CN116147271A - Refrigerator with a refrigerator body - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses a refrigerator, comprising a refrigerator body; the box door is hinged with the box body along the first end in the horizontal direction; and a dispenser provided to the door, the dispenser including: the first shell comprises a first inner wall which is surrounded to form the ice crushing chamber, the first inner wall comprises a first annular wall, the central line of the first annular wall is parallel to the gravity direction, one side of the first inner wall, facing the refrigerator door, is provided with a first ice outlet, and the first ice outlet is at least partially arranged on the first annular wall; the ice crushing mechanism comprises a rotating shaft and an ice blade assembly accommodated in the ice crushing chamber, the rotating shaft is arranged along the gravity direction, and the rotating shaft can drive the ice blade assembly to push ice cubes in the ice crushing chamber to rotate around the axis of the rotating shaft to be discharged at the first ice outlet; and the second shell is provided with an ice outlet channel communicated with the first ice outlet, and the distance from the outlet of the ice outlet channel to the first end is greater than the distance from the inlet of the ice outlet channel to the first end. The refrigerator has the advantage of being convenient for a user to take ice.

Description

Refrigerator with a refrigerator body

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of household appliances, and particularly relates to a refrigerator.

Background

With the development of the home appliance industry, various home appliances are developing toward multifunction. Taking a refrigerator as an example, the refrigerator gradually starts to provide some ice maker to make and supply ice cubes for a user.

In the related art, an ice maker generally includes an ice making device capable of making ice cubes and supplying the ice cubes to the dispenser, and a dispenser through which a user selectively obtains desired ice cubes. However, the related art is inconvenient for a user to take ice through the dispenser.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a refrigerator, so that a user can take ice through a dispenser conveniently.

An embodiment of the present application provides a refrigerator, including:

a case;

the box door is hinged with the box body along the first end in the horizontal direction; and

the distributor is located the chamber door, the distributor includes:

the first shell comprises a first inner wall which surrounds and forms an ice crushing chamber, the first inner wall comprises a first annular wall, the central line of the first annular wall is parallel to the gravity direction, a first ice outlet is formed in one side of the first inner wall, facing the refrigerator door, of the first inner wall, and at least part of the first ice outlet is arranged on the first annular wall;

the ice crushing mechanism comprises a rotating shaft and an ice blade assembly accommodated in the ice crushing chamber, the rotating shaft is arranged along the gravity direction, and the rotating shaft can drive the ice blade assembly to push ice cubes in the ice crushing chamber to rotate around the axis of the rotating shaft to the first ice outlet for discharging;

and the second shell is provided with an ice outlet channel communicated with the first ice outlet, and the distance from the outlet of the ice outlet channel to the first end is greater than the distance from the inlet of the ice outlet channel to the first end.

Optionally, the second housing includes a tube surrounding the ice outlet channel, the tube including a first portion facing the first end, the first portion extending from an inlet to an outlet of the ice outlet channel;

the first annular wall comprises a second end positioned on one side of the first ice outlet close to the first end, and the first part is approximately tangential to the second end of the first annular wall.

Optionally, the first annular wall further includes a third end located at a side of the first ice outlet away from the first end;

the ice blade assembly comprises a movable ice blade and a fixed ice blade which are arranged at intervals along the gravity direction, the movable ice blade is fixedly connected with the rotating shaft, one end of the fixed ice blade is fixed at the third end, and the other end of the fixed ice blade is sleeved on the rotating shaft.

Optionally, the ice outlet channel is inclined downwards along the gravity direction along the inlet of the ice outlet channel towards the outlet direction.

Optionally, the first inner wall further includes a first bottom wall located at a lower side of the first annular wall along a gravity direction, the first bottom wall is horizontally disposed, and the first ice outlet portion is disposed in the first bottom wall.

Optionally, the ice crushing mechanism further includes a driving unit for driving the rotating shaft to rotate, and the second housing further includes:

the first shell is arranged in the mounting cavity, so that the first shell and the second inner wall enclose a driving cavity, and the driving unit is arranged in the driving cavity; and

the extension part is arranged between the inlet of the ice outlet channel and the first bottom wall so as to limit ice cubes in the ice outlet channel to enter the driving cavity.

Optionally, the first housing is further formed with an ice inlet channel, and an outlet of the ice inlet channel is arranged on the first annular wall to be communicated with the ice crushing chamber;

and the ice inlet channel is obliquely arranged downwards towards the gravity direction along the direction that the inlet of the ice inlet channel faces the outlet of the ice inlet channel.

