CN114719514B - Refrigerator with a refrigerator body - Google Patents

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CN114719514B
CN114719514B CN202110002283.3A CN202110002283A CN114719514B CN 114719514 B CN114719514 B CN 114719514B CN 202110002283 A CN202110002283 A CN 202110002283A CN 114719514 B CN114719514 B CN 114719514B
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赵振雨
朱小兵
张延庆
宋向鹏
牟国梁
张方友
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Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd
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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
    • F25D11/00Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators
    • F25D11/02Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators with cooling compartments at different temperatures
    • 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
    • F25D17/00Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces
    • 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
    • F25D17/065Arrangements 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 with compartments at different temperatures
    • 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
    • F25D21/14Collecting or removing condensed and defrost water; Drip trays
    • 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
    • F25D29/00Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
    • F25D29/005Mounting of control devices

Abstract

The invention provides a refrigerator, comprising: the refrigerator comprises a box body, a box body and a box cover, wherein a refrigerating chamber is defined in the box body, and a moisturizing drawer is arranged in the refrigerating chamber; the door body is pivotally connected to the box body and used for opening and closing the refrigerating chamber; a refrigeration system for providing refrigeration to the refrigeration compartment; the ice making chamber is arranged on the door body, an ice making assembly is arranged in the ice making chamber, and when the door body is closed, the ice making chamber is insulated from the refrigerating chamber; the door body is equipped with drainage pipe, drainage pipe's entrance point is connected to the ice-making room, the door body still is equipped with the retaining box and with the humidification device of retaining box intercommunication, drainage pipe's exit end accesss to the retaining box, the box is equipped with the exhaust passage of intercommunication moisturizing drawer, the inboard and the relative outside of the door body are equipped with first exhaust hole and second exhaust hole respectively, when the door body is closed, first exhaust hole with exhaust passage intercommunication, humidification device selectable intercommunication first exhaust hole is given moisturizing drawer humidification or is connected the second exhaust hole.

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Refrigerator with a refrigerator body
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 disposed at a freezing chamber of the refrigerator to make ice by cool air of the freezing chamber. For refrigerators in which the refrigerating chamber and the freezing chamber are vertically distributed, a user needs to bend down to open a door body of the freezing chamber when taking ice. In order to be convenient for a user to take ice, the existing refrigerators are provided with independent ice making chambers in a refrigerating chamber or a refrigerating chamber door body, an ice maker is arranged in the ice making chambers, a distributor is arranged on the outer side of the door body, and the distributor can distribute ice produced by the ice making machine, so that the door body is not required to be opened to take ice.
However, since the independent ice making chamber is provided in the refrigerating chamber door, the defrost water generated in the ice maker or other components may be accumulated in the ice making chamber, and in order to discharge the defrost water, the existing refrigerator introduces the defrost water from the ice making chamber into the water receiving tray under the door body dispenser through the provided pipe, which may cause the water receiving tray to always have water stored, thereby bringing some health hazards and inconvenience to the user. Accordingly, there is a need for further improvements over the prior art.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a refrigerator which is convenient for users to use.
In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present invention provides a refrigerator including:
the refrigerator comprises a box body, wherein the box body is limited with a refrigerating chamber, and a moisturizing drawer is arranged in the refrigerating chamber;
the door body is pivotally connected to the box body and used for opening and closing the refrigerating chamber;
a refrigeration system for providing refrigeration to the refrigeration compartment;
the ice making chamber is arranged on the door body, an ice making assembly is arranged in the ice making chamber, and when the door body is closed, the ice making chamber is insulated from the refrigerating chamber;
the door body is equipped with drainage pipe, drainage pipe's entrance point is connected to the ice-making room, the door body still is equipped with the retaining box and with the humidification device of retaining box intercommunication, drainage pipe's exit end accesss to the retaining box, the box is equipped with the exhaust passage of intercommunication moisturizing drawer, the inboard and the relative outside of the door body are equipped with first exhaust hole and second exhaust hole respectively, when the door body is closed, first exhaust hole with exhaust passage intercommunication, humidification device selectable intercommunication first exhaust hole is given moisturizing drawer humidification or is connected the second exhaust hole.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, a humidity sensor is disposed in the humidity-preserving drawer, the refrigerator includes a controller connected to the humidity sensor and the humidifying device, the controller starts 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 air vent and is disconnected from the second air vent.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the door body is further provided with a water level sensor for detecting the amount of water in the water storage box, the refrigerator includes a controller connected with the water level sensor and the humidifying device, the controller starts the humidifying device when the water level detected by the water level sensor is higher than a preset value, and the humidifying device is communicated with the second air vent and is disconnected from the first air vent.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the invention, the water storage box is detachably arranged on the door body, a display panel is arranged outside the door body, the display panel is connected with 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.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the door body includes a door housing and a door liner coupled to the door housing, the door liner includes a back surface facing the refrigerating compartment and two side surfaces connecting the back surface and the door housing, the first exhaust hole is provided at a side surface of the door liner adjacent to a pivoting side of the door body, the second exhaust hole is provided at the door housing, and the water storage case and the humidifying device are interposed between the door liner and the door housing.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the invention, a concave cavity is arranged on the door body, the humidifying device is arranged at the bottom of the concave cavity, the water storage box is detachably arranged in the concave cavity and positioned 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, the water storage box covers the opening of the concave cavity, and the first exhaust hole is arranged on the cover plate.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, a filter module is disposed between the outlet end of the drainage pipeline and the water storage box, and the filter module is installed in the water storage box.
