CN114719509A - Refrigerator with a door - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention provides a refrigerator, comprising: a cabinet defining a refrigerating chamber; the door body is pivotally connected to the box body and used for opening and closing the refrigerating chamber; the refrigerating system is used for providing cold energy for the refrigerating chamber; the ice making chamber is arranged on the door body, an ice making assembly is arranged in the ice making chamber, and the ice making chamber is insulated from the refrigerating chamber when the door body is closed; the refrigerator is characterized in that the door body is provided with a drainage pipeline, the inlet end of the drainage pipeline is connected to the ice making chamber, the door body is further provided with a water storage box and a humidifying device communicated with the water storage box, the outlet end of the drainage pipeline is communicated with the water storage box, the inner side of the door body facing the refrigerating chamber and the opposite outer side of the door body are respectively provided with a first exhaust hole and a second exhaust hole, and the humidifying device can be selectively communicated with the first exhaust hole to humidify the refrigerating chamber and/or communicated with the second exhaust hole.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of refrigeration appliances, in particular to a refrigerator with an ice maker.
Background
The ice maker is generally provided in a freezing chamber of the refrigerator to make ice by means of cold air of the freezing chamber. For refrigerators with a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber distributed up and down, a user needs to bend down to open a door body of the freezing chamber when taking ice. In order to achieve the purpose of facilitating ice taking of a user, in some existing refrigerators, an independent ice making chamber is arranged in a refrigerating chamber or a refrigerating chamber door body, an ice maker is arranged in the ice making chamber, a distributor is arranged on the outer side of the door body, and the distributor can distribute ice made by the ice maker, so that the ice can be taken without opening the door body.
However, an independent ice making chamber is arranged on the door body of the refrigerating chamber, defrosting water generated on an ice maker or other parts can be accumulated in the ice making chamber, and in order to discharge the defrosting water, the conventional refrigerator introduces the defrosting water into a water receiving tray below a distributor outside the door body from the ice making chamber through a pipeline, so that water is always stored in the water receiving tray, and thus, some sanitation hazards are brought and inconvenience is brought to users. Therefore, further improvements to the prior art are needed.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a refrigerator convenient for a user to use.
To achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present invention provides a refrigerator including:
a cabinet defining a refrigerating chamber;
the door body is pivotally connected to the box body and used for opening and closing the refrigerating chamber;
the refrigerating system is used for providing cold energy for the refrigerating chamber;
the ice making chamber is arranged on the door body, an ice making assembly is arranged in the ice making chamber, and the ice making chamber is insulated from the refrigerating chamber when the door body is closed;
the refrigerator is characterized in that the door body is provided with a drainage pipeline, the inlet end of the drainage pipeline is connected to the ice making chamber, the door body is further provided with a water storage box and a humidifying device communicated with the water storage box, the outlet end of the drainage pipeline is communicated with the water storage box, the inner side of the door body facing the refrigerating chamber and the opposite outer side of the door body are respectively provided with a first exhaust hole and a second exhaust hole, and the humidifying device can be selectively communicated with the first exhaust hole to humidify the refrigerating chamber and/or communicated with the second exhaust hole.
