CN107289703A - Ice bank and the refrigerator for being provided with ice bank - Google Patents

Ice bank and the refrigerator for being provided with ice bank Download PDF

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CN107289703A
CN107289703A CN201710212590.8A CN201710212590A CN107289703A CN 107289703 A CN107289703 A CN 107289703A CN 201710212590 A CN201710212590 A CN 201710212590A CN 107289703 A CN107289703 A CN 107289703A
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李旺九
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25CPRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
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    • F25C5/02Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice
    • F25C5/04Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice without the use of saws
    • F25C5/046Ice-crusher machines
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D11/00Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16HGEARING
    • F16H1/00Toothed gearings for conveying rotary motion
    • F16H1/02Toothed gearings for conveying rotary motion without gears having orbital motion
    • F16H1/04Toothed gearings for conveying rotary motion without gears having orbital motion involving only two intermeshing members
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25CPRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C1/00Producing ice
    • F25C1/22Construction of moulds; Filling devices for moulds
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25CPRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C1/00Producing ice
    • F25C1/22Construction of moulds; Filling devices for moulds
    • F25C1/24Construction of moulds; Filling devices for moulds for refrigerators, e.g. freezing trays
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25CPRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C5/00Working or handling ice
    • F25C5/18Storing ice
    • F25C5/182Ice bins therefor
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25CPRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C5/00Working or handling ice
    • F25C5/20Distributing ice
    • F25C5/22Distributing ice particularly adapted for household refrigerators
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25CPRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C5/00Working or handling ice
    • F25C5/20Distributing ice
    • F25C5/24Distributing ice for storing bins
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00General constructional features
    • F25D23/02Doors; Covers
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00General constructional features
    • F25D23/02Doors; Covers
    • F25D23/028Details
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D25/00Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled
    • F25D25/02Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled by shelves
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25CPRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C2400/00Auxiliary features or devices for producing, working or handling ice
    • F25C2400/10Refrigerator units
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25CPRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
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Abstract

A kind of refrigerator have can breaking ice condensation product wherein ice bank.The ice bank includes being rotatably mounted to smash unit in the outlet of ice bank, and this, which smashes unit, includes fixed blade and rotatable blade.Ice bank also include separation bar unit, separation bar unit be rotatably mounted to it is parallel with smashing unit, to hit and separate ice cube condensation product during rotation.

Description

Ice bank and the refrigerator for being provided with ice bank
Technical field
Embodiments of the invention are related to a kind of refrigerator, more particularly, to the ice making in refrigerator and ice distributor gear.
Background technology
Generally, refrigerator is a kind of electrical equipment for being used to store food or other articles at low temperature.Cold air in refrigerator is supplied The cold air for answering system operatio to be used to circulate in memory space wherein for supply.Storage compartment is generally arranged in main body, Main body have can by door sealing open front.
Some refrigerators have the ice maker being arranged in door, and they are referred to as gate-type ice maker.In this configuration, whenever When opening door, the air for being generally not intended to surrounding is introduced into refrigerator, causes in ice Storage Box (hereinafter referred to as " ice bank ") Temperature rise.As a result, the ice cube being stored in ice bank may partial melting.When the thawing in ice bank ice cube again During freezing, they can be adhering to each other, so as to form big caking or condensation product, this may block the row being arranged in ice bank Export and ice can not be distributed.
It is a kind of solve ice coagulation problems method be strengthen refrigerator doors heat insulation, for example increase door heat insulation thickness or Use vacuum thermal insulator material.
Regrettably, the heat insulation thickness of increase door has structure limitation, and is not only increased using vacuum thermal insulator material The manufacturing cost of refrigerator is added, and gratifying effect can not be provided in terms of the ice cohesion in preventing ice bank.
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Patent document 1:Korean Patent Application Publication text No.10-2009-74984 (is disclosed on July 8th, 2009).
The content of the invention
Therefore, The embodiment provides a kind of ice bank, it can effectively smash ice condensation product for row Go out.
According to a kind of embodiment, a kind of ice bank with improved ice separating property is disclosed.Ice bank includes:Shell Body, it is configured to store ice cube wherein, and the outlet with formation in the bottom of housing so that ice cube is via discharge Mouth discharge;First rotary shaft, it is arranged in housing;Smash unit, its be rotatably mounted in outlet with around First rotary shaft rotates;Second rotary shaft, it is connected to the first rotary shaft, and is arranged on the first rotary shaft;And point From bar unit, it is connected to the second rotary shaft, thus along second radially of the axis of rotation direction extension to reach at ice cube, and its Set with the relation parallel with smashing unit, to hit the ice cube being adhering to each other when the second rotary shaft rotates and be separated into Ice cube.
