CN113108535A - A kind of refrigerator - Google Patents

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CN113108535A
CN113108535A CN202110487741.7A CN202110487741A CN113108535A CN 113108535 A CN113108535 A CN 113108535A CN 202110487741 A CN202110487741 A CN 202110487741A CN 113108535 A CN113108535 A CN 113108535A
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成忠海
曾勇
许泽红
李志鹏
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • F25D17/04Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection
    • F25D17/06Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection by forced circulation
    • F25D17/062Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection by forced circulation in household refrigerators
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D21/00Defrosting; Preventing frosting; Removing condensed or defrost water
    • F25D21/04Preventing the formation of frost or condensate
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D21/00Defrosting; Preventing frosting; Removing condensed or defrost water
    • F25D21/06Removing frost
    • F25D21/08Removing frost by electric heating
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, and discloses a refrigerator which comprises a refrigerator body, an ice maker, a heating assembly, a water inlet pipe and a fixing assembly, wherein the refrigerator body is provided with a freezing chamber and comprises an inner container and a shell arranged outside the inner container, and a foaming layer is arranged between the inner container and the shell; the ice maker is arranged in the freezing chamber and used for generating ice blocks; the heating component is preset in the foaming layer; the water inlet pipe is used for supplying water for the ice maker; the fixing component is preset in the foaming layer and provided with a water inlet channel, the heating component is arranged on the periphery of the water inlet channel, and the rear end of the water inlet channel is provided with a plug-in port; the inlet tube passes through the bayonet fitting and inserts and establish the inside at water inlet channel, and heating element can heat the inside of inlet tube, and water inlet channel links to each other with the water inlet of ice machine. The refrigerator adopting the technical scheme of the invention can facilitate the installation of the water injection system, is simple and convenient to assemble and operate, can greatly reduce the risk of ice blockage of the water injection system, and improves the reliability of the ice machine.

Description

A kind of refrigerator
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a refrigerator.
Background
Along with the continuous supply of the living standard of the substance of people, the requirements on the functions of the product are more and more abundant, the ice machine of the refrigerator is more vigorous in the market at present, and particularly in areas such as Europe, America and Sauter, the refrigerator not only needs to meet the requirements of people on the refrigeration function, but also needs to meet the requirements of people on ice.
At present, ice making of a refrigerator with an ice maker is generally finished in a freezing chamber, and due to the fact that the temperature of the freezing chamber is extremely low (less than 18 ℃ below zero), an ice making and water injection system is easily frozen, so that the ice maker fails to work, a heater is adopted in part of the existing scheme to heat the water injection system, and the scheme mainly has the following problems:
1. the heater needs to pass through a through hole provided in the tank, which is typically about 30mm in diameter for assembly reasons; the hole is directly connected with the outside, so that a large amount of cold air leaks to the outside through the hole, the heat insulation performance of the box body is deteriorated, and the problems of condensation and the like are easily formed on the surface of the box body due to the leakage of the cold air;
2. the heating device is adhered to the outer side of the water injection system through the viscose, and the heating device is used for a long time, and the viscose is ineffective due to repeated rise and fall of temperature, so that the problems of degumming and the like are caused, and the heating efficiency is influenced;
3. the water injection system and the heater part need to penetrate into the ice making chamber through the long through hole, and the assembly is difficult.
How to reduce the risk of freezing of the water injection system of the ice maker and improve the reliability of ice making of the ice maker needs to be solved urgently.
Disclosure of Invention
The purpose of the invention is: the refrigerator is convenient to install the water injection system, simple and convenient to assemble and operate, capable of greatly reducing the risk that the water injection system is blocked by ice and capable of improving the reliability of the ice machine.
In order to accomplish the above objects, the present invention provides a refrigerator including a cabinet, an ice maker, a heating assembly, a water inlet pipe, and a fixing assembly,
the refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body, a refrigerator door and a refrigerator door, wherein the refrigerator body is provided with a freezing chamber, the freezing chamber is positioned at the top of the refrigerator body, the refrigerator body comprises an inner container and a shell arranged on the outer side of the inner container, an installation cavity is defined between the inner container and the shell, and a foaming layer is arranged in the installation cavity;
the ice maker is arranged in the freezing chamber and used for generating ice blocks;
the heating component is preset in the foaming layer;
the water inlet pipe is used for supplying water for the ice maker;
the fixing component is preset in the foaming layer and provided with a water inlet channel, the heating component is arranged on the periphery of the water inlet channel, and the rear end of the water inlet channel is provided with a plug-in port;
the water inlet pipe is inserted in the water inlet channel through the insertion port in a matched mode, the heating assembly can heat the inside of the water inlet pipe, and the water inlet channel is connected with a water inlet of the ice maker.