As a further improvement of an 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 realizes selective communication with the first air outlet hole or the second air outlet hole by controlling the fan.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the fan includes a first fan with an exhaust direction facing the first exhaust hole and a second fan with an exhaust direction facing the second exhaust hole, and the first fan and the second fan are selectively activated to selectively communicate with the first exhaust hole or the second exhaust hole.
As a further improvement of one embodiment of the present invention, a dispenser is provided at an outer side of the door body, the dispenser selectively discharges ice made by the ice making assembly, a dispenser groove is formed at a housing of the door body, and the second air discharge hole is provided in the dispenser groove.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, there is also provided an ice making assembly provided in an 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 of the ice mold to the other end 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;
the drain pan is connected to the lower part of the ice mold, one end of the drain pan forms a water outlet, and the water outlet is inserted into the inlet end of the drain pipeline.
Compared with the prior art, in the embodiment of the invention, the first exhaust hole or the second exhaust hole is selectively communicated through the humidifying device, so that the defrosting water in the ice making chamber can be secondarily utilized to humidify the moisturizing drawer or be discharged to the outside of the refrigerator, the user is not required to clean, and the function of the refrigerator can be increased 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 perspective view of the refrigerator of fig. 1;
fig. 3 is a perspective view of a door body of the refrigerator of fig. 2;
FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the ice making assembly of FIG. 3 on the door;
FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a portion of the components of the door of FIG. 3;
FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of the water storage box of FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the working principle of the humidifying device in FIG. 5;
fig. 8 is a perspective view of a cabinet part of a refrigerator in accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 9 is a perspective view of a door body of the refrigerator of fig. 8;
fig. 10 is a schematic view of the back of a refrigerating chamber of the refrigerator of fig. 8;
fig. 11 is a perspective view of the water storage box on the door of fig. 9.
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 invention and structural, methodological, or functional modifications of these embodiments that may be made by one of ordinary skill in the art are included within the scope of the invention.
It will be appreciated that terms such as "upper," "lower," "outer," "inner," and the like, as used herein, refer to spatially relative positions and 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 term spatially relative position 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, the refrigerator according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a cabinet 20, a door 10 movably coupled to the cabinet 20, and a cooling system, wherein the cabinet 20 defines a cooling compartment, the door 10 is used for opening and closing the cooling compartment, the cooling system is used for providing cooling capacity to the cooling compartment, a fan 220 is further provided in the cabinet 20 for introducing cooling air generated by the cooling system into the cooling compartment, and the cooling compartment includes a refrigerating compartment 21 and a freezing compartment 22, and may include more compartments, such as a variable temperature chamber. The refrigerating chamber 21 and the freezing chamber 22 are disposed from top to bottom, but may be disposed side by side, and the door 10 is used for opening and closing the refrigerating chamber 21. The door body 10 is provided with an ice making chamber 13, an ice making assembly 100 is provided in the ice making chamber 13, and an ice bank is provided below the ice making assembly for storing ice made by the ice making assembly, and the ice making chamber 13 is thermally insulated from the refrigerating chamber 21 when the door body 10 is closed. One or two door bodies can be arranged for opening and closing the refrigerating chamber, for example, two door bodies are arranged, and the ice making chamber is arranged on one door body. In the present embodiment, the front-rear direction of the refrigerator is the front of the side where the door body 10 is disposed, and the rear side where the box body 20 is disposed; the vertical direction is the left-right direction.
The refrigeration system includes a compressor 913 and a condenser connected to an outlet side of the compressor 913, the refrigeration system is also used for providing cold to the ice making assembly 100, the compressor 913 is disposed at a bottom of the case 20, and an evaporator 912 for cooling 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 being in direct contact with the refrigerant pipe, and the evaporator may be connected in series with the refrigerant pipe for cooling the ice making or in parallel to both sides of the compressor 913 and the condenser.
