CN111795531A

CN111795531A - Refrigerator with a door

Info

Publication number: CN111795531A
Application number: CN201910281232.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 牟国梁; 张延庆; 阳军; 赵振雨; 张方友; 米波
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Co Ltd; Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Co Ltd; Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-04-09
Filing date: 2019-04-09
Publication date: 2020-10-20
Anticipated expiration: 2039-04-09
Also published as: CN111795531B

Abstract

The invention discloses a refrigerator, which comprises a shell, wherein the shell is surrounded to form a containing space, the refrigerator also comprises an ice maker arranged on the shell or in the containing space, a water source for supplying water to the ice maker and a water supply pipeline for communicating the water source with the ice maker, the water supply pipeline comprises an outer pipe and an inner pipe which are sleeved, the outer pipe is arranged in a foaming layer of the shell, and the inner pipe can be detached from the outer pipe. The outer pipe and the inner pipe are sleeved, and the outer pipe can protect the inner pipe; the inner pipe is removable from the outer pipe so that the inner pipe can be removed from the outer pipe for repair or replacement of the inner pipe, which makes repair of the refrigerator more convenient.

Description

Refrigerator with a door

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a refrigerator. Belongs to the technical field of household appliances.

Background

At present, refrigerators with ice makers are popular among more and more users, ice cubes can be made at home through the ice makers, the requirements of the users are greatly met, and particularly the requirements of the users on the ice cubes in summer can be met.

The refrigerator with the ice maker includes an ice maker, a water source supplying water to the ice maker, and a water supply line communicating the water source and the ice maker. The water supply pipeline of the existing refrigerator is usually assembled on the refrigerator shell in advance, and after foaming is finished, the water supply pipeline is positioned in the foaming layer and cannot be seen by a user, so that the appearance of the refrigerator is more attractive.

However, in case of problems occurring in the water supply line of such a refrigerator, the water supply line cannot be repaired or replaced.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a refrigerator, which is convenient to maintain and replace and has a detachable inner pipe of a water supply pipeline.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides a refrigerator, which comprises a shell, wherein the shell is surrounded to form a containing space, the refrigerator also comprises an ice maker arranged on the shell or in the containing space, a water source for supplying water to the ice maker and a water supply pipeline for communicating the water source with the ice maker, the water supply pipeline comprises an outer pipe and an inner pipe which are sleeved, the outer pipe is arranged in a foaming layer of the shell, and the inner pipe can be detached from the outer pipe.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the outer tube includes a protection tube communicating with the water source, and a water filling port passage communicating with the ice maker, a disconnection region is provided between the protection tube and the water filling port passage, the inner tube includes a water tube positioned in the protection tube, and a water outlet forming member positioned in the water filling port passage, the water tube and the water outlet forming member communicate with each other through an intermediate section, the intermediate section is positioned in the disconnection region, and the inner tube is detachable from the outer tube by pulling the intermediate section.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the housing is provided with an open groove, and the middle section is accommodated in the groove.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the refrigerator further includes a cover plate that may close the groove.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the groove is provided on an upper side of the door body.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the intermediate section is kept unchanged in form during the pulling process.

In a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the intermediate section is provided with a heating portion that is detachable from the inner tube.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the refrigerator further includes a terminal connected to the heating part, and the heating part is detachably connected to the housing through the terminal.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the heating part is tubular, the heating part is sleeved on the intermediate section, and an extension length of the intermediate section is greater than an extension length of the heating part.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the diameter of the intermediate section is larger than the diameter of the water pipe, and the diameter of the water outlet forming member is larger than the diameter of the intermediate section.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that: the outer pipe and the inner pipe are sleeved, and the outer pipe can protect the inner pipe; the inner pipe is removable from the outer pipe so that the inner pipe can be removed from the outer pipe for repair or replacement of the inner pipe, which makes repair of the refrigerator more convenient.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a partial perspective view of a door body of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of the refrigerator shown in FIG. 1 with the upper cover removed from the door body;

fig. 3 is a partially exploded perspective view of the door related parts of the refrigerator shown in fig. 1.