In some embodiments of the present application, the refrigerator further includes an air duct disposed at a rear side of the freezing chamber, and the heating assembly is disposed above the air duct.
In some embodiments of this application, fixed subassembly includes the fixing base, the rear end of fixing base with the shell butt, the rear end of fixing base is equipped with the throat, the throat cup joints the cooperation and is in the periphery of inlet tube, the internal diameter of throat with the external diameter of inlet tube is the same basically.
In some embodiments of the present application, the fixing base includes a connecting portion and a sleeve portion disposed at a rear end of the connecting portion, the connecting portion is provided with a first inserting channel penetrating through front and rear ends of the connecting portion, an inner diameter of the first inserting channel is slightly larger than an outer diameter of the water inlet pipe, the sleeve portion is provided with a second inserting channel penetrating through the sleeve portion, and an inner diameter of the second inserting channel is larger than the outer diameter of the water inlet pipe;
the first inserting channel and the second inserting channel are communicated with each other to form an installation channel for the water inlet pipe to penetrate through, the periphery of the rear end of the sleeving part extends outwards to form an abutting part, and the abutting part is abutted to the outer shell in a matched mode.
In some embodiments of the present application, the heating assembly includes a heating connecting pipe and a heater, the heating connecting pipe is sleeved outside the water inlet pipe, and the heating connecting pipe is made of a metal pipe; the heater is used for heating the inside of the heating connecting pipe, and the heater is sleeved on the outer side of the heating connecting pipe;
the water inlet channel penetrates through the front end and the rear end of the heating connecting pipe, the front end of the connecting part extends forwards to be provided with a positioning part, the positioning part is provided with a third inserting channel which penetrates through the front end and the rear end of the positioning part and is communicated with the mounting channel, the first end of the heating connecting pipe is clamped in the third inserting channel, and the second end of the heating connecting pipe is connected with the water inlet of the ice maker;
the inlet tube passes its front end is inserted and is established in the inhalant canal behind the installation passageway, the inlet tube inserts length in the inhalant canal is less than the length of heating connecting pipe, just inhalant canal's internal diameter is greater than the external diameter of inlet tube.
In some embodiments of the present application, the third inserting channel inner wall and the outer wall of the heating connecting pipe are respectively and correspondingly provided with an anti-rotation protrusion and an anti-rotation groove which are matched and positioned, and the anti-rotation protrusion and the anti-rotation groove are matched and avoided with the heating connecting pipe and the fixing base to rotate relatively.
In some embodiments of the application, the fixing assembly further comprises an installation seat installed at the top of the freezing chamber, the shape of the installation seat is matched with that of the inner container at the top of the freezing chamber, and a clamping structure used for being clamped with the inner container of the freezing chamber is arranged at the front end of the installation seat;
the top of the mounting seat is provided with an inserting part, and the inserting part is provided with an inclined hole for inserting the heating connecting pipe.
In some embodiments of the application, a sealing element for sealing an end of the insertion part is further arranged in the inclined hole, the second end of the heating connecting pipe penetrates through the sealing element and then is connected with the ice maker, the sealing element is provided with a limiting step surface, the limiting step surface is abutted against an end surface of the insertion part, and the sealing element and the heating connecting pipe are provided with a positioning buckle and a positioning clamping groove which are matched with each other.
In some embodiments of the present application, the top of the mounting seat is provided with a support portion protruding upwards, the support portion is located at the rear side of the insertion portion, and the support portion abuts against the heating assembly.
In some embodiments of this application, the refrigerator is still including connecting the water conservancy diversion spare at the second end of heating connecting pipe, the heating connecting pipe pass through the water conservancy diversion spare with the ice machine links to each other, the water conservancy diversion spare have with the first connecting pipe that the heating connecting pipe links to each other and with the second connecting pipe that the ice machine links to each other, inject the contained angle between the axis of first connecting pipe and the axis of second connecting pipe, the value range of contained angle is 100-170.
