CN116928953A

CN116928953A - Door body ice making assembly and refrigerator with same

Info

Publication number: CN116928953A
Application number: CN202210362410.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 芦勇; 朱小兵; 张延庆; 赵振雨; 王昊
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-04-07
Filing date: 2022-04-07
Publication date: 2023-10-24
Also published as: WO2023193753A1

Abstract

The application provides a door ice making assembly and a refrigerator with the same. The door body is provided with an ice making room and a distributor cavity, an ice making device and an ice making evaporator are arranged in the ice making room, the door body further comprises a water draining component, the water draining component comprises a first water receiving disc arranged in the ice making room, a second water receiving disc arranged in the distributor cavity, and a water draining pipe fitting communicated with the first water receiving disc and the second water receiving disc, and the first water receiving disc is arranged below the ice making evaporator. The refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body and the door ice making assembly, and the door body is used for opening and closing the refrigerator body. By the arrangement, the door body can conveniently discharge defrosting water.

Description

Door body ice making assembly and refrigerator with same

Technical Field

The application relates to the field of household appliances, in particular to a door ice making assembly and a refrigerator with the same.

Background

The door body ice making is to integrate the components such as the ice maker, the ice storage box and the like on the door body of the refrigerator to make ice cubes so as to reduce the occupation of the storage space in the refrigerator. In the prior art, the cooling mode of door ice making comprises a direct cooling scheme, namely, an ice making evaporator is arranged on a door body capable of making ice, and the ice making evaporator is used for directly cooling an ice maker arranged in an ice making room of the door body. However, this design has the following drawbacks: as the defrosting water can be generated when the ice making evaporator is used for defrosting, the defrosting water can be accumulated in the ice making compartment when not being discharged in time, and the normal operation of the ice making compartment is affected.

Disclosure of Invention

The application aims to provide a door ice making assembly capable of facilitating discharge of defrosting water and a refrigerator with the same.

In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present application provides a door ice making assembly, including a door body, an ice making compartment and a dispenser cavity are disposed on the door body, an ice making device and an ice making evaporator are disposed in the ice making compartment, the door ice making assembly further includes a water draining assembly, the water draining assembly includes a first water receiving tray disposed in the ice making compartment, a second water receiving tray disposed in the dispenser cavity, and a water draining pipe communicating the first water receiving tray and the second water receiving tray, and the first water receiving tray is disposed below the ice making evaporator.

As a further improvement of one embodiment of the application, an air guide piece is arranged below the ice making evaporator and is opened towards the ice making evaporator, the first water receiving disc is arranged in the air guide piece, and a first heating piece is arranged between the first water receiving disc and the air guide piece.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present application, the rear wall or the left and right side walls of the ice making compartment are formed with a first mounting opening, the first water receiving tray has a drain nozzle matched with the first mounting opening, the drain pipe includes a first end connected to the first mounting opening, and a second heating member is disposed at the first end.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present application, a connection flange extending out of the ice making room and inclined downward is provided at the first mounting opening, the water drain pipe includes a connection pipe provided at the first end, the connection pipe is sleeved outside the connection flange and is in interference fit with the connection flange, and the water drain nozzle extends into the connection flange.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present application, the first end further includes a drain pipe connected to the connection pipe, the connection pipe has an inner diameter larger than that of the drain pipe, and a center of the drain pipe is located below a center of the connection pipe.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present application, the first end includes a first mounting plate, the first mounting plate is clamped on the outer wall of the ice making compartment, a first sealing element is disposed between the first mounting plate and the outer wall of the ice making compartment, the first end further includes a water guiding portion extending into the first mounting opening, and the water draining nozzle extends into the water guiding portion.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present application, the second water receiving tray is disposed on a bottom wall of the dispenser cavity, a water guide member is disposed on a wall of the dispenser cavity, the water guide member includes a connection wall and a water guide wall, the connection wall extends from a top of the second mounting port to an outside of the dispenser cavity, the water guide wall extends from a lower side of the connection wall to an upper side of the water receiving tray and inclines toward an inside of the dispenser, a drain connection pipe is disposed on the connection wall, and a second end of the drain pipe is connected to the drain connection pipe.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present application, the rear wall of the dispenser cavity is provided with a second mounting port, the water guide member is mounted on the second mounting port, the water guide member includes a second mounting plate, the second mounting plate is clamped on the outer wall of the dispenser cavity, and a second sealing member is arranged between the second mounting plate and the outer wall of the dispenser cavity.

