CN117366965A - Refrigerator with a refrigerator body - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a refrigerator. The refrigerator comprises a freezing chamber and a freezing chamber door, wherein the freezing chamber door is connected to the front side of the refrigerator to open or close the freezing chamber, the freezing chamber door comprises a freezing chamber door body, a base connected to the inner side of the freezing chamber door body, an ice maker and an ice storage barrel, and the ice maker is arranged on the inner side of the freezing chamber door; the ice storage barrel is arranged below the ice maker and used for receiving and storing ice cubes falling from the ice maker, the ice storage barrel is connected to the inner side of the freezing chamber door, and the ice storage barrel is fixed on the base; the ice storage barrel comprises a first window and second windows, wherein the first window is positioned on the front side surface of the ice storage barrel, the second windows are connected to two sides of the first window, the two second windows are respectively connected with the left side surface and the right side surface of the ice storage barrel into a whole, and the first window is provided with a turning plate. This refrigerator through first window and second window can be convenient observe the ice-cube surplus in the ice-storage barrel, improved user's use experience.

Description

Refrigerator with a refrigerator body

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a refrigerator.

Background

The refrigerator is a long-term fresh-keeping food storing device and is provided with a food storing chamber. The food storage chamber is cooled by the refrigeration cycle to maintain the low temperature state, so that the food is kept fresh at the low temperature.

The food storage compartment is divided into a plurality of storage compartments having different properties from each other, and a user can select different storage compartments according to the fresh-keeping requirements of different foods. The current practice is to use a refrigerator and freezer compartment.

The refrigerating chamber maintains a temperature above 0 deg.c for fresh food and vegetables, the freezing chamber maintains a temperature of 0 deg.c for long-term storage of frozen meat and fish, and for making ice cubes and storing ice cubes.

In the related art, a user can put water into a container by himself to put the container into a refrigerator to obtain ice cubes, but the ice cubes are not obtained in time because the ice cubes are frozen in advance by the user, and the user needs to self-irrigate and separate the ice cubes, so that the operation steps are more, and the inconvenience of the user is caused. In addition, when a user wants to drink the water or beverage added with ice, the user needs to open and close the refrigerator for many times, and the cold air in the freezing chamber leaks, so that the temperature of the freezing chamber is increased, the cold amount is wasted, the energy consumption of the refrigerator is increased, and the energy conservation and the emission reduction are not facilitated.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention solves at least one of the technical problems in the related art to a certain extent.

For this reason, this application aims at providing a refrigerator, is equipped with the board that turns over in the first window department of ice storage bucket, and the user can take out a large amount of ice cubes in the ice storage bucket through opening the board that turns over, has made things convenient for user's getting ice.

The refrigerator according to the present application includes: a freezing chamber;

the freezing chamber door is connected to the front side of the refrigerator to open or close the freezing chamber and comprises a freezing chamber door body and a base connected to the inner side of the freezing chamber door body;

an ice maker provided at an inner side of the freezing chamber door;

the ice storage barrel is arranged below the ice maker and used for receiving and storing ice cubes falling from the ice maker, the ice storage barrel is connected to the inner side of the freezing chamber door, and the ice storage barrel is fixed on the base;

the ice storage barrel comprises a first window and second windows, wherein the first window is positioned on the front side surface of the ice storage barrel, the second windows are connected to two sides of the first window, the two second windows are respectively connected with the left side surface and the right side surface of the ice storage barrel into a whole, and the first window is provided with a turning plate.

In some embodiments of the present application, the second window is triangular, the first window is quadrilateral, the two second windows are respectively connected to the left side and the right side of the first window, and the first window and the second window are integrally formed.

In some embodiments of the present application, the flap is connected to the first window through a rotation shaft, the rotation shaft is disposed at a side edge of the flap, and the rotation shaft may be disposed at a left side edge/a right side edge/an upper side edge/a lower side edge of the flap.

In some embodiments of the present application, a first connection portion is provided on the base, the first connection portion defining the ice bank to move in a vertical direction to be mounted to the base.

In some embodiments of the present application, the first connection portion is a rail extending in a vertical direction, and the rear side of the ice bank is provided with a rail connection portion extending in the vertical direction, and the rail connection portion cooperates with the rail to connect the ice bank to the base.

In some embodiments of the present application, the base includes a frame protruding toward a front side, the frame is correspondingly disposed at a rear side of the ice maker, the ice bank, and the refrigerator, the frame includes a left side frame and a right side frame, the first connection portion is a protruding block having a plurality of protruding blocks connected to the left side frame and/or the right side frame, and the protruding block includes a wavy rear side and a planar front side.

The rear side of the ice storage barrel is provided with a hanging part matched with the protruding block, the hanging part comprises a transverse section and a waveform section extending downwards, the waveform section is matched with the rear side, the transverse section is connected to the upper side of the protruding block, and the ice storage barrel is fixed on the base through the matching connection of the hanging part and the protruding block.

In some embodiments of the present application, the refrigerator further includes an ice maker housing that is provided at an outer side of the ice maker and is connected to the base, and the ice storage tub is located below the ice maker housing.

In some embodiments of the present application, the base includes a bottom surface connected to the inner side of the freezing chamber door body and a positioning pin, one end of the positioning pin is connected to a side surface of the bottom surface facing the ice storage barrel, and the other end of the positioning pin is used for limiting the upper end surface of the ice storage barrel; the upper end face of the ice storage barrel is provided with a step matched with a locating pin, and the locating pin is arranged on the upper side of the step to limit the upward movement of the ice storage barrel.

