CN1180825A - Water supplying apparatus for refrigerator - Google Patents

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CN1180825A
CN1180825A CN97122833A CN97122833A CN1180825A CN 1180825 A CN1180825 A CN 1180825A CN 97122833 A CN97122833 A CN 97122833A CN 97122833 A CN97122833 A CN 97122833A CN 1180825 A CN1180825 A CN 1180825A
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吴吉秀
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D25/00Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2323/00General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2323/122General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass the refrigerator is characterised by a water tank for the water/ice dispenser

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A water supply device used in a refrigerator is provided, which includes: a water tank which is used for storing water, installed in the refrigerator and equipped with an outlet that forms transversely on the bottom of the water tank; a valve body which moves back and forth corresponding to the outlet of the water tank to open and close the outlet conveniently; a solenoid which is used for controlling the back motion of the valve body. The device also can include a spring which is used to lead the valve body to elastically compress the outlet of the water tank eccentrically. Here, the position of the solenoid leaves away from the flowing path of water that is discharged from the water tank through the outlet of the water tank. Therefore, the resistance of the water which flows out from the water tank can be lowered to the minimum, and the water can be prevented from leaking out onto the solenoid.

Description

The water supply installation that is used for refrigerator
The present invention relates to be used for the water supply installation of refrigerator.
Refrigerator generally includes an ice machine (ices machine) and a water supply installation, and water supply installation has a water tank and is provided for the water of ice making to ice machine.Water tank can be installed in the top or the bottom of ice machine according to the structure of refrigerator.
Fig. 1 has represented to have the part figure of the refrigerator of existing water supply installation, and water tank wherein is installed in the top of ice machine.Referring to Fig. 1, this refrigerator has a upper refrigerator compartment 51 and a lower freezer compartment 52, by a partition wall 55 with its mutual separation.Ice machine 70 is installed in the refrigerating chamber 52.Ice machine 70 comprises that a pallet that holds ice making water 71, one are contained in the ice container 72 of the ice that generates in the pallet 71 and the driver 73 that ice with pallet 71 is transported to ice container 72.Water supply installation 60 is installed in the refrigerating chamber 51, is used for supplying water to the pallet 71 of ice machine 70.
Water supply installation 60 comprises that a water tank that stores water 61, one hold and support the water tank outer cover 62 of water tank 61, one and be installed in the valve gear 75 of water tank 61 bottoms and the feed pipe 69 in pallet 71 that will be sent to ice machine 70 by the water that valve gear 75 gives off from water tank 61.
Fig. 2 is the enlarged drawing of valve gear 75.As shown in Figure 2, outlet 63 is positioned at the bottom of water tank 61.Around outlet 63, has one respectively at water tank 61 inner upwardly extending cylindrical valve seat 64 and a cylindrical conduit 65 in the inner downward extension of water tank.Valve body 76 is positioned on the valve seat 64, is used for the current of valve seat 64 controls by outlet 63.By a connecting rod 78 that extends downwards from the lower surface of valve body 76, the actuation plate 77 of valve body 76 below being positioned at outlet 63 linked to each other.At actuation plate 77 with between exporting 63 a compression spring 79 is installed, makes to stop valve seat 64 when valve body 76 flexibly moves down.Actuation plate 77 in conduit 65 rises and descends along conduit 65 according to the compression and the extension of spring 79.
A solenoid 80 is installed below actuation plate 77 and in the outside of water tank outer cover 62.The solenoidal bar 81 of solenoid 80 passes a hole that forms and extends upward, and in the upper end of solenoidal bar 81 eliminator plate 82 is installed on water tank outer cover 62.When the actuating owing to solenoid 80 makes the upper end of solenoidal bar 81 upwards push actuation plate 77, compression spring 79 is compressed and makes valve body 76 separate with valve seat 64 thus, makes that the water in the water tank 61 is discharged by outlet 63 and flowed in the pallet 71 through feed pipe 69.At this moment, the effect of eliminator plate 82 is to prevent to go into solenoid 80 along solenoidal bar 81 by the orifice flow that forms at water tank outer cover 62 from exporting the water that falls 63.
Yet in above-mentioned water supply installation, because the element of valve gear 75 is adjacent with outlet 63, and it is complicated and obviously the water of the outlet 63 of flowing through is had resistance to export 63 periphery, has therefore hindered the steady flow of water.In addition, because water drops on the eliminator plate 82, will on eliminator plate 82, form incrustation scale.Have, if eliminator plate 82 is after long-time use is aging, water may leak on the solenoid 80 again.
The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of water supply installation that is used for refrigerator, in water supply installation, simplified the structure of the valve gear around the outlet, and anti-effectively sealing leaks on the solenoid.
In order to achieve the above object, provide a kind of water supply installation that is used for refrigerator, this device comprises:
A water tank that is used for water, this water tank are installed in the refrigerator and have an outlet, and this outlet laterally is formed on its underpart;
A valve body, the outlet of water tank moves back and forth relatively, so that open and close outlet;
A solenoid is used for moving back and forth of application valve body.
This water supply installation preferably also comprises a drive unit that is installed between valve body and the solenoid, wherein drive unit has a drive rod, drive rod is installed on the position that parallels with the axis of water tank outlet and by solenoid it is vertically moved back and forth, and with a connector valve body and drive rod is linked together.
Here, the glide path of the outlet of water tank from the water tank discharge is passed through in solenoidal position away from water.
Water supply installation preferably also comprises a spring, is used to make valve body to be elastically biased toward to water tank and exports.