As a further improvement of one embodiment of the present invention, the humidifying device includes an atomizing module connected to the water storage box and a fan adjacent to the atomizing module, and the humidifying device selectively communicates the first exhaust hole or the second exhaust hole by controlling the fan.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the fan includes a first fan whose air discharge direction is toward the first air discharge hole and a second fan whose air discharge direction is toward the second air discharge hole, and the first fan and the second fan are alternatively activated to selectively communicate with the first air discharge hole or the second air discharge hole.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, a dispenser is disposed at an outer side of the door body, the dispenser selectively discharging ice made by the ice making assembly, a dispenser recess is formed at a housing of the door body, and the second air discharge hole is disposed in the dispenser recess.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the ice making apparatus further includes an ice making assembly provided in the ice making chamber, the ice making assembly including:
the ice mold is provided with a plurality of ice grids for containing ice making water;
a refrigerant pipe extending from one end to the other end of the ice mold and located at the bottom of the ice mold, the refrigerant pipe being connected to the refrigeration system;
a heating wire fixed to the bottom of the ice mold and spaced apart from the refrigerant pipe;
and the water discharge disc is connected below the ice mold, a water outlet is formed at one end of the water discharge disc, and the water outlet is inserted into the inlet end of the water discharge pipeline.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the door body includes a door shell and a door liner coupled to the door shell, the door liner includes a back surface facing the refrigerating compartment and two side surfaces connecting the back surface and the door shell, the first air discharge hole is provided in the back surface of the door liner, the second air discharge hole is provided in the door shell, and the reservoir box and the humidifying device are inserted between the door liner and the door shell from a side surface of the door liner adjacent to a pivoting side of the door body.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, a cavity is provided on the door body, the humidifying device is installed at the bottom of the cavity, the water storage box is detachably installed in the cavity and located above the humidifying device, one of the side walls of the water storage box extends downward to form a cover plate, the cover plate covers the humidifying device, and the water storage box covers the opening of the cavity.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, a filtering module is disposed between the outlet end of the drainage pipeline and the water storage box, and the filtering module is installed in the water storage box.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, a humidity sensor is disposed in the refrigerating chamber, the refrigerator includes a controller that connects the humidity sensor and the humidifying device, the controller activates the humidifying device when the humidity detected by the humidity sensor is lower than a preset value, and the humidifying device is communicated with the first exhaust hole and disconnected from the second exhaust hole.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the door body is further provided with a water level sensor for detecting an amount of water in the water storage box, the refrigerator includes a controller for connecting the water level sensor and the humidifying device, the controller starts the humidifying device according to a condition that a water level detected by the water level sensor is higher than a preset value, and the humidifying device is communicated with the second exhaust hole and disconnected from the first exhaust hole.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the water storage box is detachably mounted on the door body, a display panel is arranged outside the door body, the display panel is connected to the controller, and the controller controls the display panel to display according to the fact that the water level detected by the water level sensor is lower than a preset value.
Compared with the prior art, the first exhaust hole or the second exhaust hole can be selectively communicated through the humidifying device in the embodiment of the invention, so that the defrosting water in the ice making chamber can be secondarily utilized to humidify the refrigerating chamber or be exhausted to the outside of the refrigerator, the cleaning by a user is not needed, and the functions of the refrigerator can be added under the condition of not increasing the cost, thereby improving the user experience.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a refrigerator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the refrigerator of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a door of the refrigerator of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an upper portion of the door body of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of an ice-making assembly on the door of FIG. 3;
FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of the reservoir cartridge of FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the operation of the humidifier of FIG. 5;
fig. 8 is a perspective view of a cabinet portion of a refrigerator in another preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the door of the refrigerator of FIG. 8;
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the reservoir cartridge on the door body of FIG. 9;
FIG. 11 is a schematic view of the back of the fresh food compartment of the refrigerator of FIG. 8.
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 such as "upper," "lower," "outer," "inner," and the like, used herein to denote relative spatial positions, are used for ease of 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.
Referring to fig. 1, a refrigerator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a refrigerator body 20, a door 10 movably connected to the refrigerator body 20, and a refrigeration system, wherein the refrigerator body 20 defines a refrigeration compartment, the door 10 is used for opening and closing the refrigeration compartment, the refrigeration system is used for providing cold energy to the refrigeration compartment, a fan 220 for introducing cold air generated by the refrigeration system into the refrigeration compartment is further disposed in the refrigerator body 20, and the refrigeration compartment includes a refrigerating compartment 21 and a freezing compartment 22, but may include more compartments, such as a temperature changing compartment.
In this embodiment, refrigerating compartment 21 and freezing compartment 22 are provided from top to bottom, but may be provided side by side from left to right, and door 10 is used to open and close refrigerating compartment 21. The door body 10 is provided with an ice making chamber 13, an ice making assembly 100 is arranged in the ice making chamber 13, an ice storage box is arranged below the ice making assembly and used for storing ice made by the ice making assembly, and when the door body 10 is closed, the ice making chamber 13 is insulated from the refrigerating chamber 21. Wherein the refrigeration system includes a compressor 913 and a condenser connected to an outlet side of the compressor 913, the refrigeration system also serves to supply cold to the ice-making assembly 100, the compressor 913 is disposed at the bottom of the case 20, and an evaporator 912 for supplying cold to the freezing chamber 22 and the refrigerating chamber 21 is disposed at a rear portion of the freezing chamber. In the present embodiment, the ice making assembly 100 makes ice by directly contacting a refrigerant pipe, and the evaporator may be connected in series or in parallel to both sides of the compressor 913 and the condenser, with the refrigerant pipe supplying cold for making ice.
