CN111981739B

CN111981739B - Ice maker and refrigerator with same

Info

Publication number: CN111981739B
Application number: CN201910439362.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杜启海; 张延庆; 赵振雨; 左立华; 崔船
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-05-24
Filing date: 2019-05-24
Publication date: 2022-08-05
Anticipated expiration: 2039-05-24
Also published as: CN111981739A; EP3978838A1; WO2020238032A1; EP3978838A4; AU2019448945A1; AU2019448945B2

Abstract

The invention provides an ice maker, which comprises an ice maker bracket, a driving device arranged on the ice maker bracket, an ice making tray detachably connected with the driving device, and a mounting assembly detachably connected with the ice maker bracket, wherein the ice maker is provided with a plurality of ice making units; the rotating shaft of the ice-making tray is arranged in a rotating groove formed by the mounting assembly and the ice-making machine bracket. The ice maker disclosed by the invention has the advantages that the ice making disc is detachably connected with the driving device, and the rotating shaft of the ice making disc is arranged in the rotating groove formed by the mounting assembly and the ice maker bracket, so that the ice making disc can be separated from the ice maker bracket and the driving device after the mounting assembly is detached from the ice maker bracket, and a user can conveniently take down the ice making disc without detaching the whole ice maker.

Description

Ice maker and refrigerator with same

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of ice making equipment, in particular to an ice maker and a refrigerator with the same.

Background

At present, in order to facilitate the use of users, an automatic ice maker is arranged in a refrigerator in many refrigerator products. As the time of use of the ice maker increases, the ice maker is more or less contaminated, and the ice tray becomes dirty. Therefore, the cleaning of the ice-making tray becomes especially important. In the scheme of the existing automatic ice maker, the ice making tray is mostly undetachable, and in addition, the ice making tray is disassembled by taking down the whole ice maker and then opening the locking mechanism of the ice making tray, so that the mode is complex in operation and inconvenient to a user.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide an ice maker and a refrigerator with the same.

In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present invention provides an ice maker, including an ice maker bracket, a driving device mounted on the ice maker bracket, and an ice making tray detachably connected to the driving device, wherein the ice maker further includes a mounting assembly detachably connected to the ice maker bracket; the rotating shaft of the ice-making tray is arranged in a rotating groove formed by the mounting assembly and the ice-making machine bracket.

As a further improvement of the invention, the rotation groove is an annular groove, the rotation groove comprises a first groove arranged on the mounting assembly and a second groove arranged on the ice maker bracket, the first groove is provided with an opening facing the second groove, and the diameter of the opening is larger than that of the rotation shaft of the ice making tray.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the mounting assembly includes a base and a locking member rotatably connected to the base, the first groove is disposed on the base; the ice maker bracket is provided with a bracket matching part, and the locking fastener is connected with the bracket matching part in a buckling manner.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the locking member includes a hook portion, the bracket mating portion includes a first engaging groove, and the hook portion is engaged with the first engaging groove to limit the displacement of the mounting assembly in the vertical direction.

As a further improvement of the present invention, a second locking groove is disposed on the base adjacent to the first locking groove, and the locking member is connected to the second locking groove by a snap-fit connection.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the extending direction of the rotation shaft of the locking element is defined as a first direction; the ice maker bracket is provided with a lock catch piece, the lock catch piece is arranged on the ice maker bracket, and the lock catch piece is arranged on the ice maker bracket.

As a further improvement of the present invention, when the hook portion is connected to the first engaging groove by a snap, a groove edge of the first engaging groove is clamped between the limiting protrusion and the hook portion.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the hook portion is provided with a concave portion, the first engaging groove is provided with a engaging protrusion extending downward in a vertical direction, and when the hook portion is engaged with the first engaging groove, the engaging protrusion is engaged in the concave portion.

As a further improvement of the invention, the base is connected with the ice maker bracket in a sliding manner; one of the base or the ice maker bracket is provided with a guide rail, and the other of the base or the ice maker bracket is provided with a guide strip capable of sliding in the guide rail.