Some embodiments of the invention will be described in detail hereinafter, by way of illustration and not by way of limitation, with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same or similar parts or portions are denoted by the same reference numerals in the drawings. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the drawings are not necessarily to scale, such that certain dimensions of structures or parts may be exaggerated relative to other structures or parts as appropriate for ease of illustration, and thus the drawings are intended to illustrate only the basic structure of the subject matter of the present application.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments shown in the drawings. These embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention, and structural, methodological, or functional changes made by those skilled in the art according to these embodiments are included in the scope of the present invention.

It is to be understood that, in the description of the present invention, the terms "upper side", "top", etc. are referred to a state in which the refrigerator is normally used. These terms indicating orientation or positional relationship, including but not limited to "upper side" and "top" are used for convenience of description only and do not indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second", etc. are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "connected" and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection or a removable connection, or an integral part; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, "above" or "below" a first feature means that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact with each other via another feature therebetween.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing, and a storage space is defined by the housing. The refrigerator further includes an ice maker disposed on the case or in the receiving space, a water source supplying water to the ice maker, and a water supply line communicating the water source and the ice maker.

Thus, the ice making water flows from the water source to the ice maker through the water supply line, and then makes ice.

In the present embodiment, the casing includes a cabinet and a door 100, and when the door 100 is closed, the cabinet and the door 100 enclose a storage space of the refrigerator. The ice maker may be located in the receiving space, or may be located on the cabinet or the door 100. Any embodiments similar or equivalent to the embodiments are also within the scope of the present invention.

In the preferred embodiment, the water supply line includes an outer tube 120 and an inner tube 130 that are nested together, the outer tube 120 being disposed within a foam layer within the housing, and the inner tube 130 being removable from the outer tube 120.

The outer tube 120 is sleeved with the inner tube 130, and the inner tube 130 can be protected by the outer tube 120; the inner tube 130 is detachable from the outer tube 120 so that the inner tube 130 can be detached from the outer tube 120 for repair or replacement of the inner tube 130, which makes repair of the refrigerator more convenient.

Preferably, the outer tube 120 includes a protection tube 122 communicating with a water source, a water filling port passage 124 communicating with the ice maker, and a cut-off region between the protection tube 122 and the water filling port passage 124.

In the present embodiment, the water filling port passage 124 and the protection tube 122 are preferably disposed at an angle, and the water filling port passage 124 and the protection tube 122 are disposed at a predetermined distance from each other at the tip thereof.

The water filling port passage 124 and the top end of the protection tube 122 are spaced apart by a certain distance to form a cut-off region, and a part of the inner tube 130 is located in the cut-off region, so that an operator can access the inner tube 130, thereby facilitating the replacement of the inner tube 130 by the operator.

The inner tube 130 includes an inlet tube 132 disposed within the protective tube 122, an outlet tube 134 disposed within the fill port passage 124, the inlet tube 132 and the outlet tube 134 being in communication through an intermediate section 136, the intermediate section 136 being disposed in the area of the break-away, pulling the intermediate section 136 to remove the inner tube 130 from the outer tube 120.

The middle section 136 is located at the broken region, the middle section 136 of the inner tube 130 is not sleeved on the outer tube 120, and the middle section 136 is exposed to allow an operator to lift the middle section 136 to remove the inner tube 130 from the outer tube 120. When the inner pipe 130 is installed, the water inlet pipe 132 and the water outlet pipe 134 are respectively inserted into the protection pipe 122 and the water inlet passage 124 until the middle section 136 is located in the disconnection area, so that the installation is very convenient. Therefore, the inner tube 130 of the present embodiment can be easily disassembled and assembled, and is convenient for maintenance and replacement.

In this embodiment, the water inlet pipe 132 of the inner pipe 130 is a plastic or rubber hose, which may be a straight pipe or a corrugated pipe, and any solutions similar to or the same as those in this embodiment are all covered by the protection scope of the present invention.

The intermediate section 136 is a straight tube of plastic, or may be a straight, linearly extending tube of other material. The hardness of the intermediate section 136 is greater than the hardness of the inlet tube 132. The intermediate section 136 remains in its shape during the pulling process.

Because the form of the middle section 136 is kept unchanged in the lifting process, when the inner tube 130 is disassembled and assembled, an operator can apply force to the middle section 136 more conveniently, and the inner tube 130 is disassembled and assembled more conveniently and laborsavingly.

