CN117366966A - 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, and comprises a freezing chamber door body and a base connected to the inner side of the freezing chamber door body; the ice maker is arranged on the inner side of the freezing chamber door; the ice storage bucket is located the below of ice maker for accept the ice-cube that drops from the ice maker and store, the inboard at the freezer door is connected to the ice storage bucket, and the ice storage bucket includes: the refrigerator also comprises an ice storage box and a broken refrigerator; an ice transmission mechanism connected to the base is arranged in the refrigerator; the ice storage box is connected to the upper side of the ice transmission mechanism, and a first connecting part used for connecting the ice storage box is arranged on the base and used for limiting the ice storage box to move along the direction perpendicular to the base so as to be mounted on the base. The refrigerator moves the ice storage box along the direction vertical to the base through the first connecting part so as to be mounted on the base, so that the quick mounting of the ice storage box is realized, and the steps are simple.

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, the present application aims to provide a refrigerator, which is provided with an ice maker and an ice bank on a freezing chamber door of the refrigerator, the ice bank includes an ice bank moving in a direction perpendicular to a base to be mounted to the freezing chamber door, a user can directly obtain ice cubes through the ice bank, and can obtain ice cubes through a dispenser, operation is simple, and energy is saved.

The refrigerator according to the present application includes:

a freezing chamber;

the freezing chamber door is connected to the rear 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;

an ice storage barrel provided below the ice maker for receiving and storing ice cubes dropped from the ice maker, the ice storage barrel being connected to an inner side of the freezing chamber door, the ice storage barrel including:

an ice bank;

the refrigerator is internally provided with an ice transmission mechanism connected to the base;

the ice storage box is connected to the upper side of the ice transmission mechanism, and a first connecting part used for connecting the ice storage box is arranged on the base and used for limiting the ice storage box to move along the direction perpendicular to the base so as to be mounted on the base.

In some embodiments of the present application, the first connection part is at least one guide rail extending in an up-down direction, and the ice bank is connected to the base through the guide rail.

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, the protruding block has a plurality of protruding blocks connected to the left side frame and/or the right side frame, the protruding block includes a wavy rear side and a planar front side;

the rear side of the ice storage box 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 to the upper side of the protruding block, and the ice storage box is fixed on the base through the matching connection of the hanging part and the protruding block.

In some embodiments of the application, the upper end face of the ice crushing box is provided with a rail extending along the direction perpendicular to the base, the lower side face of the ice storage box is provided with a rail connecting part which is matched with the rail and perpendicular to the base, and the rail connecting part is connected with the rail so that the ice storage box is connected to the upper side of the ice crushing box.

In some embodiments of the present application, after the ice maker is mounted to the base, the ice-crushing bin is connected to the base, and the ice bank is mounted to the base.

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

In some embodiments of the present application, the lower portion of the ice bank is formed with a funnel-shaped first ice outlet tapered from top to bottom in a protruding manner, and ice cubes in the ice bank enter the ice crusher through the first ice outlet.

In some embodiments of the present application, the ice bank is integrally formed and the ice bank is fixed to the base by screws.

In some embodiments of the present application, the upper end surface of the refrigerator is recessed to the lower side to form a first ice inlet, and the first ice outlet can extend into the first ice inlet, and the first ice outlet and the first ice inlet are matched with each other, so that ice cubes enter the first ice inlet from the first ice outlet.

In some embodiments of the present application, the ice transfer mechanism has an ice transfer shaft that is perpendicular to the freezer door;

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

The application has at least the following positive effects:

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, and comprises a freezing chamber door body and a base connected to the inner side of the freezing chamber door body; the ice maker is arranged on the inner side of the freezing chamber door; the ice storage bucket is located the below of ice maker for accept the ice-cube that drops from the ice maker and store, the user can take out the ice-cube in the ice storage bucket at any time, convenient and fast, and the inboard at the freezer door is connected to the ice storage bucket, and the ice storage bucket includes: the refrigerator also comprises an ice storage box and a broken refrigerator; an ice transmission mechanism connected to the base is arranged in the refrigerator; the ice storage box is connected to the upper side of the ice transmission mechanism, and a first connecting part used for connecting the ice storage box is arranged on the base and used for limiting the ice storage box to move along the direction perpendicular to the base so as to be mounted on the base. The refrigerator moves the ice storage box along the direction vertical to the base through the first connecting part so as to be mounted on the base, so that the quick mounting of the ice storage box is realized, and the steps are simple.