Optionally, the distance between the outlet of the ice inlet channel and the first end is greater than the distance between the inlet of the ice inlet channel and the first end.

Optionally, the box body further comprises a storage compartment, and the box door can be rotated to open or close the storage compartment;

the refrigerator further comprises an ice making device for making ice cubes, the ice making device is arranged on the refrigerator body, the ice making device is positioned on one side of the storage compartment, which is close to the first end, and the ice making device is provided with a second ice outlet for discharging the ice cubes;

when the refrigerator door rotates to close the storage compartment, the inlet of the ice inlet channel is in butt joint with the second ice outlet so as to guide ice cubes manufactured by the ice making device into the ice crushing compartment.

Optionally, the refrigerator further comprises a sealing ring, and the sealing ring is arranged on the distributor or the ice making device;

when the refrigerator door is closed, the sealing ring is compressed between the distributor and the ice making device and is arranged around the inlet of the ice inlet channel and the second ice outlet, and the sealing ring is partially abutted against the inner wall of the storage compartment adjacent to the ice making device.

In the embodiment of the application, when a user takes ice through the dispenser, the dispenser can push the ice cubes in the ice crushing chamber to be discharged through the ice blade assembly; at this time, because the ice port is at least partially arranged on the first annular wall, the ice cubes in the ice crushing chamber can be prevented from being pushed by the ice blade assembly to form a centrifugal force, and the ice cubes can not be discharged by rotating around the first annular wall under the action of the centrifugal force, so that a user can take ice more conveniently. Meanwhile, the distance between the outlet of the ice outlet channel and the first end (or the edge of the box door) is larger than the distance between the inlet of the ice outlet channel and the first end (or the edge of the box door), so that a user can take ice from the position of the box door, which is closer to the middle, and the user can take ice conveniently. Therefore, the refrigerator provided by the embodiment of the application can be convenient for a user to take ice through the dispenser arranged on the refrigerator door.

Drawings

The technical solution of the present application and the advantageous effects thereof will be made apparent from the following detailed description of the specific embodiments of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the refrigerator shown in fig. 1 along A-A.

Fig. 3 is an exploded view of a dispenser of the refrigerator shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an assembly view of the dispenser shown in fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the dispenser of fig. 4 taken along the direction C-C.

Fig. 6 is a partial enlarged view of an X portion of the refrigerator shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is another cross-sectional view of the dispenser of fig. 4 taken along the direction C-C.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view of the refrigerator shown in fig. 1 along the B-B direction.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of a gasket of the refrigerator of fig. 1.

The reference numerals in the figures are respectively:

100. a case;

11. a storage compartment; 12. a third inner wall;

200. a door;

21. a first end; 22. an ice taking groove;

300. an ice making device; 31. a second ice outlet;

400. a dispenser;

41. a first housing; 411. an ice crushing chamber; 412. a first inner wall; 4121. a first annular wall; 4121a, second end; 4121b, a third end; 4122. a first bottom wall; 413. a first ice outlet; 414. an ice inlet channel;

42. an ice crushing mechanism; 421. a rotating shaft; 422. an ice blade assembly; 4221. a movable skates; 4222. a fixed ice skate; 423. a driving unit;

43. a second housing; 431. an ice outlet passage; 432. a tube body; 4321. a first portion; 4322. a second portion; 433. a drive chamber; 434. a face cover; 435. an extension; 436. a second inner wall;

44. a manipulation assembly;

45. a distribution channel;

46. an ice outlet valve;

47. a water supply part;

48. a seal ring; 481. a first annular portion; 482. a second annular portion; 483. and a third annular portion.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It will be apparent that the described embodiments are only some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments herein without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the present application.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application. The embodiment of the application provides a refrigerator, which can be a double-door refrigerator, a single-door refrigerator or a triple-door refrigerator, and the embodiment of the application is not limited to the double-door refrigerator.

The refrigerator may include a cabinet 100 and a door 200. The case 100 may be provided to form a storage compartment 11 such as a freezing compartment, a refrigerating compartment, or a wide temperature changing compartment, etc., for low temperature fresh keeping. The door 200 is hinged to the cabinet 100 along a first end 21 in a horizontal direction, and thus the door 200 can be rotated to open or close the storage compartment 11.