The invention also discloses a refrigerator which comprises a refrigerating chamber and a door body for opening and closing the refrigerating chamber, wherein the door body is provided with the ice maker.

Compared with the prior art, the ice maker disclosed by the invention has the advantages that the ice making disc is detachably connected with the driving device, and the rotating shaft of the ice making disc is arranged in the rotating groove formed by the mounting assembly and the ice maker bracket, so that the ice making disc can be separated from the ice maker bracket and the driving device after the mounting assembly is detached from the ice maker bracket, and a user can conveniently take down the ice making disc without detaching the whole ice maker.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an ice making machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a mounting assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an exploded schematic view of an ice maker in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of an ice maker with a mounting assembly removed from the ice maker in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of portion A of FIG. 4;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of an ice-making tray according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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 will be understood that terms used herein such as "upper," "above," "lower," "below," and the like, refer to relative positions in space and are used for convenience in description to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element or feature as illustrated in the figures. The spatially relative positional terms may be intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures.

The invention discloses a refrigerator, a refrigerating chamber of the refrigerator and a door body for opening and closing the refrigerating chamber, wherein an ice maker is arranged on the door body.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, an embodiment of the present invention discloses an ice maker. The ice maker comprises an ice maker bracket 100, a driving device 200 arranged on the ice maker bracket, an ice making tray 300 detachably connected with the driving device 200, and a mounting assembly 400 detachably connected with the ice maker bracket 100. The rotation shaft 310 of the ice tray 300 is disposed in a rotation groove formed by the mounting assembly 400 and the ice maker bracket 100.

According to the ice maker disclosed by the invention, the ice making tray 300 is detachably connected with the driving device 200, and the rotating shaft 310 of the ice making tray 300 is arranged in the rotating groove formed by the mounting assembly 400 and the ice maker bracket 100, so that after the mounting assembly 400 is detached from the ice maker bracket 100, the ice making tray can be disconnected with the ice maker bracket 100 and the driving device 200, and a user can conveniently take down the ice making tray 300 without detaching the whole ice maker.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2 and fig. 3, the rotation slot includes a first groove 411 disposed on the mounting assembly 400 and a second groove 110 disposed on the ice maker bracket 100, and an opening 4111 facing the second groove 110 is disposed on the first groove 411. Specifically, the diameter of the opening 4111 may be smaller than the diameter of the rotating shaft 310 of the ice tray 300, and at this time, the rotating shaft 310 of the ice tray 300 is in interference fit with the second groove 110, and the ice tray will not fall off after the installation assembly 400 is detached, and the rotating shaft 310 needs to be pulled out of the second groove 110 by a downward force.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the diameter of the opening 4111 is greater than that of the rotation shaft 310 of the ice making tray 300. Thus, after the mounting assembly 400 is removed, the rotation shaft 310 may be dropped from the second recess 110, and the user may remove the ice tray 300 from the end where the rotation shaft 320 is located without applying force.

Specifically, the first recess 411 and the second recess 110 are two semicircular slots with the same diameter, and the rotation slot is an annular slot formed by combining two arc-shaped slots. When the mounting assembly 400 is coupled to the ice maker case 100, the rotation shaft 310 of the ice making tray 300 is clamped in the annular groove. Specifically, the diameter of the annular groove is slightly larger than that of the rotation shaft 310 of the ice making tray 300. Thus, the rotation shaft 310 of the ice tray 300 may freely rotate in the rotation groove, and the rotation movement of the rotation shaft 310 is smooth when the ice maker is de-iced.

Further, as shown in fig. 2, the mounting assembly 400 includes a base 410 and a locking member 420 rotatably connected to the base 410, and the second recess 411 is disposed on the base 410. The ice maker bracket 100 is provided with a bracket mating part, and the locking fastener 420 is connected with the bracket mating part in a buckling manner. The rotation shaft 310 of the ice making tray 300 may be coupled to the ice maker bracket 100 by the mounting assembly 400 using a snap coupling. And the user can conveniently detach the mounting assembly 400 from the ice maker case 100 by the locking member 420 when necessary, thereby detaching the ice making tray 300.