In addition, one or two door bodies can be arranged for opening and closing the refrigerating chamber, and if two door bodies are arranged, the ice making chamber is arranged on one door body. In this embodiment, the front and rear direction of the refrigerator takes the side where the door 10 is disposed as the front and the side where the refrigerator body 20 is disposed as the rear; the vertical direction is the left-right direction.
Referring to fig. 2 to 5, when the ice making assembly 100 works, frost is generated, and the defrosted water needs to be discharged in time, in this embodiment, a water drainage pipeline 30 is disposed on the door 10, the door 10 includes a door shell 11 and a door liner 12 coupled to the door shell 11, when the door is closed, at least a portion of the door liner 12 extends into the refrigerating chamber, a thermal insulation material is filled between the door shell 11 and the door liner 12, the water drainage pipeline 30 can be fixed in the thermal insulation material between the door shell 11 and the door liner 12, that is, foaming of the door is performed after the water drainage pipeline 30 is fixed, and an inlet end 31 of the water drainage pipeline 30 is connected to the ice making chamber 13, so that connection of a water channel is facilitated.
The door body 10 is further provided with a water storage box 40 and a humidifying device 50 communicated with the water storage box 40, the outlet end 32 of the water drainage pipeline 30 is communicated with the water storage box 40, the inner side and the opposite outer side of the door body 10 facing the refrigerating chamber 21 are respectively provided with a first exhaust hole 121 and a second exhaust hole 111, and the humidifying device 50 can be selectively communicated with the first exhaust hole 121 to humidify the refrigerating chamber 21 or communicated with the second exhaust hole 111, so that defrosting water discharged from the ice making chamber 13 can be consumed in a humidifying mode, and can be selectively humidified in the refrigerating chamber 21 or discharged to the external environment without being cleaned by a user, and convenience is brought to the user.
Specifically, a humidity sensor 23 is arranged in the refrigerating chamber 21, the refrigerator comprises a controller connected with the humidity sensor 23 and a humidifying device, the humidifying device 50 is started when the humidity detected by the controller according to the humidity sensor 23 is lower than a preset value, the humidifying device 50 is communicated with the first exhaust hole 121 and is disconnected from the second exhaust hole 111, and therefore the refrigerating chamber 21 can be humidified by collected ice-making and defrosting water, and the user is facilitated while resources are saved. Further, the door body is also provided with a water level sensor 42 for detecting the amount of water in the water storage box 40, the water level sensor 42 is also connected to the controller, when the humidity detected by the humidity sensor 23 is not lower than a preset value, the controller can start the humidifying device 50 when the water level detected by the water level sensor 42 is higher than the preset value, the humidifying device 50 is communicated with the second exhaust hole 111 and is disconnected from the first exhaust hole 1001, and therefore the icemaking and defrosting water can be timely discharged to the outside of the refrigerator. The humidifying device 50 is selectively communicated with the first exhaust hole 121 or the second exhaust hole 111, so that the defrosting water in the ice making chamber 13 can be reused or discharged to the outside of the refrigerator without being cleaned by a user, and the user experience is improved.
Further, the water storage box 40 is detachably installed in the door body 10, a display panel is arranged outside the door body 10 and connected to the controller, the controller controls the display panel to display when the water level detected by the water level sensor 42 is lower than a preset value, and therefore when ice making is not performed for a long time, the water storage box 40 does not have defrosting water therein, and a user can be reminded of adding water automatically through display on the display panel. In addition, can set up filter module 43 between the exit end 32 of drain line 30 and the box 40 that impounds, the reuse that conveniently filters the white water is used for the humidification, and preferably, filter module 43 installs in the box 40 that impounds, even if the user adds water by oneself like this, can directly add the running water, filter in the box 40 that impounds can, use safety when humidifying for the freezer 21 relieved.