With continued reference to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the refrigerator shown in fig. 1 taken along the direction A-A. At this time, the refrigerator may further include an ice maker for making and supplying ice cubes. The ice maker may include an ice making device 300 and a dispenser 400. The ice making device 300 is used to make ice, and the dispenser 400 is used for a user to obtain ice made by the ice making device 300. The ice making device 300 and the dispenser 400 may be both provided on the door 200, or the ice making device 300 may be provided in the case 100 and the dispenser 400 may be provided on the door 200. Of course, in some other embodiments, the refrigerator may be provided with the dispenser 400 only on the door 200 and the refrigerator is not provided with the ice making device 300, and the user may store the ice cubes from other sources in the dispenser 400 in advance for taking the ice cubes when needed, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

With continued reference to fig. 3 to 5, fig. 3 is an exploded view of the dispenser of the refrigerator shown in fig. 2, fig. 4 is an assembled view of the dispenser shown in fig. 3, and fig. 5 is a sectional view of the dispenser shown in fig. 4 in the direction C-C. The dispenser 400 may include a first housing 41 and an ice crushing mechanism 42. The first housing 41 may include a first inner wall 412 surrounding the ice crushing chamber 411. The first inner wall 412 includes a first annular wall 4121, the centerline of the first annular wall 4121 being parallel to the direction of gravity, or the first annular wall 4121 being vertically disposed. The first inner wall 412 is provided with a first ice outlet 413 on a side facing the door 200, and the first ice outlet 413 is at least partially disposed on the first annular wall 4121. The ice crushing mechanism 42 comprises a rotating shaft 421 and an ice blade assembly 422 accommodated in the ice crushing chamber 411, the rotating shaft 421 is arranged along the gravity direction, and the rotating shaft 421 can drive the ice blade assembly 422 to push ice cubes in the ice crushing chamber 411 to rotate around the axial direction of the rotating shaft 421 to be discharged at the first ice outlet 413. At this time, since the first ice outlet 413 is at least partially provided on the first annular wall 4121, it is possible to prevent ice cubes in the ice crushing chamber 411 from being pushed by the ice blade assembly 422 to form a centrifugal force and from being rotated around the first annular wall 4121 by the centrifugal force to be discharged. Accordingly, the dispenser 400 of the embodiment of the present application may allow a user to more conveniently take ice by allowing ice cubes to be more conveniently discharged from the ice crushing chamber 411.

The dispenser 400 may further include a second housing 43. The second housing 43 is provided with an ice discharge passage 431 communicating with the first ice discharge opening 413. The distance from the outlet of the ice discharge passage 431 to the first end 21 is greater than the distance from the inlet of the ice discharge passage 431 to the first end 21, so that a user can take ice from a position of the door 200 closer to the middle, thereby facilitating the user to take ice.

The distance from the outlet of the ice outlet channel 431 to the first end 21 is greater than the distance from the inlet of the ice outlet channel 431 to the first end 21, which may be understood as that the distance from the center line L2 of the outlet of the ice outlet channel 431 to the first end 21 is greater than the distance from the center line L1 of the inlet of the ice outlet channel 431 to the first end 21. Further, it is also understood that the ice discharge passage 431 is provided obliquely from the first end 21 of the door 200 toward the middle direction of the door 200 in the inlet toward outlet direction of the ice discharge passage 431 so that the user can take ice from a position closer to the middle of the door 200.

Specifically, referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a partially enlarged view of the portion X of the refrigerator shown in fig. 2. In order to allow a user to operate the dispenser 400 from the door 200 to take the ice, the door 200 is further provided with an ice taking groove 22 having an opening at an outer surface of the door 200, and the outlet of the dispenser 400 and the manipulation assembly 44 are disposed in the ice taking groove 22, so that the user can take the ice through the outlet of the dispenser 400 and the manipulation assembly 44 in the ice taking groove 22. At this time, if the outlet of the ice discharge passage 431 is too close to the first end 21 of the door 200, the outlet of the dispenser 400 is also too close to the first end 21 of the door 200. The spacing between the side of the inner wall of the ice chute 22 adjacent the first end 21 and the outlet of the dispenser 400 is correspondingly reduced, eventually resulting in a user's hand not being able to easily reach into the ice chute 22 or in a larger container, such as a carafe, being able to be easily positioned directly below the outlet of the dispenser 400. As can be seen, the embodiment of the present application can enable a user to more conveniently take ice through the dispenser 400 provided on the door 200 by tilting the ice discharge passage 431 toward the middle position of the horizontal direction of the door 200.