Preferably, the locking member 420 includes a hook portion 421, the bracket mating portion includes a first locking groove 120, and the hook portion 421 is in snap connection with the first locking groove 120 to limit the displacement of the mounting assembly 400 in the vertical direction. The displacement of the mounting member 400 in the vertical direction is restricted by the catch portion 421, and the mounting member 400 does not fall off the ice maker stand 100 at will. The structure of buckle connection is comparatively simple, also convenience of customers' operation.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a second engaging groove 412 is disposed on the base 410 and adjacent to the first engaging groove 120, and the hook 421 is connected to the second engaging groove 412 in a snap-fit manner. The second engaging groove 412 is disposed on the base 410, so that the hook 421 is also connected to the second engaging groove 412 when the first engaging groove 210 is fastened, thereby improving the reliability of the detachable assembly 400.

Further, a notch 413 is further formed in the base 410, so that a user can apply force to the hook portion 421 from the notch 413 to pull up the hook portion 421, and the mounting assembly 400 is separated from the ice maker bracket 100.

Furthermore, a rotating shaft 422 is disposed at an end of the locking member 420 away from the hook 421, and the locking member 420 is rotatably connected to the base 410 through the rotating shaft 422. The locking member 420 is rotatably connected to the base 410, so that after the user pulls the hook 421, the locking member 420 does not need to be completely separated from the base 410, and the locking member 420 can be rotated by a certain angle.

The extending direction of the rotation axis 422 of the locking member 420 is defined as a first direction. The locking member 420 is provided with a limiting protrusion 423 at each of two sides in the first direction, and the ice maker bracket 100 is provided with a limiting portion 130 for limiting the displacement of the limiting protrusion 423 in the first direction. Specifically, the limiting part 130 can limit the displacement of the limiting protrusion 423 in the first direction, so that the locking piece 420 limits and fixes the mounting assembly 400 in the vertical direction and the first direction, thereby improving the connection strength between the mounting assembly 400 and the ice maker bracket 100, improving the overall strength of the ice maker bracket 100, and preventing the ice maker bracket 100 from deforming.

Further, when the hook portion 421 is connected to the first engaging groove 120 in a snap-fit manner, a groove edge of the first engaging groove 120 is clamped between the limiting protrusion 423 and the hook portion 421. The groove edge of the first engaging groove 120 is clamped between the limiting protrusion 423 and the engaging portion 421, so that the connection strength between the mounting assembly 400 and the ice maker bracket 100 is further enhanced.

Preferably, the hook portion 421 is provided with a concave portion 4211, the first engaging groove 120 is provided with a engaging protrusion 121 extending downward along a vertical direction, and when the hook portion 421 is connected to the first engaging groove 120 by a snap-fit, the engaging protrusion 121 is engaged into the concave portion 4211. The connection strength between the mounting assembly 400 and the ice maker bracket 100 is further improved by the snap connection of the engaging protrusion 121 in the first engaging groove 120 and the concave portion 4211 of the snap hook portion 421.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the base 410 is slidably connected to the ice maker bracket 100; one of the base or the bracket is provided with a guide rail, and the other of the base or the bracket is provided with a guide strip which can slide in the guide rail.

In the embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 2 to 5, the ice maker bracket 100 is provided with the guide strip 140, the base 410 is provided with the guide rail 414, and the size of the guide strip 140 is adapted to the size of the guide rail 414, so that the guide strip 140 can slide in the guide rail 414. Specifically, the inner width of the guide rail 414 may be slightly larger than the outer width of the guide bar 140 so that the guide bar 140 may smoothly slide within the guide rail 414. The mounting assembly 400 can be easily slidably attached to the ice maker bracket 100 by simply engaging the guide strip 140 with the guide rail 414. In other embodiments, guide strips may be provided on the base and guide rails may be provided on the support.