Compared with the prior art, the refrigerator provided by the embodiment of the invention has the beneficial effects that:
in the refrigerator of the embodiment of the invention, the heating component and the fixing component are both arranged in the foaming layer in advance, the fixing component is provided with the inserting port matched with the water inlet pipe, and the heating component is arranged in the foaming layer in advance, so that the problem that a large opening is required to be arranged for the insertion of a water injection device and the heating component in the prior art is avoided, the aperture of the inserting port is reduced, the cold air in the freezing chamber is prevented from being discharged from the gaps among the inserting port, the water injection component and the heating component, and the condensation on the refrigerator is avoided, furthermore, the aperture of the inserting port is reduced compared with the prior art, and the aperture of the inserting port is only required to be matched with the water inlet pipe, so that the aperture of the inserting port is reduced, the gap between the inserting port and the water inlet pipe can be reduced, the possibility of cold air leakage is reduced, meanwhile, the problem that the cold air still leaks when the sealing, in addition, heating element presets in the foaming layer, and at the in-process of foaming, heating element will hug closely on fixed subassembly to when heating element heats the frost in inlet tube and the inhalant canal, heat transfer effect will be better, improves deicing efficiency.
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Fig. 1 is a rear view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken at A-A of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a top view of a refrigerator with an outer case removed according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 3 at C;
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view at B-B of FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 5 at D;
FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 5 at E;
FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 5 at F;
in the figure, 100, a water injection assembly, 110, a water inlet pipe, 200, a fixed seat, 210, an abutting part, 220, a sleeving part, 230, a connecting part, 240, a positioning part, 241, a limiting clamping hook, 242, an anti-rotation protrusion, 300, an installation seat, 310, a supporting part, 320, an inserting part, 321, an installation clamping groove, 330, a clamping structure, 340, a first installation part, 350, a second installation part, 400, a heating assembly, 500, an ice maker, 600, a box body, 610, a freezing chamber, 611, an inner container, 612, a foaming layer, 613, a shell, 620, a refrigerating chamber, 700, a heating connecting pipe, 800, a flow guide part, 810, an installation buckle, 900, a sealing part, 910 and a positioning buckle.
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The following detailed description of embodiments of the present invention is provided in connection with the accompanying drawings and examples. The following examples are intended to illustrate the invention but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. It is to be understood that the described embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention, and not restrictive of the full scope of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
It should be understood that the terms "first", "second", etc. are used herein to describe various information, but the information should not be limited to these terms, which are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, "first" information may also be referred to as "second" information, and similarly, "second" information may also be referred to as "first" information, without departing from the scope of the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "connected" and "connected" are to be interpreted broadly, e.g., as being fixed or detachable or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.
It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict. The invention will be further explained and explained with reference to the drawings and the embodiments in the description. The step numbers in the embodiments of the present invention are set for convenience of illustration only, the order between the steps is not limited at all, and the execution order of each step in the embodiments can be adaptively adjusted according to the understanding of those skilled in the art.
As shown in fig. 1 to 8, a refrigerator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a cabinet 600, an ice maker 500, a heating assembly 400, a water inlet pipe 110 and a fixing assembly,
the box body 600 is provided with a freezing chamber 610, the freezing chamber 610 is positioned at the top of the box body 600, the box body 600 comprises an inner container 611 and an outer shell 613 arranged outside the inner container 611, an installation cavity is defined between the inner container 611 and the outer shell 613, and a foaming layer 612 is arranged in the installation cavity;
in some embodiments of the present application, the case 600 further has any one or more of a refrigerating chamber 620, a temperature changing chamber, or a fruit and vegetable chamber, thereby satisfying various use requirements of users. Wherein the freezer compartment 610 is at a temperature below-18 c and the refrigerator compartment 620 is at a temperature generally between 0-10 c.
The ice maker 500 is arranged in the freezing chamber 610, the ice maker 500 is used for generating ice cubes, the ice maker 500 freezes water in the ice maker 500 into ice cubes depending on the temperature of the freezing chamber 610, and the ice cubes are twisted and de-iced under the driving of a motor, so that the purpose of automatically making ice is achieved;
the heating assembly 400 is pre-positioned within the foaming layer 612;
the water inlet pipe 110 is used to supply water to the ice maker 500;
the fixing component is preset in the foaming layer 612 and provided with a water inlet channel, the heating component 400 is arranged on the periphery of the water inlet channel, the heating component 400 is used for heating the interior of the water inlet channel, and the rear end of the water inlet channel is provided with a plug-in port;
the water inlet pipe 110 is inserted into the water inlet channel through the insertion port in a matching manner, the heating assembly 400 can heat the interior of the water inlet pipe 110, and the water inlet channel is connected with the water inlet of the ice maker 500;
when ice making is needed, the heating assembly 400 is started and operates for a preset time, then the water inlet pipe 110 is started to inject water into the ice making machine 500, when water is injected each time, the heating assembly 400 is started for 10 minutes in advance, residual ice particles can be melted or loosened, and the water injection function is ensured to be normal.