In some embodiments of the present application, the ice transfer shaft is perpendicular to the freezing chamber door;

the refrigerator also comprises a driving device which is arranged on the freezing chamber door and provided with a driving rotating shaft; the driving mechanism further comprises a driving coupler connected to one end of the driving rotating shaft, which is close to the ice transmission rotating shaft, and the ice transmission mechanism further comprises a transmission coupler sleeved on one end of the ice transmission rotating shaft, which is close to the driving rotating shaft, and the driving coupler is connected with the transmission coupler.

In some embodiments of the present application, the ice bank is connected to the base by screws, both sides of the ice bank are provided with recessed handles, and when the ice bank is mounted to the base, an installer can hold the handles to mount the ice bank.

The refrigerator has at least the following positive effects:

the invention provides a refrigerator. The refrigerator comprises a freezing chamber and a freezing chamber door, wherein the freezing chamber door is connected to the front side of the refrigerator to open or close the freezing chamber, the freezing chamber door comprises a freezing chamber door body, a base connected to the inner side of the freezing chamber door body, an ice maker and an ice storage barrel, and the ice maker is arranged on the inner side of the freezing chamber door; the ice storage barrel is arranged below the ice maker and is used for receiving and storing ice cubes falling from the ice maker, so that a user can conveniently take out the ice cubes from the refrigerator at any time, the ice storage barrel is connected to the inner side of the freezing chamber door, and the ice storage barrel is fixed on the base; the ice storage barrel comprises a first window and second windows, wherein the first window is positioned on the front side surface of the ice storage barrel, the second windows are connected to two sides of the first window, the two second windows are respectively connected with the left side surface and the right side surface of the ice storage barrel into a whole, and the first window is provided with a turning plate. This refrigerator through first window and second window can be convenient observe the ice-cube surplus in the ice-storage barrel, improved user's use experience.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, it being obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the invention, and that other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

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

FIG. 2 is a front view of a freezer door according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a freezer door according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is another schematic view of a freezer door according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a freezer door with ice maker and ice maker housing removed according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7 is an enlarged view a in fig. 6;

FIG. 8 is another schematic illustration of a freezer door with the ice maker and the ice maker housing removed according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of an ice maker according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 10 is an exploded view of an ice maker according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 11 is a partial exploded view of an ice maker according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 12 is a partial side cross-sectional view of a refrigeration door according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 13 is a schematic structural view of another view of an ice bank according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 14 is a schematic structural view of an ice crushing mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 15 is a partial structural schematic view of an ice crushing mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 16 is a schematic view of a second gear train and agitator according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 17 is a partial schematic structural view of a drive coupling and transfer coupling bite according to an embodiment of the present application;

in the following figures: 100. a refrigerator; 1. a case; 2. a freezing chamber door; 21. a freezing door body; 22. a dispenser; 23. a base; 231. a first limiting part; 2311. a guide rail; 2313. a protruding block; 23131. a rear side; 23132. a front side; 23141. a left side frame; 23142. a right side frame; 3. an ice making chamber 3; 31. an ice maker cover; 4. an ice maker; 41. an ice making frame; 42. an ice making driving mechanism; 43. an ice making box; 431. making ice trays; 432. a wheel plate; 4321. pit; 44. a water baffle; 441. a convex strip; 45. a torsion spring; 46. an ice detection rod; 5. an ice storage tub; 51. an ice storage tub rear frame; 511. a handle; 512. a first window; 513. Turning plate; 514. a buckle connecting part; 515. a rotation shaft; 516. an ice taking opening; 518. a second window; 520. An ice passage; 521. a hanging part; 5211. a transverse section; 5212. a waveform segment; 52. an ice storage tub front frame; 53. An inner frame of the ice storage barrel; 6. an ice transport mechanism; 61. an ice transfer shaft; 62. a fixed ice skate; 63. a movable skates; 64. An ice cube separating structure; 65. the ice crushing fixing seat; 66. an ice outlet door; 67. a transmission coupling; 68. a spring; 7. a driving mechanism; 71. driving the rotating shaft; 72. a drive coupling; 73. a driving motor; 81. a second transmission mechanism; 811. a first transmission gear; 812. a second transmission gear; 813. a third transmission gear; 814. a fourth transmission gear; 815. a fifth transmission gear; 82. a stirrer; 821. a stirring shaft; 822. stirring claws; 9. A refrigerating chamber door.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be specifically described below by way of exemplary embodiments. It is to be understood that elements, structures, and features of one embodiment may be beneficially incorporated in other embodiments without further recitation.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center," "upper," "lower," "rear," "front," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the drawings, merely to facilitate describing the present invention and simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

The terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more such feature.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present application will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The freezing chamber door is provided with a front side and a rear side which are oppositely arranged, one side close to the freezing door body is the rear side, and one side far away from the freezing door body is the front side. .

Referring to fig. 1 to 8, a refrigerator 100 according to the present application includes a cabinet 1, and a refrigerator door movably coupled to a front side of the cabinet 1. The case 1 defines therein a storage chamber for storing food, and the ice storage chamber includes a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber provided at a lower side of the refrigerating chamber.

In this application, the refrigerator 100 is a side-by-side refrigerator in which a freezing chamber and a refrigerating chamber are provided at left and right sides, respectively.

The refrigerator door includes a refrigerating chamber door for opening and closing the refrigerating chamber, and a freezing chamber door 2 for opening and closing the freezing chamber.

The refrigerating chamber door comprises a plurality of independent refrigerating chamber doors which are vertically arranged, wherein the plurality of refrigerating chamber doors are respectively a first refrigerating chamber door and a second refrigerating chamber door arranged on the right side of the first refrigerating chamber door, and the first refrigerating chamber door can independently move relative to the second refrigerating chamber door.