Below by detailed description of the preferred embodiment in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, above-mentioned purpose of the present invention and advantage will become apparent clear.In the accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 shows the partial view of the refrigerator with existing water supply installation;
Fig. 2 is the enlarged drawing around the valve body that uses in the water supply installation of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 shows the partial view that has according to the refrigerator of water supply installation of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the enlarged drawing of the valve gear that uses in the water supply installation of Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 is the profile of V-V line among Fig. 4;
Fig. 6 is the opening figure of Fig. 5.
Referring to Fig. 3, the refrigerator that has according to water supply installation 10 of the present invention comprises that one is gone up refrigerating chamber 1 and a following refrigerating chamber 2, and by a separate layer 3 both is separated mutually.An ice machine 5 is installed in refrigerating chamber 2, and a water supply installation 10 that is provided for the water of ice making to ice machine 5 is installed in refrigerating chamber 1.Ice machine 5 comprises that one is used for holding and is used for the pallet 6, of water of ice making and is used for being contained in the ice container 7 of the ice that pallet 6 produces and the driver 8 of an ice that is used for driving tray 6.
Water supply installation 10 comprises that a water tank that is used for storage of water 11, one are used for holding and support the water tank outer cover 12 of water tank 11, one and be installed in the valve gear 20 of water tank 11 bottoms and one and will be sent to the feed pipe 19 of the pallet 6 of ice machine 5 by the water that valve gear 20 is discharged from water tank 11.
To Fig. 6, under the side direction of the bottom of water tank 11, formed an additional container part 13 referring to Fig. 4, and formed an outlet 14 in the wall portion of additive vessel part 13.Circular valve seat 15 is outwards outstanding from exporting 14.
Valve body 21 is adjacent with the outer end of valve seat 15, in order to open and close outlet 14.Connect valve body 21 with a steady pin 22 that forms on the inner surface of a side of connector 25, this connector 25 is installed across the axis of outlet 14.The outer surface of a described side of connector 25 links to each other with an end of guide bar 24, and guide bar 24 is installed along the axis of outlet 14.Guiding flange 16 is outstanding downwards from the bottom of water tank 11, and separates a predetermined distance with the outer surface of fixture 25.Guiding flange 16 has one with valve body 21, valve seat 15 with export 14 coaxial guide holes 17.The guide hole 17 of guiding flange 16 is passed in the other end of guide bar 24, and can slidably reciprocate in guide hole 17.According to moving back and forth of guide bar 24, make connector 25 and valve body 21 move or leave and export 14 to outlet 14.Described end at guide bar 24 has screw thread 24b, by this screw thread guide bar 24 and connector 25 is spirally connected.The described other end at guide bar has a rotatable circular handle 24a, is used to adjust and being spirally connected of connector 25.Between guiding flange 16 and connector 25, a stage clip 26 is housed, valve body 21 is elastically biased toward to valve seat 15, promptly towards the direction motion of closing outlet 14.
The above-mentioned other end of connector 25 and an end of a drive rod 23 are spirally connected, this drive rod and guide bar 24 parallel installations, and separate a predetermined distance with guide bar 24.The above-mentioned other end of drive rod 23 has an actuation plate 27.Actuation plate 27 is in the face of the bar 28 of solenoid 29, and solenoid 29 is installed in the outside of water tank outer cover 12.
Referring to Fig. 4, below valve gear 20, the bottom of water tank outer cover 12 has an infundibulate water leader 18, is used to guide from exporting 14 water that fall.The lower end of water leader 18 links to each other with feed pipe 19.
In above-mentioned structure, do not have under driven situation at solenoid 29, by the elastic force of spring 26, valve body 21 is contacted so that close outlet 14 with valve seat 15, as shown in Figure 5.When ice-make mode drives solenoid 29, solenoidal bar 28 pushes actuation plate 27 forward, makes the connector 25 that links to each other with drive rod 23 separate from valve seat 15, and promptly left direction moves and bear the elastic force of spring 26 in Fig. 5, as shown in Figure 6.Meanwhile, valve body 21 separates with valve seat 15, so that open outlet 14, makes water discharge from water tank 11 by exporting 14.The water of discharging from water tank 11 is dropped into water leader 18 and is sent in the ice machine 5 by feed pipe 19.
As mentioned above,, flow out from water tank 11 by outlet 14, so in valve gear 20, the resistance of water is dropped to minimum owing to there is element influence water according to water supply installation of the present invention.In addition, because solenoid 29 and drive rod have all left the water route, can prevent that sealing leaks on the solenoid 29.

Claims (4)

1. water supply installation that is used for refrigerator comprises:
A water tank that is used for water, this water tank are installed in the refrigerator and have an outlet, and this outlet laterally is formed on the water tank bottom;
A valve body can move back and forth with respect to the outlet of water tank, so that open and close outlet;
A solenoid is used to control moving back and forth of described valve body.
2. water supply installation as claimed in claim 1, it also comprises: a drive unit that is installed between described valve body and the described solenoid, wherein drive unit has a drive rod, described drive rod and the parallel installation of the axis of the described outlet of described water tank, and it is vertically moved back and forth by described solenoid; With a connector, be used for connecting described valve body and described drive rod.
3. water supply installation as claimed in claim 2, the glide path that discharge from described water tank by the described outlet of described water tank away from water wherein said solenoidal position.
4. water supply installation as claimed in claim 3, it also comprises: a spring is used to make described valve body to be elastically biased toward described outlet to described water tank.
CN97122833A 1996-10-17 1997-10-17 Water supplying apparatus for refrigerator Pending CN1180825A (en)

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