Based on the above technical scheme, the heating assembly 400 and the fixing assembly are both preset in the foaming layer 612, the fixing assembly is provided with the socket matched with the water inlet pipe 110, because the heating assembly 400 is preset in the foaming layer 612, the problem that the prior art needs to be provided with a large opening for the water injection device and the heating assembly 400 to be inserted is avoided, the aperture of the socket is reduced, the cold air in the freezing chamber 610 is prevented from being discharged from the gaps between the socket and the water injection assembly 100 and the heating assembly 400, condensation on the refrigerator is avoided, furthermore, because the aperture of the socket is reduced compared with the prior art, the socket only needs to be matched with the water inlet pipe 110, the aperture of the socket is reduced, the gap between the socket and the water inlet pipe 110 is reduced, the possibility of cold air leakage is reduced, meanwhile, because the gap is reduced, the problem that the sealing element is arranged at the socket and the cold air still leaks when the sealing element fails is avoided, in addition, heating element 400 presets in foaming layer 612, and at the in-process of foaming, heating element 400 will hug closely on fixed subassembly to when heating element 400 heats the frost in inlet tube 110 and the inhalant canal, heat transfer effect will be better, improves deicing efficiency.
In some embodiments of this application, the refrigerator still includes the wind channel, and the wind channel setting is in the rear side of freezer 610, and heating element 400 sets up the top in the wind channel to can carry out the heat transfer with the air conditioning in wind channel when avoiding heating element 400 to heat, thereby avoid causing the influence to the temperature in wind channel, avoid causing the energy extravagant. Specifically, in some embodiments of the present application, the water inlet of the water inlet channel is located at the top of the freezing chamber 610, and water is supplied to the ice maker 500 from the top of the freezing chamber 610, so that on one hand, the length of the water inlet pipe 110 inserted into the box 600 can be shortened, thereby avoiding assembly difficulty, and on the other hand, the problem that the water inlet pipe 110 supplies water to the ice maker 500 from the rear side of the box 600, the temperature of the heating assembly 400 and the temperature of the air duct can affect each other can be avoided, and energy is saved.
In some embodiments of the present application, the fixing assembly includes a fixing base 200, a rear end of the fixing base 200 abuts against the housing 613, a throat is disposed at a rear end of the fixing base 200, the throat is fitted around an outer periphery of the water inlet pipe 110, an inner diameter of the throat is substantially the same as an outer diameter of the water inlet pipe 110, a throat structure is disposed on the fixing base 200, so that a gap between the fixing base 200 and the water inlet pipe 100 is reduced, the throat structure prevents cold air in the freezing chamber 610 from being discharged from a gap between the throat and the water inlet pipe 110, and condensation on the refrigerator is avoided;
in some embodiments of the present application, the fixing base 200 includes a connecting portion 230 and a sleeve portion 220 disposed at the rear end of the connecting portion 230, the connecting portion 230 is provided with a first inserting channel penetrating through the front and rear ends of the connecting portion 230, an inner diameter of the first inserting channel is slightly larger than an outer diameter of the water inlet pipe 110, the sleeve portion 220 is provided with a second inserting channel penetrating through the sleeve portion 220, an inner diameter of the second inserting channel is larger than the outer diameter of the water inlet pipe 110, the first inserting channel and the second inserting channel are communicated to form an installation channel for the water inlet pipe 110 to pass through, a diameter of an inner hole of the first inserting channel is only larger than the diameter of the water inlet pipe 110 by no more than 0.1mm, the water inlet pipe 110 conveniently passes through the fixing base 200, and since a gap between the connecting portion 230 and the water inlet pipe 110 is small, and the sleeve portion 220 at the rear end of the connecting portion 230 is a hole expansion structure, in addition, since the rear end of the socket 220 abuts against the inside of the housing 613 of the cabinet 600, it is possible to play a role of supporting during foaming, and to prevent the positions of the water inlet pipe 110 and the heating unit 400 from moving.