As a further improvement of one embodiment of the present application, a decoration piece covering at least the second mounting opening is provided in the dispenser chamber, and the decoration piece protrudes toward the inside of the dispenser chamber at a position corresponding to the water guide piece, and forms a water flow channel with the water guide piece.

In order to achieve the above object, another embodiment of the present application provides a refrigerator, further including the door ice making assembly according to any one of the above embodiments, wherein the door is used for opening and closing the refrigerator body.

The application sets up the first water pan under the ice making evaporator in the ice making room, sets up the second water pan in the said distributor chamber, set up the drain pipe fitting between first water pan and second water pan, the said drain pipe fitting includes connecting the first end on the wall of ice making room, connect to the drain pipe of the said first end, there are water guides on the said distributor chamber wall, the second end of the said drain pipe connects to the said water guide's technical scheme, its beneficial effects lie in: can be convenient for on the door body defrosting water follow first water collector discharge extremely the second water collector, can also guarantee simultaneously that drainage subassembly has good leakproofness, prevent defrosting water seepage.

Drawings

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

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a door ice making assembly according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a portion of the assembly shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the assembly of FIG. 3 from another perspective;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the ice making apparatus, air guide, and first drip tray of FIG. 2;

fig. 6 is a schematic view of the first drip tray shown in fig. 5;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the mating structure of the first drip tray and ice making compartment shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing a drain assembly of a first embodiment of the present application mated with an ice making compartment;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the first end shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of the first end shown in FIG. 8 mounted to an ice making compartment wall;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing a drain assembly in accordance with a second embodiment of the present application mated with an ice making compartment;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of the first end shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of the first end shown in FIG. 11 mounted to an ice making compartment wall;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of a drain assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present application mated with a dispenser chamber;

FIG. 15 is a schematic view of the water guide shown in FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is a schematic view of the water guide of FIG. 14 mounted to a wall of a dispenser chamber;

FIG. 17 is a schematic view of the structure of the trim piece shown in FIG. 14;

fig. 18 is a schematic structural view of the trim mounting side shown in fig. 17;

fig. 19 is a schematic view of the structure of the dispenser chamber wall shown in fig. 14.

Detailed Description

The present application will be described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments shown in the drawings. However, these embodiments are not intended to limit the present application, and structural, methodological, or functional modifications thereof by one of ordinary skill in the art are included within the scope of the present application.

Fig. 1 illustrates an embodiment of the refrigerator 10 of the present application. Referring to fig. 1, the refrigerator 10 may include a cabinet 1, and a refrigerating compartment 2 may be formed inside an upper side of the cabinet 1. The refrigerator 10 may further include a door ice making assembly 100, and the door ice making assembly 100 may be pivotally connected to the refrigerator body 1 and may be closed at the opening of the refrigerating compartment 2.

Fig. 2 to 7 illustrate a door ice making assembly 100 according to an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to fig. 2-7, the door ice making assembly 100 may include a door body 20, and the door body 20 may include a door shell 21 and a door liner 22. The door body 20 may be provided with an ice making compartment 30 and a dispenser chamber 40. The ice making compartment 30 may be provided on the door liner 22 and open toward the inside of the refrigerating compartment 2. The dispenser chamber 40 may be provided on the door case 21 and open toward the outside of the refrigerator 10. The dispenser chamber 40 may be located below the ice making compartment 30.

The ice making compartment 30 may be provided with an ice making device 50 and an ice making evaporator 51, the door ice making assembly 100 may further include a drain assembly 60, the drain assembly 60 may include a first water receiving tray 61 disposed in the ice making compartment 30, a second water receiving tray 62 disposed in the dispenser cavity 40, and a drain pipe 70 communicating the first water receiving tray 61 and the second water receiving tray 62, and the first water receiving tray 61 is disposed below the ice making evaporator 51.

The dispenser cavity may be an open arrangement. The first water pan may be detachably disposed within the dispenser cavity. The defrosting water can be directly evaporated through the second water receiving disc, or can be taken down by a user and poured.