Referring to fig. 5, an ice making assembly 100 in an ice making chamber includes an ice mold 101, and a refrigerant pipe 102 and a heating wire disposed at the bottom of the ice mold 1001, wherein the ice mold 101 has a plurality of ice compartments for containing ice making water; a refrigerant pipe 102 extends from one end of the ice mold to the other end, the refrigerant pipe 102 being connected to a refrigeration system; the heating wire is fixed to the bottom of the ice mold 101 and spaced apart from the refrigerant pipe 102. The ice-making assembly 100 further includes a drain tray 103 connected to a lower portion of the ice mold 101, and an end of the drain tray 103 forms a water outlet 105, and the water outlet 105 is inserted into the inlet end 31 of the drain line 30. In order to make the manufacture of the refrigerator more reliable, the inlet end 31 and the outlet end 32 of the drainage pipeline 30 are respectively provided with a port cover plate 33, so that when the door body is foamed, the port cover plate 33 can abut against the corresponding position on the door liner 12 to prevent the foaming material from overflowing. Similarly, the outlet end 32 of the drainage pipeline 30 may also be provided with an end cover plate for abutting against the wall of the cavity on the door body, so that the foaming of the refrigerator body is more reliable.
Further, a dispenser 112 is disposed at an outer side of the door 10, the dispenser 112 selectively discharges ice made by the ice making assembly 100, a dispenser recess 113 is formed in the door housing 11 of the door 10, and the second air discharge hole 111 may be disposed at one side of the dispenser recess 113, but in order not to affect an appearance of the door, the second air discharge hole 111 may also be disposed in the dispenser recess 113, such as a bottom of the dispenser recess 113.
With continued reference to fig. 3 and 5, the door liner 12 includes a back surface facing the refrigerating compartment 21 and two side surfaces connecting the back surface and the door housing 11, the first exhaust hole 121 is provided on the back surface of the door liner 12, the second exhaust hole 111 is provided on the door housing 11, a passage 116 may be provided between the second exhaust hole 111 and the humidifying module 50 to guide the atomized gas to be exhausted from the second exhaust hole 111, and the reservoir cartridge 40 and the humidifying device 50 are inserted between the door liner 12 and the door housing 11 from the side surface of the door liner 12 adjacent to the pivoting side of the door body.
Specifically, the side of the door liner 12 close to the pivoting side of the door body is provided with a cavity, the humidifying device 50 is installed at the bottom of the cavity, the water storage box 40 is detachably installed in the cavity and located above the humidifying device 50, one side wall of the water storage box 40 extends downwards to form a cover plate 41, the cover plate 41 covers the humidifying device 50, and therefore when the water storage box 40 is installed in the cavity, the water storage box 40 can shield the opening of the cavity, and the humidifying device 50 is hidden in the door body. In addition, the water level sensor 42 and the outlet end 32 of the drain line 30 may be fixed to the wall forming the cavity 121 to facilitate plumbing of the refrigerator and subsequent foaming. Of course, the water level sensor 42 may be a sensor for detecting the water level based on the weight of the water storage box 40, and such a water level sensor may be provided on the humidifying device 50 so as to detect the weight of the water storage box 40.
Referring to fig. 6, in the embodiment, the humidifying device 50 includes an atomizing module 51 connected to the water storage box 40 and a fan adjacent to the atomizing module 51, and the humidifying device 50 is selectively communicated with the first exhaust hole 121 or the second exhaust hole 111 by controlling the fan. Specifically, a first shielding member 503 and a second shielding member 504 may be provided to shield the first exhaust hole 121 and the second exhaust hole 111, the fans correspond to the first fan 53 and the second fan 54 of the first exhaust hole 121 and the second exhaust hole 111, respectively, that is, the air exhaust direction of the first fan 53 faces the first exhaust hole 121, the air exhaust direction of the second fan 54 faces the second exhaust hole 111, when the refrigerating compartment 21 needs to be humidified, the first fan 53 is controlled to be started, and the first shielding member 503 may open the first exhaust hole 121 under the action of the wind of the first fan 53, so that the humid air atomized by the humidifying device 50 may enter the refrigerating compartment 21 from the first exhaust hole 121. When the water in the water storage box 40 needs to be discharged, the second fan 54 is controlled to be started, the second shielding piece 504 can open the second air exhaust hole 111 under the action of the wind force of the second fan 54, so that the humid air atomized by the humidifying device 50 can be discharged to the outside of the refrigerator from the second air exhaust hole 111, the humidifying device can mainly work by refrigerating and humidifying, and the humidity discharge to the external environment is started only when the refrigerating chamber 21 does not need to be humidified and the water amount in the water storage box 40 is higher than a preset value, so that the redundant water amount in the water storage box 40 is discharged. The first and second shutters 503 and 504 can be reset by their own weight or by their elastic force after the wind force of the fan is removed. Of course, the external environment may be actively humidified based on the user setting, and if the refrigeration compartment 21 is just required to be humidified, the first fan 53 and the second fan 54 may be controlled to be simultaneously activated.
