CN107356036A - Ice maker and refrigerator for refrigerator - Google Patents

Ice maker and refrigerator for refrigerator Download PDF

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CN107356036A
CN107356036A CN201710277347.4A CN201710277347A CN107356036A CN 107356036 A CN107356036 A CN 107356036A CN 201710277347 A CN201710277347 A CN 201710277347A CN 107356036 A CN107356036 A CN 107356036A
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金东宣
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WiniaDaewoo Co Ltd
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D11/00—Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
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    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
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    • F25C1/22—Construction of moulds; Filling devices for moulds
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    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
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    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Abstract

The invention provides a kind of ice maker for refrigerator and the refrigerator including the ice maker.The ice maker is capable of detecting when to be loaded with ice in ice storing unit and therefore can suspend ice production.The ice maker includes ice making unit, sensing unit and housing unit, the sensing unit is configured to measure the ice amount in the ice storing unit based on the positional information of the detected ice storing unit, and the housing unit is configured to accommodate the ice making unit and the ice storing unit.The sensing unit can sense relative movement of the ice storing unit relative to the housing unit.

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Ice maker and refrigerator for refrigerator
Technical field
The present invention relates to refrigerator, and more particularly, to the ice making in refrigerator and ice distributor gear.
Background technology
Refrigerator is for the electrical equipment by food storage at low temperature, and refrigerator may be configured to according to the food to be stored The type of thing and food (or other articles) is stored in freezing state or frozen state.The inside of refrigerator is by making cold sky Gas circulates and cooled, the cold air can be by the heat exchanging process that is carried out by using refrigerant continuously It is caused.Interior during operation, refrigerant undergoes compression, condensation, expansion and repetitive cycling as evaporation in a heat exchanger. The cold air supplied in refrigerator is evenly distributed over by convection current.Therefore, it is possible to the object storing being placed in refrigerator In a low temperature of desired.
Heat exchanger is installed in the side of refrigerator, and with for storing food such as refrigerating chamber (or refrigeration every Between) and the storage area such as refrigerating chamber keep apart.For example, it can be performed using the compressor and condenser that are arranged in machine chamber Compression process and condensation process, the machine chamber are located at the back underside of refrigerator.In evaporation process, refrigerant can evaporate and Therefore heat is absorbed from surrounding air.As a result, just surrounding air is made to cool down.
The main body of refrigerator can be with rectangular shape and with unlimited preceding surface.Generally, the main body refrigerating chamber and Refrigerating chamber fences up, and refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber each have the door of its own.Refrigerator can include multiple drawers, shelf, vegetables Compartment etc. is for being classified and stored to different types of article.
By convention, mount type refrigerator in top is popular, under it has the refrigerating chamber being located at upside and is located at Refrigerating chamber at side.Recently, have now been developed that wherein refrigerating chamber is located at the bottom freezer type refrigerator at downside.Bottom freezer Type refrigerator provides following advantage：Generally speaking, user can easily use the refrigerator.However, user is frequently necessary to squat Body is bent over to use refrigerating chamber, for example, taking ice from refrigerating chamber.
Some bottom freezer type refrigerators have the ice dispenser at refrigerating chamber compartment, and the refrigerating chamber compartment is arranged At the upside of refrigerator.The ice maker for manufacturing ice cube can be disposed with refrigerating-chamber door or in refrigerating chamber.The system Ice production apparatus can include：Ice making unit, it includes ice pan；With ice storage portion (ice bucket), it is used to store caused in ice pan Ice cube.
When containing the ice more than a certain amount of in the ice storage portion of ice maker (for example, when ice storage portion fills), it is desirable to Enough detect that this fills state soon to suspend ice making.
The content of the invention
The embodiment provides can suspend ice based on the judgement for the ice storage capacity for having reached ice maker The ice maker of production and the refrigerator including the ice maker.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the ice maker is capable of detecting when filling state and therefore can for ice storing unit Suspend the ice production in the ice maker.