Referring to fig. 2 to 5, when the ice making assembly 100 works, frost is generated, and the defrost water needs to be drained in time, in this embodiment, a drain pipeline 30 is provided in the door body 10, the door body 10 includes a door shell 11 and a door liner 12 coupled to the door shell 11, when the door body is closed, the door liner 12 at least partially stretches into the refrigerating chamber, a thermal insulation material is filled between the door shell 11 and the door liner 12, the drain pipeline 30 can be fixed in the thermal insulation material between the door shell 11 and the door liner 12, i.e. after the drain pipeline 30 is fixed, foaming of the door body is performed, and an inlet end 31 of the drain pipeline 30 is connected to the ice making chamber 13, so that connection of a waterway 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 drainage pipeline 30 is led to the water storage box 40, the inner side of the door body 10 facing the refrigerating chamber 21 and the opposite outer side are respectively provided with a first air outlet hole 121 and a second air outlet hole 111, the humidifying device 50 is selectively communicated with the first air outlet hole 121 to humidify the refrigerating chamber 21 or is communicated with the second air outlet hole 111, so that the defrosting water discharged from the ice making chamber 13 can be consumed in a humidifying mode, and the defrosting water can be selectively humidified for the refrigerating chamber 21 or discharged to the external environment without cleaning by a user, thereby bringing convenience to the user.
Referring to fig. 4, an ice making assembly 100 in an ice making chamber includes an ice mold 101 having a plurality of ice trays for accommodating ice making water, and a refrigerant pipe 102 and a heating wire provided at the bottom of the ice mold 101; the refrigerant pipe 102 extends from one end of the ice mold to the other end, and the refrigerant pipe 102 is connected to the refrigeration system; the heating wire is fixed to the bottom of the ice mold 101 and spaced apart from the refrigerant tube 102. The ice making assembly 100 further includes a drain pan 103 connected to the lower side of the ice mold 101, one end of the drain pan 103 forming a water outlet 105, the water outlet 105 being inserted into the inlet end 31 of the drain pipe 30. In order to make the manufacture of the refrigerator more reliable, the inlet end 31 and the outlet end 32 of the drain pipeline 30 are respectively provided with a port cover plate 33, so that when the door body is foamed, the port cover plates 33 can be abutted against corresponding positions on the door liner 12 to prevent the foaming material from overflowing. Similarly, the outlet end 32 of the drain pipe 30 may also be provided with a port cover plate for abutting against the wall of the upper cavity of the door body, so that the foaming of the box body is more reliable.
Specifically, the humidity sensor 23 is arranged in the refrigerating chamber 21, the refrigerator comprises a controller connected with the humidity sensor 23 and the 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 air exhaust hole 121 and is disconnected from the second air exhaust hole 111, and therefore the refrigerating chamber 21 can humidify by utilizing collected ice-making defrosting water, and resources are saved and convenience is brought to users. Further, the door body is further provided with a water level sensor 42 for detecting the water amount 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 according to the fact that the water level detected by the water level sensor 42 is higher than the preset value, and the humidifying device 50 is communicated with the second air exhaust hole 111 and disconnected from the first air exhaust hole 121, so that the ice making and defrosting water can be timely discharged to the outside of the refrigerator. Through the selectable intercommunication first exhaust hole 121 or the second exhaust hole 111 of humidification device 50, make the defrosting water in the ice making room 13 can reuse or discharge to the refrigerator outside, need not the user clearance to promote user experience.
Further, the water storage box 40 is detachably mounted on the door body 10, a display panel is arranged outside the door body 10 and 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 42 is lower than a preset value, so that when ice is not made for a long time, a user can be reminded of adding water by the display on the display panel under the condition that the defrosting water is not stored in the water storage box 40. In addition, a filtering module 43 can be arranged between the outlet end 32 of the drainage pipeline 30 and the water storage box 40, so that the frosted water can be conveniently filtered and then humidified, and preferably, the filtering module 43 is arranged in the water storage box 40, so that tap water can be directly added even if a user adds water by himself, the frosted water can be filtered in the water storage box 40, and the frosted water storage box is safe and safe to use when humidifying the refrigerating chamber 21.