Illustratively, the dispenser 400 may further include a dispensing passage 45, an ice-out valve 46, and a water supply member 47. The dispensing passage 45 is penetrated through the side wall of the refrigerator door 200 to form the ice-taking groove 22, so that the outlet of the dispensing passage 45 is disposed in the ice-taking groove 22, and the outlet of the dispensing passage 45 forms the outlet of the dispenser 400. The outlet of the ice discharge passage 431 is directed toward the inlet of the dispensing passage 45 so that ice cubes within the ice discharge passage 431 can slide into the dispensing passage 45 and be discharged from the dispensing passage 45. The ice outlet valve 46 is rotatably provided at the outlet of the ice outlet passage 431 to open or close the outlet of the ice outlet passage 431. An outlet of the water supply part 47 is provided in the dispensing passage 45 such that the water supply part 47 can also supply water into the ice-taking groove 22 through the dispensing passage 45. Finally, the control assembly 44 may be an electric control assembly for controlling the ice making valve 46 and the water supply part 47 to operate through electric signals, or may be a mechanical transmission structure for controlling the ice making valve 46 and the water supply part 47 to operate through mechanical transmission, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

The above is an illustration of the overall structure of the dispenser 400, and the following continues to illustrate the second housing 43 and the ice discharge passage 431.

With continued reference to fig. 7, fig. 7 is another cross-sectional view of the dispenser of fig. 4 taken along the direction C-C. The second case 43 may include a tube body 432 surrounding the ice discharge passage 431, the tube body 432 including a first portion 4321 facing the first end 21, the first portion 4321 extending from an inlet to an outlet of the ice discharge passage 431. On the other hand, the first annular wall 4121 includes a second end 4121a located on a side of the first ice outlet 413 near the first end 21. The first portion 4321 is substantially tangential to the second end 4121a of the first annular wall 4121.

The technical solution of the embodiment of the present application will be further explained and illustrated by taking the first end 21 of the door 200 as the left end of the door 200 as an example.

The ice crushing chamber 411 may be provided at a position of the door 200 near the left end. Then, it can be understood that the first portion 4321 is inclined rightward in the horizontal direction in the direction of the inner side toward the outer side of the door 200 such that the first portion 4321 is substantially tangential to the second end 4121a of the first annular wall 4121. Further, when the ice blade assembly 422 rotates the ice cubes such that a portion of the ice cubes has a large centrifugal force, the portion of the ice cubes may be ejected from the first portion 4321 in a direction of the centrifugal force thereof when rotating to the second end 4121a, so that the portion of the ice cubes may be more smoothly ejected. Of course, some ice cubes that do not rotate against the first annular wall 4121 do not slide along the first portion 4321 when entering the ice outlet channel 431, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

The shape of the ice discharge passage 431 may be varied, or the shape of the tube 432 may be varied. For example, the tube 432 may be cylindrical, or the radial cross-section of the ice-making channel 431 may be circular; at this time, the first portion 4321 may be understood as a portion of the sidewall of the tube 432 facing the first end 21 of the door 200 in the horizontal direction, and then the first portion 4321 has an elongated structure with an arc-shaped radial cross section. Alternatively, the tube 432 may be square cylindrical, or the radial cross section of the ice outlet channel 431 may be square; then, the first portion 4321 may be understood as a vertical wall of the tube 432 facing the first end 21, and the first portion 4321 may be straight.

It will be appreciated herein that the substantial tangency may be that the centerline of the first portion 4321 is at an angle within 20 ° of the tangent L3 of the first annular wall 4121 at the second end 4121a. For example, the centerline of the first portion 4321 is parallel to the tangent line L3 of the first annular wall 4121 at the second end 4121a, or the centerline of the first portion 4321 forms an angle of 20 °, 9 °, or 3 ° with the tangent line L3 of the first annular wall 4121 at the second end 4121a, which is not limited in this embodiment.

It will also be appreciated herein that the substantial tangency may also be a smooth joining of the inner surface of the first portion 4321 and the inner surface of the first annular wall 4121 to form a smooth tangency structure. Alternatively, the pipe 432 is sleeved on the outer peripheral side of the first ice outlet 413, so that a certain step is formed between the inner surface of the first portion 4321 and the inner surface of the first annular wall 4121, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