The freezing compartment door 2 includes a plurality of individual freezing compartment doors 2 vertically disposed. The plurality of freezing compartment doors 2 include a first freezing compartment door 2 and a second freezing compartment door 2 provided at a lower side of the first freezing compartment door 2. The first freezing chamber door 2 and the second freezing chamber door 2 may move in a rotating manner.

In one of the first and second freezing doors, a dispenser 22 for dispensing water or ice is provided. The dispenser 22 is disposed on the front side of the first freezer door.

In addition, an ice making assembly for producing and storing ice cubes is provided in one of the first freezing chamber door 2 and the second freezing chamber door 2. In this application, an ice making assembly is provided at the first freezing compartment door 2.

The dispenser 22 and the ice making assembly may be provided in the first freezing compartment door 2 and the second freezing compartment door 2.

A freezing chamber door 2 may be provided to open and close the freezing chamber.

The dispenser 22 and the ice making assembly are disposed in the freezing compartment door 2 will be described below. Here, the first freezing chamber door 2 and the second freezing chamber door 2 are collectively referred to as a freezing chamber door 2.

The ice-making assembly includes an ice maker 4 and an ice bank 5, the ice maker 4 is used for producing ice cubes, the ice maker 4 is arranged at the inner side of the freezing chamber door 2, the ice bank 5 is arranged below the ice maker 4, and the upper side surface of the ice bank 5 is in an open state to receive the ice cubes falling from the ice maker 4.

Since the ice maker 4 is disposed inside the freezing chamber door 2, the refrigerating system of the refrigerator 100 may supply cold to the ice maker 4 so that the ice maker 4 can smoothly make ice, and other refrigerating devices may be disposed to supply cold to the ice maker 4.

The refrigerating system of the refrigerator 100 may be provided to include at least a compressor, a condenser, a throttle device, and an evaporator for generating cool air for the refrigerating and freezing compartments.

Referring to fig. 1 to 8, according to the refrigerator 100 of the present application, the ice bank 5 is disposed below the ice maker 4, the ice bank 5 is used for receiving and storing ice made by the ice maker 4, the ice bank 5 is connected to the inner side of the freezing chamber door 2, a user can take out a large amount of ice cubes from the ice bank 5, the number of times of taking ice when the user obtains a large amount of ice cubes is reduced, and the user can conveniently take out a large amount of ice cubes. The refrigerator 100 is provided with the distributor 22 at the front side of the freezing chamber door 2, the distributor 22 is communicated with the ice storage barrel 5, a user can obtain ice cubes in the ice storage barrel 5 through the distributor 22 without opening the freezing chamber door 2, the door opening times of the refrigerator 100 are reduced, the waste of cold in the refrigerator 100 is reduced, and the aim of saving energy is achieved.

The refrigerator 100 includes a freezing chamber, and further includes a freezing chamber door 2, an icemaker 4, an ice bank 5, an ice transporting mechanism 6, and a driving device. The freezing chamber has an accommodating space inside, and a freezing chamber door 2 is coupled to a front side of the refrigerator 100 to open or close the freezing chamber, the freezing chamber door 2 including a freezing chamber door 2 body and a base 23 coupled to an inside of the freezing chamber door 2 body. The icemaker 4 is provided inside the freezing compartment door 2.

And an ice bank 5 provided below the ice maker 4 for receiving and storing ice cubes dropped from the ice maker 4, the ice bank 5 being connected to the inside of the freezing chamber door 2, the ice bank 5 being moved in an up-down direction to be mounted to the base 23, the ice bank 5 being connected to the base 23 by screws.

The ice storage barrel 5 comprises a first window 512 positioned on the front side 23132 of the ice storage barrel 5 and two second windows 518 connected to two sides of the first window 512, wherein the two second windows 518 are respectively connected with the left side and the right side of the ice storage barrel 5 into a whole, and the first window 512 is provided with a turning plate 513.

The ice transfer mechanism 6 is provided in the ice bank 5 and has an ice transfer shaft 61, and the ice transfer shaft 61 is perpendicular to the freezing chamber door 2. The driving device is arranged on the freezing chamber door 2 and provided with a driving rotating shaft.

It should be noted that, in the present application, the window includes a first window 512 and a second window 518, the first window 512 is quadrilateral and has one, the second window 518 is triangular and has two, and is located respectively at the left side and the right side of the ice storage barrel 5, the two second windows 518 are respectively connected at the left side and the right side of the first window 512, the first window 512 and the second window 518 are both made of transparent materials and are integrally formed, and the second window 518 is connected at two sides of the first window 512, so that the user can easily observe the ice cake in the ice storage barrel 5 through the first window 512 and the second window 518.

The first window 512 includes an ice-taking opening 516 provided at a middle position of the first window 512 and the first window 512 includes a flap 513 provided at the ice-taking opening 516. Flap 513 is capable of opening and closing ice-taking opening 516, flap 513 is a plate-like structure having a size smaller than first window 512, and flap 513 is made of a transparent material.

The first window 512 is provided with a buckle, the turning plate 513 is provided with a buckle connecting part 514, and the buckle connecting part 514 is matched with the buckle, so that when the turning plate 513 closes the ice taking opening 516, the turning plate 513 can be kept in a closed state through the matching of the buckle connecting part 514 and the buckle, the situation that the opening of the ice taking opening 516 is caused by shaking of the turning plate 513 due to the opening and closing of the freezing chamber door 2 is avoided, ice cubes in the ice storage barrel 5 are kept pure, the loss of cold in the ice storage barrel 5 is reduced, the melting of the ice cubes is reduced, and therefore electric energy is saved.