Preferably, the driving device 200 includes a driving shaft 210 and a motor connected to the driving shaft 210. After the ice making process of the ice maker is completed, the motor may drive the driving shaft 210 to rotate, and further drive the ice-making tray 300 to rotate, and the rotating shaft 310 of the ice-making tray 300 does not rotate any more after rotating a certain angle, so that the ice-making tray 300 is twisted to separate ice cubes from the ice-making tray 300.

The other end of the ice tray 300 opposite to the rotation shaft 310 of the ice tray 300 is provided with an engagement portion, and the engagement portion is detachably connected to the driving shaft 210. Specifically, as shown in fig. 6, the mating portion is a slot 320, and when the ice tray 300 is mounted, the slot 320 is directly aligned with the driving shaft 210 and a portion of the driving shaft 210 is inserted into the slot 320, so that the ice tray 300 is sleeved on the driving shaft 210. The matching structure is provided as the insertion groove 320, the connection structure with the driving shaft 210 is simple, and the operation of a user is also convenient. In the embodiment of the present invention, the insertion groove 320 is adapted to the size of the driving shaft 210. Specifically, the size of the insertion groove 320 may be larger than the size of the driving shaft 210, facilitating the mounting or dismounting operation by the user. After the mounting assembly 400 is separated from the icemaker bracket 100, the insertion groove 320 of the ice tray 300 is disconnected from the driving shaft 210, so that the entire ice tray 300 can be removed.

The process of mounting and dismounting the ice making tray 300 on the ice maker will be described in detail. In the process of installing the ice making tray 100, the insertion groove 320 of the ice making tray 100 is first aligned with the driving shaft 210, the driving shaft 210 is inserted into the insertion groove 320, and the rotation shaft 310 is moved upward and aligned with the second recess 110 of the ice maker support 100. Next, the guide rails 414 on the base 410 in the mounting assembly 400 are aligned with the guide bars 140 on the ice maker bracket 100, so that the base 410 is slidably connected with the ice maker bracket 100 until the first groove 411 on the base 410 is aligned with the second groove 110, and the rotation shaft 310 of the ice making tray 300 is clamped into the first groove 411 from the opening 4111. Finally, the hook 421 of the locking member 420 is connected to the first engaging groove 120 of the ice maker bracket 100 and the second engaging groove 412 of the base 410, and the engaging protrusion 121 of the first engaging groove 120 is engaged with the recess 4211 of the hook 421. At the same time, the stopper 130 is also adjacent to the stopper protrusion 423 and restricts the displacement of the stopper protrusion 423 in the first direction. At this point, the installation of the ice making tray 300 is completed. If the user needs to detach the ice tray 300 for cleaning or replacement, the hook 421 may be pulled up from the notch 413 to be disconnected from the first and second engaging

grooves

120 and 412. Next, the mount assembly 400 is entirely removed by sliding the base 410 downward in the vertical direction to disengage the guide rails 414 of the base 410 from the guide strips 140 on the icemaker bracket 100. Finally, the end of the ice tray 300 where the rotation shaft 310 is located is moved downward, and the insertion groove 320 of the opposite end of the ice tray 100 may be disconnected from the driving shaft 210, so that the ice tray 300 may be removed.