In addition, smashing unit can include smashing blade, smash blade and be connected to the first rotary shaft, and can be along forwards Rotated to opposite direction, and be configured to the optionally breaking ice according to the direction of rotation for smashing blade;And it is fixed Blade, it, which is fixed on the side of housing and being arranged on, smashes the ice of blade and smashes on direction, to provide branch in breaking ice Support reaction force.
In addition, the second rotary shaft can include driven gear, driven gear is engaged with the driving gear of the first rotary shaft.The Two rotary shafts are connected to the pivot of driven gear.
In addition, the second rotary shaft can be arranged on from the position for being just positioned against side displacement upwards of the first rotary shaft Put so that easily direction smashes unit transmission to ice cube.
In addition, connection protuberance can be formed in housing towards in the part of the second rotary shaft, and connecting elements can To be assembled to connection protuberance, rotated with ensuring to be formed the stable of the second rotary shaft in the second rotary shaft.
In addition, separation bar unit can include:Cylinder shape connector component, it assembles and is connected to the second rotary shaft, and And radially projecting insertion portion is provided with, radially projecting insertion portion is disposed on connector members at a predetermined angle On external peripheral surface;And bar, they are inserted into each insertion portion, and are configured in the second direction radially of the axis of rotation Upper extension preset distance.
In addition, separation bar unit can include the one or more separation bar units installed according to the amount of ice cube.
In addition, insertion portion and bar can be arranged in connector members with the phase angle of 180 degree.
Embodiments of the invention are directed to problems with:The ice cube being stored in ice bank may condense and therefore can not be effective Discharge.One embodiment of the present of invention can provide the ice bank with improved ice separating property and be provided with the ice bank Refrigerator, its advantageously, although formed ice condensation product, also can separate and discharge the ice cube being stored in ice bank.
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Fig. 1 is the perspective view for showing the refrigerator for being provided with exemplary ice bank according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the side view for the structure for showing exemplary ice bank according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 is the front view for the structure for showing exemplary ice bank according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 4 be the separation bar unit shown in exemplary ice bank according to an embodiment of the invention, The assembling view of second rotary shaft and driven gear.
Fig. 5 is another view of component shown in Fig. 4.
Fig. 6 be a diagram that the front view of the second rotary shaft shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 and the assembled state of driven gear.
Embodiment
In the following detailed description, it with reference to form part thereof of accompanying drawing.In detailed description, drawings and claims Described in illustrative embodiment be not meant to provide constraints.The spirit or scope of theme presented herein are not being departed from In the case of, it is possible to use other embodiments, and other changes can be carried out.
One or more exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in accompanying drawing In, one or more exemplary embodiments of the invention can be readily determined by those skilled in the art.As this area skill Art personnel will be recognized that described exemplary embodiment can modify in a variety of ways, and not take off all From the spirit or scope of the present invention, present invention is also not necessarily limited to exemplary embodiment as described herein.
It is noted that accompanying drawing is schematical, and it is not necessarily to scale.The relative size and ratio of part in accompanying drawing Example may be dimensionally exaggerated or minimized, and preliminary dimension is merely exemplary.Identical reference is represented two Identical structure, element or part shown in individual or more accompanying drawing, to show similar feature.
The exemplary drawings of the present invention illustrate in greater detail the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.As a result, it is contemplated that to attached Figure carries out various modifications.Therefore, exemplary embodiment is not limited to the particular form in shown region, but for example including due to manufacture Caused by form modification.
Configuration according to an embodiment of the invention and operation is described in detail referring now to accompanying drawing.
Fig. 1 is the perspective view for showing the refrigerator for being provided with exemplary ice bank according to an embodiment of the invention. Fig. 2 is the side view for the structure for showing exemplary ice bank according to an embodiment of the invention.Fig. 3 is to show basis The front view of the structure of the exemplary ice bank of one embodiment of the present of invention.
With reference first to Fig. 1, refrigerator 1 according to an embodiment of the invention can include main body 10, door 20, ice maker 30 With ice bank 40.
Main body 10 limits the outer body of refrigerator 1.Multiple storage compartments 11 can be included in the main body 10.Storage compartment 11 The refrigerating chamber being arranged at the side of main body 10 and the refrigerating chamber being arranged at the opposite side of main body 10 can be divided into.For that will store up Depositing compartment 11 and being divided into left compartment and the partition wall of right compartment can be arranged in storage compartment 11.Shelf 12 can be along above-below direction Set.