With continued reference to fig. 3 and 5, the door liner 12 includes a rear surface facing the refrigerating chamber 21 and two side surfaces connecting the rear surface and the door housing 11, a first exhaust hole 121 is provided at the rear surface of the door liner 12, a second exhaust hole 111 is provided at the door housing 11, and a passage 116 may be provided between the second exhaust hole 111 and the humidification module 50 to guide the atomized gas to be discharged from the second exhaust hole 111, and the water storage box 40 and the humidification 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 adjacent to the pivoting side of the door body is provided with a concave cavity, the humidifying device 50 is mounted at the bottom of the concave cavity, the water storage box 40 is detachably mounted in the concave cavity and located above the humidifying device 50, one of the side walls of the water storage box 40 extends downwards to form a cover plate 41, and the cover plate 41 covers the humidifying device 50, so that when the water storage box 40 is mounted in the concave cavity, the water storage box 40 can shield the opening of the concave cavity, and the humidifying device 50 is hidden in the door body. In addition, both the water level sensor 42 and the outlet end 32 of the drain line 30 may be secured to the wall forming the cavity 121 to facilitate the connection of the lines 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 present 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 selectively communicates with the first air discharge hole 121 or the second air discharge hole 111 by controlling the fan. Specifically, a first shielding member 503 and a second shielding member 504 may be provided for shielding the first exhaust hole 121 and the second exhaust hole 111, respectively, and 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 exhaust direction of the first fan 53 faces the first exhaust hole 121, the exhaust direction of the second fan 54 faces the second exhaust hole 111, and when it is required to humidify the refrigerating chamber 21, the first fan 53 is controlled to be started, and the first shielding member 503 may open the first exhaust hole 121 under the wind force of the first fan 53, so that the wet air atomized by the humidifying device 50 may enter the refrigerating chamber 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 member 504 can open the second air outlet 111 under the wind force of the second fan 54, so that the wet air atomized by the humidifying device 50 can be discharged to the outside of the refrigerator through the second air outlet 111, the humidifying device can mainly perform refrigeration and humidification, and the dehumidification to the external environment is started only when the refrigerating chamber 21 does not need to be humidified and the water in the water storage box 40 is higher than a preset value, so that the superfluous water in the water storage box 40 is discharged. Wherein the first shielding member 503 and the second shielding member 504 can be reset under the action of self gravity or under the action of elasticity after the wind power of the fan is removed. Naturally, the humidification of the external environment may be actively performed based on the user setting, and thus, if humidification of the refrigerator compartment 21 is just required, the first fan 53 and the second fan 54 may be controlled to be simultaneously started.
Further, the dispenser 112 is provided at the outer side of the door body 10, the dispenser 112 selectively discharges ice made by the ice making assembly 100, the door housing 11 of the door body 10 is formed with a dispenser groove 113, and the second air discharge hole 111 may be provided at one side of the dispenser groove 113, however, in order not to affect the appearance of the door body, the second air discharge hole 111 may be provided in the dispenser groove 113, such as the bottom of the dispenser groove 113.
Referring to fig. 7 to 11, in another preferred embodiment, a moisturizing drawer 25 is provided in a refrigerating compartment 21, an ice making compartment 13 is provided in a door body 10 as in the first embodiment, the door body 10 is provided with a drain pipe 30, an inlet end 31 of the drain pipe 30 is connected to the ice making compartment 13, the door body 10 is further provided with a water storage box 40a and a moisturizing device 50 in communication with the water storage box 40a, an outlet end 31 of the drain pipe 30 is led to the water storage box 40a, the cabinet is provided with an air discharge channel 26 in communication with the moisturizing drawer 25, a first air discharge hole 121a and a second air discharge hole 111 are provided on an inner side and an opposite outer side of the door body 10, respectively, the first air discharge hole 121a is in communication with the air discharge channel 26 when the door body 10 is closed, and the moisturizing device 50 is selectively in communication with the first air discharge hole 121a for moisturizing drawer 25 or with the second air discharge hole 111. In this way, the defrost water discharged from the ice making chamber 13 can be consumed by means of humidification, and the moisturizing drawer 25 can be selectively humidified or discharged to the external environment without cleaning by the user, thereby providing convenience to the user.
Wherein, be equipped with humidity transducer in the drawer 25 that moisturizes, the refrigerator is including connecting humidity transducer and humidification device 50's controller, and the humidification device 50 is started to the controller when humidity transducer detects humidity and is less than the default, and humidification device 50 communicates with first exhaust hole 121a and with second exhaust hole 111 disconnection. Thus, the moisturizing drawer 25 can humidify by utilizing the collected ice-making defrosting water, so that resources are saved and convenience is brought to users. Further, the door body 10 is further provided with a water level sensor for detecting the amount of water 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 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 air outlet 111 and disconnected from the first air outlet 121a, so that the ice-making defrosting water can be timely discharged out of the refrigerator. Through the selectable intercommunication first exhaust hole 121a or the second exhaust hole 111 of humidification device 50, make the defrosting water in the ice making room 13 can reuse or discharge to the refrigerator outside, need not the user clearance to promote user experience.