In some embodiments, flap 513 may be quadrilateral. Flap 513 is connected to first window 512 by a rotation axis 515, rotation axis 515 being connected to a side of flap 513, rotation axis 515 being provided on an upper side or a lower side or a left side or a right side of flap 513.

When the rotation shaft 515 is located at the upper side of the turning plate 513, a user observes the remaining amount of ice cubes in the ice storage barrel 5 through the window, if the remaining amount of ice cubes is still in the ice storage barrel 5, the user can rotate the turning plate 513 upwards to open the ice taking opening 516, and extend the ice taking opening 516 to take out ice in the ice storage barrel 5 through tools such as a shovel or a spoon, and when the user does not need to take ice from the ice taking opening 516, the turning plate 513 is rotated downwards to close the ice taking opening 516.

When the rotation shaft 515 is located at the lower side of the turning plate 513, the user observes the remaining amount of the ice cubes in the ice storage barrel 5 through the window, and if the remaining amount of the ice cubes is still in the ice storage barrel 5, the user can rotate the turning plate 513 downwards to open the ice taking opening 516, and then rotate the turning plate 513 upwards to close the ice taking opening 516 after taking the ice cubes out through the ice taking opening 516.

When the rotation shaft 515 is located at the left side of the turning plate 513, the user observes the remaining amount of the ice cubes in the ice storage barrel 5 through the window, and if the remaining amount of the ice cubes is still in the ice storage barrel 5, the user can rotate the turning plate 513 to the left side to open the ice taking opening 516, and then rotate the turning plate 513 to the right side to close the ice taking opening 516 after taking out the ice cubes.

When the rotation shaft 515 is located on the right side of the turning plate 513, a user observes the remaining amount of ice cubes in the ice storage barrel 5 through the window, if the remaining amount of ice cubes is still in the ice storage barrel 5, the user can rotate the turning plate 513 to the right side to open the ice taking opening 516, and when the user finishes taking ice from the ice taking opening 516, the user rotates the turning plate 513 to the left side again to close the ice taking opening 516.

The rotation axis 515 that turns over the board 513 has multiple setting methods, can be according to the nimble setting of user's demand, and the user opens through turning over the board 513 and gets ice opening 516, can directly take out the ice-cube in the ice storage vat 5, need not open ice storage vat 5, has made things convenient for the user to get ice, has reduced the loss of the cold volume of ice storage vat 5 simultaneously, has practiced thrift the electric energy.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the ice bank 5 is mounted to the base 23, the ice maker 4 is moved in the up and down direction so that the ice maker 4 is mounted on the base 23. The base 23 is provided with a first connection portion defining the ice bank 5 to move in a vertical direction to be mounted to the base 23.

The first connecting portion may be a rail extending in a vertical direction, the rear side 23131 of the ice bank 5 is provided with a rail connecting portion extending in a vertical direction, and the rail connecting portion is connected with the rail in a matched manner, so that the ice bank 5 can move in a vertical direction to be mounted on the base 23, and the ice bank 5 is fixed on the base 23 through the matching of the rail and the rail connecting portion.

Alternatively, the first connection portion is a protruding block 2313, the base 23 includes a frame protruding toward the front side, the frame is correspondingly disposed at the rear side of the ice maker 4 and the ice bank 5, the frame includes a left side frame 23141 frame and a right side frame 23142 frame, the protruding block 2313 has a plurality of protruding blocks 2313 connected to the left side frame 23141 frame and/or the right side frame 23142 frame, and the protruding block 2313 includes a corrugated rear side 23131 and a planar front side 23132.

The rear side 23131 of the ice bank 5 is provided with a hanging portion 521 engaged with the protruding block 2313, the hanging portion 521 includes a lateral section 5211 and a wave section 5212 extending downward, the wave section 5212 is engaged with the rear side 23131, the lateral section 5211 is connected to the upper side of the protruding block 2313, and the ice bank is fixed to the base 23 by the engaged connection of the hanging portion 521 and the protruding block 2313. In some embodiments of the present application, the refrigerator 100 further includes an icemaker cover 31, the icemaker cover 31 covers the outside of the icemaker 4 and is connected to the base 23, and the ice bank 5 is located below the icemaker cover 31.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the icemaker 4 is mounted to the base 23, the icemaker cover 31 is moved in the up-down direction so that the icemaker cover 31 is mounted on the base 23.

In some embodiments of the present application, the base 23 includes a bottom surface and a positioning pin connected to the bottom surface and located at a side of the bottom surface facing the ice bank 5, and the ice bank upper end is provided with a step matched with the positioning pin, and the positioning pin limits the ice bank to move upward.

Specifically, the ice bank 5 includes an ice bank rear frame 51 and an ice bank front frame 52, the ice bank front frame 52 is connected to the inside of the ice bank rear frame 51, the ice bank 5 rear side is connected to the base 23, and the ice bank front frame 52 is connected to the inner surface of the ice bank rear frame 51. The locating pin is connected at the step of ice bank upper end.

The ice bank back frame comprises a side plate connected with the step, the upper side of the side plate protrudes to the rear side to form a connecting plate, and the connecting plate is connected with the base 23, so that the ice bank back frame is connected with the base 23.

One end of the locating pin, which is not connected with the bottom surface, is downwards bent to form a bending part, and the bending part is used for limiting the step. The step includes a lower side and a rear side 23131, with the rear side 23131 of the step being disposed between the rear side 23131 and the bottom of the fold.