Door 20 is rotatably mounted in main body 10, for sealed storage compartment 11.One door 20 can be set In the main body 10.Alternatively, there may be the single door for being respectively used to refrigerating chamber, refrigerating chamber and other storage compartments.
Ice maker 30 can be arranged on the side of door 20, to produce ice cube.Ice maker 30 can be with well known in the art What suitable mode is implemented.
Ice bank 40 is arranged in door 20, such as under ice maker 30, for being stored in the ice produced in ice maker 30 Block.The ice cube produced in ice maker 30 with preliminary dimension can be adhering to each other when they are stored in ice bank 40 and can shape Into big caking or condensation product.It is configured to be easily separated ice condensation product according to the ice bank 40 of the present embodiment.Then, ice bank 40 can discharge the ice cube of small size (such as with the identical size when ice cube is initially made).
As shown in Figures 2 and 3, ice bank 40 according to an embodiment of the invention can include housing 100, smash list First 200, first rotary shaft 210, the second rotary shaft 300 and separation bar unit 400.
Housing 100 can accommodate ice cube wherein.Outlet 110 for discharging ice cube therefrom can be arranged on housing In 100 bottom.The ice cube produced in ice maker 30 can be fallen into housing 100 via the top of housing 100, and is storable in The inside of housing 100.Ice cube can be discharged via the outlet 110 at the bottom of housing 100 from ice bank 40.In housing 100 Guiding part 120 ice cube can be guided to outlet 110.
Smashing unit 200 can be arranged in outlet 110, and can be rotated around the first rotary shaft 210.Smash unit 200 can be broken into tiny block before ice cube is discharged via outlet 110 from housing 100.Smashing unit can also Ice cube is expelled directly out without being smashed.Therefore, the first rotary shaft 210 can be rotated with forward direction or opposite direction.
For example, if the first rotary shaft 210 rotates along forward direction, ice cube can be smashed by smashing unit 200, then Discharge ice cube.If the first rotary shaft 210 is rotated in mutually opposite directions, ice cube can be discharged without broken.First rotation Axle 210 can extend from the rotary shaft of auger, or can be the rotary shaft of auger.First rotary shaft 210 Can be by being rotated from the moment of torsion that auger motor (not shown) is transmitted.
More specifically, blade 220 and fixed blade 230 can be smashed including multiple by smashing unit 200.
As shown in figure 3, smashing blade 220 may be coupled to the first rotary shaft 210, and can be along forward direction or opposite Direction rotates.According to direction of rotation, smash blade 220 can with breaking ice or can by ice cube discharge without breaking ice. Smashing protuberance (for example, smashing tooth) 221 can form on each surface for smashing blade 220.
Fixed blade 230 can be fixed to the side of housing 100.Fixed blade 230, which can be arranged on, smashes blade 220 Ice is smashed on direction.Fixed blade 230 can be rotated to smash ice smashing blade 220 with specific direction (such as forward direction) Reacting force of supporting is provided during block.Smashing protuberance (or smashing tooth) 221 can also form in fixed blade 230.When smashing When blade 220 for example carrys out breaking ice with forward direction rotation, that fixes blade 230 smashes the flank of tooth to smashing beating for blade 220 Broken tooth.
Therefore, rotated if smashing blade 220 along forward direction, ice cube smash blade 220 and fixed blade 230 it Between smash, and discharged via outlet 110.If smashing blade 220 to rotate in mutually opposite directions, ice cube can be via outlet 110 are discharged to the outside without broken.
As shown in Fig. 2 the second rotary shaft 300 is operatively connected to the first rotary shaft 210, and it can pass through Rotated from the moment of torsion that the first rotary shaft 210 is transmitted.In this case, the second rotary shaft 300 can be arranged on the first rotation On axle 210.
In order to which moment of torsion is delivered into the second rotary shaft from the first rotary shaft 210, various embodiments can be used, for example, are made With chain and sprocket wheel, use belt and pulley etc..In the present embodiment, driving gear 211 can be arranged on the first rotary shaft 210 Side at;And driven gear 310 can be arranged at the side of the second rotary shaft 300 and be engaged with driving gear 211.Actively Gear 211 and driven gear 310 include the straight spur gear of mutual external toothing, or operation that can be including producing reduction is made an uproar The helical gear of sound.
As shown in fig. 6, the second rotary shaft 300 is not eccentric, and it is mounted to the pivot of driven gear 310, To rotate in a stable manner.
