space, and cooling 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；Cold air guides module, and it 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；And rotary module, it is configured for rotating ice pan and at least one in the displacer discharging ice from ice pan；Ice bucket, it is arranged at the downside of Icemaker assembly, is configured to receive the ice from ice pan；And expire ice detection module.Full ice detection module includes the first sensor being connected to rotary module bottom and is connected to the second sensor of cold air guiding module bottom, and by the operational interconnection of the first and second sensors, whether detection ice bucket fills ice.
Description
Cross-Reference to Related Applications
This application claims the priority of the korean patent application No.10-2015-0086161 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 relatively fewer use
Refrigerating chamber is positioned in bottom, and user can the most frequently utilize cold room.But, owing to user must be bent over
To access refrigerating chamber, 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, ice machine can be arranged on cold
Hide in the door of room 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) has the ability of very limited amount of detection ice, so existing
Problematically, do not accurately detect the amount of the ice being collected in ice bucket.
Additionally, sensor is installed to be equipped with the ice machine of multiple assembly in little space, and ice machine manufactures complexity.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, embodiments of the present invention process and solve the problems referred to above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide one
Refrigerator, it includes accurately detecting 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, described refrigerator includes: housing, and it has food storage space；Refrigerating module, it is joined
It is set to produce cold air；Refrigerating module, its be configured to produce cold air, and include compressor, condenser, expansion valve and
Vaporizer；Door, it is arranged on housing, to protect food storage space；And ice machine, it is arranged on food storage
In at least one in space and door, wherein, described ice machine includes: main body, and it has cooling space, cools down space
It is provided to the cold air that refrigerating module produces；Icemaker assembly, comprising: ice pan, it is arranged in cooling space to produce
Ice；Cold air guides module, and it is arranged at the downside of ice pan, and is configured to guide the cold air provided from refrigerating module
Downside to ice pan；And rotary module, it is configured to rotate ice pan and in the displacer discharging ice from ice pan
At least one；Ice bucket, it is arranged at the bottom of Icemaker assembly, and is configured to receive (such as, to fall from ice pan
Fall) ice；And expire ice detection module, it includes the first sensor being connected to rotary module bottom and is connected to cold air
Guide the second sensor of module bottom, and the vision and/or operation by the first and second sensors interconnects, and detects ice
Whether bucket is filled.
Additionally, wherein, in the first installation portion that first sensor is inserted in the bottom being arranged on rotary module, and the
Two sensors are inserted in the second installation portion in the bottom being arranged on cold air guiding module.
Additionally, wherein, first sensor and the second sensor are arranged on the rectangle part of the plane formed by the back side of ice pan
On to corner point.
Additionally, wherein, by discharge line, described cold air is provided in cooling space, and cold air guides module from row
At least one surface going out pipeline extends.
Additionally, wherein, cold air guides module to include: the first cold air guiding elements, and it extends from the upper surface of discharge line；
And the second cold air guiding elements, it extends from the lower surface of discharge line, and wherein, the second cold air guiding elements with
The back side of ice pan is spaced apart to cold air moving conduit and is formed at the back side and the upper surface of the second cold air guiding elements of ice pan
Between.
Additionally, wherein, first sensor is photoemission pickoff, and the second sensor is optical receiving sensor.
According to an embodiment, describe a kind of manufacture method for the ice machine of refrigerator, including: manufacture and include system
The ice machine of ice assembly, ice bucket and transfer assembly；The of the full ice detection module whether ice bucket becomes loaded with ice is detected by being used for
One sensor is connected to the bottom of the rotary module of Icemaker assembly；And the second sensor of full ice detection module is connected to
The cold air of Icemaker assembly guides the bottom of module；Regulation is installed to the position of the first sensor of rotary module and is installed to cold
Gas guides the position of the second sensor of module, and wherein, first sensor in a visual manner and/or is operatively connected to
Second sensor；And transfer assembly is assembled to the side of ice bucket, and Icemaker assembly is assembled to the upside of ice bucket.
Additionally, wherein, it is arranged on for accommodating the ice pan of water or ice at the upside of cold air guiding module；And first and
Two sensors be arranged on the rectangle part of the plane formed by the back side of ice pan to corner point.
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 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 is the section plan conceptually illustrating the ice machine in Fig. 2；And
Fig. 5 shows the exemplary flow of the illustrative methods manufacturing the ice machine according to an embodiment of the invention
Figure.