In this embodiment, the middle section 136 and the water inlet pipe 132 are integrally formed, so as to better avoid water leakage. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the intermediate section 136 and the inlet tube 132 may be formed separately and connected by sealing means, and any embodiment similar or identical to the present embodiment is within the scope of the present invention.

In the present embodiment, the intermediate section 136 is preferably provided with a heating portion 140, and the heating portion 140 is detachable from the intermediate section 136.

The heating part 140 heats the inner pipe 130 to prevent water in the inner pipe 130 from freezing to affect the water supply of the ice maker.

The heating portion 140 may be detachable from the intermediate section 136, and the heating portion 140 may also be conveniently repaired and replaced.

In this embodiment, the middle section 136 is tubular, the heating portion 140 is also tubular, and the tubular heating portion 140 is sleeved on the tubular middle section 136, so as to uniformly provide heat for the middle section 136. A certain space is formed between the heating part 140 and the middle section 136, so that the heating part 140 can be conveniently detached from the middle section 136.

In the present embodiment, the extension length of the intermediate section 136 is preferably longer than the extension length of the heating section 140. Therefore, even if the heating part 140 is sleeved on the intermediate section 136, an operator can reach the intermediate section 136 and pull the intermediate section 136 to complete the work of disassembling and assembling the inner tube 130, and in the process, the operator does not need to pull the heating part 140, and the heating part 140 can be prevented from being damaged.

In this embodiment, the refrigerator further includes a terminal 142 connected to the heating part 140, and the heating part 140 is detachably connected to the housing through the terminal 142. The heating portion 140 and the terminal 142 are connected by a wire 144, which is not described in detail.

Since the heating part 140 is detachably connected to the housing, the inner tube 130 can be detached when the terminal 142 of the heating part 140 is detached from the housing. The maintenance and the replacement are very convenient.

Preferably, the diameter of the intermediate section 136 is greater than the diameter of the inlet pipe 132, and the diameter of the outlet pipe 134 is greater than the diameter of the intermediate section 136. And outlet pipe 134 gradually increases in diameter in a direction closer to the ice maker. Both of these designs can make the ice making water flow to the ice maker more smoothly.

In this embodiment, the water inlet pipe 132, the middle section 136 and the water outlet pipe 134 are integrally formed, so as to better avoid water leakage.

In this embodiment, the housing preferably defines an open recess 150, and the intermediate section 136 is received within the recess 150.

The recess 150 is open so that the intermediate section 136 can be installed into the recess 150 and removed from the recess 150. When the middle section 136 is accommodated in the groove 150, the middle section 136 is located in the space defined by the groove 150 and does not protrude out of the surface of the casing, so that the appearance of the refrigerator can be more regular, and the middle section 136 can be prevented from being damaged accidentally.

In this embodiment, the heating part 140 and the terminal 142 may be accommodated in the groove 150 without protruding out of the surface of the housing, so that the appearance of the refrigerator may be more neat, and the heating part 140 and the terminal 142 may be prevented from being damaged by accident.

In the present embodiment, a portion of the water inlet pipe 132 is also received in the groove 150, and of course, all of the water inlet pipe 132 may be received in the protection pipe 122, and all of the solutions similar to or the same as those in the present embodiment are within the scope of the present invention.

In the present embodiment, the groove 150 is preferably provided on the upper side of the door body 100.

In the refrigerator use, the user seldom pays attention to the upper side of the door body 100, and the groove 150 is arranged on the upper side of the door body 100, so that the refrigerator has a more regular appearance seen by the user, the inner tube 130 can be prevented from being accidentally damaged in the refrigerator use process by the user, and the design is quite reasonable.

Preferably, the refrigerator further includes a cover plate 160, and the cover plate 160 may close the groove 150.

After the middle section 136 is positioned in the groove 150, the cover plate 160 closes the groove 150, so that the middle section 136 can be better protected and the middle section 136 can be prevented from being damaged accidentally.