So set up, can be with the defrosting water that makes the refrigerator evaporator 51 produce from the ice making room 30 discharge to the distributor room, prevent defrosting water accumulation in the ice making room 30, and be convenient for more clear up defrosting water and water collector makes the user can directly take out the defrosting water of second water collector and clear up defrosting water under the condition of not opening the refrigerator door body, promotes user's use experience.

In an embodiment of the present application, the second water receiving tray 62 may be located below the first water receiving tray 61, so that the defrosting water automatically flows from the first water receiving tray 61 to the second water receiving tray 62 under the action of gravity, so that the defrosting water falling into the first water receiving tray 61 can be drained in time, and the drainage is simpler and more convenient.

Referring to fig. 5 to 6, the ice making evaporator 51 may be disposed around the lower and rear ends of the ice making device 50. An air guide 31 may be provided below the ice making evaporator 51, and may be opened toward the ice making evaporator 51.

The opening of the air guide 31 toward the ice making evaporator 51 preferably completely covers the lower end of the ice making evaporator 51. A fan may be disposed in the air guide 31. The fan may blow the cool air in the air guide 31 to the ice making device 50 and the ice making evaporator 51 so that the cool air may be always collected around the ice making device 50, thereby improving the ice making efficiency of the ice making device 50.

The air guide 31 may be provided with an air outlet opening into the ice making compartment 30 to cool the ice making compartment 30 and reduce the temperature in the ice making compartment 30.

Further, in an embodiment of the present application, the first water receiving tray 61 may be disposed in the air guide 31. So set up, can make the installation of first water collector 61 simple, convenient, firm, and the water receiving is effectual, can also realize the hidden installation of first water collector 61 simultaneously.

Further, a first heating element may be disposed between the first water receiving tray 61 and the air guide 31. The first water receiving tray 61 may be an aluminum tray to enhance the heat conduction effect. The first heating member may be a heating film attached to the bottom of the first water receiving tray 61. So set up, simple structure, the heating is even and effectual, can effectively prevent that first water collector 61 department from freezing, guarantees the unblocked of wind-guiding piece 31 and drainage subassembly 60, avoids taking place the stifled phenomenon of ice.

Further, referring to fig. 7, the rear wall 33 or the left and right side walls 33 of the ice making compartment 30 are formed with a first mounting port 32, the first water receiving tray 61 has a drain nozzle 611 engaged with the first mounting port 32, the drain pipe 70 includes a first end 71 connected to the first mounting port 32, and a second heating member is provided at the first end 71.

The second heating element may be a heating wire wound around the first end 71. So set up, simple structure, the heating is even and effectual, can effectively prevent that drain nozzle 611 department from freezing, guarantees drain assembly 60's unblocked, avoids taking place the stifled phenomenon of ice.

Fig. 8 to 10 are schematic views showing the cooperation of the drainage assembly 60 of the first embodiment of the present application with the ice making compartment 30.

Referring to fig. 8 to 10, the first mounting opening 32 may be provided with a connection flange 34 extending outwardly of the ice making compartment 30 and downwardly inclined, the drain pipe 70 may include a connection pipe 72 provided at the first end 71, the connection pipe 72 may be sleeved outside the connection flange 34 and may be interference-fitted with the connection flange 34, and the drain nozzle 611 may extend into the connection flange 34. The drain nozzle 611 may be provided obliquely downward.

So set up, can guarantee the timely discharge of defrosting water in the first water collector 61, prevent defrosting water deposit in the ice making room 30, simple structure, easy to assemble, the drainage is effectual. In addition, the sealing effect of the drainage assembly 60 can be improved by adopting the layer-by-layer nested matching mode that the drainage nozzle 611 extends into the connecting flange 34, the connecting flange 34 is nested in the connecting pipe 72 and the installation mode that the connecting pipe 72 is in interference fit with the connecting flange 34, so that the seepage of defrosting water can be effectively prevented, and meanwhile, the seepage of foaming materials during foaming of the door body 20 can be prevented.

Further, in the present embodiment, the first end 71 may further include a drain pipe 73 connected to the connection pipe 72, the connection pipe 72 may have an inner diameter larger than that of the drain pipe 73, and a center of the drain pipe 73 is located below a center of the connection pipe 72. By this arrangement, the drainage effect of the drainage assembly 60 can be improved, and the leakage of the defrosting water can be prevented.