According to one embodiment of present invention, a kind of ice maker for refrigerator includes：Ice making unit, it is configured to Receive water and production ice cube；Ice storing unit, it is configured to store produced in the ice making unit and from the ice making list Member is fed through the ice cube come；Sensing unit, it is configured to measure the amount for the ice cube being seated in the ice storing unit；And hold Receive unit, it is configured to the ice making unit and the ice storing unit being contained in the housing unit.The ice storage list Member includes：Bucket, it is configured to the ice cube that storage is sent from the ice making unit；And supporting part, its be configured to by The bucket supports in a movable manner, and the sensing unit is configured to sense the bucket relative to the housing unit Relative movement.
In addition, the sensing unit includes Magnetic Sensor.
In addition, the sensing unit includes：Target portion, it is disposed in the bucket；And identification part, it is disposed in In the housing unit, the identification part is configured to sense relative movement of the target portion relative to the identification part.
In addition, the target portion is disposed in the middle section of the bottom surface of the bucket, and the identification part be according to The corresponding relation of the target portion and be arranged.
In addition, arranging elastic member between the bucket and the supporting part, the elastic component is configured to support The bucket.
In addition, the bucket includes bucket guiding piece, and the supporting part includes supporting part guiding piece, the supporting part guiding piece It is configured to guide moving up and down for the bucket guiding piece.
It is configured to guide the first of the elastic component at the side of the elastic component in addition, the bucket is provided with Elastic component guiding piece, and the supporting part is provided with and is configured to guide the elasticity at the opposite side of the elastic component The second elastic component guiding piece of component.
In addition, formed with vertically extending slit in the bucket, and the ice storing unit also includes transmission structure Part, the transmission member can be rotated to discharge the ice cube being present in the bucket, and the transmission member is disposed through The slit.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, a kind of ice maker for refrigerator includes：Ice making unit, it is configured to Receive water and water cooling is frozen into ice in the ice making unit；Ice storing unit, it is configured to storage and supplied from the ice making unit The ice given；Sensing unit, it is configured to sense the ice amount in the ice storing unit；And housing unit, it is configured It is contained in into by the ice making unit and the ice storing unit in the housing unit.The ice storing unit includes：Bucket, its by with It is set to storage ice；And supporting part, it is configured to support the bucket.And further, the sensing unit includes：Target Portion, it is disposed in the bucket；And identification part, it is disposed in the housing unit.
According to still another embodiment of the invention, there is provided a kind of refrigerator, it includes：Main body, it includes storage area；And Ice maker, it is disposed in the main body.The ice maker includes：Ice making unit, it is configured to reception water and will Water cooling is frozen into ice；Ice storing unit, it is configured to the ice that storage comes from ice making unit supply；Sensing unit, its by with It is set to and senses ice amount contained in the ice storing unit；And housing unit, it is configured to the ice making unit and described Ice storing unit is contained in the housing unit.The ice storing unit includes：Bucket, it is configured to storage from the ice making unit Supply the ice to come；And supporting part, it is configured to support the bucket, wherein the sensing unit is configured to described in sensing Bucket relative to the housing unit movement.
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Fig. 1 be a diagram that facing for the construction of the exemplary refrigerator according to an embodiment of the invention with ice maker Figure.
Fig. 2 be a diagram that the side view of the construction of the exemplary ice maker according to an embodiment of the invention for refrigerator Figure.
Fig. 3 be a diagram that the exploded perspective view of the construction of the exemplary ice maker in Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 be a diagram that the bottom perspective view of the construction of the exemplary bucket in the ice maker shown in Fig. 2.
Fig. 5 illustrates the exemplary control method of the ice maker for refrigerator.
Fig. 6 is the exploded perspective view of exemplary ice maker in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is the bottom perspective view of the exemplary bucket in Fig. 6 ice maker.
Fig. 8 be a diagram that the block diagram of the control logic of Exemplary control unit according to an embodiment of the invention.
Embodiment
In the following detailed description, it will with reference to the accompanying drawing for the part for constituting this specification.Describe in detail, it is attached Explanatory embodiment described in figure and claim is not intended to limit.In the purport without departing from proposed theme Or in the case of scope, other embodiments can be used, and other changes can be made.
Hereinafter, it will illustrate one or more exemplary embodiments of the present invention more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, this Sample, those skilled in the art can just be readily determined one or more exemplary embodiments of the present invention.People in the art Member it will recognize that, can be in a variety of ways to change on the premise of without departing from the subject or scope of the present invention Each exemplary embodiment illustrated, and the invention is not restricted to each exemplary embodiment illustrated here.