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 an external appearance of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a front view of a freezing chamber door of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application;

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

fig. 4 is a schematic view of a freezing chamber door of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic view of another view of a freezing chamber door of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application;

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

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

fig. 8 is a schematic view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application with an ice bank removed from a freezing chamber door;

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

fig. 10 is a schematic view of another view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application with a freezing chamber door of an ice bank removed;

fig. 11 is an enlarged view a in fig. 10;

fig. 12 is a schematic view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application from another perspective with an ice maker and an ice maker cover removed from a freezer door;

fig. 13 is an enlarged view B in fig. 12;

fig. 14 is a schematic view of an ice bank of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 15 is an enlarged view C in fig. 15;

FIG. 16 is a left side view of FIG. 14;

FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an ice maker according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 18 is an exploded view of an ice maker according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 19 is a partial exploded view of an ice maker according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 20 is a partial side cross-sectional view of a refrigeration door according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 21 is a schematic structural view of an ice bank according to an embodiment of the present application at another view angle;

fig. 22 is a schematic structural view of an ice crushing mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 23 is a partial structural schematic view of an ice crushing mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 24 is a schematic view of a second gear train and agitator according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 25 is a partial schematic structural view of a drive coupling and transfer coupling bite according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 26 is a schematic view of an ice bank mounted to a base according to an embodiment of the present application;

in the above figures: 100. a refrigerator; 1. a case; 2. a freezing chamber door; 21. a freezing door body; 22. a dispenser; 23. a base; 2321. a first connection portion; 23211. a protruding block; 23212. a guide rail; 26. an ice passage; 27. a refrigerating chamber door; 281. a right side frame; 282. a left side frame; 283. a bottom surface; 3. an ice making chamber; 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 bank; 511. a handle; 51221. a rail connecting part; 5122. a horizontal connection portion; 513. a hanging part; 514. a recessed portion; 5141. a curved depression; 5142. a linear recess; 515. a first ice outlet; 52. a fridge crushing device; 521. a track; 522. a protruding portion; 523. a first ice inlet; 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 67; 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.

The ice bank 5 is provided under 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 transfer mechanism 6 is provided in the ice bank 5 and is fixed to the base 23, and the ice transfer mechanism 6 has an ice transfer shaft 61, the ice transfer shaft 61 being perpendicular to the freezing chamber door 2.

The ice bank 5 includes an ice bank 51 and a crushed ice bin 52, the crushed ice bin 52 is provided with an ice transporting mechanism 6 connected to the base 23, the ice bank 51 is connected to the upper side of the ice transporting mechanism 6, and the ice cubes in the ice bank 51 can be dropped to the ice transporting mechanism 6 to be transported to the dispenser 22, and a user can directly obtain the ice cubes through the dispenser 22.

Referring to the installation direction in fig. 26, the base 23 is provided with a first connection portion 2321 for connecting the ice bank 51, and the first connection portion 2321 is used for limiting the movement of the ice bank 51 in a direction perpendicular to the base 23 to be installed on the base 23, so that the installation of the ice bank 51 on the base 23 is facilitated, and the ice bank 51 is firmly installed on the base 23.

When the ice crushing box 52 is mounted to the base 23, the ice bank 51 is mounted between the ice maker 4 and the ice crushing box 52, the ice bank 51 can be separated from the ice conveying structure, and when a user needs to clean the ice bank 51, the ice bank 51 can be separated from the ice crushing box 52 to independently take out the ice bank 51 for cleaning, so that the user operation is facilitated.

In some embodiments of the present application, the first connection portion 2321 is at least one guide rail 23212 extending in an up-down direction, the ice bank 51 is provided with a guide rail 23212 connection portion matched with the guide rail 23212, and the guide rail 23212 connection portion is matched and connected with the guide rail 23212 so as to enable the ice bank 51 to be mounted on the base 23, so that the ice bank 51 can be limited to move along a direction perpendicular to the base 23, and the ice bank 51 can be quickly and firmly connected on the base 23 through the guide rail 23212.