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
Obscure the present invention, it is convenient to omit relative configurations as known in the art or the detailed description of function.
Fig. 1 shows the view of the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the invention.Fig. 2 shows the system in Fig. 1
The sectional view of ice maker.Fig. 3 shows the exploded perspective view of the ice machine in Fig. 2.
Referring to figs. 1 to Fig. 3, may include that housing 2 according to the refrigerator 1 of embodiment, it limits the outside knot of refrigerator
Structure and/or outward appearance；Baffle plate 4, it divides food storage space, and housing 2 is separated into upper cold room R and lower freezing
Room F；Refrigerating-chamber door 3, it is arranged at two leading edges of housing 2, to be selectively opened and closed by its rotation
Cold room R；And refrigerating chamber door 5, it plays the effect of front opening part of refrigerating chamber F.Although in embodiments,
At the side on the top that the ice machine 10 illustrated is arranged on cold room R, but what this was merely exemplary.Or, system
Ice maker 10 may be mounted at the various location in cold room R, or in the different location of such as refrigerating-chamber door 3.
The ice machine 10 being arranged in refrigerator 1 can detect whether ice bucket 320 becomes loaded with ice.Ice machine 10 can include
Main body 100, cooling segment (not shown), Icemaker assembly 200, ice bucket 320, transfer assembly 400 and full ice detection mould
Block 500.
The main body 100 of ice machine 10 has the cooling space 105 that wherein can produce ice.Icemaker assembly 200 is arranged on cold
But at the upside in 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 cold air provides ice pan 210.The refrigerating module carrying out cooling circulation includes
Compressor, condenser, expansion valve, vaporizer etc..As it is well known, refrigerating module is by the warm between cold-producing medium and air
Amount exchange produces cold air.Module 220 can be guided to provide by 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 and cools down the water provided from water supply line (not shown) etc. wherein to produce the space of ice, and
There are the multiple ice molding spaces being formed thereon on surface to accommodate water.According to the shape of the ice that will make, molding is empty
Between 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.Due to high-termal conductivity, ice pan 210 is permissible
Improve the rate of heat exchange between water and cold air.Therefore, ice pan 210 is used as a kind of heat exchanger.Although having been not shown, ice
The back side of dish 210 can be provided with cooling ribs etc., for increasing the surface area contacted with cold air.
Cold air guides module 220 to be used as to be directed to the cold air provided from refrigerating module the downside of ice pan 210.Cold air guides
Module 220 is connected to discharge line 310, to form the passage providing cold air from refrigerating module.Cold air guides module 220
Including cold air induction element 221 and 222, it is connected at least one surface of discharge line 310, and includes first
Cold air induction element 221 and the second cold air induction element 222, described first cold air induction element 221 is from discharge line 310
Upper surface extend, and described second cold air induction element 222 extends from the lower surface of discharge line 310.
The support that first cold air induction element 221 is connected to the upper surface of discharge line 310 and ice pan 210 is mounted thereto
Between 211.Second cold air induction element 222 extends from the lower surface of discharge line 310, and with the back of the body of ice pan 210
Face is spaced apart.Therefore, the cold air path 225 for cold air air-flow is formed at the back side and the guiding of the second cold air of ice pan 210
Between the upper surface of element 222.
The cold air guided by cold air induction element 221 and 222 flows to the back side of ice pan 210, and hands over ice pan 210
Heat exchange amount, in order to make the water being present in ice pan 210 be converted into ice.
The ice made in the above described manner drops to be arranged in ice pan 210 ice bucket 320 below by rotary module 230.
Specifically, the upper surface of ice pan 210 can turn to ice bucket 320 by the rotation of rotary shaft 234, and when rotating over
(such as, reversing) ice pan 210 during special angle, by contacting, can be distorted with retaining element (not shown).Cause
This, by the distortion of ice pan 210, the ice in ice pan 210 drops in ice bucket 320.
Additionally, multiple displacer (not shown) can be arranged in the longitudinal direction of rotary shaft 234, in order to do not rotating ice pan
In the case of 210, from ice pan 210, discharge ice by the rotation of displacer.Module 232 is driven to drive by ice machine
Rotary shaft 234, and ice machine drives module 232 to be connected in ice making space 105 by ice machine fixing device 233.