In this embodiment, referring to fig. 9, the inner diameter of the drain pipe 73 may be inscribed in the bottom end of the inner diameter of the connection pipe 72. So set up, can reduce the hindrance to rivers flow, improve drainage effect, prevent the water seepage.

Fig. 11-13 show schematic views of a drain assembly 60 according to a second embodiment of the present application mated with an ice making compartment 30.

Referring to fig. 11-13, the first end 71 includes a first mounting plate 74, the first mounting plate 74 is clamped on the outer wall of the ice making compartment 30, a first sealing member is disposed between the first mounting plate 74 and the outer wall of the ice making compartment 30, the first end 71 further includes a water guiding portion 75 extending into the ice making compartment from the first mounting opening 32, and the water draining nozzle 611 extends into the water guiding portion 75.

The drain nozzle 611 and the water guide 75 may be disposed to be inclined downward. The first seal may be a sealing sponge.

So set up, can guarantee the timely discharge of defrosting water in the first water collector 61, prevent defrosting water deposit in the ice making room 30, simple structure, simple to operate, fixed reliable, the drainage is effectual. In addition, the sealing effect of the drain assembly 60 can be improved by adopting the nested matching mode that the drain nozzle 611 extends into the water guide part 75 and the sealing sponge is arranged between the first mounting plate 74 and the outer wall of the ice making compartment 30, so that the leakage of defrosting water can be effectively prevented, and meanwhile, the penetration of foaming materials during the foaming of the door body 20 can be prevented.

Fig. 14-19 illustrate schematic views of a drain assembly 60 in accordance with an embodiment of the present application mated with a dispenser chamber 40.

Referring to fig. 14-16, the second water receiving tray 62 is disposed on the bottom wall of the dispenser cavity 40, the rear wall 41 of the dispenser cavity 40 is provided with a second mounting opening 42, the second mounting opening 42 is provided with a water guiding member 80, the water guiding member 80 includes a connecting wall 81 and a water guiding wall 82, the connecting wall 81 extends from the top of the second mounting opening 42 to the outside of the dispenser cavity 40, the water guiding wall 82 extends from the connecting wall 81 to the upper side of the second water receiving tray 62 obliquely downward and toward the inside of the dispenser cavity 40, and the second end of the water draining pipe 73 is connected to the connecting wall.

So set up, the installation and the cooperation of the drainage subassembly of being convenient for can guide the flow direction of defrosting water simultaneously, improve drainage effect, prevent defrosting water spill.

In the present embodiment, a drain connection pipe 83 may be provided to the connection wall 81, and a second end of the drain pipe 73 may be connected to the drain connection pipe 83. A second end of the drain pipe 73 may be inserted into the drain connection pipe 83. The drain connection pipe 83 and the water guide 80 may be integrally formed.

The sealing effect of the drainage assembly 60 can be improved by adopting a layer-by-layer nested and sequentially downward matching mode that the second end of the drainage pipe 73 is inserted into the drainage connecting pipe 83 and the water guide wall 82 extends into the water receiving disc, so that the defrosting water leakage is effectively prevented, the structure is simple, the installation is convenient, and the drainage effect is good.

Further, in this embodiment, the water guide 80 includes a second mounting plate 84, where the second mounting plate 84 is clamped to the outer wall of the dispenser cavity 40, and a second seal is disposed between the second mounting plate 84 and the outer wall of the dispenser cavity 40.

So set up, simple structure, simple to operate, it is fixed reliable, set up sealed sponge between the outer wall of second mounting panel 84 and distributor chamber 40, can improve the sealed effect of drainage subassembly 60, effectively prevent defrosting water seepage, simultaneously, also can prevent foaming material infiltration when the door body 20 foams.

Further, referring to fig. 14 and 17-19, in this embodiment, a decoration 90 covering at least the second mounting hole 42 may be disposed in the dispenser cavity 40, and the decoration 90 protrudes toward the inside of the dispenser cavity 40 at a position corresponding to the water guide 80, and forms a water flow channel with the water guide 80. So set up, can shelter from second mounting port 42 and water guide 80 prevent that second mounting port 42 and water guide 80 from exposing, can form the water flow channel with water guide 80 cooperation, prevent defrosting water seepage, simple to operate, it is effectual to drain.