In this embodiment, the cover plate 160 only closes part of the opening of the groove 150, so as to facilitate the observation of the inner tube 130 when necessary, and those skilled in the art can appreciate that the cover plate 160 can also close all the openings of the groove 150, and all the solutions that are the same as or similar to this embodiment are covered in the protection scope of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the cover plate 160 is detachably coupled to the housing, thereby facilitating the assembly and disassembly of the cover plate 160, and allowing the assembly and disassembly of the inner tube 130. In the present embodiment, the cover plate 160 and the housing are detachably connected by a screw connection, and those skilled in the art can understand that other detachable structures are also possible, and all the embodiments that are the same as or similar to the present embodiment are covered by the protection scope of the present invention.

The process of attaching and detaching the inner tube 130 of the refrigerator of the present embodiment will be described.

When disassembling, the cover plate 160 is opened first, the heating part 140 and the middle section 136 are exposed; the terminal 142 of the heating part 140 is pulled out again, and the intermediate section 136 is pulled up until the water inlet pipe 132 is pulled out from the protection pipe 122, the water outlet pipe 134 is pulled out from the water inlet passage 124, and the inner pipe 130 and the heating part 140 are taken out. Heating portion 140 is slid on inlet tube 132 in a direction away from outlet tube 134 until heating portion 140 is separated from inner tube 130, and inner tube 130 and heating portion 140 can be separately repaired and replaced.

When the heating device is installed, the heating part 140 is sleeved on the water inlet pipe 132 from one end of the water inlet pipe 132 far away from the water outlet pipe 134 and slides along the water inlet pipe 132 until the heating part 140 is sleeved on the middle section 136. Subsequently, the water inlet tube 132 is aligned with the protective tube 122 so that the water inlet tube 132 is inserted into the protective tube 122, the water outlet tube 134 is aligned with the water filling port passage 124 so that the water outlet tube 134 is inserted into the water filling port passage 124 until the middle section 136 is positioned in the groove 150, the terminal 142 of the heating part 140 is connected with the housing, and the upper cover plate 160 is mounted to complete the mounting.

It should be understood that although the present description refers to embodiments, not every embodiment contains only a single technical solution, and such description is for clarity only, and those skilled in the art should make the description as a whole, and the technical solutions in the embodiments can also be combined appropriately to form other embodiments understood by those skilled in the art.

The above-listed detailed description is only a specific description of a possible embodiment of the present invention, and they are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and equivalent embodiments or modifications made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a refrigerator, includes the casing, the casing encloses to establish and forms and accomodates the space, refrigerator still including set up on the casing or set up in accomodate the space ice machine, for the water source of ice machine water supply, communicate the water source with the water supply pipeline of ice machine which characterized in that: the water supply pipeline comprises an outer pipe and an inner pipe which are sleeved, the outer pipe is arranged in the foaming layer of the shell, and the inner pipe can be detached from the outer pipe.

2. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein: the ice maker comprises an ice maker, an outer pipe and an inner pipe, wherein the outer pipe comprises a protection pipe communicated with a water source and a water filling port channel communicated with the ice maker, a disconnection area is arranged between the protection pipe and the water filling port channel, the inner pipe comprises a water pipe positioned in the protection pipe and a water outlet forming piece positioned in the water filling port channel, the water pipe and the water outlet forming piece are communicated through a middle section, the middle section is positioned in the disconnection area, and the inner pipe can be detached from the outer pipe by lifting the middle section.

3. The refrigerator of claim 2, wherein: the shell is provided with an open groove, and the middle section can be accommodated in the groove.

4. The refrigerator of claim 3, wherein: the refrigerator further comprises a cover plate, and the cover plate can seal the groove.

5. The refrigerator of claim 3, wherein: the groove is arranged on the upper side of the door body.

6. The refrigerator of claim 2, wherein: the intermediate section remains in its shape during the pulling process.

7. The refrigerator of claim 2, wherein: the heating part is arranged on the middle section and can be detached from the inner pipe.

8. The refrigerator of claim 7, wherein: the refrigerator further includes a terminal connected to the heating part, and the heating part is detachably connected to the case through the terminal.

9. The refrigerator of claim 7, wherein: the heating part is tubular, the heating part is sleeved on the middle section, and the extension length of the middle section is larger than that of the heating part.

10. The refrigerator of claim 2, wherein: the diameter of the middle section is larger than that of the water pipe, and the diameter of the water outlet forming piece is larger than that of the middle section.