Further, an abutting portion 210 is formed by extending an outer periphery of a rear end of the socket portion 220 outward, and the abutting portion 210 is engaged and abutted with the housing 613. As shown in fig. 2, 5 and 7, the fixing base 200 is disposed in the installation cavity, the fixing base 200 includes a connection portion 230 and a socket portion 220 disposed at the rear end of the connection portion 230, an outer periphery of the rear end of the socket portion 220 extends outward to form a contact portion 210, the contact portion 210 is in contact with the inner side of the housing 613, that is, the contact portion 210 is in contact with the rear back plate of the box 600, by disposing the contact portion 210, the contact area between the fixing base 200 and the rear back plate of the box 600 is increased, so that the position of the fixing base 200 can be prevented from shifting during foaming;
as shown in fig. 5 to 8, in some embodiments of the present application, the heating assembly 400 includes a heating connection pipe 700 and a heater, the heating connection pipe 700 is sleeved outside the water inlet pipe 110, the heating connection pipe 700 is made of a metal pipe, and in some embodiments of the present application, the heating connection pipe 700 is made of aluminum, so that the heating connection pipe 700 can rapidly transfer heat generated by the heater to the inside of the water inlet pipe 110, and the heat transfer efficiency is high; the heater is used for heating the inside of the heating connecting pipe 700, and the heater is sleeved on the outer side of the heating connecting pipe 700;
the water inlet channel penetrates through the front end and the rear end of the heating connecting pipe 700, the front end of the connecting part 230 extends forwards to be provided with a positioning part 240, the positioning part 240 is provided with a third inserting channel which penetrates through the front end and the rear end of the positioning part 240 and is communicated with the installation channel, the first end of the heating connecting pipe 700 is clamped in the third inserting channel, and the second end of the heating connecting pipe 700 is connected with the water inlet of the ice maker 500; since the heating connection pipe 700 is connected to the positioning portion 240, that is, the heating connection pipe 700 is connected to the front side of the connection portion 230, the aperture of the first inserting channel on the connection portion 230 only needs to be matched with the water inlet pipe 110, so that it is possible to avoid the problem that the installation hole of the refrigerator, which needs to be provided with a large aperture, into which the heating assembly 400 and the water inlet pipe 110 are inserted together in the prior art, and the possibility of cold air leakage can be greatly reduced due to the installation hole with a small aperture.
The front end of the water inlet pipe 110 is inserted into the water inlet passage after passing through the installation passage, the length of the water inlet pipe 110 inserted into the water inlet passage is less than that of the heating connection pipe 700, and the inner diameter of the water inlet passage is greater than the outer diameter of the water inlet pipe 110. Specifically, water flows into the heating connection pipe 700 from the water inlet pipe 110, and since the inner diameter of the water inlet passage is larger than the outer diameter of the water inlet pipe 110, the water is changed into a gas-liquid mixed state when flowing into the heating connection pipe 700, so that pressure release is realized, and the water can flow out quickly.
Further, in some embodiments of the present application, a certain assembly gap is left between the heating connection pipe 700 and the water inlet pipe 110, so that on one hand, the resistance when the water inlet pipe 110 passes through the shrinkage cavity can be reduced, and on the other hand, the water pipe does not collide with the end of the heating connection pipe 700 when passing through the fixing base 200; thereby being convenient for the assembly of inlet tube 110, at this moment, owing to set up and inlet tube 110 between the very little connecting portion 230 in clearance to can be under the prerequisite of avoiding the outer hourglass of air conditioning, the assembly of inlet tube 110 is convenient for.
In some embodiments of the present application, the heater is directly bonded to the heating connection pipe 700, and the heater can be better attached to the heating connection pipe 700 by the extrusion of the foaming material, thereby providing the heater efficiency. The heating wire is prevented from being attached to the outer wall of the water inlet pipe 110 by glue in the prior art, and the heating wire may fall off when the double-faced adhesive tape fails, so that the heating effect is not affected.