As shown in figure 3, the second rotary shaft 300 just can not be arranged on the first rotary shaft 210.But can be by it It is arranged on from the position for being just positioned against side displacement upwards, enters in order to make ice cube direction smash unit 200.If the Two rotary shafts 300 are just arranged on the first rotary shaft 210 (that is, just upward position), then when ice cube is towards smashing list When member 200 is moved, the second rotary shaft 300 is likely to become barrier.Therefore, the second rotary shaft 300 is arranged on towards side displacement Position so that when ice cube towards smash unit 200 move when the second rotary shaft 300 will not turn into barrier.Second rotary shaft 300 shift position can be adjusted by user.In figure 3, the second rotary shaft 300 is arranged on the position shifted to the left.
Connection protuberance 130 can be set in a housing 100 with face of the second rotary shaft 300 so that be arranged on the first rotation The second rotary shaft 300 on rotating shaft 210 can rotate in a stable manner.In addition, being assembled to connection protuberance 130 to support The connecting elements 320 of one end of the second rotary shaft 300 can be arranged in the second rotary shaft 300.Insertion groove 321 can be formed In connecting elements 320, for being connected with being connected protuberance 130.
Now with reference to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 description separation bar units 400.
Fig. 4 is separation bar unit and the second rotation shown in ice bank according to an embodiment of the invention The assembling view of rotating shaft.Fig. 5 is the decomposition diagram of component illustrated in Fig. 4.
With reference to shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, separation bar unit 400 may be coupled to the second rotary shaft 300, and can match somebody with somebody It is set to the radial direction extension along the second rotary shaft 300.Separation bar unit 400 can hit ice cube condensation product.Separate bar unit 400 can be set parallel to the blade 220 of smashing for smashing unit 200, and can be configured to the rotation of the second rotary shaft 300 Then hit and separate ice cube condensation product.Thus the ice cube separated can be shifted easily towards smashing unit 200.
More specifically, as shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5, separation bar unit 400 can include cylinder shape connector component 410 and many Individual bar 420.
Connector members 410 can have through hole 411 at its pivot so that connector members 410 are assembled simultaneously It is connected to the second rotary shaft 300.Radially prominent insertion portion 412 can be formed in the cylindrical of connector members 410 In perimeter surface.Insertion portion 412 can be set at predetermined angle intervals.In addition, insertion portion 412 can have groove, wherein Inserted with bar 420.
Bar 420 is inserted into insertion portion 412, and is configured to the radial direction extension along the second rotary shaft 300.When When second rotary shaft 300 rotates, bar 420 can be hit and the ice cube condensation product in separate housing 100.
In this respect, insertion portion 412 and bar 420 can be disposed on connector members 410 with uniform angle. In the present embodiment, insertion portion 412 and bar 420 can be arranged on connector component 410 with the phase angle of 180 degree.
In illustrated example, a separation bar unit 400 is only installed in the second rotary shaft 300.However, for example, According to the memory capacity of housing 100, two or more separation bar units may be mounted in the second rotary shaft 300.Fig. 4 is shown One separation bar unit 400 is arranged on the state in second rotary shaft 300.Fig. 2 shows that two separation bar units 400 are installed State in the second rotary shaft 300.In various embodiments, separation blade 400 quantity can for example with housing 100 Memory capacity proportionally changes.
Although describing the exemplary embodiment of the present invention above with reference to accompanying drawing, skilled person will understand that It is that, in the case where not changing the essential feature or spirit of the present invention, the present invention can be implemented in a variety of ways.
It is understood, therefore, that above-mentioned example embodiment is not restricted in any way, and it is only to show Example property.The scope of the present invention represents by following claim, rather than is described in detail, and it should be appreciated that by All changes and modification and equivalents that the implication and scope of claim are obtained are included within the scope of the invention.
From the foregoing it will be appreciated that for illustrative purposes, various embodiments of the present invention already described herein, And various modifications can be carried out without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.Disclose in the description of the invention Exemplary embodiment do not limit the present invention.The scope of the present invention will be explained by following claims, and will be appreciated that The scope of the present invention is being belonged to all technologies in its equivalency range.

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1. a kind of ice bank for refrigerator, the ice bank includes:
Housing, it is configured to be stored in the ice cube produced in refrigerator;
Outlet, it is set in the housing, for discharging ice cube from housing;
First rotary shaft, it is set in the housing;
Unit is smashed, it is rotatably mounted in outlet, and be configured to rotate around the first rotary shaft;
Second rotary shaft, it is operatively connected to the first rotary shaft, and is arranged on the first rotary shaft;
Bar unit is separated, it is connected to the second rotary shaft, and along the second direction extension radially of the axis of rotation, wherein, declutcher control lever Unit is set with the relation parallel with smashing unit.