In some embodiments, the tube 432 may also include a second portion 4322 facing away from the first end 21. The second portion 4322 extends from an inlet to an outlet of the ice discharge passage 431. The second portion 4322 is inclined in a direction approaching the first portion 4321 along an inlet of the ice discharge channel 431 toward an outlet direction such that the outlet of the ice discharge channel 431 is smaller than the inlet of the ice discharge channel 431. It will be appreciated that, on the one hand, when the inlet of the ice outlet passage 431 is set larger, the first ice outlet 413 of the ice crushing chamber 411 may be correspondingly larger so as to facilitate the discharge of ice cubes within the ice crushing chamber 411; on the other hand, if the outlet of the ice outlet passage 431 is larger, the range of ice pieces finally discharged from the ice outlet passage 431 is larger, so that the ice outlet of the ice outlet passage 431 is more uncontrollable. Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, the opening of the ice outlet channel 431 is smaller than the inlet of the ice outlet channel 431, so that on one hand, ice cubes in the ice crushing chamber 411 can be conveniently discharged into the ice outlet channel 431, and on the other hand, the ice cubes in the ice outlet channel 431 can be more controllable when being discharged, thereby being convenient for a user to take ice.

It is understood that the shape of the second portion 4322 in the radial cross section of the ice outlet passage 431 may be varied in combination with the ice outlet passage 431 described above. For example, when the ice-out passage 431 is cylindrical, the second portion 4322 may be circular arc-shaped in a radial section of the ice-out passage 431; when the ice discharge passage 431 is square cylindrical, the second portion 4322 may be straight plate-shaped.

Alternatively, the second portion 4322 may be parallel to the first portion 4321, or the inner diameters of the ice outlet channel 431 may be equal, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. At this time, it can be understood that the central axis of the ice discharge passage 431 is parallel to the tangent line L3 of the first annular wall 4121 at the second end 4121a.

In some embodiments, the first annular wall 4121 further includes a third end 4121b located on a side of the first ice outlet 413 remote from the first end 21. The ice blade assembly 422 includes a movable ice blade 4221 and a fixed ice blade 4222 arranged at intervals along the gravity direction, the movable ice blade 4221 is fixedly connected with the rotating shaft 421, one end of the fixed ice blade 4222 is fixed to the third end 4121b, and the other end of the fixed ice blade 4222 is sleeved on the rotating shaft 421.

At this time, taking an example that the initial ice cubes in the ice crushing chamber 411 are whole ice, when the rotation shaft 421 is rotated in a forward direction or a first direction, the moving blade 4221 may push whole ice from the second end 4121a side of the first annular wall 4121 to the first ice outlet 413 to be discharged, so that the blade assembly 422 can discharge whole ice from the ice crushing chamber 411. When the rotating shaft 421 rotates reversely or in the second direction, the movable blade 4221 may push the whole ice to the fixed blade 4222, so that the movable blade 4221 and the fixed blade 4222 cooperate to cut the whole ice into crushed ice, and the movable blade 4221 continues to push the crushed ice, so that the crushed ice is pushed from the third end 4121b side of the first annular wall 4121 to the first ice outlet 413 for discharging. Furthermore, the functions of forward rotation of the rotary shaft 421 to form whole ice and reverse rotation of the rotary shaft 421 to form crushed ice can be realized through the cooperation of the movable ice blade 4221 and the fixed ice blade 4222, so that different ice taking requirements of users can be met. In addition, it is further understood that the whole ice is larger than the crushed ice, so the whole ice is not easy to be discharged relative to the crushed ice, and the first portion 4321 is arranged at one side of the first ice outlet 413, where the whole ice is discharged, so that the risk that ice cubes cannot be discharged can be further reduced, and the user can take the ice more conveniently.

In order that the ice cubes within the ice discharge passage 431 can be discharged more smoothly, the ice discharge passage 431 is inclined downward in a gravitational direction along an inlet of the ice discharge passage 431 toward an outlet direction. And when whole ice or crushed ice in the crushed ice chamber 411 enters the ice outlet channel 431, the crushed ice can slide out under the action of gravity of the crushed ice so as to avoid that ice cubes are accumulated in the ice outlet channel 431 and cannot be discharged, and finally, a user can take ice more conveniently.

In connection with the above-described first end 21 as the left end of the door 200, it is understood that the first portion 4321 is inclined downward and rightward along the inlet toward the outlet of the ice discharging passage 431. At this time, the second portion 4322 may be inclined downward and rightward such that the entire ice discharge duct 431 is inclined downward and rightward. Alternatively, the second portion 4322 may be inclined only downward, or the second portion 4322 may be inclined downward and left, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

The above are some examples of the ice-out path 431 in the embodiments of the present application. Next, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application will be further illustrated by continuing to combine the ice crushing chamber 411 with the first housing 41 provided with the ice crushing chamber 411.