In some embodiments of the present application, an anti-rotation protrusion 242 and an anti-rotation groove are correspondingly disposed on the inner wall of the third inserting channel and the outer wall of the heating connecting pipe 700, respectively, and the anti-rotation protrusion 242 and the anti-rotation groove are matched to prevent the heating connecting pipe 700 and the fixing base 200 from rotating relatively. Because the heating connecting pipe 700 is round, the anti-rotation protrusion 242 is arranged on the inner side of the positioning portion 240 of the fixing seat 200, the structure is a convex rib arranged on the inner wall of the third inserting channel, and meanwhile, the groove is formed on the outer wall of the heating connecting pipe 700 and matched with the convex rib, so that the problem of connection relation of the heating assembly 400 caused by rotation of the heating connecting pipe 700 can be prevented, and the heating effect of the heater and the heat transfer effect of the heating connecting pipe 700 are prevented from being influenced.
In some embodiments of the present application, the inner side of the positioning portion 240 is further provided with a limiting hook 241, and the first end of the heating connection pipe 700 is provided with a limiting slot that is matched with the limiting hook 241 for positioning, so as to prevent the heating connection pipe 700 from being separated from the positioning portion 240.
In some embodiments of the present application, the fixing assembly further includes a mounting base 300 installed at the top of the freezing chamber 610, the shape of the mounting base 300 is adapted to the shape of the inner container 611 at the top of the freezing chamber 610, and a clamping structure 330 for clamping with the inner container 611 of the freezing chamber 610 is provided at the front end of the mounting base 300; therefore, the mounting base 300 is clamped at the top of the freezing chamber 610 and is matched and clamped with the inner container 611 to foam, so that the problem of foam leakage is avoided;
the top of mount pad 300 has grafting portion 320, be equipped with on the grafting portion 320 and supply to heat the male inclined hole of connecting pipe 700, from this, inlet tube 110 passes through mount pad 300 and fixing base 200 and installs in the installation cavity, thereby the foaming back, the heater can tightly paste and cover on heating connecting pipe 700, heating connecting pipe 700 can be when melting the frost in heating connecting pipe 700, heating connecting pipe 700 can be with heat transfer to inlet tube 110 in, frost appears in avoiding inlet tube 110. Further, owing to set up heating connecting pipe 700 and conduct heat, and heating connecting pipe 700 is the tubular metal resonator, it is effectual to conduct heat, on the one hand because one side that heating connecting pipe 700 is close to the freezer forms the frost more easily, and heating connecting pipe 700 can be quick conduct heat, thereby the heater can only heat the effect that just can realize the ice-melt to one side that is close to the freezer of heating connecting pipe 700, the energy saving, and be convenient for reduce the volume of heater, be convenient for improve space utilization.
In some embodiments of the present application, a sealing element 900 for sealing an end of the insertion portion 320 is further disposed in the inclined hole, the second end of the heating connection pipe 700 passes through the sealing element 900 and then is connected to the ice maker 500, the sealing element 900 has a limiting step surface, the limiting step surface abuts against an end surface of the insertion portion 320, and the sealing element 900 and the heating connection pipe 700 are provided with a positioning buckle 910 and a positioning clamping groove which are matched with each other. Through setting up the sealing member 900 that the cross-section is the T type, prevent that foaming material from flowing into the pipeline through fit clearance in the foaming process inside, be equipped with the location buckle 910 and the positioning groove of looks adaptation on sealing member 900 and the heating connecting pipe 700.
In some embodiments of the present application, the top of the mounting base 300 is provided with a support portion 310 protruding upwards, the support portion 310 is located at the rear side of the insertion portion 320, the support portion 310 abuts against the heating assembly 400, and the support portion 310 supports the heating connection pipe 700 and the heater, so as to prevent the heating connection pipe 700 and the heater from loosening during transportation or production.
In some embodiments of the present application, the refrigerator further includes a guide member 800 connected to a second end of the heating connection pipe 700, the heating connection pipe 700 is connected to the ice maker 500 through the guide member 800, the guide member 800 has a first connection pipe connected to the heating connection pipe 700 and a second connection pipe connected to the ice maker 500, an included angle is defined between an axis of the first connection pipe and an axis of the second connection pipe, the included angle has a value ranging from 100 ° to 170 °, and by providing the guide member 800, it is convenient to adjust a water discharging direction, thereby facilitating connection to the ice maker 500. In some embodiments of the present application, the angle between the axis of the first connector tube and the axis of the second connector tube is 120 ° to 160 ° to facilitate rapid outflow of water from the second connector tube.