It should be noted that accompanying drawing is schematical, and it is not necessarily according to physical size and is illustrated.In accompanying drawing Part relative size and ratio may amplify or reduce on actual size, and preliminary dimension is example It is property rather than restricted.Identical structure, element or part shown in accompanying drawings more than two width is by identical accompanying drawing mark Note sign, to show that they have similar characteristic.
The exemplary drawings of the present invention illustrate the preferable exemplary embodiment of the present invention in further detail.Then, it is attached The various modifications of figure are expected.Therefore, each exemplary embodiment is not limited to the concrete form in illustrated region out, And such as can be including the modification caused by manufacture in form.
Term " filling ice cube " used herein is not limited to the situation that ice storage portion 210 is filled by ice cube completely.Therefore, exist In the present invention, term " filling ice cube " should include the ice that ice storage portion 210 is filled with more than scheduled volume and therefore ice produces The situation being stopped.
Illustrate the structure of the ice maker according to an embodiment of the invention for refrigerator now with reference to Fig. 1 to Fig. 5 Make and the construction of refrigerator including the ice maker.
Fig. 1 be a diagram that facing for the construction of the exemplary refrigerator according to an embodiment of the invention with ice maker Figure.Fig. 2 be a diagram that the side view of the construction of the exemplary ice maker according to an embodiment of the invention for refrigerator.Figure 3 be a diagram that the exploded perspective view of the construction of the exemplary ice maker in Fig. 2.Fig. 4 be a diagram that the ice maker shown in Fig. 2 In exemplary bucket construction bottom perspective view.Fig. 5 illustrates the exemplary control method of the ice maker for refrigerator.
Referring to figs. 1 to Fig. 5, refrigerator 1 according to an embodiment of the invention can include refrigerator storage room 10 and for ice The ice maker 30 of case.
Refrigerator 1 can include cooling system (not shown), and the cooling system is configured to cold air being supplied to refrigerator storage Deposit room 10.The cooling system can for example include evaporator, compressor and condenser.The liquid refrigerant of low temperature passes through evaporator Heat exchange amount is handed over then to flow to compressor so as to become the gas refrigerant of low temperature to be compressed with surrounding air.After compression Gas refrigerant is radiated while flowing through condenser and becoming liquid refrigerant.Flow through the liquid refrigerant after condenser It flow back into evaporator.Liquid refrigerant in evaporator from surrounding air by absorbing heat to be evaporated.Therefore, in evaporator In, liquid refrigerant receives heat from surrounding air and becomes gas refrigerant.The gas refrigerant separates with liquid refrigerant, And the gas refrigerant is introduced into compressor again.
The air cooled down by evaporator is supplied to so as to cycle through refrigerator storage room 10.
Ice maker 30 for refrigerator can include ice making unit 100, ice storing unit 200, housing unit 300, sensing Unit 400 and control unit 500.Ice making unit 100, ice storing unit 200 and sensing unit 400 can be disposed in housing unit In 300.Ice making unit 100 can be disposed at upside, and ice storing unit 200 can be disposed under ice making unit 100 At side.Hereinafter, the construction of ice making unit 100 will be illustrated.
Ice making unit 100 can include ice pan 110, cooling unit 120, heating unit 130 and water supplying unit (not shown).
Ice pan 110 is configured to receive the water from water supplying unit.The cooled unit 120 of water in ice pan 110 is frozen into Ice cube.Ice pan 110 can include：Dividing wall 111, it is configured to ice cube to separate；Ice tray 112, they are by dividing wall 111 Isolation forms；Ice release component 113, it is configured to ice cube being discharged to outside ice pan 110；And ice release component guiding piece 114, it is configured to guide ice release component 113.In various embodiments, the number and shape of dividing wall 111 can become Change.
Ice release component 113 may be configured to rotate by drive devices such as motors.Ice pan 110 can include The heat transfer member made of metal etc..The heat transfer member enhances the heat transfer efficiency between cooling unit 120 and water.The heat transfer structure Part can be disposed in the outside of ice pan 110 and can have the shape conformal with the shape of ice pan 110.However, the present invention is unlimited In this.
