CN1690618A - Distributor for refrigerator - Google Patents

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CN1690618A
CN1690618A CN 200410019108 CN200410019108A CN1690618A CN 1690618 A CN1690618 A CN 1690618A CN 200410019108 CN200410019108 CN 200410019108 CN 200410019108 A CN200410019108 A CN 200410019108A CN 1690618 A CN1690618 A CN 1690618A
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The refrigerator allotter comprises body forming inner space to maintain correct temperature and possessing storage water tank to provide water, door installed at the front of body to open or close inner space of body, water-feed section formed at the front of door making water in storage water tank flow out via supply pipe connecting with storage water tank, feed pipe connecting with supply pipe and protruding or retracting according to the size of cup to prevent waters plashing, and driving section prolonging or shortening feed pipe. The invention makes use of driving section to adjust distance between feed pipe and cup, so it can prevent water splashing out of cup when water is supplied. As a result, it makes use convenient and increase confidence level of client.

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Refrigerator dispenser
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of refrigerator dispenser, particularly relate to a kind of have can stretch out or the supply pipe of indentation, thereby can prevent that sealing or ice cube splash or fall cup outside, and can improve refrigerator volume inside availability and user-friendly refrigerator dispenser.
Background technology
In general, refrigerator inside can be separated into design temperature and preserve the refrigerating chamber of ice maker container and frozen food and can place the refrigerating chamber that refrigerates thing, and its inside be provided with can compress, the freezing cycle device of freeze cycle operations such as condensation, expansion and evaporation, and the characteristic of utilizing evaporimeter in the circulatory system can absorb outside heat is kept freezing, the frozen state of refrigerator inside.Also be provided with the water supply portion that under the situation of not opening door of refrigerator, also can take out its inner ice cube or water on the large-scale refrigerator of releasing recently, so not only can prevent the interior cold air of refrigerator to external leakage, but also provide users with the convenient.Water supply portion operated by rotary motion normally caves in a part to the inside and forms at the lateral surface of door on the door of refrigerator.Fig. 1 is the refrigerator three-dimensional structure diagram of prior art.Fig. 2 is the water supply portion structure cutaway view of refrigerator among Fig. 1.As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2, the refrigerator of this prior art be with dividing plate be separated into can freezing preservation food refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber that can stored refrigerated food, and open and close the inner space of body 1 by the door 2 of front.In addition, outside water filters through the water purifier 12 of body 1 inside earlier, flow in the ice machine 13 of making ice cube or the water tank 14 of the storing water purification by feed pipe 3 then.Be provided with feed water valve 15 between water purifier 12 and ice machine 13 and the water tank 14, it can regulate the water yield that offers ice machine 13 and water tank 14.Water tank 14 is to utilize feed pipe 3 to be connected with the 2a of water supply portion on the door of refrigerator 2, and the water in the water tank 14 can outwards flow out by the 2a of water supply portion.The 2a of the water supply portion upside of door 2 fronts is provided with the manipulable switch 17 of user.When user operable switch 17, water tank 14 is opened, and the water purification in it just can outwards flow out by feed pipe 3.The regulation position fovea superior that one end of feed pipe 3 is located at door 2 falls into the top of the 2a of water supply portion that forms, and switch 17 is positioned at the upside of the 2a of water supply portion, therefore during feed pipe 3 belows in the user is placed on cup the 2a of water supply portion, it can press switch 17, and this moment, cold water just can flow in the cup by feed pipe 3.But, in the user is placed on cup the 2a of water supply portion in the refrigerator of this prior art and during water receiving, if the distance of feed pipe 3 and noggin, the outside that the water that flows out from feed pipe 3 will splash or fall cup, thereby the environment around making dirty.
Summary of the invention
In order to address the above problem, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of when preventing to supply water water splash out and the water supply portion of making dirty around, but also can adjust the supply pipe length that outwards to protrude, thereby the refrigerator dispenser that can supply water according to the size of cup.