The first ice outlet 413 may be at least partially disposed on the first annular wall 4121, and the first ice outlet 413 may be entirely disposed on the first annular wall 4121, or the first ice outlet 413 may be partially disposed on the first annular wall 4121 and partially disposed in another area, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

Illustratively, the first inner wall 412 further includes a first bottom wall 4122 on a gravitational underside of the first annular wall 4121. The first bottom wall 4122 is horizontally disposed, and the first ice outlet 413 is partially disposed at the first bottom wall 4122. Furthermore, the ice cubes partially pushed by the ice blade assembly 422 and rotated on the first bottom wall 4122 can be discharged from the portion of the first ice outlet 413 located on the first bottom wall 4122, so as to avoid the situation that a portion of ice cubes cannot be discharged or even is blocked in the ice crushing chamber 411, and finally, a user can take ice more conveniently.

Referring to fig. 3 and 6, the ice crushing mechanism 42 further includes a driving unit 423 driving the rotation shaft 421 to rotate. The driving unit 423 may be a motor or a motor directly connected to the rotation shaft 421. The driving unit 423 may also include a motor and a transmission mechanism drivingly connected with the motor such that the motor can drive the rotation shaft 421 to rotate through the transmission mechanism.

For example, the driving unit 423 may include a motor and a gear change assembly as a transmission mechanism. And the motor drives the rotating shaft 421 to rotate at a reasonable speed through the gear speed changing assembly. The output end of the gear speed changing component may be provided with a first linkage block, and one end of the rotating shaft 421 is provided with a second linkage block, where the first linkage block and the second linkage block are engaged with each other, so that the gear speed changing component can drive the rotating shaft 421 to rotate.

The second housing 43 further includes a second inner wall 436. The second inner wall 436 encloses a mounting cavity, and the first housing 41 is disposed within the mounting cavity such that the first housing 41 and the second inner wall 436 enclose a driving cavity 433. The driving unit 423 is disposed in the driving chamber 433. Further, a certain protection may be provided to the driving unit 423 through the driving chamber 433 on the one hand, and the driving unit 423 may be disposed outside the ice crushing chamber 411 through the driving unit 423 to prevent the ice cubes in the ice crushing chamber 411 from damaging the driving unit 423.

At this time, the second inner wall 436 may be provided with an opening at a side remote from the ice discharge passage 431 for the first housing 41 and the driving unit 423 to be installed in the second inner wall 436. Of course, the second housing 43 may further include a cover 434, where the cover 434 may be detachably disposed at the opening of the tube 432, so as to close the second inner wall 436 after the first housing 41 and the driving unit 423 are installed in the second inner wall 436, thereby protecting the first housing 41 and the driving unit 423. The number of the surface covers 434 may be one or more, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto.

The second housing 43 may also include an extension 435. The extension 435 is disposed between the inlet of the ice-out channel 431 and the first bottom wall 4122 to limit ice cubes within the ice-out channel 431 from entering the driving chamber 433. Further, ice cubes in the ice discharging passage 431 may be lowered into the driving chamber 433 and damage the driving unit 423 in the driving chamber 433 or make the driving unit 423 work abnormally.

Specifically, the extension 435 may extend from the tube 432 to the outer surface of the first bottom wall 4122; of course, extension 435 may or may not be integrally formed with tube 432. It is to be understood that the extension 435 may be tightly abutted against the outer surface of the first bottom wall 4122, or may have a certain gap with the outer surface of the first bottom wall 4122, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. It is further understood that the extension 435 may or may not have a certain mesh, which is not limited in this embodiment.

The first housing 41 is also formed with an ice inlet passage 414, and an outlet of the ice inlet passage 414 is provided to the first annular wall 4121 to communicate to the ice crushing chamber 411. The ice inlet passage 414 is disposed obliquely downward toward the gravitational direction along the inlet of the ice inlet passage 414 toward the outlet of the ice inlet passage 414. Further, the ice cubes in the ice inlet passage 414 may smoothly slide into the ice crushing chamber 411 by the self-gravity to reduce the ice cubes accumulated in the ice inlet passage 414, thereby finally facilitating the user to take the ice through the dispenser 400.

The outlet of the ice inlet passage 414 is spaced from the first end 21 more than the inlet of the ice inlet passage 414 is spaced from the first end 21. Further, when the ice making device 300 is closer to the first end 21 of the door 200, the crushed ice chamber 411 may be biased toward a direction closer to the middle position of the door 200. Or it may be understood that when the ice making device 300 is closer to the first end 21 of the door 200, the first deviation from the first end 21 of the door 200 toward the middle of the door 200 during the process of sliding ice cubes into the ice crushing chamber 411 may be completed through the ice inlet passage 414, and the second deviation from the first end 21 of the door 200 toward the middle of the door 200 during the process of discharging ice cubes from the ice crushing chamber 411 may be completed through the ice outlet passage 431, thereby further facilitating the user to take ice from the middle position of the door 200.