In illustrated embodiment out, the ice cube of ice pan 110 is discharged by ice release component 113.So And the invention is not restricted to this.For example, can be by making ice pan 110 rotate and reverse to discharge the ice cube of ice pan 110.
Cooling unit 120 can cool down ice pan 110 and freeze the water cooling in ice pan 110.Cooling unit 120 can include quilt It is arranged in the pipeline 121 of the lower section of ice pan 110.Pipeline 121 can come from cooling by the inflow part 122 of the pipeline 121 to receive The cold air of unit 120.Cold air is discharged by the outflow portion 123 of pipeline 121, then flowed to after ice pan 110 is cooled down Ice storing unit 200.
In the present embodiment, cooling unit 120 supplies cold air using pipeline 121.However, the invention is not restricted to this. For example, the pipe that cooling unit 120 can be flowed through by permission refrigerant forms.Cooling unit 120 can be from refrigerator cooling system Condenser receive refrigerant and can contact ice pan 110.
Heating unit 130 is configured to heat ice pan 110.The surface contacted with ice pan 110 of ice cube can pass through heating The heating of unit 130 and melt (for example, partly melt).This just enables ice cube be easily released from ice pan 110.Add Hot cell 130 can have elongate in shape.Heating unit 130 can be disposed in around ice pan 110.For example, heating unit 130 The lower section of ice pan 110 can be disposed in and contacted with ice pan 110.Heating unit 130 can include the pipe for allowing thermal medium to flow through Son.However, the invention is not restricted to this.For example, heating unit 130 can be the electric wire that heat is produced from electric energy.
Ice storing unit 200 can include bucket 210, supporting part 220 and ice discharging portion 230.
Bucket 210 is configured to receive caused ice cube in ice pan 110.In addition, bucket 210 can connect from cooling unit 120 Receive cold air.Bucket 210 for example can be the container with open top and front openings.In bucket 210 and support described later on Elastic member 213 can be arranged between portion 220.Bucket 210 can be support by elastic component 213, and bucket 210 can on move down It is dynamic.For example, elastic component 213 can be with the bottom of barrel support 210.For example, the quantity of elastic component 213 can be four.In bucket The slit 212 extended along above-below direction is could be formed with 210.The transmission member that will be explained in further detail later 231 can pass through bucket 210 by slit 212.
Supporting part 220 is configured to support moveable bucket 210.Supporting part 220 is configured to so：The supporting part 220 can remove while bucket 210 are support from housing unit 300.Supporting part 220 for example can be being capable of containment drum 210 box.Bucket 210 can move up and down while supported portion 220 supports.
Guiding piece can be disposed with bucket 210 and supporting part 220 to guide moving up and down for bucket 210.For example, such as Fig. 3 Shown in Fig. 5, bucket 210 can include First elastic component guiding piece 214, and supporting part 220 can include second elastic component Guiding piece 215.First elastic component guiding piece 214 is configured to guide the elastic component at the side of elastic component 213 213.Second elastic component guiding piece 215 is configured to guide the elastic component 213 at the opposite side of elastic component 213.Example Such as, First elastic component guiding piece 214 can be disposed in elastic component 213.Second elastic component guiding piece 215 can be by It is arranged in outside elastic component 213.First elastic component guiding piece 214 and second elastic component guiding piece 215 can guide elasticity The movement of component 213, thus guide moving up and down for bucket 210.
As another example of guiding piece, as shown in Figure 6 and Figure 7, bucket 210 can include bucket guiding piece 211, and support Portion 220 can include the supporting part guiding piece 221 corresponding with bucket guiding piece 211.Bucket guiding piece 211 and supporting part guiding piece 221 become easier to the up and down motion of bucket.Bucket guiding piece 211 can be the projection from the side of bucket 210 protrusion.Supporting part draws Guiding element 221 can be formed in the slit on the side of supporting part 220, and supporting part guiding piece 221 can extend up and down.So And the invention is not restricted to this.
The ice cube stored in ice storing unit 200 can be discharged to the outside by ice discharging portion 230.Ice discharging portion 230 can include passing Send component 231 and drive device 232.Transmission member 231 can be disposed in ice storage portion 210 and can be by ice storage portion 210 The ice cube of storage is discharged to the outside.Transmission member 231 can include central shaft and the rotary component of blade.However, this Invention not limited to this.