In order to achieve the above object, refrigerator dispenser provided by the invention comprises body, door, water supply portion, supply pipe and driver part; Described body forms and keeps the inner space of proper temperature and have the water tank that water can be provided; Door is installed in the front of body, to open and close the inner space of body; Water supply portion is recessed to form in the front of door, and by the feed pipe that is connected with water tank the water in the water tank is flowed out; Supply pipe is connected with feed pipe, and its length can protrude or indentation to the outside according to the size of cup, and water outwards spills in the time of so just can preventing to supply water; Driver part then can prolong or shorten supply pipe.
Described refrigerator dispenser also comprises ice machine and ice cube take-off pipe; Described ice machine can be made ice cube; The ice cube take-off pipe is connected between ice machine and the supply pipe, so that the ice cube in the ice machine flows out by supply pipe.
Described driver part comprises guide part, tooth bar, drive motors and driving switch; The bootable supply pipe of described guide part moves up and down; Tooth bar is to be formed on along the vertical direction on the outer circumference surface of supply pipe; Have on the drive motors can with the tooth bar pinion in mesh so that supply pipe moves up and down along guide part; Driving switch then can be controlled the action of drive motors.
Refrigerator dispenser provided by the invention is to utilize supply pipe that driver part adjustment can move back and forth up and down and the distance between the cup, when water supply or ice cube, can prevent that sealing or ice cube spill or drop on the outside of cup like this, therefore not only easy to use, but also can improve the reliability of user to product.
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Below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments refrigerator dispenser of the present invention is elaborated.The structure identical with prior art used identical symbol.
Fig. 1 is the refrigerator three-dimensional structure diagram of prior art.
Fig. 2 is the water supply portion structure cutaway view of refrigerator among Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is the refrigerator front view that is provided with distributor of the present invention.
Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 are the refrigerator water supply portion cutaway view among Fig. 3.
Fig. 6 is the refrigerator water supply portion cutaway view of another embodiment of the present invention.
The specific embodiment
To shown in Figure 5, refrigerator dispenser provided by the invention comprises body 1, door 2, the 2a of water supply portion, supply pipe 21 and driver part as Fig. 3.Described body 1 by dividing plate be separated into can freezing preservation food refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber that can stored refrigerated food, and utilize the door 2 of refrigerator front to open and close its inner space.Door 2 is installed in the front of body 1, to open and close refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber.The 2a of water supply portion forms at the recessed certain depth in the front of door 2, and its upside is formed with an end of the feed pipe 3 that is connected with water tank 14, thereby the water in the water tank 14 is flowed out.Supply pipe 21 is connected with feed pipe 3, and its length can outwards protrude or indentation according to the size of cup, and water outwards spills in the time of so just can preventing to supply water.Driver part then can prolong or shorten supply pipe 21.Driver part comprises guide part 31, tooth bar 32, drive motors 34 and driving switch 36.Described guide part 31 bootable supply pipes 21 move up and down.Tooth bar 32 is to be formed on along the vertical direction on the outer circumference surface of supply pipe 21.Have on the drive motors 34 can with tooth bar 32 pinion in mesh 33 so that supply pipe 21 moves up and down along guide part 31.Driving switch 36 then can be controlled the action of drive motors 34.In having the refrigerator of said structure because water flows into process in the feed pipe 3 with identical in the past, therefore below the process of the subtend water supply 2a of a portion water supply be elaborated.As shown in Figure 4, when needs are fetched water with big cup, earlier big cup is placed in the 2a of water supply portion, operate driving switch 36 then, so that under the drive of drive motors 34, be rotated with tooth bar 32 pinion in mesh 33, thereby promote supply pipes 21 along guide part 31, make the height of supply pipe 21 be suitable for the height of big cup thus.At this moment, the user is with regard to operable switch 17, so that the water of water tank 14 inside flows into the big cup that is arranged in the 2a of water supply portion by feed pipe 3, guide part 31 and supply pipe 21.At this moment, owing to maintain suitable spacing between big cup and the supply pipe 21, water just can not spill or flow to the cup outside when supplying water.And when needs are fetched water in noggin, as shown in Figure 5, can earlier noggin be placed in the 2a of water supply portion, operate driving switch 36 then, so that under the drive of drive motors 34, be rotated with tooth bar 32 pinion in mesh 33, thereby, make it highly be suitable for the height of noggin along guide part 31 decline supply pipes 21.Under this state, the user is with regard to operable switch 17, so that the water of water tank 14 inside flows into the noggin that is arranged in the 2a of water supply portion by feed pipe 3, guide part 31 and supply pipe 21.At this moment, owing to maintain suitable spacing between noggin and the supply pipe 21, water can not spill or flow to the cup outside when supplying water.Be that refrigerator dispenser provided by the invention is the supply pipe 21 that can be moved back and forth up and down by driver part adjustment and the distance between the cup, just can prevent when supplying water that like this sealing spills or flows to the cup outside and makes surrounding environment dirty.