Referring to fig. 7 to 11, in another preferred embodiment, a moisturizing drawer 25 is provided in the refrigerating compartment 21, and the moisturizing drawer 25 may be configured as a relatively closed space with respect to the refrigerating compartment 21 and be opened only when a user desires. As in the first embodiment, the ice making chamber 13 is disposed on the door 10, the door 10 is provided with a water drainage pipeline 30, an inlet end 31 of the water drainage pipeline 30 is connected to the ice making chamber 13, the door 10 is further provided with a water storage box 40a and a humidifying device 50 communicated with the water storage box 40a, an outlet end 31 of the water drainage pipeline 30 leads to the water storage box 40a, the box is provided with an exhaust passage 26 communicated with the moisturizing drawer 25, a first exhaust hole 121a and a second exhaust hole 111 are respectively disposed on the inner side and the opposite outer side of the door 10, when the door 10 is closed, the first exhaust hole 121a is communicated with the exhaust passage 26, and the humidifying device 50 is selectively communicated with the first exhaust hole 121a to humidify the moisturizing drawer 25 or is communicated with the second exhaust hole 111. Thus, the defrosted water discharged from the ice making chamber 13 may be consumed in a humidifying manner, and the humidifying drawer 25 may be selectively humidified or discharged to the external environment without being cleaned by a user, thereby providing convenience to the user.
Wherein, be equipped with humidity transducer in the drawer 25 of moisturizing, the refrigerator is including the controller of connecting humidity transducer and humidification device 50, and the controller starts humidification device 50 when humidity that detects according to humidity transducer is less than the default, and humidification device 50 communicates with first exhaust hole 121a and with the disconnection of second exhaust hole 111 intercommunication. Therefore, the moisturizing drawer 25 can humidify by using the collected ice-making and defrosting water, so that the user is facilitated while the resources are saved.
Further, the door body 10 is further provided with a water level sensor for detecting the water amount in the water storage box 40, the refrigerator comprises a controller connected with the water level sensor and the humidifying device, the humidifying device is started by the controller when the water level detected by the water level sensor is higher than a preset value, and the humidifying device 50 is communicated with the second exhaust hole 111 and is disconnected from the first exhaust hole 121a, so that the ice-making and defrosting water can be discharged out of the refrigerator in time. The humidifying device 50 is selectively communicated with the first exhaust hole 121a or the second exhaust hole 111, so that the defrosting water in the ice making chamber 13 can be reused or discharged to the outside of the refrigerator without being cleaned by a user, and the user experience is improved.
The specific structure of the humidifying device 50 is the same as that of the first embodiment, and is not described herein again. In contrast, the water storage box 40a may only block a part of the opening of the cavity, and the other part of the opening forms the first vent hole, or one of the sidewalls of the water storage box 40a may extend downward to form a cover plate 41a, the cover plate 41 covers the humidifying device, and the second vent hole 121a is disposed on the cover plate 41a of the water storage box 40a, so that the first vent hole 121a can communicate with the vent channel 25 when the door is closed.
The exhaust passage 26 includes an air inlet 261 provided on a side wall of the refrigerating chamber 21 adjacent to the pivoting side of the door body, and an air outlet communicating with the moisturizing drawer 25, and the exhaust passage 26 extends rearward from one side of the refrigerating chamber 21 and enters the moisturizing drawer 25 from the rear of the refrigerating chamber 21.