2. ice bank as claimed in claim 1, wherein, separation bar unit, which is configured to hit when the second rotary shaft rotates, to be present Ice cube condensation product in housing is simultaneously separated into ice cube.
3. ice bank as claimed in claim 1, wherein smashing unit includes:
Blade is smashed, it is connected to the first rotary shaft, and be configured to rotate with second direction in the first direction, wherein, smash Unit is configured to be based on its direction of rotation and optionally breaking ice.
4. ice bank as claimed in claim 3, wherein, smashing unit also includes fixed blade, and fixed blade is connected to housing Side, wherein, fixed blade is operable as providing reacting force of supporting when smashing unit breaking ice.
5. ice bank as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the second rotary shaft includes what is engaged with the driving gear of the first rotary shaft Driven gear, and wherein, the second rotary shaft is further connected to the pivot of driven gear.
6. ice bank as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the second rotary shaft is arranged on from the just upward position of the first rotary shaft The position of displacement.
7. ice bank as claimed in claim 1, wherein, housing includes connection protuberance, and connection protuberance is arranged on housing At the position of the second rotary shaft, and wherein, connecting elements is arranged in the second rotary shaft and is assembled to connection and protrudes Portion, connecting elements is operable as stablizing the rotation of the second rotary shaft.
8. ice bank as claimed in claim 1, wherein, separation bar unit includes:
Cylinder shape connector component, it assembles and is connected to the second rotary shaft, and including radially projecting insertion portion, radial direction Prominent insertion portion is arranged on the external peripheral surface of connector members at predetermined angle intervals;And
Bar, they are inserted into each insertion portion, and are configured to just upwardly extend preset distance radially of the axis of rotation second.
9. ice bank as claimed in claim 8, wherein, separation bar unit includes one or more separation bar units.
10. ice bank as claimed in claim 8, wherein, insertion portion and bar are arranged on connector structure with the phase angle of 180 degree On part.
11. a kind of refrigerator, including:
Main body, it is provided with storage compartment;
Door, it is connected to main body, for sealed storage compartment;
Ice maker;And
The ice bank being connected with ice maker, it includes:
Housing, it is configured to store ice cube;
Outlet, it is set in the housing, for discharging ice cube from housing;
First rotary shaft, it is set in the housing;
Unit is smashed, it is rotatably mounted in outlet, and be configured to rotate around the first rotary shaft;
Second rotary shaft, it is operatively connected to the first rotary shaft, and is arranged on the first rotary shaft;And
Bar unit is separated, it is connected to the second rotary shaft, and along the second direction extension radially of the axis of rotation, wherein, declutcher control lever Unit is set with the relation parallel with smashing unit.
12. refrigerator as claimed in claim 11, wherein, separation bar unit is configured to when the second rotary shaft rotates, and strike is deposited It is the ice cube condensation product in housing and is separated into ice cube.
13. refrigerator as claimed in claim 11, wherein, smashing unit includes:
Blade is smashed, it is connected to the first rotary shaft, and be configured to rotate with second direction in the first direction, wherein, smash Unit is configured to be based on its direction of rotation and optionally breaking ice.
14. refrigerator as claimed in claim 13, wherein, smashing unit also includes fixed blade, and fixed blade is connected to housing Side, wherein, fixed blade is operable as providing reacting force of supporting when smashing unit breaking ice.
15. refrigerator as claimed in claim 11, wherein, the second rotary shaft is provided with to be engaged with the driving gear of the first rotary shaft Driven gear, and wherein, the second rotary shaft is connected further to the pivot of driven gear.
16. refrigerator as claimed in claim 11, wherein, the second rotary shaft is arranged on from the just upward position of the first rotary shaft The position of displacement.
17. refrigerator as claimed in claim 11, wherein, housing includes connection protuberance, and connection protuberance is arranged on housing At the position of the second rotary shaft, and wherein, connecting elements is arranged in the second rotary shaft, and is assembled to connection protrusion Portion, connecting elements is operable as stablizing the rotation of the second rotary shaft.
18. refrigerator as claimed in claim 11, wherein, separation bar unit includes:
Cylinder shape connector component, it assembles and is connected to the second rotary shaft, and including radially projecting insertion portion, radial direction Prominent insertion portion is arranged on the external peripheral surface of connector members at predetermined angle intervals;And
Bar, they are inserted into each insertion portion, and are configured to just upwardly extend pre- spacing radially of the axis of rotation second From.
19. refrigerator as claimed in claim 17, wherein, separation bar unit includes one or more separation bar units.
20. refrigerator as claimed in claim 18, wherein, insertion portion and bar are arranged on connector structure with the phase angle of 180 degree On part.
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