It is to be understood that the ice inlet passage 414 may be entirely curved or entirely straight, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

It is further understood that the ice inlet passage 414 may be circular or square, according to the radial cross section of the ice inlet passage 414, which is not limited in this embodiment.

Taking an example in which the ice making device 300 is provided to the case 100, the ice making device 300 is located at a side of the storage compartment 11 near the first end 21, and the ice making device 300 has a second ice outlet 31 for discharging ice cubes. When the door 200 is rotated to close the storage compartment 11, the inlet of the ice inlet passage 414 is docked with the second ice outlet 31 to guide the ice cubes made by the ice making device 300 into the crushed ice compartment 411.

For example, the case 100 may include a third inner wall 12 to enclose the storage compartment 11 in which the ice-making device 300 is accommodated. The ice making device 300 may be attached to a side of the third inner wall 12 near the first end 21 of the door 200. It will be appreciated that if the ice making device 300 is disposed in the middle of the storage compartment 11, the ice making device 300 will partition the storage compartment 11 into two smaller sub-compartments, and eventually each smaller sub-compartment is inconvenient for accommodating larger articles. As can be seen, in the embodiment of the present application, on one hand, the ice making device 300 is provided at the edge of the storage compartment 11, so that the storage compartment 11 can conveniently store large articles; on the other hand, the user can conveniently take out ice from the middle position of the door 200.

With continued reference to fig. 8, fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the refrigerator shown in fig. 1 taken along the direction B-B. The refrigerator may also include a gasket 48. The sealing ring 48 is provided to the dispenser 400 or the ice making device 300. When the door 200 closes the storage compartment 11, the sealing ring 48 is compressed between the dispenser 400 and the ice making device 300 and disposed around the inlet of the ice inlet passage 414 and the second ice outlet 31, and the sealing ring 48 partially abuts against the inner wall of the storage compartment 11 adjacent to the ice making device 300 (or the side of the third inner wall 12 abutting against the ice making device 300).

Therefore, the sealing ring 48 is deformed by the extrusion of the dispenser 400, the ice making device 300 and the third inner wall 12, so that a good seal is formed between the dispenser 400 and the ice making device 300, and the cold air in the ice making device 300 is effectively prevented from leaking out from the junction of the inlet of the ice inlet passage 414 and the second ice outlet 31.

It should be noted that, in order to perform the sealing function in the related art, vertical beams are required to be provided on the ice making device 300 and the third inner wall 12 to supplement the sealing; the sealing ring 48 is arranged, and the sealing ring 48 is contacted with the ice making device 300 and is deformed with the third inner wall 12, so that the sealing effect can be effectively improved, a vertical beam is not required to be arranged, the space of the refrigerating chamber is enlarged to a certain extent, and the ice making space of the ice making device 300 can be enlarged.

The sealing ring 48 may be a rubber sealing ring 48, so that the sealing effect is better. It can be further appreciated that by arranging the sealing ring 48, heat exchange between the ice inlet channel 414 and the outside can be reduced, so that ice cubes in the ice inlet channel 414 are not easy to melt and then adhere to each other, and the ice cubes adhered to each other are blocked in the ice inlet channel 414, so that the dispenser 400 can discharge ice cubes more conveniently, and finally, a user can take ice more conveniently.

The sealing ring 48 may be disposed on the dispenser 400 or the ice making device 300, which is not limited in this embodiment, and the sealing ring 48 is disposed on the dispenser 400 as an example.

With continued reference to fig. 9, fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of a gasket of the refrigerator shown in fig. 1. The face cover 434 of the dispenser 400 may be provided with a through hole through which the ice inlet passage 414 passes, and the sealing ring 48 may be detachably mounted to the face cover 434 such that the sealing ring 48 is disposed around the ice inlet passage 414.

The seal ring 48 may include a first annular portion 481, a second annular portion 482, and a third annular portion 483. Wherein, the first annular portion 481 is engaged with the outer edge of the cover 434. The first annular portion 481 and the second annular portion 482 are disposed opposite to each other, and the third annular portion 483 is connected between the first annular portion 481 and the second annular portion 482, and the first annular portion 481, the second annular portion 482, and the third annular portion 483 form an elastic chamber that is compressed when the door 200 is closed.