Referring to fig. 9 to 17, in some embodiments of the present application, the ice transfer mechanism has an ice transfer shaft perpendicular to the freezing compartment door 2; the refrigerator 100 further includes a driving device provided on the freezing chamber door 2 and having a driving rotation shaft. The driving mechanism 7 further comprises a driving coupler connected to one end of the driving rotating shaft, which is close to the ice transmission rotating shaft, and the ice transmission mechanism further comprises a transmission coupler sleeved on one end of the ice transmission rotating shaft, which is close to the driving rotating shaft, and the driving coupler is connected with the transmission coupler when the ice storage barrel 5 is in a closed state.

In some embodiments of the present application, the inside of the freezing chamber door 2 is formed with a door liner. The ice bank 5, the icemaker 4, and the door bladder at the lower side of the ice bank 5 together define an ice chamber in which ice cubes are formed and processed into ice cubes of a desired size, and an ice passage is provided between the ice chamber and the dispenser 22, from which ice cubes move to the dispenser 22, and a user obtains the ice cubes through the dispenser 22.

The case 1 includes a main body supply pipe for supplying cool air to the ice compartment, and a main body return pipe for recovering cool air from the ice compartment. The main body supply pipe and the main body return pipe may communicate with a space of the refrigerator 100 where an evaporator (not shown) is provided.

The freezing door includes a door supply pipe for supplying cool air of the main body supply pipe to the ice chamber, and a door return pipe for recovering cool air of the ice chamber to the main body return pipe.

The door supply pipe and the door return pipe extend from an outer wall of the door liner to an inner wall constituting the ice chamber. The door supply pipe and the door return pipe are vertically aligned, and the door supply pipe is disposed above the door return pipe. However, in this embodiment, the positions of the door supply pipe and the door return pipe are not limited thereto.

When the freezer door closes the fresh food compartment, the door supply tube is aligned with and communicates with the main body supply tube, and the door return tube is aligned with and communicates with the main body return tube.

The ice compartment includes a cool air duct that guides cool air flowing in the door supply duct to the ice maker 4. The cool air duct includes a passage through which cool air flows, and the cool air flowing in the cool air duct is finally supplied to the icemaker 4. Since the cool air can be concentrated to the icemaker 4 through the cool air duct, the icemaker 4 can rapidly generate ice cubes.

In some embodiments of the present application, the ice maker 4 includes an ice making frame 41, an ice making driving mechanism 742, an ice making housing 43, and a water deflector 44.

The ice making frame 41 may be fixed to the freezing chamber door 2, and the ice making driving mechanism 742 is provided at one end of the ice making frame 41. One end of the ice making housing 43 is connected to the ice making driving mechanism 742, and the other end of the ice making housing 43 is rotatably connected to the ice making frame 41, and the ice making driving mechanism 742 drives the ice making housing 43 to rotate.

The rotation shaft of the ice making housing 43 may be horizontally disposed so that the open end of the ice making housing 43 may be disposed upward when ice is made, and the space in the ice making housing 43 may be fully utilized to prevent water in the ice making housing 43 from flowing out of the ice making housing 43.

When the ice making driving mechanism 742 drives the ice making housing 43 downward, the ice formed in the ice making housing 43 may be removed from the ice making housing 43 and dropped into the ice bank 5 below.

The ice making case 43 is provided therein with a plurality of ice making trays 431, and the plurality of ice making trays 431 may be arranged in rows and columns. The side walls of the ice making tray 431 are inclined so that the sides of the ice in the ice making housing 43 are inclined to facilitate the removal of the ice from the ice making tray 431 by gravity.

According to the refrigerator 100 of the present application, the refrigerator 100 further includes a water supply device for supplying water into the ice making housing 43, and the water supply device may include a water tank and a water quality treating structure.

The water blocking plate 44 is rotatably provided on the ice making housing 41, and the water blocking plate 44 is located at one side of the ice making housing 43. The water baffle 44 is arranged on the side face facing the ice making box 43 and is provided with a convex strip 441, a torsion spring 45 is sleeved on the rotating shaft of the water baffle 44, two ends of the ice making box 43 are respectively provided with a wheel plate 432, and the periphery of the wheel plate 432 is provided with a pit 4321.

When the opening end of the ice making box 43 is upward, the water baffle 44 is blocked at one side of the ice making box 43, the raised strips 441 are positioned in the pits 4321, and under the action of the torsion springs 45, the water baffle 44 is attached to the side of the ice making box 43. During the rotation of the ice-making housing 43 driven by the ice-making driving mechanism 742, the protruding strips 441 gradually leave the concave pits 4321 until completely leaving the concave pits 4321 and abutting against the outer periphery of the wheel plate 432, so that the water baffle 44 leaves the side edge of the ice-making housing 43 against the torsion force of the torsion spring 45.

The rear side of the ice making driving mechanism 742 is further connected with an ice detecting rod 46, the ice detecting rod 46 is used for detecting the height of ice in the ice storage barrel 5, and the ice making driving mechanism 742 can also drive the ice detecting plate to swing for detection.

Two motors may be provided in the ice making driving mechanism 742, wherein an output shaft of one motor is connected to the ice making housing 43, and an output shaft of the other motor is connected to the ice detecting lever 46.

According to the refrigerator 100 of the present application, a temperature sensor may be provided below the ice making housing 43 to detect a temperature in order to determine whether water in the ice making housing 43 is ice-forming.

According to the refrigerator 100 of the present application, the dispenser 22 is provided on the outside of the freezing chamber door 2, the dispenser 22 is in communication with the ice storage tub 5, and a user can supply crushed ice or unbroken ice through the dispenser 22 without opening the freezing chamber door 2, thereby reducing leakage of cold air of the freezing chamber, reducing loss of cold amount, and saving energy.