In some embodiments of the present application, the base 23 includes frames protruding toward the front side, which are correspondingly provided at the rear sides of the ice maker 4, the ice bank 51, and the crushed ice bin 52, and include a left side frame 282, a right side frame 281, an upper side frame, and a lower side frame. Between the frames is a bottom surface 283 of the base 23.

The first connection portion 2321 is a protruding block 23211, and the protruding block 23211 has a plurality of protruding blocks. A plurality of protruding blocks 23211 are connected to the left side frame 282 and/or the right side frame 281, the protruding blocks 23211 are vertically arranged on the left side frame 282, the protruding blocks 23211 are vertically arranged on the right side frame 281, and a plurality of protruding blocks 23211 are symmetrically arranged on the left side frame 282 and the right side frame 281, so that the ice bank 51 can be balanced and uniform in stress, and the stability of the ice bank 51 connected to the base 23 is enhanced. The bump 23211 includes a wavy rear side and a planar front side, only the rear side of the bump 23211 is wavy, and either the left or right side of the bump 23211 is attached to the frame.

The rear side of the ice bank 51 is provided with a hanging portion 513 matching with the protruding block 23211, the hanging portion 513 includes a transverse section and a waveform section extending downward, the transverse section is located above the waveform section, one end of the transverse section is connected with the rear side of the ice bank 51, and the other end extends to the rear side and is connected with the waveform section.

The hanging portion 513 is hung on the bump 23211, specifically, a wave-shaped section extending downward is connected to the rear side of the bump 23211, and the wave-shaped section cooperates with the rear side so that the rear side of the bump 23211 gives the wave-shaped section a friction force and a downward resistance, and the wave-shaped section can be firmly connected to the bump 23211.

The lateral section is connected to the upper side of the protruding block 23211, and the upper side of the protruding block 23211 provides an upward supporting force to the lateral section, so that the ice bank 51 can be mounted above the protruding block 23211, and the ice bank 51 is fixed on the base 23 through the cooperation connection of the hanging portion 513 and the protruding block 23211.

Since the wave-shaped section extends in the up-down direction and the lateral section extends in the horizontal direction, the junction of the wave-shaped section and the lateral section can be applied with a force directed to the rear side and a force directed to the upper side by the protruding block 23211 so that the ice bank 51 is fixed to the base 23.

In some embodiments of the present application, the first connection portion 2321 is a recess having a smaller size provided at the left and/or right side of the base 23, and the left and/or right side of the rear side of the ice bank 5 is provided with a protrusion engaged with the recess, and the protrusion of the ice bank 5 may be inserted into the recess of the base 23 to connect the ice bank 5 to the base 23.

In some embodiments of the present application, the ice bank 51 further includes a refrigerator-crushing box 52, the refrigerator-crushing box is fixedly connected to the base and is disposed at the lower side of the ice bank, the ice-crushing box 52 is provided with an ice conveying mechanism 6, the refrigerator-crushing box 52 is located at the lower side of the ice bank 51, the refrigerator-crushing box 52 includes an upper side surface located at the upper side, the upper side surface of the refrigerator-crushing box 52 is provided with a rail 521 extending along a direction perpendicular to the base 23, the lower side surface of the ice bank 51 is provided with a rail connecting portion 5121 which is matched with the rail 521 and extends from front to back, and the ice bank is connected with the refrigerator-crushing box through the cooperation of the rail and the rail connecting portion.

Specifically, the ice bank and the ice crushing box are formed in a split mode, and the ice bank and the ice crushing box are fixed on the base in a split mode. The ice crushing box is fixedly connected to the base, the ice storage box is fixedly connected to the upper side of the ice crushing box, and a user can independently move the ice storage box to take out ice cubes.

The upper end face of the ice storage box is in an open state, and ice cubes produced by the ice maker can directly fall into the ice storage box so as to store the ice cubes.

In some embodiments of the present application, after the ice maker 4 is mounted to the base 23, the crushed ice bin 52 is connected to the base 23, and the ice bank 51 is mounted to the base 23. In some embodiments of the present application, the refrigerator 100 further includes an icemaker 4 icemaker cover 31, the icemaker 4 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 4 icemaker cover 31.