Fig. 6 is the refrigerator water supply portion cutaway view of another embodiment of the present invention.As shown in Figure 6, present embodiment is to be provided with ice machine 13 and ice cube take-off pipe 23 in water supply portion in addition.Ice cube take-off pipe 23 can be to the ice cube in supply pipe 21 is drawn ice machine 13.Distributer for refrigerator in the present embodiment is identical with a last embodiment by the process that supply pipe 21 supplies water, and therefore following describes the process of taking out ice cube by supply pipe 21.When needs take out ice cube in big cup, can big cup be placed in the 2a of water supply portion earlier, operate driving switch 36 then, so that under the drive of drive motors 34, be rotated with tooth bar 32 pinion in mesh 33, thereby promote supply pipe 21 along guide part 31, make it highly be suitable for the height of people's cup.At this moment, the user is with regard to operable switch 17, so that the ice cube in the ice machine 13 drops into the big cup that is arranged in the 2a of water supply portion by ice cube take-off pipe 23, guide part 31 and supply pipe 21.At this moment, owing to maintain suitable spacing between big cup and the supply pipe 21, ice cube can not drop on the cup outside.And when needs are got ice cube with noggin, earlier noggin is placed in the 2a of water supply portion, operate driving switch 36 then, so that under the drive of drive motors 34, be rotated with tooth bar 32 pinion in mesh 33, thereby, make the height of supply pipe 21 be suitable for the height of noggin thus along guide part 31 decline supply pipes 21.At this moment, the user is with regard to operable switch 17, so that the ice cube in the ice machine 13 falls into the noggin that is arranged in the 2a of water supply portion by ice cube take-off pipe 23, guide part 31 and supply pipe 21.At this moment, owing to maintain suitable spacing between noggin and the supply pipe 21, ice cube can not fallen the cup outside.As mentioned above, refrigerator dispenser provided by the invention is the supply pipe 21 that can be moved back and forth up and down by driver part adjustment and the distance between the cup, just can prevent when ice cube is provided that like this ice cube from dropping on the outside of cup and making surrounding environment dirty.

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1, a kind of refrigerator dispenser is characterized in that: described refrigerator dispenser comprises body (1), door (2), water supply portion (2a), supply pipe (21) and driver part; Described body (1) forms and keeps the inner space of proper temperature and have the water tank (14) that water can be provided; Door (2) is installed in the front of body (1), to open and close the inner space of body (1); Water supply portion (2a) is recessed to form in the front of door (2), and by the feed pipe (3) that is connected with water tank (14) water in the water tank (14) is flowed out; Supply pipe (21) is connected with feed pipe (3), and its length can protrude or indentation to the outside according to the size of cup, and water outwards spills in the time of so just can preventing to supply water; Driver part then can prolong or shorten supply pipe (21).
2, refrigerator dispenser according to claim 1 is characterized in that: described refrigerator dispenser also comprises ice machine (13) and ice cube take-off pipe (23); Described ice machine (13) can be made ice cube; Ice cube take-off pipe (23) is connected between ice machine (13) and the supply pipe (21), so that the ice cube in the ice machine (13) flows out by supply pipe (21).
3, refrigerator dispenser according to claim 1 is characterized in that: described driver part comprises guide part (31), tooth bar (32), drive motors (34) and driving switch (36); The bootable supply pipe of described guide part (31) (21) moves up and down; Tooth bar (32) is to be formed on along the vertical direction on the outer circumference surface of supply pipe (21); Have on the drive motors (34) can with tooth bar (32) pinion in mesh (33) so that supply pipe (21) moves up and down along guide part (31); Driving switch (36) then can be controlled the action of drive motors (34).
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