According to the refrigerator 100 of the present application, the freezing chamber door 2 includes a freezing chamber door 2 body and a base 23 coupled inside the freezing chamber door 2 body.

Specifically, the ice maker 4 is provided on the base 23, wherein the ice making frame 41 may be fixed to the base 23. The ice bank 5 is connected to the base 23, and the base 23 is provided to facilitate connection of the ice bank 5 to the freezing chamber door 2. The dispenser 22 is provided on the freezing chamber door 2 body and is located outside the freezing chamber door 2 body.

The ice storage barrel 5 is fixedly connected to the base 23, the ice maker 4 is fixedly connected to the base 23 and arranged above the ice storage barrel 5, and the ice storage barrel 5 is fixedly arranged relative to the ice maker 4 without relative movement.

The ice storage barrel 5 comprises an ice storage box 51 and an ice crushing box 100, wherein the ice storage box 51 is connected to the upper side of the ice crushing box 100, ice cubes made by the ice maker 4 firstly enter the ice storage box 51, enter a first ice inlet of the ice crushing box 100 through a first ice outlet at the lower end of the ice storage box 51, an ice transmission mechanism is arranged in the ice crushing box 100, and the ice transmission mechanism transmits the ice cubes to the distributor 22.

The ice bank 51 is formed separately from the ice crushing bin 100, and an ice transfer mechanism, which may be an ice crushing mechanism, is provided in the ice crushing bin 100 and connected to the base 23. When the crushed ice bin 100 and the ice transfer mechanism are mounted to the base 23, the ice bank 51 is mounted to the upper end surface of the crushed ice bin 100 in a front-to-rear direction, and the ice bank 51 is then screw-fixed to the base 23, so that the ice bank 51 can be conveniently mounted and dismounted.

The front side of the ice bank 51 may further be provided with a handle 511 for holding the ice bank 51, and both the left and right sides of the front side of the specific ice bank 5 may be provided with the handle 511.

The shape of the rear side of the ice bank 51 is matched with the shape of the base 23, so that the rear side of the ice bank 51 is in transition fit with the base 23, the base 23 is formed with a frame protruding toward the front side, the frame comprises a left frame and a right frame arranged on the left side and the right side of the base 23, grooves which are matched with the frames and extend in the up-down direction are formed on the left side and the right side of the ice bank 51, and when the ice bank 51 is connected to the base 23, the left frame and the right frame are respectively connected in the grooves of the ice bank 51.

The bottom surface is enclosed between the frames of the base 23, the rear side surface of the ice bank 51 is also formed with a convex surface matched with the bottom surface, and when the ice bank 51 is assembled to the base 23, the convex surface of the ice bank 51 extends into the frames and is matched with the bottom surface of the base 23.

The refrigerator 100 further includes an ice maker 4 housing 31, the ice maker 4 housing 31 is connected to the inner side of the freezing chamber door 2 and covers the outer side of the ice maker 4, wherein the ice maker 4 housing 31 may be fastened to the inner side of the freezing chamber door 2. Specifically, the cover 31 of the ice maker 4 is connected to the base 23, and the ice bank 5 is disposed below the cover 31 of the ice maker 4.

An ice making chamber 3 may be formed between the cover 31 of the ice maker 4 and the freezing chamber door 2, the ice maker 4 is disposed in the ice making chamber 3, and specifically, the ice making chamber 3 is formed between the cover 31 of the ice maker 4 and the base 23.

In order to save space inside the freezing chamber door 2 and to make the ice bank 5 better receive the ice in the ice maker 4, it is common that the top end of the ice bank 5 is closer to the lower end of the outer cover 31 of the ice maker 4. According to the refrigerator 100 of the present application, the refrigerator 100 further includes an ice transfer mechanism provided in the ice bank 5, the ice transfer mechanism having an ice transfer shaft.

In this application, the ice storage bucket 5 is fixed on base 23, and the relative position of ice storage bucket 5 and ice transport mechanism remains unchanged, and the ice transmission pivot is perpendicular with freezing chamber door 2, can reduce ice transport mechanism's occupation space, reduces freezing chamber door 2's thickness, further reduces refrigerator 100 thickness. Specifically, the freezing chamber door 2 may be vertically disposed, and the ice transfer shaft is horizontally disposed.

According to the refrigerator 100 of the present application, the refrigerator 100 further includes a driving mechanism 7, the driving mechanism 7 is provided on the freezing chamber door 2, and specifically, the driving mechanism 7 is connected to the base 23. The driving rotating shaft is connected with the ice transmission rotating shaft, and the driving mechanism 7 drives the driving rotating shaft to rotate so as to drive the ice transmission rotating shaft to rotate, so that the ice transmission mechanism works.

The driving mechanism 7 further comprises a driving motor which is fixedly arranged on the base 23, namely on the body of the freezing chamber door 2, and the driving motor is provided with an output shaft.

In some embodiments of the refrigerator 100 of the present application, the rotation axis of the output shaft of the driving motor coincides with the rotation axis of the ice transmission rotation shaft, and the driving rotation shaft is the output shaft of the driving motor or is fixedly connected with the output shaft of the driving motor, and the driving motor works to drive the driving rotation shaft to rotate.

In some embodiments of the refrigerator 100 of the present application, the rotation axis of the output shaft of the driving motor may be misaligned with the rotation axis of the ice transmission rotation shaft, the refrigerator 100 further includes a first transmission mechanism, the driving rotation shaft may be the rotation axis of the first transmission mechanism or is fixedly connected with the rotation axis of the first transmission mechanism, and the driving motor operates to drive the driving rotation shaft to rotate. The first transmission mechanism can comprise at least two transmission gears meshed with each other, and the driving motor drives the driving rotating shaft to rotate through the transmission gears.