The ice maker disclosed by the invention has the advantages that the ice making disc is detachably connected with the driving device, and the rotating shaft of the ice making disc is arranged in the rotating groove formed by the mounting assembly and the ice maker bracket, so that the ice making disc can be separated from the ice maker bracket and the driving device after the mounting assembly is detached from the ice maker bracket, and a user can conveniently take down the ice making disc without detaching the whole ice maker. The rotating groove comprises a first groove arranged on the mounting assembly and a second groove arranged on the ice maker bracket, an opening facing the second groove is arranged on the first groove, and the diameter of the opening is larger than that of the rotating shaft of the ice making disc. Thus, after the mounting assembly is detached, the rotating shaft can fall down from the second groove, and a user can detach the ice making tray from the end where the rotating shaft is located without exerting force. The diameter of the rotating groove is slightly larger than that of the rotating shaft of the ice making tray. Therefore, the rotating shaft of the ice making disc can freely rotate in the rotating groove, and the rotating shaft can rotate smoothly when the ice maker removes ice. The clamping hook part is utilized to limit the displacement of the mounting assembly in the vertical direction, and the mounting assembly cannot fall off from the bracket of the ice machine at will. Set up the second draw-in groove on the base for trip portion also is connected with second draw-in groove buckle when lieing in first draw-in groove buckle connection, improves the reliability that can dismantle the subassembly. The limiting protrusion is matched with the limiting part, and can limit the displacement of the mounting assembly in the first direction. Therefore, the lock catch piece carries out limiting fixation on the installation assembly in the vertical direction and the first direction, so that the connection strength of the installation assembly and the ice machine support is improved, the overall strength of the ice machine support is also improved, and the ice machine support can be prevented from deforming. The installation assembly can be conveniently connected with the bracket of the ice machine in a sliding way by utilizing the matching of the simple guide strip and the guide rail. The other end of the ice making disc, which is opposite to the rotating shaft of the ice making disc, is provided with a slot, and the size of the slot can be larger than that of the driving shaft, so that the installation or the disassembly operation of a user is facilitated. After the mounting assembly is separated from the ice maker bracket, the insertion groove of the ice making tray is separated from the driving shaft, so that the whole ice making tray can be taken down.

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 ice maker comprises an ice maker bracket, a driving device arranged on the ice maker bracket and an ice making tray detachably connected with the driving device, and is characterized by further comprising a mounting assembly detachably connected with the ice maker bracket; the rotating shaft of the ice-making tray is arranged in a rotating groove formed by the mounting assembly and the ice-making machine bracket;

the ice-making machine comprises an ice-making machine support, a mounting assembly, a rotating groove, an ice-making disc and a rotating shaft, wherein the rotating groove is an annular groove and comprises a first groove arranged on the mounting assembly and a second groove arranged on the ice-making machine support, an opening facing the second groove is formed in the first groove, and the diameter of the opening is larger than that of the rotating shaft of the ice-making disc;

the first groove and the second groove are two semicircular grooves with the same diameter, and the rotating groove is an annular groove formed by combining the two semicircular grooves;

after the mounting assembly is detached from the ice machine bracket, the mounting assembly, the ice making tray, the ice machine bracket and the driving device are disconnected;

the mounting assembly comprises a base and a locking piece which is rotatably connected to the base, and the first groove is formed in the base; the ice maker bracket is provided with a bracket matching part, and the locking fastener is connected with the bracket matching part in a buckling manner; the lock catch piece comprises a clamping hook part, the support matching and connecting part comprises a first clamping groove, and the clamping hook part is connected with the first clamping groove in a buckling mode to limit displacement of the mounting assembly in the vertical direction.

2. The ice maker as claimed in claim 1, wherein a second engaging groove is formed on the base at a position adjacent to the first engaging groove, and the locking member is engaged with the second engaging groove.

3. The ice-making machine of claim 1, wherein the direction of extension of the rotational axis defining said catch member is a first direction; the ice maker bracket is provided with a lock catch piece, the lock catch piece is arranged on the ice maker bracket, and the lock catch piece is arranged on the ice maker bracket.

4. The ice-making machine of claim 3, wherein when said hook portion is snap-fit connected to said first slot, a slot edge of said first slot is sandwiched between said limiting protrusion and said hook portion.

5. The ice-making machine of claim 1, wherein said hook portion has a recess, said first engaging groove has a mating protrusion extending downward in a vertical direction, and when said hook portion is engaged with said first engaging groove, said mating protrusion is engaged in said recess.

6. The ice-making machine of claim 1, wherein said base is slidably connected to said ice-making machine bracket; one of the base or the ice maker bracket is provided with a guide rail, and the other of the base or the ice maker bracket is provided with a guide strip capable of sliding in the guide rail.

7. A refrigerator is characterized by comprising a refrigerating chamber and a door body for opening and closing the refrigerating chamber, wherein the door body is provided with the ice maker according to any one of claims 1 to 6.