In some embodiments of this application, water conservancy diversion spare 800 is the water conservancy diversion and connects, the middle part of mount pad 300 is equipped with the slant through-hole structure, the top of slant through-hole structure is equipped with installation draw-in groove 321, the water conservancy diversion connects and is equipped with the installation buckle 810 with installation draw-in groove 321 looks adaptation, it is specific, the left and right sides symmetry of grafting portion 320 of mount pad 300 is equipped with two installation buckles 810 and is used for installing the water conservancy diversion and connects, thereby be convenient for installation and the location that the water conservancy diversion connects, ensure that the water conservancy diversion connects the post-installation position can not take place to remove, and when foaming, the water conservancy diversion connects.
In some embodiments of the present application, a positioning buckle 910 is disposed on the flow guide connector, and the positioning buckle 910 is matched with a positioning slot on the heater connection pipe, so as to prevent the connection pipe from being separated from the flow guide connector.
In some embodiments of the present application, the diversion connector is made of food grade plastic PS, so as to ensure safety of ice cubes produced by the ice maker.
In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the fixing base 200 and the mounting base 300 are made of food grade plastic PS, so as to ensure safety of ice cubes generated by the ice maker and food stored in the freezing chamber.
Further, since the flow guide joint and the support part 310 work together to support the heating connection pipe 700, the heating connection pipe 700 is prevented from being loosened during transportation or production.
In some embodiments of the present application, the first and second mounting parts 340 and 350 for mounting and fixing the ice maker 500 are provided at one side of the mounting base 300 located at the freezing chamber 610, and the first and second mounting parts 340 and 350 are oppositely disposed, thereby facilitating quick mounting of the ice maker 500 in the freezing chamber 610 and facilitating mounting and dismounting of the ice maker 500.
The working process of the invention is as follows: the water inlet pipe 110, the heater, the water injection subassembly 100 is assembled to the heating connecting pipe 700, the front end of the water injection subassembly 100 is clamped and fixed with the top of the inner bag 611 of the freezing chamber 610 by the mount pad 300, the rear end of the water injection subassembly 100 is connected with the back plate of the box body 600 by the fixing base 200, after the foaming of the box body 600 is completed, the heating subassembly 400 and the water inlet pipe 110 are firmly installed in the box body 600, when water is injected at every time, the heater is opened for 10 minutes in advance, it can melt or become flexible to ensure that the residual ice particles at the diversion connector can be melted, and.
To sum up, the embodiment of the present invention provides a refrigerator, wherein a heating component 400 and a fixing component of the refrigerator are both pre-arranged in a foaming layer 612, the fixing component is provided with a socket matched with a water inlet pipe 110, because the heating component 400 is pre-arranged in the foaming layer 612, the problem that the prior art needs to be provided with a large opening for a water injection device and the heating component 400 to be inserted is avoided, the aperture of the socket is reduced, thereby the cold air in a freezing chamber 610 is prevented from being discharged from the gaps between the socket and the water injection component 100 and the heating component 400, condensation on the refrigerator is avoided, further, because the aperture of the socket is reduced compared with the prior art, and the socket only needs to be matched with the water inlet pipe 110, thereby the aperture of the socket is reduced, thereby the gap between the socket and the water inlet pipe 110 is reduced, the possibility of cold air leakage is reduced, and simultaneously, because the gap is reduced, the sealing element is prevented from being arranged at, the problem that cold air still can leak when the sealing member became invalid appears, and in addition, heating element 400 presets in foaming layer 612, and at the in-process of foaming, heating element 400 will hug closely on fixed subassembly to when heating element 400 heats the frost in inlet tube 110 and the inhalant canal, heat transfer effect will be better, improves deicing efficiency.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "rear", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "center", "vertical", "horizontal", "lateral", "longitudinal", "X-axis direction", "Y-axis direction", "Z-axis direction", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Moreover, some of the above terms may be used to indicate other meanings besides orientation or position, for example, the term "on" may also be used to indicate some kind of dependency or connection in some cases. The specific meaning of these terms in this application will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, various modifications and substitutions can be made without departing from the technical principle of the present invention, and these modifications and substitutions should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

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1. A refrigerator, characterized by comprising:
the refrigerator comprises a box body, a refrigerator body and a refrigerator door, wherein the box body is provided with a freezing chamber, the freezing chamber is positioned at the top of the box body, the box body comprises an inner container and a shell arranged on the outer side of the inner container, an installation cavity is defined between the inner container and the shell, and a foaming layer is arranged in the installation cavity;
an ice maker disposed in the freezing chamber for generating ice cubes;
a heating component which is preset in the foaming layer;
a water inlet pipe for supplying water to the ice maker; and
the fixing component is preset in the foaming layer and provided with a water inlet channel, the heating component is arranged on the periphery of the water inlet channel, and the rear end of the water inlet channel is provided with a plug-in port;
the water inlet pipe is inserted in the water inlet channel through the insertion port in a matched mode, the heating assembly can heat the inside of the water inlet pipe, and the water inlet channel is connected with a water inlet of the ice maker.