Additionally, ice pan 210 can be equipped with ice-melting heater 231, it is in the rotary course of rotary shaft 234, or
Before rotary shaft 234 rotates, the surface of heating ice pan 210.Ice with by from the heat of ice-melting heater at ice pan
The mode on the surface melting ice in 210 separates 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 is the element that can rotate of the blade with screw rod or helical form, and
Rotated by auger motor 420.Auger 410 is arranged in ice bucket 320.It is collected in ice bucket 320
Ice be inserted between the blade of auger 410, be transferred to ice with the rotation by auger 410
Discharge module 600.Auger motor 420 is arranged in auger electric machine casing 430.
Ice raft goes out the allotter in that module 600 is connected to be arranged in refrigerating-chamber door 3, and according to user
Start, transfer assembly 400 ice transmitted is supplied to user by allotter.Although having been not shown, but ice raft
Going out module 600 and have cutter unit, it is for being cut to predetermine sizes ice.
Fig. 4 is the section plan conceptually illustrating the ice machine in Fig. 2.
With reference to Fig. 4, full ice detection module 500 detects ice and is collected in ice bucket 320 and exceedes to a certain degree, i.e. detection ice
Whether bucket 320 becomes loaded with ice.Full ice detection module 500 includes a pair first and second sensors 510 and 520, its point
It is not installed to rotary module 230 and cold air leader 220.Sensor 510 and 520 can be such as infrared sensor
Photoelectric sensor, and be configurable to such as photoemission pickoff and optical receiving sensor.
Photoemission pickoff is arranged to the sensor for launching the light that can 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, i.e. ice, be present in the path of light.In an illustrative embodiments, first sensor
510 is photoemission pickoff, and the second sensor 520 is optical receiving sensor, will be described below first sensor
510 and second sensor 520.
First and second sensors 510 and 520 of full ice detection module 500 are installed to rotary module 230 and cold air guides
The height (such as, y-axis coordinate) of module 220 is according to the limited amount ice can being contained in ice bucket 320 (hereafter,
It is referred to as " predetermined limit capacity ") change.First and second sensors 510 and 520 of full ice detection module 500 are in phase
Close and at height, be connected to rotary module 230 and cold air guiding module 220.
First sensor 510 can be installed to be positioned along the rotating mould at longitudinal direction (x-axis direction) side of ice pan 210
The bottom of the ice machine fixing device 233 of block 230.First sensor 510 can be by being arranged on ice machine fixing device
The first installation portion 511 in 233 is installed to ice machine fixing device 233.First installation portion 511 can have the first sensing
The groove that device 510 is plugged into.
Second sensor 520 is connected to the opposite side of the bottom of the second longitudinal guiding elements 222 along ice pan 210.The
Two sensors 520 are connected to the second guiding elements by the second installation portion 521 being arranged in the second guiding elements 222
222.Second installation portion 521 can have the groove that the second sensor 520 is plugged into.
Although rotating member 230 and the second biography will be connected to reference to above embodiments describing first sensor 510
Sensor 520 is connected to the structure of cold air leader 220, but can overturn the first and second sensors 510 and 520
Position.
First and second sensors 510 and 520 be arranged on formed by the back side of ice pan 210 plane (such as, x-z put down
Face) rectangle part on diagonal point at.That is, the difference that the first and second sensors 510 and 520 are arranged in z-axis
At Dian.Such as, distance between the first and second sensors 510 and 520 can correspond to cold air and draws in the z-axis direction
The width (such as, z-axis length) of guide module 220.
Hereafter, the operation of ice machine 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention and result or function will be described.
In the ice machine 10 according to an embodiment, will be produced by compressor, condenser, expansion valve and vaporizer
Raw cold air provides cooling space 105 through discharge line 310.Cold air freezing is placed on and is arranged on cooling space 105
In ice pan 210 in water.In this case, due to cold air guide module 220 be connected to discharge line 310 and
Extend therefrom, so guiding module 220 to move from the cold air of discharge line 310 discharge along cold air.
With reference to Fig. 2, cold air enters between the first cold air induction element 221 and the second cold air induction element 222, then edge
The cold air path 225 being formed between the back side of ice pan 210 and the second induction element 222 moves.Cold air and ice pan 210
Back side heat-shift, simultaneously the back side along ice pan 210 is moved, and is cooled in the water in ice pan 210, thus is formed
Ice.The ice made in ice pan 210 is dropped downwards by the rotation of rotary shaft 234, and can collect and be arranged on ice
In dish 210 ice bucket 320 below.
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 of the ice that full ice detection module 500 detection is collected in ice bucket 320 exceedes the predetermined of ice bucket 320
Limit capacity.