The decoration 90 may be provided to cover most of the rear wall 41 of the dispenser cavity 40, and a surface of the decoration 90 engaged with the inner wall of the dispenser cavity 40 may be provided with a hanging tab 91, and the rear wall of the dispenser cavity 40 may be provided with a mounting portion 43 engaged with the hanging tab. The mounting portion may include a mounting groove 44 and a mounting bar 45 provided on the mounting groove 44. The hanging lugs 91 may hang on the mounting bar 45 and be placed in the mounting groove 44. So set up, simple structure, simple to operate is fixed firm.

In summary, the door ice making assembly 100 and the refrigerator 10 having the same according to the present application can solve the problem that the defrosting water is accumulated in the ice making compartment 30 of the door 20 in the prior art. By adopting the technical scheme of the application, the timely discharge of the defrosting water in the ice making compartment 30 of the door body 20 can be ensured, the defrosting water is prevented from accumulating in the ice making compartment 30, the defrosting water can be automatically discharged under the action of gravity, the water discharge is simpler and more convenient, the effect is better, meanwhile, the sealing effect of the water discharge assembly 60 is good, the defrosting water leakage can be effectively prevented, the structure is simple, the installation is convenient, and a user can directly take out the second water receiving disc to clean the defrosting water under the condition that the door body of the refrigerator is not opened.

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 application, and they are not intended to limit the scope of the present application, and all equivalent embodiments or modifications that do not depart from the spirit of the present application should be included in the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a door system ice subassembly, includes the door body, be provided with ice making room and distributor chamber on the door body, its characterized in that, be provided with ice making device and ice making evaporimeter in the ice making room, door system ice subassembly still includes drainage subassembly, drainage subassembly including set up in first water collector in the ice making room, set up in the second water collector in the distributor chamber, intercommunication first water collector with the drainage pipe fitting of second water collector, first water collector set up in the below of ice making evaporimeter.

2. The door ice making assembly of claim 1, wherein an air guide is disposed below the ice making evaporator, the air guide is open to the ice making evaporator, the first water pan is disposed in the air guide, and a first heating element is disposed between the first water pan and the air guide.

3. The door ice making assembly of claim 1, wherein a first mounting opening is formed in a rear wall or left and right side walls of the ice making compartment, the first water receiving tray has a drain fitting fitted with the first mounting opening, the drain pipe includes a first end connected to the first mounting opening, and a second heating member is provided at the first end.

4. A door ice making assembly according to claim 3, wherein said first mounting opening is provided with a connecting flange extending outwardly and downwardly obliquely from said ice making compartment, said drain fitting includes a connecting tube disposed at said first end, said connecting tube being disposed over and in interference engagement with said connecting flange, said drain spout extending into said connecting flange.

5. The door ice making assembly of claim 4, wherein said first end further includes a drain tube connected to said connecting tube, said connecting tube having an inner diameter greater than an inner diameter of said drain tube, a center of said drain tube being located below a center of said connecting tube.

6. The door ice making assembly of claim 3, wherein said first end includes a first mounting plate, said first mounting plate being snap-fit to an outer wall of said ice making compartment, a first seal being disposed between said first mounting plate and said outer wall of said ice making compartment, said first end further including a water guide extending into said ice making compartment from said first mounting opening, said water discharge spout extending into said water guide.

7. The door ice-making assembly of claim 1, wherein the second water pan is disposed on a bottom wall of the dispenser cavity, a rear wall of the dispenser cavity is provided with a second mounting opening, a water guide is disposed on the second mounting opening, the water guide includes a connecting wall and a water guide wall, the connecting wall extends from a top of the second mounting opening to an outside of the dispenser cavity, the water guide wall extends from a lower side of the connecting wall toward an inside of the dispenser cavity to an upper side of the second water pan in an inclined manner, and the second end of the water drain pipe is connected to the connecting wall.

8. The door ice making assembly of claim 7, wherein said water guide includes a second mounting plate, said second mounting plate being snap-fit to an outer wall of said dispenser cavity, a second seal being disposed between said second mounting plate and said outer wall of said dispenser cavity.

9. The door ice making assembly of claim 7, wherein a decorative member is provided in the dispenser chamber to cover at least the second mounting opening, the decorative member protruding toward the inside of the dispenser chamber at a position corresponding to the water guide member to form a water flow passage with the water guide member.

10. A refrigerator comprising a cabinet, characterized in that the refrigerator further comprises a door ice making assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 9 for opening and closing the cabinet.