The structure of the specific humidifying device 50 is the same as that of the first embodiment, and will not be described again. In contrast, the water storage box 40a may be a part of the opening that only covers the cavity, the other part of the opening forms the first air vent, or one of the side walls of the water storage box 40a extends downward to form the cover 41a, the cover 41 covers the humidifying device, and the second air vent 121a is disposed on the cover 41a of the water storage box 40a, so that the first air vent 121a can be communicated with the air vent channel 26 when the door is closed. The air discharge 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, the air discharge passage 26 extending rearward from one side of the refrigerating chamber 21 and entering the moisturizing drawer 25 from the rear of the refrigerating chamber 21.
According to the refrigerator in the embodiment, the first exhaust hole or the second exhaust hole is selectively communicated through the humidifying device, so that defrosting water in the ice making chamber can be reused or discharged to the outside of the refrigerator, cleaning by a user is not needed, the function of the refrigerator can be increased under the condition that the cost is not increased, and the user experience is improved.
It should be understood that although the present disclosure describes embodiments, not every embodiment is provided with a separate embodiment, and that this description is for clarity only, and that the skilled artisan should recognize that the embodiments may be combined as appropriate to form other embodiments that will be understood by those skilled in the art.
The above list of detailed descriptions is only specific to practical embodiments of the present invention, and they are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all equivalent embodiments or modifications that do not depart from the spirit of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention.

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1. A refrigerator, comprising:
the refrigerator comprises a box body, wherein the box body is limited with a refrigerating chamber, and a moisturizing drawer is arranged in the refrigerating chamber;
the door body is pivotally connected to the box body and used for opening and closing the refrigerating chamber;
a refrigeration system for providing refrigeration to the refrigeration compartment;
the ice making chamber is arranged on the door body, an ice making assembly is arranged in the ice making chamber, and when the door body is closed, the ice making chamber is insulated from the refrigerating chamber;
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 led to the water storage box, the box body is provided with an exhaust channel communicated with a moisturizing drawer, the inner side and the opposite outer side of the door body are respectively provided with a first exhaust hole and a second exhaust hole, when the door body is closed, the first exhaust holes are communicated with the exhaust channel, and the humidifying device is selectively communicated with the first exhaust holes to humidify the moisturizing drawer or is communicated with the second exhaust holes.
2. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein a humidity sensor is provided in the moisturizing drawer, the refrigerator including a controller connecting the humidity sensor and the humidifying device, the controller activating the humidifying device according to the humidity detected by the humidity sensor being lower than a preset value, the humidifying device being in communication with the first air outlet and being out of communication with the second air outlet.
3. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein 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 activates the humidifying device according to a water level detected by the water level sensor being higher than a preset value, and the humidifying device is communicated with the second air outlet and is disconnected from the first air outlet.
4. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 3, wherein the water storage box is detachably installed at the door body, a display panel is provided at the outside of the door body, the display panel is connected to the controller, and the controller controls the display panel to display when the water level detected by the water level sensor is lower than a preset value.
5. The refrigerator of 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 chamber and two side surfaces connecting the rear surface and the door housing, the first air discharge hole being provided at a side surface of the door liner adjacent to a pivoting side of the door body, the second air discharge hole being provided at the door housing, the water storage case and the humidifying device being interposed between the door liner and the door housing.
6. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the door body is provided with a concave cavity, the humidifying device is arranged at the bottom of the concave cavity, the water storage box is detachably arranged in the concave cavity and is positioned 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, the water storage box covers the opening of the concave cavity, and the first exhaust hole is formed in the cover plate.
7. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein a filter module is provided between the outlet end of the drain line and the water storage box, the filter module being installed in the water storage box.
8. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein 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 with the first air outlet hole or the second air outlet hole by controlling the fan.
9. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 8, wherein the fan includes a first fan having a discharge direction toward the first discharge hole and a second fan having a discharge direction toward the second discharge hole, and the first fan and the second fan are alternatively activated to selectively communicate with the first discharge hole or the second discharge hole.
10. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein a dispenser is provided at an outer side of the door body, the dispenser selectively discharges ice made by the ice making assembly, a housing of the door body is formed with a dispenser groove, and the second air discharge hole is provided in the dispenser groove.
11. The refrigerator of claim 1, further comprising an ice making assembly disposed within the ice making chamber, 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 of the ice mold to the other end 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;
the drain pan is connected to the lower part of the ice mold, one end of the drain pan forms a water outlet, and the water outlet is inserted into the inlet end of the drain pipeline.
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