First sensor 510 can launch light, and the light sent from first sensor 510 consistently or periodically
Arrive the second sensor 520 being positioned in diagonal path.When the light through diagonal path is received by the second sensor 520
Time, the amount being collected in the ice in ice bucket 320 may determine that as the predetermined limit capacity less than ice bucket 320.
In ice accumulates in ice bucket 320 and exceed predetermined altitude, such as, to the detection height of full ice detection module 500
Time, the light sent from first sensor 510 hits ice, and light is not received by the second sensor 520.Therefore, control
Unit (not shown) processed determines whether ice bucket 320 becomes loaded with ice.Then, control unit is stopped the rotation the driving of module 230
Dynamic, and stop and/or suspending the operation being used for manufacturing the assembly of ice.
In the ice machine 10 according to an embodiment, guide module 220 when full ice detection module 500 is arranged on cold air
The back side on time, the lower region of ice pan 210 and cold air guide the lower region of module 220 overlapping.Therefore, full ice detection mould
Block 500 can detect the ice dropped from ice pan 210 effectively.
Additionally, due to the first and second sensors 510 and 520 of full ice detection module 500 are arranged in ice pan 210
To corner point, so being arranged on a linear portion with the first and second sensors 510 and 520 of full ice detection module 500
Situation in Fen is compared, and is exaggerated the detection region for ice detection.
Additionally, according to this embodiment, owing to such as detecting the full ice detection structure of the machinery of bar by full ice detection module 500
Replace, it is possible to reduce parts and the quantity of assembling process, thus reduce manufacturing cost.
Additionally, due to be exaggerated the detection region whether becoming loaded with ice for detecting ice bucket, so decreasing because of full ice detection
The factor of the causing trouble that mistake causes, thus improve the reliability of ice machine.
The method that manufacture ice machine according to an embodiment of the invention is described below.
Fig. 5 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. 5, 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 machine of the most separately made composition ice machine 10
Assembly 200, ice bucket 320 and transfer assembly 400 (S100).The full ice inspection of ice whether is become loaded with for detecting ice bucket 320
The first sensor 510 of survey module 500 is installed to the bottom of the rotary module 230 of Icemaker assembly 200, and Man Bingjian
Second sensor 520 of survey module 500 is installed to the bottom (S200) of the cold air guiding module 220 of Icemaker assembly 200.
In this case, the first and second sensors 510 and 520 are arranged on the plane formed by the back side of ice pan 210
Rectangle part on to corner point.Position and the peace of the first sensor 510 being installed to rotary module 230 can be regulated
Install to cold air and guide the position of the second sensor 520 of module 220, in order to first sensor 510 in a visible manner and/
Or operatively it is associated with the second sensor 520 (S300).I.e., it is possible to regulation the first and second sensor 510 Hes
The position of 520, in order to the light sent from first sensor 510 is received by the second sensor 520.
When completing the position adjustments of the first and second sensors 510 and 520, transfer assembly 400 is assembled to ice bucket 320
Side, and Icemaker assembly 200 is assembled to the upside (S400) of ice bucket 320.Can be by assembling main body extraly
100, ice raft goes out the formation ice machines 10 such as module 600 to complete the manufacture of ice machine 10.
First and second sensors 510 and 520 of the full ice detection module 500 according to this embodiment are installed to ice making group
Part 200 and as single assembly manufacture.Therefore, before the assembly forming ice machine 10 is assembled each other, Man Bing
Detection module 500 is installed to Icemaker assembly 200.That is, pair of sensors is included due to the assembly of full ice detection module 500
510 and 520, and be installed to single assembly, thus full ice detection module 500 can not with other component interference
In the case of be easily installed.
Additionally, in order to make in a visual manner and/or in the operative mode as light emission and the first of optical receiving sensor and
Two sensor 510 and 520 interconnection, can easily be adjusted the position of the first and second sensors 510 and 520
Process.
According to an illustrative embodiment of the invention, it is provided that include accurately detecting whether ice bucket becomes loaded with the system of ice
The refrigerator of ice maker.
Further it is provided that the method manufacturing the ice machine for refrigerator, wherein, full ice detection module is easily mounted to system
Ice maker.
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 from described change and modifications relevant different fall within defined in the appended claims
Among the spirit and scope of the disclosure.