In the foregoing embodiments, the descriptions of the embodiments are emphasized, and for parts of one embodiment that are not described in detail, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.

The refrigerator provided by the embodiment of the present application has been described in detail, and specific examples are applied herein to illustrate the principles and embodiments of the present application, and the description of the above examples is only for helping to understand the method and core ideas of the present application; meanwhile, as those skilled in the art will vary in the specific embodiments and application scope according to the ideas of the present application, the contents of the present specification should not be construed as limiting the present application in summary.

Claims (10)

1. A refrigerator, comprising:

a case;

the box door is hinged with the box body along the first end in the horizontal direction; and

the distributor is located the chamber door, the distributor includes:

the first shell comprises a first inner wall which surrounds and forms an ice crushing chamber, the first inner wall comprises a first annular wall, the central line of the first annular wall is parallel to the gravity direction, a first ice outlet is formed in one side of the first inner wall, facing the refrigerator door, of the first inner wall, and at least part of the first ice outlet is arranged on the first annular wall;

the ice crushing mechanism comprises a rotating shaft and an ice blade assembly accommodated in the ice crushing chamber, the rotating shaft is arranged along the gravity direction, and the rotating shaft can drive the ice blade assembly to push ice cubes in the ice crushing chamber to rotate around the axis of the rotating shaft to the first ice outlet for discharging;

and the second shell is provided with an ice outlet channel communicated with the first ice outlet, and the distance from the outlet of the ice outlet channel to the first end is greater than the distance from the inlet of the ice outlet channel to the first end.

2. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the second housing includes a tube surrounding the ice-out passage, the tube including a first portion toward the first end, the first portion extending from an inlet to an outlet of the ice-out passage;

the first annular wall comprises a second end positioned on one side of the first ice outlet close to the first end, and the first part is approximately tangential to the second end of the first annular wall.

3. The refrigerator of claim 2, wherein the first annular wall further comprises a third end located on a side of the first ice outlet remote from the first end;

the ice blade assembly comprises a movable ice blade and a fixed ice blade which are arranged at intervals along the gravity direction, the movable ice blade is fixedly connected with the rotating shaft, one end of the fixed ice blade is fixed at the third end, and the other end of the fixed ice blade is sleeved on the rotating shaft.

4. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the ice-discharging passage is disposed to be inclined downward in a gravitational direction along an inlet toward an outlet direction of the ice-discharging passage.

5. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the first inner wall further comprises a first bottom wall positioned at a lower side of the first annular wall in a gravitational direction, the first bottom wall being horizontally disposed, and the first ice outlet portion being disposed at the first bottom wall.

6. The refrigerator of claim 5, wherein the ice crushing mechanism further comprises a driving unit driving the rotation shaft to rotate, and the second housing further comprises:

the first shell is arranged in the mounting cavity, so that the first shell and the second inner wall enclose a driving cavity, and the driving unit is arranged in the driving cavity; and

the extension part is arranged between the inlet of the ice outlet channel and the first bottom wall so as to limit ice cubes in the ice outlet channel to enter the driving cavity.

7. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the first housing is further formed with an ice inlet passage, an outlet of which is provided to the first annular wall so as to communicate to the ice crushing chamber;

and the ice inlet channel is obliquely arranged downwards towards the gravity direction along the direction that the inlet of the ice inlet channel faces the outlet of the ice inlet channel.

8. The refrigerator of claim 7, wherein the outlet of the ice-feeding passage is spaced from the first end more than the inlet of the ice-feeding passage.

9. The refrigerator of claim 8, wherein the cabinet further comprises a storage compartment, the cabinet door being rotatable to open or close the storage compartment;

the refrigerator further comprises an ice making device for making ice cubes, the ice making device is arranged on the refrigerator body, the ice making device is positioned on one side of the storage compartment, which is close to the first end, and the ice making device is provided with a second ice outlet for discharging the ice cubes;

when the refrigerator door rotates to close the storage compartment, the inlet of the ice inlet channel is in butt joint with the second ice outlet so as to guide ice cubes manufactured by the ice making device into the ice crushing compartment.

10. The refrigerator of claim 9, further comprising a gasket disposed at the dispenser or the ice making device;

when the refrigerator door is closed, the sealing ring is compressed between the distributor and the ice making device and is arranged around the inlet of the ice inlet channel and the second ice outlet, and the sealing ring is partially abutted against the inner wall of the storage compartment adjacent to the ice making device.

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