The driving motor can be arranged on one side of the base 23, which is close to the ice storage barrel 5, and the ice storage barrel 5 is provided with a motor avoiding space for avoiding the driving motor, so that the ice storage barrel 5 can be rotated to enable the ice storage barrel 5 to be closed under the condition of arranging the driving motor, and interference between the ice storage barrel 5 and the driving motor is avoided.

According to refrigerator 100 of this application, ice transport mechanism still includes the drive shaft coupling of connecting in the drive pivot and being close to ice transport pivot one end, and ice transport mechanism still includes the transmission shaft coupling that the cover was established in ice transport pivot and is close to drive pivot one end, and drive shaft coupling and transmission shaft coupling are connected.

The transmission shaft coupling and the driving shaft coupling are arranged, so that the connection between the driving rotating shaft and the ice transmission rotating shaft can be conveniently realized, the structure is simple, and ice cubes can be conveniently transmitted to the distributor 22.

Specifically, when the transmission coupler is fixed on the ice transmission rotating shaft, the driving coupler is meshed with the transmission coupler.

Or, the transmission shaft can axially move along the ice transmission shaft, the ice transmission mechanism further comprises a spring sleeved at one end of the ice transmission shaft, which is close to the driving shaft, the spring is arranged at one side, away from the driving shaft, of the transmission shaft, the driving shaft abuts against the transmission shaft, the spring is in a compressed state, the driving mechanism 7 drives the driving shaft to rotate so that the driving shaft does not abut against the transmission shaft, and meanwhile, the spring drives the transmission shaft to move towards one side, which is close to the driving shaft, so that the driving shaft is meshed with the transmission shaft, and then the driving shaft rotates to drive the transmission shaft to rotate. The display drive coupling is engaged with the transmission coupling.

The transmission shaft coupling, the spring and the driving shaft coupling are arranged, so that no matter what position the transmission shaft coupling and the driving shaft coupling rotate, the transmission shaft coupling and the driving shaft coupling can be meshed, collision between the transmission shaft coupling and the driving shaft coupling is avoided, and the driving shaft can be conveniently connected with the ice transmission shaft.

When the ice transfer shaft is perpendicular to the freezing chamber door 2, the driving shaft is also perpendicular to the freezing chamber door 2. When the ice transmission rotating shaft is horizontally arranged, the driving rotating shaft is also horizontally arranged. The rotation axis of the driving rotation axis is in a straight line with the rotation axis of the ice transporting rotation axis.

Specifically, the ice conveying mechanism may have only a conveying function, and the ice conveying shaft may be a screw. The ice conveying mechanism can also have an ice crushing function, namely the ice conveying mechanism is an ice crushing mechanism, and the ice conveying rotating shaft is an ice crushing rotating shaft.

The ice crushing mechanism is provided in the ice bank 5, and when a user needs to crush ice, the ice crushing mechanism can crush the ice in the ice bank 5 and then take out the crushed ice through the dispenser 22.

The ice crushing mechanism comprises an ice crushing rotating shaft, an ice fixing blade, a movable ice blade and an ice block separating structure.

The ice crushing rotating shaft rotates to drive the movable ice blade to rotate, and the fixed ice blade and the ice block separating structure are respectively positioned at two sides of the ice crushing rotating shaft and are fixed to the ice storage barrel 5. When the ice crushing rotating shaft drives the movable ice blade to rotate along the first direction, ice cubes in the ice storage barrel 5 can be crushed under the shearing of the movable ice blade and the fixed ice blade, and when the ice crushing rotating shaft drives the movable ice blade to rotate along the opposite direction of the first direction, the frozen ice cubes can be separated under the cooperation of the movable ice blade and the ice cube separating structure, so that the ice can be crushed, and inconvenience in ice production caused by freezing between the ice cubes can be avoided.

Wherein, move the skates and fix in the crushing ice pivot, move one end cover of skates and establish in crushing ice pivot and its other end is fixed on crushing ice fixing base, and crushing ice fixing base is fixed on crushing ice bucket, and the one end of crushing ice pivot is connected at fixing the skates to the ice block separation structure for the ice block separation structure is also motionless relative ice storage bucket 5.

An ice outlet is arranged below the ice storage barrel 5, and ice in the ice storage barrel 5 is discharged out of the ice storage barrel 5 through the ice outlet.

The ice crushing mechanism further comprises an ice outlet door arranged above the ice outlet and below the ice block separating structure, and the ice crushing rotating shaft drives ice to move and strike the ice outlet door and then slide down to the ice outlet. The upper surface of the ice storage door is provided with a plurality of ice storage rails, and ice slides to the ice outlet along the ice outlet rails.

The freezing chamber door 2 is further provided with an ice passage connected between the ice outlet and the dispenser 22, through which ice discharged from the ice outlet moves to the dispenser 22, and in particular, the ice passage may be funnel-shaped.

In this application, the drive pivot is connected with the broken ice pivot, and actuating mechanism 7 drive pivot rotates and drives broken ice pivot rotation, and broken ice mechanism work.

The refrigerator 100 further includes a second transmission mechanism 81 and a stirrer for stirring ice in the ice bank 5 to prevent freezing between the ice. The stirrer comprises a stirring shaft, the rotating shaft of the stirring shaft is different from the rotating shaft of the ice transmission rotating shaft, and when the rotating shaft of the specific ice transmission rotating shaft is horizontally arranged, the rotating shaft of the stirring shaft is also horizontally arranged and is vertical to the rotating shaft of the ice transmission rotating shaft. The second transmission mechanism 81 is used for transmitting the power of the ice transmission shaft to the stirrer so that the stirring shaft rotates.