Claims (14)
1. a refrigerator, including:
Housing, it includes food storage space；
Refrigerating module, it is configured to produce cold air；
Door, it is arranged on housing, with sealed food memory space；And
Ice machine, it is arranged at least one in food storage space and door, and wherein, described ice machine includes:
Main body, it has the cooling space for receiving the cold air produced by refrigerating module；
Icemaker assembly, comprising: ice pan, it is arranged in cooling space to produce ice；Cold air guides module, and it is arranged
At the downside of ice pan, and it is configured to be directed to the cold air provided from refrigerating module the downside of ice pan；And rotating mould
Block, it is configured for rotating ice pan and at least one in the displacer discharging ice from ice pan；
Ice bucket, it is arranged at the downside of Icemaker assembly, to receive the ice from ice pan；And
Full ice detection module, it includes that the first sensor being connected to rotary module bottom guides under module with being connected to cold air
Second sensor in portion, and by first sensor and the operational interconnection of the second sensor, whether detection ice bucket fills
Full.
2. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein, first sensor is inserted in the bottom being arranged on rotary module
In first installation portion, and the second sensor is inserted in the second installation portion in the bottom being arranged on cold air guiding module.
3. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein, first sensor and the second sensor are connected to by the back side of ice pan
Formed plane rectangle part on to corner point.
4. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein, is provided cold air in cooling space by discharge line, and
Cold air guides module to extend from least one surface of discharge line.
5. refrigerator as claimed in claim 4, wherein, described cold air guides module to include:
First cold air guiding elements, it extends from the upper surface of discharge line；And
Second cold air guiding elements, it is from the lower surface extension of discharge line, and
Wherein, described second cold air guiding elements is spaced apart with the back side of ice pan, and wherein, cold air moving conduit is formed at ice
Between the back side and the upper surface of the second cold air guiding elements of dish.
6. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein, first sensor is photoemission pickoff, and the second sensor
It it is optical receiving sensor.
7. the method 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 is connected to the bottom of the rotary module of Icemaker assembly；
The cold air that second sensor of full ice detection module is connected to Icemaker assembly guides the bottom of module, wherein, described
Full ice detection module is configured for detecting whether ice bucket is filled；
Regulation is connected to the position of the first sensor of rotary module and is connected to the position that cold air guides the second sensor of module
Putting, wherein, first sensor is associated with the second sensor to operably；And
Transfer assembly is assembled to the side of ice bucket, and Icemaker assembly is assembled to the upside of ice bucket.
8. method as claimed in claim 7, also includes:
Ice pan is arranged on cold air guide at the upside of module；And
First sensor and the second sensor are connected on the rectangle part of plane that formed by the back side of ice pan to angle point
Place.
9. an equipment, including:
Ice machine, comprising:
Main body, it has the cooling space for receiving the cold air produced by refrigerating module；
Icemaker assembly, comprising: ice pan, it is arranged in cooling space to produce ice；Cold air guides module, and it is arranged
At the downside of ice pan, and it is configured to be directed to the cold air provided from refrigerating module the downside of ice pan；And rotating mould
Block, it is configured to rotate ice pan and at least one in the displacer discharging ice from ice pan；
Ice bucket, it is arranged at the downside of Icemaker assembly, to receive the ice from ice pan；And
Full ice detection module, it includes that the first sensor being connected to rotary module bottom guides under module with being connected to cold air
Second sensor in portion, and by first sensor and the operational interconnection of the second sensor, whether detection ice bucket fills
Full.
10. equipment as claimed in claim 9, wherein, is inserted into the bottom being arranged on rotary module by first sensor
In the first installation portion in, and the second sensor is inserted into be arranged on cold air guide module bottom in second installation
In portion.
11. equipment as claimed in claim 9, wherein, first sensor and the second sensor are connected to by the back of the body of ice pan
Face formed plane rectangle part on to corner point.
12. equipment as claimed in claim 9, wherein, are provided cold air in cooling space by discharge line, and
And cold air guides module to extend from least one surface of discharge line.
13. equipment as claimed in claim 4, wherein, described cold air guides module to include:
First cold air guiding elements, it extends from the upper surface of discharge line；And
Second cold air guiding elements, it extends from the lower surface of discharge line, and wherein, described second cold air guides structure
Part is spaced apart with the back side of ice pan, and wherein, cold air moving conduit is formed at the back side of ice pan and the second cold air guiding elements
Between upper surface.
14. equipment as claimed in claim 9, wherein, first sensor is photoemission pickoff, and the second sensing
Device is optical receiving sensor.
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