2. The refrigerator of claim 1, further comprising an air duct provided at a rear side of the freezing compartment, the heating assembly being provided above the air duct.
3. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the fixing assembly comprises a fixing seat, the rear end of the fixing seat is abutted against the outer shell, a throat is arranged at the rear end of the fixing seat, the throat is sleeved and matched on the periphery of the water inlet pipe, and the inner diameter of the throat is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the water inlet pipe.
4. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the fixing base comprises a connecting portion and a socket portion disposed at a rear end of the connecting portion, the connecting portion is provided with a first inserting channel penetrating through front and rear ends of the connecting portion, an inner diameter of the first inserting channel is slightly larger than an outer diameter of the water inlet pipe, the socket portion is provided with a second inserting channel penetrating through the socket portion, and an inner diameter of the second inserting channel is larger than the outer diameter of the water inlet pipe;
the first inserting channel and the second inserting channel are communicated with each other to form an installation channel for the water inlet pipe to penetrate through, the periphery of the rear end of the sleeving part extends outwards to form an abutting part, and the abutting part is abutted to the outer shell in a matched mode.
5. The refrigerator of claim 4, wherein the heating assembly comprises:
the heating connecting pipe is sleeved on the outer side of the water inlet pipe and is made of a metal pipe; and
the heater is used for heating the inside of the heating connecting pipe, and the heater is sleeved on the outer side of the heating connecting pipe;
the water inlet channel penetrates through the front end and the rear end of the heating connecting pipe, the front end of the connecting part extends forwards to be provided with a positioning part, the positioning part is provided with a third inserting channel which penetrates through the front end and the rear end of the positioning part and is communicated with the mounting channel, the first end of the heating connecting pipe is clamped in the third inserting channel, and the second end of the heating connecting pipe is connected with the water inlet of the ice maker;
the inlet tube passes its front end is inserted and is established in the inhalant canal behind the installation passageway, the inlet tube inserts length in the inhalant canal is less than the length of heating connecting pipe, just inhalant canal's internal diameter is greater than the external diameter of inlet tube.
6. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 5, wherein an anti-rotation protrusion and an anti-rotation groove are correspondingly formed on an inner wall of the third inserting passage and an outer wall of the heating connecting pipe, respectively, and are engaged with each other to prevent the heating connecting pipe and the fixing seat from rotating relatively.
7. The refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein the fixing assembly further comprises a mounting seat mounted at the top of the freezing chamber, the shape of the mounting seat is matched with that of the inner container at the top of the freezing chamber, and a clamping structure for clamping the inner container of the freezing chamber is arranged at the front end of the mounting seat;
the top of the mounting seat is provided with an inserting part, and the inserting part is provided with an inclined hole for inserting the heating connecting pipe.
8. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 7, wherein a sealing member for sealing an end of the insertion portion is further disposed in the inclined hole, the second end of the heating connection pipe passes through the sealing member and then is connected to the ice maker, the sealing member has a limiting step surface, the limiting step surface abuts against an end surface of the insertion portion, and the sealing member and the heating connection pipe are provided with a positioning buckle and a positioning groove which are matched with each other.
9. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 7, wherein a support portion protruding upward is provided at a top of the mounting seat, the support portion being located at a rear side of the insertion portion, the support portion abutting against the heating assembly.
10. The refrigerator of claim 5, further comprising a guide member connected to a second end of the heating connection pipe, wherein the heating connection pipe is connected to the ice maker through the guide member, the guide member has a first connection pipe connected to the heating connection pipe and a second connection pipe connected to the ice maker, an included angle is defined between an axis of the first connection pipe and an axis of the second connection pipe, and the included angle ranges from 100 ° to 170 °.
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