In some embodiments of the present application, when ice maker 4 is mounted to base 23, ice maker 4 and ice maker housing 31 are mounted to base 23.

In some embodiments of the present application, the ice storage box 51 is connected to the upper end surface of the ice crushing box 52, a funnel-shaped first ice outlet 515 tapering from top to bottom is formed on the lower portion of the ice storage box 51 in a protruding manner, and ice cubes in the ice storage box 51 enter the ice crushing box 52 through the first ice outlet 515.

In some embodiments of the present application, the ice bank 51 is integrally formed, and the ice bank 51 is fixed to the base 23 by screws.

In some embodiments of the present application, the lower portion of the ice storage box 51 is a funnel shape tapering from top to bottom, the upper end of the ice crushing box 52 is provided with a first ice inlet 523, the first ice outlet 515 can extend into the first ice inlet 523, and the first ice outlet 515 and the first ice inlet 523 are mutually matched, so that ice cubes enter the first ice inlet 523 from the first ice outlet 515.

In some embodiments of the present application, the ice transfer mechanism 6 has an ice transfer shaft 61, and the ice transfer shaft 61 is perpendicular to the freezing door 2.

The refrigerator 100 further comprises a driving device, the driving device is arranged on the freezing chamber door 2 of the freezing door and is provided with a driving rotating shaft 71, the driving mechanism 7 further comprises a driving coupler 72 connected to one end of the driving rotating shaft 71 close to the ice transmission rotating shaft 61, the ice transmission mechanism 6 further comprises a transmission coupler 67 sleeved on one end of the ice transmission rotating shaft 61 close to the driving rotating shaft 71, and the driving coupler 72 is connected with the transmission coupler 67.

In some embodiments of the present application, the upper end surface of the refrigerator 52 extends upward to form a protruding portion 522, and the upper side surface of the protruding portion 522 is curved.

In some embodiments of the present application, the ice transfer mechanism has an ice transfer shaft that is perpendicular to the freezing chamber 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;

an ice bank provided below the icemaker for receiving and storing ice cubes dropped from the icemaker, the ice bank being connected to an inner side of the freezing chamber door, the ice bank including:

an ice bank;

the ice crushing box is fixedly connected to the base and is internally provided with an ice transmission mechanism connected to the base;

the ice storage box is connected to the upper side of the ice transmission mechanism, a first connecting part used for connecting the ice storage box is arranged on the base, and the first connecting part is used for limiting the ice storage box to move along the direction perpendicular to the base so as to be mounted on the base.

2. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the first connection part is at least one guide rail extending in an up-down direction, and the ice bank is connected to the base through the guide rail.

3. 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 box 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 with the upper side of the protruding block, and the ice storage box is fixed on the base through the matching connection of the hanging part and the protruding block.

4. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein an upper end surface of the crushed refrigerator is provided with a rail extending in a direction perpendicular to the base, a lower side surface of the ice bank is provided with a rail connection portion perpendicular to the base, which is matched with the rail, and the rail connection portion is connected with the rail so that the ice bank is connected to an upper side of the crushed refrigerator.

5. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the crushed ice bin is coupled to the base after the ice maker is mounted to the base, and the ice bank is mounted to the base.

6. The refrigerator of claim 1, further comprising an ice maker housing disposed outside the ice maker and connected to the base, the ice storage bucket being positioned below the ice maker housing, the ice maker housing being mounted to the base when the ice maker is mounted to the base.

7. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein a lower portion of the ice bank is protruded to form a funnel-shaped first ice outlet tapered from top to bottom, and ice cubes in the ice bank enter the ice crushing bin through the first ice outlet.

8. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the ice bank is integrally formed, and the ice bank is fixed to the base by screws.

9. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the upper end surface of the crushed refrigerator is recessed downward to form a first ice inlet, the first ice outlet can extend into the first ice inlet, and the first ice outlet and the first ice inlet are matched with each other so that ice cubes enter the first ice inlet from the first ice outlet.

10. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the ice transfer mechanism has an ice transfer shaft perpendicular to the freezing chamber door;

the refrigerator further comprises a driving device, the driving device is arranged on the freezing chamber door and is 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.