Drive device 232 is engaged to transmission member 231 and is configured to drive transmission member 231.Drive device 232 can It is adjacent with another end wall of ice maker 30 to be arranged to.When the driven device 232 of transmission member 231 rotates, structure is transmitted Ice cube can around part 231 moves towards the outlet of ice maker 30.Drive device 232 is such as can include motor. However, the invention is not restricted to this.
Housing unit 300 can surround ice making unit 100, ice storing unit 200 and sensing unit 400.Housing unit 300 can With including heat insulating component.Housing unit 300 can be engaged to the inwall of refrigerator storage room 10.It will give in further detail later It can be disposed in housing unit 300 with the sensing unit 400 of explanation.
Sensing unit 400 is configured to sense relative position information (mobile etc.) of the bucket 210 relative to housing unit 300. For example, sensing unit 400 can include target portion 410 and identification part 420.Target portion 410 can be disposed in bucket 210.Know Other portion 420 can be disposed in housing unit 300.
Identification part 420 can be arranged to sense the sensor of the relative position information of target portion 410.If for example, The bucket 210 for being disposed with target portion 410 moves down because of the weight of ice in this barrel, then identification part 420 can sense identification part 420 and the change of the distance between target portion 410, it is possible thereby to detect the movement of target portion 410.
For example, if target portion 410 is disposed in the middle section of the bottom surface of bucket 210, identification part 420 can be by cloth Put in the middle section of the bottom of housing unit 300 with face of target portion 410.
Target portion 410 and identification part 420 can be spaced apart from each other.Because the bucket 210 for being disposed with target portion 410 can be with cloth The housing unit 300 for being equipped with identification part 420 separates, so target portion 410 and identification part 420 can separate each other.In this way, Target portion 410 and identification part 420 are not direct contacts but are spaced apart.Therefore, when bucket 210 and housing unit 300 connect again During conjunction, even if target portion 410 and identification part 420 are without electrical engagement, the operation of sensing unit 400 will not also be interrupted each other.Change Yan Zhi, it is not necessary to make target portion 410 and identification part 420 be electrically connected or electrically disconnect, it is possible to easily that bucket 210 is single from accommodating Member 300 departs from or engaged with housing unit 300.Target portion 410 can be magnetic material, and identification part 420 can be felt Survey the Magnetic Sensor of the movement of the magnetic material.However, the invention is not restricted to this.
As shown in figure 8, control unit 500 can receive the positional information on bucket 210 (with movement from sensing unit 400 And/or the relevant positional information in position).Therefore, control unit 500 can be made whether ice production to be suspended.If for example, mesh The distance between mark portion 410 and identification part 420 are fallen into preset range, then control unit 500 can be determined that bucket 210 is filled with foot The ice enough measured, and the therefore order ice making unit 100 of control unit 500 pause ice production.Control unit 500 can use microprocessor Device or microcontroller are realized.
Hereinafter, operation and the effect of the ice maker 30 for refrigerator as described above being configured will be illustrated. Once water is introduced from outside into ice pan 110, the water in ice pan 110 just can be frozen into ice cube by cooling unit 120. The ice cube being present in ice making unit 100 is fed to the bucket 210 of ice storing unit 200.At this point it is possible to drive ice release component 113 and heating unit 130.For example, before ice cube is discharged, heating unit 130 can heat to ice pan 110.Then, drive Ice release component 113 is moved so that the ice cube in ice pan 110 is transported into bucket 210.
When bucket 210 is underfilled with ice cube, bucket 210 is support by elastic component 213, and bucket 210 will not be pressed downward.If Bucket 210 is filled, then bucket 210 is moved down due to the weight of ice cube present in this barrel 210.Now, elastic component 213 Compressed because of the weight of ice cube.Sensing unit 400 can sense moving down for bucket 210.
The ice making operation in ice making unit 100 is repeated, and by ice cube accumulation in bucket 210.As ice cube is loaded Into bucket 210, elastic component 213 is further compressed, and bucket 210 moves further downward.If bucket 210 is loaded with ice, Then bucket 210 can move further downward.Sensing unit 400 senses this movement of bucket 210.In other words, sensing unit 400 is felt Bucket 210 is measured to be moved downwardly more than preset distance.Sensing result is sent to control unit 500 by sensing unit 400.Therefore, Control unit 500 judges that bucket 210 is loaded with ice, and control unit 500 controls ice making unit 100 to suspend ice production.