The second transmission mechanism 81 includes a first transmission gear fixed on the ice transmission shaft, and further includes a second transmission gear, a third transmission gear, a fourth transmission gear fixed and coaxial with the third transmission gear, and a fifth transmission gear fixed on the stirring shaft. Because the rotation axis of the stirring shaft is horizontally arranged and is vertical to the rotation axis of the ice transmission rotation shaft, the first transmission gear, the second transmission gear and the third transmission gear are cylindrical gears, and the fourth transmission gear and the fifth transmission gear are bevel gears.

The second transmission gear, the third transmission gear and the fourth transmission gear are rotatably connected to the ice storage barrel 5 through a rotation shaft, so that the second transmission gear, the third transmission gear and the fourth transmission gear can rotate relative to the ice storage barrel 5.

At least one stirring claw is arranged on the stirring shaft and is uniformly distributed along the axial direction of the stirring shaft. The stirring claws are staggered along the axial direction of the stirring shaft, and the axial distance between two adjacent stirring claws along the stirring shaft is equal.

Since the ice cubes within the ice bank 5 are moved from the upper portion to the lower portion and are moved and dropped by the plurality of moving blades, the thickness of the ice bank 5 can be reduced.

The present application separates the ice bank 5 from the ice maker 4, and can reduce the thickness of the freezing door by the reduction of the thickness of the ice bank 5 and the position of the ice bank 5 within the ice chamber.

When the thickness of the freezing door is reduced, a basket for additionally receiving food may be provided in the freezing door.

Further, when the thickness of the freezing door is reduced, since the volume of a portion of the freezing door (i.e., a portion inserted into the refrigerating chamber) is reduced, the accommodation amount of the refrigerating chamber can be increased.

The freezing chamber is opened and closed by a freezing chamber door 2, and the refrigerating chamber is opened and closed by a freezing door.

According to this embodiment, the thickness of the refrigerator door may be reduced due to the improved structure of the ice bank 5.

According to this embodiment, the thickness of the refrigerator door can be reduced due to the improved structure of the refrigerator.

The foregoing is merely illustrative embodiments of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think about variations or substitutions within the technical scope of the present invention, and the invention should be covered. Therefore, the protection scope of the invention is subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims (10)

1. A refrigerator, comprising:

a freezing chamber;

a freezing chamber door connected to a front side of the refrigerator to open or close the freezing chamber, the freezing chamber door including a freezing chamber door body and a base connected to an inside of the freezing chamber door body;

an ice maker provided at an inner side of the freezing chamber door;

the ice storage barrel is arranged below the ice maker and used for receiving and storing ice cubes falling from the ice maker, the ice storage barrel is connected to the inner side of the freezing chamber door, and the ice storage barrel is fixed on the base;

the ice storage barrel comprises a first window and second windows, wherein the first window is positioned on the front side of the ice storage barrel, the second windows are connected to two sides of the first window, the two second windows are respectively connected with the left side face and the right side face of the ice storage barrel into a whole, and the first window is provided with a turning plate.

2. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the first window is quadrangular, two of the second windows are respectively connected to left and right sides of the first window, and the first window and the second window are integrally formed.

3. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the flap is connected to the first window through a rotation shaft, the rotation shaft is provided at a side of the flap, and the rotation shaft is provided at a left side/right side/upper side/lower side of the flap.

4. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the base is provided with a first connection portion thereon, the first connection portion defining the ice bank to move in a vertical direction to be mounted to the base.

5. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the first connection portion is a rail extending in a vertical direction, and a rear side of the ice bank is provided with a rail connection portion extending in a vertical direction, the rail connection portion being engaged with the rail to connect the ice bank to the base.

6. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the base includes a frame protruding toward a front side, the frame being correspondingly disposed at rear sides of the ice maker, the ice bank, and the crushed ice bin, the frame including a left side frame and a right side frame, the first connection portion being a protruding block having a plurality of protruding blocks connected to the left side frame and/or the right side frame, the protruding block including a wavy rear side and a planar front side;

the rear side of the ice storage barrel is provided with a hanging part matched with the protruding block, the hanging part comprises a transverse section and a waveform section extending downwards, the waveform section is matched with the rear side of the protruding block, the transverse section is connected with the upper side of the protruding block, and the ice storage barrel is fixed on the base through the matching connection of the hanging part and the protruding block.

7. The refrigerator of claim 2, further comprising an ice maker housing disposed outside the ice maker and connected to the base, the ice storage tub being located below the ice maker housing.

8. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the base comprises a bottom surface connected to an inner side of the freezing chamber door body and a positioning pin, one end of the positioning pin is connected to a side surface of the bottom surface facing the ice storage barrel, and the other end of the positioning pin is used for limiting an upper end surface of the ice storage barrel; the upper end face of the ice storage barrel is provided with a step matched with the locating pin, and the locating pin is arranged on the upper side of the step so as to limit the ice storage barrel to move upwards.

9. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the ice transfer shaft is perpendicular to the freezing chamber door;

the refrigerator further comprises a driving device which is arranged on the freezing chamber door and provided with a driving rotating shaft; the driving mechanism further comprises a driving coupler connected with one end of the driving rotating shaft, which is close to the ice transmission rotating shaft, and the ice transmission mechanism further comprises a transmission coupler sleeved on one end of the ice transmission rotating shaft, which is close to the driving rotating shaft, and the driving coupler is connected with the transmission coupler.

10. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the ice bank is connected to the base by screws, and both sides of the ice bank are provided with recessed handles, and an installer can hold the handles to install the ice bank when the ice bank is mounted to the base.