According to the refrigerator in the embodiment, the humidifying device can be selectively communicated with the first exhaust hole or the second exhaust hole, so that the defrosting water in the ice making chamber can be secondarily utilized to humidify the refrigerating chamber and humidify the moisturizing drawer or can be discharged to the outside of the refrigerator, the cleaning by a user is not needed, the functions of the refrigerator can be added under the condition that the cost is not increased, and the user experience is improved.
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 merely a detailed description of possible embodiments of the present invention, and it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and equivalent embodiments or modifications made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.
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1. A refrigerator, comprising:
a cabinet defining a refrigerating compartment;
the door body is pivotally connected to the box body and used for opening and closing the refrigerating chamber;
the refrigerating system is used for providing cold energy for the refrigerating chamber;
the ice making chamber is arranged on the door body, an ice making assembly is arranged in the ice making chamber, and the ice making chamber is insulated from the refrigerating chamber when the door body is closed;
the refrigerator is characterized in that the door body is provided with a water drainage pipeline, the inlet end of the water drainage pipeline is connected to the ice making chamber, the door body is further provided with a water storage box and a humidifying device communicated with the water storage box, the outlet end of the water drainage pipeline is communicated with the water storage box, the inner side of the door body facing the refrigerating chamber and the opposite outer side of the door body are respectively provided with a first exhaust hole and a second exhaust hole, and the humidifying device can be selectively communicated with the first exhaust hole to humidify the refrigerating chamber and/or communicated with the second exhaust hole.
2. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the humidifying device comprises an atomizing module connected to the water storage box and a fan adjacent to the atomizing module, and the humidifying device is selectively communicated with the first vent hole or the second vent hole by controlling the fan.
3. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 2, wherein the fan includes a first fan discharging air toward the first discharge hole and a second fan discharging air toward the second discharge hole, and the first fan and the second fan are selectively activated to selectively communicate with the first discharge hole or the second discharge hole.
4. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein a dispenser is provided at an outer side of the door body, the dispenser selectively discharging ice made by the ice making assembly, a dispenser recess is formed at an outer case of the door body, and the second discharge hole is provided in the dispenser recess.
5. The refrigerator of claim 1, further comprising an ice making assembly disposed in the ice making compartment, the ice making assembly comprising:
the ice mold is provided with a plurality of ice grids for containing ice making water;
a refrigerant pipe extending from one end to the other end of the ice mold and located at the bottom of the ice mold, the refrigerant pipe being connected to the refrigeration system;
a heating wire fixed to the bottom of the ice mold and spaced apart from the refrigerant pipe;
and the water discharge disc is connected below the ice mold, a water outlet is formed at one end of the water discharge disc, and the water outlet is inserted into the inlet end of the water discharge pipeline.
6. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the door body includes a door housing and a door liner coupled to the door housing, the door liner including a rear surface facing the refrigerating compartment and both side surfaces connecting the rear surface and the door housing, the first air discharge hole is provided in the rear surface of the door liner, the second air discharge hole is provided in the door housing, and the reservoir box and the humidifying device are inserted between the door liner and the door housing from a side surface of the door liner adjacent to the pivoting side of the door body.
7. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the door body is provided with a cavity, the humidifying device is installed at the bottom of the cavity, the water storage box is detachably installed in the cavity and located above the humidifying device, one side wall of the water storage box extends downwards to form a cover plate, the cover plate covers the humidifying device, and the water storage box covers the opening of the cavity.
8. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein a filter module is disposed between the outlet end of the drain line and the reservoir box, the filter module being mounted within the reservoir box.
9. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein a humidity sensor is provided in the refrigerating chamber, the refrigerator includes a controller connecting the humidity sensor and the humidifying device, the controller activates the humidifying device according to a humidity detected by the humidity sensor being lower than a preset value, and the humidifying device is communicated with the first air outlet and is disconnected from the second air outlet.
10. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the door further has a water level sensor for detecting an amount of water in the water storage box, the refrigerator includes a controller for connecting the water level sensor and the humidifying device, the controller activates the humidifying device according to a condition that a water level detected by the water level sensor is higher than a predetermined value, and the humidifying device is communicated with the second air outlet and is disconnected from the first air outlet.
11. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 10, wherein the water storage box is detachably mounted to the door, a display panel is disposed outside the door, the display panel is connected to the controller, and the controller controls the display panel to display according to a condition that the water level detected by the water level sensor is lower than a preset value.
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