Although answered above with reference to the accompanying drawings of the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art When understanding, in the case where not changing the essential feature or purport of the present invention, can implement in a wide variety of ways The present invention.
It is understood, therefore, that above-mentioned each exemplary embodiment is not restricted, and it is only in all respects Example.The scope of the present invention is expressed by appended claims rather than above-mentioned detailed description, and should be also appreciated that basis In the implication and scope of claim and its equivalents and all changes and modification realized are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.
As from the foregoing, it is to be understood that have been described that the present invention's is various for purposes of explanation and herein Embodiment, and various modifications can be made in the case of without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.In the specification of the present invention Disclosed exemplary embodiment is not intended to limit the present invention.The scope of the present invention will be illustrated by appended claims, and be needed It is to be understood that all technologies in the scope being equal with claim should belong to the scope of the present invention.
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The korean patent application for the Application No. 10-2016-0056216 that the application was submitted based on May 9th, 2016 and It is required that the priority of the korean patent application, herein for all purposes and by the full content of the korean patent application to draw Mode is incorporated herein.

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1. a kind of ice maker for refrigerator, the ice maker includes：
Ice making unit, the ice making unit are configured to receive water and water cooling are frozen into ice；
Ice storing unit, the ice storing unit are configured to the ice that storage comes from ice making unit supply；
Sensing unit, the sensing unit are configured to sense ice amount contained in the ice storing unit；And
Housing unit, the housing unit are configured to the ice making unit and the ice storing unit being contained in the receiving list In member,
Wherein described ice storing unit includes：
Bucket, the bucket are configured to the ice that storage comes from ice making unit supply；With
Supporting part, the supporting part are configured to support the bucket,
And wherein described sensing unit is configured to sense movement of the bucket relative to the housing unit.
2. ice maker as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the sensing unit includes Magnetic Sensor.
3. ice maker as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensing unit includes：
Target portion, the target portion are disposed in the bucket；And
Identification part, the identification part are disposed in the housing unit, and the identification part is configured to sense the target portion Relative to the movement of the identification part.
4. ice maker as claimed in claim 3, wherein the target portion is disposed in the middle section of the bottom surface of the bucket In, and further, the identification part is arranged according to the predetermined relationship with the target portion.
5. ice maker as claimed in claim 3, wherein the target portion is magnetic material.
6. ice maker as claimed in claim 1, it also includes elastic component, and the elastic component is configured to described in support Bucket, and the elastic component is disposed between the bucket and the supporting part.
7. ice maker as claimed in claim 6, wherein the bucket includes bucket guiding piece, and the supporting part includes support Portion's guiding piece, the supporting part guiding piece are configured to guide moving up and down for the bucket guiding piece.
8. ice maker as claimed in claim 7, wherein the bucket guiding piece is from the projection of the side of bucket protrusion, and And the supporting part guiding piece is formed in slit and the extension up and down on the side of the supporting part.
9. ice maker as claimed in claim 6, wherein the bucket includes being configured at the side of the elastic component The First elastic component guiding piece of the elastic component is guided, and further, the supporting part includes being configured in institute State the second elastic component guiding piece that the elastic component is guided at the opposite side of elastic component.
10. ice maker as claimed in claim 6, wherein the bucket includes vertically extending slit, and enter one Step ground, the ice storing unit also include transmission member, and the transmission member can be operated with from described in rotary manner Ice is discharged in bucket, and the transmission member passes through the slit.
11. ice maker as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ice making unit includes：
Ice pan, the ice pan are configured to receive water；
Cooling unit, the cooling unit are configured to cool down the ice pan and the water cooling in the ice pan are frozen into ice；And
Heating unit, the heating unit are configured to heat the ice pan.
12. a kind of ice maker for refrigerator, the ice maker includes：
Ice making unit, the ice making unit are configured to receive water and water cooling are frozen into ice in the ice making unit；
Ice storing unit, the ice storing unit are configured to the ice that storage comes from ice making unit supply；
Sensing unit, the sensing unit are configured to measure the ice amount in the ice storing unit；And
Housing unit, the housing unit are configured to the ice making unit and the ice storing unit being contained in the receiving list In member,
Wherein described ice storing unit includes：
Bucket, the bucket are configured to store ice；With
Supporting part, the supporting part are configured to support the bucket, and
Further, wherein the sensing unit includes：
Target portion, the target portion are disposed in the bucket；With
Identification part, the identification part are disposed in the housing unit.
13. ice maker as claimed in claim 12, wherein the identification part includes Magnetic Sensor, the Magnetic Sensor by with It is set to the movement for sensing the target portion relative to the identification part.
14. ice maker as claimed in claim 12, it also includes elastic component, and the elastic component is configured to support institute Bucket is stated, and the elastic component is disposed between the bucket and the supporting part.
15. ice maker as claimed in claim 14, wherein the bucket includes bucket guiding piece, and the supporting part includes branch Support part guiding piece, the supporting part guiding piece are configured to guide moving up and down for the bucket guiding piece.
16. ice maker as claimed in claim 15, wherein the bucket guiding piece is from the projection of the side of bucket protrusion, And the supporting part guiding piece is formed in the slit on the side of the supporting part and up and down extension.
17. ice maker as claimed in claim 14, wherein the bucket includes being configured in the side of the elastic component Place guides the First elastic component guiding piece of the elastic component, and further, the supporting part includes being configured to The second elastic component guiding piece of the elastic component is guided at the opposite side of the elastic component.
18. ice maker as claimed in claim 12, wherein the ice making unit includes：
Ice pan, the ice pan are configured to receive water；
Cooling unit, the cooling unit are configured to cool down the ice pan and the water cooling in the ice pan are frozen into ice；And
Heating unit, the heating unit are configured to heat the ice pan.
19. a kind of refrigerator, it includes：
Main body, the main body include storage area；With
Ice maker, the ice maker are disposed in the main body, and the ice maker includes：
Ice making unit, the ice making unit are configured to receive water and water cooling are frozen into ice；
Ice storing unit, the ice storing unit are configured to the ice that storage comes from ice making unit supply；
Sensing unit, the sensing unit are configured to sense ice amount contained in the ice storing unit；And
Housing unit, the housing unit are configured to the ice making unit and the ice storing unit being contained in the receiving list In member,
Wherein described ice storing unit includes：
Bucket, the bucket are configured to the ice that storage comes from ice making unit supply；With
Supporting part, the supporting part are configured to support the bucket,
And wherein described sensing unit is configured to sense movement of the bucket relative to the housing unit.
20. refrigerator as claimed in claim 19, wherein the sensing unit includes Magnetic Sensor.
21. refrigerator as claimed in claim 19, wherein the sensing unit includes：
Target portion, the target portion are disposed in the bucket；And
Identification part, the identification part are disposed in the housing unit, and the identification part is configured to sense the target portion Relative to the movement of the identification part.
22. refrigerator as claimed in claim 21, wherein the target portion is disposed in the middle section of the bottom surface of the bucket, And further, the identification part is arranged according to the predetermined relationship with the target portion.
23. refrigerator as claimed in claim 19, it also includes elastic component, and the elastic component is configured to described in support Bucket, and the elastic component is disposed between the bucket and the supporting part.
24. refrigerator as claimed in claim 23, wherein the bucket includes bucket guiding piece, and the supporting part includes supporting part Guiding piece, the supporting part guiding piece are configured to guide moving up and down for the bucket guiding piece.
25. refrigerator as claimed in claim 24, wherein the bucket guiding piece is from the projection of the side of bucket protrusion, and The supporting part guiding piece is formed in the slit on the side of the supporting part and up and down extension.
26. refrigerator as claimed in claim 23, wherein the bucket includes being configured to draw at the side of the elastic component The First elastic component guiding piece of the elastic component is led, and further, the supporting part includes being configured to described The second elastic component guiding piece of the elastic component is guided at the opposite side of elastic component.
27. refrigerator as claimed in claim 19, wherein the ice making unit includes：
Ice pan, the ice pan are configured to receive water；
Cooling unit, the cooling unit are configured to cool down the ice pan and the water cooling in the ice pan are frozen into ice；And
Heating unit, the heating unit are configured to heat the ice pan.
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